Reposted by Debbie CoffeeAdam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 7hAs part of the 1990s welfare reform, a federal fund was set up so poor single mothers could afford childcare for their kids while they themselves went back to work. Trump—possibly illegally—wants to raid that fund to instead give money to married couples who want a parent to stay home with kids:thebulwark.comHow to Mess Up Childcare. Brought to You by Trump.A proposal the administration is preparing comes just as left and right were finding some common ground. 22726
Reposted by Debbie CoffeeMoms Demand Action @momsdemandaction.org · 17hSeptember may be coming to an end, but we can work to prevent our country’s devastating gun suicide crisis year-round. Among the most effective ways to save young lives is to ensure guns are always stored securely — unloaded, locked, and separate from ammunition. 12112
Reposted by Debbie CoffeeSahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A phenomenal moment in the Senate. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., claims he has evidence Jack Smith went to a HAWKS game in Atlanta. Smith denies it. Schmitt declares he has busted Jack Smith for perjury. Smith, vexed, says he went to HAWKEYES game in Maryland. WATCH IN FULL, UNINTERRUPTED 61668391535
Reposted by Debbie CoffeeRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Yes, Republicans. The entire news cycle on your moronic Jack Smith hearing will now be dominated by Eric Schmitt’s basketball game buffoonery and John ‘Foghorn Leghorn’ Kennedy asking Smith about the Easter Bunny and Tooth Fairy. Brilliant job, once again by the feckless fools. 1002346492
Reposted by Debbie CoffeeAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Warren: "This has been their argument every time -- they cut taxes and say, 'Ultimately it's really going to pay off for you.' What's happened every time? The academics study it very carefully and say, 'What really happened is the richest people got richer and everybody else got left behind.'" 23591782956
Reposted by Debbie CoffeeAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence: 2629208945674
Reposted by Debbie CoffeeNPR @npr.org · 29/09/2026The former transportation secretary says weaker fuel-economy standards could raise long-term costs for drivers and leave U.S. automakers further behind China. n.pr/4hRyp21n.prDemocrat Pete Buttigieg criticizes Trump's rollback of fuel-economy standardsThe former transportation secretary says weaker fuel-economy standards could raise long-term costs for drivers and leave U.S. automakers further behind China. 1528679
Reposted by Debbie CoffeeHarry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Would be comic if it were not vicious. Actually it’s both. Sen Schmitt framed a whole perjury suggestion on the basis of Jack Smith’s attending an Atlanta Hawks game and surreptitiously seeing Fulton County prosecutor. In fact it was Iowa Hawkeyes (Caitlin Clark) in College Park Maryland 2230860
Reposted by Debbie CoffeeJoe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This. It has always been this. A sitting American president did this. And because he did this, he should have been convicted and put behind bars. And the fact that we never held him accountable for these crimes will forever stain this country. And we may never recover from it.👇 889263189004
Reposted by Debbie CoffeeEmily Gorcenski @emily.gorcen.ski · 28/09/2026Here’s the most incredible story you’ll read today. A small plane with four people aboard crashes in a field. Another pilot witnesses it. That pilot happens to be flying a bunch of skydivers. They offer to jump to assist, are given permission. The skydivers happen to be EMTs. Everyone survives.wisn.comSkydivers alert emergency crews, assist after plane crashes near East Troy airportFour people were aboard the single-engine plane when it went down in a cornfield near Carvers School Road in East Troy at about 1:30 p.m. 122102502641
Reposted by Debbie CoffeeThe Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 29/09/2026When you stop and think about it, this is honestly one of the more sociopathic things this man has done - and that's saying something. This is a beloved memorial to a slain American president and this bag of human garbage malignant narcissist will tear it down if we don't add his dirty name to it. 75629
Reposted by Debbie CoffeeProPublica @propublica.org · 29/09/2026NEW: A new White House rule would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives, including ones that help disabled Americans vote. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader effort to restrict voting access.propublica.orgThis White House Plan Threatens Funding That Helps Disabled Americans VoteA new rule from the Office of Management and Budget would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to restr... 451052672
Reposted by Debbie CoffeeMad_as_hell (Maddie) @maddie-says.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Thursday night, 83-year-old Joe Biden, battling Stage IV prostate cancer, stood up in front of a crowd with this message. “This is no time to give up.” Go register to vote, support candidates, and don't give up. #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks youtu.be/Y6aRJnCMVrU?...youtu.beBiden urges Americans to get up and vote in midterm elections; keep fighting for country’s futureYouTube video by KOMO News 301149483
Reposted by Debbie CoffeeTeam Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 28/09/2026John Oliver lists off just some of Ken Paxton’s scandals: “Paxton spent nearly 9 years under indictment for securities fraud... He was also accused of bribery and abuse of office by eight of his own top deputies... But wait, because I'm still not done.” 262316805
Reposted by Debbie CoffeeJulian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Obviously none of this is true, but incidentally: It is wild to talk about tax revenue as “profits.” 201223232
Reposted by Debbie CoffeeGuardian US @us.theguardian.com · 28/09/2026Environmentalists decry move that relaxes requirements on automakers to control pollution from gas-powered carstheguardian.comTrump administration to slash clean car rules aimed at cutting climate emissions 1189
Reposted by Debbie CoffeeRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Corporations spend more than $1.5B a year on union-busting. That’s $1.5B they could have spent on higher wages, better benefits, and improving workplace safety. Remember: if they weren’t so scared of worker power, they wouldn’t fight so hard against unions. Kudos to these Autozone workers. 513025888
Reposted by Debbie CoffeeMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026Katie Phang breaks down one of the most disturbing pieces of evidence in the new Cornell sex assault lawsuit: an alleged fraternity Snapchat message referring to the plaintiff as “free p***y upstairs.” Phang zeroes in on another detail: someone apparently photographed the Snapchat from another phone 24665082467
Reposted by Debbie CoffeeThe Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Great question. #TrumpGOPVoterSuppression 44922
Reposted by Debbie CoffeeRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026So far Trump has tried to rig the midterms by: 1. Attempted to nationalize voter registration & voting requirements. 2. Mid-decade gerrymanders. 3. Tried to use the USPS to obstruct mail-in balloting. 4. Used taxpayer money for ads. 5. Intimidation of election officials. 20835511291
Reposted by Debbie CoffeePeter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026"Paid for by the US Government": Trump is using taxpayer dollars to air pro-Trump TV ads, including a 2024 campaign ad. A GOP senator says no public official, including Trump, "should spend public money on private ads for themselves." @baylisswagner.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...nytimes.comA Trump 2024 Campaign Ad Returns, Now Brought to You by the GovernmentThe ad, which ethics experts said could violate federal law, shows Mr. Trump vowing to “expel the warmongers” from the government and fight the “deep state,” even as he wages a war with Iran. 2920476
Reposted by Debbie CoffeeThird Way @thirdway.bsky.social · 21/09/2026“If Democrats are to win the majority in the House and/or the Senate, it will be because moderates flip seats from red to blue,” TW's Matt Bennett told @theguardian.com. ⤵️ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comLeftists make waves and Trump flexes muscles: US primary season takeawaysCandidates have been selected for November’s midterms – have Republicans and Democrats made the right choices? 12287
Reposted by Debbie CoffeeJen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026If you are going to do an illegal ad at least don’t make it creepy and repulsive But this is Trump so of course it is 5953991
Reposted by Debbie CoffeeACLU @aclu.org · 27/09/2026Tennessee is set to execute Christa Pike on September 30. Christa has spent nearly three decades in solitary confinement after committing her crime as an 18-year-old girl with severe, untreated mental illness stemming from childhood abuse. Tell Governor Lee to stop her execution now.mercyforchrista.orgPetition | Christa PikeSign the petition to support Christa Pike's clemency campaign in Tennessee. 14293125
Reposted by Debbie CoffeeKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026New whistleblower account: Former employees of the Kennedy Center say that center officials canceled a plan to start overhauling its leaking infrastructure months ago, despite those officials now asserting the leaks posed an urgent safety risk requiring the building to close.nytimes.comKennedy Center Shelved Repairs Now Cited for Closure, Whistle-Blowers SayIn a letter to Congress, former employees say the center delayed a plan to address the leaks that its officials now cite as a serious safety risk. 12539071696
Reposted by Debbie CoffeeMichael Feinberg @michael-feinberg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026On a slightly more serious note, counterintelligence concerns only arise when one cares about one’s country; none of these people do. 48223
Reposted by Debbie CoffeeRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026On this day in 1994, the Clinton administration's heathcare reform plan was declared "dead" by Congress. Over 30 years later, the US is still the only industrialized country without universal healthcare. This should be a national outrage. 698199405946
Reposted by Debbie CoffeeProPublica @propublica.org · 27/09/2026Advocates say the delays mean people are left waiting in prisonlike detention facilities that are riddled with allegations about spoiled food, beatings and medical neglect. “People are left hungry,” said the wife of a detainee in Mississippi.propublica.orgThese Judges Take Months to Decide If Immigrants Have Been Unlawfully DetainedJudges in some parts of the country have taken months to adjudicate immigrants’ claims of unlawful imprisonment, our analysis of 70,000 habeas petition cases found. Some detainees are asking to be dep... 23602345
Reposted by Debbie CoffeeRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024. In 2025, he made 1,794x more. And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers? I will continue my boycott of Starbucks. 633131243892
Reposted by Debbie CoffeeGovernor Josh Shapiro @governor.pa.gov · 26/09/2026Starting this week, my Administration is deploying $775 MILLION through PennDOT to fix hundreds of miles of roadway as fast as possible — in every county across our Commonwealth. And every single dollar will be used in the next 18 months. 36817
Reposted by Debbie CoffeeThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026They are playing in our faces 409125785955
Reposted by Debbie CoffeePeter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Eleven days before the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack, Egypt's intelligence chief made a secret mission to Israel to warn officials of a possible assault. He was on the ground just 67 minutes, so intent he had to come in person. Vivian Salama has the receipts. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...theatlantic.comEgypt’s Warning to IsraelCairo’s intelligence chief visited Tel Aviv shortly before October 7 with a dire message about Gaza. 29336200
Reposted by Debbie CoffeeThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 26/09/2026Breaking News: OpenAI’s technology went rogue and meddled with three U.S. government websites this summer without the A.I. lab’s knowledge. nyti.ms/4y5MY7n 61253134
Reposted by Debbie CoffeeThe Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Make it make sense! 16231
Reposted by Debbie CoffeeRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Trump regime has killed at least 234 people by bombing boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean since last September. Remember: no judge or jury has found these boats were trafficking drugs. We're simply taking Trump's word for it. This is a danger to us all. 21833011497
Reposted by Debbie CoffeeBill Scher @billscher.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Huge gender gap in NYT polls of ME, MI, NH MEN Collins 54 Jackson 38 Rogers 52 El-Sayed 42 Sununu 51 Pappas 42 WOMEN Jackson 53 Collins 44 El-Sayed 55 Rogers 39 Pappas 57 Sununu 39 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comCross-Tabs: September 2026 Times/Siena Poll of the Likely Electorate in Battleground Senate RacesResults of a New York Times/Siena poll conducted among 1,837 voters from Sept. 15 to 22, 2026. 81815
Reposted by Debbie CoffeeRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 24/09/2026It’s a lawless gangster government that murders people routinely and nobody knows who they are, what they were doing, or whether they actually committed any crime. The US military is now a Star Chamber with Hegseth as judge, jury and executioner. 2022204741
Debbie Coffee @dcoffee1.bsky.social · 23/09/2026@atrupar.com you need to explain what he's talking about. He's not saying there is anything fraudulent about the ACA- He's talking about insurance BROKERS that commit fraud by signing up fake enrollees. 000
Reposted by Debbie CoffeeRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23/09/2026But he’s really just doing it all for you because he loves you, Mr. & Ms. MAGA. 1512214788
Debbie Coffee @dcoffee1.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Oh my....super UNintelligent speech by Trump to the UN 000
Reposted by Debbie CoffeeAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Your regular reminder that this is a public website and things that you say can and will be used against you. 601402508
Debbie Coffee @dcoffee1.bsky.social · 21/09/2026We the people....want to get our news from the sources that WE choose... NOT from who the White House chooses! 000
Reposted by Debbie CoffeeThe Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 21/09/2026It will put CNN under the control of the same people who took over CBS News last year and have remade it to be more friendly to the White House. 1612546
Reposted by Debbie CoffeeRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Trump’s ICE thugs shot 28-year-old Wilber Rafael Garces Perez through his car window as he was delivering food yesterday in Austin, Texas. His wife and lawyer were reportedly denied access to see him in the hospital, and ICE is now trying to deport him. This violence must end. Abolish ICE. 12339351331
Reposted by Debbie CoffeeRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Some of the worst abuses in the history of the American Republic were perpetrated in the name of “national security.” But none have used it as mendaciously as Trump. 2222134483