Reposted by dixonm5A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Hard not to notice that Democrats who are doing the best are the ones who are leaving this whole civility-and-norms, we-go-high, we-need-a-strong-Republican-Party bullshit behind and are simply giving Republicans exactly what they all ought to get at all times, which is undisguised contempt. 5554091309
Reposted by dixonm5The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/10/2026This right here is the Trump/Republican agenda👇🏽 Tax cuts for them, while regular folks struggle. The super rich are laughing. 21939473
Reposted by dixonm5The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/10/2026So Trump is rolling out the red carpet for Xi while China arms Iran against us, making gas deals with Putin while Russia attacks Ukraine and fights our allies, and gifting billions in giant bombs to Israel to bomb innocent people in Gaza and Lebanon. Are we great yet? 🤷🏼 992036740
Reposted by dixonm5Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 08/10/2026It’s simply unimaginable that CDC Director Dr. Erica Schwartz has just bowed to RFK Jr. and approved funding for an utterly unethical clinical trial that will withhold the birth dose of HepB vaccine in Guinea Bissau. It is to be conducted by researchers accused of academic misconduct.rollingstone.comCDC Is Moving Forward With a Previously Shelved Controversial Hepatitis B Vaccine Study“It’s a wholly unethical trial, and it shouldn’t be allowed,” says Dr. Paul Offit of Guinea-Bissau study 831475697
Reposted by dixonm5@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 08/10/2026VP Ignoramus McBigotCult has spoken. 4115
Reposted by dixonm5emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Brainstorm: How do we use this to taint everyone getting funding from Musk. "Backed by the guy demanding the right to disseminate fake pictures showing you naked"? 27354163
Reposted by dixonm5Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 03/10/2026If this reads like one of those Nigerian prince scam emails, it’s because it’s exactly like one of those Nigerian prince scam emails 60051051457
Reposted by dixonm5@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 02/10/2026They're doing everything they can to affect the outcomes of the election: 12216
dixonm5 @dixonm5.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026denverite.com/2026/10/01/ballot-bee… #denver #denverpolitics 000
Reposted by dixonm5@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"That thin-skinned, trophy-wife tyrant wanted me on my hands & knees begging forgiveness for something I hadn’t done wrong.. I’m not doing that for her. She can explain how threatening a mother’s livelihood fits into her fucking seminar" Hugs💜, Jo, TY, & we hate this for you. We've got you. 0115
Reposted by dixonm5emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Call me crazy but, seven months in, that we're still not reporting, "HOLY SHIT why won't Trump appoint real experts to negotiate with Iran instead of his family and his crypto business partner" is part of why we're here. 20778247
Reposted by dixonm5Heidi Li Feldman @heidilifeldman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026Being a Nazi used to mean losing endorsements. Not in today’s Republican Fascist Party. This is chilling. talkingpointsmemo.com/the-brief/the… 1212
Reposted by dixonm5David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026🚨NEWS: So this is totally crazy. A Republican candidate in Texas is sending texts that say "Attachment: $5,000 Check … Pres. Trump just authorized it," and a link to the "portal" to get the money goes to a fundraising page for him to pay off a personal loan he made to the campaign!prospect.orgRepublican Nominee in Texas Using Trump’s $5,000 Promise to Deceive Voters - The American ProspectEric Flores is an Army veteran and lawyer running to unseat Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez in Texas District 34. 38556222
Reposted by dixonm5Heidi Li Feldman @heidilifeldman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026The Trump regime’s apparent refusal to obey a court order not to close down or rename the Kennedy Center matters well beyond preservation of the building and its Congressionally approved name. The regime is showing us all, less than eight weeks from the midterms, that it is willing to brazenly […]mastodon.socialOriginal post on mastodon.social 2624
Reposted by dixonm5David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Excited to bring you this Organized Money episode with @adambonica.bsky.social about spam PACs. Democratic consultants (& its leadership) are using a business model normally associated with elder financial fraud to raise millions of dollars, most of which doesn't go to help candidates get elected.organizedmoney.fmHow the Democratic Party Runs on Elder FraudDon’t respond to the text, don’t even read it, and make sure your parents don’t either. 13718
Reposted by dixonm5Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 11/09/2026Agreed. This statement is the exact same statement TERFs often throw at trans people to deny that trans people exist. Pretty shitty by Talarico. 211225184
Reposted by dixonm5jonny (nonvenomous) @jonny.neuromatch.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2026RE: mastodon.social/@404mediaco/1172358… Is there a scoreboard for how many of these wild ass scoops 404 has pulled off? Is anyone else even doing journalism anymore?mastodon.social 118
Reposted by dixonm5@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Time for @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social to call him out for lying about 9/11 again. Time for everyone to do the same. 085
Reposted by dixonm5@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Desensitization is one of the goals. Do not normalize. 1197
Reposted by dixonm5emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Mike Rounds has a staffer who has been double dipping as a Meta lobbyist. www.politico.com/newsletters/... 22308156
Reposted by dixonm5Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 04/09/2026This is the most cynical, disgusting thing I’ve ever heard. 139142
Reposted by dixonm5emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Today's a good day to recall that antisemite Paul Ingrassia ordered CBP to give accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate his devices back last year, obstructing an investigation into child sex trafficking. www.propublica.org/article/andr... 5343129
Reposted by dixonm5Nonilex @nonilex.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 02/09/2026The #FBI had asked the Federal #AirMarshal Service to covertly monitor #EricSwalwell on board & to watch him use his electronic devices, to see whether officers could visually ascertain his passcodes‼️, acc/to records obtained not previously reported. Air marshals are trained to blend in with […]masto.aiOriginal post on masto.ai 214
Reposted by dixonm5@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 31/08/2026"In 2014, under former Pres Obama, the GSA proposed a complete rebuild..which it described at the time as “irreparable.” 90 mins after Time Magazine broke the story about the bowling alley reno, GSA canceled the project, amid a Republican backlash over whether it was a good use of taxpayer money." 2149
Reposted by dixonm5David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Today @gillianbrockell.com goes inside an ICE flight on July 31 that stopped in 3 African countries There was verbal & physical abuse, use of straitjackets, refusals to use the lavatory. And detainees were illegally returned to their countries of origin despite having protection orders barring this.prospect.org‘What America Did to Me Is Wrong’: Inside One of the Largest Third-Country Removal Flights So Far - The American ProspectOn July 31, an estimated 71 detainees were expelled to various countries on a hellish flight to Africa. Many were then illegally returned to their home countries. 214469
Reposted by dixonm5@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Omg “Repeat releases and readmissions, known as rebookings, typically happen in secret and circumvent federal rules and regulations…” 054
Reposted by dixonm5David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 27/08/2026One answer here is simply Glass-Steagall for health care: an insurance company or wholesale distributor should not own a hospital or a pharmacy or employ doctors. They shouldn't be on both sides of the transaction. And private equity should be ejected from the industry too. 911141
Reposted by dixonm5Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 26/08/2026“My parents died so fuck yours too,” is quite the argument against reasonable healthcare 1699187244981
Reposted by dixonm5David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Back in 2014, the USPS Inspector General wrote a white paper recommending that the agency restore basic banking services it offered from 1911-1967. The postmaster general wasn't interested. But he could've been dumped by the board of governors, which had 5 vacancies. newrepublic.com/article/1165... 13011
Reposted by dixonm5Heidi Li Feldman @heidilifeldman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2026This move by USPS signals two things: 1. Trump firmly expects the Roberts Court to use the shadow docket to let him do as he pleases re mailed ballots. 2. Even if the Roberts Court doesn’t greenlight his plans, he’s prepared to entirely flout the judiciary to disrupt the election. 2/ 11413
Reposted by dixonm5Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Keep spreading the word, Fox. 21502124
Reposted by dixonm5David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 19/08/2026We have a serious water crisis in the West and one short-term solution is to eliminate a reservoir that isn't really supplying anyone and loses large amounts to evaporation and seepage each year. Drain Lake Powell, writes @ryanlcooper.com. prospect.org/2026/08/19/d...prospect.orgDrain Lake Powell - The American ProspectThat would start what is the only sane water policy for the American West. 35718
Reposted by dixonm5Nonilex @nonilex.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 17/08/2026“12. This is how many club championships #Trump said he had back in 2000. “He & I were playing at Trump National outside NYC. Somewhere between his 6th & 7th mulligan, he declared, ‘You know I’ve won 12 club championships, right?’ “I blinked at him. I was looking at a guy who couldn’t get out […]masto.aiOriginal post on masto.ai 101
Reposted by dixonm5@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 15/08/2026"...and it looks better on camera..." Holy crap. 31114
Reposted by dixonm5Tim Bray 🇨🇦 @timbray.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 14/08/2026From a review of a recent AC/DC concert randomly linked from my feed: “…the crowd exited smiling and, in many cases, well-juiced. Outside the arena exit gates, rows of teens were waiting to drive their parents home.” #music 21063
Reposted by dixonm5David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 11/08/2026It was a big story when Max Miller claimed he received death threats from a pro-Palestine commuter on I-90 last year. None of it rang true: how could threats be heard at high speed on the highway? We now know that many of Miller's accusations are suspect. Moe Tkacik recounts them:prospect.orgMax Miller’s Endless Wars - The American ProspectThe Ohio congressman fabricated a wild story of death threats on Interstate 90 and casually destroyed the life of a constituent. It’s one of many accusations Miller, now facing a spousal abuse scandal... 18386103
Reposted by dixonm5@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Trump cult member says something to cult leader too late. 2219
Reposted by dixonm5Servelan @servelan.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/08/2026Hegseth Ditches Black-Owned Uniform Supplier After 43 Years, Gives New Firm Contract For Four Times As Much - Joe.My.God. www.joemygod.com/2026/08/hegseth-di…joemygod.comHegseth Ditches Black-Owned Uniform Supplier After 43 Years, Gives New Firm Contract For Four Times As Much - Joe.My.God.Military.com reports: For 43 years, The Sewing Box in Pensacola, Fla., made the Blue Angels’ distinctive blue and yellow flight suits. That relationship is now over. On May 14, the U.S. Navy awarded a new approximate $1.69 million contract to Aquila International LLC of Dulles, Va., according to contract details publicly posted on SAM.gov, a … 5125
Reposted by dixonm5emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Friday: Capital One reveals they debanked Trump debanked bc he was laundering money. Sunday: Acting Attorney General solidifies promise Trump's tax crimes won't be punished. 171227490
Reposted by dixonm5Amber :neodog_box: @puppygirlhornypost2.transfem.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/05/2026get excited to buy something -> own thing for more than 5 minutes -> lose excitement -> repeat 3109
Reposted by dixonm5@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 29/07/2026😂 “Trump was humiliated at Lindsey Graham's funeral on Tuesday as his vice president towered over him during the solemn service.”irishstar.comJD Vance towers over Trump as true height exposed at Lindsey Graham's funeralRumors have swirled about Trump's height for decades, long before he ever pursued the White House 52611
