Reposted by @dontcallmesurely.bsky.socialScott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 2hNAACP files federal civil lawsuit, asking court to order Justice Dept to turn over records about its "election monitor program" NAACP argues Trump Admin is "searching for evidence related to unfounded claims of widespread voter fraud", rather than "ensuring access for voters" 4563217
Reposted by @dontcallmesurely.bsky.socialMother Jones @motherjones.com · 4hReports out of the Irkutsk region of Russia reveal a potential public health crisis developing in the area after a lab accident released a “particularly dangerous infection” to a researcher, who later passed away.motherjones.comReports of a plague outbreak in Russia follow the death of a researcherSeveral hospitals in the Irkutsk region have been shut down and up to 200 workers have been quarantined. 1413966
Reposted by @dontcallmesurely.bsky.socialGoldy @goldy.horsesass.org · 29/09/2026In 2027 Seattle's minimum wage will be $22.14 per hour. That's more than THREE TIMES the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour—a rate that hasn't been raised since 2009. And yet somehow we're not the jobless wasteland orthodox economics would predict. Weird.seattletimes.comSeattle announces 2027 minimum wageThe minimum wage in Seattle will increase 3.9% next year. 10038761151
Reposted by @dontcallmesurely.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 5hA former political prisoner who was tortured for leading protests against Nicaragua’s Sandinista government was arrested and jailed immediately after he was deported there from the US last week. Trump appears to have notified the Sandinista regime that he was coming. www.latimes.com/world-nation...latimes.comThe U.S. deported a former political prisoner to Nicaragua. He’s now in prison againJeffrey Jarquín, a former Nicaraguan political prisoner who said he was tortured for opposing President Daniel Ortega, was jailed at Managua’s Modelo prison immediately after the U.S. deported him, ad... 28782
Reposted by @dontcallmesurely.bsky.socialTom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 6hElder Chavez Carranza, 18, was “granted Special Immigrant Juvenile classification when he was a minor, a designation for certain immigrant children who have been abused, abandoned or neglected that provides humanitarian protection.” ICE has held him for more than 200 days.abcnews.com18-year-old in ICE detention for more than 200 days: 'They just took me away'Elder Chavez Carranza has spent more than 200 days in an immigration detention center in Louisiana, hundreds of miles from his home in Albertville, Alabama. 010061
Reposted by @dontcallmesurely.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 5hReport from Trump's Death Camps: 'Julian Curo-Churata, a 47-year-old... from Peru, passed away in ICE custody Sept. 29, 2026, at Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Medical Center in Monroe, Louisiana' and remember, he was illegal, because we say so. www.ice.gov/news/release...ice.govIllegal alien from Peru passes away in ICE custody in LouisianaICE is committed to ensuring that all those in custody reside in safe, secure and humane environments. 02315
Reposted by @dontcallmesurely.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 5hAll evidence now points clearly to a decision having been taken by Trump to explicitly realign the US behind Putin, and to give a go-ahead to a renewed Russian war against Ukraine and possible provocations against NATO's eastern flank, which the US will abandon.phillipspobrien.substack.comThe Key Point Being OverlookedThe Russian escalation talk proves one key thing 54327
Reposted by @dontcallmesurely.bsky.socialSenate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 01/10/2026BREAKING: Another person has died in ICE detention, marking the 26th death in ICE custody in 2026. 68453249
dontcallmesurely.bsky.social @dontcallmesurely.bsky.social · 01/10/2026@angieforfl.bsky.social bringing the 🔥 & straight facts this country deserves and needs 000
Reposted by @dontcallmesurely.bsky.socialKen Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 30/09/2026🚨 The Pentagon is "increasing [nuclear] options available to the President," per classified briefing to Congress:kenklippenstein.comTrump’s Finger Gets Closer to Nuclear ButtonNot that Congress cares 48467152
Reposted by @dontcallmesurely.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Very weird goings on in Bolivia this morning, as local press says the Trump administration is reaching to extreme measures to shut down the criminal probe into Fernando Cerimedo and Brad Parscale and their operation MAGA SUR. No press coverage of any of this in US corporate media, of course. 8143103
Reposted by @dontcallmesurely.bsky.socialACLU @aclu.org · 30/09/2026The multiple deaths at Delaney Hall are the predictable outcome of a rapidly expanding detention system, with no transparency or accountability. Congress must pass the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act to end mandatory detention, family detention, and private facilities like Delaney Hall.aclu-nj.orgA Congressman said reports of deadly conditions at an ICE detention center were a “false narrative.” Then two more people died. - ACLU of New JerseyImmigration detention is cruel and inhumane. It’s also deadly. 19428178
Reposted by @dontcallmesurely.bsky.socialGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 29/09/2026SCOTUS’s shadow docket strikes again. Third-country removals are back on, using a policy that two federal courts have now ruled is unlawful. 11407203
Reposted by @dontcallmesurely.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Images are highlight in this CBS story: www.cbsnews.com/news/venezue...cbsnews.comFeds charge Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent with assaulting an officerFederal prosecutors in Texas have charged a Venezuelan delivery driver who was shot by an ICE agent earlier this month with assaulting a federal officer. 27816
Reposted by @dontcallmesurely.bsky.socialRep. Dr. Jasmine Clark @jasmineclarkforga.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The Trump administration is cutting financial aid for degrees it says don’t “pay off”—including social work, early childhood education, and the arts. These careers contribute meaningfully to our society and we should be creating pathways to education, not erecting barriers. Congress can fix this! 517444
Reposted by @dontcallmesurely.bsky.socialAngie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026In 2020, members of Congress got private briefings on the pandemic and some sold stock right after. Weeks later the market crashed and the rest of us took the hit. I'll vote to ban congressional stock trading with no loopholes. Serve the public or play the market. Not both. #AngieForFlorida 4462132
Reposted by @dontcallmesurely.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Over the next roughly 15 hrs, US and Russian diplomats hammered away at the document, removing a range of provisions designed to safeguard the use of artificial intelligence in weapons, according to three people familiar with the negotiations, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discusswashingtonpost.comU.S., Russia stripped human oversight from global AI weapons pactThe two nations weakened a range of safeguards in a landmark U.N. effort to try to regulate the use of lethal autonomous weaponry. The global negotiations earlier this month marked the furthest progre... 23227
Reposted by @dontcallmesurely.bsky.socialJenn @jennburrill.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Russia struck the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in Kyiv. People inside the building are climbing out onto the windows to avoid being burned alive Russia has damaged 4,650 educational institutions in Ukraine. Another 423 educational institutions have been completely destroyedeuromaidanpress.com"Reminiscent of 11 September at World Trade Center": Russia strikes Ukraine's century-old National Academy of Sciences in central Kyiv, people are climbing onto windows not to be buried alive - Euroma...A Russian drone struck the National Academy of Sciences in central Kyiv, setting it on fire as people inside fled through the windows. 14128
Reposted by @dontcallmesurely.bsky.socialAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 26/09/2026New York Times confirms reports that, days before Oct. 7, UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed warned Netanyahu that Hamas was planning a major attack. According to five former senior Israeli officials, Netanyahu never passed the warning to Israel.yacnews.comNew York Times sources back Haaretz report that UAE president warned Netanyahu before 7 OctoberFive former senior Israeli officials told the Times the warning never reached Israel's security chiefs. Netanyahu denies the call and has ordered lawyers to sue Haaretz. 59837404
Reposted by @dontcallmesurely.bsky.socialAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 26/09/2026Amazing detail in this @wsj article about Kimberly Guilfoyle, US ambassador to Greece: she told a Greek minister, in a conversation about the collapse of the Romanian government,“We can do that to any country we want. We can do that here." www.wsj.com/articles/kim...wsj.comThe Mystery Man Shadowing Kimberly Guilfoyle as She Pushes Deals Across EuropeChristos Marafatsos works as an energy lobbyist while also closely advising the U.S. ambassador to Greece. 33136831889
dontcallmesurely.bsky.social @dontcallmesurely.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This regime is filled with blatant racists 000
dontcallmesurely.bsky.social @dontcallmesurely.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Yay! We’re going to the White House! 000
Reposted by @dontcallmesurely.bsky.socialRaider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Border Patrol goons came to a family home without a warrant and took 3 people after cutting off the electricity and breaking a front window. The woman recording the incident was home with her 1 year old and 5 month old baby boy when her partner was also taken by the goons 94904678
Reposted by @dontcallmesurely.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The Trump administration is facing growing questions over its decision to abandon a fraud/bribery case against the Indian billionaire Gautam Adani after he promised to invest $10bn in the US. For the second time this year, Democratic senators have demanded that Todd Blanche, answer questions abouttheguardian.comTrump administration faces fresh scrutiny after DoJ drops bribery case against Indian billionaireWarren and Blumenthal raise concerns about case against Gautam Adani, who promised to invest $10bn in US 109353
Reposted by @dontcallmesurely.bsky.socialTom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Trump’s Justice Department doing a favor for Trump’s largest donor, Elon Musk. www.justice.gov/opa/pr/unite...justice.govUnited States Files Request to Intervene in Case Brought by X Corp. and Elon Musk Seeking to Annul Decision by European CommissionThe United States filed an application to intervene in the captioned cases, X Internet and X Holdings v. Commission, Case No. T-114/26 and Musk v. Commission, Case No. T-121/26, before the General Cou... 106541
Reposted by @dontcallmesurely.bsky.socialMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The criminal president is stealing taxpayers’ money to pay for a blatantly political ad. It’s illegal, which means it’s on brand for Trump. Vote against all Republicans.apnews.comUS government foots bill for television advertisement featuring Trump's midterm messagingAn ad running on Fox News and Newsmax showing images of President Donald Trump and calling for the defeat of communism was paid for by the U.S. government. 20418175
Reposted by @dontcallmesurely.bsky.socialTimothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026BREAKING MS-NOW reporter still denied access to White House, defying court order. 1013540
Reposted by @dontcallmesurely.bsky.socialRobert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026‼️ Weeks before midterms, Texas election officials have discovered that an unknown number of voter registration applications havent been processed due to an error by the DPS. The Texas Association of County Elected Officials say number could be "tens of thousands" - much of them in urban areas.votebeat.orgError means unknown number of Texas voter registrations haven’t been processed yetIt’s unknown how many prospective voters have been affected. 31280166
Reposted by @dontcallmesurely.bsky.socialAsawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 23/09/2026“Sources inside and close to the Trump-Vance administration tell Zeteo that the president repeatedly asks about myriad different things in and outside of DC that his allies could work to get his name or face on. Buildings, parks, airports, military bases, US… 69541199
Reposted by @dontcallmesurely.bsky.socialCongressman Don Beyer @beyer.house.gov · 23/09/2026ICE is removing thousands of people from its public detainee locator, meaning families and attorneys can no longer reliably find where their loved ones or clients are being held. This is a deliberate hurdle to deny access to legal remedies. Outrageous. apnews.com/article/ice-...apnews.comAP Exclusive: ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal ordersU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding most detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, in a move that has made it harder for lawyers an... 35031
Reposted by @dontcallmesurely.bsky.socialTrump Action Tracker @trumpactiontracker.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Donald Trump's latest financial disclosure shows more than 1,100 stock purchases and sales worth an estimated $79m–$270m in July 2026, including multimillion-dollar transactions in major technology companies. Although the White House says his portfolio i... TAT: [Corruption | Undermining democracy]theguardian.comTrump made over 1,000 July stock trades worth up to $270m, filings revealPresident made more than 440 purchases and 700 sales despite voter anger over elected officials trading stocks 12213
Reposted by @dontcallmesurely.bsky.socialMother Jones @motherjones.com · 23/09/2026“We’re hardworking, everyday Americans who go to work every day, pay our taxes, try to do the right thing, and then, we can’t get what was promised us.”motherjones.comSickened coal miners plead for their black lung benefits as cases surge"Do you have to be dead?" 1615748
Reposted by @dontcallmesurely.bsky.socialBradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This effing guy 57517132
Reposted by @dontcallmesurely.bsky.socialJay Willis @jaywillis.net · 23/09/2026Appreciate the direct link Chris’s post makes between the Supreme Court repeatedly making shit up to suit its agenda, and hack Trump appointees on the lower courts who decide that they are perfectly within their rights to do the same thing 5368104
Reposted by @dontcallmesurely.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I just checked my voter registration. I encourage all of you to do the same. Try your state's official site. AVOID VoteSafe.Org. It's an Elon Musk scam to harvest data. 13943862285
Reposted by @dontcallmesurely.bsky.socialantibot4navalny | bot blocker | блокировщик ботов @antibot4navalny.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Kremlin-aligned bot network "Matryoshka" is spreading fabricated claims against major pop stars who drove the 2024 youth vote: • Taylor Swift & Billie Eilish traded their Democratic endorsements for $500M and $120M • Cardi B ran a party-backed sex trafficking ring 22513
Reposted by @dontcallmesurely.bsky.socialTrump Action Tracker @trumpactiontracker.bsky.social · 22/09/2026US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding thousands of detainees who are subject to final deportation orders. ICE removed those detainees from its online detainee locator s... TAT: [Nationalism | Weakening civil rights | Controlling information]apnews.comAP Exclusive: ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal ordersU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding most detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, in a move that has made it harder for lawyers and relatives to find them. 02013
Reposted by @dontcallmesurely.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 22/09/2026NEWS: Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration has secured a record $131.5 million settlement from DoorDash after a NYC investigation found the company underpaid or failed to properly pay 264,000 delivery workers. 1/ 406171344004
Reposted by @dontcallmesurely.bsky.socialAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The US is preparing sanctions against the ICC which indicted Putin and Netanyahu, potentially cutting it off from US banking, technology and services. The US already sanctioned 13 ICC officials and vowed to dismantle the war crimes court “brick by brick.”yacnews.comUS prepares to sanction the ICC, that indicted Russia's Putin and Israel's Netanyahu for war crimesTrump is preparing sanctions against the International Criminal Court itself, potentially cutting it off from U.S. banking, technology and services. The US has already sanctioned 13 ICC officials and ... 77458273
Reposted by @dontcallmesurely.bsky.socialNPR @npr.org · 22/09/2026As the U.S. conflict with Iran drags, the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen have opened a new front, taking new territory and displacing more than 100,000 people. n.pr/4y3rGryn.prHouthis try to push deeper into western Yemen, upending life, witnesses tell NPRAs the U.S. conflict with Iran drags, the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen have opened a new front, taking new territory and displacing more than 100,000 people. 911932
Reposted by @dontcallmesurely.bsky.socialCorey Atad @coreyatad.com · 22/09/2026“If you are staring at an example of social disorder or social inefficiency, and the left refuses to explain either why it has happened or how they will fix it, then the right gets to point at someone in the immediate area and say, ‘That’s who did it.’” crazy how much Mamdani speaks my language 5951601224
Reposted by @dontcallmesurely.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026When Elon Musk's groups spent $20M+ on Wisconsin's 2025 Supreme Court race, his involvement backfired and his candidate lost by 10 points. Now his super PAC has quietly spent $14M+ on key midterm races, including the Texas Senate race. Would be a shame if people found out.nbcnews.comElon Musk is flying under the radar in the Texas Senate race. Republicans want to keep it that way.One Republican involved in the Texas Senate contest called Musk’s in-your-face campaigning in Wisconsin last year “a mis 22860133743
Reposted by @dontcallmesurely.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026NEW: In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump was reelected and eviscerated the FBI and DOJ teams handling public corruption probes.propublica.orgThe FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the WayAfter the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini... 13646332243
Reposted by @dontcallmesurely.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵 412113816074
Reposted by @dontcallmesurely.bsky.socialJordan Green @byjordangreen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Secret donors paid millions to Clarence Thomas-linked law firm with Supreme Court cases www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...rawstory.comSecret donors paid millions to Clarence Thomas-linked law firm with Supreme Court casesA conservative law firm with deep ties to Justice Clarence Thomas, President Donald Trump and a history of arguing more than a dozen cases on hot-button right-wing causes before the Supreme Court took... 3229102
Reposted by @dontcallmesurely.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 24/05/2025“I will end that war in 24 hours. I’ll stop all those lives from being lost. There will be no more bombing of Ukraine and everyone will be happy. It wouldn’t even be tough because I know just what to say to each of them. It may not even take 24 hours.” 45939951255
Reposted by @dontcallmesurely.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21/09/2026NASHVILLE — Rep. Behn says the developer @GovBillLee is trying to keep secret as they hand over 10 acres by the Capitol in downtown Nashville without competitive bids is connected to the Elon Musk tunnel Project👇🏽 ( 🔔 meeting 2pm today) 8485216
Reposted by @dontcallmesurely.bsky.socialDr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 21/09/2026"In a leaked document, the Irish Presidency proposes to EU Member States that the interest of OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta and SpaceX to make profits should take precedence over the fundamental right to data protection" noyb.eu/en/ai-eu-mem...noyb.euAI: EU Member States plan “digital expropriation” of Europeans in the interest of AI companiesIn a leaked document, the Irish Presidency proposes to EU Member States that the interest of AI companies to make profits should take precedence over the fundamental rights of Europeans. 19466294