Reposted by Jean RyanJacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 12/06/2025President Trump’s federal agents are now chasing migrant farm workers through fields — and circling them with a CBP chopper normally used to track smuggling at the border — in the heart of the nation’s agricultural economy. here’s my report from Ventura County, California. 17824831260
Reposted by Jean RyanAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 11/06/2025Everything was fine until Trump decided to unleash violent raids w/o grounds in elementary schools, shopping areas, & peaceful public spaces. ICE then illegally blocked Members of Congress entry into the facilities they are disappearing people into, escalating the situation. Let’s start there. 199159652687
Reposted by Jean RyanAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 11/06/2025It is 100% carrying water for the opposition to participate in this collective delusion that Dems for some reason need to answer for every teen who throws a rock rather than hold the Trump admin accountable for intentionally creating chaos and breaking the law to stoke violence. They are in charge. 4664880511136
Reposted by Jean RyanAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 11/06/2025I will be damned if I allow a bunch of Confederate-waving January 6th apologists give the American people a lecture on flag waving. There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later. They. Are. Breaking. The. Law. 136810263721937
Reposted by Jean RyanAngus Johnston @angus.bsky.social · 31/05/2025When something like this happens, there's always a raft of "in any other administration this would be a historic scandal" responses. It's important to remember why this admin is different. It's not the media, and it's not (primarily) the admin itself. It's the congressional GOP. Period. 1537291
Reposted by Jean RyanTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 20/05/2025The federal government is filling criminal charges against LaMonica McIver, a Democratic member of Congress who was inspecting the Newark ICE center: newjerseyglobe.com/congress/sta...newjerseyglobe.comStatements on the charges against LaMonica McIver - New Jersey GlobeA federal prosecutor announced Monday evening that the government will drop trespassing charges against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka stemming from a standoff 718063
Reposted by Jean RyanMark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 19/04/2025www.thefarce.org/why-is-no-on...thefarce.orgWhy is no one talking about the millions of Americans the House GOP wants to uninsure?Thank Punchbowl. 649168985260
Reposted by Jean RyanHillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Before the election, I warned that there is no safe haven under authoritarianism. If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone. Americans of conscience must stand against this now. 17626589317335
Reposted by Jean RyanAdam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Thank you to whoever made this 593332998364
Reposted by Jean RyanRep. Ted Lieu @reptedlieu.bsky.social · 01/04/2025There is now reporting that the Department of Homeland Security has deported the wrong person due to “administrative error.” This is a massive violation of people’s rights and due process. Must be fixed. 34758251260
Reposted by Jean RyanBarbara Sobel @barbarasobel.bsky.social · 01/04/2025DOGE Is Trying to Gift Itself a $500 Million Building, Court Filings Show The documents reveal a DOGE affiliate is attempting to transfer the headquarters of an independent think tank, the United States Institute of Peace, to the government at no cost. www.wired.com/story/doge-t...wired.comDOGE Is Trying to Gift Itself a $500 Million Building, Court Filings ShowThe documents reveal a DOGE affiliate is attempting to transfer the headquarters of an independent think tank, the United States Institute of Peace, to the government at no cost. 77231
Reposted by Jean RyanCory Booker @corybooker.com · 02/04/2025I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up. 1045513484119965
Reposted by Jean RyanHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 01/04/2025Hi folks: Facebook appears to be taking down my posts. Please remember they are available for free here (no paywall), and can be received by email (also free-- just don't put in your credit card information). I guess if I'm being banned I'm doing something right? 55452471264
Reposted by Jean RyanMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 01/04/2025This keeps getting worse and worse. 1852206697224
Reposted by Jean RyanAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 01/04/2025Senator Booker: What kind of man is in the white house that makes fun of the disabled, who lies so much that the fact checkers lose count, that minimizes the pain and the suffering 10354968311382
Reposted by Jean RyanAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/04/2025Damn. Ranking Member Kamlager-Dove calls GOP witness Matt Taibbi a "serial sexual harasser" and enters articles into the congressional record about his history as a sex pest 581263325679
Reposted by Jean RyanBarack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 01/04/2025Wisconsin! Judge Susan Crawford will work to protect your rights and freedoms. So get out there and vote today by 8pm. You can find your polling place at wisdems.org/vote. If you have any questions about voting, call or text the Voter Assistance Hotline at 608-336-3232.wisdems.orgFind Your Voting Locations | WISDEMS Voter Protection TeamThis searchable map shows you early voting and dropbox info for hundreds of villages, towns, and cities across Wisconsin. Enter the address you're registered at and your options will pop up! 467277478822
Reposted by Jean RyanWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 31/03/2025The world is learning from America's catastrophic mistakes www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...washingtonpost.comFrench far-right leader Le Pen barred from politics in embezzlement verdictThe sentence means Le Pen, the guiding force of the National Rally party, cannot run in the 2027 presidential election, unless she successfully appeals. 1684398796
Reposted by Jean RyanProPublica @propublica.org · 27/03/20251/ We wanted to take a moment to quickly introduce you to our HHS reporters. THREAD 🧵 631608516
Reposted by Jean RyanJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Pete Buttigieg has entered the chat. 11425038111009
Reposted by Jean Ryankate conger @kateconger.com · 20/03/2025Elon Musk maxed out donations to members of Congress who support impeaching judges: nytimes.com/2025/03/19/u...nytimes.comMusk Donates to G.O.P. Members of Congress Who Support Impeaching JudgesAmid a controversy over whether President Trump will abide by court rulings, Elon Musk gave the maximum to the campaigns of Republicans who back ousting judges who impede the administration. 910546
Reposted by Jean RyanKara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 16/03/2025The eventual fate of the GOP 2000470137763
Reposted by Jean RyanBrian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 07/03/2025@aoc.bsky.social: "Listen, if your representative is not doing a town hall, give me a ring... I'll say it right here, right now: if a deep red Republican district wants to have an honest conversation, even if it's with someone they disagree with, I'm willing to do that." 509178663696
Reposted by Jean RyanFrancesca Fiorentini @franifio.bsky.social · 05/03/2025This Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov response is excellent. It's the depth, it's the honesty, it speaks to the corruption in our politics. It should have been Bernie. 2016, 2020 and today. And yeah, Fox News shared it. www.youtube.com/live/3pel5yD...youtube.comBernie Sanders speaks after Trump’s addressYouTube video by Fox News 2737769
Reposted by Jean RyanMeg K. 🌊🏔️❄️ @c2snow.bsky.social · 28/02/2025We’ve tried to shelter our minds but tonight we’re preparing for the genocide of Science. Entire NIH departments will have no leaders. World renowned Scientists kicked to the curb without cause, & grants will loose their lead investigators. Is this what they want? Chaos? Destruction?science.orgNIH ban on renewing senior scientists adds to assaults on its in-house researchPolicy follows firings of tenure-track scientists and suspension of training programs 829120584231
Reposted by Jean RyanMike Holloway @mikeholloway.bsky.social · 23/02/2025🧪 #resistrfk #warren #HHS @warren.senate.gov Senator Warren held a townhall (2/22). Fired HHS and NSF scientists presented their stories of the chaos Junior and Musk are creating out of the US research community. Warren asks everyone to HHS and NSF to tell their stories. youtu.be/hgbSXeN2vxYyoutu.beSenator Warren townhall with scared HHS worker and just fired NSF scientistYouTube video by Michael Holloway 410541
Jean Ryan @drjeanryan.bsky.social · 20/02/2025www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/w...nytimes.comLuis Rubiales Found Guilty of Sexual Assault for Kissing Jennifer Hermoso (Gift Article)Luis Rubiales forcibly kissed Jennifer Hermoso on the lips after the country’s national team won the 2023 Women’s World Cup. 010
Reposted by Jean RyanPhilip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 20/02/2025this sentence is from today’s news — not fifty yrs ago: "National Guard soldiers in Humvees entered the grounds of Attica Correctional Facility…" apnews.com/article/hoch...apnews.comNew York governor deploys National Guard amid illegal corrections officer strike at state prisonsNew York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she has deployed National Guard troops to state prisons amid a labor strike by corrections officers. 2326
Reposted by Jean RyanHayes Brown @hayesbrown.bsky.social · 20/02/2025I tried my best to untangle the web of authorities that DOGE is built on. it's a Frakenstein's monster borne from an existing org, with subsequent EOs giving the administrator a major role in remaking the federal workforce. But if Musk isn't the administrator...who is?msnbc.comOpinion | The alarmingly nebulous role of Elon MuskMusk is the face of the Department of Government Efficiency — but he's not its administrator, according to the Trump administration. 412034
Reposted by Jean RyanRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 20/02/2025"The layoffs come in the middle of tax filing season. Former IRS officials warned that losing such a large number of employees could disrupt Americans’ ability to easily file taxes this year, even if the layoffs are not supposed to affect those deemed 'critical'...” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/u...nytimes.comI.R.S. to Begin Laying Off Roughly 6,000 Employees on ThursdayThe terminations will target relatively recent hires at the I.R.S., which the Biden administration had attempted to revitalize. 38345981276
Reposted by Jean RyanMicah @rincewind.run · 19/02/2025this is exactly how to frame it, great work by Slate hereslate.comMeet the Disabled Vets, Cancer Researchers, and Nuclear Techs Fired by Elon MuskMusk's vulture-capitalist approach to dismantling the federal government may be opening the door to wrongful termination lawsuits. 192132750
Reposted by Jean RyanThe Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 19/02/2025The memo NIH posted earlier this month slashing indirect costs on grants came from HHS and arrived at the agency with clear instructions: Post this announcement on your website immediately. @katherinejwu.com reports:theatlantic.comThe NIH Memo That Undercut Universities Came Directly From Trump OfficialsNIH officials said they were given no advance warning and less than an hour to post the memo publicly. 316158
Reposted by Jean RyanClara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 18/02/2025If you to send something to friends and family who don't follow the news closely something that'll bring them up to speed, try this @nprfreshair.bsky.social interview with @charliesavage.bsky.social, who has been covering attempts to expand executive power for 30 years. www.npr.org/2025/02/17/g...npr.orgUnderstanding presidential power in the age of TrumpNew York Times writer Charlie Savage discusses the scope of executive power as President Trump circumvents Congress, pushes legal boundaries and fires scores of federal workers, including at the FBI. 215348
Reposted by Jean RyanACLU @aclu.org · 13/02/2025BREAKING: A federal court temporarily blocked President Trump’s executive order aiming to restrict access to gender-affirming medical care for transgender people under age 19 nationwide. This is a major victory for our freedom to access life-saving care. 4458181394
Reposted by Jean RyanCeleste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · 08/02/2025Here is a script you can use for any issue. Find your reps' # at reps.fyi or 5calls.org. Every time you see a news story that horrifies you: call, or something else about it. It matters to say what you believe. You are setting a norm. 29397673753
Reposted by Jean RyanCorey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 04/02/2025This is a backdoor. Elon's coders are creating a backdoor into the US Treasury. This is incredibly dangerous both because of its intended use (by Elon and Trump) and the risk of other actors exploiting a major security vulnerability to cause a massive disruption to the US government. 16558582564
Reposted by Jean RyanJen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 04/02/2025well, well, well if it isn't the FO coming for the FA. 314721
Reposted by Jean RyanNews Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 03/02/2025TRUMP TRADE WAR UPDATE: Colombia: Lasted 4 hours - Trump accepts what was already offered. 🇨🇴 Mexico: Lasted one weekend - Trump accepts worse than before. 🇲🇽 Canada: Lasted one weekend - Trump accepts what was already agreed. 🇨🇦 Two-step process established: 1. Try to look tough 2. Just fold 🤡 11529501059
Reposted by Jean RyanCharlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Senator Andy Kim just went to the USAID building, talked to the security guard there to confirm employees are being barred entry, and then did a press gaggle right there in front to call it out. This is doing something. This is making an effort on messaging. Other Democratic lawmakers: take notes. 14947045315676
Reposted by Jean RyanBrian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 02/02/2025Absolutely brutal scroll on Fox. 2639367759557
Jean Ryan @drjeanryan.bsky.social · 03/02/2025open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...open.substack.comFebruary 2, 2025Billionaire Elon Musk’s team yesterday took control of the Treasury’s payment system, thus essentially gaining access to the checkbook with which the United States handles about $6 trillion annually a... 010
Reposted by Jean RyanEzra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 02/02/2025When I was a Hill staffer in 2009, a Dem trifecta was trying to pass universal healthcare. In response, Senate GOP released a memo detailing all of the tactics they in the minority could use to delay the effort as much as possible. I'm recirculating that 2009 GOP memo here. Take inspiration from it. 12394651819386
Reposted by Jean RyanTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 02/02/2025“Three USAID workers said that Gemini, an A.I. program, had been installed on their email accounts, leading to fears that deputies of Elon Musk were trying to surveil their activities.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...nytimes.comEnd Appears Near for U.S. Aid Agency, Democratic Lawmakers Say 26606292
Reposted by Jean Ryanbadwebsites @badwebsites.bsky.social · 02/02/2025This will ruin America. Without the FDIC (or, with a weakened FDIC) another Great Depression will hit us. This is utter lunacy. 40530212
Reposted by Jean RyanGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 31/01/2025We really need to know if Trump directly authorized Musk to pursue access to Treasury's payment systems. Either answer is bad, in a different way: newrepublic.com/article/1910... 371825528
Reposted by Jean RyanGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 31/01/2025I spoke to former Treasury and OMB officials, and they said Elon Musk accessing government payment systems could give him the power to selectively turn off payments. They described what this really means in very clarifying terms. See below: newrepublic.com/article/1910... 13732241695