Reposted by EllenCNBC @cnbc.com · 16hU.S. budget deficit swells to almost $2 trillion for fiscal 2026, up 12% in a single yearcnb.cxU.S. budget deficit swells to almost $2 trillion for fiscal 2026, up 12% in a single yearThe Treasury Department published the U.S. budget deficit for the 2026 fiscal year. 41214122 0
Reposted by EllenWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Expand the Supreme Court www.huffpost.com/entry/suprem...huffpost.comSupreme Court Lets Trump Continue Third-Country Deportations For NowThe decision allows the administration to continue removing immigrants to countries they’re not from and have never been to. 59684207 0
Reposted by EllenBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 29/09/2026One obvious point about the Republican rats desperately deserting the sinking Trump ship: They're still rats. 361023163 0
Reposted by EllenAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort." 692279729555 0
Reposted by EllenCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 25/09/2026“.. Soybeans are coming back a little bit, but currently [China's purchases] are at much, much lower levels .. For all of the other products — cotton, wheat, pork, beef — the exports were devastated in 2025, and there's no evidence of them coming back." @npr.org www.npr.org/2026/09/25/n... 176999359 0
Reposted by EllenRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23/09/2026We roll out the red carpet for Putin and Xi while we shit on our closest allies daily. The American government under Trump and his cultist Republican Party is a disgrace. 13344821107 0
Reposted by EllenThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Reminder: voter fraud is not a thing. Voter suppression is. 361137574963 0
Reposted by EllenCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 03/09/2026WSJ: Hegseth “is quietly extending troop deployments in a sign that the conflict could drag well into next year, according to people familiar with the matter.” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/politics/nat... 47529267 0
Reposted by EllenPatrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 03/09/2026We will wake up one day and the Kennedy Center will be half demolished, and the Supreme Court will rule that it’s illegal but too late to do anything about it. 1427169 0
Reposted by EllenMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 01/09/2026When you claim renewable energies aren’t workable—but you attach solar panels to all your dystopian Flock surveillance cameras. 563248476975 0
Reposted by EllenCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 31/08/2026EL RENO, Okla. — A damaged private water line at a data center in El Reno caused more than 3 million gallons of water to be wasted this week, prompting the city to issue emergency abatement and public nuisance notices. www.koco.com/article/el-r... 711472752 0
Reposted by EllenRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Tech oligarchs could really set the example for the common folk by simply building their mansions right next to their data centers and then live in them with their families. 16465891562 0
Reposted by EllenThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/08/2026You can’t say you weren’t warned 305110673634 0
Reposted by EllenRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 30/08/2026They just passed a budget that included a massive increase in the federal debt and are about to come back and pass a huge increase in military spending, a 3rd bailout for farmers, and many billions to cover the cost of the Iran War. These people NEVER reduce the deficit. bsky.app/profile/atru... 42133261126 0
Reposted by EllenBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 22/08/2026“Can an agency that deploys undervetted, overly aggressive agents and lies about its involvement in deaths be trusted to deploy a weapon that leaves no physical trace? Does anyone believe the best of the best will be receiving and using these devices?” www.thebulwark.com/p/ice-wants-...thebulwark.comICE Wants a Weapon That Leaves No MarkThe dark, twisted logic of the agency’s new electric-shock gloves. 32384133 0
Reposted by EllenRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16/08/2026For the first time in US history, America betrays South Korea, one of our closest allies for over 75 years. These exercises in various forms have taken place every year since 1974. 2251170196013 0
Reposted by EllenFearlicious @fearlicious.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Executive Orders are not laws 1135663 0
Reposted by EllenMolly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Turns out these people are exactly who you think they are 411154251 0
Reposted by EllenMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 10/08/2026A TV talkshow host running the Pentagon? A podcaster running the FBI? A kook with no medical background running the National Institute of Health? A home builder with no intelligence as Director of National Intelligence? Gamers as air traffic controllers? This is not a serious administration. 122289123395 0
Reposted by EllenThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/08/2026The problem for all the people trying to fearmonger about @abdulelsayed.bsky.social is @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social exists. Y’all tried it with him too, and now NYC loves him and he’s delivering — Which is what you were really afraid of. 973867917 0
Reposted by EllenMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Today’s Civics Lesson Dr. Fauci honoring a congressional subpoena and then taking the Fifth Amendment: an example of someone respecting both Congress and the Constitution. Jim Jordan ignoring a congressional subpoena: an example of someone showing contempt for Congress. Lesson over. 377191215725 0
Reposted by EllenCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 29/07/2026“Tariffs were pitched as the fix for America’s trade deficit. Instead… Last 18 Months: –$1.80 trillion deficit in Goods. 18 Months Prior: –$1.74 trillion deficit in Goods. The deficit didn’t shrink. It increased 4%.” - Bilello 371014417 0
Reposted by EllenThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Don’t let this clip get memory-holed 33655733094 0
Reposted by EllenRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Reminder... Any political party trying to make it harder to vote is sending a clear message — they can't win on their ideas alone. 239144223921 0
Reposted by Ellenderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Meet Crumb, Button, and Clover. A friend in the Bay Area found them behind a gas station. Unfortunately, she isn't able to keep them, so if she can't find someone to adopt them, they will be going to a shelter. Can you help me find them a home? They are in good health and very tame. 7153321769 0
Reposted by EllenThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Can’t be repeated enough… 835179846982 0
Reposted by EllenRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/06/2026SCOTUS will allow Alabama to use a congressional map that a lower court found intentionally discriminated against Black voters. A Court so fundamentally hostile to the rights of minority voters places it at odds with democracy itself. This is Chief Justice John Roberts’ legacy. 828148085075 0
Reposted by EllenThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Trump’s DOJ proudly admits they’re deleting info about the insurrection, rewriting history right before our eyes as they prepare to reward the attackers with mountains of cash. 11720351054 0
Reposted by EllenDiana B. Henriques @dianabhenriques.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Under the thesis that "when you're explaining, you're losing," I guess this bogus argument from this trivial-taxpayer is encouraging. How about we tax him at the same effective rate as that teacher in Queens? At the very least, that would inject a dose of fairness into the situation. 1931773 0
Reposted by EllenPatrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Watching a series of former Confederate states rush to eliminate any vestige of black representation in the House pretty much answers the question whether the Voting Rights Act was still necessary. 233168305156 0
Reposted by EllenFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 11/05/2026Donald Trump’s Iran war is ripping across the US economy at a cost of hundreds of billions of dollars in lost output, as soaring fuel prices, rising borrowing costs and supply chain snags erode Americans’ prosperity. ft.trib.al/UBrpxHz 1119287 0
Reposted by EllenRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 03/05/2026We just want affordable housing, gas, groceries, electricity, and healthcare. 2302069612 0
Reposted by EllenPatrick Webb @patrickwbb.bsky.social · 20/04/2026The DOJ is now 122 days overdue to release the Epstein files. 8830821024 0
Reposted by EllenLeague of Women Voters of Ohio @lwvohio.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Editorial What is the significance of a person's vote? It's a way to show our legislators that we're watching, listening and staying engaged. We must not let them bring this power into question. Instead, we must exercise it repeatedly and deliberately. www.beaconjournal.com/story/opinio...beaconjournal.comPoliticians want us to question the power of our vote | EditorialWe will never progress in this state if we continue battling lawmakers over issues that should be a done deal. 197 0
Reposted by EllenKoreen Brennan @koreen.bsky.social · 15/04/2026France passed a law requiring solar panels on every parking lot with more than 80 spaces. Equals 10 nuclear reactors Reduces heat island, shades cars The US -- 800 million parking spaces. Most of them are uncovered asphalt sitting in direct sunlight. Why aren't we doing this? 2110297008678 0
Reposted by EllenTom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 15/04/2026This will be another "Does the Senate exist" test 751483369 0
Reposted by EllenKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Looks like time wasn’t the only thing wasted last night 1822277458 0
Reposted by EllenHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Promising pardons to criminals is something only a criminal would do. www.wsj.com/politics/pol... 70454821907 0
Reposted by EllenBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 10/04/2026"A lot of people are getting rich off the Trump presidency. Donald Trump, but also his kids and in-laws; other grifting nepo-babies; cabinet members, senior aides; and other well-connected friends, investors, and firms. You know who isn’t on that list? You." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...open.substack.comTrump’s Economy: You’re Either an Insider or a ChumpThe president is enriching friends, pardoning criminals, and impoverishing everyone else. 31942353 0
Reposted by EllenSimon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Impossible to disagree with a single word that Ben Rhodes (Obama era NSC official) is saying here: 463231437586 0
Reposted by EllenBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 05/04/2026Actually, he did start this war. 831976315 0
Reposted by EllenLeah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 02/04/2026may this define her for the rest of her life. she was willing to stoop this low and still got fired. girl, bye. 1396375899110 0
Reposted by EllenRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 02/04/2026We’ve had presidents who didn’t understand economics, foreign policy, diplomacy, and lacked knowledge of historical lessons. But they were advised by people who did and listened to them. Now we have a president who doesn’t understand anything and won’t listen to people who do. 701131423241 0
Reposted by EllenThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Don’t let this go by unnoticed 1048121435931 0
