Reposted by @ellenthurnau.bsky.socialSherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 7hI’m proud to stand up for hardworking Ohioans, and I’m honored to have @barackobama.bsky.social support our fight to help working people get ahead. 5677168
Reposted by @ellenthurnau.bsky.socialkmbailey59.bsky.social @kmbailey59.bsky.social · 7hI hope everyone recognizes how insane it is for one person to be able to spend $366M on one election. It would take the average US worker 5,200 _years_ to even earn that much. 13450116
Reposted by @ellenthurnau.bsky.socialGovernor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 5hNEW: Illinois delivered more than $600 million in tax cuts to nearly 950,000 working families. Our Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit let them keep an average of $1,460 in their pockets. While Trump puts the wealthy first, we're giving families more breathing room. 641470
Reposted by @ellenthurnau.bsky.socialNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 10hBREAKING: @democracydefendersfund.org & partners just sued ICE over a nasty catch-22 ICE detains people, takes their IDs & work papers, releases them, keeps the papers. Now they can't work & risk getting picked up again for having no ID We're going to court to get it ALL back -TN 10557792168
Reposted by @ellenthurnau.bsky.socialRepublican Crimes Tracker @gopcrimes.bsky.social · 4h#196/2026 Elected Louisiana GOP official Chad Hardy was charged with theft after he made numerous purchases using an account owned by a local Knights of Columbus charity. Stealing from a religious charity to enrich yourself is low even by modern MAGA standards.acadiananewsfirst.comElected official arrested in Arnaudville, police sayA St. Martin Parish elected official has been arrested, accused of theft from the Knights of Columbus, Arnaudville Police say. 17245108
Reposted by @ellenthurnau.bsky.socialRepublican Crimes Tracker @gopcrimes.bsky.social · 4hWe're tracking every prominent Republican credibly accused of a financial crime including stealing from a charity since 2000 with almost 300 added so far.thebastionusa.comRepublican Financial Crimes - GOP Criminal Finance ScandalsComprehensive and updated list of Republican financial crime scandals of conservatives and GOP politicians stealing, bribing or extorting money from people 01614
Reposted by @ellenthurnau.bsky.socialTeam Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 4hStill waiting... 261543335
Reposted by @ellenthurnau.bsky.socialJen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 7hTrump isn’t fooling anyone about his corruption. The newest AP/NORC poll shows “about 6 in 10 U.S. adults believe he is either illegally profiting or doing something unethical but not illegal.”contrariannews.orgMore Outrageous Weaponization of the Justice DepartmentThey can’t contain their fascism. 1728081
Reposted by @ellenthurnau.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h😬 Katie Zacharia's first press briefing was brutally bad 😬 Trump managed to find a press secretary who can barely read, but she does have the number one qualification -- looking like Ivanka Here's a supercut from Zacharia's first briefing, which made Karoline Leavitt seem like Ronald Reagan 206489842275
Reposted by @ellenthurnau.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 6hWOW. Kristi Noem and Elon Musk, among others, "chose to turn the power of the federal government against a singular employee with an impeccable record of public service. ... The attacks against Ms. Comans were based entirely on false information" and many officials "knew [they] were untrue." 10743681805
Reposted by @ellenthurnau.bsky.socialJosh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 6hJUST IN: Mag. judge in EDVA clears former FEMA CFO Mary Comans of claims she directed tens of millions in payments for housing undocumented immigrants in NYC. Judge: Statements by Musk & others were 'little more than state-sanctioned intimidation.' Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...documentcloud.orgComans101326 371481435
Reposted by @ellenthurnau.bsky.socialMary Peltola @marypeltola.com · 5h$9.37 for heating fuel in Kotzebue, a hub in the Northwest Arctic. We heat our homes with diesel in most of Alaska, and families here are bracing for a winter where they’ll have to decide between heat and food. It’s apocalyptic – and Dan Sullivan's votes are to blame. 12542180
Reposted by @ellenthurnau.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1hMy God, imagine getting laughed off the stage at a League of Women Voters event. 981658320
Reposted by @ellenthurnau.bsky.socialAmerican Bridge 21st Century @ab21.bsky.social · 1hWhile Mainers pay more for the Iran war, Susan Collins’ pockets deepen because of it. #MESen 212349
Reposted by @ellenthurnau.bsky.socialScott Colom @scolom.bsky.social · 3hIf you like high gas prices, high groceries, no healthcare and endless corruption in D.C., then Cindy High Prices is right for you. But if you're ready for a new direction and a fighter for Mississippi, then I'm your guy. Let's go win on November 3rd! #MississippiMatters 219851
Reposted by @ellenthurnau.bsky.socialDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 3hExcerpts from Michael Lewis on DOGE (Guardian article). 1. Gavin Kliger, white nationalist, refused to shake hands with the Black IRS staffer who briefed him on privacy issues. Or pay attention. Kliger now has a defense start-up valued at 1.4B thanks to DOGE. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... 401856868
Reposted by @ellenthurnau.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 32mOSSOFF: Mike Collins called for killing immigrants by throwing them to their deaths out of helicopters. I'd like to hear if Mike Collins stands by that statement. Do you still believe in the extrajudicial killing of immigrants? MIKE COLLINS: *changes topic* 29784237
Reposted by @ellenthurnau.bsky.socialAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 3hMet some friends across Michigan this past week: Port Huron: 1,300 Mt. Pleasant: 1,250 Cadillac: 800 Traverse City: 600 Hart: 500 Muskegon: 1,400 Ionia: 783 And there were hundreds of you that I met outside various events that the venues couldn't fit. Let's go win on November 3rd. 483060642
Reposted by @ellenthurnau.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 3h🚨BREAKING: More than 1,000 North Carolina voters will begin receiving letters this week from the state election board requesting they verify their citizenship status — although the board claims compliance is voluntary. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comNorth Carolina sends vague letter to voters flagged by citizenship databaseThe letter provides flagged voters “with instructions on how to voluntarily request removal from the voter rolls if they were registered in error or provide information verifying their U.S. citizenshi... 47906602
Reposted by @ellenthurnau.bsky.socialGuardian US @us.theguardian.com · 1hBBC asks US federal judge to compel Trump’s lawyers to schedule deposition after his team canceled initial sessiontheguardian.comBBC asks judge to force Trump to sit for deposition as part of his $10bn lawsuit 15721
Reposted by @ellenthurnau.bsky.socialElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 6hI will not stoop to their level. I will not stoop to their level. I will not denigrate this woman based on her immutable characteristics, speaking style, or apparent illiteracy. I will not stoop to their level... 1551494198
Reposted by @ellenthurnau.bsky.socialScott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 7hKen Paxton hung MISSING posters for a Democrat home with the flu. That Democrat has since said yes to debate after debate. Paxton has said yes to zero. Turns out the missing thing was Paxton’s spine. #VoteEarlyForNoKings www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-does... 224584
Reposted by @ellenthurnau.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 9h"If these people take over Congress, they're going to use its powers exactly how the Founders intended! Can you imagine that? Congress doing its job?! Heaven forfend!" 341450240
Reposted by @ellenthurnau.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 8hRESIGNED: Trump’s Ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, resigned, not because she’s corrupt. (That’s no sin in TrumpWorld) But because she got caught. Guilfoyle asked a Trump donor to pay off her $100,000 Amex credit card bill in exchange for favors that never came. www.wsj.com/politics/pol... 1772573896
Reposted by @ellenthurnau.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 9hBREAKING: KIMBERLY GUILFOYLE HAS RESIGNED. 2472617429
Reposted by @ellenthurnau.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10hZacharia: "We have asked Ambassador Guilfoyle to resign" 143821180
Reposted by @ellenthurnau.bsky.socialOlga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 8hJust going to park it right here. 20739693
Reposted by @ellenthurnau.bsky.socialRep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 8hHealthcare is a human right! That’s why I’ve brought home millions for local hospitals, to build and expand behavioral health clinics, and for emergency services across the state. From Bernalillo to Belen, the East Mountains to Ft. Sumner to Sandia—these facilities will help save lives. 20812179
Reposted by @ellenthurnau.bsky.socialMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 8hWe’re expanding our discretionary grant pilot program to speed up funding for nonprofits that serve New Yorkers. Now, 800 nonprofit partners are on track to receive funding within 30 days — cutting months of red tape so they can spend less time on paperwork and more time serving our communities. 352343497
Reposted by @ellenthurnau.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 8hGuilfoyle has now reached the stage where Trump pretends he doesn’t really know who she is. 65552091251
Reposted by @ellenthurnau.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12/10/2026The complaint I had years ago, which I posted about repeatedly, was that the online right had a well financed, coordinated disinfo brigade that spread lies daily and there was nothing to counter in a rapid react way. Many of us worked hard to build one and it’s finally working. 833176554
Reposted by @ellenthurnau.bsky.socialOhio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 12/10/2026Woman accusing Sherrod Brown of forcing trans surgeries not Ohioan, didn’t have procedure as minor ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/10/06/w...ohiocapitaljournal.comWoman accusing Sherrod Brown of forcing trans surgeries not Ohioan, didn’t have procedure as minor • Ohio Capital JournalIn an attack ad against U.S. Senate candidate Sherrod Brown, a woman accuses the Democrat of pushing transgender surgeries on minors "like her." As it turns out, she isn't from Ohio and didn't have… 17352119
Reposted by @ellenthurnau.bsky.socialWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 12/10/2026My probe into how local cops in Pa.'s York County teamed with ICE to bust 500-plus immigrants on busy highways, terrifying the Haitian community and shattering families over a busted headlight 287(g) has made York the worst place for immigrants in the eastern U.S. www.inquirer.com/opinion/york...inquirer.comHow York County became the most dangerous place for immigrants in the eastern U.S. | Will BunchLocal cops working with ICE in York County, Pa. have made hundreds of arrests, with many more afraid to leave home. 511681805
Reposted by @ellenthurnau.bsky.socialAubrey Gilleran @aubreygilleran.bsky.social · 12/10/2026He didn't "break the Talarico story." He just lied. And Talarico should sue his ass. 17899145
Reposted by @ellenthurnau.bsky.socialEric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 11/10/2026This is exactly what ICE said: "Parra-Hernandez ran in front of an ICE vehicle and was struck." Now watch the video. They're no other word for it: They're lying. 16340681756
Reposted by @ellenthurnau.bsky.socialMona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 12/10/2026NEW in Semafor: Obama has cut an ad for Mississippi Democratic Senate candidate Scott Colom in his race against GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith: "it’s time for a change" www.semafor.com/article/10/1...semafor.comExclusive: Obama cuts ad in Mississippi Senate raceDemocrats are hoping nominee Scott Colom delivers an upset in the deep red state in the November midterm elections. 431975
Reposted by @ellenthurnau.bsky.socialMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Talking about the push to livestream an execution, a guy on MSNOW said: "This is not who we are." But this is *exactly* who we are right now. If you don't want to be this, vote against all Republicans and ask your family and friends to do the same. 401280326
Reposted by @ellenthurnau.bsky.socialBeing Liberal ®🗽🏳️🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 12/10/2026#smh 024085
Reposted by @ellenthurnau.bsky.socialAnne S Kim @anne-s-kim.bsky.social · 12/10/2026The "revolving door" becomes a golden escalator. Excellent investigation from @washingtonpost.com about grifty DOGE veterans becoming fat cat government contractors. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...washingtonpost.comThey came to Washington to dismantle government. Now, they’re profiting from it.DOGE alumni have leveraged their government experience, raising at least half a billion dollars for firms spanning cyberwarfare, AI and data centers, a Post analysis found. 13338156
Reposted by @ellenthurnau.bsky.socialJustin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 12/10/2026"Elon Musk has quietly funneled more than $276 million into Republican groups and his super PAC since the start of July, building a huge turnout operation to help the party battle headwinds in the midterm elections."nytimes.comInside Elon Musk’s $276 Million Midterm Rescue Mission for Republicans (Gift Article)The world’s richest person has quietly become by far the biggest known midterm donor, trying to save Republicans’ Senate majority with some of the largest donations in American political history. 42318180
Reposted by @ellenthurnau.bsky.socialAngie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Orlando, let’s knock some doors! @chrismurphyct.bsky.social and I are hitting the doors together on Wednesday, and I want y’all out there with us. Early voting starts Monday, so this is the moment to talk to our neighbors. 📅 Wednesday, Oct. 14 ⏰ 5 PM RSVP: Angie4Us.com/ancm 5346106
Reposted by @ellenthurnau.bsky.socialGwen Snyder is uncivil @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 11/10/2026I wonder what would have happened if folks had taken seriously the rise in political violence and threats against women, trans, Black, and antifascist organizers and figures back when we were all getting swatted and sent photoshops of ourselves beheaded 272537629
Reposted by @ellenthurnau.bsky.socialCameron 🇺🇸🗽🦅 @cameroncorduroy.bsky.social · 12/10/2026im trying to document this Talarico conspiracy theory and i don't think i can possibly top this one right-wing conspiracy brain is so advanced that they are accusing their own conspiracies of being false flags 601125164
Reposted by @ellenthurnau.bsky.socialAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 08/10/2026This new Sherrod Brown ad debunks a anti trans ad while tying the Republican senate candidate to Jeffrey Epstein. THIS is how you fight back against anti trans ads. 353214826
Reposted by @ellenthurnau.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Judge Reyes' opening statement to the DOJ as the hearing begins: "I am thoroughly unamused right now." 442290665
Reposted by @ellenthurnau.bsky.socialKate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Your deal does nothing for Americans, there isn't enough diesel there for even half a day! All it does is create a precedent of removing sanctions during an active war, and paves the way for you and your cronies to return to sweet business deals with Russia. 731156333
Reposted by @ellenthurnau.bsky.socialJon Ossoff @ossoff.bsky.social · 12/10/2026We urgently need a federal privacy law to protect our privacy from big tech companies who spy on us on our phones and social media, to protect us from Flock cameras that are being improperly accessed by folks who are using that information to target innocent people. 18940273
