Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialRoger Sollenberger @sollenbergerrc.bsky.social · 13hThis is objectively psychotic and every member of Congress and Senate should be ashamed if they don’t try to remove him from office before this happens 1082142529
Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 17hI’m literally at a loss for words 1611112125
Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialGovernor Wes Moore @govwesmoore.bsky.social · 08/10/2026This deal’s going to have an incredibly positive impact on our state’s economy, and nothing the President says changes that. 12911
Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The Onion couldn’t have made up something this absurd. 1871141251
Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 08/10/2026“The planning underscores just how much the president wants to reduce gas prices and demonstrate progress in the conflict before the vote, administration officials told us.” 130642206
Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialMiranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The Access Hollywood tape was released a decade ago today, which simultaneously feels like a century ago and like yesterday. 317036
Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialDaniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 07/10/2026It remains very amusing to me that a lot of the political media painted Bessent as the "adult in the room" when the overwhelming evidence has suggested that he's a insufferable prick. 1716025
Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Not that anyone needs a reminder but this man has the nuclear codes. Far too many people will just shrug this off or find some way to justify it. But Trump is unwell, incoherent, and a danger to us all. 50268812551
Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialRuss @pappyparki.bsky.social · 05/10/2026A dementia addled doddering failure announces to the world that his "big brain" with its "highest IQ" has discovered super secret double hidden tarriffs that no one knew about until he found them that Canada has been charging US for years. Vote in Nov. This must stop www.mediaite.com/politics/tru...mediaite.comTrump Claims Canada Has Been Imposing Secret Tariffs on the US: ‘Nobody Knew’ Except MePresident Donald Trump insisted that Canada has been secretly imposing tariffs on the United States, boasting that “nobody knew” about them except him. 59611210
Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Oh, spare me the bullshit redemption tour. Everyone knew what this was going to be. “Thom Tillis calls his vote to confirm Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth his “biggest regret” and says Hegseth should resign.” apnews.com/article/thom...apnews.comRepublican Sen. Tillis calls his vote for Hegseth the 'biggest regret of my career' in a new bookRepublican Sen. Thom Tillis says in a new book that his deciding vote to confirm Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in January 2025 is the “biggest regret of my career.” 104694201856
Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialAmanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 05/10/2026It's been such a long few years, I'd forgotten this particular rape accusation against Hegseth. The woman told police she may have been drugged. Hegseth, who was married to one woman and had just had a baby with another, said it was consensual but paid her $50k to settle. He was confirmed anyway. 24893300
Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialPhillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This proves only two things. The Ukrainian campaign against Russian refineries is causing serious damage. Putin has asked Trump to help him out and the US president obliged. 941344447
Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/10/2026El-Sayed on Fox: "There is this argument you try to make often is that the best way to take this problem on is more war. How has that worked out for us? The war in Iraq which this channel spent years and years pressing -- has that made us safer? Are we more safe because of the war in Iran?" 17151781111
Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Please please please stop making a big deal out of the G7 reserves release. Yes, it’s 100 million barrels over 4 months. We - the planet - use 100 million barrels of crude every…single…day. Almost literally a drop in the bucket. 401426287
Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Today, 8 years ago, my friend, Saudi Journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered. 238102083245
Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Gotta be about the kinda of jobs, right? Health aides etc. Lower paying… 4345754
Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialAubrey Gilleran @aubreygilleran.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I mean it really is remarkable that he actually pointed a gun at the economy and fired. Most presidents don’t actually try to implement policies that will make stuff more expensive, but he did! 1642787
Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialNathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Not the least bit surprising but still extremely grim to read. time.com/article/2026... 18588158
Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026I for one think it’s bad that the president can just say crazy stuff all day every day and 99% of it doesn’t make the news because we’ve normalized having an insane president 894255236038
Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Just a reminder that the Secretary of Defense is a dangerous idiot 1716052915
Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialLaura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Lot going on here www.azcentral.com/story/news/p... 801573287
Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Generations. Several of them. 2753177
Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialDrew McKevitt @drewmckevitt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It's a bit of a bummer that the story today has been "look at this absolute doofus of a senator" and not "Jack Smith once again credibly accuses the president of many serious crimes" 451887384
Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialJosh Manning @joshmanning.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Here’s a gift link for this piece, which hits on so many themes I have been struggling with recently. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...nytimes.comOpinion | I’m Exhausted. You’re Demoralized. We Weren’t Built for a World Like This. (Gift Article)A greatly underappreciated virtue of other presidents was that you could forget about them for weeks at a time. 413151
Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Everything’s fine 5632665
Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialDavid Gura @davidgura.bsky.social · 29/09/2026artificial intelligence: "the capability of computer systems or algorithms to imitate intelligent human behavior" superintelligence: "an entity that surpasses humans in overall intelligence or in some particular measure of intelligence" They're not synonymous. 22510
Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialThe Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 29/09/2026Exclusive: Egypt’s top spy flew to Israel shortly before October 7 with a dire warning about Gaza, Vivian Salama reports. Watch Salama’s full discussion with host Adam Harris on Radio Atlantic about her reporting: youtu.be/_IYjrwG4r1I?... 44620
Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026Trump: Sleepy Joe Biden, have you heard of him? *a few moments later* Trump: 😴😴😴 52172342592
Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I have never underestimated Trump’s lying, or his ability to spew bullshit. But he has in fact lost substantial control of his mind. And his ability to distinguish truth from lies—which was never really strong or important to him—is, at this point, de minimis. 2752947747
Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialMicah @rincewind.run · 28/09/2026you can already hear the deficit hawks revving their engines for 2029 9774113
Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 28/09/2026@citizensforethics.org are you on this? 21493152
Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Experienced FBI counterterrorism experts were punished for refusing to investigate something that, at most, warranted the attention of the DC Metro police. 18937361348
Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialJordan Wood @jordanwood.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Day 5 since Pro-Publica reported on Susan Collins corrupt operation trading campaign cash for federal contracts. What’s been her response? She’s running the Trump playbook. Claiming to be the victim of a vast conspiracy by the media and Democrats. No remorse, no apology, no accountability. 22532214
Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialGod @thegodshow.com · 27/09/2026ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox News are resuming their coverage of Trump without CNN. It’s bullshit.thegodshow.comDamn The Networks For Caving To DonaldPicket crossing traitors. 2192468597
Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialThe Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 26/09/2026Exclusive: Egypt’s top spy flew to Israel shortly before October 7 with a dire warning about Gaza, Vivian Salama reports: theatln.tc/2t3svWou 45935
Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026🤷🏼 57758782204
Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialMatt McNeil Show @mattmcneilshow.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Is it really a speech when 3/4 of the UN walks out on you? Netanyahu's speech was everything you'd expect from a far-right extremist desperate to stay in power. I support Israel. I do not support Netanyahu. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comNetanyahu calls Israel’s war in Gaza ‘opposite of genocide’ in UN speechIsraeli PM attacks critics and calls New York mayor Zohran Mamdani ‘antisemitic’ in inflammatory address 58732201
Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialPhillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 23/09/2026When historians look back on Trump's foreign policy in a century, I bet these are their verdict on his most famous policies: The support of Russia--the most evil. The pillaging of Venezuela--the most corrupt. The decision to go to war with Iran--the most incompetent. 331026296
Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 23/09/2026NEW: ProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series of incorrect and misleading claims.propublica.orgProPublica Debunks Susan Collins’ Claims About FBI Anti-Corruption ProbeProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until President Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series o... 9928651193
Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Donald Trump is a sick person. You almost feel you can't hold him fully responsible for his deep psychological deformities. I have more contempt for his aides, who, in humoring him, feed his illness and encourage him to do both symbolic and real damage to the nation. www.ms.now/news/trump-f...ms.nowTrump aides explore attaching president’s name to Ford’s TheatreThe playhouse where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated has been mentioned among federal properties that could carry the president’s name, people familiar with the effort told MS NOW. 2461997463
Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Very stable genius 3643827
Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialSarah Lueck @sarahl202.bsky.social · 22/09/2026It’s surreal to see federal officials take a victory lap today for cancelling hundreds of thousands of marketplace enrollments, while massive health coverage losses are underway. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/h...nytimes.comTrump Officials Eject 750,000 From Obamacare Markets, Claiming FraudVice President JD Vance said the measure would save the government $2.2 billion. 25256117
Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialDavid Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Dems need to think bigger. Here we are going to war against Santa and the Pilgrims and the Founding Fathers. We're fucking around with Hallmark sentiments when what the Republican Party has in its sights is any and every Election Day from here on out. 1317638
Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialian bremmer @ianbremmer.com · 22/09/2026trump's approach to the presidency summed up in five seconds 810331
Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialAlex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 22/09/2026"All fronts" = Israel/Lebanon, I think. This would be the sticking point. 1185
Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22/09/2026this is a genuinely crazy story 11955271179
Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialDavid Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 22/09/2026All that will be gibbered at the U.N. today cannot be fathomed. But one thing is fixed and certain: As an American, I will end the day degraded, coated in a fresh layer of viscous, congealing embarrassment and shame. 2052373
Reposted by @emilylazure2.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 21/09/2026The Army awarded an artillery shell project to General Dynamics in a rushed process without the typical vetting. The result: a fiasco in a Texas factory with robots in flames and half a billion dollars in taxpayer funds that yielded no usable shells.propublica.orgThe Costly Blunders in the Army’s $533 Million FiascoProPublica revealed how a rushed effort to arm Ukraine with artillery shells wasted half a billion dollars in taxpayer funding. Here are the biggest takeaways from that reporting. 30638290