Reposted by Fire RokitaMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 21hJustice Alito is confusing court reform with attacking the court. Many of us simply want the Court to be better. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comSupreme Court expansion is ‘a concerted effort to intimidate the court,' Justice Alito saysDespite Americans' eroding trust in the Supreme Court, Alito says he's not discussed growing calls for expanding the court and setting term limits. 67569271915
Reposted by Fire Rokitajamelle @jamellebouie.net · 6hit's such a perfect example of what is actually alito's hallmark as a justice, shoddy, sub-undergraduate thinking dressed up with five dollar words. 432797200
Reposted by Fire RokitaThe Rude Pundit @rudepundit.bsky.social · 5hI don't remember Steve Jobs telling us that early iPhones might murder a bunch of us and we'll just have to accept it because smartphones are inevitable. Beta test that shit, motherfucker. 910033
Fire Rokita @firerokita.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Sending armed agents to the polls would be illegal. Shouldn't the reporter mention that? 020
Reposted by Fire RokitaTeam Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Restaurants are warning that the tariffs Ken Paxton supports could end free chips and salsa. 841693530
Reposted by Fire RokitaRaider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 04/10/2026We're one month out from Election Day. Listen to Willie. Vote for change this year. 16494263212
Reposted by Fire RokitaThe Rude Pundit @rudepundit.bsky.social · 04/10/2026All these fuckers are insane. It is their defining characteristic. 1014531
Reposted by Fire RokitaMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 04/10/2026CNN and CBS News are now under the control of the Ellison family. We need independent, pro-democracy media to grow. If you agree, please subscribe to Democracy Docket now. demdock.com/4w6emld 18791122828
Reposted by Fire RokitaAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Ossoff: The money that they took from you when they slashed Medicaid and defunded hospitals and nursing homes—They’re taking that money to buy corrupt, taxpayer-funded political ads on national television to try to promote the failed and broken president… 277168055826
Reposted by Fire RokitaAnat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The torture and trafficking of immigrant kids continues apace, with plans to remove the 2,500 unaccompanied kids presently held captive. We need a relentless drumbeat: What are they doing to the children? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comTrump ally Stephen Miller leads sweeping push to accelerate removal of migrant childrenExclusive: key White House loyalist orchestrating multi-agency effort condemned by critics as cruel and racist 57665376
Reposted by Fire RokitaAnat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Engage the base. Persuade the middle. Marginalize the opposition by exposing precisely the slime they are. Go Angie! 110926
Reposted by Fire RokitaAnat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 02/10/2026You haven't yet taken a look at the fabulous feelingsoverfacts.org? Well, you're in for a brain-boosting, persuasion-enhancing treat. Kudos to @jiggygero.bsky.social and Kate Catherall!!!feelingsoverfacts.orgFeelings Over Facts | Embracing An Emotions-First Narrative Strategy - Feelings Over FactsWe like to think people are rational actors, and the best way to reach them is with facts and well-reasoned arguments. But the truth is that most of the time, 02513
Reposted by Fire RokitaJen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 03/10/202664% of US adults say it is bad for democracypewresearch.orgAcross the Globe, People Increasingly Say Social Media Is Harming DemocracyMost think social media leads to manipulation and division, but they also say it informs people and gives them a voice in politics. 56917
Reposted by Fire RokitaAskme @askme99.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The House and Senate needs to submit STAND ALONE BILLS. None of this bullshit that sneaks in other bills that they KNOW would never pass if it was a STAND ALONE BILL. 14049642045
Reposted by Fire RokitaRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/10/2026With this monopolized media empire comes not just size but unprecedented power. The power to throw workers under the bus. The power to price-gouge because consumers have few alternatives. The power to decide which stories get told, but more importantly, which stories DON'T get told. 36958082420
Reposted by Fire RokitaScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Friend of Putin oligarch Konstantin Sokolov makes a nice fat donation to Trump's ballroom project, and gets relief from Treasury Department sanctions in exchange. This is known as a quid pro quo transaction. It's a felony. www.esquire.com/news-politic...esquire.comA Wealthy Russian Businessman Is Helping Fund Trump’s Stupid Ballroom. Nothing Sketchy About That, Right?Surely, our president will face consequences for this insanity. 18527333
Reposted by Fire RokitaJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 03/10/2026ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.wired.comICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir DatabaseDHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say. 46762573566
Reposted by Fire RokitaAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/10/2026"It could chill rights of contractors to make political contributions" -- unearthed footage shows Susan Collins in 2012 fighting to protect contractors from having to disclose political contributions (we recently learned she was under investigation for a pay-to-play scheme involving a contractor) 41797253534
Reposted by Fire RokitaMark T. Sneed @marktsneed.bsky.social · 03/10/2026In the history of all the things that never happened, this never happened the most. SMH. Politicians lie. These politicians lie so often it seems like breathing. 882114003907
Reposted by Fire RokitaThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This part 10142341177
Reposted by Fire RokitaScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Diplomacy for private profit: More corruption in plain view. The Kushner/Witkoff talks with Russia nominally about ending the war in Ukraine are actually about a multibillion-dollar oil deal that would benefit Middle Eastern business executives linked to Kushner and Witkoff. The deal, which isnytimes.comU.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump AlliesPresident Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter... 27360204
Reposted by Fire Rokitamariaevajarrous.bsky.social @mariaevajarrous.bsky.social · 02/10/2026We've paid enough for his illegal involvement in our government. Nobody wants this bastard in there. We have enough of them right now. Call your representatives.☎️ 1129134115102
Reposted by Fire RokitaGod @thegodshow.com · 03/10/2026The reason that all this happened is because too many Americans thinks it’s cool and funny to be ignorant assholes. It’s not funny. 33894211566
Fire Rokita @firerokita.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I swear she's his handler. She never leaves his side. She's pretty/blonde, a known weakness. We've seen how careless he is with classified docs... she refused a security clearance... she chooses what he sees, she chose the news items that sent him over... the groveling... it all smells off. 000
Reposted by Fire RokitaJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 30/09/20261. On Tuesday morning, Trump unveiled America dot gov, which he described as “the ultimate product.” Right now, it is basically a chatbot that draws data from official government websites. As a result it is brutally efficient at debunking Trump’s lies. 13571197
Reposted by Fire RokitaRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 30/09/202636 minutes before the hearing started. 1786118922259
Reposted by Fire RokitaBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Gobsmacked by the elite levels of not knowing ball in the Senate today, thinking an NBA team is called the Hawkeyes then, refusing to Google it, then accusing a guy of treason because you didn’t know the Iowa Lady Hawkeyes aren’t in the NBA. Somehow I don’t trust these people to Save Girls Sports. 274128302111
Reposted by Fire RokitaAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Update: The Texas Tribune identified Gregory Feathers as the ICE agent who fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston.texastribune.orgICE agent who shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston identifiedThe federal government has withheld his identification, even as major state and local law enforcement agencies across the country typically identify officers involved in shootings on the job soon afte... 11434481589
Reposted by Fire RokitaEnd Citizens United @endcitizensunited.bsky.social · 29/09/2026For once, Ken Paxton is being honest: if it weren't for our broken campaign finance system, he'd have no shot. #UnrigWashington candidate @jamestalarico.bsky.social is running to reform our system and fight for Texans. Ken Paxton can't say the same. #TXSEN 21256921981
Reposted by Fire RokitaThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Billionaires are vacuuming up all the wealth, while workers get screwed. They’re laughing in our faces while Trump steals from us and builds a ballroom. (H/T @qasimrashid.com) 371063492
Reposted by Fire RokitaMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It is clear that Democrats are set to sweep control of Congress in free and fair elections. It is also clear that Trump and the GOP are working to make sure the elections are not free and fair. I founded Democracy Docket to help you stay informed to fight back. demdock.com/4w6emld 493012827
Reposted by Fire RokitaDavid Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026More precisely, Kash Patel was paid $25,000—and Rudy Giuliani $100,000—by a pro-Russia propagandist who led a project financially supported by Putin's office. To get the full story, see my new book, "How Russia Won: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Fight for America." Go to HowRussiaWon.com. 11592216
Reposted by Fire RokitaMerlin Mann @hotdogsladies.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Looks like Enos and Roscoe got theyselves in a real pickle tryna catch them Duke boys. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u... 59513
Reposted by Fire RokitaAmanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This is actually great. The AI that prepared this clearly knows it would be safer to give Trump his own special country, the Unites States, while someone else runs the USA 27520
Reposted by Fire RokitaGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Our tax dollars are being spent to indulge the fantasies and to soothe the fragile ego of a narcissistic sociopath who is falling deeper and deeper into psychosis. 61284192498
Reposted by Fire RokitaRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026www.ms.now/rachel-maddo... 641689621
Reposted by Fire RokitaMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 27/09/2026No more shoulder-shrugging when a machine programmed by a person commits a crime. That means the person, not the machine, has committed a crime. 26765291
Fire Rokita @firerokita.bsky.social · 26/09/2026It's ok, he'll be a good foil for better candidates. South Carolina will all but end his campaign. 000
Reposted by Fire RokitaLindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 26/09/2026"MAGA's man in Latin America" is accused of hiring two hitmen to kill his pregnant lover.wapo.stHe pushed MAGA in Latin America. Then came an affair, and an attack.Fernando Cerimedo, who steered right-wing campaigns across Latin America, is accused of directing two hit men to kill his pregnant paramour. 2166
Reposted by Fire RokitaProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026It was a rare federal dataset that captured human emotions. Consumers could have their complaints about American businesses published for all to see. For years, corporations have critiqued the system. Now the narratives are no longer being published.propublica.orgThe Federal Agency That’s Supposed to Protect Consumers Just Made Another Business-Friendly MoveDebt collection. Credit reporting. Payday loans. Consumer complaints to a federal database used to help reveal issues and bring accountability. Then the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau stopped pu... 20940513
Reposted by Fire RokitaRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026"A woman leaving the facility 'dropped to her knees. She did the sign of the cross in extreme relief. As if coming out of a nightmare,' he said... “May we never become so accustomed to suffering that we stop seeing the humanity of those experiencing it.” www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...miamiherald.comAmid whistleblower claims, advocates ask lawmakers to visit ICE office in MiramarCommunity leaders demand Florida lawmakers investigate Miramar ICE facility amid whistleblower allegations of severe overcrowding and filthy facilities 362275769
Reposted by Fire RokitaNorma Jane 🇨🇦 @normajane.bsky.social · 26/09/2026substack.com/@politepoet/...substack.comPolite Poet (@politepoet)Great idea. 1043038871
Reposted by Fire RokitaThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026They are playing in our faces 409125865970
Reposted by Fire RokitaAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 26/09/2026This is an entirely new phenomenon because before the vaccine, most women who survived measles were immune because they had it when they were young. But now, idiots who refuse to get vaccinated are giving birth to babies with measles. Two babies have died. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...nbcnews.comAmerica had wiped out measles. Now babies are infected at birth.Congenital measles has rarely been seen in the U.S. That’s changing as vaccination declines and more pregnant women become infected. 59893644001
Fire Rokita @firerokita.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Maybe this is why they are getting ready to attack Cuba. 000
Reposted by Fire RokitaKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This is like accusing someone of robbing a bank because they deposited money and never withdrew it 58982781861