Reposted by Beth FullerRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Mentions on Fox shows of the very newsworthy confrontation between Schmitt and Jack Smith: Ingraham (7-8pm): 0 Watters (8-9): 0 Hannity (9-10): 0 Gutfeld (10-11): 0 Fox & Friends this AM: 0 45668351997
Reposted by Beth FullerJeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026in today's post, I actually attempt to converse with the White House's new AI chatbot, and dumbfuckery ensues. also, Eric Schmitt beclowns himself, and Jack Smith rules. thank you for your attention to this matter. link is here: bit.ly/4xSpp1q 840478
Reposted by Beth FullerJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I hope this headline haunts Eric Schmitt for the rest of his pathetic political career. 1160159654516
Reposted by Beth FullerMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I wish everyone could see how disgusting, dishonest and just plain stupid Republicans are acting at this Jack Smith hearing. 66666171
Reposted by Beth FullerRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026When authoritarians get backed into a corner, they lash out and resort to fear-mongering. This is why Trump is running ominous taxpayer funded ads. But we’re going to organize our friends and neighbors, turn out to vote in November, and deliver a resounding blue wave. Spread the word. 331151326
Reposted by Beth FullerChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 28/09/2026FYI this bill does nothing. It contains no new mandatory rules restricting data centers. It's just fakery to try to fool voters into forgetting that Republicans spent the entire term trying to stop states from regulating AI (as requested by the AI companies). www.semafor.com/article/09/2...semafor.comExclusive: Some Republicans push to prioritize Husted data center billRepublican senators have discussed the idea but made no final decision. 23610257
Reposted by Beth FullerRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Trump has... -Run blatantly political ads using taxpayer money -Shuttered a longstanding arts & culture institution because he can’t put his name on the building -Hung banners with his face on them from a government building If you saw this happening in another country, what would you call it? 1091551455
Reposted by Beth FullerElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 28/09/2026Don't be fooled. This bill won’t force Big Tech companies to do anything. It's a political stunt to cover Republicans who have been the biggest data center cheerleaders. We need a bill with real teeth to hold these companies accountable. 37803264
Reposted by Beth FullerRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026All Trump’s malevolence and psychosis will be on full display right after the midterms. We’ve been here before in Nov 2020, and here we go again. The national nightmare of Trump refusing to accept defeat and dragging the country through lies, conspiracies and drama begins again. 1022449592
Reposted by Beth FullerRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Why won’t network evening news broadcasts show their audience video of Trump dozing off during press events in the Oval Office in the middle of the day while people are talking, as he’s done dozens and dozen of times? Is that not newsworthy? Is it impolite? Will you lose access? 1312660648
Beth Fuller @gingersnap195.bsky.social · 25/09/2026saveskincancercare.org/sign-the-sta...saveskincancercare.orgCommunity support — Save Skin Cancer CareSign the Community Statement urging CMS to withdraw the proposed Medicare cuts to skin cancer care, and see the roll of signers. 000
Reposted by Beth FullerAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026Ossoff: "What did they spend the most political capital trying to do over the last 18 months? Cover up the Epstein files. They worked harder to cover up the Epstein files than they ever did to lower grocery prices." 289219846781
Reposted by Beth FullerRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21/09/2026If you believe that gas and diesel prices are high in late September 2026 because of Biden and Zelenskyy, then you might be a Trump supporter. And a moron. Which is pretty much the same thing. 1054116782
Reposted by Beth FullerGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 18/09/2026We're officially entering the Fuhrerbunker phase of the Trump presidency 1201312331
Reposted by Beth FullerRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17/09/2026If voters return Republicans to the majority in the midterms they will get exactly what they have right now - Congress doing nothing month after month, out of session refusing to do their jobs while Trump rules like an autocrat with no checks or balances. An Imperial Presidency. 672061528
Reposted by Beth FullerRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020. — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system. 519153155868
Reposted by Beth FullerAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026Some details: Kremlev, the Russian who sponsored Don Jr's wedding, is a former member of the Night Wolves biker gang, went to China with Putin and is personally sanctioned by Ukraine for his role in abducting children www.propublica.org/article/dona...propublica.orgDonald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian OligarchThe oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large... 15224451312
Reposted by Beth FullerKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 14/09/2026It happened to Jose Ojeda Duarte, who fled the Nicolas Maduro's military but was sent back to Venezuela due ot what ICE called a "data quality issue." He's since been brought back and released. And it has happened in these cases: www.politico.com/news/2026/09... 127882
Reposted by Beth FullerKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 14/09/2026NEW: Once exceptionally rare, illegal deportations — in defiance of court orders or due to ICE screw-ups — are now a routine part of President Trump's mass deportation push. It happened 3 times this past week and more at least 30 times in recent months. www.politico.com/news/2026/09... 261800770
Reposted by Beth FullerAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 13/09/2026We’re on a path to lose the Senate but win the House. Let’s make sure we win both. We can’t move forward with the plan to expand the supreme court if we don’t win the senate. 605123323465
Reposted by Beth FullerAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 10/09/2026BREAKING: Trump’s FCC pushes Talarico Kimmel interview to YouTube, trampling the First Amendment. Sound familiar? It happened with Talarico and Colbert last February, which resulted in $2.5M in donations and millions of views. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/a...nytimes.comJimmy Kimmel to Interview James Talarico ‘Under Unusual Circumstances’A conversation with the Democratic Senate hopeful from Texas will move off air because of what the late night host called F.C.C. “threats” against his show and network. 10729381073
Reposted by Beth FullerJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 10/09/2026If you’re confused by what’s been happening in Missouri’s gerrymandering debacle, I untangled it in summary form so you can get up to speed: joycevance.substack.com/p/insanity-i...joycevance.substack.comInsanity in MissouriIt’s utter insanity in Missouri, or as NBC’s Lawrence Hurley put it on Twitter this morning, the “Show Cause State.” 17821250
Reposted by Beth FullerJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 10/09/2026🚨 BEWARE of VoteSafe.org 🚨 While it bills itself as a “safe” way to register to vote, it is actually a digital surveillance machine created by Elon Musk’s super PAC. 7345133688
Reposted by Beth FullerRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Trump promised $5,000 stimulus checks from DOGE cuts. You got 0. Trump promised $2,000 stimulus checks from tariffs. You got 0. Trump promised $1,000 checks from Obamacare cuts. You got 0. Trump promised $1.98 gas. You got $4+. Trump now has more promises for you. 25143901691
Reposted by Beth FullerCub Green @cubtrader.bsky.social · 10/09/2026@crampell.bsky.social earlier: "Since becoming president again, Trump has promised: $5000 stimulus checks via "DOGE dividend" $2000 stimulus checks via "tariff dividend" $1000+ checks via "savings" from expiring ACA subsidies $5000 "dividend" if Rs win midterms No checks have been issued." 1152
Reposted by Beth FullerThor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Trump promising everyone free money 231856261
Reposted by Beth FullerSchooley @schooley.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Trump looking out in a more than half empty arena and saying how it’s totally packed should be a bigger deal, but alas. 2043752
Reposted by Beth FullerCREW @citizensforethics.org · 08/09/2026ICE is trying to award a $5 million contract to create a national voter database. Not only is that not a good use of funds—it's illegal. Administering elections is the states' job. Not the federal government and certainly not ICE.wired.comICE Plans to Pay $5 Million to Create National Voting DatabaseAs part of a broader DHS surge to investigate alleged voter fraud, ICE has announced it plans to pay up to $5 million to create what amounts to a federal voter database. 11270142
Reposted by Beth FullerLuciSkyDyme @luciskydyme.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Voters of Kansas, do you really want to re-elect this guy? Charged 18% interest and went after people who couldn't pay him... www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/u...nytimes.comRoger Marshall Sued 700 Patients for Debts; 81 Were Arrested. Now He’s a Senator. (Gift Article)Patients sued by Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas were routinely charged 18 percent interest, The Times found. Some had bank accounts garnished. 13511
Reposted by Beth FullerRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Gas went up under Biden because Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. Then they gradually went down in 2023/2024. Gas then went back up because Trump started a war of choice with Iran that he’s losing after being persuaded by Netanyahu and Hegseth. Blaming Biden right now is absurd. 962436572
Reposted by Beth FullerDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 08/09/2026It’s not “raising the payroll tax,” it’s raising the cap. This irresponsible WaPo headline makes it sound like they are talking about raising the payroll tax rate. Which they are not. It also makes it sound like Social Security is about to run out of money. Which It is not.  40835211
Reposted by Beth FullerGod @thegodshow.com · 07/09/2026Thou shalt not trust A SINGLE WORD from corporate media talking heads who LOOK AWAY while the president is CERTIFIABLY INSANE. 199116482703
Reposted by Beth FullerElizabeth Warren @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Workers didn't win weekends, safer workplaces, better wages, or the 40-hour workweek because corporations decided to do the right thing. They won those rights by organizing and fighting together. This Labor Day, we honor that history and keep fighting for working people. 833991
Reposted by Beth FullerPittsburgh Progress @pittsburghprogress.bsky.social · 04/09/2026For the Pittsburgh Progress, Labor Day isn’t just a federal holiday. What it stands for is at the roots of who and what we are. Join us Sept. 7 in Downtown Pittsburgh for the annual Labor Day parade. Learn more about the Pittsburgh Progress origin story: pittsburghprogress.com/new-media-co... 0157
Reposted by Beth Fullerhammancheez but spooky @hammancheez.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I’m torn between hoping It Happens tomorrow and It Happens 3 years from now when he’s watching that gold statue on top of his arch get exploded live on cspan by a button pushed by the demolition lottery winner, a first generation nicaraguan immigrant 1646755
Reposted by Beth FullerRuth Zakarin @ruthz.bsky.social · 02/09/2026My view of @edmarkey.bsky.social at last night’s election party. He gave a great speech, but honestly what truly moved me was the first speaker — a trans young person who spoke about the meaning of this win. About seeing MA vote for someone who was unabashed in their support… 1/ 237590
Reposted by Beth FullerMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 31/08/2026macabre = “muh-KAHB” Worcestershire = “WOOSS-ter-sheer” omnipotent = “ahm-NI-puh-tunt” reticent = “RET-uh-sunt” epitome = “ih-PIT-uh-mee” myriad = "MEER-ee-ud" Never make fun of someone if they mispronounce a word. It means they learned it by reading. 795166573672
Reposted by Beth FullerSchooley @schooley.bsky.social · 29/08/2026If you tax billionaires you might inhibit their ability to buy the media and elections so they don’t have to pay taxes. 1034184
Reposted by Beth FullerJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Most headlines refer to this as "misspent" or "misappropriated". Whether by a legal definition it's "stole" those other words GREATLY understate what happened. They took $10M of public money for childrens health care and laundered it thru a string of orgs to get it into a political campaign account. 331497591
Reposted by Beth FullerDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 28/08/2026No matter what Trump thinks or does, let us be very clear on one thing ahead of the midterm elections: “The president has no role in the administration of federal elections under our Constitution,” Marc Elias says. Stay up to date on Trump’s attacks on our democracy: demdock.com/3T3Owjg 13776236
Reposted by Beth FullerDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 28/08/2026📬 USPS UPDATE 📬 Where things stand: 🔺Three pro-voting lawsuits were filed to stop USPS. 🔺A MA judge issued a 14-day block barring USPS from enforcing its final rule in two of the cases. 🔺DOJ must respond to pro-voting groups and blue states' request for a longer-term block by tomorrow. 520267
Reposted by Beth FullerRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/08/2026The United States has never looked weaker or more ridiculous and incompetent to allies and enemies around the world than we do right now. 1811164423922
Reposted by Beth FullerNPR @npr.org · 27/08/2026At least 1,500 people are missing, many of them foreign tourists, after deadly floods hit the Nepal-Tibet border, sweeping away entire villages n.pr/4zB2Y2Vn.prAt least 1,500 missing after deadly Nepal-Tibet floodsAt least 1,500 people are missing, many of them foreign tourists, after deadly floods hit the Nepal-Tibet border, sweeping away entire villages 6273121
Reposted by Beth FullerRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Thanks to stockholdings in Big Oil, Trump has raked in up to $15.5M from his fossil fuel investments since January. Meanwhile, the American people have spent $71.5B more on gas since Trump's Iran War began. When Trump said, "I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation," he wasn't lying. 451870769
Reposted by Beth FullerMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 27/08/2026The claims against Donald Trump's anti-voting executive order and the US Postal Service are now clearly ripe and I am representing the Democratic Party to block it from taking effect. I am realistic about the Supreme Court but I believe we will win! 713426972
Reposted by Beth FullerNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Please don't overreact to Roberts Court decision on the contemplated USPS ballot moves They simply held that the injunction came too early in the process, before there was a final rule👇 Now we HAVE a final rule & we will litigate it. I'm as confident in our arguments here as in any of our cases! 1027181845681
Reposted by Beth FullerRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/08/2026A record-setting tornado season is in full force across the Midwest. And thanks to Trump, recovering from it will be harder than ever before. 642369843
Reposted by Beth FullerRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Your regular reminder that if not for the Trump and Bush tax cuts, federal revenues would keep pace with federal spending indefinitely. Instead, these tax cuts have added at least $10 trillion to the debt. The so called "party of fiscal responsibility" is full of it. 12353161990
Reposted by Beth FullerJohn Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 20/08/20262016: Trump promised to eliminate the national debt within eight years. Ten years later: the debt is $40 trillion. It’s like a reverse Kickstarter. Dude crowdfunded more debt. 31673190