Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.socialStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 2hChildren's brain tumor research, PTSD research in veterans, pesticide/agriculture research, and cancer research doesn't need to be funded according to the Trump administration. 45730
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.socialJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 2hBill Pulte Guts the IG Office That Investigated Him talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...talkingpointsmemo.comBill Pulte Guts the IG Office That Investigated HimCuts Would Put IG Office Out of Business In a move that... 616670
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.socialNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 2hThank you @barackobama.bsky.social for calling on the legal profession to step up to protect elections Our democracy needs you! If you are a lawyer with some time to give, join the good fight w/ @wetheaction.bsky.social👇 5544250
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.socialLauren Harper @laurenleharper.bsky.social · 4hI guess this explains why DOJ never found any of her emails in response to my FOIAs...even though they specifically asked for any and all of Bondi's DOJ email addresses. 😡 awesome stuff from @jasonleopold.bsky.social 15020
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.socialMatthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 5hThey're holding up a major escalation in Iran and a crackdown on abortion until after the midterms to limit political damage. To the extent that the last two years have been a right-wing smash-and-grab operation, the next two will be worse. 15447422156
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.socialOriana González @oriana.bsky.social · 6hSCOOP: White House officials, led by Susie Wiles, have told DOJ to delay any abortion-related action until after the midterms Wiles suggested to Todd Blanche that an aggressive approach on abortion would be negative for the GOP in November @washingtonsun.com www.washingtonsun.com/campaigns/ab...washingtonsun.comWhite House Officials Told the DOJ to Delay Action on Abortion Ahead of the MidtermsAttorney General Todd Blanche has moved slowly in abortion pill litigation and department officials have told advocates to wait until after the election. 88910493
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 5hThe White House is coordinating with the Justice Department to hide its abortion agenda from voters until after they've voted in order to try to influence the results of the election. 12224881232
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 8hListening to Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit wave away the sexual assault charges against DeShaun Watson — even saying “winning is the best deodorant” — was pretty jarring, especially this week. 951365272
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.socialPeggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Some of the worst cuts of Trump's Big, Ugly Bill take effect in Minnesota today. Thousands of Minnesotans will lose their Medicaid. $32 million in SNAP cuts will force kids to go hungry. At the same time, Trump's billionaire besties get tax breaks for another private plane. 515070
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.socialThe Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 01/10/2026The Supreme Court has ruled that the Trump administration can keep deporting people to countries they are not from, with as little as 24 hours heads up before their flight, and the court decided this secretly. 66334
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.socialDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026America today is a country where regulators won't allow private companies to air interviews of the opposition on TV, but declare that taxpayer funded propaganda is fine. 462206774
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 01/10/2026Trump wants to purge noncitizens from the voter rolls — even if it means eligible citizens get kicked off by mistake. “They want to screen out people who they think will vote Democratic,” Marc Elias says. Voting rules are being rewritten right now. Stay a step ahead: demdock.com/3T3Owjg 9265123
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 01/10/2026NEW on “Paper Trail”: Under Trump 2.0, the White House has often ignored Congress to carry out its agenda. Entire agencies, like USAID, have been gutted. ICE has grown explosively. Behind it all is one man: Russell Vought. 🎧 Listen to our latest episode:propublica.orgWho’s the Shadow President? 36573321
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 01/10/2026Nick Adams’ Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness has brought in millions in donations and helped him land a State Department appointment, but records show there is almost no indication FLAG was spending that money on its stated mission. (Published July)propublica.orgThis MAGA Influencer Runs a Charity to Teach Kids Civics. Much of the Money Goes to Him Instead.Nick Adams’ Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness has brought in millions in donations and helped him land a State Department appointment, but records show there is almost no indication FLAG w... 49500194
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.socialThe Lever @levernews.com · 01/10/2026SCOOP: The SEC just quietly rewrote its own rules so ONE Trump appointee can make decisions for the entire agency, no public comment required. This is right as the SEC preps rules on crypto and AI mega-IPOs like Anthropic’s. www.levernews.com/sec-quorum-r...levernews.comTrump SEC Quorum Rule Lets One Commissioner Act AloneA quiet rule change could signal “the end of independent financial regulators” just as the SEC prepares to deregulate crypto, mega-IPOs, and corporate governance. 9128114
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.social70goodtrouble.bsky.social @70goodtrouble.bsky.social · 01/10/2026All Americans must be grateful to the Elias group. Thank you for fighting for us every single day. 021
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.social70goodtrouble.bsky.social @70goodtrouble.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Republicans always coming up with trick bills that include voter suppression 021
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.social70goodtrouble.bsky.social @70goodtrouble.bsky.social · 01/10/2026So Hegseth wants to artificially increase testosterone in everyone in the military. Can they refuse? Is the point to make them just aggressive like machines? 011
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.socialkamimagic @kamimagic.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The USPS has installed over 100 dash cameras in their vehicles to leverage its massive daily footprint to collect valuable community and infrastructure data. Like, a surveillance state? #ProudBlue #DeFlockAmerica www.404media.co/usps-to-put-...404media.coUSPS To Put Cameras in Trucks That Scan Roads for ‘Community Safety’USPS says the cameras, put on USPS truck dashboards, will scan roads, signs, and more. 33216155
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.socialgreeneyedlady3.bsky.social @greeneyedlady3.bsky.social · 01/10/202634 days and counting. Vote blue up and down the ballot in overwhelming numbers. 033
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.social70goodtrouble.bsky.social @70goodtrouble.bsky.social · 01/10/2026America needs to shut Vance, Trump and the Republican Party down now. They are moving us towards a surveillance state with and authoritarian government. We all heard Trump say to the victor gold the spoils and he has been filling his pockets daily. Now we’re paying for his propaganda. 011
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Anne Applebaum has been right about a lot of things and this is one. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...theatlantic.comMAGA Is Making the World Safe for CorruptionFar-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction. 161036431
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.social"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I, uh, I can't help but notice you left out the slaver's rebellion or the Nazis on the list of people to go fight. Funny, that. 652256368
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 01/10/2026Tennessee’s highest-security youth prisons are operated by a single private company. Former staff say they felt pressure to hide abuse and other serious incidents from the state and to handle medical emergencies without calling 911. with @wpln.bsky.socialpropublica.orgHe Suffered Abuse in a Private Youth Jail. The Company Never Reported It.Tennessee’s highest-security youth prisons are operated by a single private company. Former staff say they felt pressure to hide abuse and other serious incidents from the state and to handle medical ... 9538259
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Chuck Grassley also did not share the texts with Democratic senators before the hearing, breaking protocol. 21135141075
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.socialScott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Anatomy of a screw-up The Eric Schmitt incident …. Just filed ===> youtu.be/PrzsEZERfvU?...youtu.beTrump PANICS After Republican Gets HUMILIATED on Capitol HillYouTube video by Scott MacFarlane Reports 27614175
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 01/10/2026The GOP is ramping up efforts to interfere with the midterms. Republicans were just exposed for training Wisconsin election observers to identify discrepancies with voting machines. This is just the start. Subscribe so you never miss an update: demdock.com/3T3Owjg 113446
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 01/10/2026The GOP is ramping up efforts to interfere with the midterms. Republicans were just exposed for training Wisconsin election observers to identify discrepancies with voting machines. This is just the start. Subscribe so you never miss an update: demdock.com/3T3Owjg 13256140
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.socialJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 30/09/2026If you need a refresher about the issues involved in release of Vol. 2 of Jack Smith’s report, you’re not alone. The case was briefed months ago, but has been sitting on the court’s docket waiting for oral argument. I wrote about it back then: joycevance.substack.com/p/trumps-pas...joycevance.substack.comTrump's Past Is Catching Up With HimWe’ve discussed Trump’s ongoing efforts to prevent the release of former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on the now-dismissed classified documents prosecution against the president. 361149416
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.socialScott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Susan Collins has had five years to give back Leon Black's money. She's had ten months to give back his wife's. Here's what her office did when we called. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/a-billiona... 22308160
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.socialamanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Received a phone call this morning letting me know they started moving people from Guantanamo Bay to Somalia late last week. Working on getting in contact with them now. 122186
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.socialScott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Susan Collins's campaign took a check from Leon Black three days after the Times exposed his Epstein payments. It wasn't the last check from the Black household. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/a-billiona... 615980
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.socialScott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Tom Cotton's campaign took Leon Black's money in 2022. By then, Black's own firm had already put his payments to Epstein at $158 million. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/a-billiona... 48648
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.socialFal Rising @falrising.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Rep. Jamie Raskin on the Sen. Schmitt debacle: "As ever with MAGA, we are saved from their absolute malice and evil by their complete incompetence." 17022
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.socialThe Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 30/09/2026Could things get worse with another 2 years of Republicans in control? You do the math. 42967382
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.social70goodtrouble.bsky.social @70goodtrouble.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The White House is a crime syndicate 011
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.socialKhashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This is who they are. This is literally today's Republicans bringing their A game. It's the best they have to offer. 16393124
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.socialSecrets and Laws @secretsandlaws.bsky.social · 29/09/2026🚨Exclusive🚨: I have exculpatory evidence in what is easily the dumbest congressional oversight episode of the year...maybe the decade. I was at the Iowa v. MD game & just looked at my pics & sure enough, someone who looks like Jack Smith is sitting in Sec 109, Row 1. Complete & total vindication! 371221223
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.socialAnn Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026anntelnaes.substack.com/p/jack-smith...anntelnaes.substack.comJack Smith testifies before the Senate Judiciary CommitteeRepublicans still turn a blind eye to the Jan 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol 1235680
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.socialCiara Torres-Spelliscy @profciara.bsky.social · 30/09/2026👀⚖️ 13814
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.socialTexas Tribune @texastribune.org · 28/09/2026Breaking: The Texas Tribune has identified the ICE agent who witnesses say fired through an open van window and killed 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston nearly three months ago.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... 20566433346
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It’s difficult to overstate how dangerous such a declaration would be for American democracy. It would mean a president is attempting to sidestep the Constitution, which empowers states to run elections, in order to prevent his party from losing. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comCould Trump take over voting by declaring a ‘national emergency’?Advocates agree such an attempt would be blatantly unconstitutional but still worry that such an emergency order could suppress voting nonetheless. 1441505645
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.socialSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A new Democratic Congress needs to investigate this hateful man. 951179441
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.socialSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Just a reminder that this is the same Sen. Schmitt who repeatedly claimed that Chief Judge Boasberg was receiving a disproportionate share of Trump-related cases because he confused the D.C. Superior Court (which has 62 judges) with the D.C. district court (which has 15). 1212569665
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.socialMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Funniest part to me is Jack Smith using 110% of his lawyer brain. He avoids making the connection himself; he doesn't even say "Hawkeyes," he just says "Iowa." He knows it's better to let everyone figure it out on their own. He also knows from Klobuchar's grin that she'll dunk it for him. 752710363
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Eric Schmitt went to Truman State University, so … 812138306
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.socialDiedrich Bader @diedrichbader.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Your tax dollars at work 5349255
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.socialPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 29/09/2026Very funny this happened right after Axios was like "lots of buzz about Schmitt for VP" this morning. 2013485539
Reposted by @gmasheesh.bsky.socialTim O’Brien @timobrien.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Klobuchar FTW here at the end. And Jack Smith maintains his composure throughout this charade. 1722547