Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026PabloReports: Donald Trump says we’re in a golden age. Do you agree? Frost: Yeah, if you’re a billionaire, you’re in the golden age. They’re taking all of our money and giving it to them. 11652121489
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Just posting this because, as of yesterday, the US national debt surpassed $40 trillion for the first time. The GOP: the party of fiscal responsibility. 🥴 900185967152
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialNita Cosby @5-2blue.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Trump threatened to take State Department paintings home during a mining roundtable Friday, breaking off mid-speech to size up the room's art and declare, "I'm taking it. the president's allowed to remove things from any building." www.rawstory.com/trump-threat...rawstory.comTrump threatens State Dept. paintings after losing plot mid-speech: 'I'm taking it'President Donald Trump threatened to take State Department paintings home during a mining roundtable Friday, breaking off mid-speech to size up the room's art and declare, "I'm taking it."The event wa... 84823
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialDr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · 08/08/2026If tech giant Google has its way, residents of Fort Wayne, Indiana, may have to say goodbye to over 4 acres of federally protected wetland as part of the third phase of “Project Zodiac,” a $2 billion hyperscale data center project. futurism.com/artificial-i...futurism.comGoogle Data Center Announces Plans to Pave Over Protected WetlandsGoogle is requesting authorization to fill in a chunk of precious wetlands to build three data center buildings in Fort Wayne, Indiana. 29469350
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 22/07/2026Tomorrow, the House will vote on the NDAA, which includes a provision to merge parts of our military with the IDF. This amendment is an existential threat to American sovereignty and democracy. Every member of Congress must vote NO. 610191376864
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon swears in new civil rights division lawyers at the DOJ. Because nothing says “we care about civil rights” quite like only hiring white people. 42049231864
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 07/07/2026JD Vance says GOP will close the "loophole" created by birthright citizenship. Johnson is floating a mere "legislative fix." They're deliberately using language designed to make this sound like a tweak, a small thing, when it would be seismic (and hugely toxic). 2/ newrepublic.com/article/2127... 24888230
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialCascadia(PNW) @cascadiarevolting.bsky.social · 04/07/2026There has been a massive uptick in ICE kidnappings in Washington State. We know why. Researchers at The University of Washington have been tracking these illegal kidnappings and the data that is helping ICE surveil and stalk people. This data is being shared with the feds. Mostly by local cops. 20337072305
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/07/2026Vance says the midterms are big because Republicans are one SCOTUS seat from ending birthright citizenship 2791731692
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 23/06/2026“.. The efforts show the blurring of the lines between public service and private profit-seeking ..” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/b... 1661191544
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 22/06/2026The Department of Justice is trying to get the NAACP’s Clean Air Act suit against xAI tossed because it claims the government should be able to block *all* citizen suits it opposes to avoid “Article II” concerns. As today’s “One First” explains, this argument is as scary and alarming as it is novel:stevevladeck.com234. DOJ, Citizen Suits, and the xAI LitigationDOJ's move to toss out a lawsuit against xAI for illegally operating gas-burning turbines to power data centers turns on a dangerous new constitutional claim. 37998487
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialForbes @forbes.com · 08/06/2026The FTX founder is betting on a Trump clemency spree that's already freed crypto's biggest names. forbes.comSam Bankman-Fried—Serving 25 Years For Fraud—Formally Applies For Trump PardonThe FTX founder is betting on a Trump clemency spree that's already freed crypto's biggest names. 63292156
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialBeing Liberal ®🗽🏳️🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 06/06/2026We are no long a free country, free to express dissent, free to express opinions. More: www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/... 9336166
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialJonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Good job editors for being clear this is happening under Censorship Jay. 14555622124
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/06/2026The U.S. Supreme Court erased all doubts about the sweeping nature of its recent voting rights jurisprudence Tuesday night with a shadow docket ruling that effectively reverses the Court’s own decision in the same matter just three years ago. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comSupreme Court's Alabama redistricting ruling marks striking reversal of its previous stance"More and more, this Court shows itself to be little more than a partisan tool engaged in results-oriented jurisprudence," Prof. Hasen wrote. 36065402952
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 02/06/2026The heart of our constitutional crisis in one exchange between me and Sec. Mullin. When asked a simple question - if he will obey court orders - he says he will not because some court orders are "politicized". That's not how democracy works. And that's why we are in a crisis. 1046150405156
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialKhashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Wow. A convicted Jan. 6 Capitol rioter has been hired to work in a Pentagon office that handles classified military information. Elias Irizarry was hired to work in the DOD’s Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, and internal alarms are going off. www.mediaite.com/media/news/t...mediaite.comJan 6 Capitol Rioter Elias Irizarry Hired at Pentagon: RptA convicted Jan. 6 Capitol rioter is raising concerns after reportedly being hired to work in a Pentagon office that handles classified military information. 54686974771
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialelizabethginexi.bsky.social @elizabethginexi.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Summary of Key Changes in OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule. Russell Vought is going destroy American Science. elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/summary-of...elizabethginexi.substack.comSummary of Key Changes in OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance RuleRussell Vought is going destroy American Science 1251397827
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialJenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 29/05/2026OMG. “I found a second vote.gov — and it’s registered to the White House *** Either DOJ lied to a federal judge, or the studio is building a replacement for the country’s voter registration site without telling the agencies whose work it would replace.” 5/26/26 … 1/open.substack.comI found a second vote.gov — and it's registered to the White HouseThere is a moment in every investigation where the thing you have been looking for finds you instead. 42958664
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Pedocon theory out here explaining presidential endorsements in the Texas Senate race. 8732121063
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialJenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 26/05/2026“Project 2025 Climbs the Education Mountain” 5/14/26globalextremism.orgProject 2025 Climbs the Education MountainProject 2025’s education agenda is rapidly becoming federal policy, with allies inside the government targeting universities, civil-rights protections, and transgender inclusion while elevating instit... 713683
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialCNN @cnn.com · 19/05/2026The IRS is barred from investigating President Donald Trump or his family for past tax issues under new terms added to a controversial lawsuit agreement with the Department of Justice. cnn.it/4uZaiCs 5212644
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialPatti Olivier 💙VOTE BLUE @patti3333.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Good morning everyone Please take a moment to screenshot and save this All this will be HAPPENING after the midterms THEY WANT YOU TO FORGET THE BIG UGLY DELAY and it's going to hurt millions of Americans So show this to everyone you know and pass it on What Lies Ahead 28472402
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialJonathan Lemire @jonlemire.bsky.social · 18/05/2026NEW: The Newest Oldest President Donald Trump has not faced the same scrutiny for his age as Joe Biden did. For now. But as Trump is poised to turn 80 next month, questions about his health and increasingly erratic behavior are growing www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...theatlantic.comThe Newest Oldest PresidentDonald Trump is turning 80. But will he face the scrutiny that Joe Biden did? 109987298
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Even the Initially Hesitant Southern States Have Now Joined GOP Race to Eliminate Black Political Representation talkingpointsmemo.com/the-franchis...talkingpointsmemo.comEven the Initially Hesitant Southern States Have Now Joined GOP Race to Eliminate Black Political RepresentationHello, and welcome back to The Franchise! In the aftermath of the... 14306129
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialCALL TO ACTIVISM @calltoactivism.bsky.social · 13/05/2026🚨HOLY SHIT: MAGA Congresswoman Jen Kiggans tried to COLLUDE with a radio station host to DELETE an interview where she agreed to tell Hakeem Jeffries to keep his “cotton-picking hands” off Virginia. Share this EVERYWHERE to to keep her racism from being buried. #JimCrowJen 591179798
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialTim O’Brien @timobrien.bsky.social · 13/05/2026The very definition of an inside job: Trump’s own Justice Dept is pondering settling a case with Trump that he filed against his own IRS. Raw grifting. With taxpayers’ money. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/b...nytimes.comJustice Dept. Officials Consider Settling Trump Suit Against I.R.S. 30441211
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialScott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 06/05/2026A massive undercover prostitution sting in Florida, brilliantly named "Polk Around and Find Out," arrested 266 people. Among them? Prominent MAGA influencers and a pardoned January 6 insurrectionist. You can't make this up. Full story: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/we-investi... 37781395
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialGuardian US @us.theguardian.com · 30/04/2026DoJ announces changes, including ‘loophole’ that allows people to buy guns at shows without background checktheguardian.comUS reinstates ‘gun show loophole’ amid rollback of firearms restrictions 16166126
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialBen Holt 🇨🇦 @beanjammin.bsky.social · 30/04/2026From surveillance capitalism to the climate crisis, advertising is amongst the very worst industries for humanity. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/a...theguardian.comRevealed: British ad firm’s billion-dollar greenwash of US oil industryLondon-based WPP accused of breaching climate policy after report reveals firm linked to twice as much oil advertising as US rivals 053
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 30/04/2026🚨 THIS SHOULD SET OFF EVERY ALARM: Louisiana is about to pull the rug mid-election. Let’s be clear what’s happening. 📌Absentee ballots already out 📌Early voting starts May 2 📌Election day is May 16 And just days before voting begins, Gov Landry is planning to suspend the primary entirely. 46751442978
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 30/04/2026In 1993, Trump signed a mortgage for a Florida home, pledging it would be his principal residence. Seven weeks later, he attested a neighboring property would also be his principal residence. In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home. (Published Dec. 2025)propublica.orgTrump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records RevealThe Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ... 902537992
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/04/2026🔥 NEW SEN. @ossoff.senate.gov AD: “For too many, the story isn’t true… the math doesn’t work…The problem is a corrupt & failing system…If we can break the grip of corruption, our politics can meet the peoples’ needs instead of serving the wealthy & powerful.” Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DXvUvpJ... 271418490
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialBrennan Center @brennancenter.org · 29/04/2026The Supreme Court has completed its decades-long project to destroy the Voting Rights Act. It has blessed racial discrimination and further encouraged partisan gerrymandering in the Callais ruling. The Roberts Court has made U.S. democracy much worse today. Congress has an urgent obligation to act. 1114269
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/04/2026When you go to the gas station this week, just remember that Trump and Hegseth are having a great time with the war. Big joke. 32131191103
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialRaw Story @rawstory.com · 26/04/2026President Donald Trump took to Truth Social Saturday to blast the New York Times over its coverage of Lafayette Park's renovation after the paper reviewed documents that tell a very different story than the one he has sold.bit.lyTrump lashes out as NYT documents blow up his fountain brag: 'Trying to make us look bad'President Donald Trump took to Truth Social Saturday to blast the New York Times over its coverage of Lafayette Park's renovation after the paper reviewed documents that tell a very different story than the one he has sold.Trump claimed the park had been "left in disarray after decades of neglect" a... 98836
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialShobita Parthasarathy @shobitap.org · 23/04/2026Well, they've finally struck home. #ICE has detained my former #umich student, Yousif Azizi, a PhD student in public policy at Virginia Tech w/a valid visa. He was arrested while taking his children to school in Maryland. After multiple transfers, he is in a detention center in Arizona.yousofazizi.comFree Yousof Azizi 191575851
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20/04/2026TIMES OF ISRAEL: “Commanders say the IDF is replicating its policy from Gaza in Lebanon” NYU PROFESSOR: “This is what Israel has done to my hometown in southern Lebanon” 25543257
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 20/04/2026NEW: Stories about pardons are often told as stories about presidential power — who had access, who persuaded a president to intervene. But what drew reporter Jeremy Kohler to this story was the people on the other side of that act of grace.propublica.orgTrump Pardoned a Nursing Home Owner Who Owed Almost $19 Million to a Grieving FamilyStories about pardons are often about presidential power. But what about people on the other side of that grace? The Coulson family may never receive millions from a wrongful death lawsuit it won years ago. 17485224
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 16/04/2026Rep Cory Mills has faced multiple allegations of assault and misconduct. If he were a Democrat, Republicans would already be drafting the expulsion resolution and lining up on cable news. 1/2 431024457
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 16/04/2026The national media is eating up this report as justification for perpetuating the lie that universities themselves - as opposed to decades of attacks from the far right authoritarian party - are responsible for eroding trust in higher education. You can almost hear them salivating at the chance.nytimes.comYale Report Finds Colleges Deserve Blame for Higher Education’s Problems 451374296
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 10/04/2026Exclusive: The CDC delayed a report showing covid-19 vaccines reduced emergency visits and hospitalizations in healthy adults by half. The move raises concerns about the Trump administration downplaying vaccine benefits. wapo.st/4sZ3ZOt 11234132
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialPeter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Trump, who has promoted "Buy America" policies and vowed to protect American steel, has secured tens of millions of dollars worth of donated foreign steel for his $400 million ballroom project, report @anaswanson.bsky.social and @lukebroadwater.bsky.social. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/u...nytimes.comWhite House Secures Foreign Steel for Ballroom Project 37227110
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Israel’s response to the “cease fire” is to rain bombs on Lebanon 65770458
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialJustin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 06/04/2026A blast from the past! MAGA channel Real America's Voice brings on Ed Butowsky to talk about global oil price spikes. In case you forgot, Butwosky was the man behind the scenes on Fox News' retracted Seth Rich conspiracy theory. www.npr.org/2022/06/15/1... 1359
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 06/04/2026The Trump administration has been quietly negotiating agreements with poorer nations as it seeks to scale back and reimagine U.S. foreign assistance. But in a break with precedent, the administration has refused to disclose their full terms publicly.washingtonpost.comTrump administration’s secrecy on health deals alarms experts, governmentsA dearth of information has been disclosed about the agreements, fueling speculation that the “America First” approach to foreign aid is exploitative. 18305133
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 06/04/2026NEW: DOJ Civil Rights Division head Harmeet Dhillon attended the wedding of Caroline Wren, a key organizer of the Jan. 6 rally. The appearance highlights her ongoing ties to figures connected to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, amid reports of a potential promotion within the department.democracydocket.comHarmeet Dhillon parties at wedding of Jan. 6 rally organizer amid reports of DOJ promotionHer appearance at a private celebration hosted by a Jan. 6 rally organizer underscores her continued ties to figures connected to efforts to overturn the 2020 election. 20315151
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialOlga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 06/04/2026AP: Trump administration terminates agreements to protect transgender students in several schools “The DOE said Monday it has terminated agreements that previous administrations reached with five school districts and a college aimed at upholding rights and protections for transgender students.” 1213368
Reposted by @heatherv3.bsky.socialKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 04/04/2026"In late March [Pope Leo XIV] warned against invoking the name of Jesus for battle, saying in a Sunday homily that Jesus 'does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them.'” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/w...nytimes.comHegseth Says U.S. Troops Are Fighting for Jesus. The Pope Disagrees. 1143056796
