Reposted by @houseelf.bsky.socialThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 12/10/2026Trump effectively ran on both slashing and spiking inflation. He came through on one of those.lnk.thebulwark.comThe Experts Were Right: Trump’s an Economic MoronPlus: The Triad Mailbag of your nightmares. 614433
Reposted by @houseelf.bsky.socialScott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 12/10/2026ALERT: Federal judge in New York issues order temporarily halting further taxpayer-funded Trump TV ads 532177437
Reposted by @houseelf.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 12/10/2026A federal judge just ordered the Trump regime to STOP spending taxpayer money on the challenged TV ads—and cancel scheduled placements, including tonight’s. The administration must report back within 24 hours confirming compliance. 842024542
Reposted by @houseelf.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Today we got access to a smoking gun document from ICE that shows how it is weaponized against progressive groups registering voters while building a voter suppression database. 11764453184
Reposted by @houseelf.bsky.socialThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 08/10/2026Manny Rutinel: "Gabe Evans will never fix it. Why? He is funded by Elon Musk. His campaign is fueled and pushed forward by hundreds of thousands of dollars from Elon Musk who understands Gabe Evans to be a loyal rubber stamp to the Republican agenda." 112639
Reposted by @houseelf.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The Trump White House official app is fraught with trackers. The White House app covertly collects excessive user data and shares it with third-party trackers while sidestepping federal security rules. For example, the app includes scripts to monitor a user's location several times per minute.washingtonsun.comWhite House Drove Users to Official App Fraught With TrackersThe White House app became the App Store’s most downloaded news app after the president barred three news outlets. 721292862
Reposted by @houseelf.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026BREAKING: ICE over the past year investigated hundreds of nonprofits across the U.S. that help people register to vote. The internal documents, obtained by the Democracy Forward, showed that ICE's investigative arm also contemplated sending undercover agents to investigate the organizations.democracydocket.comICE probed hundreds of voter registration groups across the U.S.The agency also contemplated deploying undercover agents to "initiate prosecutions" against the groups and "dismantle" them. 11517291000
Reposted by @houseelf.bsky.socialThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 05/10/2026"Fascism is both a permanent temptation and, as history teaches and current events show, a powerful one. As history also teaches, and as current events will I believe show, it can be defeated. First, one has to recognize it for what it is."lnk.thebulwark.comNot to Alarm You, But Trump’s Brain Is MeltedAnd Hegseth’s neo-fascism is out in the open. 514337
houseelf.bsky.social @houseelf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026substack.com/@rokhannausa...substack.comRo Khanna (@rokhannausa)Mark Zuckerberg drafted and circulated the AI voluntary pledge touted by Trump. There are no penalties. No timeline. We do not let airlines certify their own planes and grade each other. We do not ... 000
Reposted by @houseelf.bsky.socialThe New Yorker @newyorker.com · 04/10/2026Why a return to a larger conflict in Iran remains likely, according to one expert. www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...newyorker.comWhy the War in Iran Is Likely to Heat Up AgainOil exports in the Gulf have rebounded as the U.S. escorts ships through the Strait of Hormuz. But the obstacles to a lasting peace are greater than ever. 4259
Reposted by @houseelf.bsky.socialThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 04/10/2026"Congress has already said no to taxpayer funding for the big, beautiful ballroom, and this should have been a stop order on the project." So if Congress already said no, how is this pet project getting taxpayer dollars? 24466163
houseelf.bsky.social @houseelf.bsky.social · 26/09/2026substack.com/@rawstory/no...substack.comRaw America (@rawstory)PRESCIENT: In the 1990s, SNL aired this Schoolhouse Rock parody explaining how corporations buy media outlets to silence the truth. It was effectively banned as it was never aired again. Restack so mo... 000
houseelf.bsky.social @houseelf.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This s censorship. Spread the word…. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...hollywoodreporter.comThe Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing. 000
Reposted by @houseelf.bsky.socialThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 22/09/2026The Quadrangle of Doom consists of a megalomaniacal president, powerful fanatics occupying key positions in his administration, increasingly radicalized MAGA true believers, and reliably cowardly and collaborating elites:lnk.thebulwark.comTrump’s Quadrangle of DoomIt’s going to get worse. 16487110
Reposted by @houseelf.bsky.socialMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/09/2026DoorDash has ripped off more than 260,000 NYC delivery workers. We’re making them pay $131.5 million — the largest worker settlement in City history. This is New York, where hard work pays and greed will cost you. 340250574780
Reposted by @houseelf.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 22/09/2026Epstein survivor Danielle Bensky says Trump’s DOJ exposed her private information in its massive Epstein file release. Her lawyers alerted the government. The files came down. Then, she says, her information was exposed again. Now she’s speaking out.meidasnews.comEpstein Survivor Says Trump’s DOJ Exposed Her Private Information TwiceAfter releasing nearly 3.5 million Epstein-related pages, the Justice Department acknowledged that redactions had to be fixed while Danielle Bensky says the failures repeatedly exposed survivors inste... 6026291041
Reposted by @houseelf.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 16/09/2026NEW: A nonpartisan government watchdog argued USPS is violating open records laws by refusing to provide information on its plans to screen mail ballots. Despite SCOTUS blocking the plan for the midterms, the group warned the risk for future elections remains "uncertain and opaque."democracydocket.comWatchdog sues USPS over records from plan to restrict mail ballotsUSPS is violating open records laws by refusing to provide documents on its plan to screen mail ballots as part of Trump’s anti-voting executive order, a nonpartisan government watchdog alleged in a n... 4309121
Reposted by @houseelf.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/09/2026In Alligator Alcatraz, detainees were forced into small outdoor cages for hours at a time. In Camp East Montana, detainees report beatings from guards and denial of medical care. In Delaney Hall, detainees report unsafe drinking water and retaliatory abuse for speaking up. Unimaginable cruelty. 32248261956
Reposted by @houseelf.bsky.socialHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Mitch McConnell nearly voted “no” with Democrats until Republicans stepped in and reminded him which way they wanted him to vote. 2472103796
Reposted by @houseelf.bsky.socialA Blue View @ablueview.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Just Like in the US, Fascists Are Rising in Germany & EU #ABlueView 🧵 1/3 35428
Reposted by @houseelf.bsky.socialThe New Yorker @newyorker.com · 09/09/2026“A novel is not just a bucket of sentences,” the historian Leah Price once said. Still, A.I. companies are using “book guillotines” to cut the spines off of novels, scan their contents, and generate endless buckets. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...newyorker.comDestroying Books to Build a MindAnthropic is trying to “destructively scan all the books in the world.” How worried should we be? 33414
Reposted by @houseelf.bsky.socialJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Here’s the best shirt for Halloween. 🎃 240148333893
Reposted by @houseelf.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/09/2026President Donald Trump and the U.S. Postal Service risk unleashing “massive chaos and confusion” by implementing expansive mail voting restrictions weeks before the upcoming midterms, a widely respected elections expert said in a new court filing. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comLeading elections expert says Trump’s mail voting restrictions will create ‘massive chaos and confusion’Tammy Patrick, an expert on election mail, said the Postal Service itself can't feasibly enforce the mail voting restrictions it's pursuing. 791274600
Reposted by @houseelf.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Trump's secret police moves to create an enemies list for the White House. The database would have all US voters, their party affiliations and their political preferences. Now for the question: what does any of this have to do with immigration enforcement? www.wired.com/story/ice-pl...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. 70908522
Reposted by @houseelf.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 03/09/2026House Democrats have a dire message for USPS Inspector General Tammy Hull amid new whistleblower claims: “Millions of voters could depend on your ability to quickly and thoroughly investigate the Postal Service’s apparent misconduct,” the lawmakers warned 👉 demdock.com/3UwYOJu 15361175
houseelf.bsky.social @houseelf.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Thank you, Ted….saying it plain, “just f*cking vote!” substack.com/@rawstory/no...substack.comRaw America (@rawstory)THANK YOU: Ted Lieu responds to Trump ramming through his error-ridden mail voting process: “Just go f—ing vote. Trump is going to try to keep you from voting. Find a way around it.” Restack and sprea... 000
Reposted by @houseelf.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 31/08/2026Trump attacked communities opposing massive data centers as wanting to be “backwards and poor.” Now even his own MAGA supporters are revolting against him on Truth Social, and their responses are brutal.meidasnews.comTrump Gets MAGA Backlash over Data CentersTruth Social followers push back over high electricity bills, water usage, and other concerns. 1472290654
Reposted by @houseelf.bsky.socialSchooley @schooley.bsky.social · 31/08/2026"Billion dollar ballroom" is a phrase that should be in every Democrat's stump speech until November. 331228356
Reposted by @houseelf.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 31/08/2026Jeffries: Every single House Republican but 1 or 2 voted to unleash data centers on the American people in an unfettered fashion. They can try to run away from their votes. We will not let them hide. 1641138313
Reposted by @houseelf.bsky.socialThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 31/08/2026@sarahmatthews1.bsky.social reacts to Trump mocking Americans as “backwards and poor” for not wanting data centers while making it harder for them to have a say over data centers coming to their communities. 913844
Reposted by @houseelf.bsky.socialBloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 31/08/2026The US Supreme Court let President Donald Trump keep building his new White House ballroom for now, brushing aside conclusions by two lower courts that he is probably violating the lawbloom.bgSupreme Court Lets Trump Keep Building White House BallroomThe US Supreme Court let President Donald Trump keep building his new White House ballroom for now, brushing aside conclusions by two lower courts that he is probably violating the law. 2916465
Reposted by @houseelf.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 31/08/2026Q: What was the thinking behind inviting the Russians to the G20 meeting in Ashville? TRUMP: We like getting along with everybody 324810235
Reposted by @houseelf.bsky.socialJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 31/08/2026In a 5-4 decision, the Court’s conservative majority can’t find the spine to tell Trump no about the ballroom. Chief Justice Roberts is joined by the 3 liberal Justices in dissent, calling what Trump is doing “likely unlawful.” 2131562598
Reposted by @houseelf.bsky.socialJoe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 31/08/2026The Supreme Court today gave the President the unilateral power to do ANYTHING to the White House. The Supreme Court today gave the President the unilateral power to literally tear down the ENTIRE White House if he wanted to. We’re in a very, very bad place. 1351486406
Reposted by @houseelf.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/08/2026Wow: the federal government is paying MAGA influencers on X and other social media to post pro-regime propaganda. Actual paid crisis actors. Incredible reporting here. wapo.st/4x0p3pf 23555002727
houseelf.bsky.social @houseelf.bsky.social · 30/08/2026substack.com/@abbasabdulm...substack.comAbbas Abdulmalik (@abbasabdulmalik)Professor Jeffrey Sachs says ten US billionaires own the US government, the news media, and social media. They have already destroyed democracy. 000
Reposted by @houseelf.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/08/2026The massive nationwide electricity rate hikes aren’t happening simply because utility services have gotten more expensive or customers have been receiving better service. It’s because utility monopolies have bought off the system that’s supposed to keep them in check.youtube.comThe Secret Behind High Electricity BillsPrivate utility companies like PG&E, Duke, and Exelon control electricity for nearly 70% of Americans — and they're usin 14851892241
Reposted by @houseelf.bsky.socialCharlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Having sojourned through this land of absurdity, we are now officially off the map of known parody and now find ourselves in that territory simply marked “Here Be Sniggering Mouth-Breathing Chodes.” charliesykes.substack.com/p/the-laughi...charliesykes.substack.comThe Laughingstock of the WorldAlas, this is not a parody. 718241
Reposted by @houseelf.bsky.socialleftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Texans, if you’re one of the people who had their voter registration suspended, there’s still time to fix it! trib.al/OP3mVj5 17347663032
houseelf.bsky.social @houseelf.bsky.social · 29/08/2026teeashby.substack.com/p/deranged-c...teeashby.substack.com“DERANGED, CRAZY, PATHETIC!’: Jeffrey Sachs UNLOADS On ‘Out Of Control’ Trump In Biggest Warning Yet” TOI“American economist Jeffrey Sachs has launched a fierce attack on Donald Trump, questioning the president’s foreign policy and warning about what he describes as unchecked presidential power. 000
houseelf.bsky.social @houseelf.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Cares more about Argentina, folks substack.com/@smallbite/n...substack.comSmallBites (@smallbite)TRUMP: “We'll by Argentinian beef.” Reporters:' What about the US farmers who are suffering?' Trump: “Argentina is fighting for its life. Do you understand me? They’re dying.” There you h... 000
Reposted by @houseelf.bsky.socialThe New Yorker @newyorker.com · 25/08/2026“I have a certain way of singing. I have a certain sound in my voice that’s very identifiable. I guess they call that being a stylist,” Dolly Parton told Emily Lordi, about “Dollifying” the rock classics she covered. Revisit the full interview: newyorkermag.visitlink.me/d35d5hnewyorkermag.visitlink.meDolly Parton Salutes Rock and RollThe singer-songwriter discusses her new album, in which she plants her feet among the ambitious and experimental women in rock music. 212417
