j-waller55.bsky.social @j-waller55.bsky.social · 7hwww.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...nytimes.comTrump Directed Use of Taxpayer Money for Ads Praising His Presidency (Gift Article)The government-funded ads show just how much President Trump has been able to use federal money for his own aims. 100
Reposted by @j-waller55.bsky.socialphoenix509.bsky.social @phoenix509.bsky.social · 9hcbsnews.comFormer Florida congressman David Rivera sentenced to 10 years in Venezuela lobbying caseFormer U.S. Rep. David Rivera was convicted on federal charges stemming from a secret lobbying campaign tied to the Venezuelan government. 055
Reposted by @j-waller55.bsky.socialCarol Rosenberg @carolrosenbergfeed.bsky.social · 10hBreaking news: A military judge has thrown out yet another confession in the 9/11 case, ruled it was involuntary.nytimes.comJudge Throws Out Another Confession in Sept. 11 Case (Gift Article)Prosecutors have long considered the defendants’ admissions during interrogations in 2007 to be their best evidence. 921773
Reposted by @j-waller55.bsky.socialMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 11hTrump fell asleep - for a full four minutes - on camera - during tonight’s White House media session. The monkeys around him had to keep jabbering to fill the embarrassing silence. 34437108
Reposted by @j-waller55.bsky.socialMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 12hWith everything else going on it can be easy to forget how much we're making Cuba suffer right now.nytimes.comCoast Guard Says It Stopped Ships Carrying Fuel to Cuba (Gift Article)The Coast Guard has intercepted two small boats it says was carrying illegal fuel to Cuba as the United States enforces an fuel blockade aimed at Cuba’s Communist government. 916672
j-waller55.bsky.social @j-waller55.bsky.social · 11hwww.latimes.com/environment/...latimes.comCalifornia leads lawsuit challenging Trump’s rollback of fuel economy rulesThree lawsuits filed Friday challenge the Trump administration's rollback of vehicle mileage rules as illegal, including one led by California. 000
Reposted by @j-waller55.bsky.socialBrendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 11hLiteral No Kings. Either Article I means something or it doesn't. 748397
j-waller55.bsky.social @j-waller55.bsky.social · 16hone.npr.org/i/g-s45-8367...one.npr.org🔊 Listen Now: Protections for Monarch butterflies delayedKCLU on NPR One | 0:51 100
Reposted by @j-waller55.bsky.socialLos Angeles Times @latimes.com · 17hOwning a condo in California is getting more expensive. Rising insurance costs, aging buildings, repairs and new safety rules are pushing fees higher and some owners fear they can’t afford to stay.latimes.comCalifornia condo fees are soaring. Some owners fear they can't surviveResidents of one San Clemente condo community were recently levied a $26,000 emergency assessment per unit. Experts say such steep fees are becoming more common. 2133
Reposted by @j-waller55.bsky.socialIrishStar.com @irishstar.com · 17hPresident Donald Trump sparked fresh health concerns as he departed for Texas and Oklahoma, the opening stops on his 32-day campaign tour.irishstar.com'Zig-zagging' Donald Trump may 'need handrail' as concerning new video emerges 222
Reposted by @j-waller55.bsky.socialTimothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 20hDemocrats regain ground on voter registration in key states after steep post-2024 drops www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...nbcnews.comDemocrats regain ground on voter registration in key states after steep post-2024 dropsAn NBC News Decision Desk analysis of voter file data in seven states found that Democrats managed to reverse or slow their registration decline over the past year. 041
Reposted by @j-waller55.bsky.socialLos Angeles Times @latimes.com · 20hCalifornia moves to limit utility profits and tap more power from homeslatimes.comCalifornia moves to limit utility profits and tap more power from homesOne of several bills signed this week is a law to advance the use of virtual power plants to make greater use of clean energy at home. 1154
Reposted by @j-waller55.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I missed this in the Constitution. 1813107972426
Reposted by @j-waller55.bsky.socialProf. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 20hYour 'moment of doom' for Oct. 2, 2026 ~ Will be. "Up to 1.2 billion people could be displaced by 2050, with Pacific island countries experiencing sea level rise at twice the global average, said the report released in August." www.arabnews.com/world/world-...arabnews.comWorld powers gather in Pacific to chart climate battleDelegates from world powers are converging in the Pacific to address global warming and observe the impact on island nations. The meetings in Fiji aim to set the stage for COP31 in Turkey. 46723
Reposted by @j-waller55.bsky.socialRep. Salud Carbajal @carbajal.house.gov · 02/10/2026The San Pedro Basin has long been the site of an underwater toxic waste dump. I was proud to partner with @padilla.senate.gov on this bill to confront DDT contamination off our coast. Read more about it here: www.latimes.com/environment/... 1163
Reposted by @j-waller55.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 02/10/2026Contrary to popular opinion, Bernie’s coalition is narrow. It can make a lot of noise, but it hasn’t been broad enough to turn his agenda into legislation. If you’re going to come at me, which I’m sure people will, be sure you understand the point I’m making first. 107524128
Reposted by @j-waller55.bsky.socialJon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026When federal prosecutors assured Judge April Perry last spring they'd had no contact with top DOJ brass while pursuing the "Broadview Six," she took them at their word. Those days are over. From me and @sophiesherry.bsky.social on Perry's fact-finding effort: chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/1...chicago.suntimes.com'Broadview Six' judge wants to put prosecutors under oath, keeps contempt charges on the tableU.S. District Judge April Perry on Thursday raised the specter of a "cover-up" and questioned whether federal prosecutors in Chicago talked to top officials in Washington about the politically charged... 010545
Reposted by @j-waller55.bsky.socialThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 02/10/2026Exclusive: The Trump administration stripped tens of millions of dollars in U.S. military assistance from European and Middle Eastern countries and will give those funds instead to conservative-leaning governments in Latin America, U.S. officials said.washingtonpost.comTrump defies Democrats, diverts aid for Europe to Latin America insteadThe diverted funds include tens of millions of dollars Congress approved for countries impacted by the war in Ukraine. 175351
Reposted by @j-waller55.bsky.socialMike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 01/10/2026US trade representative declines to commit to imposing new Russian sanctions www.semafor.com/article/10/0...semafor.comUS trade representative won’t commit to new Russian sanctionsWhether to impose the levies ‘is for the president to decide,’ Jamieson Greer said on the sidelines of the G20 trade ministerial. 288
Reposted by @j-waller55.bsky.socialMike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I suspect Trump never intended to. 182
Reposted by @j-waller55.bsky.socialKashmir Hill @kashhill.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Company creates an AirTag silencer so that a bike thief doesn't realize a bike is being tracked. But of course, that means a person wouldn't know they were being tracked either: sixcolors.com/post/2026/10... via @glennf.comsixcolors.comSilencing AirTags enables stalkers and domestic violenceElevationLab has released an AirTag product I find appalling, and I strongly urge they immediately withdraw it from sale and recall all inventory. The AirTag Silencer is a simple device: remove the… 32912
j-waller55.bsky.social @j-waller55.bsky.social · 01/10/2026GIFT ARTICLE Mysterious Flock cameras in Florida which no public agency admits to have installed for their use. Who installed them and who or what entities are using them to collect license plate images or other images/data? wapo.st/4ACHFOZwapo.stFlorida county discovers mysterious Flock cameras with no obvious ownerOfficials say they don’t know who installed the controversial cameras or how the data was being used. Residents are unnerved. 022
Reposted by @j-waller55.bsky.socialJon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Perry: "If there are, in fact, no relevant communication of the malicious prosecution/vindictive prosecution motion, what privilege could possibly exist here?" 19415
Reposted by @j-waller55.bsky.socialJon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026On the question of an independent special prosecutor, Perry asks, as a practical matter, how that would work. Whalen: "Which part, your honor?" Perry: "The part where I appoint an independent person, in the interest of justice, to investigate the Department of Justice?" 110914
Reposted by @j-waller55.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026“.. The ships, jet fighters, Marines and sailors will arrive in the region by the end of November, the officials said. Trump recently told aides that he expects to resume bombing Iran that same month ..” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/politics/nat... 91558292
Reposted by @j-waller55.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026FLAG: Trump doesn't rule out using the Insurrection Act around the midterms during an interview with TIME. "I don't rule anything out or in." "I could use it. A lot of people think I should use it sometimes." time.com/article/2026...time.comWhat Trump Has BuiltAn interview with the President at a pivotal moment in his second term 129633332
Reposted by @j-waller55.bsky.socialMike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 01/10/2026States sue to stop Trump’s retreat on power plant emissions www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...washingtonpost.comStates sue to stop Trump’s retreat on power plant emissionsThe Trump administration’s abandonment of climate rules at the nation’s most polluting power plants is being challenged in federal court by 21 states, the District of Columbia and three major cities i... 053
Reposted by @j-waller55.bsky.socialMike Rothschild @rothschildmd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Near the end, he accuses the reporter of not asking him about Venezuela, then seems to forget they already talked about it, then goes back to yammering about the ballroom. He ends the interview by claiming the Secret Service wanted to tear the Oval Office down, and he stopped them. 110020
Reposted by @j-waller55.bsky.socialMike Rothschild @rothschildmd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026When he can't understand a question, his fallback is always just to talk more and blame Biden. He calls anything he doesn't like fake, touts numbers that don't exist, he says things like "Gavin Newsom can't read," and goes well over time just to ramble about the ballroom. He's a trainwreck. 38619
Reposted by @j-waller55.bsky.socialMike Rothschild @rothschildmd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Trump's TIME interview is wild. He can't stay on topic, can't stop rambling. The first question he gets is on AI safety, and he rambles about golf. He can't hear questions. Steven Cheung has to jump in to answer q's Trump can't. He tells the same stories over and over, but acts like they're new. 1017354
Reposted by @j-waller55.bsky.socialKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026And the WHCA says wut? 1934248
Reposted by @j-waller55.bsky.socialThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 01/10/2026The New York Times obtained more than 1,000 pages from Cornell University’s internal investigation into the 2024 rape allegations that are at the center of the bombshell lawsuit against the university. Here are the revelations so far.nyti.msThe Cornell Rape Investigation: Five TakeawaysThe New York Times obtained more than 1,000 pages from the university’s internal inquiry into accusations by “Jane Doe.” Here are the revelations so far. 64315
Reposted by @j-waller55.bsky.socialChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I went to the floor yesterday to ask the Senate to pass a simple bill - no ICE arrests at school bus stops. Let’s end this evil practice of purposely traumatizing kids. Republicans blocked the bill. And for insane reasons. Watch. 40629205
Reposted by @j-waller55.bsky.socialUkrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · 01/10/2026🕯️ Ukraine has lost a pilot and a MiG-29 fighter jet in combat. The deceased pilot was Marat Mambetov, a captain and flight commander of the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade (the Ghost of Kyiv). 📷: Ukraine Air Force 108525
Reposted by @j-waller55.bsky.socialGuardian US @us.theguardian.com · 01/10/2026CNN was listed as the primary TV pool covering Thursday’s presidential activities but then was abruptly removedtheguardian.comWhite House removes CNN from press pool for second time in a week 51714
Reposted by @j-waller55.bsky.socialNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026BREAKING: Davey Hearn reflecting pool prosecution dismissed WITH PREJUDICE That means the case cannot be brought again  Huge victory for Davey, for us at @democracydefendersfund.org & our legal team colleagues Washington Litigation Group and Steptoe--& for rule of law More to follow! 490146383087
Reposted by @j-waller55.bsky.socialMoney Power Politics with Stephanie Ruhle @moneypowerpolitics.bsky.social · 01/10/2026A New York Times report reveals that Meta is telling the IRS that their A.I. data centers are a giant experiment or “pilot models” allowing the company trim almost $4 billion off its tax bill last year. #meta #irs #tax #money #a.i. #datacenter #markzuckerberg 26432229
Reposted by @j-waller55.bsky.socialRoger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Here's Judge Edelman's full ruling dismissing *with prejudice* the case against Reflecting Pool defendant David Hearn because "no crime had been committed." www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...documentcloud.orgOrder dismissing case with prejudice United States v. David Hearn (2026 CF2 010237) 20600146
Reposted by @j-waller55.bsky.socialNBC News @nbcnews.com · 01/10/2026FCC Chair Brendan Carr says that new pro-Trump TV ads paid for with government funds don’t “merit any sort of FCC review.”nbcnews.toFCC head says government-funded Trump ads are ‘normal’ and ‘don’t raise any red flags’Brendan Carr said the ads are “normal-course public service announcements” and nothing that would “merit any sort of” review by the Federal Communications Commission. 263576229
Reposted by @j-waller55.bsky.socialNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026STATEMENT ON JUDGE'S DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE OF CRIMINAL CASE AGAINST DAVEY HEARN 35945230
j-waller55.bsky.social @j-waller55.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Gavin Newsom signs 10 new CA gun control laws - CalMatters share.google/uigWlrhNDo0g...share.googleNewsom signs new gun control laws, including one requiring owners to take a 4-hour classGov. Newsom signed 10 new gun control laws, including one requiring people to take a four-hour safety course. Some likely will face Second Amendment challenges. 000
Reposted by @j-waller55.bsky.socialSen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 01/10/2026Californians are still rebuilding and recovering after the devastating 2025 Los Angeles wildfires. I'm glad FEMA has finally heeded to our calls to release urgently needed financial assistance through the Disaster Case Management Program. 1043246782
Reposted by @j-waller55.bsky.socialInside Ukraine 🇺🇦 @insideukraine.bsky.social · 01/10/2026A photographer in Australia captured a poignant moment: a male koala embracing and squeezing his deceased companion. This heartbreaking scene demonstrates that animals experience and suffer emotions in a way similar to humans. 🐨💔 National Geographic 1001677376
j-waller55.bsky.social @j-waller55.bsky.social · 01/10/2026www.latimes.com/environment/...latimes.comNew bill in Congress seeks to investigate toxic dump off California coastThe bill was prompted by Los Angeles Times reporting that revealed as many as half a million barrels of toxic waste had been dumped into the ocean off the coast of Southern California. 000
Reposted by @j-waller55.bsky.socialdavidrlurie @davidrlurie.com · 01/10/2026Fyi, the background for this is provided here. Putative progressives are constantly policing Jackson (and other candidates), demanding that they never come close to "moderating" their positions for the "Zionists." And Jackson is clearly intent on obliging.andyobrien.substack.comEverybody Needs to Calm the F*ck Down About the Maine Senate RaceThe views and opinions expressed in this Substack are my own and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of any organization or business I am employed by. 112
Reposted by @j-waller55.bsky.socialdavidrlurie @davidrlurie.com · 01/10/2026Of course, it is not quite yet normalized for candidates to also demand that the "Jews", get over the Holocaust, performatively denounce Israel and label it a genocidaire, as Jackson did. 011
Reposted by @j-waller55.bsky.socialdavidrlurie @davidrlurie.com · 01/10/2026The obtuseness and sheer ignorance of this guy is dumbfounding. He's gotten the message that he must say "genocide" frequently, in order to avoid being attacked on the "left." But wow. His carefully drafted "apology" offers no confidence that he even understands the implications of his words.youtu.beUS Senate Candidate Troy Jackson discusses Israel-Gaza conflict in NEWS CENTER Maine interviewYouTube video by NEWS CENTER Maine 4124
Reposted by @j-waller55.bsky.socialNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026BREAKING: we just struck the 1st blow against Trump's illegal impoundment of almost $1B appropriated by Congress to help average folks We & partners sued to stop him from flushing away vast sums in housing support. Housing! The court just SUSPENDED his illegal action while we fully brief the case 382521754