Reposted by Jayne StarkeyPaul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 2hThese guys have had their brains so cooked in their deranged media hothouse over the last 10 years that they can't imagine liberals as anything but villains in a cartoon written by 12 year olds. I really wonder if every now and then one of them says "Wait - are we just morons? Nah." 913111
Reposted by Jayne StarkeyDavid DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 2hPresident Donald Trump is tapping $20 million in Homeland Security funding to pay for TV ads that heavily feature him ahead of the midterm elections, Democrats said Tuesday as the promos critics call propaganda come under bipartisan attack. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/29/r...ohiocapitaljournal.comTrump TV ads paid for with $20M in Homeland Security funds, Dems find • Ohio Capital JournalPresident Donald Trump is tapping $20 million in Homeland Security funding to pay for TV ads that heavily feature him ahead of the midterm elections, Democrats said Tuesday as the promos critics call… 033
Reposted by Jayne StarkeyDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 2hTrump's DOJ wants to deploy 1,000 election monitors for the midterms. But are they all trained personnel? “The same people that you saw on the streets in Minneapolis are the people who I am worried they are going to say are now the monitors from the DOJ,” Marc Elias says. 727094
Reposted by Jayne StarkeyPhilip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 1hWould be better to try him here. 610516
Reposted by Jayne StarkeyThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 1hThe Trump administration is touting its recent rollback of Biden-era fuel efficiency standards as a win for American car manufacturers. It couldn’t have things more backward. trib.al/yQhxASTtrib.alTrump Isn’t Helping Out the Auto Industry. He’s Helping to Tank It.The Trump administration is touting its recent rollback of Biden-era fuel efficiency standards as a win for American car manufacturers. It couldn’t have things more backward. 35016
Reposted by Jayne StarkeyMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 1hTrump White House misspells “United” on the official “super intelligence” document with AI executives. Instead of “President of the United States,” it reads: “President of the Unites States.” Nothing says “super intelligence” quite like misspelling the name of the country. 2002331688
Reposted by Jayne StarkeyDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 1hI’m disgusted by today’s press coverage, which mostly just regurgitates the DOJ press release. The story should be that a) they indicted the guy who got shot, not the guy who shot him and b) previous attempts by ICE to blame shooting victims have all been lies, so no reason to believe this. Shame. 06623
Reposted by Jayne StarkeySeth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 1hReally something to have this be your takeaway from the last decade of American culturenytimes.comOpinion | I’m a College Professor. Writing Isn’t as Important as We Think.If I do not treat writing as essential for achieving thought, it is not clear why I should force my students to. 237911
Reposted by Jayne StarkeyRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 1h“Local newspapers are dying, and I don’t think we’re prepared for a world without them…” tulsaflyer.org/2026/09/29/c...tulsaflyer.orgBattle in McCurtain County at the center of new Peacock documentaryMcCurtain County Sheriff’s officials wanted a family-run newspaper dead — literally. A new Peacock documentary explores the years-long battle and what it means for press freedoms. 25611199
Reposted by Jayne StarkeyThe Associated Press @apnews.com · 1hThe multinational owners of Canada's first large-scale liquefied natural gas export terminal have agreed to a C$33 billion expansion in British Columbia.bit.lyCanada’s first major LNG export terminal plans to double its capacityThe multinational owners of Canada’s first large-scale liquefied natural gas export terminal have agreed to a C$33 billion expansion in British Columbia. 45514
Reposted by Jayne StarkeyRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 1hThe jackals are out, as they usually are for a woman who speaks up in a way that challenges patriarchy. (And a lot of why victims don't come forward or withdraw--as a Weinstein victim did--is because the misogynist public and legal system launch their own punitive assaults.) 225352
Reposted by Jayne StarkeyTrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 1hIt may sound crazy, but one of the very best things you can do longterm for democracy is to subscribe to your local newspaper. 1106
Reposted by Jayne StarkeyPaul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 1hNot to be a party pooper but a Democratic Congress is absolutely not going to lower costs; it just won't be in their power no matter how much they'd like to. Hard to tell what the political consequences of being unable to follow through on their central campaign promise will be. 259920
Reposted by Jayne StarkeyThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1h“It wasn’t a mistake”🤔 “Who knew Jack Smith was a Caitlin Clark fan?” 🤔 @ericschmittmo pathetically attempts to play it off and act like he didn’t publicly humiliate himself in front of the nation today 🤡 110510133
Reposted by Jayne StarkeyRepublicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 59mDespite hosting the World Cup, travel to the U.S. was DOWN this summer. We're on pace for overseas visitors to drop by 2 million from last year — down 20% from our '19 peak “We're the only major country in the world losing visitation, he told me. It's mind-boggling” www.axios.com/2026/09/28/u...axios.comAxios C-Suite: Even the World Cup couldn't stop America's tourism slide"It's mind-boggling." 1111331
Reposted by Jayne StarkeyThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 15h1. Yes, the White House is calling them "public-service announcements." They are not. A public-service announcement promotes policy, like anti-drunk driving laws. 623966
Reposted by Jayne StarkeyJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 14hThe prosecution is struggling in oral argument over whether Judge Boasberg can conduct contempt proceedings; the judges are pointing out its position is contrary to its own internal rules. You can listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4A1B...youtube.com 828873
Reposted by Jayne StarkeyDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 14hToday’s Jack Smith hearing should be treated by the press as a civics lesson rather than a spectacle. “As I appear before you today, it is my belief that the rule of law faces challenges unlike any we have experienced in our lifetime.” His opening remarks: www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/do...judiciary.senate.gov 124884
Reposted by Jayne StarkeyJen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 14hWatch the returns on November 3. The worse they are for Republicans, the less the “heir apparent” talk will make sense. Maybe that is why Vance seems so personally desperate .. It’s his own political career that is hanging by a thread. And, as of today, it looks ready to snap. 714233
Reposted by Jayne StarkeyKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 14hJack Smith: "I will not be silenced by the continued threats of prosecution from the President or others." 8763861482
Reposted by Jayne StarkeyKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 14hFor me, the hardest thing about stories like the Cornell gang rape case isn’t reading the initial details—although that is hard. What’s even harder is when men online, especially the journalists and pundits, start trying to combat the feminist outrage by purposefully seeding doubt and victim-blaming 282017380
Reposted by Jayne StarkeyThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14hSEN. WARREN: "They cut taxes and they always say ‘it's really going to pay off for you’ — every time academics come back say ‘What really happened is the richest people got richer and everybody else got left behind.’.. this is the 20.0 version of this.” (H/T @atrupar.com ) 7835361054
Reposted by Jayne StarkeyAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14hthis really picks up at the 26 second mark 401380303
Reposted by Jayne StarkeySherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 16hNEW AD: Listen to this sh*t. 31374352282
Reposted by Jayne StarkeyRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 14hHere's a terrific NYT profile of the vital work @galvinalmanza.bsky.social is doing. (Note: This is also the subject of my forthcoming book!) www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/h...nytimes.comCan a ‘Teach for America’ Model Save Public Defense?Public defenders are overworked and underpaid. A growing corps of client advocates is helping defendants in communities across the U.S. 46416
Reposted by Jayne StarkeyRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14hThe arguments you've heard against California's billionaire tax are utter BS. Here to debunk them — and explain why you should vote YES on Prop 40 — is renowned economist @gabrielzucman.bsky.social 34964401
Reposted by Jayne StarkeyKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 14hJack Smith defends his team of prosecutors: "I'm extremely proud to have worked with them, and the fact that they have been targeted illegally, lost their jobs illegally, and had their lives turned upside down by this Department of Justice is an outrage." 122109382872
Reposted by Jayne StarkeyACLU @aclu.org · 14hWe're in court today challenging the anti-trans Kansas law that bans trans people from bathrooms that align with their gender on government property, invalidates driver's licenses with updated gender markers, and lets people sue anyone they suspect of violating the law for damages up to $1,000. 12614133
Reposted by Jayne StarkeyThe Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 14hThis weekend Trump ran political ads on your tax dollars. It's against the law, and it should make everyone mad. 37756233
Reposted by Jayne StarkeyBrennan Center @brennancenter.org · 14hAfter cutting FEMA staff and delaying disaster aid, the Trump administration has left communities more vulnerable when they need federal help most. bit.ly/4ypsAyP brennancenter.orgAdministration’s Arbitrary, Unlawful Cuts to FEMA Funding and Staff Threaten American CommunitiesGrant cancellations, staff reductions, and other policy changes far overstep the president’s authority while limiting FEMA’s ability to respond to disasters. 24123
Reposted by Jayne StarkeyThe Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 14hThe Trump administration has built a tool powered by artificial intelligence that its developers promise will serve as a “concierge” to the federal government on.wsj.com/4d9CGLHon.wsj.comThe Trump administration has built a tool powered by artificial intelligence that its developers promise will serve as a “concierge” to the federal governmentAmerica.gov website will test the administration’s ambitions to improve the online experience for citizens. 456
Reposted by Jayne StarkeyKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 14hJack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It is often weakened by attacks on the institutions in the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January of 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort." 321997590
Reposted by Jayne StarkeyJim Acosta @jimacosta.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Haha yep. I’m still here. 827522
Reposted by Jayne StarkeySahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 29/09/202677-22, the Senate voted tonight to pass the Protect College Sports Act. This now goes to the House, which is on recess until the week after the Nov. 3 election; something to watch in the lame duck session. 9178
Reposted by Jayne StarkeyHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Netanyahu made a trip to UAE yesterday, pleading with President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed to publicly deny Haaretz and NYT reporting that he personally warned him, 10 days before October 7, 2023, that Hamas was planning a major attack. The UAE refused. apnews.com/article/isra... 801203585
Reposted by Jayne StarkeyLe Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 29/09/2026Iranians increasingly isolated after US sanctions on the country’s airlineslemonde.frIranians increasingly isolated after US sanctions on the country’s airlinesAs new US sanctions make international travel more difficult, Iranian authorities shut down the French Language Center in Tehran, further undermining Iranians' plans to study and move abroad. 2144
Reposted by Jayne StarkeyThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 29/09/2026Evidently facing consequences for their actions was a step too far. trib.al/IOrDanetrib.alJanuary 6 Rioters Claim They Were “Punished,” Demand RestitutionRioters who attacked the Capitol now want compensation from taxpayers. 117631
Reposted by Jayne StarkeyJustin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The billion-dollar question here is this: what was captured on-camera between Lindsey Graham and David Ellison, and will it ever see the light of day? 57424
Reposted by Jayne StarkeyAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026In response to people going after him for this, Friedersdorf claimed that he genuinely had no idea Rufo had anything to do with the Haitians in Springfield slurs and then got mad at people for acting like he was being a complete rube. 881471227
Reposted by Jayne StarkeyThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 29/09/2026In the middle of a workday, a Russian drone struck the National Academy of Sciences in Kyiv, setting the top two floors on fire and forcing people to crawl out of windows to await rescue. The attack killed at least two people and injured six.nyti.msRussian Drone Strikes Ukraine’s Science Academy, Causing Fire in City CenterA Russian jet-powered drone hit Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences, the source of almost all of the country’s major scientific discoveries. 108047
Reposted by Jayne StarkeyThe Associated Press @apnews.com · 29/09/2026A man who spent decades on Utah's death row has been released after prosecutors said newly analyzed DNA evidence doesn't link him to a 1985 killing.bit.lyA man who spent decades on Utah's death row is released and awaits a new trial in a 1985 killingA man who spent decades on Utah's death row has been released after prosecutors said newly analyzed DNA evidence doesn't link him to a 1985 killing. 718648
Reposted by Jayne StarkeyDavid DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Ohio has seen progress with its infant mortality numbers, though the numbers still remain well above the national average, and communities of color continue to see disproportionately high rates. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/28/o...ohiocapitaljournal.comOhio's work to lower infant mortality rate shows progress, but certain communities still struggle • Ohio Capital JournalOhio has seen progress in infant mortality numbers, though the numbers still remain well above the national average, and communities of color continue to see disproportionately high rates. 011
Reposted by Jayne StarkeyThe Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 28/09/2026Exclusive: President Trump will announce a Minnesota company’s plan to build a $15 billion steel mill in Iowa, as he looks to counter voter frustration with the economy ahead of the midterm elections.on.wsj.comTrump to Unveil Planned $15 Billion Iowa Steel ProjectThe announcement comes as Trump is looking for wins ahead of a tough midterm election for Republicans. 33214142
Reposted by Jayne StarkeyGreenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 28/09/2026Big Tech is building its AI empire by consuming water, straining energy systems and taking over land, while billionaires pocket the profits and communities pay the price. But people everywhere are resisting. Our future is not theirs to exploit.theguardian.com‘People are standing up and fighting back’: the north Devon revolt against a vast AI datacentrePlans for one of Europe’s largest AI campuses in a Unesco-designated reserve have sparked a fierce local backlash 01410
Reposted by Jayne StarkeySherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I’d missed SG Sauer’s sly attempt to impugn Justices Jackson in his DHS v D.V.D petition. Thanks for lifting that up @stevevladeck.bsky.social . open.substack.com/pub/stevevla...open.substack.com253. Introducing “The Court We Need”My second book about the Supreme Court offers a more nuanced diagnosis of exactly what’s wrong with the institution—and how (and why) we should fix it. 522466
Reposted by Jayne StarkeyCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 28/09/2026“.. Very good one sentence summary of the economy.” - Kyra Scanlon 842337756
Reposted by Jayne StarkeyRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"An admission that the American president offered to sell arms to China is extraordinary. The Communist-ruled nation is considered by most policymakers and legislators of both parties to be the greatest military, economic and diplomatic rival of the United States..." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...nytimes.comTrump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador SaysPresident Trump made the offer to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said David Perdue, the ambassador to China. The White House later said the U.S. had no plans for such a sale. 2121457644
Reposted by Jayne StarkeySteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 28/09/2026“Yes, there are rats fleeing the sinking ship, but Trump’s poisonous influence will still require a major cleanup operation if & when the Democrats regain control in Congress…The only way we truly overcome this dark chapter is by refusing to forgive & forget.” www.americaamerica.news/p/rats-are-f...americaamerica.newsRats Are Fleeing the Sinking ShipBut they have waited too long and are still too few in number to change the outcome of a likely Democratic tsunami 1151499466
Reposted by Jayne StarkeyMichael Tomasky @mjtoma.bsky.social · 28/09/2026New Column: Yes, Trump is uniquely stupid about the economy. But in another sense, he's just one more Republican president f--king up the economy, which is standard operating procedure for them. newrepublic.com/article/2158... via @newrepublic.comnewrepublic.comThe Last Recession Wasn’t Trump’s Fault. The Next One Will Be—Utterly.Trump is following one of the Republican Party’s long-standing traditions: burning the economy to the ground. 54220