Reposted by John C. BienvenuThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026🔥JACK SMITH: "Trump engaged in serious crimes against 🇺🇸- a criminal scheme to prevent a lawful transfer of power... the rule of law faces challenges unlike any we've experienced. I won't be silenced by threats of prosecution. While fear may be contagious, courage is as well." 15861762201
John C. Bienvenu @jbienvenu.bsky.social · 01/10/2026“If democracy is restored, Americans should resist the temptation to downplay or forget this authoritarianism….If we are to reclaim American democracy and safeguard its future, we must first acknowledge the extent to which it has broken down.” 032
Reposted by John C. Bienvenupaulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 29/09/2026@anntelnaes.bsky.social (archives 3/16/25) 017443
Reposted by John C. BienvenuDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Jack Smith explains that the phone records for some members of Congress "corroborated evidence that we had that the president, President Donald Trump and his co-conspirators were seeking to exploit the violence on January 6th in furtherance of their criminal scheme." www.youtube.com/live/zNc5VMP...youtube.comLIVE: Jack Smith appears before Senate Judiciary CommitteeYouTube video by Associated Press 6240107
Reposted by John C. BienvenuDrew McKevitt @drewmckevitt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It's a bit of a bummer that the story today has been "look at this absolute doofus of a senator" and not "Jack Smith once again credibly accuses the president of many serious crimes" 451887384
Reposted by John C. BienvenuSerge Egelman @v0max.bsky.social · 25/09/2026WE WON!! apnews.com/article/face... So Meta is apparently liable for between $43M and $220B...apnews.comNew Mexico jury finds Facebook liable for deceiving users about privacy protectionsA New Mexico jury has found Facebook liable of deceiving users about privacy protections on the social media platform. 22513
Reposted by John C. BienvenuMary L Trump @maryltrump.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Every American needs to watch this: 5972080810427
Reposted by John C. BienvenuBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I found watching Trump’s UN speech today deeply depressing. It is a matter of national shame and humiliation that he is our president. Every country in the world, friend and foe alike, sees we are governed by a vainglorious fool. 2114154902
Reposted by John C. BienvenuThomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Too often, the response from our elected officials and leading institutions has been meek, hesitant, and reluctant. That is a disaster, because it almost confirms the allegations from the right: that no one *really* wants to live in a truly pluralistic society of equals. 28914
Reposted by John C. BienvenuWalker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 11/09/2026This “noticing” talking point comes out of white nationalist/neo-Nazi circles. Typically part of antisemitic conspiracy theories. 802277616
John C. Bienvenu @jbienvenu.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Dr. Gregory Stanton, a former IAGS president who serves now as founder and president of the group Genocide Watch, said the attacks on transgender and nonbinary people in the U.S. represent a “genocidal” attempt “to destroy a gender group.” 001
Reposted by John C. BienvenuAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 10/09/2026Since when is it the business of the federal government to dictate the private healthcare decisions between families and their doctor. 1650857
Reposted by John C. BienvenuJeffrey Wuhl @jeffreywuhl.bsky.social · 05/09/2026@brianbeutler.bsky.social it is WILD that the Democrats can’t muster 1/100th of this outrage and seem to be unable to understand how much righteous anger like this inspires people. Whoever this guy is should be out there every day saying this stuff somewhere 311435
Reposted by John C. BienvenuAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 30/08/2026If Clyburn backs it, it’s mainstream. LFG. 38684941923
Reposted by John C. BienvenuAdrian Daub @adriandaub.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Some Stanford news www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...sfchronicle.comJudge rules in Stanford Daily’s favor in First Amendment lawsuit against Trump administrationA judge has sided with Stanford’s student newspaper in a lawsuit that argued the Trump administration violated First Amendment protections by threatening noncitizens who criticized Israel. 03610
Reposted by John C. BienvenuScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 28/08/2026The motivation is pure racism, as is revealed among other things by the photos of Black men in chains that DHS is gleefully posting on social media. 38861360
Reposted by John C. BienvenuBrendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 28/08/2026A shameful moment in our history 920543
Reposted by John C. BienvenuAdam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 26/08/2026The Democratic Party has let a consulting industry exploit elderly donors in its name, wreck its reputation and finances in the process, and walk away rich whether the party wins or loses. When a mirror is held up, the instinct is to break the glass rather than look. On why the press looks away:data4democracy.substack.comThe Bulwark Killed an Investigation into Political Fundraising Spam After Its Publisher Took the Consultants’ SideThis is a story about the Democratic Party captured by its consultants, and about what happens when the pro-democracy press is asked to say so. 642206764
Reposted by John C. BienvenuStephanie Lamy @stephlamy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026I've added a link to the English translation. How race-scientists weild systematic doubt and participatory scrutiny in order to recast themselves as arbiters of truth. The 3 year hunt for Jason Arday wasn't only about his destruction. The ultimate trophy is epistemic dominance.blogs.mediapart.frComment un réseau d’élite a chassé Jason ArdayLe racisme scientifique est une pseudoscience qui abreuve la propagande d'extrême-droite, dont masculiniste. Longtemps relégué aux marges, il s’installe dans les universités et cherche à imposer ses … 3322122
Reposted by John C. BienvenuBen Rosamond @benrosamond1.bsky.social · 26/08/2026A mighty thread that makes a very important contribution to understanding the academic freedom issues surrounding the Cofnas case. Do read to the end. 032
Reposted by John C. BienvenuPBS News @pbsnews.org · 07/08/2026A New Mexico court has ordered Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta to pay $567 million to address harms to young people from its platforms in the second phase of a landmark trial. to.pbs.org/4hTR2moto.pbs.orgNew Mexico court orders Meta to pay $567 million over mental health harms to kids onlineJudge Bryan Biedscheid said in a ruling late Thursday that the bulk of the money — $420 million — will be used for treatment services for young people. The rest will go toward awareness and prevention... 17381102
Reposted by John C. BienvenuKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 21/07/2026BREAKING: A federal appeals court panel has upheld White House aide Peter NAVARRO's criminal conviction for defying a subpoena from the Jan. 6 select committee. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 16563021521
Reposted by John C. BienvenuArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 21/07/2026The Italian Comedians (ft. Pierrot the Clown), by Antoine Watteau, 1720, 📸 by @mullanphoto 91292266
Reposted by John C. BienvenuSimon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 20/07/2026bsky.app/profile/mens... 118148
Reposted by John C. BienvenuDominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 12/07/2026"'And my immediate reaction, on reading the story that Yale was considering settling, is that it cannot be that I, Becca, normal human, had the wherewithal to challenge something that was wrong and an abuse of power, and Yale — with its $44 billion endowment — does not,' she continued." 51086278
Reposted by John C. BienvenuAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 11/07/2026The Times leadership viewed trans people as a disposable bargaining chip they could trade in for credibility with conservatives. I have no sympathy for them that leopard is now eating their face. 753468
Reposted by John C. BienvenuRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Another U.S. citizen was reportedly investigated by federal authorities for criticizing ICE after the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. If you saw this happening in another country, what would you call it? www.npr.org/2026/07/01/nx-s1-587412…npr.orgHe sent a harsh email to ICE's top official. 5 months later, federal agents tracked him downFederal agents went to a Rochester man's home to warn him that an email he sent five months ago could be an illegal thre 28142481915
Reposted by John C. BienvenuMcNutcase @mcnutcase.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Sounds good to me. If you're gonna throw trans kids under the bus, you shouldn't be allowed at Pride. 120461
Reposted by John C. BienvenuChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 24/06/2026I don’t know man, who is “the Democratic Party” if it’s not the voters?Democratic voters choose candidates, not party leaders. And party leaders need to listen to what voters are telling us - and right now they are demanding our party be bolder. 582118702248
Reposted by John C. BienvenuMother Jones @motherjones.com · 23/06/2026NEW: Eight protesters who the DOJ accused of having connections to antifa were sentenced to decades in prison over a shooting outside a Texas immigration detention center that left one police officer wounded. Activists who didn’t plan the protest and left when asked still received 50-year terms.motherjones.comPrairieland ICE protesters sentenced to decades in prisonActivists who didn't plan the protest and left when asked still received 50-year terms. 73710462
Reposted by John C. BienvenuDerek Beres @derekberes.bsky.social · 13/06/2026I've been saying the left is ripe for exploitation provided the messaging hits their sweet spot, and @juddlegum.bsky.social brings receipts. Great reporting. I imagine a lot of other "influencers" in this space are following a similar trajectory. popular.info/p/progressiv...popular.infoProgressive Champions PAC is a GOP frontProgressive Champions PAC, a super PAC created last month, says on its website that its mission is to “elect bold, progressive candidates up and down the ballot.” On Friday, according to FCC records, ... 2218
Reposted by John C. BienvenuJen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Frame wars, “what’s a real man” edition. Good, never let them define you. Or reality. Or the debate. If you accept their debate, then redefine their terms. Never, ever surrender. The frame wars are everything. 319540
Reposted by John C. BienvenuRae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 11/06/2026I ❤️ librarians. #BookSky 162114611950
Reposted by John C. BienvenuPhilip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 03/06/2026the SCOTUS led coup hurtles forward 612834
Reposted by John C. BienvenuChristopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 01/06/2026the trump official — who led the siege & occupation of Minneapolis — admitting to having an ongoing dialogue/rapport with Martin Sellner, a straight-up Nazi who influenced the Christchurch shooter, while speaking at a conference about remigration (read: ethnic cleansing) is a pretty big deal! 5237021486
Reposted by John C. BienvenuAmanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 30/05/2026When I cover trans rights, either in writing or video, it gets low traffic. A lot of cis people on the left fall into the "yeah, yeah, you deserve rights, but I'm sick of hearing about it. Can we just shut up about it, please?" camp. But it's MAGA that won't let this go away. And it affects YOU. 434446
Reposted by John C. BienvenuThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Retired Lt. General Mark Hertling: “I’m sorry for getting emotional, but that comment from Hegseth that diversity is not our strength is bullshit.” Hertling shows pictures of fallen soldiers to refute Hegseth’s nonsense. Powerful. (From @bulwarkonline ) 28947378
Reposted by John C. BienvenuMichael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 26/05/2026🚨BREAKING: 3-judge panel finds that congressional map that Alabama wants to use for this year's midterms is intentionally discriminatory and issues a preliminary injunction. drive.google.com/file/d/1K2Zf... 664240919
John C. Bienvenu @jbienvenu.bsky.social · 26/05/2026“The political arm of the White House is in the Supreme Court “ Rep. Cohen 000
Reposted by John C. BienvenuAnjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 26/05/2026this little girl. 123053
Reposted by John C. BienvenuRyan Enos @ryanenos.bsky.social · 18/05/2026I say without hyperbole that this is the most brazenly corrupt action in US Presidential history. That it does not immediately lead to impeachment is a dangerous sign of how far the rule of law has declined. 1076224357651
Reposted by John C. BienvenuThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Meanwhile this is just being ignored and normalized. Christian nationalism has won. 165911299
Reposted by John C. BienvenuAnat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Evergreen political pro-tip: Run against your opposition, do not become them nor run against the people they revile in order to hide the fact that billionaires are the minority fucking us over. 05528
Reposted by John C. BienvenuKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18/05/2026The odds are better than normal that whoever's on the ballot as the Democrat in your district this November will win. So it's important this primary season to make sure that whoever that person is, they're committed to an aggressive agenda of reform and accountability once they take office. 261328331
Reposted by John C. BienvenuAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 18/05/2026It is also my personal opinion (unrelated to my job) that every lawyer involved with this is committing a crime, and every person who will be involved with this fund once it is stood up will also be committing a crime. 1056189
Reposted by John C. BienvenuSheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 16/05/2026Seriously, fuck this. I'm so sick of our profession's cowardice. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...reuters.comAmerican Bar Association votes to eliminate DEI rule for law schoolsA longstanding diversity and inclusion requirement for U.S. law schools is teetering amid mounting pressure from the Trump administration and Republican states. 652227536
Reposted by John C. BienvenuWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 13/05/2026They're playing for all the marbles. Americans are asleep. newrepublic.com/post/210342/...newrepublic.comRNC Launches Sinister Plan as Trump Threatens to Send Troops to PollsThe Republican National Committee is escalating its attack on free and fair elections. 22295144
Reposted by John C. BienvenuPerry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Dems are still favored to win the House. But we can't ignore or downplay how Republicans essentially won 10 seats IN A WEEK through gerrymandering, lawsuits, and judicial rulings. This isn't the kind of democracy we should be comfortable with. newrepublic.com/article/2102...newrepublic.comThe Week Where Republicans May Have Stolen the MidtermsIn five days last week, Republicans gained maybe 10 seats in Congress. And not a single citizen voted. 24782211
Reposted by John C. BienvenuWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Republicans and the MAGA hacks on the Supreme Court are radicalizing the majority in real time. They're making the case for expanding the court, introducing term limits, and initiating an enforceable code of ethics. Keep at it. They have "the power" for now, but they don't have the numbers. 1244498