Reposted by @jblumenthal.bsky.socialMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Pretty clear, I think. 2228692
Reposted by @jblumenthal.bsky.socialSusan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 30/09/2026To recap: three GOP-led states that wanted the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade in order to "send abortion back to the states" are now asking the Court to strike down abortion protections in blue states 125331166
Reposted by @jblumenthal.bsky.socialAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This is an absolute disaster from a national security perspective. Obviously, a lot on F-35s is classified, but a weapons-bay door and a canopy with radar-absorbing material are some of the most sensitive. Hard to describe how bad this is. 1413141465437
Reposted by @jblumenthal.bsky.socialDrew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 23/09/2026Five cops in Indianapolis were just criminally charged with abusing Flock to spy on their ex-wives, their wives' ex-partners and women they met on duty. Audit was triggered by us at the @washingtonpost.com, the prosecutor said. From last month: wapo.st/4yfNHng 12552591585
Reposted by @jblumenthal.bsky.socialThor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026*counting back 19 years* Ah god damn it 616524
Reposted by @jblumenthal.bsky.socialGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 23/09/2026With Dem House, defunding Office of Remigration and defunding 3rd-country deportations are on the table. Also: Haul officials who oversee it all before Congress. “Removing individuals to countries where they have no ties is unconscionable,” Rep Lois Frankel says. 4/ newrepublic.com/article/2157... 7727162
Reposted by @jblumenthal.bsky.socialJen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Collins needs to face the press. Answer questions.open.substack.comA Pay-for-Play Investigation Gets UnburiedAmericans still hate tariffs, and Trump is unsurprisingly out of step with just about everyone. 624455
Reposted by @jblumenthal.bsky.socialRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 23/09/2026They also made him sleep on the floor of a holding cell. With the bullet in his back. And no pain medication. They also failed to provide medical care after they shot him. People need to go to prison for this. 381819678
Reposted by @jblumenthal.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 16/09/2026This is APPALLING. The Trump administration is detaining multiple random Somali immigrants with no criminal record at Guantanamo Bay, seemingly because the White House ordered ICE specifically to detain Somalis at Gitmo as part of its effort to punish an ethnic group Trump has attacked. 6330151672
Reposted by @jblumenthal.bsky.socialMapQuest @mapquest.com · 27/08/2026We're not changing the name of Lake Ontario. Name it whatever you want at your leisure: gulfof.mapquest.com/lakeontario (tag us so we can see your work 🙂) 982101592398
Reposted by @jblumenthal.bsky.socialPatrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Between October 2025 and July 2026, the U.S. accepted 10,258 refugees. All but three (3!) were white South Africans. Regardless of your opinion of South Africa's laws and government, I don't know how you could call this anything other than an explicitly racist policy. 301943568
Reposted by @jblumenthal.bsky.socialMicah @rincewind.run · 28/08/2026when even matt walsh is like "guys this is kind of embarrassing" 2092291
Reposted by @jblumenthal.bsky.socialDavid Slack @slack2thefuture.bsky.social · 27/08/2026If you still have a Twitter account, today is a great day to delete it. Nothing you could possibly get out of that site is worth having your name associated with child pornography. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...arstechnica.comElon Musk’s xAI used child porn to train Grok models, lawsuit saysxAI accused of training Grok on real and AI-generated child pornography. 5341752308
Reposted by @jblumenthal.bsky.socialStephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Wake up, babe. The Prime Minister just dropped “hydronym”. 282115122168
Reposted by @jblumenthal.bsky.socialBig Cases Bot @bigcases.bots.law · 28/08/2026New filing: "Anthropic PBC v. U.S. Department of War (Anthropic Supply Chain Risk Designation)" Doc #250: Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief AND Order on Motion for Summary Judgment AND Order on Motion for Summary Judgment Download PDF | View Full Case #CL72379655 031
Reposted by @jblumenthal.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 28/08/2026We are a broken nation. Hundreds of thousands of Haitians were living and working legally, paying taxes, and contributing. Haiti remains wholly unsafe. But Trump hates Haitians, and the White House wanted videos of Black people in chains, so they stripped them of status and turned on the cameras. 36099373825
Reposted by @jblumenthal.bsky.socialBradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 28/08/2026These people had protected status. They lived here legally. They worked, they paid taxes. They made lives. Raised families. Now we’ve dehumanized them. Ripped away that protection and told them to get out. This is a stain on the soul of this Nation. 440107093483
Reposted by @jblumenthal.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 21/08/2026NEWS: The nation’s largest cattle industry group is blasting Donald Trump’s plan to flood the U.S. market with cheaper foreign beef, warning it is already hurting American farmers and ranchers. 3232470894
Reposted by @jblumenthal.bsky.socialBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 21/08/2026They lie about the progress of the war. They lie about the conditions of the troops. They suppress independent reporting. Welcome to Trump's and Hegseth's military. wapo.st/3UsenSAwapo.stPentagon fires Stars and Stripes leaders who criticized DOD’s interferenceThe Defense Department earlier this year railed against the publication, which has long enjoyed editorial independence, as “woke.” 21749229
Reposted by @jblumenthal.bsky.socialRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 21/08/2026The president is threatening to sue a think tank for $5 billion unless they retract a report stating that his National Guard deployments to American cities under the guise of fake emergencies didn't make those cities safer. It's like a Con Law exam question about executive abuse of power.nytimes.comTrump Threatens Defamation Suit Over National Guard Report, Aiming to Intimidate a CriticIt was the latest example of President Trump’s bid to use the legal system against those who voice unflattering facts and opinions generally protected by the First Amendment. 462022637
Reposted by @jblumenthal.bsky.socialG Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 21/08/2026New at FiftyPlusOne: Rural and suburban voters haven’t looked this Democratic since 2018 blog.fiftyplusone.news/p/rural-and-... 8527132
Reposted by @jblumenthal.bsky.socialJulian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 21/08/2026I see we are continuing the majority's pattern of "SCOTUS nominally defers judgement in a way that, for every practical purpose, gives Trump what he wants." 15899187
Reposted by @jblumenthal.bsky.socialJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 08/08/2026This by CNN is genuinely reprehensible. Everyone involved should be embarrassed. -The 'new pain' case vs Mamdani is *solely* his religion. -He was in NYC on 9/11, at grade school -Soon after attack GWB himself gave famous speech warning against blaming all Muslims for terrorism -25 yrs later, this. 21169491518
Reposted by @jblumenthal.bsky.socialLeah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 08/08/2026A Senate candidate talking about the Powell memo???? Pinch me, am I dreaming???? 13068141938
Reposted by @jblumenthal.bsky.socialAdam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 23/07/2026"If my opponents win, more Americans could get full representation in our participatory democracy, and that would be bad for me" may be the most honest campaign pitch he's ever delivered 211506304
Reposted by @jblumenthal.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/07/2026Leavitt confirms that Trump is unilaterally changing the terms of the Saudi nuclear deal via Truth Social posts without even contacting any Saudi officials 2352084654
Reposted by @jblumenthal.bsky.socialJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 23/07/2026News outlets that covered the US-Saudi nuclear deal without mentioning that Jared Kushner, Trump’s top foreign policy advisor, is getting paid by the Saudi government: WSJ NYT AP Reuters CNN NBC ABC CBS The Guardian Semafor Washington Post Fox News New York Post BBC Newsweek MS NOWpopular.infoA nuclear deal for the Saudis. A media blackout for Kushner’s corruption.On Wednesday, the Trump administration signed a 30-year nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia that paves the way for the kingdom to enrich its own uranium. 22869213659
Reposted by @jblumenthal.bsky.socialKen Vogel @kenvogel.bsky.social · 21/07/2026SCOOP: After pardoning hundreds of allies over the course of his 1st 18 months back in the White House, Trump this month quietly rejected clemency applications from nearly 6,000 people who mostly lacked connections & had been waiting in a queue at the Justice Department.nytimes.comTrump Rejected Nearly 6,000 Clemency Applications Amid Hope of Pardon Wave (Gift Article)Expectations were raised for a raft of pardons in connection with the country’s 250th birthday but the president granted fewer than 20 on July 3. 821179508
Reposted by @jblumenthal.bsky.socialSteve Benen @stevebenen.com · 20/07/2026James Talarico likes to say that Ken Paxton “now owns 11 homes, while most Texans can’t afford one.” Talarico is going to need to update his stump speech — because he understated matters: Paxton actually owns 15 properties (including a lot in Hawaii). www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...ms.nowThe list of homes owned by Texas’ Ken Paxton grows, adding to his political problemsJames Talarico accused his Republican rival of owning 11 homes. As it turns out, he was understating matters. 11035991574
Reposted by @jblumenthal.bsky.socialChristopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 18/07/2026OpenAI (unprofitable) is burning investor cash to prop up Oracle (down 35% with debt at nearly “junk” status) while Anthropic (profitable but possibly because of sweetheart deals on compute) is doing the same for SpaceX (no earnings, PE ratio ♾️) — have I got all this right? 1335292
Reposted by @jblumenthal.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Statement from Annie Farmer on meeting with Todd Blanche: "After meeting with Todd Blanche, I feel even more confident in urging senators to vote against his confirmation as the United States' Attorney General. "I found him abrasive, condescending, and intentionally noncommittal to survivors." 367201837118
Reposted by @jblumenthal.bsky.socialPrem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Wow. The ICE shooter in Maine asked his ex-wife to "to lie for him and to cover for his character." She said he was abusive and had previously reported concerns about him to his military superiors. He was also a volunteer firefighter, but was removed after several spats with department leadership.pressherald.comICE agent who killed man in Biddeford identified as former Maine law enforcement officerAn ex-wife told the Press Herald that David Brouillette called her and admitted he was the ICE agent who shot Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero. 868145026450
Reposted by @jblumenthal.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Epstein survivor Dani Bensky on meeting with Blanche: "Todd Blanche treated the meeting as a mere 'check-the-box' exercise intended to secure votes for his confirmation. He danced around his wording, repeatedly interrupted us and could not commit to anything that would demonstrate good faith." 14161062370
Reposted by @jblumenthal.bsky.socialKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 17/07/2026I’d like to have been a fly on the wall in newsroom management meetings where they decided to air this 2246628
Reposted by @jblumenthal.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17/07/2026So this is so far not a primetime address to the nation it’s just the same lies he repeats every day on Fox and in the Oval Office. 1433155495
Reposted by @jblumenthal.bsky.socialElizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 17/07/2026This is a good barometer of the truthiness of the rest of the speech. 1452077
Reposted by @jblumenthal.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Now @apnews.com has a deeply reported story confirming the recently-hired ICE officer who shot a man in Maine had serious mental health issues and a long history of violence against women. This comes after ICE slashed hiring standards and rushed some into the field before background checks cleared. 8527091056
Reposted by @jblumenthal.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/07/2026damn, who was the president when China punked us like this? 2063633706
Reposted by @jblumenthal.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/07/2026Oyer: "2 days after Blanche was confirmed as deputy AG, he fired me from my position as DOJ's career pardon attorney. I declined to rubber stamp a favor for a friend of the president, and it cost me my job. Mr Blanche's office had asked me to restore the gun rights of a convicted domestic abuser..." 360133005452
Reposted by @jblumenthal.bsky.socialWIRED @wired.com · 17/07/2026A statement from WIRED leadership. 255158022994
Reposted by @jblumenthal.bsky.socialScott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Another "unprecedented" moment in the Trump 2.0 era A US Attorney General nominee has taken the oath for confirmation hearings at the Senate, 36 hours after a judge referred that nominee to the New York bar for disciplinary review 6029121035
Reposted by @jblumenthal.bsky.socialBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Revenge = Comedy + Time 513849336
Reposted by @jblumenthal.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 02/07/2026It's very likely that Trump purchased a block of Micron stock (MU), which is why he's now pumping it feverishly. Moves like this and his Iran War are the hallmarks of his presidency. 55527
Reposted by @jblumenthal.bsky.socialAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 01/07/2026New black kid stole my spot at harvard just dropped bsky.app/profile/atru... 451728284
jblumenthal.bsky.social @jblumenthal.bsky.social · 01/07/2026More Nehls, probably: A bedsheet. A nice bright white one. Just to sleep. But she’s gotta wake up sometimes to check things out. So cut eye holes in it. And it should drape beautifully. So make it come to a point at the top. She’ll be a sleeping dragon for a bit. A grand dragon. Waiting to rally. 010
Reposted by @jblumenthal.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/06/2026Nehls: You have to love our country. This is what we gotta do. We gotta put a big bed sheet over the Statue of Liberty. She gotta go to sleep for a while. I'm not saying she's dead. Instead of having a torch, maybe it needs a stop sign. 200942031596
Reposted by @jblumenthal.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 01/07/2026NEW: Most Supreme Court Rulings Are Secretive Votes With Little Justification ProPublica conducted a new analysis that shows the court is deciding more consequential rulings than ever before in largely unsigned orders with little to no explanation.propublica.orgA Troubling Milestone: Most Supreme Court Rulings Are Secretive Votes With Little JustificationProPublica conducted a new analysis that shows the court is deciding more consequential rulings than ever before in largely unsigned orders with little to no explanation. 39768153478
Reposted by @jblumenthal.bsky.socialTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 01/07/2026if you have feelings about SCOTUS after today, and after the last week, and after the last months and years, remember that at least you can vote for state supreme courts in many places this year, and those matter a ton too my state-by-state guide to every state supreme court contest:boltsmag.orgYour State-by-State Guide to the 2026 Supreme Court Elections - BoltsAbortion, redistricting, and ballot access remain heated issues as voters face dozens of supreme court races across 32 states this year. 261507705