Reposted by @jbonbell.bsky.socialPhillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The pay for a US Secretary of Defense is $246000 a year. They don’t even bother to hide the corruption these days 37878309
Reposted by @jbonbell.bsky.socialRep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 27/09/2026These people have no idea what’s happening in America right now. And, they don’t care. White House Deputy Chief of Staff post last night ⬇️ 28930621095
Reposted by @jbonbell.bsky.socialJoe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 27/09/2026 A searing editorial from @pressherald.com: It’s Maine’s turn to be concerned about Susan Collins www.pressherald.com/2026/09/27/i...pressherald.comIt’s Maine’s turn to be concerned about Susan Collins | EditorialThe senator's complacent response to open allegations of bribery sends voters a very clear and disrespectful message. 615452
Reposted by @jbonbell.bsky.socialVoteHub @votehub.com · 27/09/2026Wisconsin 🧀 Governor Mail requests as of Sep 25, 2026 Modeled margin if all returned: 🔵 David Crowley – 171,517 (62.4%) 🔴 Tom Tiffany – 100,550 (36.6%) ~10% of mail ballots requested have been cast. We forecast a final contest margin of Crowley +6.2. 33511
Reposted by @jbonbell.bsky.socialJacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I can't really Nelson Muntz "ha ha!" this, because it's associated with 2-3 catastrophic wars and decades of US security policy in the Middle East ending in tatters, and those are bad things. But still. Not an ounce of sympathy for the Saudi royals for the implosion of their Trump transactions. 15712
Reposted by @jbonbell.bsky.socialGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Experienced FBI counterterrorism experts were punished for refusing to investigate something that, at most, warranted the attention of the DC Metro police. 18937341348
Reposted by @jbonbell.bsky.socialLuca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Seen in Helper, Utah Take two minutes of your time and check your voter registration at www.vote.org. 🎥 ec_boulter 13313
Reposted by @jbonbell.bsky.socialSusan McPherson @susanmcp.bsky.social · 27/09/2026"The president and the first lady of the United States of America were threatening to sue me. Me. A single mother of two in New Jersey." Read THIS from @jojofromjerz.bsky.social! jojofromjerz.substack.com/p/be-best-be...jojofromjerz.substack.comBe Best. Be Quiet. Or Be Bankrupted.Melania Trump is selling a story about lifting women up. I’m the mother of two she tried to frighten into submission. 1145
Reposted by @jbonbell.bsky.socialOn the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 27/09/2026.@rparloff.bsky.social explains the Trump administration's (shaky) legal argument for keeping Politico, MSNow, and CNN out of the White House. Listen up: lnk.to/onthemedia/b...lnk.toOn the MediaThe Peabody Award-winning On the Media podcast is your guide to examining how the media sausage is made. Hosts Brooke Gladstone and Micah Loewinger examine threats to free speech and government transparency, cast a skeptical eye on media coverage of the week’s big stories and unravel hidden political narratives in everything we read, watch and hear. 1236
Reposted by @jbonbell.bsky.socialChris Pappas @chrispappasnh.bsky.social · 27/09/2026John Sununu thinks the reckless DOGE cuts “needed to be done.” 63117
Reposted by @jbonbell.bsky.socialMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Banning religious studies, just as Jesus intended. 511530
Reposted by @jbonbell.bsky.socialMother Jones @motherjones.com · 27/09/2026They're also working with the Trump administration to remove AI regulation and obtain military contracts.motherjones.comRest assured: AI companies say they're investigating tens of thousands of rogue bot incidentsThey're also working with the Trump administration to remove AI regulation and obtain military contracts. 1215179
Reposted by @jbonbell.bsky.socialJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 27/09/2026It was a busy week, and a lot of important things happened all at once. Get caught up on anything you missed—links to all of this week’s Civil Discourse columns are here. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-sunday...joycevance.substack.comThe Sunday Morning Wrap-UpHere’s the highlight reel of last week’s posts and events. 219337
Reposted by @jbonbell.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The response when progressive policies that help millions of people are proposed... "How will you pay for it?" The response when the richest 1% ask for tax cuts, or banks ask for bailouts, or defense contractors ask for more contracts... "How much do you need?" It doesn't have to be this way. 210122443885
Reposted by @jbonbell.bsky.socialSouthern Poverty Law Center @splcenter.org · 27/09/2026Your future is too important to leave in someone else's hands. Make sure you're vote-ready before the midterms. We have everything you need here: www.splcenter.org/we-decide #WeDecide 03014
Reposted by @jbonbell.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 27/09/2026On the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, a 162-page White House report argued the Smithsonian had “moved the Museum’s mission away from straightforward historical education and scholarship toward an extreme political activism.”propublica.orgHow the Smithsonian Became the Latest Front in Trump’s Culture WarThe Smithsonian — particularly its National Museum of American History — has faced withering pressure from the Trump administration. It’s the culmination of decades of criticism by conservatives and o... 10257121
Reposted by @jbonbell.bsky.socialAndy Kaczynski @kfile.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Rachel Maddow shared our story you should too =) bsky.app/profile/madd... 46213
Reposted by @jbonbell.bsky.socialCongresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 27/09/2026Instead of spending nearly $270 BILLION on mass deportations ($2,358 PER taxpayer), we could fund: Medicaid for 12 million people. Healthcare for 5 million veterans. Free early education for 6.7 million children. Money for cruelty vs. money for community. 5549157
Reposted by @jbonbell.bsky.socialAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026NYC Deputy Mayor Julie Su: I think that’s part of the magic of Mayor Mamdani. What he believes deeply in is that government has an active role to play in shaping the economy, in shaping the city, and in making sure that working people have what they deserve. 8044971010
Reposted by @jbonbell.bsky.socialRep. Justin J. Pearson @justinjpearson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026There is a clear difference between my Trump-endorsed opponent, Brent Taylor, and I. This is not about Republican or Democrat. Tennesseans need to see the difference between complacency and commitment to change. That’s why we need a debate. Vote early starting Oct 14th: votejustinj.com 327781
Reposted by @jbonbell.bsky.socialVoteHub @votehub.com · 27/09/2026SC-01, rated Tilt R in our forecast, is currently a 51–49 race between Jenny Honeycutt (R) and Nancy Lacore (D). Our demographic model shows Lacore dominating among Black voters by 78 points, while Honeycutt still wins white voters comfortably by 20 points. 2145
Reposted by @jbonbell.bsky.socialMother Jones @motherjones.com · 27/09/2026Palantir’s co-founder thinks we should be less judgmental about that deadly Iran school strike.motherjones.comPalantir’s co-founder thinks we should be less judgmental about that deadly Iran school strikeThe AI-assisted attack at the start of Donald Trump's war killed more than 150 people, mostly children. 5118994
Reposted by @jbonbell.bsky.socialVoteHub @votehub.com · 27/09/2026VoteHub launched our 2026 Midterm Early Vote Tracker in partnership with L2. Here’s our evergreen guide to interpreting the early vote: what ballot return data can and can’t tell us, how we’ll analyze it through Election Day, and how to read the numbers. votehub.com/2026-early-v...votehub.comDecoding the Early Vote: What We Can, And Can’t, Learn From the Early Voting WindowVoteHub is launching our early vote tracker for the 2026 midterms, in partnership with L2. Here’s how and why we will be interpreting the ballot return data up until November. 184
Reposted by @jbonbell.bsky.socialClay Ranck @clayranck.bsky.social · 27/09/2026From this column by @mollyjongfast.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/moll... 113227
Reposted by @jbonbell.bsky.socialScott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) Signs Sweeping Anti-Corruption Package Cracking Down on Meme Coins, Crypto Fraud, and Self-Dealing by Public Officials meidasnews.com/news/newsom-...meidasnews.comNewsom Signs Sweeping Anti-Corruption Package Cracking Down on Meme Coins, Crypto Fraud, and Self-Dealing by Public OfficialsGovernor Gavin Newsom signed a sweeping package of anti-corruption and consumer protection legislation, MeidasTouch has exclusively learned, delivering one of 21602162
Reposted by @jbonbell.bsky.socialOlga Lautman 🇺🇦 @olgalautman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Will international media ever start covering Russia’s ongoing genocide? Ukrainians in Russian occupied Oleshky are eating grass and weeds to survive and the world stays silent 😭kyivindependent.com'Nothing left to eat' — Sybiha urges partners to act on Oleshky humanitarian crisisOleshky's population has fallen from around 24,000 to approximately 2,000 as of spring 2026, according to the Foreign Ministry. 21426295
Reposted by @jbonbell.bsky.socialMari Cohn @maricohn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Millennials: I’m never going to retire 😩 90 year old senators: I’m never going to retire!!!!1! 🤪💥🎉🥳🙌🍾 346180
Reposted by @jbonbell.bsky.socialHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026September 26, 2026heathercoxrichardson.substack.comSeptember 26, 2026Trump’s war on the free press is continuing. 35831315
Reposted by @jbonbell.bsky.socialExhausted sociologist @iaracpassos.bsky.social · 26/09/2026@mozilla.org launched a campaign against the tech billionaire class during the UNGA — and my face is in NY. 🧵 The ad places me next to Zuckerberg: he manufactures surveillance eyewear; I build local AI to expose political violence in Brazil, with Instituto Fogo Cruzado. 35414
Reposted by @jbonbell.bsky.socialsouthpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I can only conclude from this that not enough of our aspiring fascists played sim city 2759775
Reposted by @jbonbell.bsky.socialPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Several protesters just interrupted the pro-data center party, flipped everyone off while yelling “thank you for using all of our water!” 231233209
Reposted by @jbonbell.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 27/09/2026ProPublica obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing. From the archives:propublica.orgThe Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income TaxProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, ev... 541668823
Reposted by @jbonbell.bsky.socialJen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Just awful people www.cnn.com/2026/09/26/p...cnn.comTwo senior FBI agents ousted over investigation into alleged harassing calls to wife of Trump adviser Stephen Miller | CNN PoliticsTwo veteran FBI agents overseeing counterterrorism operations in the nation’s capital have been removed from their jobs and reassigned over the handling of an investigation involving Katie Miller, the... 41507118
Reposted by @jbonbell.bsky.socialBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Our country is staring into the abyss, and much of our national press corps lacks the fortitude that this moment demands www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/b...nytimes.comTV Networks to Resume Trump Coverage, Even as White House Excludes CNN (Gift Article)The White House TV pool went dark this past week amid a standoff between CNN and the president. Network leaders, however, believe an indefinite suspension may be untenable. 50935248
Reposted by @jbonbell.bsky.socialMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 27/09/2026Tonight, we are mourning the loss of one of our own after NYCHA employee, Leighton Brown, died while at Cypress Hills Houses in Brooklyn. My thoughts are with his entire family as they deal with this unimaginable loss. May he rest in peace, and may his service to our city never be forgotten. 565618594
Reposted by @jbonbell.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Huh. The Daily Wire is reporting something that would be *enormous* if true, as since July the majority of all ICE arrests are people with no criminal record. I am deeply skeptical of such a massive operational change, given how the White House/DHS keep bragging about setting arrest records. 1432278419
Reposted by @jbonbell.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 27/09/2026Well, looks like María Elvira Salazar officially lost to Trump. She called out his ICE tactics, saying immigration enforcement had gone too far. Then she tried to walk it back. It didn’t work. Trump and MAGA are coming for her anyway… 67469167
Reposted by @jbonbell.bsky.socialshauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 27/09/2026loserpalooza 2251350
Reposted by @jbonbell.bsky.socialMatthew Hoppock @hoppock.bsky.social · 27/09/2026EOIR quietly issued a new 5-page policy on public observation of immigration court hearings this week. It contains some significant new limitations, most notably for people trying to observe hearings remotely on WebEx. Here are the changes I've noticed. www.justice.gov/eoir/media/1...justice.govFact Sheet September 2026 | United States Department of Justice 14729
Reposted by @jbonbell.bsky.socialDr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Now that phase one of @hcrichardson.bsky.social's “250 to 250" project is done, I'll share videos (1 per day) for which I wrote scripts. Some were recorded nearly word for word; others edited for clarity & brevity. Tonight: Gen. Eisenhower’s D-Day “In Case of Failure” message—which I also narrated.youtu.beD-Day: In Case of Failure, Narrated by Todd ArringtonYouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson 723156
Reposted by @jbonbell.bsky.socialDennis "dejay" Koch @dennisjkoch.bsky.social · 27/09/2026 Donald's Diesel Disaster @hcrichardson.bsky.social and @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman and historian Heather Cox Richardson are joining forces for Lunch Money, a new monthly conversation series. #USA #Trump #uspoli www.youtube.com/live/zcMSxfX...youtube.comDonald's Diesel Disaster | Lunch Money with Paul Krugman and Heather Cox RichardsonYouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson 227693
Reposted by @jbonbell.bsky.socialVoteHub @votehub.com · 27/09/2026www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...washingtonpost.comTrump administration considers building baseball park in Grand Teton National ParkMajor League Baseball contacted the administration about hosting a game in a national park, with an agency official scouting Grand Teton as a possible location. 32210
Reposted by @jbonbell.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Network solidarity against Trump's attack on the 1st Amendment lasted less than one week. Pathetic. On the bright side for CNN, moving forward Bari Weiss can make changes to ensure there is no more friction with the White House. Support independent media. demdock.com/4w6emld 1052952848
Reposted by @jbonbell.bsky.socialDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Pathetic collapse of journalistic solidarity. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/business…nytimes.comTV Networks to Resume Trump Coverage, Even as White House Excludes CNN (Gift Article)The White House TV pool went dark this past week amid a standoff between CNN and the president. Network leaders, however, believe an indefinite suspension may be untenable. 751390334
Reposted by @jbonbell.bsky.socialKhashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Network leaders said that Trump’s decision to restart the barricade of CNN had left them choosing among several unpleasant options. If the TV pool was indefinitely suspended and an emergency or crisis occurred, there would be no cameras to film Trump, leaving the public relatively in the dark. 249242
Reposted by @jbonbell.bsky.socialJill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Unnerving @washingtonpost.com exclusive: US and Russia worked in secret to remove "a range of provisions designed to safeguard the use of artificial intelligence in weapons." For instance, leave targeting to AI, no human review required. Gift link 🎁 wapo.st/4yWadkRwapo.stU.S., Russia stripped human oversight from global AI weapons pactThe two nations weakened a range of safeguards in a landmark U.N. effort to try to regulate the use of lethal autonomous weaponry. The global negotiations earlier this month marked the furthest progre... 38620409
Reposted by @jbonbell.bsky.socialJen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Exactly. Medicare for more can eventually become Medicare for all. 727659
