Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialKat4Obama @kat4obama.bsky.social · 15hCollins "decried the 'gutter-level political campaign' waged against Kavanaugh by 'dark money' and 'special-interest groups' (groups that presumably included Planned Parenthood, the organization that had last given her an award just the previous year), portraying Kavanaugh as the real victim." 04713
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialZeddy @zeddary.bsky.social · 10hThey're partying in military housing while they make the actual troops live on squalid boats and wrecked airbases so their families back home can pay $5 a gallon. 121416335
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.social DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 13hThis is clearly not acceptable 64978842657
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 10hIn the spirit of unity and moving past our divisions as a people, I would very much like the Democrats, should they gain power a month from now, to break the back of this Presidency over its knee. 1127240
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialVoteHub @votehub.com · 09/10/2026On Supreme Court term limits: Sen. Susan Collins: “Absolutely not. I’m sure that Troy wants to pack the court.” Troy Jackson: “I wouldn’t have to pack it if you didn’t put in Kavanaugh." 484167561
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialSusan Glasser @sbg1.bsky.social · 20hDonald Trump is going around the country telling a weird madeup story about James Talarico fake-eating meat and then throwing up… My report from the POTUS red-state panic tour: www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...newyorker.comThe Dumocrats Are Coming for Trump, and All He Can Do Is Call Them NamesA report from the President’s campaign tour through the formerly safe precincts of red America. 510238
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Disgusting www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comFort Hood shooter’s execution will be live-streamed, Defense Dept. says“We’ll make sure that people are able to watch it,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday about the firing squad execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan. 2681296246
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 08/10/2026a livestreamed execution is just a lynching 281101961982
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialBrendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The news just since I left work: -A planned livestream of an execution by firing squad -Trump basically trying to incite a pogrom against Somalis Nothing mysterious or complicated about what's happening. 381795408
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialBen Wikler @benwikler.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Decisions over what happens to your body shouldn't depend on who wins the next election. That's why David Crowley supports a constitutional amendment to guarantee reproductive freedom in Wisconsin. 218635
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 09/10/2026It can't happen here...until it happens here. 013127
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialLeah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Jon Ossoff:static.klipy.comStand By Me: Want to See a Dead Body?Alt: Stand By Me: Want to See a Dead Body? 733439
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialMad Scholar Frights @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Get 'em, Z 17315
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialBrad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 09/10/2026We’re sick of ICE terrorizing our neighbors. Sick of it. Like the brave people of Minneapolis, we have zero tolerance for federal agents lawlessly unleashing violence on our streets. 5931144
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 09/10/2026right. this isn’t a somber public execution to show people what it means for the state to murder someone. this is a celebration of violence for its own sake. the fact that the nidal hasan is helpless and infirm is no doubt part of the appeal. bsky.app/profile/spir... 593113310
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 09/10/2026i am genuinely shocked by the psychotic bloodthirst on display with hegseth 3107648685
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialAndy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Hegseth got the job not because of his clown antics on Fox News but because during the first term he made it his personal crusade to get Trump to pardon war criminals who had murdered civilians and desecrated corpses. That’s who he is and it’s what Trump hired him to be. 161974394
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 09/10/2026An absolute master of the casual shiv. 735541
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialAnthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 08/10/2026These people are morons. 4645247
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Pay to play, baby... 26794191
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialCrooked Media @crooked.com · 07/10/2026Katie Phang on Alito CBS interview: the most gratuitous, ass-kissing thing I have seen. 28764242
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialMike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Good news: in this case the newly elected House can meet at a convenient location of their choosing and vote on whether to expel Johnson as one of its first orders of business 421960340
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialRick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 07/10/2026#ELB: “‘Honey Please’: Kimberly Guilfoyle Pushed Donor to Wire $100,000 to Her Amex Account” electionlawblog.org/2026/honey-plea… 25416
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Haha wow is this comically corrupt. /he didn't end up paying her the money because he said he'd get in trouble with his wife. 41955253
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I thought Mamdani's statement today about Oct. 7 was fine. Just saying that because man, a lot of people today apparently feel very free to announce to journalists how upset and angry "Jews in New York City" are, and I'm one, and I'm not. 832926
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialLilith’s Karmic Revenge @happyluddite.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I heard on @strictscrutiny.bsky.social that there were #Kayactivists visiting his vacation island this summer to shout “shame” at him. 🥰static.klipy.comHappy Kayaking AdventureALT: Happy Kayaking Adventure 0117
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialMarc Airhart ❌👑 @marcairhart.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Oh look, rich, antisocial carpet bagger tries to buy Texas Senate seat. Let's help him set that money on fire, folks! 0161
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Read the whole thread. "A Nazi trillionaire is trying to buy a seat" seems like it should be a pretty easy Democratic campaign line in just about every race in the country. 419788
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialBen Wikler @benwikler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Btw: Tom Tiffany, running for Governor of Wisconsin, is chairman of subcommittee on federal lands. He wants to destroy this rule. He's also got a 100% pro-Trump voting record in Congress. So, after you weigh in against this rule, chip in to help David Crowley beat him, and sign to volunteer. 011238
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 07/10/2026who knows if jackson can win this thing but i am glad that he is making clear that susan collins's whole scam is to do everything she can to make life worse for mainers and then take credit for mitigating it in the slightest way possible 108106151803
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialJane Mayer @janemayer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026!!! Justice Dept. Turns to Partisans and Conspiracists to Fill Depleted Ranks www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...nytimes.comJustice Dept. Turns to Partisans and Conspiracists to Fill Depleted RanksThe civil rights unit has recruited people whose questionable work histories and dearth of education and experience might have disqualified them in the past, former officials said. 78841
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialThe Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Sometimes my wife and I like to send each other text messages as though they’re democratic fundraising messages, and I believe she has produced the jewel of the form. 185110211838
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 06/10/2026It's almost like putting a quack anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist in charge of the nation's health policy has consequences. "The United States has now had more measles deaths in the past two years than we have had in the previous three decades combined...": www.ms.now/news/pennsyl...ms.nowPennsylvania’s measles outbreak is the largest in decades in the U.S.The state has surpassed 1,000 measles cases this year, health officials said Monday, making it the largest outbreak in the U.S. in more than three decades. 21852022293
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialThe Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 06/10/2026Exclusive: The Trump administration is quietly trying to use an obscure funding power to threaten $190 million of the Smithsonian’s budget, @kelseyables.bsky.social reports:bit.lyThe White House Revives a Pressure Tactic Against the SmithsonianThe Trump administration is threatening $190 million in museum funding. 13222
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialLeah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026schrodinger’s reflecting pool 911151123
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialMoney Power Politics with Stephanie Ruhle @moneypowerpolitics.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The New York Times reports Kristi Noem bought five airplanes from a company chaired by one of her donors just hours before leaving her role at DHS. Stephanie Ruhle breaks it down. #dhs #kristinoem #nyt 78435
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialMoney Power Politics with Stephanie Ruhle @moneypowerpolitics.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Patagonia has launched a voter mobilization campaign to help "remove the guesswork for voters." #patagonia #vote #midterms #election #GoodNewsRuhles 116920
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Just a reminder: Tillis persuaded the woman Hegseth allegedly raped to come forward with her story, and told her that if she did, it would sink the nomination. She did. At great risk to herself. Tillis then cast the deciding vote for Hegseth. Because he’s a goddamned coward.ms.nowOutgoing Sen. Tillis regrets pivotal vote for Hegseth: ‘He’s an actor. He’s not a manager’Outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis spoke to MS NOW about regretting his vote to confirm Pete Hegseth and his strained relationship with Trump. 25797613043
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I know that some of you NYers think your vote doesn't matter in this election but A) of course it does and B) I think Governor will be closer than it looks, and if we let Bruce Blakeman beat Kathy Hochul, Debra Messing wins. 515025
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 02/10/2026Donald Trump might believe he’s going to overcome his historic unpopularity by sabotaging the midterms. On October 17, millions of Americans are taking to the streets again to make it clear that’s not happening. Please join us for the next No Kings Day.nokings.orgNo KingsFor more than a year, millions of people have come together to send a clear message: in America, we have no kings. Power doesn't belong to billionaires, strongmen, or politicians who think they're abo... 18817332
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialAFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 05/10/2026If you live in… Arizona Arkansas Florida Georgia Indiana Kentucky Mississippi Ohio Tennessee Texas Today is the last day you can register to vote! Text your friends and family. Check on your co-workers. Make sure the people in your life are registered to vote: BetterInAUnion.org/checkbetterinaunion.orgCheck Your Voter Registration StatusHave you moved, changed your name, or you're just not sure of the status of your voter registration? Fill out the form below to check your status. 16953
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 03/10/2026NYC is opening 160 car-free (but treat-filled) streets and plazas to enjoy fun and safe fall festivities this spooky season. Find one near you at nyc.gov/trickorstreets. 244139502482
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 04/10/2026His Ls have gotten even more peculiar than usual. By the way, some odd trivia: This is the President of the United States. 717115
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialElizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Having done the chaos of NYC Halloween for years when my kids were little, the idea of 160 car free streets for Halloween fills me with joy. 623531
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialJessica Tarlov @jessicatarlov.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The GOP promised us Mamdani would usher in sharia law. Instead, we got line dancing in Bryant Park and free opera tickets. Pretty cool. 391037189
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 03/10/2026For all of the Mamdani team's brilliance with social media, this is the most basic thing in the political playbook: Do good things for your constituents, then tell them about it. It shouldn't be as startling as it is! It's the job! 1032567
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 02/10/2026AI is an unregulated emergency on every level--academia, art, national security, privacy, the environment, faith in journalism, and on and on and on--and deriding those who are desperately trying to pull the handbrake as we go over the cliff as alarmists will not age well (if we get to age at all). 429250
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I feel like the debate about what parts of AI are good and what parts are bad should wait until we solve the worldwide crisis caused by the fact that almost of all of its evangelists in both tech and govt are morally, intellectually, and ethically unequipped to oversee it, when not downright evil. 22833169
Reposted by @jdefra.bsky.socialCollins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 02/10/2026NEW: Susan Collins team bragging in its canvassing materials about her having "delivered" the conservative Supreme Court majority that overturned Roe. tinyurl.com/3mxnybe7 #MEpolitics 11371159