Reposted by Jeff TurnerThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5hThis is so dark. Hegseth has some serious issues.nbcnews.comPentagon says there will be a livestream of firing squad’s execution of the Fort Hood shooterThe execution of Nidal Hasan is scheduled for Dec. 3. 2961548377
Reposted by Jeff TurnerDavid Seaver @davidseaver.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A MAGA election-fraud pusher committing election fraud? Say it ain't so. www.sfgate.com/politics/art...sfgate.comMAGA candidate in small Calif. town convicted on 9 counts of election fraudIt turns out this conservative candidate wasn't following election laws herself. 088
Reposted by Jeff TurnerWoodrow Hartzog @hartzog.bsky.social · 17hSilicon Valley for some time has been trying to sell us an impoverished vision for humanity. 2209
Reposted by Jeff TurnerGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 12himagine if Joe Biden had posted this 1821258253
Reposted by Jeff TurnerMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Texas executed Jamaal Howard by lethal injection exactly one week after Tennessee tried and failed to do the same to Christa Pike. Howard’s lawyers tried to use Pike’s horrific experience as a reason for a stay, but the courts said no. Beyond comprehension.theguardian.comTexas kills man in first US execution since botched lethal injection of Christa PikeJamaal Howard, 46, executed by fatal dose of pentobarbital after lawyers’ bid for stay had been denied 1040172
Reposted by Jeff TurnerAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Chat is it good when an Ambassadorial nominee writes "Stop papering all these things. It’s really dangerous ... if you write an email or a text about, l’m gonna kill you cause I love you but you’re so out of control" to the man who paid her $300,000 to help resolve his tax issues with the IRS? 935990
Reposted by Jeff TurnerAaron 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. 41950251
Reposted by Jeff TurnerShoe-per Intelligence @shoe.bsky.social · 07/10/2026His occupation of this office is an affront to every ideal our nation holds dear. 516928
Reposted by Jeff TurnerArs Technica @arstechnica.com · 07/10/2026arstechnica.comPA measles outbreak tops 1,000 cases, largest since disease was eliminatedPennsylvania reported 1,066 outbreak-linked cases on Wednesday. 30615347
Reposted by Jeff TurnerThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 07/10/2026The University of Arizona has suspended activities for many of its fraternities amid several reports of misconduct. The behavior allegedly included physical assault, abuse of drugs and alcohol, hazing and creating unsafe environments for students. washingtonpost.comUniversity of Arizona suspends fraternity activity amid misconduct allegationsThe dean of students said her office was investigating fraternities over allegations of physical assault, hazing and drug use. 35917
Reposted by Jeff TurnerJay Willis @jaywillis.net · 07/10/2026Pretty wild to see Alito describe reliance on Obergefell as "much more concrete" than reliance on Roe v. Wade, because Roe was merely about "women's ideas about the kind of society that they were going to live in." If it's a Ladies Issue, he just doesn't give a shit. www.cbsnews.com/news/samuel-... 2033682
Reposted by Jeff TurnerDavid Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Important under-the-radar race. There's a big debate next week, given how Graham performed in the last one it could create a swing. 1029857
Reposted by Jeff TurnerTPM @talkingpointsmemo.com · 05/10/2026Because of federal rules, children covered by Medicaid won't be able to access vaccines that are no longer recommended by the federal government, even as children with private insurance will.talkingpointsmemo.comRFK Jr’s Relentless Anti-Vax Push Will Disproportionately Hurt Children on MedicaidRobert F. Kennedy Jr. has already demonstrated his Department of Health and... 26178117
Reposted by Jeff TurnerThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 06/10/2026Attorneys for the former Olympian who had been accused of damaging the Reflecting Pool have called for inspectors general to investigate alleged misconduct by the Interior and Justice departments in the handling of the since-dismissed case.washingtonpost.comInspectors general should probe Reflecting Pool case, ex-Olympian’s attorneys sayAttorneys for David Hearn say they want inspectors general to investigate alleged misconduct by the Departments of Interior and Justice in the handling of the since-dismissed case. 27620
Reposted by Jeff Turnerjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 06/10/2026interesting that conservatives were militantly “we must reward hustle” when the target was affirmative action at elite universities and now, when faced with the success of south asians and other groups, it is “i think we are too meritocratic” 19370211099
Reposted by Jeff TurnerMichael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Trump could give himself a trillion dollars from the US Treasury and Republicans would be okay with that 24610
Reposted by Jeff TurnerTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026*so important*: if you’re voting by mail, assume the USPS will delay because it’s its policy. You can: —put it in drop box —go to counter to watch them postmark in front of you —if you’re dropping it in a mailbox, do it VERY EARLY. 6222991690
Reposted by Jeff TurnerSchrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 06/10/2026It's absolutely bonkers to me that this image led directly to this tweet. 911461127
Reposted by Jeff TurnerAlan Zilberman @alanzilberman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Today is the 20th anniversary of The Departed hitting theaters, aka the best flip phone movie ever made and Marky Mark's last great role, which means it's also been 20 years of annoying complaints from people who think they're smarter than the movie because of its last shot.static.klipy.com 3295
Reposted by Jeff TurnerBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Lafayette Square isn't "a historic protest site." It's a fucking park. And it's packed on nice days. Calling it a protest site is White House framing. They're closing a popular public park to create a presidential palace Saddam Hussein would love.nytimes.comInside Trump's Plan to Fence Off a Historic Protest Site (Gift Article)The president’s proposal to enclose a park in Washington could alter how the space has been used for generations. 152484727
Reposted by Jeff TurnerEric Segall @espinsegall.bsky.social · 06/10/2026All this talk about Alito is pretty silly. He’s not an Originalist. He’s a GOPist who privileges religion, hates unions (a lot), and has no empathy for the poor and powerless while favoring the rich and powerful. The rest doesn’t matter. Mostly, he’s a GOP partisan. 23112
Reposted by Jeff TurnerSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Justice Alito devotes an entire chapter of his new book to the emergency docket—and to responding to people like me (“the most prolific academic critic of the emergency docket”). As I explain over at “One First,” it … didn’t go well: www.stevevladeck.com/p/256-so-une... 1133725755
Reposted by Jeff TurnerPatrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Gasoline prices were briefly sky-high under Biden, in the immediate aftermath of Putin's Ukraine invasion. Then they came down, well before his term ended. Gas is up +39.4% from a year ago. Diesel it at ALL TIME high prices, up +67.0% from a year ago. 2141385
Reposted by Jeff TurnerJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Seems like Bari has lost the New York Post. And bigly. Everyone can smell the stench of sucking air. pagesix.com/2026/10/05/s...pagesix.comExclusive | Infuriated CBS staff still can’t get through to Bari Weiss after scandals and ratings collapseIt’s her way or no way, with insiders claiming she doesn’t listen to anyone when she has bad ideas. 3652499
Reposted by Jeff TurnerDeborah Pearlstein @debpearlstein.bsky.social · 06/10/2026How nice for them. Next question: which act of Congress authorized this expenditure of federal funds? Quaint it may be, but our constitution forbids drawing funds from the treasury except pursuant to acts of congress. 16529155
Reposted by Jeff TurnerHelen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 06/10/2026I'm trying to imagine how much money or fame would be worth it to say such things out loud in public. 2011515
Reposted by Jeff TurnerAndy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The Constitution allows it. South Korea has proven it works. If you want to make impeachment viable—and so much else is pointless if you don't—then it can be done by a simple majority adopting a simple rules change: vote on the verdict by secret ballot.theunpopulist.netA Democratic Senate Should Adopt Secret Impeachment Ballots on a Priority BasisSuch a change, requiring no constitutional amendment, would free senators to vote their judgment instead of their fears 211462387
Reposted by Jeff TurnerOSINTRadar @osintradar.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Epstein case whistleblower dies by suicide — he is not the first Simon Andries revealed business ties between Howard Lutnick and Jeffrey Epstein. He is not the first person connected to the Epstein case files to have died after the materials were made public. ✅️Follow us for the latest updatesshare.googleEpstein Whistleblower Simon Andriesz Reportedly Dies By SuicideNone of the reports have linked Andriesz's death to his whistleblowing. 924390
Reposted by Jeff TurnerElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Today is the first day of the Supreme Court's term. My yearly print preview of all the things the Republicans will take away from us this time, is now avaialble on Al Gore's Internet in @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...thenation.comThe People vs. the Supreme CourtThis term the Supreme Court has plans to trampleeven more of our rights. But we, the people, are not powerlessin the face of their power grab. 6483158
Reposted by Jeff Turnerjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 05/10/2026pedocon theory is a theory like gravity is a theory www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/o...nytimes.comDennis Hastert, Powerful Politician Disgraced by Child Sexual Abuse, Dies (Gift Article)The longest-serving Republican speaker of the House admitted in 2016 to abusing teenage boys decades earlier. He was 84. 843484625
Reposted by Jeff TurnerGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 05/10/2026New Fox poll shows Trump coalition collapsing in Texas. GOP is sinking money into Iowa and Kansas. The horrors of Late-Stage Trumpism are creating space for a new anti-corruption, anti-cruelty politics to emerge. On the pod, @aselrod.bsky.social is brilliant on this: newrepublic.com/article/2161...newrepublic.comFox Drops Brutal Poll on Trump as Leaks Reveal MAGA Panic: “Wake Up!”As the Trump-GOP position worsens, political theorist explains why Trump-MAGA’s corrupt and depraved misrule has created space for a new, values-based liberal-Democratic politics to emerge. 50839212
Reposted by Jeff TurnerBarred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 05/10/2026for reference, in the Dobbs opinion, Alito was like, women generally don't _plan_ to get an abortion, so how could they have a reliance interest in abortion? which is kind of an extension of 'you want health insurance? what, you plan on being sick?' 431172240
Reposted by Jeff TurnerDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026🤣politicalwire.comTrump Urges Republicans to Vote by Mail"President Trump, who has long staged a rhetorical and legal assault against voting by mail even as he used the method himself to cast his ballots, released a video on Saturday urging Republicans to… 614523
Reposted by Jeff TurnerMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 05/10/2026We murdered four more people in a boat today 12524931067
Reposted by Jeff TurnerMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 05/10/2026It’s confusing that @theatlantic.com described this man as a “a lifelong Democrat who had voted for Trump for the first time in 2024” who when these are some of his very easily findable FB posts: 17472771509
Reposted by Jeff TurnerDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Impossible to understand how anyone could look at Rufo's career and conclude he was someone engaged in a "forthright defense of meritocracy." Rufo's entire career is built on the idea of purging people who don't think or look like him from positions of power. 561573348
Reposted by Jeff TurnerDavid Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026This is sad news. Simon was a big help with this story that showed Howard Lutnick apparently lied about his business entanglement with Jeffrey Epstein—a story that deserves more attention. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comNew details from Epstein files reveal Lutnick had years-long business tie with sex offenderThe commerce secretary apparently still hasn't come clean on his connection with Epstein. 1442175941
Reposted by Jeff TurnerSanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 04/10/2026“Simon Andriesz, previously a managing director at a Wall Street firm, discovered an email chain from 2018 in which Lutnick and Epstein had discussed the prospects of a start-up business they were both involved in.“ Now he’s dead. 16377175
Reposted by Jeff TurnerBarry Burden @bcburden.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Trump this week: Again promised every adult $5,000 to vote for his party Offered another private dinner with people who buy the most of his crypto coin Used more government money to run campaign ads for himself 1103
Reposted by Jeff TurnerMr. Dan Zak @mrdanzak.com · 04/10/2026A Haitian man legally immigrated to Ohio, then was given an ankle monitor bc Trump withdrew his status. He threw himself in front of truck. The trucker, who voted for Trump, is haunted. “Pierre was doing what he was supposed to do. We did not do right by him.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...theatlantic.comA Reckoning in SpringfieldA truck driver out on his route confronts what the country has become. 37253421837
Reposted by Jeff TurnerMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 04/10/2026No could possibly have predicted that Trump calling Democrats “sons of bitches” would not be on today’s front page of the NYT, & Jake Tapper would be platforming Kevin Hassett to lie with impunity on the Sunday shows. 🧐🤷♂️🤦♂️ 12350102
Reposted by Jeff TurnerAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/10/2026Trump: "We've gonna shove it up their ass ... They are a bunch of dumb son of a bitches" Remember when presidents had dignity? Here's a lowlight supercut from Trump's rally tonight in Ohio: 107958961699
