Reposted by Jeff WaidMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 22mThe Republican Party is a toxic force in our society. Matthew Gertz nails it here. 47828
Reposted by Jeff WaidPaul Rosenberg @paulrosenberg.bsky.social · 3hDon't let the headline fool you. The radicalism Brian is calling for is actually carefully calibrated. "15 years later my view is that Democrats should conduct themselves a bit like Republicans did in Obama’s first term." Just 'a bit like" shouldn't be too hard to pull off. 0258
Reposted by Jeff WaidSteve M. @stevemnomoremister.bsky.social · 5hWhy Was Eric Schmitt Being Groomed for Stardom in the First Place? (new post) nomoremister.blogspot.com/2026/09/why-...nomoremister.blogspot.comWHY WAS ERIC SCHMITT BEING GROOMED FOR STARDOM IN THE FIRST PLACE?Former special prosecutor Jack Smith was interrogated at a Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing yesterday. If you know what happened, you know... 282
Reposted by Jeff WaidDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 18hI’m disgusted by today’s press coverage, which mostly just regurgitates the DOJ press release. The story should be that a) they indicted the guy who got shot, not the guy who shot him and b) previous attempts by ICE to blame shooting victims have all been lies, so no reason to believe this. Shame. 119157
Reposted by Jeff WaidGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 9hSomething remarkable is happening: James Talarico is running an expansively pro-immigrant campaign in Texas, a state Trump won by 14 points, speaking in Biblical terms about our duty to "the stranger." And it's resonating. That's seismic. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2160...newrepublic.comIn Texas, Something Seismic Is Happening—and It’s All Trump’s FaultThanks to the economy and ICE, Trump has lost Texas Latinos. And James Talarico is developing a humane pro-immigrant message that’s resonating—even in this ultra-Trumpy state. 823226821
Reposted by Jeff WaidNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 6hBreaking character: I hate to use this account for political strategizing but the ball needs to get rolling on this....when Dems take the House they've got to focus on impeaching Hegseth. He can be be blamed for the Iran war plus he's a drunk and a criminal. 421106143
Reposted by Jeff WaidAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 7hMike Rogers has the audacity to lie to you about his plan like he didn't vote 4 times to stop you from getting cheaper medication from Canada, take $1M from Big Pharma, and vote 19 times to keep prescription drug prices higher. GTFOH. 17285103080
Reposted by Jeff WaidMurbs’ Sox @murbssox.bsky.social · 21hGolly gee. Who did these veterans vote for? 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 011
Reposted by Jeff WaidBarred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 21h* checks the news * aaaand speaking of the Supreme Court abusing the shadow docket 09621
Reposted by Jeff WaidBarred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 21hthe whole point of exercising "equitable powers" on the shadow docket is to quickly address imminent, irreparable harm it is infuriating and disgusting for the GOP justices to deploy that to block the harm of, what, insufficiently slow ethnic cleansing? ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/ketan...ballsandstrikes.orgKetanji Brown Jackson Is Getting Tired of the Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket AbusesThe conservative supermajority keeps refusing to take the real-world harms of its work seriously. 523073
Reposted by Jeff WaidDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 22hHere's an incredible example of how far DOJ and ICE will go in their failed attempts to prosecute the people they shoot. Also of the surveillance state. chicagoreader.com/news/ice-flo...chicagoreader.comFeds tapped local surveillance networks in botched Chicago prosecutions - Chicago ReaderDuring their failed efforts to prosecute Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ruiz, federal authorities accessed a network of Chicagoland license plate readers and surveillance cameras. 03522
Reposted by Jeff WaidFaith M. Jackson @kissedbythesun.bsky.social · 29/09/2026California Listen Up: In a nutshell Vote YES on Prop. 40 and NO on Prop. 41 & 42. 011
Reposted by Jeff WaidKate Jones @tryn2bkind.bsky.social · 29/09/2026California peeps, Please vote YES on Prop 40 NO on Prop 41 NO on Prop 42 youtu.be/D0czT0OVwmU?...youtu.beYES on 40YouTube video by PoliticsGirl 063
Reposted by Jeff WaidRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026A group of Nobel Prize-winning economists are supporting California’s proposed billionaire wealth tax, Prop 40. They’re right to support it — and Gavin Newsom is wrong to oppose it. Here’s why.youtube.comWhy I Support The California Billionaire TaxBillionaires are crying foul about California's proposed wealth tax.Don't fall for their fearmongering.A one-time, 5% ta 701793587
Reposted by Jeff WaidMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The Republican Party is as much an enemy of American democracy as the Soviets were during the Cold War. 1319149
Reposted by Jeff WaidMona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Pay attention guys And spread the word .. 29551144
Reposted by Jeff WaidAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Mike Johnson on what Republicans will do if they hold the House: "What we would do in the next two years is exactly what we have been doing already" 6791724462
Reposted by Jeff WaidDavid Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026For decades we have been saying: maybe Democrats should run ads that simply quote Republicans saying horrible things about their own constituents. But Democratic consultants convinced Democrats that that would be too effective. So, this is validating to watch. Also, always hated false civility. 7568103
Reposted by Jeff WaidKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"Fuck that." "I'm Sherrod Brown and I approve of this message." 13248891035
Reposted by Jeff WaidAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026New in PN: Will Dems offer a New New Deal? "Today's situation — in which the economy continues to grow but working Americans have an ever-shrinking share — has been a long time coming. But Trump’s nihilistic policies have put the lie to the Reaganite promise of prosperity through assaulting govt."publicnotice.coWill Democrats offer Americans a New New Deal?A new social pact will be needed in the wake of Trump’s trail of ruin. 40531155
Reposted by Jeff WaidMM @oneeyeonthereich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The dangers of AI are not that it becomes Skynet, the dangers are they're using it to free themselves from accountability Musk didn't turn Twitler into a pedo site... AI did it Altman didn't commit corporate espionage... AI did it And the USA didn't bomb a school in Minab... AI did that too 25519
Reposted by Jeff WaidZander Furnas @alexanderfurnas.com · 28/09/2026respectfully, yes I am worried about democrats in power just moving on from that because they just moved on from trump and eastman and giuliani and their friends doing a coup 3194
Reposted by Jeff WaidAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Mike Rogers is a corporate sellout who moves back to Michigan every few years to run for office to take another swing at the revolving door of corporate politics. 310160624489
Reposted by Jeff WaidDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I’m beyond livid about tax dollars funding Trump propaganda. I do not see “two sides“ to this situation. Join me in mocking news organizations whose coverage was pathetic by extrapolating how they’d cover Trump shooting someone on Fifth Avenue... presswatchers.org/2026/09/the-...presswatchers.orgThe political equivalent of Trump shooting someone on Fifth Avenue | Press WatchTrump using tax dollars for a campaign commercial should trigger every thinking American, even White House political reporters 1221967
Reposted by Jeff WaidWill Beaman @greenbackbetter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I think the midterms will be great news overall, but the Democratic Party will get bigger and stranger with such a weakened GOP. What will we do when the far right starts promoting "America First" Democrats? It will reorganize today's "left vs. moderate" antagonism around who sees it happening. 172
Reposted by Jeff WaidAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 27/09/2026NEW: Dems vow to hit Israel with sanctions when they flip the House. thehill.com/homenews/hou...thehill.comDems vow to confront Israel on violence against Palestinians: ‘Out of control’If they flip the House, Democrats say they’re ready to confront Israel on human rights. The issue has long challenged the party, pitting staunch Israel defenders against more liberal lawmakers crit… 3452795622
Reposted by Jeff WaidBrent Crude @my2bits4u.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I certainly hope this round of electeds understands how badly we,the voters want to hear jail doors slamming. We are interested in moving on but we need a blood thirsty crew also looking back and removing the criminals who caused this trauma from their cushy lives. 0288
Reposted by Jeff WaidMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 27/09/2026A sicko Trump TV ad paid for with your tax money. Criminals have stolen our country. Vote against all Republicans as we try to take it back. 2322377
Reposted by Jeff WaidDean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Trump is determined to destroy as much of the country as possible before he leaves office. 23312
Reposted by Jeff WaidDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Every time the media quotes Trump saying “fake news” they should add a reminder that Trump is a serial liar, and that what he considers real news is actually disinformation. See also: presswatchers.org/2026/05/journalis… 69726
Reposted by Jeff WaidAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Here's how we get Medicare for All done: Make Medicare whole (no one can keep all the parts straight!) Include vision, dental, and hearing. Begin extending to more people, starting with children. We arrive at Medicare for All, which means great Medicare for everyone. 787178014764
Reposted by Jeff WaidRobin Budd @robinbudd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026She must feel like a broken record. She has been saying this since he rode the escalator. 111
Reposted by Jeff WaidDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 27/09/2026This Supreme Court’s rulings come down to one question: Does Trump want this? “The Supreme Court could just close up shop and put out a sign that says, ‘The government always wins,’ and save us all the time,” Marc Elias says. Help us fight back: demdock.com/3T3Owjg 25594233
Reposted by Jeff WaidMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 27/09/2026No more shoulder-shrugging when a machine programmed by a person commits a crime. That means the person, not the machine, has committed a crime. 26765291
Reposted by Jeff WaidRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 27/09/2026“Muscular Christianity” means that when when you’re glazing the serial predator president who deports refugee children, executes fishermen, and builds idols to himself, you TYPE REALLY HARD. 5182437436
Reposted by Jeff WaidJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 26/09/2026And, in "It never gets old" territory, this from tenured pundit: 3032835
Reposted by Jeff WaidAmy Westervelt @amywestervelt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026We gotta start referring to data centers by both their mother and father's last names, Spain style. The Microsoft-Chevron data center, the Meta-ExxonMobil data center, and so forth. Absolutely no reason just the tech bros should be taking the heat on this shit 352122786
Reposted by Jeff WaidReal Benisons @realbenisons.bsky.social · 26/09/2026”claw back” implies that there was something wrong with what Congress approved nope not straight news @apnews.com because you’re suggest that Trump and Vought are righting a wrong and are not necessarily obliged to “execute the laws“ 2155
Reposted by Jeff WaidDavid Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Seems my new book, "HOW RUSSIA WON: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Fight for America," has riled Putin's disinfo agents. They've targeted @motherjones.com as part of their attack on the midterms. See my OUR LAND newsletter. link.motherjones.com/public/47662... Check out HowRussiaWon.com. 12377156
Reposted by Jeff WaidBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This is extraordinarily well written. 832797440
Reposted by Jeff Waidgotellthespartans.bsky.social @gotellthespartans.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Worth the read. Dan Froomkin, writing for Salon: "[ A Democrat win ] will require the kind of aggression — the kind of fight — the current crop of Democratic party leaders has never shown."salon.comThe Democratic playbook for taking on Trump after the midtermsThe party will have many tools to hold the administration accountable — if it uses them 23723
Reposted by Jeff WaidJay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 27/08/2025"The top story of the moment is the one story that our most influential newsrooms won’t touch: That the United State has become an authoritarian state." — Dan Froomkin @froomkin.bsky.social presswatchers.org/2025/08/we-h... 7035091411
Reposted by Jeff WaidMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Great advice from Dan Froomkin. Share it with your family and friends. 9520206
Reposted by Jeff WaidGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Stephen Miller’s Office of Remigration was deliberately named to announce to the world that white nationalism is now the basis for US immigration policy. If Dems win power, they should defund it. They should also defund third-country deportations. New from me: newrepublic.com/article/2157... 862153701