Reposted by @jfstar.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 22/07/2026NEWS: WV GOP Assistant Majority Leader Elliott Pritt has been arrested and charged with enticing a minor after allegedly grooming a 15-year-old through Roblox and Snapchat, then having her meet him in his classroom. GOP leadership won't call for his resignation. 2119188709335 18.9K
Reposted by @jfstar.bsky.social𝕯𝖆𝖓🍂🎃🕸️ @arepublic86.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Well, where is he? If he's dead, we should know this. 509165895612 16.6K
jfstar.bsky.social @jfstar.bsky.social · 17/07/2026HEGSETH: The Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves. 000 0
Reposted by @jfstar.bsky.socialCovie @covie93.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Andy Beshear should just steal mcconnell's senate seat the way mcconnell stole Obama's Supreme Court seat. 693211204312 21.1K
Reposted by @jfstar.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 04/07/2026"In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people." 11262952055 6.3K
Reposted by @jfstar.bsky.socialAdam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 28/06/2026This is very good 22574442084 7.4K
Reposted by @jfstar.bsky.socialDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Dear newspaper editorial boards: At what point do you call for him to be removed from office? Are we not there? 411309346 1.3K
jfstar.bsky.social @jfstar.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Mika is doing dramatic readings of Headlines this am on Morning Joe. I can't take it. Turning the channel. 000 0
jfstar.bsky.social @jfstar.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Trump talking his usual 'beautiful" BS flanked by 2 funky sycophants Patel & Mullin. It's really more than I can take. Signing off. 030 3
Reposted by @jfstar.bsky.socialⓘ 𝕆ligarch f*ckery detected @adelpreore.bsky.social · 01/04/2026 211006169 1K
Reposted by @jfstar.bsky.socialVivienne (formerly BillThePony) @billthepony.bsky.social · 22/03/2026Good luck to ya lindsay 14412104 412
Reposted by @jfstar.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/03/2026Chris Murphy: "This is nonsensical. This is what happens when you put real estate developers and talk show hosts in charge of American national security." 209126683447 12.7K
Reposted by @jfstar.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/03/2026Chris Murphy: "It's just disgusting, it's so heartbreaking that we have a president who is cheerleading the death of American citizens. Mueller is amongst many who have been trying to hold this president to account. He's the most corrupt president in the history of the country." 442227596160 22.8K
Reposted by @jfstar.bsky.socialinkwrat @inkwrat.bsky.social · 22/03/2026If you're a regular reader of Letters From an American - or even if you're not - extrapolate this thought into this morning's Letter. Accountability. IMO it's the single most important element in a successful, sustainable path toward our future. substack.com/@heathercoxr...substack.comHeather Cox Richardson | SubstackI'm a history professor interested in the contrast between image and reality in American politics. I believe in American democracy, despite its frequent failures. 12519112 519
Reposted by @jfstar.bsky.socialGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 20/03/2026 366215385976 21.5K
Reposted by @jfstar.bsky.socialAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15/03/2026Luttig: Every single time Donald Trump opens his mouth or takes an action, the American people are forced to go into court and litigate. That’s the tragic place America finds itself in today. It is only the Supreme Court that is standing in the way of the American people saving their country. 23772172686 7.2K
Reposted by @jfstar.bsky.socialRep. Ted Lieu @reptedlieu.bsky.social · 05/03/2026It’s not just that the Administration isn’t answering questions about Iran. They’re lying. 19149891845 5K
Reposted by @jfstar.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/03/2026Kelly: "You could pick a random group of people off the street tonight here in DC and they could probably do a better job than our government is doing right now. They don't have a goal, there's no strategic plan. And what this is likely to lead to is, again, a long war with a lot of dead Americans." 651205265841 20.5K
Reposted by @jfstar.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Trump and Hegseth have everything figured out. We got strategic geniuses running this operation. 19545101398 4.5K
Reposted by @jfstar.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Hegseth will have his carefully selected group of questioners in the room sitting in their assigned seats and he will have his seating chart with him so he knows exactly who to call on so things don’t get too stressful for him. 1341217274 1.2K
Reposted by @jfstar.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 02/03/2026DOJ's recent 6th Circuit filing misspelled: Voters as “Votors” Emergency as "Emeregency" United States as "United Staes" And, it included a non-party in the caption. These are the people who want access to your sensitive voting records and who my team fights in court every day. 1007229767458 23K
Reposted by @jfstar.bsky.socialMona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 02/03/2026"Trump’s attacks on Iran this weekend .. are terrifying because they seem untethered alike from policy goals and logic. Trump offered a range of half-hearted explanations for his rush to war, but the conflicting excuses only underlined the obvious truth — he attacked Iran because he felt like it." 13492138 492
Reposted by @jfstar.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/02/2026The thing about the U.S. and Israel is that both of their leaders are trying to stay out of prison. 309110953327 11.1K
Reposted by @jfstar.bsky.socialGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 01/03/2026 921209017935 20.9K
Reposted by @jfstar.bsky.socialJust Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Nobody on earth wants to be “liberated” by the US right now, especially by this administration which will happily build resorts on the graves of the liberated and mine their bones for oil and minerals. We leave everything worse off than we found it. 1/2 883097648 3.1K
Reposted by @jfstar.bsky.socialAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 28/02/2026The American bombardment of Iran has been launched without explanation, without Congress, without public support. Above all it has been launched without a coherent strategy for the Iranian people, and without a plan to let them build a legitimate Iranian state. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...theatlantic.comTrump Has No Plan for the Iranian PeopleThe mere act of bombing Iran will not by itself create a stable regime. 1452176964 2.2K
Reposted by @jfstar.bsky.socialPhillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 26/02/2026People who don’t understand that we are about to witness a massive attempt to corrupt American democracy by Trump, are living in a dream land. 13435157 435
Reposted by @jfstar.bsky.socialJason Karsh @jkarsh.bsky.social · 25/02/2026I’m not watching, but this is the point where Dems should have rightly stood up and left the chamber en masse. 1082961531 3K
Reposted by @jfstar.bsky.socialCaptain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 21/02/2026From climbing on roofs, to falling out of trees, to flying airplanes off of ships and rockets into space, I’m kind of shocked both of us made it this far. Happy Birthday, Scott. 333106821062 10.7K
Reposted by @jfstar.bsky.socialJohn Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 21/02/2026This one hits hard. 7713572310540 35.7K
Reposted by @jfstar.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/02/2026Greenland has universal health care and far higher standards of healthcare than are found in Louisiana and most of the US. In the meantime, Trump has blocked funding of the ACA, meaning that tens of millions of Americans are about to lose their healthcare coverage. 1471737570 1.7K
Reposted by @jfstar.bsky.socialSahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger will deliver the official Democratic response to Trump's State of the Union next week, per Jeffries/Schumer. 413724 137
Reposted by @jfstar.bsky.socialScott Shapiro @scottjshapiro.bsky.social · 19/02/2026UK: Prince Andrew arrested. South Korea: Former President Yoon sentenced for life. Brazil: Former President Bolsonaro serving a 27-year sentence. USA: President Trump demands $10 billion payout from taxpayers. 198150385600 15K
Reposted by @jfstar.bsky.socialMichael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 10/02/2026If you are wealthy and a friend of Trump‘s, he puts you in positions of power even though you are incompetent. 481077235 1.1K
Reposted by @jfstar.bsky.socialJust Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 10/02/2026🤷🏻♂️ 252137393145 13.7K
Reposted by @jfstar.bsky.socialPolling USA @usapolling.bsky.social · 10/02/2026"Do you think Trump is covering up Jeffrey Epstein's crimes?" Yes: 52% No: 30% YouGov / Feb 9, 2026 2462585505 2.6K
Reposted by @jfstar.bsky.socialAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 08/02/2026Pop quiz: both same age, both tea totalers. Can you spot the physical differences? 79481341497 8.1K
Reposted by @jfstar.bsky.socialBeing Liberal ®🗽🏳️🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 08/02/2026Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) reacted to Trump personal attorney-turned Deputy AG Todd Blanche discussing the DOJ's intention to appeal the judges decision releasing Liam Ramos. "Why is the Trump Administration fighting harder to arrest 5-year-old children than pedophiles in the Epstein files?" he posted 242123674 2.1K
Reposted by @jfstar.bsky.socialThe Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social · 07/02/2026Europe is now saying the quiet part out loud. A French senator mocked Washington as “the court of Nero.” Portugal, a founding member of NATO, saw its president claim Trump is “objectively… a Soviet or Russian asset.” theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/europes-fe... 917377 173
Reposted by @jfstar.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/01/2026I think if we let her keep the outfits she might leave. 7104676812 4.7K
Reposted by @jfstar.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/01/2026The American people electing Trump after he staged a coup attempt 5 years ago was a nail in the coffin of our democracy. You can rationalize it all you want - But inflation! But wokeness! - but ultimately it was a societal suicide attempt and probably the dumbest collective voting decision ever made 890187254673 18.7K
Reposted by @jfstar.bsky.social🎉 Gidgetwidget @gidgetwidget.bsky.social · 31/12/2025Maybe I'm biased but I see a 1970s Ford coup stranded on a desert island in the South Pacific & facing an incoming tsunami of imminent doom. 101922 192
Reposted by @jfstar.bsky.socialJohn Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Sounds about right. 398195395643 19.5K
Reposted by @jfstar.bsky.socialNateOfNight @nateofsun.bsky.social · 15/12/2025As I said elsewhere: I know he's the president but there's no point in asking him questions. There's no value in his answers, no real information, just vomit outrage spew. I personally wouldn't bother asking his opinion on anything- it's an exercise in futility. 310412 104
Reposted by @jfstar.bsky.socialBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Two babies were born in New York within a year of each other, soon after WWII. One, Rob Reiner, lived a life of humanity and achievement. He brought us delight and joy. His memory will be a blessing. The other, Donald Trump, will be remembered as an embarrassment to our nation. 231100152279 10K
Reposted by @jfstar.bsky.socialThe Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social · 15/12/2025A U.S. envoy coached a senior Russian official on how to influence an American president into embracing a plan that advantaged an aggressor and weakened an ally fighting for its survival as a sovereign state. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/the-great-... 13616 36
Reposted by @jfstar.bsky.socialDavid Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 11/12/2025Trump DOJ going for a record 1930047 300