Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4hOHIO — Trump supporter punches a woman in a “release the Epstein files” shirt in the face — and police appear to do nothing to the man and only escort her out (as Trump mocks her weight) 🤔 (From @atrupar.com ) 206968537
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.socialBrian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Steve Bannon issues warning to voters if they vote for Democrats in the midterms: “I think you’ll see Bobby Kennedy impeached, I’ll think you see Pete Hegseth impeached. I think you’ll see subpoenas flying every day. They will look to destroy Trump, and we’ll be bogged down for two years.” 7582405335
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h"What Trump is doing now is next level. He’s not just attacking Somali residents. Rather, he’s calling for Minnesotans to attack them as well. And of course, it’s all based on absolute lies." — @snipy.bsky.socialpublicnotice.coTrump wants a race war. Minnesotans won’t take the bait.We love our Somali neighbors. 20360201923
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13h🔥 damn — MARGE TO TRUMP: “you are the deep state, the Epstein class, and America last, and my mistake was ever supporting you in the first place” 35138281287
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/10/2026White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia nods along on Fox & Friends as Rachel Campos-Duffy blasts that "ingrate Zelenskyy who keeps blowing up refineries and making things more complicated for the president ahead of the midterms" 9852706659
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 11/10/2026BREAKING NYT: The Trump Justice Department is investigating whether the major television networks — ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox — violated federal antitrust laws when the group briefly suspended their pooled coverage of Trump, according to six people with knowledge of the department's action.nytimes.comJustice Dept. Is Investigating TV Networks Over Trump Pool CoverageMajor TV networks were notified on Friday that the department was looking into whether they violated antitrust laws when they suspended pool coverage of President Trump. 4152054670
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.socialdarren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 10/10/2026 18678592862
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/10/202622 California billionaires have spent a combined $150 million so far to defeat Prop 40. By spending their fortunes trying to stop California from taxing billionaires, they're making the argument for a billionaire wealth tax more clearly and articulately than anyone else possibly could. 22082143521
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.socialJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854 148147966375
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.socialCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 10/10/2026If I built an AI lab and it went rogue and deleted all student loan information, I'm betting they'd suddenly figure out how to prosecute me. 46107282991
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Signs you’re a war criminal: You attack the court that goes after war criminals 211101953443
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.socialKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 09/10/2026In my lawsuit against Todd Blanche, a NEW order calls him out for failing to produce the redacted versions of the handwritten FBI interview notes of the South Carolina victim who alleges she was sexually and physically abused by Trump when she was just 13-15 years old: youtu.be/63K57knWExU?...youtu.be🚨Judge REBUKES AG Blanche Over NONCOMPLIANCE In MY Epstein Lawsuit!!!YouTube video by Katie Phang 31958282180
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 09/10/2026This is completely outrageous and disgusting. This must immediately be blocked by Congress and Trump should be impeached for this. The US is now funding Putin’s war machine as he murders civilians including children. We are lost as a country. 2073162535665
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 09/10/2026Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA): "At this point in time in 2022, a little over 200,000 Virginians had voted. At this point in time in 2026, approximately 450,000 Virginians have voted early." 14257601483
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.social𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 09/10/2026This is apparently happening in multiple areas in the capital. The DC board of elections has been made aware of it and have been in touch with the National Guard to address it. It’s no accident. 61446982392
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Still true 231856426
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026ProPublica and The Texas Tribune reviewed Ken Paxton's travel records dating back to 2015. Paxton has taken nearly 1,000 trips with a state-funded security detail, costing $3.3 million. The outlets could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to actual state business.propublica.orgKen Paxton’s Security for Travel Cost Taxpayers Millions. Just 1 in 6 of His Trips Had a Stated Business Purpose.Records show the Texas attorney general has taken nearly 1,000 trips during his tenure, costing $3.3 million in security. We could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to sta... 371551784
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 09/10/2026Mike Rogers went full MAGA against Abdul El-Sayed. He may have scored points with MAGA, but he sounded like an Islamophobic bigot, repeatedly invoking Hamas, Hezbollah, and Al-Qaeda to turn his opponent’s Muslim identity into a national security threat. 1662848892
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Yikes — abc news has fallen… “outright deleted” a story about the Trump boys getting billions in government contracts 🤔👇🏽 21150222530
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.socialMicah @rincewind.run · 08/10/2026the reason “AI will create so much abundance we will have a utopian society” rhetoric falls so flat is that the people building it will never, ever share their bounty unless it is taken from them and we all know it 96115042671
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026Troy Jackson: "The gentleman's name was Johan Sebastian Guerrero. He had a 3 year old daughter. The only mistake he made that morning was going to work. Because Sen. Collins is not willing to stand up to Donald Trump, he was murdered in the streets of Biddeford for doing nothing wrong." 14390982666
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Absolute lawlessness. Backed by American taxpayers. If the little boy running away doesn’t infuriate you something is very wrong 19838141925
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 09/10/2026NEW: Records show Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has taken nearly 1,000 trips during his tenure, costing $3.3 million in security. We could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to state business. with @texastribune.orgpropublica.orgKen Paxton’s Security for Travel Cost Taxpayers Millions. Just 1 in 6 of His Trips Had a Stated Business Purpose.Records show the Texas attorney general has taken nearly 1,000 trips during his tenure, costing $3.3 million in security. We could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to sta... 8528461392
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026"You hired half the Third Reich to staff your office ... If John Lewis were marching today, Mike Collins would be grabbing a billy club" -- here's a supercut of Jon Ossoff SMASHING Mike Collins during tonight's debate 27586712122
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026Q: How do you define socialism personally? JD VANCE: I think in reality what it actually means in the American context is you want to replace American workers with foreigners workers, and you want boys to play in girls' sports 349052541095
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.socialJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Ken Paxton is corrupt as fuck. 15733381173
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 09/10/2026Susan Collins claims that our reporting about CEO Martin Kao’s bribery allegations took him at his word. That’s not true. We reviewed a trove of FBI evidence and legal records. Here’s how we independently corroborated much of Kao’s account.propublica.orgWatch: We Uncovered Bribery Allegations Involving Susan CollinsIn late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe of politicians including Sen. Susan Collins — until Trump gutted the unit in charge. ProPublica has revealed the ... 6630431431
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.social404 Media @404media.co · 08/10/2026SCOOP: 404 Media obtained body cam footage of the first Flock camera searches ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge, and highlights how the system has turned otherwise mundane traffic stops into interrogations for drivers. @jasonkoebler.bsky.social reports:404media.coWatch Footage of the Flock Search a Judge Ruled Unconstitutional"I saw her go by, and I just started running her info on Flock." 321014582
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 08/10/2026NEW: We knew in April that DOJ was investigating Hutchinson. Now NBC reports they are seeking a grand jury indictment for lying to Congress. The thing is, she didn't lie to Congress. She testified truthfully about what someone else told her. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...nbcnews.comJustice Department seeks criminal charge for former Trump aide Cassidy HutchinsonThe former Trump aide was a star witness before the Jan. 6 committee. The case is being pursued by the Civil Rights Division, led by Harmeet Dhillon. 39859542008
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026Q: Many feel you have not addressed the fact your son in law is a white supremacist influencer. What have you said to your family? COLLINS: That's my family OSSOFF: Imagine running for Senate while neo-Nazi propaganda is disseminated to an audience of millions from your home. That's Mike Collins. 26053131253
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026An IRS investigator is suing the agency — claiming officials illegally leaked his confidential personnel records to federal prosecutors to punish him for years of whistleblowing on the agency's failure to tackle tax dodging.nytimes.comWhistle-Blower Says I.R.S. Leaked His Tax Records in RetaliationBrian J. Visalli, a veteran investigator of tax fraud, said in a lawsuit that the agency had sent his personal and tax information to federal prosecutors. 151466641
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026Ossoff: "Tonight, a united Georgia will hear the trial the Mike Collins. Mike Collins has brought dishonor to our state through his personal bigotry and his widely documented ties to white nationalists. And he's sold out Georgia in his pathetic child-like devotion to Donald Trump." 23177891890
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/10/2026They think we’re all idiots As Jon Stewart says — if the goal is guaranteed income and jobs, why wait? Why is it only “socialism” if we don’t hand them trillions of dollars first? 75876812395
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026Trump tries to start a race war: "The once Great State of Minnesota is being taken over by Somali Immigrants ... The Somalians should not be allowed to get away with what they are doing. They view you as weak and stupid people. Fight back Minnesota, fight back!" 81248761362
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The Trump Crime Family 68783223435
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.socialMax Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 07/10/2026“I can do whatever I want, if I want” is the essence of Trumpism. Trump hates the constitution, our rights, and the American people. MAGA leaders are pathetic losers who want to bow down to a dying pedophile. 1830670
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026Trump: "I could've done very bad things to Hillary Clinton. I could've done very very bad things to Joe Biden. I could've done very bad things to Barack Hussein Obama ... I can do whatever I want, if I want." 305469792763
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026“None of it was a joke. That’s why the audience is sitting there in stunned silence.” Tim Dillon clowns 🤡 Bari Weiss for listing dark, very real stuff about Peter Thiel — with Thiel in the audience — to crickets 🦗 🦗, as Politico’s German publisher Axel Springer got an award. 13384120
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.socialCommon Dreams @commondreams.org · 06/10/2026“Refusing election observers is usually something that countries in a position of weakness do, when they know that they have corrupt or unfair elections."commondreams.orgIntimidation Feared as Trump DOJ Boosts Its Own Election Monitors While Rejecting International ObserversInternational election observers criticize Trump's refusal to invite OSCE to monitor US midterms, raising concerns of voter intimidation. Is the administration trying to manipulate the elections? 19438204
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.socialTyler, from the Internet (Haunted) @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 06/10/2026hey another thing that either shouldn't be legal, or isn't, that no one will do anything about because everyone in any position of power regardless of political party affiliation is more or less secretly fine with all this. 15311
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.socialTyler, from the Internet (Haunted) @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 06/10/2026 1382
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.socialBrendan Cantwell @cantb.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The NSF abandoning social science and education researcher is of course a blow to these disciplines, to their universities, and a major barrier to a generation of scholars. It also surrender a large amount of influence over these disciplines to private foundations. Why does they matter? 24214
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.socialTimothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The Problem with Paragon: Not filing medical claims does not make a person a phantom "many insured people have no medical claims because they are relatively healthy or because they face barriers to care, such as high deductibles or transportation barriers" www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore... 02814
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.socialHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 06/10/2026“A proposed class action lawsuit alleges Boston-based sports gambling company DraftKings is using artificial intelligence to identify and target vulnerable gamblers with promotions, incentives, and advertisements.”boston.comClass action lawsuit alleges Boston-based DraftKings used AI to target vulnerable gamblersPlaintiff Daniel Vest has spent thousands of dollars with DraftKings, which allegedly led the company to inundate him with promotions. 37835
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.socialpublic health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 10/09/20261. "[it] would be sent to people in 30 states before the Nov. 3 midterm election." this is clearly an illegal partisan scheme (trump won 31 states) 2. this might actually happen because they already have the $ (unlike the $5k dividend bit) 3. $500 is like half a month of insurance lol 89426
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️ 9660693476
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.socialGarnet Henderson @garnethenderson.com · 06/10/2026Another very 👀 tidbit from this week’s roundup: 211337
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.socialSusan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 06/10/2026An underappreciated part of the two abortion pill cases filed last week: they target not just mifepristone, but also *misoprostol.* That's the second drug in a typical regimen, but it's effective on its own. Louisiana says the cases would prevent mailing "back-up drugs" @autonomynews.coautonomynews.coThree States Try Express Lane to Supreme Court Over ‘Shield’ Laws: October 5 News RoundupComplaints filed last week target access to both mifepristone and misoprostol, a back-up abortion pill method. 117697
Reposted by @jimmvar.bsky.socialElizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Pennsylvania has now reported: -At least 1004 measles cases -198 hospitalizations -Five deaths Only four of the cases had been vaccinated. Sure, we’ve got some numbers here, but the damage from RFK Jr.’s malicious treachery is actually incalculable.wbaltv.comPennsylvania measles cases reach more than 1,000. Track outbreaks in your stateMeasles cases have surged in 2026, and Pennsylvania reported more than a thousand cases as of Monday. 46735339
