Reposted by John ButtonProPublica @propublica.org · 4hThe 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) ⬇️ 5837412178
Reposted by John ButtonMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 18hKatie Phang: "Todd Blanche wants to continue to hide the Epstein files from the American people. He wants to allow the existing redactions and withholdings to stand as a matter of law. He's saying what he has done is legally sufficient. And I am here to say, hell no, it is not." 23391072903
Reposted by John ButtonChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 10hRussia says there was no lab accident and the situation is stable. Maybe. But when someone working at a plague research facility suddenly dies from mysterious pneumonia, possibly plague, and hospitals start locking down, “trust us, bro” isn’t going to cut it. 1482203716
Reposted by John Buttoneddietg51-42.bsky.social @eddietg51-42.bsky.social · 14h(About a week ago) 1803927825
Reposted by John ButtonMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 22hThe U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected Roy Moore’s push to restore an $8.2 million defamation verdict over a 2017 Senate race ad funded by a Democratic-aligned super PAC. apnews.com/article/roy-...apnews.comSupreme Court rejects Roy Moore's push to restore $8.2M defamation verdictThe U.S. Supreme Court has rejected Roy Moore’s push to restore an $8.2 million defamation verdict awarded to him over a 2017 Senate ad. 401522428
Reposted by John ButtonMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 17hTrump's people are using blue curtains to hide empty seats at this evening's rally in Grand Island, Nebraska. Those accurate reports of poor turnout in Ohio and Alabama *really* got under his skin. 51970642063
Reposted by John ButtonNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 15hBlanche wants @katiephang.bsky.social Epstein suit tossed as a "generalized grievance" Too many Americans want the files, so nobody gets them? Katie's job is to share things with the public, that's the opposite of a generalized grievance Release the files!x.comMeidasClips (@MeidasClips) on XKatie Phang: "Todd Blanche wants to continue to hide the Epstein files from the American people. He wants to allow the e 482206661
Reposted by John ButtonGeorge @retiredsurgassist.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Think about the BILLIONS of dollars wasted on election ads. Usually, non-informative attacks ads whose sole purpose use lies to scare you into voting for them. J6 didn't happen in a vacuum. 1012554896
Reposted by John Button24Hours Ukraine @24hoursukraine.bsky.social · 05/10/2026🇷🇺An approved Communist Party rally in central Moscow did not go as planned. Protesters chanted “Fair elections,” “We want freedom,” “Freedom for political prisoners” and “Down with the Tsar” — referring to Putin. Police detained around 60 people. 22436051376
Reposted by John ButtonEric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 23hTwo things: A) It's the biggest blessing from party elders that Abdul El-Sayed can get to have Barack Obama campaign with him). B) You bring in Barack Obama when you need the closer. This is bringing on Jordan with the Flu. This is Ben Wallace in Game 5 against the Lakers. 14752701131
Reposted by John ButtonRav BOO!dram 🎃👻 @rvbdrm.com · 23hIf you’re arresting a Jewish 94-year-old human rights lawyer for peacefully protesting, you’re on the wrong side of history. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10...aljazeera.com‘I’m rather proud’: Barrister, 94, arrested for supporting Palestine ActionMargaret Owen OBE, a celebrated human rights lawyer and friend of Ed Miliband’s late mother, talks to Al Jazeera. 7750391441
Reposted by John ButtonArs Technica @arstechnica.com · 20harstechnica.comCommand-line tool quickly removes Apple Intelligence from macOS 27The tool can free up over 12GB of storage. 14512206
Reposted by John ButtonMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 20h🚨BREAKING: The NAACP sued the Trump administration, seeking records about its plan to deploy roughly 1,000 federal personnel to polling places during the 2026 midterms. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comDOJ sued for records on ‘unprecedented’ plan to deploy 1,000 election monitors in midtermsDOJ's planned effort represents an extraordinary expansion of federal election monitoring. It has already sparked confrontations with state officials and concerns about voter intimidation. 9951602215
Reposted by John ButtonThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026“Whistleblower who flagged Lutnick’s links to Epstein dies… ex British banker who spent more than 35 years working in financial markets has died by suicide…Simon Andriesz was previously a managing director at Wall St firm where Lutnick was CEO…” www.thebanker.com/content/0228... 30231571572
Reposted by John ButtonJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 05/10/2026What will the Court do to us this term? It’s already taken away Roe v. Wade, given Trump a pass from prosecution for January 6, and permitted partisan gerrymanders. How much worse can it get? This term, there are some distinctly unpleasant possibilities. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...joycevance.substack.comThe Week AheadOctober 4, 2026 40959345
Reposted by John ButtonAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/10/2026FFS… Is it really an accident anymore at this point? 1313197586945
Reposted by John Buttonmigas7.bsky.social @migas7.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Funny. I cannot recall any "diplomat" seeing their net worth rise by roughly 📈 $100 million to $200 million since taking the position. Yet Jared Kushner has. So, spare me any BS about his job description. It has nothing to do with diplomacy. 18951751798
Reposted by John ButtonJeff Sunbury @jsunbury.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Happy Birthday, Buster Keaton! (b.Oct. 4, 1895) www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XCu... 1038233
Reposted by John ButtonAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Rodriguez: It was at least 20 times more expensive than the average detention center. $1.4 billion paid for by Floridians to help the contributors of my opponent. He did the whole thing to get a pat on the head from the president. He got it and left us with the mess. 402552966
Reposted by John Buttonchefmichael @cheftsonton.bsky.social · 04/10/2026One of these people is telling the truth... 18950141063
Reposted by John ButtonM Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Absofreakinlutely They Should...... 502176834701
Reposted by John Buttoncatdunne.bsky.social @catdunne.bsky.social · 04/10/2026EPSTEIN FILES please! 331102470
Reposted by John ButtonMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/10/2026Tim Snyder: The term that I came up with… is superpower suicide. I just can’t see an example of a major country losing so much power so quickly as the United States under Trump. We’ve encouraged our enemies and we’ve made our allies not trust us. 26260022222
Reposted by John ButtonNews to Remember @moments2remember.link · 04/10/20264 men in plain clothes kidnap a woman—they claim to be ICE. Woman's name is Angel Zhao. She lives in Huntington Beach, California—originally Shanghai, China. 60555533165
Reposted by John ButtonOligarchyOfTheWest @resistancematters.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Is he dead yet? I'm going to post this every day till the comments tell me I can stop. #DidItHappenYet #IsHeDeadYet #epsteinfiles #epstein #PedoTrump #Iran #warcriminal 461024236
Reposted by John ButtonMaximillian Potter @maxpotter.bsky.social · 04/10/2026“Former British banker and whistleblower Simon Andriesz, who outed Howard Lutnick’s links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has died by suicide.” This would be something like the 7th (!) suicide tied to Epstein Files. Including Epstein. www.thebanker.com/content/0228...thebanker.comWhistleblower who flagged Lutnick’s links to Epstein diesThe former British banker who spent more than 35 years working in financial markets has died by suicide 22513
Reposted by John ButtonRoger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 04/10/2026In her last hours as DHS Secy, Noem's agency bought 5 planes from a donor at markups. In all, DHS gave $900M in contracts to that donor’s companies during her term. One plane had electronic bidets, 2 bedrooms, bar, wine chiller, a manta-ray skin table. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...nytimes.comKristi Noem’s Agency Gave Her Donor a Lucrative Contract Just Before She Left (Gift Article)The Homeland Security Department signed a multi-million dollar agreement to buy five aircraft from a company owned by a political contributor of the secretary on her last day, documents show. 44620319
Reposted by John ButtonSANTA CLAUS @santaclausalaska.bsky.social · 04/10/2026“The fact that MacKenzie Scott, Jeff Bezo’s ex-wife & one of the single biggest donors in history, has given over $26 BILLION to charity and NOT run out of money really puts into perspective how the arguments against a billionaire wealth tax are just bullshit." (@afghanmounatingoat) TAX THE WEALTHY! 925797
Reposted by John ButtonSocial Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 03/10/2026She will not put up with his shenanigans, but she is urging Texans to put up with this man for at least the next 6 years. That's a heck of a lot of hutzpah. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...nytimes.comAs She Divorces Ken Paxton, His Wife Urges Texans to Vote for HimIn a new ad, Angela Paxton tells voters to focus on the “whole team,” not “individual players.” 7702750716
Reposted by John ButtonRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/10/2026A few years ago, I said greedy egg producers like Cal-Maine were using their market power to deliberately drive up egg prices. My right-wing critics fried me for saying this — but now they all have egg on their face.youtube.comFox News Mocked Me For Being RightWhen I said three years ago that egg companies were using the avian flu as cover to price-gouge, Fox News called me craz 12759241917
Reposted by John ButtonTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Data centers on the gubernatorial ballot in Ohio. Acton against, Ramaswamy for (and personally invested in). www.dispatch.com/story/opinio...dispatch.comRamaswamy is in bed with data center owners. He'll get richer at your expense | Amy ActonAmy Acton: Vivek Ramaswamy is bought and paid for by data center owners. He'll never get everyday Ohioans like I do. 10607258
Reposted by John ButtonRaider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 04/10/2026We're one month out from Election Day. Listen to Willie. Vote for change this year. 16694633224
Reposted by John ButtonJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 04/10/2026A civil lawsuit. A renewed criminal investigation. And a very complicated area of the law. I’ve tried to give you the information you’ll need to understand the unfolding investigation into an alleged gang rape at a Cornell fraternity. joycevance.substack.com/p/jane-doe?r...joycevance.substack.comJane DoeJane Doe is the name by which we know the young woman who has come forward to say she was gang raped in a room at the Chi Phi fraternity house while she was a student at Cornell in 2024. 27750213
Reposted by John ButtonMr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 04/10/2026#BOTD 1895. Remembering actor, comedian, and filmmaker Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton. (d.1966) #FilmSky 1433352
Reposted by John ButtonKaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Simply caring about victims can change everything. 204113902262
Reposted by John Button𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 03/10/2026Okay, Dems. Let’s not get cocky. 33272861434
Reposted by John ButtonMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026“So many people came out to see me in Alabama last night. The Fire Marshall threatened to shut the rally down because we were so bigly over capacity. And I was told that there were over 300,000 outside, crying because they couldn’t get in to hear me. We could hear them all crying from inside. Sad.” 69962101651
Reposted by John ButtonBarb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 04/10/2026This week, #SistersInLaw discuss government-funded political ads, third-country removal of immigrants, and the upcoming SCOTUS term. And as always we answer your questions. Email us at sistersinlaw@politicon.com You can listen here👇 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s... 624062
Reposted by John ButtonTom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I did in factput a nice tip in his jar and he was very happy to have people dancing while he sang. 143638
Reposted by John ButtonLe Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 03/10/2026Tennessee prison chief who oversaw Christina Pike's failed execution resignslemonde.frTennessee prison chief who oversaw Christina Pike's failed execution resignsPike, 50, survived two injections of the normally lethal substance pentobarbital. 841252428
Reposted by John ButtonMary Brandt, MD, MDiv @drmlb.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Brilliant. (This treads on a serious issue that can unite all Texans behind @jamestalarico.bsky.social!) 11946381227
Reposted by John ButtonJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Is an Iowa miracle possible? joycevance.substack.com/p/five-quest...joycevance.substack.comFive Questions with Iowa’s Democratic Senate Candidate, Josh TurekTwo recent polls show him in the lead 381091261
Reposted by John Buttoninthelou.bsky.social @inthelou.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Show us the Epstein files now! 301343624
Reposted by John ButtonGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 03/10/2026“He’s gotta resign. … We have to let our own people and everybody else know why it had to be done—because of what’s on the tape, because he lied.” — White House speechwriter Patrick J. Buchanan to White House chief of staff Alexander M. Haig, August 2, 1974 47844521276
Reposted by John ButtonBrant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Just a Friendly Reminder….. 481644728