Reposted by John R. LambAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 54mguess who is all smiles with Katie out of the picture! #TravelWithNatalie (Eric Lee/Getty) 1642113351
Reposted by John R. LambMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 3hElon Musk is spending $158 million on Ken Paxton’s campaign. That’s more than the Make-A-Wish Foundation's annual revenue. Some people grant wishes to kids fighting serious illnesses. Other people bankroll a crooked pol whose make-a-wish was partying in Dubai with 2 fugitives from fraud charges. 27618217
Reposted by John R. Lambjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 5hreally funny because it was totally predictable 481814185
Reposted by John R. LambMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 10hThe world’s richest person is bankrolling (and buying) the nation’s most corrupt Senate candidate.nytimes.comElon Musk Spends Heavily to Back Ken Paxton’s Senate Bid in Texas (Gift Article)The world’s richest person, who has become the biggest known midterm donor, gave $158 million to a group that quickly spent that much to help Mr. Paxton’s Senate bid in Texas. 23338149
Reposted by John R. LambRex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 19hAre we Russia now? Did we become Russia and I just missed it? 2617650
Reposted by John R. LambAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 15/10/2026Donors of $333 million to the ballroom include "contributors who have benefited from regulatory decisions, government contracts and, in one case, a pardon for a family member." From @washingtonpost.com wapo.st/4yiUDPxwapo.stSecret documents reveal donors behind $330 million for Trump’s ballroomThe records offer a panoramic view of a fundraising campaign that is extraordinary for its size and opacity. 14522891070
Reposted by John R. LambUltra Deep State 8647 @deportelon.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Actually, Trump’s blanket pardons for 1,600 insurrectionists who tried to overthrow our democracy by violence on Jan 6th shows the world how America deals with terrorists and scum. 26612
Reposted by John R. LambCharles Louis Richter @richterscale.bsky.social · 14/10/2026RIP John Barron 631541159
Reposted by John R. LambKate @kateretired.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Republicans are going to need more buses. 🚌static.klipy.comCartman Thrown Under The Bus in South ParkALT: Cartman Thrown Under The Bus in South Park 0254
Reposted by John R. LambScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 14/10/2026White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia’s husband, Tyler Zacharia, helped expand Schulze Global Investments (later SGI Frontier Capital) into North Korea while based in China, where Katie also previously lived. The firm made three loansforbes.comInvading North KoreaWhat's a Yankee doing trying to bring America's most iconic consumer brand, Coca-Cola, to the world's most repressive communist regime? 8169115
Reposted by John R. LambMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 14/10/2026The job description: Be blonde and smile at the dictator. 61423102
Reposted by John R. LambNotorious BRT @notoriousbrt.bsky.social · 14/10/2026It's insane that you have charismatic, smart, serious people running against blobs of racism, ignorance, and corruption, and the polls are a shrug emoji. 513616
Reposted by John R. LambAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/10/2026every single thing Trump has done since coming down that escalator has been to help Putin but he just did a few head fakes to throw people off the scent 20253581044
Reposted by John R. LambClark Valentine @clarkvalentine.bsky.social · 14/10/2026static.klipy.comStep On Me Texas SnakeAlt: Don’t Tread On Me flag but the snake is licking a boot 2901
Reposted by John R. LambRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14/10/2026He took the scenic route. bsky.app/profile/atru... 1831480242
Reposted by John R. LambThe Media and Democracy Project @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Jared Kushner “peace envoy” The dangerous @nytimes.com normalization of Jared Kushner continues. NYT editors insist on framing and using inaccurate & flattering terms for the President’s corrupt son-in-law. Kushner is known to be an anonymous source for NYT access journalists. 2nd graf,A1 1/2 1821979
Reposted by John R. LambMachine Pun Kelly @kellyscaletta.bsky.social · 14/10/2026It's Talarico's fault that right-wing nutjobs lied about him. 1671717319
Reposted by John R. LambOlga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 14/10/202611 of 17 Starlink antennas were set on fire at a guarded facility near Sofia, Bulgaria. Two masked individuals reportedly carried out the attack. Infrastructure supporting Ukraine is being targeted across Europe with growing frequency. At what point does “concern” become a response? 37864391
Reposted by John R. LambNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 13/10/2026BREAKING: We just filed a Hatch Act complaint over the outrageous raid on Ilhan Omar's home Officials can't use criminal power to affect an election. This is the textbook case @democracydefendersfund.org & @rwpusa.bsky.social👇 251111803325
Reposted by John R. LambMark Bauer @thepurplebauer.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Wow, there were 85 vandals with 85 box cutters? It's like a caravan of vandals crossing the Potomac. 4462
Reposted by John R. LambRaider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 14/10/2026On October 13, students at Jefferson Middle School in Oceanside, California, walked out of class in protest against ICE. These students are brave and are showing that standing up for their community has no age limit. 23194442490
Reposted by John R. LambThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14/10/2026That part 24255561549
Reposted by John R. LambMadAsHell-NeverTrumper 🌊💙🌈 @janl99.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Excellent 1182535909
Reposted by John R. LambBaltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 14/10/2026Republican Rep. Andy Harris incorrectly told a reporter they were breaking the law as the reporter and others recorded an exchange with him last night. Harris had just wrapped up a debate with Democratic challenger Dan Schwartz. 134955691646
Reposted by John R. LambRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 14/10/2026www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...theguardian.comUkrainian soldiers in combat have access to Starlink satellite internet restrictedOutage of terminals managed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX comes as Russia launches ballistic missiles at Ukraine without any advance warning from US 2361934885
Reposted by John R. LambBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 14/10/2026“I’m not going to work for a gambling company and have blood on my hands.” -- Nicole Noren, 24-year ESPN veteran and winner of Emmy, Murrow, and Peabody awards. Her grandfather, father and one of my brothers "were pretty much destroyed by sports gambling addiction." www.cjr.org/the-intervie...cjr.orgNicole Noren: “I’m not going to have blood on my hands.”Why Nicole Noren, a decorated ESPN producer, quit in protest. 292016437
Reposted by John R. LambRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 13/10/2026This is the funniest thing I've seen in a week. 835352849
Reposted by John R. Lambdemswakeup.bsky.social @demswakeup.bsky.social · 14/10/2026why doesn't MAGA have the embarrassment gene? 91157
Reposted by John R. LambMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 14/10/2026In a communist system, the government owns the means of production. The Cato Institute is tracking how the Trump regime is steadily acquiring shares of private companies, taking ownership of the means of production.cato.orgGovernment Ownership DashboardThis tool tracks every deal announced by the US government to acquire an equity stake in a private US company, including the terms of each deal and primary source documents, if any. 20246150
Reposted by John R. Lambjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 14/10/2026farritor and kliger are the two who i want to see in orange jumpsuits being hauled off to prison 432994534
Reposted by John R. LambSarah Burris @sarahburris.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Spirit Halloween is out now with a new Law Associate certified in China costume 1682169432
Reposted by John R. LambSchooley @schooley.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Just thinking about this as the state harasses Ilhan Omar over 40 year old paperwork.washingtonpost.comElon Musk, enemy of ‘open borders,’ launched his career working illegallyInvestors in Musk’s first company worried about “our founder being deported” and gave him a deadline for obtaining a work visa. 13374932571
Reposted by John R. LambRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 12/10/2026ha!! www.ms.now/news/a-gop-p... 2953288608
Reposted by John R. LambKurt Andersen @kurtandersen.bsky.social · 12/10/2026“Number 12 Looks Just Like You” (Twilight Zone season 5, episode 17) New press secretary Katie Zacharia, predecessor Karoline Leavitt, stalker Natalie Harp, Stormy Daniels, Ivanka. 135616
Reposted by John R. Lambbeaker66.bsky.social @beaker66.bsky.social · 12/10/2026I heard somebody say Trump is turning the U.S. into Pottersville and I can’t stop thinking about it. 2604
Reposted by John R. LambMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Can someone ask CBS News why Ted Koppel said that "Bannon's technically correct; they didn't have standing" in the 60+ cases Trump and his allies lost in 2020. This is verifiably false and is a GOP talking point. Many/most of the cases Trump lost were on the merits. Do they not fact check at CBS? 32345541467
Reposted by John R. Lamb404 Media @404media.co · 11/10/2026USPS says the cameras, put on USPS truck dashboards, will scan roads, signs, and more. www.404media.co/usps-to-put-...404media.coUSPS To Put Cameras in Trucks That Scan Roads for ‘Community Safety’USPS says the cameras, put on USPS truck dashboards, will scan roads, signs, and more. 45232140
Reposted by John R. LambAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Talarico: I've heard credible reports that Ken Paxton has a serious medical condition that causes clinical levels of cowardice. People are concerned. He has asked for proof of life from me. I'm asking for proof of spine from him. 191106502596
Reposted by John R. Lambjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 11/10/2026question for brooks: what if they are, literally, nazis? 302103221368
Reposted by John R. LambAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/10/2026Mamdani: "What you could see in the videos is bystanders outside unsure as to what they were even seeing. Because in that imagery, it feels as if you’re almost looking at a mass shooter as opposed to seeing someone who’s purportedly representing a federal agency." 5247011290