Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialRuth Deyermond @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social · 10/10/2026To repeat: diesel prices and the mid-terms are the excuse, not the reason, for the Trump administration lifting sanctions on Russia. No-one should take the excuse at face value. bsky.app/profile/meid... 1826170
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 10/10/2026🤔 New records show Missouri made Trump’s DOJ an unusual offer: an in-person look at its unredacted voter rolls. It's the clearest explanation yet for why Missouri escaped the wave of DOJ lawsuits against states that refused to hand over private voter data ⬇️democracydocket.comMissouri offered to let DOJ inspect its unredacted voter rollsThe records provide the clearest explanation yet for why Missouri escaped the wave of lawsuits the DOJ has filed against 30 states that rejected its demands for private voter files. 5224115
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialDavid Pakman @davidpakman.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Who plans to watch the Trump administration’s televised public execution by firing squad? 54538
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 10/10/2026WHAT HAPPENED THIS WEEK? 🏛️ DOJ was sued over plans to deploy election monitors for midterms 🗳️ Election deniers asked the Trump admin to regulate voting machines 🚨 Documents revealed ICE amassed millions of voter records Get updates delivered straight to your inbox: demdock.com/4hRDqGK 214159
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialSteve Hackett Official @stevehacketthq.bsky.social · 10/10/2026A fantastic crowd last night in Basingstoke with band totally going for it! Torquay tonight… 0496
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 24/09/2026And now it’s children calling for the deaths of refugees… podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a... 4826567
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialSimon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026My latest confab with @mrjamesob.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk as we dissect Trump's speech at the UN and his first meeting with Andy Burnham. Via the LBC Official YouTube channel. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SALO...youtube.com'Complete Dr Evil stuff': Simon Marks analyses Trump's UN speechYouTube video by LBC 913335
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 23/09/2026BREAKING: Missouri and state Republicans asked the Supreme Court to reinstate their congressional gerrymander for the midterms even as voting is already underway. They argued the same maps must be used for both the primary and general elections. A ruling from SCOTUS could come at any time.democracydocket.comMissouri Republicans make final plea to Supreme Court to revive gerrymandered mapMissouri Republicans made their last-ditch pitch to the U.S. Supreme Court to swap congressional maps for the midterms. 1114460
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 23/09/2026EXCLUSIVE: A GOP commissioner on a key federal election agency communicated with Cleta Mitchell's anti-voting group as it worked to boost Trump's plan to require proof of citizenship for voter registration, according to new emails shared with Democracy Docket.democracydocket.comExclusive: EAC commissioner communicated with Cleta Mitchell's group on proof of citizenship, emails showFormer vice chair Christy McCormick coordinated with Mitchell's Election Integrity Network to try to boost President Donald Trump’s plan to require proof of citizenship for voter registration. 315372
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialChris Porsz @porszpics.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I LOVE LONDON. WOW what a day! I popped into LBC just to hand over copies of London Calling to @mrjamesob.bsky.social to thank him for penning his beautiful and profound foreword. I didn’t expect he would invite me on the show! Much Appreciated James From chrisporsz.com & Amazon bit.ly/4aihVN5 175
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 20/09/2026This is so true. 281599330
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialChris Porsz @porszpics.bsky.social · 20/09/2026London Calling out now! Rave Reviews! Secure your copy to arrive next week. London Calling from my website www.chrisporsz.com and on Amazon bit.ly/4aihVN5 See LBC interview with www.facebook.com/reel/1109747... 121
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 20/09/2026🗳️ Voting for the 2026 midterms has begun! As the Trump administration ramps up its attacks on voting, it’s time to check your registration status and encourage loved ones to do the same: demdock.com/4gRtE8P 216272
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 20/09/2026NEW: This week SCOTUS declined to lift a lower court block of a USPS rule implementing Trump's anti-mail voting order, meaning voters can vote by mail this Nov as they typically have. Also, a whistleblower reported that DHS is illegally accessing state vote records to hunt for voter fraud.democracydocket.comThis week at Democracy Docket: Mail voting is safe for the midterms — but the fight for a fair election isn’t overThis week saw the defeat of President Donald Trump’s most dangerous scheme to suppress voting and rig the 2026 election. And Democracy Docket surrounded the story from all angles. 6310142
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 20/09/2026NEW: Democratic officials say it is "extremely concerning" that DHS is keeping a list of places where election info is distributed in multiple languages. They're concerned the Trump admin is planning to target areas with non-English-speaking Americans as it searches for rare illegal voting.democracydocket.com‘Extremely concerning’: Democrats alarmed by DHS document listing places distributing non-English election infoDiscovery of the document occurs as DHS leaders have pledged sending ICE agents to polls, and reports the agency is illegally accessing state voter rolls. 5297140
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 20/09/2026More than 10% of U.S. residents now live in a different congressional district thanks to mid-decade partisan redistricting, according to a new report. Those changes cause voters to lose faith in U.S. democracy — and politicians become more insulated from accountability: demdock.com/3VmBBKi 718480
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialDavid Pakman @davidpakman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Instead of finally replacing his Press Secretary, today Trump decided to get rid of the press 2040384
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 19/09/2026After Trump’s mail voting loss at the Supreme Court, his efforts to rig the election will escalate. What’s his next tactic? Marc Elias breaks down the new way the Trump administration will try to disenfranchise voters. Stay in the know: demdock.com/3T3Owjg 15778345
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialLBC @lbc.co.uk · 19/09/2026'Facism thrives when you let it.' Portsmouth RNLI temporarily suspended services after volunteers received abuse following an anti-migration protest. @mrjamesob.bsky.social says it's one of the most 'disgusting' stories he's heard throughout his career. 35708267
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialNick Burdett @nickburdett.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Buying flags to support the RNLI during WW1. How times have changed. 726366
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 12/09/2026📩 USPS rejected a Florida county’s mail ballot envelope design because two lines of text sat 0.236 inches apart — when there should have been a full quarter-inch between them. The envelope design was accepted on appeal. But here’s what the snafu shows us: demdock.com/4yyzC46 16283130
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialSteve Hackett Official @stevehacketthq.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Check out my blog Myths in the Mountains here: www.hackettsongs.com/blog/myths-i... 0215
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialSteve Hackett Official @stevehacketthq.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Part six of interview with Steve H and Steve R on The Roaring Waves here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBH9...youtube.comSTEVE HACKETT & STEVE ROTHERY – The Roaring Waves (Interview Pt.6)YouTube video by InsideOutMusicTV 0245
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialBrian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 08/09/202613 days. No bed. No shower. No toothbrush. That's what ICE did to Rami after grabbing him off the street. Hear his story in Episode 3 of Fractured, a new docuseries exposing the human consequences of ICE enforcement. Watch the full episode here: act.link/gi-iLNwlOact.link- YouTube 291218437
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialBrian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Jimmy Kimmel announces his interview with James Talarico has been censored and will not air on television today after Trump’s FCC threatened ABC. It will go on YouTube instead. 1431739711
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 11/09/2026⚠️ Thirty states currently being sued by Trump’s DOJ over voter records now face criminal sanctions if they don't preserve their 2024 election files. The DOJ is issuing this new demand despite no federal judge granting them access to voter files in any of those 30 states: demdock.com/3TjPqIS 17272117
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 11/09/2026Trump wants to make it harder for you to vote by mail. Why? “He wants to target voting by mail because more Democrats rely on voting by mail than Republicans,” Marc Elias says. Stay in the know ahead of the fast-approaching midterms: demdock.com/3T3Owjg 723891
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 11/09/20269/11 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/9...podcasts.apple.com9/11: How one day, twenty-five years ago, reshaped the worldPodcast Episode · James O'Brien Daily · 11 September · 57min 1415520
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 11/09/2026📬 USPS LATEST 📬 🔺 An appeals court denied DOJ’s efforts to reinstate key parts of Trump’s anti-mail voting order. 🔺 DOJ submitted their final brief to SCOTUS defending USPS’s anti-mail voting rule that could disenfranchise millions of voters. 🔺 SCOTUS could now issue a ruling at any time. 715866
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialGovernor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 11/09/2026California joins the nation in remembering the nearly 3,000 lives cruelly taken from us 25 years ago. 22904195
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 11/09/2026NEW: A Florida county's mail ballot envelope was rejected by USPS over spacing that fell just 0.014 inches short of the required quarter inch. The situation inadvertently offered a test case for just how disruptive Trump’s efforts to restrict mail voting could be this November.democracydocket.comIn ominous sign, USPS initially rejected Florida county’s mail ballot over spacing issueRead more here. 24349222
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 11/09/2026The state Supreme Court found that the sudden switch violated Texas’ election laws by “unmoor[ing] the general election from its corresponding primary.” Find more details here:democracydocket.comRepublicans in Texas county can't swap voting maps between primary and general election, state Supreme Court saysThe court said "nothing" in Texas’ election laws supported the GOP's sudden voting maps change. 322748
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 11/09/2026🚨 BREAKING: The Texas Supreme Court blocked a GOP-led county’s plan to switch its local voting maps between the primary and November election. The decision rejects an egregious strategy to optimize partisan advantage at the expense of voters. 211228393
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialChris Porsz @porszpics.bsky.social · 11/09/2026'LONDON CALLING' THE BOOK IS OUT TODAY Thank you so much to @mrjamesob.bsky.social for very kindly penning the most beautiful prose and powerful foreword. So good I have added it here for you to read From www.chrisporsz.com and on Amazon bit.ly/4aihVN5 #LondonPhotography #streetphotography 77916
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 11/09/2026NEW: The chaos in Missouri shows that Republicans will undermine courts, defy voters, and do whatever it takes to gerrymander election districts or otherwise gain an electoral edge, Billy Corriher writes. It also demonstrates how state supreme courts can act as crucial defenses for democracy.democracydocket.comGOP’s failed Missouri power grab offers a nationwide warningIn Missouri this week, Republicans tried to undermine the rule of law to do President Donald Trump’s bidding and get one more congressional seat for their party. But that was too far, even for the ant... 621279
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 11/09/2026NEW: The Trump administration proposed a set of changes to the 2030 census this week that would exclude non-U.S. citizens from the population count. The changes would directly impact how House of Representatives seats are apportioned among the states as well as Electoral College votes.democracydocket.comTrump’s latest plan to rig the congressional map for Republicans long after he’s goneThe Trump administration is proposing changes to the 2030 census that, if they take effect, would siphon seats from blue states with larger populations of undocumented immigrants, handing more power t... 2316998
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialneil02.bsky.social @neil02.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Wonder if Farage as rewritten his leaders speech for tomorrow. 222
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Farage’s ludicrous minions selling what’s left of their souls for coins, while either not knowing or caring that their boss secretly trousered five million for his ‘personal use’. He makes absolute twats of everyone who trusts him. And this James Orr character is supposed to be some sort of genius… 1462134427
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialStuart Hemingway @stu31.bsky.social · 03/09/2026A full video is available by the investigative team who exposed the scandal may be worth your time watching it… www.verbatiminvestigations.com/full-investi...verbatiminvestigations.comDirty Money: A Year Undercover in Reform UKA yearlong investigation into Nigel Farage’s fundraising operation reveals a plot to break the law by bringing foreign money into British politics 16480175
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialBrian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Today is the launch of my new book, The Day After! My message is simple: Dems need to focus NOT on blind deference to institutions, but on delivering. The time has come for universal healthcare, Court expansion, a just economy, voting rights, and more. If you support that message, please order here:harpercollins.comThe Day After by Brian Tyler CohenHow to Wield Power in a Post-Trump World – From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Shameless, Brian Tyler Cohen explores how Republicans have abused power, how Democrats have refused to exerc... 28548118
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialDavid Pakman @davidpakman.bsky.social · 14/07/2026For all the people hoping Trump resigns at his Thursday speech (he won’t), that would simply mean President JD Vance. Not exactly an improvement. 6535551
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 09/08/2025NEW: Trump’s second term has been marked by the weaponization of the DOJ, with acting U.S. attorneys like Alina Habba leading the charge. Appointing loyalists to traditionally nonpartisan roles has led to an increasingly chaotic and norm-breaking DOJ. 1938182
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 09/08/2025Legacy media failed us in 2016. They failed us in 2024. And they are still failing us now. But, independent media outlets like Democracy Docket are stepping up — support unapologetically pro-democracy media with a premium membership for $10/month. democracydocket.com/me-subscribe/democracydocket.comSubscribe to Democracy DocketSign up for our newsletters to stay up to date on the latest in the fight for our democracy in the courts. 424060
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 19/07/2025Has it ever been harder to pick a side? www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comTrump sues Murdoch and Wall Street Journal for $10bn over Epstein articleThe lawsuit is over a story claiming the president wrote a "bawdy" personal note to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003. 2791681198
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialDavid Gor 🇺🇦 @oldgor.bsky.social · 01/03/2025I missed this part 37951681678
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 25/02/2025Republican political strategist Sarah Longwell joined Marc Elias to discuss the cowardice of so-called moderate Republicans, why Elon Musk is one of the GOP's biggest liabilities and the media landscape. Watch the full conversation:youtube.comRepublican Explains Why Musk is Trump's Biggest Liability | Sarah LongwellSarah Longwell — Republican political strategist, publisher of The Bulwark and host of The Focus Group Podcast — joins Marc Elias to discuss the cowardice of... 14520114
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialBrian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 26/02/2025BREAKING: House Republicans just passed their budget resolution 217-215 that would virtually guarantee deep cuts to Medicaid and food stamps, all to fund a major tax break for the ultrawealthy... and still add trillions to the national debt. 746101023741
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialBrian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 26/02/20254.5 million views for an outright lie. 584119252770
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 26/02/2025If the stakes weren’t so high, the contortions & humiliations of all the people who cheered this in & sneered about ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ etc would be absolutely hilarious. 2691618369
Reposted by @jpupkis.bsky.socialJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 26/02/2025There’s an established vocabulary for everything from honest critique to abject outrage, and Trump, like others before him, displays such utter depravity that the vocabulary just can’t cope. (There are also, of course, plenty of quislings, traitors & apologists complicit in the depravity.) 681678223
