Reposted by John SheppardThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 26/10/2025Los Angeles is home to one of the most notorious sex-trafficking corridors in the U.S. Our reporter embedded with investigators and interviewed dozens of victims, experts, aid workers and officials to understand the crisis. nyti.ms/47GDB3I 6629994 299
Reposted by John Sheppardjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 28/05/2025reputable medical journals keep saying that RFK and his pro-disease friends are full of shit and so naturally they must be shunned www.politico.com/news/2025/05...politico.comRFK Jr. threatens to bar government scientists from publishing in leading medical journalsThe health secretary said the New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of the American Medical Association and The Lancet are in bed with pharma. 493185525481 18.6K
Reposted by John SheppardThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 28/05/2025National missile defense is the longest-running scam in the history of the Department of Defense. Musk didn’t invent it, but he’s about to get a whole lot richer by perpetuating it. trib.al/XcrRiI8trib.alTrump’s “Golden Dome” Won’t Work—but It’ll Make Elon Musk RicherFor 40 years, missile defense has never been about keeping America safe. It’s all about the contracts. 1620080 200
Reposted by John SheppardJames Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 28/05/2025The DOGE mindset, perfectly encapsulated in one tweet. Destroy incredible public assets for a short term sugar high that would not come remotely close to ending the national debt 1183726737 3.7K
Reposted by John SheppardDC🕊🌍🔥🌱 @dcminx.bsky.social · 27/05/2025💯 Shame. On. Them. Credit @pxmolina.bsky.social 561888762 1.9K
Reposted by John SheppardPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 25/04/2025When I was writing about these pronatalist people this week I came across this anecdote from the Guardian about the guy In the CNN clip. 18036181126 3.6K
Reposted by John SheppardAnthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 26/04/2025THEY HAVE DEPORTED A TWO YEAR OLD CHILD BIRTHRIGHT CITIZEN This is why I have no patience anymore for people playing games with this stuff. 16754041961 5.4K
Reposted by John SheppardAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 25/04/2025Incredible scoop! Career officials inside the Trump administration first viewed the case of Mr. Abrego like any normal case of a wrongful deportation — they began looking for ways to bring him back, as happens normally when ICE makes mistakes. Then the White House got involved, and blew it up. 8151952276 5.2K
Reposted by John SheppardAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 26/04/2025NEW: In a SCATHING decision, Judge Briones of the Western District of Texas absolutely SAVAGED the government over this case, tearing to shreds ICE’s hearsay “evidence” that this husband and wife were in Tren de Aragua as “completely and wholly unsubstantiated” — and ordered their immediate release! 10284012684 8.4K
Reposted by John SheppardJay Willis @jaywillis.net · 23/03/2025One political prediction in which I’m pretty confident is that by 2028 there will basically no one in Washington with a lower approval rating than this guy. Unique in his ability to incur a different kind of vitriol and scorn from just about every demographic. Pariah in waiting for four years. 3846161 461
Reposted by John SheppardMark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 22/03/2025From 2010 to 2016 (latest data I have ), NIH research contributed to EVERY drug approved by the FDA 708319658471 32K
Reposted by John SheppardHope @4thepeace.bsky.social · 21/03/2025Just another example of traitor and coward betraying our country and its brave fighting women and men 632189590 2.2K
Reposted by John SheppardCristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 22/03/2025I’d like to spend one weekend not thinking about law, lawyers, law firms, lawlessness, and their derivatives. Thanks. 3606 60
Reposted by John SheppardRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 22/03/2025We have arrived at the point where Iran’s supreme leader is critical of the Trump Admin’s record on civil liberties and human rights. 471107032909 10.7K
Reposted by John SheppardAxios @axios.com · 22/03/2025Commerce secretary Howard Lutnick suggested this week that only "fraudsters" would complain about missing a monthly Social Security check, and that most people wouldn't mind if the government simply skipped a payment.axios.comSeniors won't complain if they miss a Social Security check, Lutnick saysMore than 70 million Americans get a Social Security benefit every month, and for many, those checks are their only income. 166519219 519
Reposted by John SheppardJack Metzler (cleaned up) @scotusplaces.bsky.social · 20/03/2025When counsel wants to file a surreply 69816 98
Reposted by John SheppardAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/03/2025New in PN: Steve Bannon and Charlie Kirk are not your friends "Amplifying the views of people who want to torch our democracy — and are actually doing so right now! — is an incredibly irresponsible exercise."publicnotice.coSteve Bannon and Charlie Kirk are not your friendsGavin Newsom's new podcast demonstrates a failed way of engaging with MAGA extremists. 1843365658 3.4K
Reposted by John SheppardLaurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · 21/03/2025This is one of the saddest capitulations I have ever seen. A law firm honored for its bravery has more than bent the knee and kissed the ring: it has paid the ransom demanded by Trump. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...nytimes.comLaw Firm Bends in Face of Trump DemandsPaul, Weiss — one of three law firms targeted by President Trump as part of his retribution campaign — said it resolved the conflict by agreeing to a range of commitments. 2002201645 2.2K
Reposted by John SheppardRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21/03/2025I think this was from Chapter 4 of Mein Kampf. 2730242685615 24.3K
Reposted by John SheppardCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 20/03/2025Humiliation as Propaganda: Videos of Shackled Detainees Have History in El Salvador www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/w...nytimes.comVideos of Shackled Venezuelan Migrants Have History in El SalvadorA video showing rough treatment of deportees over the weekend was an extraordinary depiction by U.S. standards, but not by El Salvador’s. 512748 127
Reposted by John SheppardJen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 21/03/2025Keep Your Hands Off! Keep ‘em off of our Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, private data, libraries, schools, and personal rights. Find an event near you, or—if you are near D.C.—come join us, along with the rest of The Contrarian family! (Details to follow.)open.substack.comKeep Your Hands Off!Save the Date! Join us on April 5th, 2025 511621503 1.6K
Reposted by John Sheppardatticus goldfinch @atticusgf.bsky.social · 20/03/2025yeah I think she could win a general tbh 241067100 1.1K
Reposted by John SheppardRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 20/03/2025I guess with all the other open-air graft going on it's easy to overlook, but the U.S. Commerce Secretary using his official position to go on cable news to tell people to buy the stock of his boss's largest campaign donor is just astonishingly corrupt. 21456661516 5.7K
Reposted by John SheppardGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 20/03/2025Can’t imagine what this poor little guy is thinking tonightmedia.tenor.coma cartoon drawing of the capitol building with a flag hanging from the top .ALT: a cartoon drawing of the capitol building with a flag hanging from the top . 32557821104 5.8K
John Sheppard @jsheppar.bsky.social · 20/03/2025Our last two successful Presidents were 46 and 47 when they entered office. We need to look younger for 2028. 000 0
Reposted by John SheppardMelissa Murray @profmmurray.bsky.social · 18/03/2025It seems like when you write a decision giving the President king-like powers, you shouldn't be indignant when he acts like a king. 1594366007281 36.6K
Reposted by John SheppardKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 10/03/2025What Krugman said 231143156 1.1K
Reposted by John SheppardAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/03/2025the stock market is crashing so hard today it resembles a SpaceX rocket 499222033584 22.2K
Reposted by John Sheppardshauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 21/02/2025looking back everything went to shit when Schoolhouse Rock stopped airing 452189641919 19K
Reposted by John Sheppardm @keptsimple.bsky.social · 18/02/2025a good example of how the world is getting dumber. the new politico playbook writer didn't know who FDR was until a reader told him about that whole "new deal" thing. this newsletter is read by every important person in DC. 779121412415 12.1K
Reposted by John SheppardAlan Mygatt-Tauber @amtappeals.bsky.social · 19/02/2025People seem to forget that law is the alternative to (often violent) self help. Keep chipping away and who knows what happens. 1132 13
Reposted by John SheppardJoshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 19/02/2025increasingly unclear if there's any way to work for this administration as a lawyer and remain on the right side of your ethical responsibilities, especially for people who appear in federal court and have explicitly taken an oath to protect the constitution 618532 185
Reposted by John SheppardRaffi Melkonian @rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social · 19/02/2025I have only been dipping into the news, but doing a molotov-ribbentrop and saying you're a king in a single day is a heavy lift, man. 424733 247
John Sheppard @jsheppar.bsky.social · 10/02/2025The Populist Cure Is Worse Than the Elite Disease www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/o...nytimes.comOpinion | The Populist Cure Is Worse Than the Elite DiseaseThe push-me-pull-you relationship between Trump and his movement has a long history. 050 5
Reposted by John SheppardBarry Ritholtz @ritholtz.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Stella Artois David Beckham Super Bowl Commercial 2025 featuring Matt Damon. Matt Damon plays David Beckham’s long-lost twin brother in a hilarious Super Bowl ad. The British soccer legend goes to America to meet "Dave Beckham" in a Stella Artois commercial. youtu.be/Jm37gDJ3Y7A?...youtu.beStella Artois Super Bowl Commercial 2025 ft David Beckham and Matt DamonYouTube video by Ad Vault 1124 12
Reposted by John SheppardLiz Cheney @lizcheney.bsky.social · 09/02/2025JD Vance - If you believe any of the multiple federal courts that have ruled against you so far are exceeding their statutory or Constitutional authority, your recourse is to appeal. You don’t get to rage-quit the Republic just because you are losing. That’s tyranny. 1003280646433 28.1K
Reposted by John SheppardDavid French @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social · 09/02/2025MAGA morality: Put thousands of federal employees on leave, cut aid that sustains countless lives, demonize your opponents, and then enjoy the suffering of your enemies. But then - when one DOGE worker is fired for vicious racism -say, "Where's the grace and mercy in this country?" 461559412 1.6K
Reposted by John Sheppardjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 09/02/2025worth saying that vermeule’s view that “separation of powers means the president is an elected despot” is fucking stupid and has no basis in the constitution as written 348109801645 11K
Reposted by John SheppardOni Blackstock, MD MHS @oniblackstock.bsky.social · 08/02/2025Under fascism, no one is safe. Universities stayed quiet as the admin targeted DEI & foreign aid, censored research, etc. Now, they face devastating cuts to indirect cost rates, threatening research & operations. Silence won’t protect institutions. It won’t protect people; it never does. 333229836222 23K
Reposted by John SheppardOnlyGators.com: Florida Gators news @gators.bsky.social · 08/02/2025🐊🏀No. 6 Florida #Gators basketball makes history with 90-81 victory, first road win against No. 1 team at Auburn. UF entered the season as an aspirational Elite Eight team. It is now a legitimate national championship contender. 💨Fastbreak Takeaways: www.onlygators.com/02/08/2025/f...onlygators.comFlorida vs. Auburn score, takeaways: No. 6 Gators make history winning first road game over No. 1Exactly one month after registering their first-ever victory over a No. 1 team outside of the NCAA Tournament and their first win over a top-ranked program in 17 years, the Florida Gators picked up th... 2546 54
Reposted by John SheppardDavid Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 08/02/2025It sure is wonderful to see America abandoning millions of needy people around the world and giving authoritarian thugs overseas a total pass. So, good work, Steven. Glad you’re proud of yourself. Do you want a cookie? 1472088475 2.1K
Reposted by John Sheppardpixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 08/02/2025Frankly it’s embarrassing how much George Orwell’s “1984” gets wrong about 1984. The publisher should update it to be more accurate, e.g. “Winston heard ‘Eat It’ by Weird Al Yankovic playing on the radio. ‘I’d hate to be Michael Jackson right now!’ he said to Big Brother” 1336351487 6.4K
Reposted by John SheppardWIRED @wired.com · 07/02/2025SCOOP: A US Treasury threat intelligence analysis has designated DOGE staff an ‘insider threat'. An internal email reviewed by WIRED calls DOGE staff's access to federal payments systems “the single biggest insider threat risk the Bureau of the Fiscal Service has ever faced.”wrd.cmA US Treasury Threat Intelligence Analysis Designates DOGE Staff as ‘Insider Threat’An internal email reviewed by WIRED calls DOGE staff's access to federal payments systems “the single biggest insider threat risk the Bureau of the Fiscal Service has ever faced.” 6932685811460 26.9K