Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11h“.. As the company’s shares have fallen more than 60% from that high-water mark, the trio have cashed out billions, including $2.4 billion this year alone.” @bloomberg.com $CRWV www.bloomberg.com/news/article... 40397148
Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.socialEnce Morse @ence.bsky.social · 19hAnyone remember Chicago Progressive Partnership, the shell group that spent big to back pro-Israel candidates in Illinois Dem primaries? It just closed up... and transferred its bank balance back to AIPAC's super PAC. 4468115
Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.socialJessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 16hYou can’t make this up: Up until a few months ago, the new White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia was on the advisory board of an organization that calls for women who have abortions to be executed “in the public square,” and for pro-choice Americans to lose their right to hold public office. 10200112
Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.socialMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 15hNot beating the charges that Ivy League universities are now hedge funds with colleges attached. 46% in private equity is wildly irresponsible financial management for an organization that is supposedly focused on safeguarding the long-term projects of teaching, research, & higher education. 1019875
Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.socialNo Privacy 🅰️nymore @no-privacy.bsky.social · 15hNo surprise to see this @bloomberg.com article. Gift link below. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comEU Commission Is Ready to Fast-Track Satellite Rival to SpaceXThe European Union is aiming to give speedy antitrust approval to a satellite venture seen as the bloc’s answer to SpaceX after intense talks with its partners Leonardo SpA, Airbus SE and Thales SA, a... 152
Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.socialRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 21hEx-boss filed a $12 theft charge against an ex-employee because she got a restraining order in response to his creepy behavior. Charge was never prosecuted, but it gave ICE an excuse to arrest and detain her. Congratulations to the 58 Democrats who voted for the Laken Riley Act. You own this.baltimorebrew.comA disgruntled boss filed theft charges against her. When she went to court, ICE arrested her. | Baltimore BrewBREW EXCLUSIVE: A $12.08 dispute over a McDonald’s meal leads to the arrest of a 25-year-old by ICE agents in the Carroll County District courthouse. 9253951903
Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.socialAman Batheja @amanbatheja.bsky.social · 20hRemarkable outcome in Fox News' latest poll: 88% of U.S. voters say they are extremely or very concerned about corruption in government, beating every other issue including inflation www.foxnews.com/politics/fox... 39782248
Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.socialKyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 15/10/2026I asked longshot GOP #COSEN challenger Mark Baisley how Coloradans can trust anything he says if he’s willing to push lies about election rigging. 2226052
Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.socialBradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 23hBut giving water to voters waiting in long lines to vote is illegal 1102404734
Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.socialAblativMeatshld @ablativmeatshld.bsky.social · 21hA Kansas group got threatened with charges for give 25 dollar gift cards to kids that registered to vote. Not register with a certain party, not in order to vote. Just register, period. 5335106
Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.socialHeadquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 15/10/2026James Talarico: What we've seen over the last year is a secret police force, and that's what we don't want in this country. I think about Lorenzo Salgado, our fellow Texan. He lived in Houston for 35 years. He sent his 3 boys to college. They watched as their whole world died in a video on Facebook. 129881
Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22hTrump spokesperson on Trump's $5k checks: "We'll see if that's a promise he delivers on" 187860150
Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.socialRaven @glittercropduster.bsky.social · 21hThis is the asshole that beat that woman at the Trump rally in Ohio. Make sure he doesn't know a moment of peace again. 4293168
Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/10/2026Troy Jackson: "Sen. Collins keeps talking about all the power and authority she has, but she never has it unless it's for one of her donors" 1013206690
Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.socialPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 15/10/2026White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia has previously referred to herself as a lawyer in public appearances, but she hasn't passed the bar exam, WSJ reportswsj.comExclusive | White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia Didn’t Pass Bar ExamZacharia has previously referred to herself as a lawyer in public appearances. 82808222
Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.socialQasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 15/10/2026My God this is beyond horrific. It just gets worse and worse. At U Chicago a man raped an inebriated woman in a bathroom while his friends cheered the rapist on from outside while blocking her friends from going into the bathroom to stop the rapist. letsaddressillinois.substack.com/p/a-group-of...letsaddressillinois.substack.comA Group of Men Cheered While a Man Raped a Woman at a UChicago Fraternity HouseWill our system hold them accountable? 26259146
Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/10/2026Mike Collins makes apologies for white nationalists like his son in law: "These people feel like they've been forgotten. And they're just lashing out." 7302191527
Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/10/2026oh boy. Mike Collins is in trouble 19652331038
Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.socialThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 14/10/2026Sen. Ossoff: "Congress is full of congressmen's sons who are only in Congress because their daddies were congressmen, just like Mike Collins, who are perfectly happy to send other people's children to die in a war. How is this war a success, Mike?" 522199443
Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/10/2026OSSOFF: How weak a person do you have to be to be unable to stop someone under your own roof from disseminating neo-Nazi propaganda while you run for Senate? COLLINS: Will you denounce Reid Hoffman? O: If he was based in my house, then I'd understand you asking me to take responsibility for him 591832350
Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/10/2026Ossoff: "We will repeal the tariffs, which will reduce grocery prices. We will end this disastrous war which has driven diesel to $6. And we will repeal the healthcare cuts that have doubled premiums for more than a million Georgians. Those are things we can and need to do immediately." 552684743
Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Kash Patel is traveling to Moscow and St Petersburg as a guest of the FSB in order to take instruction from his masters. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...theatlantic.comWhy Is Kash Patel Planning to Visit Russia?Democrats in Congress are asking the FBI director to cancel the reported trip. 1816079
Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.socialAl Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 13/10/2026Palestine weekly: Gaza marks year of ‘ceasefire’ with more Israeli killing aje.news/7izk05 29053
Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13/10/2026Holy shit. Rick Jackson didn’t just duck a debate with Keisha Lance Bottoms. He left her debating an empty podium. And the moderator made damn sure everyone knew it. Moderator Jeff Hullinger: “Mayor Bottoms, you may now ask a question to your opponent represented by the empty podium.” 11541021449
Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.socialUNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 13/10/2026⚡️ A BBC investigation reveals Deloitte Cyprus helped Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich erase $672M in luxury assets through forged, backdated documents. united24media.com/world/deloit...united24media.comDeloitte Erased $672M in Assets for Oligarch Abramovich, Investigation RevealsAccounting giant Deloitte Cyprus helped hide $672 million in luxury assets for Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich through backdated financial documents. 813672
Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.socialLee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Feds got warrants to use fake cell towers to hunt Don Lemon’s producer, a 21-year-old college student. They also sought to use the technology against a journalist and a state Senate candidate. | WIRED www.wired.com/story/feds-g...wired.comFeds Got Warrants to Use Fake Cell Towers to Hunt Down Don Lemon’s ProducerInvestigators also sought permission to use an invasive surveillance tool called a cell-site simulators against journalist Georgia Fort and a Minnesota state Senate candidate. 43626
Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.socialTechmeme @techmeme.com · 13/10/2026Character.AI files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US, agrees to sell some assets to Disney for $20M, and plans to keep operating as it completes the sale (Rhea Rose Abraham/Reuters) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink 3546186
Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.socialSlate @slate.com · 13/10/2026To mark what would’ve been his 80th birthday, John Prine’s wife Fiona joins Death, Sex & Money to discuss a staggered mourning process and the songs that stick with her. slate.trib.al/vSqD5Raslate.trib.alJohn Prine’s Wife Fiona Discusses Life Without Him“I never felt unsafe in the world while he was with me.” 052
Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.socialChicken WingDings 🇵🇸 @ebridget.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Ms Rachel from the top ropes 58113523010
Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.socialHeadquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Unearthed video reveals Ken Paxton partying in Dubai with fugitives fleeing from the US. These Emirati fugitives were indicted for healthcare fraud and have donated massive amounts of money to Ken Paxton’s Senate campaign. 12289141
Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.socialThe Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 13/10/2026More damaging revelations about Ken Paxton: A previously unreported New Year’s Eve 2024 celebration where Paxton partied in Dubai with two fugitives from U.S. justice and a woman who wasn’t his wife on.wsj.com/4yKLe4don.wsj.comMore damaging revelations about Ken Paxton: A previously unreported New Year’s Eve 2024 celebration where Paxton partied in Dubai with two fugitives from U.S. justice and a woman who wasn’t his wife 16430951174
Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.socialGrudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 12/10/2026“Trump Announces Ceasefire” is not journalism. “Trump Lied About Ceasefire Deal” is journalism 161423310
Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/10/2026Q: You said Russia and Ukraine agreed to a ceasefire, but both sides said they have not agreed to that TRUMP: Well they agreed, you know why? Because I said 'you agree.' That's why. 250270171932
Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 13/10/2026BREAKING: NYT reviewed time-stamped images from a security camera at James Talarico's home, which were provided by his campaign. The images showed Talarico at the home between Oct. 1 and Oct. 8.nytimes.comRepublicans Promoted a False Rumor That James Talarico Was in OhioThe Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas spent nine days off the trail with what he and his campaign said was a bad case of the flu. His opponents fueled rumors, including one that spread widely bef... 1473038847
Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/10/2026OHIO — 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 ) 2751373713
Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 12/10/2026"It’s generally illegal for executive branch officials to play a role in awarding contracts that would have a direct impact on their own finances..." www.propublica.org/article/geor...propublica.orgThe Pentagon Gave $350 Million in Contracts to a Firm Closely Tied to a Senior Defense Department OfficialThe top Pentagon official left Alvarez & Marsal Capital after ProPublica started looking into his financial ties. The contracts with a related company are another example of firms close to the Trump a... 1162037897
Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.socialNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Oracle, 29th largest company in the world, led by Larry Ellison, books looking bad, bet huge on AI, tens of billions in negative cash flow, and if the company goes down, there’s a good chance it takes the AI bubble and Skydance down with it. 67562135
Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.socialMeg Kinnard @megkinnardap.bsky.social · 12/10/2026WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal agents searched Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar's home as part of a criminal investigation, AP sources say. 77596196
Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.social404 Media @404media.co · 12/10/2026Magent Forensics, the owner of the GrayKey phone unlocking tool, says it can bypass an iPhone rebooting feature that was locking cops out. www.404media.co/cops-can-byp...404media.coCops Can Bypass iPhone’s Automatic Reboot to Get Into Locked Phones, Leaked Video ClaimsMagent Forensics, the owner of the GrayKey phone unlocking tool, says it can bypass an iPhone rebooting feature that was locking cops out. 11246142
Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.socialPhil Williams @philinvestigates.com · 11/10/2026How a growing network of Reformed pastors and influencers is blending segregationist theology, the manosphere, and internet outrage to monetize white supremacy. open.substack.com/pub/confront...open.substack.comThe rise of the Jim Crow theobrosHow a growing network of Reformed pastors and influencers is blending segregationist theology, the manosphere, and internet outrage to monetize white supremacy. 15269119
Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.socialMother Jones @motherjones.com · 11/10/2026The police said she lied about being raped. Then she hit record.motherjones.comPolice didn’t believe a 12-year-old who said she'd been raped. Then she hit record.“If I didn’t find the evidence for them, I wasn’t too sure they would find it.” 622012618
Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.socialCarole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 11/10/2026NEW: Prime Minister Andy Burnham finally breaks a decade of UK govt silence…& reveals there was ‘clear’ Russian interference in the Brexit vote. 1/ 20759402424
Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/10/2026Wow — listen to these new comments from Trump. Thanking Putin, trashing Zelenskyy, characterizing Russia as eager for peace and Ukraine as intransigent. The mask is totally off. 1617121084046
Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.socialAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Trump: I could say the stupidest things and you'd clap 122870841800
Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.socialMiami Herald @miamiherald.com · 10/10/2026READ MORE: bit.ly/4jfzvWObit.lyMichael Burry doubles down on his stock market standMichael Burry did not hold back. 011
Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 10/10/2026(NYT) - Artificial intelligence agents created by Anthropic, acting on their own, tried to gain access to a range of government websites, filled out visa applications on the State Department’s website and sent a fake homicide tip to Philadelphia’s Police Department. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/t... 3601837786
Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/10/2026A grandmotherly protester gets kicked out while flipping the double bird, and other notable moments from the Trump rally in New York -- including Trump making genocidal threats against Iran and then in the very next breath whining about not winning the Nobel Stick around for Mike Tyson at the end 2483008630
Reposted by @jspecht99.bsky.socialOutspoken™️ @out5p0ken.bsky.social · 10/10/2026We are all her from the Trump rally tonight 1642885
