Reposted by @karangadang.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3h"If these people take over Congress, they're going to use its powers exactly how the Founders intended! Can you imagine that? Congress doing its job?! Heaven forfend!" 281187196
Reposted by @karangadang.bsky.socialBetter Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 3hAt some point we also have to deal with the fact that one of the two parties is openly hostile to democracy. If you have to win big every election or else the country falls into despotism we're all just playing Russian roulette every few years 412667507
Reposted by @karangadang.bsky.socialStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 4hIt's time to take immediate action to halt RFK Jr.’s malicious and harmful study, which will intentionally withhold life-saving Hepatitis B vaccine from thousands of newborns in Guinea-Bissau. 210756
Reposted by @karangadang.bsky.socialElizabeth Warren @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social · 2hTrump's crypto company is on its way to becoming a bank. Who regulates it? A Trump appointee that Trump can fire at will. This is corruption.motherjones.com 129731
Reposted by @karangadang.bsky.socialGreenb3ar @greenb3ar.bsky.social · 18hOkay the best political ad of the year is here from LA-DSA 106105213823
Reposted by @karangadang.bsky.social🎃GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE🎃 @golikehellmachine.com · 3hyes, i suppose i can understand why you prefer a marginally competent liar who insults you to the person who underlines how farcical and useless your jobs are 1669377
Reposted by @karangadang.bsky.socialAFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 2hIf you live in: Kansas Louisiana Maine Maryland Minnesota New Jersey Oregon West Virginia Today is your deadline to register to vote! Check your voter registration and make a plan to vote: betterinaunion.org/checkbetterinaunion.orgCheck Your Voter Registration StatusHave you moved, changed your name, or you're just not sure of the status of your voter registration? Fill out the form below to check your status. 32217
Reposted by @karangadang.bsky.socialJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 3hUPDATE: Trump was asked what state Zacharia passed the bar exam. Trump deferred to Zacharia to answer. Zacharia said, "When I moved to China." Which makes absolutely no sense. She appears to waive away follow up questions. bsky.app/profile/atru... 40503120
Reposted by @karangadang.bsky.socialRep. Judy Chu @chu.house.gov · 3hNo president should be able to weaponize the federal government against political enemies. I stand with @repilhan.bsky.social. 1103
Reposted by @karangadang.bsky.socialRep. Judy Chu @chu.house.gov · 3hFor years, Trump has targeted Rep. Omar with dangerous rhetoric and baseless accusations. Sending federal agents to raid her home 3 weeks before the midterms is a desperate attempt to rile up his supporters and intimidate his critics. It's unprecedented and unacceptable. 11610
Reposted by @karangadang.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3hProximity to a data center (specifically within 2 km) is becoming a huge dynamic in polling shift. @economist.com #Midterms www.economist.com/graphic-deta... 619761
Reposted by @karangadang.bsky.socialMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 3hthere's an off-the-books slack channel started by centers for medicare and medicaid for tech companies to exchange ideas on making money off of AI tools that access all of your medical records. insane story i missed from last week.kffhealthnews.orgAI, Tech Leaders Are Lobbying Trump Health Officials in a Government-Run Chat Room - KFF Health NewsA Slack workspace managed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has served as an extraordinary war room for AI industry insiders and Trump administration officials to launch a rapid campaign... 10592314
Reposted by @karangadang.bsky.socialThe Intercept @theintercept.com · 5hEXCLUSIVE: Rep. Delia Ramirez is bringing a bill to eliminate DHS a day after the raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home.theintercept.comDon’t Stop at ICE, Says Progressive Dem: Abolish the Department of Homeland SecurityThe bill to eliminate the Department of Homeland Security comes a day after the HSI raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home. 442389533
Reposted by @karangadang.bsky.socialTyler King @tyleraking.com · 3hDownload your free Chinese law license while supplies last. 991382265
Reposted by @karangadang.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4hOssoff: "I imagine a few of you will have questions about tonight's debate. Let me just go ahead and preview for you that tonight, once again, Rep. Mike Collins will face questions he refused to answer last week ... tonight we will pick up right where we left off" 11761122
Reposted by @karangadang.bsky.socialdavidrlurie @davidrlurie.com · 4hI'll have to get back to you on whether the United States is allied with Russia in its terror attack campaign on Ukrainian children. Katie Zacharia, Esq. 1737862
Reposted by @karangadang.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4hOssoff: "I want to remind folks across Georgia that while you pay more for everything as a result of Donald Trump's incompetence, the president and his family are enriching themselves to the tune of billions of dollars ... we urgently need to restore checks and balances" 342395685
Reposted by @karangadang.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4hOssoff: "The last time Trump lost the presidency, he tried to seize the presidency and overturn the election. That's why it's so important that we vote in unprecedented numbers. This is up to the people." 9861781938
Reposted by @karangadang.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 15hHoly 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.” 10838211331
Reposted by @karangadang.bsky.socialSenator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 4hTrump started a war he didn't have a plan to finish. We shouldn't have started it in the first place. Our troops and your wallet are paying the price. 1014226
Reposted by @karangadang.bsky.socialAhmed Baba @ahmedbaba.bsky.social · 4hWatching Katie Zacharia repeat the Trump Admin’s blatant lies without the usual shameless confidence we’re used to is jarring. Shows you how much of this administration’s unreality is being upheld by pure dishonest bravado. The lies fall even flatter without it. 25882147
Reposted by @karangadang.bsky.socialChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 5hBillionaires who want to rig the rules to screw you are trying to buy this election. Don’t let them. www.reuters.com/business/med...reuters.comMusk has spent $276 million on midterms to help Republicans retain control of CongressElon Musk has spent roughly $366 million in the 2026 US midterm election cycle so far, $276 million of it since July to help Republicans retain control of Congress, even as Democrats' chances of reta... 24447147
Reposted by @karangadang.bsky.socialMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 5hAgain, imagine if the national media covered American politics through the lens of which party actually competently staffed & governed the country when it was in power, instead of covering it as horse races, theater, & grading on a curve for the One Special Boy & the far right authoritarian party. 371427300
Reposted by @karangadang.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18hYes, yes, the authoritarian president is leading a hate-filled rally in which he urges his followers to physically assault protesters but do NOT call any of these people Nazis or you will make David Brooks sad. 964498944
Reposted by @karangadang.bsky.socialBrendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 12/10/2026"For my friends, everything; for my enemies, the law" 10698156
Reposted by @karangadang.bsky.socialBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Judge Reyes: “I said, the Government won't lie. And now they did.” Via @innercitypress.bsky.social 1519438
Reposted by @karangadang.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Looking forward to the same scrutiny being impartially applied to Elon Musk and Melania Trump, whose immigration documents are much much worse than anything alleged about Omar's father 452867700
Reposted by @karangadang.bsky.socialBetter Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 12/10/2026The legal environment our corrupt Supreme Court has created for this man is that he can do no wrong. But the political truth is that he can do no right. He has made himself illegitimate. That he remains in office despite this isn't evidence to the contrary, it's evidence of systemic political rot 41253158
Reposted by @karangadang.bsky.socialBetter Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 12/10/2026This man started his term by selling control of the federal government to his richest donor. He then spent the remainder of his time wiping his ass with-never mind the constitution--the declaration of independence. There's no such thing as legitimate official acts from him as far as I'm concerned 31419132
Reposted by @karangadang.bsky.socialBetter Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 12/10/2026I just don't care about any ~law enforcement~ story coming out of this administration because the idea of this man enforcing laws is preposterous on its face. We're talking about an arsonist doing fire code inspections. You're a sucker if you engage with any of it in good faith 93818654
Reposted by @karangadang.bsky.socialSan Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · 12/10/2026As San Francisco jails reached a “breaking point,” sheriff’s deputies reaped substantial overtime attending pageants, festivals and parades, records show.bit.lyExclusive: S.F. sheriff’s overtime paid for pageants and festivals as understaffed jails hit ‘breaking point’As San Francisco jails reached a “breaking point,” sheriff’s deputies reaped substantial overtime attending pageants, festivals and parades, records show. 032
Reposted by @karangadang.bsky.socialDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026There will be post-mortems after the elections about Dem performance. All of those discussions should include two structural factors: *Gerrymandering designed to make elections less representative *Massive spending by the wealthy, including unprecedented spending by the richest man in the world 16372109
Reposted by @karangadang.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 12/10/2026"It’s not naive... to believe in our national sense of honor; and to expect our leaders to behave with dignity, integrity, civility, and humility." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...theatlantic.comAdmiral McRaven: Public Execution Is Shameless and IgnobleA government livestream of Nidal Hasan’s killing would put America in extremely poor company. 461279429
Reposted by @karangadang.bsky.socialIlhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced. 14514888111521
Reposted by @karangadang.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12/10/2026What actual DOJ weaponization looks like. We are very far off the cliff.abcnews.comRep. Ilhan Omar’s residence searched as part of ongoing criminal investigation, DOJ saysA Department of Justice spokesperson said the search was part of an ongoing criminal investigation. 587109423725
Reposted by @karangadang.bsky.socialJeet Heer @jeetheer.bsky.social · 12/10/2026The smear campaign against Talarico is a byproduct of plutocrats dominating social media. www.thenation.com/article/poli...thenation.comElon Musk's James Talarico Smear Blew Up In His FaceBut that doesn't mean the danger from Musk's lies is over. 513737
Reposted by @karangadang.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12/10/2026JEFFERIES: “.. the reason credit risk has become more of an issue is that it can no longer be assumed, most particularly with the arrival of the likes of Kimi K3, that large language models will ever be profitable .. .. in this respect, there is a 2008 real estate credit angle to this AI boom ..” 24408108
Reposted by @karangadang.bsky.socialDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026DOGE was basically: the Silicon Valley ownership class and their inner circle, and the foot soldiers hoping to get into that world. The foots oldiers had little govt experience, but would do exactly what Elon asked of them. Now they are reaping the rewards. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... 413731
Reposted by @karangadang.bsky.socialDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Updated this piece on the difference between civic tech and DOGE to reflect new reporting on how DOGErs are monetizing their connections to Silicon Valley. This is the worst example: the DOGErs who blocked USAID life-saving aid have a $1.4B defense startup. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/doge-vs-ci... 417572
Reposted by @karangadang.bsky.socialJulian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Why would a physical search of Omar’s home in 2026 be relevant to or necessary for an investigation into whether her dad filled out a form incorrectly decades ago? 354268752
Reposted by @karangadang.bsky.socialDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026How to track the effects of Trump's mismanagement? Look at a) emergencies and b) big, public-facing agencies. New at Can We Still Govern? @vanessawilliamson.bsky.social & Ellis Chen break down the data of the mess at IRS. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/things-rea...donmoynihan.substack.comThings Really Are Getting Worse at IRSData show damage to service quality and taxpayer privacy in a more politicized agency 826092
Reposted by @karangadang.bsky.socialLynne @lynne-sails.bsky.social · 12/10/2026"The Yale Budget Lab projects that staffing cuts will reduce IRS revenues by $600 billion over ten years." 26727
Reposted by @karangadang.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Military-base housing is “reserved for military who have earned those quarters from fighting in wars and defending our country... They should not be used for people in the White House. It’s an abuse.” www.vanityfair.com/story/stephe...vanityfair.comMAGA’s Petit Trianon? Katie and Stephen Miller’s House on a Military BaseFrom her house on a military base, Katie Miller treats Washington’s most powerful to cakes, farm animals, and sake-squirting hibachi chefs. "I can’t fucking stand her,” says one ally. But "Stephen Mil... 30153201875
Reposted by @karangadang.bsky.socialMax Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 11/10/2026The Republican Party is chock full of Nazis. The government has Nazis in senior administration positions. The Republican Party’s largest donor is a neo-Nazi. David Brooks might not want to admit it, but that’s why it’s long past time for him to shut up. 392128402
