Reposted by @karenr54.bsky.socialHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 07/05/2026May 6, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/may-6-2026heathercoxrichardson.substack.comMay 6, 2026It has not been a banner day for members of the Trump administration. 411016318 0
Reposted by @karenr54.bsky.socialHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 02/05/2026May 1, 2026heathercoxrichardson.substack.comMay 1, 2026Today is the deadline for President Donald J. 32961300 0
Reposted by @karenr54.bsky.socialTammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 15/04/2026BREAKING: Senate Republicans blocked my War Powers Resolution that would have ended Trump's unnecessary, unjustified war against Iran. These cowards have had four chances to stop this chaos in the Middle East. And they put Trump's ego before America. Every damn time. 50695393228 1
Reposted by @karenr54.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 16/04/2026UPDATE: L.L.Bean YOUR voices were heard. After significant pushback from the outdoor community, L.L. Bean is joining the Save the Forest Service movement. Their LinkedIn statement says it all: 1034738759 0
Reposted by @karenr54.bsky.socialJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Wearing a penis costume to a No Kings rally is a 1st Amendment right. Alabama’s efforts to prosecute were firmly rejected today. www.al.com/news/2026/04...al.comFairhope protester acquitted of charges after inflatable costume arrest during anti-Trump rallyRenea Gamble, 62, was cleared of all charges Wednesday after her arrest at a "No Kings" protest drew national attention and raised First Amendment questions. 1003957909 0
Reposted by @karenr54.bsky.socialGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Send her blonde ass to jail just like they did Bannon and Navarro when they failed to show. 712683401 0
Reposted by @karenr54.bsky.socialHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 15/04/2026April 14, 2026heathercoxrichardson.substack.comApril 14, 2026There are signs the political game has changed in the United States since Hungarian voters rejected Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s leadership on Sunday, April 12. 421149345 0
Reposted by @karenr54.bsky.socialHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 28/03/2026Besties since the 1960s. Did not expect to be protesting our government together sixty years later. #NoKings 253153292300 0
Reposted by @karenr54.bsky.socialHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 28/03/2026Now get out and vote in the midterms like your life depends on it, because it does. #NoKings 11244567914530 0
Reposted by @karenr54.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/03/2026Omg! Huge shoutout to San Francisco, CA! Ocean Beach, you crushed it! 🌊 501347199184 0
Reposted by @karenr54.bsky.socialJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 25/03/2026It’s the 60th Anniversary of the end of the poll tax. So of course, Republicans want to bring it back. Read a little history & the language the Court used to leave no doubt about laws that use a poll tax to interfere with the right to vote. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...open.substack.comThe End of the Poll TaxAnd, mark your calendars: Substack Live with Andrew Weissmann, Wednesday morning at 9am ET 431377514 0
Reposted by @karenr54.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Emily Gregory just won the District 87 Special Election in Palm Beach County yes, that Palm Beach County, home to Mar-a-Lago. Your votes did that. Thank you for voting! 177135182026 0
Reposted by @karenr54.bsky.socialHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 25/03/2026March 24, 2026heathercoxrichardson.substack.comMarch 24, 2026This morning, economist Paul Krugman came right out and said it: “People close to Trump are trading based on national secrets.” Another word for that, he said, is “treason.” The evidence for such a cl... 401044362 0
Reposted by @karenr54.bsky.socialJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 21/03/2026This morning, Donald Trump noted the passing of an American hero by saying he was glad he was dead. More of our decency died along with Bob Mueller. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...open.substack.comDecency Died Along with Bob MuellerFormer Marine, U.S.Attorney, FBI Director and Special Counsel Robert Mueller passed away Friday evening. 1072199522 0
Reposted by @karenr54.bsky.socialJay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 21/03/2026This week’s Just for Skeets and Giggles is out! Have a great weekend. statuskuo.substack.com/p/just-for-s... 1129526 0
Reposted by @karenr54.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 21/03/2026Washington state just passed a law banning law enforcement (including federal ICE agents) from wearing masks or face coverings while on duty. Gov. Bob Ferguson signed it Thursday and it took effect immediately. 278169413403 0
Reposted by @karenr54.bsky.socialGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 22/03/2026A good reminder that understanding what’s happening takes more than just scrolling. thinkbigpicture.substack.comthinkbigpicture.substack.comThe Big Picture | SubstackThe Big Picture provides a deep dive into the cultural, political, and societal issues shaping our world today, from a variety of unique perspectives. Click to read The Big Picture, a Substack… 835750 0
Reposted by @karenr54.bsky.socialHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 22/03/2026March 21, 2026heathercoxrichardson.substack.comMarch 21, 2026On March 21, 1861, former U.S. 301257388 0
Reposted by @karenr54.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 22/03/2026Now THIS is what Presidential responses look like. 9555011071 0
Reposted by @karenr54.bsky.socialHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 14/03/2026March 13, 2026heathercoxrichardson.substack.comMarch 13, 2026Despite reports that Russia is providing Iran with intelligence that permits it to target U.S. 421023355 0
Reposted by @karenr54.bsky.socialGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 14/03/2026Politics moves fast. Here’s the stuff worth paying attention to. thinkbigpicture.substack.comthinkbigpicture.substack.comThe Big Picture | SubstackThe Big Picture provides a deep dive into the cultural, political, and societal issues shaping our world today, from a variety of unique perspectives. Click to read The Big Picture, a Substack… 323739 0
Reposted by @karenr54.bsky.socialAFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 13/03/2026The SAVE America Act is a voter suppression scam. It would take away the rights of working people to make their voices heard at the ballot box. The Senate must reject this bill. 865241038470 0
Reposted by @karenr54.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 13/03/2026A win! A federal judge in Rhode Island has directed the government to reinstate a union contract covering more than 300,000 Veterans Affairs employees after the Trump administration attempted to end the agreement in August.storage.courtlistener.comOrder on Motion for Preliminary Injunction – #30 in American Federation of Government Employees Local 2305 v. United States Department of Veterans Affairs (D.R.I., 1:25-cv-00583) – CourtListener.comOrder on Motion for Preliminary Injunction 212237516 0
Reposted by @karenr54.bsky.socialHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 07/03/2026March 6, 2026heathercoxrichardson.substack.comMarch 6, 2026The Reverend Jesse Jackson died on February 17, 2026, at age 84. 341114342 0
Reposted by @karenr54.bsky.socialJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 07/03/2026Some judicial opinions have to be read in full, like the one I parse for you to night, from Judge Tunheim in Minneapolis. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...open.substack.comNo More Benefit Of The DoubtLast Sunday, we discussed a number of cases pending in front of federal district judges in Minneapolis. 351310419 0
Reposted by @karenr54.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 08/03/2026A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has ruled that Kari Lake was not lawfully appointed as the leader of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) the independent federal agency that oversees Voice of America and other U.S.-funded international broadcasters. 9559351186 0
Reposted by @karenr54.bsky.socialJay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 07/03/2026This week’s Just for Skeets and Giggles is out! Have a great weekend. open.substack.com/pub/statusku... 2737031 0
Reposted by @karenr54.bsky.socialHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 03/03/2026March 2, 2026heathercoxrichardson.substack.comMarch 2, 2026The Economist’s Middle East correspondent Gregg Carlstrom noted that Trump appears to be workshopping the causes for his attacks on Iran and his goals for the war by talking to journalists. 49933325 0
Reposted by @karenr54.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 03/03/2026Wow. The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem tells Americans they’re on their own. 1579139196110 0
Reposted by @karenr54.bsky.socialNoah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 03/03/2026fascists lie. trump lied about no wars. maga assholes like carlson and greenwald are lying when they say they were fooled. they all lie about everything because they see truth as weakness and good faith as an attack vector. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/fascists-lieeverythingishorrible.netFascists LieOf course Trump was not really committed to peace 13647167 0
karenr54.bsky.social @karenr54.bsky.social · 03/03/2026www.facebook.com/1418555200/p...?facebook.comKaren ReedGrok on Chickens and Democracy 000 0
Reposted by @karenr54.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/03/2026KLOBUCHAR: Alex Pretti's parents said what you said was one of the most hurtful things they could imagine. Do you want to say anything to Alex's parents? NOEM: I did not call him a 'domestic terrorist.' I said it 'appeared to be an incident of' KLOBUCHAR: I think the parents saw it for what it was 468102442849 0
Reposted by @karenr54.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 02/03/2026www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec... 58770891980 0
Reposted by @karenr54.bsky.socialJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 01/03/2026What does it mean if the administration's strike on Iran wasn't lawful? It's not an abstract debate. First principles, like the rule of law, determine whether we live in a country governed by laws or by impulse. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...open.substack.comThe Law of WarI am not a law of war expert. 1462827892 0
Reposted by @karenr54.bsky.socialHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 01/03/2026February 28, 2026heathercoxrichardson.substack.comFebruary 28, 2026Early this morning, the U.S. 621204428 0
Reposted by @karenr54.bsky.socialHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 27/02/2026February 26, 2026heathercoxrichardson.substack.comFebruary 26, 2026It appears the State of the Union was the marker for the White House to launch directly into campaign mode. 451117397 0
Reposted by @karenr54.bsky.socialThe Desert Veteran @jkz12769.bsky.social · 27/02/2026This is how screwed up everything is. The DOD shot down a CBP drone which cause the FAA to shut down the airspace around El Paso. We have stupid idiots in all levels of all agencies thanks to this Regime. If we go to war, GOD help us. abcnews.com/US/dept-defe...abcnews.comDept. of Defense shoots down Customs and Border Protection drone near El Paso: OfficialsRanking members of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure released a statement on the incident on Thursday. 835113043173 0
Reposted by @karenr54.bsky.socialJay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Trump’s DOJ removed this photo of what looks like Howard Lutnick from the Epstein Files. Pam Bondi is covering up a lot. Dataset 9, EFTA01230639. 49921 0
Reposted by @karenr54.bsky.socialRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 27/02/2026I think @hcrichardson.bsky.social has similar numbers (with less overhead and immeasurably more principle). 626846 0
Reposted by @karenr54.bsky.socialJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Just reupping this image from my newsletter last week, that I hope people will feel free to save and liberally spred around the interwebs. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan... 308103123981 0
Reposted by @karenr54.bsky.socialMax Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 25/02/2026The State of the Union: the president is a corrupt demented sex criminal who tried to overthrow the constitution. 841284596152 0
Reposted by @karenr54.bsky.socialRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Four years ago, when people thought Zelensky would flee....youtube.com'We are all here,' Zelenskyy says in self-made Kyiv street video with key aidesYouTube video by CGTN 1863178 0
Reposted by @karenr54.bsky.socialJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 24/02/2026No kidding 231519171 0
Reposted by @karenr54.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/02/2026Aliya Rahman, woman who was dragged out of car by ICE in Minneapolis: "I've spent the last month learning the names of the tendons in my shoulder, because both of my shoulders are torn -- cartilage and tendons. But what I haven't learned is the names of the people who did this to me." 3882886610754 0
Reposted by @karenr54.bsky.socialHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 25/02/2026February 24, 2026heathercoxrichardson.substack.comFebruary 24, 2026Four years ago today, Russia’s president Vladimir Putin launched a “special military operation” involving dozens of missile strikes on Ukrainian cities before dawn. 26803272 0
karenr54.bsky.social @karenr54.bsky.social · 25/02/2026www.facebook.com/1418555200/p...?facebook.comKaren ReedSTATE OF THE SWAMP🐸🐸 https://www.youtube.com/live/ED1JdZ0KC7U?si=jhh3CoW1FqPMgI5F 020 0
Reposted by @karenr54.bsky.socialJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 22/02/2026Of course, this puts more of a burden, not less of one, on TSA and CBP personnel. abcnews.com/US/dhs-suspe...abcnews.comDHS says it's suspending TSA PreCheck and Global Entry due to shutdownThe rare move will result in longer lines, likely frustrating many travelers. 1151045254 0
Reposted by @karenr54.bsky.socialMark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 22/02/2026"In Chicago, of 92 people arrested for assaulting or impeding officers last fall, 74 cases have resulted in no charges; in 13 cases, charges were filed and dismissed; and five charged cases were still pending. . . there have been no convictions. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comDoJ cases against protesters keep collapsing as officers’ lies are exposed in courtString of embarrassing defeats for prosecutors as experts condemn DoJ effort to cast people as ‘violent perpetrators’ 606236338349 0
