Reposted by Kat ‘Beans’Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4hNo more questions, your honor! 731154131
Reposted by Kat ‘Beans’Joe Adalian @tvmojoe.bsky.social · 4hIt doesn't take a crystal ball to tell: Ellison's choosing Casey, I can tell www.vulture.com/article/cind...vulture.comParamount Streaming Chief Cindy Holland Steps DownHer departure paves the way for HBO boss Casey Bloys to run streaming at the combined Paramount-Warner. 1113
Reposted by Kat ‘Beans’David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 4hMore precisely, Kash Patel was paid $25,000—and Rudy Giuliani $100,000—by a pro-Russia propagandist who led a project financially supported by Putin's office. To get the full story, see my new book, "How Russia Won: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Fight for America." Go to HowRussiaWon.com. 9416146
Reposted by Kat ‘Beans’TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 4hCome to see Eric Schmitt try to chuckle his way through his obvious humiliation. Stay to watch Amy Klobuchar dunk on Eric Schmitt for a *2nd* time today. 4750994
Reposted by Kat ‘Beans’Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 9hAs Republicans face competitive midterm races, Iowa farmers sound the alarm over soaring costs. Trump says the polls showing tight races are “fake.” motherjones.comTrump says the polls are “fake.” Iowa farmers say they’re “bleeding money.”As Republicans face competitive midterm races, Iowa farmers sound the alarm over soaring costs. 158730
Reposted by Kat ‘Beans’Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 9hJohn Roberts has spent his entire career trying to kill the Voting Rights Act. Now his Republican-appointed majority is dusting off arguments once used to destroy Reconstruction to roll back the gains made during the civil rights era. Our latest cover story: tinyurl.com/3m6nawpj 814661
Reposted by Kat ‘Beans’Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 5hUsually House Speakers don't campaign for the opposing party 5967
Reposted by Kat ‘Beans’Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 5hA federal judge has refused to grant class action status to consumer and wholesale purchaser lawsuits alleging Energizer and retail giant Walmart conspired to keep disposable battery prices artificially high @mikescarcella.bsky.social reut.rs/4hvpAJZreut.rsUS judge rejects class action over Energizer, Walmart battery pricesA federal judge has refused to grant class action status to consumer and wholesale purchaser lawsuits alleging Energizer and retail giant Walmart conspired to keep disposable battery prices artificia... 112
Kat ‘Beans’ @katbuns.bsky.social · 5hHey @jessicatarlov.bsky.social Maybe you can bring up this gaff on The 5? 010
Reposted by Kat ‘Beans’Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 10hBTIG: “.. Are Bulls Starting to Lose the Standoff? So far neither side had been proven right, or wrong, and we remain in a standoff of weak breadth vs. strong SPX. Yet even within the SPX, over the last 5 weeks the index is dead-flat while the median stock is -4.5%.” 49815
Reposted by Kat ‘Beans’House Budget Committee Democrats @housebudgetdems.bsky.social · 11h"No president has the authority to ignore Congress and unilaterally cancel funding that was signed into law." Ranking Member @congressmanboyle.bsky.social's statement on the nonpartisan GAO's decision that Trump's pocket rescission is illegal: 165
Reposted by Kat ‘Beans’Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 11hOpenAI cancels its advanced model launch, then heads to lunch with Trumpmotherjones.comOpenAI cancels its advanced model launch, then heads to lunch with TrumpThe startup has apologized for several security incidents and canceled the public launch of its latest advanced model. That's not enough. 810437
Reposted by Kat ‘Beans’Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 11hThere’s always a lot going on in California’s statewide elections, so this year I thought I’d walk through all the major races at PUBLIC COMMENT publiccomment.blog/p/the-public...publiccomment.blogThe PUBLIC COMMENT 2026 California Voter Guide — Part 1How I'm voting in this year's statewide races 2285
Reposted by Kat ‘Beans’Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11h"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob." —FDR, 1936 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comHow A.I. Super PACs Are Trying to Influence the MidtermsSee how groups aligned with Anthropic and OpenAI have funneled major money into the fight for control of Congress. 412112864
Reposted by Kat ‘Beans’Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 11hNEWS: Trump just launched an AI website for your Medicare, passports and student loans. It's powered by Elon Musk's Grok, the chatbot that called itself "MechaHitler," and built by the same administration whose DOGE team leaked Americans' Social Security data. What the hell are we doing? 47736
Reposted by Kat ‘Beans’Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 11hThat second sentence is doing QUITE a lot of work 4273
Reposted by Kat ‘Beans’Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 11h📣📣 As promised, I've once again addressed the tired "35% never file a claim!" anti-ACA talking point which the Trump Regime has been pushing all year: acasignups.net/26/09/29/add...acasignups.netAddressing the 35% "Phantom Enrollee" Zombie Lie...again"In other words, Republicans’ insistence that they have a superior alternative to Obamacare is a zombie lie — a claim that should be dead after having been proved false again and again, but it is stil... 48941
Reposted by Kat ‘Beans’Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 11hwhen a subject bores me I try and amuse myself www.ms.now/news/maha-su... 611820
Reposted by Kat ‘Beans’CREW @citizensforethics.org · 12hNEW: The safeguards that Citizens United assumed would check corporate election spending have failed—and Hawaii is fighting back. We filed an amicus brief, alongside @campaignlegal.org, supporting Hawaii's new law, which seeks to address these failures.citizensforethics.orgThe problems Citizens United created support Hawaii’s innovative solution - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in WashingtonThe safeguards that Citizens United assumed would check corporate election spending have failed, and Hawaii is fighting back. 19943
Reposted by Kat ‘Beans’Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 12hSenators Cruz and Hawley led the charge to block certification of ballots in Congress. 729283
Reposted by Kat ‘Beans’The Verge @theverge.com · 12hData centers, ICE contracts, and more were under fire at a rally around the event. The protest reflects a bipartisan movement led by people opposing the power concentration in the AI industry, as well as the lack of government regulation. Read more from @haydenfield.bsky.social:theverge.comProtesters gather at OpenAI’s DevDayData centers, ICE contracts, and more were under fire at a rally around the event. 0369
Reposted by Kat ‘Beans’Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 12hTILLIS: is there anything you would have done differently? JACK: yes. One thing I was taught is you only do your talking in the courtroom. But if you stick to that, people can unfairly malign you and you can’t respond. But there are things being said that are untrue… 1/ 171677372
Reposted by Kat ‘Beans’The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12hSo funny. Facts do not matter to these people. They’re just gonna lie their way through it in their alternate universe 33529133
Reposted by Kat ‘Beans’Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 12hReminder: Donald Trump and his family have grifted more than $4 billion while Americans struggle to get by. 34847255
Reposted by Kat ‘Beans’Thomas Long @rayosunlong.bsky.social · 13hEARLY VOTE REPORT: 35 DAYS I know it’s early… but I’m going to endeavor to keep running updates on early vote totals until Election Day. Here’s my first report. With approximately 355,000 mail in ballots rec’d… Dem ballots outnumber R’s by more than 2:1 Women lead men by 8 points. 64% over 65. 041
Reposted by Kat ‘Beans’Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 13hJack Smith: “it’s inconceivable to me how you can pardon people who beat police officers… and then vilify the officers” 265186915289
Reposted by Kat ‘Beans’Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 13hHELP MAKE THIS HAPPEN. Blue26.orgblue26.orgBlue26.orgNot a PAC. Just helping raise money for Democratic candidates to help save democracy. 21911
Reposted by Kat ‘Beans’Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 13hMike Johnson's midterm pitch: "What we would do in the next two years is exactly what we have been doing already" 219130
Reposted by Kat ‘Beans’Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence: 2412189635183
Reposted by Kat ‘Beans’Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15hJack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort." 637255238816
Reposted by Kat ‘Beans’Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 15hWait, the cult-like, billionaire-pushed school that has driven kids to mental health breakdowns and that families have fled in droves? Read the Wired story about it here www.wired.com/story/ai-tea... 315458
Reposted by Kat ‘Beans’Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 15hThe unsolved mystery of the Hamas attacks that happen when most politically convenient for Netanyahu and his party. 1016353
Reposted by Kat ‘Beans’The Sgt Joker @thesgtjoker.bsky.social · 15hRepublicans are starting to turn against Trump's war with Iran. Not because Trump targeted children, had no plan, is hurting Americans, or refused to listen to the advice of experts, but because there is a chance they may lose their cushy jobs that provide them easy access to Billionaire's wallets. 24513
Reposted by Kat ‘Beans’Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026What do Nick Shirley, Nick Sortor, Cam Higby, Katie Daviscourt, Savanah Hernandez, and Tyler Oliveira have in common? They make clickbait in service of, and sometimes collaboration with, the Trump Admin. Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/59Tb...podcasts.apple.com144: Content Creators for the Authoritarian State feat. Josh KovenskyPodcast Episode · Posting Through It · September 28 · 1h 12m 410942
Reposted by Kat ‘Beans’Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16hLinda McMahon: "AI is definitely a tool used correctly. I've seen it in action. I have visited the Alpha School in Austin, Texas, where they use AI for the first two hours every single morning. The students have their headsets on, they are watching their computers ... it is incredibly effective" 537844165
Reposted by Kat ‘Beans’Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026The ICE agent who shot Araujo in a Houston is named GREGORY FEATHERS. Make sure everyone knows. 19489345345
Reposted by Kat ‘Beans’Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15hJack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power" 318115104247
Reposted by Kat ‘Beans’emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 18hJamie Raskin calls out the shitty ads as a crime (this was cited by CNN and other stories). This is the kind of Xitter post that I beg of @raskin.house.gov or other MoCs to cross-post over here -- not least bc more people over here are likely to magnify it. 251121352
Reposted by Kat ‘Beans’Reuters @reuters.com · 29/09/2026EXCLUSIVE: Anthropic warns AI may pose 'existential risks to humanity' in IPO filing reut.rs/4hvqeY1reut.rsEXCLUSIVE: Anthropic warns AI may pose 'existential risks to humanity' in IPO filingAnthropic plans to caution potential investors in its IPO that advanced AI could pose "catastrophic or existential risks to humanity," an extraordinary warning by a company seeking to profit from the same technology. 669461
Reposted by Kat ‘Beans’WIRED @wired.com · 17hLeading frontier AI labs have since called for a coordinated “slowdown” on AI development until the proper safeguards are implemented. www.wired.com/story/ai-lea...wired.comAI Leaders Are Calling for a Slowdown. Trump’s Team Says It’s on ThemSam Altman and Elon Musk backed Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s weekend plea for regulation. The White House seems unlikely to oblige. 1366
Reposted by Kat ‘Beans’WIRED @wired.com · 17hThe prospectus’ language echoes some dire warnings that recently came from industry insiders. This month, Jacob Coxon quit his position as AI researcher at Anthropic with a post on X denouncing an existential risk AI poses to humanity. www.wired.com/story/anthro...wired.comThe AI Researcher Who Just Quit Anthropic Says It’s ‘Crunch Time for Humanity’Jacob Coxon talks to WIRED about the “mini Manhattan project” inside Anthropic, the problem with alignment, and why AI labs have just a few years left to make their systems safe. 1218
Reposted by Kat ‘Beans’Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This has to be reported to the FEC as an in-kind contribution to Josh Turek's campaign 439942
Reposted by Kat ‘Beans’Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"The sources added that Patel consistently kept Bailey at arm's length and cut him out of meetings the deputy FBI director should attend because Bailey was constantly flagging things that were unconstitutional." www.cbsnews.com/news/top-fbi...cbsnews.comTop FBI official Andrew Bailey, who was once widely seen as Patel successor, resignsBailey was originally brought in to help ease tensions between former Attorney General Pam Bondi and former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino. 331190444
Reposted by Kat ‘Beans’Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 29/09/2026Kurt Olsen, an attorney involved with efforts to overturn the 2020 election results who had recently been involved in the Justice Department's so-called “grand conspiracy” investigation targeting officials who investigated Donald Trump, has resigned, two sources familiar with the matter tell NBC. 913537
Reposted by Kat ‘Beans’Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 29/09/2026🚨NEW: Trump’s DOJ responded to the DNC’s lawsuit seeking records on potential ballot seizures — but produced none. The filing still leaves unanswered whether the administration has considered such plans for the midterms.democracydocket.comTrump DOJ responds to DNC lawsuit, offers no records on ballot seizure plansThe Department of Justice’s (DOJ) 13-page answer did not deny whether the Trump administration has considered such plans, identify whether responsive records exist or offer a timeline for producing… 219691
Reposted by Kat ‘Beans’Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 29/09/2026Anthropic has long positioned itself as the virtuous AI company. An early look at its IPO filing shows how it is creating a new "Founder LLC" vehicle aimed at serving the common good, while insulating its leaders from market forces.reut.rsEXCLUSIVE: Anthropic leaders to control AI lab via 'Founder LLC' to promote public good over market forcesAnthropic has long positioned itself as the virtuous AI company. An early look at its IPO filing shows how it is creating a new "Founder LLC" vehicle aimed at serving the common good, while insulating its leaders from market forces. 123