Reposted by Katherine StewartThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 8hCalifornia leaders condemned President Trump's comments at a political rally, where he appeared suggest that Iran could “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego if it develops a nuclear weapon. Gov. Gavin Newsom called the Trump “deranged and dangerous.” nyti.ms/3TG9Rjw 7615851
Reposted by Katherine StewartRobert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 8hIn which Texas Republicans refer to Muslims as "infestations" and argue that "we basically have to make it so uncomfortable for them that they want to leave."houstonchronicle.comTexas Faith Fest speakers propose plans to make Muslims ‘more uncomfortable’At Texas Faith Fest this year, speakers suggested policies that would limit Muslim religious practices and reshape the government's relationship with religion. 116036
Reposted by Katherine StewartProPublica @propublica.org · 13hThe government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️ 8251473020
Katherine Stewart @katherinestewart.bsky.social · 9hThey should do the same for presidents, cabinet officials, lawmakers, and their family members who engage in fraud and corruption at the public's expense 3619
Reposted by Katherine StewartTPM @talkingpointsmemo.com · 05/10/2026Because of federal rules, children covered by Medicaid won't be able to access vaccines that are no longer recommended by the federal government, even as children with private insurance will.talkingpointsmemo.comRFK Jr’s Relentless Anti-Vax Push Will Disproportionately Hurt Children on MedicaidRobert F. Kennedy Jr. has already demonstrated his Department of Health and... 27177116
Reposted by Katherine StewartGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 05/10/2026New Fox poll shows Trump coalition collapsing in Texas. GOP is sinking money into Iowa and Kansas. The horrors of Late-Stage Trumpism are creating space for a new anti-corruption, anti-cruelty politics to emerge. On the pod, @aselrod.bsky.social is brilliant on this: newrepublic.com/article/2161...newrepublic.comFox Drops Brutal Poll on Trump as Leaks Reveal MAGA Panic: “Wake Up!”As the Trump-GOP position worsens, political theorist explains why Trump-MAGA’s corrupt and depraved misrule has created space for a new, values-based liberal-Democratic politics to emerge. 50839212
Katherine Stewart @katherinestewart.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Perhaps they would prefer to live in Afghanistan or Yemen 062
Katherine Stewart @katherinestewart.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Once you get past REN’s blather about globalism and the agricultural revolution, it's clear that his real beef is women’s equality. “Maybe men and women shouldn’t work together in the same spaces,” he says. 273
Reposted by Katherine StewartBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026"A greater share of Latino voters hold negative views of the GOP than at any time since 2016. "Two years ago, Latino voters gave Trump a 4-point edge over Kamala Harris on handling the economy. Today, they give Democrats a 21-point advantage on the question." www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...nbcnews.comPoll: Latino voters swing away from Trump and RepublicansDemocrats have a significant lead among Latino voters in 2026 amid economic concerns, according to the NBC News/Telemundo poll, though the GOP has made some long-term gains. 97720
Reposted by Katherine StewartDrew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 04/10/2026Incredible piece: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/m...nytimes.comDying Patients Are Inundated by Misinformation. My Dad Was One of Them.Cancer patients are being persuaded to spend tens of thousands on unproven treatments by alternative-medicine clinics. 86823
Reposted by Katherine StewartMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Again, <only Republicans> ever get to talk like this. If a single municipal level Democrat ever did, it would be a national outrage &spark a wave of “civility” discourse, & op-eds about how Dems must Respect Real Folkz & talk across difference. Democracy is incompatible with this double standard. 582237581
Katherine Stewart @katherinestewart.bsky.social · 02/10/2026His spiritual leader Doug Wilson ticks at least four of six forbidden categories 0195
Reposted by Katherine StewartNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026One crazy thing about this new outpouring of racism against South Asians and calls for expulsion or forced assimilation is it was kicked off by some brown skinned students at a Texas game wearing cowboy hats and excitedly celebrating their football team — ie some guys very assimilated to America. 34853174
Reposted by Katherine StewartLogan Jaffe @loganjaffe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026According to @propublica.org I could personally open Ye Olde New Venture Academy, a private school, in 24 states 😅 39924
Katherine Stewart @katherinestewart.bsky.social · 02/10/2026"The migrant scheme, according to officials, is part of Russia’s broader strategy for sowing discord in the West, if more subtle than other recent operations pinned on the Kremlin." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/w...nytimes.comA Front Line at the Border: How Russia Uses Migrants as Weapons Against EuropeThe scheme is part of Russia’s larger strategy for sowing discord in the West, if more subtle than other recent operations blamed on the Kremlin. 197
Reposted by Katherine StewartJessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The second suit, which names 30 providers, organizations, and pharmacies, seeks injunctions, damages—and threatens RICO claims down the line.ag.state.la.us 111532
Reposted by Katherine StewartJessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 30/09/2026One suit, filed against New York, Massachusetts, and California, asks the U.S. Supreme Court to end shield laws—which would allow the conservative states to extradite abortion providers (among other horrors).ag.state.la.us 413743
Reposted by Katherine StewartRick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Come for the @gregstohr.bsky.social scoop. Stay for Justice Alito (again) throwing his spouse Martha under the bus. 1288
Reposted by Katherine StewartAlabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 30/09/2026The attorneys general of Alabama, Arkansas and Louisiana announced Wednesday they are suing three Democratic-led states over laws that grant immunity to doctors who prescribe abortion-inducing medication to people in states where it is illegal. alabamareflector.comSteve Marshall, 2 other AGs sue states with shield laws protecting abortion-pill providers | Alabama ReflectorThe AGs are suing Democratic-led states over laws that grant immunity to doctors who prescribe abortion-inducing medication. 91311
Katherine Stewart @katherinestewart.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Checks four out of six www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comHegseth invited Christian nationalist Doug Wilson to preach at PentagonThe self-described “paleo-Confederate” has argued that wives should submit to their husbands, women should be denied the vote and Christian enslavers were on “firm scriptural ground.” 2147
Katherine Stewart @katherinestewart.bsky.social · 30/09/2026"The religious right that raised up Paxton has cared little about his transgressions so long as they could prop him up to wield power. The alliance has been a perfect marriage of hypocrisy and cynicism in the name of traditional values." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comKen Paxton’s Christian identity politics obscure a history of scandal | Sidney BlumenthalThe Texas Senate candidate rose to power as a culture warrior. His record is a marriage of hypocrisy and cynicism 0145
Reposted by Katherine StewartAustin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 29/09/2026ICE is deporting parents without their children. The Atlantic follows a 2-year-old in Mobile, Alabama, left behind when his parents were sent to Venezuela. 🧵 www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...theatlantic.comThe Babies Left Behind in AmericaThe United States is deporting parents without their children, creating a whole new family-separation crisis. 15442
Reposted by Katherine StewartLincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 28/09/2026Three pro-Trump ads carrying government disclaimers are airing nationwide ahead of the midterms. AdImpact estimates the buy at $1M+. Taxpayers shouldn't be funding White House propaganda: lincolnsquare.media #Midterms2026 #Trump 22518
Reposted by Katherine StewartLiberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 28/09/2026nypost.com/2026/09/23/o... 55714
Reposted by Katherine StewartShayan Sardarizadeh @shayan86.bsky.social · 28/09/2026An AI-enhanced version of a grainy image that appears to be authentic and shows several men being arrested in relation to the ongoing incident at RAF Fairford is currently being shared on multiple platforms. A SynthID check reveals that the enhanced image was generated with OpenAI. 15331126
Katherine Stewart @katherinestewart.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Social work? Religious studies? Teaching aide? You’re out of luck. 075
Reposted by Katherine StewartKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 24/09/2026JUST IN: A federal judge has issued a permanent injunction upbraiding ICE for mass arrests that have strained detention facilities and forced detainees all over the country into "overcrowded, squalid, and degrading rooms for excessive periods of time" www.nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/defaul... 9733491039
Reposted by Katherine StewartMatt Ford @mford.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Ezra Klein asked Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang about AI making kids worse at math and reading. Huang’s reply: “Does it matter?” Then he said he doesn’t know his own address or phone number. “We’re going to lose some fine intellectual dexterity.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/o... 58755011508
Reposted by Katherine StewartMark Follman @markfollman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026NEWS: My new investigation uncovers the horrific ChatGPT history of the Tumbler Ridge school shooter. OpenAI’s chatbot fueled the shooter's violent fantasies and plans up to the day of the massacre. Chats about guns, timing of attacks, becoming infamous, and more. www.motherjones.com/media/2026/0...motherjones.comChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation revealsOpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre. 411470807
Reposted by Katherine StewartRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 24/09/2026From 16,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle. "The state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen."nytimes.comFrom 15,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada FizzleIt was the Trump administration’s latest stumble in its effort to find proof of widespread noncitizen voting, despite decades of evidence that it is extremely rare. 441760684
Reposted by Katherine StewartGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 23/09/2026What makes this so vile is that it takes US refugee resettlement architecture and turns it on its head, repurposing it for the white-nationalist dream of "remigration." Career civil servants are leaking to WaPo that this totally perverts their original mission. 3/ newrepublic.com/article/2157... 4805223
Katherine Stewart @katherinestewart.bsky.social · 24/09/2026“deals place many migrants in countries to which they have no previous connections, and are structured to skirt ‘human rights safeguards’ that typically are built into U.S. foreign assistance payments abroad.” 062
Reposted by Katherine StewartSenator Mark Warner @markwarner.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Something is deeply wrong when Trump’s net worth is skyrocketing but families across the country can’t afford gas, groceries, and health care. Donald Trump’s culture of open corruption is leaving Americans out to dry while he and his friends get rich. 1001317426
Katherine Stewart @katherinestewart.bsky.social · 24/09/2026“ An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last” 1146
Katherine Stewart @katherinestewart.bsky.social · 24/09/2026www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comNot set in stone: teachers are defying mandates to display the Ten Commandments in classroomsSome educators are pushing back in class and in court against the display of the religious code in public schools 3168
Reposted by Katherine StewartRobert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Per Texas media, it’s looking like +100K registrations were affected. Secretary of State is saying that it shouldn’t affect voting. 38787420
Reposted by Katherine StewartJ.M. Berger PRE-ORDER THE POPE'S HITMAN @jmberger.com · 23/09/2026Funny how this came out immediately *after* California caved on the merger 10357105
Reposted by Katherine StewartLizzie Dearden @lizziedearden.bsky.social · 23/09/2026If you're following the news around Andy Burnham's speech at the UN General Assembly on how Russia has "amplified far right narratives" and "tried to stoke tensions and unrest", here's a handy article on the targeting of the migration debate inews.co.uk/news/putin-i...inews.co.ukHow Putin is inflaming immigration tensions to spark disorder in BritainCounter-terror leaders reveal the tactics Russia is using to sow division in the UK 95123
Katherine Stewart @katherinestewart.bsky.social · 23/09/2026religionnews.com/2026/09/22/m...religionnews.comUnder congressional pressure, a major Muslim charity cuts ties and changes its name(RNS) — Islamic Relief USA, a humanitarian organization with a $150 million annual budget, rebranded itself as the Islamic Development and Empowerment in America after members of Congress threatened t... 001
Reposted by Katherine StewartNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Many appalled seeing such murderous threats in the UN of all places, and they have a point, but don't miss that these extreme threats are most of America's strategy to get concessions from Iran, it has repeatedly failed for months, and the big idea out of the White House is to... say more threats. 3340785
Reposted by Katherine StewartJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Hahahahaah the gift link that keeps on giving (lyin byron) www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...miamiherald.comByron Donalds strips Trump references from his campaign websiteThe Republican gubernatorial candidate stopped emphasizing his endorsement from Donald Trump as the presidents’ approval ratings plummet. 2732078
Reposted by Katherine StewartSarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 22/09/2026According to this Politico article, Rs have spent $239M on ads in House districts Trump won by 10 or more points. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...politico.comRepublicans were bullish about the Senate. Now they’re playing defense in red states.President Donald Trump’s economic agenda is becoming a particular problem in the Midwest. 2307
Reposted by Katherine StewartStatus @status.news · 22/09/2026David Ellison worked the phones over the weekend to secure a settlement for his Warners takeover—but the deal’s supposed safeguard for CNN is already drawing skepticism from inside the network as staffers brace for what’s next. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/david-elli...status.newsEllison’s Bonta BlowoutDavid Ellison worked the phones over the weekend to secure a settlement for his Warners takeover—but the deal’s supposed safeguard for CNN is already drawing skepticism from inside the network as staf... 117024
Reposted by Katherine StewartNPR @npr.org · 22/09/2026CNN, MS NOW and Politico have sued Trump after the networks were suspended from the White House. And, Paramount makes concessions to resolve a lawsuit over its massive Warner Bros. Discovery merger. n.pr/3VIxzvWn.prCNN, MS NOW and Politico sue Trump. And, Paramount settles in massive merger lawsuitCNN, MS NOW and Politico have sued Trump after the networks were suspended from the White House. And, Paramount makes concessions to resolve a lawsuit over its massive Warner Bros. Discovery merger. 520429
Reposted by Katherine StewartCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 22/09/2026At her 22-week ultrasound, Amanda Jablonski learned their daughter had developed without a skull or a brain. There was no chance for survival, and every day Amanda stayed pregnant was a threat to her health and life. Under TN law, she was denied an abortion. www.wbir.com/article/news...wbir.com 23336861851
Reposted by Katherine StewartScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026On Sep 11 in Alamo, Texas, Luis Ochoa and another teen stopped to film ICE agents during a vehicle stop near a school. Agents pulled one from their car, struck him, used pepper spray, and detained them for 8 hrs even after they proved their citizenship, one ICE agent stating, 'I don’t give a damn.'krgv.comMother of teen detained in viral Alamo ICE arrest video deportedThe mother of a 17-year-old detained by ICE in a viral Alamo, Texas incident has been deported to Mexico, raising concerns among legal experts about potential retaliation for speaking out. 11318189
Reposted by Katherine StewartDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026This seems like a pretty big deal: donors made illegal contributions to Susan Collins and then were awarded lucrative contracts after her office intervened with the Navy. An FBI investigation was dropped under Trump. www.propublica.org/article/fbi-... 6226691083
Katherine Stewart @katherinestewart.bsky.social · 22/09/2026FBI anti-corruption squad was circling Susan Collins — until Trump got in the way www.rawstory.com/susan-collin...rawstory.comFBI anti-corruption squad was circling Susan Collins — until Trump got in the wayIn the final weeks of 2019, a top fundraiser for Sen. Susan Collins walked into a perilous meeting at a Corner Bakery in Washington, D.C.For the first time in her two-decade Senate career, the Republi... 14210
Katherine Stewart @katherinestewart.bsky.social · 21/09/2026An ‘aligned community’ in Tennessee seeks to bring the culture war home. writekaths.substack.com/p/safe-space...writekaths.substack.comSafe Spaces for “Heritage Americans”?An ‘aligned community’ in Tennessee seeks to bring the culture war home. 171