Reposted by kenny mellmanHelen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 4hTMZ says this 24-year-old is Trump's new press secretary. She reposted the story on Facebook, so I guess that's confirming it? This is a photo she posed for previously. Trump's malevolence and corruption are clearly more important. But the coarsening of the presidency makes me sick. 2325264
Reposted by kenny mellmanKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 5hJust a reminder that these Haitian immigrants in Springfield -- who came here legally, did everything they were asked to do and more -- became a target of federal crackdowns because the white nationalist vice president shamelessly spread racist lies about them.rollingstone.comJ.D. Vance Defends False Claims Against Haitians: 'If I Have to Create Stories… That's What I'm Going to Do'J.D. Vance defended his debunked claims that Haitian immigrants are eating pets in Springfield, Ohio. 8431841175
Reposted by kenny mellmanMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 20hAgain, <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. 572181569
Reposted by kenny mellmanApril Glick Pulito @aprilglick.bsky.social · 03/10/2026call tom cotton’s cell phone and tell him to send our children to school in the dark so golfers can have morelight???? very cool this man has the nuclear codes but people don’t have healthcare 124161
Reposted by kenny mellmanSeth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I love that in Donald Trump’s mind, twice a year across the nation workman in dingy overalls clamber up rickety ladders like in a Richard Scarry book to change the clocks back or forwards an hour. 1218629
Reposted by kenny mellmanElon Green @elongreen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026last guy he did that to is dead 2184
Reposted by kenny mellmanJonah Blank @jonahblank.bsky.social · 03/10/2026We're all numb to the massive corruption of Trump and his cronies. But this adds a whole new angle: Jared & Witkoff are using the power of the US government to engineer a terrible policy outcome (Ukraine's surrender to Putin's invasion) AND profit financially from it. 12010
Reposted by kenny mellmanScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Friend of Putin oligarch Konstantin Sokolov makes a nice fat donation to Trump's ballroom project, and gets relief from Treasury Department sanctions in exchange. This is known as a quid pro quo transaction. It's a felony. www.esquire.com/news-politic...esquire.comA Wealthy Russian Businessman Is Helping Fund Trump’s Stupid Ballroom. Nothing Sketchy About That, Right?Surely, our president will face consequences for this insanity. 18527333
kenny mellman @kennymellman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026living in this fucking country right now is painful. 240
kenny mellman @kennymellman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026It really is fucked up that the richest people in this country can just spend what to any normal person is unfathomable amounts of money to sway elections and to them it is just pocket change. We are fucked. 130
Reposted by kenny mellmanPop Crave @popcrave.com · 03/10/2026Country singer Zach Bryan wore a “Free Palestine” shirt at his Gillette Stadium show in Massachusetts. 754906539
Reposted by kenny mellmanTeam Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Since taking office, Ken Paxton has spent $1.9 million in taxpayer funds on luxury travel, including to: — China — Israel — India — Italy — Malta — Taiwan — Albania — Greece — Palm Beach — South Africa — Dominican Republic — 25 trips to California — The 2024 Kentucky Derby 861204572
kenny mellman @kennymellman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Packages from 3 different carriers have been paused along their delivery route. Has the infrastructure for all shipping carriers been hacked? 020
Reposted by kenny mellmanAmbassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Just a reminder that the few remaining experts at the CDC's food-borne illness division identified Taylor Farms as the source of the cyclospora outbreak very early on, but because the owner of Taylor Farms is a big Trump donor, he was able to prevent a recall for weeks as thousands fell ill.theguardian.comCyclospora found at Mexican farm linked to lettuce outbreak, FDA saysAnnouncement from US officials comes after CDC declared end to outbreak that infected nearly 13,000 people 14664325
Reposted by kenny mellmanJames Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Call the Ken Paxton Corruption Hotline at 844-WHOS-KEN. Learn about his record and leave him a voicemail. (It’s a real number.) 7630981215
kenny mellman @kennymellman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026they did the same thing with Project 2025 and they have now completed most of it 020
Reposted by kenny mellmanAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Directing DOJ to slow-walk politically damaging decisions until after people vote would be a major scandal under any normal administration. Here, it’s just Friday. 15271393005
Reposted by kenny mellmanRima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Hell is empty and all the devils are here, and they have names. 👇🏼 1229
kenny mellman @kennymellman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026this monster, a true monster, is saying that we can't have universal healthcare or science research because Hegseth needs the money to keep trans and minority people out of the military and bomb innocent people in boats across the world. We are living through hell. 173
Reposted by kenny mellmanJacob Oller @jacoboller.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Harry Potter is now controlled by a powerful combo of the most transphobic person in the world, a few murderous regimes, a handful of insane Zionists, and the guy who produced Terminator Genisys 15512
Reposted by kenny mellmanScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Rubio tells the Egyptian dictator that the US could care less about its human rights record going forward, and that no conditions will henceforth apply to its delivery of weapons. In other words, Rubio decided to dispense with the US legal requirements governing arms sales to Egypt.welt.deWegen Iran: USA streichen Menschenrechtsauflagen für Militärhilfe an Ägypten - WELTÄgypten erhält seit den späten 80er-Jahren jährlich rund 1,3 Milliarden Dollar an US-Militärhilfe. Ein Teil davon ist an Bedingungen zu Menschenrechten und Demokratie geknüpft. Das haben die USA nun... 1015760
kenny mellman @kennymellman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Once a long time ago I ended up at Martha Stewart's house and she showed us the Nativity Scene she made in prison and she lifted up Mary to show us that her prisoner number was on the bottom. It was a perfect day. 1121
Reposted by kenny mellmanAnjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026these are our pianos, not theirs! I know this stuff can feel secondary with all of the immediate pain this admin causes, but in the face of such personalism, it also feels important to assert the democratic principle that these cultural inheritances don't belong to the president, they belong to us 321335489
Reposted by kenny mellmanKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 02/10/2026BREAKING: NY Governor, Kathy Hochul, has named NY Attorney General, Letitia James, as the Special Prosecutor to investigate the Cornell rape case. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/n...nytimes.comHochul Names Letitia James as Special Prosecutor in Cornell CaseGov. Kathy Hochul appointed the New York State attorney general to investigate allegations by a former Cornell University student that several men sexually assaulted her. 33973551574
Reposted by kenny mellmanMichelangelo Signorile @msignorile.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This is another step toward getting rid of Social Security. And Trump's name is going to be on your child's account for the rest of their lives. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/b...nytimes.comWhat to Know About Trump Accounts as More Than 60 Million Children Are Auto-Enrolled (Gift Article)The Trump administration may have just signed up your child — and more than 60 million others — for a 530A savings account (if you haven’t already done so). 94517
Reposted by kenny mellman@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 01/10/2026American idols. "Trump’s latest White House decor drew swift backlash Thursday after a reporter spotted framed photos of the president posing alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping."rawstory.comDisbelief as Trump White House unveils ‘appalling’ new display: ‘Pretty insane'Donald Trump’s latest White House decor drew swift backlash Thursday after a reporter spotted framed photos of the president posing alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi ... 2148
Reposted by kenny mellmanAngie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I don't wanna COUCH my words here: I know JD Vance, his eyeliner, and absent Ashley Moody are used to running away from people when things get tough because they care more about themselves and their billionaire buddies than the people they represent. But this is my home. /1 30698292363
Reposted by kenny mellmanTeam Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Ken Paxton offered plea deals to at least 10 students accused of raping their classmates. 561255602
Reposted by kenny mellmanAdam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Meanwhile, earlier today Pete Hegseth bragged about how he fired 20% of the country’s generals, weeding out the ones he and Trump find disloyal to their agenda And while I hope to G-d these things aren’t related, I’m terrified that they are 511112423
Reposted by kenny mellmanAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026I recommend people read this to get a sense of the president's grave cognitive impairment. Trump is either unwilling or unable (or maybe both) to answer the questions he's actually asked, so he just rants and raves while the interviewers do their best to provide structure to his random brain firingstime.comRead TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview TranscriptThe U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections. 65965642543
Reposted by kenny mellmanDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The Time interview with Trump is a master class in subjecting yourself to a stream of lies, lunacy, and insults with no correcting him, no calling out his crazy shit, nothing to show for it, nothing accomplished. It’s enabling, not journalism. They should die of shame. time.com/article/2026...time.comRead TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview TranscriptThe U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections. 33583146
Reposted by kenny mellmanKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026John Roberts' friend and defender is quoted in the piece, saying they shouldn't be shaming Roberts for the wreckage and ruin he's brought to this country because of "civility." The bullies always cry "civility" when the victims push back in the slightest. 24138571001
Reposted by kenny mellmanElizabeth Taylor @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Ah yes there are those ‘valid concern about biological sex based rights’! 518030
Reposted by kenny mellmanMoira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Thinking of that time after Biden got elected, when a VERY fancy lawyer and Dem strategist called me on the phone like, “Moira, everyone at my firm is mad that the Title IX rules are going to be stricter, because it will be bad for our university clients to have to punish rape.” 1450399
kenny mellman @kennymellman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I hope, though in my heart know it isn't true, that the 6 Supreme Court judges who votes to allow this execution are disgusted with themselves. 061
Reposted by kenny mellmangeoffrey @parsnip.bsky.social · 01/10/2026there are moral arguments against the death penalty in its ideal form but in real life you never need to get there. the prior question is "can the state be trusted to end the life only of the rightly convicted without torture?" and the answer is no 423183773
Reposted by kenny mellmanCharm City Art Spice @rahnealexander.com · 01/10/2026saw the new pornographers tonight in towson as a four piece bc many canadian band members were denied entry into the us their welsh tour mates, bug club, fell ill and had to drop off several shows they were still wonderful, more raw than i'd ever seen them but man, we cannot go on like this 1231
Reposted by kenny mellmanDavid Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Abolish 👋 Capital 👋 Punishment 👋 NOW 👋 inhumane, arbitrary, and never a power government should have. 16617
Reposted by kenny mellmandc2daylight.bsky.social @dc2daylight.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Disney is expensive to start off with but the inflation on food and gasoline that has bankrupted the working class and we no longer have money for things like Disney. If I were Disney I would be pouring money into Democratic candidates. nypost.com/2026/09/29/u...nypost.comMassive layoffs rock Disney as new CEO slashes hundreds of jobsThe Mouse House is downsizing again. 42486153
Reposted by kenny mellmanAnna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026There is a reason civilized countries don’t carry out capital punishment and most legitimate medical professionals refuse to participate in lethal injections. 127735
Reposted by kenny mellmanJay Willis @jaywillis.net · 01/10/2026The death penalty is a moral abomination. State-sanctioned barbarism pushed by incompetent morons and sanctioned by the Supreme Court. Absolute ghoul shit. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news... 11946871165
Reposted by kenny mellmanD. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 01/10/2026📌NEWS: Pete Hegseth said that the Pentagon is eliminating 1 in 5 generals and admirals. 📌NOTE: Authoritarian regimes eliminate military leaders who they believe aren't loyal to the regime. 📌UPSHOT: This is a very concerning development in the GOP's ongoing attack on America and her Democracy. 651071422
