Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 17hGov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA): "At this point in time in 2022, a little over 200,000 Virginians had voted. At this point in time in 2026, approximately 450,000 Virginians have voted early." 13653671379
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/10/2026This was a choice. Remember this. 8631661866
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialDavid Ryan Miller @davidryanmiller.com · 08/10/2026As a political science professor, I can confidently say: If I asked a student to define "socialism" on an exam and they wrote that, they would get an F 1322470420
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialJason Karsh @jkarsh.bsky.social · 08/10/2026We live in the dumbest timeline with the dumbest, greediest, worst people in charge. It’s incredible. 601292179
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/10/2026More than 500 U.S. citizens have been detained by ICE, according to ProPublica. 70% of ICE detainees have no criminal conviction. Trump’s promise to go after the “worst of the worst” was always a lie. It was always a pretext to terrorize Black and brown communities. Remember this.projects.propublica.orgMore Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublicaThe government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more th 12745462312
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialStand Up America @standupamerica.com · 05/10/2026Samuel Alito just said he decides every year if he will retire. If he goes next summer, the Senate elected this November will confirm his replacement. Vote to flip the Senate and block Trump from appointing another enabler to the Court. 26514124
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026If you’ve read about TN this week, please take a moment with this piece if you didn’t read it when we published it: It’s an investigation into the execution team Alabama has put together. It’s officers with a history of violence who choose each other. Eye-opening to what happens in executions.boltsmag.orgIn Alabama, Prison Guards Accused of Violence and Misconduct Carry Out Secretive Executions - BoltsAs Alabama keeps details around the death penalty hidden, an investigation into its execution team raises questions about how incarcerated people are treated in their final moments. 6424233
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 03/10/2026All Republicans have to offer voters in the midterms is failure, lies, corruption, cover ups, fear mongering, name calling, enrichment of oligarchs, christian nationalism, racism, data centers everywhere, flock cameras, higher prices, new wars and fake bribes. Hell of a platform. 21541321314
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Don’t get complacent. They’re still going to try to cheat. Check your registration. Vote early if at all possible. 581141774879
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialAngie 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 30698752382
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialJeremy @callmenerdy.com · 01/10/2026In case you were wondering what it'd be like to talk to somebody from the 18% who "strongly approve" of the job Trump is doing. 711553233
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialGarrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026We don’t spend enough time talking about just how WEIRD all these people are. This is just an incredibly weird and insecure thing to say. Imagine any other SecDef ever being this weird and insecure?! 2954413929
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialPrem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 29/09/2026BREAKING: Israel snatched an American teen from his West Bank home in the middle of the night — just days before his birthday and during his critical national exams. He's now been held for 3 months, with no charges. Netanyahu just came to the US for the *eighth* time since Trump took office.zeteo.comFirst Draft: Israel Has Kidnapped Another American TeenagerAbdalkareem Issa Ahmed Safi has Texas roots but languishes in a notorious jail, one more victim of Benjamin Netanyahu’s cruel impunity. Donald Trump, meanwhile, is losing some of his most ardent fans. 8761378
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Kash Patel’s phony manufactured stats that he uses to cover up his gross incompetence. 281137320
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026this gaffe should follow Eric Schmitt around for the rest of his political life (Jack Smith was actually in Maryland at a HAWKEYES game, not in Atlanta colluding with Fani Willis as Schmitt alleged) (Win McNamee/Getty) 99295372447
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Jack 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" 345124954631
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Tens of thousands of voter registrations have gone unprocessed in Texas. Affecting large areas deeply. If you’re in Texas, check your registration is up to date and accurate ASAP. www.texastribune.org/2026/09/22/t...texastribune.orgDPS voter registration applications weren’t sent to countiesCounties will start receiving a surge of applications less than two weeks before the Oct. 5 registration deadline, adding work at one of the busiest points in the election calendar. 4119461415
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23/09/2026We roll out the red carpet for Putin and Xi while we shit on our closest allies daily. The American government under Trump and his cultist Republican Party is a disgrace. 13344841106
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 23/09/2026“They worked harder to cover up the Epstein files than they ever did to lower grocery prices." No lies detected. 71075215
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23/09/2026But he’s really just doing it all for you because he loves you, Mr. & Ms. MAGA. 1502211786
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialFrank Figliuzzi @frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social · 22/09/2026A significant alleged hack of FBI personnel records, including names, addresses and family information, may pose a major security and safety issue: www.404media.co/we-hacked-th...404media.co‘We Hacked the FBI:’ Hackers Say They Have Data on All FBI EmployeesA sample of 5,000 alleged agents seen by 404 Media includes names, addresses, phone numbers, and details on FBI employees' spouses. 28241110
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialRep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost @frost.house.gov · 22/09/2026New whistleblower reports highlight horrific conditions at ICE facilities right here in Florida — in Miramar and Orlando — including black mold, overcrowding, and detainees sleeping on concrete floors or in chains. This is unacceptable. I'm demanding accountability and an end to these abuses. 523883
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026NYT has now independently corroborated all the major allegations against Susan Collins in the ProPublica report, including that investigators were prepared to move against her and then Trump intervened to shut it down. This put Trump in a position of exceptional and extortionate leverage over her.nytimes.comF.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan CollinsThe inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials. 24982253350
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialIbram X. Kendi @ibramxk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026If you’re investing in AI tools that appear to be taking lives and jobs, invading cultures and neighborhoods, then why not invest in a conspiracy theory that immigrants, Black people, and Muslims are doing that taking and invading? My latest @TheEmancipator.org. theemancipator.org/2026/09/21/i... 05517
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialZach D Roberts @zdroberts.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Norfolk, heads up. If you're early voting or voting by mail - Norfolk Council member Courtney Doyle is on the ballot. There's no one running against her. If you're against the cities insane use of Flock cameras (which she adamantly supports) write someone in instead of voting for her. 1114
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Clarke: It’s hard to take Justice Thomas and Justice Alito seriously. They are not engaged in independent interpretation of the law or our Constitution. They are solely focused on putting their thumb on the scale of Donald Trump’s agenda each and every time. 10138541064
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20/09/2026In case anyone was wondering why Trump is pushing AI so hard and doesn’t want any government regulation. 20538291628
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Concessions don’t work. That’s why the State AGs need to take their case to trial. They've got the Ellisons on the ropes. Protect consumers and workers. Block the Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery merger. Sign the Petition! noparamountconcessions.comnoparamountconcessions.com#BlockTheMergerTwelve state attorneys general sued to block Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Concessions don’t protect workers, consumers or creators. Tell the AGs to hold strong and take it to trial. SIGN THE P... 6239821560
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19/09/2026As an American political historian, I can confirm that this Congress has been "almost unmatched in history" in several categories -- sad abdication of its war powers, craven surrender of the power of the purse, weird refusal to conduct meaningful oversight, and an utter failure to pass actual laws. 29172261875
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialIbram X. Kendi @ibramxk.bsky.social · 19/09/2026“The Swedish people have voted for a new direction for our country, voted for cohesion and against division.” —Magdalena Andersson 0469
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 18/09/2026He's so stupid *and* fascist that he thinks "repressive" is a compliment. 29146601101
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Boykin: The Republicans control the entire government. They control the white house. They control the house. They control the senate. They control six of the nine seats on the supreme court. If you're not happy with the way the country is running America, blame the Republicans. 21468882249
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialPrem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Please boost below. Even if you may not know anything, your followers might :) 05229
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Come January 3, 2027, Dick Durbin will very likely be replaced by Juliana Stratton. Stratton ran on expanding the Supreme Court as well as on enacting term limits for justices. 421004175
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/09/2026"In the meantime, Thomas & Alito have ensured their ongoing relevance. If Ds retake Senate, Trump won’t be able to confirm a replacement, & no one will say another word about them retiring. The nation’s angriest grandpas can sit at One First Street & spit bile for 2 more years" — @lizdye.bsky.socialpublicnotice.coAlito and Thomas keep the pedal to the metalTheir mail voting dissent is legal hackery. But it makes sense politically. 971441329
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialPrem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 16/09/2026New: Macklemore will donate entire $1M of his earnings from Ed Sheeran's tour to six orgs helping Palestinians — and invites Robert Kraft to match him. Says he wants to center Palestinians being killed + journalists & aid workers who keep going. "Their risk is of a far different order than mine." 2638821273
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 16/09/2026Chief Oil Analyst for Gulf Oil: 23931051200
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Trump’s EPA will no longer limit pollution from gas and coal-burning power plants. Reminder: Trump took millions of dollars in donations from Big Oil, and his EPA chief Lee Zeldin is cozy with the coal industry. Is there anything this regime won’t destroy to please its bankrollers?npr.orgTrump's EPA repeals pollution limits on fossil fuel power plantsThe Trump administration is eliminating limits on climate-warming pollution from the nation's fossil fuel power plants. 1182134994
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/09/2026I said it at the time (and before!), but I truly believe that American voters electing Donald Trump for a second term in 2024 was the dumbest and most self-harming choice made by an electorate in the history of humanity 900134872279
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/09/2026Trump: "The people that say AI is going to destroy the World, & that Data Centers are bad for your neighborhood, are the same people that said the World would be extinguished by 'Climate Change.' That HOAX never worked out, and now they’re on to the next one. These people are Revolutionaries ... " 2421090225
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialPrem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Ms. Rachel: "Ed Sheeran had an opportunity…Instead he caved to people who refuse to accept what the world knows." "If more than 20,000 white children were killed…everyone would be shouting…Treating some children's lives as less worthy of outrage is racist. Silence during a genocide is not neutral." 7763741784
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialPrem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Robert Kraft — who's given millions to pro-Israel orgs like AIPAC — once got a $1M award from Netanyahu for helping stop people from boycotting Israel. "Israel does not have a more loyal friend than Robert Kraft," Netanyahu said. Now, Kraft helps kick Macklemore off Ed Sheeran's tour: 461206584
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialPrem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 14/09/2026New: Macklemore says Robert Kraft — who owns Gillette Stadium, where Macklemore & Ed Sheeran were to perform later this month — called Sheeran. Kraft rallied other owners together behind an ultimatum for Sheeran: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you won't be allowed in our venues. 31570522532
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialJessica J. González @jgo4justice.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Ellison to California: Give me what I want, or I’ll shutter a historic studio and take away your jobs. Anyone else tired of billionaire oligarchs breaking all the rules and holding our communities hostage to their selfish whims? F this. #BlocktheMerger #NoConcessions deadline.com/2026/09/para...deadline.comHuge Job Losses And Economic Pain If Paramount Exits L.A., Report SaysNearly 60,000 L.A. jobs could be lost if David Ellison carries through on a threat to move Paramount out of California amid his antitrust battle. 2323982
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/09/2026Buttigieg: "I was shocked to hear Speaker Johnson just now saying 'we shouldn't be rushing, shouldn't be moving too quickly on this.' You know what is moving quickly? AI. For Congress to sit on its hands is deeply dangerous it to the American people ... what have they been doing this entire time?" 1122918794
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/09/2026The taxpayer-funded White House incitement account is now attacking me for [checks notes] being in my 40s 1212123061795
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12/09/2026The entire right wing has been furious that the mayor of New York City had the nerve to be Muslim on 9/11, while their president is out here bragging about what a terrific relationship he has with the Saudi royal family. 832952791
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Atlantic Industrial Coatings, the contractor that renovated the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, admits errors in its own work and flaws in the repair plan, NOT VANDALISM, caused the pool’s blue liner to peel and break loose. Atlantic is being paid $14.7 million. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/c...nytimes.comReflecting Pool Contractor Blames Its Own Repairs, Not Vandals, for DamageThe contractor said the pool’s new blue liner peeled and tore because of “human oversight” and a flawed plan that involved layering two incompatible chemicals, documents show. 675105924079
Reposted by @kk-and-bru.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/09/2026In the 25 years since 9/11, the United States has spent $8 trillion+ on wars that have taken millions of lives in the name of fighting "terror." Can you imagine if we had instead invested those funds here on climate, health care, housing, and education? 481127933761