Sign in

kmcnealus.bsky.social

@kmcnealus.bsky.social
361 followers 42 following 5 posts
PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
In August, Trump purchased between $1m and $5m in SpaceX bonds. Two days later, he signed a memorandum setting out a new policy pledging US government support for space transportation companies: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
washingtonpost.com
Trump bought over $1 million in SpaceX debt days before unveiling space policy
The purchase, revealed in his latest financial disclosure, involved a firm directly affected by his administration’s actions — and led by presidential ally Elon Musk.
1001332685
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 10/10/2026
Anthropic, maker of the Claude chatbot, said that some of its AI agents had taken unintended actions on federal, state and local websites, including submitting a false tip about a murder to a Philadelphia police hotline.
washingtonpost.com
Anthropic AI agents took ‘unintended’ actions on government sites
The inappropriate actions by its agents included submitting a false tip about a murder to Philadelphia police, Anthropic said.
156238
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 08/10/2026
Federal Reserve officials are increasingly pointing to “surging AI-related investments,” alongside higher prices for crude oil and fuel due to the war in Iran, rather than tariffs to explain why the prices of goods keep rising.
washingtonpost.com
Data center boom is pushing prices higher, according to Fed officials
Federal Reserve officials are increasingly pointing to the artificial intelligence buildout, rather than tariffs, to explain why the prices of goods keep rising.
73124
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Jack Smith….man of the people at the Power to the People concert hanging out on the lawn….no fancy pavilion seats or backstage laminate pass
1071244525236
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
The New York Times @nytimes.com · 04/10/2026
Summaries obtained by The New York Times offer a first look at how Cornell University punished each of the men accused of sexually assaulting a fellow student in 2024. The lightest punishment called for writing a paper and completing training. The most severe was expulsion. trib.al/89bTHAv
A large, red brick building with a tall tower and dark gray roof is set against a cloudy sky. Several people walk along paths in the foreground, surrounded by green and bright yellow trees. A headline reads: "How Cornell Punished Each of the 7 Men Accused of Sexual Assault" Photo by Heather Ainsworth for The New York Times
144925
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 04/10/2026
President Trump announced that he would name four top administration officials to a “Super Intelligence Force” that will coordinate the federal government’s response to artificial intelligence.
washingtonpost.com
Trump launches ‘Super Intelligence Force’ after calls for AI slowdown
Leaders from the intelligence community, the Pentagon, the Federal Trade Commission and the Office of Personnel Management will serve on the task force.
28187
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 28/09/2026
It has been eight days since Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez was shot by ICE while making a DoorDash delivery in Austin, Texas. He is currently facing a severe medical emergency. The bullet remains lodged in his back, and he is being held at the South Texas ICE Processing Center in Pearsall.
DOORDASH IS ABANDONING ITS DRIVERS
URGENT UPDATE:
8 days after ICE shot Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez in the back while he was making a DoorDash delivery, the bullet remains in his body. Wilber is in agonizing pain inside a TX concentration camp, and the silence from DoorDash is deafening. A photo of Wilber smiling, before ICE shot him, is shown.
17574311
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 26/01/2026
Like many of you, I have seen this video, and I'm demanding answers. My team has reached out to ICE repeatedly and have yet to get clear answers. [1/2]
821353485
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 25/09/2026
President Trump is deeply unpopular and trapped in an unwon war of his own choosing. A reckoning—one far harsher than was expected, even a few months ago—seems imminent, Susan B. Glasser writes. www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
newyorker.com
The Week Republicans Finally Panicked About Trump
President Trump is deeply unpopular and trapped in an unwon war of his own choosing. A reckoning—one far harsher than was expected, even a few months ago—seems imminent, Susan B. Glasser writes.
26542124
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The CDC hasn't yet authorized the updated Covid shots through the Vaccines for Children program, which serves uninsured and low-income kids. (First reported by WSJ.) A source told me career officials at CDC — employees who aren't political appointees — have been working to make them available.
nytimes.com
Covid Vaccines Delayed for Half of U.S. Children (Gift Article)
The Health Department has not decided whether to provide the shots to states through the Vaccines for Children program, which serves uninsured and low-income families.
2156107
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
The New York Times @nytimes.com · 17/09/2026
Breaking News: OpenAI disclosed six new instances in which artificial intelligence systems hid mistakes and other “concerning” behavior.
nyti.ms
OpenAI Discloses Six New Incidents of ‘Concerning' A.I. Behavior
The artificial intelligence company also released a framework for reporting when its systems go wrong.
35253104
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/09/2026
🚨 Patel admits agents will be deployed to polling places 👇 WELCH: I thought you weren't going to be sending people to the polls? PATEL: Nope W: So you are sending FBI agents? P: We have election crisis coordinators manned at all 56 field offices. Election integrity is of paramount importance
2241689790
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/09/2026
Ossoff: "Here are Qs I have: is it the case that Kremlev was in China with Putin just days before he attended the wedding and gave what appears to have been a lavish gift to the president's son? And what are his ties to Russia's security services?...these folks are not just corrupt. They're clowns."
613627942
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 14/09/2026
Leaders at three of the industry’s most powerful companies are calling for a pact to slow down their frenetic competition and privately discussing the creation of a new safety body, citing their fears that AI may spiral out of control.
washingtonpost.com
They raced to build AI. Now they say it’s going too fast.
Leaders at Anthropic, OpenAI and Google endorsed slowing down AI development and have been discussing the creation of a new safety body.
124114
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
NPR @npr.org · 12/09/2026
As an Anthropic resignation and OpenAI agents' hack on Hugging Face capture public attention, some researchers worry the industry is racing too fast to develop powerful AI while safety measures lag. n.pr/4A7g3RM
n.pr
Why are the people building the most powerful AI so worried about what it could do?
As an Anthropic resignation and OpenAI agents' hack on Hugging Face capture public attention, some researchers worry the industry is racing too fast to develop powerful AI while safety measures lag.
1125168
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Aren't folks still waiting for the DOGE checks?
4053428723
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🚨 BEWARE of VoteSafe.org 🚨 While it bills itself as a “safe” way to register to vote, it is actually a digital surveillance machine created by Elon Musk’s super PAC.
7345193691
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10/09/2026
BREAKING: Jimmy Kimmel says his interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico will NOT air on ABC due to threats from Trump’s FCC. The interview will instead be posted to YouTube.
53784143454
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
CNN @cnn.com · 27/08/2026
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. repeatedly told lawmakers who held the key to his confirmation last year that a 2019 visit to Samoa before a deadly measles outbreak had ” nothing to do with vaccines.” New documents obtained by The Associated Press and The Guardian refute that testimony.
cnn.com
RFK Jr. said a Samoa trip had nothing to do with vaccines. New documents refute that
149337
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
ROSIE: “.. I'm back in the spotlight all thanks to President Ompa J. Loompa, who is watching us this evening from inside a catering cart. You know, I couldn't have done it without you, sweetie. You brought me back just like you did with fascism and the measles." $DIS
481251615857
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Convicted election denier Tina Peters has been out of prison for just over two months, but she may already have a new job lined up that would allow her to meddle with voting: assistant registrar of voters in Shasta County, California. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
Election denier Tina Peters gets alarming new elections job in deep red California county
Peters’ new gig will once again give her dangerous influence over elections, including the critical ballot counting process.
62544992477
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 14/08/2026
Exclusive: World Liberty Financial, the Trump family’s flagship crypto venture, says its trust company has received preliminary approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to become a bank. on.wsj.com/4wyvwat
on.wsj.com
Exclusive | Trump Family’s World Liberty Financial Gets Preliminary Approval to Launch a Bank
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency gives the flagship crypto venture a conditional approval to be a trust bank.
151420206
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
CapitalOne closed 300 of Trump’s accounts on suspicions of money laundering, so the Trump family just decided to start their own bank. Problem solved!
591480517
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
Kate Clancy @kateclancy.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Jesus fucking Christ covid vax REDUCED miscarriages and stillbirths. Also I'm one of the people who studied menstrual side fx of the covid vax to make sure we didn't invalidate peoples' real experiences, and to better set expectations for side fx. Ultimately the project made me even MORE provax!
713164988
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/08/2026
Newsom: "That $400m Qatari plane? That's not a $400m gift. It cost you $936m. That was what was appropriated as he's cutting food stamps and cutting your Medicaid. He put a billion dollars in the Pentagon budget to retrofit his private plane because that's going with him after the presidency ... "
603162706249
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 06/08/2026
Measles-infected Universal Studios visitor spent whole day at the park
latimes.com
Measles-infected Universal Studios visitor spent whole day at the park
Public health officials warn of possible measles exposure at Universal Studies Hollywood last month.
22514
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
Rep. Mike Levin @levin.house.gov · 29/07/2026
I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it again: our foreign policy shouldn’t depend on how Trump wakes up feeling on any given day.
351144209
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I lay out Trump's three-part strategy to attack the midterm elections and what we need t do to fight back. Read, share and act! www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...
democracydocket.com
The GOP has a plan to undermine free and fair elections. We must stop them
The GOP is not acting like a party trying to persuade voters to support its candidates — because it isn’t.
231304703
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
www.cnn.com/2026/07/26/p...
cnn.com
Iran war casualty count eclipses 600 as Pentagon quietly changes accounting | CNN Politics
The Pentagon updated its war casualty database Saturday, recording more than 140 new wounded and restoring the four soldiers killed due to Iranian strikes last weekend.
571274658
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Earlier this year, DOJ celebrated a win after a federal judge simply ordered Connecticut to respond to its voter roll lawsuit. Now, months later, that same Trump-appointed judge has denied DOJ’s demand for the state’s unredacted voter rolls. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
Trump DOJ took a victory lap in Connecticut. Then it became their 16th straight voter roll loss
The ruling presents an awkward reversal for DOJ officials who treated an early procedural order in the case as though they had already won on the merits.
171206351
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
Amanda Carpenter @amandacarpenter.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
This, to me, is the important part of the speech that mattered. Trump clearly wants DHS to take a greater role in interfering in elections. DHS should have NO ROLE WHATSOEVER in the state election administration. PERIOD.
571874481
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 17/07/2026
Aerial footage captured from a plane's cockpit showed smoke rising from Canadian wildfires burning in Ontario.
75834
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
🚨BREAKING: The Republican-led North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) approved a plan Thursday to make it significantly easier for county election officials to throw out votes. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
North Carolina’s Republican-led election board makes it easier to reject ballots
Democrats are sounding the alarm about the board's attacks on voting.
73889606
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 16/07/2026
Breaking news: The lining of the Lincoln Memorial’s Reflecting Pool peeled in at least seven places along seams that were created when the material was applied, indicating likely problems in how it was installed, according to experts and a Post analysis.
washingtonpost.com
Reflecting Pool peeling likely caused by application flaws, experts say
President Donald Trump has blamed vandals, but a Washington Post analysis finds that the peeling tracks closely with stages of the renovation process.
63398164
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/0...
As Biden warned about democracy's collapse, TV networks aired reruns
While broadcasters typically air a prime-time address by the president, they determined that this speech was more 'political' than newsworthy for live coverage
September 2, 2022
More than 3 years ago
501919639
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 15/07/2026
This morning, I was notified of another death in ICE custody. This is the 53th death on ICE’s watch during Trump’s second term. We must continue to fight for accountability for everyone who has lost a loved one. And it’s time to end the use of all for-profit detention centers.
381448540
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
AOC: I said this a couple of weeks ago: I would not be surprised if, when ICE funding started up again, we would start to see more civilian deaths at the hands of ICE. And that’s exactly what has happened. We didn’t see things like this happening with the same degree when we froze ICE funding.
452254768100
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
The New York Times @nytimes.com · 11/07/2026
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com Penn Station needs to be modernized, writes Jerrold Nadler, the congressman representing Penn Station’s district. But under Trump, “this project has so far been mismanaged as a backroom deal between billionaires and the politicians who serve them.”
nyti.ms
Opinion | Jerrold Nadler: Penn Station Won’t Fund Itself
Penn Station needs massive fixes, but the Trump administration is going about it all wrong.
76425
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/07/2026
This is total insanity. Words fail to explain how anyone let alone a plurality of voters thought giving an obviously demented person control of the most powerful government in the world was a good idea. We will be lucky to come out the other side of this alive.
1000 Missiles are Locked and Loaded and aimed at the Islamic Republic of Iran, with thousands of more to immediately follow, should the Iranian Government act on its threat, pronounced in many corners of the Globe, to assassinate, or attempt to assassinate, the sitting President of the United States of America, in this case, ME! Orders have already been given, and the U.S. Military is ready, willing, and able, for a one year period of time, subject to extension, to completely decimate and destroy all areas of Iran - PRAISE BE TO ALLAH! President DONALD J. TRUMP
1208122753214
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
Maxine Joselow @maxinejoselow.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
The Trump admin just changed the definition of "harm" to animals under the Endangered Species Act, in what environmentalists called the biggest erosion of protections for wildlife in 50 years. @nytimes.com gift link to the story w/ @catrineinhorn.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/c...
nytimes.com
Trump Cuts Habitat Protections for Endangered Species (Gift Article)
The rule change ends a safeguard that had been in place for 50 years and could hasten the demise of imperiled animals.
19181133
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 09/07/2026
The difference between being welcomed as a leader and tolerated as a liability.
32458901855
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
Katie Bergh @katiebergh.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
This working mom of 2 has been trying to get her family's SNAP benefits reinstated for months but keeps getting caught in the added red tape. She’s cut back her own meals to make sure her kids get enough. These are the people this administration claims were "lifted" off SNAP.
In March, she tried again, reapplying for food stamps. This time, after she turned in the paperwork, the state requested documentation from a job “that I’ve never heard of,” but that the state claimed she is doing on top of her actual job, which put her income above the eligibility threshold. When M went to a state office to report that she doesn’t work for that company, she was told to file an identity-theft report.

So she took time off work to not only submit paperwork to the Social Security office but to file both a police and an FBI report. Despite sending in what she was told was necessary to fix the problem, she hasn’t received a response from the state. When she calls for an update, she can’t get through to anyone. “There’s not a lot of employees that can assist you,” she said. The people working at the offices tell her she to just keep calling. “I feel like it’s very disorganized.”
418089
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 04/07/2026
Hundreds of uniformed members of what appeared to be Patriot Front, a white supremacist group, marched through D.C. and toward the Capitol. Their faces covered in white masks, the men carried flags — some upside down, others Confederate — as they chanted, “Reclaim America!” wapo.st/3QQfkCX
A commuter sits as members of the group Patriot Front stand at the Eastern Market metro station, on the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 4, 2026. Photo by Nathan Howard for Reuters.Members of the group Patriot Front wait to board the Metro on the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 4, 2026. Photo by Cheney Orr for Reuters.Members of the group Patriot Front exit a metro station, on the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in New Carrollton, Maryland. Photo by Cheney Orr for Reuters.Members of the group Patriot Front load U.S. flags into a vehicle, near the Eastern Market metro station, on the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in D.C. Photo by Nathan Howard for Reuters.
12514398
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
Susan McPherson @susanmcp.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
As Republican politicians cower in fear...one incredibly brave woman stood up to the man who assaulted her. She did this with full knowledge that he would use every bit of firepower he could muster to destroy her. And she won. YES! By @lizdye.bsky.social in @atrupar.com's PN:
open.substack.com
E. Jean Carroll Beat Trump. Again.
As the cowards in Congress prostrate themselves, an 82-year-old woman took on the president and won.
4706111
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 01/07/2026
President Trump said that his income has surged since he became president because of improved conditions in financial markets. “You know why I’m profiting, because the stock market’s going up,” Trump told reporters. “Everybody’s profiting."
wapo.st
Trump says he’s profiting ‘because the stock market’s going up’
The president’s income topped $2 billion in 2025, boosted by cryptocurrency, digital tokens and related partnerships, according to financial disclosures.
372510
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
Rep. Dr. Jasmine Clark @jasmineclarkforga.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Republicans cut 25,000 healthcare positions at the VA, making it harder for veterans to get the care they need. That's unacceptable. I'll fight to restore these positions, invest in mental health and PTSD treatment, and modernize the VA so it can deliver the care our veterans deserve.
421060
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
CNN @cnn.com · 22/06/2026
President Trump, Secretary of State Rubio and Vice President Vance have argued against deals that provided financial concessions to Iran, saying giving the regime money fuels terror. But now the agreement they’ve reached to end the war is poised to hand the regime billions. cnn.it/4xGJ45F
178441
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
i think the reflecting pool has gone from “haha what a dumb ass” to “appointing a horse to the senate” level of story here
171112801533
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
CNN @cnn.com · 19/06/2026
Some blue material at the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is peeling off, days after the pool was painted blue and refilled as part of a multi-million dollar renovation ordered by President Donald Trump. cnn.it/44oLEQd
6019149
Reposted by @kmcnealus.bsky.social
CNN @cnn.com · 18/06/2026
It’s been a tragic week for aviation as two military jets, a skydiving plane and a charter jet crashed over the course of just four days. Here’s what we know about each event so far. cnn.it/4owqgSp
318335