Reposted by @laurelbgood.bsky.socialAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 7hMy campaign has held more than 600(*!) events in 110 cities across Michigan. From Escanaba to Eaton Rapids, I see the same thing. Too many places left behind, a rigged economy, and corrupt politicians. New ad: 7532821025
Reposted by @laurelbgood.bsky.socialAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 6hDirecting 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. 11748022019
Reposted by @laurelbgood.bsky.socialKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 7h"Employers added 29,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate rose to 4.2%, slower than expected growth...Growth in average hourly earnings fell to 3% on an annual basis in September, well below the current rate of inflation." www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10...nytimes.comJobs Report Live Updates: Growth Cools and Unemployment Rises to 4.2%U.S. employers added 29,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate rose to 4.2 percent, as inflation has maintained pressure on markets and raised costs. 931055358
Reposted by @laurelbgood.bsky.socialJen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 7hwoof WASHINGTON (AP) — US employers added a disappointing 29,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2%. 510015
Reposted by @laurelbgood.bsky.socialMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 20hThis is plain old thievery and election rigging by the convicted felon in the White House.theguardian.comLawmakers call for action on ‘plainly illegal’ taxpayer-funded ads to promote TrumpHouse Democrats say officials may have illegally misused public funds to pay for president’s ‘narcissistic ego trips’ 617466
laurelbgood.bsky.social @laurelbgood.bsky.social · 20h#EveryVoteCounts #VoteBlueToProtectOurRights 000
Reposted by @laurelbgood.bsky.socialebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Pathetic and Insanity 😡 I've been there. 24483192838
Reposted by @laurelbgood.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 01/10/2026The American Bar Association laid out the receipts. Big donors get appointments. Big money flows in, investigations disappear, pardons follow, regulations loosen and foreign governments get favorable treatment. The article calls it an “unprecedented pay-to-play culture.” #PayToPlayPresident 13839522185
Reposted by @laurelbgood.bsky.socialSmack54 -stop calling it AI- @smack54.bsky.social · 23hOk, this is why Nixon should not have been pardoned, this is why Reagan needed to go down for Iran Contra, and W for torture in Iraq. You can't keep letting the most powerful men on earth off the hook for crimes. Otherwise you end up here. 826332
Reposted by @laurelbgood.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Subverting democracy isn't new to John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, or Amy Coney Barrett. All three were on George W. Bush's "Florida Recount Team," which lay the groundwork for stopping vote counting in Florida—and Bush v. Gore, the politically-motivated SCOTUS decision that gave Bush the election. 62989003789
Reposted by @laurelbgood.bsky.socialGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Trump is set to *expand* his corrupt taxpayer-funded ads starring himself. Meanwhile, a new poll finds his approval among independents at 25% and on the economy that's 23%. Brilliant, Mr. President! On the pod, @davidcorn.bsky.social rips this all apart very well: newrepublic.com/article/2160...newrepublic.comTrump TV Ads Backfire as New Poll Shows He’s Shockingly Toxic for GOPAs the saga around Trump’s taxpayer-funded ads grows more absurd, the author of a piece exploring Trumpian propaganda explains why no amount of disinfo can protect the GOP from Trump. 37471141
Reposted by @laurelbgood.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The midterms are being flooded with dark money & Trump is doing everything he can to suppress the vote. But remember — WE THE PEOPLE outnumber Trump and his billionaire backers. Keep phoning. Keep canvassing. Keep getting out the vote for candidates on the side of working people. It is essential. 702592950
Reposted by @laurelbgood.bsky.socialJenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026“Wyden Introduces Bill to Ban Data Centers on Public Lands *** Wyden bill follows public reporting that Trump administration is trying to transfer over 17,000 acres of public land in the West for data center development” 9/30/26 h/t @amptsuper.bsky.social 1/ www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-r...wyden.senate.govWyden Introduces Bill to Ban Data Centers on Public Lands | U.S. Senator Ron Wyden of OregonThe Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon 413970
Reposted by @laurelbgood.bsky.socialJenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026MUST WATCH 😂😂😂 612242
laurelbgood.bsky.social @laurelbgood.bsky.social · 01/10/2026AI is not designed to make out lives better, richer, fuller, happier or safer. AI is designed to make megalomaniacs richer. 010
Reposted by @laurelbgood.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026Ossoff: "You played earlier the tape of Mike Collins, a sitting member of Congress and the Republican candidate for senate in Georgia, supporting the deployment of federal troops to polling places in Georgia this fall. Folks, this is a 5 alarm fire." 3632321015
Reposted by @laurelbgood.bsky.socialMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Here‘s your reminder that Speaker Mike Johnson sent the House home early so they wouldn’t have to vote on Pete Hegseth’s impeachment before the midterms. Republicans were terrified that they’d have to face voters and explain why they were covering for a racist, sexist, war-losing piece of crap. 14594204
Reposted by @laurelbgood.bsky.socialEwindham3 @ewindham3.bsky.social · 01/10/2026As of yesterday, Elon Musk’s America PAC is pumping dark money into #VA-02 to crush Elaine Luria She refuses to be bought by Arrogant Oligarchs Elaine is fighting like hell for regular folks to rip power away from the billionaire class and return it to you! 🗳️ Vote Blue #SheShed #DemsUnited 7250170
Reposted by @laurelbgood.bsky.socialJenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026“Autonomous AI agents are rapidly creating novel dialects allowing them to converse in an often barely comprehensible language, which risks making it harder for humans to monitor their behaviour.” 9/15/26 share.google/JfzsGjABD6cE...share.googleAI models chatting in ‘surreal’ dialect mixing poetic language and tech bro jargonExperts air concern over AI lingo redolent of James Joyce’s prose that is creating barriers to monitoring and oversight 66334
Reposted by @laurelbgood.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026Klobuchar: "The fact that when people are hurting this much and literally can't pay their bills & insurance premiums, that he then spends govt money instead of to help people pay for their insurance, on an ad to glorify himself. They are making the connection now on corruption and affordability." 251515411
Reposted by @laurelbgood.bsky.socialcamfentriss.bsky.social @camfentriss.bsky.social · 30/09/2026❤️ 031
Reposted by @laurelbgood.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 29/09/2026You think this is bad? The worst effects are already scheduled to kick in AFTER Election Day. #GOPWarOnHealthcare 17803435
Reposted by @laurelbgood.bsky.socialDigital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 29/09/20261/ If your vote did not matter, powerful people would not spend millions trying to make you or others stay home. They flood your feed, target doubts, lie about voting rules, and call elections “rigged.” The goal is not persuasion. It is surrender. 🧵 #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy 5293159
Reposted by @laurelbgood.bsky.socialOutspoken™️ @out5p0ken.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Black folks don’t hang themselves from trees. 289136024553
Reposted by @laurelbgood.bsky.socialMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Republicans know the key to their power is getting people to disengage from participation in democracy. 512153
Reposted by @laurelbgood.bsky.socialRebba.bsky.social @rebba.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Data centers are climate killers that consume far too much energy. We don't need them! We're being deceived again, and they're setting us up to fail by draining our resources. Fuck those data centers. 14011
Reposted by @laurelbgood.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026😕 2512201499
Reposted by @laurelbgood.bsky.socialBrant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 28/09/2026My insurance rates a medication I need as Tier 2, making it more expensive to me….. 1302478826
Reposted by @laurelbgood.bsky.socialMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 29/09/2026Today, we opened the Jobs NYC Center at 2 Lafayette Street — a walk-in hub where New Yorkers can find city job opportunities, get application support, and connect with hiring agencies. 8864571333
Reposted by @laurelbgood.bsky.socialMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It’s indeed possible to write a headline that says “Trump lies again.” It doesn’t violate any rule of journalism or shatter the laws of nature. it just tells the truth. 15484133
Reposted by @laurelbgood.bsky.socialM Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 28/09/2026THIS 👇 HERE....... 16082402667
Reposted by @laurelbgood.bsky.socialAskme @askme99.bsky.social · 28/09/2026For the Texans out there - vote Talarico if you want to change the 30 years of decline in your state 256138173836
laurelbgood.bsky.social @laurelbgood.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The cruelty is a pattern for trump. He has a long history of behavior that shows he doesn't care about anyone but himself. 0135
laurelbgood.bsky.social @laurelbgood.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Republicans are planning to, willing to cheat because they don't want to admit that they have offered nothing, achieved nothing good for people, not even their voters. They cannot point to one good thing, even their most rabid adherents are feeling the squeeze of the struggling economy. 000
Reposted by @laurelbgood.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 28/09/2026Texas peeps You may have recently registered and think it’s a done deal. Read the below. Urgently double check that you’re actually registered to vote. 👉🏾 Iwillvote.com  21835643
Reposted by @laurelbgood.bsky.socialClayton Tucker @claytontuckertx.com · 28/09/2026Sign our petition to save Texas soil >> www.claytontuckertx.com/soil #TexasAgriculture #SoilHealth #TexasWaterclaytontuckertx.comSave Texas SoilWe need to save Texas soil! From being paved over to being poisoned with harmful chemicals, we need a TX Ag Commissioner who fights to save TX soil. Sign this petition if you agree. 1127
Reposted by @laurelbgood.bsky.socialACLU @aclu.org · 27/09/2026The conditions in President Trump and Stephen Miller’s detention facilities remain inhumane. Demand immediate action from our elected leaders to prevent further loss of life at aclu.org/stop-ice_killings 24636355
Reposted by @laurelbgood.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026On this day in 1994, the Clinton administration's heathcare reform plan was declared "dead" by Congress. Over 30 years later, the US is still the only industrialized country without universal healthcare. This should be a national outrage. 699199435961
Reposted by @laurelbgood.bsky.socialACLU @aclu.org · 26/09/2026ICE's out-of-control actions are bad for workers and for the economy. Ranchers' groups in 3 states said: "We urge federal officials to conduct enforcement actions in a lawful, orderly, and transparent manner; respect due process; and communicate clearly with affected employers and communities."texastribune.orgCattle groups call out ICE operations for workforce disruptionsThe beef industry has been under pressure recently from market disruptions, record high beef prices and small herd sizes. The groups say the ICE operations are another challenge for the industry. 25442138
Reposted by @laurelbgood.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Trump and Republicans are terrified of policies that curb their own wealth and power, and the wealth and power of the oligarchs that bankroll them. That's why they're amping up the fearmongering about "socialism." 11936111375
Reposted by @laurelbgood.bsky.social𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 25/09/2026“We will drive down the rate so you will be able to pay 2 percent again, and we will be able to finance or refinance your homes drastically at much lower costs.” - presidential candidate Donald Trump, 2024. 66671267
Reposted by @laurelbgood.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Today, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to allow Trump's voter suppression database to move forward. It then ruled 9-0 to reject the GOP's gerrymander scheme in Missouri. I created Democracy Docket for times like this. Help support it by subscribing now. demdock.com/4w6emld 341669466
Reposted by @laurelbgood.bsky.socialMr. Spock 🖖 @spockresists.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Between now and the U.S. midterm elections. Get into the habit of checking your voter registration status every week. To make sure you haven’t been purged. It’s the logical thing to do 🖖 www.vote.org/am-i-registe...vote.orgCheck Your Voter Registration Status - Vote.orgIt takes less than 30 seconds to check your registration status with our free 50-state tool. And if you're not registered, we'll help you take care of that too. Fast, free, secure, non-partisan. 6222142
Reposted by @laurelbgood.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens — the latest snafu in the department’s attempts to uncover illegal voters across the country. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comDHS noncitizen voter claims unravel in Nevada as state confirms flagged voters are citizensNevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens. 694155506366
Reposted by @laurelbgood.bsky.socialElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 25/09/2026The U.S. strike on the Iranian elementary school was the deadliest American military targeting error of the 21st century in terms of child casualties. Horrific. This war needs to end – now. 2633993974