Reposted by LdwpdsAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14hTrump: "You got me for nothing. I don't take my salary." (Trump has made billions in crypto schemes while president) 2491590370
Reposted by Ldwpdsloreleikelly @loreleikelly.bsky.social · 15hEl Salvador has continued imprisoning deportees sent from the United States, including many who have not been charged with any crime. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...theatlantic.comEl Salvador’s Mass Incarceration of U.S. DeporteesThe world moved on after Kilmar Abrego Garcia, but people continue to disappear in a black hole of imprisonment. 0107
Reposted by LdwpdsSarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 14hIs this a metaphor for the Republican Party? 623554
Reposted by Ldwpdsemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 14hJack Smith: Donald Trump preyed on party loyalty and fear. One of the reasons he [failed] is bc Republicans stood up. I personally find it hard to understand how our investigation could be viewed as partisan when our strongest witnesses were Republicans. [Names Rusty Bowers and Mike Pence.] 151919594
Reposted by Ldwpdsemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 15hChuck Grassley is useless old geezer but he does swear in witnesses, unlike many of his colleagues. 1358183
Reposted by LdwpdsKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 15hJack Smith: "I will not be silenced by the continued threats of prosecution from the President or others." 8764181489
Reposted by LdwpdsDrH @drhaup.bsky.social · 17hTwenty-four hours. Three states. Three people dead. Countless lives changed in seconds. “The choices that Trump regime has made since 1/2025 have increased the number of people who die in the field and in custody,” immigration atty and investigative journalist. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comThree deaths, three states, 24 hours: one day in ICE’s quiet but ‘gruesome’ surgeThese men in Maine, Georgia and Florida shared no ties – until they became casualties in Trump’s anti-immigration campaign 6256149
Reposted by LdwpdsTina - Release the #EpsteinFiles|Resistbot Text RESIST to 50409 @porpentina2017.bsky.social · 14hSenator Kennedy makes a damn fool of himself. He’s fishing and it’s not working. Let’s see he’s 74 years old. What is it about these old white guys who feel like they can be idiots and their “base” will praise him to kingdom come and back. He’s revolting, like the rest of them. 2333364
Reposted by LdwpdsMom for Gliberty @fakegreekgrill.bsky.social · 14hIt's ironic because the Trump admin completely vindicated gender studies as a field. Like we're all living through some sort of unethical gender studies experiment. 10417112
Ldwpds @ldwpds.bsky.social · 14hCuckoo for Cocoa Puffs, he is… I swear to god he believes his EOs are the word of the Almighty… 000
Reposted by LdwpdsCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14hBilly Joel releases “The Stranger” 49 years ago today. “I remember thinking, 'it needs some sort of introduction,’” Joel recalled. I played one for Phil [Ramone, the album's producer] “and whistled along.” “I said, 'What instrument do you think should do that?' Phil said, 'You just did it.'” 1021930
Reposted by LdwpdsRoger Sollenberger @sollenbergerrc.bsky.social · 14hGenuinely thought this was a one-and-done thing and he’d moved on so everyone would forget he said it 2941971
Reposted by LdwpdsBarchart @barchart.com · 14hJUST IN 🚨: U.S. 30-Year Treasury Yield jumps to highest level in more than 22 years 📈 📈 22410
Reposted by LdwpdsAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14hSen. Eric Schmitt asks Jack Smith to tell him what he's writing down in his notes, but then even he realizes he went too far and says, "never mind" 1381307244
Reposted by LdwpdsBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 14hI have zero sympathy for the Mueller people who were gigantic babies at the end of the day, but we should let this Jack Smith guy get a second crack at it. 943648280
Reposted by LdwpdsAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14hscenes from an authoritarian cult -- Trump signs an EO, and then all of his cronies keep clapping and clapping for him since none of them wants to be the first one to stop 2661909429
Reposted by LdwpdsThe Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 14hThis former paralympian is ready to shake up a deep-red state. Jen sat down with Josh Turek, the Democratic Candidate running for U.S. Senate in Iowa, to hear about why Iowans deserve better from their elected representatives. ⬇️ @jenrubin.bsky.social @joshturek4iowa.bsky.socialcontrariannews.orgIowa Is ‘Uniquely Hurting.’ This Senate Candidate Is Ready to Bring the CureIowa made a big swing to the right in 2016. Will it swing back in 2026? 110127
Reposted by LdwpdsSchooley @schooley.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Wait, was rolling out the red carpet for Xi a Chinese psyop too? I'm really confused about the GOP stance on China. 1663533631
Reposted by LdwpdsAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 14hOMG: Republican Senator Schmitt accused Jack Smith of being in ATL to conspire with Fani Willis b/c he got a text from JP Cooney about a “Hawks” game (Falcons?). Schmitt had a big visual aid but didn’t keep it up long. BUT smith was at an IOWA HAWKEYES game to see Caitlin Clark in Maryland HAHAHA 1592462557
Reposted by LdwpdsAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14hextremely weird shit during the Jack Smith hearing -- Sen. Eric Schmitt's team briefly displays a poster board that Schmitt claims contains evidence Smith committed perjury, but then Schmitt's team takes it down before anybody can read it and refuses to show Smith what it says 73377381928
Reposted by Ldwpdsian bremmer @ianbremmer.com · 14hat labour party conference, burnham announces uk-eu summit to explore new “options” for “long-term relationship” w/ europe… “brexit has done more harm than good” 1458
Reposted by LdwpdsMike Quigley @quigley.house.gov · 28/09/2026It was never about arresting “the worst of the worst.”forbes.comTrump Officials Now Restricting All Legal Immigration CategoriesRecent immigration policies of the Trump administration affect American citizens sponsoring family members and employers seeking workers as the economy has slowed down. 18344167
Reposted by LdwpdsThe Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 28/09/2026Any American patriot would hold Chinese communists accountable. Not Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans. 19560125
Reposted by LdwpdsJay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The Trump regime is airing ads with Trump vowing to cast out “communists,” and ending with “Paid for by the U.S. Government.” Taxpayer-funded propaganda is illegal, but do they care? And will this really help Trump? My write-up in the comments. 2939766
Reposted by LdwpdsCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 28/09/2026PANTHEON: “.. We now expect headline #CPI inflation to average 3.5% in both Q3 and Q4, up from previous forecasts of 3.0% and 2.7% ..” 15358127
Reposted by LdwpdsG Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 28/09/2026Shot, chaser. This is why you subscribe to Strength In Numbers, folks!! www.gelliottmorris.com/welcome 717833
Reposted by LdwpdsAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/09/2026Trump sounds exhausted and is borderline non-communicative as he mumbles his answers to questions 1111141248
Reposted by LdwpdsJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I've reported first-hand on steel mills in Korea, China, Japan, Illinois, and Mississippi. This is 100% not going to happen. Disagree? Bet me. (Though I'm against online betting. It's just not going to happen.) 2491742523
Reposted by LdwpdsMinnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 28/09/2026A Minnesota Star Tribune analysis shows the state has lost 20 hospital-based obstetrics units in the past dozen years. As a result, roughly 67,000 women of childbearing age now live more than a half-hour from a hospital obstetrics unit, a figure that has increased by more than 30%.bit.lyMinnesota’s disappearing delivery wards leave pregnant patients far from careAs rural hospitals struggle to make childbirth services financially sustainable, doctors warn that mothers and babies are bearing the risk. 8233106
Reposted by LdwpdsRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Not sure it’s tenable if, going forward, every president knows that so long as they have firm control over DOJ, enough loyal senators to avoid removal, and are willing to issue blanket pardons on the way out, they can break any law they please while in office. 32800316
Reposted by LdwpdsMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026We've all heard how corrupt Ken Paxton is. But he is also incredibly stupid if he thinks this "well, he served 60 whole days" excuse for releasing Adam Hoffman, who sexually abused a boy over a three-year period starting when he was 8. 54058412100
Reposted by LdwpdsThe Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 28/09/2026Our tax dollars are hard at work … funding creepy Trump ads. Even Trump’s MAGA base is getting sick of Trump’s corrupt presidency. @normeisen.bsky.social 612328
Reposted by LdwpdsRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026When authoritarians get backed into a corner, they lash out and resort to fear-mongering. This is why Trump is running ominous taxpayer funded ads. But we’re going to organize our friends and neighbors, turn out to vote in November, and deliver a resounding blue wave. Spread the word. 341141321
Reposted by LdwpdsAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/09/2026New @jamestalarico.bsky.social ad just dropped. 59268511918
Reposted by LdwpdsThe Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 28/09/2026People must be held to the same standards regarding their crimes. It's bullshit that white men get away with so much, including murder. 17918
Reposted by LdwpdsBarchart @barchart.com · 28/09/2026AI hits same concentration level that resulted in the bursting of previous bubbles, including the Dot Com 🚨 🚨 14321
Reposted by LdwpdsJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 28/09/2026'Guess what?' — which happened to be one of Biden's favorite phrases — pays off roughly 00.01% of the time as a rhetorical device. Paxton lowers the payoff ratio here. 1822624
Reposted by LdwpdsJacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026There's no real point in arguing with his mouth noises, particularly not when preaching to the Bluesky choir, but this is *noteworthy* nonsense. If the revenue were real (it's not), then it would be revenue *of the United States government,* equally available to a Democratic Congress to spend. 772041430
Reposted by LdwpdsThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Over the last decade, Trump has said America has got to get tough on China or suffer the consequences. But last week, when it came time to face Xi Jinping, what did Trump do? Here's the Times: "any public hint of that concern disappeared, replaced by an ebullience that bordered on gushing." 3157
Reposted by LdwpdsThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 28/09/2026In 2016, candidate Donald Trump said, "we can't continue to allow China to rape our country, and that's what they're doing. It's the greatest theft in the history of the world." But a decade later, he said, "President Xi and I have forged a friendship, a truly great friendship, actually." 43210
Reposted by LdwpdsMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026It's difficult to engage in diplomacy when you're too simple-minded to think about anyone except yourself . . . 39256711587
Reposted by LdwpdsGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/09/2026We absolutely, positively want a delusional, psychotic and psycopathic president talking about taking cities out with nuclear weapons. It’s all good, right? Nothing to see here, media? 1971971558
Reposted by LdwpdsSenator Angela Alsobrooks @alsobrooks.senate.gov · 28/09/2026RFK Jr. has created uncertainty for families, and it's making us sicker. Americans deserve leadership that protects public health, follows the science, and restores trust. 37428
Reposted by LdwpdsThe Economist @economist.com · 28/09/2026“It is no coincidence that authoritarians the world over have targeted mayors,” writes Alexander Heffner. In a guest essay, he explains why populists run into a brick wall when they try to capture local government bit.lyAuthoritarians have a secret Achilles heel: City HallMayors have become democracy’s most reliable defenders. American voters should take note, writes Alexander Heffner 02911
Reposted by LdwpdsThe Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 28/09/2026And you MAGA fuckwits fall for his distractionary racism and bigotry hook, line, and sinker. Meanwhile, your lives still suck. Wake up and get rid of King Nothing. He has no interest in helping you or anyone else. 0243
Reposted by LdwpdsAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/09/2026Khanna: Please put Trump on TV all over America. Have him talk about how he's still committed to the Iran war & how gas prices are going up & diesel is going up but he doesn't care, he's going to finish the war. I'd love for him to spend all his money promoting himself." 401489301