Reposted by ChickpeaAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026Ossoff: "What did they spend the most political capital trying to do over the last 18 months? Cover up the Epstein files. They worked harder to cover up the Epstein files than they ever did to lower grocery prices." 289219676770
Reposted by ChickpeaThe Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 21/09/2026The Paramount-Warner Bros. merger would almost certainly lead to thousands of job cuts as the companies cut redundancy in the executive ranks. More on the harmful merger:contrariannews.orgParamount Reportedly Strikes Deal With State AGs, Paving the Way for Warner Bros. MergerDavid Ellison will coon be in control of CNN 25517
Reposted by ChickpeaThe Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 21/09/2026It will put CNN under the control of the same people who took over CBS News last year and have remade it to be more friendly to the White House. 1612546
Reposted by ChickpeaOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026according to the article, it took hours after the personal intervention of the mayor for his family to even get basic information about him. that information included that he had been transferred to ICE custody hours after being shot. no amnesty 3035901148
Reposted by ChickpeaAmerican Economic Liberties Project @econliberties.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The ROAD to Housing Act caps the number of homes investors can own, an important step, but more must be done. Policymakers should move to require investors divest their portfolios over a period of time and get rid of the tax breaks incentivizing Wall Street to buy up single-family homes. 142
Reposted by ChickpeaMore Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 16/09/2026HUGE: Elizabeth Warren, AOC, and other members of Congress have introduced a bill to push private equity out of healthcare. The Stop Corporate Takeovers of Physicians Act would make it illegal for private equity, insurance companies, and for-profit corporations to own or control medical practices. 633175667
Reposted by ChickpeaJoshua Holland @joshuaholland.bsky.social · 13/09/2026This guy is really good at deflecting RW bullshit posed by ostensibly neutral journos. 41223158
Reposted by ChickpeaMissing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 13/09/2026AI leaders: “We need to slow down, we may have created something hurtling us towards the extinction of humanity.” Mike Johnson: “Now hold on there, let’s not be too hasty. What if China extinguishes humanity first?” 46644154
Reposted by ChickpeaScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 10/09/2026The withheld Epstein files almost certainly answer that question 49786224
Reposted by ChickpeaDarin Self @darinself.com · 10/09/2026When you've lost your own propaganda network... 17844120
Reposted by ChickpeaMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 08/09/2026For years, New Yorkers have demanded access to City records about the lasting health impacts of the horrific September 11th attacks. For years, they have been denied and ignored. That ends today. nyc.gov/sept11docsnyc.govSeptember 11 Docs 403265116434
Reposted by ChickpeaJessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Conservatives have a major political interest in rejecting Lindsay Clancy’s legal defense. If they concede postpartum psychosis is real, they’ll also have to admit that pregnancy and childbirth are dangerous for women’s mental health. And that could take down their abortion politics entirelyjessica.substack.comThe Real Stakes of the Lindsay Clancy Gender WarConservatives are using a Massachusetts murder case to argue for an end to women’s voting rights 429683
Reposted by Chickpeatmccarthy @teemccarthy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026“The important thing to know here is that this is all John Roberts’s fault.” 1348186
Reposted by ChickpeaMolly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 18/08/2026This administration is doing so much damage in so many different ways  9938031001
Reposted by ChickpeaAndrew Freedman @afreedma.bsky.social · 10/08/2026*Record-breaking*: July 2026 displaced the Dust Bowl-era July of 1936 as well as July of 2012 to take the title of the US' hottest month on record since NOAA's record-keeping began in 1895. www.cnn.com/2026/08/10/c...cnn.comJuly was the hottest month in the US since records began in 1895 | CNNJuly was the hottest month ever recorded in the United States, according to data released Monday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 38859
Reposted by ChickpeaSam Youngman @samyoungman.bsky.social · 07/08/2026The U.S. economy lost 23,000 jobs last month. 2929988
Reposted by ChickpeaJess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Do you want to know how popular school vouchers are? They have never won on a ballot. Not once. In any state. Ever. The only way states are able pass a school voucher scheme is behind closed doors. Legislatively. The people would never approve their tax dollars going to private religious schools. 237122224098
Reposted by ChickpeaNPR @npr.org · 22/07/2026About 24% of U.S. employees stay in unwanted jobs just for health insurance, a report out Wednesday finds. Up significantly since 2021, the uptick in "job lock" is a concerning sign for the U.S. economy. n.pr/4gQIY5En.prStaying in a job for the health insurance? About 1 in 4 Americans do, a survey saysAbout 24% of U.S. employees stay in unwanted jobs just for health insurance, a report out Wednesday finds. Up significantly since 2021, the uptick in "job lock" is a concerning sign for the U.S. economy. 1541620548
Reposted by ChickpeaJoel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 17/07/2026The detail I can’t get out of my head here is how he told his ex-wife that he had been hired by ICE, but she thought he must have been having a delusion, because how could ICE hire someone who had such a long history of family violence? 6632331026
Reposted by ChickpeaSusan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 15/07/2026Trump claimed during the 2024 campaign that he wanted to leave abortion to the states. His pick for Attorney General, and his former personal lawyer, just said a nationwide abortion ban is on the table 12157886
Reposted by ChickpeaMichael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 17/07/2026I'm never going to get over the fact that the president of the United States paid a woman more than $5 million after a jury found him liable for raping her. And he's still president. And people still support him. Never. Get. Over. It. 478174354912
Reposted by ChickpeaEvan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 06/07/2026They sent Martha Stewart to jail for 5 months for having a chat with her broker and selling some stock to avoid about $45,000 in losses. 312348791
Reposted by Chickpeapublic health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 07/07/2026this is just a small group of gas stations being subsidized by trump-connected dark money, no pun intended. tinpot dictator stuff 632467527
Reposted by ChickpeaAl Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 07/07/2026Israel has devastated 95 percent of Gaza's farms, engineering starvation and aid dependency, experts warn.aljazeera.comDisplaced Gaza farmers turn to dirt near tents to grow cropsIsrael has devastated 95 percent of Gaza's farms, engineering starvation and aid dependency, experts warn. 8281191
Reposted by ChickpeaCharles Johnson @charles.littlegreenfootballs.com · 11/06/2026They absolutely know they’re committing war crimes. It’s 100% intentional. They’re not even trying to hide it. They boast about it. They’re proud of it.. They are war criminals, committing war crimes. 872658683
Reposted by ChickpeaChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Holy shit. The WSJ Epstein birthday card story came out LITERALLY while basically everyone in the administration except Trump was huddled IN THE SITUATION ROOM to figure out a strategy to deal with the Epstein files in the midst of the fallout from DOJ's no "client list" announcement. 231121385
Reposted by ChickpeaStrictly 4 My Navigators @lizzslockeroom.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Are y'all getting it yet? 9792170
Reposted by ChickpeaAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/06/2026Rep. Madeleine Dean: "What is true is that the president has lied about being on Epstein's plane, and the unredacted files prove that. There's a lot in here. It's all covered up." 349157435375
Reposted by ChickpeaMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 02/06/2026It's not a good sign for your democracy when the attorney general is "not committing to doing anything in writing." 13439161074
Reposted by ChickpeaWeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 30/05/2026This is Eddie. He has been waving for over a decade and has gotten pretty good. Can even do it with both paws. 13/10 #SeniorPupSaturday (IG: the_adorable_eddie) 14010816973
Reposted by ChickpeaDimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 29/05/2026This is so fucking creepy and weird 😳😳😳 1271041115
Reposted by ChickpeaMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 28/05/2026This “calorie standard” language is sinister as fuck. Basically we’re feeding them enough to stay alive but nothing more. 2054036896
Reposted by ChickpeaAdam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Nothing says future of AI leadership quite like preemptively begging people not to boo you. 4432781
Reposted by ChickpeaTim Karr @timkarr.bsky.social · 27/05/202660 Minutes' Sharyn Alfonsi pens a goodbye note slamming Bari Weiss' actions against her "as a deliberate choice to penalize a journalist for refusing to sanitize factually accurate reporting." Read the rest: 341590524
Reposted by ChickpeaJeff (Hot Type) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Sharyn Alfonsi leaves with head held high. Bari Weiss knows no shame. CBS News didn’t renew Sharyn Alfonsi’s contract after clashes with editor Bari Weiss over a delayed “60 Minutes” segment www.wsj.com/business/med...wsj.comCBS News Doesn’t Renew ‘60 Minutes’ Correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi’s ContractThe correspondent had criticized as political a decision by CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss to hold a segment on an El Salvador prison. 28022
Reposted by ChickpeaBrian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Last week, a 20 year-old man threw a molotov cocktail at Sam Altman's mansion; two days later, people fired a gun at it. Earlier that week, someone fired gunshots into an city councilman's house who approved a data center. Why the AI backlash has turned violent:bloodinthemachine.comWhy the AI backlash has turned violentAnd why it's probably only going to get worse from here. 531638534
Reposted by ChickpeaStatus Coup News @statuscoupnews.bsky.social · 26/05/2026“We’re not here for trouble… we’re just here to see our family members.” Outside Delaney Hall ICE prison in Newark on Day 4 of the hunger strike, a 10-year-old whose father is detained inside confronts masked guards, asking why they won’t show their faces. WATCH @jordanchariton.bsky.social LIVE ⬇️ 8336091122
Reposted by ChickpeaChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Letting this man speak in any public, let alone official, role is a disservice to all people everywhere. He lies, with abandon, to anyone who will listen, to foment fear and anger, to advance his racist aims. 18702139
Reposted by ChickpeaAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/05/2026Khanna: "This is a Dred Scott court. They have engaged in the fastest rollback of Black political rights since Rutherford Hayes ended Reconstruction in 1877. One-third of African American seats are threatened. We are not speaking up strongly enough against a court that's rolling back civil rights" 287138664624
Reposted by ChickpeaDave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Colbert guest hosted a public access TV show in Monroe, Michigan a day after the Late Show ended. Guest star: Jeff Daniels Special appearance by: Eminem Musical director: Jack White Genius. youtu.be/jJTXB5uT_C4?...youtu.beOnly In Monroe --- May 22, 2026YouTube video by Stephen Colbert 734285337663
Reposted by ChickpeaAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 20/05/2026He's not planning on leaving. That's what the ballroom bunker equipped with drones is for. It's why he's calling for Thune to fire the parliamentarian who's refusing to allow the $1B for the ballroom in the reconciliation bill. It's why he's paying the insurrectionists with his slush fund. 29125651123
Reposted by ChickpeaEric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 20/05/2026So, uh, DOJ believes a federal official should be prosecuted for taking documents they’re not entitled to? abcnews.com/US/doj-charg...abcnews.comDOJ charges prosecutor with attempting to steal report on Trump's classified docs caseThe DOJ has charged a federal prosecutor with trying to steal special counsel Jack Smith's sealed report on President Trump's alleged retention of classified documents. 25670238
Reposted by ChickpeaMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Again, that this stuff doesn’t immediately end his presidency is a total failure of Article I of the Constitution. A complete collapse of the polity. 9744691001
Reposted by ChickpeaCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Two months ago. [March 15] 1293062815
Reposted by ChickpeaAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/05/2026Trump: "Americans' financial situation -- I don't think about anybody. I think about one thing. We cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon. That's all." 2591402450
Reposted by ChickpeaKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Mamdani has demonstrated something that Democrats have largely forgotten. You can't just do good things for voters and expect to be rewarded for it. You have to tell them about it, over and over again. You have to advertise your work in office just as much as you did on the campaign to win it. 231129963305
Reposted by ChickpeaAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/05/2026HUD SECRETARY SCOTT TURNER: We can't just house people CLYBURN: How do you house them if you take all the money away? TURNER: Housing first is a failed model, sir CLYBURN: I'm not dealing in slogans. How do you house people when you take the money away? 761640414
Reposted by ChickpeaAri Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · 11/05/2026This is the very type of intentional racial discrimination that SCOTUS claims is still illegal even after Callais. SC is 25% Black but Norman says Black voters shouldn't be able to elect a candidate in any of the state's 7 districts 16619163
