Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialMike Masnick @masnick.com · 09/10/2026Who went through all the major platforms where the Pentagon might stream their barbaric firing squad "livestream" execution to see if it violated their policies? Me. I did it. 351459433
Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 10/10/2026The right wing crash out over asian students celebrating at a UT football game reveals that all along the true goal of reactionary colorblindness was never “meritocracy” but resegregation. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1... 312217549
Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialNicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 10/10/2026For almost 2 years now, DHS has repeatedly told me they're not detaining U.S. citizens It's simply not true So @propublica.org published the receipts: a searchable database of the 500+ citizens detained by immigration agents during this Trump administration projects.propublica.org/american-cit...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 than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati... 151220582
Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialThe Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 05/10/2026The Trump administration is breaking a fundamental promise of political impartiality, Paul Rosenzweig argues:bit.lyUsing the Power of the Government to Win ElectionsThe Trump administration is breaking a fundamental promise of political impartiality. 910830
Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 06/10/2026ICE has detained more than 500 U.S. citizens.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 than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati... 331056549
Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialThe Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 28/09/2026Donald Trump’s rush to deport as many immigrants as possible is creating a new family-separation crisis, @caitlindickerson.bsky.social writes. She reports on the babies left behind in America:bit.lyThe Babies Left Behind in AmericaThe United States is deporting parents without their children, creating a whole new family-separation crisis. 914873
Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I like that in becoming a nazi, you get glowing coverage as a brave iconoclast, and then when you stop being a nazi, you’re get glowing coverage as a brave dissident. Money coming and going. Only way you lose is having normal opinions like “racism bad” bsky.app/profile/trac... 5054241201
Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026NEW: Food banks across America are being overwhelmed by surging demand. Scott MacFarlane went inside to see the crisis firsthand. Here’s what he found:meidasnews.com“They don’t understand the scale of the hunger!”- An unfolding crisis at the nation’s food banksWeeks before the midterm elections, the cost crisis is hammering food pantries in red and blue states 44395174531
Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Republicans in Utah this year packed the state Supreme Court and basically threatened a justice into resigning. Is Missouri next? 014555
Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialAnna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Wild stuff. Sheri Mecklenberg, career prosecutor accused of misconduct in Broadview 6 case, resigns from DOJ. The NYT obtained her scathing resignation letter, in which she says the U.S. attorney directed her to bring felony charges over her objection. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comRead the document (Gift Article)Sheri H. Mecklenburg resignation letter 20261212210
Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This is extraordinarily well written. 832811443
Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 20/09/2026We're not quite at our end-of-year push, but we're starting to look ahead at our budget for next year — & want to do it on as strong a foundation as possible. As a reminder—we're a nonprofit independent publication with no paywall. Any subscription you do is up to you: but a huge help! 312055
Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialBarack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The right to vote is one of the most fundamental parts of our democracy. Check your voter registration at IWillVote.com and make a plan to vote early or on Election Day on November 3. 397170166022
Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialMatthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Naked graft, selling out the country. www.propublica.org/article/dona...propublica.orgDonald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian OligarchThe oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large... 26782236
Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 13/09/2026She adds, "But Republicans have made it a big attack on you," which is a telling statement. Stated simply: We don't find it newsworthy either, but it's our job to use talking points from one side and parrot them back to the other side. If not, we'll be accused of bias. (Also, my boss is Bari Weiss) 844252861
Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialBarred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 11/09/2026the Jackson water crisis case is jaw-dropping, and a distilled example of originalism: if judges aren’t convinced that galling government mistreatment of Black people was a constitutional problem in the past, then it isn't a constitutional problem in the present ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...ballsandstrikes.orgFifth Circuit: Unfortunately, Originalism Means the Government Is Allowed to Poison Your Drinking WaterBy defining constitutional rights as narrowly as possible, conservative judges make it easy to conclude that those rights do not exist. 8296103
Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026It’s all identity politics, but since it’s largely white identity politics it’s fine and doesn’t count. It’s not something communist like police shouldn’t be able to get away with murder bsky.app/profile/chri... 91301209
Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 11/09/2026The kickoff call for the next No Kings is almost here! Join us shortly to learn everything you need to know about No Kings: Vote Early, how you can get involved on October 17, and why early voting is key to defeating the regime’s election sabotage.mobilize.usNo Kings: Vote Early Kickoff Call · No KingsJoin our September 10 No Kings: Vote Early Kickoff Call to learn more about the vision, urgency, and strategy behind the No Kings coalition’s early vote activation and election protection campaign and... 524794
Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Now that JD Vance is again pretending El-Sayed smeared Usha/Papaw, reupping this: It is absolutely true that JD has compromised with some of the most vile racists in the MAGA coalition. JD hesitated before defending Usha against them. So El-Sayed is 100% correct: newrepublic.com/article/2149... 10628191
Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialJulianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 10/09/2026"In an exclusive sit-down interview, the majority of a group of Democratic attorneys general from across the country told MS NOW that they have become increasingly fearful of ballots being seized from election offices before the midterms are finalized."ms.nowWhat keeps Democratic attorneys general up at night? A group of them have a surprising answer.MS NOW sat down exclusively with five Democratic state attorneys general to talk election security. It’s not what may happen before the upcoming midterms that frightens them — it’s what may come after... 21334233
Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 10/09/2026If you’re confused by what’s been happening in Missouri’s gerrymandering debacle, I untangled it in summary form so you can get up to speed: joycevance.substack.com/p/insanity-i...joycevance.substack.comInsanity in MissouriIt’s utter insanity in Missouri, or as NBC’s Lawrence Hurley put it on Twitter this morning, the “Show Cause State.” 17821250
Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 08/09/2026just put up a video on this youtu.be/COUIZyAZtkAyoutu.beThe media double-standard that lets the GOP get away with taking millions from a white supremacistYouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie 302236500
Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 08/09/2026🚨 OCTOBER 17 — NO KINGS: VOTE EARLY! With our democracy at stake, we're showing up again to promote unprecedented voter participation in the midterms. Our goal is to translate the historic protest power of No Kings mobilizations into a massive wave of voter turnout. 321018559
Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 07/09/2026Breaking news: The Trump administration has removed language criticizing a memorial to the Confederacy formerly located in Arlington National Cemetery, part of its ongoing effort to reshape portrayals of the Civil War.washingtonpost.comTrump officials strip military language criticizing Confederate memorialA new sign at Arlington National Cemetery omits wording that said the 32-foot bronze statue “mythologized” the Confederacy and gave “sanitized” depictions of slavery. 66528272
Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialPatrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Trying to manage these people as if they're standard participants in a multicultural democracy misses the point, because they have no interest in multicultural democracy or being one component of it; they want a system that treats them as a privileged class lording it over everyone else. 61662231
Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialPatrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Realizing the extent to which this is true wildly changed my opinions about how to deal with Trumpism, since they're never going to be satisfied unless they're actively dominating everyone else. You can't give them some concessions and go back to the status quo: they're reactionary revolutionaries. 5151681313
Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 04/09/2026NEW: The federal prosecutor who charged ICE agent Christian Castro for lying about shooting Sosa-Celia has now been FIRED. He objected to the DoJ stopping him from charging a civil rights violation. And now he’s fired. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-min...cbsnews.comFederal prosecutor fired after investigating ICE officer for civil rights offenses in Minnesota shooting, sources sayA federal prosecutor in Minnesota who was investigating an ICE officer for possible civil rights crimes has been fired, four sources familiar with the matter told CBS News. 811119056503
Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Signs that you might be living in an authoritarian state 283156991
Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialMatthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Unbelievably sleazy stuff here. open.substack.com/pub/populari...open.substack.comHow a GOP super PAC tricked a grieving father into appearing in a political adIn an interview with Popular Information, Ronald Hayes described how he was deceived, manipulated, and exploited. 1233497
Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 01/09/2026BREAKING: Devastating new report from @humanrightswatch documents the dismantling of civil rights enforcement in the year and a half since Trump took office. “This report documents what was lost and what it is costing the victims of discrimination.” www.hrw.org/report/2026/...hrw.orgRemedies AbandonedThe 112-page report, “Remedies Abandoned: US Civil Rights Enforcement Under the Trump Administration,” documents the administration’s efforts to unravel the work of four key agencies between January 2... 161296730
Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialBlack Voters Matter Fund @blackvotersmatterfund.org · 02/09/2026Tarrant County’s decision to reduce the number of polling locations ahead of midterm elections is another attempt to put distance between voters and the ballot box. We’re not asking for permission to vote. We’re demanding access. fortworthreport.org/2026/09/01/a...fortworthreport.orgTarrant County’s November elections will have 92 fewer places to cast ballots than 2022County commissioners approved a list of sites that drew criticism from voting rights advocates and local civic groups. 17437281794
Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialSimon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 01/09/2026With the USPS whistleblower news this am its clear that our pro-democracy movement must launch a comprehensive campaign to encourage people to #Voteearly in-person, then dropboxes, then mail as early as you can, #Day1 if possible. More 👇 www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/the-import...hopiumchronicles.comThe Importance Of Voting Early, Pete Hegseth Is A Dangerous Clown And Needs To Go, Trump Has Made Venezuela A “Neo-Colony” And It’s Not OKBobby Pulido (TX-15), one of our very best candidates of the cycle, joins us live today at 2pm ET. Going to be a good one! 16388158
Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialWalter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 28/08/2026If you saw that curious Census Bureau paper earlier this month claiming to have found some unlawful noncitizen voting, my colleague Stephen Richer offers an annihilating analysis of it here: the methodologically flimsy 7-pager is "a professional embarrassment," the work of outside hands, or both.cato.orgThe Census Bureau's Unorthodox Foray Into Voter Roll InvestigationsNever before has the Census Bureau studied the eligibility of individual American voters in a specific election. Never before has the Census Bureau investigated alleged voting crimes. Never before has... 930596
Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialJay Kirell @jasonkirell.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Kurt Schlicter once told a disabled veteran to off himself. I know because I was that veteran. 7934591248
Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 31/08/2026The Trump administration has filed 36 emergency applications since last February, which have generated 31 conclusive rulings. In those 31 rulings, the Court has voted *for* Trump in whole or in part 27 times (87.1%), and against him four times (12.9%). Here's a chart covering all of these rulings: 901865913
Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 31/08/2026A 76-year-old green card holder with stage 4 cancer was arrested at his citizenship application interview and has been held by ICE for two months. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news... 10033781416
Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialAssigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 30/08/2026@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Aug After forcing trans service menbers out, the Pentagon is now stiffing many for tens of thousands of dollars in severance pay they were promised, leaving many of them destitute and on the street. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...washingtonpost.comA trans veteran became homeless after the military didn’t pay her severanceChloe Shapiro is one of a dozen former service members identified by The Washington Post who have waited months for full payments. 181146546
Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Please subscribe, get a tote bag, help us do the impossible. membership.theonion.commembership.theonion.comJoin The OnionDon’t just read the news. Feel it. Be among the first to feel the news. 25745150
Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 28/08/2026It’s a point that has been made before: These people are here without authorization only because the administration revoked it. It is as if Trump were somehow to strip citizenship from every Democrat. 481573435
Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 27/08/2026A mother and daughter were nearly killed when their car was struck and flipped four times. ICE arrested them at the hospital. No criminal history or removal orders for either. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comICE arrests mother and daughter at Florida hospital after car crashAgents arrest women who ‘almost died’ after they were hit by vehicle and their car flipped over four times, family say 36761437
Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Three things: 1) Rising sea levels, drinking water shortages, fires, etc. are major NatSec concerns. 2) Stars and Stripes punished for telling the truth is a real loss. 3) Unfortunate how many cries of “academic freedom” and “free speech” clearly mean “things I personally agree with, not others.” 826971
Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 26/08/202653% of North Dakotans voted to create an ethics commission to hold politicians accountable. 56% of South Dakotans voted to expand Medicaid. Now, the GOP put measures on the Nov ballot in both states that'd raise the threshold for such amendments from 50% to 60%. To watch this fall.boltsmag.org"Disrespectful for Voters": The Dakotas Weigh Raising the Bar for Direct Democracy - BoltsFrustrated that voters are bypassing the legislatures they control, the GOP is pushing two ballot measures this fall in North Dakota and South Dakota to require a supermajority to amend the state cons... 14395171
Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialGuardian US @us.theguardian.com · 26/08/2026The Trump administration arrested and deported a record number of immigrants in July, according to newly released government data – apprehending an average of 1,500 people and removing 1,100 people daily. 🧵 1614699
Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 26/08/2026The chaos is the point. The Trump regime is trying everything they can to make it harder to vote, and to sow doubt in the results. They’re desperate to cling to power because they don’t want to be held accountable for their corruption and destructive policies. Learn more: indivisible.org/camp... 522887
Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 26/08/2026BREAKING MS NOW: The father of a sailor aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln who had been detained by ICE has now been released, according to his son.ms.nowUSS Abraham Lincoln sailor says father has been released from ICE detentionThe update came a day after the Department of Homeland Security said Luis Manuel Aviles Roa would remain detained. 631746500
Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialAsawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 26/08/2026“It’s wrong. All of it. The Senate needs to pass the House-approved 3 year TPS extension for Haitian refugees. Immediately.” — @repgreglandsman.bsky.social, who is tracking this stuff, says to @zeteo.com today 219362
Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialMike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Fellow Texans: verify that your voter registration hasn't been suspended without your knowledge. I just double-checked mine following a link in the article; it took all of 1 minute. Make sure your voice can be heard in November. 3016971363
Reposted by @leonacouncil.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/08/2026"I was not shocked that he helped somebody. My shock is that he was murdered. And no one has given us the complete truth or anyone has been held accountable. And it's been 7 months! ... there was more effort in vilifying him than pursuing justice" -- Alex Pretti's parents 474236448093
