Reposted by LRJGThe Denver Post @denverpost.com · 8hTrump gutted the civilian agency specifically created to safeguard election infrastructure.denverpost.comHegseth says national security, military cyber forces will guard US election systems during midterms 3112684
Reposted by LRJGJustin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 8hBoth Benny Johnson and Sean Hannity have now deleted their tweets claiming that Eric Schmitt put Jack Smith "on the spot" and set him up for perjury charges with his faceplant. 29785112
Reposted by LRJGWays and Means Committee Democrats @waysmeanscmte.bsky.social · 11hOh, interesting! 25928
Reposted by LRJGAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 11hDOJ has charged Wilber Garcés with felony assaulting, resisting, or impeding a federal officer, based on the allegation he struck an ICE officer with his sideview mirror when driving off after the initial traffic stop. He was then chased for 8 minutes, rammed, and then shot. 40755336
Reposted by LRJGMatthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 8hThe underlying theory Senate Republicans are going with is that Joe Biden secretly ordered DOJ to investigate Trump, something they have produced no evidence to support and also they're all fine with Trump publicly ordering DOJ to investigate his enemies. 25561159
Reposted by LRJGJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 8hA new White House rule would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives, including ones that help disabled Americans vote. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader effort to restrict voting access.propublica.orgThis White House Plan Threatens Funding That Helps Disabled Americans VoteA new rule from the Office of Management and Budget would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to restr... 36598383
Reposted by LRJGAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 10h1. Garland had to sue for testimony of 14 critical witnesses w/o which there'd be no case. The court took a year to rule 2. Garland began investigating Trump when he got to DOJ. He did not wait 2 years 3. Twitter delayed the probe 4 months 4. The J6 cmte delayed it by another 2 months 5. SCOTUS 891239379
Reposted by LRJGBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 9hGobsmacked by the elite levels of not knowing ball in the Senate today, thinking an NBA team is called the Hawkeyes then, refusing to Google it, then accusing a guy of treason because you didn’t know the Iowa Lady Hawkeyes aren’t in the NBA. Somehow I don’t trust these people to Save Girls Sports. 234108781842
Reposted by LRJGDavid S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 11h2 women at the table along with 32 dudes, for today’s big White House AI confab Of the 19 industry leaders, I count 10 born outside the US, including 5 from India, the subject of intense MAGA disdain two weeks ago 1116
Reposted by LRJGSherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 16hNEW AD: Listen to this sh*t. 31374502287
Reposted by LRJGDavid Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 9hit's evidently too much to ask the rw justices to consider the irreparable harm to individuals treated to such inhumanity. they are complicit in this criminality. shame on all six of them. and shame on us for having a system that allows this illegality. 10346115
Reposted by LRJGBrian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 9hIn 2018, Annalinda Martinez and her daughters became homeless. She went to Georgia's child welfare agency looking for help finding housing. Instead, the state took her children. Then DFCS began charging her for their foster care. Those bills eventually left her $13,000 in debt.wabe.orgGeorgia removed her kids because she was homeless. The state is charging her $13,000 for foster careGeorgia is among several states that have moved away from charging parents for their kids' time in foster care. But parents who already owe money for past cases are still on the hook. 6170100
Reposted by LRJGEnd Citizens United @endcitizensunited.bsky.social · 9hFor once, Ken Paxton is being honest: if it weren't for our broken campaign finance system, he'd have no shot. #UnrigWashington candidate @jamestalarico.bsky.social is running to reform our system and fight for Texans. Ken Paxton can't say the same. #TXSEN 15636671259
Reposted by LRJGSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 9hJust a reminder that this is the same Sen. Schmitt who repeatedly claimed that Chief Judge Boasberg was receiving a disproportionate share of Trump-related cases because he confused the D.C. Superior Court (which has 62 judges) with the D.C. district court (which has 15). 1112306594
Reposted by LRJGRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14hTrump continues to steal your money to pay for political ads while media companies continue to be co-conspirators to a crime by accepting the stolen funds. 551070338
Reposted by LRJGAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12hEric Schmitt is on The Charlie Kirk Show (yes it's still called that) -- and believe it or not, hosts are pretending he owned Smith with his embarrassingly botched gotcha "You caught him in this NBA game too in Atlanta" "Yeah," Schmitt says There's no mention that Schmitt had all his facts wrong 3172268514
Reposted by LRJG@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 10hNothing to see here. Just an orchestrated media campaign built around Sen Schmitt's perjury ploy at the Jack Smith hearing today. It began with the Axios 'he could be VP' piece posted this AM & includes this surely pre-planned spot on the Kirk show with the failed attack sandwiched in the middle. 34219
Reposted by LRJGMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 10hrenaissance painting when the renaissance is really fucking stupid 1263439453
Reposted by LRJGHelen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 13hTrump’s new AI website is kinda fun, it turns out. 5239081052
Reposted by LRJGCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 10hA good reminder from Ed that not everyone will be able to afford a personal agent — even as the Internet is re-wired around them. @edmundlee.bsky.social #Muse 3035795
Reposted by LRJGAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence: 2402187915158
Reposted by LRJGMother Jones @motherjones.com · 11hThe senator who mistook the Atlanta Hawks for the Iowa Hawkeyes and tried to accuse Jack Smith of perjury? He could be the most dangerous man in the US Senate. What to know about Eric Schmitt:motherjones.comIs this the most dangerous man in the US Senate?Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri is pushing a tribalistic ideology suggesting only descendants of white Christian pioneers are true Americans. 1251006448
Reposted by LRJGEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 29/09/2026Based on my own reporting on OpenAI's audited financials from 2025, it appears that Anthropic was a worse business (at least in that year), spending $2.75 make $1 versus OpenAI spending $2.60 to make $1. So many people told me this company was "more profitable"! www.wheresyoured.at/exclusive-op... 21625136
Reposted by LRJGPablo Torre @pablo.show · 27/09/2026Shoutout to @bostonglobe.com for following up on our Life Surge reporting with this news about Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/26/s... 1142549736
Reposted by LRJGRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026How clear is it that Trump's taxpayer funded ads are illegal? I explain why it is 10/10 clear. Senate in passing the law: Ban is designed to stop public funds used for "glorification" of an individual official. GAO: funds can not be used for "self-aggrandizement" nor partisan political purposes. 12033271051
Reposted by LRJGOliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Scoop: Paramount is in advanced talks to purchase a Lindsey Graham documentary for a staggering eight figures. The documentary is said to include footage of David Ellison and Paramount's top lawyer has been personally negotiating the deal. More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/paramount-...status.newsEllison’s Graham Doc GrabParamount is nearing a deal to pay an eye-popping sum for a documentary about the late Lindsey Graham that is also said to contain candid footage involving David Ellison himself, Status has learned. 207126
Reposted by LRJGJesse Lee @jessecharleslee.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Seeing some beltway horse race journalists itching to give Trump a comeback narrative. Take Playbook PM, which insisted Trump’s economy is “surging” despite Trump having both higher inflation & higher unemployment than when he took office. On manufacturing jobs: Biden: +775,000 Trump: -62,000 410339
Reposted by LRJGThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 27/09/2026Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/kQdKbY1trib.alTrump Moves to Cut Off Student Loans for Tons of DegreesUnder a new rule, if your degree doesn’t make enough money, you won’t be able to get a student loan. 162955650
Reposted by LRJGDavid Sterman @davidsterman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The U.S. announced airstrikes on 9/24 near Qumbi, Somalia. Initial press release didn’t specify number. We have a query out on that. Of 6 declared strikes this month, 3 have been in vicinity of Qumbi by our tally. Still no declared strikes vs ISIS since May. www.newamerica.org/insights/ame... 1218
Reposted by LRJGDean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 28/09/2026UNREAL!!! Education Department formally rescinds Title IX protections for LGBTQ students. The goal of Trump regime to erase the LGBTQ community from existence thehill.com/homenews/edu...thehill.comEducation Department formally rescinds Title IX protections for LGBTQ studentsThe Education Department announced Monday it has formally rescinded the Biden-era Title IX interpretation that gave sex-based discrimination protections to students on the basis of sexual orientati… 83866448
Reposted by LRJGcapitolhunters @capitolhunters.bsky.social · 29/09/2026News media are reporting that anon sources tell them Andrew Bailey is resigning because he is a GOOD person who wouldn't do unconstitutional things. Be skeptical; everyone does reputation management. Bailey rose to AG following Eric Schmitt, who helped Trump try to seize power on Jan 6...cbsnews.comTop FBI official Andrew Bailey, who was once widely seen as Patel successor, resignsBailey was originally brought in to help ease tensions between former Attorney General Pam Bondi and former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino. 4314
Reposted by LRJGSenator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 29/09/2026Republicans BLOCKED my bill to make sure YOUR tax dollars aren’t wasted on a monument to Trump’s ego. 87426
Reposted by LRJGThe Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 29/09/2026So Jimmy Kimmel had his wife parody Natalie Harp on his show. She played his unhinged assistant. It was as ridiculously funny as you might imagine.😅 29087472340
Reposted by LRJGDavid Leheny @davidleheny.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I sort of thought that the University President running into students with his car in the spring would be the worst Cornell news for the year, but I clearly had them pegged wrong. 213411
Reposted by LRJGSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Here's a graphic that does a better job of conveying the point than my original post: even by the (insane) standards of the first Trump administration, #SCOTUS is receiving—and granting—a truly unprecedented number of applications for emergency relief from the federal government: 38814398
Reposted by LRJGAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The rise of 287(g) programs has meant that ICE is increasingly using local police as a very significant force multiplier, with up to 1 in 8 arrests of noncitizens in the interior now being carried out by state and local police. This is going to have profound impacts on community relations. 44865396
Reposted by LRJGScott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026NEW: Watchdog group Democracy Forward files federal civil lawsuit against Defense Dept seeking records about Jennifer Hegseth's use of DOD staff, attendance at agency meetings, appearance on official calendars 281256464
Reposted by LRJGSenator Dick Durbin @durbin.senate.gov · 29/09/2026Donald Trump lost the 2020 election. Jack Smith investigated his efforts to illegally overturn those results. Finally, Mr. Smith will have the opportunity to testify tomorrow before the Senate Judiciary Committee about what he found. 39739
Reposted by LRJGAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/03/2026We invaded Venezuela, kidnapped their leader and installed a puppet, and are now pillaging the country's resources just like the fascists in the 1930s did, and somehow this has already been normalized and isn't being treated as the crime it iscnbc.comU.S. brought back $100 million of gold from Venezuela, Interior Secretary Burgum saysThe Interior secretary said Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodriguez, wants foreign investment in the country's mining sector. 46078123592
Reposted by LRJGJessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 28/09/2026In 2014, I interviewed a Columbia University student who went from class to class carrying the mattress she was raped on—a protest performance piece to remind college administrators what they put on her shoulders. Twelve years later, we still expect women on college campuses to carry that weight.jessica.substack.comCarrying That Weight—AgainI can’t stop thinking about the Cornell rape case 141099294
Reposted by LRJGAmbassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Amind the hoopla over RFK Jr's MAHA movement and his and Hegseth's fixation on testosterone levels, the reality is that the 2nd most widely used pesticide in the USA has been proven to cause chemical castration and even sex change in various animals. Naturally, no research on people.theguardian.comHormone-disrupting herbicide contaminating 25% of continental US rivers, report findsAtrazine, banned in 60 countries, polluting rivers at levels that can harm wildlife and may threaten human health 310252
Reposted by LRJGSenator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 28/09/2026Trump is selling nuclear tech to Saudi Arabia despite reported US intelligence that the Saudis still want a bomb—while the Trumps have taken billions in bribes from the Saudis. This is Trump corruption at the expense of US national security. Stop the deal. 30802356
Reposted by LRJGSchooley @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 LRJGMax Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 28/09/2026This is a kind of a thing that happens when you put a fourth-tier podcaster in charge of the FBI. 17433140
Reposted by LRJGAaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 28/09/2026He's just trying to shift blame for the fact that his decision to start another war in the Gulf caused huge price inflation. www.investopedia.com/fuel-price-s... 1183
Reposted by LRJGLaurie! Live! @laurie-merrell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I appreciate this, which articulates some of what was frustrating me during the peak of DOGE activity. DOGE was never compatible with producing public good because their motivations and methods were structurally opposed to the public's 114046
