Reposted by LRGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“When food prices go up because farm workers go missing, that’s the ICE Tax. When construction grinds to a halt because no one is left to build homes, that’s the ICE Tax. When our elders can’t get the care they deserve because their caretakers and nurses are gone, that’s the ICE Tax.” #EndtheICETaxamericasvoicecnn.substack.comCHC Chair: ‘ICE Is Not Just Busting The Budget, It’s Wrecking Our Economy’Congressional Hispanic Caucus members joined America’s Voice to call for an end to the ICE Tax that’s making the lives of all working families more expensive. 768013246
Reposted by LRAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026The ICE agent who shot Araujo in a Houston is named GREGORY FEATHERS. Make sure everyone knows. 19689955380
Reposted by LRJohnny 🫧 Cowlick @jefferycowlick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Elect a convicted felon, you get a criminal government. 35377742566
Reposted by LRProPublica @propublica.org · 28/09/2026NEW: ProPublica’s reporting reveals for the first time the extent of the White House’s role in trying to dictate how mail-in ballots are processed, spurring behind-the-scenes drama that played out for nearly a year.propublica.orgThe Untold Origins of Trump’s Plan to Sharply Restrict Mail-In VotingProPublica’s reporting reveals for the first time the extent of the White House’s role in trying to dictate how mail-in ballots are processed, spurring behind-the-scenes drama that played out for near... 10792459
LR @lruede.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Tr*mp's now charging his propaganda pieces to our account. Our money. Not to mention grossly misrepresenting reality, as usual: statuskuo.substack.com/p/youre-now-...statuskuo.substack.comYou’re Now Paying for Trump’s Campaign AdsOur tax dollars are now funding White House propaganda aimed at helping the GOP in the midterms. 000
LR @lruede.bsky.social · 28/09/2026But the regime isn't shutting down right-wing media outlets that have been spewing propaganda and lies for decades - chief among them F0x, which prez R. Reagan allowed to set up shop, after abandoning the Fairness Doctrine, that required all views to be represented. 200
LR @lruede.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Not legal, much less ethical - like so much else the regime is doing. 000
Reposted by LRHeather e^-1/x^2 @heathermoandco.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Let’s not forget that this is also being done on purpose in order for Trump regime grifters to profit: 33813
Reposted by LRThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026They are playing in our faces 409125755952
Reposted by LRThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 27/09/2026#MedicareForAllNOW 15137451693
Reposted by LRAskme @askme99.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I know I've posted this many times - needs to flood the media until election day. 516175619381
Reposted by LRLe Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 25/09/2026Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolishedlemonde.frAmnesty International calls for ICE to be abolishedIn a report titled 'We Had Whistles, They Had Guns,' the NGO documents widespread human rights violations committed by ICE in the United States. 384198156339
LR @lruede.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Just some of the ways TX does voter suppression: agency misbehavior (below) +Texans who registered 3 mos. before the primary election still weren't on the voter rolls by March because the software group running the infrastructure is incompetent (or worse). www.texastribune.org/2026/09/22/t...texastribune.orgDPS voter registration applications weren’t sent to countiesIt’s not known how many applications have been unprocessed. Counties will receive a backlogged surge less than two weeks before the Oct. 5 deadline to register for the Nov. 3 election. 000
Reposted by LRChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 22/09/2026THIS is what “letting the ACA tax credits expire” actually looks like. FACT: KFF found 1 in 10 Marketplace enrollees dropped their coverage and are now uninsured. Most people who dropped or changed coverage pointed to cost. #HealthcareForAll 22378207
Reposted by LRAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/09/2026He can't raise the retirement age without Congress. Vote. 15439521336
LR @lruede.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Heads up! Partisan USPS workers can be a hazard to your voting rights. 000
Reposted by LRMark T. Sneed @marktsneed.bsky.social · 23/09/2026“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted.... History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.” ― George Orwell, 1984 387154285786
Reposted by LRProPublica @propublica.org · 23/09/2026NEW: Debt collection. Credit reporting. Payday loans. Consumer complaints to a federal database used to help reveal issues and bring accountability. Then the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau stopped publishing the narratives.propublica.orgThe Federal Agency That’s Supposed to Protect Consumers Just Made Another Business-Friendly MoveDebt collection. Credit reporting. Payday loans. Consumer complaints to a federal database used to help reveal issues and bring accountability. Then the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau stopped pu... 7818501038
Reposted by LRThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21/09/2026WIRED: “Census Bureau Overrun With Staffers From a MAGA Think Tank — home to vast troves of sensitive data on nearly every person, used for drawing congressional districts + allocating federal funding…” Nothing to see here, folks! 😕🤷🏼wired.comThe Census Bureau Is Overrun With Staffers From a MAGA Think TankThe US Census is home to vast troves of sensitive data on nearly every person living in the country, which is used for apportioning and drawing congressional districts as well as allocating federal fu... 38948536
Reposted by LREssence of RBG 🦋 @rbgprevails.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I personally also blame every single person in American public life who played down the obvious danger continuously said the guardrails would hold + the institutions would push back + protect ordinary citizens! 1409
Reposted by LRAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 21/09/2026Crush the arts (Kennedy Center), destroy the civil service (DOGE), control elections (gestures broadly), dismantle the press (gestures more broadly), decimate science (NIH), and demolish education (DeptEd). The authoritarian playbook. 17750191651
Reposted by LRProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026NEW: In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump was reelected and eviscerated the FBI and DOJ teams handling public corruption probes.propublica.orgThe FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the WayAfter the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini... 13746312239
Reposted by LRProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵 410113436029
LR @lruede.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Opportunity to sound off: act.demandprogress.org/sign/flock-c...act.demandprogress.orgStop Flock from fueling Trump's authoritarian mass surveillanceOur lawmakers must protect our privacy rights and fight Trump's right-wing push to persecute protesters. 000
LR @lruede.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Apparently the orange fuhrer is now 'broadcasting' his propaganda via a YouTube channel. If there are advertisers, they could be boycotted perhaps, maybe parodied, depending on what they are. For sure, quality independent media sources also using YouTube should be supported with views, likes, etc. 000
Reposted by LRJohn (repeat1968) Buss @johnbuss.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I don’t think this, not fake news, story is getting enough attention. So, here’s another cartoon lampooning the supreme leader’s weaponization of his Triumphal Arch. 13330691027
Reposted by LRNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The deal handing Warner Bros. Discovery to Ellison is BAD for film, independent journalism & our democracy This battle may be over but our fight is not @democracydefendersaction.org & partners in the #BlockTheMerger Coalition will be watching the Ellisons, & you'll be hearing from us👇 -TN 551668556
Reposted by LRThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21/09/2026“We are fed up with ICE & DHS telling us lies… NO MORE TRAFFIC STOPS BY ICE.” Wilber’s lawyer says he was sideswiped and shot by ICE without any clue who they even were — and ICE then immediately lied about what happened (again) 17974353211
Reposted by LRSay The Thing Tee @saythethingtee.com · 22/09/2026CNN has some video. How is this not attempted murder? Why is that agent walking free? www.cnn.com/2026/09/21/u...cnn.comWhat videos show about the ICE shooting of a Venezuelan man | CNNA CNN visual analysis of photos and videos reveals key details about how an ICE agent’s shooting of 28-year-old Wilber Garces Perez unfolded. CNN’s Yahya Abou-Ghazala reports 143
Reposted by LRVote the Nazi bastards out @bluewave26-28.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Another reason to vote against Republicans 👉 Elon Musk is flying under the radar in the Texas Senate race. Republicans want to keep it that way. One Republican involved in the Texas Senate contest called Musk’s in-your-face campaigning in Wisconsin last year “a mistake. 0105
Reposted by LRAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 22/09/2026A huge thank you to CNN, MS NOW, Politico, ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, Fox News, PBS News, NPR, The New York Times, The Washington Post, HuffPost, the Associated Press, Reuters, Getty Images, and AFP for standing together in defense of a free press. 594210094793
Reposted by LRJennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I think @darrigomelanie.bsky.social said everything that needs to be said. 656172005058
LR @lruede.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Truly amazing - I didn't see this coming, especially from Fox. 000
