Reposted by Lummus CainAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3hEl-Sayed: "Under Trump and Hegseth, you're seeing extremes that you never would have imagined. The idea that you want to livestream somebody's death for children to watch is truly extreme ... I don't want that to be politics as usual." 752331623
Reposted by Lummus CainMichael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 2h#earlyvote evening update 10/8: at least 2,397,961 people have voted in the 2026 general election 🥳 election.lab.ufl.edu/early-vote/2...election.lab.ufl.eduUF Election Lab: 2026 General Election Early Vote StatisticsLive national and state-by-state early voting statistics for the 2026 general election. 0419
Reposted by Lummus CainKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11hWe're maybe a week away from a Trump official shouting "White Power!" at one of these conferences. 1192631573
Reposted by Lummus CainAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3hTroy Jackson: "The gentleman's name was Johan Sebastian Guerrero. He had a 3 year old daughter. The only mistake he made that morning was going to work. Because Sen. Collins is not willing to stand up to Donald Trump, he was murdered in the streets of Biddeford for doing nothing wrong." 8457741652
Reposted by Lummus CainRN Mayhem @mayhem1994.bsky.social · 3hI live in New York. I have to hit the streets. We cannot have open air shootings, and indiscriminate killings on the streets of New York. Our families and children are in danger of getting hit by stray Bullets when ICE agents are wildly shooting like it’s a Warzone 041
Reposted by Lummus CainKatherine Alejandra Cross @quinnae.com · 6hThis is a moral atrocity and it needs to be loudly condemned as such. There is a reason that democracies *don't* do publicly televised executions (and why many don't execute people at all): it inculcates and rewards bloodthirst, which corrupts the spirit and corrodes the foundation of the polity. 381493466
Reposted by Lummus CainMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 8hThe U.S. re-joins an exclusive club 1581150529
Lummus Cain @lummuscain.bsky.social · 7hI know women who are intimidated about going to vote—wondering if they have the proper paperwork to prove their name changes due to marriages & divorces. They're searching for birth certificates, social security cards, marriage licenses, and divorce decrees. These are real voting hurdles for women. 000
Reposted by Lummus CainDean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 13hWe need some estimates of how many citizens Trump has prevented from voting compared to how many non-citizens he has prevented from voting. I'm throwing out a 1,000 to 1, prove me wrong! 1319
Reposted by Lummus CainNPR @npr.org · 8hA trove of documents and interviews with people close to tech billionaire Elon Musk reveal a damning picture of his rise as one of the world's richest and most powerful men. n.pr/4j6d5ajn.prHow 'Musk' director Alex Gibney became a criticA trove of documents and interviews with people close to tech billionaire Elon Musk reveal a damning picture of his rise as one of the world's richest and most powerful men. 1825380
Reposted by Lummus CainCharlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 12h How did Trump gather such a wretched hive of scum and villainy around him? The question is only partly rhetorical, but it seems timely, as we read the latest chapter in the saga of Don Jr.’s former girlfriend. charliesykes.substack.com/p/honey-plea...charliesykes.substack.com“Honey Please I Need You To Get This Done For Me Today”Another spectacular episode in our Trumpian Age of Grift. 1611424
Reposted by Lummus CainThe Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Add Karen Smith to my list of badasses whose mouthy approach I respect. Actions usually speak louder than words. This is a hero, Y'all. Well done, Ma'am. You're gonna kick ass in your new position. ✊📖 351166153485
Reposted by Lummus CainZach Everson @zacheverson.com · 10hCall it what it is: a pay-for-access grift. The top 185 Trump coin holders get a costly dinner, the top four get a gold watch, and buyers have lost an estimated $4.7 billion while Trump banks $635 million. The most corrupt meme coin dinner in history. #CostOfTrumpsCorruption 11235108
Reposted by Lummus Cain California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 14hTexas just made weed a felony after over 70% of voters voted to legalize it… That's what happens when incarceration rates go down and for-profit prisons start to lose money! Mad yet?! 😎✨ 1091964826
Lummus Cain @lummuscain.bsky.social · 9hI bet Trump can't even name all the chess pieces properly. 000
Reposted by Lummus CainHeadquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 15hLeaked audio of Ken Paxton revealing he wants to cut programs like Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid: “Making some reasonable cuts to mandatory spending… Suck it up.” 55552353
Reposted by Lummus CainLiz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · 9hA Danish university told me it has approved a study in which only half of African newborns will get a hepatitis vaccine. CDC hasn't confirmed reports that it's pushing the study forward. More TK. My original story that broke the news in December: www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...cidrap.umn.eduCDC awards $1.6 million for hepatitis B vaccine study by controversial Danish researchers 197
Reposted by Lummus CainErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 9hI'm really sad y'all. I did not go into trans journalism to make "Dem capitulates on trans rights" my daily beat. It was a much better environment when I could count on everyone in our party, even the red state dems, to present a wall on this stuff. It just feels so bleak. 912012225
Lummus Cain @lummuscain.bsky.social · 9hI vote Democrat and I support trans rights. I will not back down nor capitulate. My candidates support trans rights, as well. I won't support a candidate that won't support the rights of all. This is my way of telling you that I've got your back. Keep up the good fight. I'm standing beside you. 0280
Reposted by Lummus CainAdam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 9hNEW: Candidate quality matters. www.thebulwark.com/p/these-demo...thebulwark.comThese Democrats Are Good, ActuallyThe candidate gap is real. And it’s spectacular. 14311
Lummus Cain @lummuscain.bsky.social · 9hI second this motion. Someone holding a mic to one of these bloated billionaires, please make it so. Please. 010
Reposted by Lummus CainKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 9hPete Hegseth says there needs to be serious consequences for people who commit crimes, just jotting that down for future reference. 882560381
Reposted by Lummus CainI Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 10h“One source told the outlet that officers were “told to go after anybody, they can pick up anybody.” newrepublic.com/post/216405/...newrepublic.com“Go After Anybody”: ICE Gets Terrifying Marching Orders in CaliforniaICE has launched a new crackdown just weeks before the midterms. 19366260
Reposted by Lummus Cainkarmaisawoman.bsky.social @karmaisawoman.bsky.social · 10hI consider any person asking a foreign country to bomb our country’s cities treasonous and should be removed from any position they hold. 1249
Lummus Cain @lummuscain.bsky.social · 9h#GulfofMexico #LakeOntario #Denali #StraitofHormuz #KennedyCenter #FortLiberty #FortMoore #NYPennStation #PalmBeachInternationalAirport #UnitedStatesInstituteofPeace 030
Lummus Cain @lummuscain.bsky.social · 9hWell, as they say in the South, then "color me 'the enemy.'" Now that Trump has decided to change the name of something (yet again) by a "shove it down your throat" executive order, I will NEVER refer to it as anything but ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. Thank you for your attention to this matter! 120
Reposted by Lummus CainAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 10hOh good. Real-life Thought Police. Exactly what I always wanted. #MakeOrwellFictionAgain 70754761254
Reposted by Lummus CainAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10hPete Hegseth gave Jack Posobiec an exclusive interview and he sounds like a total maniac 223946222
Reposted by Lummus CainHarry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 10hWe forget about the stories as the media glare moves to the latest outrage. I am in DC for the week, and the National Guard is still a presence on the streets. Especially jarring in the nations capital, like an occupying force. 2525477
Reposted by Lummus CainThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 10hWell, this is where we're at lnk.thebulwark.com/4y5NBxp 513429
Reposted by Lummus Cain19thnews @19thnews.org · 10hNearly 50 million people ages 18 to 29 are eligible to vote in November, making Gen Z a prized cohort of the electorate. @statesnewsroom.com and The 19th are examining how they view candidates and policies, the messages they’re receiving and their role in the midterms. bit.ly/4egtkOz 19thnews.orgGen Z at the ballot boxStates Newsroom and The 19th are examining how Gen Z views candidates and policies, the messages they’re receiving and their role in the midterm elections. 33114
Lummus Cain @lummuscain.bsky.social · 9hThis is frustrating and disappointing. Looking forward...the fight for justice and democracy carries on... 010
Reposted by Lummus CainJeff Holcomb @jeffholcomb.bsky.social · 9hWhat is the weekend Fox host even talking about? 061
Lummus Cain @lummuscain.bsky.social · 9hHe comes across as needing too much validation —and—a lot of special accommodations concerning his manhood. Proving his manhood appears to occupy his thoughts. Constantly. He's always pushing his manhood. Reeks of insecurity. 060
Reposted by Lummus CainAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9hHegseth: "In every combat position, we've returned the standard to the highest male standard only" 212451132
Lummus Cain @lummuscain.bsky.social · 9hRight off the bat, all the ones I know (and several housewives, to boot) could and would love the chance to demonstrate. 000
Lummus Cain @lummuscain.bsky.social · 9hA substandard male acting like his sex's standard is the natural "high" of any and all standards. Hearing this does not impress me much, as Shania Twain would say.😒 010
Reposted by Lummus CainAri Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · 10hIn 1868 Louisiana elected first Black congressman. He was never seated In 1875 Louisiana elected second Black congressman. He served just one term It took 114 years for Louisiana to elect another Black member of Congress And now Roberts Court wants to wipe out Black representation across South 7451175
Reposted by Lummus CainElizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 9hYesterday in Harrison NJ. THIS is what ICE is doing to babies. Get trained in rapid response and fucking vote for progressive and DSA candidates. THIS MUST END. 17200129
Reposted by Lummus CainAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The grift never ends. He just wants to be able to charge the government even when he’s out of office 60339551338
Reposted by Lummus CainLiz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026CDC moving forward with “wholly unethical trial” in African babies. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...rollingstone.comCDC Is Moving Forward With a Previously Shelved Controversial Hepatitis B Vaccine Study“It’s a wholly unethical trial, and it shouldn’t be allowed,” says Dr. Paul Offit of Guinea-Bissau study 33526289
Reposted by Lummus CainSeth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 22hThis is how historian Robert Paxton defined a certain word that begins with F in his 2004 book. 8550141
Lummus Cain @lummuscain.bsky.social · 08/10/2026He doesn't wear sycophant well...Bezos is looking rough. No matter how much money you have, at a certain age, you can't stop your outside from showing what constitutes your inside—and his inside is ugly. Truly hideous. 000
Reposted by Lummus CainAdam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 07/10/2026Kimberly Guilfoyle exchanging favors and promises of influence for money. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...wsj.comExclusive | ‘Honey Please’: Kimberly Guilfoyle Pushed Donor to Wire $100,000 to Her Amex AccountText messages with a MAGA ally show Guilfoyle seeking funds and offering access to top administration officials before becoming ambassador to Greece. 44396134
Reposted by Lummus CainRick Claypool @rickclaypool.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Since Trump took office, @publiccitizen.bsky.social has tracked the admin's retreat from enforcement against corporate lawbreaking. Today, our new report documents the admin's cancellation of investigations, lawsuits, & penalties against more than *200* corporations. www.citizen.org/article/trum...citizen.orgTrump’s Cascade of Canceled Corporate Enforcement Against Over 200 Corporations - Public Citizen 9438253