Reposted by @maclean7.bsky.socialGovernor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 7hBREAKING: @governor.ca.gov Gavin Newsom just signed a bill that prohibits ICE officers who have committed serious misconduct on the job from becoming peace officers or public employees in California. 914336
Reposted by @maclean7.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 7hThe VERY conservative 11th Circuit unanimously refused to block the lower court's sanctions order against the DOJ in the Trump v IRS (that resulted in the slush fund) case. 101177332
Reposted by @maclean7.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 7hAccording to leaks, Anthropic reported a $42B net loss in 2025. This was revealed as Anthropic is preparing a massive IPO and even bigger investments in AI infrastructure. How worried should we be about the AI bubble bursting?youtube.comBrace Yourself for the AI BubbleAre we watching an AI revolution, or a slow-motion economic disaster? 34644241
Reposted by @maclean7.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8hTrump thinks that because he's changed the name of AI, now all concerns expressed about it previously are a hoax. The illogic is breathtaking. (Note that in this clip he's also lying about economic growth.) 1401405344
Reposted by @maclean7.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8hTrump repeatedly says Kim Jong Un "is a friend of mine" and "likes Trump" and Trump says, "I like him" 173915239
Reposted by @maclean7.bsky.socialKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 7hGOP members appeared more focused on Smith's alleged sins against Congress than against Trump. And they (along with friendly Democrats) ultimately gave Smith a platform to bat down the claims they have long raised against him and his team. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...politico.comRepublicans wanted Jack Smith to give them a smoking gun. They got a gaffe instead.The former special counsel’s appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee was marked by personal insults rather than new revelations. 016126
Reposted by @maclean7.bsky.socialKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 7hRepublicans used Smith's hearing today — the coda of a 2-year investigation — to hurl insults at him and home in on the procedures he used in his Trump probe. They spent no time rebutting his findings about Trump or the substance of the charges. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...politico.comRepublicans wanted Jack Smith to give them a smoking gun. They got a gaffe instead.The former special counsel’s appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee was marked by personal insults rather than new revelations. 520955
Reposted by @maclean7.bsky.socialKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 7hNEW: It's hard these days for members of Congress to transcend the news cycle with viral moments in committee hearings. Sen. Schmitt today raised the bar with an allegation against Jack Smith that imploded in real time. w/ Chris Marquette www.politico.com/news/2026/09...politico.comRepublicans wanted Jack Smith to give them a smoking gun. They got a gaffe instead.The former special counsel’s appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee was marked by personal insults rather than new revelations. 27901211
Reposted by @maclean7.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 9h1. Eric Schmitt booked this show as a victory lap for his "gotcha" moment revealing "proof" that Jack Smith was at an Atlanta Hawks game. 2. That "proof" blew up in Schmitt's face. 3. Instead of cancelling this appearance, he dishonestly colludes with the hosts to pretend he did have that proof. 1171623364
Reposted by @maclean7.bsky.socialGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 7hUmmm...👀comicsands.comJohn Fetterman Is Getting Some Major Side-Eye After Making Wild Freudian Slip During Interview 3430831
Reposted by @maclean7.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 11hThese people are utterly shameless 2092822641
Reposted by @maclean7.bsky.socialThe Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 6hJordan Klepper and Daily Show writer Randall Otis discuss tech CEOs trying to project a "cool guy image" 627931
Reposted by @maclean7.bsky.socialBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 12hAndrew and I discuss the Jack Smith vs. Senate Republicans mismatch, why it's worth considering impeaching Trump in 2027, and why November's blue wave could be even bigger than many people expect. www.youtube.com/live/lihUZzt...youtube.comBREAKING: Jack Smith Comes Out Swinging in Hearing | Morning ShotsYouTube video by The Bulwark 1018231
Reposted by @maclean7.bsky.socialHome of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 9h1 month into the Iran war, Donald Trump said it would be over "in about two weeks." That was 182 days ago. That's why we partnered with VoteVets to build a calendar of every single time Trump said the war would be ending. Go to AboutTwoWeeks.com and see for yourself. 215750
Reposted by @maclean7.bsky.socialThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 6hEl-Sayed is performing better with 2024 Trump voters than other Democratic Senate candidates in swing states. So @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social did a focus group in Michigan, with 2024 Trump voters who disapprove of Trump’s job performance, to look into that:lnk.thebulwark.comWhy Abdul El-Sayed Is Overperforming With Trump VotersHe might have a lucky (political) horseshoe. 37822
Reposted by @maclean7.bsky.socialDavid Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 6hWe should not let it slip by unnoted that Trump's effort to change "artificial intelligence" to "super intelligence" is profoundly dumb on so many levels it almost defies description. He is an arrogant nitwit. 4257895
Reposted by @maclean7.bsky.socialThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 6hRussia’s shadow war against the West is escalating. At the same time, figures with ties to Moscow keep turning up around Trump’s inner circle. Evan Gershkovich tells @timmiller.bsky.social why it’s a counterintelligence nightmare. 39531
Reposted by @maclean7.bsky.socialTeam Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 7hNEW AD: Today on House Hunters, Ken Paxton is shopping for a new house. Will he buy the three-story luxury lodge in Oklahoma? The condos at a wellness resort in Utah? The ocean-view property in Hawaii? (Spoiler alert: He won’t take one — he’ll take 15.) 301051351
Reposted by @maclean7.bsky.socialSenator Dick Durbin @durbin.senate.gov · 12hJack Smith deserves an apology for these baseless and FALSE accusations of perjury by my Republican colleague. 2740478
Reposted by @maclean7.bsky.socialElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 6hEven America.gov agrees: Donald Trump drove up your gas prices. 24852185
Reposted by @maclean7.bsky.socialLe Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 6hUS Supreme Court lifts limits on third-country deportationslemonde.frUS Supreme Court lifts limits on third-country deportationsThe Trump administration has defended third-country deportations as necessary since the home nations of some of those who are targeted for removal sometimes refuse to accept them. 454
Reposted by @maclean7.bsky.socialAPTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 6hIs residential school denialism more prevalent than it’s ever been? University of Manitoba professor Sean Carleton says it’s getting louder. Listen to the full discussion on the latest APTN News InFocus: youtu.be/QVl3pPNQZkg?... 12513
Reposted by @maclean7.bsky.socialSave the CBC 🇨🇦✌️ @savethecbc.bsky.social · 6h🚨 CBC BREAKING: Conservative MP and former leadership candidate Scott Aitchison is expected to resign later this fall, according to two sources. He joins several MPs across federal parties who have recently left Parliament. Aitchison has not yet publicly explained his decision. 171
Reposted by @maclean7.bsky.socialThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 6h"In the Biden administration, 'We can do this' meant overcoming a pandemic. In the Trump administration, it means the president can do anything he wants."lnk.thebulwark.comCongratulations, You’re a Trump Campaign DonorYour tax dollars are funding his TV ads. And the White House says you should be proud to pay. 28021
Reposted by @maclean7.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6hNBC: “U of Michigan survey shows Americans feel worse about the economy than during the Covid-19 pandemic or 2008 financial crisis… Trump promised a ‘Golden Age’, but under Republicans Americans are struggling more than ever.” www.nbcnews.com/business/eco... 40682230
Reposted by @maclean7.bsky.socialLe Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 6hMorocco appoints its first woman prime minister, Fatima Ezzahra El Mansourilemonde.frMorocco appoints its first woman prime minister, Fatima Ezzahra El MansouriNearly a week after her party, the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM), won the parliamentary elections, the mayor of Marrakech was named Morocco's prime minister on September 29. 281252339
Reposted by @maclean7.bsky.socialMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 9hScoop — I've ID'd the two men sitting behind Sen. Eric Schmitt during his botched attack on Jack Smith this morning. Ethan Harper (left) is Chief Counsel to Schmitt, and Andrew Ceonzo (right) is Counsel to Schmitt and the Senate Judiciary Committee. 2593751806
Reposted by @maclean7.bsky.socialMadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 9hWhat did we learn today? That Jack Smith is a Caitlin Clack fan and that Senator Eric Schmitt is a dirtbag! The senator mistook the Atlanta Hawks for the Iowa Hawkeyes and tried to accuse Jack Smith of perjury. Epic fail. I'm still a fan of Jack Smith. A real American patriot. 🇺🇸 23065181708
Reposted by @maclean7.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 6hThis is the book corporate America does not want you to read — which is exactly why you should pick up a copy. 121041394
Reposted by @maclean7.bsky.socialGod @thegodshow.com · 12hTheir performance was indescribably beautiful. It might be God’s favorite rendition of all time, but especially at a time like this.thegodshow.comBless The Mariachi Band Driving MAGA CrazyDear Humans, 853539674
Reposted by @maclean7.bsky.socialJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 7hIn which Eric Schmitt, rumored candidate for VP in an (ugh) JD Vance 2028 presidential run, pre-emptively loses 22 electoral votes in Georgia and Iowa 971429259
Reposted by @maclean7.bsky.socialGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 6hIs MTG onto something?comicsands.comMTG Rips GOP With Blunt Theory After Suspicious Migrant Caravan Spotted Heading Toward The U.S. 6349774
Reposted by @maclean7.bsky.socialAndy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 7hOne, this hilariously outs who all got the talking points in advance and how blatantly they parrot those. Two, Schmitt really thought today he'd launch himself to the VP nomination and with that a decent shot at the presidency down the line. Instead this is the only thing he'll be remembered for. 541844367
Reposted by @maclean7.bsky.socialAPTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 6hImages of white supremacists demonstrating near a former residential school in Kamloops have sent a chill across the country, just days before the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. An expert on extremist groups called it disturbing but not surprising.aptnnews.caExpert disturbed-not surprised by white nationalism demonstrationA demonstration of white nationalism by Second Sons of Canada near the Kamloops residential school site has sent a chill across the country. 03019
Reposted by @maclean7.bsky.socialMorgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 6hRepublicans broke Medicare. Democrats will fix it. The choice in November is that simple. Vote like your prescription depends on it. Because it does. #GOPWarOnHealthcare 720974
Reposted by @maclean7.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 8hToday I learned that Jack Smith is a Caitlin Clark fan and that Amy Klobuchar knows more about sports than Eric Schmitt. 557173832959
Reposted by @maclean7.bsky.socialSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 16hCan we underscore that diversity is America’s strength, indeed it makes America stronger? 591728265
Reposted by @maclean7.bsky.socialMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 9hIt's inconceivable to me how someone who lost in a free & fair election can incite an angry mob to attack his own government, (the very definition of treason) & be allowed to run for any office ever again. 583192475744
Reposted by @maclean7.bsky.socialthegladerunner.bsky.social @thegladerunner.bsky.social · 12hFive years ago, when a Seattle burger chain raised employee wages & benefits the Reicht wing lost their minds, screaming the result would be $20 burgers & the company would end in bankruptcy. Today, the chain is even more popular than ever. Never let them try to tell you a living wage can’t work. 20355261806
Reposted by @maclean7.bsky.socialThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 5hWatch the full episode of Receipts with Catherine Rampell and @samsteindc.bsky.social:lnk.thebulwark.comTrump’s War With Canada Has Officially Lost the Plot (w/ Sam Stein)Catherine Rampell and Sam Stein bring the receipts on Trump’s increasingly baffling fight with Canada, his latest promise of $5,000 checks and the ugly polling behind it, and his move to weaken fuel-efficiency standards while gas prices are sky-high. 1328
Reposted by @maclean7.bsky.socialThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 5h@crampell.bsky.social on the Canadian "insult" that set Trump off: "They don't want to be annexed by the United States. They don't want to become the fifty-first state. I know, huge insult." 810927
Reposted by @maclean7.bsky.socialKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 14hI literally don’t know a single woman who hasn’t been raped, stalked, groped, harassed, or sexually violated in some way at some point in their life. If you choose to doubt and dox survivors, just know every woman in your life is disgusted by you. 596214934504
Reposted by @maclean7.bsky.socialJimothy the Raccoon @jimothythe-raccoon.bsky.social · 12hThe old Uncle Sam Billboard on I-5 now owned by Chehalis Tribe. #jimothy #seattle #jimothyraccoon 142681270
Reposted by @maclean7.bsky.socialSenator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 11hBefore calling someone a “dirtbag,” the Senator should have had his facts straight. An apology is in order. Glad one of us knew the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes! 2082197725071
Reposted by @maclean7.bsky.socialJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 7hA 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... 36595379
Reposted by @maclean7.bsky.socialHockeyStatCards @hockeystatcards.com · 6hHockey is back. Just a reminder this whole thing is still just me, no ads, no paywall, completely free and supported by patrons. If you can support, I really appreciate it. If not, sharing it goes a long way too. Thanks to everyone who keeps this going. Link: www.patreon.com/hockeystatca...patreon.comGet more from Cole Palmer on PatreonBecome a member of Cole Palmer on Patreon. Become a member for just $3/month. Hey all!Thanks for stopping by my Patreon page. Im Cole, the creator of… 24218
Reposted by @maclean7.bsky.socialEssence of RBG 🦋 @rbgprevails.bsky.social · 16hCan we all write an essay to Cornell letting them know how f**king disgusting they are?! Protesters against Palestine horror are expelled whilst vile rapists are protected!static.klipy.comDavid Rose's Shocked Reaction: What The Actual FuckALT: David Rose's Shocked Reaction: What The Actual Fuck 12836021037
