Reposted by @marktl.bsky.socialSahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 10hNew AP poll: Trump’s job approval rating falls to 31%, while 69% disapprove. • His approval rating on the economy: 26% • On the cost of living: 17% • On Iran: 28% • Trade negotiations: 38% • AI: 31% • Immigration: 39% • Border security: 48% apnorc.org/wp-content/u... 28328143
Reposted by @marktl.bsky.socialCharlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 5hFor a long time I've wanted a sense of how trump has or hasn't interacted with chatbots (we know he posts a lot of slop sure). And this TIME anecdote about Grok arguably leading Trump into war is just extremely bracing 1253033978
Reposted by @marktl.bsky.socialScott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 4hTrump endorsed him. Trump's cabinet funded him. Trump's prosecutor funded him. Trump's ambassador funded him. Michael Whatley is the most expensive 15-point loss in North Carolina history. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trumps-sen...dworkinsubstack.comTrump’s Senate Pick Is Losing. Look Who’s Paying For Him.Also: The judge, the lawyer, and the peanut farmer Trump didn’t see coming 14419
Reposted by @marktl.bsky.socialScott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 4hChris Wright had one job: run the Energy Department. He found time for a second one: funding Trump's Senate pick, employer line "US Dept of Energy." Your government, used as a return address. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trumps-sen... 33421
Reposted by @marktl.bsky.socialScott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 4hKelly Loeffler lost her own Senate seat in 2021. Now she's spending $62,000 trying to buy one for Trump's guy. Her listed employer on the check? "Federal Government." She means you. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trumps-sen... 410464
Reposted by @marktl.bsky.socialScott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 4hChristine Toretti got her ambassadorship from Trump in September. By December 26 she was wiring $10,000 to Trump's Senate pick from Stockholm. Fastest thank-you note in the Foreign Service. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trumps-sen... 35632
Reposted by @marktl.bsky.socialScott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 4hLinda McMahon is dismantling the Education Department by day. By December she'd found $66,300 for Trump's Senate pick. By March she was posing next to him in High Point. Priorities, filed in triplicate. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trumps-sen... 65434
Reposted by @marktl.bsky.socialSteven T. Dennis @steventdennis.bsky.social · 4hPresident Trump plans another dinner for the top holders of his memecoin, which has plummeted in value even as he made hundreds of millions of dollars last year — more than the salaries of all of Congress. Last year, he spoke and top holders got a WH tour. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comTrump Memecoin Dinner Returns as Democrats Threaten ScrutinyThe promoter of Donald Trump’s memecoin is marketing another chance for top holders to attend an event with the president, just as Democratic lawmakers threaten fresh scrutiny of his crypto business d... 33318
Reposted by @marktl.bsky.socialThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 7hIt would be very good for Michigan to have a senator who thinks like this. This is a *special* way of thinking about human problems and the challenge of addressing those problems collectively. I hope Michiganders can see that. 03710
Reposted by @marktl.bsky.socialThe Lever @levernews.com · 20hSCOOP: The SEC just quietly rewrote its own rules so ONE Trump appointee can make decisions for the entire agency, no public comment required. This is right as the SEC preps rules on crypto and AI mega-IPOs like Anthropic’s. www.levernews.com/sec-quorum-r...levernews.comTrump SEC Quorum Rule Lets One Commissioner Act AloneA quiet rule change could signal “the end of independent financial regulators” just as the SEC prepares to deregulate crypto, mega-IPOs, and corporate governance. 9122109
Reposted by @marktl.bsky.socialAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Tomorrow, on October 1, the biggest transfer of wealth from the working class to the wealthy hits a critical milestone. Many of the provisions from the Big Ugly Bill will go into effect, harming hundreds of thousands of Michiganders in order to create tax cuts for the richest people in America. 15978733527
Reposted by @marktl.bsky.socialCharlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o... 11370202016
marktl.bsky.social @marktl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Is the IRS going to get aggressive on Trumps boys? “Meta’s savings from the credit have soared, trimming almost $4 billion off its tax bill last year” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...nytimes.comHow Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes (Gift Article)Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky. 000
Reposted by @marktl.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Yet another reason to run on oversight and accountability. Those are promises they can actually keep. 371091222
Reposted by @marktl.bsky.socialJosh Manning @joshmanning.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Here’s a gift link for this piece, which hits on so many themes I have been struggling with recently. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...nytimes.comOpinion | I’m Exhausted. You’re Demoralized. We Weren’t Built for a World Like This. (Gift Article)A greatly underappreciated virtue of other presidents was that you could forget about them for weeks at a time. 413050
Reposted by @marktl.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026You just know Schmitt had prebooked this show along with probably Ingraham and Hannity to launch his media tour after his big gotcha moment on Jack Smith that was going to propel him to be Vance's running mate. Instead, it's the Clown Show Power Hour. bsky.app/profile/atru... 711104223
Reposted by @marktl.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026CHARLIE KIRK SHOW: Dang! So you had texts from Smith's team confirming he was going to a Hawks game, and he acted dumbfounded? ERIC SCHMITT: It was the only NBA game going on in Atlanta. He claimed later he was at another game. My job is to ask the questions (All of Schmitt's "facts" were wrong!) 2871518256
Reposted by @marktl.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Eric 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 3442472558
Reposted by @marktl.bsky.socialScott Lincicome @scottlincicome.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"16 trucking companies hit bankruptcy court in less than a month" www.freightwaves.com/news/16-truc... 0126
marktl.bsky.social @marktl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Odd story coming: “Police said investigators contacted both the toddler’s parents, Bialy said, noting one is a police officer with a neighboring jurisdiction, but that parent is not the one who was arrested.”freep.comToddler found with loaded gun at Canton daycare, parent arrestedA parent was arrested after a toddler was found with a loaded gun inside a Canton daycare facility. 001
marktl.bsky.social @marktl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Good job Donnie- “The United States can no longer be trusted as a reliable trading partner… “This is the new new,” ... “Canada is busting its ass to get out and diversify its markets. This has been a lesson learned. I think it will never go back. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/b...nytimes.comTrump’s Tariffs Push Canadian Companies to Look Past American LinksShaken by tariffs and threats from the Trump administration, Canadian businesses are seeking markets and suppliers beyond the United States. 033
marktl.bsky.social @marktl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Apparently anyone can declare it- “Trafigura executives told the White House that Venezuelan gold was a national security issue,” Trump Brought Venezuelan Gold to the U.S., but Refiners Won’t Touch It www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/w...nytimes.comTrump Brought Venezuelan Gold to the U.S., but Refiners Won’t Touch It (Gift Article)The administration is brokering deals in a notoriously corrupt industry, including one with a company that the United States deems a security threat. 000
marktl.bsky.social @marktl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026“For the sake of the nation, and to establish at least one guardrail against Trump’s extreme impulses during his final two years in office, Democrats must capture control of the U.S. House….the Free Press endorses Democrat WILLIAM LAWRENCE for the 7th District House seat”- Detroit Free Press 000
Reposted by @marktl.bsky.socialScott Lincicome @scottlincicome.bsky.social · 27/09/2026"Immigration crackdown hits Kansas, disrupts beef processing" www.ksl.com/article/5162... "Immigration enforcement could be the latest to work at cross purposes, causing record-high beef prices to tick up even higher" 13916
Reposted by @marktl.bsky.socialThe 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. 163969660
Reposted by @marktl.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026They are playing in our faces 409125805965
marktl.bsky.social @marktl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026So a AI agent was talking in an online forum and pulled statistics for discussion from the SEC database? All on its own “Separately, OpenAI’s agents shared public data from the S.E.C. website on an online forum.”nytimes.comOpenAI’s A.I. Went Rogue and Meddled With U.S. Government WebsitesThe company did not learn until recently that its technology had meddled with websites for the Education and Commerce Departments and the Securities and Exchange Commission. 000
marktl.bsky.social @marktl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Is this usual ? “pulled data from the Census Bureau website, which is housed at the Commerce Department, using login credentials it found online.”nytimes.comOpenAI’s A.I. Went Rogue and Meddled With U.S. Government WebsitesThe company did not learn until recently that its technology had meddled with websites for the Education and Commerce Departments and the Securities and Exchange Commission. 000
marktl.bsky.social @marktl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Well reported, imagine if only people were honest. Especially law enforcement. 000
marktl.bsky.social @marktl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I am trying to find where part was a donation from President Trump. 000
marktl.bsky.social @marktl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026“But we want to live in a world — we’re in the richest, most powerful country in the world — where you have structures and institutions that a) prevent the worst things that happened to her and b) can catch you when you fall into those cracks.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...nytimes.comOpinion | What Does Abdul El-Sayed Believe?The Senate nominee talks about his view for the future of the Democratic Party. 000
marktl.bsky.social @marktl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Always had my vote: “ Yes, there are some people who want to define America as being smaller, that it can’t include certain groups of people, whoever the out-group is that they want to point to. “ What Does Abdul El-Sayed Believe? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...nytimes.comOpinion | What Does Abdul El-Sayed Believe? (Gift Article)The Senate nominee talks about his view for the future of the Democratic Party. 002
Reposted by @marktl.bsky.socialceej @ceej.online · 24/09/2026impeach them all. fuck em. why should they get to fly around on our dime and hurt people? “they’ll never actually removed from office” who gives a shit? I want them miserable every day for the rest of the term. I hope they have nightmares. air their dirty laundry. make em sweat 9678431313
Reposted by @marktl.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/09/2026Trump: "Where's Marco?" (Marco is sitting literally right next to him!) 2322183546
Reposted by @marktl.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 23/09/2026WAPO: The architect quit “after warning repeatedly that Trump was insisting on a preliminary design that did not provide adequate emergency exit routes or fire-containment measures .. .. ‘I am the code,” Trump said.” @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio... 28325491040
Reposted by @marktl.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Don't download the Trump app. Everything he does is underhanded and dishonest. 1391611707
marktl.bsky.social @marktl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026“Deters pushed back on speculation that concerns about low attendance prompted the cancellation,” It was because they didn’t buy tickets!freep.comConservative Freedom Fest with Kid Rock canceled after only 6 VIP tickets sellPatriots Day Freedom Fest was canceled days before it was set to take place in northern Kentucky due to low VIP ticket sales. 000
marktl.bsky.social @marktl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I wish Detroit Free Press had articles to gift, this is cruel : Check out this article from Detroit Free Press: A judge's personal nightmare: 'ICE tricked us and grabbed our foster son' www.freep.com/story/news/i...freep.comA judge's personal nightmare: 'ICE tricked us and grabbed our foster son'An African refugee lived lawfully and freely in the U.S. for more than seven years, committed no crimes, attended all his required visits and held a good job. Then ICE came. 000
Reposted by @marktl.bsky.socialSenator Elissa Slotkin @slotkin.senate.gov · 23/09/2026Chinese companies are fueling Iran’s war machine by buying oil, providing targeting information, and selling weapons and components to the Iranian government. We now know that some of that targeting information may have led to the death of three U.S. soldiers. 144414
Reposted by @marktl.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22/09/2026this is a genuinely crazy story 11955291178
marktl.bsky.social @marktl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Its going to take a lot of work to untangle all the business Trump cronies are involved in. 000
marktl.bsky.social @marktl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026all corruption investigations have been made gone. The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...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... 000
Reposted by @marktl.bsky.socialPOLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 22/09/2026Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has admitted his country doesn't have enough potash to satisfy Donald Trump's demands for the critical fertilizer.politico.euLukashenko says Belarus doesn’t have enough potash for Trump“Even if we wanted to supply [potash] to other, Western markets, we simply do not have those volumes,” said the Belarusian president. 33380135
marktl.bsky.social @marktl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026This right here is part of the problem : “Last May, Ms. Graham’s daughter ordered deli ham from Walmart using a coupon for drone delivery. She had been in a rush to make a sandwich. “ It’s Raining Boxes: Amazon Drones Overwhelm a Texas Suburb www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/u...nytimes.comIt’s Raining Boxes: Amazon Drones Overwhelm a Texas SuburbIn Richardson, a fleet of drones has started to deliver goods quickly. But the noise is drowning out life for some residents: ‘We can’t live like this.’ 010
marktl.bsky.social @marktl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Living free in Texas : Richardson was a suburb known as a hub for tech…A massive new A.I. data center sits across the street from one neighborhood, and as recently as last month, 20 Flock cameras, which read license plates and track vehicles, were used at 14 major intersections.nytimes.comIt’s Raining Boxes: Amazon Drones Overwhelm a Texas Suburb (Gift Article)In Richardson, a fleet of drones has started to deliver goods quickly. But the noise is drowning out life for some residents: ‘We can’t live like this.’ 000