Reposted by Matt KleinmannAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Child: This is my first time meeting a mayor. Mamdani: Wow, have you ever met a prime minister? Child: No Norway PM Jonas Gahr Støre: *walks over* 775285734855
Matt Kleinmann @matt-kleinmann.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Really appreciated the wisdom of the @socialismconference.org this weekend. I dropped in Saturday to hear from @sarahljaffe.bsky.social, @chenjerai.bsky.social, and a host of others. 171
Reposted by Matt KleinmannAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/08/2026"I was not shocked that he helped somebody. My shock is that he was murdered. And no one has given us the complete truth or anyone has been held accountable. And it's been 7 months! ... there was more effort in vilifying him than pursuing justice" -- Alex Pretti's parents 474236448095
Matt Kleinmann @matt-kleinmann.bsky.social · 23/08/2026I’m trying to see something: Like or comment on this post if you were previously aware of the storm that hit Northeast Kansas City, Kansas on August 19, 2026 150
Reposted by Matt KleinmannDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 17/08/2026US child vaccination rates have plunged since before the pandemic, with kindergarten classrooms in more than 70% of counties now lacking herd immunity against measles. 46345632309
Reposted by Matt KleinmannKansas Reflector @kansasreflector.com · 16/07/2026US House Republicans take ‘first step’ toward dismantling Department of Education | #ksleg #ksed via Shauneen Miranda kansasreflector.com/2026/07/16/r...kansasreflector.comUS House Republicans take ‘first step’ toward dismantling Department of Education • Kansas ReflectorA major legislative package that would put into law President Donald Trump’s push to greatly reduce the responsibilities of the U.S. Department of Education advanced out of a U.S. House panel on Wedne... 4118
Reposted by Matt KleinmannLoud Light @loudlightks.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Vote no August 4th in #kansas to: -protect repr0 rights -keep billionaire control and money out of Kansas state Supreme Court - protect education funding - make the KS Legislature FULLY fund special education - prevent Kobach from ending checks and balances (😭) - and so much more 02512
Reposted by Matt KleinmannNBC News @nbcnews.com · 01/07/2026New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will deliver a “major address” on Friday to mark America’s 250th birthday, his office tells NBC News.nbcnews.toZohran Mamdani to deliver a speech marking America’s 250th birthdayThe New York City mayor will speak from George Washington’s desk hours before President Trump delivers a speech from Mount Rushmore. 810328
Reposted by Matt KleinmannPolitico @politico.com · 30/06/2026Supreme Court rejects Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenshipdlvr.itSupreme Court rejects Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenshipThe justices ruled that the Constitution guarantees U.S. citizenship to virtually everyone born on American soil. 45213
Reposted by Matt KleinmannAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/06/2026New in PN: Will Dems become the party of faith? "It's just possible that Trump — whose appeals to a certain cohort of the religiously observant have morphed into an almost gleeful celebration of amorality — may have, entirely unintentionally, opened a door to a new kind of faith-inspired politics."publicnotice.coWill Democrats become the party of faith?The GOP's debasement presents an opportunity. 136625111
Reposted by Matt KleinmannDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 12/06/2026NEW: The FBI reportedly raided the offices of an Ohio pro-democracy organization that helps register voters and organizes political activities for progressive causes in the state. The raids represent a major escalation in the DOJ's attempts to crack down on pro-voting groups before the midterms.democracydocket.comFBI raids Ohio voter registration nonprofit in latest attack on progressive orgsThe raids represent a major escalation in the Justice Department's crackdown on pro-voting and progressive groups. 39454302
Reposted by Matt KleinmannThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Rep. @justinjpearson.bsky.social : “This is an attack on Black political power. To take away our representation.” 25284262904
Reposted by Matt KleinmannMax Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 30/04/20265 out of the 6 Supreme Court Justices who gutted the Voting Rights Act were nominated by a president who came into office having lost the popular vote. 70% of Americans support the John Lewis VRA. The Supreme Court is historically unpopular. It is not a democratically legitimate institution. 22577402246
Reposted by Matt KleinmannThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 24/04/2026ICYMI — @repmcgovern.bsky.social : “Trump is in an imaginary world. He needs an intervention… SNAP provides ~$2 per meal, we’re told more cuts are coming. We have 46 million hungry, they don’t seem to give a shit. We ought to be able to end hunger. They spent $60 billion on the war in Iran.” 352095762
Reposted by Matt KleinmannPaul Gundlach @paulsgundlach.bsky.social · 24/03/2026This may be the most powerful 85 seconds I've ever seen on television. 24478653051
Reposted by Matt KleinmannMichael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Somebody is making a fortune on the war with inside information and it is grotesquely corrupt. 742163026336
Reposted by Matt KleinmannCongresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 19/03/2026“They got money for wars, but can’t feed the poor.” — Tupac said it years ago… and here we are. The Pentagon is now asking for an additional $200 BILLION for this war. We always find the money for war. But when it comes to housing, healthcare, or feeding people? Suddenly it’s crickets. 870219476566
Reposted by Matt KleinmannAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/03/2026Crockett: "What if someone from another country said 'We're gonna bomb America bc we have a warrant for the president's arrest bc of the child sex trafficking in the Epstein files.' Every single one of you sticking up for him right now would be screaming. The analysis has to be the same." 607240616818
Reposted by Matt KleinmannAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/12/2025LUHAN: Is the FCC an independent agency? CARR: I think th--- L: Yes or no C: There's a test for this in the la--- L: It's yes or no, Brendan! On your website, it simply says, man, 'the FCC is independent.' This isn't a trick question C: The FCC is not L: So is your website lying? C: Possibly 758163535027
Reposted by Matt KleinmannMolly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 16/12/2025This is extremely important 364138483871
Reposted by Matt KleinmannRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/11/202581 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch. 543210548350
Reposted by Matt KleinmannSenator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 10/11/2025Tonight was a very bad night. 1686314329805
Reposted by Matt KleinmannMike Meadway 🇪🇺 🇩🇰 🇬🇧 🏴 @mmeadway.bsky.social · 06/11/2025Exactly. In the EU, Mamdani would be considered a centrist. If you've never done so, you really should visit a place like Denmark and see how things actually work, versus the doom and gloom peddled by the GOP. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...theguardian.comEuropeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given 23519174
Matt Kleinmann @matt-kleinmann.bsky.social · 28/10/2025The nation is about to learn who Patrick Penn is. 000
Reposted by Matt KleinmannRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/10/2025The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion. The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion. Read that back. When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem. 776239449037
Reposted by Matt KleinmannMelanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 08/10/2025I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time. 17035595720949
Reposted by Matt KleinmannNPR @npr.org · 01/10/2025Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."n.prPope Leo XIV says 'inhuman treatment of immigrants' in the U.S. isn't 'pro-life'Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman." 15970711948
Matt Kleinmann @matt-kleinmann.bsky.social · 26/09/2025"Don't Obey in Advance" means don't do this: 010
Reposted by Matt KleinmannRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2025The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here? 18005697519250
Reposted by Matt KleinmannPopehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 25/09/2025If a government tells you that you can’t call it authoritarian, it’s authoritarian. 989350528581
Reposted by Matt KleinmannRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/09/2025After enacting the largest SNAP cuts in history, Trump is now scrapping the federal government's annual report on hunger in America. The utter cruelty of this regime knows no bounds. 13443101414
Reposted by Matt KleinmannZohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Universal childcare wouldn't just relieve working families of a massive cost burden. It improves the whole economy. "There are a lot of reasons building a child care system that works for everyone is important to our children, to parents, to employers and to economic growth."nytimes.comHow Universal Child Care Could Change the Economy 15780141892
Reposted by Matt KleinmannLaura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 23/09/2025More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...miamiherald.comHundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving siteAs of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald. 11953189619319
Reposted by Matt KleinmannAnna Kaminski @anna-writes.bsky.social · 20/08/2025The salient question, according to Randy Callstrom, the CEO of Wyandot Behavioral Health Network in Kansas City, Kansas, is where will people go? In Kansas, he said, there is no place for people to turn. #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/08/20/t...kansasreflector.comTrump order on homelessness will undo decades of progress, Kansas service providers warn • Kansas ReflectorService providers say President Donald Trump’s executive order could jeopardize their efforts to help those who are experiencing homelessness. 084
Reposted by Matt KleinmannNBC News @nbcnews.com · 25/07/2025FEMA is preparing to send $608 million to states to construct immigrant detention centers as part of the Trump administration’s push to expand capacity to hold migrants.nbcnews.toFEMA to send states $608 million to build migrant detention centersFEMA is starting a “detention support grant program” to cover the cost of states building temporary facilities, according to an agency announcement. 196466305
Reposted by Matt KleinmannBrad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 24/07/2025The mass starvation & killing of Palestinians in Gaza at the hands of the Israeli gov’t is a chillul hashem, a desecration of God. Jewish leaders who criticized Zohran Mamdani for three words he doesn’t use should raise their voices loudly here as well. forward.com/opinion/7575...forward.comGaza is starving. Where are the American Jewish leaders?A fear of being labelled antisemitic still deters American Jews and Jewish institutions from taking a position that is morally correct. 17493523340
Reposted by Matt KleinmannProPublica @propublica.org · 23/07/2025NEW: On March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been taken away. These are their stories.propublica.orgThe Men Trump Deported to a Salvadoran PrisonOn March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been t... 371049577
Reposted by Matt KleinmannMichael Bennet @bennet.senate.gov · 22/07/2025Republicans in Congress stripped health care from millions, blowing a $3.4 trillion hole in our deficit to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy. The American Dream is now further out of reach for working American families. 149845
Matt Kleinmann @matt-kleinmann.bsky.social · 18/07/2025And when the owner of Fox News settles for tens of millions of dollars with the sitting President of the United States, we'll ask, "Was that a bribe?" 040
Reposted by Matt KleinmannChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions. 14567315618650
Reposted by Matt KleinmannSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 10/07/2025The Ku Klux Klan Acts (passed in 1870 & 1871 to protect 14th amend rights) were a response to masked violent men who terrorized Black communities, violating their civil rights.The deployment of violent masked ICE ofcrs are tapping into this unique form of terror. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...open.substack.comMasked TerrorAt this point, we have all seen the videos. 16867162939
Matt Kleinmann @matt-kleinmann.bsky.social · 30/06/2025Corruption is the soft underbelly of authoritarianism. 010
Matt Kleinmann @matt-kleinmann.bsky.social · 27/06/2025And there it is: www.cnn.com/2025/06/26/p...cnn.comCuomo will stay on NYC mayor’s ballot after conceding Democratic primary to Mamdani, sources tell CNN | CNN PoliticsAndrew Cuomo will not drop out of the New York City mayoral race by the Friday deadline to remove himself from the general election ballot, sources tell CNN. That leaves in place contingency plans he ... 010
Matt Kleinmann @matt-kleinmann.bsky.social · 25/06/2025Part of me wants to celebrate. Part of me remembers India Walton getting screwed and knows it’s not over until it’s over. 000
Reposted by Matt KleinmannThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 24/06/2025“The world’s climate is behaving exactly as we said it would all along, for many years. It is warming due to human influence. It gets faster if we don’t act on it.” trib.al/nef2X6Ttrib.alThe Simple Truth About These Miserable Heat WavesMuch of the country is facing brutal, potentially deadly heat. The reasons for such extreme events are not complicated. 411548
