Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialJen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Until they find, I duuno, 1000 real voters (not DC insiders, pollsters, lobbyist, media types) who want Rahm Emanuel to run for president how about no stories or interviews? The legacy media look like morons slobering over him. 5976188
Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialDave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I know this isn’t useful but it’s weird how “the president should be coherent” was a Very Important Thing just a few years ago and then suddenly wasn’t. 17058751199
Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Your children are much safer in the company of drag queens than: 1. Pastors or priests; 2. Republican men; 3. Billionares; and 3. Frat boys. 19574921993
Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialAngie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026@aoc.bsky.social says the polls had her down 35 points on her first Election Day. She won by organizing the people consultants wrote off as non-voters. That's our plan in Florida too. If you've been counted out, I'm counting on you. #AngieForFlorida 11710184
Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Time for this classic again. 156164935559
Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialMolly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Talked to @amandalitman.bsky.social youtu.be/zjPENWrV6aM?... 545085
Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 01/10/2026That's by Artemisia Gentileschi, the great baroque painter/rape survivor. People who have been addressing violence against women for a long time do not enjoy hearing the non-solutions of those who have decided to think about it this week. 280947
Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialPhysicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 30/09/2026www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...nbcnews.comPennsylvania reports 5th measles-related death in the stateThe state’s outbreak is currently the largest in the U.S. 06034
Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialJames Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I have one house. 15271131899
Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The moment Jack Smith realized Eric Schmitt was talking about the wrong game. 597199933162
Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialWomen Forward ❌ 👑 @womenforward.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The whole fraternity got a group text advertising assault. NOT ONE PERSON STOPPED IT. Our country is in serious trouble. We live in a society that rewards and encourages abuse while punishing and disregarding survivors. The fish rots at the head. 0137
Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialRich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Journalists observe this on a daily basis, and not one of them asks the question: “Why.” 761615306
Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 28/09/2026If a sentence in your newscast starts with “President Trump says…” you’re failing your audience. 833826555
Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Step 1: "Tether’s stablecoin has become a primary means of payment for the Iranian regime and a tool for funding terrorist proxy organizations such as Hezbollah..." Step 2: Now google Howard Lutnick and Tether www.wsj.com/finance/curr...wsj.comExclusive | Senate Investigation Finds Rampant Use of Tether’s Stablecoin by Iranian RegimeWallets sanctioned over Iran ties overwhelmingly dealt in Tether’s USDT stablecoin, according to Senate Democrats. 33812408
Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Okay cool. Please run this as an ad. 24942169
Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 27/09/2026Punxsutawney Jill is sticking her head out a little early this cycle. 2094147332097
Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The empathetic folks at Mar-a-Lago react to hearing you lost your healthcare, your child has measles, and you can't afford to gas up your truck: 28362311835
Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialGovernor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 27/09/2026Talking about my struggles with being overweight still makes me uncomfortable, since weight can carry moral judgment in ways that other health challenges don't. But that fear stops too many struggling from getting treatment that could extend their lives.people.comGov. JB Pritzker Reveals He’s Lost 80 Lbs. with GLP-1 After Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosis (Exclusive)Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker tells PEOPLE that a GLP-1 has contributed to his 80-Lb. weight loss, but that he initially started taking it after being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. 48495111252
Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialashley (birthday month) 🕸️ @clearlyashley.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Andy Beshear forever, man 514513633
Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialACLU @aclu.org · 27/09/2026Tennessee is set to execute Christa Pike on September 30. Christa has spent nearly three decades in solitary confinement after committing her crime as an 18-year-old girl with severe, untreated mental illness stemming from childhood abuse. Tell Governor Lee to stop her execution now.mercyforchrista.orgPetition | Christa PikeSign the petition to support Christa Pike's clemency campaign in Tennessee. 18303125
Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026You know, if you *really* cared about the wellbeing of women in college, instead of carping about the statistically insignificant number of trans athletes in sports minding their own business, you’d be railing against these Cornell fraternity cretins who drugged and gang-raped a passed-out women: 39972272882
Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialDan Preston @danpreston.com · 27/09/2026Will Bunch is why I subscribe to the Philly Inquirer. Here he calls out the media for (once again) sane washing Trump, in probably the most egregious case of all – his profoundly and dangerously unhinged speech to the UN last week. It's a 5-alarm fire folks. But you wouldn't know it reading the NYT.share.inquirer.comWe need to find the words for Trump’s madness before things blow up | Will BunchThe media and politicians haven’t pinned down anything resembling a suitable description for a president’s downward spiral or the looming battle for U.S. democracy. 720061
Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialJoseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 22/09/2026New: hackers say they have personal data on all FBI employees and spouses. I got a sample of 5,000 alleged employees, including name, physical address, phone number, and in some cases spouses. Could be a massive national security and counterintelligence risk www.404media.co/we-hacked-th...404media.co‘We Hacked the FBI:’ Hackers Say They Have Data on All FBI EmployeesA sample of 5,000 alleged agents seen by 404 Media includes names, addresses, phone numbers, and details on FBI employees' spouses. 1351368582
Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialSylvia at Tono Latino @tonolatino.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Why are 557 workers in Michigan losing their jobs in the hospital system? Because of the federal cuts to Medicare and Medicaid that Republicans in Congress passed last year. Don't be fooled: They vote to take away your healthcare and then lie to your face michiganadvance.com/2026/09/23/t...michiganadvance.comCommentary: Trinity Health layoffs expose the danger of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act • Michigan AdvanceTrinity Health layoffs expose the danger of the Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act 01811
Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Taxpayers: If you're currently dropping coins in old coffee cans & kitchen drawers to pay for, say, gas or something you hope is actually beef, don't forget to add enough to pay your share of the $6 million Trump is spending on gold leaf for the vulgar ballroom he's thinking about instead of you. 28722248
Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialNathaniel Kroeger @njkroeger.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Nobody is asking for "swift" but it took from March 2021 to June of 2023 for merrick's 1st indictment. For something *we all saw happen on live tv*. It shouldn't take past a midterm cycle to apply justice to someone seeking to destroy elections. Other countries (Brazil, South Korea) manage to do it 6828
Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 26/11/2024THREAD: A timeline for you of facts. I'm just sharing facts, so no need to get yelly or upset. 1. DoJ opened two investigations into Trump and the coup in January 2021 within two weeks of the attack on the Capitol 1/ 27939731390
Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 23/09/2026NEW: ProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series of incorrect and misleading claims.propublica.orgProPublica Debunks Susan Collins’ Claims About FBI Anti-Corruption ProbeProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until President Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series o... 9928651193
Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Republicans' fear of fake socialism in the United States is bringing about real fascism in the United States. Mainly because they are too ignorant to know the difference. 651558470
Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026it is 64 degrees at Joint Base Andrews right now and yet Trump is wearing gloves are he greets President Xi 5552172493
Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialJay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 24/09/2026“Let them eat other protein!” is the modern aristocratic suggestion. Video: buff.ly/Y01kNg6 5618
Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026What do you get when you combine the richest people in America with the biggest media corporations in America with the thinnest-skinned and most corrupt president in American history? One thing you don’t get is an informed public. robertreich.substack.com/p/now-cnn 882085696
Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"About five million people in the country have already lost SNAP benefits — the government’s primary anti-hunger tool — because of the Trump/GOP bill... One retiree in Ohio described SNAP benefits as a 'lifeline.' Her benefits dropped in March from $250 to $44" www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...nytimes.comTrump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Is Starting to Bite Before the Midterm ElectionsThe tax cuts in President Trump’s signature achievement were the Republicans’ answer to voters’ economic struggles, but its health care and food assistance cuts are taking a toll. 781591779
Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialSarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 21/09/2026It's ok to feel tired & overwhelmed It's good to take breaks Can't do all the things all the time, "some of the things some of the time" is fine! Collective action is a relay race What it is NOT is "get paralyzed & indulge in doomerism, surely that will convince someone else to fix it." 523536
Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20/09/2026“That was one of the best experiences of my life.” 🚽 A New Yorker uses one of the 17 public bathrooms @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social had put in around NYC👇🏽 — this must be that “SoCiALiSm” we’re supposed to be afraid of! Again: The big problem the fearmongerers have is @ZohranKMamdani exists 691305352
Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialThe Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 19/09/2026The rumored ‘deal’ to usher in Paramount-Warner Bros. merger is an insult to the hundreds of thousands of workers, journalists, and consumers who will be hurt if it goes forward. These are the moments we need you, Contrarians. Californians, sign this petition. Tell AGs to stand firmnoparamountconcessions.com#BlockTheMergerTwelve state attorneys general sued to block Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Concessions don’t protect workers, consumers or creators. Tell the AGs to hold strong and take it to trial. SIGN THE P... 221569
Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialJay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 19/09/2026No. They’re corrupt and politicized. Next. 1515217
Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialShayan Sardarizadeh @shayan86.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Thread: Two different versions of this AI-generated image purporting to show President Trump and his assistant Natalie Harp kissing went viral this week, generating millions of views across multiple platforms. Despite being fake, this wasn't a straightforward AI image to debunk. I'll explain why. 42439175
Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialMichael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Editors are a big problem with media today. Reporters don't write headlines and subheads, editors do. It is all too often that we see headlines and subheads frame a piece in a way friendly to Trump and Republicans when the story itself says something different 26614
Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 11/09/2026NEWS: France’s Epstein investigation is expanding, with prosecutors identifying multiple potential recruiters and at least 13 previously unknown victims as they trace his trafficking network across the country. 262116443414
Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialJen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 11/09/2026A sick fascist pledge … largely ignored by legacy mediaopen.substack.comThe Stakes Could Not Be HigherDems are making the point, and the Post Office is safe — for now. 818051
Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialSpectrum News NY1 @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The last speaker at the 9/11 remembrance ceremony lost his father to the attacks. 9367891762
Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 11/09/2026NEW: It's one of the most important elections this fall if you care about voting rights. Anita Earls was a career civil rights attorney before she joined North Carolina’s Supreme Court. Now she faces a Republican who has pushed many of the GOP election laws you’ve no doubt heard about.boltsmag.orgThey’ve Long Clashed on Voting Rights. Now They’re Facing Off for a Supreme Court Seat. - BoltsNorth Carolina Justice Anita Earls, a former voting rights lawyer, and Sarah Stevens, a longtime legislator, have been on opposite sides of election issues for over a decade. 7591250
Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialDemocracy Now! @democracynow.org · 11/09/2026Study Warns Climate Feedback Loops Could Worsen Global Heating by 30%democracynow.orgStudy Warns Climate Feedback Loops Could Worsen Global Heating by 30%An alarming new study finds climate feedback loops, including melting permafrost, warmer wetlands and lakes, and raging wildfires, could amplify the effects of global heating by as much as 30% by the ... 38745
Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialJen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 11/09/2026LOL. Now WH press need to confront Trump (LOL- they never do that)nytimes.comReflecting Pool Contractor Blames Its Own Repairs, Not Vandals, for DamageThe contractor said the pool’s new blue liner peeled and tore because of “human oversight” and a flawed plan that involved layering two incompatible chemicals, documents show. 20522118
Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Strong endorse. Will say it again: the pundit class's choice (and it was a choice) to overread 2024 as a seismic cultural shift was a catastrophe for this country, emboldening Trump to go full fascist and encouraging institutional surrender in the face of it. This lives on amid his total collapse. 331105269
Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialPetty Ranch / Chris Sayer @pettyranch.bsky.social · 11/09/2026We have been feeding this to our barn cats for months, yet their ability to do even basic tasks (like oil and filter service) remains unimpressive. One star. 923532
Reposted by @mattiejenkyns.bsky.socialWill Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Breathtakingly bad polling. If the political class hadn't preemptively declared him immune to all laws of political gravity, they'd be calling this a failed presidency and talking about resignation, impeachment, party splits, and other historical markers of full executive-branch collapse. 161025179