Reposted by Matt JordanProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵 412113706065
Reposted by Matt JordanJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 03/09/2026John Fetterman (on all available evidence) knows zero about China. I know at least something, having lived there for four years. This is utter BS, and should be treated as such. 561072205
Matt Jordan @mattjord.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I'm sure it will be fine for all the early adopters who fired everyone who could think www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc0F...youtube.comWake up and Smile - SNLYouTube video by Saturday Night Live 000
Reposted by Matt JordanRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 02/09/2026As I predicted when Ukraine began striking Russian refineries, Trump is going to blame Ukraine for gas prices & begin to pressure them to stop doing it. Once again, the US will side with Putin against a country fighting for its survival. We’re morally bankrupt under Trump. bsky.app/profile/atru... 2162197727
Reposted by Matt JordanElliott Lusztig @elliottlusztig.bsky.social · 03/09/2026This is not who we are. We do not hold our Canadian friends hostage because Donald Trump is throwing a tantrum. I will never really understand why this is happening, and I come from a family of Trump voters. I don't understand why they can't see this is unacceptable. 6459363
Reposted by Matt JordanBy Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 03/09/2026What if post-Trump America is even *worse*? 1/ 20592251
Matt Jordan @mattjord.bsky.social · 03/09/2026This ethnic cleansing traces back to a JD Vance lie 130
Reposted by Matt JordanDavid Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Republicans' largest donor (by far) is hosting a robust debate on his platform about whether Jews are white. Corporate Media will ask precisely 0 Republicans about their largest donor's all-consuming misogyny, xenophobia, antisemitism, he will instead by referred to as a visionary industrialist. 14638391190
Reposted by Matt JordanMicah @rincewind.run · 03/09/2026every single day elon musk says or endorses stuff on x dot com that is worse than any of the quotes they've pulled up for hasan piker and he will be the single biggest political donor in the entire country, supporting republicans up and down the ballot somehow none of them are asked about it 202650684
Reposted by Matt JordanMichael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 02/09/2026and made sure that Epstein knew the precise ages of each of them: www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comUS Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick planned Epstein island visit, emails showThe emails show Lutnick and his family planned a trip to Little Saint James, a private island Epstein purchased in 1998. 22211
Reposted by Matt JordanJen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Trump is a lame duck. Ask me how I know. 4276
Reposted by Matt JordanGil Durán @gilduran.com · 02/09/2026Billionaires have become radicalized against democracy. It's not just Trump. It's a regime—a regime funded and supported and strengthened by the oligarchs of Silicon Valley. We must realize how much power we have, and stop being tuned out from the threat we face. ⤵️ www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...abc.net.au'Silicon Valley fascism' is waging war on democracyThe author of The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy, has a warning. 9432196
Reposted by Matt JordanNewshound411 @newshound411.bsky.social · 02/09/2026It’s corruption on steroids in plain sight. He doesn’t even try to hide that he’s looting US and cashing in on insider trading. He’s the most corrupt president in American history. 1051119665419
Matt Jordan @mattjord.bsky.social · 02/09/2026If true, they live by the same doxa as the evangelical MAGA cult 011
Reposted by Matt JordanGil Durán @gilduran.com · 01/09/2026Trump just endorsed a book that portrays Democrats as demons that must be purged. We're in very dangerous territory here. I wrote about the "Unhumans" playbook in 2024—and last month. Desperate Trump wants to steal the election. Here's what you need to know about the "Unhumans" strategy. 413960
Matt Jordan @mattjord.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Looking at the important precedent here - aka Alito's investment portfolio - makes it likely that this case will be dismissed with prejudice. 000
Reposted by Matt Jordanjess m. ☕🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 01/09/2026this takes an incredible amount of character, not just to give it up, but to admit all of this. This guy has more guts than any AI fuck by a mile, and maybe more than us too. People who've managed to escape AI usage are invaluable towards convincing others to do the same. 228961051
Reposted by Matt JordanThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Of course Bari did CBS News(max) is a disgrace 811635531
Reposted by Matt JordanVagabonding 🇨🇦🇩🇰🇸🇪🇺🇸 @vagabonding.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Violating a treaty signed by George Washington northeasttimes.com/2026/08/31/s...northeasttimes.comSeneca Nation Calls Trump's Lake Ontario Rename a Treaty Violation - Northeast TimesSeneca Nation President J. Conrad Seneca says Trump's order to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America" violates a 1794 treaty and erases Indigenous heritage. 12410
Matt Jordan @mattjord.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Antitrust suit should be incoming in Canada and their prosecutors should use this instance to make the case that a monopoly is eroding their sovereignty. 030
Reposted by Matt Jordanjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 31/08/2026in john roberts’ constitution, congress does not exist and the power of the purse belongs to the president, who is an elected dictator embodying the authentic Will of the People 803824816
Reposted by Matt JordanReuters @reuters.com · 31/08/2026Trump plans $4 million for right-wing media in Europe, sources say reut.rs/4gM8JlWreut.rsTrump plans $4 million for right-wing media in Europe, sources sayPresident Donald Trump's administration is planning to spend $4 million to bolster right-wing media in Europe, part of a package of at least $25 million for civil society groups working on conservative causes in the region, according to four people familiar with the funding. 143643
Reposted by Matt JordanProfessor Amanda Sturgill @drsturg.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Wow. Passed today. www.rebuildlocalnews.org/explainer-ca...rebuildlocalnews.orgExplainer: California’s Community NEWS Act (AB 2222)An overview of California’s proposed local journalist employment credit for newsrooms, explaining how the program works, who qualifies, and the safeguards designed to prevent misuse. 13610
Reposted by Matt JordanToo Big to Fail @toobigtofail.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Abdul El-Sayed is a Rhodes Scholar who has two Doctorates (Medicine from Columbia and a PhD in Public Health from Oxford) who was a 16 year old high school student in suburban Detroit when 9/11 happened, and I'm curious what possible logic is behind this post other than abject racism. 39849245
Reposted by Matt JordanMichael Calderone @calderone.bsky.social · 28/08/2026I spoke with Erik Slavin, the Stars and Stripes editor who, along with two fired colleagues, is suing the Pentagon for violating First Amendment rights. nymag.com/intelligence...nymag.comWhy the Editor of Stars and Stripes Is Suing the PentagonJournalist Erik Slavin speaks about his firing, the paper’s USS Abraham Lincoln reporting, and how covering the military has “fundamentally changed.” 213847
Reposted by Matt JordanThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 28/08/2026No republic can survive under these conditions. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comMeet the Megadonors Who Have Poured $1.2 Billion Into the MidtermsThe leaderboard of the top 20 donors is dominated by the tech industry and ultrawealthy Republicans. 24351166
Reposted by Matt JordanKen Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Wrote about the proposed Paramount-WBD merger and why it is bad across the board. 352701587
Reposted by Matt JordanKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 27/08/2026That's not how executive orders work and that's not how naming things work and this isn't how political reporting should work either. This event should be covered, yes, but as another sign of the president's steady descent into complete ineffectiveness and utter insanity. 1934123999
Reposted by Matt Jordan👋I’m working on follow backs😊 @beaches1.bsky.social · 27/08/2026🎯🎯🎯 Political cartoon by @jesseduquette.bsky.social 218117693180
Matt Jordan @mattjord.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Hey everyone, the CEO of the company selling shovels during a gold rush just said something bullish! Don't you feel more informed about the swirling speculation fueling the AI bubble now! 130
Reposted by Matt JordanJohn Carl Baker @johncarlbaker.bsky.social · 27/08/2026This is a machine to ethnically cleanse the country - and anyone who pretends otherwise is kidding themselves 3325311151
Reposted by Matt JordanCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 27/08/2026"the money, which was supposed to be used to provide health insurance for poor children, was instead hastily passed through multiple organizations before eventually landing in the bank accounts of two political action committees and the Republican Party of Florida." www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/g...cbsnews.comGrand jury finds DeSantis administration "misappropriated" $10 million in taxpayer money to Hope FloridaA Florida grand jury found the DeSantis administration misappropriated $10 million in taxpayer money for political purposes. 14126931263
Reposted by Matt JordanScott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 26/08/2026NEW: Plaintiff response to Team Trump suggestion of demolishing Kennedy Center “Defendants have not-so-subtly said: ‘This is a nice Kennedy Center you have here, and what a shame should something happen to it.’ This is a breathtaking assault on the rule of law. It's delusional" 11042191185
Reposted by Matt JordanElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026The Supreme Court is not being obtuse. They're being evil. My latest in @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/poli...thenation.comThe Supreme Court Is Helping Trump Rig the MidtermsTrump’s order limiting mail-in voting is patently unconstitutional—but that didn’t stop the court from giving it the green light. 521474522
Reposted by Matt JordanKarl Bode @karlbode.com · 25/08/2026and by "everyone" they mean the feckless politicians and assorted organizations pressured by paramount (like Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass) a settlement and conditions simply do not address the long-term consumer and labor harms of consolidation Block the thing. Destroy it. Burn it with fire.hollywoodreporter.comEveryone Wants a Paramount Settlement. First, Look Under the HoodThe acquisition's financing depends on savings that the protections everyone wants would prohibit. That's a difficult problem to solve. 514839
Reposted by Matt JordanAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Whatever you call it, you just made all the goods we buy that come across our border more expensive. Michigan, he’s asking us to pay for his vanity trade war with our money. 1255178464718
Reposted by Matt JordanKarl Bode @karlbode.com · 26/08/2026David Ellison got Iowa's Attorney General to make some baseless legal threats against California in the hopes of scuttling the 12 state Paramount/Warner state antitrust lawsuit you know, to "save american movies"dailywire.comTo Save American Movies, I’m Taking California To The Supreme CourtIf you were to ask almost any Iowa family what they have noticed about digital entertainment or “the shows they watch,” they will say that even though there are more streaming services, there are fewe... 1522757
Reposted by Matt JordanKarl Bode @karlbode.com · 25/08/2026apparently putting a racist billionaire in charge of government doesn't result in equitable outcomes? who could have predicted this sort of thingtexastribune.orgLawmakers accuse Texas’ broadband office of favoritismTexas lawmakers accuse the state broadband office of favoritism and sweetheart deals after satellite internet providers received most of the funding. 219842
Reposted by Matt JordanKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Remember -- it's the Democrats who are aligned with communists. 281749295
Reposted by Matt JordanElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 25/08/2026Hollywood mega mergers hurt everyone except the people at the top. If you read one thing about the potential Paramount-Warner Bros. merger, let it be this: www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...hollywoodreporter.comMike Schur: The Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Is Existential for Writers“A market ceases to function when competition disappears. And it’s disappearing,” contends the comedy writer whose credits include 'Saturday Night Live,' 'The Office,' 'Parks and Recreation,' 'Brookly... 421380524
Reposted by Matt JordanJoe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 23/08/2026She's only been a senator for 30 years and only the chair of what's supposed to be one of most important committees Vote her out finally Maine 712930
Reposted by Matt JordanMatt Seybold @mattseybold.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Dependency is the goal. 152852934
Reposted by Matt JordanRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Yet again, the national debt has soared under a Republican president. It now stands at a record $40 trillion. Republicans accuse Democrats of being fiscally irresponsible. But time and again, they create economic messes that Democrats have to clean up. Watch.youtube.comHow Democrats Clean Up the Messes Left by Republicans | Robert ReichRepublicans accuse Democrats of being fiscally irresponsible. But time and again, it’s the Democrats who are forced to c 491012403
Reposted by Matt JordanLee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Please take a moment and read Lara Korte’s last story that she filed for Stars and Stripes published 3 hours ago. Thank you Lara for your professional dedication and journalistic values. www.stripes.com/branches/nav... 6132691267
Matt Jordan @mattjord.bsky.social · 22/08/2026full circle on mass deportationstatic.klipy.comSoylentgreen PeopleALT: Soylentgreen People 000
Reposted by Matt JordanU.S. Press Freedom Tracker @pressfreedomtracker.us · 21/08/2026Jim Rodenbush, the fired adviser to the Bloomington-based Indiana Daily Student newspaper, refiled a First Amendment lawsuit in state court against Indiana State University on Aug. 4.pressfreedomtracker.usIndiana University orders student paper to stop printing after firing adviserAdministrators at Indiana University Bloomington fired the adviser to the Indiana Daily Student on Oct. 14, 2025, and then hours … 14213