Reposted by MaxaminaMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 06/10/2026🚨BREAKING: GOP lawyer Cleta Mitchell and convicted election denier Tina Peters are pushing a scheme to have Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick seize voting machines, as part of a broader effort for the Trump administration to interfere with the midterm vote. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comElection deniers Cleta Mitchell and Tina Peters want Trump’s commerce secretary to seize voting machinesThe problem? No federal official can seize control of election administration from the states and counties, who hold the power run elections under the U.S. Constitution. 56951673164
Reposted by MaxaminaAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026Troy Jackson: "As late as 2024, the FBI was circling around Sen. Collins ... then when President Trump came back, his administration dismantled the investigation. Now she votes with Donald Trump 96% of the time. Look, I don't owe Donald Trump nothing." 13583232200
Reposted by MaxaminaWilliam B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 30/09/2026remember: it saved no net money, social services US citizens are getting cut, and left the US in a weaker place geopolitically. none of the debates about fiscal responsibility, obligation to US citizens first, or 'hard choices' actually apply. they're all bullshit. killed people for nothing at all. 443847913
Reposted by MaxaminaAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/10/2026Trump ignores a question about "what did mean when you said 'let them take out Los Angeles and San Diego?'" 2672631775
Reposted by MaxaminaMike Levin @mikelevin.org · 23hDaily reminder that Trump and Republican leadership are spending billions of your tax dollars on military operations against Iran that Congress never authorized, expanding Stephen Miller’s mass deportation agenda, and 34515
Reposted by MaxaminaChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 23hHow do I know Hegseth’s order to deny access to bases to members of Congress is about a cover up, not about safety? Because I asked for a military briefing at the embassy as a substitute and was told the policy prohibited military leaders in the region from even talking to me. 9530291081
Maxamina @maxamina.bsky.social · 04/10/2026A year from now, Krysten Sinema will be dating Kristi Noem’s ex husband. 000
Maxamina @maxamina.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Today show anchor just referred to “CEO killer” when announcing an upcoming segment about Luigi Magione. 000
Reposted by MaxaminaScott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Trump's ICE prisons are funding nine Republicans for Senate. A judge kept Georgia's Social Security numbers from him. His Powell smear died in 120 pages. 30,000 prison workers got their union back. Friday.dworkinsubstack.comTrump Fills The ICE Prisons. The Prison Companies Fund Nine GOP Senate Candidates.Every name, from the filings nobody added up. Also: Georgia’s voters, Jerome Powell, and 30,000 prison workers all beat Trump this week. 510062
Reposted by MaxaminaScott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Nenko Gantchev died in GEO Group's Michigan detention center. GEO's PAC sent Mike Rogers a check for his Senate run. Ten weeks apart, in that order. Rogers kept it. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-fill... 38346
Maxamina @maxamina.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Unfuckingbelievable. I’m shocked he’s not calling them the Trump Kennedy Honors. The Kennedy Center Honors Will Be Held at Capital One Arena www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/a...nytimes.comThe Kennedy Center Honors Will Be Held at Capital One ArenaThe center is moving its marquee event off site as it pushes for court approval of a plan to close its main building for a two-year renovation project. 010
Maxamina @maxamina.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I’m sure this never happened, this will morph over the next few weeks into tearing down the Oval Office. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...yahoo.comTearing down the Oval Office? Trump says he rejected Secret Service planAs far wrecking balls go, President Donald Trump draws the line at the Oval Office. 000
Reposted by MaxaminaMohamed A. El-Erian @elerianm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The IMF issuing a statement to reassure the public that bond markets are "functioning in an orderly manner" is highly unusual—and risks raising more questions than it answers. #economy #markets #bonds #yields 25482119
Reposted by MaxaminaRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The U.S. owes $40 trillion in debt. Everyone has an opinion about why. But there’s one question you almost never hear asked: Who’s actually getting paid? 23477443091
Reposted by MaxaminaRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026On this day in 1994, the Clinton administration's heathcare reform plan was declared "dead" by Congress. Over 30 years later, the US is still the only industrialized country without universal healthcare. This should be a national outrage. 701199785974
Reposted by MaxaminaPBS News @pbsnews.org · 25/09/2026A rapid surge in the price of diesel fuel is straining businesses and threatening to raise costs across the economy. Here's what Americans told us about how high diesel prices are affecting them and their businesses. 2318880
Reposted by MaxaminaJames Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026"The NIH is the largest funder of biomedical research on the planet, and its $47 billion budget is larger than that of the next 10 research funders combined." This underscores my big problem with Gorsuch's concurrence in Slaughter. arstechnica.com/science/2026...arstechnica.comRussel Vought will reportedly be given veto power over all NIH grantsPending move comes over the objections of the NIH director. 34627
Reposted by MaxaminaRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026“I simply do not want to see innocent children being detained. Prisons are not a place for innocent children...” “We need to go to these board meetings... to all our other meetings, our city council. We need to be in all these spaces and insist upon being heard.” veritenews.org/2026/09/22/o...veritenews.orgOpponents of Alexandria ICE detention facility hold community forum - Verite News New OrleansThe England Authority Board of Commissioners is slated to discuss the planned ICE detention facility at a meeting on Thursday. 231907619
Maxamina @maxamina.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Govt. programs that spend tax dollars on helping people are the best. Proof it can be done and in less than a year. 000
Maxamina @maxamina.bsky.social · 26/09/2026He’s blocking CNN because he knows the new owners won’t sue once they take over. So, it will look like he successfully blocked them or settled with them, forcing them to change heir reporting about him. White House Blocks CNN From Air Force One www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/b...nytimes.comWhite House Blocks CNN From Covering Trump’s Trip to TennesseeCNN won’t be able to join President Trump on a Saturday trip to Tennessee. He had banned CNN and two other news outlets from the White House, but a court order on Thursday restored their access. 010
Reposted by MaxaminaMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 25/09/2026New Yorkers, a storm is arriving today. Don't travel if you don't have to. Never drive or walk through floodwater. Call 911 if you are in danger, and report nonemergency issues to 311. Look out for one another and stay safe. 17595281974
Reposted by MaxaminaAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 26/09/2026Amazing detail in this @wsj article about Kimberly Guilfoyle, US ambassador to Greece: she told a Greek minister, in a conversation about the collapse of the Romanian government,“We can do that to any country we want. We can do that here." www.wsj.com/articles/kim...wsj.comThe Mystery Man Shadowing Kimberly Guilfoyle as She Pushes Deals Across EuropeChristos Marafatsos works as an energy lobbyist while also closely advising the U.S. ambassador to Greece. 33136881889
Reposted by MaxaminaMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 25/09/2026🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court GRANTS People Not Politicians stay application, ordering the 2022 map to be in effect for the midterms! A victory for Elias Law Group, our clients People Not Politicians and Richard von Glahn, and the people of Missouri. www.democracydocket.com/cases/missou...democracydocket.com🚨Onder v. MissouriLearn more here. 313144823483
Reposted by MaxaminaRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.theintercept.comDoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam 6584021111827
Reposted by MaxaminaMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens — the latest snafu in the department’s attempts to uncover illegal voters across the country. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comDHS noncitizen voter claims unravel in Nevada as state confirms flagged voters are citizensNevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens. 695155526369
Reposted by MaxaminaHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 26/09/2026They warned us Mamdani would impose Sharia law. Instead, he unleashed the real threat: line dancing in Bryant Park. 1370303786649
Reposted by MaxaminaMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I hope Zohran Mamdani thanked Benjamin Netanyahu for his UN speech, which only made Mamdani more likable. Even a gift basket would be nice. 244121502115
Maxamina @maxamina.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Photo Credit NYTimes Are you kidding me? Soldiers in costumes?!! 000
Maxamina @maxamina.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Guess what else tax payers are paying for? 100s of Mil to ‘redo’ the recently refurbished Dept. of Education building that is now being taken over by the Dept. of Energy. Where is congress?? 000
Reposted by MaxaminaNPR @npr.org · 24/09/2026Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren asked Trump officials to explain why the Census Bureau's parent agency cut a ban on political interference from its scientific integrity policy, as NPR first reported. n.pr/4d56tVLn.prWarren demands Trump officials explain removing a ban on interference in census dataDemocratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren asked Trump officials to explain why the Census Bureau's parent agency cut a ban on political interference from its scientific integrity policy, as NPR first reported. 7492136
Reposted by MaxaminaNPR @npr.org · 24/09/2026A federal judge's ruling restored CNN, MS Now and Politico's access to the White House. Gabe Rottman says better procedure alone may not resolve the broader First Amendment fight. n.pr/4ydcEj0n.pr 1114922
Reposted by MaxaminaNPR @npr.org · 24/09/2026The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opened Tuesday in Los Angeles – a $1 billion "temple to the people's art" courtesy of Star Wars creator George Lucas. n.pr/4rrECFcn.pr'Nerd Heaven'? George Lucas's new museum opens, but it's not just about 'Star Wars'The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opened Tuesday in Los Angeles – a $1 billion "temple to the people's art" courtesy of Star Wars creator George Lucas. 615427
Reposted by MaxaminaMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 24/09/2026🚨BREAKING: The California Supreme Court ruled that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco violated state law when he seized roughly 650,000 ballots from last year’s special redistricting election after pursuing debunked claims of a massive ballot discrepancy. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comCalifornia Supreme Court orders GOP sheriff to return seized ballots, affirms state’s power over local law enforcementThe twin rulings stand to make it significantly harder for local law enforcement to create election chaos and use unsubstantiated fraud claims to seize ballots outside California’s established electio... 802134234221
Reposted by MaxaminaThe Onion @theonion.com · 24/09/2026Dog Can’t Believe Guy She Hooked Up With 10 Years Ago Now Head Of FBI theonion.com/dog-cant-believe-guy-s… 313174893324
Reposted by MaxaminaPeggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Talarico wants data centers to pay for their own grid upgrades, recycle their water, create real jobs, & get a community's consent before moving in. Paxton took nearly $500,000 from the industry. Texans want a senator who fights for them. That's why we will have a #BlueWaveIn40Days 231116583523
Reposted by Maxaminablondie013.bsky.social @blondie013.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Fosters are desperately needed to save NYCACC dogs and puppies. Fostering is All Expenses Covered. If interested in adopting or fostering please check out: @notthesameone2.bsky.social @morgfairsdogs.bsky.social @princesskim.bsky.social You can DM them for info and applications. PLEASE REPOST 6749681216
Reposted by MaxaminaMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026This aired just the once in 1998 on the live SNL show for which McKay wrote it. It was effectively banned as it never aired again. I wonder why. MEDIA-OPOLY 258144046832
Reposted by MaxaminaRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026This warning from David Letterman to the media from just a year ago feels sadly too relevant today. He is right: You can't appease a tyrant. 260164475560
Reposted by MaxaminaJoaquin Castro @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Breaking: ICE shot and injured a man in Austin, Texas, earlier today. Trump has allowed ICE to flood our streets and put our communities in harms way again and again and Governor Abbott is complicit every time. I am demanding the body camera footage and full accountability.statesman.comICE agent shoots and wounds person in North Austin, officials sayAn ICE agent shot and wounded a person Sunday in North Austin, according to three state and local officials. 24357179
Reposted by MaxaminaMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Congratulations to Mellody & George on the opening of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art! 18 years in the making, it is 5-stories high, filled with some of the greatest artwork, props & memorabilia you'll ever see. An instant Los Angeles LANDMARK Thanks (again), George!!! 428197262854
Reposted by MaxaminaThe Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 19/09/2026The Kennedy Center crowd is singing America The Beautiful. This is what democracy looks like. 453244636017
Maxamina @maxamina.bsky.social · 20/09/2026“Right now, the U.S. government is paying $3 billion a day to cover the interest on the country’s debt. That is happening as demand for new government debt — Treasury bonds, bills, and notes — is going down. Yields on 30-year bonds are at a 19-year high.” -Marketplace.org 001
Reposted by MaxaminaMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19/09/2026So notoriously anti-LGBTQ Lauren Boebert had a sexual relationship with a woman on her staff and then paid her hundreds of thousands of dollars to keep quiet? Republican hypocrisy is so shameless.rawstory.comLauren Boebert accused of sex with three staffers in complaint alleging $200K hush paymentAn explosive sworn complaint filed with the House Ethics Committee alleges Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) carried on a sexual relationship with her district director in the office, in a car and in campaig... 48749021697
Reposted by MaxaminaProf Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Exxon is now expecting a 2.5 - 3C rise by 2050 But says f*ck you - we are just going to keep right on sucking up as much gas and oil as we can Because even though we know what's coming, we really don't give a sh*t www.reuters.com/business/ene...reuters.comExxon raises 2050 global emissions forecast, sees slower coal declineThe world is at risk of falling behind in efforts to reduce carbon emissions by 2050, ExxonMobil said in its annual energy outlook published on Thursday, as the burning of coal could decline at a slo... 15922571156
Reposted by MaxaminaClayton Tucker @claytontuckertx.com · 19/09/2026The greedy few want us fighting each other so we don’t fight them. City or country, red or blue, working Texans have more in common with each other than we ever will with the monopolists rigging our economy. It’s time to unite and break their grip. 17556891814
Reposted by MaxaminaMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19/09/2026Justin Wolfers: “What we have is a carnival barker as president, a reality TV show… a fake sort of boxer, a bloke who spends his life just provoking others because provocation yields attention.” 642884760