Max Wilson @maxwilson.bsky.social · 9hSounds like another pay for play. What mega corp was he using taxpayer dollars for favors? 021
Reposted by Max WilsonJason Leopold @jasonleopold.bsky.social · 02/10/2026NEW FOIA Files newsletter is out! Pam Bondi’s Secret DOJ Email Address Revealed The former AG used an email alias during her tenure. It’s a long-standing DOJ practice that can interfere with the public’s ability to access records through the #FOIA www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...bloomberg.comPam Bondi’s Secret DOJ Email Address RevealedThe former attorney general used an email alias during her tenure. It’s a long-standing DOJ practice that can interfere with the public’s ability to access records through the FOIA. 29556
Reposted by Max WilsonCREW @citizensforethics.org · 02/10/2026President Trump tried to unilaterally cancel funds for programs supporting refugees and asylees, minority business development and housing counseling assistance. That's not allowed. We lay out what you need to know about Trump's "pocket rescissions":citizensforethics.orgThree things you need to know about Trump’s “pocket rescission” proposal - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in WashingtonTrump's proposed so-called “pocket rescission,” which attempts to claw back $810 million in funds appropriated by Congress, is illegal. 59742
Reposted by Max WilsonMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 02/10/2026NEW EPISODE: Weeks before the midterms, election deniers on Georgia's election board quietly asked Trump's DOJ to intervene. I break down the excuses in the letter and why it fits Trump's long obsession with controlling how Georgia's votes are counted. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwoR...youtube.comTrump is Coming for Georgia's Vote CountYouTube video by Democracy Docket 22910435
Reposted by Max WilsonMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/10/2026🚨BREAKING: Tarrant County voters filed an emergency lawsuit Friday accusing Republican county officials of intentionally making it harder for Black and Hispanic residents to vote by eliminating dozens of Election Day polling places. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comTarrant County voters sue to block GOP polling site cuts targeting minority votersThe lawsuit comes a month after the GOP-controlled Tarrant County Commissioners Court approved the cuts in a 3-2 vote despite intense opposition from residents and the court’s two Democratic commissio... 8650782034
Reposted by Max Wilsonemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026WaPo reports that Trump is stealing money again, this time money appropriated for (among others) Eastern Europe and sending it to Latin America. But I think stealing $$ from Iraq is just as important. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec... 10354125
Reposted by Max Wilsonemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Stealing money specifically appropriated for Slovakia and North Macedonia FEELS like a favor to Putin. Stealing money specifically appropriated for Iraq -- from which we've withdrawn a SECOND major base in the Middle East -- feels like a favor to Putin's allies in Iran. 116045
Max Wilson @maxwilson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I made my momma’s Chicken Potpie. I haven’t eaten flour in over 2 years. It was flaky, and the sautéed onions added just the right flavor in the creamy goodness. Family loved it. 010
Reposted by Max WilsonMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/10/2026🚨BREAKING: The Trump administration illegally changed a form used by overseas voters to register and request mail ballots just weeks before the midterms, Democrats argue in a new lawsuit filed Thursday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comTrump admin quietly changed overseas voter form at 11th hour to disenfranchise Democrats, lawsuit saysThe change is part of a Republican plan to make it more difficult to vote or outright disenfranchise a bloc of voters viewed as more inclined to vote Democratic, the DNC lawsuit argues. 9435552012
Reposted by Max WilsonDemocracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 01/10/2026NEW: We just got another win in court! This is a de facto innovation ban – and stopping it delivers relief to employers, workers, and communities across the country. 17819
Reposted by Max WilsonCREW @citizensforethics.org · 01/10/2026FEC commissioners have been using their unlawfully high standard to turn a blind eye to obvious law breaking, letting over a billion dollars in illegal dark money flood elections. A court may now finally correct that error. Read more here: www.citizensforethics.org/legal-action...citizensforethics.orgCREW sues to challenge the FEC’s dismissal of dark money scheme complaint - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in WashingtonThe FEC should have investigated a scheme to launder $5 million in dark money to influence the 2020 Senate elections in Georgia. 16920
Max Wilson @maxwilson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026static.klipy.comCute Baby's Evil SmirkALT: Cute Baby's Evil Smirk 000
Max Wilson @maxwilson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026static.klipy.comCute Baby's Evil SmirkALT: Cute Baby's Evil Smirk 000
Reposted by Max WilsonJosh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 30/09/2026@ADAMLIPTAK GETS RESULTS: After repeatedly delaying an appeal aimed at releasing Special Counsel Jack Smith's report on Trump's handling of classified docs at Mar-a-Lago, 11th Circuit moves up the arguments from January to Nov. 2 14505131
Reposted by Max Wilsonemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Great news, everyone! We own Andrii Derkach's Beverly Hills' condo. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 1313219
Reposted by Max Wilsonauntyr.bsky.social @auntyr.bsky.social · 28/09/2026You know what? I have absolutely no problem posting this. I hope it follows them for years. 17320741169
Reposted by Max WilsonKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Outrage erupted this weekend after a lawsuit was filed by a young woman against Cornell University & several defendants alleging she was gang raped at a fraternity. I explain the law, provide the facts, & discuss why it’s important the local DA now reopens the case: youtu.be/ZzKWgFvqEEo?...youtu.beDISTURBING Cornell ASSAULT Investigation REOPENED After BOMBSHELL New LAWSUIT!!YouTube video by Katie Phang 13746091466
Reposted by Max WilsonMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It's inconceivable to me how someone who lost in a free & fair election can incite an angry mob to attack his own government, (the very definition of treason) & be allowed to run for any office ever again. 873298888742
Reposted by Max WilsonAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort." 694279309545
Reposted by Max WilsonScott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Jack Smith: “it’s inconceivable to me how you can pardon people who beat police officers… and then vilify the officers” 299214105947
Reposted by Max WilsonSecrets and Laws @secretsandlaws.bsky.social · 29/09/2026🚨Exclusive🚨: I have exculpatory evidence in what is easily the dumbest congressional oversight episode of the year...maybe the decade. I was at the Iowa v. MD game & just looked at my pics & sure enough, someone who looks like Jack Smith is sitting in Sec 109, Row 1. Complete & total vindication! 371222222
Reposted by Max WilsonCREW @citizensforethics.org · 29/09/2026Rather than use its immense platform to issue an *actual* informative public service announcement addressing Americans’ pressing needs, the White House is using a government-funded PSA as a veneer to spread partisan propaganda.execfunctions.orgThe Illegality of Trump’s Taxpayer-Funded “Public Service Announcements”Any consequences will likely depend on Congress 1349
Reposted by Max WilsonCREW @citizensforethics.org · 29/09/2026The White House recently released another ad in a series of videos that it calls “public service announcements.” It’s yet another example of the Trump administration illegally using federal funds and authority as a tool of partisan electoral politics and retribution. 37128
Reposted by Max WilsonAnthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This is a human rights abuse worthy of prosecution under intentional law. Minimally, they should be impeached and removed for this alone. 15493160
Reposted by Max WilsonKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 29/09/2026NEW: We launched this tracker in May, when ICE's detentions had been rejected about 10,000 times by federal courts. It's doubled in less than five months. See and sort the latest numbers, plus read the rulings. www.politico.com/news/2026/05... 5353161
Reposted by Max WilsonJosh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 29/09/2026NEW: At rare en banc argument, DC Circuit seems inclined to let Judge Boasberg resume his contempt inquiry re the deportations to CECOT in El Salvador last year. Also, judges question whether Trump admin is making Kristi Noem a 'sacirifical lamb' www.politico.com/news/2026/09...politico.comAppeals court seems likely to let Boasberg’s contempt probe continue 38131
Max Wilson @maxwilson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I do see a dirtbag. It certainly is not Jack Smith. Eric Schlep, I mean Schitt, I mean the dirtbag from Montana. 000
Reposted by Max WilsonDemocracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 28/09/2026The wife of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly has a “heavy hand” in national defense decisions — without holding an appointed or employed position at DoD. We’re suing to uncover the administration’s attempt to hide documents that would reveal the extent of her role. 912946
Reposted by Max WilsonCREW @citizensforethics.org · 28/09/2026YOU CAN'T USE TAXPAYER FUNDS ON PROPAGANDA YOU CAN'T USE TAXPAYER FUNDS ON PROPAGANDA YOU CAN'T USE TAXPAYER FUNDS ON PROPAGANDAyoutube.comEthics expert: President Trump spent taxpayer funds on ‘political propaganda’YouTube video by ABC News 213453
Max Wilson @maxwilson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026My fav. Always gives me chills. youtu.be/T0zROagSE7U?...youtu.beI've Been Loving You Too LongYouTube video by Otis Redding - Topic 001
Reposted by Max WilsonRandall Eliason @rdeliason.bsky.social · 26/09/202620 years ago, Bush fired several U.S. Attorneys for failing to pursue election fraud cases against Democrats. It was a major scandal that led to a special counsel and multiple resignations. When Trump's DOJ threatened to do the same thing, it barely registered. www.sidebarsblog.com/p/doj-report...sidebarsblog.comDOJ Reportedly Threatens to Fire Prosecutors Who Decline Voter Fraud CasesAn update to an old Republican playbook 16733
Reposted by Max WilsonLawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Supreme Court allows Trump to use expanded federal database that would allow states to check on voters' citizenship status, although impact limited ahead of the election: www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...nbcnews.comSupreme Court allows Trump administration to use expanded database for potential voter purgesCritics have said the data could lead to U.S. citizens being kicked off the voter rolls, but the justices noted the law prohibits broad voter purges in the weeks leading up to an election. 41714
Reposted by Max WilsonLSAClassOf2000 @lsaclassof2000.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I've heard this story before. He worked for former Michigan Congressman Dick Chrysler, who owned a business in Brighton that did aftermarket upgrades to mostly Chrysler brands, so he basically did sunroofs and convertible tops for K-cars and the odd LeBaron. It was not a union shop, as I recall. 56718
Reposted by Max WilsonAmi Fields-Meyer @fieldsmeyer.com · 25/09/2026Dr. Oz is on my flight right now. He is sitting in the very first seat, front row. I saw him get on the plane. So when I stepped off the jetway onto the plane I approached him and put my hand out. What the man in charge of healthcare for the people on the very margins of society said…was revealing 29644991335
Reposted by Max WilsonBrandi Buchman @brandibuchman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026apnews.com/article/ice-...apnews.comAP Exclusive: ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal ordersU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding most detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, in a move that has made it harder for lawyers an... 13424
Reposted by Max WilsonJameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Judges should award attorneys fees to media defendants in cases like this. The case is frivolous and it is transparently an effort to chill reporting protected by the First Amendment, as the NYT’s lawyers say. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/b...nytimes.comFlorida Files Lawsuit Against The New York Times 13810
Reposted by Max WilsonRoger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 25/09/2026To be clear, Mr. Attorney General, the 1st Cir struck down your policy after full adversary briefing on 9/18. Rather than seek clarification on whether it took effect immediately, you tried to fly still more people to 3d countries so it would be too late for them. On 9/23 it found out & stopped you. 17818254
Reposted by Max WilsonRandall Eliason @rdeliason.bsky.social · 25/09/2026My latest on Sidebars: DOJ reportedly threatened to fire prosecutors who decline voter fraud cases. 20 years ago, the Bush DOJ fired U.S. Attorneys for failing to pursue voter fraud cases against Democrats. Republicans are running plays from an old playbook. www.sidebarsblog.com/p/doj-report...sidebarsblog.comDOJ Reportedly Threatens to Fire Prosecutors Who Decline Voter Fraud CasesAn update to an old Republican playbook 01910
Reposted by Max WilsonCREW @citizensforethics.org · 25/09/2026Since Trump was re-elected in 2024, the Trump Organization has announced plans for 13 new international developments, essentially doubling the number of owned and branded foreign properties in the Trump Org's portfolio.citizensforethics.orgThe Trump Organization has announced 13 foreign developments since Trump won back the presidency - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in WashingtonCREW is tracking all the foreign projects that the Trump Organization has announced since Trump became a candidate for president in 2022. 77437
Reposted by Max Wilsonemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Reupping for the EU crowd. Trump's DOJ is going to try to veto a DSA judgement against Elon, basically forcing the EU to adhere to US pro-Nazi social media policies. 6221108
Reposted by Max WilsonZoe Tillman @zoetillman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The rule changes the State Dept has proposed aren't final yet. They'll be formally published in the Federal Register 30 days after Congress got notice this week, and then there will be another 30 days for public comment 1255
Reposted by Max WilsonZoe Tillman @zoetillman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026DOJ alerted a judge that the State Dept. notified Congress about expanding access to passport records for "voter eligibility" uses, but didn't share full details. Bloomberg obtained the doc, which IDs users as fed/state/local gov't agencies as well as non-profits www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comUS Seeks to Expand Access to Passport Records for Voter ChecksThe US State Department is moving to give state and local officials, as well as potentially some nonprofit organizations, access to passport records to verify voters’ citizenship. 56140