Reposted by @mayasmom.bsky.socialUNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 17h🚨 BREAKING: Russian forces bombed a Turkish civilian cargo ship in neutral waters of the Black Sea with attack drones, Zelenskyy reported. 823599
Reposted by @mayasmom.bsky.socialMatthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 17hThis is so unsurprising that the NY Times miscounted the number of Trump press secretaries to join Fox News. Leavitt makes 3, not 2: Kayleigh McEnany is a current host, and Sarah Huckabee Sanders was a Fox contributor between the end of her WH tenure in 2019 and her 2021 run for Arkansas gov. 601090214
Reposted by @mayasmom.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18hSo we needed to start another war in Middle East because of a fictitious claim that a country possessed a weapon of mass destruction? At least we’ve never made that mistake before. bsky.app/profile/atru... 2622389560
Reposted by @mayasmom.bsky.socialScott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 18hTOMORROW: ABC TV goes to court here in DC asking a judge to intervene and halt the Trump Administration's onerous review of ABC TV stations FCC claims review is over diversity hiring at ABC Trump Admin critics accuse FCC of political retribution because of late night jokes 19815268
Reposted by @mayasmom.bsky.socialAndrea LaFlamme @andrealaflamme.bsky.social · 18hEarly voting starts today in Maine! Starting today (through Oct 29) you can vote at your local town office. If you’re already registered to vote, you don’t need to bring anything with you. If you haven’t registered to vote, just bring proof of ID and residency with you to register same day. 319882
Reposted by @mayasmom.bsky.social50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 19hToday is the day! The deadline to register to vote is October 5 in AZ, AR, FL, GA, IN, KY, MS, MT, OH, TN, & TX. Check out all these resources & get prepared. #VotingIsPunk #VoteEarly 8299219
Reposted by @mayasmom.bsky.socialSenator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 19hA year ago, my father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. I feel the burden of caregiving every single day. Recently, I joined 6,000 caregivers and AARP NJ on a town hall about the difficulties of this. We are in this together and I promise to carry your stories with me.jerseyvindicator.orgNew Jersey caregivers share long-term care struggles with Sen. Andy Kim • Jersey VindicatorNearly 6,000 people joined an AARP -NJ virtual town hall focused on caregiving, Medicare and Social Security on Tuesday. 949676
Reposted by @mayasmom.bsky.socialJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 20hWhat will the Court do to us this term? It’s already taken away Roe v. Wade, given Trump a pass from prosecution for January 6, and permitted partisan gerrymanders. How much worse can it get? This term, there are some distinctly unpleasant possibilities. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...joycevance.substack.comThe Week AheadOctober 4, 2026 39941338
Reposted by @mayasmom.bsky.socialMaine Newsroom @mainenewsroom.com · 20h10/5 Mainers can vote early in-person absentee starting TODAY — Monday, October 5th — by going to their town clerk's office during business hours. You can vote early in-person for any reason, and same-day voter registration is available. #maine #MEpolitics 315377
Reposted by @mayasmom.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20hAs bad as Ken Paxton is now on corruption, policy, hyper-partisanship, character, personal life, divisiveness, dishonesty, slavish loyalty to Trump - he will be 10 times worse as a US Senator. 452285469
Reposted by @mayasmom.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19hHow is it not news when the president nods off in public meetings and press conferences dozens of times? If you follow independent media, you see it and know about it. But why hasn’t CBS, NBC or ABC showed a montage of it on their evening news? They simply refuse to ever show it. 788116223176
Reposted by @mayasmom.bsky.socialCovie @covie93.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The people who can't even keep lettuce and eggs safe are 'actively monitoring' the plague outbreak in Russia. 621768495
Reposted by @mayasmom.bsky.socialTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 19hStabs this whole interview with a copy of The Caliban and The Witch. 131056209
Reposted by @mayasmom.bsky.socialKarly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 17hAt risk? The man just says everything’s wonderful no matter what. His credibility went out the window a very long time ago. 1401303252
Reposted by @mayasmom.bsky.socialAida 🇵🇷🇺🇸🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇺🇦🐾🌊🦋🗽💙🐸 @latina4jesusdshw.bsky.social · 23hThis is extortion! This man has no shame whatsoever. #Pinks #USDemocracy 25372194
Reposted by @mayasmom.bsky.socialCarole King @carolekingofficial.bsky.social · 17hThe best way to be sure your vote counts is to vote early and in person. www.vote.org 35643368
Reposted by @mayasmom.bsky.socialCKC Pottery 🇺🇸🇺🇦🪲🐞🌱🍁🍄🟫🌳 @ckcpottery.bsky.social · 17h“hackers broke into the FBI jobs portal and stole information about nearly every FBI employee as well as more than 8,000 state and local law enforcement officers who had worked with the FBI agents. On Saturday, Ken Dilanian and Carol Leonnig of MS NOW reported just how devastating that breach was. 918569
Reposted by @mayasmom.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17hKen Paxton continuing to lay the groundwork to blame Team Trump is he loses. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...politico.comCampaign ‘all coming from DC,’ Paxton says“I don’t control message or what we’re doing,” Texas GOP Senate candidate Ken Paxton said during a small fundraising event in September. 1111074262
Reposted by @mayasmom.bsky.socialI Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 16h“The Trump administration is pursuing deals with allied nations to extend its offensive to land across multiple Latin American countries.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...nbcnews.comU.S. military says latest strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean kills 4The military didn’t provide evidence that the vessel was ferrying drugs. 912159
Reposted by @mayasmom.bsky.socialAmelia Malpas @malpas.bsky.social · 19hThis enrages me so deeply I don't know what to say. Being able to control your body is *the* most basic freedom, one which is necessary for the exercise of all other freedoms possible in a liberal democratic society 34795188
Reposted by @mayasmom.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 18hNEW: Remember when John Oliver opened a church to expose how easy it was to get tax exemptions? This year, ProPublica reporters set out to establish private schools to test if, truly, anyone could open one. We founded two. Here’s how.propublica.orgHow ProPublica Reporters Became Private School Owners in 24 HoursThe reporting experiment demonstrates how easy it can be to open private schools that might then access public money. No credentials or background checks required. 7851972272
Reposted by @mayasmom.bsky.socialPacifistCell @peacefulbrevard.bsky.social · 16hThis is SO COOL! And it's free. Popular Information is releasing PaidForBy.info, a web app that gives you unprecedented insight into who is really sending you mail — and who is paying for it. All you have to do is take a photo of the front and the back of the political mailer and upload it.paidforby.infoWho paid for this?Find out who really paid for political mailers and TV ads. 2269129
Reposted by @mayasmom.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 16h“.. The only major economy that has seen its 10-year bond yield rise more than the U.S. this year is France, where Ed Yardeni says the government there ‘may be on the verge of a full-blown debt crisis.’” 🇫🇷 @kopack.bsky.social 15466145
Reposted by @mayasmom.bsky.socialHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 16hThe white evangelical movement split in the 1970s so those who hated civil rights, especially for women, could boost right-wing Republicans. Talarico is reclaiming the movement for the others, and it is a very different thing indeed. Jimmy Carter v. Jerry Falwell. 781581546
Reposted by @mayasmom.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 16hI spelled out "superpower suicide" in this essay from May 2026. Empires have risen and failed before, but to my knowledge no state has ever chosen to kill its own power, and succeeded with such rapidity. snyder.substack.com/p/on-superpo...snyder.substack.comOn Superpower SuicideAnd the recovery of justice 391181406
Reposted by @mayasmom.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15hThis always happens when we find out the details a few days later on Trump and Nutlick’s Big Announcements. Art of the Deal. 1582605933
Reposted by @mayasmom.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15hI'm proud Public Notice has become a bastion of sanity amidst an ocean of sanewashing, a place left-of-center readers can reliably turn to for deep understanding of what’s happening in the American right. Here's to the next five years!publicnotice.coReflecting on 5 years of Public NoticeAnd a look forward to what’s next. 271773293
Reposted by @mayasmom.bsky.socialAngie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 15hIf you haven’t already registered to vote, today is your last chance! You can still register to vote until 11:59 PM tonight so if you haven't already done so, get on it y'all! Visit AngieNixon.com/vote to learn more about registering to vote! Let’s win this, Florida! #AngieForFlorida 8282134
Reposted by @mayasmom.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 15hAndrew Egger on the moral depravity of Trump: "They buried Pierre Damas Bel on Saturday. That night, Donald Trump came to town to take a victory lap on the policies that killed him."thebulwark.comA Death. A Funeral. And the Trump Rally Down the Block.On the day Springfield held a funeral for Pierre Damas Bel, the president held a rally 25 miles away. We went to both. 525498
Reposted by @mayasmom.bsky.socialSteve the Dog🐾 @stevethedogcivics.bsky.social · 15hIn this episode of @250to250.bsky.social , @mariannbudde.bsky.social explains how the 1969 Stonewall Uprising marked a new chapter in the cause of human freedom. 📽️ @hcrichardson.bsky.social 📺 youtu.be/zI-8pG1uWJo 🐾 Steve #250to250 #WeAreAmerica250 06216
Reposted by @mayasmom.bsky.social"Radical" Russ Belville @radicalruss.com · 17h"Disgraced." Hastert was paying hush money to another man whom he sexually abused as a child when he was the child's wrestling coach. He later admitted to molesting 4 kids. He got 15 months for the financial crimes (served 13); 0 months for the sex crimes, as the statute of limitations expired. 👇🏻 921481
Reposted by @mayasmom.bsky.socialOlga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 15hWhat do they want from Ukraine and what will it take to get it? The NYT’s reporting on Kushner, Witkoff and a proposed Lukoil deal raises questions about business and peace talks. I followed the minerals, investor connections, costs and war risks. www.onestnetwork.com/what-do-they...onestnetwork.comWhat Do They Want From Ukraine and What Will It Take to Get It?The minerals, money and business connections behind the deals; and the distance between access on paper and usable resources. 17324149
Reposted by @mayasmom.bsky.socialScott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 15hNAACP files federal civil lawsuit, asking court to order Justice Dept to turn over records about its "election monitor program" NAACP argues Trump Admin is "searching for evidence related to unfounded claims of widespread voter fraud", rather than "ensuring access for voters" 7807312
Reposted by @mayasmom.bsky.socialG Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 15hinsane that he keeps doubling down on this -- and on the conditional in particular, which polls terribly www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-09-27... 3946297
Reposted by @mayasmom.bsky.socialSherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 15hOhio, today is the last day to register to vote for November’s election. Register online or drop off your voter registration form at your county board of elections office TODAY by 9PM. For more information, head to iwillvote.com/OH.iwillvote.comI Will VoteBe a voter. Find everything you need to vote in your state’s next election. 5279135
Reposted by @mayasmom.bsky.socialDean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 19hIn one month from now Trump will be openly seeking to overturn the Nov 3 results. We all know that is coming. That is why Democratic AGs should announce now that if anyone tries to interfere in their election--including Trump-they will prosecute under state law. Trump can't pardon state crimes! 361394458
Reposted by @mayasmom.bsky.socialHCR HQ @hcrhq.bsky.social · 13hLetters from an American October 4, 2026 Full letter available here: heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p… @hcrichardson.bsky.social 35418
Reposted by @mayasmom.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 13h"Democracy has been hailed as, like, the holy grail for the last couple hundred years, but democracies are inefficient,” said [Zhao]. “If you get a benevolent dictator, it’s actually extremely efficient." Zhao has diligently and effectively pursued commercial relations with Trump's sons.nytimes.comInside a Billionaire’s Paradise With Crypto’s Most Powerful Ex-ConvictChangpeng Zhao, jailed in the United States for a financial crime and pardoned by President Trump, is now living a gilded life in the United Arab Emirates. 3012452
Reposted by @mayasmom.bsky.socialOhio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 14hLouisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill and the AGs in Arkansas and Alabama filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Supreme Court, suing California, Massachusetts and New York to invalidate the so-called “shield laws” that have allowed providers to send abortion medication to people in states with abortion bans.ohiocapitaljournal.comRepublican AGs sue abortion ‘shield law’ states in US Supreme Court • Ohio Capital JournalBATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill and the attorneys general in Arkansas and Alabama filed a lawsuit Tuesday in the U.S. Supreme Court, suing California, Massachusetts and New… 2210150
Reposted by @mayasmom.bsky.socialInternet Archive @archive.org · 14h🏛️ Government information belongs to everyone. Government documents help us understand society, investigate the past, and participate in democracy. 📚 Democracy's Library brings government publications together so they're easier to discover. Start with the record. 👇 archive.org/details/demo... 🧵 329698
Reposted by @mayasmom.bsky.socialRob Sand @robsandia.bsky.social · 14hIt doesn't matter if you have an R or a D behind your name - cancer affects us all in one way or another. It's time we invest in research, early screenings, and take on anyone or anything contributing to this crisis. 320764
Reposted by @mayasmom.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13h“.. the continuing divergence between corporate profits as a percentage of GDP versus compensation.” - Sarmaya Partners substack.com/@sarmayakar?... 13425188
Reposted by @mayasmom.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14hNEW: The Supreme Court on Monday reversed two pro-voter decisions in cases related to Washington’s legislative redistricting, sending them back to a lower court for new proceedings in light of the Court’s decision earlier this year in Louisiana v. Callais. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comWith Voting Rights Act gutted, Supreme Court vacates discrimination finding against Washington mapThe Supreme Court sent two redistricting cases out of Washington back to a lower court for new proceedings in light of its Louisiana v. Callais decision, which gutted Section 2 of the Voting Rights Ac... 26764414
Reposted by @mayasmom.bsky.socialmichnutrish.bsky.social @michnutrish.bsky.social · 13h#VisibilityBrigade #illinois #usa #democracy #economy @maddow.bsky.social @visibilitybrigade.bsky.social @rosaliewong.bsky.social @thegodshow.com @emmatk.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social #midterms #vote #vets #corruption #midterms #war #gas #inflation #vote #fascism #organize #election 09023
Reposted by @mayasmom.bsky.socialLadyCat311🇺🇲 @coffeecat311.bsky.social · 13hIA TUREK for IOWA! I'm Josh Turek. I’m a Democratic state legislator who won a deep red seat, four-time Paralympian, and two-time gold medalist in wheelchair basketball I’m officially the Democratic nominee for Iowa’s open U.S. Senate seat. 😝No to Ashley Hinson! turek4iowa.com/platform/turek4iowa.comPushing for Change | Josh Turek's PlatformJosh Turek is running for U.S. Senate to give Iowans the representation they deserve. Learn more about his campaign here! 217747
Reposted by @mayasmom.bsky.socialKim LaCapria 🧿🌶🤘 @kimlacapria.bsky.social · 14hI keep trying to tell people irl that what they're doing is like if I walked into your house like "you wanna buy my friend's stove for $20? you want their car? $50" 424152
Reposted by @mayasmom.bsky.socialRobert F. W. Whitlock he/him ❌👑 🌍 ☮️ 🌏 ☮️ 🌎 ☮️ @rfww.bsky.social · 14hJosh Turek @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social seems to me like one of the best candidates for senate. 221648
