Reposted by Katherine McNamarajamelle @jamellebouie.net · 7hright. this isn’t a somber public execution to show people what it means for the state to murder someone. this is a celebration of violence for its own sake. the fact that the nidal hasan is helpless and infirm is no doubt part of the appeal. bsky.app/profile/spir... 512418245
Reposted by Katherine McNamarajamelle @jamellebouie.net · 7hi am genuinely shocked by the psychotic bloodthirst on display with hegseth 2615957544
Reposted by Katherine McNamaraJamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social · 7hOssoff's superpower is that he correctly thinks his opponent is a contemptible piece of shit and he is willing to explain why in clear and direct language. bsky.app/profile/atru... 211970458
Reposted by Katherine McNamaraThe Intercept @theintercept.com · 7hA member of Congress at the scene confirmed to The Intercept that there was a child in victim's car when ICE agents shot at it.theintercept.comICE Agent on Scene of NYC Shooting Was Posing as Construction Worker, Eyewitness SaysA member of Congress at the scene confirmed to The Intercept that there was a child in the victim’s car when ICE agents shot at it. 713588
Reposted by Katherine McNamaraSpencer Reynolds @sreynolds.bsky.social · 7hICE agents have shot yet another person in the street, this time a man in his car in the Bronx while his small child sat in the backseat. www.reuters.com/world/us/per...reuters.comNew York City man shot in car with child present by ICE agents, mayor saysUS Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents shot and wounded a man on Thursday in his car with a child present in the vehicle in the Bronx borough of New York City, according to the mayor, city po... 13211132
Reposted by Katherine McNamaraNEH Union - AFGE L3403 @nehafge3403.bsky.social · 08/10/2026For 20 years, the National Endowment for the Humanities had a partnership with #NSF to support Documenting Endangered Languages, preserving at-risk languages. That program was located in the #SBE directorate. When #NEH was gutted last year, so too was the program. We stand w/ our NSF colleagues. 098
Reposted by Katherine McNamaraNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I spoke to @kattenbarge.bsky.social about the media coverage of “inconsistencies” in Jane Doe’s case, as well as my own experience with USA Today misusing my words in a story smearing her. As always, Kat understands the way victims are punished from coming forward. This article is a must-read.spitfirenews.comDebunking the smear campaign against the Cornell Jane DoeAuthorities, media outlets, and pundits are lying about this woman. But only her credibility is getting judged. 225398
Reposted by Katherine McNamaraJulie K. Brown @jkbjournalist.bsky.social · 08/10/2026NEW: Maybe it's time to take a good look at all these deaths in the Epstein-Trump orbit. jkbjournalist.substack.com/p/dead-men-t...jkbjournalist.substack.comDead men tell no Epstein-Trump talesWhen witnesses, whistleblowers and accusers die, it’s time to look at whether they have anything in common. Here is a list of some of the recent deaths. 10437991520
Reposted by Katherine McNamaramtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The "SI" thing is was intended to provoke this exact sort of sniveling response from the courtiers, to train the oligarchs to humiliate themselves for Trump so they'll do it again later when it really matters. 1193057537
Reposted by Katherine McNamaraJoshua Failé @joshuafaile.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The President of the United States, in front of a crowd of his supporters, during a televised rally, admits to a Quid Pro Quo pardon, which is a felony and impeachable offence. And absolutely nothing will happen, because his party, which controls congress, are fascist collaborators and sycophants. 482309647
Reposted by Katherine McNamaraScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 08/10/2026After trial, an Ecuadorean judge declares 32 sailors on ships that were attacked by the US Navy—which accused them of being drug traffickers—innocent on all charges, finding that there was no material evidence to support the accusations against them.ahora.com.peJueza de Ecuador declara inocentes a 32 tripulantes de barcos bombardeados por EE.UU.Una jueza de Ecuador declaró inocentes a 32 tripulantes de dos embarcaciones bombardeadas por EE.UU. Es el primero de tres juicios que involucran a 88 personas. 4245119
Reposted by Katherine McNamaraAnthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 08/10/2026He will still be president… 561729228
Reposted by Katherine McNamaraJan-Werner Mueller @jwmueller-pu.bsky.social · 08/10/2026'Fukuyama has produced a book emblematic of a “centrism” still proudly fighting the last brushfires of the twentieth century long after the wildfires of the twenty-first have swept by them...'newrepublic.comFrancis Fukuyama’s Failures of ImaginationAs he looks back on a life in ideas, he is able to see the flaws in his system. But he cannot take seriously the type of politics that might address them. 0255
Reposted by Katherine McNamaraCas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 08/10/2026This is horrible and infuriating.phoenixnewtimes.comCongressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signsEmbarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. A Phoenix New Times exclusive. 03910
Reposted by Katherine McNamaraScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Trump wants to remind you that felonies can be fun! He's committed 92 of them, and garnered 34 convictions—so far. bsky.app/profile/atru... 13411
Reposted by Katherine McNamaraAsawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Marjory Wentworth, Springfield area activist & G92 faith group member, tells me tonight: “I have to wonder about the timing and location - the same day of the funeral for Pierre Damas Bal in Springfield. This young man was a victim of Trump's cruel policies, & the rally dishonors Pierre's memory &… 114349
Reposted by Katherine McNamaraCiara Torres-Spelliscy @profciara.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The Special Prosecutor to the Supreme Court: "the grand jury voted unanimously with 19 members concurring that the course of events in the formation and continuation of the conspiracy was such that President Nixon, among a number of others, should be identified as an unindicted co-conspirator..." 👀⚖️ 02110
Reposted by Katherine McNamaraCiara Torres-Spelliscy @profciara.bsky.social · 04/10/2026This quote👇🏾 is from Special Counsel Leon Jaworski the oral argument in United States v. Nixon (better known as the Nixon White House tapes case) in 1974. ⚖️ www.oyez.org/cases/1973/7...oyez.org{{meta.pageTitle}}{{meta.description}} 0133
Reposted by Katherine McNamara🇨🇦 thimbles.bsky.social 🇨🇦 @thimbles.bsky.social · 03/10/2026As @bluegal.bsky.social might say, "Say polarization one more g-dddamn time!" It appears people are catching on to this polarization cop out that @jamellebouie.net makes work of in this video: youtu.be/gwW90Xrfon4 containing real @driftglass.bsky.social vibes.youtu.beForget about "polarization"; the real problem with American politics is the radicalized right-wingYouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie 2156
Reposted by Katherine McNamaraDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 04/10/2026It’s a federal crime to send armed federal agents to the polls. So why does the Trump administration keep suggesting it? “The answer is … Donald Trump wants to, to use his words, cheat like hell,” Marc Elias says. This isn't over. Stay close: demdock.com/3T3Owjg 14714260
Reposted by Katherine McNamaraEric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 03/10/2026JUST POSTED: Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have pushed a multibillion oil deal with Russia as part of peace talks that will bring profits to their family business partners. A new front for Trump-era conflicts of interest. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...nytimes.comU.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter... 24730661799
Reposted by Katherine McNamaraemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026In Ending Case against Davey Hearn, Judge Declares: No Crime Was Committed emptywheel.net/2026/10/01/j...emptywheel.netIn Ending Case against Davey Hearn, Judge Declares: No Crime Was Committed - emptywheelIn dismissing the case against Davey Hearn with prejudice, Judge Todd Edelman pointed to the risk posed by Donald Trump's ongoing threats as the harm that requires dismissal with prejudice. 421960
Reposted by Katherine McNamaraKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026As for the "revisionist" part, that's fine. 633723
Reposted by Katherine McNamaraKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This guy got a law degree from Harvard and became a White House Fellow reporting to Egil Fucking Krogh (head of the Plumbers). After Watergate he spent an entire lifetime in the insurance industry before deciding to redeem Richard Nixon's legacy, publishing a hackish book with (of course) Regnery 856158
Reposted by Katherine McNamaraKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Please, for the love of God, can the media stop calling random cranks who write fan fiction about their personal heroes in the past "historians." 1422563566
Reposted by Katherine McNamaraFactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A surveillance tech company is pushing police departments to add facial recognition software to Flock cameras. 53720
Reposted by Katherine McNamaraBrian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Procedural hardball is disruptive, but makes perfect sense from a radical perspective. The whole question is whether there’s a good basis for radicalization. Given [gestures everywhere] the answer’s clearly yes. www.offmessage.net/p/the-new-ra...offmessage.netThe New RadicalsDemocrats need to be the uncompromising ones now. 1011343
Reposted by Katherine McNamaraIan Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026To speed up mass deportations, the Trump administration didn't just launch raids—it stripped $200M+ from nonprofit legal aid groups, bringing them to the brink of collapse. Here’s how immigrant legal defense barely survived the campaign to kneecap them:motherjones.comFirst Trump came for immigrants. Then he came for their lawyers.How legal aid groups survived the administration's attacks—barely. 313189
Reposted by Katherine McNamaraTim Mak @timkmak.bsky.social · 30/09/2026You're probably seeing daily footage of explosions, fires and casualties in Kyiv. Footage that doesn't look like it's coming out of a European capital. I'm going live with Ryan McBeth on why Kyiv looks like a frontline city and if Russia's strategy is working. 12pm ET / 5pm BST Tune in live:open.substack.comLIVE SOON: Why Kyiv looks like a frontline cityStarting Sep 30 at 12:00 PM EDT 13817
Reposted by Katherine McNamaraThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Ummmm… 44522218
Reposted by Katherine McNamaraGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The incompetence is off the charts.comicsands.comMAGA Senator Ripped After Confusing Basketball Teams In Embarrassing Attempt To Link Jack Smith And Fani Willis During Senate Hearing 69898129
Reposted by Katherine McNamaraGovernor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 30/09/2026America has faced challenges like AI before — we survived by building a system of federal oversight and regulation as well as international agreements. President Trump and Speaker Johnson, the world is watching. March us toward the summit, not the chasm.contrariannews.orgMarch Us Toward the Summit, Not the ChasmBy Governor JB Pritzker 20570126
Reposted by Katherine McNamaraJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-... 119115962877
Reposted by Katherine McNamaraTimothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 30/09/2026(I think it's remarkable only in that it took this long; some of us were arguing this was a worthwhile tack some time ago, though perhaps it took us getting to the level of "neighbors getting kidnapped off the street by feds" for normal people to realize it was happening) 6714
Reposted by Katherine McNamaraGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026CODA: @mattgertz.bsky.social catches Rs revving up the old migrant caravan again. This makes it more urgent for Dems to speak to the fact that immigrants are getting viciously demonized and subjected to cruelty/injustice all around us. Let's not get inured to it: www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox...mediamatters.orgFox News is running its midterms migrant caravan playbook again 21624147
Reposted by Katherine McNamaraGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026“Most Americans are pro-immigrant,” Talarico says. “Throughout US history, immigrants have always made us richer and stronger.” Trump's barbarities have opened the way to a new consensus. Talarico is giving voice to it in moral language that Dems can learn from. 5/5 newrepublic.com/article/2160... 7908145
Reposted by Katherine McNamaraGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Talarico has an immigration plan that in its broad strokes is very humane and pro-immigrant. He says our border should be like a "front porch" with a "lock" and a "welcome mat." Both of those are important. The "welcome mat" in his plan deserves more attention. 4/ newrepublic.com/article/2160... 7833136
Reposted by Katherine McNamaraGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I've obtained new data showing that in 3 House districts in South Texas, big majorities of Latinos are swinging hard against Trump on immigration. This is where the "multiracial working-class realignment" behind Trump restrictionism was said to be happening. 3/ newrepublic.com/article/2160... 8899134
Reposted by Katherine McNamaraGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The other day, Talarico leaned hard into the case for immigration as a positive good for our country in a way you rarely hear from Dems. He has a real theory of the case: Trump's cruelty and barbarism have opened space for new moral arguments, a new consensus. 2/ newrepublic.com/article/2160... 131160199
Reposted by Katherine McNamaraGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Something remarkable is happening: James Talarico is running an expansively pro-immigrant campaign in Texas, a state Trump won by 14 points, speaking in Biblical terms about our duty to "the stranger." And it's resonating. That's seismic. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2160...newrepublic.comIn Texas, Something Seismic Is Happening—and It’s All Trump’s FaultThanks to the economy and ICE, Trump has lost Texas Latinos. And James Talarico is developing a humane pro-immigrant message that’s resonating—even in this ultra-Trumpy state. 973865980
Reposted by Katherine McNamaraDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 30/09/2026📺 HAPPENING NOW: The Senate will vote on Republicans' latest attempt to sneak a voter ID requirement through the chamber by attaching it to a congressional stock-trading ban. The last-ditch effort comes just as the Senate packs up for the campaign trail. Stream below👇 senate.govU.S. Senate: Floor ProceedingsFloor Activity 16215127
Reposted by Katherine McNamaraNick Mortensen @nickmortensen.com · 29/09/2026I don't know of any podcast that so regularly discusses the term "Remigration" as "Autocratic Despair: The Podcast", so I am sad that I missed that Miller is actually calling it an "Office of Remigration". Talked about the word at length in this episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...podcasts.apple.comThe True Texas Project is Our AfD & It's Taken Over Fort WorthPodcast Episode · Autocratic Despair: The Podcast · September 10 · 1h 3m 46213
Reposted by Katherine McNamaraRabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Much love + blessing to all the guys just figuring out how bad it is wrt sexual violence + invite them to consider how basically none of the women (and many folks of other genders) out there are surprised in the slightest by these stats or details bc it's always been this bad + it never changes 221938
Reposted by Katherine McNamaraChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Here was what happened on an earlier trip to SCOTUS. It set this nightmare policy into motion. www.lawdork.com/p/breaking-s...lawdork.comSCOTUS allows Trump admin to deport people to random countries with no noticeJustice Sotomayor called the order a "gross ... abuse" of the court's authority. Also: Law Dork in the media. 212225
Reposted by Katherine McNamaraJeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I dont normally share paywalled links but if yr an academic you may have access to this @chronicle story by some sharp young reporters on an AI situation at Dartmouth. www.chronicle.com/article/dart...chronicle.comDartmouth’s Provost Quietly Used AI in His Published Work. It’s Touched Off a Campus Firestorm.The incident adds fuel to a debate at the college over its embrace of AI. 920460
Reposted by Katherine McNamaraJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Chicago Mayor Bets on Political Potency Of Data Center Resistance talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things...talkingpointsmemo.comChicago Mayor Bets on Political Potency Of Data Center Resistance‘We Are Not For Sale’ Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson officially kicked off... 07810
Reposted by Katherine McNamaraBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Lots of good polling for Democrats right now. Keep in mind, however, that polling in the last few cycles has been significantly off (~4 points in big races), generally to the benefit of Republicans. My sense is that this is because voting for Trump drives shame. So respondents simply lie. 19517112
Reposted by Katherine McNamaraClara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 24/09/2026sfstandard.com/2026/09/23/c... 18027
Reposted by Katherine McNamaraRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Not really the point, but I'd suggest that if you own 20 "family farms," they probably aren't "family farms." 703493626