Reposted by KatieAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 7hDe Niro: When that coward, that fucking piece of shit Donald Trump tries to take our voice and power away. What do we tell him? Your fucking hands off our vote 7249981233
Reposted by KatiePatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026New Assistant White House Press Secretary Beni Rae Harmony wearing a “fuck Joe Biden” t-shirt and holding a rifle. 172352176
Reposted by KatieMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 7hThe New York Times asks the RNC for crowd sizes for Trump's events. Rather than provide numbers, the RNC issues a meaningless statement, and the NYT prints it! Why would the RNC answer a reporter’s questions when the NYT is willingly to reprint Republican propaganda instead? 1921551
Reposted by KatieJesse Felder @jessefelder.com · 14h‘Frakes said his Muse agent did a fine job fielding questions for a couple of days. Then, on Monday, he woke up to: “Something went wrong overnight.” The agent messaged a dozen buyers “$1” for properties typically ranging from $20,000 to $100,000.’ www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-a...wsj.comAI Agents Are Offering to Run Your Life. Should You Let Them?Personal bots, such as Meta’s Muse, OpenAI’s Dots, and Instinct, can now take on your to-do list. Should you let them? 1412646
Reposted by KatieCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 9h“.. Asked specifically where he diverges from Anthropic and its CEO Dario Amodei, Altman said, ‘we believe that the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology and people having the agency.’” @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2026/10... 248613239
Reposted by KatiePatrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 6hgasoline and diesel prices saw a hard reversal in the last week, falling 12.5c/gal and 14.2c/gal, respectively, led by Georgia and Ohio, who are temporarily suspending their fuel taxes. gas prices in OH are down 39c from a week ago, GA down 38c. diesel down in GA 46c, OH 28c. 1313529
Reposted by KatieJohn Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 11hJohn Kennedy is a literal Rhodes Scholar who then ran for office as a Republican & now talks like a man named Earl who steals chickens. 2112776478
Reposted by KatieCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 9h“.. Whatever the reasons were for going in, from an economic point of view the war in the Middle East has been a disaster. .. It’s been disastrous from a cost-of-living point of view, for Australians and indeed for people right around the world.” @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article... 491177367
Reposted by KatieRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 6hWhat better way to spent valuable time on a Sunday show a month before enormously consequential midterms than national political media demonstrating yet again how out of touch they are by continuing their relentless promotion of Emanuel’s presidential aspirations. 3301788313
Reposted by KatieNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 15hAI is now the biggest investment in all of US history as a percentage of GDP. Datacenter construction is up, all other construction is down. "AI Is Squeezing Out the Rest of the Stock Market," reported WSJ 2 days ago. We basically bet the whole economy on the most optimistic visions panning out. 471154293
Reposted by KatieFifty Shades of Whey @fiftyshadesofwhey.bsky.social · 16hA Senegalese basketball player for Kentucky State University was detained on August 7 at an airport while traveling with her team and has been in ICE custody ever since, despite her removal order being rescinded by an immigration judge. 43936528
Reposted by KatieRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13hThe Paramount-Warner Bros. merger was officially approved this past week. Corporate concentration means more power for CEOs — and less freedom for everyone else. Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains.youtu.beThe Illusion of Choice: How Big Business Controls Your Life (ft. Lina Khan)From your grocery bill to your paycheck, monopolies are making you less financially secure and ultimately less free. For 10928531289
Reposted by KatieProPublica @propublica.org · 13hLast year, just 21% of students from an Austin charter school using an AI learning platform passed state-mandated tests. Texas education leaders helped get the technology in front of public school leaders. propublica.orgHow Texas Helped a Private School Chain’s AI Tool Get Into Public School ClassroomsJust three months after the Texas State Board of Education raised concerns about Alpha School’s AI learning platform, Education Commissioner Mike Morath was in talks about using the tool in public sch... 24421204
Reposted by KatieThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14hand if you want to stop this @MarshaBlackburn and the Republicans will call you a communist How much longer will we fall for this? 451118514
Reposted by KatieDavid Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 13hThis is sad news. Simon was a big help with this story that showed Howard Lutnick apparently lied about his business entanglement with Jeffrey Epstein—a story that deserves more attention. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comNew details from Epstein files reveal Lutnick had years-long business tie with sex offenderThe commerce secretary apparently still hasn't come clean on his connection with Epstein. 1311947861
Reposted by KatieCNN @cnn.com · 14hRussian authorities are responding to an incident in which a suspected dangerous infection was released as a result of a laboratory accident in Siberia and a researcher died. cnn.it/4i2BCfj 81409183
Reposted by KatieAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 13hPlague outbreak in Russia from a lab. We MUST ban all commercial flights to and from Russia NOW 50863241841
Reposted by KatieScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 17hAccidental breakage of a lab vial in a biological weapons research facility in Siberia leads to release of plague virus. This is Putin's state hard at work on human extinction. www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/10/02/n...themoscowtimes.comNearly 200 People Under Observation After Irkutsk Lab Worker Dies From Plague - The Moscow TimesHealth authorities in Siberia’s Irkutsk region have placed nearly 200 people under medical observation after a laboratory worker died from plague, according to media reports and a statement by a regio... 30275151
Reposted by KatieAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 13hBREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: In my lawsuit, the FBI has admitted to having NINE Epstein files redaction training videos. TWO of them instructed agents to flag files with Trump’s name for supervisory review. I will cover at NOON PT here: youtube.com/live/dYiQOhP...youtube.comLIVE: FBI’s Trump-Epstein Training Videos Finally DISCOVERED…YouTube video by MeidasTouch 7033871360
Reposted by KatieKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14hJust a reminder that these Haitian immigrants in Springfield -- who came here legally, did everything they were asked to do and more -- became a target of federal crackdowns because the white nationalist vice president shamelessly spread racist lies about them.rollingstone.comJ.D. Vance Defends False Claims Against Haitians: 'If I Have to Create Stories… That's What I'm Going to Do'J.D. Vance defended his debunked claims that Haitian immigrants are eating pets in Springfield, Ohio. 9539151376
Reposted by KatieThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h“Google Earth shows the physical destruction with extraordinary clarity… what happens next matters.” Angelina Jolie shares new Google Earth images of the genocide in Gaza, calling for humanitarian aid to be allowed in (by Israel): www.instagram.com/p/DeDDwwRknH... 291221564
Reposted by KatieStephen Wolf @stephenwolf.bsky.social · 15hNew York Times/Siena polls find Dems gaining the governors offices in Alaska, Iowa, Texas, and Ohio. That would give Dems control over election admin in Alaska and Texas. It’s a sign that Dems could also win for secretary of state in Iowa and Ohio in this environment www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u... 924660
Reposted by KatieKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14hIt's insane that the president is this incredibly stupid and, moreover, weirdly proud of it. "You know, I never knew what the hell was a circle was. Most people don't, you know. Well, a circle has three sides and three corners. I call the corners 'rutabagas' but Democrats won't tell you that." 50704111
Reposted by KatieSchooley @schooley.bsky.social · 16hOne can only assume Pete removed the laurel and the olive branch to intentionally look more fascist. 25564127
Reposted by Katiejamelle @jamellebouie.net · 14hremarkable piece of journalism. really worth reading. 693384882
Reposted by KatieMr. Dan Zak @mrdanzak.com · 17hA Haitian man legally immigrated to Ohio, then was given an ankle monitor bc Trump withdrew his status. He threw himself in front of truck. The trucker, who voted for Trump, is haunted. “Pierre was doing what he was supposed to do. We did not do right by him.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...theatlantic.comA Reckoning in SpringfieldA truck driver out on his route confronts what the country has become. 28748061647
Reposted by KatieThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 16hSen. Kennedy: "The president, as we know, can be sometimes — he exists loudly. He can go from zero to A-hole in about three seconds. I don't think [Trump] should have given out Tom [Cotton's] cell phone number. I don't think that's going to help convince Tom." 3618147
Reposted by KatieProPublica @propublica.org · 04/10/2026A child in an Idaho faith-healing family died of a treatable condition. Then another died — and another, and another. Idaho’s child abuse laws contain such broad religious exemptions that authorities didn’t intervene — before or after the deaths.propublica.orgFour Kids in One Faith-Healing Family Died. Authorities Could Do Nothing.An exemption in Idaho law shields faith-healing parents from criminal prosecution for conduct that otherwise would be charged as neglect. It also keeps police and social workers from stepping in to pr... 1221409605
Reposted by KatieCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 16hFive-byline alert: 🚨 “.. In the last hours of Kristi Noem’s tenure as the homeland security secretary, her agency delivered a windfall to one of her political donors by buying five airplanes from the man’s firm at a substantial markup ..” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u... 52955456
Reposted by KatieProPublica @propublica.org · 18hA 17-month-old girl was hospitalized with E. coli after consuming raw milk. Soon, another child — a 6-year-old girl who’d drunk milk from the same farm — would wind up in the same San Diego hospital, with the same potentially fatal illness.propublica.orgA Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It.California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But... 2042045936
Reposted by KatieMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 15hDoes anyone tthink the smartest reporters in DC don't know Trump is building a dictatorship? Of course they know. The question is why they won't tell the public loudly and clearly. 94983300
Reposted by KatieRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16hEvery day more instances of disgusting & blatant corruption revealed as our money is being plundered by the Trump Crime Family & their cronies. Do American voters care anymore about corruption? I guess we’ll find out soon because it’s just staggering with this crew of criminals. 1062346871
Reposted by KatieDavid Beard @dabeard.bsky.social · 03/10/2026“Older Cuban men who had lived in the U.S. for decades have been deported to Mexico, where they have struggled to get by. Some Cubans have been deported to Africa.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...nytimes.comHow Trump’s Deportation Policies Have Rocked a South Florida House Race (Gift Article)Representative María Elvira Salazar, a Republican, ran an ad criticizing the Trump administration. It may have jolted other Republicans — and drawn attention to her Democratic opponent. 21379171
Reposted by KatieProPublica @propublica.org · 16hFor years, Project 2025 architect Russell Vought has set out to erode our system of checks and balances of power and to concentrate power in the hands of one person: President Trump. Now he’s quietly making it all happen. 🔊 Listen to this episode: propub.li/3TzIyaA 65915515
Reposted by KatieMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 17hPour one out for a real one. His oral history at USHMM talks about the youth movements finding places for Jews to hide and bringing them food, and becoming masters at forging Nazi documentation so pristine that the national French Resistance used them too. collections.ushmm.org/search/catal... 235781
Reposted by KatieGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This is psychosis. The president of the United States is psychotic. Is the media going to start talking about this, or continue to normalize it? 41538991142
Reposted by KatieThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 18hWhen the Trump administration started dismantling a $368 million ocean monitoring system earlier this year, scientists, fishermen and Congress fought back. On Saturday, a 238-foot ship set sail to reinstall the first batch of monitors in the waters of the Pacific.nytimes.comAfter Outcry, Monitors the Trump Administration Tried to Scrap Return to SeaUnder pressure from Congress, a network of ocean monitors that provides vital data to meteorologists, climate scientists, oceanographers and the fishing industry is being restored. 771965710
Reposted by KatieMike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 17hCornell Police and the County Prosecutor's office seem intent on saying, in barely concealed terms, the other is to blame. It's a system where they're both happy to be able to pass off any responsibility while preserving their authority / power / territory; something fundamental has to change.cnn.comMood at Cornell University darkens amid mounting pressure on investigators of alleged sex assault | CNNAt first glance, the Cornell University looks like a picture-perfect college brochure. But students say the mood on campus has turned somber amid allegations of sexual assault at a fraternity house. 933690
Reposted by KatieJoshua Foust 🪖🎮 @joshuafoust.com · 17hEvery damn timetheonion.comIt Is Journalism’s Sacred Duty To Endanger The Lives Of As Many Trans People As PossibleThe task of reporting is not a simple one. Each and every day, reporters and editors at publications like The Onion make difficult decisions about which issues should receive attention, knowing that o... 040273
Reposted by KatieZeteo @zeteo.com · 17h"He's an investor, not an inventor." Filmmaker @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social tells @mehdirhasan.bsky.social how Musk, like Trump, built his name on work he didn't do. Watch the full discussion: zeteo.com/p/this-filmm... 14554155
Reposted by KatieMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 17hIncredible how the editors at @nytimes.com still don't understand how embarrassing it is to do this, and how it undermines the credibility of the paper and its journalists. It's like a toddler covering their face to play hide and seek. We see you but it's not cute, you look like an asshole. 251289255
Reposted by KatieKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 16hAs proof of his genius, he offers a story in which he realized that if they added 1 to 1775 it would give them the number 1776. No, I'm being completely serious. And his mouthbreathing crowd applauds that basic math like the man split the atom. 1411909360
Reposted by KatieAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16hHassett: "President Trump really has created the golden age" 402687122
Reposted by KatieAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 17hWhat a lie. Some of these people are being imprisoned indefinitely in squalid condition in African prisons. Others report being beaten and arbitrarily deported in violation of international law back to their home countries, where they face persecution or torture. 761845722
Reposted by KatieAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17hBREAM: DOJ plans to send 1k monitors to polls. Sen. Baldwin says 'our democracy depends on ppl being able to have their voices heard, but that's at risk as Trump weighs sending in armed agents.' How do you answer? BLANCHE: She should be saying 'thank God. Thank God we have a govt ready to show up' 235931310
Reposted by KatieAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17hBlanche on the Trump administration deporting people to third countries where they have no connection: "This idea that we're violating human rights and the president and US is doing something to damage and put these people in harm's way is just categorically false" 194842207
