Reposted by Michael WadeMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 10hIt'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. 607200375937
Reposted by Michael WadeRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10hCan't recall ever seeing anything quite like this during a Congressional hearing. And I've been in and around politics for 50 years. 43068821652
Michael Wade @mikewords.bsky.social · 11hSome GOP senators in the Jack Smith hearing seem annoyed that clown tactics them look like…clowns. 011
Reposted by Michael WadeJohn Robinson @jrobin.bsky.social · 20hGOP senators and House members up for election complaining now about Trump’s actions in Iran and with deportation are laughable. You had your chance to stand up for what’s right and you did the opposite. 520460
Reposted by Michael Wademigas7.bsky.social @migas7.bsky.social · 21hThe Real Stories - not the GOP's. 511230494
Michael Wade @mikewords.bsky.social · 15hThis may be the best argument for overturning Citizens United I’ve ever heard. 0108
Reposted by Michael WadeRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026How clear is it that Trump's taxpayer funded ads are illegal? I explain why it is 10/10 clear. Senate in passing the law: Ban is designed to stop public funds used for "glorification" of an individual official. GAO: funds can not be used for "self-aggrandizement" nor partisan political purposes. 12033301052
Reposted by Michael WadeRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 28/09/2026@jkbjournalist.bsky.social reopened the Epstein case; Heidi Blake seems to have restarted the UK prosecuting Andrew Tate; Ronan Farrow, Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor made the system finally go after Weinstein for real. Journalism has again and again made the justice system do its job. 111568370
Reposted by Michael WadeRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Not sure it’s tenable if, going forward, every president knows that so long as they have firm control over DOJ, enough loyal senators to avoid removal, and are willing to issue blanket pardons on the way out, they can break any law they please while in office. 32800316
Reposted by Michael WadeProPublica @propublica.org · 28/09/2026NEW: ProPublica’s reporting reveals for the first time the extent of the White House’s role in trying to dictate how mail-in ballots are processed, spurring behind-the-scenes drama that played out for nearly a year.propublica.orgThe Untold Origins of Trump’s Plan to Sharply Restrict Mail-In VotingProPublica’s reporting reveals for the first time the extent of the White House’s role in trying to dictate how mail-in ballots are processed, spurring behind-the-scenes drama that played out for near... 10792459
Reposted by Michael Wadeconifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Sadly, it seems that humanity never learns lessons from its dark past. www.commondreams.org/opinion/west...commondreams.orgWestern Capitalist Societies Have Rolled Out the Red Carpet for Fascism | Common DreamsSadly, it seems that humanity never learns lessons from its dark past. 13272110
Reposted by Michael WadeKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"This laughably insane thing I am saying is *not* a conspiracy theory." 741244150
Reposted by Michael WadeAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/09/2026Jensen Huang: "We all need to hope it's an engineering problem. If it's not an engineering problem, it's not solvable." 4151826511
Reposted by Michael Wadeconifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"The senator's complacent response to open allegations of bribery sends voters a very clear and disrespectful message," the editorial declared. ttps://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/susan-collins-gets-brutal-warning-210046010.htmlyahoo.comSusan Collins Gets a Brutal Warning From Home-State PaperEmbattled Maine Sen. Susan Collins has been accused of disrespecting voters ahead of the midterms. In a scathing editorial, the Portland Press Herald called out Collins, 73, over her handling of revel... 1171208523
Reposted by Michael WadeDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026This is about as upset as a NYT reporter is allowed to get:”An admission that the American president offered to sell arms to China is extraordinary.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...nytimes.comTrump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador SaysPresident Trump made the offer to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said David Perdue, the ambassador to China. The White House later said the U.S. had no plans for such a sale. 19438169
Reposted by Michael WadeGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Our tax dollars are being spent to indulge the fantasies and to soothe the fragile ego of a narcissistic sociopath who is falling deeper and deeper into psychosis. 61283822480
Reposted by Michael WadeCovie @covie93.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The Detroit Free Press endorsed El-Sayed. "Everything you’ve heard about Michigan’s U.S. Senate race is true: An extremist is asking voters to send him to Washington, masking an agenda far out of step with Michigan's mainstream under the pretense of normalcy...that man is not El-Sayed." Ouch!. 429989
Reposted by Michael Wadeemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Now would be a good time for @pallone.house.gov to send Fox a letter promising an investigation into why they accepted this ad and how much they got paid to run it. 291960526
Reposted by Michael WadeAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Sherrod Brown: Data centers really show whose side you’re on. Are you going to do the bidding of those companies from out of state that don’t give a damn about local communities? Or are you going to stand with the public? 8356691784
Reposted by Michael WadeAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Acosta: This is a Category 5 fuck-up of epic proportions. It is likely to go down as the worst presidency that we have ever witnessed in this country’s history. That tops the first administration that ended with an insurrection. 29099822890
Reposted by Michael WadeCovie @covie93.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Caravan season is upon us again. 7438786
Michael Wade @mikewords.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Who is suing to stop the “paid for by the U.S. government” propaganda/campaign ads? Don’t need to see this outrageous shit during my football game. 000
Reposted by Michael WadeMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Paying expensive healthcare premiums but never using the insurance is a odd way to commit fraud. 73463901598
Michael Wade @mikewords.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This is so deeply weird. Figuring out what’s real is exhausting even for a seasoned tech journalist. Let alone for a bookseller, even one who has written fiction about AI stealing from writers. 000
Reposted by Michael WadeMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and Jeff Bezos: Men we are *told* are brilliant businessmen, but every time they open their mouths they prove themselves to be ridiculous idiots. 3702652810
Reposted by Michael WadeMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 25/09/2026The Chinese Communist Party got access to sensitive components of U.S. F-35 stealth fighters. The U.S. got 2 pandas. 701114063735
Michael Wade @mikewords.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Bumper sticker seen enroute to COVID jab: Ever wondered what you’d have done in 1930s Germany? You’re doing it right now. 000
Reposted by Michael WadeMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The New York Times remains laser-focused on ignoring the horrible things horrible people are doing to us. Coming Up Next: "Pol Pot's Favorite Footwear." 3653397758
Reposted by Michael WadeJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 25/09/2026My dad was a small-town doctor who made late-night house calls on most nights I can remember growing up—and to my personal knowledge forgave (or delayed) payments from people who were on hard times. This story makes me want to move to Kansas and spend next 5+ weeks canvassing. 371137257
Michael Wade @mikewords.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Confusing. My reading of the Bible suggests denouncing Satan is kind of the whole point. 000
Reposted by Michael WadeGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 25/09/2026It has been a brutal and protracted slugfest. But I think we can finally declare a winner in the long-running "Who is the dumbest United States Senator?" competition. 3183345689
Reposted by Michael WadeBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026“There’s record hatred for the president going into the midterms” 26514
Reposted by Michael WadeDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Excellent NYT article captures the sweep of ICE’s now decentralized surge, then zooms in to tell the individual stories of cruelty and heartbreak. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/us/ice-s…nytimes.comA Quiet ICE Surge That Unfolded ‘Everywhere All at Once’ This Summer (Gift Article)A review of dozens of incidents caught on camera sheds new light on a largely invisible crackdown. 1217114
Reposted by Michael WadeAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 24/09/2026We call this a concentration camp, your honor. 13369922302
Reposted by Michael WadeJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 24/09/2026What do I expect out of this "summit"? Zero. Why? Because it's in the Chinese interest just to endure this, as they humor an obviously incapacitated Trump and collapsing MAGA Dynasty. They'll take tribute from all the tech barons tonight. Make some token 'deal." Then back home to real business. 1519552
Reposted by Michael WadeH.L. Mencken..ish @navlaw.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"There is a straight line from Koch Brothers money, allied with segregationists and religious fundamentalists, that runs through the Federalist Society and the Roberts Supreme Court, through the MAGA-fied Republican Party, through the crypto-industry and the tech-broligarchy, that leads to Trump." 141
Reposted by Michael WadeHarry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Remember when they said the noncompliance at the Kennedy center was “inadvertent“? Nothing inadvertent about the noncompliance here. According to the notice, Reporters from each of the three outlets were turned away, and Betsy Klein’s pass was again taken from her. They are totally up to something. 1934095
Michael Wade @mikewords.bsky.social · 24/09/2026“It would require a wholesale change in the DNA of House and Senate Democrats.” Yes. And people are going to be in the mood for mutation. 🧬 000
Reposted by Michael WadeThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Yikes. The oligarchy continues to consolidate power. 😕 🇺🇸semafor.comExclusive: Paramount weighs tapping Musk for equity investmentA cash injection from SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk could reduce investor Larry Ellison’s financial burden and bolster the deal’s investor base. 33396167
Reposted by Michael Wade💠𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒛𝒊𝒆𝑷𝒊𝒆💠 @schultziepie.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Miller is openly warning that Democrats will abolish ICE, Border Patrol, DHS, the police, the border, even stack the Supreme Court & "elect communists to wreck this country." Translation:they're terrified that if Democrats win, voters will finally have a chance to roll back the cruelty Miller built. 62371186
Reposted by Michael WadeMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The perfect message for Americans who never drive past a gas station or go to any stores: 4303193598
Michael Wade @mikewords.bsky.social · 23/09/2026“Justice is patient” doesn’t pop as a campaign slogan. But a lot of people want to hear exactly that. 2307
Reposted by Michael WadeScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Susan Collins is really, deeply concerned about the world learning about her and her husband's pay-to-play scam. 77929
Reposted by Michael WadeAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/09/2026In the richest, most powerful country in the world, it just shouldn't be this hard to afford groceries, pay your mortgage, or see a doctor. 271121553143
Michael Wade @mikewords.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Imagine a Congress and White House with similar priorities. 000
Reposted by Michael WadeScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026NYT has now independently corroborated all the major allegations against Susan Collins in the ProPublica report, including that investigators were prepared to move against her and then Trump intervened to shut it down. This put Trump in a position of exceptional and extortionate leverage over her.nytimes.comF.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan CollinsThe inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials. 24982213340
Reposted by Michael WadeBrian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 22/09/2026There is something so unbelievably bleak about an article that calmly walks readers through how to navigate being laid off after 50, losing your health insurance, and somehow surviving the years until Medicare. What a broken country.nytimes.comLaid Off After 50, and No Health Insurance? Here’s What to Consider. (Gift Article)At best, older workers will struggle to find health insurance that bridges the years before they qualify for Medicare at age 65. 762477760
Reposted by Michael WadeJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 21/09/2026This is a genuinely terrible piece of journalism: Reporting, editing, writing, all of it. (Photos OK). Will appear alongside the word "credulous" in dictionaries. I had thought that the WaPo's news section was still "mainly good," in contrast to its laughable editorial section. But... 23581167