Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 23hFour-byline alert: “.. Meta claimed that $4.1 billion of stock options exercised by Mr. Zuckerberg counted as a research expense ..” @nytimes.com $META www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t... 14425961162
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19h🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Ron Wyden says the DOJ and FBI withheld a secret interview with a banker tied to Jeffrey Epstein from the files released to the public. And he says there may be more.meidasnews.comEXCLUSIVE: Senator Accuses DOJ and FBI of Withholding Secret Epstein Banker Interview, Demands Release of All FBI 302sSenator Ron Wyden is accusing the Justice Department and the FBI of withholding a key record from the Epstein files, demanding in a letter obtained exclusively 23590693786
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialJessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 21hBREAKING: Republican attorneys general from Louisiana, Alabama, and Arkansas have filed two sweeping lawsuits targeting dozens of providers who ship abortion pills—and the blue states that protect them. 17428245
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialSherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026NEW AD: Listen to this sh*t. 37289512777
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialRyan 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. 12233561061
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026CARTOON OF THE DAY… 407126925432
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 28/09/20261/ On @lastweektonight.com, John Oliver cited our reporting w/ @texastribune.org about how Ken Paxton appeared to have violated Texas law. Paxton used an address where his estranged wife said he no longer lived while voting in 6 elections in the past 2 years: www.propublica.org/article/ken-... 9865286
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialNancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 26/09/2026FBI fires two stars: “Both Burgwald, a West Point graduate, and Rae have served in high-profile posts in which they received attorney general’s awards over the past two decades. Rae supervised the FBI’s response to the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013.” news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...news.bloomberglaw.comFBI Ousts Officials Probing Threats to Stephen Miller’s FamilyFBI leadership removed two counterterrorism leaders due to dissatisfaction with their investigation of allegedly threatening phone calls made to senior White House aide Stephen Miller’s wife, said thr... 11262131
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 27/09/2026ProPublica obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing. From the archives:propublica.orgThe Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income TaxProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, ev... 551666823
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialThe Economist @economist.com · 24/09/2026Deaths now outnumber births in reliably Republican counties for the first time since at least 1982. We explain how this may already be affecting voting patterns in America bit.ly/471apDL 84879288
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%. (Published Feb. 2025)propublica.orgTexas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban. 361155588
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialZach Everson @zacheverson.com · 22/09/2026Just in: Trump reported making another 1,158 stock trades in July 2026. It appears he violated the Stock Act, again, by failing to report all of his trades within 45 days. extapps2.oge.gov/201/Presiden... 841779695
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19/09/2026It just never ends. 28250041652
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19/09/2026How can anybody vote for her? I mean, seriously. What a liar and a fraud. This is brutal. 43337401147
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 19/09/2026NEW: On social media and in tabloids, photos from Don Jr. and Bettina Trump’s Bahamas wedding were tightly curated. But sometimes, what — or, who — isn’t pictured is just as important as what is. Let’s go on an investigative, visual tour.propublica.org“Our Dear Friend Umar”: How We Uncovered That a Russian Oligarch Bankrolled Donald Trump Jr.’s WeddingOn social media and in tabloids, photos from Don Jr. and Bettina Trump’s Bahamas wedding were tightly curated. But sometimes, what — or, who — isn’t pictured is just as important as what is. Let’s go ... 371582663
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 19/09/2026How did a man named Umar Kremlev go from Russian biker gang member to Putin ally to secret benefactor of Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding? 🎧 Tune in for a very special episode of ProPublica's “Paper Trail” podcast:propublica.orgPodcast: The Russian Benefactor Who Funded Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding 21497196
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialJason Leopold @jasonleopold.bsky.social · 18/09/2026HUGE EXCLUSIVE from @bloomberg.com Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School Pentagon investigators discovered that flawed intel, outdated imagery & overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...bloomberg.comInside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian SchoolPentagon investigators have discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab. 11026681407
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialSpencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026This is a really important story. You know how over reliance on AI makes you lazy and stupid? This shows how that’s happening within the military — a military, it cannot be pointed out often enough, that’s growing ever more reliant on AI. The children of Shajarah Tayyebah Elementary paid the price 291927809
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 19/09/2026For more than 40 years, the U.S. Arctic Research Commission has advised Congress and the president on what to study in the far north. Trump appointed a venture capitalist and MAGA influencer with no formal science background as its chair.propublica.orgHow a MAGA Influencer With Ties to Russia Became Trump’s Arctic AdviserAs head of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission, Thomas Dans has backed a takeover of Greenland and other items on President Donald Trump’s list. But it’s not always clear where the administration’s ag... 20506258
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 18/09/2026Exclusive: More American service members have died in the Middle East during the ongoing Iran war than the Pentagon has disclosed publicly, according to six U.S. officials familiar with the data.washingtonpost.comMore U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publiclyOfficials who spoke with The Post expressed frustration that the additional loss of life in the Middle East is not reflected in the Defense Department’s casualty database. 14724971209
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/09/2026CASTEN: Trump said 'we're taking in billions and billions from Venezuela.' Who is the 'we'? That suggests flows to US persons BESSENT: Again, this is one of the largest assets ever to go on the US balance sheets CASTEN: You can't testify whether or not they're flowing to US persons? BESSENT: No 2382383763
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialAsha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 15/09/2026So a big part of Iran Contra and one of the (many) reasons it was illegal was that third party fund weren’t deposited into the U.S. Treasury 852805979
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 15/09/2026NEWS: The Trump administration is preparing a $2.8 billion sale of 40,000 2,000-pound bombs and 20,000 penetrator warheads to Israel, with the weapons to be purchased using U.S. taxpayer dollars through the Foreign Military Financing program 52620741246
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 12/09/2026JUST IN: A federal judge concludes that DHS leaders arbitrarily decided to cut FEMA staff by 50% even though it damaged the agency's ability to fulfill its mission — and leaders hid their comms about it on auto-delete Signal chains. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 335119665003
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 08/09/2026At one Wisconsin private school, we found that: • The board chair also helps manage school operations. • His accounting firm has an $87K contract with the school. Both of these things would be prohibited at a public school.propublica.orgAt “Quasi-Public” Private Schools, 100% of Students Get Tuition Vouchers. There’s Almost No Accountability.Private schools — even those that are heavily dependent on taxpayer funding — often operate without the scrutiny public schools are subject to. Following the money at one Milwaukee private school reve... 9444180
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 04/09/2026NEW: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appears to have violated federal ethics law in significant ways when filing his most recent disclosures of his assets and liabilities, ethics experts told ProPublica and @texastribune.org.propublica.orgKen Paxton’s Financial Disclosures Appear to Violate Federal Ethics Law, Experts SayThe Republican U.S. Senate nominee from Texas appears to have omitted rental income and multiple mortgages from his recent financial disclosures, making it difficult for voters to get the full picture... 19226801197
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Ken Paxton has spent his entire career as a public servant, and he currently makes $153,000 a year. On this salary he has acquired 15 homes, and all the trappings of luxury, including a $41,000 watch. 31597243
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 03/09/2026Republicans gave the Education Department an extra $1 billion to manage federal student loans. Since then, student loan defaults have hit record highs —and the agency won't tell us how it’s spent the money. I’m pressing for answers. 611849510
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialCasey @mamasissiesays.bsky.social · 03/09/2026If you’re wondering why you can’t afford to buy groceries—this is why! A content creator proves grocery costs have increased 46% since LAST YEAR. THIS is the #CostofCorruption Republicans exist for billionaires. Idk about you, but I can’t keep up with these price increases. It’s not sustainable. 54924
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 28/08/2026They misspelled the word stole. 747145843990
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Tuesday: The US govt offers its “deepest condolences to the victims and their families” after armed gangs storm a mountainside town in Haiti, killing dozens and kidnapping more than 50, including infants. Thursday: The govt deports 57 people, including a 3-year-old born in the U.S., to Haiti. 1/ 16562312
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/08/2026There is a reason our book is called WTF AMERICA... bit.ly/wtf-america-... 74170382321
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Rice: The world is looking at this and seeing the United States and Israel throwing the military kitchen sink at Iran and failing. So it’s more than the lies and the bluster and the memes and the threats. It’s the real perception of a weakened American deterrence… 963413928
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialBrennan Center @brennancenter.org · 29/08/2026The Supreme Court is increasingly relying on the shadow docket, which provides for little or no explanation of rulings. Congress must put an end to it. bit.ly/4gq1Vvrbrennancenter.orgDragging the Supreme Court Out of the ShadowsIt’s time for Congress to put a stop to the unbriefed, unargued, unexplained rulings that account for a majority of the Court’s decisions. 312347
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 29/08/2026After Syracuse police agreed to provide decades-old records to a former student and sexual assault victim, lawyers for Syracuse University intervened to “partially quash” the subpoena, arguing the request was a waste of time for everyone involved.propublica.orgSyracuse University Seeks to Prevent Campus Rape Victim From Obtaining Police RecordsThe university, whose 1980s rape crisis figured prominently in a ProPublica article, committed to support survivors at “every step of the process.” Now it’s in court to stop police from sharing many r... 17336161
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialPaul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 26/08/2026There is no question that the act of deportation has been designed to be as cruel and punitive as possible. Putting all that aside for a moment, it’s estimated that almost 3 million people have now been deported. Is it easier to get a job? Are you feeling more prosperous? 13526185
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 24/08/2026DHS privately walked back Trump's claims that 16,000 noncitizens were illegally registered to vote in Nevada. Instead, the agency admitted it identified only 185 potential noncitizens — a disclosure that casts doubt on assertions made by the president to push for new voting restrictions.democracydocket.com‘Bulls**t’: Nevada election chief blasts Trump’s noncitizen voter roll claims after DHS walks them back“The fact that they are so flippant about a fundamental constitutional right is unsettling,” Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar told Democracy Docket. 15694251
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialNorthSquatch-News 🇨🇦🇺🇸 @northsquatch.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Every news channel should be screaming about his corruption, but the rich protect the rich. 32686693748
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 23/08/2026Trump reported 1,051 trades in his June disclosure. These two stood out: — June 18: Bought $250K–$500K in Boeing, the same day the Navy awarded Boeing an $880 million contract — June 23: Bought $15K–$50K in SpaceX, the same day NASA recorded a $425.6 million award to SpaceX 39957002974
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 23/08/2026The Pentagon quietly added 60 more wounded service members to the Iran war casualty count. But that’s only one part of a much bigger story about what the Trump regime isn’t telling the public. So we dug in.podcasts.apple.comTrump Accused of Hiding War Casualties as Plane Crashes Raise New QuestionsPodcast Episode · The MeidasTouch Podcast · August 22 · 25m 7527181202
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialPete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Whether it's a trade war with Canada or an actual war with Iran, the pattern is the same: Americans are paying the price for the President's choices. 766182064559
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialSeung Min Kim @seungminkim1.bsky.social · 21/08/2026WASHINGTON (AP) — Editor of Stars and Stripes says he is being fired for insubordination after saying any censorship is a 'red line.' 442498608
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 21/08/2026EXCLUSIVE updates in my lawsuit against Todd Blanche: A proposed Order for Blanche to produce the unredacted, handwritten FBI notes to the Court by 8/25 & the Notice that shows the DOJ lawyers weren’t telling the truth about other handwritten notes in the Epstein Files. youtu.be/MXtqGKeBMWYyoutu.be🚨AG Blanche SLAMMED After CAUGHT LYING In MY EPSTEIN Lawsuit!!YouTube video by Katie Phang 31683412950
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialArbaz Kakkar5 @arbazkakkar5.bsky.social · 09/08/2026It’s been 190 days since the Epstein files were released and not one person involved has been arrested. 611548495
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 08/08/2026When the EPSTEIN scandals are all fully adjudicated, as they eventually will be, there will be more convictions & people imprisoned than there were in the Watergate matter. Accountability IS coming: November 3rd 2026 Midterms Make sure you're registered & VOTE! Go to: Iwillvote.com #tickticktick ⌛ 1079266547689
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialdemocracydefendersfund.org @democracydefendersfund.org · 08/08/2026The shadow docket was once reserved for emergencies. Now, the Supreme Court increasingly uses it—with often unsigned orders using minimal legal reasoning—to intervene in major cases that favor the administration. DDF’s Jacob Kovacs-Goodman examines what this means for accountability.democracydefendersfund.orgTerm in Review: America at 250 and the Roberts Court’s Countermajoritarian ProjectFor more than two decades, Chief Justice John Roberts has presided over a Court that has dismantled democratic safeguard 0117
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialPete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 07/08/2026The U.S. economy is officially losing jobs. From lost manufacturing to higher costs, the economic failures of the Trump administration keep piling up. There’s no way to spin these dismal results, because Americans know they’re paying the price every day. 641481447
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 07/08/2026BREAKING: Bill Cassidy says he’s a YES on Todd Blanche, solidifying his legacy as the man who enabled RFK Jr. to wreak havoc on Americans’ health, and now the man who will let Blanche weaponize the DOJ like never before seen in history and cover up for Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes. 1143137884393
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 05/08/2026BREAKING: The New Mexico Department of Justice has sued Acting AG Todd Blanche and the DOJ, requesting the court for access to unredacted Epstein-related investigative files that the DOJ has been withholding. 429274467458
Reposted by @mikhun.bsky.socialGovernor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 06/08/2026The call is coming from inside the White House, @jd-vance-1.bsky.social. Trump is awarding contracts to family-connected companies, charging Secret Service agents to stay overnight at his properties, and making billions off his office. The Trump Administration's corruption is off the charts. 50986343
