Reposted by ML VercellottiPeter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 3hwww.wsj.com/politics/pol...wsj.comExclusive | ‘Honey Please’: Kimberly Guilfoyle Pushed Donor to Wire $100,000 to Her Amex AccountText messages with a MAGA ally show Guilfoyle seeking funds and offering access to top administration officials before becoming ambassador to Greece. 108311
Reposted by ML VercellottiKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 3hKimberly Guilfoyle was preparing for her congressional hearing to become U.S. ambassador to Greece when she reached out to a Trump donor with an urgent request: She needed $100,000 that she said she owed American Express—in a way that wouldn't leave a paper trail.wsj.comExclusive | ‘Honey Please’: Kimberly Guilfoyle Pushed Donor to Wire $100,000 to Her Amex AccountText messages with a MAGA ally show Guilfoyle seeking funds and offering access to top administration officials before becoming ambassador to Greece. 49821306
Reposted by ML VercellottiDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 5hGuillfoyle was pretty clearly trading on her connection with Trump to solicit payments in order to help a Republican donor get the IRS to quash a tax dispute. Massively corrupt! We used to take this sort of shit seriously! 11528103
Reposted by ML VercellottiMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 9hHorrifying: Arizona Democratic congressional candidate Bernadette Greene-Placentia was raped by a man after he knocked her out. Another man approached her to do the same. “She began swinging her foot at him. ‘Not even worth it,’ she heard the man say as he moved away.”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. 16239101496
Reposted by ML VercellottiChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 4hNo AI for kids. Full stop. 1152687425
Reposted by ML Vercellottiandykimnj.bsky.social @andykimnj.bsky.social · 6hTrump is handing over Pentagon contracts to his sons and making his family $6B richer. We need investigations and public hearings when Democrats take back Congress to hold this corruption accountable. abcnews.com/Politics/tru...abcnews.comTrump sons' investments have won billions in Pentagon contracts since his electionThe contract for a new plant in Baltimore is the latest linked to the brothers. 13010
Reposted by ML VercellottiPaul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 8hIn case you were wondering, they STILL haven't managed to fix the Reflecting Pool, six months after work began 24311103
Reposted by ML VercellottiKevin @reginageorgebush.bsky.social · 11h"Bro is literally robbing poor women" 431858
Reposted by ML VercellottiRepublicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 12h10 years ago today GOP Sen. Mike Lee: “If anyone spoke to my wife, or my daughter…the way Mr Trump has spoken to women, I wouldn’t hire that person, wouldn’t want to be associated with that person, and I certainly don’t think I’d be comfortable hiring that person to be the leader of the free world” 120853305
Reposted by ML Vercellottipetercracknell.bsky.social @petercracknell.bsky.social · 07/10/2026#Restaurant induction hobs are cheaper to run, they don't pollute the kitchen air, electric kitchens are cooler, induction hobs are quicker and easier to clean, and they have better temperature control [compared to gas]. #Electricity thesra.org/news-insight...thesra.orgNew Guide Shows Electrifying Kitchens Can Save Restaurants up to 20% a Year on EnergyThis new guide to electrifying your kitchen highlights significant cost savings and provides a how-to guide for managing the process. 1257
Reposted by ML VercellottiNancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 7hIn a scathing 28-page ruling, the judge, Gary R. Brown, condemned the agency’s tactics when it mistakenly arrested two Hispanic men, including a US citizen, in the Bronx in May, finding that ICE had “falsified official records trying to conceal” its “illegal actions.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/n...nytimes.comTrump-Appointed Judge Accuses ICE of Lying and Fabricating Records (Gift Article)Two men were mistakenly arrested in the Bronx by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Gary R. Brown, a federal judge, condemned the agency’s actions. 320173
Reposted by ML VercellottiJeff Domingues @jeffdomingues.bsky.social · 7hSometimes the articles of impeachment write themselves. 451075219
Reposted by ML VercellottiAnna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 15h"To fight back, Americans need to learn the counterspy techniques of C.I.A. officers: using multiple sources to check information; testing those sources regularly for reliability; never getting complacent and trusting one source without thinking." 1120762
Reposted by ML VercellottiIzzy, The Mothman @therealmothman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026They might need instructors too, like some sorta... Class... with a teacher... 0112
Reposted by ML VercellottiMolly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 07/10/2026They will have to invent books after stealing our books to feed their machines that then killed books. 301154182
Reposted by ML VercellottiMatt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026the tech industry is about to invent books 564210304087
Reposted by ML VercellottiIgnacio GHOULlup-Diaz @igallupd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026“OpenAI agents tried to hack Wikipedia tools and flooded it with traffic: The reports of OpenAI agents harming third-party sites keep coming”arstechnica.comOpenAI agents tried to hack Wikipedia tools and flooded it with trafficThe reports of OpenAI agents harming third-party sites keep coming. 15122
Reposted by ML VercellottiRaider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The Trump administration’s actions resulted in the destruction of the largest ancient Cottonwood tree on Indigenous territory in Arizona. This tree, known as the “Grandmother Tree,” was 250 years old. 75134172183
Reposted by ML VercellottiThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 06/10/2026Attorneys for the former Olympian who had been accused of damaging the Reflecting Pool have called for inspectors general to investigate alleged misconduct by the Interior and Justice departments in the handling of the since-dismissed case.washingtonpost.comInspectors general should probe Reflecting Pool case, ex-Olympian’s attorneys sayAttorneys for David Hearn say they want inspectors general to investigate alleged misconduct by the Departments of Interior and Justice in the handling of the since-dismissed case. 27620
Reposted by ML VercellottiChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Something unprecedented happened during my visit to the Gulf. For the first time in 20 years in Congress, I was denied entry to U.S. military facilities and even meetings with military leaders. An order from Hegseth - that applies to both parties - to hide the cost of the war. 22144862034
Reposted by ML Vercellottirax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 06/10/2026a little louder for the cheap seats in the back 3252661819
Reposted by ML VercellottiJessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I was on All Things Considered last week, talking about Cornell—and what gives me hope: "Young women aren't just accepting this as a given—they see it as outrageous, they see it as unacceptable and they're not willing to just sort of shut up about it.” Listen to the full conversation:npr.orgCornell assault story sparks rage, fear, fatigue and moreAuthors Carmen Maria Machado, Soraya Chemaly, Jessica Valenti and Jennifer Weiner reflect on the week's news of the alleged rape at Cornell University in 2024. 122141
Reposted by ML VercellottiDan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026In addition to spending less money and making fewer new grants, SBE also dramatically narrowed where it made those new grants. Areas such as economics, sociology, and archaeology received few to no grants. 315853
Reposted by ML VercellottiJoshua Basseches @joshuabasseches.bsky.social · 06/10/2026"But renewables are overly reliant on subsidies"🙄 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/c...nytimes.comThe Coal Industry Asked for a Rescue. Trump Obliged.In a previously unreported letter, a top lobbyist floated the idea of using emergency powers to keep aging coal plants open. 1114
Reposted by ML VercellottiDan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026NEW: In March the White House released an FY27 budget request that zeroed out the National Science Foundation's directorate of Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE). For months it was unclear what would happen. Now, with FY26 over, the damage to SBE is coming to light. My reporting:science.org‘Complete devastation’: How NSF gutted its social sciences researchAgency body that funds sociology, linguistics, and archaeology studies in U.S. gave 90% fewer new grants this year 8633487
Reposted by ML VercellottiAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/10/2026Trump ignores a question about "what did mean when you said 'let them take out Los Angeles and San Diego?'" 2672631775
Reposted by ML VercellottiJohn Carpenter’s Halloran @profhalloran.bsky.social · 06/10/2026As a Catholic, like Alito, I think it's so important for you to know how little—how absolutely not at all—your marriage (or your LGBTQ identity) impacts my religious liberty. In fact, refusing to acknowledge your marriage (or your LGBTQ identity) is a grave affront to your innate human dignity.abcnews.comAlito calls same-sex marriage a 'decisive' turn 'against religious liberty' in new bookA new book by Justice Samuel Alito presents his view of the Constitution, the Supreme Court, and the country with a focus on religious freedom. 29661133
Reposted by ML VercellottiCongressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Trump and his sons quietly moved 20 billion crypto tokens into an account that lets them cash out. Corruption, plain and simple.washingtonsun.comIs the Trump Family Preparing to Cash Out on Its Own Crypto?President Donald Trump and his three sons have taken a step that would permit them to sell World Liberty Financial’s digital tokens. 571239533
Reposted by ML VercellottiRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 06/10/2026It's almost like putting a quack anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist in charge of the nation's health policy has consequences. "The United States has now had more measles deaths in the past two years than we have had in the previous three decades combined...": www.ms.now/news/pennsyl...ms.nowPennsylvania’s measles outbreak is the largest in decades in the U.S.The state has surpassed 1,000 measles cases this year, health officials said Monday, making it the largest outbreak in the U.S. in more than three decades. 21149932187
ML Vercellotti @mlvercellotti.bsky.social · 06/10/2026"Flock data will help us solve crimes" they say. In this case, it seems like the Flock data was used rather than solving the crime. (In additional to the violation of our constitutional freedom.) 010
Reposted by ML VercellottiLinguistic Society of America @lingsocam.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Are you a student, new graduate, or early in your career? Under the LSA's new income-based dues, if you make less than $100K, your membership just got more affordable, so you can stay connected to your field without the financial strain. Join or renew today! www.lsadc.org/membership #Linguistics 075
Reposted by ML VercellottiRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026On the left: President Trump false claims of violent crime in Chicago (as prelude for laying a pretext) On the right: Most recent official stats showing Chicago success in back-to-back years of historic reductions in violent crimes 23780268
Reposted by ML VercellottiCambridge University Press - Linguistics @cambup-linguistics.cambridge.org · 06/10/2026Explore the most read research in Annual Review of Applied Linguistics: 📚 cup.org/4jKcsBm #LangSky 🐦🐦 #Linguistics 011
Reposted by ML VercellottiPrem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 06/10/2026NEW: In 2020, a pharma CEO’s relatives donated to Susan Collins. That company got a $4.5M contract from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Collins was on the Appropriations subcommittee. …The company went on to pay $47M to settle claims it defrauded US health programs. @andrewperez.bsky.social:zeteo.comFirst Draft: Forget Hasan Piker, Donald Trump Is America’s Worst Campaign SurrogateThe president went to Nebraska – and showed yet again why Democrats including Michigan’s Abdul El-Sayed are desperate for him to visit! In Maine, Susan Collins faced more embarrassing reporting. 4517132
Reposted by ML VercellottiJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 06/10/2026Hot news for the sea lion in my comments bothering everyone about how training data is fair use www.courthousenews.com/ai-training-...courthousenews.comAI training of copyrighted material not fair use: Third CircuitUsing someone else's "creative spark" to start a competing business runs afoul of copyright law, the panel found. 603833907
Reposted by ML VercellottiKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 06/10/2026White supremacist cops take a minority citizen, drive him out to the woods as a threat, and leave him there. No, it's not Mississippi in the 1930s, why do you ask? 8436761433
Reposted by ML VercellottiDr Dean Burnett @drdeanburnett.bsky.social · 06/10/2026"By using AI, tasks like essays that used to take hours can be completed in minutes!" Sure, like how if I arrive at the gym and immediately go for a shower, my workout is done in record time. And if I throw my sandwiches straight in the bin, I can finish my lunch in under 10 seconds. 6868541883
Reposted by ML Vercellotti@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Just last week the AI bros signed a voluntary, self policing safety pledge. Today here's yet another attack that -like others before it - "would likely result in criminal charges being filed had human hackers taken them." 57938
Reposted by ML VercellottiJustin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Great work on oil and gas industry lies about "routine" flaring. “It’s a deliberate greenwash that establishes a target that’s meaningless,” says Richard Ward, a former Shell sustainability manager.... "Those loopholes are so big that they don’t have to do anything.” Gift link. Please read.bloomberg.comLiving Next Door to the Oil Sector’s Toxic FlamesRoutine gas flaring continues globally, despite pledges by major companies to curb the practice. 03519
Reposted by ML VercellottiProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️ 9459373396
Reposted by ML VercellottiDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Oh look, US National Science Foundation-supported science won the Nobel Prize in physics. 101107201
Reposted by ML VercellottiAustin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 06/10/2026Fox News told viewers that most people held at Delaney Hall had final deportation orders. The data showed 84 percent did not. Thanks to @johnknefel.bsky.social and @mmfa.bsky.social for checking Fox's "worst of the worst" claim against the data. mediamatters.org/immigration/f…mediamatters.org 18440
Reposted by ML Vercellotti404 Media @404media.co · 06/10/2026Senator Bernie Sanders, Representative Ocasio-Cortez, and Senator Jeff Merkley introduced the Ban Flock Act on Friday, which would stop federal agencies from using automatic license plate readers.404media.coLawmakers Introduce Multiple Laws to Curb Flock After 404 Media CoverageSenator Bernie Sanders, Representative Ocasio-Cortez, and Senator Jeff Merkley introduced the Ban Flock Act on Friday, which would stop federal agencies from using automatic license plate readers. 271325482
Reposted by ML VercellottiAngie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I believe in universal childcare because child care in America costs folks more than college tuition! I’m a mom of 5, so I understand this struggle deeply. Florida families deserve to know that their child won’t go hungry during the school day. #AngieForFlorida 11398146
Reposted by ML VercellottiNoah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 06/10/2026a big part of being a good president is being smart about who to listen to, and organizing your office so you get good advice. trump is a uniquely terrible president bec (a) he refuses to listen to anyone who disagrees with him about anything, and (b) if you flatter him he'll do anything you ask. 23747126
Reposted by ML VercellottiCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Perceptions of press freedom in the U.S. hit a record low, and are now below the average among developed nations. news.gallup.com/poll/715025/... 513637
Reposted by ML VercellottiAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 06/10/2026A few weeks ago, US Citizenship and Immigration Services released quarterly data on the legal immigration system through June. The data presents a stark picture of an agency going through a period of total dysfunction. As of June, net application backlogs have risen by 80% since Trump took office. 19362140
Reposted by ML VercellottiPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 06/10/2026ICE has detained more than 500 U.S. citizens.projects.propublica.orgMore Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublicaThe government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati... 331055546
Reposted by ML VercellottiEric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 06/10/2026NEW FROM PP The Trump admin keeps denying immigration agents are grabbing Americans, so we tracked it 500+ Americans detained 70+ kids, some cuffed or zip-tied 60+ held after filming 36+ held for day+ w/o access to lawyer ~12 deported (yes, deported) projects.propublica.org/american-cit....projects.propublica.orgMore Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublicaThe government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati... 19952549
Reposted by ML VercellottiSteve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Pennsylvania surpasses 1,000 reported cases of measles this year. www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/n...cbsnews.comFirst Allegheny County resident tests positive for measlesAn unvaccinated minor in Allegheny County tested positive for measles, the health department confirmed on Monday. 23322
![/hat have you seen, heard, or read about Roger Marshall over the last few weeks? (Among those who say it's made them feel less favorable toward him.)
"He sent people to prison for medical debt. He was shouted down at a public speaking event."
"He arrests people for $50."
"I read an article in national news about him suing patients and some getting arrested over as little as $50. Most all were young mothers or pregnant women."
"That he sends delinquent patients to jail. That he does whatever Trump tells him to do."
"That he had his [redacted] handed to him at the State Fair, and maybe if he would listen to the people he represents, he would know how angry they are with him."
"I didn't think it was possible for me to think less of that horrible woman-hating, intellectually lazy fool, but seeing that he mercilessly attacked 700 patients with lawsuits, sheriffs, and 18% collections interestis disgusting."
"Total scumbag, fake Kansan, sued those innocent people, ruining the lives of our neighbors."
"Bro is literally robbing poor women."
"Collecting bills from a poor woman who apparently gave birth and then had her arrested for nonpayment. People should pay their bills, but some people are simply unable to. And he is charging something like 16% on the balance, which is ridiculous. I just do not think he is the right person for the position. I do not think he is [sic] done a good job for Kansas or provided the support that Kansas needs."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:blqiz2oshcyeeqptyh22kyle/bafkreifaogtl55wpvpv3lky47ihtan63iwqvwf5s7chtytsyxxatpduk5a)
