Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 24/09/2026NO FLUID was found in Nolan Wells' lungs or airways, per the autopsy report by the Mississippi State Medical Examiner. How do you die by "accidental drowning" if there is no water in your lungs? 791175395787
Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 02/09/2026If you’re struggling in this economy, just know the Trump regime’s billionaire Treasury Secretary believes you are a “malcontent” who “does not want to work” 58040661499
Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 28/08/2026It’s been almost 90 days since the American people have seen or heard from Mitch McConnell. We’re still paying his salary. 1148199835535
Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 28/08/2026NEW: We obtained recordings of 160+ emergency calls made from or about an immigration detention center where three people died within six weeks. “They will not give them medical treatment,” one caller said, seeking help for a detainee with kidney stones.propublica.orgListen to 911 Calls From Inside an Immigration Detention Center: “We Just Need to Take Him to the Hospital”Reporters don’t have access to Camp East Montana, one of the largest immigration detention centers in the country. Emergency calls from the Texas facility offer a glimpse of unfolding crises faced by ... 487109626251
Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialSarahBCalif @sarahbca.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Mitch McConnell is currently on paid sick leave for 2+ months. Fun Fact: U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell voted against or blocked measures mandating employees receive sick leave in 1993, 2015, 2020 and 2022. 20597213
Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialThe Intercept @theintercept.com · 16/08/2026Somewhere in a sweltering desert, cockroaches scurry around the cell of Carlitos Ricardo Parias. He holds up a plastic bottle, gazing at the worm-like creatures swimming in his water. His other arm is turning purple from a gunshot wound for which he says he hasn’t received proper medical care. 3320541328
Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialTina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 13/08/2026The White House normally gets $2.5 million a year for maintenance. Trump’s team has allocated $875 million. That’s 350 years’ worth of the usual budget spent by a single administration. 24332871508
Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialOur Public Lands & Waters @publiclandswaters.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Some new images and video of the bulldozing of Big Bend National Park. Speak up, folks. This is the biggest attack on any public land in our lifetime. Share this. Sign the petition. Contact your reps. Tag them. Tag celebrities. Tag news outlets. Be relentless. #bigbend #publiclandsourpubliclandsandwaters.substack.comWatch Federal Contractors Destroy Big Bend National ParkNew images and video footage show the beginning of the end of the Big Bend National Park experience that we've known and cherished for 80+ years 44949
Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialSahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 03/08/2026"The Trump administration admitted that it terminated nearly 300 federal research grants 'solely because' the projects were connected to states that voted against Donald Trump in 2024 and had two Democratic senators in office, according to court filings." www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...nbcnews.comTrump administration concedes it canceled research grants in blue statesThe administration said 284 research grants were canceled because they were in states that voted against Donald Trump in 2024. 38973523
Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 02/08/2026I made dinner for my abuser a bunch of times. You have to play nice while you're planning your escape so you don't get dead. Max Miller is a textbook abuser. 745238814480
Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Tonight, CBS gave Trump air time to lie to the American people. If you value independent media that cannot be bought and will always stand tall, help Democracy Docket grow by subscribing now. bit.ly/4qmEiFz 482221498
Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialSusan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 15/07/2026Trump claimed during the 2024 campaign that he wanted to leave abortion to the states. His pick for Attorney General, and his former personal lawyer, just said a nationwide abortion ban is on the table 12157886
Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialQasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 16/07/2026BREAKING: Haley Stevens just voted to send $3.3B more to Israel as it commits genocide of Palestinians This is what $40M from AIPAC gets you. A vote for Stevens is a vote to fund Israel & ICE. A vote for Abdul El Sayed is a vote to fund Medicare for All & a vote to abolish ICE VOTE ABDUL EL SAYED! 24939345
Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 16/07/2026He died at Irwin, the detention center made notorious by allegations of unwanted gynecological procedures, and that Biden had shut down. Trump reopened it. Now it’s the site of yet another death in ICE detention following claims of medical neglect. 272000925
Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 14/07/2026This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days. ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE. 10676502620323
Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Thomas Massie: “It’s ironic that we control the House, Senate, Supreme Court, and the White House, and we’re yelling ‘election fraud’? We won all the damn elections.” 562161065273
Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialPeter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 11/07/2026"The appearance of federal law enforcement agents on the doorstep of news reporters should shock the conscience of any American who believes in the Constitution and the press freedom it protects." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/b...nytimes.comTimes Journalists Subpoenaed as Trump Escalates Pressure on MediaThe Justice Department is seeking to compel testimony from reporters who wrote about the new Air Force One. The Times called the move a “brazen act.” 154835267
Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 25/06/2026Exclusive: Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. urged a Libertarian congressional candidate to drop out of a competitive House race to help Republicans keep control of Congress, according to an audio obtained by The Post. Listen to the recording:washingtonpost.comRFK Jr. urged Iowa candidate to make deal to help GOP win House seat, per audio recordingThe health secretary urged Iowa Libertarian candidates to drop out of key races to help Republicans keep control of Congress, according to interviews and a recording obtained by The Post. The effort h... 93421
Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 05/06/2026Just a constant horror show as the privacy of trans patients is constantly eroded. As a former patient of Mount Sinai, this is a massive betrayal to their patients. Your medical records are not safe with them. gothamist.com/news/nyc-par...gothamist.comNYC parents say Mount Sinai plans to share trans children's records with Trump administration“ I was blindsided by this because we're not even receiving care there anymore,” said Dawn Gabriel, one of the parents. 411373465
Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 03/06/2026"Mr. Pelley also wrote that senior managers at CBS News had pressured him to insert bias into stories for “60 Minutes” this past season, though he did not provide details about specific segments." Pretty important part of the story re his firing. Maybe *the* most important part. CBS = new Fox.nytimes.comCBS News Fires Scott Pelley of ‘60 Minutes’ 432116873588
Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialJohn Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 03/06/2026I know this can be confusing, tldr: SCOTUS said Section 2 is not dead but it’s nearly impossible to prove. Sent AL case back to AL judges (2 Trump 1 Reagan) Judges rehear the AL case and rule it STILL breaks the law. SCOTUS says actually we meant the VRA is dead. 216640
Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialSenator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 26/05/2026Instead of engaging with me and others about the poor conditions, ICE sent in an armored vehicle and a line of armed agents that only poured gasoline on the fire. Civilians were tackled and restrained, and agents fired pepper balls and spray into the crowd. 2/4 5050591107
Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Well the Trump / Vance Admin just stole $1.7 billion of our money to hand out to criminals. 1082175693
Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialMichael Bennet @bennet.senate.gov · 16/05/2026No, Tina Peters should not have had her sentence commuted. She broke Colorado laws and was convicted by a jury of her peers. Here’s my statement: 561526306
Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Trump said that repairs to the DC Reflecting pool would cost $1.8 Million. Now? The price tag is $13.1 million. The company doing the repairs got a no-bid contract for the project after previously working on pools at Trump's properties. Where’s the uproar about waste, fraud, and abuse now? 22439441329
Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialSchooley @schooley.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Kash Patel’s entire job right now is trying to keep his job. Which I’m sure is just great for FBI morale. 1529765
Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 06/05/2026"To paraphrase Nathan Hale, I only regret that we have but one seat to take from the Democrats." This is what Democrats are facing. Any Dem who favors bipartisanship over maximalist opposition is either lost and worthy of replacement or a Republican sympathizer. 621721390
Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 02/05/2026"Children as young as 4 are being forced to repeatedly appear in court and provide updates on their case, at times without legal help, within a matter of weeks. "Children are feeling 'enormous pressure' and some wet their pants when they have to go to court..." www.cnn.com/2026/04/28/p...cnn.comExclusive: Trump moves to accelerate deportations of migrant children in US custody | CNN PoliticsThe Trump administration is taking steps to accelerate the deportations of migrant children in US custody amid White House pressure to quickly move kids through the system, according to administration... 23222501365
Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 22/04/2026Pulitzer-worthy reporting here from Minnesota immigrant news @sahanjournal.bsky.social. 70+ children detained during Operation MetroSurge. 30 sent to Dilley. Two dozen held >20 days, a Flores violation. 7 still detained as of March 10. ~20 have been deported. sahanjournal.com/immigration/...sahanjournal.comICE detained more than 70 Minnesota children, data revealsImmigration officials detained more than 70 Minnesota children between Dec. 1 and March 10, a Sahan analysis of court records and federal deportation data shows. 523031405
Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Update on Save the BWCA: vote scheduled at 11:00 AM tomorrow, Thursday, April 16, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on passage of H.J.Res.140.savetheboundarywaters.orgLive Updates from Senate 12605219
Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 03/04/2026It sounds like only the big corporations are going to get tariff refunds according to what @laylaayanna.bsky.social found in her new piece at @tpm. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/small-b...talkingpointsmemo.comSmall Businesses Are Being Left Out of Tariff Refund Process, CBP Data SuggestsData shared earlier this week by U.S. Customs and Border Protection suggests... 45780339
Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialFactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Trump's new acting AG Todd Blanche: The DOJ has already released Epstein files. ... It should not be a part of anything going forward. (Around 3 million pages of the Epstein files still have yet to be released) 85026
Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 03/04/2026President Trump said this week that Medicare and day care were too expensive for the federal government to cover, reversing himself on campaign promises to protect the seniors’ health insurance program and address child care costs.wapo.stTrump backs off campaign promises to protect Medicare, help with child careAs a candidate, Trump had pledged to prioritize child care affordability and preserve Medicare. A spokeswoman argued that the president was referring to fraud. 3717686
Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialPBS News @pbsnews.org · 02/04/2026The death of a nearly blind refugee from Myanmar who was found on a Buffalo street in February — five days after Border Patrol agents left him at a doughnut shop — has been ruled a homicide, authorities said Wednesday. to.pbs.org/3NZGHszpbs.orgDeath of a refugee left at a Buffalo doughnut shop by Border Patrol is ruled a homicideThe Erie County Medical Examiner's Office didn't reach any conclusions about responsibility for Nurul Amin Shah Alam's death. 355119084280
Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialKolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social · 30/03/2026This 50 yr old woman spent 5 months in jail accused of a crime in a state she's never even been to, because Clearview AI misidentified her as the suspect. A judge signed off on it, cops went along with it, no process in place to even question the AI. www.cnn.com/2026/03/29/u...cnn.comPolice used AI facial recognition to arrest a Tennessee woman for crimes committed in a state she says she’s never visited | CNNA Tennessee grandmother spent more than five months in jail after police used an AI facial recognition tool to link her to crimes committed in North Dakota – a state she says she’d never been to befor... 9139861844
Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialAdam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 27/03/2026With all the energy that the Trump administration is pouring into tossing immigrants out of the country—including immigrants who are taxpayers, parents of military service members, and charity volunteers—you've got to wonder which real threats to the homeland are being ignored. 17482162
Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialThe RAD Seed @theradseed.blacksky.app · 25/03/2026It's THIS kind of messaging they need to get out in front of everyone 81038325
Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 23/03/2026"No conversation has taken place between Iran & US, & Trump's claim about having these talks is false," Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, a state-run outlet, wrote. “Trump's false claim is an attempt to escape his recent threat on Iran's power infrastructure." abc6onyourside.com/news/nation-... 2920480
Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialRep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 21/03/2026The President is saying he would rather deploy ICE agents to airports, than follow the law, reign in the violence, and pay our federal workers. Just no. 942423607
Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Israeli Officials Said U.S. Was Told About South Pars Attack www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/w...nytimes.comIsraeli Officials Said U.S. Was Told About South Pars Attack 1115136
Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/03/2026What happened to "America First"? 36066072688
Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 18/03/2026They could’ve funded ACA subsidies for a full year. Instead, they burned $24B in 16 days and risked decades of terrorist blowback on U.S. soil. 591292591
Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/03/2026Markwayne Mullin's responses to questions about his supposedly "classified" foreign trips (that he didn't disclose to the committee) are bizarrely evasive 2022577678
Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 17/03/2026This man did far more fighting for the US than anyone in the cabinet or the White House. And he died one day after being taken to an American concentration camp. One day. www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...reuters.comAfghan asylum-seeker dies in ICE custody, US advocacy group saysMohommad Nazeer Paktyawal is at least the 12th person to die in ICE detention this year. 12148412327
mnkate.bsky.social @mnkate.bsky.social · 17/03/2026The most important story no one seems to be talking about, except @lastweektonight.com Amazing breakdown as to why Vance is so dangerous youtu.be/NtRPLCso0Sw?...youtu.beJ.D. Vance: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)YouTube video by LastWeekTonight 000
Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialHome of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 09/03/2026Vance: " If you're worried about the world spinning out of control, if you're worried about a military draft, if you're worried about, God forbid, a world war, the best way to prevent it is to vote for Donald Trump." 114820287
Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialACLU @aclu.org · 05/03/2026Many of these medical emergencies could have been prevented if children detained at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center had been given adequate care. Kids don't belong in ICE detention.nbcnews.com911 calls capture kids burning with fever, struggling to breathe at ICE detention centerEMS crews were called to the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas at least 11 times since September for children in medical distress, records show. 10380144
Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 01/03/2026It’s insane this is legal. People around Trump are profiting off war and death. I’m introducing legislation ASAP to ban this. 458138744402
Reposted by @mnkate.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 01/03/20261/9. In 2020 Iran did try to interfere with the presidential election. 5122391069
