Reposted by @mron54.bsky.socialSenator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 23hThe administration that continues to cover up for pedophiles simply cannot be trusted with the care of hundreds of unaccompanied children with no oversight and no transparency 511140512
Reposted by @mron54.bsky.socialGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 22hUtterly barbaric.comicsands.comPete Hegseth Sparks Outrage After Announcing Fort Hood Shooter's Firing Squad Execution Will Have Public Livestream 6967480
Reposted by @mron54.bsky.socialRobert Faturechi @robert-faturechi.bsky.social · 23hNew: A private equity executive took a top Pentagon role. Then a firm he has close ties to landed a $281 Million no-bid contract from the unit he runs. www.propublica.org/article/geor...propublica.orgThe Pentagon Gave $350 Million in Contracts to a Firm Closely Tied to a Senior Defense Department OfficialThe top Pentagon official left Alvarez & Marsal Capital after ProPublica started looking into his financial ties. The contracts with a related company are another example of firms close to the Trump a... 21253123
Reposted by @mron54.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 23hProPublica and The Texas Tribune reviewed Ken Paxton's travel records dating back to 2015. Paxton has taken nearly 1,000 trips with a state-funded security detail, costing $3.3 million. The outlets could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to actual state business.propublica.orgKen Paxton’s Security for Travel Cost Taxpayers Millions. Just 1 in 6 of His Trips Had a Stated Business Purpose.Records show the Texas attorney general has taken nearly 1,000 trips during his tenure, costing $3.3 million in security. We could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to sta... 331487750
Reposted by @mron54.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 08/10/2026This is so dangerous! President Trump is deliberately inciting race hatred against an ethnic minority, calling on the people of Minnesota to "fight back" against "Somali immigrants." This must be a terrifying moment for the Somali community (who are overwhelmingly US citizens). 982041574
Reposted by @mron54.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 08/10/2026WASHINGTON (AP) - Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed in December. 674898293
Reposted by @mron54.bsky.socialNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Trump says the Kennedy Center is too dangerous to walk into Unless you play in the National Symphony, which rehearses there most weekdays @democracydefendersaction.org & WLG are still in court w/ @repbeatty.bsky.social. Say one thing, do another, as we told @nytimes.com👇 -TNnytimes.comIf the Kennedy Center Is ‘Dangerous,’ Why Is the Symphony Rehearsing There?The National Symphony Orchestra is practicing inside a building that President Trump and his allies say could fall on their heads. 9534181204
Reposted by @mron54.bsky.socialThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 08/10/2026The family of a Mexican immigrant shot and killed during the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement surge in Chicago last year filed a wrongful-death claim accusing a federal immigration officer of “effectively executing” him at close range.washingtonpost.comLawsuit accuses ICE of ‘executing’ immigrant whose sons are now in foster careThe family of Silverio Villegas Gonzalez said his shooting death last year in the Chicago area was unlawful and left his two children traumatized. 16640
Reposted by @mron54.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Hamed cautions that the plans are very much not set in stone, and it's quite possible the exorbitant cost (millions of dollars per trip minimum) and the terrible optics of prison ships are enough for the admin not to go forward with the plan. But I don't put anything past this admin. 1844191
Reposted by @mron54.bsky.socialProf Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 08/10/2026RFK Jr is funding a grotesquely unethical study on newborn babies in Guinea-Bissau; ethicists, pediatricians, clinical trial experts, & infectious disease experts are calling this horrific trial The New Tuskegee. It is unethical to withhold a life saving intervention from half of newborns FFS. 19407222
Reposted by @mron54.bsky.socialChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I've been immersed in research on Reconstruction in Lousiana and it's a very difficult truth to absorb that the white terrorist movement in the South was among the most successful terrorist movements in global history. Took 10 years but it won a total & complete victory through murder and atrocity. 16960531476
Reposted by @mron54.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026this is honestly one of the worst and most irresponsible things he has ever posted, and that's really saying something 1166128913797
Reposted by @mron54.bsky.socialAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Kushner negotiates Gaza & Ukraine as his network pursues Russian oil giant Lukoil’s $20bn foreign empire and Affinity profits from Phoenix Financial, an investor in Israeli military arms. Congress is investigating the potential conflicts of interest.yacnews.comJared Kushner Negotiates Peace While Pursuing Russian Oil Deals and Profiting From Israeli ArmsJared Kushner is negotiating Gaza and Ukraine while discussing Russian energy deals, as his business partners pursue Lukoil assets and his firm profits from an Israeli financial group invested in mili... 1522175
Reposted by @mron54.bsky.socialAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Until a court puts it on paper, it remains potential corruption. That’s where an informed, mobilised public comes in. If you want allegations investigated and any crimes prosecuted, increase pressure offline, in the streets, at their offices, and at the ballot box. It's on you. 110017
Reposted by @mron54.bsky.socialSherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 08/10/2026When Jon Husted voted against the release of the Epstein files, he chose to protect predators and enablers instead of fighting for survivors like Annie Farmer, Sharlene Rochard, and Wendy Pesante. I’m honored to be joined by these women in our fight to hold pedophiles and their enablers accountable. 141317317
Reposted by @mron54.bsky.socialJoanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Thank heaven someone finally asked the question: "How do you define socialism?" Because this REALLY ISN'T IT. Sheesh. "Socialism" to Vance is -- random things I hate. 2423561
Reposted by @mron54.bsky.socialThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 08/10/2026Israel downgraded Britain’s 188-year-old consulate in East Jerusalem, expelling 20 diplomats and scaling back services to Palestinians, but stopped short of closing the facility entirely after last-minute negotiations.washingtonpost.comIsrael downgrades U.K. Consulate in East Jerusalem over settler sanctionsLast-minute negotiations staved off a full closure of the office that handles Britain’s relations with Palestinians in Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza. 2158
Reposted by @mron54.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 08/10/2026What a ridiculous answer. 4450770
Reposted by @mron54.bsky.socialAubrey Gilleran @aubreygilleran.bsky.social · 08/10/2026"By the way, Delcy Rodriguez is still doing this to dissidents, and we're still sending dissidents back to Venezuela as we prop up Rodriguez as a puppet." 716969
Reposted by @mron54.bsky.socialStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 08/10/2026The CDC just re-opened a previously shelved study that would withhold the hepatitis B vaccine from children in Guinea-Bissau, despite decades of evidence showing it is safe and effective. This is a violation of human rights, using “science” to harm some of the most vulnerable people in the world. 831121580
Reposted by @mron54.bsky.socialAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Trump, a rapist and best friend of Jeffrey Epstein, told reporters as he left the White House for a rally in Alabama that he felt badly for the Cornell Seven, the men accused of gang rape, and called the special prosecutor on the case corrupt. 41437227
Reposted by @mron54.bsky.socialMark Hertling @markhertling.bsky.social · 07/10/2026We have something even better coming up. A “whiteboard” session with an expert. 1382
Reposted by @mron54.bsky.socialMark Rodin @markrodin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Thom Tillis Lacks the Courage of His Remarkably Weak Convictions charliesykes.substack.com/p/thom-tilli... Charlie Sykes is right/. A conscience, but no gutscharliesykes.substack.comThom Tillis Lacks the Courage of His Remarkably Weak ConvictionsToday is the 10th anniversary of the October 7, 2016 release of the Access Hollywood tapes (about which more below). 47310
Reposted by @mron54.bsky.socialJon Cryer @mrjoncryer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026“Hmmm… Let’s see… how could I possibly say something more revolting than urging Iran to bomb American cities… ? Oh wait, I’ve got it…“ 42590153
Reposted by @mron54.bsky.socialNPR @npr.org · 07/10/2026On the three-year mark since the Hamas-led deadly attack, Israelis are grappling with reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was repeatedly warned by regional allies ahead of time. n.pr/3TtIYiJn.pr3 years on, Israelis grapple with reports Netanyahu was warned before Oct. 7 attacksOn the three-year mark since the Hamas-led deadly attack, Israelis are grappling with reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was repeatedly warned by regional allies ahead of time. 1921781
Reposted by @mron54.bsky.socialAnonymous @opdeatheaters.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Three FBI interviews with a woman who accused Donald Trump of sexually assaulting / raping her when she was 13–15, after Jeffrey Epstein introduced them, were missing from the DOJ’s initial Epstein files release. #OpDeathEaters 14289139
Reposted by @mron54.bsky.socialKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 07/10/2026JUST IN: A judge has blocked ICE's policy "to stop collecting biometric information" from detainees that they need to pursue lawful status, like visas for human trafficking survivors and other crime victims. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show... 6567173
Reposted by @mron54.bsky.socialAnonymous @opdeatheaters.bsky.social · 07/10/2026FBI 302: The woman said Epstein introduced her to Trump when she was 13–15: “It was Donald Trump.” She said Trump told her “Let me teach you how little girls are supposed to be,” then raped her. She said she fought back, Trump “pulled her hair and punched her on the side of her head.” #OpDeathEaters 2269166
Reposted by @mron54.bsky.socialAnonymous @opdeatheaters.bsky.social · 07/10/2026FBI 302: The woman asked agents to keep her safe, said, “Throughout my life his people have found me, have kept tabs on me.” She said Epstein discussed blackmailing people; Trump knew because she overheard them, and that she heard Trump talking about washing money through casinos. #OpDeathEaters 012051
Reposted by @mron54.bsky.socialSheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Patty Murray wants to know: What comes after Trump and Kennedy? She's plotting a future for public health. I talked to her last week. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/u...nytimes.comA Public Health-Minded Senator Asks: What Comes After Trump and Kennedy?Senator Patty Murray, a former chair of the Senate health committee, is forming a group of experts to examine how to insulate the C.D.C. from political interference. 78722
Reposted by @mron54.bsky.socialTom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Spare me Sen. Thom Tillis’s self-interested redemption book tour. When he had the opportunity to do what was right, he failed nearly every time. For example, he drew a line on Jan. 6 apologia, and then confirmed multiple people who crossed it, including Kash Patel and Jeanine Pirro.apnews.comRepublican Sen. Tillis calls his vote for Hegseth the 'biggest regret of my career' in a new bookRepublican Sen. Thom Tillis says in a new book that his deciding vote to confirm Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in January 2025 is the “biggest regret of my career.” 63706156
Reposted by @mron54.bsky.socialCNN @cnn.com · 08/10/2026Margaret Hamilton, the groundbreaking researcher who helped create the field of software engineering and whose code helped land NASA’s Apollo astronauts on the moon, has died. She was 90. cnn.it/4jI4LxB 7296104
Reposted by @mron54.bsky.socialLaw360 @law360.bsky.social · 06/10/2026A former FBI agent has come forward with a claim that when U.S. Circuit Judge Emil Bove was at the U.S. Department of Justice, he directed the Los Angeles field office to illegally investigate protesters. www.law360.com/artic... 331159440
Reposted by @mron54.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 07/10/2026You cannot convince me that frat brothers organically walked into separate police interviews using the same word, “consensual,” and that it wasn’t coordinated. Especially after a witness told police there was allegedly a fraternity meeting to get everyone “on the same page”. 14132931232
Reposted by @mron54.bsky.socialNPR @npr.org · 07/10/2026Midterm candidates are talking up Medicare for All, and in a poll 2 out of 3 Americans said they support it. The phrase speaks to a desire for radical change, though many don't really know what it is. n.pr/4j8TVAEn.pr'Medicare for All' message attracts midterm voters buckling under medical billsMidterm candidates are talking up Medicare for All, and in a poll 2 out of 3 Americans said they support it. The phrase speaks to a desire for radical change, though many don't really know what it is. 5342076
Reposted by @mron54.bsky.socialAndrew Weissmann @weissmann.substack.com · 07/10/2026Promising to pay voters if they vote for a Republican? A federal crime, but no one pays attention -- not DOJ, not Congress. Will voters, or will enough of them normalize such behavior? 37441158
Reposted by @mron54.bsky.socialGabe KP @emg8.bsky.social · 07/10/2026US Senator Chris Murphy says Pentagon denied him access to US base in Qatar & to get briefing with military leadership. He also says his Republican colleagues have been denied access as well. 🤯 www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...reuters.comUS Senator Murphy says Pentagon denied him access to US base in QatarDemocratic US Senator Chris Murphy said on Tuesday that the Department of Defense denied him access to a key military base in Qatar during a visit to the Middle East, describing it as part of a US g... 35628
Reposted by @mron54.bsky.socialfutbolsound @futbolsound.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The most defining theme of Trumpism is pointless stupidity. Never has so much energy been put into meaningless nonsense. Deciding to pass laws to unilaterally rename things the rest of the world will ignore is just buffoonery. 0102
Reposted by @mron54.bsky.socialCNN @cnn.com · 07/10/2026Danish artist Jens Galschiøt unveiled a sculpture depicting a naked US President Donald Trump surrounded by golf equipment. It was unveiled on the grounds of the European Parliament building in Strasbourg. 50942351
Reposted by @mron54.bsky.socialThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 07/10/2026“It looks like a racket across the board.” @michaeldweiss.bsky.social on Jared Kushner negotiating wars involving Israel on America’s behalf while simultaneously cashing in on investments in Israeli companies. 10306117
Reposted by @mron54.bsky.socialJon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026NEW: Marimar Martinez of Chicago has officially filed her lawsuit against the federal government over her shooting by Border Patrol agent Charles Exum. Read the complaint here: cst.brightspotcdn.com/3e/79/71b60d...cst.brightspotcdn.com 1462134
Reposted by @mron54.bsky.socialGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Wilber was finally able to undergo surgery on Thursday—11 days after he was shot. “When ICE can shoot a man in the back and then barely give him any medical treatment and let him suffer, there’s a reason for that because we have gotten to a point where we see people as less than human.”texastribune.orgAustin man has surgery 11 days after being shot by ICE agentThe surgery on the Venezuelan national, who has been in custody since his Sept. 20 run-in with an immigration officer, removed the bullet lodged in his back. 25909396
Reposted by @mron54.bsky.socialAmanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 05/10/2026It's been such a long few years, I'd forgotten this particular rape accusation against Hegseth. The woman told police she may have been drugged. Hegseth, who was married to one woman and had just had a baby with another, said it was consensual but paid her $50k to settle. He was confirmed anyway. 23893300
Reposted by @mron54.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 05/10/2026Katie Phang: "[Todd Blanche] says the Privacy Act has to be read in conjunction with the Epstein Files Transparency Act and that it's totally proper for him to hide and obfuscate and protect the identities of enablers, rapists, traffickers of children. He thinks that's fine." 15146041718
Reposted by @mron54.bsky.socialChicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 05/10/2026Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, who was sentenced to 15 months in prison in a hush money case tied to sexual abuse, has died. He was 84.chicagotribune.comDennis Hastert, the disgraced former US House speaker who went to prison, dies at 84 893
Reposted by @mron54.bsky.socialInsider Wire @insiderwire.com · 05/10/2026#BREAKING: ICE is losing thousands of employees as veteran officers quit over untrained new hires. 2173
Reposted by @mron54.bsky.socialKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Judge Gary Brown, a Trump appointee in New York, rebukes ICE for arresting two people erroneously — including a U.S. citizen — and later claiming "mistaken identity." "ICE agents falsified official records," he says. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 632681927
