Reposted by NER430Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12h(Politico) - ABC programs are already tempering their election coverage ahead of the midterms to avoid angering President Donald Trump, a lawyer for the broadcast company told a federal judge on Tuesday .. @politico.com $DIS www.politico.com/news/2026/10... 1041315562
Reposted by NER430Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 19hNew: As Trump's meme coin dangled a gala dinner with the president for its top buyers, the wallet holding the creators' tokens moved ~$70M of $TRUMP to an account where it can be sold. @jeffstein.bsky.social for @washingtonsun.comwashingtonsun.comTrump’s Meme Coin Firm Wants You to Buy. Insiders Are Preparing to Sell.Trump personally made more than $600 million from his meme coin last year. 24507221
Reposted by NER430Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 17hThe 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. 68631252001
Reposted by NER430Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 13hTrump is declining international election monitors in the United States for first time in over two decades, aligning the country with Russia. Trump will instead deploy his own election monitors to polling sites across the country. www.ms.now/news/trump-m... 116951465
Reposted by NER430The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 13hPatel has turned the bureau into a P.R. agency for Donald Trump. trib.al/SiR8WZxtrib.alWhy the Hell Is Kash Patel’s FBI Making Campaign Ads?Patel has turned the bureau into a P.R. agency for Donald Trump. 46131
NER430 @ner430.bsky.social · 12hwww.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...nytimes.comTrump Does Not Plan to Reimburse Taxpayers for Promotional Ads (Gift Article)A day after the president said his super PAC would pay for the ads, which had drawn bipartisan backlash, officials said that he meant moving forward. A new taxpayer-funded ad aired Tuesday. 001
Reposted by NER430Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 13hTrump Does Not Plan to Reimburse Taxpayers for Illegal Promotional Ads www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...nytimes.comTrump Does Not Plan to Reimburse Taxpayers for Promotional AdsA day after the president said his super PAC would pay for the ads, which had drawn bipartisan backlash, officials said that he meant moving forward. A new taxpayer-funded ad aired Tuesday. 151
Reposted by NER430Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 12hIt Can Keep Cancer in Remission. Why Is No One Talking About It? www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/w...nytimes.comIt Can Keep Cancer in Remission. Why Is No One Talking About It?Despite mounting evidence that exercise programs can improve cancer outcomes, access to them remains limited. 021
Reposted by NER430Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 17hIt feels crazy to need to write this, but journalists should not be arrested because the president doesn’t like the way they report on the sizes of his crowds. www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump...mediamatters.orgTrump keeps demanding criminal punishment for reporting he dislikes — including about his crowd sizes 16630164
Reposted by NER430MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 20hNEWS: New York City just recorded the fewest shootings, shooting victims, and murders in recorded history through the first nine months of the year. Major crime is down 6.6% citywide, the largest year-to-date drop in 17 years, with declines in all five boroughs. 1/ 402167154056
NER430 @ner430.bsky.social · 18hI think Roger Stone is orchestrating this effort to rehabilitate Nixon, and yes, destroy public accountability. 160
Reposted by NER430Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 19hlol, if you know my history as a teen Watergate geek, you know I never miss a chance to write about Nixon! But team Trump's obsession with rewriting the 1970s past is really about controlling the future, and killing off the concept of accountability My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...inquirer.comTrump’s fixation on Nixon is also a warning | Will Bunch NewsletterPlus, what Texas Senate ads during an Eagles game really mean. 1120582
Reposted by NER430Hugo Lowell @hugolowell.bsky.social · 19hSCOOP @wired.com: Abdul El-Sayed is out with a new paid digital ad in the Michigan Senate race attacking Mike Rogers for helping expand government surveillance, seeking to tap into voter anxieties about tech and Flock cameras weeks before the midterms 15726200
Reposted by NER430Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Barack Obama is back in his role as Democrats’ closer-in-chief. He just cut ads for 24 Senate & gubernatorial campaigns—targeting races where he can help move persuadable voters. At 57% favorability, Obama is the most popular living president. Expect to see much more of him before Election Day. 💙 448149543205
Reposted by NER430CatDaMaMa @catdamama.bsky.social · 19hUndocumented people pay billions in federal taxes for Medicaid they're banned from using. Republicans want to gut $880 billion from that program to finance tax cuts for the ultra-rich. But sure, tell me again who the welfare queens are. #RepublicanHealthcareCrisis 20306165
Reposted by NER430Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 22hI do wonder if we will see actual documented payments from Trump or MAGA Inc to reimburse for those government paid campaign ads. Trump has a history of asserting he will use his own money to pay for something--and then not doing it. 56717
Reposted by NER430Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23hFox Business commercial offers a roll of 25 Trump dollar coins for $49 😆 You do the math 1891476397
Reposted by NER430Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 22hThe Problem with Paragon: Not filing medical claims does not make a person a phantom "many insured people have no medical claims because they are relatively healthy or because they face barriers to care, such as high deductibles or transportation barriers" www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore... 02814
Reposted by NER430TPM @talkingpointsmemo.com · 06/10/2026Despite her recent statements, she has, over the past year and a half — through the Trump administration's countless illegal impoundments, funding freezes and pocket rescissions — done little to actually rein the executive branch in.talkingpointsmemo.comSusan Collins Voted to Confirm Russ Vought. Is She Having Second Thoughts?In recent weeks, as the Office of Management and Budget Director Russ... 3128863
Reposted by NER430Joel S. @handle.invalid · 22hHans-Georg Maaßen was deemed too antisemitic to be part of Germany's domestic intelligence agency. But not too antisemitic to be invited to Israel now to present at a conference of the global right, even though German Jews are complaining. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comUS, Israeli and European far-right figures to gather for conference in IsraelTrump’s counter-terrorism ‘czar’, Sebastian Gorka, was scheduled to speak at conference but White House says he will no longer attend 512952
Reposted by NER430Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 22hA new Reuters poll makes pretty clear that Republicans aren't willing to follow President Trump on some of his vanity projects. 80% of Republicans don't like his taxpayer-funded political ads. Only a quarter approved of Trump adding his name to the Kennedy Center. www.reuters.com/world/americ... 108423
Reposted by NER430Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026WATCH: All U.S. bombers deployed to RAF Fairford in England have been pulled out and returned to their home stations in the United States as potential Iranian threats raise base security concerns across Europe. Read more about the withdrawal and threats here: www.stripes.com/branches/air... 8217558
Reposted by NER430Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22hHallie Shoffner, the Democratic candidate running against Tom Cotton, on Morning Joe: "I'll tell you -- over the 450 days that I've been on the campaign trail, not once have I been asked about daylight savings time. Arkansas are talking about gas prices and grocery prices and healthcare." 6641211063
Reposted by NER430Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 05/10/2026At @standupforscience.net we aren’t just talking about a better future…we are forging it. OUT NOW from the SUFS Foundation Policy & Research Team: @irenesufs.bsky.social @brynnpaulsen.bsky.social @colesci.bsky.social @wondersofnature23.bsky.social www.standupforscience.foundation/how-we-got-h...standupforscience.foundationAdvancing science for the public good. 22714
Reposted by NER430ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/20264/ Fernando Vasquez, an 18-year-old citizen, was on break from work when agents chased and handcuffed him, then put him in their truck. After realizing their mistake, the agents left the teen alone in the woods, with no way to get home. Then they threw his ID out of the truck. 6824511207
Reposted by NER430Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 22h“Family members of Virginia Giuffre, a prominent victim of Jeffrey Epstein, accuse U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank in a new ad of covering up the sex trafficker’s crimes and ties to society’s elites in the latest salvo of an increasingly competitive congressional race.” www.denverpost.com/2026/10/05/j...denverpost.comIn a new TV ad, family of Epstein victim accuses Rep. Jeff Crank of helping cover-up by not forcing voteFamily members of Virginia Giuffre, a prominent victim of Jeffrey Epstein, accuse U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank in a new ad of covering up the sex trafficker’s crimes and ties to society’s elites. 0198
Reposted by NER430Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 22hThe president would not only be likely committing a crime but inducing voters to commit a crime. "If payments were in fact made, voters who had made their decision 'in consideration' of receiving such funds might also face [criminal] exposure under Section 597."justsecurity.orgAuctioning Democracy: Trump’s Promise of a $5,000 “Dividend”Trump's pledge to pay $5,000 to every adult U.S. citizen if Republicans retain control of Congress could violate federal criminal law. 13299106
Reposted by NER430Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 23hNEW: Several more Jan 6 defendants have filed federal civil lawsuits, seeking taxpayer-funded payouts The latest group includes seditious conspiracy defendants, who allege mistreatment during confinement & "malicious prosecution" There's been a wave of these suits this month 60546281
Reposted by NER430juliacurlee.bsky.social @juliacurlee.bsky.social · 06/10/2026An administration worried about machine security would fix the machines. This one built a predicate instead: a standing excuse to interfere in elections the states run, against any result it doesn’t like. Last month I laid out how it gets used.lawfaremedia.orgLaundering Federal Election Interference in the MidtermsThe administration has turned an unfixable fact—Chinese parts in nearly every U.S. voting machine—into a license to contest any election it loses. 0199
Reposted by NER430juliacurlee.bsky.social @juliacurlee.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The White House will say the election was stolen. But a vulnerability is not an intrusion, and an intrusion is not an altered vote. Reuters: a probe of one Puerto Rico voting machine pulled in ODNI, DOJ, DHS, and the FBI. It found nothing. Stephen Miller’s answer: seize more machines.reuters.comHow Trump’s obsession with ‘rigged’ voting machines spread across US governmentThe effort to prove the 2020 election "stolen" failed. Diehards remain undeterred. 12214
Reposted by NER430Harry Dunn @libradunn1.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Leaked audio of Ken Paxton complaining about the Trump team controlling his flailing campaign: "I’ve never been in a race where I felt less control over the campaign. It’s all coming, you know, from DC. I don’t control message or what we’re doing ... I just have to live with whatever I've got" 51290101
Reposted by NER430Rev. Benjamin Cremer @handle.invalid · 06/10/2026Notice the absence of the traditional olive branch? The olive branch symbolized America prioritizing peace with war as a last resort. It has been part of the Great Seal of the United States since 1782 and was part of the original seal of the Department of Defense. 18769241
Reposted by NER430Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This is a community note for the ages. 6658771162
Reposted by NER430Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 05/10/2026New Yorkers just dropped banners in Grand Central calling out the Trump admin's and billionaires attempts to sabotage the election. 5034411106
Reposted by NER430Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Pennsylvania has now reported: -At least 1004 measles cases -198 hospitalizations -Five deaths Only four of the cases had been vaccinated. Sure, we’ve got some numbers here, but the damage from RFK Jr.’s malicious treachery is actually incalculable.wbaltv.comPennsylvania measles cases reach more than 1,000. Track outbreaks in your stateMeasles cases have surged in 2026, and Pennsylvania reported more than a thousand cases as of Monday. 46735337
Reposted by NER430Sailor Michael @handle.invalid · 05/10/2026atlantablackstar.com/2026/10/05/b...atlantablackstar.com‘I’m a Victim of Prejudice’: Black Teen Arrested for Carjacking Despite School Alibi, Wore Ankle Monitor for 7 Months Until Reporter Questioned CaseBaltimore prosecutors kept an innocent 17-year-old Black high school student on house arrest for seven months with an ankle monitor after falsely accusing 44229
Reposted by NER430Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Democracy has a dangerous sentence: “Surely somebody will stop this.” Sometimes that somebody is a judge. Sometimes a journalist. Sometimes Congress. And sometimes it’s millions of ordinary people refusing to cooperate. 🗣️ #JulesUnfiltered 10296113
Reposted by NER430Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 05/10/2026ICE has disclosed another detainee who died We know: -After 17yrs, he'd only ever been busted for... *an expired car tag.* He was in a camp run by for-profit w/ history medical neglect An American died at one of its jails *after strep-throat.* austinkocher.substack.com/p/julian-cur...austinkocher.substack.comJulian Curo-Churata Is the 37th Person to Die in ICE Custody This Fiscal Year, Capping Off the Agency’s Deadliest Year on RecordAccording to ICE, 47-year-old Peruvian national Julian Curo-Churata died in Louisiana on Tuesday, September 29. 7733386
Reposted by NER430The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 06/10/2026Tour guides across D.C. say their business has cratered this year. Adding to the downturn, guides say, is that many tourists are angered by President Trump’s attacks on allies, the imposition of tariffs, and his visa and immigration policies.washingtonpost.comTour guides lose business as D.C.’s reputation and landscape change under TrumpGuides say bookings have plummeted in 2026 amid renovations, closings and a charged political climate. 1821671
Reposted by NER430Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 06/10/2026First on @nbcnews.com: www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...nbcnews.comFBI whistleblower says White House pushed unconstitutional probe of protestersThe former analyst says supervisors were told not to put things in writing, so many of the directives came in face-to-face meetings. 6265143
Reposted by NER430𝕯𝖆𝖓🍂🎃🕸️ @arepublic86.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Angie Nixon on the Black Panther Party: 5259
Reposted by NER430Eric 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... 19947550
NER430 @ner430.bsky.social · 06/10/2026"Wiles would have been a witness that Trump not just stole classified information, but unlawfully disseminated it too — precisely the kind of recipient of classified information (including journalists) that Trump has routinely targeted this term." 020
NER430 @ner430.bsky.social · 06/10/2026"It’s unclear what Wiles told prosecutors about her role paying for legal representation, but the superseding indictment would also confirm that Trump showed Susie Wiles a classified document in August or September 2021. 100
Reposted by NER430Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Last year, Chicagoan Marimar Martinez was shot **5 times** by a Border Patrol agent & all agents accounts were contradicted by evidence. Now she is suing the federal govt. Worth reading whole piece; agents cheered for shooter via celebratory texts (“beers on me") blockclubchicago.org/2026/10/05/m...blockclubchicago.orgMarimar Martinez Sues Feds A Year After Border Patrol Agent Shot Her 5 TimesA reconstruction of the shooting commissioned by Martinez’s legal team found agent Charles Exum was standing to the side of her car and was not in danger as he fired, her attorneys said. 1310124
Reposted by NER430StoriesbySammi🦋 @storiesbysammi.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Trump cut Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears by nearly 3M acres using a 6-word clause buried in a 1906 law in July & NPCA toured them & the Grand Staircase itself is now outside its own monument. Mining claims were filed within hours. A tribal commission was dissolved. Full story below. 🧵 37363
Reposted by NER430🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 06/10/2026My election night reach goal is trifectas in MI, PA and WI. This would do so much good for the people of these states and help secure 2028 as much as we can. What a miracle to even conceive of this possibility! Want to help? @jordanz.bsky.social has made it super easy to donate to targeted races.progressreport.newsFlip these seats and save democracyFilling in the gaps for the establishment 58322
