Reposted by AnneDoug Lindner @douglindner.bsky.social · 18hMAGA Justices on SCOTUS did this. Just two years after Citizens United, Republican presidential primary candidates were so dependent on individual billionaires they’d invite their sugar daddies to join them on stage at rallies. 2149 0
Reposted by AnneGarrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 15/10/2026This is illegal and (a) it’s not even close to defensible and (b) shouldn’t be tolerated. 622719837 0
Reposted by AnneJake Lahut @jakelahut.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Apple, Nvidia, the Dish Network chairman, and the Adelson family topping out the ballroom donations here ($25M each) www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...washingtonpost.comSecret documents reveal donors behind $330 million for Trump’s ballroomThe records offer a panoramic view of a fundraising campaign that is extraordinary for its size and opacity. 23922 0
Reposted by AnneInjustice Watch @injusticewatch.org · 15/10/2026@injusticewatch.org and @theintercept.com revealed who confined Valentina Galvis and her baby – a U.S. citizen – in an O’Hare hotel for five days last summer. Now, Galvis is suing the ICE contractor, MVM Inc., and the hotel chain for false imprisonment. buff.ly/CKqxnY4buff.lyChicago mother sues ICE contractor that jailed her and her baby in a hotel roomThis story was published in partnership with The Intercept, a nonprofit news organization dedicated to holding the powerful accountable through fearless, 213958 0
Reposted by AnneRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13/10/2026JD Vance running around the country saying he’s fighting health care fraud while his nominee for the senate in TX who he completely supports is partying in Dubai with a guy whole stole over $300 million in health care fraud and gave Paxton $190,000. This is the Republican Party. 17487072968 1
Reposted by AnneRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Trump is taking bribes in thousands of different ways. Despite great reporting we still only know a tiny percentage of it. 7331281165 0
Reposted by AnneAdam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Right-wing online influencers: We can't prove Talarico *didn't* go to a rehab in Ohio NYT: We can, we saw video proof WSJ: Speaking of, we saw video of Paxton partying at the Burj Khalifa with his girlfriend and two men under federal indictment for fraud, one of whom donated to Paxton's campaign 282218584 0
Reposted by AnneMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Trump is the clown king who entertains the dipshits while the rest of the Epstein class in the Republican Party and tech world get rich by keeping people poor. Hate the clown, but also hate the owners of the circus. 1424770 0
Reposted by AnneSpooky Back From The Dead Lazarus @jlazarus.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Given FEC spending totals, 5.6% of all the money spent by Republican campaigns this election cycle - candidates, superPACs, all of it - was donated personally by Elon Musk. That's up from 3.8% in 2024. 621667 0
Reposted by AnneKate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Zelenskyy: "When our strikes reached Yandex data centers, it suddenly became little easier to breathe on many social media platforms. Many people noticed it. There was less hate, less division, fewer provocations because there were fewer bots. It's pretty clear where those bots were coming from. 792482885 0
Reposted by AnneJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Executing a search warrant while early voting is underway in Minnesota, on an old, moldy "crime" is all you need to know about the motivation here. Absolutely no reason not to wait until the second week of November. It's abundantly clear that this is about politics, not a legitimate prosecution. 722034586 0
Reposted by AnneAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 11/10/2026After years of championing "free speech," Texas lawmakers have enabled a dramatic rise of censorship in Texas universities, banning concepts, canceling courses and closing departments seen as "woke," and even using AI bots as censors. All in the name of freedom. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1... 7233731169 0
Reposted by AnneAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/10/2026LOL Ukraine hit a Russian data center and Russian bot activity immediately dropped to practically zero. Elon is mad hahahahahaha 585132893391 0
Reposted by AnneBruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 12/10/2026sometimes we lose sight of what a truly obscene amount of money this represents — especially given than it’s coming from one person 32112 0
Reposted by AnneMother Jones @motherjones.com · 12/10/2026For weeks, Trump has called on Zelenskyy to stop striking Russia’s energy infrastructure, claiming that the attacks are “hurting the world,” while saying virtually nothing about Russia’s strikes against Ukraine.motherjones.comTrump blames Ukraine—not his Iran war—for spiking oil prices around the worldWhile lifting sanctions against Russia and striking deals to obtain their diesel. 2719670 0
Reposted by Anneemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 12/10/2026We've been boiled frogs for so long this never gets mentioned. But this violates DOJ policies that have been in place for decades, ones that Defense Attorney Todd Blanche said should have extended for the entirety of the time his client had declared his candidacy. (Tho I think this was DHS.) 402242638 0
Reposted by AnneRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12/10/2026GOP Rep. Tom Kean disappeared for 4 months & missed dozens of votes then finally surfaced, read a 5 minute speech saying he was at a mental health facility, refused to take questions from the press, and MAGA supports his reelection. But the Talarico hoax is career ending. 16950301382 0
Reposted by AnneHaydon, frightfully @haydonmp.bsky.social · 12/10/2026“DOGE is an acquisitions capture enterprise” It was true at the start and it’s true now. 15010 0
Reposted by AnneAnthony L. Fisher @anthonylfisher.bsky.social · 10/10/2026ABC News' lawyer told a judge the network is tempering its election coverage because of government threats. The Trump Censorship Industrial Complex is real...and expanding.ms.nowOpinion | The Trump Censorship Industrial Complex is real. This ABC lawyer just admitted it.Anthony L. Fisher: ABC’s lawyer says the network is tempering its coverage of the government because of the administration’s threats. 3953416 0
Reposted by AnneScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 10/10/2026So it looks like Trump and Putin struck their diesel deal two weeks ago and waited until Putin's birthday to announce it. Which is important information to consider when trying to understand the true nature of their relationship. bsky.app/profile/chad... 28208115 0
Reposted by AnneScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 10/10/2026You can't understate the triumphalism among Kremlin commentators these days. Trump is an idiot, but he's our idiot. And mostly, Putin is a genius who has outwitted him again. 17243 0
Reposted by AnneEdward Luce @edwardluce.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Refreshed free link. as.ft.com/r/df58c6ac-f...as.ft.comTrump and Hegseth’s execution-type dealThe decision to livestream the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan is a sign of profound moral decay 812151 0
Reposted by AnneForce Ghost™ @fieldmontgomery.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Trevor Noah recently made an excellent point. Truth sits behind a pay wall. You want honest reporting and analysis? Pull out your wallet. But misinformation and disinformation and downright lies? That's free. No pay wall. Any media expert wants to explain why that is? 54815 0
Reposted by AnneJack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 08/10/2026Note: That is not, in fact, what socialism is. However, this may be one of the more revealing political moments of the past decade: a leading politician openly acknowledging efforts to redefine a political term based on contemporary political rhetoric, as opposed to its original/historic meaning. 1529594 0
Reposted by Annejamelle @jamellebouie.net · 08/10/2026the funny thing about this of course is that "athenian democracy" was a cautionary tale to the framers, who saw it as unstable and prone to demagogues and tyrants like the one rubio works for 1505667881 0
Reposted by AnnePete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026JD Vance is sizing up a $9 million Virginia estate while preaching to the rest of us that housing is more affordable than ever. No one believes him. 8846781147 0
Reposted by AnneAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026wow -- Fox Business is now treating Trump's completely made up economic boasts as though they are factual. Note the citation here -- "The White House" Reminder that the entire US economy is about $32t. If we really had $21t flowing in, you'd notice it Fox thinks their viewers are really dumb 91058701762 0
Reposted by AnneMalena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 07/10/2026𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 $𝟒𝟔𝟒 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐦 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐎𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭🚨 Autocratic regimes are marked by massive corruption. Republicans are corruptly wasting billions of our taxpayer money on #IceLawlessness, like this fleet of useless & overpriced planes which was a giant kick back for a donor. 17406324 0
Reposted by AnneSteve Rattner @steverattner.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Corporate profits and tax revenues grew together until the Trump tax cuts. Now corporate profits are at an all-time high while tax receipts are at their lowest since 2021. 28654296 0
Reposted by AnneRolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 06/10/2026Putin is taking advantage of Trump’s weakness to ramp up his war on Ukraine and threaten the rest of Europe. Read @macwbishop.bsky.social's commentary: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol... 711154 0
Reposted by AnneKevin Hell-iott @kjephd.bsky.social · 07/10/2026As American democracy backslides, fundamental principles of constitutional government give way. Here, we see a dictatorial administration freezing out congressional oversight *of the military*, which represents a major step in an autocratic revolution of US-style civilian-military relations. 39940 0
Reposted by AnneMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Nevada Republican politician Michele Fiore, nicknamed “Lady Trump,” collected money for a memorial to 2 fallen police officers but spent it on plastic surgery, rent and her daughter’s wedding. A jury convicted her of fraud. Trump pardoned her because he’s pro-criminal. Vote against all Republicans.ms.now‘Lady Trump’ was convicted for fraud and then pardoned by the president. The White House didn’t say why.“Justice Interrupted”: The latest installment in MS NOW’s series examining the clemencies and pardons by Donald Trump — and the fallout from them. 19535253 0
Reposted by AnneScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026ICE over the past year investigated hundreds of nonprofits across the U.S. that help people register to vote. The internal documents, obtained by the Democracy Forward, showed that ICE's investigative arm also contemplated sending undercover agents to investigate the organizations.democracydocket.comICE probed hundreds of voter registration groups across the U.S.The agency also contemplated deploying undercover agents to "initiate prosecutions" against the groups and "dismantle" them. 97553 0
Reposted by AnneWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 06/10/2026lol, 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. 1222689 0
Reposted by AnneSanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 07/10/2026These used to be highly coveted positions, but now it’s like applying to be a social worker at a concentration camp. 0204 0
Reposted by Annejamelle @jamellebouie.net · 06/10/2026interesting that conservatives were militantly “we must reward hustle” when the target was affirmative action at elite universities and now, when faced with the success of south asians and other groups, it is “i think we are too meritocratic” 19370441103 0
Reposted by AnneCongressman 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. 581258544 0
Reposted by AnneProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/20263/ 100+ Americans have been held after agents questioned their citizenship. Nearly all of them were people of color. They say they were profiled — detained because of their skin color, accents or jobs. “ICE isn’t looking for criminals. They’re looking for Latinos,” one said. 6855275 0
Reposted by Annejamelle @jamellebouie.net · 06/10/2026i also read his op ed on originalism in the WSJ and i would love to know how presidential criminal immunity emerges from the structure of the constitution, especially when the literal authors of that constitution insisted that a president could he tried and even straight up executed 482227295 0
Reposted by AnneThe Calitaliano Kid 😎🇺🇦🗽 @moved2italy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026There is… A LOT to unpack here‼️ Talk about “Thinking out of the box!” When you begin to understand that the “MAGA Movement” is a countryless, extractive, global revolution, based in and on greed, corruption and social engineering, the whole 💩 🎪 begins to make more sense! youtu.be/TKwfEs71VQI?...youtu.beCorruption and Regime Change with Anne Applebaum and Tim SnyderYouTube video by Timothy Snyder 56936 0
Reposted by AnneAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/10/20261. She's president's human binky & controls his social media 2. Foreign govts use her a conduit for Trump 3. She's lied about much of her background 4. She wouldn't or couldn't get security clearance (see 3) 5. She has an obsession w/ Trump giving their relationship a vaguely inappropriate dynamic 23762991220 0
Reposted by AnneJustin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 04/10/2026"The Department of Homeland Security agreed to pay the donor’s firm $108 million for a Boeing 737 airliner that had been converted into a massive private jet, complete with a stand-up bar, two bedrooms, marble showers and a table covered in manta ray skin." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...nytimes.comKristi Noem’s Agency Gave Her Donor a Lucrative Contract Just Before She Left (Gift Article)The Homeland Security Department signed a multi-million dollar agreement to buy five aircraft from a company owned by a political contributor of the secretary on her last day, documents show. 811753 0
Reposted by AnneScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Trump's "God Made Trump" ad, deemed blasphemous by major religious leaders, and 27 others, were funded on Trump's orders with money embezzled from the federal Treasury. www.cnn.com/2026/10/02/p...cnn.com‘God made Trump’ ad and at least 12 others are part of controversial taxpayer-funded ad campaign | CNN PoliticsThe Trump administration has created at least 13 campaign-style ads as part of its controversial taxpayer-funded, multi-million-dollar effort to promote President Donald Trump and his policies. 58652 0
Reposted by AnneScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Amanda Carpenter: Trump and Johnson have collaborated to destroy Congress' powers. “If a president can both spend money Congress refused to give him and refuse to spend money Congress ordered him to spend, Congress no longer has the spending power because the president has arrogated it to himself.”thebulwark.comWhy You Must Care About the BallroomTrump is defying Congress and robbing the American people to build it. 67841 0
Reposted by AnneKhashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Voting by mail is bad except when Trump is afraid of losing and then it's good. He's already encouraged MAGA to cheat. He reeks of desperation. 17276114 0
Reposted by AnneTeam Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Ken Paxton has taken over 275 out-of-state trips since taking office. Texans have spent $1.9 million in taxpayer funds on his luxury vacations. 9725971087 0
Reposted by AnneLincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 02/10/2026Trump says he backs the blue, but The Washington Post reports he raided $20 million in taxpayer funds meant for fallen officer memorials AND border security to pay for his midterm campaign ads. lincolnsquare.media #BackTheBlue #BorderSecurity #Trump 13224 0
Reposted by AnneKevin Collins @kwcollins.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Legal folks, how is this "defying Democrats" and not "illegally misappropriating funds"? 703026706 0
Reposted by AnneThe Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Lionesses keep the male lions in check out in the wild. I’d love to see women doing similar things here in society. 34855511522 0
