Reposted by Doug ThompsonMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 11hGov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA): "At this point in time in 2022, a little over 200,000 Virginians had voted. At this point in time in 2026, approximately 450,000 Virginians have voted early." 12247821214
Doug Thompson @nwadoug.bsky.social · 13hAgreed. If you thing "expensive" means the same thing as "strong," keep up with current events. For example, the war with Iran is quite expensive -- and not just in the monetary sense. 030
Reposted by Doug ThompsonGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 17hRemarkable: As of now, Latino early vote is outpacing where it was at same time in 2024 in both percentages of vote share and in RAW VOTE TOTALS. That's big. Presidential turnout is usually higher than midterms. I obtained new analysis from Dem firm TargetSmart: newrepublic.com/article/2164... 341227302
Reposted by Doug ThompsonCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 20h".. According to the new findings, the portion of families behind on loan payments at the end of 2025 soared from about 12% in the prior survey to nearly 20%, a gain of some 67%." 21486229
Reposted by Doug ThompsonSpencer Reynolds @sreynolds.bsky.social · 09/10/2026ICE agents have shot yet another person in the street, this time a man in his car in the Bronx while his small child sat in the backseat. www.reuters.com/world/us/per...reuters.comNew York City man shot in car with child present by ICE agents, mayor saysUS Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents shot and wounded a man on Thursday in his car with a child present in the vehicle in the Bronx borough of New York City, according to the mayor, city po... 13236144
Reposted by Doug ThompsonPatrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 08/10/2026For being a guy hung up on fighting jihadists, Hegseth really doesn't have a clue how actual jihadists think. This is the greatest gift he could give him. 910837
Reposted by Doug ThompsonPatrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 06/10/2026An important distinction. 35516
Reposted by Doug ThompsonPhiladelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · 06/10/2026Pennsylvania surpassed 1,000 measles cases Monday, crossing a grim milestone to rank among the largest U.S. measles outbreak in decades. 🔗 www.inquirer.com/health/penns... 38639
Reposted by Doug ThompsonRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 04/10/2026"Among the first to appear before the judge was Angel, a 13-year-old. He had no attorney. “Would you like to request voluntary departure, or should I issue a removal order?” the judge asked “I don’t know,” Angel said, bursting into tears: “I have no one. I have nothing.” www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/p...cnn.comInside the Texas courtroom where toddlers face immigration judges | CNN PoliticsMigrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to try make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation. 45037601888
Reposted by Doug ThompsonPatrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I often think about how the rise of the neo-fascist right corresponds to the declining numbers of WW2 vets around to slug them right in the face. 1026551
Reposted by Doug ThompsonRolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 04/10/2026INTERVIEW: Dan Driscoll speaks for the first time since resigning as Secretary of the Army amid the Pentagon’s purge of military leaders. "All the guys who had guts and were willing to speak the truth about what we needed to do, they got rid of." www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...rollingstone.comHe Wanted to Modernize the Military. Pete Hegseth Forced Him OutDan Driscoll speaks for the first time since resigning as Secretary of the Army amid Pete Hegseth's purge of military leaders from the Pentagon. 18494236
Doug Thompson @nwadoug.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Winner of my "reposting this twice" award for today. 000
Reposted by Doug ThompsonPatrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The proper role of a well-trained community poll watcher is to remain invisible, watch, and report. It is NOT to intervene or intimidate, under any circumstances. 2768
Reposted by Doug ThompsonAlex Thomas @alexhousethomas.bsky.social · 03/10/2026A quiet Saturday: On Truth Social, Trump urges Sen. Tom Cotton to back down from his opposition to making Daylight Saving Time permanent, and apparently shares the senator's *cell phone number* to get people to urge Cotton to change his mind. 112
Doug Thompson @nwadoug.bsky.social · 03/10/2026www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...nbcnews.comTrump appears to post Sen. Tom Cotton’s cell number in push to make daylight saving time permanentThe House passed a bill in July to make daylight saving time permanent, and the Senate has yet to take up the measure. 001
Reposted by Doug ThompsonKathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 02/10/2026“Band and orchestral instruments have been hit the hardest… In the second quarter of this year, imports of instruments were down nearly 20 percent from the same period in 2024. Imports of orchestral string instruments, including violins, violas and cellos, dropped 50%. Brass instruments fell 43%”nytimes.comTariffs Are Making Instruments So Expensive, School Music Programs Are at RiskWhen a single cello can cost $1,000 and a tuba $9,000, tariffs are straining meager band and orchestra budgets. 25235
Doug Thompson @nwadoug.bsky.social · 02/10/2026As leaps of logic go, this was a moon shot: thehill.com/homenews/sen...thehill.comSmith’s game-day texts reviewed by Schmitt never referenced basketball team namesText messages obtained by The Hill show former special counsel Jack Smith’s staff didn’t reference any basketball team names, adding to the confusion around why Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) errantly a… 020
Reposted by Doug ThompsonAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This will be one of the most important immigration cases in a generation. The Trump admin claims that a 1996 law mandates the detention of millions of people without any right to a bond hearing; every person who entered illegally, no matter how long in the past. If they win, it's a nightmare. 351241506
Reposted by Doug ThompsonKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 01/10/2026I went to Geneva a few weeks ago and spoke on a panel about the nature of time for a Geneva Watch Days event. While I was there, on a lark, I entered a competition to most precisely calibrate a Swiss watch. And today I found out that I won! 😃 www.instagram.com/reel/Dd6hUTB... 39710733597
Reposted by Doug ThompsonCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026“.. My take .. is not that we are on the eve of disaster but that important countries are losing room for manoeuvre .. As the late economist Herbert Stein famously said, ‘If something cannot go on forever, it will stop.’” @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/a120... 10366122
Reposted by Doug ThompsonFrank Luntz @frankluntz.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Ground beef prices hit $7.16 per pound in August 2026, a +7.9% jump from 2025. That’s more than double the overall annual inflation rate of +3.4%, and nearly triple the rate for food overall.news.wttw.comBeef Prices Rise as US Cattle Herd Remains Near Historic LowAccording to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, ground beef prices hit $7.16 per pound in August 2026, a 7.9% jump from 2025. That’s more than double the overall annual inflation rate of 3.4%, and n... 101
Reposted by Doug ThompsonFrank Luntz @frankluntz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026More than ¾ of Americans (76%) say the war against Iran has not been worth it. The 2026 elections will be about affordability, and voters see the Iran war as making it worse. 033
Reposted by Doug Thompsonemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A lot of people On Here seem surprised by the flimsiness of far right attacks. Did any of you follow the Durham investigation? Or Schmitt's lawsuit on Xitter, especially the way he worked a hard drive he claimed was Hunter Biden's laptop into it? 23616105
Doug Thompson @nwadoug.bsky.social · 29/09/2026BTW, any journalist at a credible outlet would have been fired and his employer sued for getting something as wrong as they did.. 1272
Doug Thompson @nwadoug.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I've seen this kind of blunder before. It only happens when people are so desperate for a "gotcha," it affects their vision. Blunders happen, but them sticking with the "story" after it fell to pieces in their hands is blatant lying. They want it to be true sooooo bad. 2283
Doug Thompson @nwadoug.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I strongly suspect this was a talking point pushed strongly by the White House before the SJC met. The faithful stuck with the plan anyway despite it falling to pieces because the marching orders didn't change and the WH really, really wants this lie to be true. Sharpies and weather maps. 010
Doug Thompson @nwadoug.bsky.social · 29/09/2026First, it was a blunder. This time it was deliberate. And something calling itself a news outlet carries it. 010
Doug Thompson @nwadoug.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I've seen make this kind of stupid blunder when they want a "gotcha" so badly it affects what's right in front of them. A journalist making this mistake this badly would be fired for it and his news organization would be sued. 001
Doug Thompson @nwadoug.bsky.social · 29/09/2026People make this kind of stupid blunder when they want a "gotcha" so badly it affects what they see. A journalist making this mistake this badly would be fired for it and his news organization would be sued. 010
Reposted by Doug ThompsonJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The bond yield story just keeps getting starker. 50529145
Reposted by Doug ThompsonAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort." 694279479553
Reposted by Doug ThompsonCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Mortgage rates print 7.50% @cnbc.com 52707263
Reposted by Doug ThompsonBarred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026the Trump admin just made its 40th application to the Supreme Court for emergency relief, since January 2025 for comparison, the George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden admins made a combined total of 25 shadow docket applications over the course of 20 years ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/ketan...ballsandstrikes.orgKetanji Brown Jackson Is Getting Tired of the Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket AbusesThe conservative supermajority keeps refusing to take the real-world harms of its work seriously. 310738
Doug Thompson @nwadoug.bsky.social · 28/09/2026A personality test I took in college found an abnormally low amount of empathy. This shocked me into making a conscious effort to put myself into other people's shoes. Paradoxically, the combination allowed me to understand people even when we have absolutely nothing in common. 110
Reposted by Doug ThompsonPatrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 27/09/2026static.klipy.comWez with Mohawk Screaming in Mad MaxALT: Wez with Mohawk Screaming in Mad Max 67122
Doug Thompson @nwadoug.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This is such basic stuff. What you say in this thread is the fundamental principle of how insurance works. I covered insurance plans in death spirals back when I covered business. 000
Reposted by Doug ThompsonPatrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A couple quick observations here, which should be obvious. 1) insurance “risk pools” work by requiring younger/healthier people who make few or no claims to sign up and pay premiums alongside older/less healthy people who do, essentially covering their costs. 1262050493
Doug Thompson @nwadoug.bsky.social · 26/09/2026www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...lawfaremedia.orgThe FBI Data Breach Is a Counterintelligence DisasterHackers stole thousands of FBI employees’ data, including about new hires and people in sensitive roles. It’s like giving a foreign adversary a gold mine. 011
Reposted by Doug ThompsonSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026#BREAKING: #SCOTUS once again freezes the lower federal courts’ rulings in the Missouri redistricting case—and affirms that, as the Missouri Supreme Court held earlier this month, Missouri will use the 2022 map in the November elections. There were no public dissents. 412226512
Reposted by Doug ThompsonAnna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Wild stuff. Sheri Mecklenberg, career prosecutor accused of misconduct in Broadview 6 case, resigns from DOJ. The NYT obtained her scathing resignation letter, in which she says the U.S. attorney directed her to bring felony charges over her objection. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comRead the document (Gift Article)Sheri H. Mecklenburg resignation letter 20261222211
Reposted by Doug ThompsonGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 25/09/2026Two thing can be true. The WH kicking out media it doesn’t like is absolutely a First Amendment violation. And There is little journalism of value to be found in the highly controlled, substance-free halls of power—wall-to-wall navel-gazing about one’s access probably being of the least value. 172100291
Reposted by Doug ThompsonAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Incredible. First Secretary Mullin claimed that DHS had identified 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada’s voter roll. Then DHS officials told a skeptical Nevada, no no no, that’s just people we flagged. Here are the names of 185 people we KNOW aren’t citizens. All 185 were citizens. DHS got 100% wrong. 21088193854
Doug Thompson @nwadoug.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I don’t give a damn if an actual golden retriever is flying the plane I’m on if Rover has the skills. 100
Reposted by Doug ThompsonGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 24/09/2026NEW: Emergency motion asks First Circuit if its decision overturning DHS's third-country removal policy is effective immediately or not. They cite my reporting, and reveal tomorrow's ICE flight to make TCR stops in Central African Republic, Rwanda and Burundi. www.courtlistener.com/docket/72347...courtlistener.comMotion (other) – #00108513219 in D.V.D. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security (1st Cir., 26-1212) – CourtListener.comEMERGENCY MOTION to Clarify the Effectiveness of this Court's Decision or, In the Alternative, Confirm the Stay is Lifted or Issue the Mandate filed by Appellees D.V.D., E.F.D., M.M. and O.C.G.. Serve... 72129742
Reposted by Doug ThompsonGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 23/09/2026SCOOP: ICE is trying to ignore the appeals court decision striking down its third-country removal policy, using the thinnest of legal technicalities as a justification. It wants to expel a Peruvian man to the Central African Republic tomorrow. prospect.org/2026/09/23/i...prospect.orgICE Is Trying to Ignore Court’s Decision Striking Down Third-Country Removals - The American ProspectImmigration officials want to send a Peruvian man to the Central African Republic within hours, court filings show. 5345170
Reposted by Doug ThompsonDrew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 23/09/2026Five cops in Indianapolis were just criminally charged with abusing Flock to spy on their ex-wives, their wives' ex-partners and women they met on duty. Audit was triggered by us at the @washingtonpost.com, the prosecutor said. From last month: wapo.st/4yfNHng 12552591585
Reposted by Doug ThompsonAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Mother of Renee Good: I voted for Trump under the impression that these agents were here to protect the citizens of the US, innocents like our family and the others here, against terrorists. Certainly not to accuse those of us here of being terrorists and take precious lives. This is madness. 70257781838
Doug Thompson @nwadoug.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Winner of my “ reposting this twice” award for today. 010
Reposted by Doug ThompsonAriel Edwards-Levy @aedwardslevy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026STOP QUOTE TWEETING THE POLL ACCOUNTS THAT NEVER LINK BACK TO THE POLLS THEY'RE MENTIONING thank you 141090108
Reposted by Doug Thompsonzeynep tufekci @zey.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Polls show people expect AI to at least advanced science. Navier-Stokes, right? AI may throttle science instead! It doesn’t always advance understanding, its glut overwhelms filters for quality, and its methods don’t fit medical research. Gift link to my NYT essay. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/o... 310148
