Reposted by petra de asisJustin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 20hStatus reports that ABC News deleted that explosive story about the Trump kids getting billions in federal contracts for their companies. ABC hasn't explained why they nuked the story, even as Trump has crowed about its deletion, sparking a firestorm behind scenes. www.status.news/p/david-elli... 412240947
Reposted by petra de asisCNN @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. 50941349
Reposted by petra de asisAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026Trump: "I could've done very bad things to Hillary Clinton. I could've done very very bad things to Joe Biden. I could've done very bad things to Barack Hussein Obama ... I can do whatever I want, if I want." 304369382740
petra de asis @petradeasis.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Trump, the GOP, and the conservative Supreme Court have been actively complicit. Schumer and Jeffries are trying to hold the line from a position of weakness because voters didn't care enough to protect democracy. But sure, go after them first. 150
petra de asis @petradeasis.bsky.social · 07/10/2026There's a Bluesky fallacy that if something isn't posted on Bluesky it doesn't exist anywhere else. Schumer & Jeffries both have posted statements -- just not on Bluesky. One should verify first before drawing conclusions & making erroneous statements. Else, why trust in what you say? 1101
Reposted by petra de asisSusan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 06/10/2026NEW: Trump's HHS just gave nearly $9 million in federal family planning grants to groups with anti-abortion ties. The recipient of a $3 million grant to train family planning providers has a history of discouraging the use of hormonal birth control. read @garnethenderson.com in @autonomynews.coautonomynews.coNearly $9 Million in HHS Grants Go to Groups With Anti-Abortion TiesMillions in family planning funds are earmarked to create training centers, including one dedicated to infertility. The recipients have links to crisis pregnancy centers, the Heritage Foundation, and ... 111470
Reposted by petra de asisCale @calen26.bsky.social · 05/10/2026abcnews.com/amp/Health/t... Residents in the following states: AL, AK, AZ, AR, Delaware, FL, HI, IN, IA, KA, LA, MI, MS, MS, MT, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.abcnews.comTrump administration begins mailing out $500 ACA refund checks. Here's what to knowThe Trump administration began this week mailing out $500 Affordable Care Act checks to enrollees who were allegedly overcharged for coverage. Here's what to know. 43816
Reposted by petra de asisMichael Froomkin @mfroomkin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Relative got a $500 check from US Treasury and a shocking letter full of lies signed by Trump and ending with "May God bless you". Basically a pre-electoral bribe. News reports say they're sending almost a million of these. Full text in alt below. (I told him to cash it quick before it bounces.) 1991867710
Reposted by petra de asisMike Levin @mikelevin.org · 03/10/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...nytimes.comHow Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes (Gift Article)Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky. 05520
Reposted by petra de asisDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Unless Congress reclaims its power, this will just become the new normal. A good first step would be to impeach Vought. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...nytimes.comNational Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by CongressThe move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants. 8830861184
Reposted by petra de asisMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Look, the easily foreseeable problem with playing stupid parlor games where you lie & pretend the President is a King is that other people in America exist & are also allowed to have opinions about the plain meaning of the Constitution, & so you win stupid prizes. Boo hoo. 850691
Reposted by petra de asisThe NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 01/10/2026GREAT NEWS! Gov. Newsom signed a bill into law that creates tax credits to support journalism jobs in CA. This comes after local guild leaders & @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social pressed him to do so. The legislation is a model for every other state and the federal gov. newsguild.org/newsguild-ba...newsguild.orgNewsGuild-backed bill providing tax credits to California newsrooms becomes law | The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA 0116
Reposted by petra de asisRollie 🤬 @architecturenerd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Hegseth says national security, military cyber forces will guard US election systems during midterms apnews.com/article/nsa-...apnews.comHegseth says national security, military cyber forces will guard US election systems during midtermsThe U.S. National Security Agency and military intelligence forces are set to guard election systems during the November midterms. 201622
Reposted by petra de asisClara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The House has only been in session for 72 days this year 14319120
Reposted by petra de asisHeadquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The Trump administration has formally rescinded Title IX protections for LGBTQ+ students nationwide. 114482337
Reposted by petra de asisKaitlyn Hennessy @kaitlynhennessy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Steve Hilton's paid "journalists", "investigators", and "whistleblowers" that spend their days trashing Xavier Becerra 0119
Reposted by petra de asisWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 27/09/2026You wouldn't know it from reading the headlines, but the president's downward mental health spiral is the biggest story in America right now We won't salvage democracy unless the media and pols start speaking the truth about Trump's damaged mind My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...inquirer.comWe need to find the words for Trump’s madness before things blow up | Will BunchThe media and politicians haven’t pinned down anything resembling a suitable description for a president’s downward spiral or the looming battle for U.S. democracy. 891818706
Reposted by petra de asisProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵 19596023539
Reposted by petra de asisProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/20268/ As the @nytimes.com reported, DraftKings uses machine learning and data scientists to entice losing customers with promos to keep them going — even if those are the customers at risk of becoming addicts. The company says it doesn’t unfairly target people.nytimes.comHow DraftKings Uses A.I. to Target the Gamblers Likeliest to LoseData science helps determine who receives betting incentives, but the company has resisted using similar technology to protect gamblers at risk of addiction. 91300190
petra de asis @petradeasis.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I don't get voters who disregard common good when their demands aren't met. 1. It's selfish because it sacrificed others. 2. It reveals tolerance for the cruel&corrupt&racist GOP 3. It shows susceptibility to disinfo, ignoring Dem's actual policies www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/20... 100
Reposted by petra de asisDiscussingFilm @discussingfilm.net · 21/09/2026‘FORGOTTEN ISLAND’ is one of DreamWorks’ finest animated films to date, telling a beautifully rich story about friendship and knowing when to let someone go. Find out more in our review... discussingfilm.net/2026/09/20/f...discussingfilm.net'Forgotten Island' Review - One of DreamWorks' Finest to DateDirectors Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado continue to raise the bar for DreamWorks Animation with their beautiful film Forgotten Island. 8461103
Reposted by petra de asisBrian Cardone @cardonebrian.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Trump’s Net worth is $7 billion in 2026, 3 times higher than it was in 2024 He is robbing us blind and #TrumpsCorruptCongress doesn’t say a damn word about it. We need to elect as many Democrats as we can to do oversight on this administration. No more rubber stamp Republicans!!🗳️🗳️ 15402200
petra de asis @petradeasis.bsky.social · 25/09/20262016 was a consequential election. People ignored HRC's warnings. 2024 was a consequential election. People dismissed Harris' warnings. It's going to take multiple election cycles w/ Dems as a majority to fix part of what the GOP has broken. Some, like the dismantling of USAID, can't be undone. 192
Reposted by petra de asisPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The nearly decade-long case of Crystal Mason, who was sentenced to 5 yrs in prison over a voting error, will end with an acquittal The wife of the current district attorney, who fought to keep her conviction in place, asked Crystal if she would consider voting for himtheguardian.comTexas woman triumphs as court upholds acquittal in voting error caseCrystal Mason has spent nearly a decade fighting conviction for casting provisional ballot that ultimately wasn’t counted 9533971073
petra de asis @petradeasis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Purity rules that allow GOP to maintain power is not a flex. Focus should be in dismantling GOP power by voting Dem all the way... & getting more to vote blue. Yet people who purport to care continue to depress votes by discouraging voters from showing up at the polls when the GOP suppress votes! 3265
Reposted by petra de asisDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 25/09/2026🚨 BREAKING: In a major loss for voters, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to allow the Trump administration to initiate voter roll purges using a flawed database involving Americans' private data. The ruling will disproportionately impact naturalized citizens who've been wrongly flagged in the system. 15115921002
Reposted by petra de asisRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"RKF took money earmarked to provide health care for Black infants and spent it on his personal security detail" is a ludicrous headline. Comic book villainy.wsj.comExclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health OfficeThe cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026. 27774943153
Reposted by petra de asisIan Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026www.statesman.com/news/educati...statesman.comUT cuts all women and gender classes from core curriculum, drops race classesThe provost’s office also eliminated dozens of courses on race from counting toward the core curriculum. 024
Reposted by petra de asisMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 24/09/2026🚨BREAKING: The California Supreme Court ruled that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco violated state law when he seized roughly 650,000 ballots from last year’s special redistricting election after pursuing debunked claims of a massive ballot discrepancy. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comCalifornia Supreme Court orders GOP sheriff to return seized ballots, affirms state’s power over local law enforcementThe twin rulings stand to make it significantly harder for local law enforcement to create election chaos and use unsubstantiated fraud claims to seize ballots outside California’s established electio... 802134624232
Reposted by petra de asisJustin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Sam Altman quickly becoming one of the world's most notorious cybercriminals. 713739
Reposted by petra de asisJustin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 24/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/t... 6227
Reposted by petra de asisRobert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Per Texas media, it’s looking like +100K registrations were affected. Secretary of State is saying that it shouldn’t affect voting. 38786420
Reposted by petra de asisDavid Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026NEW: Confessions of a Desperate Author. In my OUR LAND, newsletter, the trials and tribulations of promoting my new book: "HOW RUSSIA WON: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Fight for America." Check out (or buy) the book at HowRussiaWon.com. link.motherjones.com/public/47581... 04911
Reposted by petra de asisKOSU @kosuradio.bsky.social · 22/09/2026As changes to federal food assistance unravel, grocery prices are climbing. KOSU’s Anna Pope visited Oklahoma food banks to hear from people firsthand. "At this point, I can only take it day by day... And I just take everything as a blessing."kosu.orgOklahoma SNAP enrollment has dropped 20%. Here's what it sounds like in local food banksAs changes to federal food assistance unravel, grocery prices are climbing. KOSU’s Anna Pope visited a couple of food banks to hear from people first hand. 188
Reposted by petra de asisNational WIC Association @natwicassoc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026‼️ Current FY27 budget proposals would not provide enough funds for #WIC to serve ALL eligible families which means hundreds of thousands of moms and kids could lose access. YOU can still take action for a FULLY FUNDED WIC at bit.ly/fundwic27 035
Reposted by petra de asisRoseMarie @rosesbloom24.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Things are spinning out of control. Wars that were supposed to be contained are expanding across borders, drawing new powers into conflicts they cannot easily control. 🧵 www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol... 78956
Reposted by petra de asisJustin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 20/09/2026"Big Tech companies are rapidly expanding their use of guarantees to back debt for AI data centres and chips, issuing up to $300bn in commitments in less than a year while recording little of that exposure on their balance sheets."giftarticle.ft.comBig Tech uses guarantees to keep $300bn of AI exposure off balance sheetsWall Street finds new way to turn tech giants’ credit strength into cheaper funding for AI build-out 64325
petra de asis @petradeasis.bsky.social · 20/09/2026People are easily swayed by optics, not understanding why & how certain narratives about Dems get pushed to drive outrage against imperfect Dems rather than against the cruel & corrupt & racist GOP who weaken institutions & destroy safety nets. Voter depression works well with voter suppression. 030
petra de asis @petradeasis.bsky.social · 20/09/2026California is majority Dem. Want Dem govs to enact policies? Help elect Dems at the state level who will write & pass legislation. Same at the fed level. A Dem POTUS needs a Dem majority in the House & Senate. Biden got much done in 2 yrs with a thin majority. Then the GOP regained majority. 110
Reposted by petra de asisGovernor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 19/09/2026🔗 Read more about how we're strengthening California's defenses against any attempts by federal officials or anyone else to undermine our elections:gov.ca.govGovernor Newsom signs new laws to protect California elections from Trump interference | Governor of California 615421
Reposted by petra de asisGovernor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 19/09/2026BREAKING: @governor.ca.gov signed a bill (#SB1354) that would prohibit other state militaries from entering CA without the Governor’s explicit permission This new law closes a legal loophole where other states could have deployed their military under Title 32 — even at the President’s suggestion 30932245
Reposted by petra de asisNewshound411 @newshound411.bsky.social · 20/09/2026We’re not being governed, we’re being looted! 👇 👇 👇 👇 19378992715
Reposted by petra de asisDaboo 🧐 @daboo23.eurosky.social · 19/09/20261️⃣ US foreign policy has undergone a radical transformation into an engine for private gain and partisan retribution. @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu warns that transactional "MAGA" diplomacy is dismantling institutional alliances to shield ideological allies from legal accountability. 🌐theatlantic.comMAGA Is Making the World Safe for CorruptionFar-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction. 131
Reposted by petra de asisLauri Donahue @lauridonahue.bsky.social · 19/09/2026😬 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/t... 111
petra de asis @petradeasis.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Voters punish Dems for inadequate response to issues while rewarding the cruel & corrupt & racist GOP for not being Dems. Preferring malevolence to imperfection gets us fascism. 010
Reposted by petra de asisJennifer Harris @jwharris.bsky.social · 19/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u...nytimes.comRussia Aims to Inject Chaos Into Elections, U.S. Intelligence Finds (Gift Article)The Kremlin is once again seeking to undermine confidence in American democracy with online influence campaigns, U.S. officials said. 2133
petra de asis @petradeasis.bsky.social · 19/09/2026FDR got White people social security because he had a SUPERMAJORITY but detained Japanese Americans and turned away Jews seeking refuge from Nazi Germany. Imagine what FDR would have been able to do without a majority AND with a SCOTUS working against him. Not much. Vote for a Dem majority. 000