Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialTeam Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Ken Paxton has accepted campaign funds from the Jaffe family, who are named in the Epstein files. Doug Jaffe III is linked to possible sex and drug trafficking. 39659302
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialJulie Zebrak @juliezebrak.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Major path cleared for US shell companies 26542
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialAric Toler @aric.bsky.social · 12/08/2026A detailed breakdown of Trump's "great escape" on a catering truck, from Eric Schmitt, Maggie Haberman, @jamie-leventhal.bsky.social, Simon Ducroquet, Yuliya Parshina-Kottas, and me. Free gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/11/u...nytimes.comSee How Trump’s Secret Air Force One Swap Unfolded (Gift Article)The extraordinary subterfuge was aimed at protecting an American president who has been in Iran’s cross hairs for years. 3021480
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialAaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 08/08/2026NEWS: Congress is preparing an "investigative machine" to target Trump, his family, his companies, and companies that have done business with the White House. At the same time, I caught Todd Blanche's name in the Epstein files in a redacted file that we need more context on. Subscribe to support:aaronparnas.substack.comSaturday Night Update: Congress Prepares Mass Investigations of Trump Those that Enabled Them as I Found Blanche in the Epstein FilesGood evening, everyone. 351135365
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialSahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 08/08/2026By UNANIMOUS consent, the Senate adjourned for recess until Monday, September 14 without passing the SAVE America Act. Nobody objected to the request, or asked for a roll call vote. 982322494
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 02/08/2026This New York Times article, which ran a week before Christmas last year, didn’t get the attention it deserved. It detailed Trump and Epstein's predatory behavior toward women – “a game of ego and dominance” in which “female bodies were currency.” Here’s a gift link and a thread. 1/6🧵nytimes.com‘Don’s Best Friend’: How Epstein and Trump Bonded Over the Pursuit of Women (Gift Article)The president has tried to minimize their friendship, but documents and interviews reveal an intense and complicated relationship. Chasing women was a game of ego and dominance. Female bodies were cur... 6225131306
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 17/07/2026EXCLUSIVE: MeidasTouch has learned new details of what really happened inside Todd Blanche's meeting with Epstein survivors today. One survivor noted Blanche was "abrasive, condescending, and intentionally noncommittal." Here are the full details.meidasnews.comInside the First Ever Meeting Between Epstein Survivors and Todd BlancheActing Attorney General Todd Blanche met Thursday with several accusers of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but the meeting appeared to deepen 34055182372
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialDavid Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 17/07/2026This. Cuts to the heart of the threat and the plan 502278747
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 16/07/2026🚨BREAKING: The Republican-led North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) approved a plan Thursday to make it significantly easier for county election officials to throw out votes. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comNorth Carolina’s Republican-led election board makes it easier to reject ballotsDemocrats are sounding the alarm about the board's attacks on voting. 73889607
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/07/2026J.D. Vance using a military chopper to send his son to golf lessons is very on brand. www.ms.now/news/veeps-s... 1512083775
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialLincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 14/07/2026The Epstein Survivors have one message to America: BLOCK BLANCHE Contact your Senators & urge them not to confirm Trump’s personal lawyer as Attorney General action.lincolnsquare.media/donotcon… 313684
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13/07/2026Gill: "The FBI has admitted that it has in its possession training videos instructing analysts at the FBI on how to redact the Epstein files ... instructing them on how to find and log and mark Trump's name and other information for redaction." 6727191072
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialFifty Shades of Whey @fiftyshadesofwhey.bsky.social · 12/07/2026A youth pastor in Louisiana was arrested for sexually abusing multiple children in the 1990s. David Mercer, 72, was taken into custody Friday afternoon and is being held at the St. Tammany Parish jail. Investigators believe there may be additional victims who have not yet come forward. 117437
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialJB Pritzker @jbpritzker.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Donald Trump attacked mail-in voting, gutted the Voting Rights Act, and now fired every remaining member of the bipartisan agency that helps states run secure elections. Call it exactly what it is: an attempt to control the outcome of an election Trump is afraid of losing. 432684
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 10/07/2026This is a BIG red flag. Ahead of the midterms, Donald Trump FIRED all members of the independent Election Assistance Commission—people confirmed unanimously by the Senate to make sure we have free and fair elections. We can't let Trump rig the next election.bostonglobe.comTrump administration fires members of independent election group - The Boston GlobeThe move comes as President Trump seeks to cast doubt on the outcome of the upcoming midterms and impose control over how ballots are counted. 1511413522
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10/07/2026NEWS: Republican U.S. Senate candidate in Iowa Ashley Hinson says her family can barely afford groceries. Her disclosures say she’s worth up to $7M richer since taking office. And the “all my stocks are sold” claim? Also false. The receipts 👇meidasnews.comAshley Hinson Says She Feels Americans' Financial Pain Despite Being a MillionaireHinson called herself a "working mom" while making millions on the stock market 43848522056
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialHeadquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Leaked video reveals Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton in London with his mistress on the 4th of July. 1241126356
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialZach Everson @zacheverson.com · 03/07/2026I…worked on this story for a decade…and…he just…he blurted it out on teevee. 341018376
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialDavid Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 03/07/2026The Deep State is a cover story created by Trumpers to prevent any accountability for his corruption and alleged criminal activity. 47692229
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialDoug Lindner @douglindner.bsky.social · 29/06/2026MSNBC: Clarence Thomas why are you in the Capitol Building? Clarence Thomas: lol @ the mere concept of answering for the way i wield massive government power for 35 years and counting 158801316
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Johnson: If we lose the midterms, these Democrats will turn every committee of Congress into an investigative body, and they'll go after the president's family, the cabinet, his donors, friends, half of you in this room will be targeted. I run the protection program. We’ll take care of you. 318679852290
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 24/06/2026Sen. Peters: "Yes or no, if a state refuses to turn their absentee voter list over to the federal government, will the Postal Service still mail their ballots under this proposed rule?" Postmaster General David Steiner: "Under our proposed regulation, no." 2011565871
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 16/06/2026NEW: Oil tycoon Jeffery Hildebrand gave millions to Donald Trump’s 2024 election campaign. He is set to reap a financial windfall as the EPA moves to weaken restrictions on wells like his that produce very little energy but release vast amounts of methane. By @alexcuadros.bsky.socialpropublica.orgTrump Plans to Protect Methane-Leaking Stripper Wells. This Billionaire Donor Will Benefit.Oil tycoon Jeffery Hildebrand gave millions to Donald Trump’s 2024 election campaign. He is set to reap a financial windfall as the EPA moves to weaken restrictions on wells like his that produce very... 9517711161
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 15/06/2026BREAKING: New from Haberman and Swan: Secret memos show that the Trump White House debated last year, to a greater degree than previously known, whether to limit a constitutional right — suspending habeas corpus rights for undocumented immigrants to accelerate mass deportation efforts.nytimes.comFrustrated by Courts, Trump Weighed Suspending a Constitutional Right 1672115919
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialSenator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 26/05/2026I saw chaos inside and outside of the ICE detention center Delaney Hall today. Detainees protesting the lack of due process, the disgusting food and poor treatment while their families and advocates stood outside calling for help. 1/4 497174106072
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialSenator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 26/05/2026Instead of engaging with me and others about the poor conditions, ICE sent in an armored vehicle and a line of armed agents that only poured gasoline on the fire. Civilians were tackled and restrained, and agents fired pepper balls and spray into the crowd. 2/4 5050591108
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 22/05/2026We have *never* before seen consumer sentiment this low. 28352061795
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 24/04/2026It's just one week away. "No Kings" hopes for a major escalation of its anti-authoritarianism movement with a May 1 general strike, urging "no work, no school, no shopping" Online buzz has been light, but some major unions are on board. Can it work? My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/may-...inquirer.comMayday! Can a May 1 general strike save American democracy? | Will BunchThe No Kings movement faces its toughest test in barely a week. Will students and workers walk out to protest Trumpism? 44461247
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 22/04/2026"A new poll conducted April 10-14 finds 55% of U.S. adults say the House should vote to impeach Trump. 37% oppose, 8% are unsure. A surprising percentage of both Republicans and Trump’s own 2024 voters say they would support impeachment if a vote were held today." open.substack.com/pub/gelliott...open.substack.comNew poll: 55% support impeaching TrumpSupport for impeachment rivals levels during Donald Trump's first presidency, when he was impeached twice, and for impeaching Richard Nixon after the Watergate scandal 23547170
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 22/04/2026Experts say it’s highly unusual for the White House to tell agents to give up custody of potential evidence in an investigation, as it did with the Tates. “I’ve never heard of anything like that in my 30 years working,” an ex-DHS official said. (Published Nov. 2025)propublica.orgThe White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal InvestigationFederal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate. 14122311122
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialThe New Yorker @newyorker.com · 17/04/2026People are pining for old technologies—CD players, VCRs, Walkmans. What’s behind our longing for inconvenience? www.newyorker.com/culture/essa...newyorker.comOur Longing for InconveniencePeople are pining for old technologies—CD players, VCRs, Walkmans. What’s behind our longing for inconvenience? 526554109
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialJill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 18/04/2026This is valuable @wired.com reporting on prominent DOGE operatives and their fates. Where are they now? Some still inside our government, sadly for us. www.wired.com/story/where-...wired.comWhere the DOGE Operatives Are NowWIRED tracked down some of the most prominent figures of last year’s DOGE invasion. Here's where they are now—in government and beyond. 15594284
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 15/04/2026NEW: Andrew Ferguson, a law professor, wrote a new book on digital surveillance and policing — & how the police track & exploit your personal data. He's agreed to answer questions on this sent by Bolts readers. Check out more info below, & you can drop a question in the form!boltsmag.orgHow Police Track Your Data: Send Us Your Questions - BoltsAs tech products play an increasingly integral role in all of our lives, they’re generating a trove of personal data that police and law enforcement can easily access. Cities and... Read More 4236118
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialLiz Dye @lizdye.bsky.social · 17/04/2026BREAKING: IRS confirms it's negotiating with Trump family to pay a "settlement" in the wildly defective lawsuit over the leak of his tax returns. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 1391454561
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialWIRED @wired.com · 16/04/2026WIRED tracked down some of the most prominent figures of last year’s DOGE invasion. Here's where they are now—in government and beyond. www.wired.com/story/where-...wired.comWhere the DOGE Operatives Are NowWIRED tracked down some of the most prominent figures of last year’s DOGE invasion. Here's where they are now—in government and beyond. 421293
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialFactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 15/04/2026TurboTax and H&R Block spent $7 million lobbying the Trump administration to kill Direct File. Both companies donated to Trump's 2024 campaign and inauguration committees. 231586708
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Breaking NYT: Trump is now threatening to fire Jerome Powell if he does not resign from the Federal Reserve. Powell's term as Fed chair officially ends on May 15, but he can stay on as a governor until 2028 and has said he would not leave until the criminal investigation is over.nytimes.comTrump Threatens to Fire Powell if He Does Not Resign From Fed 841705593
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/04/2026Trump: "I had the greatest year, the greatest opening year. I ended 8 wars. The greatest economy ever. But even when you have a great president, they tend to lose the midterms. It doesn't make sense to me. We've had the greatest year in the history of the presidency. We should be given credit." 330800175
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 14/04/2026The massive Orban defeat should prompt Dems to align themselves more firmly with anti-fascist and pro-democracy forces abroad. There's a powerful link to be drawn between the celebrations in Budapest and the confrontations with ICE in Minneapolis. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2090...newrepublic.comTrump’s Humiliation in Orbán Defeat Stunner Is Only Just BeginningFor Viktor Orbán’s epic loss in Hungary to have real meaning in America, Democrats and liberals need to proclaim themselves part of the global anti-authoritarian movement. 633182919
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialSarah Longwell @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social · 04/04/2026This week’s Focus Group Pod: The Great @ashleyrparker.bsky.social returns and we download on swing voters’ moods on Iran and the state of the country (spoiler: not great!). Also: who swing voters think are the worst toadies inside the Trump administration. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSlb...youtube.comSwing Voters Think Everything’s Getting Worse Under Trump (w/ Ashley Parker) | The Focus GroupYouTube video by The Bulwark 2614025
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialNPR @npr.org · 04/04/2026The "God Squad" voted unanimously to remove protections for Gulf animals, for "security." It's not the first time federal agencies cited the "energy emergency" to avoid rules meant to protect animals.n.prU.S. exempts oil industry from protecting Gulf animals, for 'national security'The "God Squad" voted unanimously to remove protections for Gulf animals, for "security." It's not the first time federal agencies cited the "energy emergency" to avoid rules meant to protect animals. 46424236
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialNBC News @nbcnews.com · 03/04/2026NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has taken steps to block or delay promotions for more than a dozen Black and female senior officers across all four branches of the military, according to nine U.S. officials familiar with the process.nbcnews.comHegseth has intervened in military promotions for more than a dozen senior officersThe defense secretary’s efforts to block or delay promotions to general or admiral for some officers has raised concerns that he may be targeting them because of race, gender or affiliation with the B... 70061303206
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialCrawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Well, this is simply infuriating. Someone's got to fight this in court. BREAKING: Trump Administration Orders Dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service open.substack.com/pub/morethan...open.substack.comBREAKING: Trump Administration Orders Dismantling of the U.S. Forest ServiceThe headquarters is going to Utah. Every regional office is being shuttered. The research program is being destroyed. 15221126
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialCNN @cnn.com · 26/03/2026Every Justice Department or FBI employee who worked on the criminal investigations into President Donald Trump has been fired, resigned, or took early retirement, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said. cnn.it/4ddkUrI 2131347703
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialJon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Ex-federal prosecutors in Chicago taking on Trump's 'troubling' DOJ: ‘We feel compelled to speak and act' NEW from @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/donald-trump...chicago.suntimes.comEx-federal prosecutors in Chicago taking on Trump's 'troubling' DOJ: ‘We feel compelled to speak and act'An email from 14 former prosecutors seeks the support of hundreds of fellow alums following more than a year of Justice Department controversies, including claims that President Donald Trump has used ... 321973
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialHarry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 25/03/2026"We’ve been waiting for charges to emerge from Minnesota in the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by masked federal agents during Operation Metro Surge. The investigation has gone conspicuously quiet. Now we know why." ow.ly/jEe050YyV8eow.lyThe Department of ObstructionMinnesota lays out feds’ efforts to scuttle state prosecutions in Good and Pretti killings. 8361159
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 24/03/2026🚨BREAKING: The Senate voted 54-45 Monday to confirm Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R) to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) when outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem leaves office at the end of the month. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comSenate confirms election denier Markwayne Mullin as DHS chiefMullin said he would be willing to send ICE agents to the polls this November. 258730296
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23/03/2026This is an ICE agent at TSA. Post their unmasked faces everywhere. 1391192419439
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialMark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Alito strongly implied that vote-by-mail, as practiced in most of the country today, is highly susceptible to fraud. Gorsuch and Thomas leaned in that direction as well. Barrett and Roberts are harder to read. 1381418213
Reposted by @pnwwahine.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 22/03/2026The U.S. Supreme Court will consider a GOP effort to dramatically restrict mail-in voting Monday, when it hears oral arguments in Watson v. Republican National Committee. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.com‘Election Day means Election DAY!’: SCOTUS set to hear dangerous GOP bid to restrict mail votingPresident Trump has repeatedly demanded an end to early voting, often alongside lies about the 2020 election. 791034502
