progressivepeter.bsky.social @progressivepeter.bsky.social · 4hf the Joyces had had abortions, they would be in prison. But not for killing actual, living children. If such an easily preventable death of an innocent child occurs again, I hope a prosecutor is willing to press charges, all the way up to the ID Supreme Court. This law must be invalidated. 080
Reposted by @progressivepeter.bsky.socialCNN @cnn.com · 7hCNN spent a month in Hettinger, North Dakota, to examine the impact of immigrant workers and how they were viewed in a rural part of the country that mostly voted for President Donald Trump. cnn.it/4rIIG4d 67123
progressivepeter.bsky.social @progressivepeter.bsky.social · 7hIt's amazing, and almost incredible, that Trump and Harp haven't responded directly in words or behavior. I had expected Harp to stand back a bit - not as many trips sitting within 2 seats of Trump, or a change in dress to a more Nancy Reagan look. But no - they don't care. Net even a smidgeon. 010
Reposted by @progressivepeter.bsky.socialAnton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 17hRussia&the U.S. are discussing a multibillion-dollar oil deal -The New York Times The deal concerns the sale of Lukoil’s assets that were frozen abroad after U.S. sanctions were imposed Potential buyers include a group involving Todd Boehly,an American investor close to President Trump who donated 21209111
progressivepeter.bsky.social @progressivepeter.bsky.social · 7htheir vote for an R senator, representative, governor or AG and Trump being able to do this to them. It's all completely fragmented in their minds (so-called). They won't vote for Ds who advocate policies on their behalf, and will vote against their own interests. Every. Damn. Time 010
progressivepeter.bsky.social @progressivepeter.bsky.social · 7hAnd yet, they will *never* make the connection between Donnie's failure not only to deliver lower cost gas & diesel, but his criminal decision to attack Iran and *raise* their price. Nor will they posts by MAGA who have had a loved one deported, and their own precarious position. Nor between... 100
progressivepeter.bsky.social @progressivepeter.bsky.social · 8hI suppose that if it's a mail-in ballot which is exclusively Rs, it really IS fraud. 000
progressivepeter.bsky.social @progressivepeter.bsky.social · 8hHow can RSBN *not* be fined for failure to report their unending campaign spending on behalf of the MAGA GOP?? Same for Fox (and Hannity in his personal capacity), NewsMax and their ilk? Perhaps in the next admin. 000
progressivepeter.bsky.social @progressivepeter.bsky.social · 8hOne of these enterprising videographers should start one of these pedo-stings with a zoom in on the White House, and then on Mar-a-Lago. The voice over would say that they were unable to capture him due to the many armed federal agents & DoJ lawyers protecting him. 000
progressivepeter.bsky.social @progressivepeter.bsky.social · 8hThe question on my mind, and likely that of many other readers': does his audience actually believe *any* of the lies he's pushing? I think they are split-brained: they know that the economy is bad, we're laughed at by allies, etc. But they also want to believe in the tooth-fairy - so they do. 020
progressivepeter.bsky.social @progressivepeter.bsky.social · 12hFYI: In 1992, Entertainment Tonight caught a 46 year-old Trump on camera speaking to an estimated 10 year-old girl near an elevator,saying "I'm going to be dating her in 10 years. Can you believe it?" Trump clearly misspoke. He meant 5 years. 010
Reposted by @progressivepeter.bsky.socialTodd Adams 🇺🇦 @todddavidadams.bsky.social · 16hThe real gotcha with planned obsolescence is with security updates. Once those are no longer provided, you can face serious danger regardless of whether the phone still works. 152
progressivepeter.bsky.social @progressivepeter.bsky.social · 12hMaybe Cotton could share that. So people could call Trump's closest adviser (after Laura Loomer) and urge Miller to convince Trump to end his obsession with DST. 1122
progressivepeter.bsky.social @progressivepeter.bsky.social · 12hOne wonders if these bribes - and more importantly, the non-prosecution by the DoJ - explains Collins voting. All of the hand-wringing complicity with TrumpCo. 000
Reposted by @progressivepeter.bsky.socialKassie Navarro @kassien.bsky.social · 15hSusan Collins claims that @propublica.org’s reporting about CEO Martin Kao’s bribery allegations took him at his word. That’s not true. We reviewed a trove of FBI evidence and legal records. 📽️ Here’s how we independently corroborated much of Kao’s account. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqyi...youtube.comWe Uncovered Bribery Allegations Against Susan CollinsYouTube video by ProPublica 18547187
progressivepeter.bsky.social @progressivepeter.bsky.social · 12hGas for $4.50 a gallon?! That's incredible! Let me know where that is so I can drive there, fill up, return home and laugh as people here pay $6 per gallon. 😢 000
Reposted by @progressivepeter.bsky.socialCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 15hIn Springfield, OH, nearly 1,400 workers were laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally. Layoffs were large enough to basically erase an entire year of job growth in the greater Dayton, Ohio, area. apnews.com/article/trum...apnews.comA gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rallyPresident Donald Trump is trying to rally voters in the Dayton, Ohio, area on Saturday. But days ago, 1,400 workers were laid off from a truck factory there. 94824331
Reposted by @progressivepeter.bsky.socialEric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 16hGreat art reveals itself by degrees. I just discovered Trump wrote that current law means “turning Clocks back twice a year” 66912
Reposted by @progressivepeter.bsky.socialLawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 14hFor more than 160 uninterrupted years, federal law has prohibited troops wherever an election is held. The Insurrection Act’s grant of authority to the president does not supersede Section 592’s prohibition on armed people at the polls, writes @lorenvoss.bsky.social and @nkorpett.bsky.social.lawfaremedia.orgThe Insurrection Act Is No Exception to the Troops-at-Polls BanCongress restricted military deployments to election sites, even when a broader deployment authority might otherwise apply. 7398169
progressivepeter.bsky.social @progressivepeter.bsky.social · 12hIf she wants to end the Iran war, she should end her campaign, and public endorse & then vote for John Turek. That would also help Iowans with healthcare, housing, the cost of living and just about everything. 001
progressivepeter.bsky.social @progressivepeter.bsky.social · 18hHow can Moldova respond, and could EUR provide an 'active' response? 010
progressivepeter.bsky.social @progressivepeter.bsky.social · 18hHow did the researches determine how people spoke when they were younger? Has this study been going on for 40 years? (I have my doubts. When i was younger, I might have said 'how people spake" 😁) 000
Reposted by @progressivepeter.bsky.socialEric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 22hJUST POSTED: Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have pushed a multibillion oil deal with Russia as part of peace talks that will bring profits to their family business partners. A new front for Trump-era conflicts of interest. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...nytimes.comU.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter... 22528451681
progressivepeter.bsky.social @progressivepeter.bsky.social · 19hWho can bring suit to hold Trump and those executing this corrupt practice accountable? Obviously the DoJ will not, but is there someone who could? These campaign ads are not 'within the penumbra of his official duties', and he's reported as ordering them - so he should be subject to prosecution. 000
Reposted by @progressivepeter.bsky.socialAsha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 19hThe petty-ass bullshit this administration inflicts on people just trying to live their livea is truly something to behold 1731920400
Reposted by @progressivepeter.bsky.socialLawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 19hThe second chapter of Deportation Inc. follows migrants as they are shuffled through a nationwide network of flights and facility transfers. Deportation, Inc. Chapter 2 is produced with @situ-research.bsky.social and @theintercept.com. youtu.be/OmUjt0ezisY 13427
Reposted by @progressivepeter.bsky.socialThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 03/10/2026In @nytopinion.nytimes.com The indictment of a rogue postal worker “highlights how desperate Justice Department leaders are to substantiate the president’s claims of election interference, and how miserably they are failing,” Liz Oyer writes in a guest essay.nyti.msOpinion | Trump Is Getting Desperate. It Shows.The Justice Department is trawling to find perpetrators on whom to pin conspiracies. Ordinary citizens are being ensnared. 59532
progressivepeter.bsky.social @progressivepeter.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I thought Thiel was going to emigrate from CA to FL, and take his company with him? 100
progressivepeter.bsky.social @progressivepeter.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I understand that CNN wants to maintain access to Trump, but I wish they would be fearless. These campaign ads are controversial because they are illegal. CNN should use only the correct word here. 000
Reposted by @progressivepeter.bsky.socialAnton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Russia’s Tsimbulova drone launch base in Russia’s Oryol region came under a massive attack. NASA FIRMS satellite data showed fire hotspots in the area used for storing, preparing, and launching drones. 225839
Reposted by @progressivepeter.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I’m sorry, what’s that acronym again? 1952692482
Reposted by @progressivepeter.bsky.socialBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 03/10/2026“The protests against the Arc de Trumph…have folks there every day. They have brought a bunch of rocking chairs down to Memorial Circle, and if any equipment shows up to actually begin work on the arch, they plan to block the path with the rockers.” hollyberkleyfletcher.substack.com/p/the-case-o...hollyberkleyfletcher.substack.comThe Case of the Missing Basketball Tickets (satire)Friday “Fun,” 2 October 2026 524940
progressivepeter.bsky.social @progressivepeter.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This needs to be on every major media news outlet. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...independent.co.ukTrump says ‘I feel badly’ for accused Cornell gang rapists after Hochul announcementTrump was prosecuted by New York AG Letitia James, who is taking over the Ivy League rape investigation, for business fraud after losing the 2020 election 000
progressivepeter.bsky.social @progressivepeter.bsky.social · 03/10/2026How in F's sake could Tommy "The 3 branches of government are the House, the Senate and the Executive" Tuberville be leading Doug Jones by more than 10%???? 010
progressivepeter.bsky.social @progressivepeter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I hope to God that we have a D Senate next year, precisely because of this. (Fetterman is counted as an R in this arithmetic.) FWIW, I'd be OK with Alito pulling "A McConnell": never showing up to cast a vote or ask a 'question'. AWOL as it were. 000
Reposted by @progressivepeter.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Trump is planning to host a third gala for the top investors of his $TRUMP crypto coin. He and his family have raked in $2.2 billion from their crypto ventures, while their investors have lost almost the same amount. They’ll fleece anyone they can — even their own supporters. 1091348619
Reposted by @progressivepeter.bsky.socialAnton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 02/10/2026He was stabilized with IV fluids, and Nesterenko was asked to help guide his brother-in-arms through a difficult stretch of terrain. Across open areas, Mykyta threw his comrade over his shoulders and carried him, believing that running with him was faster than crawling through the dangerous zone. 116814
Reposted by @progressivepeter.bsky.socialGuardian US @us.theguardian.com · 02/10/2026Film-makers Laura Poitras and Rachel Lauren Mueller’s new short is an unvarnished portrait of ICE-occupied Minneapolistheguardian.comThe ICE documentary as chilling as a horror movie: ‘We’re trying to put the audience in a position of terror’ 212565
progressivepeter.bsky.social @progressivepeter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026"I don’t know why they’re doing this" I think we all know why they're doing this. Mail-in ballots routinely favor Democrats (& democracy), so they must be stopped. Unless your name is Donald J. Trump, of course. 070
Reposted by @progressivepeter.bsky.socialDon 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. 8830361153
progressivepeter.bsky.social @progressivepeter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Is this a joke? Trump is single-handedly responsible for the diesel-disaster afflicting the entire world - and Europe is (allegedly) willing to sacrifice their own supply of diesel to bale him out of his base's impending political setback ? I hope not. 131
Reposted by @progressivepeter.bsky.socialBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 02/10/2026A couple of additional points. 1. Trump is intrigued by the Insurrection Act, and loyalists are urging him to invoke it. He might try to. Are we ready? 2. Hegseth is a man of overweening ambition. He wants to be president. He'll try, by means fair or foul. www.thebulwark.com/p/not-to-ala...thebulwark.comNot To Alarm You, But Trump’s Brain Is MeltedAnd Hegseth’s neo-fascism is out in the open. 1121058
progressivepeter.bsky.social @progressivepeter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026"there is no discernible difference between Trump and Jesus" Au contraire - to MAGA, Jesus is a follower of Trump. A lesser deity. I am always amazed and distressed by the ease with which people perversely claim God is on their side. Whatever they want - well, God has ordained it. 000
progressivepeter.bsky.social @progressivepeter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026the death penalty is randomly applied, often through prejudice; and it is *significantly* more expensive to enforce relative to a life sentence (even without parole). It is almost always 'righteous indignation' or politics by a prosecutor, rather than justice sought. The death penalty is a waste. 100
progressivepeter.bsky.social @progressivepeter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I don't have any inherent moral outrage about state executions. I think, for example, that Timothy McVeigh was justly executed. There was no aspect of rehabilitation or dissuasion, merely simple justice. But the reality is that many people are wrongly convicted (sometimes via willful misconduct); 100
progressivepeter.bsky.social @progressivepeter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I am sure this will be ascribed to Biden and Obama by MAGA. 000
Reposted by @progressivepeter.bsky.socialCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Economist analysis of more than 3,000 US counties finds that in reliably GOP counties, annual deaths now exceed births by 0.4 per 1k residents, while in reliably Democratic counties, births exceed deaths by 2.8 per 1k. Population growth in the GOP counties is largely driven by internal migration.economist.comIn MAGA-land people are dying faster than they are being bornOur analysis suggests Trump country is only growing because of migration 46765226
