Reposted by Erin McBrideMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 2hGov. Josh Shapiro: "Measles was eliminated back in the year 2000. And now, 26 years later, we’re dealing with it coming roaring back. Pennsylvania has now eclipsed 1,000 cases across 39 counties, with five deaths." Shapiro says amid the outbreak, vaccinations have now doubled. 681878660
Reposted by Erin McBrideRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11hTexas Republican State Rep. 641368294
Reposted by Erin McBrideAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 14hReminder: Voter registration deadlines are hitting TODAY, October 5, in Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Ohio, Tennessee, and Texas. Please make sure you’re registered to vote! 7530561736
Reposted by Erin McBrideMike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 15hKen Paxton wants to represent Texas, but his own campaign just leaked that it's being run out of Washington, D.C. Even his staff is turning on him. More than any Republican in years, this guy deserves to lose. 1022362
Reposted by Erin McBrideRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15hKen Paxton continuing to lay the groundwork to blame Team Trump is he loses. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...politico.comCampaign ‘all coming from DC,’ Paxton says“I don’t control message or what we’re doing,” Texas GOP Senate candidate Ken Paxton said during a small fundraising event in September. 1111068260
Erin McBride @raymonderinmcbride.bsky.social · 13hKen Paxton thinks letting pedophiles freely walk the streets of Texas is funny. 000
Reposted by Erin McBrideTexas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 13hYep, anyone in any press organization that writes a headline about Hastert failing to mention he confessed to raping boys is exactly that, a pedophile themselves. 618137
Reposted by Erin McBrideAdam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 13hA pedophile wrote this headline 43622130
Reposted by Erin McBrideCraig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 14hIf someone breaks laws and you choose not to hold them accountable, you have effectively rescinded said laws. That applies to constitutions as well. This is an immutable, non-negotiable fact. Any analysis of what Democrats should do once they regain power that does not acknowledge this is worthless 47457127
Reposted by Erin McBrideJustin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 15hThis might be the least surprising news of the day. Leavitt has been on Fox repeatedly since leaving the White House and Hannity has constantly joked about her having her own show. Plus, as we all know, there's a revolving door between the Trump admin and Fox News. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/b...nytimes.comKaroline Leavitt, Trump’s ‘Machine Gun,’ Has a New Gig at Fox NewsA fierce and nimble speaker, Ms. Leavitt is the second of Mr. Trump’s former press secretaries to join the cable news network. 4325339
Reposted by Erin McBrideRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17hHow is it not news when the president nods off in public meetings and press conferences dozens of times? If you follow independent media, you see it and know about it. But why hasn’t CBS, NBC or ABC showed a montage of it on their evening news? They simply refuse to ever show it. 787115443160
Reposted by Erin McBrideGrudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Why are we not allowed to judge the character of the voters who want this? 451451321
Reposted by Erin McBrideNancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 04/10/2026“Legal representation is vital to protecting unaccompanied children from trafficking,” a legal advocate said about the new ICE facility for kids about to open at a Louisiana airport. www.thequeenzone.com/new-ice-faci...thequeenzone.comNew ICE Facility for Migrant Children Raises Alarm Over Trafficking RisksA new ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) facility for unaccompanied children, families, and single women is set to... 310857
Reposted by Erin McBrideHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Jack Smith at last night’s Power to the People concert, wearing a Springsteen/No Kings shirt. 624160113161
Reposted by Erin McBrideAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Ruffalo: Keep the bastards away from our most vulnerable people, our beloved, beloved immigrants. Because if you ain’t Native American, you’re an immigrant, a beautiful immigrant. 216134763342
Reposted by Erin McBrideRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Hawaii enacted a law that could neuter Citizens United. Montana could soon follow suit via a ballot referendum. Here's what you should know about the plans to get Big Money out of politics — and how they could be replicated where you live.youtube.comCould This Actually End Citizens United?Montana — yes, deep red Montana — has a plan to effectively neuter Citizens United.No Supreme Court ruling or constituti 225119224066
Reposted by Erin McBrideMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 05/10/2026It’s confusing that @theatlantic.com described this man as a “a lifelong Democrat who had voted for Trump for the first time in 2024” who when these are some of his very easily findable FB posts: 14957531242
Reposted by Erin McBrideAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/10/2026FFS… Is it really an accident anymore at this point? 1298194426843
Reposted by Erin McBrideSanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 04/10/2026“Simon Andriesz, previously a managing director at a Wall Street firm, discovered an email chain from 2018 in which Lutnick and Epstein had discussed the prospects of a start-up business they were both involved in.“ Now he’s dead. 15374174
Reposted by Erin McBridejamelle @jamellebouie.net · 04/10/2026yeah, the reason republicans are just not going to budge from texas is the reason why armies try not to abandon their capitals. it isn’t necessarily a strategic defeat to lose the seat of power, but it is a profound blow to morale. 1284332532
Erin McBride @raymonderinmcbride.bsky.social · 04/10/2026“When ICE can shoot a man in the back and then barely give him any medical treatment and let him suffer, there’s a reason for that because we have gotten to a point where we see people as less than human" www.texastribune.org/2026/10/01/t...texastribune.orgAustin man has surgery 11 days after being shot by ICE agentThe surgery on the Venezuelan national, who has been in custody since his Sept. 20 run-in with an immigration officer, removed the bullet lodged in his back. 000
Reposted by Erin McBrideDrew McKevitt @drewmckevitt.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Lol just saw a local ad by Angela Paxton (Ken's wife) in which she never says his name and instead says "in an election like this it doesn't matter who the individual players are, it matters that the right team wins," which is like "I know my husband is trash but you have to vote Republican anyway" 3735459
Reposted by Erin McBrideKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Just a reminder that these Haitian immigrants in Springfield -- who came here legally, did everything they were asked to do and more -- became a target of federal crackdowns because the white nationalist vice president shamelessly spread racist lies about them.rollingstone.comJ.D. Vance Defends False Claims Against Haitians: 'If I Have to Create Stories… That's What I'm Going to Do'J.D. Vance defended his debunked claims that Haitian immigrants are eating pets in Springfield, Ohio. 10041731454
Reposted by Erin McBridejamelle @jamellebouie.net · 04/10/2026remarkable piece of journalism. really worth reading. 753530897
Reposted by Erin McBrideSchooley @schooley.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This feels very much of a piece with Hegseth excluding Nazis from his America's enemies list. 2517640
Reposted by Erin McBrideSenator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 04/05/2026In 1933, Justice Louis Brandeis said: “We can have democracy in this country or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of the few, but we cannot have both.” What he said was true 93 years ago. It’s even more accurate today. Let us choose democracy over oligarchy. 30430741037
Reposted by Erin McBrideCoach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 04/10/2026"We need to give them some grace and allow them back in the tent-" Let me stop you right there. This isn't deciding a People's Choice Award. This is about deciding whether or not your tax money is going to pay for a Gestapo of pedophiles. Too important a job to be left to idiots. 1065375
Reposted by Erin McBrideCoach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 04/10/2026These people cannot be trusted to vote in their best interests. Ever. They have failed at the most simple task and have driven this country to ruin. They are too stupid to be allowed to have a say in the future of the country. Convince a non-voter to vote. There are LOTS of those. 282211398
Reposted by Erin McBrideceej @ceej.online · 04/10/2026“how do we win back trump voters in 2026” we don’t. we create an environment where admitting to voting for trump is so socially embarrassing as to render them completely inert. you don’t “win back” trump voters. you demoralize them into staying home. you make it a dunce cap 150107592324
Reposted by Erin McBrideJack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 03/10/2026Note: The KS polling is a win for Dems no matter what, because (as AP reported yesterday) the GOP is being forced to burn money in a state that hasn't had a Dem senator in nearly a century. A Hamilton win remains unlikely, historically speaking, but: this is WILD. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u... 512726
Reposted by Erin McBrideChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 02/10/2026I can’t stop laughing at this. The fact that Trump &!Vance had to campaign in Texas, Oklahoma and Florida just 4 weeks before the midterms is wild. These are red states, but they know the bottom has fallen out for Republicans, so they have to run defense. Happy Friday Dems, and #LetsGetVoteReady 621013272
Reposted by Erin McBrideJack @jtenroon.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Donald Trump might have singlehandedly made Texas a light blue/purple state 0144
Reposted by Erin McBrideMark 🏳️🌈 @mark55.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I think one thing that Republicans should really know better is that like, a lot people in Texas already know Paxton. His corruption case was not a short one. He got impeached by his own party. They also spent a lot of money trying to stop him this spring. People know who he is. 171
Reposted by Erin McBrideFreeminds @freeminds.bsky.social · 03/10/2026A new NY Times/Sienna poll shows James Talarico(D) leading the odious Ken Paxton by 6 points now in the Texas Senate race. Similarly the Democrat in the governor's race leads by 4 pts. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...nytimes.comIn Texas, Talarico’s Strength in Senate Polls Inspires a Democratic DreamAfter a dry spell of more than three decades, Democrats are daring (yet again) to believe they can win one or more top-of-the-ballot races in a vast and stubbornly red state. 022
Reposted by Erin McBrideScott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Lots of blue on this chart from the New York Times 1692357629
Reposted by Erin McBrideBen DuBose @bendubose.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Been saying this. Even in Texas, you can't get away with literally making your entire campaign about imaginary culture war hypotheticals 2152
Reposted by Erin McBrideTeam Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Since taking office, Ken Paxton has spent $1.9 million in taxpayer funds on luxury travel, including to: — China — Israel — India — Italy — Malta — Taiwan — Albania — Greece — Palm Beach — South Africa — Dominican Republic — 25 trips to California — The 2024 Kentucky Derby 871224579
Erin McBride @raymonderinmcbride.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Confused and ignorant is a very accurate description of Joe Rogan. 010
Reposted by Erin McBrideChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 03/10/2026Not one bit of good news for Republicans in Texas, and Fox News brings the receipts. Fox News! 43692166
Reposted by Erin McBrideAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/10/2026NEW: The Tompkins County DA refused to consider additional evidence in the Cornell case. It's the whole damn system. I'm glad Letitia James is on it now. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/n...nytimes.comD.A. in Cornell Rape Inquiry Declined to Review Additional EvidenceRecords show that campus police officers informed Tompkins County prosecutors that they had conducted additional interviews beyond taking a statement from the woman who said she was raped. 903048781
Reposted by Erin McBrideJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 03/10/2026‘A slow-moving car crash:’ Republicans are wary of the $200 million-plus price tag to try to save Ken Paxton.politico.comThe price tag on the Ken Paxton rescue mission has Republicans panickingSome Republicans want MAGA Inc. to take over spending in the final few weeks. 84802268
Reposted by Erin McBrideElizabeth DeLoria, Pope of Chili-Town @yourdadloves.me · 03/10/2026 172127572991
Reposted by Erin McBrideThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Endless corruption. 628121005447
Reposted by Erin McBridejamelle @jamellebouie.net · 03/10/2026this for RFK Jr. is mission accomplished 8045451081
Reposted by Erin McBrideCanuckstan 🇨🇦 @jonchevreau.bsky.social · 03/10/2026#via Canadian cartoonist Dave Whamond #CanadaSky #USpol 350138134339
Reposted by Erin McBrideMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 03/10/2026ONE MONTH FROM TODAY: 933179804554
Reposted by Erin McBrideNikki McCann Ramírez @nikkimcr.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Trump straight up doxxed Senator Tom Cotton this morning 3693853742