Reposted by Michael AikenBrennan Center @brennancenter.org · 26/09/2026Who exactly is spending billions of dollars to try to sway the outcomes of the midterms? New York Times’ Theodore Schleifer, Kareem Crayton, and Dan Weiner join The Briefing with Michael Waldman to discuss what to do about big money and corruption. bit.ly/3VdPc6Kyoutube.comAre the Midterms for Sale? (with Theodore Schleifer, Kareem Crayton & Dan Weiner)We are weeks away from a consequential midterm election, which will set the course for the president’s final two years in office and beyond. Yet we have no w... 32811
Reposted by Michael AikenLos Angeles Times @latimes.com · 26/09/2026Commentary: Call it propaganda or a PSA, Trump's latest ad blitz is paid for by youlatimes.comCommentary: Call it propaganda or a PSA, Trump's latest ad blitz is paid for by youCriticism spills over on strategically timed ads paid for by the U.S. government touting the alleged achievements of President Donald Trump. 81514
Michael Aiken @rfkdemocrat.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Damn, MAGA sure loves them some communists while they run ads against communism. 021
Michael Aiken @rfkdemocrat.bsky.social · 26/09/2026@msnowreports.bsky.social showing GOP with red flags over deep red state tight polls and why? #GOP is anti-[take your pick] voter rights, healthcare, consumer, middle-class, immigration, and my favorite rule of law. And they are wondering why they are HATED? 040
Reposted by Michael AikenAngry Donkey News @angrydonkeynews.bsky.social · 25/09/2026DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why. In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mamdani. theintercept.com/2026/09/23/d...theintercept.comDoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mamdani. 22917
Reposted by Michael AikenNewsweek @newsweek.com · 25/09/2026Democrats Take Double-Digit Poll Lead 40 Days Out From Midtermsnewsweek.comDemocrats Take Double-Digit Poll Lead 40 Days From Midterms 0103
Reposted by Michael AikenAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 24/09/2026It now costs the truck drivers on average $1,200 to fill up a single tank because of the war in Iran. Mike Rogers said it's a win-win-win. Are you winning? 502153574908
Michael Aiken @rfkdemocrat.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Ohio Sen. Husted makes a campaign ad calling for an immediate end to the Iran ad while at the same time voting AGAINST the war power act to STOP the Iran war. Again, you can't make this stuff up, can you? www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...nbcnews.comSenate rejects resolution calling to end the Iran war as most Republicans stick with TrumpThe same resolution passed the House in July. 041
Michael Aiken @rfkdemocrat.bsky.social · 25/09/2026So #Trump is running this taxpayer self adulating add about anti-communism while slobbering all over and bowing to the commuinitst leader of China. You can't make this stuff up. 000
Reposted by Michael AikenAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/09/2026In the richest, most powerful country in the world, it just shouldn't be this hard to afford groceries, pay your mortgage, or see a doctor. 271121663148
Michael Aiken @rfkdemocrat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Oh man, this has REALLY blown up on social and mainstream media. So far, no word from Collins but her opponent Troy Collins already has plenty to say. www.newsweek.com/susan-collin... 020
Reposted by Michael AikenAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026"A brand new CNN poll shows President Trump at an all time low in his approval rating... look at his net approval rating now with pure independents - it's negative 71 points! I mean, these are the deep depths of the ocean. You never see numbers like these. An 86 point shift away from the president!" 33847581428
Michael Aiken @rfkdemocrat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026So, GOP GA Sen. Candidate Mike Coliins goes fake AI ads attacking "pretty boy" Sen. Jon Ossoff indicating this will solve high gas/diesal and food prices. Wow, Collins thinks the voters are really that stupid. This is what desperation looks like. www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news...cbsnews.comGeorgia Rep. Mike Collins' campaign uses AI-generated deepfake of Senator Jon Ossoff in tight Senate showdownA new political ad in Georgia's U.S. Senate race is raising concerns about the use of artificial intelligence in elections after Rep. Mike Collins' campaign released a deepfake video showing Sen. Jon... 020
Michael Aiken @rfkdemocrat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026So Sen. Susan Collins' ass is literally OWNED by Trump. Geezus Chryst. www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...propublica.orgThe FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the WayAfter the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini... 010
Michael Aiken @rfkdemocrat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Well, let's see how concerned Sen. Susan Collins is NOW about that corruptions sandal she's been exposed of via @propublica.org. www.propublica.org/article/fbi-... 000
Michael Aiken @rfkdemocrat.bsky.social · 22/09/2026...and the break and run at full speed from the adjudicated rapist and felon begins. FL GOP Gov Candidate Byron Donalds scrubbed his yesterday. Too late. Everyone of you GOP bastards owns him lock, stock, and barrel. Enjoy. www.lpm.org/news/2026-08...lpm.orgAnother Kentucky Republican removes Trump references from website ahead of midtermsGOP Congressman Andy Barr, who is running for U.S. Senate, removed some references on his webpage to the president’s endorsement after using it to win the primary. 050
Michael Aiken @rfkdemocrat.bsky.social · 15/09/2026@joe-scarborough.bsky.social on Morning Joe (@morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social) right now being a complete jackass. He also keeps saying like a broken record "conservative" like its the pinnacle of some mountain and he is one of the jackasses that got us here when he was a "Reaganite" 030
Michael Aiken @rfkdemocrat.bsky.social · 09/09/202654 Days 19 Hours until election day: November 3rd, 2026. #VOTE #VOTE #VOTE #VOTE 020
Michael Aiken @rfkdemocrat.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Today the Coach Jon Sumrall Era begins in Gainesville, FL and I'm there for it. GO GATORS! 020
Reposted by Michael AikenEvan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Stay strong comrade Mapquest 11076
Reposted by Michael AikenRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I’m shocked that Trump’s plan to help Republican candidates in the midterms is to spend millions on ads promoting Trump. I’m sure they are thrilled with that announcement. Who could’ve seen that coming? 971949301
Reposted by Michael AikenHunter Felt 🏳️⚧️ @hunterfelt.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Dolly Parton was the best of us. 0184
Reposted by Michael AikenCongressman Bill Foster @repbillfoster.bsky.social · 22/08/2026It’s an exciting time as students are heading back to school across Illinois. But this year, families are paying nearly 8% more for back-to-school supplies than last year. Trump’s tariffs and higher gas prices from his Iran War are making everything from notebooks to lunch boxes more expensive.cbsnews.comFamilies face higher costs as back-to-school season nearsU.S. households will spend roughly $4,000 per student on school supplies and lunches this year, a new analysis found. 275
Reposted by Michael AikenMargaret G @mls0308.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Recalls of everything, everywhere. 😡 #Pinks 63843
Michael Aiken @rfkdemocrat.bsky.social · 21/08/2026My gawd. My dog doesn't love me this much. This is truly strange and really bizarre. 010
Reposted by Michael Aiken Lenticulus @lenticulus.bsky.social · 21/08/2026“Thirty-three taken in a single day in Albany. A van sits abandoned on the roadside, keys still in the ignition, breakfast left warm on the dash. ICE swept through and the workers vanished.” “These were people just trying to work.” www.reddit.com/r/EyesOnIce/...reddit.comFrom the EyesOnIce community on Reddit: Thirty-three taken in a single day in Albany. A van sits abandoned on the roadside, keys still in the ignition, breakfast left warm on the dash. ICE swept throu...Explore this post and more from the EyesOnIce community 045
Reposted by Michael AikenAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 20/08/2026NEW: Hegseth hid the fact that our main resupply base in the Gulf of Oman was destroyed. newrepublic.com/post/214510/...newrepublic.comHegseth Covered Up the Real Reason the USS Lincoln Wasn’t ResuppliedAccording to a report from MS NOW, the USS Abraham Lincoln wasn’t resupplied because Iranian strikes destroyed a key Navy resupply base in the Middle East. 31441981949
Reposted by Michael AikenRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21/08/2026As we have seen in Texas, Florida, and other places, Republicans can control everything for 30 years in their states and still blame Democrats for their failures, so what Republicans are doing nationally is their standard playbook. They accept responsibility for nothing. 1012658744
Reposted by Michael AikenSARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 21/08/2026🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: Mexican researcher Eva Ramón Gallegos achieved a milestone that puts Latin American science at the center of the world medical debate: she managed to completely eliminate the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) in controlled clinical studies. 310157804064
Reposted by Michael AikenMichael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Hey Jon Ossoff, you got Melania to come out of hibernation by mentioning Natalie Harp. Can you get Mitch McConnell to reappear?  1071236094720
Michael Aiken @rfkdemocrat.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Wait, WHAT?!?! Harp allows Trump to "spank" her? WTAF? 000
Reposted by Michael AikenBrennan Center @brennancenter.org · 21/08/2026Following major lobbying and campaign spending from the food industry, an important safety rule was delayed for years. Then came the cyclospora outbreak.brennancenter.orgCyclospora Outbreak Shows Why So Many Americans Are Angry About CorruptionFollowing major lobbying and campaign spending from the food industry, an important safety rule has been delayed for years. 16273138
Michael Aiken @rfkdemocrat.bsky.social · 21/08/2026I'm just not sure I can understand the psychology of meeting this gas bag narcissist carnival barker and decide to absolutely debase and dehumanize yourself to serve him. I mean, I just don't get it..... 020
Michael Aiken @rfkdemocrat.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Vegetables in a coma can read the room better than these people. Gezzus. 011
Michael Aiken @rfkdemocrat.bsky.social · 21/08/2026So the "Lobotomy's Are Us" voting bloc are finally being electro shock treatment into reality with their vote for a fake TV reality show carnival barker. F*** www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...newsweek.comTrump approval rating hits all-time low with uneducated AmericansA sharp drop in the president's standing with this demographic signals erosion within a key part of his political base. 000
Reposted by Michael AikenRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Anyone heard from Mitch McConnell yet? 83068781381
Reposted by Michael AikenNOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 21/08/2026U.S. missile-defense stocks are under mounting strain, the WSJ reports. CSIS estimates America has only 800 Patriot missiles left and has burned through half its prewar stocks. Russia, meanwhile, is estimated to produce more than 100 ballistic missiles and a similar number of cruise missiles monthly 1521546
Reposted by Michael AikenRaw Story @rawstory.com · 21/08/2026MS NOW's Jen Psaki kicked off "The Briefing" on Thursday with pointed mockery at first lady Melania Trump's first public appearance in a month — and the reason why it had to be organized.bit.lyJen Psaki jibes Melania stepping out to remind America 'she exists': 'Not normal'MS NOW's Jen Psaki kicked off "The Briefing" on Thursday with pointed mockery at first lady Melania Trump's first public appearance in a month — and the reason why it had to be organized."There are a lot of times in the Trump era that we have to remind ourselves ... that what's happening is not in a... 85716