Reposted by @rhonnie-72.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 2hGov. Shapiro: We’re going to go as far as we can to show that we believe in science, to protect access to vaccines. If RFK tries to take something away from our public health system here in Pennsylvania, as he has… I sued and won. We’re going to stand up for science and stand up against RFK Jr. 141081236
Reposted by @rhonnie-72.bsky.socialGary Longsine 📱 @arbiteriapetus.bsky.social · 3hIt's Banned Books Week. Read a book. Read a banned book. bsky.app/profile/did:... 042
Reposted by @rhonnie-72.bsky.socialOlga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 3h🧵 Weird stuff I saw online today. Let’s go. 79731
Reposted by @rhonnie-72.bsky.socialSenator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 7hOnce again, Trump and Putin take the side of international corruption. Trump/Russia.apnews.comUS withdraws from European anti-corruption panel in latest shift away from global groupsThe Trump administration has withdrawn the United States from a top European anti-corruption watchdog. 1717272
Reposted by @rhonnie-72.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 8hwww.latimes.com/world-nation...latimes.comU.S. sends torture survivor back to Nicaragua, where he is immediately jailed againJeffrey Jarquín, a former Nicaraguan political prisoner who said he was tortured for opposing President Daniel Ortega, was jailed at Managua’s Modelo prison immediately after the U.S. deported him, ad... 45890500
Reposted by @rhonnie-72.bsky.socialEliza Jayne @elizajayne.bsky.social · 8hHuman trafficking is my guess. 161
Reposted by @rhonnie-72.bsky.socialMoriah @moriah1121.bsky.social · 9hMake NO Mistake— What the heinous Trump regime is doing isn’t just amoral and cruelty of the highest level… It is trafficking children. THIS. MUST. BE. STOPPED‼️ 45117
Reposted by @rhonnie-72.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 9hICE is now separating children from their parents in the nation’s interior and deeming them “unaccompanied.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.com“You kidnapped my son”ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.” 29339922544
Reposted by @rhonnie-72.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 9hNEW: The Trump DOJ plans to send roughly 1,000 federal personnel to polling places this November — and hasn't disclosed who they are, where they're going or what they've been told to do. The NAACP is now suing to force DOJ to turn over the records, citing fears of voter intimidation.democracydocket.comDOJ sued for records on ‘unprecedented’ plan to deploy 1,000 election monitors in midtermsDOJ's planned effort represents an extraordinary expansion of federal election monitoring. It has already sparked confrontations with state officials and concerns about voter intimidation. 16348130
Reposted by @rhonnie-72.bsky.socialGary Longsine 📱 @arbiteriapetus.bsky.social · 9hTeam Gary™ represent! 041
Reposted by @rhonnie-72.bsky.socialHCR HQ @hcrhq.bsky.social · 11hLetters from an American October 4, 2026 Full letter available here: heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p… @hcrichardson.bsky.social 35418
Reposted by @rhonnie-72.bsky.socialHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 12hThe amount of money the administration is promising in order to buy votes is significantly less than the amount of money it is taking away in programs and services. And it's OUR money! 681808680
Reposted by @rhonnie-72.bsky.socialSenator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 14hTurns out it was two bedrooms. My bad! 3036295
Reposted by @rhonnie-72.bsky.socialHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 14hThe white evangelical movement split in the 1970s so those who hated civil rights, especially for women, could boost right-wing Republicans. Talarico is reclaiming the movement for the others, and it is a very different thing indeed. Jimmy Carter v. Jerry Falwell. 781555536
Reposted by @rhonnie-72.bsky.socialGary Longsine 📱 @arbiteriapetus.bsky.social · 13hSkeet of the Day 🥇 031
Reposted by @rhonnie-72.bsky.socialHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 12hTurek @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social is the real deal. Iowans, make sure your friends vote! 8749268
Reposted by @rhonnie-72.bsky.socialHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 23hOctober 4, 2026heathercoxrichardson.substack.comOctober 4, 2026On Friday night, just before 11:00, Trump announced that his administration “will, immediately, begin sending ‘Checks’ of nearly $100 to over 20 MILLION wonderful Seniors to help pay for their Medicar... 43867323
Reposted by @rhonnie-72.bsky.socialOlga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 05/10/2026“Anthropic is hiring a Political Programs Lead to build and run the programs through which Anthropic, its political action committees, and its employees take part in the political process, including our engagement with candidates and causes at all levels of government.” What the heck is this?daybook.comPolitical Programs Lead - Daybook.comAnthropic seeks a Political Programs Lead to develop and manage its political engagement initiatives, focusing on AI policy education and candidate… 2414668
Reposted by @rhonnie-72.bsky.socialAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026De Niro: When that coward, that fucking piece of shit, Donald Trump, tries to take our voice and power away, what do we tell him? Keep your fucking hands off our vote. 9946881246
Reposted by @rhonnie-72.bsky.socialGary Longsine 📱 @arbiteriapetus.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Fascinating thing about imperfect emerging AI technologies (of various types) is that they become useful for scams, first, because the business model has a fairly high tolerance for error. 021
Reposted by @rhonnie-72.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026"Some were there because even though they had not known the young man personally, they 'are dedicated to standing in solidarity with his family and all of the other Haitian families who have come to Springfield seeking a place of safety,' the pastor said..." www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...miamiherald.comAt Haitian student’s funeral, a community confronts painful immigration realityThe emotional ceremony held in English and Haitian Creole was attended by his parents and two younger brothers, local community advocates and elected officials including Springfield Mayor Rob Rue, Sta... 291548455
Reposted by @rhonnie-72.bsky.socialHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Scott @scolom.bsky.social is the real deal. 6613149
Reposted by @rhonnie-72.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 04/10/2026"Among the first to appear before the judge was Angel, a 13-year-old. He had no attorney. “Would you like to request voluntary departure, or should I issue a removal order?” the judge asked “I don’t know,” Angel said, bursting into tears: “I have no one. I have nothing.” www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/p...cnn.comInside the Texas courtroom where toddlers face immigration judges | CNN PoliticsMigrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to try make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation. 43836831850
Reposted by @rhonnie-72.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/10/2026Tim Snyder: The term that I came up with… is superpower suicide. I just can’t see an example of a major country losing so much power so quickly as the United States under Trump. We’ve encouraged our enemies and we’ve made our allies not trust us. 25859372191
Reposted by @rhonnie-72.bsky.socialAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Blumenthal: Tether is a crypto company that has a stablecoin known as USDT, and it is the major means of Iran avoiding and evading sanctions. What we’ve also exposed is that Cantor Fitzgerald has a major financial tie. Cantor Fitzgerald was owned by Howard Lutnick. It’s still run by his family. 18953052489
Reposted by @rhonnie-72.bsky.socialAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Watch the full video here: youtu.be/Fgqw_2OC6hIyoutu.beTrump WHITE KNUCKLES It as Senate Probes His Admin PROFITING from Iran Crypto Used to Fund TerrorismYouTube video by Legal AF 7401153
Reposted by @rhonnie-72.bsky.socialSenator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 04/10/2026Ah, so Trump’s DHS removed *one of two bedrooms* on the luxury private jet and kept the bar, marble bathrooms, and manta ray skin table — for deportations. Okay. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u... 1718464
Reposted by @rhonnie-72.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 04/10/2026If Texas AG Ken Paxton loses his state’s U.S. Senate race and doesn’t accept the results, he will have unusually powerful tools to investigate his own race — even without legitimate evidence of any crimes. Fortunately, election officials are on heightened alert: demdock.com/4jvWgFM 7281102
Reposted by @rhonnie-72.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 04/10/2026"You're living right next to people you're writing about. You're at the grocery store with someone who you just wrote about the worst day of their life. It's very tough business, and it makes people mad, but it is a vitally important part of our society..." nofilmschool.com/kill-bury-pr...nofilmschool.comWhen Officials Talked About Killing Reporters, Ben Klein Made a Movie About ItThe director spent months earning a newspaper family's trust, then put the first shoot on credit cards. 25899276
Reposted by @rhonnie-72.bsky.socialAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Rodriguez: It was at least 20 times more expensive than the average detention center. $1.4 billion paid for by Floridians to help the contributors of my opponent. He did the whole thing to get a pat on the head from the president. He got it and left us with the mess. 402530957
rhonnie-72.bsky.social @rhonnie-72.bsky.social · 04/10/2026www.youtube.com/watch?v=51qg...youtube.comWhat the Heck Just Happened?YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson 000
rhonnie-72.bsky.social @rhonnie-72.bsky.social · 04/10/2026www.youtube.com/shorts/yU2be...youtube.comTimothy Snyder on how the U.S. is committing ‘superpower suicide’YouTube video by Council on Foreign Relations 011
Reposted by @rhonnie-72.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 04/10/2026trump's pentagon: www.wired.com/story/a-pent... 801011488
Reposted by @rhonnie-72.bsky.socialOlga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 04/10/2026Forget the speech, the optics are speaking louder. 79557150
Reposted by @rhonnie-72.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 04/10/2026BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: In my lawsuit, the FBI has admitted to having NINE Epstein files redaction training videos. TWO of them instructed agents to flag files with Trump’s name for supervisory review. I will cover at NOON PT here: youtube.com/live/dYiQOhP...youtube.comLIVE: FBI’s Trump-Epstein Training Videos Finally DISCOVERED…YouTube video by MeidasTouch 7136911456
Reposted by @rhonnie-72.bsky.socialPete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Thanks to everyone - of all ages - who showed up on a Saturday to knock on doors and make sure our excellent Democratic candidates win up and down the ballot this November. 272171291
Reposted by @rhonnie-72.bsky.socialOlga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 04/10/2026Texas-based Dynamic Frontier Holdings, linked to Konstantin Sokolov, RU-US businessman who was a private donor to Trump’s $350M WH ballroom, received authorization from the Treasury Dep to complete an acquisition of Teghut, one of Armenia’s largest copper mines, involving sanctioned Russian bank.esquire.com 18447270
Reposted by @rhonnie-72.bsky.socialHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026October 3, 2026heathercoxrichardson.substack.comOctober 3, 2026On Saturday, October 3, the Power to the People festival, organized by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave, took over the stage at the Merriweathe... 481191394
Reposted by @rhonnie-72.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 04/10/2026It’s a federal crime to send armed federal agents to the polls. So why does the Trump administration keep suggesting it? “The answer is … Donald Trump wants to, to use his words, cheat like hell,” Marc Elias says. This isn't over. Stay close: demdock.com/3T3Owjg 15713260
Reposted by @rhonnie-72.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026www.nola.com/news/courts/...nola.comHow ICE plans to speed deportations by holding children, families beside a Louisiana airportGovernment documents, interviews with officials and public testimony shed new light on day-to-day operations within the controversial new facility designed to hold undocumented women, families and una... 23685395
Reposted by @rhonnie-72.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026“I wish there were people from the other party here. I just, I beg them I plead with them to support humane immigration policy,” he said. “It breaks my heart that some of them claim to be followers of Jesus, and what they're doing goes directly against the gospel…" religionnews.com/2026/09/30/a...religionnews.comAs Springfield prepares to bury Haitian student, sympathy surges and deportations continue(RNS) — From US senators to John Legend, many are voicing support for the city’s Haitian community, even as neo-Nazis marched downtown Saturday. 331151401
Reposted by @rhonnie-72.bsky.socialPete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 03/10/2026It was a beautiful day to be at the Deerfield Fair! A big thanks to @maggiefornh.com for showing me around and to Rockingham County Democrats for the warm welcome. 479291
Reposted by @rhonnie-72.bsky.socialSenator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 03/10/2026In addition to infesting government with this creepy crew of flakes and grifters, real national security work is not getting done as they chase imaginary goblins. That’s the real cost of An Audience of One, and losers/grifters who take advantage.reuters.comHow Trump’s obsession with ‘rigged’ voting machines spread across US governmentThe effort to prove the 2020 election "stolen" failed. Diehards remain undeterred. 14344122
Reposted by @rhonnie-72.bsky.socialGary Longsine 📱 @arbiteriapetus.bsky.social · 03/10/2026If you haven't heard them or read them, you might enjoy her series Letters to an American by @hcrichardson.bsky.social youtu.be/IzGtBznP9AUyoutu.beAn Immediate CalamityYouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson 173
Reposted by @rhonnie-72.bsky.socialSenator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 03/10/2026Funny how their “originalism” dissipates when there’s a Republican/billionaire imperative at stake. I don’t think “originally” corporations were people, or presidents had immunity, or agencies couldn’t make “major” rules, or Congress couldn’t set terms of office. What a joke.wsj.comOpinion | Justice Samuel Alito: Even Originalists Make MistakesAn interpretive method disciplines the decision-making process, but it doesn’t free judges of the need to exercise judgment. 1933598