Reposted by @ripem.bsky.socialHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 27/05/2026This is indeed false. The amount of AI slop turning up these days is impossible to keep up with. 551491382
Reposted by @ripem.bsky.social California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 02/05/2026Trump is paying himself a 2.5% general contractor's fee on the WH $400 million ballroom project… That’s $10 million! Trump’s corruption is relentless. 62603357
Reposted by @ripem.bsky.socialBellingcat @bellingcat.com · 26/05/2026Footage analysed by Bellingcat and Jeune Afrique shows unexploded Russian-made cluster munition bomblets found in northern Mali - Despite Mali being a state party to the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) which prohibits their use. www.bellingcat.com/news/africa/...bellingcat.comBanned Russian Submunitions Found After Mali's Military Announces Airstrikes - bellingcatUnexploded Russian-made cluster munition bomblets have been found in northern Mali – despite the West African country being party to a convention that bans their use. 6402159
Reposted by @ripem.bsky.socialAlicia @aliciablackgirl.bsky.social · 26/05/2026The national debt is about $39 trillion. Trump's first term added $8 trillion this term is $3.8 trillion so far. That's $11.8 trillion total. One president is responsible for about 30% of all national debt.We can't afford Trump's administration. # Trump and Epstein # Reform Party 23493199
Reposted by @ripem.bsky.socialD. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 26/05/2026🇺🇸 Never, ever … 4729961043
Reposted by @ripem.bsky.socialBrian Cardone @cardonebrian.bsky.social · 25/05/2026"Never in my wildest imagination did I think I would be called in...over Memorial Day weekend & have to argue that military members...deserve to have their votes counted after they already cast their ballots." SC Sen. Ed Sutton #VoteEarlySC 241240596
Reposted by @ripem.bsky.socialMAinNC @martyd409.bsky.social · 25/05/2026As @hcrichardson.bsky.social cited tonight AND @jbf1755.bsky.social was talking about in reality just now 315345
Reposted by @ripem.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 25/05/2026THIS IS HUGE MORAL MOMENT… Pope Leo’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, is focused on AI ethics and regulation. And the Vatican chose to partner with Anthropic, currently in a major legal fight w/the Trump admin over AI safety and military use of its technology. 581552515
Reposted by @ripem.bsky.socialQasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 24/05/2026This is Adam Hoffman, a 49-year-old Waco, TX attorney. He faced life without parole for repeatedly raping a young boy. Texas AG Ken Paxton offered him 1 day in jail & no sex offender status. A judge increased his sentence to 60 days. Not an immigrant. Not a trans person. Not a Black or brown person 72933525
Reposted by @ripem.bsky.socialTony Lastname @rivernewstc.bsky.social · 25/05/2026😎🪴🌵 we want #EpsteinFiles names 344101054040
Reposted by @ripem.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/05/2026Tillis says Hegseth "makes Kristi Noem look like a 5 star recruit" 1772096422
Reposted by @ripem.bsky.socialTimothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Epstein files... 1231193
Reposted by @ripem.bsky.socialrkdeo.bsky.social @rkdeo.bsky.social · 23/05/2026The devil is in the details...and Trump. #Liar #Criminal #Epstein 28838
Reposted by @ripem.bsky.socialMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 23/05/2026How did I only just discover that Don Jr is marrying the daughter of a prominent Epstein enabler? Her late dad, a banker, wrote Epstein a reference letter calling him "a gentleman of the highest integrity" to help get him tax breaks &… his island. Can’t make this stuff up. 34197053542
Reposted by @ripem.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Funny how the all the people ransacking the Capitol on January 6 were liberals, plants, and ANTIFA—until there was money to be made from it. 480216056715
Reposted by @ripem.bsky.socialBock Sam @bocksam.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Wait… what?? I mean talk about a bribe in any other stripes. $5 millions to the House Rethuglicans. 98951
Reposted by @ripem.bsky.socialChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Morning everyone. Do you know that your President just exempted himself, his family, and all his family's companies from our tax laws? You are subject to the law. Now he is not. No one should not pretend this is okay or normal. It's an ongoing constitutional crisis. 995127584189
Reposted by @ripem.bsky.socialGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Donald Trump has done a lot of terrible things to this country over the last decade. But here’s what I think is most insidious of all: Trump has taught Americans that cruelty is strength, that resentment is identity, and that hating other people somehow makes you superior. 45764721735
Reposted by @ripem.bsky.socialEric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Pat Ryan goes off on House Republicans pulling the War Powers vote, calling them “Chickenhawk motherfuckers.” 451563502
Reposted by @ripem.bsky.socialRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 22/05/2026"Marked the latest embarrassing blow to Speaker Mike Johnson" "House Republicans...abruptly canceled a vote on a resolution directing President Trump to withdraw US forces from Iran or win approval from Congress to continue the war, after it became clear they lacked the votes to defeat the measure"nytimes.comG.O.P. Pulls Measure to End Iran War, Lacking Votes to Defeat It 581436402
Reposted by @ripem.bsky.socialRep. Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 21/05/2026🚨NEWS: Republicans just pulled a vote on an Iran War Powers Resolution because they knew they were going to lose. They don’t have the guts to end a war that’s costing BILLIONS of dollars and putting lives at risk while driving up the cost of gas & groceries. 15235102
Reposted by @ripem.bsky.socialDawna and RealMonkeyCat @dawna9.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Our next Attorney General. Brilliant. Bold. Jack Smith. #Voices4Victory #Pinks 16260112
Reposted by @ripem.bsky.socialFight For A Union @fightforaunion.bsky.social · 21/05/2026You've probably heard the line "the minimum wage was never intended to be a living wage". This is FALSE. When FDR signed the federal minimum wage into law in 1938 he clarified, “By living wages, I mean more than a bare subsistence level — I mean the wages of a decent living.” 14819
Reposted by @ripem.bsky.socialThe Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 21/05/2026So the Epstein files didn't put anyone in prison, but the guy who got the Epstein files released got voted out? 35935249
Reposted by @ripem.bsky.socialRo Khanna @rokhanna.bsky.social · 21/05/2026The AG has not prosecuted anyone in the Epstein class. The AG has given Trump & his family indefinite immunity. The AG has set up a slush fund to pay off Trump's criminal allies. Enough is enough. When Democrats are in charge, we will stand up against two tiers of justice. 1191019343
Reposted by @ripem.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/05/2026NESTERAK: President Trump has granted clemency to numerous individuals who have stolen hundreds of millions in Medicaid funds. Can we expect any of these folks to be shown the same mercy? McDONALD: I'll take a different question 35843451549
Reposted by @ripem.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20/05/2026"Bc the agreement is cast as settlement of debt owed to Trump, it should be treated as $1.8b of income, which triggers tax liability. At his rate, it could run into the hundreds of millions, and the IRS lookback period is 6 years. The next IRS director has the chance to do *the funniest thing* ... "publicnotice.coTrump's $1.8b slush fund could turn into giant can of wormsAt the very least, it'll make the midterms messy. 1252261602
Reposted by @ripem.bsky.socialSocial Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 21/05/2026Here’s a breakdown of how Elon Musk used his DOGE goons to steal 500 MILLION Americans’ Social Security data– including our SSNs, addresses, places of birth, citizenship status, mothers’ maiden names, spouse & children’s information, and more! @legalafmtn.bsky.social @courtacctability.bsky.social 610557
Reposted by @ripem.bsky.socialSteve Benen @stevebenen.com · 20/05/2026Just so we're clear, when he talks about "the most violent thing" he's ever seen in politics, he's *not* talking about those who violently attacked the Capitol in his name, while violently clashing with police officers. He's instead talking about efforts to hold them and their allies accountable. 481557375
Reposted by @ripem.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 20/05/2026Shapiro: Somehow, he can’t find the money to pay for healthcare, but he can steal from you to pay off the criminals who stormed the Capitol. 541218366978
Reposted by @ripem.bsky.socialTina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 20/05/2026Nothing makes someone look guiltier than forcing the Justice Department to promise never to investigate your taxes or prosecute you for anything they might find 430131253939
Reposted by @ripem.bsky.socialHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Thomas Massie: “I would have come out sooner but I had to call my opponent to concede and it took a while to find him in Tel Aviv.” video courtesy @acyn.bsky.social 25775351845
Reposted by @ripem.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19/05/2026"This is not leadership. Our service members deserve far better" -- Rep. Crow demolishes Adm Cooper for repeatedly refusing to acknowledge that the law of war manual prohibits declarations of no quarter like the one Hegseth made 1622795890
Reposted by @ripem.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18/05/2026😕 33178912467
Reposted by @ripem.bsky.socialBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Wonder if anyone placed a certain trade right around 259 pm today 012120
Reposted by @ripem.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Big day for criminals to get a windfall payout from taxpayer dollars so they can retire early and put their feet up after beating cops and smashing windows to storm the Capitol - orchestrated by Republicans. A transfer of money from hardworking law-abiding citizens to scum. 1702079698
Reposted by @ripem.bsky.socialThe Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 17/05/2026"Trump is literally profiting off the presidency. How much has your family made since he took office? We must ban stock trading across all 3 branches of government. That’s what my stock trading bill will do. The President should not be exempt from this standard." - Sen. Andy Kim #TrumpCrimeFamily 16726
Reposted by @ripem.bsky.socialProfessa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 16/05/2026This settlement violates the separation of powers under Article I and it is being contemplated in order to avoid an order from an Article III that a President cannot instruct a federal agency to give him money. I am not sure this could be more wildly unconstitutional. 9711209
Reposted by @ripem.bsky.socialMolly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 14/05/2026It’s 2026, in Oklahoma has finally made child marriage illegal. Congratulations? Also WTF. 1108141663711
Reposted by @ripem.bsky.socialKen Vogel @kenvogel.bsky.social · 14/05/2026NEW: Under Biden, the DOJ indicted Indian billionaire Gautam Adani for “corruption & fraud at the expense of US investors.” Adani hired Trump’s lawyer Bob Giuffra. He told Trump’s DOJ that if they dropped the charges, Adani would invest $10b in the US. DOJ is now planning to drop the charges.nytimes.comU.S. Set to Drop Charges Against Indian Billionaire Accused of Fraud 23218153
Reposted by @ripem.bsky.socialTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 14/05/2026🚨 The NYT appears to have taken a great feature story written by my colleague at Bolts about a west Tennessee county & the VRA, & essentially rewritten it. (Same frame, similar hed, overlapping sources.) Without a single mention, credit, let alone the a hyperlink buried somewhere. 9955221618
Reposted by @ripem.bsky.socialAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Trump and Musk are in China trying to secure deals for themselves. Which part of the U.S., or how much public wealth, will they offer the CCP to land lucrative deals for their personal businesses? 22450139
Reposted by @ripem.bsky.socialDean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 13/05/2026UNREAL! Trump brought to China on Air Force One director Brett Ratner- who was an associate of Jeffrey Epstein and who has been accused of sexual assault and even rape. We need to rename Air Force One the Lolita Express II after Epstein's plane! www.mediaite.com/media/news/h...mediaite.comEpstein Associate Accused of Rape Flies to China With TrumpBrett Ratner, the Jeffrey Epstein associate who was accused of rape and sexual assault by multiple women, accompanied President Trump aboard Air Force One. 28421261
Reposted by @ripem.bsky.socialGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 13/05/2026This is simply bonkers. The White House is in active discussions with DOJ about settling Trump's lawsuit against the IRS in his favor, *precisely because* a judge might soon throw it out. WH apparently wants DOJ to agree to "settle" the lawsuit *before* that happens. Utter insanity. 10722821043
Reposted by @ripem.bsky.socialHillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 13/05/2026The president is negotiating against his own administration to shake down taxpayers for $10 billion. The corruption meter is flashing red and sounding the alarm. ca.news.yahoo.com/doj-consider...ca.news.yahoo.comDOJ considers settling Trump’s IRS lawsuit which could send taxpayer money directly to the president’s pockets: reportTrump sued the IRS for $10 billion in January, accusing the agency of failing to prevent a leak of the president’s tax information 21736701343
Reposted by @ripem.bsky.socialRyan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 13/05/2026How do they think electric vehicles work when they’re not plugged in? 1718031
Reposted by @ripem.bsky.socialTom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 13/05/2026I regularly tell people to read "And The Band Played On," in which no one emerges looking very good 1517914
