Reposted by Rob McQuilkinSarah Burnes @sarahburnes.bsky.social · 09/01/2025"He was just walking around the street, and then Trump's people came up and asked him, "hey, do you want to come up and have food at the best restaurant in town?", says Steffen Kretz." 042
Reposted by Rob McQuilkinemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 07/01/2025Here's the way I think of Cannon's intervention. First, it makes it more likely 11th C will rule against her. Nauta and DeOliveira REALLY do have a legal claim here. But no one in 11th C has a legal claim on the DC case. And I also think it more likely it'll be resolved in more interesting ways. 461214193
Reposted by Rob McQuilkinjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 07/01/2025are any of the “we support trump because he will keep us out of the wars” people talking about these plans to seize territory by force? 3986425979
Reposted by Rob McQuilkinDavid Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 03/01/2025So, if the top advisor to the US president says this, we have to assume this is the position of the incoming government. 713736
Reposted by Rob McQuilkinRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/12/2024America has 815 billionaires as of this year. Collectively they have a record $6.7 trillion in wealth. The bottom 50% of Americans control $3.7 trillion in wealth. When 815 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem. 14239151124
Reposted by Rob McQuilkinThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/12/2024AOC: “Oh, I don’t think we’re witnessing the START of an oligarchy. I think we are fully here.” 🇺🇸 16315681512753
Reposted by Rob McQuilkinJoe Katz @joekatz45.bsky.social · 09/12/2024That Daniel Penny and Daniel Perry and Kyle Rittenhouse and George Zimmerman are all walking around free in the most carceral nation in the world is something that demands a reckoning. 762914721
Reposted by Rob McQuilkinRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/12/2024According to the CBO, extending Trump's tax cuts for the rich would shrink the economy over the long run. Extending the cuts would also increase the deficit by $4.6 trillion and be used by Republicans as an excuse to gut programs millions rely on. It's reverse Robin Hood.budget.senate.govExtending Trump’s Tax Cuts for the Wealthy Will Shrink the Economy, CBO Finds | U.S. Senate Committee On The BudgetThe Official U.S. Senate Committee On The Budget 811962682
Rob McQuilkin @rrmcq.bsky.social · 06/12/2024apple.news/Ao1ORSr59RB2...apple.newsAnthem Blue Cross Blue Shield reverses decision to put a time limit on anesthesia — The San Diego Union-TribuneOne of the country’s largest health insurers reversed a change in policy Thursday after widespread outcry, saying it would not tie payments in some states to the length of time a patient went under an... 281
Rob McQuilkin @rrmcq.bsky.social · 05/12/2024apple.news/AB9f3U9MlR6q...apple.newsEx-Tulsi Gabbard Aides Say She Was a Devout Consumer of Kremlin Propaganda Network — The Daily Beast“There certainly isn’t any guarantee to Putin that we won’t try to overthrow Russia’s government,” Gabbard wrote in a 2017 memo to staff, obtained by ABC News. 040
Rob McQuilkin @rrmcq.bsky.social · 04/12/2024apple.news/A3rDsbU_xRk-...apple.newsTesla suspends Cybertruck production. Who could have predicted this? — MashableElon Musk's controversial electric truck may have dug its own box-shaped grave. 040
Reposted by Rob McQuilkinAmy Siskind @amysiskind.com · 30/11/2024More pushback: Trump's pledge to kill Biden's signature climate law the IRA is running into the reality that many Republican lawmakers want to keep it, setting up a high-stakes showdown, per WSJ. 630638
Rob McQuilkin @rrmcq.bsky.social · 30/11/2024apple.news/AuE1xwOjBRCO...apple.newsPete Hegseth's Mom Calls Him 'Abuser of Women' in Released Email — Rolling StonePenelope Hegseth wrote that Donald Trump’s selection for secretary of defense “belittles, lies, cheats, sleeps around, and uses women for his own power and ego” 041
Reposted by Rob McQuilkinJami Reed @jamireed.bsky.social · 21/11/2024If you don’t have a sexual assault allegation, are you even conservative? 142
Reposted by Rob McQuilkinDavid Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Trump is systematically seeking to minimize the crime of sex abuse by nominating so many associated with sexual abuse to top jobs. He is seeking to further institutionalize the core mantra of MAGA "men," "Your body, my choice." The nominations are themselves therefore a form of sex abuse. 21375120
Reposted by Rob McQuilkinJohn Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 18/11/2024This election result isn't about Dem messaging. Kamala Harris and Tim Walz formed a balanced ticket filled with character, intellect, and genuine love for this country, and they delivered their vision beautifully and eloquently. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/no-the-dem...johnpavlovitz.substack.comNo, the Democratic Party Can't "Message Better" to Racism, Misogyny, and IgnoranceLet's stop pretending 927141012901
Reposted by Rob McQuilkinSchooley @schooley.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Team Jill Stein checks out for 4 years.media.tenor.coma futuristic room with the word trendizissy on the topAlt: a futuristic room with the word trendizissy on the top 22932118
Reposted by Rob McQuilkinCharles Johnson @charles.littlegreenfootballs.com · 17/11/2024It’s the weekend after an amazing period of explosive growth, so the chuds are showing up tonight in droves. Remember the Bluesky way: They want you to react. Do not engage. Block and move on. 241579366
Reposted by Rob McQuilkinSeth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 17/11/2024This is chilling. In September, as Elon Musk began buying Trump a presidency after Trump promised him a federal department he could use to destroy his enemies, Trump agents at the Heritage Foundation began filing FOIA requests to find anyone in government who had ever mentioned Musk in any document.cnn.comInside the conservative hunt for partisans in the federal government before Trump takes over | CNN PoliticsIn mid-September, as tech billionaire Elon Musk intensified his efforts to elect Donald Trump as president, a wave of letters arrived at the Department of Transportation, asking the agency to turn ove... 20753062518
Reposted by Rob McQuilkinJoe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 16/11/2024I stand by it. In fact, I think I said “best case” scenario is she’s just a Putin cheerleader. There is a “worst case” scenario as well.👇 www.mediaite.com/tv/joe-walsh...mediaite.comJoe Walsh Flames Tulsi Gabbard As ‘Putin Cheerleader’ Who Wants to Seek ‘Revenge For Russia’Former Republican lawmaker Joe Walsh called Tulsi Gabbard "a Putin cheerleader" who claiming she would seek "revenge for Russia." 1140367
Reposted by Rob McQuilkinTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Each of Trump's proposed appointments is a surprise. It is comforting to think that he is simply a vengeful old man, lashing out. This is unlikely. He and Musk and Putin have been talking for years. And the whole idea was that this time he had a plan. snyder.substack.com/p/decapitati...snyder.substack.comDecapitation StrikePreserving America from Trump's Appointments 20337481589
Reposted by Rob McQuilkinMTMcGurk @mtmcgurk.bsky.social · 15/11/2024abcnews.go.com/Health/measl... This is all preventable. The vaccines work and are effective. Long term, an Army cannot fight when it is sick. Disease and illness killed millions outside of the battlefield. Needless deaths and preventable.abcnews.go.comMeasles cases surge worldwide, infecting 10.3 million people in 2023: WHOThere were an estimated 10.3 million cases of measles in 2023 globally -- an increase of 20% from the previous year, according to a new WHO report. 17327128
Reposted by Rob McQuilkinGregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Better political and health and science reporting than anywhere else at the @washingtonpost.com and @nytimes.com. Alexandra Petri for the win. No sugar coating. Straight up. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...washingtonpost.comOpinion | RFK Jr. to head newly formed Department of Disease EfficiencyWe mistakenly thought that finding a dead mouse in your frozen ravioli dinner was a failure. 36522
Reposted by Rob McQuilkinThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 15/11/2024Former Vice President Mike Pence has called on Republican senators to reject President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, citing his record in support of abortion rights.nytimes.comPence Urges Republicans Not to Confirm RFK Jr., Citing His Support of Abortion RightsFormer Vice President Mike Pence described Mr. Kennedy, who does not support a federal abortion ban, as a choice unlike any in the modern era of the G.O.P. 1541269192
Reposted by Rob McQuilkinWill Carless, USA TODAY @willcarless.bsky.social · 15/11/20244 years ago: Because so many Jan 6 insurrectionists had military ties, Defense Secretary announces a plan to root out extremism in the military. Today: His successor was one of 12 National Guardsmen removed from Biden's inauguration for possible extremist ties. www.democracynow.org/2024/11/14/h...democracynow.orgTrump’s Pick to Lead U.S. Military Has Tattoos Linked to White Supremacists and NazisConcerns are mounting over Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon, Fox News host and military veteran Pete Hegseth. CBS News reports that Hegseth was one of 12 National Guard members who were removed as gu... 20424195
Rob McQuilkin @rrmcq.bsky.social · 15/11/2024As astute, this piece, as it is discouraging. apple.news/AGrm2TzRtRA6...apple.newsThe Resistance Is Not Coming to Save You. It’s Tuning Out. — POLITICOThe first Trump administration sparked waves of public activism and aggressive media coverage. This time, not so much. 170
Reposted by Rob McQuilkinElizabeth Kolbert @elizkolbert.bsky.social · 14/11/2024and so it begins... www.cjr.org/the_trump_re...cjr.orgTrump Threatens New York Times, Penguin Random House over Critical CoverageLegal letter follows complaints aimed at CBS News, the Washington Post, and the Daily Beast. 24728931227
Reposted by Rob McQuilkinNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 14/11/2024The United States has oligarchs now. Not merely rich people with more personal influence on politics than poorer people have, but a few extremely rich people closely connected to the national leader who act in government-like roles despite never being elected or nominated to any official position. 27785162893
Reposted by Rob McQuilkinMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 14/11/2024The party that is obsessed with child sex offenders, & is close to a cult that claims child sex offenders run the government, just nominated a guy once investigated for allegedly sex-trafficking a 17 year old girl to be in charge of the country’s legal system. Beyond parody. 668236344360
Reposted by Rob McQuilkinAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/11/2024Germany, France, Belgium and the EU should release the $300 billion in frozen Russian assets and give it to Ukraine, now. Don't wait. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...theatlantic.comPutin Isn’t Fighting for Land in UkraineAnd Biden has mere weeks to give the Ukrainians the resources they need to fight. 5238051012
Reposted by Rob McQuilkinEleanor Hanold @ehanold1.bsky.social · 14/11/2024“Gabbard has every right to her personal views, however inscrutable they may be ... But as a security risk, Gabbard is a walking Christmas tree of warning lights," Radio Free Tom writes.”theatlantic.comTulsi Gabbard’s Nomination Is a National-Security RiskThe Senate can stop her. 051
Reposted by Rob McQuilkinBrian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 14/11/2024*Now* we know why Gaetz resigned from Congress. 688163193160
Rob McQuilkin @rrmcq.bsky.social · 13/11/2024www.theguardian.com/media/2024/n...theguardian.comWhy the Guardian is no longer posting on XWe will stop posting from our official editorial accounts on the platform, but X users can still share our articles 0172
Reposted by Rob McQuilkinAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 12/11/2024Trump has drafted an executive order that could result in a purge of generals www.wsj.com/politics/nat...wsj.comExclusive | Trump Draft Executive Order Would Create Board to Purge GeneralsThe panel could upend the military review process and raise concerns about the politicization of the military. 63607268
Reposted by Rob McQuilkinSeth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 12/11/2024Good news: Twitter is collapsing. And this chart doesn't even show the last two weeks—which have seen the largest exodus in site history. There are reports from Newsweek and others that Twitter may merge with Truth Social. If that happens, the last collapse of Twitter may happen almost overnight. 1976318126781
Reposted by Rob McQuilkinFrame Change @framechange.bsky.social · 12/11/2024Okay, this is ALSO important -- I've already called out lies, but here it's more "purposeful exaggeration" which is still just as harmful. Trump won, but it wasn't a landslide or historic, and it doesn't give him the mandate that a huge victory confers either. 32111
Rob McQuilkin @rrmcq.bsky.social · 12/11/2024apple.news/A6MCs57LATc6...apple.newsSupreme Court rejects Mark Meadows's push to move Georgia election case to federal court — The HillThe Supreme Court refused Tuesday to hear former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows’s appeal seeking to move to federal court his Georgia criminal charges related to efforts to overturn the... 2100
Rob McQuilkin @rrmcq.bsky.social · 12/11/2024Excited to see Sam Sax’s YR DEAD (McSweeney’s) on Kirkus’s Best Fiction of 2024 list! www.kirkusreviews.com/best-of/2024...kirkusreviews.com Best of 2024 | Kirkus Reviews 160