Reposted by @rumpolesghost.bsky.socialHELL Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 12hIs there a cleverer way that Ukraine could have hit back at Trump doing a dirty oil deal with Putin to help him with gas prices in the midterms than turning off the army of Russian propagandists posing as heartland Americans with concerns about trans socialists? 101745327
Reposted by @rumpolesghost.bsky.socialThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 10/10/202623. "There were swaths of empty seats at the 10,000-capacity athletic center where Mr Trump spoke on Friday," she wrote. "In Ohio a day later, several areas of an upper deck were empty by the time Mr Trump finished speaking at a 4,500-capacity high school student activity center." 213410
Reposted by @rumpolesghost.bsky.socialOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026a big part of ossoff's rhetorical success is it doesnt contain the compromise and caveats that are a baked-in part of democratic party rhetoric. theres no pretending that his opponent is just misguided or will be pulled back from the edge by "the good republicans." ossoff is saying "fuck this guy" 432266420
Reposted by @rumpolesghost.bsky.socialBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Six months ago:theonion.comDOJ To Bring Back Firing Squad As Means Of EntertainmentWASHINGTON—In an effort to provide some joy to the nation and boost overall well-being, Justice Department officials announced plans Monday to bring back firing squads as a means of entertainment. “Fo... 18974671666
Reposted by @rumpolesghost.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026Scott Jennings responded to getting denied the press sec job by opening his heart to Mitch McConnell during their latest emotional 20 minute call 882111208
Reposted by @rumpolesghost.bsky.socialWilliam Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Having long been aware of those tech bros who read my work as utopian porn, where they’ve taken that doesn’t exactly surprise me. 11973071871
Reposted by @rumpolesghost.bsky.socialJay Willis @jaywillis.net · 09/10/2026Kind of a buried lede in the results of this Supreme Court approval rating poll from Marquette: Overall support for Supreme Court expansion, which even Democratic politicians were dismissing as "radical" just a few years ago, is now at 53 percent today.marquette.edu/2026/09/marq... 492775786
Reposted by @rumpolesghost.bsky.socialBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 09/10/2026At this stage it doesn't matter to me if this guy is cosplaying. I want a person who talks like this and then promises to back it up to be the next president. If there's somebody who winds up being more convincing than him in the next year or so, I'll vote for that person instead. 1336046663
rumpolesghost.bsky.social @rumpolesghost.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Finally, someone calling this Senator a task on her decades long “concern“scam. She will not use her power to protect her constituents 000
rumpolesghost.bsky.social @rumpolesghost.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I have no idea what this means but I am here for it 000
Reposted by @rumpolesghost.bsky.socialRoger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Attys for Olympian & exonerated Reflecting Pool defendant David Hearn write 25-page letter to Inspector Generals of DOJ and Dept of Interior seeking investigation of circumstances of Hearn's arrest, detention & indictment. ... 1/2 www.democracydefendersfund.org/wp-content/u... 626273
Reposted by @rumpolesghost.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The NY Fed examines how tariffs affected inflation and finds that, without them, goods prices would have declined as of last February. libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2026/10/how-... 441182486
Reposted by @rumpolesghost.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026ICE 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.” 44159293763
Reposted by @rumpolesghost.bsky.socialThe Economist @economist.com · 03/10/2026As theatrical antagonists, White House reporters serve the president’s interests more than the public’s. Donald Trump’s attack on the press corps is an opening to do away with antiquated, corrupting and infantilising rituals bit.ly/4hC4pWR Illustration: David Simonds 527373
Reposted by @rumpolesghost.bsky.socialProfessa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 03/10/2026When did I first clock Russell Thurlow Vought? He was the guy who stopped the payments to Ukraine that led to first Trump impeachment, abcnews.com/amp/Politics....abcnews.comDemocrats seek to question Trump budget chief in Ukraine impeachment probeHouse Democrats are seeking to interview White House budget director Russell Vought on Oct. 25, according to a copy of a letter obtained by ABC News. 1021786
Reposted by @rumpolesghost.bsky.socialAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Directing DOJ to slow-walk politically damaging decisions until after people vote would be a major scandal under any normal administration. Here, it’s just Friday. 15171943023
Reposted by @rumpolesghost.bsky.socialThe Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Anyone who reads Time's recent interview with Trump would clearly conclude that the biggest story on Earth, this day and every day, is that the President of the United States is seriously unwell and allowed to continue in office - unfit, untethered, and unchecked. Unbelievable. 33950273
Reposted by @rumpolesghost.bsky.socialProfessa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Everytime, the modern Republican Party has done something constitutionally crappy, even after they have pardoned said constitutional crap, we are then supposed to pretend that it was not constitutional crap. Nope: Nixon was a crook and J6’ers were a bunch of rioters who tried to Hang Mike Pence. 314939
rumpolesghost.bsky.social @rumpolesghost.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This is bonkers. time.com/article/2026...time.comRead TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview TranscriptThe U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections. 000
Reposted by @rumpolesghost.bsky.socialdavidrlurie @davidrlurie.com · 01/10/2026If only our nation's press had accurately reported on Trump's catastrophic cognitive decline, when it mattered - during the election campaign. ... But they had their hands full handwringing about Biden. 25714150
Reposted by @rumpolesghost.bsky.socialCharlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026For a long time I've wanted a sense of how trump has or hasn't interacted with chatbots (we know he posts a lot of slop sure). And this TIME anecdote about Grok arguably leading Trump into war is just extremely bracing 14037901250
rumpolesghost.bsky.social @rumpolesghost.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The polls are bleak for them. Normies don't read the daily wire. Their base is eroding. 000
Reposted by @rumpolesghost.bsky.socialNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Trump’s attacks on CNN raise new questions about Joe Biden’s mental state. by Jake Tapper 171382196
Reposted by @rumpolesghost.bsky.socialBobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I think something to consider here is that Collins voted to confirm Russ Vought as OMB Director despite the fact that he said a billion times that he thought Trump had a constitutional right to illegally impound funds, and now she’s doing shocked Pikachu reactions. 11838631020
rumpolesghost.bsky.social @rumpolesghost.bsky.social · 24/09/2026What does being diverted mean? How? By whom? “Oh we were headed for sydney but we missed the exit?” 000
Reposted by @rumpolesghost.bsky.socialDavid Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Brewing constitutional crisis. 1215937
rumpolesghost.bsky.social @rumpolesghost.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This should be the end of Gavin Newsom. It might not be. 000
Reposted by @rumpolesghost.bsky.socialThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 23/09/2026The owner of a top BBQ joint in Texas decided to cut brisket, the top-selling item, from the menu rather than institute a $10 markup for customers. The decision was fueled not just by the skyrocketing price of brisket but by inflation. washingtonpost.comA top Texas smokehouse is cutting brisket from its menu amid soaring beef pricesButter’s BBQ in Sinton, Texas, says brisket is eating up 70 percent of its total grocery costs. 101481204
Reposted by @rumpolesghost.bsky.socialJean-Michel Connard @torriangray.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I do believe the tide is turning, but so many people have been hurt or killed, and so many people will still be hurt or killed before this admin is behind us. I have such a complicated mix of intolerable emotions about all of this and about us. 315928
Reposted by @rumpolesghost.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026NYT has now independently corroborated all the major allegations against Susan Collins in the ProPublica report, including that investigators were prepared to move against her and then Trump intervened to shut it down. This put Trump in a position of exceptional and extortionate leverage over her.nytimes.comF.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan CollinsThe inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials. 24982253350
Reposted by @rumpolesghost.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 23/09/2026Assistant AG Harmeet Dhillon says the DOJ is close to enlisting 1,000 federal election monitors to observe the upcoming midterms. But in a recent interview, Dhillon called the federal officials “observers” instead of “monitors.” Here’s why the distinction is important: demdock.com/4romNad 19409209
rumpolesghost.bsky.social @rumpolesghost.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This would be like Vermont taking maple syrup off of the breakfast menu. 000
Reposted by @rumpolesghost.bsky.socialarr @arr.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This makes me hopeful. This number is aspirational but nowhere near out of reach: a working professional could realistically cash out their 401k and buy off a public official. Owning a senator is more attainable for most Americans than home ownership. 6246791036
Reposted by @rumpolesghost.bsky.socialSchrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Please know that this is one of my few legitimate areas of actual, high-level professional expertise: Kicking the healthiest people off of a health insurance program will bankrupt it. Not 'could;' not 'might,' not 'probably," but absolutely will, with mathematical certainty. 25768202248
Reposted by @rumpolesghost.bsky.socialJesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 22/09/2026This is how it should be done. But with 5-10 folks. (They would pay for themselves.) 27911
Reposted by @rumpolesghost.bsky.socialMike Masnick @masnick.com · 21/09/2026We're going to see more of these bogus stories trying to rehabilitate the image of DOGE bros who happily did massive damage. The premise of "oh we really thought we were helping" is a lie. 22895221
rumpolesghost.bsky.social @rumpolesghost.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Yes. Slow growth vs rapid shrinkage. 000
Reposted by @rumpolesghost.bsky.socialMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Chinese carmaker BYD unveils a recharge as fast as filling up with gas. Original post 3838296
Reposted by @rumpolesghost.bsky.socialsouthpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 21/09/2026“Briefly detained” = beat half to death 7549241648
Reposted by @rumpolesghost.bsky.socialEoin Higgins @eoinhiggins.bsky.social · 20/09/2026You’re right—that plane shouldn’t have gone there. That’s my fault, and I should have made sure there wasn’t a terminal in the landing path. Would you like me to call emergency services, or assist with lining up takeoffs? 25782391643
rumpolesghost.bsky.social @rumpolesghost.bsky.social · 18/09/2026So... China's been stockpiling oil, our military is being degraded daily, the good officers are being pushed out, and we're just... shipping classified technology to Beijing. Great. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...politico.comHill investigates after F-35 parts diverted to Hong KongThe incident raises the possibility that top secret weapons technology may have been exposed to a foreign adversary — including China. 000
Reposted by @rumpolesghost.bsky.socialThomas Long @rayosunlong.bsky.social · 17/09/2026This tells me they’ve already written off districts with a five point margin or less… and are now trying to protect those in the 5-15 point range… out of desperation… their internal numbers are telling them that these races are all toss ups. 924061
Reposted by @rumpolesghost.bsky.socialCait Conley @caitfornewyork.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Instead of letting the SALT deduction cap expire at the end of 2025, Mike Lawler voted to make it a permanent tax on working families to fund tax breaks for billionaires. When it comes to career political operative Mike Lawler, take everything he says with a grain of salt. 410348
rumpolesghost.bsky.social @rumpolesghost.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The R's are drowning. The D's should be throwing anvils. 000
rumpolesghost.bsky.social @rumpolesghost.bsky.social · 18/09/2026This level of stupid is a strategic jackpot for our adversaries. Like hitting the fucking Powerball numbers. 000
Reposted by @rumpolesghost.bsky.social[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I'd go further: at this point, the NYT and other mainstream journalistic outlets -- given their business-related need to continuously ship both-sides polarization porn -- are doing way more than El-Sayed is to keep Piker relevant and make him a more influential figure than he otherwise might be 450092