Reposted by @rus1212.bsky.socialNew York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 03/09/2026We secured over $6 million for homebuyers after they provided down payments to a Brooklyn condo developer and were left without their home or money for years. I'll always protect New Yorkers' hard-earned savings from predatory developers. 111716
Reposted by @rus1212.bsky.socialMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Voting Republican is an act of racism.nytimes.comSchools Giving Aid to Minority Students Could Lose Tax Exemptions Under Trump’s New Rules (Gift Article)The Treasury Department released rules that would prevent schools with race-based programs from qualifying for tax-exempt status, a threat to both higher education and other private schools. 919989
Reposted by @rus1212.bsky.socialAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Garcia: We are going to hold the Postmaster General and anyone at USPS, particularly those that are at the management level, that are implementing this, accountable for what we view as an illegal action by USPS. 650144544542
Reposted by @rus1212.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/09/2026In January 2025, DOGE cut funding for USAID's Project SERVIR-Hindu Kush Himalaya, which identified and monitored landslide and climate disaster hotspots in Nepal. Now a Himalayan glacier landslide has killed over 1,200 in Nepal.cnn.comThe Trump administration cut funds for natural hazards monitoring in Nepal | CNNIn January 2025, the Trump administration cut off funding for a program to identify and monitor landslide hotspots in Ne 551280684
Reposted by @rus1212.bsky.socialTobique Mike🇨🇦 @tobiquemike.bsky.social · 03/09/2026This is what killed Gord Downey, John McCain, Valerie Harper, and most recently my cousin’s wife. mRNA may make this a thing of the past. #science #vaccines www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...sciencedaily.comThis virus therapy supercharges the immune system against brain cancerScientists have found a way to make one of the most aggressive brain tumors vulnerable to the immune system. A single injection of a modified virus can invade glioblastoma, kill cancer cells, and summ... 311004286
Reposted by @rus1212.bsky.socialJulie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Gloria Steinem died with fewer rights than she had during her lifetime. That fact needs to be front and centre of every media report, every dedication, every discussion of her death. 5851231737
Reposted by @rus1212.bsky.socialCarole King @carolekingofficial.bsky.social · 03/09/2026As we elders, our daughters, and our granddaughters continue the fight for power, equality, and respect, we hold you in our hearts with love and gratitude. Rest in peace and power, Gloria Steinem. 🤍nytimes.comGloria Steinem, Personification of the Women’s Movement, Dies at 92 (Gift Article)She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large. 368182124369
Reposted by @rus1212.bsky.socialCanuck Traveler🇨🇦 @nancyeaton.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Great step to reduce red tape www.legit.ng/people/17283...legit.ngCanada names 25 categories of foreigners allowed to work without work permitCanada has listed 25 categories of foreigners who may be allowed to work in the country without a work permit. Find out which groups are covered. 065
Reposted by @rus1212.bsky.socialThe Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 03/09/2026Oh. GOP is so worried about attendance they're giving away free tickets. www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/ar…dallasnews.comThat free Trump convention ticket text looks like a scam, but the GOP says it’s legitimateGOP organizers say the unsolicited offer is part of a ticket push that follows paid access packages and a public lottery. 69572177
Reposted by @rus1212.bsky.social🖤💋SammieSam💋🖤 @sammiestsam.sheshed.rocks · 20/07/2026ICE has STOLEN an Indigenous Tribal ELDER from NM, who was on her way to CHEMO. She stopped for gas, ICE then approached her, she showed all of her proper, legal documentation. They still stole her away. They're denying her of life saving CHEMO. When will it be enough. #ShedShed #ViVaHerAlliance 19964764654
Reposted by @rus1212.bsky.socialOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Just total bullshit meant to steal health care from millions 2553100662
Reposted by @rus1212.bsky.socialRep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 02/06/2026This is the same person who tried to weaponize mortgage information to go after the President’s enemies. This man has no business being anywhere near our national intelligence and security agencies. ⬇️ 593100823168
Reposted by @rus1212.bsky.socialSenator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 02/06/2026If you don’t like what you’re seeing at Delaney Hall, pay attention to what’s happening in Congress this week. We must stop giving ICE and for-profit companies like GEO Group a blank check to create chaos. 485166245285
Reposted by @rus1212.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 02/06/2026NEW: Rep. Jamie Raskin is calling on Todd Blanche to resign. "[W]e must demand that Todd Blanche resign. An Attorney General who has disgraced himself by settling a bogus lawsuit with a $1.8 billion taxpayer-funded bonanza payout to convicted cop beaters." 343152314063
Reposted by @rus1212.bsky.socialKhashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Wow. A convicted Jan. 6 Capitol rioter has been hired to work in a Pentagon office that handles classified military information. Elias Irizarry was hired to work in the DOD’s Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, and internal alarms are going off. www.mediaite.com/media/news/t...mediaite.comJan 6 Capitol Rioter Elias Irizarry Hired at Pentagon: RptA convicted Jan. 6 Capitol rioter is raising concerns after reportedly being hired to work in a Pentagon office that handles classified military information. 54686964770
Reposted by @rus1212.bsky.socialChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 02/06/2026The heart of our constitutional crisis in one exchange between me and Sec. Mullin. When asked a simple question - if he will obey court orders - he says he will not because some court orders are "politicized". That's not how democracy works. And that's why we are in a crisis. 1045150385158
Reposted by @rus1212.bsky.social🇨🇦👠OhHellNoCanada👠🇨🇦 @ohhellnocanada.bsky.social · 03/06/2026BRILLIANT🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍 0155
Reposted by @rus1212.bsky.socialRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Congressional statute: "There is a Director of National Intelligence who shall be appointed by the President ... Any individual nominated for appointment as Director of National Intelligence shall have extensive national security expertise." 50 U.S. Code § 3023 43253582104
Reposted by @rus1212.bsky.socialScott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Judge Emmet Sullivan sets June 30 hearing in Katie Phang lawsuit against the Justice Dept, in which Phang is seeking a court order to require the release of more of the Epstein files 5947511174
Reposted by @rus1212.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/06/2026Rep. Madeleine Dean: "What is true is that the president has lied about being on Epstein's plane, and the unredacted files prove that. There's a lot in here. It's all covered up." 349157425375
Reposted by @rus1212.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/06/2026Frankel to Rubio: "It is crazy that you want to let people in from South Africa because they can assimilate, while you're throwing out hundreds of thousands of people who have already assimilated and that are important parts of our economy and family life." 22790972676
Reposted by @rus1212.bsky.socialSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Scott Pelley was fired. Bari Weiss and Co are day by day killing a great journalism institution. For what? To appease a man who despises journalism, free speech, democracy and American values. Infuriating. 971849445
Reposted by @rus1212.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Today I wrote about the bravery of Scott Pelley and why independent media is essential in this moment. Please consider subscribing to Democracy Docket for free or becoming a premium member if you can. bit.ly/4qmEiFz 242948606
Reposted by @rus1212.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/06/2026BLANCHE: Who the president chooses to pardon is not a problem, period IVEY: What's the legal basis for that statement? BLANCHE: The Constitution IVEY: The Constitution does not give him the authority to pardon in exchange for payments. It does not permit bribery 769204886428
Reposted by @rus1212.bsky.socialMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Jim Crow is chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. 20306123
Reposted by @rus1212.bsky.socialHarry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 03/06/2026This is tantamount to saying we were lying when we told you there was still a slender reed left of VRA sec 2. This record of inten discrim was compiled pre-Callais. If it doesn’t cut it, 0 will. Supreme Court Clears the Way for Republican-Friendly Map in Alabama www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/u...nytimes.comSupreme Court Clears the Way for Republican-Friendly Map in Alabama 1629287
Reposted by @rus1212.bsky.socialJames Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Ken Paxton was indicted for scamming his own friends. He convinced them to invest hundreds of thousands in a company while secretly pocketing a commission. Paxton sold out his own friends for a quick buck. What makes you think he won't sell you out in the Senate? 406207656366
Reposted by @rus1212.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 29/04/2026EXCLUSIVE: New records provide a clear paper trail of DOGE staffers engaging with an outside political group seeking to challenge election results. Though large portions are blacked out, the documents show that government officials advanced plans to exchange sensitive data for election purposes.democracydocket.comExclusive: New records show paper trail of DOGE voter data pact with election deniersThe documents provide the clearest evidence to date that Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) personnel engaged with an outside political group seeking to analyze voter rolls in an effort to cha... 13403235
Reposted by @rus1212.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Oh, look what I saw on the beach! 475170844792
rus1212.bsky.social @rus1212.bsky.social · 10/04/2026He’s would be a joke if people weren’t dying. 010
rus1212.bsky.social @rus1212.bsky.social · 05/04/2026I have said this many times, I would take Biden in a coma before trump. 000
Reposted by @rus1212.bsky.socialNBC News @nbcnews.com · 03/04/2026“They were going to come. It was going to be a big thing. We were going to go to the beach right after. All those plans had to go out the window because they said ICE would be here."nbcnews.comSome Marines graduate without their parents' presence amid ICE fearsNews that ICE would be stationed outside Marine Corps graduation events upended family plans, elicited national reaction and drew out protesters, including Marine veterans. 857113714924
Reposted by @rus1212.bsky.socialThe Liberal BoJack @thelibbojack.bsky.social · 03/04/2026I don't usually brag about my pricey, exorbitant trips but i just got back from the gas station. 2176025890
Reposted by @rus1212.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Why do we live in such a childish, stupid country? A country that wastes its money on useless billion dollar aircraft carriers, when it could be spending those tax dollars to actually help its citizens like sane countries. 1375292337753
Reposted by @rus1212.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 31/03/2026"Thank you for your service. Now hand over your parents." 711341507
Reposted by @rus1212.bsky.socialBlogForArizona @blogforarizona.bsky.social · 01/04/2026www.azfamily.com/2026/03/31/i... ICE is proving it cannot run a detention facility without a body count. Why allow them to open more, and thereby kill more? 🤯azfamily.comICE detention deaths triple as Surprise facility plans move forwardAs deaths in ICE custody climb sharply nationwide, the plans to build a large detention facility in Surprise continue. 53889518
Reposted by @rus1212.bsky.socialShimanti | Human Consequences @humanconsequences.com · 01/04/2026There’s already a date onboard for a general strike May 1st, National Strike No work, no school, no shopping www.commondreams.org/news/no-king...commondreams.orgNationwide General Strike Planned for May 1: No Kings Organizer | Common DreamsIndivisible co-founder Ezra Levin announces nationwide general strike on May 1 in next No Kings mass action. 15243261778
Reposted by @rus1212.bsky.socialCWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 31/03/2026A woman was shot while walking near the Magnificent Mile yesterday evening. CPD says she was the unintended victim of a gunman who was trying to shoot someone else. cwbchicago.com/2026/03/woma...cwbchicago.comWoman shot while walking near the Magnificent Mile - CWB ChicagoA woman was shot while walking at one of the busiest intersections along the Magnificent Mile on Monday evening, the unintended victim of a gunman who was trying to shoot someone else nearby, Chicago ... 145528
Reposted by @rus1212.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/04/2026A history of the top marginal tax rates on the wealthiest Americans: 1940: 81% 1950: 84% 1960: 91% 1970: 72% 1980: 70% 1990: 28% 2000: 40% 2010: 35% For 50 years, corporate backed politicians in Congress have slashed taxes to line the pockets of their wealthy donors. 512129325447
Reposted by @rus1212.bsky.socialAdrian Littlejohn @yorksfella59.bsky.social · 31/03/2026This is what the current President of the USA, having taken his country to war, chooses to discuss via his social media account... May he burn in hell. 76548101058
Reposted by @rus1212.bsky.socialWeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 31/03/2026This is Molly. She was finally found a week after her human fell down a 180-foot waterfall while hiking together in New Zealand. Her human was badly injured and rescued by helicopter, but Molly was missing. A week later, Molly was found at the base of the waterfall and reunited with her human. 14/10 288135781905
Reposted by @rus1212.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 01/04/2026At a hearing in Fulton County’s lawsuit over seized 2020 election materials, county lawyers and election experts disputed the justification for the FBI’s search warrant. They argued the five alleged “defects” cited by the bureau reflected normal occurrences during ballot counts — not fraud. democracydocket.comExplained: The 'mind-boggling' errors in the fraud claims behind the FBI's Fulton County raidThe "defects" cited by the FBI to obtain the affidavit for the raid were in fact nothing more than glaring misunderstandings of the process, minor inconsistencies, and normal human errors with no sign... 427699
Reposted by @rus1212.bsky.socialLindaFly @lindafly.bsky.social · 31/03/2026It's not just about voting. The "Save America " Act is to force states to turn over their voters' private information to the feds. The gov't plays no role in running elections. Elections are run by the states. This is surely an attempt to purge voters before the 2026 mid-terms and 2028. 15244341755