Russ Thomson @russthomson.bsky.social · 7hopen.substack.com/pub/meidasto...open.substack.comThis Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 473.… NYT: “One month until Election Day, voter dissatisfaction with the economy, concerns about political extremism and frustration with Trump have Democrats within reach of flipping 4 Republican-held go... 023
Russ Thomson @russthomson.bsky.social · 8haaronparnas.substack.com/p/major-deep...aaronparnas.substack.comMajor Deep Dive: Trump Is Defying Congress' Power of the Purse. Here’s a Roadmap for Investigating His Misuse of Taxpayer FundsHe was once forced to pay $2 million for misusing his own charity's money for politics. Now it's the federal Treasury. Here's the roadmap Congress needs. 000
Russ Thomson @russthomson.bsky.social · 8hopen.substack.com/pub/meidasto...open.substack.comSunday Message by MeidasTouchHey everyone, it’s Ben Meiselas, co-founder of MeidasTouch, here with my Sunday message. 000
Russ Thomson @russthomson.bsky.social · 14hImportant Sunday Update!! Major Good News!! aaronparnas.substack.com/p/important-...aaronparnas.substack.comImportant Sunday Update!! Major Good News!!Good morning, everyone. 000
Russ Thomson @russthomson.bsky.social · 19hTaking back the House and Senate is not a given, people need to get out and vote. Trump and his MAGAts need to go! Sunday thought: What’s Up With Kansas? robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-tho...robertreich.substack.comSunday thought: What’s Up With Kansas?The power of kitchen-table economics 000
Russ Thomson @russthomson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026aaronparnas.substack.com/p/news-trump...aaronparnas.substack.comNEWS: Trump Enters ‘Desperation Mode,’ Texas is a ‘Five-Alarm Fire,’ Administration Clears Way to Institutionalize Disabled AmericansGood evening. 000
Russ Thomson @russthomson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026aaronparnas.substack.com/p/news-trump...aaronparnas.substack.comNEWS: Trump Took Money Meant for Fallen Officers' Memorials to Air Ads Worshipping Himself, Rushes Out Checks as GOP WorriesGood morning. 000
Russ Thomson @russthomson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Diesel Don is tanking the GOP open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...open.substack.comDiesel Don is tanking the GOPRecord high prices are one of Trump’s defining political failures. 000
Russ Thomson @russthomson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026aaronparnas.substack.com/p/important-...aaronparnas.substack.comImportant Friday Night Update32 days out, the GOP map is collapsing into red states, while Trump's tariffs threaten free chips and salsa and Benny Johnson gets sued for calling protesters "terrorists." 000
Russ Thomson @russthomson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...open.substack.comToday in Politics, Bulletin 472. 10/2/26… Trump’s economy continues to fail miserably for most Americans except for the uber-rich and people in the AI industry, as more bad economic numbers were reported today by the Bureau of Labor Statist... 000
Russ Thomson @russthomson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...open.substack.comBREAKING: Trump Won't Rule Out Troops at the Polls, DOJ Reopens Watergate Investigation, Trump Regrets His SCOTUS Picks, and more...Top Stories for October 2, 2026. 000
Russ Thomson @russthomson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Hegseth is a fucking embarrassment and is dismantling the military for Trump’s master, Putin. jojofromjerz.substack.com/p/full-metal...jojofromjerz.substack.comFull Metal JackassThe Pentagon Is Not Your Goddamn Megachurch, You Temu Patton Prick 000
Russ Thomson @russthomson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026NEWS: Trump Tries to Buy Votes With $500 Checks, GOP Senator Tells Trump "I Don't Take This Bullsh*t," Final Jobs Report Tanks, and More aaronparnas.substack.com/p/news-trump...aaronparnas.substack.comNEWS: Trump Tries to Buy Votes With $500 Checks, GOP Senator Tells Trump "I Don't Take This Bullsh*t," Final Jobs Report Tanks, and MoreGood morning. 000
Russ Thomson @russthomson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Fuck Trump and his MAGAt sycophants that do his bidding! open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...open.substack.comTrump’s Administration Is Investigating MeThe most corrupt administration in American history is coming after me for my legal actions as a private citizen. 000
Russ Thomson @russthomson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The mendaciousness of the latest DOJ attack on judges open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...open.substack.comThe mendaciousness of the latest DOJ attack on judgesBlanche created a new rule out of thin air and is mad it’s not being followed. 011
Russ Thomson @russthomson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Cornell, Rape, and Misogyny in the Age of Trump robertreich.substack.com/p/cornell-ra...robertreich.substack.comCornell, Rape, and Misogyny in the Age of TrumpFriends, 000
Reposted by Russ ThomsonTommasinaResist⚜️🦋🐈⬛ @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 01/10/2026SAVE was built to verify federal benefits. Trump’s administration scanned at least 67 million voter registrations through it-in one Texas county up to 21% of flagged voters were citizens.Voting shouldn’t hinge on a system that can’t tell who you are. #PayToPlayPresident #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory 106164
Reposted by Russ ThomsonDanielle ❌👑 @danielleloveswords.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Did you sign off on this Trump ad featuring his and Hegseth’s voice threatening Iranians and glorifying their catastrophic Iran war? You’re footing the bill for it on Fox. We all are. Families struggle with gas prices while paying to prop up Trump’s fragile ego. #PayToPlayPresident 86345
Reposted by Russ ThomsonJade Moon ❌👑 @deadlynightjade.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I'm not alone in feeling rage over this horror. It just gets worse. #Women seem to have no support. The systems, ALL of the systems, protect the rapists and blame the victims. Right now I want to burn the world down. But let's start by castrating the rapists. jessica.substack.com/p/carrying-t...jessica.substack.comCarrying That Weight—AgainI can’t stop thinking about the Cornell rape case 1126
Reposted by Russ ThomsonTeam Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 01/10/2026New reporting reveals three more instances where Ken Paxton offered plea deals to people accused of sexual assault or trafficking. 731468731
Reposted by Russ ThomsonChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 01/10/2026The American Bar Association laid out the receipts. Big donors get appointments. Big money flows in, investigations disappear, pardons follow, regulations loosen and foreign governments get favorable treatment. The article calls it an “unprecedented pay-to-play culture.” #PayToPlayPresident 13940212223
Reposted by Russ ThomsonPeggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Renee Nicole Good was a mother, a daughter, a wife, a neighbor, and a Minnesotan. Nine months ago, an ICE agent shot her, then allegedly refused a physician's offer of medical aid. Her family deserves accountability and justice. It's long past time. 7414102
Russ Thomson @russthomson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026NEWS: Democratic Turnout Surges, Trump Snaps at Reporters, Hegseth Purges Military, Renee Good’s Family Sues Trump, Botched Execution aaronparnas.substack.com/p/news-democ...aaronparnas.substack.comNEWS: Democratic Turnout Surges, Trump Snaps at Reporters, Hegseth Purges Military, Renee Good’s Family Sues Trump, Botched ExecutionGood morning. 010
Russ Thomson @russthomson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Deportation Roulette, Brought To You By Monsters. johnfugelsang.substack.com/p/deportatio...johnfugelsang.substack.comDeportation Roulette, Brought To You By Monsters.Your ticket’s one-way, your destination’s a secret, and your opportunity to object has been downgraded to standby. 000
Russ Thomson @russthomson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Trump + AI = Blue Tsunami open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...open.substack.comTrump + AI = Blue TsunamiIt doesn’t take super intelligence to realize the GOP is screwed. 000
Russ Thomson @russthomson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Scenes from a personality cult open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...open.substack.comScenes from a personality cultTrump’s taxpayer-funded agitprop is clearly illegal — and that’s the point. 000
Russ Thomson @russthomson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The Rot at the Top robertreich.substack.com/p/the-heart-...robertreich.substack.comThe Rot at the TopThe real reason Americans are paying more under Trump Republicans 000
Russ Thomson @russthomson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026BREAKING: Paxton Caught on Tape Trashing Trump, Hispanic Voters Bolt From GOP, White House Censors Its Own Chatbot, and more... open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...open.substack.comBREAKING: Paxton Caught on Tape Trashing Trump, Hispanic Voters Bolt From GOP, White House Censors Its Own Chatbot, and more...Top Stories for September 30, 2026. 000
Russ Thomson @russthomson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Major Exclusive: Trump DOJ Buries Secret Epstein Interview, Trump Hit With Large Court Losses, Scrambles to Muzzle His Own AI aaronparnas.substack.com/p/major-excl...aaronparnas.substack.comMajor Exclusive: Trump DOJ Buries Secret Epstein Interview, Trump Hit With Large Court Losses, Scrambles to Muzzle His Own AIGood evening. 000
Reposted by Russ ThomsonRep. Salud Carbajal @carbajal.house.gov · 30/09/2026An incompetent move by an incompetent Secretary of Defense. In what world does cutting experienced leaders from the Pentagon benefit our military preparedness, national security, or the chain of command? www.cbsnews.com/news/hegseth...cbsnews.comHegseth to announce a 20% cut to generals and admiralsDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected to call for a 20% cut in the number of generals and admirals across the U.S. military on Wednesday, a Pentagon official told CBS News. 167327
Reposted by Russ ThomsonMiss Kitty 🌈🌈🌈 @misskitty.art · 30/09/2026This is part of payout for payments and election manipulations. This is squeezing you dry & making you powerless cuz you keep believing lie you have to earn your right to have a #home. You bought a bill of goods before you thought you bought a bill of goods. Wrong #assumptions lead to bad decisions. 0114
Reposted by Russ ThomsonMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 30/09/2026That expression you have while witnessing spectacular incompetence. 940169853141
Reposted by Russ Thomson𝐃𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐆 🇨🇦 🇺🇦🌻🦋 @dougieg633.bsky.social · 30/09/2026 👀 👇 😆 👏 👏 👏 🇨🇦 Donald Trump... Creating opportunity, one fuck up at a time!!! "In late August, President Donald Trump renamed Lake Ontario to Lake America, prompting Canadian businesses to quickly create merchandise celebrating the original name."winnipegfreepress.comFrom chocolate to coin purses, Lake Ontario merchandise proves a hit with consumersTORONTO - After Tareq Hadhad and his family moved to Antigonish, N.S., as Syrian refugees in 2016, they built a business on the premise that chocolate was so uniting it could create peace. 47127
Reposted by Russ ThomsonThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It ain't Biden's fault. 24114
Reposted by Russ ThomsonMark T. Sneed @marktsneed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026These are the architects of the fall of Democracy. They want to replace everything and break everything to line their pockets fixing everything they just broke. SMH. 37238
Reposted by Russ ThomsonHockeyBroad @hockeybroad.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I don't think anybody ever thought our military was weak until 🦆🍊💩 gutted literally decades of seasoned experience from the top brass & replaced it with yes-men loyalist flunkies like Kegsbreath who are more concerned about performative masculinity than whether about people can do the job well. 🪡 112
Russ Thomson @russthomson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...open.substack.comWednesday Updates: Record Diesel, Rigged Inflation Math, and Meta's AI Tax Scheme – 9/30/26Important news. Paywall free. 000
Russ Thomson @russthomson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026BOOTLICKERS, BROWNOSING and BULLSHIT jojofromjerz.substack.com/p/bootlicker...jojofromjerz.substack.comBOOTLICKERS, BROWNOSING and BULLSHITJack Smith brought the truth. Senate Republicans brought fairy tales, show tunes, fake gotchas, bird-brained buffoonery and professionally printed humiliation. 000
Russ Thomson @russthomson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026NEWS: Paxton Caught on Hot Mic Trashing Trump’s Convention, Trump Scrambles to Silence AI That Fact-Checks Him, Jack Smith Fallout Grows aaronparnas.substack.com/p/news-paxto...aaronparnas.substack.comNEWS: Paxton Caught on Hot Mic Trashing Trump’s Convention, Trump Scrambles to Silence AI That Fact-Checks Him, Jack Smith Fallout GrowsGood morning. 000
Russ Thomson @russthomson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Schmitt happens all over effort to perjury trap Jack Smith open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...open.substack.comSchmitt happens all over effort to perjury trap Jack SmithWhen gotchas go disastrously wrong. 000
Russ Thomson @russthomson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...open.substack.comToday in Politics, Bulletin 470. 9/29/26… Sen. 000
Reposted by Russ ThomsonGrandpa @grandpaws.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It's the two-tier legal system that protects pedophiles and corrupt politicians. We actually have a two-tier legal system. 193
Russ Thomson @russthomson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026aaronparnas.substack.com/p/news-jack-...aaronparnas.substack.comNEWS: Jack Smith Hearing Blows Up in GOP's Face, Trump Adviser Braces for "F**king Rough" Midterms, Survivor Speaks Out, and MoreGood evening. 000
Russ Thomson @russthomson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Courage Can't Wait open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...open.substack.comCourage Can't WaitThe people who built Trump's movement are finally finding their nerve. Funny how it showed up right when it got cheap. 000
Russ Thomson @russthomson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Trump’s Kiss of Death Tour open.substack.com/pub/therickw...open.substack.comTrump’s Kiss of Death TourIt’s like accepting a dinner invite from Hannibal Lecter 001
Russ Thomson @russthomson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026NEWS: Trump's 'Grand Conspiracy' Case is Collapsing, Jack Smith Outlines Trump’s Crimes, Kids Face Immigration Court Alone aaronparnas.substack.com/p/news-trump...aaronparnas.substack.comNEWS: Trump's 'Grand Conspiracy' Case is Collapsing, Jack Smith Outlines Trump’s Crimes, Kids Face Immigration Court AloneGood morning. 010
Russ Thomson @russthomson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Will Democrats offer Americans a New New Deal? open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...open.substack.comWill Democrats offer Americans a New New Deal?A new social pact will be needed in the wake of Trump’s trail of ruin. 110