Reposted by Scott ThurmRachel 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.” 44059063746
Reposted by Scott ThurmJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 04/10/2026A goal of this administration being achieved: “American pre-tax corporate earnings have grown by $1.2trn, or 30%. … And yet taxes on corporate profits have collapsed.” www.economist.com/finance-and-... h/t @talsmith.bsky.social 9478225
Reposted by Scott ThurmThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Tucker: “I never understood why 🇬🇧 fought World War 2?” 😕 Rees-Mogg: “It was good vs. evil…We did the right thing…” Tucker: “Has 🇬🇧 benefitted?” RM: “We defeated Hitler… We’d all be speaking German…” Tucker: “Who cares?” 🤔 8052138596
Reposted by Scott ThurmMike Zaccardi, CFA, CMT @mikezaccardi.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The bottom 20% spends 17% of pre-tax income on energy... top 20%? Just 2.7% JPMAM 12270103
Reposted by Scott ThurmMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Trump, 2016: "When we win ... we will be able to immediately repeal and replace Obamacare. ... And we will do it very, very quickly." Trump, 10 years later: "We will pass a truly great health care plan." Still no health care plan. 551012217
Reposted by Scott ThurmRuth Zakarin @ruthz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The fraternity brothers in the group chat who cheer violence? That behavior is being modeled by the president of this country. I cannot stress this enough — Trump is teaching young men how to be abusive every time he opens his mouth. 501687359
Reposted by Scott ThurmAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 03/10/2026In Michigan, we're paying $5,600 a year on average for Trump and Mike Rogers' tariffs. 6334321303
Reposted by Scott ThurmJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Agree with all of the below, with this distinction: -Alito is the most *predictably* partisan-R member of the court. -Roberts is the most *consequentially* partisan-R member. 13661143
Reposted by Scott ThurmAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/10/2026TAPPER: 2 years ago, Trump said he thought he could get mortgage rates down to 3%. Last week mortgage rates had the biggest weekly jump in 4 years. It's more than 7%. Why has Trump failed to deliver on that promise? HASSETT: President Trump hasn't failed to deliver at all. The economy is booming. 3141468334
Reposted by Scott ThurmCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 03/10/2026“.. The layoffs — occurring just three days before President Donald Trump’s rally on Saturday at a nearby high school — were large enough to basically erase an entire year of job growth in the greater Dayton, Ohio, area.” @apnews.com apnews.com/article/trum... 2001972818
Scott Thurm @scottthurm.bsky.social · 04/10/2026An Outrage in 2019. No Problem in 2026. Trump Has Moved the Ethical Line. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...nytimes.comHow Trump Moved Ethical Lines With His Ads, Businesses and SummitsThe president’s decision to hold an international summit at his own private golf club, an idea rejected in his first term, illustrates how much he has shattered norms. 000
Reposted by Scott ThurmAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/10/2026STEPHEN MOORE: We had much much higher inflation under Biden BERMAN: Let me stop you. Has inflation gone up or down since Trump took office? MOORE: Well, it was about 3.2% when Biden left office, it's 3.4% now BERMAN: So it's gone up MOORE: That is true 2532981741
Reposted by Scott ThurmMike Quigley @quigley.house.gov · 03/10/2026The White House stole official government funds to create and televise a campaign advertisement, right before the midterm election. If Democrats take control of the House next year, the Appropriations Committee and I are ready to undo this waste, fraud, and abuse, and hold people accountable.theguardian.comLawmakers call for action on ‘plainly illegal’ taxpayer-funded ads to promote TrumpHouse Democrats say officials may have illegally misused public funds to pay for president’s ‘narcissistic ego trips’ 46902188
Reposted by Scott ThurmDana Houle @danahoule.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Ah, this may be it: 1989 Teamsters were put under federal oversight bc they’d been mobbed up forever. Ever since they’ve looked to Repubs to help them end the consent decree. Nothing was more important to them I looked, & sure enough, DOJ just ended federal oversight teamster.org/2026/09/u-s-...teamster.orgU.S. District Court Grants End to 37-Year Federal Monitorship of Teamsters Union(WASHINGTON) – After nearly four decades, the U.S. government has officially ended federal monitorship of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, followin 21636247
Reposted by Scott ThurmJeremy @callmenerdy.com · 01/10/2026In case you were wondering what it'd be like to talk to somebody from the 18% who "strongly approve" of the job Trump is doing. 711553233
Reposted by Scott ThurmMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Unprecedented corruption & constitutional crimes. Again, it all should have ended in 2017, when he began openly monetizing the presidency at his hotel two blocks from the White House. We are not a serious country. 14485159
Reposted by Scott ThurmOmar Wasow @owasow.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Interviewee at The Bulwark argued recently one of Vance’s most important projects is to signal to MAGA base that—despite being married to the daughter of immigrants and the father of mixed kids—he, too, is a true believer in the myth that immigration poses an existential threat to white America. 28543127
Reposted by Scott ThurmElizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Withdraw from Iraq yesterday, send 10,000 troops and another carrier to fight Iran today. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...wsj.comU.S. Sending Third Aircraft Carrier, Up to 10,000 More Troops, to Middle EastThe deployments come as President Trump weighs resuming bombing Iran after the midterms. 21211103
Reposted by Scott Thurmemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The Hill reviewed the texts from which Eric Schmitt invented his conspiracy. They never mentioned the Hawks OR the Hawkeyes. thehill.com/homenews/sen...thehill.comSmith’s game-day texts reviewed by Schmitt never referenced basketball team namesText messages obtained by The Hill show former special counsel Jack Smith’s staff didn’t reference any basketball team names, adding to the confusion around why Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) errantly a… 68720211
Reposted by Scott ThurmHome of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Trump has said the Iran war is almost over at least 60 times. It's been 212 days. 19 service members are dead, 800+ wounded, $43 billion gone. We counted every broken promise with @votevets.org. 29821457
Reposted by Scott ThurmTom Schaller @schaller67.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Smith was(n’t) at a Hawks game. Ray Epps was at the Capitol on January 6. BClinton and Loretta Lynch were on a tarmac. To Republicans, these are case-closed moments proving *absolute* guilt. But two Russian assets meeting with Don Jr and Jared in Trump Tower in 2016? “Nothing to see here…” 013046
Reposted by Scott ThurmMichael Zimmer @michaelzimmer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Today's "White House Accord on Super Intelligence" #smh 54720
Reposted by Scott ThurmDustin Volz @dustinvolz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u... 925379
Reposted by Scott ThurmAmee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Pete Hegseth announced on Monday that he is directing the military to defend the US midterm elections from foreign interference, but the CISA agency in charge of this has been gutted. Here's what it all means: shero.substack.com/p/hegseth-pr...shero.substack.comHegseth Pretends to Care About Election Integrity after Gutting CISADefense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memo on Monday directing the military to defend the US midterm elections from foreign interference. 34282175
Reposted by Scott ThurmJim Lokay @jimlokay.com · 29/09/2026If you want to really know how the outrage machine gets fired up: 1. Schmitt plans to drop “bombshell” on Smith 2. Someone plants story that Schmitt is a Vance VP contender to run same day 3. Right-wing Twittersphere gets talking points 4. Schmitt steps in it 5. Scheduled tweets go out anyway 23940261044
Reposted by Scott ThurmRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Again, gas prices spiked in 2022-23 because Russia invaded Ukraine which caused a major disruption in global supply. Then they came down. Biden didn’t cause it. Gas prices rose in 2026 due solely to the stupidity of Trump who started a war in the Middle East. 1372403631
Reposted by Scott ThurmAaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 30/09/2026[SENATOR ERIC SCHMITT]: So you’re telling me under oath that you’ve never spoken with an Attorney General nominee? [JACK SMITH]: No, I don’t think— [SCHMITT]: WELL THEN *unveils poster* please explain this picture of you with Matt Gaetz! [SMITH]: That is Media Matters senior fellow Matt Gertz 854314471
Reposted by Scott ThurmMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026Trump: Sleepy Joe Biden, have you heard of him? *a few moments later* Trump: 😴😴😴 52272342591
Reposted by Scott ThurmFactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 25/09/2026At least 6 babies in Pennsylvania have been born infected with measles. 92575279
Reposted by Scott ThurmJulian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Stuff like this makes me pessimistic about the near term prospects of turning the Republicans back into any kind of basically normal political party. The whole next generation has been essentially selected for bigotry & derangement. 527739
Reposted by Scott ThurmCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 28/09/2026“.. Very good one sentence summary of the economy.” - Kyra Scanlon 842341761
Reposted by Scott ThurmPaul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"Donald Trump increased the price of gas, and now he wants you to have to buy more of it." Doesn't seem like a difficult messaging challenge for Democrats. 18514163
Reposted by Scott ThurmZack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Nobody seems to bat an eye that Rufo's podcast partner is a longtime anonymous troll who called gays "f*ggots," referred to Asians as "mongoloids," and explicitly sees his partnership with Rufo as a strategy of normalizing what most of us would see as bigotry www.vox.com/politics/368...vox.comAn inside look at how the far right is mainstreaming itselfAn radical troll got unmasked — and then spilled the beans. 14591187
Reposted by Scott ThurmShayan Sardarizadeh @shayan86.bsky.social · 28/09/2026An AI-enhanced version of a grainy image that appears to be authentic and shows several men being arrested in relation to the ongoing incident at RAF Fairford is currently being shared on multiple platforms. A SynthID check reveals that the enhanced image was generated with OpenAI. 15332127
Reposted by Scott ThurmBen Edwards @bostonhistory.bsky.social · 27/09/2026'Shameful': Russian Dissident Blasts Trump's G20 Invite to Putin www.cnn.com/2026/09/26/u...cnn.com‘Shameful’: Russian Dissident Blasts Trump’s G20 Invite to Putin | CNNRussian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza slams President Trump’s “shameful” and “despicable” invite to Vladimir Putin for December’s G20 summit in Miami. Speaking with Erin Burnett, the dissident... 323064
Reposted by Scott ThurmAndy Kaczynski @kfile.bsky.social · 28/09/2026A new CNN KFile investigation finds two past accounts from Texas GOP candidate Bo French calling for public executions of government officials, Obama, Adam Schiff, and more. Repeatedly asked Texas GOP, Paxton, Abbott campaigns if they stood by him and got no response. www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/p...cnn.comKFile: Texas GOP candidate Bo French has a history of calling for public executions | CNN PoliticsBo French, the Republican nominee for one of Texas’ most powerful statewide offices, is facing bipartisan criticism over a racist post about the crowd at a University of Texas football game. 19346147
Reposted by Scott ThurmGuardian US @us.theguardian.com · 28/09/2026Gone are the mass raids and militarized metro operations. Gone are the pomp and pageantry. But ICE arrests have hit record levels. ICE operations are no longer concentrated in large American cities. Immigration enforcement officials are also working in suburban and rural areas, all across the US. 18836500
Reposted by Scott ThurmAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The rise of 287(g) programs has meant that ICE is increasingly using local police as a very significant force multiplier, with up to 1 in 8 arrests of noncitizens in the interior now being carried out by state and local police. This is going to have profound impacts on community relations. 44866400
Reposted by Scott ThurmDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 27/09/2026"Authoritarian, conservative, and reactionary networks have been among the principal drivers of the surge in distrust, conspiracism, and anti-scientific sentiment." Yes: contemporary polarization is driven by a deliberate campaign to destroy trust in core institutions & epistemic standards. 523748
Reposted by Scott ThurmJen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 27/09/2026You know this. I am a Jewish Michigander who is a strong supporter of Abdul Al-Sayed. I am not alone. More than 800 of us have signed onto the letter below. docs.google.com/document/u/1...docs.google.comMichigan Jews for Democracy Signatories 742786
Reposted by Scott ThurmAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026Kennedy: "I don't think any public official, including Trump or Noem or John Kennedy, should spend public money on private ads for themselves ... I may end up with a sombrero on my head, but I also think we ought to have a rule that no politician can have a building named after him when he's alive" 33951631078
Reposted by Scott ThurmEric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 27/09/2026What an odd moment in United States history. A U.S. president is running an overtly political camaign advertisement, right before midterm elections, paid for by the U.S. government. Trump appears to believe he is immune from any kind of legal limit. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...nytimes.comA Trump 2024 Campaign Ad Returns, Now Brought to You by the Government (Gift Article)The ad, which ethics experts said could violate federal law, shows Mr. Trump vowing to “expel the warmongers” from the government and fight the “deep state,” even as he wages a war with Iran. 4441485498
Reposted by Scott ThurmJames Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The GOP cut funding to the IRS because *audits work* and they fundamentally don't believe rich people should have to play by the rules. 293417826
Reposted by Scott ThurmThe Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 27/09/2026"America was designed with dangers like Donald Trump in mind... We are watching America’s first real challenger to its systems, safety nets and security against a leader resembling a mad English king." Read more from Oscar Robshaw here: bit.ly/3TbWjvX 611088280
Reposted by Scott ThurmCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 27/09/2026A federal judge has declared that the Trump administration unlawfully terminated $7 billion in grant funding for clean energy programs in disadvantaged communities. insideclimatenews.org/news/2109202...insideclimatenews.orgFederal Judge Rules Against Trump Administration Over Canceled Clean Energy Grants - Inside Climate NewsThe Solar for All program was intended to provide dozens of grants for clean energy programs in underserved communities. The Trump-appointed judge said the program’s termination was unlawful. 7414118
Reposted by Scott ThurmNathaniel Rakich @baseballot.bsky.social · 26/09/2026After further reporting by @nataliaecm.bsky.social, we now know this error affected at least 200,000 should-be Texas voters. What a mess. 11228110
Reposted by Scott ThurmSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 27/09/2026So much of what we are confronting today is best understood by the actions undertaken by white communities in response to integration orders. White supremacy is a form of democratic nihilism. Every institution, norm, and value of democracy will be sacrificed for it. calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...calendar.eji.orgSep. 27, 1958 | White Little Rock Voters Choose to Close Public Schools Rather Than IntegrateLearn more about our history of racial injustice 251141439
Reposted by Scott ThurmAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/09/2026amazing -- Karl Rove lists Paxton's scandals: "The corrupt business guy gives him a fake Uber account and the records of that are now in his impeachment proceedings, so we know how often he went to have sex with Laura Olsen. I mean, can you make this shit up?" 26268702183
