Reposted by ScrivnerAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15hJack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power" 318114904238
Reposted by ScrivnerAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 11hIncredible. The 11th Circuit, in a 3-0 opinion (two Obama appointees and one Trump 1.0 appointee), agrees that Trump and his lawyers have failed to rebut the judge's finding that the entire IRS settlement was collusive, highlighting that no other explanation for their conduct was even offered. 151342423
Reposted by ScrivnerKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 15hJack Smith defends his team of prosecutors: "I'm extremely proud to have worked with them, and the fact that they have been targeted illegally, lost their jobs illegally, and had their lives turned upside down by this Department of Justice is an outrage." 122110042881
Reposted by ScrivnerJoe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 10hYep. But for the umpteenth time: WE DON’T HAVE A CONGRESS. We haven’t had one for the past 21 months.👇 317136
Reposted by ScrivnerAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15hJack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort." 637254748808
Reposted by ScrivnerJoe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 14hThis. It has always been this. A sitting American president did this. And because he did this, he should have been convicted and put behind bars. And the fact that we never held him accountable for these crimes will forever stain this country. And we may never recover from it.👇 795230138047
Reposted by ScrivnerScott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 12hJack Smith: “it’s inconceivable to me how you can pardon people who beat police officers… and then vilify the officers” 265186355277
Reposted by ScrivnerProPublica @propublica.org · 28/09/2026NEW: ProPublica’s reporting reveals for the first time the extent of the White House’s role in trying to dictate how mail-in ballots are processed, spurring behind-the-scenes drama that played out for nearly a year.propublica.orgThe Untold Origins of Trump’s Plan to Sharply Restrict Mail-In VotingProPublica’s reporting reveals for the first time the extent of the White House’s role in trying to dictate how mail-in ballots are processed, spurring behind-the-scenes drama that played out for near... 10792459
Reposted by ScrivnerCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 28/09/2026“.. Very good one sentence summary of the economy.” - Kyra Scanlon 842337756
Reposted by ScrivnerGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Experienced FBI counterterrorism experts were punished for refusing to investigate something that, at most, warranted the attention of the DC Metro police. 18937271343
Reposted by ScrivnerScott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Strong headline in this editorial in the Marietta Journal in Ohio Ohio is grappling with a 3rd measles outbreak 441257438
Reposted by ScrivnerJack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 28/09/202637 more wounded troops. Added quietly. No explanation. Here's the No B.S. truth: when anyone (a vendor, a CEO, a government) revises the numbers without telling you why, the silence IS the message. 861 wounded. Their families deserve the full story. 20377193219
Reposted by ScrivnerAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026Abbas Araghchi, the Iranian foreign minister: "In 2015, we had a deal, we remained committed to that deal, it was the US that withdrew with zero justification" 29778172348
Reposted by ScrivnerThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026They are playing in our faces 407125715944
Reposted by ScrivnerMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 26/09/2026"The Supreme Court’s decision Friday to revive the Trump administration’s expanded SAVE database for the midterms also suggests the justices may be eager to weaken one of federal law’s most important safeguards against last-minute voter purges." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comIn SAVE ruling, Supreme Court signals path to weaken key protection against last-minute purgesA crucial voter protection could hinge on whether the Supreme Court wants to narrow the definition of “systematic” as applied to purges. And there’s reason to fear that it does. 42876431
Reposted by ScrivnerKurt Andersen @kurtandersen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026And in Nevada, of the total of 185 supposedly noncitizen voters the DHS identified, the Republican state government just reported that every single one of them, 100%, were in fact U.S. citizens. 13613
Reposted by ScrivnerAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I dunno what they think that’s going to solve, but he’s probably dumb enough to try it. Still gonna lose. 🤷♂️ 72582702010
Reposted by ScrivnerThad Zajdowicz @docthad.bsky.social · 25/09/2026wapo.st/4xNlJ17 Gift article. Hegseth covers up the ongoing damage to the military.wapo.stPentagon quietly adds dozens to tally of troops wounded amid Iran warWith the addition of 29 U.S. sailors and eight Marines, the total number of personnel wounded since the start of hostilities has risen to 861, a Pentagon database shows. 024
Reposted by ScrivnerMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 25/09/2026🚨BREAKING: In a dangerous decision for voters, the Supreme Court authorized the Trump administration to overhaul a federal immigration database into a vast, centralized and deeply flawed database of personal information to initiate registration purges. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comSupreme Court revives DHS use of flawed immigration database for voter purgesThe decision lets the administration move forward with a key provision of President Trump’s first anti-voting executive order. 25522861333
Reposted by ScrivnerKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 24/09/2026JUST IN: A federal judge has issued a permanent injunction upbraiding ICE for mass arrests that have strained detention facilities and forced detainees all over the country into "overcrowded, squalid, and degrading rooms for excessive periods of time" www.nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/defaul... 9733481040
Reposted by ScrivnerDaniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 24/09/2026I don't have time to write more, but ICE is working to remove people to third countries in violation of D.V.D. v. DHS. I've been up since 5:20 A.M. working with two other attorneys to prevent our client from being shipped out. If you rep someone at risk of third country removal, check on them NOW 2722961001
Reposted by ScrivnerJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 24/09/2026BREAKING: Eight US Navy personnel assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during a period that included when the ships undertook combat operations against Iran and the carrier set a modern record for its time at sea.edition.cnn.comEight sailors assigned to US carrier group that fought in Iran war attempted suicide, Navy secretary tells Congress | CNN PoliticsEight US Navy personnel assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during a period that included when the ships undertook combat operations against Iran and the carrier... 401042447
Reposted by ScrivnerThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 23/09/2026In @nytopinion.nytimes.com The Trump administration “has settled on partisan attacks, general chaos and conflicting messaging to continue undermining the public’s trust in one of the most effective disease-preventing tools we have,” Jessica Grose writes.nyti.msOpinion | Kennedy Keeps Finding New Ways to Undermine Trust in VaccinesFour are dead in Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak. But the C.D.C. isn’t yet convinced. 65412
Reposted by ScrivnerChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 22/09/2026Diesel just hit the highest national average ever recorded: $6.53 a gallon. Farmers, truckers and consumers are about to feel it even harder. 80615282
Reposted by ScrivnerMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 22/09/2026Ashley Hinson voted repeatedly against efforts to end U.S. hostilities with Iran while taking more than $217,000 from oil and gas interests, including $38,500 since the war began. Meanwhile, Iowa gas prices have surged 60% since the start of the war as major oil companies report soaring profits.meidasnews.comAshley Hinson Got Big Money From Oil Companies After Repeatedly Voting For the Iran WarThe price of gas for her Iowa constituents has risen by 60% since the start of the war, while oil companies are making record profits 32974103699
Reposted by ScrivnerJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Holy crap. Susan Collins is finished. What a corrupt POS. I hope she goes to prison for this. www.propublica.org/article/fbi-... 699100113651
Reposted by ScrivnerPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 22/09/2026The theme of Trump’s second term is his using the power of the presidency as though it’s his own. That manifests in tantrums booting media outlets from the White House. More harmfully, it also manifests in blocking federal funding to states that didn’t vote for him. www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar... 9347137
Reposted by ScrivnerMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 21/09/2026🚨BREAKING: A federal appeals court on Monday ordered Missouri to reinstate a gerrymandered map that eliminates a Democratic district in Kansas City, even though the state has already distributed ballots. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comMissouri again ordered to use gerrymandered map for midterms — Supreme Court likely to decideThe circuit court ruling injects even more confusion into a year-long battle over which map the state will use for the general election. 48354282564
Reposted by ScrivnerRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Austin American Statesman editorial board on the latest ICE shooting: "ICE agents are empowered to remove people who are not in the country legally. That is not a license to shoot them." www.statesman.com/opinion/edit... 561725568
Reposted by ScrivnerAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The lawyer for the Venezuelan man shot by ICE yesterday says he was discharged from the hospital and transferred to ICE detention while the bullet was still inside of him, and that in Pearsall he's not received any pain meds and was forced to sleep on the floor. 13638341785
Reposted by ScrivnerAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026NEW: @apnews.com confirms that ICE has begun electronically "disappearing" people in the agency's custody who have final orders of removal. As of last week, anyone jailed by ICE with a final order of removal will NOT appear in the ICE Online Detainee Locator System, making them effectively vanish.apnews.comAP Exclusive: ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal ordersU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding most detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, in a move that has made it harder for lawyers an... 18845842937
Reposted by ScrivnerThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 21/09/2026Internal emails and documents obtained by The New York Times demonstrate President Trump’s political capture of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, including how officials once pursued a plan to unload much of the art collection. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u... 61384209
Reposted by ScrivnerAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 20/09/2026This is about one thing and one thing alone. Steering our research dollars for cancer, heart disease, and new infectious diseases to Trump’s political allies and friends. 24948371999
Reposted by ScrivnerThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20/09/2026In case anyone is unclear why Trump really backs A.I. 👇🏽 14039871625
Reposted by ScrivnerAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 20/09/2026According to the investigation, the Pentagon relied on outdated intelligence that still identified the site as an IRGC facility, while personnel placed too much trust in Maven to flag stale or conflicting information. It didn’t. The school ultimately appeared as a recommended target.bloomberg.comInside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian SchoolPentagon investigators have discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab. 581502535
Reposted by ScrivnerAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Bloomberg reports that officials directly involved in an internal Pentagon investigation found that Peter Thiel’s Palantir Maven Smart System played a significant role in the February 28 U.S. strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, Iran. 48692364513
Reposted by ScrivnerExamineYourZipper 🌊🇺🇸🦅🇨🇦🍁🇺🇦🌻🇵🇸🍉 @cidbarret85.bsky.social · 20/09/2026They all knew ahead of time who he is... 6261634610281
Reposted by ScrivnerMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19/09/2026The US State Department is issuing security advisories right now in multiple Middle Eastern nations. Alerts have been sent in at least 9 countries so far. 17732981077
Reposted by ScrivnerDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026In simpler terms, Trump and Vought are trying to abuse their office and undermine science in obvious ways that Congress does not want and no previous President attempted *because they think there is a good chance SCOTUS will help them.* donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-creep-...donmoynihan.substack.comThe Creep of PoliticizationA new assault on science highlights a broader pattern 821972
Reposted by ScrivnerDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Article is useful in that it shows that a) Trump is directly involved in these decisions, b) sees them in purely personalist terms - he wants to politicize research grants so he can destroy Harvard for daring to defy him 191134409
Reposted by ScrivnerKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Allegations against Lauren Boebert include sexual relations with Congressional employees, hush money payments, and thousands of dollars in misused official and campaign funds. Here's the redacted complaint: media.coloradotimesrecorder.com/wp-content/u...media.coloradotimesrecorder.com 998130154811
Reposted by ScrivnerAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Ossoff: Did you see this business about Don Jr.‘s wedding in the Bahamas? Where he received, apparently, a cash gift from a Russian oligarch connected to the Kremlin? This man, Kremlev, was apparently in China with Putin two days before he flew to the Bahamas for Don Jr.’s wedding… 502168495762
Reposted by ScrivnerKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 19/09/2026RFK Jr. received "more than $250,000 worth of free flights to Fiji and Greece as well as use of a vacation home in Washington, D.C. from Gavin de Becker..." de Becker has been described as Jeff Bezo's "top security staffer" www.wsj.com/politics/rfk...wsj.comExclusive | RFK Jr. Got Free Flights to Fiji and Greece From a Top DonorThe health secretary disclosed over $250,000 in gifts from security specialist Gavin de Becker. 52575293645
Reposted by ScrivnerAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Ballou: It’s possible that there was just a blanket procedure not to produce documents that related to Donald Trump. I don’t want to get ahead of our skis here, but it does seem like they have repeatedly mentioned that there was withholding based on executive privilege, which just makes no sense. 431539460
Reposted by ScrivnerAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 19/09/2026Former special counsel Robert Mueller was asked if Russia is still interfering in our elections. He responded “They’re doing it as we sit here” during his 2019 congressional testimony. 23570672944
Reposted by ScrivnerGod @thegodshow.com · 18/09/2026If you thought gas prices couldn't get any higher, they're about to make another drastic price jump. You can thank Donald Trump's Epstein distraction war. 46619190