Reposted by Stephanie EllerRob Pegoraro @robpegoraro.com · 9hThis reminded me of when the Washington Post had Larry Ellison over for a lunch with reporters and editors in March of 2002. "Everything about you is in a global database," he said. "You all have bartered away your privacy, not to make the world safer, but to make shopping more convenient." 151
Reposted by Stephanie EllerScience Magazine @science.org · 14hExclusive: A new analysis refutes James Watson’s claim that he was the first to recognize the significance of the famed photograph 51. scim.ag/4rTKck8scim.agHow did Rosalind Franklin miss the helix in her iconic DNA image? She didn’tNew analysis refutes James Watson’s claim he was first to recognize significance of famed photograph 51 361677586
Reposted by Stephanie EllerRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 13h"Driver-volunteers go to homes to drop off diapers, baby formula, toilet paper, groceries... "Drivers switch routes and cars, write addresses on paper, and carry a water bottle so they can drop the paper in water and obscure the addresses if stopped... kansasreflector.com/2026/10/02/t...kansasreflector.comTrump's immigration sweeps leave southwest Kansas communities looking for way forward • Kansas ReflectorDODGE CITY — Southwest Kansas communities reeling from President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown — which included random stops to check status — are looking for ways to recover as fear continues ... 321153399
Reposted by Stephanie EllerThom Hartmann @hartmannreport.com · 17hFor ninety years Americans fought to keep the government from building one master file on each of us. This week Trump and Scott Bessent started one for every child in the country... hartmannreport.com/p/is-trump-b...hartmannreport.comIs Trump Building the Infrastructure of a Police State One Child at a Time?For ninety years Americans fought to keep the government from building one master file on each of us. This week Trump and Scott Bessent started one for every child in the country... 910172
Reposted by Stephanie EllerHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 15hThe amount of money the administration is promising in order to buy votes is significantly less than the amount of money it is taking away in programs and services. And it's OUR money! 701837689
Stephanie Eller @seller11.bsky.social · 14hwapo.st/3Vvv3Jwwapo.stDennis Hastert, ex-House speaker whose sex abuse admission upended legacy, dies at 84The Illinois Republican helped spearhead President George W. Bush’s legislative agenda before his career ended in disgrace. 000
Reposted by Stephanie Ellerhonor sachs @drhonor.bsky.social · 14hThe sooner we kill the endless public discourse on masculinity the better. It’s a fucking cancer. 1162
Reposted by Stephanie EllerBlueDream @58bugeye.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Does the Department of War bird resemble anything you’ve seen before? 2120292
Reposted by Stephanie EllerRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 14h“We’re not going to just put our hands up and say, ‘Oh well, we tried.' When it opens, it’ll be even more important to pressure to close it. At that point, people are being harmed. We’re just going to keep making a stink of it. "We'll never go away until it’s closed." www.nola.com/gambit/news/...nola.com‘Shrouded in secrecy’: Louisiana's new ICE facility raises more questions than answersUnder the Trump administration's deportation blitz, ICE's new 'staging center' in Alexandria, Louisiana is run by the operators of Lasalle Corrections, a private, for-profit company with a history of ... 31903385
Reposted by Stephanie EllerHey Jude @heyjude408.bsky.social · 15hForget the polls. They have let us down in 2016 and 2024. Anything can happen. Just get off your bum and #voteBLUE on November 3rd! 153
Reposted by Stephanie EllerMarcie Lipsitt @mlipsitt.bsky.social · 15h47 hates individuals with disabilities. www.disabilityscoop.com/2026/10/05/c...disabilityscoop.comCDC Plans To Drop Disability Questions From Federal Health SurveyA proposed revamp of a key federal survey could lead to a drastic undercount of Americans with developmental disabilities, advocates warn. 21310
Reposted by Stephanie EllerShelley & Fagin the dog faced boy @fagin.bsky.social · 14hGO J.B.! youtube.com/watch?v=JeAZ...youtube.comRepublican Leader ENDORSES JB Pritzker: “I’m Not Going to Waste My Vote.”YouTube video by JB Pritzker 011
Reposted by Stephanie EllerHillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 14hDeadline tonight! Take your last opportunity to enter for a chance to see Lin-Manuel Miranda, Paul Rudd, Jimmy Fallon, and more belt their hearts out for a great cause. bit.ly/win-karaoke 14473117
Reposted by Stephanie EllerCharles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 14hStevens: Endorses Abdul Slotkin: Endorses Abdul Nessel: Endorses Abdul Peters: Endorses Abdul Whitmer: Endorses Abdul Harris: Endorses Abdul DSCC: $30M helping Abdul OBAMA: Endorses Abdul Leftists: "WHY DO MODERATES WANT ABDUL TO LOSE???" www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/05/b...chicagotribune.comBarack Obama is to appear with Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in DetroitFormer President Barack Obama will campaign alongside Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit later this month. 751657370
Reposted by Stephanie EllerKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 14hIf your newscast says Hastert was 'tied to' a child sex abuse scandal, you're failing your listeners. 341820223
Reposted by Stephanie EllerMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 15hHegseth also removed the olive branches, a traditional symbol of wishing peace, from the Department of Defense seal. This, in addition to changing the name to "The Department of War," shows the dangerous belligerency that comes from appointing a frat bro who values testosterone over statesmanship. 23338381349
Reposted by Stephanie EllerKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19hThe guy sneering at "your precious liberal arts degree" majored in Philosophy at Harvard 1323417552
Reposted by Stephanie EllerLove2026 @love2024.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Yes!! Let’s go Governor’s of every state!!💙💙💙 0179
Reposted by Stephanie EllerMarty Lederman @martylederman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Samuel Alito: We won't overturn Obergefell because it's engendered reliance interests. Jan Crawford: Well, many people had organized their lives around Roe v. Wade. Alito: No, they didn't. Women merely had an "abstract" interest in "ideas about the kind of society that they were going to live in."cbsnews.comThe Alito Court: A rare interview with the influential Supreme Court justiceJustice Samuel Alito discussed his opinion in the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade, the leaked draft and its aftermath, same-sex marriage rights and why he's not retiring yet. 5032151613
Reposted by Stephanie EllerKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Just a reminder that these Haitian immigrants in Springfield -- who came here legally, did everything they were asked to do and more -- became a target of federal crackdowns because the white nationalist vice president shamelessly spread racist lies about them.rollingstone.comJ.D. Vance Defends False Claims Against Haitians: 'If I Have to Create Stories… That's What I'm Going to Do'J.D. Vance defended his debunked claims that Haitian immigrants are eating pets in Springfield, Ohio. 10041771455
Reposted by Stephanie EllerMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Justice Alito is confusing a desire to reform the court with an effort to intimidate it. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comSupreme Court expansion is ‘a concerted effort to intimidate the court,' Justice Alito saysDespite Americans' eroding trust in the Supreme Court, Alito says he's not discussed growing calls for expanding the court and setting term limits. 25645351336
Reposted by Stephanie EllerMatt Leeds @mleeds2048.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Jack Smith attended the Power to the People concert yesterday. Jack Is a Man Of The People! 🫡✊🏻🇺🇸 🗽 🗳️ 05419
Reposted by Stephanie EllerWuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Jack Smith….man of the people at the Power to the People concert hanging out on the lawn….no fancy pavilion seats or backstage laminate pass 1070241915178
Reposted by Stephanie EllerMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 04/10/2026This is actually a good story by the New York Times' Peter Baker. But as usual, the editors ran it through their Euphemism Desk so the headline talks about Trump "moving ethical lines" instead of saying flat-out that the president is deeply corrupt and is putting your money in his pocket.nytimes.comHow Trump Moved Ethical Lines With His Ads, Businesses and Summits (Gift Article)The 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. 49738251
Reposted by Stephanie EllerCiara Torres-Spelliscy @profciara.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Well, well, well. #trump #epsteinfiles #FOIA 👀⚖️👇 0156
Reposted by Stephanie EllerThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 04/10/2026An elderly couple charged with murdering their son-in-law, New York Times games engineer Jonathan McKinsey, battled with him over gender identity, according to court records. Prosecutors in this Oakland suburb portrayed a calculated, brazen homicide.washingtonpost.comThe toxic family strife before a New York Times engineer was gunned downAn elderly couple charged with murdering their son-in-law, New York Times gaming engineer Jonathan McKinsey, battled with him over gender identity, according to court records. 2228
Reposted by Stephanie EllerJon Boeckenstedt @jonboeckenstedt.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I love how he keeps trolling the White House like this. It reminds me of how I'd keep staring at my sister after she'd complain, "Mom, he's looking at me." 171110131
Reposted by Stephanie EllerAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 04/10/2026What a lie. Some of these people are being imprisoned indefinitely in squalid condition in African prisons. Others report being beaten and arbitrarily deported in violation of international law back to their home countries, where they face persecution or torture. 771942762
Reposted by Stephanie EllerKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026As proof of his genius, he offers a story in which he realized that if they added 1 to 1775 it would give them the number 1776. No, I'm being completely serious. And his mouthbreathing crowd applauds that basic math like the man split the atom. 1451989383
Reposted by Stephanie EllerAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/10/2026Trump: "We've gonna shove it up their ass ... They are a bunch of dumb son of a bitches" Remember when presidents had dignity? Here's a lowlight supercut from Trump's rally tonight in Ohio: 107858841697
Reposted by Stephanie EllerAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/10/2026Trump: "I take an aspirin a day. I don't know if it works but psychologically I need it. It thins the hell out of your blood I guess ... They want me to go down to the 80. I take the 386. I don't know what the hell it is. It's a monster. They said, 'Sir, you don't need that!'" 7271831296
Reposted by Stephanie EllerGOLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 04/10/2026great strategy mister trump, i encourage you to travel to every battleground race and call the republican an asshole and a bum 201238148
Reposted by Stephanie EllerAnthropoceneMPG 🌊 @anthropocenempg.bsky.social · 04/10/2026There is no worldwide AI race. China has a lot fewer data centers than the US. They just say that to make you fearful about the future. 64410
Reposted by Stephanie EllerMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 03/10/202650 years from Goldwater, Scott, & Rhodes to this guy & this position, & yet somehow we've spent the last decade talking about "polarization" as the problem & how it is <checks notes> the Democrats who have moved further from the political center than the now-far right authoritarian party. 19537109
Reposted by Stephanie EllerRyan C. Smith @rcsmitheco.bsky.social · 03/10/2026"AI's race to transform the world before the money runs out" is exactly the kind of headline I'd expect to see in the buildup to a bubble bursting. It's been quite a thing watching the business press catch up to business facts. #EconSky #AIreuters.comAI's race to transform the world before the money runs outNever has so much cash flowed in with no clear idea of what will flow out. 294
Reposted by Stephanie EllerThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/11/2025BERNIE: “This senate is about to make a horrific situation even worse… health insurance premiums will double/triple/quadruple… some will pay 50% of their income… 15 million will lose insurance… 50,000 will die unnecessarily…” #MedicareForAllNOW 23978962662
Reposted by Stephanie EllerThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/11/2025This is so insane. #MedicareForAllNOW 31459202793
Reposted by Stephanie EllerThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/01/2025😳🇺🇸 #MedicareForAllNow 933033963
Reposted by Stephanie EllerThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 27/11/2025MEDICARE FOR ALL IS POPULAR: “A new poll finds 65% of voters support a Medicare for All system. That includes 78% of Democrats, 71% of independents, and 49% of Republicans.” Making a broken system less bad is not enough. #MedicareForAllNow jacobin.com/2025/11/medi... 681484475
Reposted by Stephanie EllerMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026“So many people came out to see me in Alabama last night. The Fire Marshall threatened to shut the rally down because we were so bigly over capacity. And I was told that there were over 300,000 outside, crying because they couldn’t get in to hear me. We could hear them all crying from inside. Sad.” 70062091652
Reposted by Stephanie EllerAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Ossoff: The money that they took from you when they slashed Medicaid and defunded hospitals and nursing homes—They’re taking that money to buy corrupt, taxpayer-funded political ads on national television to try to promote the failed and broken president… 277168665848
Reposted by Stephanie EllerMark Histed @markhisted.org · 03/10/2026Killed. NSF’s SBE was killed, in violation of law. The President does not have the power to choose to kill programs at a whim by defunding them. The imperial presidency was a mistake and we are in a separation of powers constitutional crisis. 151446528
Reposted by Stephanie EllerKarly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 03/10/2026One month ago, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Americans have NO constitutional right to clean drinking water. I’m still letting that sink in. 20291112
Reposted by Stephanie EllerMorgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 03/10/2026🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 MASSIVE HUGE MAJOR BREAKING: Trump to give $90 to senior citizens for Medicare premiums Can someone explain WTF seniors are supposed to do with 90 bucks when premiums are gonna hit all-time highs January 1st????? www.cnn.com/2026/10/03/politics/med…cnn.comTrump to give $90 to senior citizens for Medicare premiums | CNN PoliticsPresident Donald Trump said late Friday he will give around 20 million senior citizens $90 each to help pay for their Medicare Part B premiums, marking his latest effort to dole out funds to certain Americans weeks before the midterm elections. 202639233
Reposted by Stephanie EllerTroyce - Imprison Trump @troyce.bsky.social · 30/09/2026If you see this, post a vampire that isn't Dracula. (seen without and then with makeup). 12812
Reposted by Stephanie Ellermybumper.bsky.social @mybumper.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I learned about them in the '90s, and have been spreading g themword since. Often scoffed at as a conspiracy theory...but some conspiracies are real. More at this site: militaryreligiousfreedom.orgmilitaryreligiousfreedom.orgMilitary Religious Freedom Foundation – Protecting the Constitutional Guarantee of Separation of Church and State in the United States Military 144
Reposted by Stephanie EllerSeth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Meanwhile, the only refugees the US is accepting these days are white people from South Africa, just in case the white nationalist logic behind this administration’s actions regarding immigration wasn’t already self-evident. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comUS accepts only white refugees for sixth consecutive monthThe Trump administration is spending more than $100 million to fight the "emergency" of "white genocide" in South Africa. 018451