Reposted by Shawn PutnamMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 20hThe White House is coordinating with the Justice Department to hide its abortion agenda from voters until after they've voted in order to try to influence the results of the election. 16134711690
Shawn Putnam @shawnputnam.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This is what the military refers to as calling in an airstrike on your own position. 000
Reposted by Shawn PutnamAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026OMG -- under questioning from Hassan, Trump's FDA nominee Heidi Overton refuses to acknowledge that Trump can ever be wrong about anything even after she's confronted with a specific example of something Trump is clearly wrong about 59450241760
Reposted by Shawn PutnamDr. Annie Andrews @drannieandrews.com · 21/09/2026I’ll work with anyone in Congress to help reign in our debt, end Congressional stock trading, cut taxpayer funded pensions + health care for members of congress, pass term limits, and cut taxes for S.C. families. You can read my full plan at DrAnnieAndrews.com/TaxpayerPledge. 26331140
Shawn Putnam @shawnputnam.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Happy Constitution Day! And yes it’s also my birthday. 😃 #ConstitutionDay 010
Reposted by Shawn PutnamThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 17/09/2026Lt. Gen. Hertling: "Is our force posture in the Gulf appropriate for the kinds of war we're fighting there now? No. Have we adapted quickly enough to make our soldiers safe? Unfortunately, also no." 118163
Reposted by Shawn PutnamSnopes @snopes.com · 10/09/2026VoteSafe.org — not to be confused with the nonpartisan Vote.org — is funded by Elon Musk's America PAC. According to the website's privacy policy, it may collect and share users' personal information. www.snopes.com/fact-check/v... 48978
Reposted by Shawn PutnamRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/09/2026If you saw this happening in another country, what would you call it? 3152435720
Reposted by Shawn PutnamHelen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 10/09/2026The United States: where giving a frail voter waiting in the Georgia sun a glass of water is punishable by a year in prison, but the president can offer everyone $5k to vote for his party. 192192711
Shawn Putnam @shawnputnam.bsky.social · 09/09/2026We need a rule that says candidates for statewide office can only send fundraising text messages to residents of that state. I’m getting tired of having to text ‘stop’ to all these candidates in other states asking for money. 000
Reposted by Shawn PutnamThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 05/09/2026A party reveals its values not only through the conduct it celebrates, but through the conduct it is willing to excuse.lnk.thebulwark.comThe MAGA World Incentives That Have Saved Max MillerA political culture that rewards aggression and scorns accountability will keep producing men like him. 311029
Reposted by Shawn PutnamNonnie B @pnwlifeisgood.bsky.social · 27/08/2026substack.com/@bonniefulle...substack.comHe Took His Wife to a Texas Hospital For a Miscarriage. She left in a body bag.A devastated Texas dad wants you to know that his wife’s death after a miscarriage was preventable—and that the state’s abortion ban kept doctors from giving her the care she needed to survive; 022
Reposted by Shawn PutnamBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Terrible. "By the time the U.S. began attacking Iran, Central Command, which said it needed a minimum of nine of its 16 [civilian protection] staffers to function, was left with one person...A U.S. airstrike hit a school, killing more than 100 children." www.propublica.org/article/hegs...propublica.orgTop Commanders Told Hegseth Not to Cut Civilian Protection Program, Poll Showed. He Did It Anyway.The U.S. military has killed hundreds of noncombatants since gutting its Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response mission last year. After significant blowback, the Defense Department is considering part... 1212018892
Reposted by Shawn PutnamAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 21/08/2026BIg Beautiful Bill 519100444533
Reposted by Shawn PutnamSenator John Hickenlooper @hickenlooper.senate.gov · 20/08/2026The only real crime at the Reflecting Pool was Trump wasting your taxpayer dollars on a failed vanity project. President Trump should open his wallet to pay for this botched job, not American taxpayers. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...nbcnews.comTrump administration was warned about peeling Reflecting Pool nearly a month before it brought vandalism caseA National Park Service engineer warned that the pool’s floor was peeling because of the renovation process and the materials used for the reinstallation. 1213539
Shawn Putnam @shawnputnam.bsky.social · 19/08/2026This story reminds me of the phrase “elections have consequences.” 010
Reposted by Shawn Putnam@Boom-WhatsGoingOn.bsky.social @boom-whatsgoingon.bsky.social · 17/08/2026President Trump ordered the Pentagon on Sunday to scale back planned joint military exercises with South Korea, saying it declined to help denuclearize Iran and citing his good relationship with North Korea's Kim Jong Un. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...pbs.orgTrump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South KoreaTrump said in a social media post that the exercises slated to begin this week are costly and “send a signal that is totally inappropriate and hostile” to North Korea, which he said “has been unthreat... 1126
Reposted by Shawn PutnamThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 10/08/2026"How can you trust voters who don’t understand their own lived reality?"lnk.thebulwark.com“The People” Are Lying LiarsBad JVL breaks containment, again. 26113
Reposted by Shawn PutnamMK Forever Blue @mkforeverblue.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Why making Anthony Fauci the enemy will harm US public health for years Melody Schreiber Republicans are trying to scapegoat the infectious disease expert, even as they have gutted healthcare amid outbreaks of measles, cyclosporiasis and Ebola www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comWhy making Anthony Fauci the enemy will harm US public health for yearsRepublicans are trying to scapegoat the infectious disease expert, even as they have gutted healthcare amid outbreaks of measles, cyclosporiasis and Ebola 18532189
Reposted by Shawn PutnamJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 07/08/2026We are now under the 3 month mark before the midterm elections. That’s not just a marker of how soon we can send Trump a message. It’s 89 days out from the election, and that’s legally significant for every registered voter. Read here to find out why: joycevance.substack.com/p/89-day-unt...joycevance.substack.com89 Day Until The Midterm ElectionsAnd why it matters 331273492
Shawn Putnam @shawnputnam.bsky.social · 04/08/2026“Republicans warning that communists are taking over the Democratic Party might first ask why their own administration is so eager to have the government acquire pieces of private companies.” www.cato.org/blog/governm...cato.orgGovernment Ownership Stakes in Companies Becoming Routine Under TrumpRepublicans warning that communists are taking over the Democratic Party might first ask why their own administration is so eager to have the government acquire pieces of private companies. 000
Reposted by Shawn PutnamHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 30/07/2026This is crucially important. 682069681
Reposted by Shawn PutnamThe Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 27/07/2026Josh Johnson investigates the real reason behind America's war with Iran: an underground stargate 1782794623
Shawn Putnam @shawnputnam.bsky.social · 27/07/2026apnews.com/article/trum...apnews.comTrump administration admits grants for clean energy were canceled based on politicsThe Trump administration has again acknowledged in court documents that it terminated $7.6 billion in grants for hundreds of clean energy projects “based solely on the political identity of the grant ... 000
Reposted by Shawn PutnamBarb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Our president is spending billions of our dollars and risking national security so that he can have a prettier plane. He even keeps a model of the plane in the Oval Office. Gift link to new reporting: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/u... 60523163
Reposted by Shawn PutnamScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 24/07/2026A new global order is emerging as a result of the Iran War, argues Robert Pape. The strength and position of the US is enormously degraded. The position of China and Iran is enhanced. And this is not easily reversible. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...foreignaffairs.comIran and the New Rules of Global PowerThe making and unmaking of American dominance. 18245116
Shawn Putnam @shawnputnam.bsky.social · 23/07/2026I miss when the federal government was run by competent professionals. 000
Reposted by Shawn PutnamThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 21/07/2026"And abracadabra—just like that Trump will have pulled off the greatest trick in the history of insider trading."lnk.thebulwark.comTruth Social Legalizes Insider TradingTrump corruption machine go brrrrrrrrrrrrr! 911956
Reposted by Shawn PutnamThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 17/07/2026"The fascists think that they can use state violence and state power against undesirables. But we, the real patriots, believe that people’s rights are protected by the Constitution."lnk.thebulwark.comA Modest Request: Don’t Grow Numb to ThisGoons with guns are bad. 13363108
Reposted by Shawn PutnamHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 11/07/2026July 9, 2026heathercoxrichardson.substack.comJuly 10, 2026Presumably afraid of investigations into his actions, President Donald J. 39886296
Reposted by Shawn PutnamMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/07/2026MARCO RUBIO: “Let me explain this in simple English: Iran is run by lunatics, religious fanatic lunatics.’ IRAN: “Let me explain this in simple English: The United States is run by lunatics, religious fanatic lunatics.” 444118353260
Shawn Putnam @shawnputnam.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Um, actually it proves he is definitely putting political motivations into emergency management decisions. This should be completely unacceptable. 000
Reposted by Shawn PutnamRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Biden is old but he never accused Japan of being an Islamic Republic shooting missiles at us. 1263414628
Reposted by Shawn PutnamJoe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 05/07/20261. Communism is utterly un-American. 2. Authoritarianism/fascism is utterly un-American too. 3. The Democratic Party is not Communist. Not yet. Not even close. 4. The Republican Party IS authoritarian/fascist. RIGHT NOW. So…which party is the greater threat to America? 761028268
Reposted by Shawn PutnamOldfatuglynbroke @oldfatuglynbroke.bsky.social · 05/07/2026An absolutely terrific article by John Fugelsang for the 4th.open.substack.comAmerica at 250: The Best & Worst of Everything, Turned up to 11An Extremely Brief History of America's Other Big Bleak Birthdays. 011733
Reposted by Shawn PutnamCabel Sasser @cabel.panic.com · 04/07/2026new metaphor just dropped 1137285138732
Reposted by Shawn PutnamIan Kikuchi @curatorian.bsky.social · 03/07/2026This is a brilliant story. Hooray for archives, and for their staff and volunteers. 📝📄🗄️🗃️ www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.com‘Vanishingly rare’ copy of US Declaration of Independence found by volunteer in UK archivesOne of 11 surviving copies of ‘Exeter printing’ and only one known outside US was taken from American privateer ship 10501154
Reposted by Shawn PutnamDjehuti Khonshu @djehuti.bsky.social · 28/06/2026THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A DOMESTICATED CAT 137691832230
Reposted by Shawn PutnamRex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Bold thing to say when your party is in control of literally everything. 30966711501
Reposted by Shawn PutnamSerotonin Foundry @ichthyocide.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Next time your Republicunt buddies tell you that the red team is better for business, show them this. 193
Reposted by Shawn PutnamThe Halfway Post @halfwaypost.bsky.social · 20/06/2026BREAKING: Donald Trump is reportedly furious that the annual ranking of US presidents by a committee of 50 top presidential historians was released today, and the committee almost unanimously ranked Trump’s second term as the worst in US history. 2403507764
Shawn Putnam @shawnputnam.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Talk about a really predictable story abcnews.com/Health/flu-o...abcnews.comFlu outbreak among Air Force recruits at Joint Base San Antonio after Hegseth ends mandatory flu vaccineThe basic training facility for the Air Force in San Antonio, Texas, is experiencing a flu outbreak with at least 159 cases, two sources told ABC News. 000
Reposted by Shawn PutnamAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 18/06/2026We flew B2 bombers halfway around the world we fought for 40 days we killed their supreme leader and then we handed them $300 billion. That’s not a win that’s what happens when you give a clown a flamethrower. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...open.substack.comDon't Give the Clown a FlamethrowerPerformance is not the same as governance. Surrender is not strength 22167711858
