Reposted by Scott McAlisterThe Associated Press @apnews.com · 7hWholesale inflation rose more quickly than expected last month on a big jump in fuel costs, a sign that stubbornly rising prices remain an economic challenge for consumers and a political problem for Republicans in the midterms.bit.lyWholesale inflation jumped last month by most in four years as gas prices soaredWholesale inflation rose more quickly than expected last month on a big jump in fuel costs, a sign that stubbornly rising prices remain an economic challenge for consumers and a political problem for Republicans in the midterm elections. 67426
Reposted by Scott McAlisterGabriel Malor @gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 18hOh, fer fuckssakes. Nobody told her that when you can't pass the California bar exam, you just take Arizona's and move on with your life? Total amateur hour. (For the record, I passed the California bar. During an earthquake.) 27010
Reposted by Scott McAlisterChicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 18hNew White House press secretary Katie Zacharia has long described herself as a lawyer. But so far, she and the White House have offered no evidence that she passed the bar exam in any state or in China, where she worked for a large law firm years ago.chicagotribune.comQuestions swirl about new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia’s resume 82210
Reposted by Scott McAlisterCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 19hWSJ: Trump “referred to her as an attorney. But she hasn’t passed the bar exam in the U.S.” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/business/med... 761108268
Reposted by Scott McAlisterThe Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 14/10/2026The full scale of Trump’s $14.7 million Reflecting Pool fiasco has been exposed.thedailybeast.comJaw-Dropping Scale of Trump’s Reflecting Pool Fiasco ExposedAn inspection has uncovered at least 85 failures in Trump’s $14.7 Reflecting Pool. 35824
Reposted by Scott McAlisterMike Zaccardi, CFA, CMT @mikezaccardi.bsky.social · 14/10/2026GS: Core CPI Above Expectations; Estimating 0.32% for September Core PCE That'd be a 3.91% annualized pace 410326
Reposted by Scott McAlisterAdam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Right-wing online influencers: We can't prove Talarico *didn't* go to a rehab in Ohio NYT: We can, we saw video proof WSJ: Speaking of, we saw video of Paxton partying at the Burj Khalifa with his girlfriend and two men under federal indictment for fraud, one of whom donated to Paxton's campaign 282217584
Reposted by Scott McAlisterMaya Media @mayamedia.bsky.social · 14/10/2026This is only the start. The PCH is doomed. Crack on beach cliff supporting Pacific Coast Highway draws concern youtu.be/5t6VvJWx_ew?...youtu.beCrack on beach cliff supporting PCH draws concernYouTube video by KTLA 5 2139
Reposted by Scott McAlisterMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Los Angeles' Angel City Chorale performs Toto's Africa a cappella with rain and thundershowers mimicked liteally by hand. Original post 1582796672
Reposted by Scott McAlisterScott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 13/10/2026New: White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia calls herself a lawyer. There’s no evidence she was admitted to practice law in the United States, and legal experts say foreign citizens cannot take the bar in China. My deep dive: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...washingtonpost.comKatie Zacharia calls herself a lawyer. Legal experts aren’t sure.There’s no evidence the new White House press secretary was admitted to practice law in the United States. 81604173
Reposted by Scott McAlisterRaw Story @rawstory.com · 14/10/2026House Speaker Mike Johnson’s wife is collecting a salary from a religious nonprofit that ministers to young congressional staffers, but she won’t say who's bankrolling it. bit.lyMystery swirls as Mike Johnson’s wife won’t name who’s bankrolling her ministryHouse Speaker Mike Johnson’s wife is collecting a salary from a religious nonprofit that ministers to young congressional staffers, but she won’t say who's bankrolling it.Kelly Johnson, a faith-based counselor, refocused her Louisiana nonprofit, Onward Christian Education Services, on Washington aft... 2010576
Reposted by Scott McAlisterThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Yiiiikes (H/T @atrupar.com) 1221205254
Reposted by Scott McAlisterJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 13/10/2026🚨Holy crap! Ken Paxton partied on New Year’s Eve 2024 in Dubai with his girlfriend and two U.S. fugitives (Anosh Ahmed and Sameer Suhail) charged in healthcare fraud/embezzlement schemes. Ahmed, a major donor, gave about $190,000 to Paxton’s campaign — including after his indictment. 25867473215
Reposted by Scott McAlisterRoger Sollenberger @sollenbergerrc.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Gonna be a lot of this 2413511463
Reposted by Scott McAlisterM Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 13/10/2026THIS 👇 AS WELL....... 22899243275
Reposted by Scott McAlisterThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/10/2026We’re starting to suspect Katie didn’t get the job for her years of training and deep well of expertise 🤷🏼♀️ 58482081533
Reposted by Scott McAlisterMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13/10/2026🚨 WOW: WSJ reports Ken Paxton partied in a luxury Dubai high-rise with 2 FUGITIVES, Anosh Ahmed and Sameer Suhail, facing fed charges over an alleged $15 MILLION hospital embezzlement scheme — alongside his gf (not his wife). Ahmed donated $190K to Paxton, including $25K AFTER his indictment. 26467372930
Reposted by Scott McAlisterRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/10/2026trickle down economics trickle down economic trickle down economi trickle down econom trickle down econo trickle down econ trickle down eco trickle down ec trickle down e trickle down trickle dow trickle do trickle d trickle trickl trick 283126473288
Reposted by Scott McAlisterKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 13/10/2026BREAKING: NYT reviewed time-stamped images from a security camera at James Talarico's home, which were provided by his campaign. The images showed Talarico at the home between Oct. 1 and Oct. 8.nytimes.comRepublicans Promoted a False Rumor That James Talarico Was in OhioThe Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas spent nine days off the trail with what he and his campaign said was a bad case of the flu. His opponents fueled rumors, including one that spread widely bef... 1483037846
Reposted by Scott McAlisterMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13/10/2026Kristi Noem picked a fight with Kacey Musgraves over her support for James Talarico. BIG MISTAKE. Musgraves fired back with a DEVASTATING one-line response that instantly went viral.meidasnews.comKacey Musgraves Takes Kristi Noem to the Woodshed With Brutal ComebackNoem tried to drag the Grammy-winning country star into a Texas Senate feud. Musgraves fired back with one devastating sentence—and the singer Noem tried to recruit appeared to distance herself from t... 1002953757
Reposted by Scott McAlisterScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 12/10/2026In other words, the US doesn't need Russian diesel. Indeed, the US never needed Russian diesel. 33410181
Reposted by Scott McAlisterMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 12/10/2026Elon Musk and MAGA influencers tried to push a “BOMBSHELL” to destroy James Talarico. Then their smear fell apart under the most basic scrutiny. Now THEIR tactics are raising serious legal questions—and one admitted “public humiliation” was the goal. This backfired spectacularly.meidasnews.comMAGA Sleuths' Talarico 'Bombshell' Blows Up in Their FacesElon Musk and his MAGA pals pounced on a supposed bombshell. Then came the inconvenient facts. 15135981137
Reposted by Scott McAlisterScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 12/10/2026The materials that WSJ has published are probably just the tip of the iceberg. I think the stuff here is perfect for a multipart series on FX or Netflix on the life of Kimberley Guilfoyle, a story of bad moral choices and degeneracy you can track in her face.apnews.comAP source: Trump, Rubio weigh firing US envoy to Greece after mounting reports of improper conductPresident Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are considering firing U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle after a series of reports alleging she has engaged in improper and possibl... 57497148
Reposted by Scott McAlisterScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026But remember, according to Trump and the White House, oil exports through Hormuz are completely back to normal. 69541
Reposted by Scott McAlisterScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Adm William H McRaven: There is nothing noble about a public display of a government-sanctioned execution. With this decision, the Trump administration continues to undermine our national values. Our current leaders are shameless and ignoble. They have no sense of dignity or honor. They seem totheatlantic.comAdmiral McRaven: Public Execution is Shameless and IgnobleA government livestream of Nidal Hasan’s killing would put America in extremely poor company. 219384
Reposted by Scott McAlisterScott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed told NBC: "We've gotta win by massive numbers... Donald Trump has already threatened to do what he did in 2020, which is to deny the outcome of an election." 15715231
Reposted by Scott McAlisterChicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 10/10/2026The airport in the Saudi capital has been attacked again, officials saychicagotribune.comThe airport in the Saudi capital has been attacked again, officials say 186
Reposted by Scott McAlisterNick Benson @ottergoose.net · 09/10/2026A shackled detainee was thrown to the ground, placed in a WRAP full-body restraint, and carried onto today's ICE Air flight at MSP. This is the first time we've seen the device used in Minnesota. If a loved one may have been aboard, full loading sequence is here: youtube.com/watch?v=MEMv2ngB1GI 26332209
Reposted by Scott McAlisterNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Pay-to-play now accepts American Express Trump's ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle allegedly leaned on a donor to cover her $100K bill as a nominee He has the texts & he's talking! More on @cnn.com👇 -TN 33847256
Reposted by Scott McAlisterThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 08/10/2026As the government arrests laborers who are in the U.S. illegally, many South Texas voters who backed President Trump appear to be shifting to Democrats. The Rio Grande Valley contains three competitive House contests and tight races for Senate and governor. washingtonpost.comThe border counties that swung to Trump are now short of workers. They may swing back.A labor shortage tied to ICE arrests could shake up a trio of battleground House races along the U.S.-Mexico border. 64612
Reposted by Scott McAlisterJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 07/10/2026there is a word "grandiosity" 92999124
Reposted by Scott McAlisterRepublicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Absolutely wild story from the WSJ: Kimberly Guilfoyle was preparing for her Senate confirmation hearing to become U.S. ambassador to Greece when she asked a Trump donor for $100,000 to pay an American Express bill—in a way that “wouldn’t leave a paper trail” www.wsj.com/politics/pol...wsj.comExclusive | ‘Honey Please’: Kimberly Guilfoyle Pushed Donor to Wire $100,000 to Her Amex AccountText messages with a MAGA ally show Guilfoyle seeking funds and offering access to top administration officials before becoming ambassador to Greece. 27398110
Reposted by Scott McAlisterArkansas Times @arktimes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026White heteronormativity has long dominated the University of Arkansas. What does that mean for Black gay Arkansans?arktimes.comCan a Black gay man still call the hogs? - Arkansas TimesWhite heteronormativity has long dominated the University of Arkansas. What does that mean for Black gay Arkansans? 0259
Reposted by Scott McAlisterMB @sugarcubedog.bsky.social · 06/10/2026static.klipy.comCentaurAlt: Centaur 4413680428
Reposted by Scott McAlisterUSA TODAY @usatoday.com · 05/10/2026The "vast majority" of the bans were in Texas and Florida, the report said, describing the states as "blueprints for educational censorship."bit.lySchools banned nearly 12,000 books in 2025-2026, report saysThe "vast majority" of the bans were in Texas and Florida, the report said, describing the states as "blueprints for educational censorship." 383
Reposted by Scott McAlisterThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 04/10/2026The Department of Homeland Security signed a multi-million dollar agreement to buy five aircraft at a substantial markup from a company owned by a political contributor of Kristi Noem on her last day as secretary, documents show. trib.al/a3d0s6B 37350157
Reposted by Scott McAlisterRaw Story @rawstory.com · 04/10/2026Fears mount that Trump admin ‘absolutely gearing up for something’ on eve of electionbit.lyFears mount that Trump admin ‘absolutely gearing up for something’ on eve of electionFears mounted Saturday that the Trump administration was “gearing up for something” ahead of Brazil’s presidential election on Sunday, in which incumbent president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face off against far-right candidate Flávio Bolsonaro, an ally to the White House.“They are absolutely ge... 124231
Reposted by Scott McAlisterCNN @cnn.com · 04/10/2026CNN spent a month in Hettinger, North Dakota, to examine the impact of immigrant workers and how they were viewed in a rural part of the country that mostly voted for President Donald Trump. cnn.it/4rIIG4d 68729
Reposted by Scott McAlisterAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/10/2026"It could chill rights of contractors to make political contributions" -- unearthed footage shows Susan Collins in 2012 fighting to protect contractors from having to disclose political contributions (we recently learned she was under investigation for a pay-to-play scheme involving a contractor) 41897533552
Reposted by Scott McAlisterThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This part 10142371176
Reposted by Scott McAlisterScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 03/10/2026It's difficult to keep track of all the ways in which Laura Loomer is an incendiary racist. 58533
Reposted by Scott McAlisterRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I guess he missed Hegseth’s speech at Quantico this week. 36554001285
Reposted by Scott McAlisterJohn Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026JD Vance, a professed Christian, continues to demonize undocumented immigrants in a pathetic attempt to distract voters from the ways he and Donald Trump have decimated our economy, dragged us into an illegal war, and abandoned the needs of the people... johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/to-hell-wi...johnpavlovitz.substack.comTo Hell With The Hateful, Heretical Christianity of JD VanceI don’t imagine Jesus was the litigious type, but if he were on the planet right now, I’m pretty sure he’d sue JD Vance for false association or identity theft. 720460
Reposted by Scott McAlisterThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 30/09/2026Ken Paxton, one of the Republican party’s top Senate candidates and a Trump loyalist, was recorded privately telling donors that President Trump’s midterm convention had hurt his Texas Senate campaign.nyti.msKen Paxton, G.O.P. Nominee in Texas, Privately Said Trump’s Convention Hurt HimKen Paxton, one of the party’s top Senate candidates and a Trump loyalist, said that “everybody’s numbers dropped” after the event, according to audio obtained by The Times. 3011822
Reposted by Scott McAlisterMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The White House accord on AI that was signed by all the big tech oligarchs today misspells United States as “Unites States.” 44867301840
Reposted by Scott McAlisterScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Yup. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...rollingstone.comMAGA Senator Humiliated After Attempt to Corner Jack Smith Backfires ComicallyEric Schmitt thought he was cornering former Special Counsel Jack Smith over a conspiracy theory about his prosecution of Donald Trump. He was wrong. 810829
