Reposted by SoupladyMike Young @micyoung75.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Indiana's Choice Scholarship went universal this school year: 80,548 students, 548 million dollars, up 10 percent. For the first time, more vouchers went to families over 100,000 dollars than under it, per Chalkbeat. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...theatlantic.comHow the Culture War Put Public Schools at RiskAllegations about “woke nonsense” imperiled a crucial source of Americans’ common identity. 11415
Reposted by SoupladyAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 29/09/2026On Friday, October 9th, @endcitizensunited.bsky.social President Tiffany Muller and I are holding a town hall in Lansing to discuss the fight against corruption and the affordability crisis in Michigan. Join us.mobilize.usECU Town Hall with Abdul El-Sayed and ECU President Tiffany Muller · End Citizens United// Let America Vote Action FundJoin ECU President Tiffany Muller and Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed for a town hall conversation about what it will take to fix the corruption and corporate influence in Washington. Together, they w... 241477552
Reposted by SoupladyThom Hartmann @hartmannreport.com · 14hThe deeper story isn't the $500. It’s what happens to democracy when politicians steeped in pay-to-play politics start treating ordinary citizens like one more constituency to be won over with money… hartmannreport.com/p/trumps-500...hartmannreport.comTrump’s $500 Checks Reveal the GOP’s “Billionaire Theory of Democracy”: Everything Has a PriceThe deeper story isn't the $500. It’s what happens to democracy when politicians steeped in pay-to-play politics start treating ordinary citizens like one more constituency to be won over with money… 107040
Reposted by SoupladyMichigan Democrats @michigandems.bsky.social · 15hThis is the GOP platform: let billionaires call the shots while the rest of us pay the price. www.npr.org/2026/09/30/n...npr.orgTrump says top tech firms have signed accord to 'self-police' AI developmentPresident Trump on Tuesday said that he and a large group of leaders of artificial intelligence companies had signed a voluntary accord that will include internal and external reviews. 033
Reposted by SoupladyCharles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 01/10/2026How the fuck is this “mind-boggling?” No one wants to come in here out of a very understandable fear they’ll be either shot or thrown into a concentration camp by ICE. 1115859
Reposted by SoupladySam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 19hReally important coverage of Trump's move backwards on disability rights. www.npr.org/2026/10/01/n...npr.orgTrump administration reverses stance on integration of people with disabilitiesDisability rights advocates are angered by the latest reversal but are rallying behind proposed legislation and working with states to strengthen protections for community integration. 26041
Reposted by Soupladywizardkitten @wizardkitten.bsky.social · 17hThis morning CBC Investigates is targeting white nationalism and white supremacy in a way that you'd never see from American media. 5 headlines up top, one even uses the word "fascist." Refreshing and startling at the same time. 👀cbc.caA white nationalist group visiting Canadian locations is trying to normalize extremism, says a former neo-Nazi | CBC NewsWhite nationalist groups often raise local issues in an effort to gain legitimacy, promoting extremist ideas and trying to recruit new members in the process, says a former neo-Nazi. Now a Vancouver-b... 032
Reposted by Soupladywizardkitten @wizardkitten.bsky.social · 16hHoping we see a bigger "No on 1" campaign, not sure who would pay for it though. Narrowing this to just reproductive rights, as most headlines are doing, really doesn't convey the utter shitshow it would be to have to rewrite the state's constitution It's ALL the rights, people, don't do it.michiganadvance.comWhitmer, reproductive rights advocates urge no vote on ‘devastating’ constitutional convention • Michigan AdvanceGov. Gretchen Whitmer joined reproductive freedom leaders in advocating against a ballot measure that would launch a constitutional convention in Michigan, arguing that it would open the door to remov... 011
Reposted by SoupladyDetroit Metro Times @metrotimes.com · 15hMike Rogers is promising cheaper health care. But his congressional record includes 19 votes against children’s health coverage, 9 votes or actions involving 9/11 responder care, and opposition to federal drug-price efforts. We examined his new plan. www.metrotimes.com/news/mike-ro...metrotimes.comMike Rogers is selling a health care fix after years of voting the other way - Detroit Metro TimesMike Rogers is promising to lower health care costs, but his new plan revives several existing transparency rules and follows years of votes against coverage expansions and federal drug-price measures... 47526
Reposted by SoupladyMichigan Jill @whitchmi.bsky.social · 15hLet's call this desperate move what it is. A pathetic taxpayer-funded bribe for votes in a midterm that's about to ruin his fascist funfest. I may get the $500. But it doesn't cover what I lost thanks to the GOP. Biden had nothing to do with it. My vote isn't for sale. www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/09/...cnbc.comTrump administration starts sending $500 Obamacare refund checks — who stands to benefitThe refunds come after millions of people lost premium subsidies for their health insurance and right before the midterm elections. 1110528
Reposted by Soupladyrosmitton.bsky.social @rosmitton.bsky.social · 17hHelpful explainer as usual from HCR. ‘the United States is entering its eighth month of a war on Iran that Trump apparently began with the same cowboy mentality Bush carried into the war in Iraq.’ Hegseth: “The ideological clowns are out,” he said. “The patriotic cowboys are in” 011
Reposted by SoupladyHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 30/09/2026NEW: Meta found a way to turn massive data centers into “pilot models” and cash in on a 1980s tax credit. The result? Meta avoided nearly $4 billion in taxes last year alone. Gift link. 👇 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...nytimes.comHow Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes (Gift Article)Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky. 20535432279
Reposted by SoupladyPatrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026BREAKING: live fuel clock showing that Americans have now collectively spent over $75 billion more on gasoline since March 1, as compared to same period a year ago. today's addition is ~$468 million. Average prices are down 7c/gal in the last week. (link to clock in bio) 813351
Reposted by SoupladyThom Hartmann @hartmannreport.com · 30/09/2026The attacks on Jack Smith expose something far bigger than one ugly Senate hearing: a collision between personal political loyalty and America’s constitutional system… hartmannreport.com/p/the-final-...hartmannreport.comThe Final Stage of a Strongman’s Takeover Is Turning the Law Against the People Who Defended ItThe attacks on Jack Smith expose something far bigger than one ugly Senate hearing: a collision between personal political loyalty and America’s constitutional system… 1517193
Reposted by SoupladyRobin MacNab @robinmacnab.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Thomas Friedman (gift article): President Trump is such an awful human being that just writing about him feels degrading. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Trump Is Going Viral in the Worst Ways (Gift Article)On the technological, diplomatic and biological fronts, Trump is creating a disaster. 043
Reposted by SoupladyMichigan Democrats @michigandems.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A spiraling economy. No plan to exit the war he started. Wasting our money on vanity projects. Big handouts to Big Tech and their billionaire buddies. Americans see the GOP agenda clearly, and we've had enough. www.cnn.com/2026/09/25/p...cnn.comAnalysis: Trump’s odd midterm strategy: Give voters the opposite of what they want | CNN PoliticsThere’s a simple way to understand Republicans’ apparent plight ahead of the midterm elections. 083
Reposted by SoupladyCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Page One. @wsj.com 29382122
Reposted by SoupladyJoe Dunman @joedunman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I firmly believe that a majority of Americans are actually halfway decent people, and if somebody takes the time to speak to them with basic respect for their intelligence, they will respond positively to their ideas. 171
Reposted by SoupladyAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I'm profoundly against this depraved record and want to do the exact opposite: pass Medicare for All.metrotimes.comMike Rogers voted against children’s health coverage over and over - Detroit Metro TimesMike Rogers repeatedly voted against efforts to expand health insurance for children of working families. 14585362834
Souplady @souplady.bsky.social · 30/09/2026share.google/4KRJmQI7tkNK...share.googleLarry Nassar among the thousands of sex offenders removed from Michigan registry following Supreme Court rulingThe ruling does not affect individuals whose offenses took place on or after July 1, 2011. 000
Reposted by SoupladyAmee 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. 34281174
Reposted by SoupladyPatrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026the Fuel Clock shows Americans have paid $74.4 billion more on gasoline & $47.5 billion more on diesel since March 1 compared to a year ago. Total cost will hit $122 billion today. also updated the state map where you can find out how much more you're paying. link in my profile. 14249111
Souplady @souplady.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The IRGC is asking questions many Americans ask everyday. Check it out. 🧵 000
Souplady @souplady.bsky.social · 29/09/2026finance.yahoo.com/economy/arti... The lowest reading since 2014. "The Conference Board's consumer confidence index fell to 81.9 from the previous month's reading of 88.6...per Conference Board data published Tuesday. Economists had been looking for a sharply higher reading of 89."finance.yahoo.comConsumer confidence plunged in September: Conference BoardConsumer confidence plunged in September. 001
Reposted by SoupladyMichigan Democrats @michigandems.bsky.social · 29/09/2026If Trump's 50% tariffs on Canada hit on January 1, we'll lose thousands of jobs across Michigan's auto industry. michiganindependent.com/economy/trum...michiganindependent.comTrump’s trade war threatens auto manufacturing jobsThe impasse could end up throwing thousands of people out of jobs, one expert says. 062
Reposted by SoupladyThe Steady State @thesteadystate.org · 29/09/2026The evidence was on point. The rule of law doesn't bend for political convenience. As national security professionals, we know institutions only hold if accountability applies equally, regardless of who is in power. #holdfast 410843
Reposted by SoupladyCNN @cnn.com · 29/09/2026Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation. cnn.it/4huSk5M 68453274
Reposted by SoupladyNancy Flanagan 🎼 @nancyflanagan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026According to several people knowledgeable about the discussions, the administration initially floated an idea that would have virtually shut down mail voting: requiring all ballots to be delivered exclusively through certified mail. www.propublica.org/article/trum...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... 056
Reposted by SoupladyAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026MacFarlane: The Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio has got the same issue. Last year, they paid $50,000 for diesel to transport their food. Now, they’re paying $150,000 for the diesel to transport their food. 25390573970
Reposted by SoupladyMary Peltola @marypeltola.com · 28/09/2026$24.49 a gallon for gas in Noatak. I don’t know how anyone can afford that. Alaska families are being crushed by the unaffordable cost of living, and Dan Sullivan keeps on voting for the war that’s making everything more expensive. Alaska needs change. 28497184
Reposted by SoupladyDavid Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 28/09/2026at some point governments are going to start demanding reparations from the united states for all the theft, coercion and attack by trump.nytimes.comTrump Brought Venezuelan Gold to the U.S., but Refiners Won’t Touch It (Gift Article)The administration is brokering deals in a notoriously corrupt industry, including one with a company that the United States deems a security threat. 16277107
Reposted by SoupladyDetroit Metro Times @metrotimes.com · 28/09/2026Mike Rogers cast 19 votes between 2004 and 2009 against measures to extend, expand, or increase funding for health insurance for low-income children, a Metro Times review found. www.metrotimes.com/news/mike-ro...metrotimes.comMike Rogers voted against children’s health coverage over and over - Detroit Metro TimesMike Rogers repeatedly voted against efforts to expand health insurance for children of working families. 0148
Reposted by SoupladyGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/09/2026We absolutely, positively want a delusional, psychotic and psycopathic president talking about taking cities out with nuclear weapons. It’s all good, right? Nothing to see here, media? 1982006573
Reposted by SoupladyAaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 28/09/2026"Whereas his first administration took children from their parents at the border to deter illegal crossings, the second is separating families living in the United States as part of a purge. " 35931
Reposted by SoupladySteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 28/09/2026“All of a sudden—and, in my view, far too late for any version of redemption or forgiveness—rats are fleeing the sinking ship. They are jumping overboard in the vain hope that they won’t sink along with Trump.“ www.americaamerica.news/p/rats-are-f...americaamerica.newsRats Are Fleeing the Sinking ShipBut they have waited too long and are still too few in number to change the outcome of a likely Democratic tsunami 59745191
Souplady @souplady.bsky.social · 28/09/2026www.michiganfarmnews.com/about/news-m... "Across their sample, the economists found the average price of ground beef barely moved, going from $7.29 a pound on Sept. 2 to $7.13 a pound on Sept. 23 — a reduction of 16 cents or approximately 2%."michiganfarmnews.comAFBF: Increased beef imports have not lowered prices for consumers | An official publication of Michigan Farm BureauPolicies intended to increase imports under the assumption that they will bring down prices for consumers have yet to deliver meaningful savings. 010
Reposted by Soupladyoldladylife.bsky.social @oldladylife.bsky.social · 27/09/2026He is not wrong! Had a perfectly good deal that Obama and adm worked a year on and out of pure jealousy Trump scuttled it. Just like he did with the Immigration bipartisan bill, The Border Act 2024. The orange goon runs the country on hate. 032
Reposted by SoupladyRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The response when progressive policies that help millions of people are proposed... "How will you pay for it?" The response when the richest 1% ask for tax cuts, or banks ask for bailouts, or defense contractors ask for more contracts... "How much do you need?" It doesn't have to be this way. 210122433884
Reposted by SoupladyRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020 — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system. 547156666033
Reposted by Soupladywizardkitten @wizardkitten.bsky.social · 26/09/2026"Seventy percent of Americans struggle to afford at least one basic need, including housing, food, health care or child care, according to the Family Economic Well-Being Index from the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality." Scripps with two measurements, one story, on "the economy."scrippsnews.comConsumer sentiment slides again as fuel costs climb and 70% of Americans struggle with basic needsAmericans are feeling worse about the economy for the second month in a row, even as the job market shows few signs of cracking. 121
Reposted by SoupladyMichigan Advance @michiganadvance.com · 26/09/2026Economic frustration tests Trump’s standing with rural voters, new KFF-AP poll finds michiganadvance.com/2026/09/26/e... From @kffhealthnews.orgmichiganadvance.comEconomic frustration tests Trump’s standing with rural voters, new KFF-AP poll finds • Michigan AdvanceBy Sarah Jane Tribble, Ali Swenson, The Associated Press, and Linley Sanders, The Associated Press About half of rural American voters believe the economy is worse off now than when President Donald T... 041
Reposted by SoupladyMichigan Advance @michiganadvance.com · 26/09/2026Michigan vets outline everyday impacts of Iran War, airing frustrations with GOP leadership michiganadvance.com/2026/09/26/m... From @kdavidsonjrn.bsky.socialmichiganadvance.comMichigan vets outline everyday impacts of Iran War, airing frustrations with GOP leadership • Michigan AdvanceAs gas prices surge to record levels amidst the ongoing war in Iran, military veterans led protestors outside a Lansing gas station Friday in opposition to the war alongside the rollout of an electron... 191
Reposted by SoupladySteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 25/09/2026“In 38 days, we have one last chance to get this right—to constrain the madness of King Donald, hasten the end of the MAGA sickness and reassert our values. “It’s up to all of us—we, the people—to get this done.” www.americaamerica.news/p/this-cant-...americaamerica.newsThis Can’t Go On for Two More YearsSwooning over China’s repressive communist dictator and belligerently acting out at the United Nations. Yes, it’s a psychiatric emergency. 1031786677
Reposted by SoupladyClara McK @cemck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026“While announcing Austrian Painter would be stripped of his name, the Jockey Club also disclosed that it would no longer allow another of Herbertson’s horses to run under her birth name: New Order. That was a term used by the Nazis in reference to the plan they wanted to impose on Europe. “ 011
Souplady @souplady.bsky.social · 25/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o... Long article but worth the read. I particularly liked El-Sayed's answer to Klein's question of what it means to be an American. He said, "This is a country where there is no ethnic identity, there’s no religious identity, there is just a national identity."nytimes.comOpinion | What Does Abdul El-Sayed Believe? (Gift Article)The Senate nominee talks about his view for the future of the Democratic Party. 021
Reposted by SoupladyThe Economist @economist.com · 24/09/2026Deaths now outnumber births in reliably Republican counties for the first time since at least 1982. We explain how this may already be affecting voting patterns in America bit.ly/471apDL 84880289
Reposted by Souplady🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota. 121121845178
