Reposted by Steve RRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 7h“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” —George Orwell (1984) 512346702
Reposted by Steve RCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 10hThe cheese stands alone www.thebulwark.com/p/who-cut-th...thebulwark.comWho Cut The Cheese? Trump Did.The dairy industry was supposed to be the one sector that benefited from Trump’s trade war. 8628
Steve R @steverostron.bsky.social · 11h#IdahoElections. idahocapitalsun.com/2026/10/01/f...idahocapitalsun.comFormer Republican Idaho attorneys general endorse Democrat in attempt to unseat Raúl Labrador • Idaho Capital SunTwo former Idaho Republican attorneys general — and many former lawyers — endorsed Lori Hickman, a Democrat, to be the state's top attorney. 000
Reposted by Steve RThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 15h1. Let's not say goodbye to Eric Schmitt just yet. His story is about more than a power-mad senator falling on his face. It's part of a larger story about the Republicans defending the leader of an insurrection against the United States. 331404491
Reposted by Steve RMarty @marty10.bsky.social · 13h>>The subsidies, or premium tax credits, helped lower or eliminate the out-of-pocket cost of monthly premiums for those who purchase insurance through the health insurance marketplace. They expired at the end of last year and have yet to be renewed 👉These cuts are included in Rump’s Big Ugly Bill. 001
Steve R @steverostron.bsky.social · 19hopen.substack.com/pub/thebulwa... @crampell.bsky.socialopen.substack.comWho Cut The Cheese? Trump Did.The dairy industry was supposed to be the one sector that benefited from Trump’s trade war. 020
Reposted by Steve R404 Media @404media.co · 30/09/2026BREAKING: The Trump administration is using a grant program from the 1980s to force cities around the US to funnel their ongoing collection of Flock, Axon, and other ALPR data into large federal surveillance centers that fall under the White House’s jurisdiction, 404 Media has learned404media.coHow Cities Are Forced to Funnel License Plate Data to a Massive Federal Surveillance ProgramHow the federal government built a massive database of license plate reader data through an anti-drug trafficking program. 6213611075
Reposted by Steve Remptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Renee Good's family filed two lawsuits today. The first, against, USG, is a standard wrongful death. The second is a Klan Act lawsuit against Jonathan Ross, AND STEPHEN MILLER and Greg Bovino. It names Nick Shirley and Christopher Rufo as non-party co-conspirators for their racist propaganda. 473106840
Reposted by Steve Rinvestigatewest.bsky.social @investigatewest.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Under the banner of “Dig, Baby, Dig,” the Trump administration is supercharging an already powerful mining industry. What will happen to vulnerable plants and animals? www.investigatewest.org/the-trump-ad... via @insideclimatenews.orginvestigatewest.orgThe Trump Administration’s Critical Minerals Agenda Comes for America’s ‘Forgotten Wildlife Corridor’Under the banner of “Dig, Baby, Dig,” the Trump administration is supercharging an already powerful mining industry. What will happen to vulnerable plants and animals? 042
Steve R @steverostron.bsky.social · 01/10/2026#Idaho senate race. idahocapitalsun.com/2026/09/30/i.... #SenJimRisch, 83, declined to attend.idahocapitalsun.comIdaho US Senate candidates weigh in on tariffs, Iran War, federal spending and more • Idaho Capital SunThree out of four candidates running to represent Idaho in the U.S. Senate discussed their differing approaches on tariffs, military actions, immigration, and more Wednesday night in Caldwell. The rac... 130
Reposted by Steve RMS Kohut @mskohut.bsky.social · 01/10/2026When you have to use credit cards for basic life needs, things are REALLY wrong with your country. 084
Reposted by Steve RZach Everson @zacheverson.com · 01/10/2026President Trump publicly congratulates company in which President Trump owns shares. www.citizensforethics.org/wp-content/u... 20286100
Reposted by Steve RJay Willis @jaywillis.net · 29/09/2026If you’d asked me to parody how silly and broken legal journalism is, I genuinely don’t think I could have come up with “so the best-known ‘nonpartisan’ Supreme Court outlet is now run by an ex-Trump DOJ flack who had her longtime personal friend Brett Kavanaugh officiate her wedding”ballsandstrikes.orgThe Conservative Takeover of SCOTUSblog Is Just What the Supreme Court NeededSCOTUSblog used to cover the Supreme Court. Now, it cheers for it. 9674205
Reposted by Steve RAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Tomorrow, on October 1, the biggest transfer of wealth from the working class to the wealthy hits a critical milestone. Many of the provisions from the Big Ugly Bill will go into effect, harming hundreds of thousands of Michiganders in order to create tax cuts for the richest people in America. 15980343608
Reposted by Steve RJoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Melania Trump tried to bully me into silence because she didn’t like what I had to say about her. Shouldn’t our First Lady have more important things to worry about? 1581966428
Reposted by Steve RChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 30/09/2026Wait… but Trump said our concerns about AI taking over the world and destroying humanity are a “HOAX.” And efforts to restrict AI and data centers are part of a “SICK conspiracy.” 46465251
Reposted by Steve RAG Andrea Joy Campbell @massago.bsky.social · 29/09/2026NEW: My office is co-leading a coalition working to block NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy from merging to form the world’s largest regulated electric utility. Massachusetts utility bills are already too damn high. I'll keep fighting so you don't have to pay the cost of this unlawful merger. 2288
Reposted by Steve RMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Instant reference desk on the Dred Scott case: "Among constitutional scholars, Scott v. Sandford is widely considered the worst decision ever rendered by the Supreme Court."britannica.comDred Scott decision | Definition, History, Summary, Significance, & Facts | BritannicaDred Scott decision, legal case (1857) in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled (7–2) that a slave who had resided in a free state and territory was not thereby entitled to his freedom, that African Amer... 1012033
Reposted by Steve Rthegladerunner.bsky.social @thegladerunner.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Five years ago, when a Seattle burger chain raised employee wages & benefits the Reicht wing lost their minds, screaming the result would be $20 burgers & the company would end in bankruptcy. Today, the chain is even more popular than ever. Never let them try to tell you a living wage can’t work. 32897803215
Reposted by Steve RChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 29/09/2026THIS WAS MONEY FOR CHILDREN’S HEALTHCARE. A Florida grand jury found $10 MILLION meant to help provide health insurance for poor children was misappropriated for political purposes. Moody & DeSantis took money meant for kids. #GOPWarOnHealthcare 39162833391
Reposted by Steve RMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It's inconceivable to me how someone who lost in a free & fair election can incite an angry mob to attack his own government, (the very definition of treason) & be allowed to run for any office ever again. 864296968670
Steve R @steverostron.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This is my reply to Bishop Peter F. Christensen who delivered an opinion opposing Prop 1 (gift link below). I believe that most people, even those who know nothing about Jeremiah, can agree with essentially all that the bishop states. 1/6 120
Reposted by Steve RKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Klobuchar eviscerates Schmitt: "For a U.S. Senator to have false information and imply based on a confusion … and imply you're in another city that you were somehow involved that day in what was happening in Georgia and then call you a dirt bag is something that deserves an apology." 571696461
Steve R @steverostron.bsky.social · 29/09/2026#SenJimRisch, 83, #CongMikeSimpson, #RussFulcher, WE care, why don't you? When a New York Times reporter asked President Trump about the lucrative business deals he is making while in office, he said: "I found out that nobody cared." [@newrepublic.com] 001
Reposted by Steve RThe Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 28/09/2026“When the Trump Administration converts taxpayer money to use for partisan hype-pieces, it not only affronts the law, but it inevitably leads to the diversion of taxpayer funds from important government programs that support the American public.” More on Trump’s corrupt propaganda campaign ⬇️contrariannews.orgTrump Goes Full-OrwellThe administration’s propaganda hype-ads are an abuse of power. 17284102
Reposted by Steve RPhil Williams @philinvestigates.com · 28/09/2026Three national retailers—Target, Amazon, and Books-A-Million—have hosted dozens of titles from Antelope Hill Publishing, an entity designated by hate-group monitors as a primary distributor of racist and antisemitic books. 1/ www.confrontthehate.com/p/exclusive-...confrontthehate.comSPECIAL REPORT: How a Neo-Nazi Publisher Exploited Target, Amazon, and Books-A-MillionFollowing an inquiry by ConfrontTheHate.com, Target quickly removed an extremist publisher's catalog—while Amazon and Books-A-Million keep titles active for now. 4152106
Steve R @steverostron.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Want the #IranWar to end? #SenJimRisch, 83, does not care about that. He voted AGAINST a resolution "limiting President Trump’s authority to conduct military operations in Iran." [Quote is from The Hill] 020
Reposted by Steve RJonathan @jonathansocials.com · 28/09/2026Despite railing against China as a major threat, Trump offering to sell them weapons, while they eye Taiwan and buddy up with Iran, is the ultimate "America First" bargain.thehill.comTrump floated US weapons sales to Xi, ambassador says...U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue said Sunday that President Trump proposed selling weapons to C... 21513
Reposted by Steve RDebrianna Mansini-I’m Spartacus @dmansini.bsky.social · 20/01/2025I’ll be posting this today 5504047510162
Reposted by Steve RAFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 25/09/2026Ripping up federal workers’ union contracts is an attack on working people across the country. That’s why America’s unions were on Capitol Hill this week - to show solidarity with federal workers and urge senators to pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act! 16924
Reposted by Steve R🇨🇦🍁Raia C Darsey-Malloy 🇨🇦🍁NO DM'S @raiastar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026bsky.app/profile/peip... Canadian sentiments. We have it on good authority that this is the battle if our lifetime. We are #ProudToBeCanadian& will fight again & never give up until we WIN. President Zelensky speaks for his country and ours. #TeamCanadaStrong with our elbows UP. 083
Reposted by Steve RInside Ukraine 🇺🇦 @insideukraine.bsky.social · 28/09/2026apnews.com/article/trum...apnews.comTrump asked China's president if he wants to buy US arms, ambassador saysThe U.S. ambassador to China says President Donald Trump asked Chinese President Xi Jinping if he wanted to buy weapons from the United States. 5123
Reposted by Steve RAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Mike Rogers and Donald Trump think that their proximity to power is worth more than your ability to live your life. It’s why we have to stand up to Bad Men… 601995692
Steve R @steverostron.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The #EPA is an empty shell, thanks to #SCOTUS and the GOP congress who does not care. capitalbnews.org/trump-epa-po...capitalbnews.orgTrump Moves to Strip Pollution Limits from Power Plants Near Black CommunitiesThe EPA says a repeal would lower electricity costs, though residential rates have risen sharply since Trump took office. 000
Reposted by Steve RRima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Tragic. “”None of us have any experience treating this disease, because up until a couple of months ago, it didn’t occur,” said Dr. John Goldman, an infectious disease expert at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. The learning curve among doctors, he said, is “very steep.”” 0212119
Steve R @steverostron.bsky.social · 27/09/2026#CongMikeSimpson: "America stands with the families of our fallen heroes." Mike, how about you and your colleagues stop this #IranWar so we have fewer "fallen heroes"? 041
Reposted by Steve RAG Andrea Joy Campbell @massago.bsky.social · 26/09/2026When Trump attacked AmeriCorps, we fought back and sued. But we weren't alone - countless people made their voices heard to defend this critical community program and apply pressure on the administration. And they folded. We didn't do that alone. Your voice has power too - don't forget that. 15620
Reposted by Steve RLee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 26/09/2026On Friday, Vilmantas Vitkauskas, head of Lithuania’s National Crisis Management Centre, told reporters that Vilnius & Warsaw are drafting a joint plan to move part of the population of Lithuania, Latvia & Estonia across the Polish border if a war threat forces it. Delfi carried the remarks. 🧵 4113
Steve R @steverostron.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Idaho's junior senator, #JimRisch, is 83 years old. 140
Steve R @steverostron.bsky.social · 26/09/2026White #ChristianNationalism male voices gain popularity. "Jesus is NOT front and center with these guys". But they are very comfortable flashing the "Christ-ian" label! religionnews.com/2026/09/24/t...religionnews.comThe rise of the Jim Crow theobros(RNS) — A group of Reformed pastors and influencers has wedded old-school segregationist theology with the hypermasculinity of the manosphere and the savvy of the attention economy to preach and sell ... 030
Reposted by Steve RChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Every taxpayer, no matter your party, should be outraged by this. Your money is being used to fund campaign ads for Trump. It’s totally completely illegally. He’s stealing your money for his campaign. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...nytimes.com‘Love Me’ Ad Promotes Trump With Public Money Ahead of the MidtermsA disclaimer says the ad was paid for by the U.S. government, which could violate federal law. 25337141383
Steve R @steverostron.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Debates are good for voters, most Idaho GOP candidates refuse to participate. www.idahoednews.org/top-news/vot...idahoednews.orgVoters learn things at debates. Maybe that’s why many incumbents dodge them.Co-sponsored by EdNews, Tuesday’s debate between GOP state superintendent Debbie Critchfield and Democratic challenger Becky Sundin Mitchell was an election-year outlier. And that’s the… 010
Steve R @steverostron.bsky.social · 25/09/2026#CongMikeSimpson, #SenJimRisch, #CongRussFulcher, add this to your #OBBB bragging points #SNAP. newrepublic.com/article/2157...newrepublic.comTrump’s “Big, Beautiful” Bill Is About to Screw With States’ BudgetsAlready burdened with the need to fulfill strict requirements mandated by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, state governments all across the country are about to face even higher costs. 052
Steve R @steverostron.bsky.social · 25/09/2026#CongMikeSimpson, #SenJimRisch, #CongRussFulcher, are you now really proud of your #OBBB? ⤵️ 033
Reposted by Steve RRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Russia strikes apartment buildings. Ukraine strikes refineries. Trump is angry at Ukraine and calls for them publicly and privately to stop bombing refineries while saying nothing about Russia killing children. 982464857
Steve R @steverostron.bsky.social · 24/09/2026So, #MikeSimpson, what are you doing to help hungry Idahoans? idahocapitalsun.com/2026/09/24/1... #SNAPidahocapitalsun.comCommentary: 1 in 7 Idahoans experiences food insecurity. SNAP, food charities must work together to help. • Idaho Capital SunSNAP and charitable food assistance are essential parts of the safety net that addresses food insecurity across Idaho, writes Randy Ford. 010
Reposted by Steve RDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Remember when they said (lied) that USAID was corrupt? $400 million was handed out to 30 countries, with no real oversight and with workarounds to bypass human rights safeguards typically given to U.S. foreign assistance payments. Immigration is just a giant trough of corruption right now. 10611249
Reposted by Steve RJack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 24/09/2026He kept yelling "I'm a U.S. citizen." They kept him pinned to the sidewalk anyway. He left in an ambulance with injuries to his head, neck, and teeth. DHS calls it "without further incident." www.jackhopkinsnow.com 43283934157
