Reposted by @stillngb.bsky.socialKyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 7hNEW: GOP Gov nominee Victor Marx has been fined $57,647 for campaign finance violations, the largest such fine in state history. A hearing officer ruled that the Marx campaign intentionally took illegal contributions, writing: "the scale of the violations are without precedent." 31622183
Reposted by @stillngb.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 10hThere is mounting evidence to show that a crypto firm in which Howard Lutnick and his sons (and also the Trump sons) are invested is making a mint helping the Iranians dodge sanctions. This is a major form of war profiteering, and more obviously criminal than most.blumenthal.senate.govBlumenthal Releases PSI Report Detailing how Lutnick-Linked Crypto Firm Tether Props Up Iran's Shadow Banking System | U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), today... 1510280
Reposted by @stillngb.bsky.socialCalifornia Democrats @cademocrats.bsky.social · 10hProp 39 would make it harder for Californians to vote, while also making elections more expensive and delaying the counting process. Republicans are desperate to rig the game because they know they can’t win on their record. Protect voting rights by voting NO on Prop 39. 0159
Reposted by @stillngb.bsky.socialAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I'd rather have an economy that makes 1,000 millionaires than 1 billionaire. 21883812123
Reposted by @stillngb.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 10hNEW: A new USPS policy will eliminate evening mail pickups from select post offices across the country — a change that will eventually slow pick-up and delivery times for around 70% of zip codes in the U.S. We mapped those zip codes to help you figure out whether your mail ballot could be affected👇democracydocket.comThe Postal Service is slowing delivery. Will your mail ballot be affected?Democracy Docket mapped the affected zip codes. 55446354
Reposted by @stillngb.bsky.socialLos Angeles County @countyofla.bsky.social · 11hThe County budget funds services you use every day. Tell us what matters to you in a quick, anonymous survey. Take the survey here: ceo.lacounty.gov/surveys 121
Reposted by @stillngb.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026There should be no ambiguity as to who Trump thinks his friends are. 21261137
Reposted by @stillngb.bsky.socialRep. Justin J. Pearson @justinjpearson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Join us next for our Labor Rally with @flyingwithsara.bsky.social, @afacwa.org, @cwaunion.bsky.social, on Saturday at 10 AM at 3681 S Mendenhall Road! 04215
stillngb.bsky.social @stillngb.bsky.social · 01/10/2026🎁 link www.dailynews.com/2026/09/30/f...dailynews.comFunds from Measure ER, a new half-cent sales tax for healthcare in LA County, are frozen by a lawsuitFunds that were supposed to go to county hospitals, service organizations supplying healthcare are held in abeyance due to a lawsuit against Measure ER. 000
Reposted by @stillngb.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026October 1, 2026 split screen. On the left, what happened to Becca Good after Trump and others slandered Renee (from the family's lawsuit against Stephen). On the right, some calls Katie Miller's parents got. legacy.www.documentcloud.org/documents/28... www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/m... 219988
Reposted by @stillngb.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Here is the stalking that DOJ just arrested someone for sending to what appears to be Katie Miller's parents. www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/m... 1612729
Reposted by @stillngb.bsky.socialWinnable Democratic Races 💙 @winnabledemraces.bsky.social · 01/10/2026💙 TOSS-UP NEWS: WI-03 Derrick Van Orden (R) has been releasing deepfake AI videos to discredit his challenger Rebecca Cooke (D). Cooke lost to Van Orden in 2024 by only 11,000 votes. WI-03 is ranked Toss-Up by @cookpolitical.com thehill.com/homenews/cam...thehill.comVan Orden hit with cease and desist letter from Democratic opponent over AI deepfake adsRep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) was hit with a cease and desist letter from his Democratic opponent, Rebecca Cooke, after the lawmaker aired AI deepfake campaign advertisements about her. “Not only… 42725
Reposted by @stillngb.bsky.socialElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Shout out to the heroes in Maine who do NOT sit quietly when the man who is taking away their rights walks into a brewery. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u...nytimes.comJohn Roberts Retreated to His Island. Supreme Court Critics Found Him.After decades of potlucks and paddle-boarding on Maine’s midcoast, rising anger and protests have left the Supreme Court’s chief justice more isolated than ever. 231138191
Reposted by @stillngb.bsky.socialRyan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 01/10/2026“This was a miscarriage of justice, and what happened to Mr. Hearn is an outrage that should shock every American. This administration chose to pursue an unjust prosecution against Mr. Hearn."nbcnews.comJudge bars U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro from charging ex-Olympian in Reflecting Pool caseThe judge dismissed the case against David Hearn with prejudice, citing “exceptional circumstances” that included President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign on Pirro’s office. 21887253
Reposted by @stillngb.bsky.socialJoseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 01/10/2026New: iPhones have an automatic reboot feature which quietly reboots the phone after a certain time; cops were freaking out about this when we revealed it in 2024. Now, phone hackers have a way around it, according to a leaked video www.404media.co/cops-can-byp...404media.coCops Can Bypass iPhone’s Automatic Reboot to Get Into Locked Phones, Leaked Video ClaimsMagent Forensics, the owner of the GrayKey phone unlocking tool, says it can bypass an iPhone rebooting feature that was locking cops out. 15014
Reposted by @stillngb.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 01/10/2026Xavier Becerra put the Steve Hilton contradiction right on the debate stage: enforce Trump’s federal immigration laws, but ignore California’s own protections? Then he dropped the hammer: “You seem to welcome immigrants who look like you, but deport immigrants who look like me.” 10533351096
Reposted by @stillngb.bsky.socialL.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Yesterday, community groups and immigrant advocates started a 96-mile pilgrimage from the Adelanto ICE Processing Center to the Metropolitan Detention Center in DTLA to call for an end to all detention centers and an end to cruel immigration policy. 🎥: Erwin Recinos and Aisha Wallace-Palomares 6302139
Reposted by @stillngb.bsky.socialMark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Reconciliation is more a journey than a destination. Our job is to move together as far and as fast down this path as we can. 39467112
stillngb.bsky.social @stillngb.bsky.social · 30/09/2026ktla.com/news/local-n...ktla.comBass, Raman split on Gaza, term ‘genocide’ while addressing Jewish voters at L.A. mayoral forumThe Los Angeles mayoral race is heating up, with Election Day just five weeks away. Incumbent Karen Bass and Councilwoman Nithya Raman appeared at a forum hosted by Jewish Federation Los Angeles an… 000
Reposted by @stillngb.bsky.socialCalifornia Democrats @cademocrats.bsky.social · 30/09/2026If you prefer to go directly to the source, this post is for you. You can find all this and more at cadem.org/vote. 1109
Reposted by @stillngb.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Actually reviewing the checks that Chuck Grassley released yesterday to gauge how many people clearly asked Trump to do something other than pay Melania's dress designer with the money. Someone in the The Villages was using "Stop the Steal" by 11/20/20. 822575
Reposted by @stillngb.bsky.socialThe Onion @theonion.com · 30/09/2026Man Confident He Would’ve Been Brave Enough To Send Thumbs Down Emoji In Cornell Group Chat 111899257
Reposted by @stillngb.bsky.socialElizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Text from a friend. HEADS UP TEXAS. CHECK YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION ASAP. This is a family with a Latino last name. 310785
Reposted by @stillngb.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Yesterday @politico.com was out with a story giving some context into the weird situation with TPS for El Salvador, which everyone expected to be terminated but is now in an unprecedented and indefinite limbo. Surprisingly, it was the White House that intervened. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...politico.comWhite House pumped brakes on TPS termination for 200,000 SalvadoransDHS was set to end temporary protected status for El Salvador before the White House stepped in. 716858
stillngb.bsky.social @stillngb.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Congrats to Backpack!!!! alaskapublic.org/news/environ...alaskapublic.orgMeet Backpack, Fat Bear Week’s chunky champBackpack went from hitching a ride on his mom’s back to cross the Brooks River to winning the hearts of fat bear fans around the world. 000
Reposted by @stillngb.bsky.socialLeah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Yesterday, Trump’s America dot gov site answered factual questions like “who won the 2020 election” accurately. Today, it no longer does. 13245124
Reposted by @stillngb.bsky.socialStopice.net @stopicenet.bsky.social · 30/09/2026CONFIRMED - 11203 brooklyn ny - if you see ice anywhere in new york, let me know right away. MORE INFO: www.stopice.net?alert=1790774908985 011
Reposted by @stillngb.bsky.socialHuman Rights First @humanrightsfirst.org · 30/09/2026Pleased to co-sign these letters to the President of the UN Human Rights Council, HRC Member States & UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk, calling on them to hold the US accountable for its human rights abuses despite its refusal to participate in the Universal Periodic Review process.arabnews.comDozens of NGOs demand US return to UN rights reviewNGOs are calling for the US to participate in the UN human rights review after its boycott last year. This boycott by the Trump administration drew criticism over alleged abuses. 033
Reposted by @stillngb.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/09/2026Trump White House misspells “United” on the official “super intelligence” document with AI executives. Instead of “President of the United States,” it reads: “President of the Unites States.” Nothing says “super intelligence” quite like misspelling the name of the country. 61680672353
Reposted by @stillngb.bsky.socialThe Oregonian @oregonian.com · 30/09/2026The pair of purple martins didn’t set out on their journey together, but somewhere along the way the two Oregon birds have found themselves just miles apart south of the border. mrf.lu/2d4jK 0185
Reposted by @stillngb.bsky.socialProtect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 30/09/2026Gov. Newsom signed the No Kings Act today, giving residents the right to sue federal agents like ICE for violating their constitutional rights. CA is now the 5th state to offer this right, reaching +70 mil Americans. Our own Cameron Kistler, who testified in support, said: protdem.org/4jxgm2p 213033
Reposted by @stillngb.bsky.socialJon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The "Broadview Six" are in with an "ICYMI" for Judge April Perry, making sure she's aware of ex-AUSA Sheri Mecklenburg's "widely published" retirement letter: 08426
Reposted by @stillngb.bsky.socialCalMatters @calmatters.org · 29/09/2026A new law will require local agencies to publicly disclose audio recordings and written records of 911 calls originating from privately run immigration detention facilities. cal.news/4iWaik2 📸 Gregory Bull, AP 2215
Reposted by @stillngb.bsky.socialSenator Nathan Johnson @nathanjohnsontx.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Have you checked your voter registration? Don’t wait until Election Day: 1.) check your voter registration status; 2.) verify your address; and 3.) if something is wrong, fix it now. Check your status at VoteTexas.gov. 084
Reposted by @stillngb.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Check this out! Today, Democratic leaders in the Senate are holding a shadow hearing about the Trump admin's mass delegalization campaign. @immcouncil.org's Policy Director @naynagupta.bsky.social is on the ground in DC preparing to livetweet the hearing. Follower her thread for more. 👇 1425140
Reposted by @stillngb.bsky.socialPam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026America.gov launched today--a DOGE initiative to use AI to deliver public services. Child lying facedown on a frozen lake as the image accompanying the question: "How can I invest in my child's future" is just incredible. Way to go AI 952519670
Reposted by @stillngb.bsky.socialHelen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 29/09/2026Trump’s new AI website is kinda fun, it turns out. 5541231123
Reposted by @stillngb.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 29/09/2026NEW: A new White House rule would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives, including ones that help disabled Americans vote. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader effort to restrict voting access.propublica.orgThis White House Plan Threatens Funding That Helps Disabled Americans VoteA new rule from the Office of Management and Budget would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to restr... 451057676
Reposted by @stillngb.bsky.socialTexas Tribune @texastribune.org · 28/09/2026Breaking: The Texas Tribune has identified the ICE agent who witnesses say fired through an open van window and killed 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston nearly three months ago.texastribune.orgICE agent who shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston identifiedThe federal government has withheld his identification, even as major state and local law enforcement agencies across the country typically identify officers involved in shootings on the job soon afte... 20566483352
Reposted by @stillngb.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Jamie Raskin calls out the shitty ads as a crime (this was cited by CNN and other stories). This is the kind of Xitter post that I beg of @raskin.house.gov or other MoCs to cross-post over here -- not least bc more people over here are likely to magnify it. 241131355
Reposted by @stillngb.bsky.socialMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Who says they “don’t make enough money”? Compared to what? You don’t need to grant the far right authoritarian party’s premise. You can write that they’re using arbitrary numbers based on no standards that should not be taken seriously, & you can just say that plainly instead of stenographizing 24595155
stillngb.bsky.social @stillngb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Here’s a feel good story for ya 😁 www.sfgate.com/politics/art...sfgate.comMAGA candidate in small Calif. town convicted on 9 counts of election fraudIt turns out this conservative candidate wasn't following election laws herself. 110
Reposted by @stillngb.bsky.socialSarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 28/09/2026FRC can't compete with prophets, apostles, podcasters, and influencers. Their annual summit used to be a must-attend--and must cover--event. 25822
Reposted by @stillngb.bsky.socialScott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026THERE IT IS: Group of January 6 riot defendants have filed each filed federal civil lawsuits in DC seeking taxpayer-funded compensatory and punitive damages for alleged violations of their righrs They claim they were "targeted..and punished" for "protected expressive" activity 28621091114
Reposted by @stillngb.bsky.socialMike Sacks @mikesacks.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Just spitballing here but maybe dude checked the temperature among colleagues to find there's a broad consensus to say SCOTUS doesn't (yet) have jurisdiction in the Suncor case, and so his vote for the oil companies on the merits won't matter 6597
Reposted by @stillngb.bsky.socialGovernor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 28/09/2026Major TV networks are cashing taxpayer-funded checks to air what is literally a deranged Trump campaign ad. Time to review Fox, EVERY network, and every company knowingly profiting from this illegal scheme. Stop now — before it’s too late. 30695193