Reposted by Lauren BrewerThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 44mKelly McWilliams is biracial, and she was raised to be proud of her identity, but when she walks into a room, a lot of people perceive her as a white woman. And when she does tell people she’s Black, the situation can get uncomfortable — even scary — very, very fast. nyti.ms/4e5ZQmq 6367
Reposted by Lauren BrewerThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 43m"For the most part, these are stretch races that have either flown under the national radar or gotten attention so late that national Democrats with big checkbooks have not sent the resources that could make a difference." Maybe you can.lnk.thebulwark.comMore Democrats Who Can Win Red AmericaTim Miller has more candidates to watch and support. 23610
Reposted by Lauren BrewerThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 38mNine Americans have been killed by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank since 2022. trib.al/JEL6WB3trib.alJohn Fetterman Helps GOP Block Probe Into Israeli Murders of AmericansNine Americans have been killed by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank since 2022. 128669
Reposted by Lauren BrewerSteve Rattner @steverattner.bsky.social · 38mUnder President Trump, the wealth of the top 1% has grown more than twice as fast as the bottom half of Americans. 25024
Reposted by Lauren BrewerThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 3hTrump officials seem to have realized their AI chatbot was fact-checking the president’s biggest lies. trib.al/G5rU7c2trib.alTrump Reprograms Government AI Chatbot to Stop Fact-Checking His LiesTrump officials seem to have realized their AI chatbot was correcting the president’s biggest lies. 95940
Reposted by Lauren BrewerAdam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 3hA federal judge ORDERED the Trump admin to privately show him the memo purporting to justify boat strikes that have killed 234 people in the Caribbean and Pacific. Judge Engelmayer rejected several rationales for withholding the memo from the public and will determine whether to release it. 11483159
Reposted by Lauren BrewerThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2h“A.I. has to work for the warfighter, and enterprises.”🤔 Yikes— frantic, all over the place Palantir CEO Alex Karp lashes out at reporters over their “stupid” Q’s about A.I. + makes it clear war & enriching themselves are their prioroties (Our Q: “will you pee in this cup?”😬) 110401167
Reposted by Lauren BrewerKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Judging by a quick look at Twitter, the right has decided just to pretend that Eric Schmitt did not, in fact, just shoot himself in the dick and that he totally owned Jack Smith. 601508215
Reposted by Lauren BrewerMark 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. 822280938188
Lauren Brewer @styleseer.bsky.social · 23hAbsolutely! And it's sickening that most of Smith's work is still being withheld from the public. I'm glad his testimony is at least in the Congressional record. 000
Reposted by Lauren BrewerDavid Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 29/09/2026There was a moment when the US was taken over by enemies and criminals, the incompetent, the corrupt, and the malevolent. They control our government now and will use every means at their disposal, legal and illegal, to try to stop the rest of us from restoring law, order, and decency to US society. 12511195
Reposted by Lauren BrewerDavid Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Jack Smith made it crystal clear that his investigation was sound and lawful, that the president had committed crimes and that the GOP attacks on him were the actual weaponization of our justice system. He showed courage and moral clarity and continues to be one of the heroes of this moment. 10263081530
Reposted by Lauren BrewerJesse Felder @jessefelder.com · 29/09/2026‘Independent security researchers said they found bugs in recent months that allowed them to view the internal communications of OpenAI employees, the company’s internal computer code and view the chat logs of ChatGPT users.‘ www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/t... 316151
Reposted by Lauren BrewerAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026The Trump regime's new AI assistant confirmed Donald is a convicted felon, Biden won the 2020 election, and Trump is in the Epstein files before it stopped answering political questions. 782296842
Reposted by Lauren BrewerDean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Pulitzer Prize winning journalist David Cay Johnston explained on my show that "Donald Trump has fantasized about murdering people since he was a young man." That is why he views Trump as dangerous as people like Joseph Stalin. He enjoys making people suffer. My interview youtu.be/n_hr9qodvXY?...youtu.beDavid Cay Johnston: "Trump has fantasized about murdering people since he was a young man"YouTube video by The Dean Obeidallah Show 510842
Reposted by Lauren Brewer@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026In two weeks, Russell Brand goes on trial in the UK on rape and sexual assault charges in cases involving six women. Tomorrow in DC, he's appearing at a MAHA gathering to 'moderate' a discussion with Dr Oz about medicare and medicaid. What the hell? 46733288
Reposted by Lauren BrewerThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 28/09/2026A Moms for Liberty activist and loyal Trump supporter is facing up to eight years in prison after she was found guilty on nine counts of election fraud last week. trib.al/yxdfO5ttrib.alSurprise! MAGA Candidate Convicted of Election FraudTurns out there is election fraud, after all. 1512753
Reposted by Lauren BrewerJack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 28/09/202637 more wounded troops. Added quietly. No explanation. Here's the No B.S. truth: when anyone (a vendor, a CEO, a government) revises the numbers without telling you why, the silence IS the message. 861 wounded. Their families deserve the full story. 20477253223
Reposted by Lauren BrewerSteve Cornforth @stevecornforth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026This is a huge shadow over Burnham's effort to make #Labour look reasonable. Mass arrests for wearing T Shirts and carrying placards... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukMore than 50 Palestine Action support rally protesters arrestedMore than 250 protesters sat outside Labour's party conference in Liverpool to support the banned group. 41621288
Reposted by Lauren BrewerChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 28/09/2026ICE IS ABOUT TO MAKE YOUR GROCERY BILL EVEN WORSE Cattle groups in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas say ICE raids are creating a “massive chilling effect” on legal, documented workers, disrupting meatpacking and delaying the processing of thousands of cattle. They’re reporting millions in losses. 51147902510
Reposted by Lauren BrewerMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Here’s your periodic reminder that Howard Lutnick is still Commerce secretary despite blatantly lying to the public about his personal and business ties with child molester Jeffrey Epstein. 7340121111
Reposted by Lauren BrewerKevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Fellow GenXers: remember how often we were bombarded with images of late-period USSR? Old, decrepit men in charge, clinging to an ossified ideology. Political repression, nakedly false propaganda, empty shelves, food shortages, inadequate health care, deep-seated cynicism, crumbling infrastructurestatic.klipy.comIronic Star Wars MomentAlt: A smirking emperor palpatine says "ironic." 521463312
Reposted by Lauren Brewerdbnewtondoors.bsky.social @dbnewtondoors.bsky.social · 28/09/2026www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Republican policies are killing women - say it outloud. .theguardian.comWhy has abortion faded from America’s national conversation? | Moira DoneganThe US has already grown used to the horror caused by abortion bans. And Republicans have sought to quash the stories 1114168
Reposted by Lauren BrewerAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/09/2026NEW: One-time Bongino babysitter and last-remaining deputy FBI director Bailey is OUT. www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...reuters.comFBI deputy chief Bailey to resignFBI Co-Deputy Director Andrew Bailey said on Monday that he is resigning his post, leaving the most prominent U.S. law enforcement agency after a little more than a year. 1241906620
Reposted by Lauren BrewerSeth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Remember, friends, he's capable of anything. Even *that*, you ask? Yes. Even that. Besides voting (if we're allowed to) there may be nothing almost any of us can do to stop it. But at a *minimum* we can ensure that nothing catches us off guard—because we're ready for anything. 36797156
Reposted by Lauren BrewerRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026US Ambassador to China David Perdue says in their recent meeting Trump asked President Xi if China wanted to buy weapons systems from the US. 3461479572
Reposted by Lauren BrewerThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 27/09/2026Trump is furious that news organizations are fighting back against his vile efforts to punish their colleagues—because collective resistance to his authoritarianism actually works. trib.al/Ul3IXLYtrib.alTrump’s Angry Tirade Over Failing Press Ban Reveals His Achilles’ HeelTrump is furious that news organizations are fighting back against his vile efforts to punish their colleagues—because collective resistance to his authoritarianism actually works. 149628
Reposted by Lauren BrewerKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Colleges & universities, like Cornell, that receive federal funding are required to publish an Annual Security Report (ASR) of reported rapes, fondling, dating violence, domestic violence, & stalking on campus, in university housing, & on nearby public property. www.clerycenter.org/the-clery-actclerycenter.orgThe Clery ActThe Clery Act 781721578
Reposted by Lauren BrewerSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 27/09/2026So much of what we are confronting today is best understood by the actions undertaken by white communities in response to integration orders. White supremacy is a form of democratic nihilism. Every institution, norm, and value of democracy will be sacrificed for it. calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...calendar.eji.orgSep. 27, 1958 | White Little Rock Voters Choose to Close Public Schools Rather Than IntegrateLearn more about our history of racial injustice 251137429
Reposted by Lauren BrewerWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Air travel will become worse. The enshittification of America. 40899212
Reposted by Lauren BrewerThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Censorship is alive and well in the American tech oligarchy. 🇺🇸 www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig... 21432801381
Reposted by Lauren BrewerDefend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 27/09/2026BREAKING: 94 year old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen arrested under the Terrorism Act outside Andy Burnham’s Labour Party conference. UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action. 18771972992
Reposted by Lauren BrewerMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The major platforms—Facebook, YouTube, and X—are all refusing to show the trailer for the upcoming documentary that eviscerates the ridiculous pest Elon Musk. So I guess we have to do our part to make sure it is seen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_8...youtube.comMusk | Official Trailer | Bleecker StreetYouTube video by Musk 23858623988
Reposted by Lauren Brewerjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 27/09/2026reading this, it does seem as if “rationalism” is an elaborate intellectual architecture designed primarily to support the idea that if you were born white, male and clever then you are the genetic elite and entitled to rule. 942825461
Reposted by Lauren BrewerKate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 27/09/2026People in Oleshky have no food and are surviving on grass and weeds, a desperate measure that won't even be an option in the winter. Real pressure must be applied to Russia to allow people to evacuate! 331126547
Reposted by Lauren BrewerElayne Boosler @eboosler.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The UN: "The US was the ONLY nation to vote "NO" against ensuring & strengthening worldwide access to justice for all women & girls. The resolution passed with 37 yes votes, 6 countries (Côte d’Ivoire, Congo, Egypt, Mali, Mauritania & Saudi Arabia) abstained." Good company, huh? Vote Blue! 13236481584
Lauren Brewer @styleseer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Those cities have never been “car centric.” All three have long had extensive, efficient public transit systems. It will be newsworthy when Los Angeles moves away from car-centric urban planning. 100
Reposted by Lauren Brewerborn2balive.bsky.social @born2balive.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The New Yorker posted exactly how I interpreted the whole visit. 248107033425
Reposted by Lauren BrewerThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 27/09/2026The Trump administration plans to sharply scale back fuel-efficiency rules for new cars and light trucks, gutting one of the government’s most significant efforts to reduce gasoline consumption and speed the transition to electric vehicles in the U.S.nyti.msTrump Administration Plans to Gut Clean Car RulesNew fuel-economy standards, which President Trump said he finalized Saturday, would kill a federal effort to speed the transition to electric vehicles. 7615272