Reposted by SusanneMcBruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 14hprimary every democratdailykos.comCentrist Democrats are afraid of expanding the Supreme CourtOh boy, here we go with this nonsense. 0112
Reposted by SusanneMcKriste Kline @kristekline.bsky.social · 14hThom Tillis should be a bit more...careful. He is dangerously close to advocating treason. He knows, or should know, that if the Ds win the House, Mike Johnson has FA to say about what happens next. He'll just be a mediocre Rep from LA again, with no more power than any other Rep. 133
Reposted by SusanneMcAnna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 19hNEWS: Congressional watchdog found again that the Trump administration illegally withheld funds for more programs last year. But still no action from GAO on any of these findings of impoundment. www.washingtonsun.com/whitehouse/c...washingtonsun.comCongress’ Watchdog Finds Trump Illegally Withheld More Than $1 Billion in Federal FundsThe White House impounded funds from the EPA and HHS last year, the Government Accountability Office reports. 29038
Reposted by SusanneMcElizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 14hHe got so much attention when he said this the other night and now, like any classic malignant narcissist, is doubling down because he wants more. 1110730
Reposted by SusanneMcTom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 14hSpare me Sen. Thom Tillis’s self-interested redemption book tour. When he had the opportunity to do what was right, he failed nearly every time. For example, he drew a line on Jan. 6 apologia, and then confirmed multiple people who crossed it, including Kash Patel and Jeanine Pirro.apnews.comRepublican Sen. Tillis calls his vote for Hegseth the 'biggest regret of my career' in a new bookRepublican Sen. Thom Tillis says in a new book that his deciding vote to confirm Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in January 2025 is the “biggest regret of my career.” 59677152
Reposted by SusanneMcKen Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 15hTheory: this SI thing is not basic Trump stupidity. This is a rebrand that the tech bros washed through Trump because AI sucks and they need to change the narrative so they got him to say it out loud and now they can all jump in and be like “yeah actually he’s right” 3440356
Reposted by SusanneMcAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14hTrump: "Let them hit a missile into San Diego or Los Angeles on the way. You want to see a horror show? Let them hit San Diego. Let them hit Los Angeles. You want to see some bad things happen?" 7951894667
Reposted by SusanneMcRep. Mike Levin @levin.house.gov · 22hEvery single one of these claims better be shut down. Todd Blanche promised Congress the January 6 slush fund was dead. January 6 defendants are suing taxpayers for payouts anyway. 19467182
Reposted by SusanneMcjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 07/10/2026who knows if jackson can win this thing but i am glad that he is making clear that susan collins's whole scam is to do everything she can to make life worse for mainers and then take credit for mitigating it in the slightest way possible 107105071780
Reposted by SusanneMce.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 07/10/2026there's a lot going on right now, but the ability to buy elections in order to stay out of prison is on the ballot whether you realize it or not 172313694
Reposted by SusanneMcVeronica 🌶️ @chilepepper.bsky.social · 15hGood!! Don’t let those assholes get away with deciding to ruin his fucking life because their baby boss turned yet another thing to shit for absolutely no reason. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...nytimes.comWrongly Indicted Man Seeks Inquiry of Official Conduct in Reflecting Pool Case (Gift Article)Lawyers for the former Olympian David Hearn accused prosecutors of ignoring their own evidence to indict him and then providing “blatantly false” information about what they knew when. 082
Reposted by SusanneMcAdam Hamilton @hamilton4kansas.bsky.social · 15hWe’re all tired of the chaos and corruption in Washington. If you’re a Kansas Republican ready to fix our broken politics, I’d be honored to have your vote. 29435
Reposted by SusanneMcJohn Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 15h“This is completely winnable, and it would be a sea change in the country if Gina Hinojosa wins the governorship of Texas,” Pritzker said. “There’s every reason to believe that she can and will with the right support.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/u...nytimes.comCould Gina Hinojosa Win the Texas Governor’s Race? JB Pritzker Thinks So. (Gift Article)Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois and the Democratic Governors Association are each sending $1 million to back Gina Hinojosa in a bid for Texas governor that appears increasingly competitive. 0113
Reposted by SusanneMcAnnie Abrams @annieabrams.bsky.social · 15h"Hundreds of thousands of US teens use ChatGPT each week to plan for college. They’re using it to plan applications, track deadlines, research schools and understand financial aid. That’s why we’ll soon be adding College Planner to ChatGPT for Teens." sigh openai.com/index/teens-... 57316
Reposted by SusanneMcMoira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 15hFormer @bardcollege.bsky.social President and friend of Jeffrey Epstein, Leon Botstein, has finally resigned all his college positions after emails emerge in which he asked Epstein if a trafficked woman was “for me.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/u...nytimes.comLeon Botstein, Former Bard President With Epstein Ties, Resigns From College PositionsLeon Botstein had already retired from the presidency of the liberal arts college this spring, after emails showed he had maintained a longtime friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. 33954349
Reposted by SusanneMcdarth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 15hjust post a list of who is paying for early access your honor 357696
Reposted by SusanneMcSherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 15hHonored to attend service at New Salem Baptist Church with Pastor Dr. Keith Troy. 29723
Reposted by SusanneMcIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 15hKEEP YOUR FU*KING HANDS OFF OUR VOTE! Robert De Niro wants to see you in the streets on October 17 to stop the fascists from sabotaging the midterms: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings 12691226
Reposted by SusanneMcLee Rowan 🐕 🐈⬛ 🌳 🌈 🏳️🌈 🇨🇦 🐉 🇺🇦🦇🪶🖋️ 🇺🇸 @leerowan.bsky.social · 15hThis is what MAGA does to women. 252
Reposted by SusanneMcAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15hTrump fans in Texas chant "Four more years! Four more years!" -- but it's pretty half-hearted 10558887
Reposted by SusanneMcKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15hI've played poker at dozens of casinos in my life, from the fanciest palaces in Las Vegas to crappy riverboats in the Midwest, and I can say that the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City was -- by a fucking mile -- the dirtiest, dingiest, cruddiest casino I have ever experienced in my life. 1483181523
Reposted by SusanneMcMoira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 15hIt’s hard to imagine how @bardcollege.bsky.social could have handled this worse. The administration, and many faculty members, stood by Botstein, defended him in the press, and made efforts to prolong his affiliation with the college. It is clear what their values are. 726732
Reposted by SusanneMcChristopher Farnsworth @chrisfarnsworth.bsky.social · 15hGift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/u...nytimes.comLeon Botstein, Former Bard President With Epstein Ties, Resigns From College Positions (Gift Article)Leon Botstein had already retired from the presidency of the liberal arts college this spring, after emails showed he had maintained a longtime friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. 0218
Reposted by SusanneMcRaider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Thank you for coming forward. We need more voices from inside the uniform standing shoulder-to-shoulder with us to reject this extremism, protect our democratic norms, and demand accountability. 23443751790
Reposted by SusanneMcBalls & Strikes @ballsandstrikes.org · 18hSam Alito's assurances that Obergefell is safe are sort of undermined by the last five decades of the conservative legal movementballsandstrikes.orgSam Alito Wants You to Forget How the Conservative Legal Movement Always WorksActivists are chipping away at the Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell because Alito told them exactly how to do it. 710529
Reposted by SusanneMcJulie K. Brown @jkbjournalist.bsky.social · 15hNEW: Maybe it's time to take a good look at all these deaths in the Epstein-Trump orbit. jkbjournalist.substack.com/p/dead-men-t...jkbjournalist.substack.comDead men tell no Epstein-Trump talesWhen witnesses, whistleblowers and accusers die, it’s time to look at whether they have anything in common. Here is a list of some of the recent deaths. 9735131400
Reposted by SusanneMcKasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 19hTo put this in perspective chestnut trees used to be dominant species in the United States. Billions of trees were killed by fungal blight and now fully grown America chestnuts are functionally extinct. There is no getting them back. Ever. All for a data center. www.gadgetreview.com/one-of-ameri...gadgetreview.comOne of America’s Last Chestnut Groves Is About to Be Destroyed for a Data CenterA rare 200-tree American chestnut grove in West Virginia may be cleared for data-center development, but the project denies the site is on its land. 6829631815
Reposted by SusanneMcJosh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social · 21hWe've probably learned more about American politics from the ANES than any other single data source. The same is true for the GSS and sociology. Both of these are gone if Congress acquiesces to these NSF cuts. 116492
Reposted by SusanneMcDevinCow @devincow.bsky.social · 15hSexual harassment from Trump? Who would have guessed? www.advocate.com/politics/nat...advocate.comScott Bessent reveals that Trump makes jokes about him being gay — to Melania’s friendsThe out Cabinet matter insisted his sexuality played no role in Cabinet appointment, but did keep him out of the U.S. Naval Academy. 5324888
Reposted by SusanneMcJen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 15hWhat a pathetic suck up, such a little, weak man 41679
Reposted by SusanneMcJoe Patrice @joepatrice.bsky.social · 16hUniversity of Austin, the anti-woke quasi-college is building a law school and they're looking for a dean exactly the way you'd expect.abovethelaw.comSupreme Court Wannabes Head Search Committee For Bari Weiss University Law School Dean - Above the LawJudges Ho, Oldham, and Thapar begin search for the inaugural dean of University of Austin Law. 1246
Reposted by SusanneMcAndrea Devon @andreadevon.sheshed.rocks · 21hI absolutely LOVE this!! Men showing up and standing with women. The El Paso, Texas Fire Department is walking a mile in her shoes to support survivors of domestic violence. #SheShed ♥️👠 971977604
Reposted by SusanneMcJustin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 16hReminder that Bezos's transformation of the Washington Post's opinion section to be overtly conservative, which came as he was actively currying favor with Trump, led to the lodd of hundreds of thousands of subscribers. 4153781
Reposted by SusanneMcRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15hOne of the biggest political battles of the midterms is happening in California. The result will shape the Democratic Party and how we shift the balance of power from the billionaire class back into the hands of the people. ⬇️ robertreich.substack.com/p/why-cali… 28692273
Reposted by SusanneMcMorgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 15hDoes he really think this stupid joke is helping Paxton? Talarico is not gay & he’s not a vegan — he’s a Texan.twitter.com 56317
Reposted by SusanneMcBloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 15hThe price of hiring supertankers to transport oil surged to a fresh high, adding huge costs to the petroleum supply chain.bloom.bgOil Shipping Costs Reach Dizzying New Highs on Hormuz SnarlsThe price of hiring supertankers to transport oil surged to a fresh high, adding huge costs to the petroleum supply chain. 32812
Reposted by SusanneMcJason Karsh @jkarsh.bsky.social · 15hWe live in the dumbest timeline with the dumbest, greediest, worst people in charge. It’s incredible. 601270177
Reposted by SusanneMcThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 15hSusan Collins, one of the most vulnerable Republicans in the midterms, faced a humiliating reality check Tuesday night during her debate against Democratic challenger Troy Jackson. trib.al/q9GNXOrtrib.al“We Can’t Eat Road Salt”: Susan Collins Crashes and Burns in DebateThe incumbent Maine senator gave a dumpster-fire performance. 47615
Reposted by SusanneMcKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 16hThe right has been gloating that the #MeToo era ended, but we're due for a reckoning that's going to make that look like nothing by comparison. 652078473
Reposted by SusanneMc𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 07/10/2026Trump said in 2016 he’d eliminate the national debt in eight years. The national debt apparently took that personally. 691740572
Reposted by SusanneMcMike Rhone @mikerhone.bsky.social · 16hJust noting for the record that countries can expel ambassadors. So if, say, Greece didn’t want to deal with their ambassador from the US for some reason, there’s a recourse… 041
Reposted by SusanneMcMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 16hNEW: Trump’s DOJ put a convicted election hacker on poll duty. Yes, really.meidasnews.comTrump’s DOJ Put Convicted Election Hacker on Poll DutyAs Harmeet Dhillon rebuilds the Civil Rights Division after roughly 300 career employees left, Justice Department records place David Michael Levin in the federal election-monitoring operation. 7722001235
Reposted by SusanneMcDavid Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 16hGood rundown of why diesel prices are so high, and why Trump's ideas for doing anything about it will fail. prospect.org/2026/10/07/p...prospect.orgThe Political Economy of Diesel - The American ProspectTrump is trying every possible short-term trick to cut diesel prices. None of it will work; he might as well command the tide to recede. 13115