Susan McPherson @susanmcp.bsky.social · 1hAnd let's not forget how they all line up proudly wearing AK-47s pins on their lapels any chance they get. Disgraceful. 061
Reposted by Susan McPhersonScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 12hTrump promised Ukraine Patriot missile replacements and then failed to deliver them, rendering Kyiv vulnerable to the Kremlin's ballistic missiles. Ukraine has run out of missiles for the US-made Patriot air defense system, leaving it more vulnerable to Russian ballistic missile attacks.cnn.comExclusive: Ukraine runs out of Patriot defense missiles, leaving it more vulnerable to Russian attacks, source tells CNN | CNNUkraine has run out of missiles for the US-made Patriot air defense system, leaving it more vulnerable to Russian ballistic missile attacks, a source familiar with the situation told CNN on Thursday. 47432301
Reposted by Susan McPhersonRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 4hCould someone make a list of all the people who are supposed to be grateful according to Mr. Super Unlikeability 2028? 1830846
Susan McPherson @susanmcp.bsky.social · 12h"Perhaps if Jay-Z ever gets bored with being an entertainment mogul, he might try his hand at being the chief spokesperson for the White House. You know, as a side quest." A zinger from @charlotteclymer.bsky.social! charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/shes-not-a...charlotteclymer.substack.comShe’s Not a Lawyer But She Plays One on TVMerciful lord. 220
Susan McPherson @susanmcp.bsky.social · 22hGee, ya think?? The Disappearing Women of the Trump Administration www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/u...nytimes.comThe Trump Administration and the Shrinking Number of Women in Top Roles (Gift Article)In President Trump’s second term, those heading for the exits, voluntarily or involuntarily, are female officials. 074
Reposted by Susan McPherson19thnews @19thnews.org · 15/10/2026For six months of her pregnancy, Maria was held in an immigrant camp in Texas, where conditions made it impossible for her to care for herself or her baby. Her story is but one example of the troubling conditions for pregnant people in ICE custody. 19thnews.orgRaw chicken, malnutrition and fear: The ‘nightmare’ of being pregnant in an ICE detention campFor six months of her pregnancy, Maria was held in an immigrant camp in Texas, where conditions made it impossible for her to care for herself or her baby. 56040
Susan McPherson @susanmcp.bsky.social · 15/10/2026I can hear the creepy, crawly horror music playing in the background. 010
Susan McPherson @susanmcp.bsky.social · 14/10/2026"A Democratic Congress, should it materialize, will be a lifeline for American democracy. It will not save it, but it may begin to stem the bleeding — an emergency tourniquet for a patient on the verge of bleeding out." Spot on @jamellebouie.net! www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/o...nytimes.comOpinion | If Democrats Win the Senate, They Cannot Mess Around (Gift Article)The party will need to make the most of whatever majority it has. 0135
Reposted by Susan McPhersonGarrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Gosh, anyone know anyone who voted to approve all of this?!? 864768742
Reposted by Susan McPhersonJoe Brusuelas @joebrusuelas.bsky.social · 14/10/2026US September CPI: Inflation arrived hot in September on the back of rising energy prices, transportation costs and consumer electronics all combined to drive the CPI 0.6% higher on the month and 3.7% from one year ago. Core inflation advanced at a 0.3% m/m & 2.6% pace y/y. #Econ 310834
Reposted by Susan McPhersonNicky Schwenzer @nickyschwenzer.bsky.social · 14/10/2026ONE PERSON, ONE VOTE What a corrupt campaign finance system looks like Between 2024 & 2026, MUSK spent over $650 million to buy elections CRYPTO spent over $500 million AIPAC spent $230 million AI spent over $200 million Dems must implement REAL campaign FINANCE REFORM ONE PERSON, ONE VOTE 20314190
Reposted by Susan McPhersonRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Trump has cut off intelligence to Ukraine so that Putin can more easily bomb civilians including children. 41468622950
Susan McPherson @susanmcp.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Straight out of central casting. If it wasn't so horrific, it would be comical. 071
Reposted by Susan McPhersonAliza Shatzman ✡️ @alizashatzman.bsky.social · 13/10/2026This guy shouldn’t be weighing in on anything. 2127628
Susan McPherson @susanmcp.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Some good news! A deep gratitude to FINALLY stop the horse carriages in New York City. gothamist.com/news/nyc-cou...gothamist.comNYC Council set to ban Central Park's carriage horse industryMayor Zohran Mamdani has said he supports the ban and a majority of city councilmembers have signed on to support legislation that would end the industry. 150
Susan McPherson @susanmcp.bsky.social · 13/10/2026“It (the death penalty) diminishes all of us. It coarsens us. We should be striving to be better — to be more civilized, more thoughtful, less vicious. The very existence of the death penalty keeps us barbarous and cruel.” By @jillfilipovic.bsky.social. open.substack.com/pub/jill/p/t...open.substack.comThe Death Penalty Degrades Us AllA botched execution, a public execution - what are we doing? 021
Susan McPherson @susanmcp.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Public executions create perverse incentives for jackals like Hegseth to target individuals for spectacular acts of violence in the name of self-aggrandizement and polling boosts. The latest in @atrupar.com's PN by @nberlat.bsky.social: open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...open.substack.comThe fascist spectacle of streamed executionsIt’s a sign of a deeply sick society. 1834476
Susan McPherson @susanmcp.bsky.social · 13/10/2026He is most often found playing with his treasure chest of toys: the ballroom, the supersize Barbie dollhouse he calls the “National Garden of American Heroes,” the South Lawn helipad, the Kennedy Center, the Reflecting Pool, the Qatari Air Force One, the expanding Trump product line of gov currency" 000
Susan McPherson @susanmcp.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Happiest of birthdays, @charlotteclymer.bsky.social and to everyone reading this, #GOTV! 1547
Reposted by Susan McPhersonAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 12/10/2026"The amount of fuel Russia could export is too small, the impact on pricing too slight, the narrative too late to shape electoral outcomes: This looks, instead, like something very different: an abrupt, Hail Mary attempt to force Ukraine to surrender" www.theatlantic.com/idea/2026/10...theatlantic.comTrump’s Message to Ukraine Is Now Crystal ClearThe president’s actions over the past 72 hours look like an effort to force Kyiv to surrender. 1332220997
Susan McPherson @susanmcp.bsky.social · 12/10/2026A beautiful masterpiece. Make time to read @blairbraverman.bsky.social's story. 1385
Reposted by Susan McPhersonDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 12/10/2026This is, what, the third constitutional crisis today? www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202… washingtonpost.comTrump blew past deadline to halt running taxpayer-funded campaign-style adsA coalition of nonprofits had sued, calling the ads “propaganda.” The president has said campaign funds would be used to pay for the commercials going forward. 481100300
Susan McPherson @susanmcp.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Absolutely SAME experience, same decade! Gigi, Jesus Christ Superstar, Annie, always with the hand-held tightly! 000
Reposted by Susan McPhersonBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 12/10/2026"A revitalized American liberalism could incorporate Zelensky’s inspirational courage, Magyar’s organizing ability, Carney’s calm competence, and Pope Leo’s moral grounding. Is it too much to hope we could combine some of these elements in one political movement?" www.thebulwark.com/p/winning-mi...thebulwark.comWinning the Midterms Is Not EnoughOne wave election won’t defeat Trumpism. 56838237
Susan McPherson @susanmcp.bsky.social · 12/10/2026A critically important read but let's ensure we don't forget about the brutal murder of Melissa Hortman, her husband and their family pup. 064
Reposted by Susan McPhersonAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 08/10/2026This new Sherrod Brown ad debunks a anti trans ad while tying the Republican senate candidate to Jeffrey Epstein. THIS is how you fight back against anti trans ads. 353222828
Reposted by Susan McPhersonKate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Your deal does nothing for Americans, there isn't enough diesel there for even half a day! All it does is create a precedent of removing sanctions during an active war, and paves the way for you and your cronies to return to sweet business deals with Russia. 741162334
Reposted by Susan McPhersonLiz Renzetti @lizrenzetti.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Dan Levy doing what more men should do -- calling out Shane Gillis's misogyny. This is the top story on Variety right now, alongside a report on Russell Brand's rape trial beginning. In case we're still wondering why women are angry variety.com/2026/tv/news...variety.comDan Levy Calls Out Shane Gillis’ ‘SNL’ Monologue and Says ‘More Men Need to Be Standing Up’: ‘Speechless That Something Like That Can Exist on Live National Television’"Schitt's Creek" star Dan Levy is calling out Shane Gillis' "Saturday Night Live" monologue, saying that "more men need to be standing up." 1251752467
Reposted by Susan McPhersonKate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Trump 2024: “I will end the Russia-Ukraine war on day one, in 24 hours, even before I become president-elect.” Trump 2 years later: 351003295
Reposted by Susan McPhersonAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/10/2026Chris Murphy: "Donald Trump was so fundamentally unprepared for this war that within days of the war starting, our billion dollar air bases and naval bases in the region were obliterated by the Iranians. Every single American should be furious about that." 474154655251
Reposted by Susan McPhersonAnne Muntean @annemuntean.bsky.social · 11/10/2026The more Putin escalates his attacks on Europe, the more Europe should support Ukraine | Timothy Garton Ash www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comThe more Putin escalates his attacks on Europe, the more Europe should support Ukraine | Timothy Garton AshMoscow’s imperialist strongman believes decadent European democracies can be cowed. Our job is to prove him wrong, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash 6439130
Reposted by Susan McPhersonKate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Zelenskyy: “This week was very difficult for us, not only geopolitically, but also because of massive Russian attacks on our civilian infrastructure. They attacked our energy sector 196 times, our gas and oil 20 times. So far, they've killed 153 civilians. 291332563
Susan McPherson @susanmcp.bsky.social · 11/10/2026“Sadly, I am but one of many civil servants who have departed the government under less than ideal circumstances in recent years. If my story helps others or in some small way assists in preserving the rule of law, I am willing to share it,” Murdock said. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comVeteran conservative lawyer quits Trump’s interior department and warns of ‘assault on the rule of law’John Murdock had been working for the agency for 18 years and his resignation comes during an exodus of longtime federal workers and scientists 021
Reposted by Susan McPhersonScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026One of the most famous trees in the American southwest—where tress are often considered sacred—is maliciously destroyed by Markwayne Mullins' goons. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...washingtonpost.comThey sat atop a ‘grandmother’ tree for months. Border agents knocked it down.Activists occupied a cottonwood tree in Arizona for more than two months in a standoff with U.S. Customs and Border Protection contractors. 14362168
Reposted by Susan McPhersonAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/10/2026EMMER: $4 gas, $6 diesel -- entirely unacceptable. Republicans agree on that. But it's not enough to vote for communists KARL: There aren't a lot of communists on the ballot 3392197389
Susan McPherson @susanmcp.bsky.social · 11/10/2026After Many Threats, an Arizona Lawmaker Asks: ‘Is It Really Worth It?’ www.nytimes.com/2026/10/11/u...nytimes.comAfter Many Threats, an Arizona Lawmaker Asks: ‘Is It Really Worth It?’ (Gift Article)Threats have altered the lives of State Representative Alma Hernandez, her family, friends and neighbors. They have even transformed her policymaking. 035
Reposted by Susan McPhersonMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/10/2026“Christian” pastors cheering on public executions when the whole Christian faith is based on the abhorrence of the gruesomeness of a public execution shows how far Christian Nationalism is off the rails. 71456511753
Reposted by Susan McPhersonMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10/10/202612 killed. 309 injured. Including an American death. All while Trump claims the war is "over" and demands a Nobel Peace Prize. 572079842
Reposted by Susan McPhersonDimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 10/10/2026The silence from the GOP is deafening… 1181786333
Reposted by Susan McPhersonRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Absolutely insanity. How the hell can this person possibly be employed with this level of malicious lying? Unless of course that is what your network is all about. bsky.app/profile/atru... 2083119758
Susan McPherson @susanmcp.bsky.social · 10/10/2026The grift is beyond our wildest imaginations 😡 www.wsj.com/politics/pol...wsj.comExclusive | ‘Honey Please’: Kimberly Guilfoyle Pushed Donor to Wire $100,000 to Her Amex AccountText messages with a MAGA ally show Guilfoyle seeking funds and offering access to top administration officials before becoming ambassador to Greece. 040
Susan McPherson @susanmcp.bsky.social · 10/10/2026“In 2017 I realized, to my astonishment, that the same was happening in the United States — and at that time every single state allowed children to be married.” Important piece by @nickkristof.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/10/o...nytimes.comOpinion | How Is Child Marriage Still Legal in the U.S.? (Gift Article)Children are still allowed to marry here in the United States because of zealots on the left and right alike. 3106
Reposted by Susan McPhersonThe Associated Press @apnews.com · 10/10/2026Pope Leo XIV declared capital punishment ''inadmissible” as he marked the World Day Against the Death Penalty and his native United States announced plans to livestream an execution by firing squad.bit.lyPope Leo declares death penalty 'inadmissible' as his native US plans to livestream executionPope Leo XIV has declared capital punishment "inadmissible.” He has penned a social media post for the World Day Against the Death Penalty, as his native United States announced plans to livestream an execution by firing squad. 331553403
Reposted by Susan McPhersonThe Associated Press @apnews.com · 10/10/2026U.S. soldiers wounded in an Iranian drone strike tell the AP the military's medical system failed them: “I was just kind of on my own, at least it felt like that.”bit.lySoldiers seriously wounded in Iranian drone strike tell AP the military's medical system failed themSome U.S. soldiers gravely wounded in the deadliest Iran strike on American troops say the military medical system failed them. 50841418
Reposted by Susan McPhersonKim Wexler's Ponytail 🐝💛🎗 @madisonkittay.bsky.social · 10/10/2026And FEMA's down 4500 employees. 43595242
Susan McPherson @susanmcp.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Let’s hope they finally figure it out. They have been fooled beyond belief. 130