Reposted by Ted M. GossardThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23h"gas prices have risen more in red states" 61764265
Reposted by Ted M. GossardChris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 29/09/2026MAGA candidate Gaea Powell convicted on 9 counts of election fraud 9/28/26 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. 5343137
Reposted by Ted M. GossardRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob." —FDR, 1936 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comHow A.I. Super PACs Are Trying to Influence the MidtermsSee how groups aligned with Anthropic and OpenAI have funneled major money into the fight for control of Congress. 5124951003
Reposted by Ted M. GossardAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23h🍏Toxins out of our food 🧑🌾Farmers first, not chemical companies ❌Break up corporate concentration in agriculture 💧Clean water, guaranteed 🍽️School meals that nourish 💸Public dollars should buy public health ⚕️Food as medicine ⚖️Accountability for polluters, not immunity 14869602065
Reposted by Ted M. GossardAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23hTrump: "We're gonna be signing a document today renaming artificial intelligence, because it's not artificial. We're gonna be naming it Super Intelligence. Officially renaming it." 631735159
Reposted by Ted M. GossardAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23hTrump is flanked by, among others, Jensen Huang and Musk, with Mike Johnson visible behind them as reporters are hustled out of the room 100785230
Reposted by Ted M. GossardRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17hI hope Michiganders elect Abdul El-Sayed to the Senate. He would be good for Michigan and good for the United States. robertreich.substack.com/p/senator-…robertreich.substack.comSenator Abdul El-SayedHe would be good for Michigan and good for the United States 303155793454
Reposted by Ted M. GossardJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Judge Finds Trump Admin in Contempt of Court Again for Wrongful Deportation talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...talkingpointsmemo.comJudge Finds Trump Admin in Contempt of Court Again for Wrongful DeportationThree Different Court Orders Violated The Trump administration was found in contempt... 14568159
Reposted by Ted M. GossardNPR @npr.org · 28/09/2026JUST IN: The Trump administration says easing these standards will make cars more affordable. Critics say it's not so simple and could be costly for the environment.n.prThe Trump administration weakens fuel efficiency standards for new carsThe Trump administration says easing these standards will make cars more affordable. Critics say it's not so simple and could be costly for the environment. 64352111
Reposted by Ted M. Gossard🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 28/09/2026At this moment Elon Musk alone is worth $893,449,882,001macfarlanenews.substack.com“They don’t understand the scale of the hunger!”- An unfolding crisis at the nation’s food banksWeeks before the midterm elections, the cost crisis is hammering food pantries in red and blue states 20568238
Reposted by Ted M. GossardJoaquin Castro @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Update on Pedro Mendoza Chávez: While he was in the hospital, ICE refused to let his wife see or speak to him, and an officer told her he had fallen. Pedro, 63, says agents kicked him to the ground. Instead of being in a hospital, he's at an ICE detention facility in Taylor, Texas. 7321152
Reposted by Ted M. GossardMedia Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The White House press bans aren’t about ethics in journalism. They're about what Trump wants from the press: servile propaganda that parrots only what he and his allies say about his administration.mediamatters.orgTrump’s press grievances are based in their refusal to do propaganda 12583196
Reposted by Ted M. GossardMike Quigley @quigley.house.gov · 28/09/2026It was never about arresting “the worst of the worst.”forbes.comTrump Officials Now Restricting All Legal Immigration CategoriesRecent immigration policies of the Trump administration affect American citizens sponsoring family members and employers seeking workers as the economy has slowed down. 18344168
Reposted by Ted M. GossardDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Vought is breaking the law but he is not “going rogue.” At his confirmation hearings, Vought told Republicans he would do this and they voted for him anyway. If they want to stop him, they still can via impeachment. They won’t. 7833161102
Reposted by Ted M. GossardAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 27/09/2026This admin has spent years going after science. It proposed the largest cut in NASA’s history, about a quarter of the agency and half of its science programs. But last month, a groundbreaking telescope left the launch pad anyway. And the story of how it got there is our good news this Sunday. 9965481854
Reposted by Ted M. GossardRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Trump and Republicans are terrified of policies that curb their own wealth and power, and the wealth and power of the oligarchs that bankroll them. That's why they're amping up the fearmongering about "socialism." 11936031366
Reposted by Ted M. GossardScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Talarico's instincts as a campaigner are formidable. www.usatoday.com/story/news/s...usatoday.comTalarico calls Paxton, leaves voicemail inviting him to debateIn a 40-second video posted to X, Talarico calls Republican Ken Paxton, but the call apparently goes to voicemail — Paxton does not appear to answer. 739081
Reposted by Ted M. GossardAMPTsuper @amptsuper.bsky.social · 27/09/2026"They had 20% fewer emergency department visits and 31% fewer hospitalizations than similar patients who did not receive meals." www.npr.org/2026/09/26/n...npr.orgMeal deliveries can save money and improve health. Will they survive Medicaid cuts?Some states deliver meals to Medicaid patients that address their dietary needs. Evidence shows it aids recovery and saves healthcare costs, but federal budget cuts may lead some states to cancel it. 5331131
Reposted by Ted M. GossardBrian Poindexter For Congress @poindexterforcongress.com · 15/09/2026I joined doctors and nurses to warn health care premiums are going up next year. Max Miller voted to cut health care to pay for billionaire tax cuts. We can't afford his policies anymore. 3373121
Reposted by Ted M. GossardJordan Wood @jordanwood.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Day 5 since Pro-Publica reported on Susan Collins corrupt operation trading campaign cash for federal contracts. What’s been her response? She’s running the Trump playbook. Claiming to be the victim of a vast conspiracy by the media and Democrats. No remorse, no apology, no accountability. 22529213
Reposted by Ted M. GossardAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026NYC Deputy Mayor Julie Su: I think that’s part of the magic of Mayor Mamdani. What he believes deeply in is that government has an active role to play in shaping the economy, in shaping the city, and in making sure that working people have what they deserve. 8044901006
Reposted by Ted M. GossardMary Peltola @marypeltola.com · 26/09/2026Alaskans don't need to be told how important rural hospitals are. In a state this vast and remote, they are critical lifelines for Bush communities. Dan Sullivan voted to gut the funding these facilities need to provide care, putting rural hospitals statewide at risk of closure. 7567169
Reposted by Ted M. GossardChris Conaton @conatonc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A familiar story for anyone who follows @volts.wtf. “The Chronicle spoke to more than half a dozen grid experts…to try to understand why Texas’s notoriously unreliable grid had a remarkably reliable summer. The answer was unanimous: solar panels and batteries.”houstonchronicle.comTexas shattered energy demand records this summer. Here's why the grid held up.Texas repeatedly broke electricity demand records this summer, but ERCOT avoided emergencies as booming solar and battery capacity helped keep the grid stable. 352246763
Reposted by Ted M. GossardMarie 🇨🇦 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Republicans ignored rising prices until Jon Husted started trailing Sherrod Brown. Now, six weeks before Election Day, the Senate GOP suddenly wants to look like it cares about affordability. Too late. Vote blue…and make their panic permanent. #USDemocracy #RisingBlue 18790258
Reposted by Ted M. GossardCongresswoman Rashida Tlaib (mirror) @reprashida.govpeeps.us · 24/09/2026ICE killed another man. His name is Mario David Coronado Juarez. Mario lived and worked in Michigan for 7 years as a construction worker, sending money home to his kids in Guatemala. ICE pursued him in an unmarked car, causing a fatal car crash. These killings have to stop. #AbolishICE. 46946
Reposted by Ted M. GossardMrs. Peabody resists 🦋👊🦋 @peabodya.bsky.social · 24/09/2026You probably know this, but ... You can listen to ProPublica's fearless journalism for free. Personally, I like to take in these dauntingly long stories this way while I'm doing mindless chores. (And no weird AI voices with bizarre valley-girl intonations either) www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...propublica.orgThe FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the WayAfter the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini... 217762
Reposted by Ted M. GossardSherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Jon Husted just voted to continue the Iran war for the 14th time. While Ohioans are paying record high costs at the gas pump and the grocery store, Jon Husted is voting for more war – and costing you more money – every chance he gets. 251288430
Reposted by Ted M. GossardGovernor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 24/09/2026Diesel is at an all-time high, grocery prices keep rising, and more than 167,000 pounds of meat have been recalled nationwide. What’s Donald Trump focused on? Putting his name on Ford’s Theatre.pbs.org3 things to know about rising diesel prices and how they affect youDiesel prices have reached historic highs as a result of the U.S. war in Iran and Russia’s war in Ukraine, and consumers will bear the brunt of the rising cost, experts say. 19762218
Reposted by Ted M. GossardCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 23/09/2026WAPO: The architect quit “after warning repeatedly that Trump was insisting on a preliminary design that did not provide adequate emergency exit routes or fire-containment measures .. .. ‘I am the code,” Trump said.” @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio... 28325501041
Reposted by Ted M. GossardCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 23/09/2026“.. China's trade position has never been stronger. .. some supply chains are now moving back INTO China. German firms are boosting their China investments .. And polls find China is viewed more favorably than the US in numerous countries for the first time.” www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti... 931449556
Reposted by Ted M. GossardKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Perpetually “concerned” Susan Collins should be VERY concerned by the latest reporting from ProPublica, revealing her involvement in an alleged bribery/pay to play scheme of awarding defense contracts to a specific firm right after that company made campaign “donations." youtu.be/f2fFlCPjKnk?...youtu.beGOP Senator CAUGHT RED-HANDED In MASSIVE BRIBERY SCHEME Probe!?!YouTube video by Katie Phang 740155575560
Reposted by Ted M. GossardScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026NYT has now independently corroborated all the major allegations against Susan Collins in the ProPublica report, including that investigators were prepared to move against her and then Trump intervened to shut it down. This put Trump in a position of exceptional and extortionate leverage over her.nytimes.comF.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan CollinsThe inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials. 24982213341
Reposted by Ted M. GossardMatthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026We could have just not done any of this. 1293388487
Reposted by Ted M. GossardRepresentative Becca Balint @balint.house.gov · 21/09/2026The “talking point” that President Biden banned 400 journalists from the White House is not true. But Republican officials are still trying to spread it. We always have to call this type of thing out and stand up for the truth. 13427140
Reposted by Ted M. GossardRep. Teresa Leger Fernández @fernandez.house.gov · 21/09/2026ICE shot Wilbur in his car in Austin yesterday. Now, his family doesn’t even know where he is. His family deserves answers. The American people deserve the truth. Release the body camera footage. Tell us where Wilbur is. 7434179
Reposted by Ted M. GossardSimon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Wow, this is a very big week for Trump - UN, foreign meetings, Xi's state visit........ 38815207
Reposted by Ted M. GossardRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21/09/2026So the US is “working on a deal” to buy Potash from a dictator allied with Putin instead of Canada. 1848106363617
Reposted by Ted M. GossardRep. Dr. Jasmine Clark @jasmineclarkforga.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Public health is at its best when you don't even notice it's working. It doesn't just pop up during a pandemic. It's clean water. It’s food safety. It’s disease prevention. It’s protecting our communities before a crisis hits. That's why we need public health champions in Congress! 9938262
Reposted by Ted M. GossardKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The Republican who runs South Dakota's elections just backed a Democrat to succeed her. "South Dakota deserves a Secretary of State who will strengthen confidence through performance rather than provocation; who will support election officials rather than burden them for political effect."nytimes.comRepublican Who Runs South Dakota Elections Backs Democrat to Succeed HerMonae Johnson, the secretary of state, is the latest Republican incumbent to speak out against conservative candidates as President Trump loses support before midterm elections. 282168596
Reposted by Ted M. GossardThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21/09/2026WIRED: “Census Bureau Overrun With Staffers From a MAGA Think Tank — home to vast troves of sensitive data on nearly every person, used for drawing congressional districts + allocating federal funding…” Nothing to see here, folks! 😕🤷🏼wired.comThe Census Bureau Is Overrun With Staffers From a MAGA Think TankThe US Census is home to vast troves of sensitive data on nearly every person living in the country, which is used for apportioning and drawing congressional districts as well as allocating federal fu... 38948536
Reposted by Ted M. GossardAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026NEW: @apnews.com confirms that ICE has begun electronically "disappearing" people in the agency's custody who have final orders of removal. As of last week, anyone jailed by ICE with a final order of removal will NOT appear in the ICE Online Detainee Locator System, making them effectively vanish.apnews.comAP Exclusive: ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal ordersU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding most detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, in a move that has made it harder for lawyers an... 18945902943
Reposted by Ted M. GossardLynn @lynnf.bsky.social · 22/09/2026@hcrichardson.bsky.social Bit Coin 5283116
Reposted by Ted M. GossardAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/09/2026JD Vance: "If you're gonna be a propaganda arm of the left, why would Donald Trump give you special access to his White House?" (It's not his!) 3992836534
Reposted by Ted M. GossardMother Jones @motherjones.com · 19/09/2026In a bitter May runoff, Texas Republicans nominated Bo French, an investor with only the vaguest glimmer of industry experience and a mostly irrelevant and racist political program that calls for deporting 100 million people, purging the nation of Muslims, and emulating a defunct apartheid state.motherjones.comBo French sent a tweet so racist, his own party finally took notice. It's just the tip of the iceberg.How a regulatory agency you've never heard of became a test case for Republican extremism. 13408168
Reposted by Ted M. GossardAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Mike Rogers couldn't be bothered to show up to the debate, but here's what I would have asked him if he wasn't such a coward: 142101282920
Reposted by Ted M. GossardSave Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Well it's about time... Can't wait until @nytimes.com hears about Sen. Brian Chavez conflicts of interest as gas & oil business owner and chair of state energy committee. @energyandpolicy.org @ccbecker271.bsky.social @quinnglabicki.bsky.social @fractracker.bsky.social @kentksmith.bsky.social 3228103
