Reposted by TheodoreAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5hTrump tries to start a race war: "The once Great State of Minnesota is being taken over by Somali Immigrants ... The Somalians should not be allowed to get away with what they are doing. They view you as weak and stupid people. Fight back Minnesota, fight back!" 71038901126
Reposted by TheodoreKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 4hThe announcement that the Pentagon is going to live stream the firing squad execution of Nidal Malik Hasan needs to be understood in the context of the state-sponsored bloodlust for their chief enemies: Muslims and alleged socialists. 18340111
Reposted by TheodoreJen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 8hPOWERFUL must read: Jane Doe is a human being. You think you’re qualified to classify what she contends was rape based on your understanding of a state’s legal statute? The public’s concerted focus on nitpicking the legality of the incident has eclipsed and deprioritized her humanity ....open.substack.comWe Are All Jane DoeFor young women, the alleged “Cornell Gang Rape” is not just a nightmare — it’s a danger that is always there. 316249
Reposted by TheodoreAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8hFOX NEWS: If you lose the House, whose fault is that? MIKE JOHNSON: If we lose the House, it will be because the people were misled FOX NEWS: It doesn't fall on your shoulders? MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know how it could. I mean, I'm traveling nonstop 3991216237
Reposted by TheodoreJoe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 8hMakes perfect sense. Susie Wiles is the chief of staff to Donald Trump. Donald Trump works for Vladimir Putin. So…of course.👇 1420368
Reposted by TheodoreHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Kimberly Guilfoyle was preparing for her congressional hearing to become ambassador to Greece when she asked a donor for $100K to pay AmEx, in a way that wouldn’t leave a paper trail. “It won’t show up anywhere if you wire money to AmEx.” Gift link. 👇 www.wsj.com/politics/pol... 53847032404
Reposted by TheodoreAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The grift never ends. He just wants to be able to charge the government even when he’s out of office 60239411332
Reposted by TheodoreAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026Troy Jackson after Collins takes credit for rural healthcare cuts in big beautiful bill not being as bad as they could've been even though she voted to advance the bill: "Sen. Collins is like an arsonist who helped set the fire, and then she wants credit for bringing a cup of water to put it out" 242105162437
Reposted by Theodorejamelle @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 108105971799
Reposted by TheodoreJen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 06/10/2026An “interview” denotes responsive answers — not a stream of non sequiturs, insults, and outbursts. A few commentators ventured that the session was “grievance”-filled or “emotional,” but even that falsely suggests some orderly presentation of reality-based complaints in response to questionsopen.substack.comWords & Phrases: A Crazy Rant Isn’t a ‘Speech’ or an ‘Interview’🚨 28 Days to the Midterms 🚨 521742
Reposted by TheodoreDan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026NEW: In March the White House released an FY27 budget request that zeroed out the National Science Foundation's directorate of Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE). For months it was unclear what would happen. Now, with FY26 over, the damage to SBE is coming to light. My reporting:science.org‘Complete devastation’: How NSF gutted its social sciences researchAgency body that funds sociology, linguistics, and archaeology studies in U.S. gave 90% fewer new grants this year 9658514
Reposted by Theodorederek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/10/2026i should rephrase: incredible republican voters and leaders will not give a shit 453050120
Reposted by TheodoreAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/10/2026notable -- Fox News hasn't mentioned Trump's transphobic attack on Annie Andrews a single time. Not once. And they cover a lot of his Truth Social posts. Almost like they're trying to protect their audience from learning the true depth of his depravity. 32352881458
Reposted by TheodoreProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/20264/ Fernando Vasquez, an 18-year-old citizen, was on break from work when agents chased and handcuffed him, then put him in their truck. After realizing their mistake, the agents left the teen alone in the woods, with no way to get home. Then they threw his ID out of the truck. 6725451246
Reposted by TheodoreHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 06/10/2026I’m glad more people are pointing this out. I talked about it it a few weeks ago w/ @janus.bsky.social Companies are attempting a sleight of hand where they capture data but argue because of how it’s processed it’s not “recording” and is thus private. They are still surveillance devices!theverge.comWe can’t just change the definition of ‘recording’Soon, asking “Does this device have a camera?” won’t be good enough. 6298124
Reposted by TheodorePortiaMcGonagal @portiamcgonagal.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Reagan really did a number on white America with his "Black welfare queen driving a Cadillac," and now they CANNOT believe it was BS then and still. www.rawstory.com/arkansas-wel...rawstory.comMAGA's frothing demands for a Black 'welfare queen' ad collapse under red state's own dataConservatives who blasted Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders for casting a white man as her Medicaid freeloader ran into a problem, as a new report pulled her own state's numbers.About 60% of people... 6375109
Reposted by TheodoreMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 06/10/2026NEWS: New York City just recorded the fewest shootings, shooting victims, and murders in recorded history through the first nine months of the year. Major crime is down 6.6% citywide, the largest year-to-date drop in 17 years, with declines in all five boroughs. 1/ 461196604722
Reposted by TheodoreBloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 06/10/2026Former Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen criticized Trump’s treatment of US allies, and backed the idea of retaliation for protectionist movesbloom.bgYellen Says Trump ‘Appalling’ on US Allies, Backs RetaliationFormer Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen criticized President Donald Trump’s treatment of US allies, and backed the idea of retaliation for protectionist moves. 628659
Reposted by TheodoreMiss D @misschi.bsky.social · 06/10/2026This is why some people have checked out. Dementia Don is truly deranged & no one will do a thing about it. Every day he gets more & more unhinged He doesn't see himself as president of all Americans. He looks at the other side as the enemy www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comTrump suggests Iran could ‘take out’ Los Angeles or San DiegoGavin Newsom calls comments ‘deranged and dangerous’ after president tells Nebraska rally: ‘They can take out a city’ 07819
Reposted by TheodoreThe Sgt Joker @thesgtjoker.bsky.social · 06/10/2026How much does Trump love Americans and our troops? He loves us so much that he invited Iran to annihilate 4M Americans in Los Angeles and 1.5 M Americans in San Diego, including the 175,000 active duty military members in San Diego and LA. #FDT 2114573
Reposted by TheodorePBS News @pbsnews.org · 06/10/2026President Donald Trump has a history of denigrating U.S. cities, especially the largest ones that lean heavily Democratic. to.pbs.org/3W9N6VMto.pbs.orgTrump draws cheers, then criticism for musing about Iran taking out U.S. cities“They could take out a city,” he said. "Let ‘em take out Los Angeles. Let ’em take out San Diego.” 4814237
Reposted by TheodoreThe Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The White House has scrambled to defend the president after he casually offered up Los Angeles and San Diego for Iran to “take out,” prompting furious backlash. thedailybeast.comWhite House Melts Down Over Trump’s Bonkers War TalkTrump appeared to offer up Los Angeles and San Diego as targets for Iran. 217834
Reposted by TheodoreKatherine Clark @whipkclark.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Donald Trump has lost his mind. He thinks the destruction of American cities is “a small price to pay” for his reckless war. And not a peep from GOP leadership. 1316155
Reposted by TheodoreSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 05/10/2026“We humans have a natural impulse to adapt to reality. It has been essential for the survival of our species and the development of civil society. But now, that same normalizing impulse is putting us in serious danger…we are under attack from an enemy within.” www.americaamerica.news/p/we-are-und...americaamerica.newsWe Are Under Attack From an Enemy WithinBy listening to our founders and refusing to go along with this, we can name and defeat the ongoing danger to our constitutional republic 13326801008
Reposted by TheodoreSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 05/10/2026After recapping yet another busy week of #SCOTUS news, today’s “One First” officially closes the book on the Court’s October 2025 Term with some final (and pretty mind-boggling) data about just how busy—and just how ideologically charged and divided—the emergency docket was:stevevladeck.com255. Closing the Book on OT2025As the October 2026 Term begins, it's worth taking a moment to highlight the *real* final statistics for the Court’s output during the October 2025 Term. 434090
Reposted by TheodoreAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 04/10/2026NEW: I have obtained descriptions of NINE FBI training videos showing agents were instructed to flag Trump's name in the Epstein files for supervisory review. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...muellershewrote.comEXCLUSIVE: MSW Media has Obtained Descriptions of NINE Epstein Files Redaction Training Videos in FOIA LawsuitSources confirm that two videos instructed agents to flag documents including Trump’s name for supervisory review. 11754462289
Reposted by TheodoreMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Justice Alito is confusing court reform with attacking the court. Many of us simply want the Court to be better. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comSupreme Court expansion is ‘a concerted effort to intimidate the court,' Justice Alito saysDespite Americans' eroding trust in the Supreme Court, Alito says he's not discussed growing calls for expanding the court and setting term limits. 69871881992
Reposted by TheodoreGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 03/10/2026“He’s gotta resign. … We have to let our own people and everybody else know why it had to be done—because of what’s on the tape, because he lied.” — White House speechwriter Patrick J. Buchanan to White House chief of staff Alexander M. Haig, August 2, 1974 47944771284
Reposted by TheodoreBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Everyone involved in this process — including the Palantir employees — have to be investigated and probably go to jail. 22997273102
Reposted by TheodoreElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026My newsletter is up. Eric Schmitt should be mocked and John Roberts should be hounded and I will not be persuaded otherwise. www.thenation.com/article/poli...thenation.comEric Schmitt Deserves to Be Mocked ForeverIn this week’s Elie v. U.S., our justice correspondent relives the senator’s glorious face plant. Plus: whyt John Roberts’s also deserves our mockery. 31984183
Reposted by TheodoreAsha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 02/10/2026One pattern I see repeatedly in my research into complicity is the conflict of interest involved between the public and private sector in many contexts. I have to wonder if there is such an issue with regard to the Tompkins Cty prosecutor’s office and Cornell 1/ 1131478
Reposted by TheodoreMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 02/10/2026The White House is coordinating with the Justice Department to hide its abortion agenda from voters until after they've voted in order to try to influence the results of the election. 16537141816
Reposted by TheodoreAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Directing DOJ to slow-walk politically damaging decisions until after people vote would be a major scandal under any normal administration. Here, it’s just Friday. 15171863020
Reposted by TheodoreSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Garnet is absolutely right here. More than that, #SCOTUS has made it clear, over and over again, that it is not going to let states use its "original" jurisdiction to sue other states in contexts in which the underlying question *can* be litigated in the lower federal courts. This is one of those. 9454116
Reposted by TheodoreMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026"Exposed: The Israeli Lie Machine Targeting Britain" Andy Burnham is to set up a centre to counter ‘poisonous’ disinformation, focused on Russia. But will it only challenge foreign interference based on whether the country responsible is friend or foe? Read @owenjones.bsky.social, for Zeteo UK:zeteo.ukExposed: The Israeli Lie Machine Targeting BritainAndy Burnham is to set up a centre to counter ‘poisonous’ disinformation, focused on Russia. But will it only challenge foreign interference based on whether the country responsible is friend or foe? 11343111
Reposted by TheodoreChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Pretty clear to me there’s a very good case against this man for mass murder, and I’m saying that in as measured a fashion as I can. He’s order the killing of 234 people under no plausible war or legal justification. I am skeptical he will ever face legal accountability for til his but he should. 525101852230
Reposted by TheodoreSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 01/10/2026As promised, I wrote about what really bothers me about Tuesday's unsigned, unexplained #SCOTUS ruling clearing the way for the resumption of third-country removals with minimal (if any) process. Turns out, it's a lot: www.stevevladeck.com/p/254-four-t...stevevladeck.com254. Four Things That (Really) Bother Me About “D.V.D. III”“Third-country removals” raise a host of difficult procedural and substantive questions. The Supreme Court should have answered those questions *before* greenlighting deportations to torture. 18508196
Reposted by TheodorePeter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026@thisamericanlife.org spoke to some of those judges a year ago.. www.thisamericanlife.org/868/the-hand...thisamericanlife.orgThe Hand That Rocks The Gavel - This American LifeJudges describe the dismantling of our immigration court system from the inside. 1539
Reposted by TheodoreAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026I for one think it’s bad that the president can just say crazy stuff all day every day and 99% of it doesn’t make the news because we’ve normalized having an insane president 894255206037
Reposted by TheodoreAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026I recommend people read this to get a sense of the president's grave cognitive impairment. Trump is either unwilling or unable (or maybe both) to answer the questions he's actually asked, so he just rants and raves while the interviewers do their best to provide structure to his random brain firingstime.comRead TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview TranscriptThe U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections. 66366262562
Reposted by TheodoreMeidas Charise Lee 💙🌊🌴🥥🫘 @chariselee.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Governor Abbott office refused to turn over 1400 pages of correspondence without it being heavily redacted, claiming it contained intimate and embarrassing information. we will get to see how much Musk and Governor Abbott were able to sell out Texans. 9527911027
Reposted by TheodoreAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The same Brendan Carr who wanted to investigate NBC because Kamala was on SNL? The same Brendan Carr who wanted to dismantle independent fact checking and accused them of being a “censorship cartel?” Periodic reminder that the corruption is a feature, not a bug. 36756602247
Reposted by TheodoreAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026"Schmitt says he stands by his claim that Smith is a 'dirtbag' and a perjurer. And with that kind of commitment to the bit, he’s definitely a shoe-in for the VP spot." — @lizdye.bsky.socialpublicnotice.coSchmitt happens all over effort to perjury trap Jack SmithWhen gotchas go disastrously wrong. 2201980363
Reposted by TheodoreBolts @boltsmag.org · 30/09/2026A prosecutor candidate in Washington says she decided to run after federal agents shot and killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti; a sheriff candidate in New York says he wants to “kick ICE out.” All over, local candidates say immigration matters to their bids.boltsmag.orgThe 25 Sheriff and Prosecutor Races Set to Shape Criminal Justice and ICE Collaboration - BoltsVoters face stark choices for offices with vast powers on policing and punishment. Bolts walks you through key contests to watch across a dozen states. 220161
Reposted by TheodoreKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 28/09/2026A case that isn’t getting the headlines it deserves: an LSU student was raped by an LSU football player. He admitted it, but the school is still letting him play football. How multiple systems have failed this young woman & why she went public to get the help she needs: youtu.be/LihN7hsNKnw?...youtu.beSHOCKING College SCANDAL EXPOSES Stakes Of Trump’s DANGEROUS AGENDA!!YouTube video by Katie Phang 10532971481
Reposted by TheodoreJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I hope this headline haunts Eric Schmitt for the rest of his pathetic political career. 1162159704520