Reposted by The Writing KitChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 20hTHIS WAS MONEY FOR CHILDREN’S HEALTHCARE. A Florida grand jury found $10 MILLION meant to help provide health insurance for poor children was misappropriated for political purposes. Moody & DeSantis took money meant for kids. #GOPWarOnHealthcare 36959873223
Reposted by The Writing KitGarrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 23hFBI Director Kash Patel this week has faced the worst data breach in FBI history, a deputy who quit because Patel was doing too many unconstitutional things, and partied with a suspected double agent. And it's only Tuesday. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-disgra...doomsdayscenario.coThe Disgrace and Danger of Kash Patel, Part IIA quick check-in on the FBI director's latest raft of scandals (including, of course, the bestiality). 311394491
Reposted by The Writing KitAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 29/09/2026🍏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 14869942073
The Writing Kit @thewritingkit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Mike Johnson promises more of the same. That’s perfect, Mike. Shout it out! 010
Reposted by The Writing KitAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Kimmel to Mamdani: "I live in Los Angeles and that is not the reception our mayor would get" 277130972560
Reposted by The Writing KitChristopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 28/09/2026NEW: On Pope Leo’s World Day of Migrants, Cardinal McElroy told Catholics to “fight every dimension” of the Trump administration’s war on immigrants and to replace politicians who tolerate it. “In abandoning the words of Deuteronomy and of the Statue of Liberty, we are losing our soul as a nation.”thelettersfromleo.comOn Pope Leo’s World Day of Migrants, Cardinal McElroy Indicts Trump’s War on ImmigrantsPreaching on the Good Samaritan for World Day of Migrants, Washington’s archbishop named Minneapolis, a five-year-old used as bait, and a nation that “passed on by.” He told Catholics to fight every d... 3375144
Reposted by The Writing KitNicolle Wallace @nicollewallace.bsky.social · 27/09/2026podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...podcasts.apple.comPete Buttigieg: We're in a "Make or Break" MomentPodcast Episode · The Best People with Nicolle Wallace · September 25 · MS NOW Premium Only · 50m 816538
Reposted by The Writing KitRick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026P.S. If there's one thing that can override the usual divergent ideological leanings of the Justices, it is a lower court that disobeys the Court's earlier orders or looks for sneaky ways around them. 0364
Reposted by The Writing KitJosh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 25/09/2026BREAKING: #SCOTUS again rejects GOP bid to tweak Missouri district lines to pick up another U.S. House seat, chides lower federal courts for ignoring Purcell principle and interfering in state decisions just prior to election. Remarkably, no noted dissent. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...politico.comSupreme Court again snubs GOP gerrymander in MissouriJustices also warned federal courts not to interfere with state decisions. 625251
Reposted by The Writing KitMichael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Every. F*cking. Time. The. Same. Story. Make a big fraud claim that doesn't hold up on inspection. The goal is to create doubt, not provide truth www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...nytimes.comFrom 15,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada FizzleIt was the Trump administration’s latest stumble in its effort to find proof of widespread noncitizen voting, despite decades of evidence that it is extremely rare. 341462557
Reposted by The Writing KitTCarlson @tcw123.bsky.social · 25/09/2026#NoCrowns #PERSIST #NewHampshire Rochester New Hampshire New Hampshire Rally with Pete Buttigieg, Chris Pappas, Stefany Shaheen, and Cinde Warmington Friday, October 2 5:30 – 8pm EDT Sign up for more details. www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...mobilize.usNew Hampshire Rally with Pete Buttigieg, Chris Pappas, Stefany Shaheen, and Cinde Warmington · MobilizeJoin Pete Buttigieg in New Hampshire for a rally with Chris Pappas, Stefany Shaheen, and Cinde Warmington to lay out the stakes for this election and get out the vote for Democrats up and down the bal... 0118
Reposted by The Writing KitThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 25/09/2026The Department of Homeland Security said it found 16,000 noncitizen voters in one state—but didn’t get a single name right. trib.al/lr22q1Wtrib.alDHS Witch Hunt Falls Apart as It Can’t Name a Single Noncitizen VoterThe Department of Homeland Security said it found 16,000 noncitizen voters in one state—but didn’t get a single name right. 18241115
Reposted by The Writing KitThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 24/09/2026The "Office of Remigration" funnels tens of millions of taxpayer dollars to foreign governments—many of them authoritarian and riddled with human rights abuses—to serve as third-country destinations for deported refugees. Keep your ability to feel shock.lnk.thebulwark.comThe White Nationalist Buzzword on a State Department Door“Remigration” traveled from European far-right circles into the machinery of Trump’s deportation policy. 9225132
Reposted by The Writing KitDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 24/09/2026BREAKING: Democrats sued to stop the Trump administration from deploying armed agents to polling sites for the midterms. "[B]ecause no voter can know in advance whether agents will be waiting" at their site, even the threat of armed agents at the polls could chill voting this fall, they argued.democracydocket.comDemocrats sue Trump admin to keep armed agents from polls during midtermsDemocrats filed a lawsuit late Wednesday asking a federal court to prevent the Trump administration from deploying armed federal agents to voting sites during the midterm elections. 23906327
Reposted by The Writing KitAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026RNC Chair Joe Gruters: "I don't care what the website says -- Byron is the most pro-Donald Trump member of Congress I think we have right now. What the website says is irrelevant." 87600138
Reposted by The Writing KitBen Railton @americanstudier.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Damn right.saturdayeveningpost.comConsidering History: The New Deal and the Crucial Contributions of Federal Workers | The Saturday Evening PostAt its heart, the New Deal was a series of programs through which federal workers reshaped America for the better. 117037
Reposted by The Writing KitRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/09/2026A recent survey found that 92% of U.S. adults have delayed or avoided medical care due to high costs. Meanwhile, a new study from Yale estimates that Medicare for All would save over 114,000 lives and $1 trillion a year. If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have universal healthcare. 424126304282
Reposted by The Writing KitRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026In 9 months, Zohran Mamdani has: -Secured millions in worker restitution from DoorDash and UberEats -Launched the first stage of his universal childcare program -Cracked down on bad landlords -Balanced NYC's budget without cutting major social services This is what leadership looks like. 521216915779
Reposted by The Writing KitTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Useful reporting but would be worth more firmly stressing Hegseth’s achievement in overseeing a calamitous decline in US power and prestige, which was absolutely predictable and was presumably always the point. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...nytimes.comIn Hegseth’s Pentagon, Top Leaders Battle TurmoilPersistent distractions are feeding a climate of mistrust as the U.S. military faces a series of wartime issues, including shortfalls of missile interceptors. 29690248
Reposted by The Writing KitPeter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026In an Uber. Driver having loud phone conversation with someone in Spanish. A little annoying, but it happens. He hangs up. Says, “Mi hermano. La Migra.” And starts weeping. 1665759953
Reposted by The Writing KitProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵 410113436029
Reposted by The Writing KitMicah @rincewind.run · 22/09/2026“to the victor go the spoils” is basically the whole thing the UN was designed to prevent 302618469
Reposted by The Writing KitBrandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Bonus for whoever wrote this chyron 133106002480
Reposted by The Writing KitGary Buckley @garybuckley.bsky.social · 22/09/2026© Claude Monet. 'The Studio Boat.' Oil on canvas, 1876. 72.7 × 60 cm. 9828115
Reposted by The Writing KitKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 05/11/2023As always, my advice is: If you see a poll that worries you, roll up your sleeves and get to work. Donate, register, volunteer. And if you see a poll you like? Go to the same things. 10702153
Reposted by The Writing KitRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The Trump administration is considering data center-related projects across at least 17,600 acres of public land — far more than previously reported. Reminder: 70% of Americans oppose data centers, but Trump is heavily invested in the corporations pushing AI. Always follow the money.washingtonsun.comTrump Is Considering More Data Centers on Public Lands Than Previously KnownThe data center proposals cover at least 17,600 acres of public lands across six Western states. 1101682965
Reposted by The Writing KitJeff Abbott @palabrasdeabajo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The Trump administration is now going to essentially be disappearing immigrants detained by ICE. This is going to cause so much pain for their loved ones on both sides of the border.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... 26739
Reposted by The Writing KitHouse Democrats @housedemocrats.bsky.social · 21/09/2026ICE is out of control. They’re terrorizing communities nationwide. When Democrats asked Republicans to work with us to reform ICE, they said no. Republicans are putting Americans in harm’s way. 2410845
Reposted by The Writing KitJonathan Ladd @jonathanmladd.com · 21/09/2026The government moving or hiding jailed people to avoid review by courts isn't some loophole in our habeas corpus rights. This government behavior has been considered a violation of the people's habeas corpus rights since at least the Habeas Corpus Act of 1679. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habeas_... 4827851157
Reposted by The Writing KitE.J. Dionne @ejdionne.bsky.social · 21/09/2026“Networks Suspend Pool Coverage of Trump After CNN Is Barred.” This is important. Trump has gotten away with abuses of power by dividing the groups (see: lawyers, universities) whose rights he assaulted. In this case, networks are standing in solidarity. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09...nytimes.comTrump Live Updates: White House TV Pool Suspends Trump Coverage After CNN BanCNN, MS NOW and Politico said they would sue to regain access to the White House. They argued in a joint statement that President Trump’s decision to block them violates the First Amendment. 0357
Reposted by The Writing KitRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 21/09/2026He is not wrong. "There are reasonable grounds to believe that the reported 68 attacks that killed 223 people constituted crimes against humanity of murder under customary international law" - United Nations Special Rapporteur on U.S. Killing “Narco-Terrorists” at Sea www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul... 340127454647
Reposted by The Writing KitTea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 19/09/2026This will only increase their viewership. 58831218
Reposted by The Writing KitBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 19/09/2026White House correspondents, D.C. bureau chiefs, and media execs: The German government expelled Dorothy Thompson from the country in August 1934. She's remembered and respected today for her important coverage and analysis over the next decade of the German regime. Be like Dorothy Thompson. 7544211047
Reposted by The Writing KitThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 19/09/2026MS NOW said its journalists were denied access to the White House grounds Saturday, a day after President Trump said he would ban the outlet, as well as CNN and Politico, from the site. The president said Friday he disliked how they covered him. washingtonpost.comMS NOW says journalists blocked from White House after Trump announces banThe network said it “intends to take any and all steps necessary to defend our First Amendment rights” after Trump said he would block MS NOW, CNN and Politico. 315827
Reposted by The Writing KitBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 19/09/2026No responsible news outlet should go to the White House as long as this ban on their colleagues is in effect. It’s time for big media to show some backbone. Also, any apologies about that embarrassing WHCA dinner yukking it up with Trump and his apparatchiks? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/b...nytimes.comCNN and MS NOW Reporters Barred From White House After Trump Announces BanThe prohibition on certain journalists was a stark escalation in President Trump’s war on the media, and will probably face a legal challenge. 1422382582
Reposted by The Writing KitThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 19/09/2026Exclusive: More American service members have died in the Middle East during the ongoing Iran war than the Pentagon has disclosed publicly, according to U.S. officials. Details surrounding the undisclosed deaths remain unclear. Read more: wapo.st/4y5VLXJ 19246122
Reposted by The Writing KitBrian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Breaking: CNN reporter Betsy Klein was denied access at the White House this morning and her press pass was seized, one day after President Donald Trump announced that he was “banning” CNN, MS NOW and Politico. My full story: www.cnn.com/2026/09/19/m...cnn.comCNN, MS NOW denied access to White House after Trump ‘ban’ | CNN BusinessCNN reporter Betsy Klein was denied access at the White House on Saturday morning and her press pass was seized, one day after President Donald Trump announced that he was “banning” CNN, MS NOW and Po... 2216077
Reposted by The Writing KitRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 19/09/20262/ WHCA's president Heinrich's statement including: "This is about more than the rights of journalists. It is about the right of the American people to receive a full and independent account of the activities, policies and decisions of whoever occupies the nation’s highest office." 1423557
Reposted by The Writing KitThe Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 19/09/2026The Kennedy Center crowd is singing America The Beautiful. This is what democracy looks like. 453244556013
Reposted by The Writing KitHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Obama: “Imagine if I had pulled Fox News’ credentials from the White House press corps. You’re laughing, but this is what’s happening. It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent right now would have tolerated behavior like that from me.” Clip courtesy @meidastouch.com 747276588812
Reposted by The Writing KitHarry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Ugh “More U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publicly” At least 22, four or more than acknowledged 36435123
Reposted by The Writing KitAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/09/2026New in PN: Totalitarian art "Trump’s taste, such as it is, doesn’t come out of nowhere. Wittingly or not, he has joined a long tradition of fascists imposing a grinding totalitarian aesthetic on the populace."publicnotice.coTotalitarian artThe Hitler comparisons are sometimes overdone. But not here. 971438445
Reposted by The Writing KitSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I have never tried to raise money for a political candidate running for Congress outside my home state. But I am publicly endorsing & supporting @angieforfl. A great event in D.C. last night for soon-to-be Senator @angieforfl. Great to run into old friend @jbrownedianis & new friend @isaiahrmartin! 7554109