Reposted by The Writing KitKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15hWhen -- not if, when -- Republicans respond to their losses this fall by crying about "voter fraud" and demanding Congress or the courts review the results, we have good lawyers and elected officials ready to push back. But the rest of us need to take a page from 2000 and mock them as sore losers. 311549319
Reposted by The Writing KitAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Troops should not be standing guard near ballot drop boxes in D.C. 13657441269
Reposted by The Writing KitAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026"You hired half the Third Reich to staff your office ... If John Lewis were marching today, Mike Collins would be grabbing a billy club" -- here's a supercut of Jon Ossoff SMASHING Mike Collins during tonight's debate 26684232045
Reposted by The Writing KitThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 10/10/2026@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social: "I had not seen a lot of Mike Collins, but he was left sputtering in a pool of his own urine as Jon Ossoff scared the living daylights out of him with his level of competency." Sarah & @jvl.bsky.social react to the highlights from the Georgia senate debate last night. 1224356
Reposted by The Writing KitDr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 10/10/2026“A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.” ~John F. Kennedy, 1961. Image: NASA. 39935
Reposted by The Writing KitKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10/10/2026The administration keeps telling us that ICE is in our cities to make us all feel safe, but if they're goons in plainclothes bum rushing vehicles with guns and pounding on the windows, how exactly does that make anyone feel safe? 10539761103
Reposted by The Writing KitChristopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 10/10/2026NEW: This week laid bare the biggest lie in American politics — the claim that the GOP is pro-life. The Army plans to execute Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan by firing squad on Dec. 3, and Pete Hegseth says the public will be able to watch. The midterms are 25 days away.thelettersfromleo.comMake No Mistake — the GOP Isn’t Pro-LifeHours after the U.S. bishops’ president called the Pentagon’s livestreamed firing squad barbaric, JD Vance said only that he wouldn’t watch. Pope Leo XIV saw this coming. 14215
Reposted by The Writing KitConnect with Jacob Soboroff @connectwithjacob.bsky.social · 08/10/2026On Friday, a federal judge temporarily BLOCKED the Trump administration from building a border wall across the Big Bend region—including inside the national park. Stay tuned. @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social 420139
Reposted by The Writing KitACLU @aclu.org · 09/10/2026Secretary Hegseth announced that the Pentagon plans to livestream the military's first execution in more than six decades, carried out by firing squad. Turning an execution into a public spectacle only exposes how cruel, barbaric, and immoral the death penalty is. We must end the death penalty. 30527126
Reposted by The Writing KitACLU @aclu.org · 09/10/2026BREAKING: A federal court blocked the Justice Department's efforts to seize access to sensitive voter data nationwide. Judges had already blocked the DOJ in 26 out of 26 states from forcibly collecting this information, and it's now prohibited from amassing voter data anywhere in the country. 8544163
Reposted by The Writing KitJess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 09/10/2026“Donald Trump is way less popular than he wants you to believe. And you are significantly more powerful than he wants you to think.” ~Pete Buttigieg 302334637
Reposted by The Writing KitChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I've been immersed in research on Reconstruction in Lousiana and it's a very difficult truth to absorb that the white terrorist movement in the South was among the most successful terrorist movements in global history. Took 10 years but it won a total & complete victory through murder and atrocity. 17161031490
Reposted by The Writing KitRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $8 trillion. The entire bottom 50% of American households is worth just $4.27 trillion. Read that back. When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem. 14140841854
Reposted by The Writing KitMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/10/2026🚨BREAKING: Voting rights groups are citing recent ICE activity near voting sites and new evidence of intimidation as they expand a lawsuit seeking to keep armed federal agents away from polling places during the midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comICE is already showing up near voting sites, bolstering lawsuit against armed agents at pollsAmong the newest examples is an ICE detention that took place in the same area California voters had to pass through to reach a ballot drop box. 10033771920
Reposted by The Writing KitGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026New piece from me on James Talarico leaning into the immigration debate in the Trumpiest of border states: 415035
Reposted by The Writing KitChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 29/09/2026THIS 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 39362993400
Reposted by The Writing KitGarrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026FBI 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). 331464533
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 15272232167
The Writing Kit @thewritingkit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Mike Johnson promises more of the same. That’s perfect, Mike. Shout it out! 110
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" 276132002588
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... 3376144
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 916839
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. 725452
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. 341459559
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... 01310
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. 18242115
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." 87599138
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. 427126574307
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. 521217265796
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. 29695248
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. 1665772959
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 🧵 412114456105
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 302618470
Reposted by The Writing KitBrandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Bonus for whoever wrote this chyron 134106512499
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. 9825114
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. 1081681965
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. 2410945
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_... 4827931164