Reposted by TransatlanticGailJack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 3hCongress passed a law forcing new sanctions and tariffs on Russia. Two days before it kicked in, Trump signed an order waiving it. Read that twice. Then ask who the law was for. Trump is a Russian asset. 1172425939 2.4K
Reposted by TransatlanticGailRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Trump wants to make sure it’s as easy as possible for his friend Putin to bomb apartment buildings and kill children. He’s not just the worst president in history, he’s the most evil person to ever serve at the highest level of government. Vote out his weak Republican enablers. 33889533133 9K
Reposted by TransatlanticGail4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Truth 👇 1389312748818 31.3K
Reposted by TransatlanticGailRefined Redhead @refinedredhead.bsky.social · 15/10/2026He has no idea what communism is. 1315642999 5.6K
Reposted by TransatlanticGailThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Kinda wild that there have been wild protests going on in Albania for months set off by a corrupt Kushner luxury resort project and there has been barely coverage of it here 🇺🇸 and Trump never gets asked about it. 355136745317 13.7K
Reposted by TransatlanticGailKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Attorneys for ICE detainees held at El Paso's Camp East Montana say "dangerous and inhumane" conditions have led to deaths, abuse, sickness and trauma. They're submitting dozens of firsthand declarations and asking a court for emergency relief storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 341223629 1.2K
Reposted by TransatlanticGailMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Many of you are asking how you can help me. My only ask is this: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket and share its content. demdock.com/4w6emld 8942407 942
Reposted by TransatlanticGailThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Elon is dumping mountains of money into the midterms to help Republicans. Spoiler: it isn’t to make life better for regular people — It’s to enrich himself, spread data centers, get government contracts, etc… he does not care about you. www.instagram.com/p/DeaJjWxl0H... 34648691877 4.9K
Reposted by TransatlanticGailMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13/10/2026The Moron and Lunatic in the White House has now declared China and Russia aren’t helping Iran, and that if they were, “we would know about it very fast.” We do know. His own Defense Secretary told senators they are. Trump's covering for Putin and Xi as they help Iran kill American service members 32549771979 5K
Reposted by TransatlanticGailIlhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced. 14805003211749 50K
Reposted by TransatlanticGailjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12/10/2026is there anyone thinking/writing about the actual mechanics of disentangling the US government from elon musk? 35374061062 7.4K
Reposted by TransatlanticGailMatthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 13/10/2026Matthew Shepard died on October 12th in 1998, 28 years ago. His ashes were interred at Washington National Cathedral 20 years later, in 2018, because before Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson offered the Cathedral's crypt, his family had no place for him that would be safe from desecration. 161647419 1.6K
Reposted by TransatlanticGailDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 13/10/2026Trump wanted $20 million in taxpayer dollars to air ads of himself before the midterms. The campaign's origins trace back to a last month Oval Office meeting — a tight turnaround. But a judge who blocked the ads also seemed alarmed by the mere hours it took for the funds to be made available.democracydocket.comHow quickly Trump admin moved taxpayer money for midterm propaganda ads alarms judgeThe Trump administration was able to shift $20 million in taxpayer funds for midterm ads in a matter of hours, a federal judge said Monday. 22366157 366
Reposted by TransatlanticGailMother Jones @motherjones.com · 13/10/2026To "revel in the death of those who truly deserve it...is normal, good, and aligned with our natural and national order," Anduril co-founder Palmer Luckey wrote on X.motherjones.comPete Hegseth's firing squad livestream has fans in the defense industryCo-founders of Palantir and defense tech firm Anduril are defending "public and brutal" executions. 7191047351 1K
Reposted by TransatlanticGailAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 13/10/2026It’s interesting how much the bot activity seems to have dropped. We’ve gotten far fewer hateful MAGA comments over the last few days. It’s been nice! 482622362 2.6K
Reposted by TransatlanticGailMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13/10/2026Read: www.wsj.com/politics/pol...wsj.comExclusive | Ken Paxton Partied in Dubai With Fugitives Ahead of High-Stakes Texas Senate RaceTrump backed the scandal-plagued Paxton in one of the riskiest bets of the midterms 231032361 1K
Reposted by TransatlanticGailAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Ionia knows it's the many over the money. 242703659 2.7K
Reposted by TransatlanticGailCharles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 13/10/2026 333101262884 10.1K
Reposted by TransatlanticGailPaul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 13/10/2026I guarantee you, Husted would have given anything to not have Trump come campaign for him, but he couldn't say no. Then he had to stand there smiling and laughing at Trump's weird jokes while his campaign went down the tubes. 1201751305 1.8K
Reposted by TransatlanticGailAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/10/2026Real America's Voice interviewed a guy at the Trump rally in Ohio who blasted Trump for peddling "lies and garbage." He went so hard on Trump and JD Vance that they cut the interview short. 389101312588 10.1K
Reposted by TransatlanticGailThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Zelensky on bombing the Russian data centers: “It’s pretty clear where the bots were coming from.” 573228855923 22.9K
Reposted by TransatlanticGailRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Military-base housing is “reserved for military who have earned those quarters from fighting in wars and defending our country... They should not be used for people in the White House. It’s an abuse.” www.vanityfair.com/story/stephe...vanityfair.comMAGA’s Petit Trianon? Katie and Stephen Miller’s House on a Military BaseFrom her house on a military base, Katie Miller treats Washington’s most powerful to cakes, farm animals, and sake-squirting hibachi chefs. "I can’t fucking stand her,” says one ally. But "Stephen Mil... 30253411886 5.3K
Reposted by TransatlanticGailNorm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 12/10/2026They lie over and over and over 361135381 1.1K
Reposted by TransatlanticGailThe Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 11/10/2026⚡️Russian attacks kill at least 2, injure 25 across Ukraine as Moscow targets energy infrastructure around Kyiv. In Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Russia killed one child and injured nine other people in attacks on civilian targets.kyivindependent.comRussian attacks kill at least 2, injure 25 across Ukraine as Moscow targets energy infrastructure around KyivIn Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Russia killed one child and injured nine other people in attacks on civilian targets. 411342 113
Reposted by TransatlanticGailAndrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 11/10/2026Putin’s illegal, unprovoked, full-scale invasion of Ukraine has killed countless civilians and devastated an entire nation. Buying Russian diesel while Russia continues its war sends exactly the wrong message. The United States should be isolating the Kremlin, not helping finance its aggression. 40671177 671
Reposted by TransatlanticGailMrs. 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. 71456531753 5.7K
Reposted by TransatlanticGailTammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 10/10/2026Putin told Iran the locations of our warships. Today, Trump rewarded him by lifting sanctions and allowing American dollars to fuel Russia’s war machine. Our troops are in harm’s way, and the President cut a deal with the adversary putting a target on their backs. 1221658636 1.7K
Reposted by TransatlanticGailMarc 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. 10133861926 3.4K
Reposted by TransatlanticGailTom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The DHS Secretary is riffing on the “great replacement theory” - a white nationalist conspiracy theory that holds the elites (or other conspirators - in this case, “socialists”) are set on changing society through immigration and illegal voting. The GRT is everywhere on the American right now. 105631 56
Reposted by TransatlanticGailMicah @rincewind.run · 08/10/2026Trump: *says horrible thing* the media: he didn’t actually mean it Trump: no I definitely one hundred percent meant it 4541411008 4.1K
Reposted by TransatlanticGailScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Before he was appointed, Kash Patel was flagged by FBI counterintelligence agents as being deeply enmeshed in influence operations run by the Russians and Chinese. After he took over, Patel began systematically eliminating all Russian and Chinese counterintelligence capacity. What to make of that?npr.orgAs Trump focuses the FBI on immigration, counterintelligence is falling behindThe cuts come as a consequence of President Trump and FBI Director Kash Patel's focus on violent crime and immigration, leaving other priorities understaffed. 421264639 1.3K
Reposted by TransatlanticGailMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Here is what you can do to help me: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket and share its content. demdock.com/4w6emld 11894402 894
Reposted by TransatlanticGailDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 08/10/2026Trump is actually very transparent about what he wants to do to elections. Yet the legacy media discounts him. “I have to take him seriously because that’s my job,” Marc Elias says. They want you tired and tuned out. We help you stay in the fight. Support us: demdock.com/4yDtK9W 11716239 716
Reposted by TransatlanticGailTom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026If leading Democrats were close with Yarvin, then there would be multiple news cycles about how they refuse to denounce him. But Yarvin is only friends with the MAGA Vice President, so crickets… 34518 45
Reposted by TransatlanticGailThe Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 06/10/2026⚡️ Drones strike merchant vessels in Black Sea off Bulgaria and Ukraine, killing at least one. A Russian drone struck a merchant vessel flying the Marshall Islands flag in the Black Sea. Separately, two merchant ships were hit by drones around 112 kilometers off Bulgaria's coast on Oct. 6.kyivindependent.comDrones strike merchant vessels in Black Sea off Bulgaria and Ukraine, killing at least oneA Russian drone struck a merchant vessel flying the Marshall Islands flag in the Black Sea. Separately, two merchant ships were hit by drones around 112 kilometers (70 miles) off Bulgaria's coast on O... 111039 110
Reposted by TransatlanticGailAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/10/2026An American president is encouraging an enemy to destroy American cities. This is treason, though he will claim we are not at war. 60866502475 6.7K
Reposted by TransatlanticGailAdam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 06/10/2026If Nidal Hasan is executed by firing squad, as the Pentagon spokesman says Hegseth and Trump have decided, it will be the first death sentence carried out by the U.S. military since 1961, and the first by firing squad since 1945. www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi... 2921476 214
Reposted by TransatlanticGailThe Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 05/10/2026⚡️Kharkiv targeted in deadly Banderol strike as Russia kills 5, injures 61 across Ukraine over past day. Overnight, Russia launched 205 attack drones of various types, including 49 jet-powered drones, Ukraine's Air Force said.kyivindependent.comKharkiv targeted in deadly Banderol strike as Russia kills 5, injures 61 across Ukraine over past dayOvernight, Russia launched 205 attack drones of various types, including 49 jet-powered drones, Ukraine's Air Force said. 010236 102
Reposted by TransatlanticGailnancabell.bsky.social @nancabell.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I think not 😡😡😡😡 6118 11
Reposted by TransatlanticGailnancabell.bsky.social @nancabell.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Texas…. Please😩 23315 33
Reposted by TransatlanticGailHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Hours before Kristi Noem left her job as DHS secretary, her agency bought five planes from a donor at a huge markup. They were supposed to fly deportees but have sat idle. Another symbol of waste and fraud under Trump. Gift link. 👇 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...nytimes.comKristi Noem’s Agency Gave Her Donor a Lucrative Contract Just Before She Left (Gift Article)The Homeland Security Department signed a multi-million dollar agreement to buy five aircraft from a company owned by a political contributor of the secretary on her last day, documents show. 601723899 1.7K
Reposted by TransatlanticGailAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Disability advocates warn these changes could push more people into institutions by making the support they need at home harder to get. This affects children, adults, and elderly parents. Nobody should have to give up their freedom to get the care they need.nbcnews.comHow Trump’s homelessness crackdown became a sweeping retreat from disability rightsAfter issuing a memo making it easier to institutionalize homeless people, the Justice Department began abandoning cases protecting disabled people’s right to live in the community. 20620170 620
Reposted by TransatlanticGailAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 04/10/2026A judge stripped community-integration protections from a federal disability rights regulation at the Trump administration’s request. Disabled Americans fought for decades for the right to live in their own homes and communities. 521364550 1.4K
Reposted by TransatlanticGailTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Post-human necropolitics by the numbers www.economist.com/graphic-deta...economist.comIn MAGA-land people are dying faster than they are being bornOur analysis suggests Trump country is only growing because of migration 31741238 741
Reposted by TransatlanticGailAnne-Marie W. Clark 👩👧👦🐶⚖️😷🌎🚢📚🌦️⚜️ @amwclark.bsky.social · 04/10/2026"Empire of Grift” by @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu 6433150 433
Reposted by TransatlanticGailMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/10/2026Trump keeps saying that a 1929-style Great Depression is likely during the second half of his term. Quite the midterm message. 28544681239 4.5K