Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialMrs. 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. 71456521753 0
Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 11/10/2026Citing the growing popularity of unpasteurized milk and the damage it can do to children, the nation’s largest professional group of pediatricians is seeking a nationwide ban on the sale and distribution of raw dairy products.propublica.orgAmerican Academy of Pediatrics Renews Call for Ban on Raw MilkCiting the growing popularity of unpasteurized milk and the damage it can do to children, the nation’s largest professional group of pediatricians is seeking a nationwide ban on the sale and distribut... 1102616914 0
Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialCharles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 11/10/2026israelpalestinenews.org/gaza-ceasefi...israelpalestinenews.orgGaza Ceasefire Exists in Name Only, Say More Than 100 Orgs.Israel has killed more than 1,400 people in Gaza, nearly two million still need shelter, hospitals are ravaged, and 1.4 million face crisis-level hunger. 55224 0
Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 11/10/2026Ken Paxton’s records do not show a business purpose for travel to Albania, Aruba, Australia, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, the Dominican Republic, England, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Mexico, Poland, South Africa or Taiwan. with @texastribune.org propublica.orgKen Paxton’s Security for Travel Cost Taxpayers Millions. Just 1 in 6 of His Trips Had a Stated Business Purpose.Records show the Texas attorney general has taken nearly 1,000 trips during his tenure, costing $3.3 million in security. We could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to sta... 7725451169 0
Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Billionaire families have spent $1.7 BILLION on the 2026 midterms so far — a 5,200% increase since the 2010 midterms. Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day. Big Money is the root of our dysfunction. 30391864020 0
Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 10/10/2026RFK Jr. is *checks notes* widening the GRAS loopholes? buff.ly/QEz5j4Xbuff.lyFDA may allow some toxic chemicals to be added to food without safety review. Experts are alarmedRegulator looks to expand loophole to allow dangerous compounds in food as long as they’re not carcinogenic 1320975 0
Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialThe Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 10/10/2026Musk is doing everything he can to shut this down before it reaches your eyes. On behalf of all those who lost their careers or their lives because of Musk, please share. 8193136 0
Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 06/10/2026👇👇 608154754946 0
Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialJonZoidberg @jonzoidberg.xyz · 07/10/2026"I am sitting on the back of a man. He is sinking under my burden. I will do anything to help him. Except stepping down from his back. —The King of Injustice." This is what the US has become in the eyes of the rest of the world. www.dailymail.com/news/article...dailymail.comStatue of a naked Trump goes on display at European ParliamentThe statue titled the 'Orange Plague' (pictured) depicts US President Donald Trump overweight and naked holding a long gold club and sitting on the shoulders of a shorter man. 26821 0
Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️ 9660923491 0
Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Endless corruption. 630121265456 0
Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026SEN. WARREN: "They cut taxes and they always say ‘it's really going to pay off for you’ — every time academics come back say ‘What really happened is the richest people got richer and everybody else got left behind.’.. this is the 20.0 version of this.” (H/T @atrupar.com ) 8940961244 0
Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The government's AI chatbot is able to say something that no Trump nominee is allowed to. 623235988 0
Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This is the book corporate America does not want you to read — which is exactly why you should pick up a copy. 382439943 0
Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialCharles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 30/09/2026 10946591206 0
Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialAngelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 30/09/2026He was only 14💔 A russian strike on Vyshhorod killed a Ukrainian schoolboy. His body was pulled from the rubble of his family’s destroyed home. His parents are now in hospital. His sister survived. 23911 0
Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialJoe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This. It has always been this. A sitting American president did this. And because he did this, he should have been convicted and put behind bars. And the fact that we never held him accountable for these crimes will forever stain this country. And we may never recover from it.👇 899265099109 0
Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Gobsmacked by the elite levels of not knowing ball in the Senate today, thinking an NBA team is called the Hawkeyes then, refusing to Google it, then accusing a guy of treason because you didn’t know the Iowa Lady Hawkeyes aren’t in the NBA. Somehow I don’t trust these people to Save Girls Sports. 272128202107 0
Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialFLAVOR FLAV ⏰ @flavorflav.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Know their names: Scott Kretzschmar, Scott Norris, Diego Sarabia, Gillio Lopes, Winston Lee, Johnathan Newell and Matthew Ingalls #Cornell7 But also, everyone in the group chat, the administrators, university, and DA. SHAME. 17256491993 0
Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialRAYGUN @raygunsite.com · 29/09/2026This is a real interaction! Imagine smiling while Trump calls your state "troubled people" that will "never be good" without Federal intervention! But, hey, at least he was awake and didn't grab any of them "by the p-word"! Winning? #brennabird #ashleyhinson #MMM Watch: bsky.app/profile/head... 6317 0
Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialHeadquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Trump claims the federal government can "supersede" Iowa and calls Iowans "troubled people" 1610244 0
Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 30/09/2026Five weeks from right now, polls will be closing and we’ll all be watching the election results come in. Whether the people win back power or the fascists consolidate control comes down to the work we do over these next 35 days. 10322106 0
Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialMedia Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Right-wing media had dismissed stories about conditions onboard the USS Lincoln as a “misrepresentation in the media,” “an information op,” and “Persian propaganda.”mediamatters.orgThe Navy disclosed 8 suicide attempts after right-wing media dismissed reporting about conditions on the USS Lincoln as "Persian propaganda"As reporting emerged in August that the servicemembers on the USS Abraham Lincoln faced poor conditions and declining mental health — evidenced by at least one servicemember overboard incident — right... 612752 0
Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialAngelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 29/09/2026❗️russia just dropped a guided aerial bomb on a SCHOOL in Sumy, Ukraine. A school. How many schools, hospitals and homes must be destroyed before the world stops treating russian terror like another ordinary headline??! 55527 0
Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 29/09/2026Even America.gov agrees: Donald Trump drove up your gas prices. 321015231 0
Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Tyrants view educated citizens as their greatest enemy. Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media. That’s why Trump is attacking education, science, museums, the media, and the arts – to prevent us from learning. It's Fascism 101. 612256872 0
Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialJim Lokay @jimlokay.com · 29/09/2026If you want to really know how the outrage machine gets fired up: 1. Schmitt plans to drop “bombshell” on Smith 2. Someone plants story that Schmitt is a Vance VP contender to run same day 3. Right-wing Twittersphere gets talking points 4. Schmitt steps in it 5. Scheduled tweets go out anyway 23940291043 0
Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 29/09/2026Is this really how we want our government to function? Letting children die because 1% of the federal budget needs to be saved? There's better ways to govern, fund a new congress at buff.ly/ZIUNOOy 03812 0
Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 30/09/2026Babies who don’t get the vitamin K shot are 81 times more likely to develop severe bleeding. In many cases, oxygen can’t reach their brains and blood pools around their skulls. Yet driven by misinformation, more parents are refusing the injection. (Published May)propublica.orgBabies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at BirthA lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement. 611227535 0
Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/09/2026Trump White House misspells “United” on the official “super intelligence” document with AI executives. Instead of “President of the United States,” it reads: “President of the Unites States.” Nothing says “super intelligence” quite like misspelling the name of the country. 61380852355 0
Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialJosh Turek @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I am grateful to announce 20 more Iowa veterans are joining our growing Veterans for Turek coalition. I am proud to have the support of these brave men and women from across our state who know that I will fight for an end to the type of forever wars Ashley Hinson has repeatedly voted to continue. 2418108 0
Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialaltNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Only two other countries have left GRECO before – Russia and Belarus. 26527 0
Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026🔥JACK SMITH: "Trump engaged in serious crimes against 🇺🇸- a criminal scheme to prevent a lawful transfer of power... the rule of law faces challenges unlike any we've experienced. I won't be silenced by threats of prosecution. While fear may be contagious, courage is as well." 15862242218 0
Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 29/09/2026NEW: A new White House rule would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives, including ones that help disabled Americans vote. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader effort to restrict voting access.propublica.orgThis White House Plan Threatens Funding That Helps Disabled Americans VoteA new rule from the Office of Management and Budget would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to restr... 451062682 0
Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialNPR @npr.org · 29/09/2026Jaimie Bethea, a 21-year-old mass communication specialist, had been deployed on the USS Fort Lauderdale for more than 11 months. She died by suicide in June. n.pr/4hTdlIvn.prA young sailor died by suicide. Her family blames health care gaps and long deploymentJaimie Bethea, a 21-year-old mass communication specialist, had been deployed on the USS Fort Lauderdale for more than 11 months. She died by suicide in June. 28465247 0
Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence: 2634210065725 0
Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 28/09/2026FYI this bill does nothing. It contains no new mandatory rules restricting data centers. It's just fakery to try to fool voters into forgetting that Republicans spent the entire term trying to stop states from regulating AI (as requested by the AI companies). www.semafor.com/article/09/2...semafor.comExclusive: Some Republicans push to prioritize Husted data center billRepublican senators have discussed the idea but made no final decision. 23613259 0
Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialMedia Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It’s once again time for Fox News to try to scare its viewers to the polls with frantic coverage of a “caravan” of migrants.mediamatters.orgFox News is running its midterms migrant caravan playbook again 2217541 0
Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026At a time when the most influential leaders of the U.S. need to stand up loudly and clearly for the rule of law, they are leading the charge in the opposite direction. But not Jack Smith. Kudos to him for continuing to be a much needed voice of clarity. 322172114878 0
Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 30/09/2026The VA lost about 700 social workers and 500 psychologists and psychiatrists over the course of 2025 — a significant change for an agency that was adding mental health staffers nearly every month leading up to Trump’s return to office. (Published March)propublica.orgVeterans Who Depend on Mental Health Care Keep Losing Their Therapists Under TrumpHundreds of mental health professionals have left the Department of Veterans Affairs since President Donald Trump took office, leaving staff “at a breaking point” and some veterans waiting as long as ... 36952568 0
Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialKate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 28/09/2026This is 13-year-old Oleksandr, Russia killed him in Kharkiv region💔🕯 The boy passed away in the hospital today from severe injuries after five Russian drones struck Katerynivka in the Lozova community on September 21. 22457161 0
Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026In March, Washington State passed a tax on millionaires to fund public education, childcare, and expand its earned income tax credit. Now, special interest groups backed by the rich are trying to trick voters into repealing the tax by claiming it will apply to non-millionaires. Don't fall for it.nytimes.comWashington Taxed Its Millionaires. Now the Rich Want It Repealed.Washington State voters will get a chance to accept or reject the 9.9 percent income tax on millionaires approved by the Legislature, which broke the state’s taboo against levying income taxes. 12138291782 0
Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialPeter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026To the few Republicans now trying to put some daylight between themselves and Trump's policies. No. You were with him 100% when it mattered and we're going to remember. 37895197 0
Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialLeeja Miller @leejamiller.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Here @apnews.com I fixed this headline for you. He didn't use a "rare authority" he violated the constitution. You're blatantly buying into administration talking points by saying he has "authority" to just decide not to spend Congressionally approved funds at the last minute 932694949 0
Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialkenofseattle @kenofseattle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Seattle 198197835680 0
Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialVeronica 🇺🇸 🇮🇹 🇺🇦 🇳🇴 🇲🇽 🇩🇪 🇨🇦 🍁 🇸🇪 🇵🇷 @vero1986.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Russian disinformation campaign is actively using AI-generated deepfakes and voice-cloning to create fake videos of recognizable Hollywood celebrities attacking the Democratic Party. www.ms.now/news/russia-...ms.nowA Russian disinformation campaign is doctoring celebrity videos to meddle in the midtermsThe Kremlin-backed operation, known as Matryoshka, has Hollywood actors telling voters to disavow the Democratic Party and vote Republican. 27288220 0
Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialAltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲 @altspaceforce.altgov.info · 29/09/2026@tobymorton.bsky.social has created The Cornell 7 website. More is coming.thecornell7.orgHome | The Cornell 7 710638 0
Reposted by @twerpenstein.bsky.socialAngelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 28/09/2026This is the center of Kyiv today. September 28, 2026. Burning after a russian attack. Please, World - don’t look away🙏 Share this. Speak about Ukraine. Ask your governments to act. We need help. We need this hell to stop. 34721 0
