Sign in

Rhonda Young

@uppityhillbilly.bsky.social
700 followers 1.3K following 185 posts

Recovering MSNBC addict, Blue Dot in the hellscape South, books, dogs, family, and a cold IPA. #AT40 iykyk NO DMS

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Rhonda Young
emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Did Stan Woodward Get Paid Via the Proceeds of the Money Laundering that Todd Blanche Immunized? emptywheel.net/2026/08/03/d...
emptywheel.net
Did Stan Woodward Get Paid Via the Proceeds of the Money Laundering that Todd Blanche Immunized? - emptywheel
Were any of the people appointed to high positions in the current administration beneficiaries of the money laundering Blanche is attempting to immunize?
424198 241
Reposted by Rhonda Young
Raw Story @rawstory.com · 03/08/2026
Capital One quietly closed Trump's accounts over money laundering concerns — and kept it secret for five years. Now, Trump's lawsuit forced it into court, but acting AG Todd Blanche is trying to shield Trump from IRS audits.
bit.ly
Trump's lawsuit backfires as filing reveals accounts closed over money-laundering fears
Court documents revealing that President Donald Trump was de-banked after a money laundering probe have been linked to a reinvigorated effort to protect him from prosecution by acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.Capital One's July 31 filing marked the first time a bank formally tied anti-money lau...
611476 114
Reposted by Rhonda Young
@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
ABC has picked it up now. "Capital One says it closed hundreds of Trump's bank accounts in 2021 'for anti-money laundering reasons'"
abcnews.com
Capital One says it closed hundreds of Trump's bank accounts in 2021 'for anti-money laundering reasons'
Capital One says it closed hundreds of accounts associated with President Trump and his businesses in 2021 "for anti-money laundering reasons," according to a filing.
32619271 619
Reposted by Rhonda Young
CNN @cnn.com · 24/06/2026
A federal judge in California has issued a nationwide block against the Trump administration’s policy of making arrests at immigration courts, putting an end to a practice that garnered national attention. cnn.it/4gI5s8y
820170 201
Reposted by Rhonda Young
Fred Wellman @fpwellman.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
My God...it's all so insane.
1520833 208
Reposted by Rhonda Young
Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/06/2026
The reason Obama used water from the river for the reflecting pool and not city water is because city water is treated with orthophosphates, which is food for algae, causing massive blooms that produce cyanotoxins that kill wildlife.
1000138624556 13.9K
Reposted by Rhonda Young
Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
I was wondering where Trump got such an insane idea. It was from Trump.
68826 88
Reposted by Rhonda Young
Edwin Heathcote @edwinheathcote.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
I saw this referred to as the Strait of Warm Ooze. Very good.
8666621358 6.7K
Reposted by Rhonda Young
Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
1/ What if you put all the ways that Jared Kushner is selling out America while lining his pockets into one place? In our new cover story, @cjcmichel.bsky.social did just that www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Cover of Mother Jones, featuring a baby Jared Kushner swimming after a dollar with the headline Nevermind the Corruption: How nepo baby Jared Kushner is selling America out.
6730961367 3.1K
Reposted by Rhonda Young
Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Yes.
3254325305874 32.5K
Reposted by Rhonda Young
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/06/2026
lol Trump stomped on NBC's microphone when he stormed out of his Meet the Press interview (watch for it 6 seconds into this clip)
5533026691 3K
Reposted by Rhonda Young
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Glad to see a reference to Ben Valentino’s important work in this fine reporting by M Gessen www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | The White House’s Latest Provocation Is ‘Grotesque and Terrifying and Juvenile’
10406135 406
Reposted by Rhonda Young
Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 05/06/2026
When asked by a reporter what made Bill “Little Trump” Pulte qualified for the director of national intelligence role, Trump said: “He’s a very smart guy. And he may find out some things about the rigged elections.” Read more about the alarming statement👇 bit.ly/4oaXh6G
2713659 136
Reposted by Rhonda Young
Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Important update: DOJ begins work to prevent Trump, his family, his companies from facing jail time as Trump fears prison. Trump’s cognitive issues on display again—he forgets Washington Monument as doctors say he is unfit to serve. And more. Subscribe to support my work:
open.substack.com
Important Friday Night Update: DOJ Begins Work to Protect Trump, his Family, his Companies from Prosecution as Fears Grow
Good evening, everyone.
8418134 418
Reposted by Rhonda Young
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/06/2026
Trump makes up another word: "I hope you people are very spiritized"
94733143 733
Reposted by Rhonda Young
Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Wow Trump struggles to remember the name of the Washington Monument:
2432083489 2.1K
Reposted by Rhonda Young
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/06/2026
Trump is fading as people go around the table kissing his ass
1681324254 1.3K
Reposted by Rhonda Young
Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Popok: I am troubled by how many people are willing to endanger their law licenses in the service of Tump. Is it the proximity to power? Luttig: It’s proximity to Trump. If the president is calling the judges corrupt and you represent the president, then that’s your mindset
451428455 1.4K
Reposted by Rhonda Young
God @thegodshow.com · 05/06/2026
Something about sitting down to make an AI image of Trump surrounded by muscled up men cheerleading, idk, seems kinda gay.
5242477383 2.5K
Reposted by Rhonda Young
Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
The Kennedy Center is beginning the process of removing references to Trump — a week after a federal judge ruled that his name had been illegally added to the performing arts center.
642053329 2.1K
Reposted by Rhonda Young
Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Congressional statute: "There is a Director of National Intelligence who shall be appointed by the President ... Any individual nominated for appointment as Director of National Intelligence shall have extensive national security expertise." 50 U.S. Code § 3023
43253582104 5.4K
Reposted by Rhonda Young
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/06/2026
i know the White House thinks it's cute that nobody in the administration has real responsibilities beyond fluffing the president on TV, but that disaster of a press briefing by Dr Oz is a reminder that it's actually good to know what you're talking about
763913690 3.9K
Reposted by Rhonda Young
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/05/2026
Folks, these are the rantings of a crazy person. Note how Trump resorts to attacking the wives of men he doesn’t like. The president is a lunatic.
86765581803 6.6K
Reposted by Rhonda Young
House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 29/05/2026
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Administration from moving forward with its $1.8 billion J6 slush fund. 
Congress must act to permanently block all aspects of Trump's fraudulent and collusive "settlement" or any of its potential workarounds.
16825 68
Reposted by Rhonda Young
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/05/2026
"Trump is a giant orange bag of entitlement and grievance who believes other people exist solely to cater to his ego. Iran is supposed to fall to its knees and surrender because that would be convenient for Trump; the media is supposed to praise him for winning no matter what he does."
publicnotice.co
Trump has no way out on Iran
He can’t win; he won’t say he’s lost. So he dithers.
761700417 1.7K
Reposted by Rhonda Young
Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
The beautiful corruption www.rawstory.com/samuel-alito...
rawstory.com
Samuel Alito hit by new scandal as son found secretly working for Trump's Treasury: report
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's son has been secretly working as a political appointee attorney at the U.S. Treasury Department, raising serious conflict of interest questions as high-stakes case...
30472198 472
Reposted by Rhonda Young
SarahBCalif @sarahbca.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
If you can’t afford gas, utilities, rent or groceries, there’s only one person to blame. Meanwhile Trump and his billionaires have amassed massive additional wealth at the expense of you.
static.klipy.com
Justplasma Donald Trump 'I Did That'
ALT: Justplasma Donald Trump 'I Did That'
520952 209
Reposted by Rhonda Young
TPM @talkingpointsmemo.com · 28/05/2026
Bessent faced the music as his department comes under criticism in the wake of new reporting that Treasury Department political appointees are preparing plans to create and distribute a $250 bill with President Trump's face on it.
talkingpointsmemo.com
Bessent Forced to Defend Treasury’s Prep Work for a $250 Bill With Trump’s Face On It
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is on maternity leave, so over...
24515 45
Reposted by Rhonda Young
Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 26/05/2026
What's going on with Jeanine Pirro's bid to vacate the sedition charges against the Oath Keepers and the Proud Boys? I explain: youtu.be/kFSrG6adMTo?...
youtu.be
Motion To Vacate Sedition | Beans Talk
YouTube video by MSW Media
31710263 710
Reposted by Rhonda Young
Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
The New Mexico AG just reopened a criminal investigation into Epstein’s Zorro Ranch after reviewing sealed FBI material. Ask yourself one simple question: why was this investigation shut down in 2019?
801232432 1.2K
Reposted by Rhonda Young
Julie Zebrak @juliezebrak.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Do not miss this Brilliant @ossoff.bsky.social ad!
414655 146
Reposted by Rhonda Young
Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 21/05/2026
NEW: The dollar-value of Trump's stock trading in *just the first three months of this year* is higher than the value of all trades by all 535 members of the House and Senate COMBINED in an average year. www.thebulwark.com/p/trader-in-...
thebulwark.com
The Trader in the Oval Office
The volume of Trump’s stock trading towers over Congress’s problematic transactions.
26119 61
Reposted by Rhonda Young
Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 21/05/2026
Wow - DHS circulated a “Be on the Lookout” alert to national law enforcement for Ben Palmer, the comedian who made that fake ICE tip line. Great work by @aurabogado.bsky.social: www.injusticewatch.org/civil-courts...
injusticewatch.org
DHS placed a comedian on law enforcement’s radar. Illinois spread the word.
Illinois State Police distributed a federal “Be on the Lookout” alert for comedian Ben Palmer over a satirical immigration tip line that went viral.
17685302 685
Reposted by Rhonda Young
Harry Dunn @libradunn1.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Trust me, this slush fund for trumps January 6th goons wont happen without a fight. Believe that.
1232267454 2.3K
Reposted by Rhonda Young
Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
NEW from me: “A lot of CNN contributors are feeling like they’re on the Scott Jennings network, and their only job is to react to whatever Scott says,” one on-air CNN personality told Zeteo shortly after Jennings' profane outburst at Adam Mockler. zeteo.com/p/cnn-scott-...
zeteo.com
Meet the Most Annoying Man on TV
Speaking to insiders, Justin Baragona looks at how Scott Jennings evolved from his 'aw shucks' Bush-era conservatism to WWE-style pugilism, and what his recent profane on-air outburst says about CNN.
1110429 104
Reposted by Rhonda Young
Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Trump’s $1.8 billion slush fund to hand out to his “friends,” including J6 insurrectionists? Total theft from you, me and every taxpayer who worked for that money.
36504170 504
Reposted by Rhonda Young
Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
the president is raiding the treasury to put your tax dollars into this mans personal checking account as a reward for what hes doing in this picture
A picture of a man inside the Capitol rotunda on January 6 2021. He is wearing full camo tactical gear, masked, carrying zip ties and climbing over a bannister in the gallery
21191253319 9.1K
Reposted by Rhonda Young
Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
This is the raving of a delusional man who is unfit and unable to discharge the duties of his office. Every member of his cabinet and Congress who choose to look the other way or deny the danger are complicit.
94197272775 9.7K
Reposted by Rhonda Young
Jessica Tarlov @jessicatarlov.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
The Trump administration says it is going to go after fraud. It should redirect its attention to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Everything is a scam to get richer. He’s made $3 billion since coming back into office!
831182364 1.2K
Reposted by Rhonda Young
The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
CARTOON OF THE DAY 😕🇺🇸 (From @andertoon.bsky.social )
294122674383 12.3K
Reposted by Rhonda Young
Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Thanks to my brilliant colleagues, a way to visualize and better understand the American situation. "The Trump Administration’s Use of State Power Against Media: Keeping Track of the Big Picture" By Professor @bechamilton.bsky.social www.justsecurity.org/112792/trump...
justsecurity.org
Trump Administration and Media: Keeping Track of the Big Picture
This graphic tracks the use of State power to help identify linkages between individual developments and broader trends.
69252 92
Reposted by Rhonda Young
George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
"This is what happens when a narcissistic sociopath is cornered. They become more desperate, more delusional, and more dangerous, and that's where Donald Trump is. ... I've been saying this all along, that he's only gonna get worse, not better. ...
19940225 940
Reposted by Rhonda Young
Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
This whole Administration is just one big grift. Everyone is encouraged to use their position to extort money from the corporations the Administration regulates. The result is simple: Trump officials profit. Corporations get favors. Regular people get screwed.
661393476 1.4K
Reposted by Rhonda Young
Mark Humphrey @markhumphrey.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
The DOJ...SCOTUS...Literally every Federal agency needs to be thoroughly disinfected to remove ALL Trump appointees and their subsequent hires. Remove MAGA by the roots. We can empty all of the ICE detention centers, and full them up with anybody that participated in Trump's pogram against America.
021 2
Reposted by Rhonda Young
🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
This is George W. Bush-level foolery.
712319 123
Reposted by Rhonda Young
A.C. McKenzie @acmckenzie.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Amen to this!
032 3
Reposted by Rhonda Young
unstuck in time @billypilgrim26.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Lurch and Lech The Fuckwit Twins
021 2
Reposted by Rhonda Young
Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 10/05/2026
NEW: You can read 61 transcripts of testimony heard by the Fulton County special purpose grand jury in the Georgia 2020 election interference investigation. Witnesses include Lindsey Graham, Brian Kemp, and Rudy Giuliani. Read the transcripts, from @AnnaBower.bsky.social.
lawfaremedia.org
Read Testimony Heard by the Trump Grand Jury in Fulton County
The upcoming main navigation can be gotten through utilizing the tab key. Any buttons that open a sub navigation can be triggered by the space or enter key.
210150 101
Reposted by Rhonda Young
The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
🔥 WATCH: “You’re making my point — NO! LET ME FINISH.” @ashleyallison.bsky.social becomes the latest to school hilariously smug @ScottJenningsKY as he gaslights and pretends not to understand carving MEMPHIS is about stripping Black power to choose their own reps no matter their race.
1341768529 1.8K