Reposted by VanceWes Smith Ω 🧢 @wessmith123.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Like the lady said: the psychotic criminal in the Oval Office is a puppet for the murderous Russian dictator and war criminal, Vladimir Putin. 22390155
Reposted by VanceEric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 12hThis is exactly what ICE said: "Parra-Hernandez ran in front of an ICE vehicle and was struck." Now watch the video. They're no other word for it: They're lying. 13832571349
Reposted by VanceCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 13hUS threatens to block arms for Ukraine over attacks on Russian refineries www.ft.com/content/68fd...ft.comUS threatens to block arms for Ukraine over attacks on Russian refineriesOfficials lobby European capitals and Kyiv following Trump’s diesel deal with Putin 5723579
Reposted by VanceAndy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 10/10/2026It's already illegal. Congress banned it near-unanimously in 2022. That law allows the ban to be lifted only if Russia withdraws from Ukraine. He's simply breaking the law that's already on the books. 5246971441
Reposted by VanceMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 10/10/2026The first Russian diesel cargo heading for the US left St Petersburg on September 22, two weeks *before* Trump announced the deal with Putin, Windward reports. The Greek-flagged tanker Minerva Zen carrying 275,000 barrels of diesel/gasoil is due at the US East Coast around 11–12 October. 28428791605
Reposted by VanceJulia Curlee @juliacurlee.bsky.social · 11/10/2026“America should not be throwing a lifeline to Putin’s war machine…Putin doesn’t want peace. Putin wants Ukraine.” — Mike Pence I briefed him as Vice President. He’s right. Lifting sanctions doesn’t buy peace. It funds the war. Slava Ukraini. 341059378
Reposted by VanceMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10/10/2026"Targeting those who bankroll the Russian war machine through oil purchases will crush Putin's ability to fund his war." — Senate GOP, July 28 Ten weeks later, Trump is making oil deals with Putin. A brief history of Republicans being against this, until they weren't 👇 20954602499
Reposted by VanceCovie @covie93.bsky.social · 09/10/2026So a book with two gay penguins will traumatize kids but a public execution wouldn't??? 12644001125
Reposted by VanceChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 10/10/20261/ Russian sources expect that as well as purchasing Russian oil and diesel, Donald Trump will provide Russia with spare parts to repair the refineries damaged by Ukrainian drone strikes. They anticipate that Trump's fuel deal will lead to a Russian victory. ⬇️ 94899539
Reposted by VanceCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Trump announces that the U.S. will buy Russian oil. This is just a few weeks after Trump signed the Lindsey Graham Russia Sanctions bill, which authorized him to place 100% tariffs on countries that are the biggest importers of Russian oil/gas. Are we going to tariff ourselves now? 1802522771
Reposted by VanceGianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Republicans would rather your children watch a man get killed than a drag queen read 553569725
Reposted by VanceAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Whoa. @haleaziz.bsky.social has the scoop on a truly insane plan to use some military training ships for deportations, with people presumably shackled or locked in cells for days at a time as they transit to Central and South America. Each journey would be staggeringly expensive — and dangerous.nytimes.comTrump Administration Considers Using Ships to Deport Immigrants (Gift Article)Journeys to destinations including El Salvador and Venezuela could take days and cost millions. Officials cautioned that discussions are still preliminary. 2001563854
Reposted by VanceEric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Ken Paxton told Washington lobbyists he would support cuts to federal benefits according to leaked audio. "Making some reasonable cuts to mandatory spending — you’re gonna have to do it. Or there is no solution. That’s just the reality. We have to suck it up." www.texastribune.org/2026/10/08/k...texastribune.orgPaxton suggests cutting federal benefits in newest leaked audioIn a conversation that has been leaked in pieces to multiple publications, the GOP Senate nominee called for “reasonable cuts to mandatory spending,” which is driven by Social Security, Medicare and M... 36209100
Reposted by VanceMother Jones @motherjones.com · 08/10/2026In one set of trials of shock gloves carried out by the US Army in 2024, the electric gloves caused “overwhelmingly immediate” pain to soldiers. They then reported that “just seeing the glove” frightened them into obedience. motherjones.comStudy: Shock gloves traumatized Army volunteersAfter tests, military personnel said "just seeing the glove" that ICE plans to adopt scared them into obedience. 1516980
Reposted by VanceAnton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 07/10/2026"He doesn’t understand the people. He is a true Soviet KGB officer. A bit of an antisemite, a bit of a fascist. Not very intelligent. And he does not understand that people have rights. He is a president who simply doesn’t give a damn about his own citizens." 27697244
Reposted by VanceJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The US has lost 21,000 manufacturing jobs since Trump took office. But why is bringing them back the goal? Why are we trying to push people into lower paying work? newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/…newsletter.platypuseconomics.comManufacturing is What Rich People Think Poor People Want To DoWhat’s really pushing up bond yields, and what has the trade war actually delivered? 39503162
Reposted by VanceProPublica @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) ⬇️ 9660423456
Reposted by VanceJulia Coronado @jc-econ.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I asked Chat GPT why the buildout of AI requires facism, and it gets it… 927295
Reposted by VanceThe Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social · 02/10/2026President Donald J. Trump commuted the prison term of David Gentile, who led GPB Capital, less than two weeks after he began serving a seven-year sentence in a $1.6 billion fraud that prosecutors said harmed more than 10,000 investors. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/trump-free... 88061
Vance @uwbamba.bsky.social · 01/10/2026@insidehighered.com, follow the money and political favors in this story. 000
Reposted by VanceAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026I recommend people read this to get a sense of the president's grave cognitive impairment. Trump is either unwilling or unable (or maybe both) to answer the questions he's actually asked, so he just rants and raves while the interviewers do their best to provide structure to his random brain firingstime.comRead TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview TranscriptThe U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections. 66166302561
Vance @uwbamba.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This year, only 40 institutions received funding, including Shorter College, a private faith based historically black college in Arkansas with only about 270 students, which received $2,000,000 or over $7400 per enrolled student. 100
Vance @uwbamba.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Many community colleges used to receive these CCAMPIS grants to provide affordable childcare while parents improve their career options by taking college courses. 1/2newamerica.orgThe Education Department Gave Us the List of 2026 CCAMPIS GranteesCCAMPIS grant announcements have gone out, but questions loom about the program’s administration and future. 100
Reposted by VanceEric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 01/10/2026She told an officer, “I can say with 100 percent confidence I was raped.” He cut it from the report. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/n...nytimes.comStatement Written by Police in Cornell Assault Case Omitted Her Claim She Was Raped (Gift Article)Documents obtained by The New York Times show that the campus police at Cornell University sent a condensed statement to a prosecutor, who then declined to bring charges. 23215
Reposted by VanceThe Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 01/10/2026⚡️Russian troop losses rose 46% since January, hit 2026 high in September, Ukraine says Russian forces suffered an estimated 46,230 personnel losses in September, the highest monthly figure recorded by Ukraine so far in 2026, Ukraine's General Staff said on Oct. 1.kyivindependent.comRussian troop losses rose 46% since January, hit 2026 high in September, Ukraine saysThe September figure surpassed previous summer highs of 42,860 in July and 42,020 in August. 1219145
Reposted by VanceOni Blackstock, MD MHS @oniblackstock.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"Those losing their health benefits who were previously eligible include refugees of war, asylees who fled persecution, victims of sex trafficking, and interpreters who risked their lives assisting U.S. service members in Afghanistan..."kffhealthnews.orgUS Poised To Boot Legal Immigrants From Medicaid, Including Refugees and Sex-Trafficking Victims - KFF Health NewsThe Congressional Budget Office estimated 100,000 more immigrants will be uninsured by 2034 because of Medicaid eligibility changes under President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act that take effect ... 02316
Vance @uwbamba.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Anyone remember this?washingtonpost.comWhat Trump promised oil CEOs as he asked them to steer $1 billion to his campaignDonald Trump has pledged to scrap President Biden’s policies on electric vehicles and wind energy, and other initiatives opposed by the fossil fuel industry. 000
Reposted by VanceElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 29/09/2026Even America.gov agrees: Donald Trump drove up your gas prices. 321016231
Reposted by Vanceemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The Biggest Economic Bet in U.S. History from @adamtooze.bsky.social adamtooze.substack.com/p/the-bigges... 1620174
Vance @uwbamba.bsky.social · 28/09/2026With gas and diesel so expensive, it seems like everyone has forgotten this. Would he start a war to profit his corporate supporters? Of course, he would.washingtonpost.comWhat Trump promised oil CEOs as he asked them to steer $1 billion to his campaignDonald Trump has pledged to scrap President Biden’s policies on electric vehicles and wind energy, and other initiatives opposed by the fossil fuel industry. 020
Reposted by VanceHarry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"On Tuesday, the full D.C. Circuit will hear argument in a case that began on a Saturday evening in March 2025, when a federal judge ordered two planeloads of Venezuelan men returned to the United States and the administration, hours later, handed them to a prison in El Salvador instead."harrylitman.substack.comCrucial Hearing on Team Trump’s Contempt for the Rule of LawEntire D.C. Circuit takes up administration’s effort to force Judge Boasberg to stand down. 16372160
Reposted by VanceKylie Cheung @kylietcheung.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I think its important to understand the campus sexual assault crisis is way worse than you think. universities suspend just 1/12,400 students each year for sexual misconduct & expel 1/22,900. once you read title ix administrators in their own words, you get a sense why that is:jezebel.comNot Only Do Campus Sexual Assailants Go Unpunished, They Often Get Special TreatmentSince 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth. 1766275
Reposted by VanceMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 26/09/2026They keep using this line and it's nonsense for many reasons, but also, if that's truly the case, there are only about a dozen "fraudsters" per state: the insurers. No one else could benefit from this particular no-claims "fraud." So where are the prosecutions of health insurers? 🤔 681679313
Reposted by VancePhilo of Alexan @philoof.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The folk protest music scene is back 281273472
Reposted by VanceMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 26/09/2026We’ve been in a constitutional crisis since Jan. 20, 2025 and a blue wave in November won’t fix it if Trump can just ignore legislation passed by Congress.cbsnews.comTrump cancels nearly $1 billion in spending approved by Congress, a move some lawmakers called illegalPresident Trump moved to cancel almost $1 billion in spending that was approved by Congress, marking the second time his administration has employed a rarely used tactic that some lawmakers in both pa... 691785475
Reposted by VanceTom Jenkins @tomoljenkins.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Here is the trailer for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ launch on 9October that has been banned by YouTube, TikTok and Meta, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFTf...youtube.comMUSK | Official Trailer HDYouTube video by Elevation Pictures 24028
Reposted by VanceMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 24/09/2026New — I had the opportunity to see NAZA, the documentary freaking out the Israeli government because of its horrifying firsthand descriptions of the way the IDF has used AI to target and massacre Palestinian civilians. My thoughts on the film’s damning revelations, and the banality of evil:thehandbasket.coI saw the documentary the Israeli government doesn’t want you to see'NAZA' dispels once and for all the myth that the IDF didn't target civilians in Gaza. 342516943
Reposted by VanceBeing Liberal ®🗽🏳️🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 25/09/2026A US company that supplied surveillance software to the Pentagon and other agencies was allegedly secretly owned by Russian nationals, including a businessman whose Moscow-based firm sold software to Russia’s FSB, US prosecutors say. 22268160
Reposted by VanceZach Everson @zacheverson.com · 24/09/2026Don Jr.-backed drone-parts manufacturer congratulates Eric Trump-backed drone manufacturer on winning a DoD contract. 671264550
Reposted by VanceMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I’m glad ProPublica is rebutting Susan Collins’ dishonest attempts to explain away allegations that her campaign took a bribe from a defense contractor and Trump killed the FBI’s probe into the scam.propublica.orgProPublica Debunks Susan Collins’ Claims About FBI Anti-Corruption ProbeProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until President Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series o... 17642273
Reposted by VanceGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Stephen Miller’s Office of Remigration was deliberately named to announce to the world that white nationalism is now the basis for US immigration policy. If Dems win power, they should defund it. They should also defund third-country deportations. New from me: newrepublic.com/article/2157... 862159703
Reposted by VanceProPublica @propublica.org · 24/09/2026A maternity ward doctor donated his own blood during surgery to keep a pregnant patient alive. One woman gained fewer than 10 pounds over her entire pregnancy. Another collapsed and had seizures during labor. (Published Dec. 2025)propublica.orgWhat I Saw at a Maternity Ward in Kenya After the U.S. Cut Off Food and Foreign AidPhotographs tell a story of two mothers determined to help their babies gain enough weight to leave the hospital — only to face little to no food again. 361019551
Reposted by VanceRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I was told by a guy on Truth Social who wears orange makeup that leaking to the press was treason and people should be prosecuted for it. 454138564321
Reposted by VanceProPublica @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 🧵 412114516109
Reposted by VanceProPublica @propublica.org · 21/09/2026The Army awarded an artillery shell project to General Dynamics in a rushed process without the typical vetting. The result: a fiasco in a Texas factory with robots in flames and half a billion dollars in taxpayer funds that yielded no usable shells.propublica.orgThe Costly Blunders in the Army’s $533 Million FiascoProPublica revealed how a rushed effort to arm Ukraine with artillery shells wasted half a billion dollars in taxpayer funding. Here are the biggest takeaways from that reporting. 30638290
Reposted by VanceBrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026EXCELLENT QUESTION. 821207223
Reposted by VanceAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 21/09/2026They’re likely trying to prevent defections, but I understand why everyone thinks this is ominous - there’s a lot of intel out there that Putin is planning a major escalation, likely in the Baltic States. Which would be an absolutely moronic thing for him to do, but here we are. 37665132201
Reposted by VanceSteve Marmel @marmel.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Hilarious, @jamestalarico.bsky.social. Also, how is Paxton even CLOSE?! 411124
