Sign in

vasme.bsky.social

@vasme.bsky.social
1K followers 259 following 272 posts
PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 23h
Time for this classic again.
141151455079
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 8h
TRUMP VOTER: “Trump is a bald-faced liar. That's all I can say nicely… I was planning to retire, and I went back to work just to cover my insurance, my gas, and the price of food that keeps going up.”
1972163681
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 10h
Four-byline alert: “.. Meta claimed that $4.1 billion of stock options exercised by Mr. Zuckerberg counted as a research expense ..” @nytimes.com $META www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...
1242165993
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
Amanda Carpenter @amandacarpenter.bsky.social · 13h
Here, the Trump Admin shows why it can't run AI policy. They use AI to push partisan propaganda on a day-to-day basis and can't handle its chatbot telling the truth about the election. How much will AI policy be tilted in their partisan & personal favor if this continues? x.com/ddale8/statu...
x.com
Daniel Dale (@ddale8) on X
The Trump administration appears to have changed its AI chatbot so that it no longer debunks Trump lies. Yesterday: It said Biden won the 2020 election and there's no indication of widespread fraud. Today: Says it can't answer such questions.
711155
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2026
Ken Paxton desperately tried to defend his handling of a child predator case by claiming the defendant “served 60 days.” Then came the Community Note...
meidasnews.com
Ken Paxton Defends Handling of Child Predator Case
Community Note: “Paxton's office initially recommended 1 day in jail.”
1442819987
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I'm profoundly against this depraved record and want to do the exact opposite: pass Medicare for All.
metrotimes.com
Mike Rogers voted against children’s health coverage over and over - Detroit Metro Times
Mike Rogers repeatedly voted against efforts to expand health insurance for children of working families.
14185032819
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
Mourning NAVALNY😢 @jan-readsalot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I can’t wait for this day.
315153963515
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 30/09/2026
Proud of the CDCers who fought to get this vital info out! 30% of our workforce is gone. Heartbroken by the loss of brilliant scientists, institutional knowledge, & frankly my friends, colleagues, & mentors. An understaffed CDC harms the public & leaves the US vulnerable. Rebuilding will take years
nytimes.com
‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)
The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.
7636111672
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2026
GOP Sen. Eric Schmitt accused Jack Smith of perjury, claiming he had evidence Smith secretly went to an Atlanta Hawks game. Then it all backfired in real-time.
meidasnews.com
GOP Senator’s Jack Smith ‘Gotcha’ Blows Up in His Face
Eric Schmitt accused Jack Smith of perjury over supposed evidence placing him at an Atlanta Hawks game. There was just one problem: It was the Iowa Hawkeyes.
991117753054
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
End Citizens United @endcitizensunited.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
For once, Ken Paxton is being honest: if it weren't for our broken campaign finance system, he'd have no shot. #UnrigWashington candidate @jamestalarico.bsky.social is running to reform our system and fight for Texans. Ken Paxton can't say the same. #TXSEN
21156271953
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It's difficult to engage in diplomacy when you're too simple-minded to think about anyone except yourself . . .
39456911595
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
Chef Toneman @tonemanb.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
He doesn't care! Steven Miller told him it was good policy.
2662774950
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
God @thegodshow.com · 29/09/2026
Is he serious
62354371273
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/09/2026
New @jamestalarico.bsky.social ad just dropped.
59068651926
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
💯
Joe Scarborough: It’s important we now have documentation that the Republican Party has corrupted itself to this degree. Republicans now support the Centralized State stealing taxpayers’ money to run ads for their political party.
50378302333
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
16081732986
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
👇👇
384119454024
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 27/09/2026
And a witness spotted a forklift repeatedly crashing into the building’s pillars. trib.al/aBI4bhm
trib.al
Photographer Exposes Trump’s Kennedy Center Plan—and It’s a Bombshell
And a witness spotted a forklift repeatedly crashing into the building’s pillars.
46232
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"At least six babies in Pennsylvania have been born infected with measles, with two so sick they had to be admitted to intensive care. Congenital measles is a disease that’s rarely, if ever, seen in the U.S..." www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
nbcnews.com
America had wiped out measles. Now babies are infected at birth.
Congenital measles has rarely been seen in the U.S. That’s changing as vaccination declines and more pregnant women become infected.
43261553143
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
NEW: ProPublica’s Jake Pearson lost $10,000 mimicking the betting patterns of a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company’s “responsible gaming” safeguards. One week in, he was invited to become a VIP — and faced little pushback as he spiraled.
propublica.org
I Deliberately Bet Like a Problem Gambler. DraftKings Made Me a VIP.
Amid growing public health concerns, operators like DraftKings have touted “responsible gaming” tools and prompts. But as I went off the deep end, I found they were no match for the incentives and pro...
11838891491
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
MJ @bstnboy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
💥💥BOOM💥💥 Costco took its $184M in rebate refund and used it to lower costs targeting products that would have the most impact for members!! Kudos Costco!! www.seattletimes.com/business/cos...
seattletimes.com
Costco clinches $184M in tariff refunds, with more expected
The big-box retailer said the money was reinvested to give "value back to our members." It’s more than a third of the total tariff refunds the company expects.
19970372280
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
DaughterOfDefiance @z-buck.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I really, really hate this timeline... Also, why the hell was this NOT reported on when it happened (Mar 2026)???
500120854534
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 26/09/2026
This is an entirely new phenomenon because before the vaccine, most women who survived measles were immune because they had it when they were young. But now, idiots who refuse to get vaccinated are giving birth to babies with measles. Two babies have died. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
nbcnews.com
America had wiped out measles. Now babies are infected at birth.
Congenital measles has rarely been seen in the U.S. That’s changing as vaccination declines and more pregnant women become infected.
59893553996
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Seriously. That’s no cartoon.
1093079969
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
Middlerage @middlerage.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
🚨 🚨 🚨 This is illegal. Trump is defying a court order. If we don’t stop him on the small things how the fuck can we expect to stop him on the big things— like midterms fuckery!
86800273
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/09/2026
amazing -- Karl Rove lists Paxton's scandals: "The corrupt business guy gives him a fake Uber account and the records of that are now in his impeachment proceedings, so we know how often he went to have sex with Laura Olsen. I mean, can you make this shit up?"
26468592176
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is a big deal and it will affect eligible voters! The Supreme Court ruled 6–3 to allow the Trump administration to resume using its expanded SAVE database to check voter rolls, reversing lower-court orders that had blocked it over privacy and accuracy concerns.
1191274531
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Referring to the Chinese president, the host asked “If you were president, would you throw him a big dinner?” “I would not be throwing him a dinner,” Trump declared. “I’d get him a McDonald’s hamburger.” 😂 www.mediaite.com/media/tv/jak...
mediaite.com
Jake Tapper Digs Up Clip of Trump Mocking Obama-Xi State Dinner: ‘Get Down To Work’
CNN’s Jake Tapper aired an old clip of President Donald Trump blasting then-President Barack Obama for hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping for a state dinner in 2015.
991783596
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
Stevenof1 @stevenof1.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Just a Reminder...
26964531997
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
ACLU @aclu.org · 26/09/2026
If Tennessee executes Christa Pike next week, she'd be the first woman executed by the state in more than 200 years — for a crime she committed when she was 18 nearly three decades ago. Governor Lee must spare her life before it's too late.
truthout.org
Tennessee Is Days Away From Executing a Sexual Assault Victim
Christa Pike’s lethal injection is booked for September 30. She may be the first woman Tennessee executes in 200 years.
771201571
vasme.bsky.social @vasme.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Feels like it may be time to remind everyone of the prophetic #flightoftheconchords
static.klipy.com
Flight Of The Conchords: Robot Walk
ALT: Flight Of The Conchords: Robot Walk
000
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Can’t believe our tax dollars are being used for political ads. The White House is now airing a taxpayer-funded ad during commercial breaks on Fox News. The 30-second spot has all the markings of a campaign ad, except the disclaimer at the bottom says: “Paid for by the U.S. Government.”
41967282655
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Trump was welcoming the Chinese press into the Oval Office—the “friendliest press corp,” Trump said about reporters whose press freedoms rank 178th in the world, just above North Korea—while continuing to deny American news outlets access all morning. www.americaamerica.news/p/this-cant-...
americaamerica.news
This Can’t Go On for Two More Years
Swooning over China’s repressive communist dictator and belligerently acting out at the United Nations. Yes, it’s a psychiatric emergency.
851076432
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Mike Rogers told Michiganders he was an assembly line autoworker who made Chrysler LeBarons. Turns out it was a complete lie. Shameful.
michiganadvance.com
Mike Rogers claims he was an assembly line worker. The UAW said that is stretching the truth. • Michigan Advance
Rogers says he built Chrysler vehicles on an assembly line. Records show his work was at an aftermarket facility that modified vehicles after they left the factory.
43386963375
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Finally, segregationists have achieved their dream of capturing the Civil Rights Division and turning it to their own ends
481851694
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 24/09/2026
The elections have begun! Make your dollar go further with our data-driven impact fund! #BlueWaveIn40Days secure.actblue.com/donate/mswbl...
secure.actblue.com
Support the MSW Blue Wave Impact Fund!
Show your support with a contribution.
17882316
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Jon Husted just voted to continue the Iran war for the 14th time. While Ohioans are paying record high costs at the gas pump and the grocery store, Jon Husted is voting for more war – and costing you more money – every chance he gets.
251290430
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026
MS NOW reports that their White House reproter was denied access to the White House this morning despite a court order demanding she have access
1126131614449
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Chinese media allowed at WH. American media banned in defiance of a court order.
45792453262
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Possibly the best example of American democracy and governance in the era of Trump.
17057372133
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Michigan, absentee ballots have gone out. The election is HERE. Make sure you have a plan to vote by November 3rd to get money out of politics, put money in pockets, and pass Medicare for All! 🗳️ abdulforsenate.com/vote 🗳️
17366162375
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 24/09/2026
I don't have time to write more, but ICE is working to remove people to third countries in violation of D.V.D. v. DHS. I've been up since 5:20 A.M. working with two other attorneys to prevent our client from being shipped out. If you rep someone at risk of third country removal, check on them NOW
2722961002
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
AMHotFlash @amhotflash.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Texas officials just admitted DPS failed to send an unknown number of voter registration applications to county officials. Up to 6 million Texans have used that same DPS portal to register since 2020. If yours got lost, you might not be on the rolls, even though you did everything right…
27330281863
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
Tom Walsh @tewalsh340.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
25895333870
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 24/09/2026
Already burdened with the need to fulfill strict requirements mandated by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, state governments all across the country are about to face even higher costs. trib.al/DyCx59t
trib.al
Trump’s “Big, Beautiful” Bill Is About to Screw With States’ Budgets
Already burdened with the need to fulfill strict requirements mandated by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, state governments all across the country are about to face even higher costs.
43025
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Susan Collins is blatantly corrupt. Hollywood couldn't write this in a script.
392111724234
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is an absolute disaster from a national security perspective. Obviously, a lot on F-35s is classified, but a weapons-bay door and a canopy with radar-absorbing material are some of the most sensitive. Hard to describe how bad this is.
1411141215425
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
Dr. Mar @boldnewme.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Warrior Princess ⬇️
618132314107
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
Internet cat with opinions… @im-just-sayin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Texas - DO NOT TAKE THIS WIN FOR GRANTED! In order for Talarico to flip this seat, you have to get out and VOTE. No candidate is perfect. Ken Paxton will be demonstrably worse for all Texans & Americans who aren’t extremely wealthy, Christian, male, and white.
60958340
Reposted by @vasme.bsky.social
Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I just checked my voter registration. I encourage all of you to do the same. Try your state's official site. AVOID VoteSafe.Org. It's an Elon Musk scam to harvest data.
13943652265