Reposted by @vivshere.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 15/08/2026“You’re just keeping a pedophile in your church,” an investigator tells preacher Daryl Bruckelmyer in this police recording. Yet when asked why he never reported an alleged child abuser to the authorities, this is how Bruckelmyer responded: propub.li/3TYPk9E 13322105
Reposted by @vivshere.bsky.socialThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 15/08/2026The journalists traveling with the president had no idea he had secretly switched planes due to a perceived threat from Iran. Now, some say the operation has left them feeling deceived and questioning whether the White House considered their safety.washingtonpost.comTrump secretly switched planes. The journalists left aboard say they deserved a warning.The journalists traveling with the president had no idea he had secretly switched planes due to a perceived threat from Iran. Now, some say the operation has left them feeling deceived and questioning... 7311130
Reposted by @vivshere.bsky.socialChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 19/07/2026This piece is incredible. If you prefer audio, here’s an interview I did with the reporter walking through her reporting. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...podcasts.apple.com 421532544
Reposted by @vivshere.bsky.socialNPR @npr.org · 19/07/2026The brothers were taken into custody on a sealed warrant, the Marshals Service told the AP. British prosecutors said they were seeking the extradition of the brothers on rape and trafficking charges. n.pr/4yqyjEYn.prThe Tate brothers are arrested in Miami, U.S. Marshals Service tells APThe brothers were taken into custody on a sealed warrant, the Marshals Service told the AP. British prosecutors said they were seeking the extradition of the brothers on rape and trafficking charges. 591167184
Reposted by @vivshere.bsky.socialGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 18/07/2026“The mounting level of US government debt, on track for $40 trillion courtesy of this summer’s “big beautiful bill,” risks a tectonic crash for the US economy” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comSocial Security Will Start Running Out Earlier Than ExpectedThe date when the Social Security trust fund will be unable to pay 100% of benefits just got moved up. 67269833216
Reposted by @vivshere.bsky.socialWill Sommer @willsommer.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Trump's big document release tonight, supposedly meant to prove China stole the 2020 election, includes this classified intel graphic making clear that Russia was the only country trying to meddle in American voting systems. 26793333
Reposted by @vivshere.bsky.socialJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Maine ICE shooter has history of severe mental illness, multiple psych hospitalizations, mil PTSD, chronic violence agst at least two wives, and threats against mutiple family members and more. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-mus...talkingpointsmemo.comA Must Read and Truly Horrifying StoryThe AP has just posted a detailed investigation into the background of... 661372608
Reposted by @vivshere.bsky.socialKyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 17/07/2026President Trump used a primetime address to make false claims, threaten news outlets, and release documents that misleadingly suggest Colorado's public voter rolls were "compromised" by China. 321040313
Reposted by @vivshere.bsky.socialLaura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Casually threatening mass rapes 38490402421
Reposted by @vivshere.bsky.socialKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 17/07/2026I’ve lived in Beijing too. They don’t have elections. 20872681352
Reposted by @vivshere.bsky.socialMatt Ortega @mattortega.com · 14/07/2026$81 billion in tariffs you paid given to companies.theguardian.comUS refunds $81bn in Trump tariffs after supreme court ruled them illegalGovernment had been forced to pay back duties to companies that imported goods into the US that were hit by Trump’s tariffs 19572242
Reposted by @vivshere.bsky.socialCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 14/07/2026We’ve opened the strait that was never closed, ceasing a ceasefire for a war that was never a war, stopping Iran from charging tolls because tolls are illegal, all so Trump can charge his *own* tolls because *his* tolls are legal. This will hurt affordability which is a hoax anyway 601719513
Reposted by @vivshere.bsky.socialPeter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 12/07/2026victory lapping on this one 231143482460
Reposted by @vivshere.bsky.socialThe Athletic @theathletic.com · 19/06/2026KNOCKOUTS UP NEXT 🦅 The USMNT has secured a spot in the Round of 32 with its win against Australia, and can clinch Group D if Paraguay wins or draws against Turkey on Friday night. nyti.ms/4vSjvwS 2030450
Reposted by @vivshere.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 19/06/2026“.. The first rule is to have muddled objectives. .. The second rule is, do not know thine enemy. .. Finally, be sure to alienate your friends.” @edwardluce.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/0ba6... 1472772872
Reposted by @vivshere.bsky.socialBy Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 17/06/2026Here's a fun fact about Elon Musk: in 2020, his (nominal) net worth was $20b, and today it's $1t (nominally). But *that's* not the fun fact; *this* is: everything he's done since 2020 was a flop. 1/ 181546611
Reposted by @vivshere.bsky.socialSteve Benen @stevebenen.com · 17/06/2026In the announcement issued immediately after Trump launched the war in Iran, he declared, “We’re going to destroy their missiles and raise their missile industry to the ground. It will be totally, again, obliterated.” It was the first of five objectives. 109 days later: 28658207
Reposted by @vivshere.bsky.socialRoger Sollenberger @sollenbergerrc.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Iran gets: $300 billion economic fund U.S. releasing all frozen assets “Maintain status quo of nuclear program” All sanctions lifted, unimpeded exports & related transactions No new sanctions Control of Hormuz w/Oman U.S. pulling military & ensuring peace in Lebanon www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/u...nytimes.comA Look at the Text of the Agreement Between the United States and Iran 76234
Reposted by @vivshere.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 17/06/2026NEW: Across Africa, the State Department has demanded access to health data for millions of people as a condition of giving countries billions of dollars in aid needed to address HIV, malaria, tuberculosis and other illnesses.propublica.org“Digital Colonialism”: U.S. Demands to Access Africans’ Data Raise Privacy, Sovereignty ConcernsThe United States is requiring access to health data as part of lifesaving aid deals with African countries. The U.S. says the data will be aggregated and anonymized, but privacy experts fear the info... 32238652250
Reposted by @vivshere.bsky.socialDrop Site @dropsitenews.com · 17/06/2026🇨🇴 67 leading international economists, scholars, & public policy figures have signed an open letter backing Colombia’s econ. transformation under President Gustavo Petro, saying the country is demonstrating that “another economic path is possible” by breaking from decades of neoliberal orthodoxy... 2177
Reposted by @vivshere.bsky.socialBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Have you ever seen anything like this? Trump is agreeing to a truce with Iran, and the people claiming 'serious reservations' about the deal include his: -- CIA director -- Secretary of State/National Security Advisor -- Secretary of Defense -- Vice president -- Two chief negotiators on Iran 38446
Reposted by @vivshere.bsky.socialEric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 16/06/2026From a reporter who helped exposed Bernie Madoff 115170
Reposted by @vivshere.bsky.socialChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Who knows if there will be a final agreement. But if there is, two things will be true at the same time: a) It's essentially surrender to Iran. b) We should be glad about it, because every day this insane, illegal war continues, we get weaker. 1/ Let me explain. 873179853
Reposted by @vivshere.bsky.socialChristopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 15/06/2026NEW: Pope Leo XIV’s new archbishop of New York, Ronald Hicks, celebrates the Knicks’ title with Mayor Zohran Mamdani at the city’s Puerto Rican festival. 171120581970
Reposted by @vivshere.bsky.socialJeff Fecke @jkfecke.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Looks like they made their money off the trades. 1133
Reposted by @vivshere.bsky.socialCraig Harrington @craigipedia.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Step 1: Tear up Obama’s Iran Deal Step 2: ???? Step 3: Give Iran 20x more cash than Obama amidst greatest strategic failure in American history. 44719
Reposted by @vivshere.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15/05/2026“.. appearing to bend to demands from President Trump — and ignoring pleas of other Colorado elected officials and the prosecutor behind the election data-breach scheme conviction.” @denverpost.com www.denverpost.com/2026/05/15/t... 115629232
Reposted by @vivshere.bsky.socialtalia jane @taliajane.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Now It Makes Sense: Carine Hajjar used to be a fellow at conservative thinktank Hudson Institute, wrote for extremely rightwing National Review, received a grant from The Fund for American Studies, and now is repeating all that propaganda through this “show.” Seems like an aspiring Bari Weiss. 1212022
Reposted by @vivshere.bsky.socialPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 15/05/2026There needs to be a slush fund to pay out victims of “Biden weaponizing government” because, let’s see here, Trump’s tax returns were leaked the first time Trump was president.abcnews.comTrump poised to drop IRS suit, launch $1.7B 'weaponization' fund for allies: SourcesPresident Trump is expected to drop his $10 billion IRS suit in exchange for the creation of a $1.7 billion fund for victims of governmental "weaponization," sources say. 1734597
Reposted by @vivshere.bsky.socialMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 14/05/2026“With few exceptions, snorkeling and diving are off-limits around the USS Arizona.”apnews.comEmails show FBI Director Kash Patel's Hawaii trip included 'VIP snorkel' at a Pearl Harbor memorialGovernment emails obtained by The Associated Press show that FBI Director Kash Patel went on a “VIP snorkel” session last summer at the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor. 43323106
Reposted by @vivshere.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/05/2026Trump is posting absolutely deranged shit on social media this morning ahead of departing for China today. Get a load of this stuff. 71946731155
Reposted by @vivshere.bsky.socialJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Trump campaigned on bringing down the cost of living "starting on day one," and then: started a trade war; deported much of the farm workforce, bombed Iran, allowed healthcare subsidies to expire, cut food assistance, ran an interest-rate boosting deficit, and attacked fed independence. 1121606690
Reposted by @vivshere.bsky.socialJustin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Just to point out, he is not talking about the United States blowing up dozens of Venezuelan boats in the Caribbean Sea. I know it can be confusing. 361575496
Reposted by @vivshere.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 04/05/2026JPMORGAN: “.. While the Trump 2.0 DoJ increased prosecution of immigration cases, it also terminated pending investigations involving organized crime, white collar crime, corruption, labor racketeering, violent crime, healthcare fraud and national security at a record pace.” 27515275
Reposted by @vivshere.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 02/05/2026NEW: On April 28, GOP Rep. Jim Jordan accused environmental law scholars of bias, conspiracy and colluding to influence the U.S. judiciary. The next day, free-market conservatives kicked off a multiday climate skepticism event for more than 150 judges.propublica.orgEvent With Links to Oil Industry Teaches Judges "Healthy Skepticism" of Climate ScienceAs congressional Republicans accuse climate scholars and lawyers of colluding to influence the judiciary, a symposium hosted by a center funded by the fossil fuel industry educates judges about free-market views of climate science. 23415212
Reposted by @vivshere.bsky.socialPhil Williams @philinvestigates.com · 02/05/2026I am guessing that “FOUR” did not sound as ominous as “MULTIPLE.” Four from across New Jersey. 841785423
Reposted by @vivshere.bsky.socialEdward Wong @ewong.bsky.social · 02/05/2026NEW: Trump aides declared an emergency to bypass Congress to sell arms valued at $8.6 billion to Israel and Arab nations. That means less weapons for the US since munitions take years to make. Pentagon officials are alarmed at low supplies and war risks. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/02/w...nytimes.comU.S. Fast-Tracks Arms Deals Valued at $8.6 Billion to Mideast Partners 2516596
Reposted by @vivshere.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 02/05/2026"Children as young as 4 are being forced to repeatedly appear in court and provide updates on their case, at times without legal help, within a matter of weeks. "Children are feeling 'enormous pressure' and some wet their pants when they have to go to court..." www.cnn.com/2026/04/28/p...cnn.comExclusive: Trump moves to accelerate deportations of migrant children in US custody | CNN PoliticsThe Trump administration is taking steps to accelerate the deportations of migrant children in US custody amid White House pressure to quickly move kids through the system, according to administration... 23222501365
Reposted by @vivshere.bsky.socialJesse O'Lantern, LGPC @jesseberney.com · 29/04/2026Jesus Christ, DO NOT USE TALKSPACE FOR THERAPY EVER. 2216
Reposted by @vivshere.bsky.socialGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 29/04/2026hey do you guys think I need a lawyer 648138813033
Reposted by @vivshere.bsky.socialClara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 29/04/2026This remains the dumbest thing the Trump administration has yet tried. to "86" something: throw it out/send it back, is 100+ year old restaurant term meaning either: throw someone out/send back food. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/86_(term)en.wikipedia.org86 (term) - Wikipedia 216633
Reposted by @vivshere.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/04/2026Comey: Well, they're back. This time about a picture of seashells on a North Carolina beach a year ago. And this won't be the end of it. But nothing has changed with me. I'm still innocent. I'm still not afraid. And I still believe in the independent federal judiciary. So let's go. 736134723266
Reposted by @vivshere.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 28/04/2026After shots were fired at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Saturday night, Karoline Leavitt amplified calls for a crackdown on the political left. But Leavitt conveniently ignored Trump’s history of regularly using violent rhetoric against his political opponents. bit.ly/3QxAAwN 37369142
Reposted by @vivshere.bsky.socialAnna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 28/04/2026In this clip, Kash Patel says the grand jury heard evidence that Comey deleted the '8647' post and apologized. Neither fact appears in the indictment. Hmm. Did the FBI director just disclose evidence presented before a grand jury? 39354581326
Reposted by @vivshere.bsky.socialPeter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Here’s a brief explainer (from last year, when the incident happened) of why even if Comey really did suggest the President should be killed, it wouldn’t be a crime even under the specific statute criminalizing threats against the President. 18462105
Reposted by @vivshere.bsky.socialA Travis-T @tr0rna.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Seriously, the courts' history on this is clear. There is a VERY high bar to prove wilful intent to do harm to POTUS. There are even cases of people saying "I am going to k*** the President" and courts ruling that's *still* protected by 1A. web.archive.org/web/20090223...web.archive.orgThreatening the President - TIME[OPEN_P]Despite the federal statute providing tough sanctions for those who threaten the President's person, more and more people seem to do it. From 2,400 reported threats in 1965, the number... 063
Reposted by @vivshere.bsky.socialBrad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 28/04/2026A guy once posted that then-President Obama "will have a 50 cal in the head soon," and "shoot the nig." 9th Cir.: " It is difficult to see how a rational trier of fact could reasonably have found that either statement, on its face or taken in context, expresses a threat." 652 F. 3d 1113 (2011) 725795