Reposted by Virginia ScharffBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 9hWhen you turn your military around and flee from an advancing adversary equipped with weapons you're unable to defend against, that's retreating. I'm not sure we've seen anything like this in the modern era.nytimes.comPotential Iranian Drone Attack Led to Exit of U.S. Aircraft from British Air Base (Gift Article)According to U.S. and British officials, 12 B-1 Air Force bombers from R.A.F. Fairford air base were withdrawn because of the risk of a drone attack ordered by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps... 6526118
Virginia Scharff @vscharff.bsky.social · 7hNow I need to write another book and you would both be heroes. 010
Virginia Scharff @vscharff.bsky.social · 13hAt the time Foley and Hastert were in Congress, Lindsey Graham was making his move as an impeachment manager. Really makes you think about what the GOP was up to in those days. 000
Reposted by Virginia ScharffStoriesbySammi🦋 @storiesbysammi.bsky.social · 22hTrump cut Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears by nearly 3M acres using a 6-word clause buried in a 1906 law in July & NPCA toured them & the Grand Staircase itself is now outside its own monument. Mining claims were filed within hours. A tribal commission was dissolved. Full story below. 🧵 26858
Reposted by Virginia ScharffAmanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 16hIt's been such a long few years, I'd forgotten this particular rape accusation against Hegseth. The woman told police she may have been drugged. Hegseth, who was married to one woman and had just had a baby with another, said it was consensual but paid her $50k to settle. He was confirmed anyway. 25874295
Reposted by Virginia ScharffElizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 14hRFK Jr. thinks that getting measles is no big deal, and points to the low death rate to support this asinine opinion. Besides the fact that these deaths are preventable, he ignores hospitalizations and immune amnesia, which can erase immunity to other pathogens that people have already built up.cidrap.umn.eduMeasles outbreaks could leave thousands vulnerable to infectious diseases for years 1723379
Reposted by Virginia ScharffMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 22hThe SPEAKER implies. The LISTENER infers. The DUDE abides. 6345651069
Virginia Scharff @vscharff.bsky.social · 13hEvery time I see those shoes I think about how much pain she’s willing to endure to be with her idol. 010
Virginia Scharff @vscharff.bsky.social · 13hSununu Superpower is pretty much their whole argument. 000
Reposted by Virginia ScharffRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 04/10/2026"Among the first to appear before the judge was Angel, a 13-year-old. He had no attorney. “Would you like to request voluntary departure, or should I issue a removal order?” the judge asked “I don’t know,” Angel said, bursting into tears: “I have no one. I have nothing.” www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/p...cnn.comInside the Texas courtroom where toddlers face immigration judges | CNN PoliticsMigrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to try make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation. 44337151864
Virginia Scharff @vscharff.bsky.social · 15hWe will disprove this heinous statement or die trying. 150
Reposted by Virginia ScharffAAUP @aaup.org · 15h🚨🚨🚨 BREAKING: The AAUP is suing the Trump administration over new policies that threaten green card applicants with family separation. 1/ 124988
Reposted by Virginia ScharffRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 16hJust a reminder: Tillis persuaded the woman Hegseth allegedly raped to come forward with her story, and told her that if she did, it would sink the nomination. She did. At great risk to herself. Tillis then cast the deciding vote for Hegseth. Because he’s a goddamned coward.ms.nowOutgoing Sen. Tillis regrets pivotal vote for Hegseth: ‘He’s an actor. He’s not a manager’Outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis spoke to MS NOW about regretting his vote to confirm Pete Hegseth and his strained relationship with Trump. 22987492741
Reposted by Virginia ScharffMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 17hNEW EPISODE: When asked earlier this year if he regretted not seizing voting machines and ballots after the 2020 election, Donald Trump said, "Well, I should have." Now he's telling us exactly what he plans to do in this year's midterms, and this time, we should believe him. youtu.be/MBLiMjSXrosyoutu.beTrump Just Admitted His Post-Election Plans. Believe Him.YouTube video by Democracy Docket 331625792
Virginia Scharff @vscharff.bsky.social · 17hFantastic! What a wonderful recognition of so many of your talents. 120
Virginia Scharff @vscharff.bsky.social · 17hWhen you’re lying about wanting to spend time with your very little baby, you’re raising lying to a new level. 000
Reposted by Virginia ScharffNatalieNM @secretagent39.bsky.social · 22hNew ‘dark money’ group backs array of New Mexico House Democratic candidates sourcenm.com/2026/05/19/n...sourcenm.comNew ‘dark money’ group backs array of New Mexico House Democratic candidates • Source New MexicoNew Chapter, New Mexico discloses no real address or leaders, and its treasurer appears to be former GOP NM House candidate. 154
Reposted by Virginia ScharffHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 21hThe white evangelical movement split in the 1970s so those who hated civil rights, especially for women, could boost right-wing Republicans. Talarico is reclaiming the movement for the others, and it is a very different thing indeed. Jimmy Carter v. Jerry Falwell. 781603556
Virginia Scharff @vscharff.bsky.social · 19hstatic.klipy.comGomer Pyle's Iconic 'Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!'ALT: Gomer Pyle's Iconic 'Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!' 010
Reposted by Virginia ScharffLarry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 20hWhat about the substance and truth-content of what she said? 10557
Virginia Scharff @vscharff.bsky.social · 19hSenator Jack Reed is the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. He and colleagues like @captmarkkelly.bsky.social must investigate. 000
Reposted by Virginia ScharffSocial Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 05/10/2026This happened in March. Where is the Benghazi-like demand for an investigation from Congress? apnews.com/article/iran...apnews.comExclusive: Soldiers and Gold Star families press Army leadership after deadly Iranian drone strikeIt's the deadliest strike against American troops during the war with Iran. Now U.S. soldiers wounded in a drone attack on Port Shuaiba in Kuwait are raising their concerns publicly about whether comm... 8212116
Reposted by Virginia ScharffDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 20hThe press will do stories on Republican sex creeps, but it will never, ever point out -- much less make an ongoing narrative out of -- the fact that the GOP has been *ridden* with sex creeps for decades. You have to be blind not to see the pattern.nytimes.comDennis Hastert, Powerful Politician Disgraced by Child Sexual Abuse, Dies (Gift Article)The longest-serving Republican speaker of the House admitted in 2016 to abusing teenage boys decades earlier. He was 84. 441637487
Reposted by Virginia ScharffGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 20hWilber was finally able to undergo surgery on Thursday—11 days after he was shot. “When ICE can shoot a man in the back and then barely give him any medical treatment and let him suffer, there’s a reason for that because we have gotten to a point where we see people as less than human.”texastribune.orgAustin man has surgery 11 days after being shot by ICE agentThe surgery on the Venezuelan national, who has been in custody since his Sept. 20 run-in with an immigration officer, removed the bullet lodged in his back. 25875371
Virginia Scharff @vscharff.bsky.social · 20hFor 3 years. To take on this very important position? No evidence of what she’s done before to rise to the job. 100
Reposted by Virginia ScharffGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 05/10/2026New Fox poll shows Trump coalition collapsing in Texas. GOP is sinking money into Iowa and Kansas. The horrors of Late-Stage Trumpism are creating space for a new anti-corruption, anti-cruelty politics to emerge. On the pod, @aselrod.bsky.social is brilliant on this: newrepublic.com/article/2161...newrepublic.comFox Drops Brutal Poll on Trump as Leaks Reveal MAGA Panic: “Wake Up!”As the Trump-GOP position worsens, political theorist explains why Trump-MAGA’s corrupt and depraved misrule has created space for a new, values-based liberal-Democratic politics to emerge. 50831208
