Reposted by Jersey Girl in FloridaMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 17hWhile I'm enjoying the humiliation justifiably being heaped on Senator Eric Schmitt, I don't don't think enough mockery is being directed at his accomplice, Senator Kennedy, the Cornpone Clown, with this stupidly victorious expression as he smugly holds up the ridiculous "evidence." 87078062132
Reposted by Jersey Girl in FloridaScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 7hA Manhattan judge denied bail to Yehonatan Ovadia, a 35-year-old father of five and member of the ultraorthodox Satmar sect, as Trump seeks his deportation because of his open criticism of Benjamin Netanyahu, which apparently is a deporting offense.haaretz.comSatmar member facing deportation over anti-Israel protest to stay in ICE custodyA Manhattan judge denied bail to Yehonatan Ovadia, a 35-year-old father of five and member of the anti-Zionist Satmar sect, as the Trump administration seeks his deportation over a November 2023 prote... 10184119
Reposted by Jersey Girl in FloridaElizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 9hA fifth measles death in Pennsylvania. Entirely preventable.theguardian.comPennsylvania reports fifth measles-related death of the year amid outbreakMeasles outbreak in the state has now reached 39 counties, with 943 confirmed cases and 176 hospitalizations 15229110
Reposted by Jersey Girl in Florida404 Media @404media.co · 18hUSPS says the cameras, put on USPS truck dashboards, will scan roads, signs, and more.404media.coUSPS To Put Cameras in Trucks That Scan Roads for ‘Community Safety’USPS says the cameras, put on USPS truck dashboards, will scan roads, signs, and more. 2113585
Reposted by Jersey Girl in FloridaJames Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 29/09/2026BREAKING: Fox News agrees to host a debate between me and Ken Paxton — because the people of Texas deserve it. They're just waiting on Paxton to agree. Ball's in your court, Ken. 1104087937
Reposted by Jersey Girl in FloridaM Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Go For It Ladies....... 562169364146
Reposted by Jersey Girl in FloridaChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 29/09/2026THIS WAS MONEY FOR CHILDREN’S HEALTHCARE. A Florida grand jury found $10 MILLION meant to help provide health insurance for poor children was misappropriated for political purposes. Moody & DeSantis took money meant for kids. #GOPWarOnHealthcare 39162473364
Reposted by Jersey Girl in FloridaPolitico @politico.com · 20hEXCLUSIVE: Bernie Sanders is cracking open his war chest. The Vermont senator is putting hundreds of thousands of dollars toward key campaigns and has raised $2.8 million for his preferred candidates this cycle.politico.comSanders ramps up his midterm play with cash boost for candidatesSanders is putting hundreds of thousands of dollars toward key campaigns and has raised $2.8 million for his preferred candidates this cycle. 692504729
Jersey Girl in Florida @wwnfl.bsky.social · 23hRepublican redistricting in Texas and Florida may not turn out as Trump had hoped apnews.com/article/midt...apnews.comRepublican redistricting in Texas and Florida may not turn out as Trump had hopedEric Flores, a former federal prosecutor and Army National Guard infantry captain, is one of the Republican Party's prized recruits in this year's midterm elections. 000
Reposted by Jersey Girl in FloridaJames Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I have one house. 15269521851
Reposted by Jersey Girl in FloridaMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/09/2026Here's footage of Jack Smith at the Iowa vs. Maryland game on February 3rd, 2024 btw 534138403564
Reposted by Jersey Girl in FloridaScott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Jack Smith: “it’s inconceivable to me how you can pardon people who beat police officers… and then vilify the officers” 297213125900
Reposted by Jersey Girl in FloridaOssoff's Office @ossoff.senate.gov · 28/09/2026Sen. Ossoff on RFK Jr.'s reckless decision to cut cyclosporiasis monitoring: "There is no excuse. There is no justification. It's madness." 13990249
Reposted by Jersey Girl in FloridaThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 29/09/2026@michaeldweiss.bsky.social tells @mpolymer1.bsky.social how Alina Habba’s wedding put FBI Director Kash Patel in the same room as a former FBI informant suspected of being a double agent. "These MAGA weddings are like the Star Wars Mos Eisley cantinas for counterintelligence." 12442159
Reposted by Jersey Girl in FloridaMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I've never liked ICE. Even back when they used to call themselves the Klan. 179106922215
Jersey Girl in Florida @wwnfl.bsky.social · 27/09/2026All the ads during college and NFL football have been bashing Democrats. Every single one all weekend. 000
Reposted by Jersey Girl in FloridaProPublica @propublica.org · 27/09/2026Our Pulitzer-winning "Friends of the Court" series began with this story that revealed how SCOTUS Justice Clarence Thomas had, for 20+ years, been treated to undisclosed luxury vacations by real estate titan and GOP megadonor Harlan Crow. (Published April 2023)propublica.orgClarence Thomas Secretly Accepted Luxury Trips From Major GOP DonorIsland-hopping on a superyacht. Private jet rides around the world. The undisclosed gifts to Thomas have no known precedent in the modern history of the Supreme Court. “It’s incomprehensible to me tha... 1082107905
Reposted by Jersey Girl in FloridaPBS News @pbsnews.org · 27/09/2026More than 1.2 million children lost access to food aid through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program between July 2025 and 2026, according to a new analysis. to.pbs.org/4dwuKEfto.pbs.orgMore than 1.2 million children have lost SNAP benefits since last July. Experts explain whyExperts say that the drop is a cause for worry, and that it’s unlikely that the need for food assistance has dropped. 16162115
Reposted by Jersey Girl in FloridaCaroleeena @caroleeena.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Flock wants to spy on you but doesn't want you to return the favor. www.joemygod.com/2026/09/floc...joemygod.comFlock Demands Removal Of Map Of Its 170K Cameras - Joe.My.God.The Intercept reports: Amid mounting concerns about its sprawling surveillance camera network, Flock Security told the press this summer that it operates more than 120,000 cameras nationwide. But a ne... 1051768882
Reposted by Jersey Girl in FloridaChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/09/2026A MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTERS SHOULDN’T EVEN BE IN QUESTION AT THIS POINT And we definitely need more reporting on this issue: HEAT Data centers devour electricity and water, dump heat into communities, and Big Tech is building them faster than lawmakers are dealing with the consequences. 24961743081
Reposted by Jersey Girl in FloridaMJ @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.comCostco clinches $184M in tariff refunds, with more expectedThe 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. 19970392281
Reposted by Jersey Girl in FloridaJonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 25/09/2026“At least six babies in Pennsylvania have been born infected with measles, with two so sick they had to be admitted to intensive care.” H/t @ameshaa.bsky.socialnbcnews.comAmerica 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. 23535642005
Reposted by Jersey Girl in FloridaBryan 🌐 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraine personal opinions only @papootx.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Ken Paxton Took $500,000 Dollars from Data Center Lobbyists Texans suffer higher Electricity and Water rates. Paxton’s Donors cash in on Big Data Centers #TrumpsCorruptCongress 4624861080
Reposted by Jersey Girl in FloridaRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Do you know how much the pay of CEOs at major companies has skyrocketed since 1978? 50%? 100%? 500%? Try 1,316% Meanwhile, the typical workers’ compensation increased only 28%. This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged. 9937751456
Reposted by Jersey Girl in FloridaAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This 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 Jersey Girl in FloridaElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 25/09/2026The U.S. strike on the Iranian elementary school was the deadliest American military targeting error of the 21st century in terms of child casualties. Horrific. This war needs to end – now. 2633990972
Reposted by Jersey Girl in FloridaThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 25/09/2026"'We have confirmation due to communication between Kate and Wilber that he’s in Pearsall for interrogation and still has the bullet lodged in his body. He’s received no pain medication and had to sleep on the floor.'"lnk.thebulwark.comICE Shot a DoorDash Driver in the Back in AustinRather than getting him medical help, they carted him off to an ICE detention complex—and the bullet is still in his back. 1219887
Reposted by Jersey Girl in FloridaRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.theintercept.comDoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam 6574016211785
Jersey Girl in Florida @wwnfl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Of course they did. I’m sure they’ll take great care of this data. Supreme Court Allows Expansive Federal Database for Voter Screening www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u...nytimes.comSupreme Court Allows Use of Trump Administration’s Expansive Database for Voter Screening (Gift Article)Critics of a citizenship database built by the Trump administration have raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges. 000
Reposted by Jersey Girl in FloridaChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 25/09/2026QUESTION: What’s going on with Susan Collins and the bribery scandal? But explain it to me like I’m five. ANSWER: Here you go 👇🏽 11927721376
Reposted by Jersey Girl in FloridaMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 25/09/2026These are the people who have betrayed their fellow Americans by supporting a criminal who is ruining our country. The stain of what they have done can never be washed away. 36785324
Reposted by Jersey Girl in FloridaThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 25/09/2026"Some day people will look at online gambling the way we look at Big Tobacco today: an industry that dishonestly profiteered on addiction and human misery."lnk.thebulwark.comOur Politicians Suck. But Our Voters Do, Too.And the political system we’ve built brings out the worst in both. 32924228
Reposted by Jersey Girl in FloridaTheresa McLeod @westtexascatlady.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Too funny! 17678371678
Reposted by Jersey Girl in FloridaRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Seattle just became the first city in America to ban grocery stores from engaging in surveillance pricing. This is a huge win for consumers against companies that abuse their personal data to rip them off. Watch former FTC Chair Lina Khan explain.youtube.comThe Shady World of Surveillance Pricing (Ft. Lina Khan)Should corporations be able to weaponize your personal data to rip you off?Well, they may already be doing that thanks t 17193712690
Reposted by Jersey Girl in FloridaAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 24/09/2026A teacher should be able to afford a home in the richest, most powerful country in the world. 27195722370
Reposted by Jersey Girl in FloridaRaider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 23/09/2026ICE brutally detain woman's gardener-right in front of her house. 4 goons drag and violently pull man out of truck head-first. Kneel on his back after pinned down to pavement. "I can't breathe! I can't breathe!" he cries out. Incident occurred in Everett, Washington. 122570134506
Reposted by Jersey Girl in FloridaJames Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 23/09/2026ICE shot Wilber Perez in the back. Now, Wilber can’t move the left side of his body. How does paralyzing a DoorDash driver make anyone more safe? 21884513057
Jersey Girl in Florida @wwnfl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026FACT FOCUS: Trump made multiple false and misleading claims in front of the UN General Assembly apnews.com/article/trum...apnews.comFACT FOCUS: Trump made multiple false and misleading claims in front of the UN General AssemblyPresident Donald Trump made myriad false and misleading claims during his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, many of which he has repeated frequently throughout his second term... 010
Reposted by Jersey Girl in FloridaAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/09/2026In the richest, most powerful country in the world, it just shouldn't be this hard to afford groceries, pay your mortgage, or see a doctor. 271121613146
Reposted by Jersey Girl in FloridaAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 23/09/2026USPS in Utah dumped 300 mail-in ballots into a parking lot garbage bin. USPS’s current defense? “Laziness.”deseret.comUtah postal worker accused of throwing away 300 mail-in ballots in church parking lotOver 95% of Utah voters rely on mail-in ballots, making destroyed ballots critical loss. 70277953956
Reposted by Jersey Girl in FloridaProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026NEW: In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump was reelected and eviscerated the FBI and DOJ teams handling public corruption probes.propublica.orgThe FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the WayAfter the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini... 13746312241
Jersey Girl in Florida @wwnfl.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Pa. Measles Outbreak Met With Both Defiance and a Rush to Vaccinate www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u...nytimes.comPennsylvania Measles Outbreak Leads to an Increase in Vaccinations (Gift Article)As the outbreak grows to more than 700 confirmed cases, the largest in the country, some people remain opposed to vaccines and others are rushing to get the shots. 010
Reposted by Jersey Girl in FloridaJoshua Foust 🪖🎮 @joshuafoust.com · 19/09/2026It should be illegal to buy a company with debt and then sell it off to a foreign owner, but that fight was lost long ago. Anyway, now the Saudis own a truly distressing portion of American entertainment, from Hollywood to Video Games to Sports. This is not neutral behavior. Anyway.arstechnica.comFCC lets Paramount sell 49.5% equity stake to Saudi Arabia, UAE, and QatarFCC rejects concerns about repressive governments buying influence over CBS owner. 1250382309
Reposted by Jersey Girl in FloridaClayton Tucker @claytontuckertx.com · 19/09/2026The water problem doesn’t end at the intake pipe. Data centers are already drawing scrutiny over how much water they use. Now their wastewater is raising concerns about what gets put back into our water. 15176107
Jersey Girl in Florida @wwnfl.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Report all news from the offices of different Democrats. MS NOW, CNN and Politico say their journalists were denied access to White House after Trump ban apnews.com/article/trum...apnews.comMS NOW, CNN and Politico say their journalists were denied access to White House after Trump banReporters from CNN, MS NOW and Politico have been denied access to the White House. Reporters from the two cable networks both went live to report they’d been barred following a ban imposed by Preside... 000
Jersey Girl in Florida @wwnfl.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Russia Aims to Inject Chaos Into Elections, U.S. Intelligence Finds www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u...nytimes.comRussia Aims to Inject Chaos Into Elections, U.S. Intelligence Finds (Gift Article)The Kremlin is once again seeking to undermine confidence in American democracy with online influence campaigns, U.S. officials said. 000
Reposted by Jersey Girl in FloridaScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Julia Ioffe: Who is Umar Kremlev, who paid for part of Donald Trump Jr's wedding? Turns out, he's the business front of Vladimir Putin's chief body guard, one of the most powerful men in Russia. That's about as close as it gets.puck.newsDon Jr.’s “Dear Friend” in MoscowKremlev bankrolled Trump’s Bahamas wedding afterparty. He’s also a former Kremlin biker gang member and reputed proxy for Putin’s bodyguard. 8324160