Reposted by Zack FordEric Blair @protecttruth.bsky.social · 20hHeather MacDonald of the same Manhattan Institute that employes Chris Rufo. When institutions show you who they are, believe them. 71736157
Reposted by Zack FordChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 18hBeyond the horrifying reality that a hospital is trying to "clear the pentobarbital from [Christa Pike's] system" currently, the litigation over Tennessee's actions this week will shine a very clear light on the many, many reasons why governments should not be trusted with killing their citizens. 16857236
Reposted by Zack FordStephen Spaulding @stevespaulding.bsky.social · 16hExactly one month out from an election that will decide who controls the U.S. Senate -- the chamber every judicial nominee needs to clear -- Justice Alito confirms in a television interview that he is considering retirement from the high court. 1/politico.comJustice Alito confirms he is considering retirementThe conservative Supreme Court justice said in a CBS News interview that he’ll revisit the issue next year. 55577195
Zack Ford @zackford.bsky.social · 19hHe doesn't see a problem with it because it mirrors his own behavior. 010
Reposted by Zack FordJason Karsh @jkarsh.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Republicans are very open about what they want to do. And they’re happy to tell you if you ask. 1014080
Reposted by Zack FordDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The unitary executive types never get too hung up on the "shall execute the law faithfully" bit of Article II 534393
Zack Ford @zackford.bsky.social · 02/10/2026He really shouldn't even be under consideration for 2028. 1333665
Reposted by Zack FordAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026what's crazy about this premise is that local businesses in minneapolis hated the ice raids, made it clear they hated the ice raids, lost a ton of money because of the ice raids, and were generally quite sympathetic to the people telling ice to get the fuck out bsky.app/profile/will... 21953186
Zack Ford @zackford.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I can't help but think that we're all discussing the Cornell 7 thanks to local journalism (in this case a student reporter). The corporate absorption and dissolution of so much local media has deprived us of this kind of awareness and accountability in communities across the country. 020
Reposted by Zack FordJay Willis @jaywillis.net · 01/10/2026Man, imagine you're minding your own business, getting kind of drunk with your friends at a picturesque brewery in Maine, when suddenly John Roberts walks by and you get to start heckling him. Must have felt incredible. That's the dream. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u... 1525350807
Reposted by Zack FordKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026BREAKING: A judge has just permanently dismissed the Trump Justice Department's Reflecting Pool indictment against former Olympic canoeist David Hearn. 451626266
Reposted by Zack FordChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Producer: “We need someone on to back up the state of Tennessee this morning.” Booker: “Well, our notes say this guy has expertise in this area.” Producer: “Let’s get him on the air.” 2019943
Reposted by Zack FordAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026Enten: "Congratulations to Ken Paxton. You are the least popular Texas Senate GOP nominee this century. No one was even in the negative, and you're at -16." 1003100717
Zack Ford @zackford.bsky.social · 30/09/2026They're essentially DARVOing the Civil War. "You made us come back and now we're the victims for it." 010
Reposted by Zack FordMoira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Thinking of that time after Biden got elected, when a VERY fancy lawyer and Dem strategist called me on the phone like, “Moira, everyone at my firm is mad that the Title IX rules are going to be stricter, because it will be bad for our university clients to have to punish rape.” 1350299
Reposted by Zack FordKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 30/09/2026JUST IN: A federal judge has denied DOJ's effort to obtain Georgia's complete, unredacted voter list, the latest in a string of more than two dozen defeats for the Trump administration in efforts to obtain state voter rolls. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...storage.courtlistener.com#146 in United States v. Raffensperger (N.D. Ga., 1:26-cv-00485) – CourtListener.comORDER. It is ORDERED that Defendant Raffensperger and Intervenor-Defendant's BVMF's Motions to Dismiss (Docs. 16, 23 ) are GRANTED IN PART as set forth in this Order. Intervenor-Defendants' Common Cau... 121837480
Reposted by Zack FordMiranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 30/09/2026You gotta wonder -- what really motivates a party to spend so much time fixated on whether students were born with a a penis or a vagina? 861423232
Reposted by Zack FordSelene St. Satellite @stsatellite.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Indeed: en.wikisource.org/wiki/End_Poem just with civic reference occasionally intersperseden.wikisource.orgEnd Poem - Wikisource, the free online library 001
Zack Ford @zackford.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Okay the screenshots other people shared did not properly prepare me for what happens when you tell America.gov to "play Minecraft." Here's the full response I got. (1/2) 285
Zack Ford @zackford.bsky.social · 29/09/2026static.klipy.comKirsten Dunst Says Buh ByeALT: Kirsten Dunst Says Buh Bye 020
Zack Ford @zackford.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Wasn't there some book we read in high school that warned us about an authoritarian government trying to control our language? Or am I thinking of a Taylor Swift album? 131
Reposted by Zack FordThor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026He's the richest man in history and he still kisses the ring 2316413
Reposted by Zack FordCoachN @coachn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026THIS. Please read and share; as I think the fact that even more centrist Democrats are now realizing that the Carville Corporate D “triangulation”—trying to mute GOP power by ceding them issues & entire communities—is not just morally wrong, but a *political* loser as well, is a vital story. 05820
Reposted by Zack FordSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 29/09/2026#BREAKING: Over dissents from the three Democratic appointees, #SCOTUS grants a stay in the third-country removals case; clears way for Trump admin. to continue removing non-citizens without a full chance to litigate the conditions in those countries (while also taking up the full merits appeal). 941240511
Reposted by Zack FordMatthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The underlying theory Senate Republicans are going with is that Joe Biden secretly ordered DOJ to investigate Trump, something they have produced no evidence to support and also they're all fine with Trump publicly ordering DOJ to investigate his enemies. 25601170
Reposted by Zack Fordpatrick mcneil (he/him) @patrickryne.bsky.social · 29/09/2026NEW: A coalition of 40+ organizations sent a letter to senators today drawing a connection between Trump’s judicial appointments and the nation’s affordability crisis. The letter urges senators to reject anti-worker, anti-consumer judicial nominees. nominationnotes.substack.com/p/coalition-...nominationnotes.substack.comCoalition says Trump’s judicial appointments are worsening America’s affordability crisis“Federal judges confirmed today will shape the rules of our economy for decades to come,” the groups say. 112
Zack Ford @zackford.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Oh you rascal you! Always feeling up the ladies, that Russell! What can you do? 000
Zack Ford @zackford.bsky.social · 29/09/2026They are so desperate to corner any opponent of Trump's, but if you see Sen. Klobuchar's response in the follow-up posts, they got everything totally wrong and look like damn fools. 010
Zack Ford @zackford.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Trump wants you to bully LGBTQ+ kids as much as you want. That's what he and his administration already do. 030
Reposted by Zack FordMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“We’re finally going to finish Reconstruction & do what we should have done after Watergate, Iran-Contra, & January 6” 2253584
Reposted by Zack FordJacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026There's no real point in arguing with his mouth noises, particularly not when preaching to the Bluesky choir, but this is *noteworthy* nonsense. If the revenue were real (it's not), then it would be revenue *of the United States government,* equally available to a Democratic Congress to spend. 772052435
Zack Ford @zackford.bsky.social · 28/09/2026How is he even able to be here? I have questions both about the UK's bail conditions and our own willingness to let him enter the country. 031
Reposted by Zack FordAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Can you tell texas republicans are not used to competitive races bsky.app/profile/head... 822504406
Reposted by Zack FordAnna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026Let the history books show that STUDENT reporters brought national attention to unchecked abuse. I hope that their cups and opportunities forever overfloweth.This is courage.abcnews.comDistrict attorney reopens case of alleged Cornell University 'gang rape'Prosecutors in central New York say they are reopening the case of alleged gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity. 31400376
Reposted by Zack FordOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026in 2024 trump said once he was elected that inflation would go down the day he was sworn in 79218
Reposted by Zack FordAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 28/09/2026The entire motto of this administration towards LGBTQ youth is "fuck them kids." thehill.com/homenews/edu...thehill.comEducation Department formally rescinds Title IX protections for LGBTQ studentsThe Education Department announced Monday it has formally rescinded the Biden-era Title IX interpretation that gave sex-based discrimination protections to students on the basis of sexual orientati… 28935306
Zack Ford @zackford.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The Court's own ethics policy states that justices should explain the reason for their recusals. Only the liberal justices have honored this rule, and Alito continues to violate it. 1155
Reposted by Zack FordRiver, Apprentice Ghost Witch @mottledskeleton.wearybones.rest · 28/09/2026I enjoyed this small piece by Katelyn. Absolutely needed a modicum hope on this manic Monday. 0228
Reposted by Zack FordProPublica @propublica.org · 28/09/20261/ On @lastweektonight.com, John Oliver cited our reporting w/ @texastribune.org about how Ken Paxton appeared to have violated Texas law. Paxton used an address where his estranged wife said he no longer lived while voting in 6 elections in the past 2 years: www.propublica.org/article/ken-... 9866287
Zack Ford @zackford.bsky.social · 28/09/2026We've been saying it for over a decade, but the goal is to erase trans people from society. Completely lying about the science behind gender-affirming care is a significant step in that direction. 02611
Reposted by Zack FordAlondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The idea that people want AI oversight to happen "all of a sudden" ignores years of research, warnings, and policy efforts. The delay hasn’t been a lack of awareness; it’s been because of years of industry lobbying against regulation, political resistance, and inaction. 37934246
Reposted by Zack FordCollins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Here's Mary Ann Lynch popping up for a 'woman on the street' quote in an LA Times piece on Susan Collins in 2020. The unavoidable inference is that legacy media outlets let the Collins campaign choose who gets quoted in their stories. PR masquerading as journalism. Unforgivable. #MEpolitics 1247
Reposted by Zack FordAri Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026DHS SAVE database has long and documented history of producing false positives of non-citizens voting, leading to sensational headlines of alleged voter fraud that turn out to be untrue on closer inspection. In St. Louis County, MO, for example at least 81% of the names flagged were incorrect 4144104
Reposted by Zack FordJason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Oh hey I was wondering where all the shittiest people in the city were tonight 3527
Reposted by Zack FordProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026In response to our reporting, Susan Collins has mustered a defense that is full of incorrect and misleading claims. We’ve reviewed FBI evidence, examined thousands of pages of records and interviewed dozens of people. Here are the receipts.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... 10838381755
Reposted by Zack Fordpatrick mcneil (he/him) @patrickryne.bsky.social · 26/09/2026While campaigning for AL Supreme Court, Cook repeatedly warned of the “woke mob” & told voters “we cannot let the Democrats win." “Wokeness is finally losing ground,” he said after Trump’s reelection. “Savor this moment.” Now up for a lifetime judgeship: nominationnotes.substack.com/p/alabama-no... 011
Reposted by Zack FordDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026One of multiple occasions where Collins is mad about the perfectly predictable consequences of her votes (see also, Kavanaugh, Brett). 241387248
Reposted by Zack FordSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026#BREAKING: #SCOTUS once again freezes the lower federal courts’ rulings in the Missouri redistricting case—and affirms that, as the Missouri Supreme Court held earlier this month, Missouri will use the 2022 map in the November elections. There were no public dissents. 412225512