I'm deadly serious about this: every Republican should be shown this photo on TV and asked if they repudiate/reject/renounce Musk. And if not, why not.

Schooley@schooley.bsky.social · 22h ago

Democrats who have had absolutely nothing to do with Hasan Piker will be hounded about him, while Republicans who are directly benefitting from Musk funding will be asked about him in the most generic "money in politics" way, if at all.

These were always lies, but you knew that from the outset because you have common sense and aren’t in a cult.

Riley Gaines should be sending trans women gift baskets. Without them, nobody would even know the name of this sore loser. And being surprised there are lesbians at a WNBA game is like being surprised there are gay men at a Broadway musical—you're letting the world know that you are an idiot.

This is being done in our country, in our name, with our money, by our employees, at the direction of our president. We cannot look away. Vote like you hate what's happening here. Vote like you "love your neighbor as yourself."

Chris⚖️Justice@chrisjustice01.bsky.social · yesterday

💥 ICE separates father at gunpoint—uses kids as bait to lure him outside. Agent detains kids—won't let them walk to aunt's house. "Tell your daddy to come over here." Jacksonville, Florida @longtimehistory.bsky.social

Trump’s pro-fraud policies are paying off for tech bros and billionaires.

ProPublica@propublica.org · 2d ago

Weeks after Trump budget chief Russell Vought told Congress that fintech startup Bilt had fixed its problems without the need of CFPB enforcement, nearly 1,900 Bilt customers received mistaken debt collection notices saying they owed hundreds or even thousands of dollars on their cards.

The 75 Most Corrupt Things Trump Did in 2026. So far. The scams, schemes and grifts have been endless, as the Trump Family seems to spend most of their time and energy finding new ways to profit off the presidency. Here is my Top 75. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

The 75 Most Corrupt Things Trump Did in 2026

So far.

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"Mr. Blanche has repeatedly said the fund is dead, but President Trump has been more *circumspect*, indicating his support for compensating...the rioters who were prosecuted for... Jan. 6, 2021." The word is "equivocal." There's nothing "circumspect" about it. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/u...

Judge Orders Trump Officials to Divulge Names of Those Who Set Up $1.8 Billion Fund

The plan to create a fund that could have funneled taxpayer money to the president’s allies drew repeated scrutiny, including a rare rebuke from Senate Republicans.

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Somebody needs to read "The Price of Democracy" by @vanessawilliamson.bsky.social because the notion that Americans just generically and unequivocally hate paying taxes is totally not a thing.

Tom Nichols@radiofreetom.bsky.social · 3d ago

I feel like I'm arguing with people from another planet. Yes, you can all these things, if you're willing to be taxed like Europeans (including stuff like VAT). Americans are not. Saying "but it would better" does not change the fact that Americans, historically, won't do it.

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Helen Kennedy@helenkennedy.com · 3d ago

Interesting side of Hitler I was unaware of "Arguably Adolf Hitler’s greatest passion and pastime outside of his quest for world domination was his obsession with architecture and urban design." Here he is with a model of the 330-foot high triumphal arch he wanted. hitler-pics.com/2023/05/06/h...

The idea that the people decide how their money gets spent seems to have totally deserted the GOP in all its iterations.

Radley Balko@radleybalko.bsky.social · 3d ago

Florida has spent $1.4 billion earmarked for disaster preparedness on detaining and deporting immigrants. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...

I've been seeing a lot of "well I guess this is the way things are now" "ah another line of evidence that we are a fallen empire", attitude that I am begging people to shake off. There are people working their butts off to make things better. Please don't give up. Join us.

This iconic 1971 photo of Gloria Steinem and Dorothy Pitman Hughes has always said so much without saying a word. Two women. Two raised fists. One shared fight for equality. Dorothy passed in 2022. Now Gloria is gone too. Two giants who helped change America. Rest in power, Gloria. ✊🏼✊🏾

One easy way to tell they're not actually "the most transparent administration in history" is that this is the first time in five decades that the president and vice president didn't have their taxes audited and released to the public.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4d ago

the Epstein files cannot be reached for comment

Segregationist evangelicals at last have their revenge on President Jimmy Carter. Is there no bottom to this depravity? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/b...

Schools Giving Aid to Minority Students Could Lose Tax Exemptions Under Trump’s New Rules

The Treasury Department released rules that would prevent schools with race-based programs from qualifying for tax-exempt status, a threat to both higher education and other private schools.

nytimes.com

This is hilarious. These fools thought you could give Trump money and he would (helpless laughter) wait (gasp) he would (oh, my aching sides!) he would share it with others!!!🤣 Republicans fear Trump will keep super PAC money and not spend on the midterms www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Republicans fear Trump will keep super PAC money and not spend on the midterms

President Donald Trump has kept most of his super PAC money on the sidelines and been reticent on his spending plans, worrying Republicans ahead of this fall’s elections.

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This cheerfully assumes he will not give us countless non-official criminal acts to deal with between now and then, up to and including another Jan6.

Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com · 4d ago

Did you know if we add four seats to SCOTUS in 2029, we could bring back the charges against Trump for January 6? They could overturn the immunity ruling and consider tolling the statute of limitations for the duration of Trump’s presidency. We could also resurrect the classified documents case.

Yes. When the president of your home market is trying to corrupt an entire government and destroy its democratic institutions, you do have to choose sides. Sorry, bros. But that's how it works. Ask Krupp and IGFarben.

Jon Cooper@joncooper-us.bsky.social · 4d ago

Trump's geography wars keep getting worse for the tech industry — forcing online mapping platforms to choose between crossing a vengeful White House or angering the Democrats who might control Congress next year.

Every. day. Everyday one of these ICE charter planes has to abort takeoff, or do an emergency return, or has a decompression, or gets stuck somewhere for 20+ hours with shackled immigrant passengers trapped onboard. And we never find out why. There is no transparency.

JJ in DC@jjindc.bsky.social · 5d ago

🧊✈️ YOUR DAILY DIVERT 😬 ⚠️ A GlobalX jet (tail: N319NV) bound for San Diego makes circles in the sky after takeoff before aborting its mission & returning to the ICE hub in Harlingen 👀

Dolly's gender performativity: "And her flamboyant style has turned all the devalued symbols of womanliness to her own ends."

Jacqueline Antonovich@jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 4d ago

Back in 1987, Steinem wrote about Dolly. Seems appropriate to share today.

BREAKING: A federal prosecutor in Minnesota was planning to bring serious civil rights charges against an ICE agent for shooting a Venezuelan immigrant. Charges that could've meant serious jail time. Then the Trump DOJ said nah, don't do that. New, @propublica.org

Trump’s DOJ Blocked Serious ICE Shooting Charge Over Federal Prosecutor’s “Strongest Possible” Objections

A prosecutor planned to file civil rights charges — similar to those brought against the officers who killed George Floyd — against an ICE agent. In an email we exclusively obtained, he reveals that T...

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Count me among the many, many women who understood that we owed our rights, opportunities, the way we were able to live our lives, to the coalition of women you played a vital role in building. REST IN POWER, GLORIA STEINEM.

Serious question for Google: If Trump issues an executive order renaming CANADA as "Northern North Dakota," will you change your maps to reflect that? 'Cause it's kinda looking like you would.

The Rundown@therundowntvo.bsky.social · 5d ago

"Today it’s Lake America, but tomorrow the propaganda coming from south of the border could be both more serious and insidious, and the actions of Google, Apple and other companies show plainly that they will not be on our side." —  @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social

It said she died "surrounded by loved ones." She did, indeed. Millions of us. Rest in power, Gloria. We will keep marching... Gloria Steinem, Personification of the Women’s Movement, Dies at 92 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/u...

Gloria Steinem, Personification of the Women’s Movement, Dies at 92

She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large.

nytimes.com

Except for the maximum sucker pricing, there is no difference between one of these "coins" and a bottle cap - except you can actually seal a soda with the bottle cap.

Nita Cosby@5-2blue.bsky.social · 5d ago

The Donald Trump $1 coin is officially considered a "circulating-quality" coin and constitutes legal tender, but it will not be released into general circulation through banks or cash registers. Instead, it is being sold exclusively as a collectible. A roll of 25 coins costs $61 or 100 for $154.50.

This is true, so far. No one's asking. I'm still waiting for Republicans to be asked if they endorse their biggest donor's view that women should not be allowed to vote.

David Rothschild@davmicrot.bsky.social · 5d ago

Republicans' largest donor (by far) is hosting a robust debate on his platform about whether Jews are white. Corporate Media will ask precisely 0 Republicans about their largest donor's all-consuming misogyny, xenophobia, antisemitism, he will instead by referred to as a visionary industrialist.

Some people don’t like how he steals pens or cheats on his wife with mistresses he buys condos for or protects pedophiles.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d ago

Trump: "We have a guy named Ken Paxton. Some people don't like the way he dresses or interviews or talks ... "

I have heard from people I know and respect, saying that they "respect" current USPS head, David Steiner. If this person (Steiner), who has a law degree from UCLA, wants to be remembered in any different category from Blanche, Hegseth, Miller, Vought etc he will STOP THIS BS RIGHT AWAY Stop it.

Teddy Amenabar@teddyamen.bsky.social · 5d ago

NEW: In internal meetings, top USPS officials expressed concerns about new mail voting rules. One repeated concern regarded how to avoid invalidating an entire batch of ballots if one voter among thousands couldn’t be confirmed as eligible. www.propublica.org/article/mail...

I'm Dutch. There's a lot of talk here in Europe about the dependence on US digital payment systems and there is fear the Trump administration will cut Europe off as pressure instrument, also known as extortion.

Meanwhile, the 25th anniversary of 9/11 is approaching. We're inflaming refugees from Gaza & the mullah's faithful in Iran. We're threatening Cuba and playing footsie with fascists everywhere... WHILE HOMELAND SECURITY IS FOCUSED ON A UNICORN HUNT FOR VOTER FRAUD???

Hamed Aleaziz@haleaziz.bsky.social · 5d ago

Scoop: Hundreds of agents from the Department of Homeland Security have been assigned to an intensive, weekslong hunt for noncitizens among the nation’s registered voters despite an absence of evidence of widespread fraud, according to documents and training videos. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/u...