Bloomberg says we've spent $3B on Trump's invasion of Venezuela. Which is 6X more than the cancer, Alzheimer, diabetes, and heart disease cures they've cut to pay for it. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Susan Collins voted for Trump's tax bill, making life even more unaffordable for Mainers—this mom is calling her out.

“.. With the vacancy-to-unemployed ratio now below 1.0, bargaining power is again shifting back to capital and away from workers. .. This is a marked contrast with an overall economy that is running hot.” @elerianm.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/298a...

(1/11) If you live in NY, you’ve probably started seeing a new warning: “THIS PRICE WAS SET BY AN ALGORITHM USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA.” This mandatory disclosure went into effect late last year, and it’s the first attempt by a US state to grapple with a new generation of surveillance pricing.

Today's Jobs Report reveals blue-collar industries are struggling in Trump's economy. Additionally, working-class people made up less than a quarter of total job growth in Trump's first year. Check out the latest analysis from @saraestep.bsky.social and me ⇣ www.americanprogress.org/article/work...

Karoline Leavitt's old congressional committee: still deep in debt with dozens of creditors. New details from @notus.com: www.notus.org/money/karoli...

2016 Tom Barrack—now US Ambassador to Turkey—was senior advisor on Trump campaign (& later chair of inaugural). 8-28-16 he texted Epstein, who asked him when he’d be in NYC. Epstein told him to download Signal. Next day Barrack met w Epstein, Ehud Barak, & Russian ambassador to UN Vitaly Churkin /1

There are 1400 mentions of DOGE founder Elon Musk in the Epstein files.

My phenomenal colleague @citizenwillis.bsky.social is hiring. Will is one of the absolute best in the business for doing good stuff with data. Looking for a relatively recent grad. Someone who feels comfortable digging into things and playing with tons of info — and is committed to the cause.

“.. U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks on the phone while standing inside a vehicle loaded with boxes outside the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center after the FBI executed a search warrant there.” @reuters.com

@chicago.suntimes.com put up a tracker of charges related to Midway Blitz in chicago 15/32 dismissed already, pretty much half chicago.suntimes.com/2026/tracker...

Tuesday morning: New CBS boss promises “huge emphasis on scoops.” Tuesday evening: CBS Evening News anchor interviews his mom. www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...

DARVO: Denial: No. I don't think about her. Attack: I think she's a fraud. Reverse Victim and Offender: She probably had herself sprayed, knowing her.

I said this last time but their real position is “if you disagree with us we can kill you.”

I've always been a domestic politics guy, but it's clear our situation isn't unique. I don't know how to escape the cycle of popular frustration -> fascist -> ineffective opposition -> new fascist, but this sure seems like the global challenge for humanity that our generation gets to try to solve.

I assume that firing a weapon while trying to video a scene with a cellphone is against protocol.

The evidence is increasingly pointing to the probability that an ICE agent killed a woman after misreading her as a threat because he was distracted by his simultaneous effort to record her so he could upload her image to a facial recognition database.

BREAKING: A federal judge rules John Sarcone, acting U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York, has been serving unlawfully for months. The decision makes him the fifth Trump-appointed acting U.S. attorney deemed illegitimate by the federal courts during the president’s second term.

I was reporting another story about the construction industry when I came across a startling dataset: the industry has the second highest suicide rate and the highest rate of drug overdoses. I wanted to know why. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/r...

I hate to break it to you, but heavily-armed government militias are roaming unchecked through US cities and shooting human rights observers dead in the streets. That's happening in our country.

one takeaway from the grok noncon porn thing is that much of the media just isn't interested in an issue they can't pretend has two sides or that doesn't give them an opportunity to shit on the left. Also it would be uncomfortable to justify remaining on twitter after acknowledging it

Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.

A whale went on Polymarket a few days ago & earned $400,000 correctly predicting Maduro's capture. @emmarjanssen.bsky.social had already been studying how easy it would be for White House officials to use prediction markets to self-enrich based on their own policy decisions. This is a great report.

Congestion pricing is a heckuva street safety strategy www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

I am going to Latin America on a small travel grant, but need $3,000 more for coverage of unions fighting back against Trump. I've covered unions in Latin America for 20 years & feel workers abroad need to hear their stories. Donate & fightback! paydayreport.com/send-a-labor...

NEW from me: Currently on tap for Tony Dokoupil on his first day as CBS Evening News anchor -- taking a private plane to Miami to so he can go jet skiing with DJ Khaled and play soccer with David Beckham. Take that, elites! www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

They just laid off 100 staffers from CBS News. This is so gross and everyone involved should feel bad.

I know we have bigger first to fry but this sucks so fucking bad. Location: Midtown Hotel Boston

5 million-plus kindergartners now live in counties where schools don’t have “herd immunity” for measles, Washington Post reporters found. WaPo also built a tool to look up your own county. Exceptional, and alarming work by @laurenweberhp.bsky.social @caitlingilbert.bsky.social et al. (Gift link.)

Trump is holding clean water for 50K Coloradans hostage demanding Tina Peters be released from prison after she was jailed for tampering with voting machines in 2020 election. The bill he vetoed passed via voice vote and was sponsored by Lauren Boebert. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/u...

Former NATO commander Michel Yakovleff ⬇️

YouGov/Economist Trump weekly job approval for 2025.

I took the NYT's findings and added 23-24 cycle MAGA Inc + Adelson and Musk's super PAC fundraising... The top 10 givers gave over $635 million alone.

In 2025, America saw the highest number of measles cases in over 30 years. That’s just a preview of what’s to come as RFK Jr continues his rollback of vaccine guidance.

💰Trump’s wealth increased by about $2.5B since his reelection, to $6.9B 💰 Eric’s increased 10x, to $400M. 💰 Don Jr.’s 6x, to $300M. 💰 Barron, a college sophomore, is worth $150M.

Since "Liberation Day" the economy has lost 67,000 manufacturing jobs.

DeSantis admin diverted child welfare and medical funds for consultants, ads

there are pundits who will say that immigration is trump's strongest issue and that picking fights around immigration helps him on the margins. but i think this misunderstands the way public opinion works, as evidenced by trump's declining fortunes on his handling of immigration.

Dude is out here trying to be King Herrod.

Over the last 400 days the Trump fam has pocketed over $1.2B in cash from his three primary crypto ventures’ sales, fees and interest from his stablecoin reserve. Add in bogus legal settlements, Qatar plane & Melania’s Amazon documentary deal…and you get: www.americanprogress.org/feature/trum...

Over the last 400 days the Trump fam has pocketed over $1.2B in cash from his three primary crypto ventures’ sales, fees and interest from his stablecoin reserve. Add in bogus legal settlements, Qatar plane & Melania’s Amazon documentary deal…and you get: www.americanprogress.org/feature/trum...

An insane political move. One of the recurring complaints about immigration in the U.S. is that those seeking asylum jump the line. This is line-jumping — but for rich people, not those in need.

A big subtext here: The GOP and Trump administration — including Trump himself! — have repeatedly bemoaned the plight of persecuted Christians over the years, often referencing Iranian Christians in particular. But per this priest, the admin is trying to deport Iranian Christians back to Iran.

Via me and @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social: CBP posted a pic of two detained Iranians, saying, “No fun in the sun when you are unlawfully present.” According to their Episcopal priest, they’re Christian converts seeking asylum, and deporting them may be a death sentence religionnews.com/2025/12/09/b...

The entire labor movement is heartbroken by the senseless attack on @cwaunion.bsky.social Local 2222 lineman and Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe and Army Spec. Sarah Beckstrom just blocks away from the AFL-CIO House of Labor. Our thoughts are with their families.

Workers in all industries have more in common with each other than the executives making millions. Solidarity with everyone who is not crossing the line or buying Starbucks while we’re on a ULP strike! Special thanks to @Teamsters, for not crossing the picket line and standing with us✊

First Jobs Day since the shutdown, and @saraestep.bsky.social and I are here with the latest analysis of today's data and how job seekers are struggling in Trump's economy. ⬇️ www.americanprogress.org/article/in-a...

Out here in York, PA where @sbworkersunited.org strikers are BLOCKADING the largest Starbucks distribution center in the country to demand a fair contract!!