The forever chemical PFNA is so hazardous that the EPA struck an agreement with 8 companies to phase it out nearly two decades ago. Now an EPA report on its harms sits in limbo, and the Trump administration won’t say when it will be released. By @fastlerner.bsky.social

So Trump gave Argentina a $20 billion bailout and is now building a Qatari military facility in Idaho. While Americans can’t afford groceries.

As proof they are showing clips of George Floyd protests and old unrest in Africa. UN -BE - LIEVABLE

A gunman with a hit list that had 45+ Democratic names on it. The gaslighting from them is unbelievable.

WATCH- @chrislhayes.bsky.social on the "incredibly dishonest and downright dangerous new talking point being pushed by MAGA:" “Republicans on Capitol Hill are claiming that peaceful protesters are part of a terrorist network hell bent on destroying America.”

Fun fact: Bluesky is outperforming Twitter on conversions for my Kickstarter by 900%. Despite it having the most followers of any platform for me, Twitter is converting at lower numbers than EVERY OTHER social media platform I'm using (Facebook, Threads, Instagram, Bluesky).

No one is covering the GOP's scheme to rig congressional maps for 2026 as closely as Democracy Docket. It is providing gavel to gavel coverage of the ongoing hearing over whether the Texas gerrymander will be in place for the midterms. Support its work by subscribing now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

Are American citizens being disappeared? Yes. Are American citizens who are veterans of the US Armed Forces being disappeared? Yes. Without warrant or probable cause—solely based on skin color—Trump goons captured and caged a citizen veteran for days. This is a fascist regime.

The Nobel committee said that the laureates' work provides opportunities to develop "the next generation of quantum technology, including quantum cryptography, quantum computers, and quantum sensors."

Donald Trump and Republicans have inflicted an unprecedented health care crisis on our families – and they shut down the government instead of working with Democrats to fix it.

Let me be clear: It’s ILLEGAL to deny federal workers back pay after a shutdown. There’s a 2019 law that guarantees it, but Trump is once again trying to break the law. You don’t get to punish people for doing their jobs just because you’re failing at yours.

I refuse to let hopelessness prevail. This may just be one essay, by a lawyer few have heard of, in a newsletter read by a fraction of the public. But I will not stay silent. Will you? www.democracydocket.com/opinion/i-re...

Trump and Republicans up for reelection in 2026 are much weaker than they look right now. Rick Wilson has a message for Dems: do not budge one bit.

This is like planting evidence and then making an arrest.

It seems clear—I think to everyone, now—that a false and illegal invocation of the Insurrection Act is coming before the end of the year. Media outlets should be telling us how they will prepare for this potential Treason. State governments should be telling us. Activists should be developing plans.

Disabled seniors will lose their homes. Disabled seniors will go bankrupt. Disabled seniors will die. All because Trump and his fellow billionaires don't want to pay their fair share in taxes.

Turning the military on citizens. Attempting to rig elections. Toying with the idea of declaring martial law. Attacking political enemies and punishing those who speak out. If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?

Zip tying a baby

Wanna know whose shutdown this is? Pay attention to who’s enjoying it.

A must view video! Watch & forward…

Employees say their out-of-office messages were changed without their consent to include language blaming Democrats for the shutdown.

A federal judge in Oregon has blocked the Trump administration from sending federalized National Guard members from California — or any other state — to the streets of Portland amid immigration raids by ICE.

🚨BREAKING: Republicans in Utah advanced a new congressional map favored to help their party retain total political control in the Beehive State. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Despite Fox hosts pulling out all the stops to present Portland as a violent hellhole begging for federal intervention, a Trump-appointed judge blocked the deployment and noted the city's protests have been “small and uneventful.”

Hmmm... weird.

Trump’s spiritual advisor Paula White wearing a $4,000 Tom Ford Metallic Croc-Jacquard blazer. MAGA, keep those donations coming!

Rodrick Johnson, a U.S. citizen who was briefly detained, said agents broke through his door and placed him in zip ties. “I asked if they had a warrant, and I asked for a lawyer,” the 67-year-old told the Chicago Sun-Times. “They never brought one.” https://to.pbs.org/4pWhXzN

ICE admits that up to 50% of arrests in its Chicago raids are "collateral.” These aren't statistics. They are parents taken from their children, neighbors taken from our communities. When does a "collateral" U.S. citizen child's trauma matter? This isn't law enforcement; it's a campaign of terror.

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NEW: For the last several months, I have written and spoken regularly about the rise of authoritarianism in the United States. This is not something I ever envisioned for myself — and it is certainly not something my ancestors envisioned for their great grandchildren.

Never in Social Security’s 90-year history has a commissioner held a second job. But it always takes less time and effort to destroy something than to build and maintain it. The Trump administration is allowing Social Security to rot through sabotage and neglect.

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Another cost of the Trump shutdown: "If the shutdown continues and more workers aren’t brought back within a month, the Social Security Administration’s work of calculating the percentage adjustment and notifying recipients of their benefit increases could be delayed."

Americans EARN Social Security disability benefits with every paycheck, along with retirement and survivor benefits. But now, the Trump administration is trying to cut those benefits. They'll do anything to protect billionaires from paying their fair share.

98% of House Republican have NOT signed the Epstein files discharge petition. Why are 215 of them refusing?

I was a skeptic about the import of the Epstein files. But 3 invasions of cities, one military buildup outside Venezuela, a government shutdown, and so many other things meant to distract have me convinced whatever’s in there is the biggest presidential scandal in U.S. history.

Speaker Johnson is fighting release of the Epstein files

Maryland Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen says the law doesn't give President Trump more power to fire people during a shutdown and White House plans to do so are "vindictive."

Cat Rowland: 22 million Americans are expected to see their annual healthcare costs go up by more than $1,000...1 million are expected to lose their insurance altogether. Rather than deal with these crises and bring down costs, Republicans in Congress have shut down the federal government.

Reported Trump plan to cut more than 750,000 older Americans off disability: www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

The Convicted FElon has finally united the people on one thing. #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

Rep. Casar: Right now we're starting to see the beginnings of a Democratic Party that is standing up to the billionaire class and saying, no, you can't just take away our health care...and just go give it out to your friends and to your donors. Hell no to that. @repcasar.bsky.social

Federal employees are not bargaining chips. They are veterans, caregivers, and neighbors who serve their country and fellow Americans every day. They deserve stability and respect, not pink slips and political games.

Benny Johnson posted a AI video depicting himself as a costumed, pro-ICE Batman punching an Asian woman

BREAKING: Trump-appointed judge again blocks Trump from sending National Guard to Portland

"U.S. citizens, immigrants with legal status and children have been among those detained in increasingly brazen and aggressive encounters..." apnews.com/article/chic...

Two groups are calling for new leadership at HHS after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s actions on substance abuse treatment and mental health medications, among other issues.