Terrible SSA policy – sharing appointment information with ICE

Hopefully, a court will strike this down. The Trump administration has been a disaster for SSA.

Social Security Admin staff are being verbally instructed to share information about in-person appointments with ICE, contradicting SSA's written policy and decades of precedent. Worse, recent policy changes are forcing millions more noncitizens to visit SSA offices.www.wired.com/story/social…

— Kathleen Romig (@kathleenromig.bsky.social) 2026-02-13T21:44:44.588Z

I think that the Trump administration would treat getting the public to distrust SSA as a positive development. I bet that they want to privatize SSA so their billionaire pals can profit from it. I assume privatization would also put fewer constraints on illegal use of SSA data.

— Harris Levy (@harrislevy.bsky.social) 2026-02-13T22:52:32.834Z

Trump’s terrible election threats

I assume all of this is illegal but I also assume that won’t stop him from attempting to interfere in the election. He’ll send his goons to polling places.

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Repeat after me:An executive order is not a royal edict; it is not law. It is a direction to the executive branch as to how to carry out the law.Also:Key parts of Trump's last EO on elections have been stopped by federal courts, ruling that the President has no role to play in federal elections

— Rick Hasen (@rickhasen.bsky.social) 2026-02-13T22:17:41.646Z

Trump Says “There Will Be Voter I.D. for the Midterm Elections whether approved by Congress or not!” electionlawblog.org?p=154314

— Rick Hasen (@rickhasen.bsky.social) 2026-02-13T21:55:07.053Z
https://bsky.app/profile/zenny1.bsky.social/post/3merkmfqauc2c

The political science research on VID laws is clear1.) It doesn't stop fraud, because fraud is non-existent. 2.) It does decrease turnout by 1-2%, but not in a way that advantages Rs. 3.) Much of research on VID was done before Trump, who wins low propensity voters.

— Josh Zingher (@zingherpolisci.bsky.social) 2026-02-13T22:57:29.348Z

Trump’s war on vaccines

Trump’s criminal administration is actively at war with the American people

— Jon Cryer (@mrjoncryer.bsky.social) 2026-02-13T19:29:49.915Z

In his confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both. n.pr/46QDn9p

— NPR (@npr.org) 2026-02-13T14:20:00.970120Z

This is the key point – it's not about Moderna's flu vaccine, it's about sending a signal to the rest of the industry that vaccine development isn't viable in the US. It's all part of the larger anti-vaccine agenda.

— Kristian G. Andersen (@kgandersen.bsky.social) 2026-02-12T21:55:25.326Z

The American Medical Association is launching an effort to evaluate vaccine safety and effectiveness independently of U.S. government health agencies

— Scientific American (@sciam.bsky.social) 2026-02-12T18:21:51.470Z

RFK Jr. can't change state vaccine regulations. But, he can dismantle the vaccine supply chain. FDA's failure to review Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine demonstrates how HHS can weaponize the vaccine approval process to discourage the production of new, innovative, and potentially life-saving vaccines.

— Matt Motta (@mattmotta.bsky.social) 2026-02-13T01:13:29.105Z

In terms of what cures are being lost:- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease

— Mark Histed (@markhisted.org) 2026-02-13T05:44:34.211Z

Examples of Trump cult antisemitism

I have no doubt that Trump, many of his officials and many of his followers are anti-semitic. MGA is full of bigots.

You can’t fight antisemitism while validating Holocaust deniers, gutting civil‑rights enforcement, and excusing open hatred inside your own movement. My new piece traces how the Trump administration is mainstreaming hate — not by accident, but by design.

— Andrew Weinstein (@andrewjweinstein.com) 2026-01-16T04:26:34.688Z
https://bsky.app/profile/williamadler78.bsky.social/post/3memv2fjfoc27

Charlie Kirk's assassination unleashed a scourge of anti-Semitism that is pulling the Trump coalition apart, @yair-rosenberg.bsky.social argues.

— The Atlantic (@theatlantic.com) 2026-02-04T20:58:09Z

Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor’s Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers http://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u…

— Timothy McBride (@mcbridetd.bsky.social) 2026-01-31T16:46:16.291Z

Posts about election officials

We rely on ethical and honest election officials to ensure we can rely on our elections. Those officials have been threatened and attacked, and are fleeing from the profession. Turnover since 2020 is above 50% in western states/ issueone.org/press/new-re…

— Don Moynihan (@donmoyn.bsky.social) 2026-02-11T16:38:54.753Z

Went to a panel of election administrators, and they spoke about all of the things they are doing to try to reassure the public about the integrity of the elections, but how much of an effect can it have when the federal government employs conspiracists?www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u…

— Don Moynihan (@donmoyn.bsky.social) 2026-02-12T14:48:14.569Z

Some state election officials say they no longer trust their federal partners.www.theatlantic.com/politics/202…

— Mike Walker (@newnarrative.bsky.social) 2026-02-09T03:06:57.904Z

Certain requests to election officials for access to voting machines and materials can be legitimate for transparency reasons, but others go far beyond what is legally authorized. We sort it out: bit.ly/4aciVCc

— Brennan Center (@brennancenter.org) 2026-02-11T19:02:12.320Z

How election officials are thinking about Trump's threat to the midterms. http://www.vox.com/politics/478…

— Vox (@vox.com) 2026-02-11T11:35:00.584978Z

Who's going to run elections in small-town WI? In many places, it's a question w/o a clear answer.Take it from the Town of Wausau, which has had 4 clerks in just over a year. It's a problem w/o a neat solution, but clerks still sure decentralized elections are bestwww.votebeat.org/wisconsin/20…

— Alexander Shur (@alexandershur.bsky.social) 2026-02-24T15:35:09.746Z

US consumers pay 95% of tariffs

Trump lied as usual. We pay, not other countries.

Today’s CBO report says US consumers pay 95% of tariffs. 🤡 @brendanvduke.bsky.social http://www.cbo.gov/system/files…

— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) 2026-02-11T18:15:29.221Z

Tariff bills across U.S. states mount as affordability and Trump head for midterm elections showdown#Trump #EpsteinFiles #Pedophile #PedophileProtector #PamBondi #KashPatel #ElonMusk #UnitedKingdom #GhislaineMaxwell

— (@adnan-rahman.bsky.social) 2026-02-11T18:58:04.387Z

Who pays for the US tariffs? The answer may not surprise you ft.trib.al/MLaTtRV

— Financial Times (@financialtimes.com) 2026-02-18T16:40:35.109957Z

New York Fed researchers found that Americans are bearing the brunt of Trump's tariffs. The White House's economic adviser said they should be "disciplined."

— Axios (@axios.com) 2026-02-18T16:45:56.147Z

Most people captured by ICE are not criminals

Trump is using this as his private police force to attack minorities and people who disagree with him.

Just 14% of people rounded up by ICE were “the worst of the worst” criminals. That means 86% were NOT. Trump is building concentration camps for Latinos.

— Rachel Bitecofer (@rachelbitecofer.bsky.social) 2026-02-09T21:18:11.916Z

ICE Is Not Arresting CriminalsLess than 14% of 390,000 immigrants arrested by ICE last year had charges or convictions for violent crimes.Not dangerous or violent criminals.Less than 2% were murderers or rapists.Racist eugenics predominate.www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-arr…

— Bryan 🌐 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraine personal opinions only (@papootx.bsky.social) 2026-02-09T15:54:39.253Z

The latest research shows that less than 2% of immigrants detained in Trump's second term are rapists and murderers, and less than 2% are gang members. Source: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-arr…

— Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) 2026-02-10T22:10:38.306Z

CBS Evening News just inverted CBS News' own reporting, which found very low rates of so-called criminal histories for ICE arrestees. But the Evening News distorted its own network's article, making it seem like the Trump admin was rounding up the "worst of the worst." Very cool editorial process

— John Knefel (@johnknefel.bsky.social) 2026-02-11T18:41:49.605Z

The AP’s wimpy post and article on Lutnick

Cowards! He’s a liar!

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has acknowledged that he had met with Jeffrey Epstein twice after the late financier’s 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from a child.

— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) 2026-02-10T20:48:46Z

"reversing Lutnick’s previous claim" means that he lied before. Your post should be something like "Lutnick forced to admit the truth about contacts with Epstein when confronted with evidence."

— Harris Levy (@harrislevy.bsky.social) 2026-02-10T20:54:12.524Z

Most Republicans did not say that Trump should apologize for his racist post

BREAKING: Trump says he 'didn't make a mistake' with his racist video post.Q:  "A number of Republicans are calling on you to apologize for that post. Is that something you're going to do?"Trump: "No, I didn't make a mistake."He adds later: "I guess it was a take off on the Lion King."

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1.bsky.social) 2026-02-07T01:25:53.829Z

Sounds like Trump posted it. If he did, his staff lied when they said a staffer posted it.

— Harris Levy (@harrislevy.bsky.social) 2026-02-07T01:56:31.627Z

The story is that most Republican office holders didn’t say Trump should apologize. To me, that means they are racists like Trump or they don’t find racism to be objectionable.

— Harris Levy (@harrislevy.bsky.social) 2026-02-10T19:49:18.982Z