Left for a better world

Left for a better world

@lfabw.bsky.social

Politics posts from the left of the Overton window.

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Even with all the levers of power he has his hands on, and even with control of every mechanism in the federal government, Trump has been unable to find election fraud. So he's crowdsourcing it now.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "Anybody reporting Voter Fraud in the past Elections, or the upcoming 2026 Midterm Election, will be paid $1,000,000 upon the arrest and conviction of those that created the Fraud! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP"

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BREAKING: Trump on gas prices being high: We’re making money like we’ve never made before. They’ll say: President Trump is bragging about all the money they're making while people are suffering at the pump. I don’t give a damn. We’re making a freaking fortune.

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There are some counties in CA that are so racist and red (think former sundown towns and confederate names) that they want the state to be another Missouri. If there isn’t a state law preventing compliance then there needs to be, and soon, because those counties will be all too eager to comply.

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

BREAKING: The Trump DOJ just sent letters to local election officials across California — every county in the state — demanding they identify potential noncitizens on their voter rolls and set aside their ballots. Local officials would "risk significant federal scrutiny" if they failed to comply.

WTF is this, now?

Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social

🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an unprecedented lawsuit Thursday, effectively calling for Alaska’s Division of Elections to set aside the results of the Senate race if anyone other than incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) wins www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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“I hope my neighbors will not vote for an individual with those kinds of accusations,” Noble said of Miller. “It kind of breaks my heart,” she added. “It’s going to be hard to live here if he’s reelected.” 19thnews.org/2026/10/ohio... via @19thnews.org

19thnews.orgOhio voters weigh how men candidates treat the women in their livesRep. Max Miller is running for reelection amid accusations of domestic violence that have put a spotlight on a painful issue for survivors.

She's going to be re-elected handily. She'll be there next year. With any luck, she'll outlast Trump.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump calls for Ilhan Omar to immediately resign & says, "please inform our great Speaker, James Michael Johnson that the Democrat Party has conceded her seat ... she will not be allowed to me a member of that body any longer" Trump's crowd in Iowa then starts chanting "Lock her up! Lock her up!"

Remember when the Saudi's gave Kushner $2 billion? 🤔

David Earl Williams III@dewforpolitics.bsky.social

A Vanity Fair excerpt says Jared Kushner’s iPhone was hacked, and it was discovered that he had promised Saudi and UAE leaders influence over Trump in exchange for billions; Iran separately accused Kushner and Steve Witkoff of $9 billion in market manipulation.

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“Departures from these practices should never be countenanced because they risk allowing prosecutors to impact national elections.” -Todd Blanche on DOJ’s 60-day rule, September 2024

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Q: The typical practice is DOJ doesn't usually release charges this close to an election. Even though Ms Lucas isn't on the ballot, her daughter is. Can you speak to the timing? BLANCHE: The 60 day or 90 day practice is not in writing. That's not part of the justice manual. There's nothing improper

The thin blue line strikes again.

Ashton Pittman@ashtonpittman.bsky.social

JUST IN: The police shooting that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley as he sat in his mother’s lap in a Walmart parking lot in Senatobia, Miss., in June “was justified,” Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s office said on Monday. Her office will not charge the white officer who shot the child.

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🚨 EXCLUSIVE: No Kings organizer Ezra Levin SOUNDS ALARM after Meta suspended the movement’s Instagram during nationwide protests. LEVIN: “We might be seeing something similar from Meta in our country right now.” “We're not gonna stop organizing against this regime.”

Ok Newsom, this one is good. But Yes on CA Prop 40, no on CA Prop 41 and 42. Don't think we'll be fooled by your clever PR and overlook your support for the Epstein Class.

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Considering the blitzkrieg of stories after the raid on John Bolton, I'm wondering why the targeting of Ilhan Omar has prompted so little coverage and no condemnation from the NYT, WSJ, and Washington Post. Or perhaps, they are simply telling us who they are.

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🚨 BREAKING: Matt Gaetz, Trump's initial pick for Attorney General, has been hit with a new federal SEX TRAFFICKING lawsuit. Two women allege Gaetz participated in a scheme involving drugs, secret payments, and luxury trips. The complaint also alleges he paid $400 to a 17-year-old girl for sex.

meidasnews.comMatt Gaetz Hit With Bombshell Sex-Trafficking Lawsuit Alleging Drugs, Payments and Sex With TeenTwo women accuse Trump's former attorney general pick of participating in a sex-trafficking operation involving a convicted predator, drug-fueled parties and luxury trips. The explosive lawsuit revive...

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Imagine being so terrified of a teenage girl playing a fictional character that you’d rather cancel an entire musical than let students enjoy the arts. This isn’t protecting children. It’s punishing them to appease right-wing extremists.

Hemant Mehta@friendlyatheist.com

A Texas district canceled a high school production of "Little Shop of Horrors" after a girl was cast as Seymour. Officials cited the state's anti-drag law (which was struck down in court), then offered other lazy excuses. What a debacle. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/texas-scho...

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(🚨) MAJOR BREAKING NEWS: In Bizarre and Unprecedented Ramble, President of the United States Tells Fans That If They Have a Medical Emergency at One of His Rallies He Will Let Them Die 25th. Now.

Russia is targeting civilians while the U.S. continues to do nothing (is Russia the new Israel?). We used to condemn such things from countries that were not Israel. Now this happens and our president calls Putin to wish him a happy birthday.

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What we learned from the Merrick Garland debacle: In 2029 the DOJ is going to be hiring 1000s of prosecutors to handle the cleanup, led by AG Jack Smith. They will not be wearing kid gloves. Their mission will not be one of kindness, only justice.

Greene-Placentia, a Democratic congressional candidate running in Arizona's 8th Congressional District, revealed that she was sexually assaulted in August 2026 while repairing a campaign sign late at night. Maricopa County Sheriff's Office confirmed that the incident is under active investigation.

Wonder what the cost for betrayal was for Polis? What did he get out of this?

Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social

🚨BREAKING: GOP lawyer Cleta Mitchell and convicted election denier Tina Peters are pushing a scheme to have Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick seize voting machines, as part of a broader effort for the Trump administration to interfere with the midterm vote. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Coincidentally(?) there's a pretty important election in a few weeks...

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump shouts out Russ Vought and then says, ominously, "we have some big surprises coming up in a few weeks, right Russ? He's gonna be one of the important people in the history of our country."

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Ruffalo: We got to get this dumb-ass, fool-ass, tired-ass, lame-ass, duck-ass out of office. We got to make him a lame duck. We have to stop his policies now. Another two years of this, and who knows what he’ll be doing? He’s calling to throw Democrats out of the country…

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Tim Snyder: The term that I came up with… is superpower suicide. I just can’t see an example of a major country losing so much power so quickly as the United States under Trump. We’ve encouraged our enemies and we’ve made our allies not trust us.