Trying to keep my sheep together in Victor, Idaho.
"As chairperson of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Risch has abdicated his constitutional duty to scrutinize the Trump administration’s disastrous war with Iran." @achillesid.bsky.social is better for Idaho, better for the country. #idpol #SenatorRisch www.lmtribune.com/opinion/jim-...
OPINION: Jim Risch has just lost the certainty of reelectionEditorial: The Tribune’s Opinionwww.lmtribune.comThe Gray Panthers are going to be pissed! www.npr.org/2026/07/29/n...
The Trump administration's move to end subsidies for Medicare drug plans could cost consumersFederal subsidies that have helped defray insurers' Medicare drug costs will disappear at the end of the year. Millions of beneficiaries could face higher premiums in 2027.www.npr.orgTodd Achilles is absolutely right. Not only do Americans want to know who participated in the Epstein crimes, and see them prosecuted, Americans want to live in a country that respects the rule of law. Vote for @achillesid.bsky.social #idpol
Todd Achilles | Achilles for IdahoJim Risch voted in September against releasing the Epstein files. The shame of our acceptance of Epstein is far-reaching, and must be reckoned with. Even if the DOJ is done with the Epstein files, the public is not done pursuing justice. Release the files.
#Idaho now has a competitive race. A three-way race was bad for everyone except the incumbent. David Roth still has time to endorse Todd Achilles. I hope he will be a big enough man to do it. #idpol @achillesid.bsky.social @rothforidaho.bsky.social idahocapitalsun.com/2026/07/28/i...
Idaho Democrat David Roth ends campaign for US Senate seat held by Risch • Idaho Capital SunIdaho Democrat David Roth is ending his campaign for the U.S. Senate seat held by Risch. Todd Achilles, Natalie Fleming and Matt Loesby remain in the race.idahocapitalsun.comIt's so hard to understand why some people want to foist their religious beliefs on everyone else - and let women die in the process. They'll be propagandizing hard. Don't let them fool you. #idpol #EndTheBan @idahoansunited.bsky.social www.boisestatepublicradio.org/politics-gov...
Anti-abortion group raises more than $1 million to fight Idaho initiativeFundraising has been fast and furious in the two weeks since a pro-abortion rights initiative officially qualified for the ballot in Idaho, with high-dollar donors flocking to both sides of the issue.www.boisestatepublicradio.orgJim Risch paid Rory McShane's firm $403,281 to run his 2026 Senate campaign. McShane represents far right extremists like David Reilly (Unite the Right Rally), the Proud Boys, and Mad Chad Christensen. This is who Jim Risch is. Vote him out. politicalpotatoes.substack.com/p/rory-mcsha...
9 Out of 10 White Supremacists Prefer Rory McShaneThe Las Vegas consultant billing $1.65 million off Idaho campaigns worked for the worst people in American politics, and Sen. Jim Risch hired him to run his campaignpoliticalpotatoes.substack.comNo fucking way. It's against the law, for starters. Ever heard of HIPPA? www.cnn.com/2026/07/27/h...
Trump administration demands hospitals share emergency room records | CNNA tiny federal agency tasked with protecting the public from injuries caused by lawn mowers and coffeemakers is demanding that some of the nation’s biggest health systems turn over detailed, personall...www.cnn.comAmericans are disgruntled, and with good reason. Both major political parties have let them down. Vote for Independents like @achillesid.bsky.social #idpol politicalpotatoes.substack.com/p/the-case-f...
THE CASE FOR INDEPENDENCEGuest editorial by Heather Lewispoliticalpotatoes.substack.comWhat did they think was going to happen? You can't deport the workforce and expect business to go on as usual. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/26/u...
Employers Fear Labor Shortage as Many Immigrants Lose Protected Status (Gift Article)A recent Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for the Trump administration to end a humanitarian program that has allowed about one million immigrants to work legally in the U.S.www.nytimes.comI want to be protected from surveillance pricing, too. How about it, Idaho? Protect your constituents. #idpol #idleg www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
New Jersey governor signs law banning surveillance pricing to protect shoppersNew law prohibits retailers from using personal data to charge different prices for identical productswww.theguardian.comThe Trump administration is cruel. GOP members of congress are complicit. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
More than 1 million children lost access to food benefits after Trump bill passedAnalysis finds more than 4 million Americans lost Snap benefits, or food stamps, from July 2025 to March 2026www.theguardian.comMy Alaskan kids have gone caribou hunting in Adak, which was a military base in WWII. They stayed in these houses. Rats everywhere. Outside, the wind blows so hard it's difficult to stand upright. This story is about corruption and pork for the telecom companies. www.propublica.org/article/adak...
On This Nearly Deserted Alaska Island, You Pay to Keep Hundreds of Empty Buildings Wired for InternetU.S. phone customers pay more than $340,000 a year for an Anchorage company to keep homes and buildings on Alaska’s Adak Island wired for obsolete internet service. All but a few of them sit empty.www.propublica.orgHas the GOP figured out that the need for health insurance kills the entrepreneurial sprit? We need universal healthcare. www.npr.org/2026/07/22/n...
Staying in a job for the health insurance? About 1 in 4 Americans do, a survey saysAbout 24% of U.S. employees stay in unwanted jobs just for health insurance, a report out Wednesday finds. Up significantly since 2021, the uptick in "job lock" is a concerning sign for the U.S. econo...www.npr.orgDavid Roth is long on hubris and short on common sense. He should withdraw from the Senate race. #idpol @rothforidaho.bsky.social www.idahostatejournal.com/news/local/i...
Idaho Democrats think Jim Risch could be beaten, but they aren’t sure they want a Democrat to run for SenateWASHINGTON — Democratic Party leaders in Idaho’s most populous county think they have their best chance in decades to oust an incumbent Republican senator. They just aren’t sure a Democratwww.idahostatejournal.comThis is why @achillesid.bsky.social will attract voters of both parties, something @rothforidaho.bsky.social can't possibly do (especially since he doesn't even bother to campaign). The critical thing is to replace Rubber Stamp Risch. #idpol www.lmtribune.com/opinion/as-a...
OPINION: As an Idahoan, I cannot be a ‘go along’ Republican ...www.lmtribune.comAda County Democrats have the right idea. #idpol @rothforidaho.bsky.social www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
Idaho Democrats think Jim Risch could be beaten, but they aren't sure they want a Democrat to run for SenateWASHINGTON – Democratic Party leaders in Idaho’s most populous county think they have their best chance in decades to oust an incumbent Republican senator. They just aren’t sure a Democrat is the one ...www.spokesman.com