Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) reposted
If prayer really worked, I would have woken up to an enormous headline this morning.
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view profile on Bluesky Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) reposted
If prayer really worked, I would have woken up to an enormous headline this morning.
Andy Behrman (@electroboyusa.bsky.social) reposted
Kyle Schwarber is a hero. He hit four homeruns for the Phillies in one game tonight. He's a racial equality activist and pro-COVID vaccination. Kyle Schwarber is as American as they come and he would never show up to the White House to meet you, Trump. So don't invite him.
ACLU (@aclu.org) reposted
NEW: A federal judge ordered an Arkansas school district to take down Ten Commandments displays in its classrooms following our lawsuit.
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
37% is horrifying. This changes nothing.
Lisa Guerrero (@lisaguerrero.bsky.social) reposted
The cowardice of mainstream media is sickening. But as someone who was a correspondent for Inside Edition (a show under the CBS News umbrella), I know the kind of pressure they are under to submit to corporate overlords. Time for journalists to dig into their inner warriors and SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER.
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
The two-word term “president” followed by “Trump.”
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
Wow, John Lennon and the Beatles were human! Who knew? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Governor Gavin Newsom (@governor.ca.gov) reposted
What real leadership looks like. Thank you, President Barack Obama, for standing strong with California, defending our rights, and fighting for the people of this nation.
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
MSN OW!!
Melissa Jo Peltier (@melissjpeltier.bsky.social) reposted
Why won’t people leave that horrid place?
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
Republicans are modern day Nazis. ALL OF THEM!
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
💯💯💯
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
"Newsom’s threat to retaliate in kind is not a divisive attack on good governance. It is, instead, the only hope for democracy. Bipartisanship right now is appeasement. Democrats cannot and should not hide behind neutrality and fairness as MAGA incinerates the remaining tatters of our republic."
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
Garbage in, garbage out.
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social)
👀 www.facebook.com/AlvesforDanb...
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
That train tragically left the station last November.
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
…which is why I ceased being a sports fan years ago.
Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yasharali.bsky.social) reposted
Active shooter at Emory in Atlanta. Authorities are asking everyone on campus to take cover.
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
Been sayin’ this for years.
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
I find it exceedingly difficult to find humor in the advancement of fascism.
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
Wow, he’s come a long way!! 👍
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
ONLY 56%? Do people realize how INSANE it is that this is considered normal? The majority of a HUGE American state supports a modern day Hitler. How has this become normalized??
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
I use a Chromebook! 😊
Morgan Fairchild (@morgfair.bsky.social) reposted
Popular 1980s actor Loni Anderson of the hit TV series 'WKRP in Cincinnati' has died www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/03/l...
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
Fascism is ravaging America.
Randi Rhodes (@randirhodes.bsky.social) reposted
Trump fired Erika McEntarfer on August 1, 2025, hours after a jobs report showed only 73,000 new jobs in July and massive downward revisions wiping out 258,000 jobs from May and June. He accused her of rigging the numbers, ordered her fired He will install someone who WILL rig the numbers.
404 Media (@404media.co) reposted
'Honk If You Hate Elon:' Two Days of Protest at the Tesla Diner 🔗 www.404media.co/honk-if-you-...
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
It’s the entire fascist enabling corporate media complex.
Jess Piper (@piperformissouri.bsky.social) reposted
Some folks haven’t spent decades fighting a GOP-dominated government and it shows… The GOP always lies. They are corrupted by big donors. They cover up both lies and corruption. They never admit to any wrongdoing. They project their illegal activity on to the other side. Rinse. Repeat.
404 Media (@404media.co) reposted
Spotify Is Forcing Users to Undergo Face Scanning to Access Explicit Content 🔗 www.404media.co/spotify-uk-a...
404 Media (@404media.co) reposted
Living Next To Tesla Diner Is 'Absolute Hell,' Neighbors Say 🔗 www.404media.co/living-next-...
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
HARD PASS!
Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yasharali.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
BREAKING The FBI says it’s responding to this incident.
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
Fascism is winning.
Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yasharali.bsky.social) reposted
HBO has renewed Gilded Age for a fourth season!
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
What we are surprised about, in fact shocked about, is how the Democratic Party behaves as though it’s business as usual instead of waging war against fascism.
Sherrilyn Ifill (@sifill.bsky.social) reposted
I do not care that you are not “surprised.” Please. You have no idea how tiresome it is when you post that something horrible, fascist, authoritarian is “not surprising.” Nothing is “surprising” anymore. But a lot of it is horrible and frightening. Let’s deal with it together.
Anna Bower (@annabower.bsky.social) reposted
This. Please stop telling me that you are “not surprised.” Public interest journalism isn’t about shock value. It’s about informing people and holding power to account. I don’t care if you’re not surprised by the information I report on.
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
@workingfamilies.org is the best place to land to help organize a movement to the left.
Amanda Litman (@amandalitman.bsky.social) reposted
This is not a thing that ads or focus groups or nipping around the edges with influencers can solve. We need wholesale change across the party — new leaders who can redefine what the party means.
Technology Connections (@techconnectify.bsky.social) reposted
My own message to Democrats: if you've been expecting our advocacy to be a reliable funnel to the ticket, that has never been our job and I'm starting to resent how it feels like you think it is.
The Guardian (@theguardian.com) reposted
Landlord who stabbed Palestinian American boy to death dies in prison
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
…and advancing.
Melissa Jo Peltier (@melissjpeltier.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Makes me sick.
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
Bravo, well earned scorn! 👏 I’m 💯 with you!
Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yasharali.bsky.social) reposted
BREAKING French President Emmanuel Macron says the Republic of France will recognize Palestine as a state at the UN General Assembly in September.
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
🥂
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
A lawless administration is unaffected by legal orders.
Jason Koebler (@jasonkoebler.bsky.social) reposted
Politico rolled out AI in violation of editorial standards and in violation of a union contract during the height of the 2024 election, which then made mistakes www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/inside-the...
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
This has always been my assumption.
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
There’s no such thing as a reasonable fascist.
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social)
What a fool.
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
ATTN: If you’re one of the 1,000 FBI agents who reviewed the Epstein files, feel free to reach out to me via signal (in my bio). I’ll keep you anonymous- as I have the thousands of current and former federal workers who have sent me tips. Please share this widely. 🙏🏻
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
Bravo! 👏
Melissa Jo Peltier (@melissjpeltier.bsky.social) reposted
That’s my union, baby!!!!!
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
NEW: A car plowed into a crowd near Santa Monica Blvd and Vermont in East Hollywood, injuring over 20 people. Driver reportedly lost consciousness, hit a taco cart, then slammed into a crowd outside a club. At least 3 critical, 6 serious.
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
There is no EPA.
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
As long as sheeple keep subscribing to these fascist-supporting corporate media platforms, they will maintain status quo. Fat, lazy, complacent Americans refuse to make even the smallest sacrifices to protect and preserve democracy.
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
Wouldn’t matter anyway. He’s merely representative of the entire fascist republican party.
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
Melissa Nadia Viviana (@resistrebelrevolt.net) reposted
2025: Bats now use the phrase “Trump-shit Crazy.” 🦇
The Guardian (@theguardian.com) reposted
What happens when 16-year-olds get the vote? Other countries are already seeing the benefits | Christine Huebner
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
Hate is an effective unifier.
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
This is fascism in realtime. America is fubar.
The New York Times (@nytimes.com) reposted
Breaking News: A former police commissioner sued Eric Adams, claiming the New York City mayor and others ran the NYPD as a criminal enterprise. The lawsuit is the fifth time in two weeks that Adams' Police Department has been accused of wrongdoing by a former top official.
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
Heads-up: Medical debt can now go back on your credit report, thanks to a federal judge appointed by Trump.
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
WE vote for him, same as any other citizen trying to save our democracy.
transsexual anarchy CEO 🔆🥦 STREAM DOOMSDAY CULTURE ($801/$1,800) (@livinginjeopardy.bsky.social) reposted
it really should go without saying, but if you're angrier at parker molloy than gavin newsom, you are absolutely part of the problem and have a lot of harbored transphobia you should work through.
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
There is no bottom in fascism.
Jason Koebler (@jasonkoebler.bsky.social) reposted
Media outlets can't pivot to AI to save themselves. It's not a business strategy and it's not going to work. The only path forward is for journalists to lean into their humanity, to do things AI can't, and to make clear they are writing for people, not algorithms: www.404media.co/the-medias-p...
Randi Rhodes (@randirhodes.bsky.social) reposted
apnews.com/article/alli... immigrants at 'Alligator Alcatraz' say there are worms in food and wastewater on the floor
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
So good to see you! ❤️
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
Not only are you sane, but I think this is a foregone conclusion.
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
You’re using “bribery” as a euphemism for fascism.
Tea Pain (@teapainusa.bsky.social) reposted
This is the scariest real-world indicator Tea's seen in a while.
404 Media (@404media.co) reposted
We are back from vacation everyone :)
emptywheel (@emptywheel.bsky.social) reposted
Expecting Legislators to Lead the Resistance Is a Category Error www.emptywheel.net/2025/07/09/e...
Jason Koebler (@jasonkoebler.bsky.social) reposted
also: i'm back from vacation today - if i missed your email/message i will try to get to it but also feel free to reup it. i was almost entirely offline. will ship out merch orders that came in in the next day or two, etc. thank u for your patience
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
Too little MUCH too late.
emptywheel (@emptywheel.bsky.social) reposted
Black woman does what Republicans fail to do.
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
They signed up for HATE. They knew what they were getting.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
it's remarkable that Americans lived through Trump's covid response (with the exception of the million souls who didn't make it) and said, 'Sign me up for more, please!'
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
If you never subscribe to corporate run social media platforms, you will never be banned from them.
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
Mazel tov! 🥳
JoJoFromJerz (@jojofromjerz.bsky.social) reposted
My first ever newspaper byline — and it’s in the state paper I grew up reading with my dad. 🥹 www.nj.com/opinion/2025...
Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yasharali.bsky.social) reposted
BREAKING Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, makes his first public appearance in 22 days at a mourning ceremony on his compound. Khamenei has been in a bunker for at least part of the past 22 days to avoid a potential targeted killing by the Israeli military.
Jason Koebler (@jasonkoebler.bsky.social) reposted
the NYT never says sorry for anything even when they are blatantly wrong. this is how it has always been. they rarely link, when called out about this they twist themselves into pretzels to explain how they actually don’t owe you a link. their institutional posture is “we are never wrong”
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
Republicans are systematically sabotaging America.
Melissa Jo Peltier (@melissjpeltier.bsky.social) reposted
Think about what happened to possessions of Jews & others after the Nazis took them away.
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
☠️ Government propaganda. Something new to beware of.
Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) reposted
I received this email from the SSA as well. It is a complete lie. Social Security income is still taxed — the Big, Ugly Bill did NOTHING to change that. Welcome to 1984, folks.
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
Republicans are republicans by choice.
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
Bigotry poisons everything.
Technology Connections (@techconnectify.bsky.social) reposted
Well! Seems a decent explanation!
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
Fascism in action…
Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) reposted
“Congress” didn’t pass this murder budget. Republicans did it. Republicans did it without a single Democratic vote in the House, without a single Democratic vote in the Senate. Be precise and give, uh, credit where credit is due
Lib@rtie (@artie502.bsky.social) reply parent
When will folks begin to realize there’s NO SUCH THING as a moderate fascist?! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯