Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
For Trump's ultra-wealthy donors, fascism is just good business. zeteo.com/p/ice-no-bid...
It's an all-hands-on-deck moment. #Resist
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view profile on Bluesky Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
For Trump's ultra-wealthy donors, fascism is just good business. zeteo.com/p/ice-no-bid...
Joshua J. Friedman (@joshuajfriedman.com) reposted
I really hope this becomes the black eye it deserves to be www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
public health guy (@publichealthguy1.bsky.social) reposted
wow
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social)
Once again, Trump shows he doesn't even care about his voters. Of 500K homes that the grant helped build, "84% were in districts that voted for him last year." Will they be smart enough not to vote for his sycophants in the next election? Probably not.🙄🙁 apnews.com/article/trum...
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social)
Color me surprised! Trump wants to do something else that's unconstitutional? 🙄 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social)
I bet Russell Vought, the architect of Project 2025, is getting the warm fuzzies just thinking about this. He's such an a-hole. 😡 There's going to be so much to fix when this turd of an administration is gone.😔 www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social)
And the Dems wonder why young voters are leaving the party. theintercept.com/2025/08/26/d...
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social)
He's doing it again...Trump thinks Congress approved funds are his to spend...like when he created a charity, then misused the $$$ donated to it for personal, business, & political purposes instead of charitable activities. Congress needs to remind him he's NOT a king! 🤬 apnews.com/article/trum...
Cathy ✌🏽☮️ 🕊️ (@coco.sheshed.rocks) reposted reply parent
Democratic leaders need to pushback. I hope if he sends them to Illinois that Pritzker has NG arrested for breaking the law. Pritzker already said that he has not asked for them, therefore Trump is breaking the law. There is NO civil unrest in Chicago. That MF and his lies about our crime rate 🤬
💙💙Konabec💙💙 (@konabec.sheshed.rocks) reposted
Sitting back and doing nothing isn’t an option! This is much more than a diversion from the Epstein files - the files mean nothing if we are under Martial Law! bsky.app/profile/marc...
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social)
This admin doesn't care who they bully. They only want loyalists or people who won't criticize him. The "retaliatory actions against these workers was clearly an assault on labor and free speech rights." The whinny little 🍊💩🤡 needs to grow a pair. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social) reply parent
How fair are Missouri's districts? What is your organization doing to stop redistricting there? bsky.app/profile/bard...
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social)
Trump is doing whatever he can to steal the election before it happens. Looks like Missouri might help him. CA needs to fight fire with fire! If you don't like Newsom, that's ok. Newsom is not on the ballot - our democracy is!! Vote YES on redistricting CA! www.huffpost.com/entry/missou...
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social)
Thrilled to see Stanford's student newspaper file this lawsuit! They're spot on: “ICE has weaponized lawful speech and digital footprints and has forced us all to reconsider long-standing journalism norms.” The chilling effect on free speech is unacceptable! 🤬 theintercept.com/2025/08/26/s...
ℝ𝕖𝕓𝕖𝕝𝔹𝕝𝕦𝕖 🌊 (@rebelb1ue.bsky.social) reposted
This is truly one of the best illustrations of what is happening in America.
Oh The Urbanity! (@ohtheurbanity.bsky.social) reposted
Nothing to see here, just a totally normally shaped electoral district.
Patrick 🇺🇸🇨🇦 (@pghdlo.bsky.social) reposted
This administration has done a better job protecting the Epstein files than our social security numbers. #DefendersOfDemocracy
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social)
The head of the CDC "has no training in medicine or health care and holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in humanities." Let that sink in. 🙄🤬🤪 apnews.com/article/jim-...
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social)
Can their numbers be trusted after firing the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)? apnews.com/article/econ...
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social)
When will this administration learn that not everyone is internet savvy or has a smart phone? This is just another trick to reduce services/funding. 🤬 grist.org/extreme-weat...
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social)
Gee, do you think DOGE could have anything to do with this? I'm sure Trump cutting $1.2B from the agencies responsible for cybersecurity didn't help. www.theregister.com/2025/08/28/h...
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social)
Are FL tax payers just used to picking up tab for GOP fraud/waste? It wasn't long ago that Florida over billed taxpayers for Medicaid patients meds and after being sued, $10M of the settlement was paid to a charity founded by Gov. DeSantis' wife. 🤔 www.npr.org/2025/04/24/n...
EV Curve Futurist (@evcurvefuturist.com) reposted
China’s EV charging network surged 53% YoY to 16.7M units. Europe? +35% to just over 1M. US? +20% to under 200k. Tesla? ~65k plugs. Nobody’s even close—this is how seriously China is taking electrification & its energy transition. Keep up or get left behind! 🚗🔌🔋⚡🇨🇳 #EV #EnergyTransition #BEV #RIPICE
AnnieOakleyinGA (@annie1x.bsky.social) reposted
#Pinks #ProudBlue If you live in GA., you better make sure you’re still registered to vote. Hundreds of thousands have been taken off the voter rolls, especially young black people. GOTV. ✊💙 georgiarecorder.com/briefs/georg...
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social)
All DAs need to do this!
David (@scotinus.bsky.social) reposted
Please amplify Sen. Patty Murray's comments. Unless you're cool with all this, and haven't had enough yet. www.murray.senate.gov/senator-murr...
God (@thegodpodcast.com) reposted
If Cracker Barrel sets them off, imagine how they’ll react when they hear I went woke in the New Testament — turning the other cheek, feeding the poor, all that radical stuff.
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social)
The imbeciles continue to threaten the safety and well being of everyday Americans with their shortsighted cost cutting. Too bad national disasters can't hit a very targeted location - you know, like only Mar-a-Lago or just the White House. www.theverge.com/news/766890/...
Dr. Lucky Tran (@luckytran.com) reposted
On the same day the FDA restricted access to COVID vaccines, the CDC director was sacked and top CDC scientists are resigning. And it’s barely been two weeks since an antivax conspiracy theorist fired 180 bullets at CDC headquarters. None of this is making America healthier. What a disaster.
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social)
"It’s about the way the Trump administration is weaponizing government against political opponents, critics, or anyone it finds inconvenient....But mainly it’s about intimidation: 'If you get in our way we will ruin your life.'”
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social) reply parent
Then you're part of the problem, not the solution.
Senseidai2547 (@senseidai.bsky.social) reposted
Happy Wednesday! 😂 #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsACriminal
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
NEW: A federal grand jury has REFUSED to indict sandwich guy! I imagine the DoJ will keep trying. They have two weeks, at which point they’ll have to drop the charges or reduce it to a misdemeanor. 🥪 www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social)
Everyone needs to remember this! States have the ability to prosecute ICE agents/military personnel who go beyond their legal authority or break state law. By being prosecuted in state court, ICE agents/military personnel must bear the consequences of their actions and cannot be pardoned by Trump.
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social)
Unfortunately, I'm not surprised by DOGE's screw up with SSA. They did something similar with the NLRB data; DOGE personnel created service/user accts in NLRB systems, then someone/something w/in Russia attempted to log in using all of the correct credentials. 🙄😡 cybernews.com/security/whi...
southerngirlraven7.bsky.social (@southerngirlraven7.bsky.social) reposted
I don’t agree with book banning but - since Florida banned the ‘Diary of Anne Frank’ maybe it’s time for Gavin Newsom to ban the ‘Art of the Deal’ in California? It only seems fair.
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm 🤞 it's soon. Just purchased a t-shirt with "Is he dead yet?" on it. Looking forward to wearing it.
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social) reply parent
So, is Common Cause joining this lawsuit to halt the new Texas map? thehill.com/homenews/cam...
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social)
Sounds like more waste, fraud, and abuse. If 'neighborhood checks' haven't been done in 30 years, there's a reason for it; it wasn't necessary. Let's face it; these racists a-holes in office just don't want people of color to be US citizens. Outrageous! 😡🤬 www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social)
Remember being told during the election season that Trump doesn't like paying vendors or those he owes $$ to? Well, he's up to his same old tricks. 🤬 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (@pingree.house.gov) reposted
Trump just halted a nearly completed wind project that was set to power 350K homes at a stable rate for 20 years. Over 1,000 jobs—gone. Electric bills—up. All to protect Big Oil. This isn’t "national security." It’s political sabotage. They'd rather destroy our future than build a better one.
Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis (@kendrawrites.com) reposted
I'm genuinely glad for Canada and this is a smart business play by Moderna but it also stings when you consider the Moderna vaccine exists because of $10 billion dollars of US taxpayer money. And RFK Jr. might kill our access.
Michael (@austintxmike.bsky.social) reposted
America needs a class action law suit against the Trump administration and DOGE for personal data violations. share.newsbreak.com/eps2goel
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social) reply parent
We can't get our democracy back without a fair 'fight.' Be smart. Vote to redistrict. Once the threat to our democracy is eliminated, we can change back to having an independent Citizens Redistricting Commission.
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social)
Love it! 👍😀😆😁🤣😂😅👏👏👏
Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) reposted
My current favorite bit of right-wing Christian hypocrisy is Ken Paxton, a man whose wife is divorcing him for adultery, forcing Texas schools to unconstitutionally post "Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery." www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social)
The more Trump goes after Garcia, the more sympathy Garcia garners, shooting his administration in the foot with voters. Trump's such an a-hole; it's hard to believe anyone could be this stupid and cruel. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social)
WTF? DOJ sought an extraordinarily broad range of information about care on trans minors dating back to 2020. Info. included the names, DOB, SS#s, addresses of CHOP patients prescribed hormone therapy/puberty blockers, medical records relating to prescriptions + more.🤬 www.wired.com/story/us-gov...
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social)
More culture wars from this corrupt administration. They're now going after ABC and NBC, but not Fox. 🤔 It's all just an effort to silence those who speak out against the 🍊orangutan.😡🤬 www.npr.org/2025/08/25/n...
Pé 🍺🧿 (@forevernever.bsky.social) reposted
Trump can "deport" people to third-party countries because SCOTUS gave him the authority to do so, even if that person will face torture and death there. Because SCOTUS is a fascist-enabling institution.
NorCalGal-54 (@norcagal-54.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social) reply parent
Unfortunately, I think you're right. On the positive side, it will inspire me to share my disgust with others.
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social) reply parent
Totally agree! I got one and tore it up. I was disgusted by support from League of Women Voters and Common Cause. Glad to see League of Women Voters did not support CA's anti-redistricting campaign; hope they'll make their real position better known.
Defenestrate Russia (@defenestraterussia.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
I received it. It's total misinformation that tries to confuse Dem voters with opaque language that vaguely references "corrupt Sacramento govt officials" and then even go on to cite the League of Women Voters of California. Here's what the @lwvc.bsky.social have to say: lwvc.org/lwvc-not-aff...
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social) reply parent
Passing this along to goforsharon who's been tracking license plates used on ICE cars. She's uncovered another trick ICE is using to evade scrutiny. Is it legal? Are ICE imposters kidnapping people? Makes one wonder... bsky.app/profile/gofo...
Mark Hamill (@markhamillofficial.bsky.social) reposted
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING THE LYING LIARS & NEWS STINKERS OF FOX "NEWS" SO WE DON'T HAVE TO! IT IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED BY THOSE OF US WHO VALUE HONESTY, INTEGRITY & DECENCY WHILE ALLOWING US TO CONSUME ACTUAL FACTS WITHOUT THEIR BRAINWASHING TECHNIQUES & ABILITY TO TRIGGER BOUTS OF VIOLENT NAUSEA. 🤮
dmglampers.bsky.social (@dmglampers.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
This is exactly how states should respond to Pammy Jo’s request for voter rolls. Send them the rolls from 1923. Send the list of people who died and were removed in 1972. Send a list of people who signed up for the state fair bakeoff in 1989 - roops. See how its done?
skippyoz (@skippyoz.bsky.social) reposted
The lying old egomaniac has a spat with a Governor, so he wants to send in US troops to go against US citizens. This dictatorial narcissist has to be stopped.... apnews.com/article/trum... Trump expands cities targeted for possible military deployment to Baltimore in a spat with governor
Support Democracy (@supportdemocracy.bsky.social) reposted
Trump’s attack on Mail-in ballots and his threatened executive orders are an attack on our entire free and fair voting system. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/o...
Jack Hopkins-The Original (@therealjackhopkins.bsky.social) reposted
1/2 More reasons to keep your vaccines up to date The shingles shot doesn’t just stop pain…it's associated with a significant reduction your risk of dementia including Alzheimer’s by as much as 35%. Protect your mind while you protect your body. Influenza vax? 30-40% reduction. Pneumococcal? 2--30%
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social) reply parent
COMPLETELY disagree with your stance in CA. These are NOT normal times. Fighting for fair maps doesn't do any good if we don't have a democracy to defend or our votes do not count everywhere (like in TX). If you focus on overcoming the recent TX redistricting, CA can drop its issue.
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social)
Received their political pamphlet in the mail and tore it up. They're soooo out of touch (incl. League of Women Voters & Common Cause). If these orgs. care so much about the issue, they should be fighting TX redistricting. It's time to fight fire with fire!! www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
My name is Captain Dylan Blaha, and this message is for members of the National Guard across the USA. I've served in the Illinois Army National Guard for over 12 years, including a deployment to Afghanistan and three years on active duty in Europe. What's going on right now is not normal.
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social) reply parent
I don't like his stance on trans either, but there are worse candidates.
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social) reply parent
Low bar or not, Dems can't be picky right now. We need fighters, not more Dems who only write strongly worded letters or give speeches. Newsom if filling the void. Everyone needs to keep this in mind... bsky.app/profile/vixe...
Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) reposted
If only John Bolton had had the Epstein Files, his house never would have been raided.
Veeham60 (@veeham60.bsky.social) reposted
It turns out the voting machines themselves ain't connected to the internet, but the cellular modems used for vote tabultations is used online to transfer votes, so they could have been accessed. They're also looking into who owns the machines,their party affiliations. There's only 2 who do this
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social)
Outrageous! 🤬
Jack Hopkins-The Original (@therealjackhopkins.bsky.social) reposted
Purity tests are "death rattle" for the Democratic Party. It's political suicide. We need fighters...not saints.
Jill Wine-Banks (@jillwine-banks.bsky.social) reposted
Trump says Intel CEO agreed to give U.S. government $10 billion. Trump implies it’s an equity stake. The irony of his criticism of Democratic-Socialists as communists when, if this is true, its actual government takeover of private industry.
CHBstills (@chbstills.bsky.social) reposted
Judge Orders “Alligator Alcatraz” Shut Down in 60 Days - MeidasTouch News | Federal ruling halts expansion and requires dismantling of controversial migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades | meidasnews.com/news/judge-o...
@Lifelonglearner11.bsky.social (@countinglass55.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social)
This is what happens when a-holes in power forget history...they repeat it. 😡🤬 "The facility, which once imprisoned people considered 'enemy aliens,' is a chilling reminder of a dark past."
Erin Reed (@erininthemorning.com) reposted
Confederate statues are “history” but a rainbow crosswalk dedicated to victims of a mass shooting is “political.”
Rachel Maddow (@maddow.msnbc.com) reposted
Yes. Collapsing all fed law enforcement into one undifferentiated, untrained, masked force. "Agents said they worried the changes would transform the FBI from an investigative agency focused on national security into something more akin to a federal police force..." www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/u...
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social)
WTF is wrong with these people? www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social) reply parent
Me too!
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social)
Someone needs to tell the lying uneducated racist in the WH that slavery WAS bad. His interest in wanting to white wash history isn't surprising ... but damn, it's offensive. 😡🤬 www.newsweek.com/white-house-...
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social) reply parent
They used to be good. So sad....
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social) reply parent
I agree!! They teamed up w/ GOP Charles Munger and Common Cause, another org. I USED TO respect until they were part of the 'don't question election results' crowd in the last election. It's soooo disappointing to see how far the groups have fallen. I bet they have their butter knives out.
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social) reply parent
I agree! Krasnov is a sleeper agent.
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social) reply parent
Completely agree with Newsom on this. It's an all-hands-on-deck moment for our democracy! Right wing/middle-of-the-road groups/politicians are trying to spin this in CA by downplaying what Trump did in TX & playing the both sides argument. Don't fall for it! Until TX changes, CA must be all in!
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social) reply parent
From perplexity.ai - What would the economic impact of deporting 55 million visa holders be on the US?
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social)
So much for being a nation of immigrants. If all 55M were deported, look forward to: a collapsing labor market; shrinking GDP (by 2.6-6.8%); devastating decrease in tax base; higher food/housing costs, plus other consequences. apnews.com/article/trum...
Millie Lou 🇺🇦🇨🇦 (@millielou1.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Holy shit. Hope Donnie sees this one. 😆😆😆
GBardel (@bardel.bsky.social)
More waste, fraud, and abuse...
Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan.bsky.social) reposted
Do you know how insane and infuriating it is to live in a country where one party claims, with media and public support, the mantle of being the ‘tough on crime’ party while its leader openly calls for convicted criminals to be released from prison ‘or else’?
Brent Eakin (@brenteakin.bsky.social) reposted
California, Washington, and now Oregon are standing up to the bullying. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) reposted
🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Department of Justice has escalated its demand for access to Maine’s voter registration records, now requesting that election officials turn over unredacted copies of voter rolls and every voter registration application submitted in the past 18 months.