bluejacket3.bsky.social
@bluejacket3.bsky.social
created January 25, 2025
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Wendy Siegelman (@wendysiegelman.bsky.social) reposted
Trump family amasses $6 billion fortune fter World Liberty crypto trading launch - at least on paper The Trump family's inflated crypto assets now surpass the value of their inflated portfolio assets The grift is astronomical www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast.bsky.social) reposted
The Illinois governor has issued a grave warning that Trump’s push to send troops into blue cities isn’t about crime—but seizing control of the 2026 midterms.
Ben Wikler (@benwikler.bsky.social) reposted
"Solidarity Forever" at the Workers Over Billionaires rally on the steps of Wisconsin's Capitol on this beautiful #LaborDay
The Independent (@the-independent.com) reposted
Noem warns more immigration raids are coming to America’s biggest cities: ‘We do intend to add more’
The Intercept (@theintercept.com) reposted
Advocates for immigrants and low-wage workers said the companies owe it to their drivers to speak out.
bluejacket3.bsky.social (@bluejacket3.bsky.social)
@democraticwins.bsky.social So until we secure structural reform — until Congress passes laws like the John Lewis Voting Rights Act and independent commissions are the law of the land — Democrats cannot afford to unilaterally disarm. Fair maps are the goal. But survival comes first.
Democratic Wins Media (@democraticwins.bsky.social) reposted
BREAKING: With talk that Rep. Ashley Hinson may run for Senate, momentum is gaining behind her Democratic challenger Lindsay James in the key swing district of IA-02. This is great news.
50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 (@50501movement.bsky.social) reposted
Trump is militarizing our streets to cover up his failing legitimacy: the tanking economy, the Epstein files, and his wildly unpopular ICE kidnappings. Read our Resistance Toolkit now at bit.ly/resistancetoolkit, and share it widely. LFG rebel alliance! #WeKeepUsSafe
The Mouthy Renegade Writer (@mouthyrenegade.bsky.social) reposted
Lock that bald, Nazi lab rat up!
50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 (@50501movement.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Visit ClassSolidarity.org to stand in solidarity with workers. @solidaritydept.bsky.social is building out the war room of the working class and conducting a people’s audit of every single billionaire in the U.S—arming us with the knowledge to defeat them.
50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 (@50501movement.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Can’t join a protest? Check out all the other ways you can resist: • Get connected to the resistance: fiftyfifty.one • Get trained on noncooperation: nokings.org/rise • Get engaged in politics: pol-rev.com • Get started: Choosedemocracy.us
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Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
New in PN: "By the time you read this, the White House may have put out a Labor Day statement. It will no doubt offer an effusive tribute to Trump, who in his infinite beneficence has delivered workers a utopia of prosperity. But back on Earth, he's the most anti-labor president in modern history."
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
They Tried to Sneak Out 600 Kids on a Holiday Weekend The government was loading Guatemalan minors, unaccompanied, some as young as 6-7.
Dan Rather (@thedanrather.bsky.social) reposted
The acting head of the CDC is a tech bro with no medical training who embraced Covid conspiracy theories. Talk about malpractice.
The New York Times (@nytimes.com) reposted
Dan Rather is 93, and 20 years removed from signing off as a CBS anchor. But he’s still tapping out stories. “As Popeye used to say, I am what I am.”
Planet Over Profit (@planetoverprofit.org) reposted
We confronted the 1% in one of the Hampton's most expensive restaurants. They kicked us in the neck. These are the people responsible for installing this fascist regime. The dystopian world Trump is making is a paradise for them, and them alone. They can't get away with it.
Democracy Docket (@democracydocket.com) reposted
A California court denied Republicans’ petition asking it to stop state officials from putting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s redistricting measure on the ballot. The decision appears to clear the way for the governor’s plan to appear on the November ballot.
NOPE NEIGHBORS (@nopeneighbors.bsky.social) reposted
Pennsylvania is a political hotspot again. Janelle Stelson (left) can flip a US House seat in Pennsylvania in 2026. Join us September 16 to learn more about defending PA courts in 2025 and winning in 2026. bit.ly/4lW2Ent
Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) reposted
J.B. Pritzker is 100% right. Please listen to him, pay attention, and join us in speaking out against authoritarianism and to protect free and fair elections.
The Guardian (@theguardian.com) reposted
Israel committing genocide in Gaza, world’s top scholars on the crime say
The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) reposted
⚡️ Update: EU confirms von der Leyen’s plane hit by GPS jamming, Russian involvement suspected. "We can confirm there was GPS jamming," European Commission spokesperson Arianna Podesta told the media, adding that Bulgaria suspects Russia to be behind the “blatant interference.”
CNN (@cnn.com) reposted
The Trump administration has stepped up efforts to obtain personal information about tens of millions of voters across the country, including seeking sensitive data such as partial Social Security numbers.
The Wall Street Journal (@wsj.com) reposted
The cash benefits of the new tax law, signed by President Trump in July, are rippling through the oil, technology and telecommunications industries.
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
Serenading the National Guard 😂 It seems like they wanted to leave but felt they couldn't. 🤣
Resistor Sister (@sistergf.bsky.social) reposted
“Mr President , why were you trafficking 600 children at night on planes to Guatemala? “
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
He seems really uncomfortable... did he also apologize? 👀 Washington, DC
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
A mom who is a legal US citizen gets separated from her family by ICE GOONS after getting back home from a family vacation.
bluejacket3.bsky.social (@bluejacket3.bsky.social)
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traveler in this world (@shabana.bsky.social) reposted
The Trump administration tried to snatch unaccompanied minors from foster homes, put them on planes and deport them illegally, on the weekend, during the night lawyers worked through the night to prevent it, while kids sat on the tarmac words fail me
The New York Times (@nytimes.com) reposted
After being granted clemency for their crimes by President Trump, Jan. 6 rioters and their lawyers have been pushing the Trump administration to pay them restitution for what they believe to be their unfair prosecutions.
Leah Greenberg ❌👑 (@leahgreenberg.bsky.social) reposted
This is a plan for ethnic cleansing. It’s morally horrific and absolutely insane
Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) reposted
The poster boy for Trump’s unpopular federal funding freeze is a deeply unlikable and outspoken guy, one who looks and talks like the stock villain in a TV drama about politics and who has a confirmation to a powerful role pending before the Senate. Democrats need to beat him like a piñata
The Editorial Board (@editorialboard.bsky.social) reposted
Why is our government deporting children? They are *children*. Are we going to say these are hardened criminals who threaten national security, ffs?
The Guardian (@theguardian.com) reposted
Companies face prosecution risk as new fraud law comes into force
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
U.S. judge temporarily bars Trump administration from deporting Guatemalan children
Mallory McMorrow (@mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social) reposted
Right now in Michigan, we’re in the middle of a budget showdown. The Republican Speaker of the House slipped a provision into the budget that would kneecap our Attorney General – and make it near-impossible for us to take the Trump Administration to court.
Laura Belin (@laurarbelin.bsky.social) reposted
One thing's for sure: this will never happen in Iowa.
The Intercept (@theintercept.com) reposted
"And when you confront the radical evil that is war, that self-sacrifice, that courage, that empathy can get you killed."
Democracy Docket (@democracydocket.com) reposted
As the federal government continues to press states for voting information, Colorado election officials are pushing back against its demands. “This all is part of a bigger ploy to further undermine our voting in this country,” a state county clerk said.
Firthermor (@firthermor.bsky.social) reposted
the Federal Employees & Contractors Oral History Project (FECOHP) was launched in 3/2025 by the Organization of American Historians (OAH). Directed by an experienced oral historian & former federal historian, the project seeks to capture this pivotal moment through the voices of those who lived it.
Josh Marshall (@joshtpm.bsky.social) reposted
Id heard that Cantor Fitzgerald, the Wall Street firm formerly run by Commerce Secy Lutnick and now run by his sons is one of the big buyers of these refund rights. Turns out it’s already public back in July when they were buying them at 20 to 30 cents on the dollar. www.wired.com/story/cantor...
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
Upcoming 'upgrade' to Holocaust Museum exhibit on US response to Nazi Germany sparks some staff concerns: Sources
GrouchyMarkx (@grouchymarkx.bsky.social) reposted
NPR (@npr.org) reposted
The Trump administration has moved to end temporary protected status for immigrants from Honduras and other countries. Among them are health care workers tending to older and disabled people.
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
ALLEGEDLY, SERGEANT CAUGHT ON POLICE WORN BODYCAM TELLING ANOTHER COP HOW HE WAS RUNNING PEOPLE OVER WITH HIS PATROL CRUISER. CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS? Trump has made this acceptable.
Ruth Zakarin (@ruthz.bsky.social) reposted
Can you imagine what good this money would have done if it had been invested in housing people instead of caging them?
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
Excellent display of truthful knowledge.
bluejacket3.bsky.social (@bluejacket3.bsky.social)
So the politically brilliant Andrew Cuomo told a group of supporters last night that he is “feeling good about President Trump coming down hard on Mamdani.” Can you say,“Uh, oh-I’m finished,” Andrew?Enlisting Trump’s help to win a mayoral race in a city that is overwhelmingly Democratic Mark Mansour
Joe Walsh (@walshfreedom.bsky.social) reposted
This is not what America is. It’s not. And we must make this very clear when we vote in 2026.👇
Democracy Docket (@democracydocket.com) reposted
After six GOP governors volunteered to send their National Guard troops to D.C., Democracy Docket reporter @jimsaksa.com reached out to ask how they would feel about troops being deployed in their own states. Here’s what they had to say ⤵️
The Mouthy Renegade Writer (@mouthyrenegade.bsky.social) reposted
Just a little review for today:
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bluejacket3.bsky.social (@bluejacket3.bsky.social)
“The truth is that red states are not the heartland. They are the dead weight. They are the anchor dragging America backwards while blue America tries to sail forward. The day we stop paying their bills will be the day they experience the self-reliance they fetishize but have never once practiced.”
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
DC PD using some sort of facial scanning software on people they illegally stop during the federal occupation of Washington DC
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
Crime Spree in DC - Yes, this is a real event. No, it’s not sarcasm. Lmao. Your taxpayer dollars are at work.
Derek May (@derekmay.bsky.social) reposted
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns. The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate. Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care. The list goes on and on. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
Inequality Media (@inequalitymedia.bsky.social) reposted
Our national parks generated $56 billion in visitor spending and supported 415,000 jobs in 2023. The entire National Park Service budget was just $3.6 billion. That’s some return on investment — so why is Donald Trump taking an axe to our parks?
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
New in PN: Making Slavery Great Again "Without irony or shame — and to absolve their followers of any guilt or responsibility — Trump wants to whitewash America’s original sin."
bluejacket3.bsky.social (@bluejacket3.bsky.social)
You can't de-port someone who never ported. Forcibly exiling a citizen based on their race or ethnicity is called ethnic cleansing. substack.com/@alisavaldes...
Mia Farrow (@miafarrow.bsky.social) reposted
Trump has fired fired the top US Military officers. All of them. How come?
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bluejacket3.bsky.social (@bluejacket3.bsky.social)
BREAKING: Congresswoman Maxine Waters just called for Trump’s cabinet to invoke “Article 25” of the Constitution to remove him from office. “Something's wrong with this president!" Who agrees? substack.com/@krassenstei...
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
Spraying chemicals at the music festival in Los Angeles, California! 8/30/25 12:20 AM
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
MAGA be like…
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bluejacket3.bsky.social (@bluejacket3.bsky.social)
Several states are looking at fighting back against Trump and RFK Jr.'s limiting of vaccines by buying the vaccines and distributing them themselves. substack.com/@politicusus...
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Alt National Park Service (@altnps.bsky.social) reposted
The Social Security Administration official who exposed that the Department of Government Efficiency had left millions of Americans’ personal data vulnerable says he has been forced to resign due to retaliation. Charles Borges, who served as the SSA’s chief data officer, told
Joshua Eaton (@joshuaeaton.bsky.social) reposted
This is where Avelo has its hub for ICE flights. #nutmegsky #alwaysalocalangle
Garrett M. Graff (@vermontgmg.bsky.social) reposted
Anyone who has covered the White House, worked in or around it, or covered Washington in the last generation knows that Mark Knoller was the very very best of DC. I honestly can’t imagine a presidency without him.
Indivisible ❌👑 (@indivisible.org) reposted
Republicans want us to forget Trump’s Epstein cover-up. We won’t. We’re demanding ALL the Epstein files be released—and putting billboards in GOP districts to keep the pressure on. Please pitch in if you can: secure.actblue.com/d...
50501 DC (@50501dc.bsky.social) reposted
Welcome to the Know Your Fascist Series! Let's put a face and a name to the people trying to dismantle our democracy! #50501movement #50501dc #nokings #freedc #wearedc #weareamericamarch #dc #washingtondc #trump #fascism
The New York Times (@nytimes.com) reposted
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com Today, as the Israeli government “calls on tens of thousands of reservists to participate in the cruel re-occupation of Gaza City, I implore my fellow soldiers: Refuse to report,” Yotam Vilk writes in a guest essay.
Rachel Cohen (@cohen489.bsky.social) reposted
I got arrested yesterday! (real drop off from being a corporate law firm associate five months ago. or upgrade.) I was blocking vehicles leaving from ICE’s Broadview, IL, staging ground and de facto detention center at 1930 Beach St. full statement (for now) below.
Laura Belin (@laurarbelin.bsky.social) reposted
Readers: "Great data & analysis on the win" "An article worth reading" "Any article that includes spreadsheets is my kind of article!" (of precinct-level results from Iowa Senate district 1 in 2022, 2024, and this week's special) www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/08/30/t...
50501 Colorado (@50501colorado.bsky.social) reposted
THIS LABOR DAY Join 50501 and Coalition Partners to STAND UP for WORKERS OVER BILLIONAIRES! Schedule of Events 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Speakers 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM March through downtown Denver 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Speakers, Music 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM March through downtown Denver
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
SIGNS OF FASCISM 🪧
IndivisibleTX24 (@indivisibletx-24.bsky.social) reposted
Anti Billionaire Anti-Elon Protest in Southlake today. The approvals and positive responses is encouraging. Things are changing. KEEP RESISTING! @indivisiblefwa.bsky.social @indivisibleguide.bsky.social
Rep. Jamie Raskin (@raskin.house.gov) reposted
American federalism goes to work. As RFK Jr. heads down the road of more measles, more COVID-19 and more flu, public health states must develop our own strategies to stay safe.
The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) reposted
Kari Lake, the Trump administration official tasked with dismantling the Voice of America, sent termination notices to more than 500 employees at the broadcaster and its parent agency Friday night.
ProPublica (@propublica.org) reposted
A Tarrant County resident who has worked as an election judge criticized the county’s move to cut more than 100 polling sites. “You’re not saving money,” she said. “You’re sacrificing democracy to save a buck.” With @fortworthreport.bsky.social @texastribune.org
CNN (@cnn.com) reposted
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will sign an executive order Saturday laying out initial plans for how the city will try to resist President Donald Trump’s planned immigration crackdown in the coming days. https://cnn.it/41r6v4z
The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) reposted
Exclusive: The Justice Department gave some senior career attorneys a choice: They could either quit or go to a new Sanctuary Cities Enforcement working group. Six months later, all of those attorneys have left DOJ. “The assignment was a sham,” one said.
Legal AF (@legalafmtn.bsky.social) reposted
Trump's epic federal court losing streak continues, with 2 federal judges, including a Trump one, blocking his latest abuse of power. Find out more on the midweek edition of Legal AF podcast with Popok and Karen Friedman Agnifilo.
North Central Wisconsin Indivisible (@ncwiscindivisible.bsky.social) reposted
If you haven't heard; the legislation to make law enforcement masking illegal in Wisconsin, will be introduced with a package of other very important legislation. The "Keep Families Together" Press Conference on Thursday introduced this important legislation. www.facebook.com/share/v/19yJ...
Elizabeth Warren (@warren.senate.gov) reposted reply parent
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 (@50501movement.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Find a protest near you at maydaystrong.org.
50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 (@50501movement.bsky.social) reposted
In the United States, there are nearly 1,000 billionaires, all of whom enable the Trump regime. But there’s also 350 million of us—the people—and we have over 1,000 protests spread across the nation in protest of billionaires. Join the war room for the working class: @solidaritydept.bsky.social.
Manitowoc Democratic Party (@mantydems.bsky.social) reposted
Every Democrat in our state legislature has joined together to introduce a bill to save the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship program that keeps our nature beautiful. Call your representatives to let them know, WE NEED THE KNOWLES-NELSON STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM! legis.wisconsin.gov/about/contact
Mia Farrow (@miafarrow.bsky.social) reposted
50501 New York (@50501newyork.bsky.social) reposted
NYC — Catch a bus to the Hamptons Sunday (8/31) morning to protest some horrible billionaires. Details below 👇
50501 DC (@50501dc.bsky.social) reposted
Nothing says welcome back to school like a bunch of armed thugs waiting at the top of the escalators to kidnap people! #50501dc #50501movement #nokings #trump #dc #washingtondc #freedc
Joe Walsh (@walshfreedom.bsky.social) reposted
Jess Piper (@piperformissouri.bsky.social) reposted
If you’re interested in finding out what we can do to fight back against the gerrymandering in Missouri, I hope you’ll join this call. I will be speaking on the call. www.mobilize.us/indivisiblek...
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
I stand with Chicago. I stand with Mayor Johnson. 🚨 NEW: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson just signed an executive order to resist Trump’s federal invasion and occupation of the city. Details in 🧵
Indivisible ❌👑 (@indivisible.org) reposted
On Labor Day, we rise together. While billionaires buy up our government, we’re coming together to demand a country that puts workers first. Find an event near you: www.mobilize.us/mayd...
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