Molly Jong-Fast (@mollyjongfast.bsky.social) reposted
Troops in the streets and he thinks he’s going to get a Nobel, peace begins at home
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view profile on Bluesky Molly Jong-Fast (@mollyjongfast.bsky.social) reposted
Troops in the streets and he thinks he’s going to get a Nobel, peace begins at home
Mark Clemens (@markclemens.bsky.social) reposted
It’s September! The leaves are falling, the air is chilled and Congress is back. Ok, let’s see the Epstein files, Mr Speaker.
Mark Jacob (@markjacob.bsky.social) reposted
Blocks and blocks of Chicagoans marching against Trump’s fascism.
Morten Morland (@mortenmorland.bsky.social) reposted
This week’s Sunday @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...
Ellie (@cubsforthewin2016.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes, fortunately in Illinois, Governor Pritzker came to our rescue.
public health guy (@publichealthguy1.bsky.social) reposted
wow
public health guy (@publichealthguy1.bsky.social) reposted
happy labor day!
Lindsay Beyerstein (@beyerstein.bsky.social) reposted
Russia tried to assassinate the head of the European Commission by jamming the GPS on her plane.
Ellie (@cubsforthewin2016.bsky.social)
How are MAGA supposed to understand this coherence?
Joyce White Vance (@joycewhitevance.bsky.social) reposted
1/ If you are feeling overwhelmed by the fast paced of legal news, remember that it’s deliberate. It’s a strategy Trump uses, flooding the zone in hopes that people will tune out. Read what you need to know here to get ready for the week: joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...
Scott MacFarlane (@macfarlanenews.bsky.social) reposted
Pope Leo XIV prayed publicly on Sunday for the victims of the shooting at a Catholic school in Minnesota and called for an end to the "pandemic of arms, large and small."
Jemele Hill (@jemelehill.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
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Jemele Hill (@jemelehill.bsky.social) reposted
In recognition of Labor Day, here’s my SPOLITICS commentary in how the formation of sports unions were central in the overall American labor fight youtu.be/P4wmnnARz-8?...
Ellie (@cubsforthewin2016.bsky.social) reply parent
Now do testosterone
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
DESCRIPTION: self-described alpha male, wearing body armor, assault rifle, and wraparound sunglasses because he’s “afraid of nothing.”
Ellie (@cubsforthewin2016.bsky.social) reply parent
Amazing!
Stereogum (@stereogum.bsky.social) reposted
Last night, at the final show of her Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour, Cyndi Lauper brought out Joni Mitchell (for “Carey”), Cher (“Girls Just Want To Have Fun”), SZA (“True Colors”), John Legend (“Time After Time”), and more. www.stereogum.com/2321337/cynd...
Corey O'Neill (@coreyoneill.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 (@cajunblue.bsky.social) reposted
🚨 “The people united will never be divided!” Happening in OUR nation’s capital today. 1/2
Ellie (@cubsforthewin2016.bsky.social) reply parent
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
He’s providing them with valuable mulching experience though.
The Bulwark (@thebulwark.com) reposted
Mallory McMorrow: "When we take back power, we need a party who is not afraid to use it."
DrDinD.bsky.social (@drdind.bsky.social) reposted
So federal agents are suppressing this massive crime wave in DC. By busting people smoking weed, jaywalking, committing traffic violations, writing on sidewalks. 🙄
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.
Ellie (@cubsforthewin2016.bsky.social) reply parent
K-9 units too!!
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
KEILAR: Of 172 mass attacks between 2016 & 2020, 96% were non-trans men. Are you missing bigger picture? GORKA: No. When you look at shootings at Christian schools the data is different K: Of 32 school shootings since 2020, only 3 were trans shooters G: Forgive me if I don't go with CNN's stats
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Pritzker: "No one in the administration -- the president or anybody under him -- has called anyone in my administration or me. It's clear that in secret they're are planning this invasion with US troops."
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Pritzker: "National Guard troops, any kind of troops, on the streets of American city don't belong unless there is an insurrection, unless there is truly an emergency. There is not."
Ellie (@cubsforthewin2016.bsky.social) reply parent
Fool
LA Blue Dot in GA (@namwella1961.bsky.social) reposted
Fox News: RFK Jr. said that HHS would study whether antidepressants and other psychiatric drugs “might be contributing to violence." Blaming mental illness for gun violence, while defunding treatment for mental illness, is peak GOP hypocrisy. #ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
Jlou (@wehearvoices.bsky.social) reposted
Why doesn’t America listen to our strong women? She told us what the future would look like with Trump 2.0, and still hate showed up and voted. It’s love’s turn. #Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #Pinks
Ellie (@cubsforthewin2016.bsky.social)
If you see this, QTP with a trio of awesomeness
Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) reposted
A diplomat from Russia buried her face in her phone to avoid seeing the crimes of her country while Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko addressed the UN Security Council. Svyrydenko was showing a photo of a child's body killed in a Russian attack.
shauna (@goldengateblond.bsky.social) reposted
maybe he’d feel better about it if they spent the day golfing
Lotr Universe (@lordoftherings.world) reposted
Elijah Wood, who played Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings, responds to a fan of the saga with a heartfelt message that has struck a chord online. 🥰
Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) reposted
⚖️🗳️💪
Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) reposted
If Missouri Republicans mid-cycle redistrict and break the law, they will be sued. That is a promise and I don't bluff. Just ask Texas. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
RRRMMM (@strongmisgiving.bsky.social) reposted
Old entertainers need to stop saying this shit. Firstly it's boring grumpiness. Two, It's not true and thirdly, if it's true it also doesn't make sense. How do you "not make" something that already exists
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
My reporting uncovered the existence of DoJ training videos instructing FBI personnel on how to flag Trump’s name in the Epstein files. I’m suing to get the videos under FOIA. substack.com/@muellershew...
#BlueStormComin1🌪️👊🔥🇺🇸 (@bluestormcomin1.bsky.social) reposted
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James Hughes (@dystopian-fashion.bsky.social) reposted
Television legend Stephen Colbert has just signed a $13.5 million deal with Netflix for a 7-episode series.
Ellie (@cubsforthewin2016.bsky.social) reply parent
🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 (@teamcanadaforever.bsky.social) reposted
Oh man… this is hysterical. Canada is giving Gavin Newsom a free plane? 😂😅🤣
Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) reposted
Washington Post vs Democracy Docket covering the latest on the GOP's redistricting power grab in Missouri. Who do you trust to give you pro-democracy news, information and analysis? Support DD and subscribe today: hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
Ellie (@cubsforthewin2016.bsky.social) reply parent
Better get out to buy that head of lettuce!
Ellie (@cubsforthewin2016.bsky.social) reply parent
HD for sure
Ellie (@cubsforthewin2016.bsky.social) reply parent
Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 (@minibubbly.bsky.social) reposted
Neil Young quits Facebook and Instagram over Meta's use of chatbots with children 'Meta's use of chatbots with children is unconscionable,' Young's team shared in a statement. www.cbc.ca/music/neil-y...
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
This part. Everyone should be taking notes from @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social’s @mizzwelch.bsky.social
Ellie (@cubsforthewin2016.bsky.social) reply parent
Ellie (@cubsforthewin2016.bsky.social)
Chicago 🏐😎
Chicago Tribune Sports (@chicagosports.bsky.social) reposted
Every Labor Day weekend, a beach volleyball stadium pops up on Lake Michigan and some of the world’s best players come to Chicago. This weekend will be no different. The AVP will take over Oak Street Beach starting Saturday morning for the League Championships, with winners crowned Sunday.
Alan Elrod (@aselrod.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
An element of fascism is a kind of upside down where the meanest, most rapacious, and least virtuous of society are loosed to bully and abuse people who genuinely uphold civic ideals of service and sacrifice. Public service isn’t what the system is about. It’s about conditioning the national body.
Ellie (@cubsforthewin2016.bsky.social) reply parent
I doubt it, but, who knows? Enjoy your blood money Joni.
derek guy (@dieworkwear.bsky.social) reposted
RFK Jr. taps his top deputy, Jim O’Neill, to be the new CDC director. Both men appear to wear skinny ties from Otaa. Otaa's ties are made in China from microfiber, a kind of plastic that, under the right conditions, can migrate to your balls.
Liz (or Lizzie) Kim 김혜성 💫 (@liz.sheshed.rocks) reposted
CA Attorney General, Rob Bonta, announces a huge final victory against Trump’s regime for withholding nearly $7 billion dollars in critical public education funding before the start of the school year! Trump and his administration will pay the full amount! A huge victory for our children! 🎉
Ellie (@cubsforthewin2016.bsky.social)
Tom Homan, do you mean the Chicago where the DNC held the 2024 convention? I mean there was a guy who had a finger injury so, good move?
Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) reposted
The Political Awakening of the Oyster Farmer Gunning for Susan Collins Graham Platner’s campaign launch has been a sudden sensation. But what he’s building now is rooted in the work of a lifetime.
Dan Emerson (@danemers.bsky.social) reposted
Mass shooters since 2018 who were transgender — 4. Mass shooters since 2018 who were not transgender — 4,193. Hope that helps.
@GottaLaff (@gottalaff.bsky.social) reposted
👀
Angie Rasmussen (@angierasmussen.bsky.social) reposted
RFK Jr didn't just run an anti-vax campaign in Samoa that killed 83 people, mostly children < age 5—he *wanted* people to get measles to see what would happen. We already know what happens. People get sick & die. Watch our whole conversation here: open.substack.com/pub/rasmusse...
Dr. Jack Brown (@drjackbrown.bsky.social) reposted
If Mike Johnson doesn't set off every bell in your creep alarm, you need a major reset – cuz it's fuckin' broken.
Alt National Park Service (@altnps.bsky.social) reposted
When a president decides to disregard the will of the American people, you’re right, that’s the mark of authoritarian rule. The White House has notified Congress that it plans to cancel $4.9 billion in foreign aid funding that lawmakers had already approved, doing so without their consent.
Republicans Against Trumpism (@rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social) reposted
Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, who resigned from the CDC, revealed that RFK Jr. has NEVER been briefed by CDC experts on measles, flu, or Covid: “No one from my center has ever briefed him on any of those topics…He’s getting his information from somewhere”
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
If you are a wealthy criminal defendant, it makes sense under this administration to hire the AG’s brother to represent you.
Ellie (@cubsforthewin2016.bsky.social) reply parent
Ellie (@cubsforthewin2016.bsky.social) reply parent
Had to be Farnsworth lol
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
Afraid of big cities? Then don’t come. ❤️ this video.
MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) reposted
NEWS: Iowa U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), who recently told her constituents "we're all going to die" anyway when asked why she supported Medicaid cuts, does not plan on seeking reelection in 2026. (CBS News)
Ellie (@cubsforthewin2016.bsky.social) reply parent
White House, come leash your attack dog 🙄 also release the Epstein files.
Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD (@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social) reposted
Dear people who are saying that the CDC directors who quit yesterday should have “stayed and fought”, With all due respect, you do not grasp the magnitude of the problem of RFK Jr. He is asking them to do unethical and immoral things that will actively harm the people of the United States. 1/3
50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 (@50501movement.bsky.social) reposted
Mike Johnson will go down in history as the white supremacist Christian nationalist Speaker of the House who attempted to cover up a pedophilic criminal regime and replace US democracy with a fascist dictatorship.
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
Susan Collins rolling out her familiar playbook of pointing out to Maine voters heading into an election year clear abuses of power by Trump, solely to create an illusion of independence, while doing absolutely nothing about it.
Ellie (@cubsforthewin2016.bsky.social) reply parent
Anything but Epstein
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
Don’t look away
Ellie (@cubsforthewin2016.bsky.social) reply parent
Maca Iglesias🇺🇸Thank You, President Biden🇺🇸 (@rotterdamvvg.bsky.social) reposted
MAGA Republicans are sniveling cowards. Watch Rep. Barry Moore (R-AL) run out the back door at his town hall when confronted by his constituents asking why ICE detainees aren't getting due process. Their lies and lawlessness are being rejected even in red states like Alabama. #OnYourSide
Captain Fanta (@sassy0210.bsky.social) reposted
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Ellie (@cubsforthewin2016.bsky.social) reply parent
Agreed! Also, in the pictures, I don’t remember seeing many um portly? brown shirts in Germany.
alexjungle.bsky.social (@alexjungle.bsky.social) reposted
Anti-ICE Superman mural vandalized in Chicago, but artist came back and repainted it with Krypto pissing on ICE. Subscribe to my rumble to help the cause: rumble.com/v6y7a1c-minn...
Ellie (@cubsforthewin2016.bsky.social) reply parent
You, your??!! Let’s talk dead children, literal bloodied children. There are too many people who think of the victims as abstracts or numbers. THIS IS A DEAD CHILD. SMH
Ellie (@cubsforthewin2016.bsky.social) reply parent
Voted against gun control in 2022 smh
Ellie (@cubsforthewin2016.bsky.social) reply parent
Agreed! All wars have an underlying religious fanaticism.
Ellie (@cubsforthewin2016.bsky.social) reply parent
Weasel
Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) reposted
WSJ Page One: @wsj.com www.wsj.com/business/ret...
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
FOX: *plays clip of Gavin Newsom pointing out that crime is higher in Louisiana than in California* FOX: Your response? MIKE JOHNSON: He needs to go an govern his state and not be engaging in this
Denise Wheeler (@denisedwheeler.bsky.social) reposted
The new ICE song by Jesse Welles nails it. ICE isn’t recruiting heroes, it’s recruiting the bitter, the rejected, the ones desperate for a badge to cover their failures. Losers with power become the most dangerous kind. (c/o Caroline Codsi)
Nancy Levine Stearns 🌎 (@nancylevinestearns.bsky.social) reposted
💥 The NFL is stoked to be woke. “All 32 teams will feature an end zone message of their choice at each home game throughout the season, selecting from four options: ‘End Racism,’ ‘Stop Hate,’ ‘Choose Love’ or ‘Inspire Change.’ africa.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Newsom: Perhaps the president could deploy the National Guard in every corner of Mississippi. Murder rate is out of control there. And the governor may want to make that phone call.
George Takei (@georgetakei.bsky.social) reposted
Pay attention. Your family’s safety is on the line.
Maple Mama (@maplemama20.bsky.social) reposted
🚨PLEASE SHARE🚨 #MISSING 15 Year old from #Winnipeg #Manitoba #Canada Precious is described as: HEIGHT: 5'6" WEIGHT: 120lbs, thin build HAIR: Auburn EYES: Brown #MMIW #MMIWG #EveryChildMatters #NoMoreStolenSisters#Canada #RedDressAlert #AboriginalAlert www.aboriginalalert.ca/missingperso...
Maple Mama (@maplemama20.bsky.social) reposted
🚨PLEASE SHARE🚨 #Missing 14 year old from #Moncton #NewBrunswick #Canada Kyli is described as: EYES: Brown HAIR: Brown HEIGHT: 5'7" WEIGHT: 171lbs #MMIW #MMIWG #EveryChildMatters #NoMoreStolenSisters#Canada #RedDressAlert #AboriginalAlert www.aboriginalalert.ca/missingperso...