Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Ossoff: "It's been extraordinary to see the Speaker of the House reduced to lying in order to cover up sex crimes"
white Canadian Non-combat veteran artist she/her #PTSD #Depression #MMIW use #MyWhitePrivilege to help not harm Arenโt we supposed to care for each other? Vancouver Island https://kellygough.com/ Pecha Kucha: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1VmnPksepI
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view profile on Bluesky Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Ossoff: "It's been extraordinary to see the Speaker of the House reduced to lying in order to cover up sex crimes"
Jack Hopkins-The Original (@therealjackhopkins.bsky.social) reposted
I was a victim of childhood sexual abuse. Seeing these women getting the coverage and support they are this morning...brings a smile to my face. I don't see broken women. I see strong and empowered women. They. Will. Prevail.
MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) reposted
De Georgiou: And to be clear, the only motive for opposing this bill would be to conceal wrongdoing. You have a choice: stand with the truth or with the lies that have protected predators for decades.
Andrea Junker (@strandjunker.com) reposted
If releasing the Epstein files would end your presidency, then your presidency needs to end.
Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) reposted
The president is using the military to dismantle cities that didn't vote for him The president is using the military to distract from women speaking out against his and Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuses. We are not living in ordinary times. Extraordinary responses are called for.
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
Thereโs only one way to make us stop demanding the release of the Epstein files.
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
"For so many years, it felt like Epstein's criminal behavior was an open secret." โWeโre not going away. Weโre not staying quiet. Weโre not going to give up.โ Annie Farmer (Epstein survivor)
Kim (@kim4thebabies.bsky.social) reposted
apple.news/AgIH7Ok3WRaa...
Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur.bsky.social) reposted
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., the vice chair of the Intelligence Committee, says he was denied a meeting with career intelligence workers because Laura Loomer objected.
Alt National Park Service (@altnps.bsky.social) reposted
The White House has made it clear that any Republicans considering joining Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) in his bipartisan push to force a vote on the full release of the Epstein files will be treated as committing a โvery hostile act to the administration,โ
Clara Jeffery (@clarajeffery.bsky.social) reposted
Venezuela says the US and Erik Prince have plans to stage an attack on an ExxonMobil off-shore platform as a pretext to invade itโฆand normally that would be an insane claim butโฆ www.latintimes.com/venezuela-sa...
Carter P. Hayes (@allchronology.com) reposted
The President saying โweโre going inโ โ about deploying the military to an American city just to terrorize its people โ should be immediately impeachable. Full stop.
Tabatha Southey ๐จ๐ฆ (@tabathasouthey.bsky.social) reposted
Itโs not just that the President of the United States posted a video of eleven people being murdered in international waters itโs that the President of the United States ordered the murder of eleven people in international waters so he could post a video of it.
Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) (@repstansbury.bsky.social) reposted
Today, we met and heard the stories of the victims of Jeffrey Epstein. What they revealed is not only the trauma of hundreds of young women, but a cover-up of epic proportions involving the wealthy, the well-connected, and even our own government. We will follow every thread until there is justice.
LOLGOP (@thefarce.org) reposted
100 VICTIMS is astounding. Even more astounding, that's less than 10% of Epstein and Maxwell's victims.
Joyce White Vance (@joycewhitevance.bsky.social) reposted
A landslide in the middle of a war & famine that was declared last year & has since spread across Sudan. About 25 million people need urgent food aid, according to the UN, while at least 14 million have been forced from their homes. Where is the intโl attention? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/w...
Molly Jong-Fast (@mollyjongfast.bsky.social) reposted
A lot of the stuff this administration is doing is against the law
Shannon Baker (@realshannonbaker.bsky.social) reposted
We lost one of the greats. Graham Greene was not only an actor but a trail blazer. He opened doors for so many of us Natives. I'm proud to say that the very first pilot I ever acted in was with Graham Greene. The pilot was never picked up but I get to say that I got to work with one of the greats.
Mae (@paulasbodyshop.com) reposted
So far, it looks like USA Today will be covering, live, the press conference. Still looking for confirmation from other news sources. We NEED mainstream news to cover this, honestly and fairly AND LOUDLY. And the pre-rally, too.
emptywheel (@emptywheel.bsky.social) reposted
As many as 100 victims will show up to today's Epstein victim press conference. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
Governor JB Pritzker (@govpritzker.illinois.gov) reposted
Things feel uncertain right now, Illinois. I want you all to know weโre doing everything we can to protect your rights. Make sure you know how to stand up for yourself and others at illinoisimmigrationinfo.org.
Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) reposted
China held its largest military parade in history, devoted to the 80th anniversary of ending WWII. Xi Jinping had Putin and Kim Jong Un sitting by his sides.
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
REP. @yassaminansari.bsky.social on the bipartisan demand for the Epstein files: โThis is the most corrupt administration in ๐บ๐ธ history, and this story shows it more than anything.โ
Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) reposted
Fox News had to pay 3/4 of a BILLION dollars for lying to its viewers. And it STILL lies.
Politico (@politico.com) reposted
GOP Rep. Thomas Massie has filed a discharge petition to force the disclosure of Justice Department investigative files related to the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Governor Gavin Newsom (@governor.ca.gov) reposted
California refuses to be scared into submission by the small men in the White House. No one in their right mind thinks the Trump Administration should launch yet another failed LA militarization.
Carl Zimmer (@carlzimmer.com) reposted
Yesterday the president demanded that evidence about Covid vaccines be shown to the public. Today @apoorvanyt.bsky.social & I run through some of the studies made public over the past 4+ years that show that the vaccines work. Gift link: nyti.ms/46k17Tq
Kelly ๐จ๐ฆ๐ป๐๐โ๐ซ (@encaustic.bsky.social) reply parent
๐ถO rocka my soul๐ถ
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
Jeffrey Epstein survivors say they haven't had any contact with the DOJ
Dr. Jen Gunter (@drjengunter.bsky.social) reposted
I used to read books like Lord of the Rings or watch movies like Star Wars and think the villains were unbelievable. And of course, now watching the tech oligarchs (who could not spend all their money if they tried) destroy civilization for power, Iโm like, guess I was wrong. People are that awful.
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
I know this sounds crazy, but shouldnโt the Secretary of Energy know something about energy?
Ian Scott (@polpo.org) reposted
Yesterday we visited Green Mountain Falls, CO to visit the kinetic sculpture Off the Beaten Path by Patrick Shearn. I wasnโt ready for just how dynamic it was even in the slightest breeze. Reminds me of a murmuration of starlings. Incredible artwork. Itโll only be up through October 19th.
The New York Times (@nytimes.com) reposted
In Afghanistan, rescue workers struggled to reach communities in the isolated, mountainous area hit by the earthquake. The Afghan authorities said at least 1,400 people had been killed, with the death toll expected to rise. nyti.ms/4geeWpZ
Governor JB Pritzker (@govpritzker.illinois.gov) reposted
I'm aware that the President likes to go on television and beg me to call him to ask for troops. I find it strange, as Chicago doesn't want troops. I also have experience asking him for assistance โ just to have the rug pulled up from underneath me when execution meets reality.
BumblingBard42 (@bumblingbard42.bsky.social) reposted
This hits harder than when I saw this movie the first time. #CaptainAmerica
TommyBoy (@tampatom69.bsky.social) reposted
This is the discharge petition to release the Epstein files in the House. Every member of Congress who refuses to sign is complicit in Donald Trump's cover-up.
Kelly ๐จ๐ฆ๐ป๐๐โ๐ซ (@encaustic.bsky.social) reply parent
FFS
putawomanincharge.bsky.social (@putawomanincharge.bsky.social) reposted
I am not going to blame Trump anymore for this crazy. He just is. I am going to blame his voters. THEY DID THIS THEY CAUSED THIS START CALLING THEM OUT. It's time
Kelly ๐จ๐ฆ๐ป๐๐โ๐ซ (@encaustic.bsky.social)
#Grizzly swimming by our boat. North Vancouver Island
Dave Weigel (@daveweigel.bsky.social) reposted
Pritzker willingly appearing w Johnson... he's serious
Bradley P. Moss (@bradmossesq.bsky.social) reposted
Trump has sent Texas military personnel to within 20 minutes of my parents as part of a plan to invade Illinois with another state's National Guard. What the literal F.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Pritzker: "We've gathered information from unauthorized, patriotic officials inside the government and from-sourced reporters about Donald Trump's plan, which is to deploy armed military personnel to the streets of Chicago."
Philip Bump (@pbump.com) reposted
Iโm not sure thereโs a bigger asterisk in the universe than โTrump says.โ
David Enrich (@davidenrich.bsky.social) reposted
After losing an appeal against CNN, Alan Dershowitz plans to ask the Supreme Court to overturn New York Times v. Sullivan, the 1964 case that protects journalists and others from weaponized lawsuits. edition.cnn.com/2025/08/29/b...
Eddie Smith (@eddsmitty.bsky.social) reposted
๐งต How many times have you heard "Blacks are 13% of the population and commit 50% of violent crime"? Well, racists have been using the UCR wrong for their tired narrative. Let's set the record straight. Pull up a seat, folks.๐ช #ProudBlue #ResistanceRoots #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
Kelly ๐จ๐ฆ๐ป๐๐โ๐ซ (@encaustic.bsky.social)
Hahahahaha
Gen. Curtis LeMayfield (@curtis-lemayfield.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
For 20+ years RFK Jr was consistently a critic of both parties from the left, a man committed to environmental action, corporate accountability, and social justice, it's just a heartbreaking level of betrayal. As usual, Palast @gregpalast.bsky.social nails it, www.gregpalast.com/i-was-on-the...
Greg Palast (@gregpalast.bsky.social) reposted
By August 2024, 40,000 self-proclaimed vigilante vote-fraud hunters had already challenged the rights of 852,381 voters โ with a target of 2 million before the election. Did the voters decide the 2024 election, or voter suppression? Watch our movie and decide for yourself. youtu.be/P_XdtAQXnGE
Kelly ๐จ๐ฆ๐ป๐๐โ๐ซ (@encaustic.bsky.social) reply parent
Wow Also yikes
Kelly ๐จ๐ฆ๐ป๐๐โ๐ซ (@encaustic.bsky.social)
At the dentist after a very long absence #dentalterror Grateful for Canadian healthcare and sedation!
โLarry Colvinโ (@larrycolvin.bsky.social) reposted
Wes Moore is NOT playing: I am the Commander in Chief of the National Guard. I will not authorize the Maryland National Guard to be activated. THIS is how you fight back.
Prof. Eliot Jacobson (@climatecasino.net) reposted
Your 'doom quote' for today: โThe fires of the Anthropocene are not just burning forests; they are incinerating the illusion that we can outrun the consequences of our own emissions.โ www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/554938...
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
Until Trump speaks publicly, Iโm going to assume heโs incapable.
๐ธ๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐ป๐๐จ๐ (@amberdawn1116.bsky.social) reposted
A MUST READ ๐๐ป
The Bulwark (@thebulwark.com) reposted
"To pretend that her death deserves the same recognition as that young soldier at the gate is obscene. It is a betrayal of the oath she once swore and a desecration of the sacrifice made by so many who kept faith with theirs."
โ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ช๐๐๐๐โ (@irmaspikeymama.bsky.social) reposted
๐จDonโt forget about THIS tomorrow!!!!
Watashiwa judisudesu (@dozo27.bsky.social) reposted
News is out that Rurmp is screwing the guard over by placing them on 29-day orders, which means they may not get paid the full amount for the month, including the benefits active duty soldiers get. It's a mean trick, and entirely in keeping with Trump stiffing his Contractors. Malcom Nance
Lux โQueen of the Bisexualsโ Alptraum (@luxalptraum.com) reposted
I hope when Kevin Costner dies his obituary identifies him as โAmerican Actor Who Portrayed White Charactersโ
Yaroslava (@strategywoman.bsky.social) reposted
Greetings from Kyiv, where the air raid alert has been ongoing for three hours. Drones. Iโm furious that children have to spend their second day of school in shelters.
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
โLIKE A BROKEN RECORDโ Now that the @nytimes is reporting Modi and Trump had a falling out over Trumpโs lie that he deserves credit for the India-Pakistan ceasefire, we re-submit to you this clip of an Indian anchor calling him out months ago โ even as ๐บ๐ธ media wouldnโt.
Bryan ๐ ๐บ๐ฆ Slava Ukraine (@papootx.bsky.social) reposted
National Nurses United Called For Firing Or Resignation Of RFK Jr "RFK Jr's tenure at HHS has been one disaster after another, dangerously eroding public trust in the institutions critical for the health and safety of all Americans. Time for him to go.โ www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/nation...
Kelly ๐จ๐ฆ๐ป๐๐โ๐ซ (@encaustic.bsky.social) reply parent
Appreciate this Scottie, thank you
Laurence H. Tribe (@tribelaw.bsky.social) reposted
WWII ended 80 years ago today, as Japan surrendered on the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay.
aliciablackgirl.bsky.social (@aliciablackgirl.bsky.social) reposted
The United States is the only place on earth where poor people shun unions, free healthcare, and free education because the rich tell them to.
BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan.bsky.social) reposted
So, the 34-felony convict liable for sexual assault will have awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to an adulterer (Limbaugh), an election fraud charged with 9 felonies (Giuliani), and a pedophile protector (Jim Jordan). The medal is now meaningless.
tweety (@bluskypolitics.bsky.social) reposted
๐ด who needs a laugh ? ๐คญ๐คฃ #Dogsky #Catsky #Funny ๐ฅ
tweety (@bluskypolitics.bsky.social) reposted
๐ Some heroes , don't wear capes ๐ BRAVO , Sir ๐ฅ
Kelly ๐จ๐ฆ๐ป๐๐โ๐ซ (@encaustic.bsky.social) reply parent
Poor sweetie
Just Jack (@just-jack-1.bsky.social) reposted
Itโs hard to focus on the growing existential threats abroad when your own government is intent on killing you.
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
New York does not miss. The bleach did it for me. ๐ญ
Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) reposted
I was among the tens of thousands of people who came to Andrii Parubii's funeral today. A great loss for #Ukraine. Rest in peace, Andrii.
it's Candy Love (@candylovely.bsky.social) reposted
Meet Candon Dahle, Why isn't he not in jail for life? Bingham County Idaho THIS CHILD RAPIST was sentence to 180 days in jail for raping a 7 year old girl for 5 years, part of the plea deal was that he would not have to register as a sex offender. WOW: (white privilege )
Dr. Zachary Rubin (@rubinallergy.bsky.social) reposted
Nobody is talking about this, but Casey Means was nominated as surgeon general on and referred to the Senate HELP Committee on June 2. As of July 31, the committee has not advanced her nomination due to missing paperwork. The Surgeon General has to have a medical license, which she does not have.
Kelly ๐จ๐ฆ๐ป๐๐โ๐ซ (@encaustic.bsky.social) reply parent
Thank you , he really was
MS Kohut (@mskohut.bsky.social) reposted
How many treasonous acts have taken place in the past 224 days? THOUSANDS. We have watched TREASON on the daily 24/7 without delay or interruption. This wonโt be changing. They MEAN to wear us down. They are highly effective. The only way through this is TOGETHER.
Bluesky Fanatic (@blueskyfanatic.bsky.social) reposted
PolishCEOgate Update The Polish CEO's wife has doubled down, claiming the child tried to take it from her husband! Also, she states everyone who sides with the child is subhuman. Lady, (and I use that loosely), it is on film: The tennis player HANDED IT TO THE CHILD!!! =====================
Kelly ๐จ๐ฆ๐ป๐๐โ๐ซ (@encaustic.bsky.social) reply parent
You do too
Waubgeshig Rice (@waub.bsky.social) reposted
Graham Greene helped make the rest of the world see Indigenous people as real human beings. The first time I saw him on screen was in Dances With Wolves and the last time was in The Last of Us. What a tremendous legacy! RIP โ๐ฝ๐๐ฝโค๏ธ
Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@qasimrashid.com) reposted
A Florida court detained a US Citizen for being an "illegal immigrant." He showed the court proof of citizenship. The court agreedโ& held him anyway. I criticized the ruling online & a Florida judge responded by trying to strip me of my law license. I fought back www.qasimrashid.com/p/a-florida-...
CosmicRami ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ (@cosmicrami.com) reposted
I know it's tough to look at some of the terrible things going on in the world, in particular outside the US (because it's a shitshow there as well), but if you can, keep an eye out for official donation links and support for the people of Afghanistan and Sudan. ~2000 have been killed this week.
AFP News Agency (@en.afp.com) reposted
BREAKING Belgium to recognise Palestine at UN General Assembly, says foreign minister
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
Never forget this: Working people outnumber the billionaires and CEOs by a huge margin. If workers stand together, they will win. Solidarity.
Uncle Lonny (@unclelonny.bsky.social) reposted
#USDemocracy NEW: Veterans have been BLASTING a speech from General Milley for over TEN HOURS to the National Guard: โWe donโt take an oath to a king, queen, tyrant, or wannabe dictator. We take an oath to the Constitution โ America โ and weโre willing to die to protect it.โ ๐บ๐ธ๐ช
Kelly ๐จ๐ฆ๐ป๐๐โ๐ซ (@encaustic.bsky.social) reply parent
Reported
Steven Beschloss (@stevenbeschloss.bsky.social) reposted
We cannot remain silent in the face of expanding authoritarian assaults. Our democracy depends on us speaking out. We must recognize our collective power to drive change. www.americaamerica.news/subscribe
Kelly ๐จ๐ฆ๐ป๐๐โ๐ซ (@encaustic.bsky.social) reply parent
What about your 6 Grandfathers of guitarists?
Johnnie Jae (@johnniejae.bsky.social) reposted
On September 1, 2025, we lost a true legend. Graham Greene, Oneida from Six Nations Reserve, walked on at the age of 73. Over the span of more than 175 acting credits, he gave us characters that were unforgettable, complex, and real. redpopnews.com/remembering-... #redpopnews
Vegan FTA (@veganftaofficial.bsky.social) reposted
Friendship and love do not distinguish species. A great example is Ottis and Eowyn enjoying their lives at @schohariecreeksanctuary ๐ฎ๐๐ถ ๐ Vegan Pledge: https://drove.com/.2A4o ๐ฅ schohariecreeksanctuary (IG) edited by VeganFTA #dog #cow #friendship #animalfriends #animalrescue