Hillary Rodham Clinton (@hillaryclinton.bsky.social) reposted
If you enjoy… Weekends Safe working conditions Retirement benefits Paid vacations Breaks at work Sick leave Paid holidays … then you’re part of the labor movement. Happy Labor Day.
Hillary Rodham Clinton (@hillaryclinton.bsky.social) reposted
If you enjoy… Weekends Safe working conditions Retirement benefits Paid vacations Breaks at work Sick leave Paid holidays … then you’re part of the labor movement. Happy Labor Day.
Charlotte Clymer (@charlotteclymer.bsky.social) reposted
"I'm not a doctor. I have no medical expertise. I am unqualified to assess his physical health and mental health... And yet, as we all seem to be thinking: absolutely nothing would surprise us at this point. It is clearly that bad."
Erika (@esseattle.bsky.social) reply parent
Erika (@esseattle.bsky.social) reply parent
Also-didn’t this most recent one shoot through the windows of the church?? Are they going to put metal detectors on the sidewalks???
Erika (@esseattle.bsky.social) reply parent
$180 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
👀 incredible — and he didn’t even have to slip them cash in potato chip bags to show up #ZohranForMayor
Erika (@esseattle.bsky.social) reply parent
I asked a woman to move her unoccupied stroller that was blocking an empty seat so I could sit down in a very crowded terminal once and you would have thought I asked her to throw her baby on the floor. People, you don’t get all the space in the world just because you had kids! Make room!
Erika (@esseattle.bsky.social) reply parent
I’d wear that!
Erika (@esseattle.bsky.social) reply parent
Who needs a focus group, let’s just pick a stupid name & run with it 🙄
Hillary Rodham Clinton (@hillaryclinton.bsky.social) reposted
You know how people called women hysterical for predicting the right wing would take down Roe v. Wade (which they've done) and then attack access to birth control (which they're doing)? Hear me when I say that women's very right to vote is next. www.npr.org/2025/08/09/n...
Charlotte Clymer (@charlotteclymer.bsky.social) reposted
Texas Republicans being more committed to cheating voters with a frankenstein map than to doing emergency legislation to fix the state's flood warning systems is pretty much all you need to know about them.
Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) reposted
This is a good example of how legacy media (Washington Post) covers a story versus how Democracy Docket does. If you value independent, pro-democracy media, consider supporting Democracy Docket now. newsletters.democracydocket.com/member-meblu...
Erika (@esseattle.bsky.social) reply parent
Erika (@esseattle.bsky.social) reply parent
To play more golf and charge the taxpayers for it
Dean Obeidallah (@deanobeidallah.bsky.social) reposted
We need the state of NY to charge Ghislaine Maxwell for the her crimes trafficking children in NY with Esptein so that Trump's offer of a pardon won't protect her. She is a vile person who belongs in prison. But Trump would pardon her if she will lie and say Trump had no connection to Epstein.
Erika (@esseattle.bsky.social) reply parent
I expect she’ll be pardoned in exchange for her silence.
Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@qasimrashid.com) reposted
Dem Party: We are spending $20M to figure out how to talk to male voters. Mamdani: Save your money. I have +45 favorability with male voters & +73 with men under 45. Endorse me. Dem Party: No way dude. Now—why is our favorability is -54? Let's spend $20M on wealthy consultants to figure it out!
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
this is so much worse than the normal editing CBS did when Kamala Harris went on 60 Minutes
Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe.bsky.social) reposted
One of the first things Vladimir Putin did on becoming president was take over NTV, the TV channel that hosted a satirical puppet show because he didn't like the Putin doll and how he was portrayed. He arrested NTV's owner and only released him when he signed the channel over. #Colbert
Sen. Maria Cantwell (@cantwell.senate.gov) reposted
We lost civil rights icon John Lewis five years ago today. He spent his life showing us how to fight for justice and equality, and he continues to inspire Americans to stand up for what is right – even in the face of great adversity.
Steven Beschloss (@stevenbeschloss.bsky.social) reposted
We are paying dearly for the absence of civics education.
Erika (@esseattle.bsky.social) reply parent
How many times do we have to say it - Politico is 🗑️🗑️🗑️🗑️🗑️🗑️🗑️🗑️
Dean Obeidallah (@deanobeidallah.bsky.social) reposted
Media keeps missing that Donald Trump could be in the Jeffrey Epstein files having sex with children and the MAGA base would still love Trump.
Erika (@esseattle.bsky.social) reply parent
I was awoken at 2 effing 30 in the morning by fireworks last night. WTAF????
Erika (@esseattle.bsky.social) reply parent
I was in that exact spot just two weeks ago!
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
The fact we have secret police whisking people off the streets doesn’t get enough attention. It ain’t normal and we’re further down the road to authoritarianism than you think.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@aoc.bsky.social) reposted
I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy. I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen.bsky.social) reposted
Congrats to Lisa Murkowski on voting for a bill that she herself admitted was not ready in hopes that the House would change it. Now it’ll become law. She had the power to stop it, and instead chose to become complicit. That’s her legacy.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@aoc.bsky.social) reposted
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE. This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined. It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (@whitehouse.senate.gov) reposted
Clapping after voting to kick 17 million Americans off their health care. Patting each other on the back for giving tax breaks to billionaires. Fist bumps for raising energy prices. Truly a sight to behold.
Erika (@esseattle.bsky.social) reply parent
Claire-WE CAN’T WAIT UNTIL 2026!!!!!
Erika (@esseattle.bsky.social) reply parent
WTF-she votes yes & just hopes the House will kill it?? SHE COULD HAVE VOTED NO & ENDED IT HERSELF! What is wrong with her????
Wil Wheaton (@wilwheaton.net) reposted
Trump is building concentration camps in America, and the press hasn't caught on. So allow me: AMERICA IS BUILDING CONCENTRATION CAMPS TO GO WITH ITS SECRET POLICE. Trump and his supporters are waging war on innocent Americans. Never forget and never forgive the people who voted for this.
Charlotte Clymer (@charlotteclymer.bsky.social) reposted
Mr. Fetterman, it's really this simple: you're receiving $174,000 a year for a position to which you were elected after asking people to trust that you'd be an unwavering champion for working class families. I don't give a fuck that you missed your beach trip. Stop whining and get back to work.
Steve Vladeck (@stevevladeck.bsky.social) reposted
One of the central achievements of the Affordable Care Act was to *raise* the Medicaid eligibility threshold to 133% of the federal poverty level—because everyone understood that there are plenty of folks who couldn't otherwise afford health care even though they're just over that (arbitrary) line.
Erika (@esseattle.bsky.social) reply parent
Where are all those “good guys with guns”???? It is Idaho after all.
Tina Smith (@smith.senate.gov) reposted
It’s Saturday. The day Senate Republicans try to figure out how to take away Medicaid to pay for tax cuts for billionaires, but hope nobody notices. News Flash: people will notice.
Imani Gandy (@angryblacklady.bsky.social) reposted
So when do Blue states start banning firearms? And then start making every gun owner file an individual lawsuit seeking an individual injunction? Or they can go through the class certification process which, let me tell you having done it myself in litigation, takes forever. Let’s do this.
Adam Klasfeld (@klasfeldreports.com) reposted
Sotomayor: Trump knew his birthright citizenship order was unconstitutional, so he went after the universal injunctions. "The gamesmanship in this request is apparent and the Government makes no attempt to hide it. Yet, shamefully, this Court plays along." www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
Erika (@esseattle.bsky.social) reply parent
It’s funny you think we’ll have an election that matters. We are effed for the foreseeable future.
Erika (@esseattle.bsky.social) reply parent
WAIT-Gillibrand endorsed CUOMO after what happened with Al Franken, she ENDORSED the guy with HOW MANY accusations of sexual harassment???? WTF??
Asha Rangappa (@asharangappa.bsky.social) reposted
The Bove allegations should be treated as something akin to Watergate, or Iran Contra. The administration was attempting to do something they *knew* was illegal (anticipating the courts saying as much), and then trying to COVER IT UP. Only here instead of it being run out of the WH or NSC, it’s DOJ
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Schrier to RFK Jr: You gave Cassidy the answer he needed to hear in order to get his confirmation vote, then as soon as you were secretary you turned around & fired all 17 members. You lied. I also want to be clear that I will lay all responsibility for every vaccine-preventable death at your feet.
Erika (@esseattle.bsky.social) reply parent
He’s still chasing his Obama getting Bin Laden moment.
Erika (@esseattle.bsky.social)
Yep - all this 🧵⬇️
Erika (@esseattle.bsky.social) reply parent
Right? Uh - how many women have reconstructive surgery after mastectomies??? Isn’t that “gender affirming care”??
Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) reposted
“What Senator Alex Padilla did today was political theater.” --Kristi Noem, the Head of Costuming, Hair, and Makeup at Political Theater
Alex Padilla (@alex-padilla4ca.bsky.social) reposted
What happened yesterday was part of a much bigger effort to try and silence anyone who dares to question what the Trump administration is doing. But we will not be intimidated and we will not be deterred. We must hold this administration accountable.
Dean Obeidallah (@deanobeidallah.bsky.social) reposted
None of THIS would be happening if Trump were NOT President.
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
SEN. PADILLA: “Saying I lunged is a lie, but that’s par for the course for this administration… I was behind the cameras listening, and at a certain point hearing Noem say they had to rescue LA from the Governor and Mayor was too much to take. So I raise my voice to ask a question.”
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
SCHATZ: "This is the stuff of dictatorships. He identified himself. That should be enough."
Erika (@esseattle.bsky.social) reply parent
Biden needs to start filing lawsuits against everyone spreading these libelous lies.
Steven Beschloss (@stevenbeschloss.bsky.social) reposted
Terry Moran told the truth about the hateful Stephen Miller. ABC News hid behind the worn-out claim that their journalist failed to show sufficient neutrality—& fired him. “Neutrality” rather than truth-telling has helped deliver a fascist regime—and legacy media capitulating to a despot’s demands.
Erika (@esseattle.bsky.social)
Wait? WHAT???? #tonyawards
Wil Wheaton (@wilwheaton.net) reposted
Shitler and his goons are losing their minds over this post from ABC's Terry Moran. Like, they are threatening all kinds of retribution, and he was forced to take this post down. Thing is, he's right, and maybe we can Streisand Effect this to support him and the truth.
Erika (@esseattle.bsky.social) reply parent
We are not 1/2 way through the year until the END of June, you know, the 6th month 🙄
Erika (@esseattle.bsky.social) reply parent
Until that judge puts someone in jail for contempt of court, nothing is going to happen.
Tina Smith (@smith.senate.gov) reposted
We were on the cusp of an immense breakthrough: A cure to our HIV epidemic. A vaccine to prevent one of the world’s deadliest diseases. Until RFK Jr. defunded vaccine trials because a cure to HIV isn't as important as tax breaks for rich people like Big Pharma CEOs.
Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer.bsky.social) reposted
Make sure everyone knows who to blame when their costs go up www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/c...
Charlotte Clymer (@charlotteclymer.bsky.social) reposted
Hegseth has ordered that the USNS Harvey Milk, named for the iconic gay rights icon, be renamed. Harvey Milk served as a diving officer and later as a diving instructor for four years in the U.S. Navy. That this would happen at the start of Pride is intentional. www.military.com/daily-news/2...
Erika (@esseattle.bsky.social) reply parent
JFC I live in WA state- nowhere near hurricane country and even *I* know there is a season. How many more rocks are they going to pull these people out from under??
Erika (@esseattle.bsky.social) reply parent
That’s a quick & polite “nope”!!
Erika (@esseattle.bsky.social) reply parent
I want some reporter to get him to admit that out loud and if not, send whatever he says straight to the judge!! Case dismissed!!
Erika (@esseattle.bsky.social) reply parent
Not Kagan?
Phillustrations (@phillustrations.bsky.social) reposted
Foxtail grass is popping up all over #Seattle right now. That shit is evil. It can be incredibly harmful to pets. Please pull it out and trash it wherever you find it! Get it now before it dries out and gets sharp. #foxtailgrass #invasiveweed #gardening
Chris Murphy (@chrismurphyct.bsky.social) reposted
This guy stole $10 million from the employees of his nursing home to buy himself a luxury yacht and Cartier watches. He PLED GUILTY. And because his Mom gave Trump $1 million, he just got a pardon. And this story barely makes the news today. WTF. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...
Erika (@esseattle.bsky.social) reply parent
“Unscheduled” disassembly??? Are there scheduled ones???
Erika (@esseattle.bsky.social) reply parent
And how he’s letting the most unqualified, incompetent president ever just while away in the Oval Office right now without any questions
Elizabeth Warren (@warren.senate.gov) reposted
Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" cuts Medicaid. Cuts to health care for babies and new moms. Cuts to heath care for seniors in nursing homes. Cuts to health care for rural hospitals. Cuts to health care for people with disabilities. Republicans in Congress approved these cuts.
Erika (@esseattle.bsky.social) reply parent
I don’t know, I fell in a gross parking lot & scraped up my leg while out of town and went to urgent care. Because it had been a number of years since my last tetanus they gave me a new one but I didn’t ask what it was specifically.
Erika (@esseattle.bsky.social) reply parent
I had a tetanus shot about a year ago-does that still include the pertussis vaccine?
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
Several guests who attended Trump's crypto dinner last night said they attended with the explicit intent of influencing him and U.S. financial regulations. Trump is selling access to our government to the highest bidder while lining his own pockets. It's all out in the open.
derek guy (@dieworkwear.bsky.social) reposted
Am I crazy or did we just have a convo about how we can't fund cancer research?
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Boyle: We just verified with the congressional budget office and of 13.7 million Americans who will lose their health care because of their bill, exactly zero are undocumented immigrants
Steven Beschloss (@stevenbeschloss.bsky.social) reposted
What is a world when you steal healthcare from the most vulnerable among us to make the richest Americans even richer?
Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) reposted
As the dust settles, keep in mind that the GOP was presented with plenty of compelling off-ramps. - The CBO said the bill was a disaster. - The bond market said the bill was a disaster. - The public said the bill was a disaster. 215 Republicans voted for it anyway. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Max Berger (@maxberger.bsky.social) reposted
This gets the story wrong on a fundamental level because it assumes DOGE was about what Musk claimed. DOGE was about stealing data, getting Musk contracts, shutting down investigations and regulations of Musk’s companies, and terrorizing federal workers. On that front, it succeeded.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
McGovern: "This is not a governing philosophy. It is a scam. I wasn't sent here to vote for trash. I can't understand why you'd choose a career of public service to do this -- to rip away the healthcare & food assistance of working & middle class Americans. Is that really what you came here to do?"
Erika (@esseattle.bsky.social) reply parent
So sorry for your loss. He was a good boy!
Erika (@esseattle.bsky.social) reply parent
Sooo Jake Tapper is just going to ignore this, right?
Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) (@hcrichardson.bsky.social) reposted
WHEN is his mental acuity going to become a topic for mainstream media?
Seattle Tam (@tam4seattle.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
People chose NOT TO VOTE FOR HARRIS. 90 million people chose NOT TO VOTE AT ALL.
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
DEMOCRATS! Throwing Joe Biden under the bus won’t help you. •It won’t win over the base. •It won’t boost your approval. •It won’t bring back voters who sat out 2024. •It won’t fix 2026. It makes you look petty while Trump is burning it all down. REPAIR AND BUILD THE PARTY!
Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin (@ecmclaughlin.bsky.social) reposted
Again, let me make it clear: Trump can ONLY pardon Chauvin on the federal civil rights claims of which he was convicted. His 22.5 year sentence under Minnesota law STANDS, no matter what Trump does, and the Minnesota AG has said the state is prepared to go get him from Texas federal prison--
Erika (@esseattle.bsky.social) reply parent
Gavin’s marriage to Kim is starting to make more sense.
Steven Beschloss (@stevenbeschloss.bsky.social) reposted
An electorate who thinks it’s OK to vote for a man who has zero interest in public service but just exploiting public office to enrich himself is a broken electorate.
Erika (@esseattle.bsky.social) reply parent
The Constitution also says an insurrectionist cannot be elected but here we are…
Erika (@esseattle.bsky.social) reply parent
Apparently it’s a server issue 🤷🏻♀️
Drew Magary (@drewmagary.bsky.social) reposted
“And so the Greeks send me this horse, we’re talking about one of the most beautiful horses you’ve ever seen. So big. So strong. Normally they keep this kind of horse for themselves but they were such big fans they said sir, please take our big wonderful horse we’ll even bring it to your house”
Erika (@esseattle.bsky.social) reply parent
I just messaged a friend who works there, we’ll see what he says.
Erika (@esseattle.bsky.social) reply parent
I was reading an article then clicked to go back to the main page and it wouldn’t load. So weird. Here’s hoping is a temporary glitch.
Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin (@ecmclaughlin.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
It will be unconstitutional, whatever it is, and a case to stop it will be filed by the end of the day tomorrow. Do not let him yank your chain. PS. He will be trying it to distract from the bribery jet he just took from Qatar.
Erika (@esseattle.bsky.social) reply parent
I don’t even read them - just block, report & delete. It does feel like an endless game of whack-a-mole though.
Erika (@esseattle.bsky.social) reply parent
Are we sure he actually graduated???
Erika (@esseattle.bsky.social) reply parent
I genuinely liked Joe Biden but his refusal to do more to overhaul the USPS board is another failure.
Erika (@esseattle.bsky.social) reply parent
Thanks for the clips as the show will be preempted here on the West coast due to the pope news!
Erika (@esseattle.bsky.social) reply parent
About time!!!!
Erika (@esseattle.bsky.social)
You know what would be great? When #FedEx gives you a delivery window they actually stick to it. Instead of at the end of the window changing it to by “end of day”. With deliveries being stollen if you aren’t right there to get it, it would be helpful if your drivers could be on time!