John Shirley (@johnshirley2024.bsky.social) reposted
Alt5 Sigma is also financing is WLFI token binge by raising $750 million from various hedge funds ...hedge funds are spending millions on a circular transaction that directly enriches Trump.
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view profile on Bluesky John Shirley (@johnshirley2024.bsky.social) reposted
Alt5 Sigma is also financing is WLFI token binge by raising $750 million from various hedge funds ...hedge funds are spending millions on a circular transaction that directly enriches Trump.
Greed Apocalypse (@juanmunoz.bsky.social) reposted
flip.it/aUIBCr IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBT, THEN YOU NEED TO PULL YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR ASS. PEDO FUHRER HAS ABSOLUTELY ZERO INTENTIONS OF EVER LEAVING OFC AGAIN WHILE ALIVE. HE STAGED A COUP ATTACK & ALMOST SUCEEDED. LAST TIME. WITHOUT CONSEQUENCES. THIS TIME HE IS MORE POWERFUL & EMBOLDEN THAN EVER.
Ian Boudreau (@ianboudreau.com) reposted
Why not at this point
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Platner: No one cares that you pretend to be remorseful as you sell out to lobbyists. Symbolic opposition does not reopen hospitals. Weak condemnations do not bring back Roe V Wade. Maine deserves better than Susan Collins.
Joyce White Vance (@joycewhitevance.bsky.social) reposted
Concern over low birth rates was what the theocracy in Margaret Atwood’s Handmaid’s Tale used to come to power.
Alt National Park Service (@altnps.bsky.social) reposted
Trump spent Labor Day promoting what he called a “Golden Age,” but the claims being pushed don’t hold up. The White House circulated talking points on social media boasting of $8 trillion in new tariff revenue, $4 trillion in deficit reduction,
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.
Joshua J. Friedman (@joshuajfriedman.com) reposted
NEW: All Guatemalan children placed on planes yesterday have indeed been returned to the custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement, @nilc.org lawyers confirm to Judge Sooknanan. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Luca Migo ❌👑 (@victinibcn.bsky.social) reposted
Austin Labor Day: really catchy music and great energy! Really love the vibe!
Matty SanFran (@mattysanfran.bsky.social) reposted
The Orange Clown Face Parasite is particularly invasive. It festers in the foundations of Democracy and destroys it from the inside out! The recommended treatment is immediate impeachment & removal. amzn.to/4fQopno
Brian Goldstone (@brian-goldstone.bsky.social) reposted
A Labor Day reminder: today there isn't a single city, metro area, or state in the U.S. where a full-time minimum-wage worker can afford a modest 2-bedroom apartment. Millions of people with jobs—even multiple jobs—aren't safe from homelessness in this country.
LOLGOP (@thefarce.org) reposted
"What other times have powerful leaders been ill and concealed the truth? This is a dynamic that happens to a certain degree with any older or infirm leader, in part because most cultures have absorbed at least a whiff of a fascist ethos, in which weakness is seen as shameful."
Rabbi Jill Zimmerman (@rabbijill.bsky.social) reposted
They loaded up those planes with children - some as young as 10. I don’t believe they had a safe place to go in Guatemala. And the government did not care. This admin is the least compassionate of any in my lifetime.
Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm (@wolvendamien.bsky.social) reposted
People literally bled & died fighting against corporate interests, robber barons, corrupt local & state politicians, cops & hired killers, & the federal government & US military for better working conditions for the rest of us so reflect on that today for just a bit while you're doing whatever else.
Kye (@gxldsociety.bsky.social) reposted
BREAKING: The U.S. Army admitted spraying a Black neighborhood in St. Louis with carcinogens—state-sanctioned poisoning of our people. Families are dying, docs still hidden. This is just 1 erased truth. Read ERASED now—before they bury the rest: stan.store/gxldsociety/...
🦋🧿Tempestori 🌬🌊 (@tempestori.bsky.social) reposted
Hey, Hey, Ho, Ho! Billionaires have got to go! #CHICAGO #ILLINOIS #SOLIDARITY #GSUS 3.5%
Forbes (@forbes.com) reposted
The CEO of a Polish paving company, Piotr Szczerek, said in a statement Monday morning he thought the player had offered him the hat for his sons.
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (@jayapal.house.gov) reposted
The United States has seen 291 mass shootings in 2025. That’s more than one mass shooting every day. This isn’t normal. Weapons of war don’t belong on the streets. We need real action to save lives.
Melissa (@moatis.bsky.social) reposted
www.politico.com/news/2025/08... Think I’ll keep my Netflix subscription since it’s supporting Democracy! #CaliforniaRedistricting
Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) reposted
Anyway, I’m glad to know the president is still technically alive so he can watch this tomorrow www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Kye (@gxldsociety.bsky.social) reposted
DEVELOPING: ICE agents in Los Angeles are nothing but state-sanctioned thugs. One sprinted from behind a fence, tackled a protester, and the pack unloaded on bystanders with “less lethal” rounds. Then they dragged him across 4 lanes of traffic like prey. This is organized brutality.
David Ho (@davidho.bsky.social) reposted
They should do it anyway for the environmental benefits.
Aalia Mauro (@aaliamauro.bsky.social) reposted
The problem isn’t refugees on boats. The problem is oligarchs hoarding obscene amounts of wealth while most people fight to stay afloat. Wages aren't tied to inflation, so the working class keeps falling behind no matter how hard they work.
philaretey.bsky.social (@philaretey.bsky.social) reposted
Netflix just gave Gavin Newsom 2 million for the redistricting fight and made a deal with Sesame Street. New episodes will air there and the backlog of old episodes will Be free to watch. Netflix picked a side. I will keep my subscription.
Nicole Tersigni (@nicsigni.bsky.social) reposted
what if we just collectively decide to carry on as if he is dead. what could he do about it? he’s dead.
ProPublica (@propublica.org) reposted
Critics of Andrew Bailey, Trump's pick to help run the FBI, say the Missouri AG got the attention of the White House by following Trump’s tactic of targeting political opponents. “What better way to show loyalty than to do exactly what Trump wants,” one said. By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
Greed Apocalypse (@juanmunoz.bsky.social) reposted
Rural America is suffering an economic crisis as crop prices plunge — ‘U.S. soybean farmers cannot survive a prolonged trade dispute’ flip.it/pj6RMC
Krakenstein and Associates (@krakenstein.bsky.social) reposted
He ran from a prostitute and then had a heart attack while driving cause he took too many boner pills?
Forbes (@forbes.com) reposted
Mueller, the former FBI director and special counsel, had been subpoenaed by the House Oversight Committee as part of an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.
𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 (@sundaedivine.bsky.social) reposted
If you're 60, 69.1% of all job growth since your birth occurred under Democratic administrations. If you're 45, that number is 74.7%. If you're under 28, the number is 100%. Happy Labor Day.
April Sharp, MD (@ansharp.bsky.social) reposted
Firing RFK Jr would unburden a lot of overworked mitochondria in this country
jamelle (@jamellebouie.net) reposted
ever notice how rfk’s head is crooked?
LoS Draws 🔞 (@monsterfucker.bsky.social) reposted
My youngest made a friend at his new school. This friend doesn't eat lunch - doesn't bring one from home nor buy one at school Youngest shared some of his lunch yesterday and asked if he could bring extra for his friend, so now we are just going to send an extra meal with him Proud of my kiddo
The Lincoln Project (@lincolnproject.us) reposted
If the Democratic Party intends to win this fight, it must stop functioning solely as a party & instead step into its moment in history: to lead a pro-democracy movement capable of confronting this authoritarian threat. https://www.lincolnsquare.media/p/stand-up-america-the-time-for-a-pro?r=2lckc
Larry Hochman (@larryhochman.bsky.social) reposted
I've never politicized a school shooting...and I had one in my town in 2021 that killed four students. The idea that he wants you to "...join me in praying for everyone involved" should be offensive to anyone who sincerely prays. But a large segment has surrendered their judgement for favor.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve on the Minnesota shooting: "The sad thing is we can't sit here and tell them that help is on the way. Because we're not going to do a damn thing about it."
More Abstract Popehat (@kenwhite.bsky.social) reposted
[Bill Cassidy looking down at corpse of chicken he has fucked to death]: That chicken should not have been fucked that hard
BlueCrew community 💙💙 (@libertyovergov.bsky.social) reposted
Joe Rogan suddenly realizes Trump is a HUGE LIAR Just a reminder: Ask about the Epstein list. Every. Single. Day. ‼️ #BlueCrew #BlueCircleFamily🌈🦋 #BluePetPatrol💙🐾 #ProudBlue #Resist #ResistTrump #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice #trumpLiesMatter #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
Bluesky Fanatic (@blueskyfanatic.bsky.social) reposted
Trump's Fake Gold Oval Office ====================== www.buzzfeed.com/natashajokic...
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
Prisonculture (@prisonculture.bsky.social) reposted
Truly grateful to everyone just trying stuff right now. Thanks to those who organized the CDC walkout.
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
If someone tells you there's nothing we can do about gun violence beyond thoughts and prayers, remind them: —Gun laws in other countries have prevented mass shootings —More guns don't make us safer —A majority of Americans want gun reform We don't have to live like this.
Bluesky Fanatic (@blueskyfanatic.bsky.social) reposted
Mexico and Canada are showing the world how respect, heritage, and trade can walk hand in hand—no borders, just shared dreams. Thanks to our Trumpism, both Mexico and Canada are decreasing their trade with us at warp speed to increase trade between their two countries. ========================
Steve Everitt (@steve-everitt.bsky.social) reposted
New rule. A parent may only propose removing a book from the school library only after reading it in its entirety and delivering a book report to the librarian. Until then no discussion shall be entered into.
Mark Joseph Stern (@mjsdc.bsky.social) reposted
🚨ICE agents are racially profiling and arresting Hispanic drivers in the DC area today, targeting work vehicles like trucks and vans. A friend who was targeted sent me video today. Here’s a picture that shows one of two agents before he pulled on his mask. Unmarked black Ford truck, plate: NTV9211.
Barack Obama (@barackobama.bsky.social) reposted
This interview, which is also available to listen to as a podcast, provides a useful overview of some of the dangerous trends we’ve been seeing in recent months regarding federalization and militarization of state and local police functions.
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
Never before in our history has one man exercised such unbridled discretion affecting the lives of so many of us, while simultaneously preventing others — Congress, the courts, the American people — from having a say or even knowing what he’s going to do next. This is what dictatorship looks like.
Phil Lewis (@phillewis.bsky.social) reposted
70 years ago, on this date, Emmett Till was kidnapped and brutally murdered by white men. His family, including his cousin who was with him at the time, is repeating the train ride he took from Chicago to Mississippi in 1955 to mark the anniversary
Jeremy Faust, MD (@jeremyfaust.bsky.social) reposted
Massive walkout underway at CDC. RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe.
jamelle (@jamellebouie.net) reposted
i find this image so fascinating. it is both a literal example of authoritarianism but also a second-hand reproduction of the aesthetics of other authoritarian states. it's like a simulacra of authoritarianism whose purpose is to attempt to make the simulacra real.
Greed Apocalypse (@juanmunoz.bsky.social) reposted
EIA: Solar and wind leave coal in the dust with record 2025 output flip.it/dmIr3Y WHICH IS WHY BIG OIL WANTS THEIR TODDLER POTUS TO SHUT ALL GREEN ENERGY PROJECTS.
Ken Tremendous (@kentremendous.bsky.social) reposted
There can’t be any gun restrictions because we have to protect against federal government tyranny, and if kids get shot we just have to live with it. Also the President can send troops to cities because the federal government can do whatever it wants. These two ideas are consistent and reasonable.
Barack Obama (@barackobama.bsky.social) reposted
We can't allow ourselves to become numb to mass shootings. What happened today in Minneapolis is heartbreaking, and Michelle and I are praying for the parents who have lost a child or will be sitting at their hospital bedside after yet another act of unspeakable, unnecessary violence.
Fella O'Neill (@dahlspils.bsky.social) reposted
Buying Mexican, because fukk that cheeto-flavored cheese dick.
More Abstract Popehat (@kenwhite.bsky.social) reposted
Either the GJ REALLY didn't like this case, because it's easy to make the felony if there is physical contact, or the dipshits tried to overcharge it as aggravated. 50/50.
Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow (@tomtomorrow.bsky.social) reposted
this goddamn country
Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social) reposted
As kids return to school, another mass shooting has stolen young lives. Children shouldn’t fear their classrooms. Teachers shouldn’t risk their lives. Parents shouldn’t wonder if their kids will come home. We are the only country with more guns than people—and this is the devastating result.
🦋🧿Tempestori 🌬🌊 (@tempestori.bsky.social) reposted
Occupied US Territories. Wednesday, August 27, 2025. #GENERALSTRIKEUS
John Scalzi (@scalzi.com) reposted
JUSTICE FOR SANDWICHES
Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1.bsky.social) reposted
Breaking: According to Minneapolis police, two children — ages 8 and 10 — have been killed in the church shooting. 14 children and three adults injured. Minneapolis mayor Frey: "Don't just say this is about thoughts and prayers right now. These kids were literally praying."
Andrew Lawrence (@ndrew.bsky.social) reposted
remember folks, we cant have gun restrictions because if we do the federal government will occupy our streets, imprison people without due process, ship dissidents to foreign gulags and things of that nature
Teawhalem (@teawhalem.bsky.social) reposted
Transportation secretary says agency will “take over” Washington’s Union Station, a building it already owns - POLITICO
Damion Schubert (@zenofdesign.com) reposted
Well, if this doesn't perfectly encapsulate support for the modern GOP.
Medusa’s Wink😉 (@medusaswink.bsky.social) reposted
Me: James Dobson died Spouse: Good job Me: I know, right? Well done
Greed Apocalypse (@juanmunoz.bsky.social) reposted
Utah City That Voted For Trump Entering The FO Phase Of FAFO flip.it/F1Obz6
jamelle (@jamellebouie.net) reposted
the white house does not belong to donald trump
Sean Johnson (@flytyingguy.bsky.social) reposted
If RFK Jr. is not prosecuted for manslaughter (at the very least) when this is over then the U.S. justice system is ineffectual.
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 (@chanda.bsky.social) reposted
I just keep seeing evidence everywhere that so-called liberals and progressives have rapidly given up feeling responsible for remembering that people of color experience a different version of the world *because race is a thing* and have life worlds that white people are not privy to
John Scalzi (@scalzi.com) reposted
Hell this morning has another deeply surprised soul
My America 🇺🇸 (@oldamerica.bsky.social) reposted
Vance and Hegseth leaving Union Station, lots of boos
Dr. Jack Brown (@drjackbrown.bsky.social) reposted
"The information contained in the Epstein Grand Jury transcripts pales in comparison to the Epstein investigation information and materials in the hands of the Department of Justice." Judge Richard Berman
KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 (@kojamf.bsky.social) reposted
Gavin Newsom holding a mirror up DJT
jamelle (@jamellebouie.net) reposted
it is genuinely maddening to see pundits and reporters say things like “well trump has an advantage on crime” while the public consistently says “we think this guy sucks on crime”
Tee Vixen Sutton (@vixenbite.bsky.social) reposted
I am sick and tired of these ranting lunatics in the WH. The daily posts, filled with threats or crowing at the wins of their illegal and un-American acts. The mask is off, and we have an authoritarian government doing everything to steal our votes. The party of law is now completely lawless
Pwnallthethings (@pwnallthethings.bsky.social) reposted
Wow. Letter from former DCIA Burns. Many quotable segments, but tbqh you should read it all www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The Dangerous Ones (@thedangerousones.com) reposted
🔥White House's new TikTok account just got TORCHED! Users weren’t having it and the MEMES OBLITERATED the launch instantly. Watch the takedown unfold: youtu.be/4FThN4XPUSA?...
Angry (@angrystaffer.bsky.social) reposted
If you’re trying to make it harder for people to vote, stop pretending to give a shit about democracy. Every American - regardless of their political views - deserves to have their voice heard.
Molly Jong-Fast (@mollyjongfast.bsky.social) reposted
Corruption is bad, and members of Congress shouldn’t trade stocks.
Greed Apocalypse (@juanmunoz.bsky.social) reposted
substack.com/@themidnight...
Greed Apocalypse (@juanmunoz.bsky.social) reposted
Gabbard Unveils Plan to Slash Top Spy Agency by 40% This Year flip.it/4Kd8nt PUTIN'S HONEYPOT DOES NOT NEED OUR SPY INTEL SERVICES. SHE HAS THE KGB AT HER FULL DISPOSAL. PLUS OUR AGENTS MIGHT UNCOVER & COMPROMISE HER MISSION.
Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis (@kendrawrites.com) reposted
In the bad place I said my ancestors killed their enslavers and people acted like Haitians should have sat down and talked it out.
John Shirley (@johnshirley2024.bsky.social) reposted
Maybe Texas will start training its own internal death squads.
John Shirley (@johnshirley2024.bsky.social) reposted
Two from The Onion
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
Heartbreaking For the crime of working
Politico (@politico.com) reposted
A federal judge rejected the DOJ's effort to unseal grand jury transcripts and exhibits in the Epstein case. He wrote that the government itself is the “logical party” to make the Epstein files public and criticized its motion as a “diversion” tactic.
MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) reposted
NEWS: DNC Chair Ken Martin says TX State Rep. Nicole Collier was threatened with a FELONY charge for speaking on a press call with him, Cory Booker, and Gavin Newsom.
💙💙🤔CJ🤨🤣🧐💙💙🇺🇸 (@cnice59.bsky.social) reposted
Once Again The Party Of Value? Yeah Right! Nothing honest about them. They are All corrupt and covering up something…. 🤨🤨🤨
Elizabeth Warren (@warren.senate.gov) reposted
Is Google considering settling a questionable lawsuit with Trump in exchange for favorable treatment? Even under Trump, bribery is illegal. I'm looking into this because Trump is not a king and corporations should not bow down to him.
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
Rep. Nicole Collier forced to leave interview by Texas police: "They're saying it's a felony for me to do this"
Kim Anderson (@mkimanderson.bsky.social) reposted
West bank of the Saskatchewan looking east.
Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social) reposted
My statement on the latest charges against members of Mayor Adams’ inner circle.
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
NJ AG Platkin: 40+ years ago, Reagan signed into law the Victims of Crime Act, because we as a nation were not supporting victims… And yet here we are, for the first time ever, with an administration saying: unless you bend the knee… we’re not going to fund your victim services.