#2 @eggzbacn.bsky.social @genxer-71.bsky.social @sassysister27.bsky.social @abbarsha.bsky.social @waysideleslie.bsky.social @docmurphydog.bsky.social @blueresister.bsky.social @earthbound420.bsky.social @omgpodcast22.bsky.social @clarkpowers.bsky.social @merlinmm.bsky.social
🇫🇷🇩🇪☢️ France and Germany have agreed to begin a “strategic dialogue” on how France’s nuclear arsenal could contribute to Europe’s security, breaking a decades-old taboo. France is the EU’s only nuclear power, but its doctrine on defending European interests remains vague.
Dangerous beyond words.
Kennedy family has taken stand against Bobby Kennedy Jr., whose incompetence as Secty of Health disgraces family name & legacy. His sister calls for his impeachment. RFK jr. is not a doctor, has no med training & embraces crank beliefs abt polio & other proven beneficial vaccines. He's nuts.
This has been a hard week for many across the country so being included in @hopeful66.bsky.social Friday starter pack, and being part of the of the page’s photo, really lifted my spirits 💙. Thank you so much for including me! 🤗 go.bsky.app/LbeXf4j
Europe floats a Ukraine-Russia buffer zone in a push for peace. “They’re grasping for straws,” a former Pentagon official who oversaw Europe and NATO policy under the Obama admin said.
Democratic governors are urging Trump to drop his plans to send troops to their cities.
JD Vance rehashed the same “mental health epidemic” justification for the horrific shooting in MN this week. Yes, America has an unmet mental health crisis. So do other countries. We have a mass shooting problem unlike any other country It’s the guns: www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/glob...
LATEST: A federal court will hold a hearing over Lisa Cook’s removal from the Federal Reserve.
How reckless and evil. Smh.
We are screwed. All it took was hateful fake white Christian’s electing a convicted felon.
Yes, vaccines absolutely save lives Senator.👏👏👏
It’s outrageous that Sec. Kennedy is trying to fire the CDC Director — after only a few weeks on the job — for her commitment to public health & vaccines. The Sen. HELP Committee must hold a hearing with Kennedy & the CDC Director as soon as possible. Vaccines save lives. Period.
I did promise that Republican states that capitulate to Trump's demands to illegally gerrymander their maps will be sued. And history shows I never bluff and usually win. I also said that there are only two types of GOP officials -- proud MAGA and scared MAGA. That is true.
Newsom tells our Christopher Cadelago that he has final say over his x posts, but is using his "kill switch" to reject posts "less every day." Watch the interview from our Politico Live California Agenda Summit 👇
Demand Immediate Action to Stop Israeli War Crimes and Protect Civilians in Gaza #Resist #Resistbot @resist.bot
A group of Israeli citizens file a legal document this week in support of Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian student at Columbia University who was taken into custody during his naturalization interview in April before he was released on bail.
"Shame! Shame! Shame!" demonstrators heckled Sen. Susan Collins at a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Maine.
The most pathetic ass-kisser award goes to the Secretary of Agriculture, Brook Rollins, who told Trump during a Cabinet Meeting yesterday that "he'll be remembered in the same light as George Washington and Abraham Lincoln." Seriously Dude? Wipe the orange dust off your lips!
Trump must have found time to watch Hunger Games because what is being described here is straight out of the book/movie. Shame on the GOP for allowing this to happen. Shame on Americans for not rising up to stop it! www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8BxbXU2/
I bet MAGA loves this flag! 😭☠️😭 Gavin Newsom is on fire! 🔥 SOON "MAGA" WILL HAVE A WHOLE NEW MEANING! COMING SOON FOR YOUR NEXT BOAT PARADE! YOU ARE VERY WELCOME, PATRIOTS!
Yes, the stakes here are large. Very large.
Greed is the root of all evil. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.
The two mushroom suckers are fronting for the fascist in chief. #StenchOnTheBench #OneV1 #ProudBlue #Pinks www.yahoo.com/news/article...
It’s not about crime. There was a BIG crime on Jan 6th and Trump never sent the National Guard. This is about intimidation, control, and asserting power.
Putting the military on the street will lower crime. It does in North Korea, did in Nazi Germany, and in the book 1984. The question isn’t will it lower crime. The question is do we want to be a nation governed like this. Until 6 minutes ago the GOP believed in LOCAL control.
Pritzker: Over the last four years, we have seen homicides drop in half. That’s something the President should pay attention to. I know he doesn’t read but I know he watches TV so perhaps if someone from Fox or Newsmax is here
@jandee924.bsky.social @peppapaxpippa.bsky.social @annmb48.bsky.social @charlynnresists.bsky.social @kygrannyof12.bsky.social @countrytngal.bsky.social @tntnle.bsky.social @sassy0210.bsky.social @jules1212.bsky.social @victinibcn.bsky.social @fredbluevoter.bsky.social
This is awesome.
"Europe: stop fearing your own strength, start exercising it."
And of course Netanyahu called killing twenty innocents at a hospital that they hit twice a tragic mistake. Wth.
Mariam Dagga, a visual freelance journalist in Gaza for The Associated Press, was killed by an Israeli strike on a hospital. She was 33. During the war, Dagga regularly based herself at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. S
Good morning. I'm so pissed off with the national guard and the service members who have forgotten their oath. I really didn't expect this compliance. I held them in a higher regard....clearly mistakenly.
She fucking TOLD you so! 🤨
Schiff on the release of the Ghislaine Maxwell transcript: "I don't think it will satisfy anyone. They go and they do this interview without the presence of a prosecutor who actually knows the facts, because they fired her. James Comey's daughter ... it all stinks to high heaven."
Last week, Kansas City residents made their anger known over Republican’s efforts to gerrymander Missouri’s congressional districts. Trump has been pressuring Missouri’s leaders to call a special session to weaken Democratic voting power in the 5th Congressional District.
Know your rights, Chicago. Ask for a warrant. Record the goons from a safe distance. We don’t want or need them here.
Welker to Lavrov: "Here are the facts. Close to 50,000 civilians have either been killed or injured in this war. Russia has hit maternity wards, churches, schools, hospitals, a kindergarten just this week. So either the Russian military has terrible aim or you are targeting civilians. Which is it?"
If a president wanted to become effectively a dictator, he’d likely: 1. Purge govt of non loyalists 2. Weaponize law against opponents 3. Use military to police opposition strongholds 4. Threaten media, schools, businesses w penalties to get them to heel 5. Change election rules in his favor.
Good Fracking Grief, America! When will this nation wake the frack up? EPSTEIN EPSTEIN EPSTEIN EPSTEIN EPSTEIN EPSTEIN EPSTEIN EPSTEIN EPSTEIN EPSTEIN EPSTEIN EPSTEIN EPSTEIN EPSTEIN EPSTEIN
Epstein survivor Sarah Ransome on Ghislaine Maxwell: “I have spent the last 17 years in my own prison for what she, Jeffrey, and all the co-conspirators did to me. I was raped three times a day. Ghislaine must die in prison.”
Ukraine has long said that its goal is to restore the borders that were in place before Russia first invaded more than a decade ago. President Vladimir Putin has shown no willingness to end his pursuit of the Donbas. Here is a look at Russia’s advances. nyti.ms/41cWNmm
Smh.😡😡😡😡😡😡😡
Barack Obama has offered his approval to Democrats’ mid-decade redistricting attempts, praising Gov. Gavin Newsom’s bid to reapportion California’s House districts as a “responsible approach.”
The vast majority of Washington residents oppose Trump’s efforts to federalize the city’s police department and deploy the National Guard, according to a new poll.
Nah
Inside Gavin Newsom's MAGA-parodying strategy that has rocketed the California governor to algorithmic dominance — while annoying leading Republicans. ow.ly/tTxq50WJa3G
Obama is supporting California’s mid-cycle redistricting effort as a “responsible approach” to Republicans drawing new maps in Texas.
Trump’s approval numbers with Latino voters are souring. But they still don’t trust Democrats.
Smh
Roughly 8 in 10 Washington, DC, residents oppose President Donald Trump ordering the federal government to take control of the city’s police department as well as his deployment of the National Guard and FBI to patrol the city, a new Washington Post-Schar School poll finds.
Since the controversial detention facility opened in the Florida Everglades earlier this summer, immigrants held there, advocacy groups and two federal judges have asked this question repeatedly.
Smh
F Netanyahu and his right wing murderers.
Smh
The documents show that Trump began the bond-buying spree one day after being sworn in on Jan. 20 and include debt sold by companies, local governments and entities that could be directly impacted by his sweeping agenda. He made about 690 purchases from Jan. 21 through Aug. 1. nbcnews.to/4oJO8ln
Michael Steele is absolutely correct that Trump wants total control over the DOJ, FBI, etc…. to get them to do what he wants them to do. This is absolutely insane. Smh.
Do unpopular stuff become unpopular
"Before a photographer could snap pictures, he pulled a copy of 'Mein Kampf' from a bookshelf and turned it around to hide its spine..." “They see right now as a very opportune time. They see a friend in the White House at the highest level...” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/r...
Hey Pam Bondi — California’s Rules of Professional Conduct generally prohibit lawyers from bringing a claim or a position in litigation without probable cause and for the purpose of harassing or injuring a person. May want to read this
Once again, an EPIC FAIL by the White House
"Ultimate FAIL"
🔗 gov.ca.gov/2025/08/18/rep��
California is directly responding to Texas. Other states need to step up and move if other Republican states do the same.
Trump is going to SHRED democracy — say goodbye to independent redistricting at a nationwide level. That is why California is taking action, defending YOUR rights and OUR democracy!
Unlike Texas, we're not following Donald Trump's orders to quietly try to redistrict our way out of losing the next election. In California, we're working transparently to respond if Texas enacts new maps — and we'll give the power to the people to make our final decision.
Just a reminder: the Constitution gives the president no authority over administering elections. Trump is once again trying to federalize what he has no power to control and is openly working to end free and fair elections. It’s not the first time.
Gotta love a really good troll 🤣🤣
L I A R. He is criminally insane.
#Resisters! ⬇️✊🏼
Tomatoes from our garden, some roughly the size of a toddler head (I say roughly as I don't have a toddler nearby for a direct comparison, but trust me, they're big).
James Madison was elected in 1812 during the War of 1812. Abraham Lincoln was elected in 1864 during the Civil War. FDR was elected in 1944 during WWII. JBJ & Nixon were elected in 1964 & 1972 during the Vietnam War. George W. Bush was elected in 2004 during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
Smh
My firm represents FBI Special Agent in Charge of Las Vegas Field Office Spencer Evans, a decorated 21 year veteran, who was just summarily fired by Dir #KashPatel. No due process. Fired because he followed COVID protocol instructions issued by Justice Dept back in 2021-22.
Smh
OPINION: "Israel will be spending the next few decades either deflecting or processing what its forces are currently doing in Gaza," writes Tufts University Professor @dandrezner.bsky.social.
Outrageous everytime he opens his mouth he lies. Wth.
Guarantee it doesn’t happen. Trump as usual lets Putin run the show. Smh.
Rip currents are the third-highest cause of death related to hurricanes, according to the Weather Service. This year, the Hurricane Center has started providing rip current forecasts. See if you are at risk as we track Hurricane Erin, which is now a Category 4 hurricane. nyti.ms/4murgoA
HAPPENING NOW: Former Trump AG Bill Barr on Capitol Hill for deposition about Jeffrey Epstein case
MOMENTS AGO: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrives at the White House for Ukraine talks.
MOMENTS AGO: French President Emmanuel Macron arrives at the White House for Ukraine talks.
OPINION by @stevebenen.com: “Trump claimed that no other country on the planet “uses Mail-In Voting,” which isn’t even close to being true. He similarly accused Democrats of cheating in elections, which also isn’t true.” READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
The lies, the lies. Smh.
Of course, if Zelensky dares to mention these latest Russian atrocities (which is Putin’s F-U message to Trump after AK) at his meeting today like he did about POW tortures in the last infamous WH meeting, Vance will start yelling at him that he isn’t thanking Trump enough.
Proud of Texas Democrats for fighting the good fight and setting an example for the rest of the country.
I’m filing a formal request for information about the Trump Administration’s action and role in directing federal law enforcement and military personnel in a recent operation intended to intimidate those defending a fair electoral process.
Facts spoken
Gavin Newsom: “Eight of the top ten murder states in this country — red states. What bullshit. Everyone knows it. It’s acts of authoritarianism. It’s acts of power. It’s weak and it’s increasingly desperate. It’s important that we meet him head on with substantive counteractions”
