Our Founding Fathers never wanted America to have a king. Or in this case, a drama queen.
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Our Founding Fathers never wanted America to have a king. Or in this case, a drama queen.
Massie: "The Speaker of the House just offered a fig leaf to my colleagues. They're gonna vote on a non-binding resolution today that does absolutely nothing ... they're allowing the DOJ to curate all of the information that the DOJ is giving them ... the perpetrators are being protected"
I grew up in the ’60s and ’70s as a proud American, feeling sorry for people in the Soviet Union forced to live under a system of crushing corruption and cruelty. We’re those people now.
I’m surprised they didn’t send Stephen Miller out there with cymbals to disrupt it
Reporter: What is your message to President Trump? Epstein Survivor: Listen, I don't want to send a direct message to him. I'm already scared enough. Just pass the vote. Listen to us. This is not a hoax. It’s not going to go away
The last time troops from Texas invaded Illinois, it was to support white supremacy. Plus ça change.
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.
"I thought they were going to make me board the plane like they did with the other kids from the shelter, but they asked me for my name and told me I was not on the list." A terrifying declaration from an unaccompanied child nearly removed to Guatemala straight out of Schindler's List.
I wonder if this will deleteriously affect a certain former Harvard Law professor's ability to secure dinner reservations, party invites, or pierogis on Martha's Vineyard . . .
Trump REALLY, REALLY, REALLY doesn't want the Epstein files released.
Care of the London Times cartoonist @mortenmorland.bsky.social
Trump could’ve intercepted the boat, seized the drugs and imprisoned everyone Instead he approved this Venezuela strike and killed all persons aboard The extrajudicial killing of 11 men and potentially provoking a war with President Maduro is an odd way to campaign for a Nobel Peace Prize
Words are magic
@candylovely.bsky.social
Trump threatening members of Congress not to sign the Epstein files discharge petition saying it would be a “hostile act” against him is definitely something an innocent person would do. And scheduling a military flyover in the middle of the survivor press conference is also totally normal behavior.
Don't feel like doing a repost that puts the murder video on the timeline yet again but do feel like repeating the point that the president just straight-up assassinated 11 people for supposedly doing something that wouldn't be a death-penalty crime if they were caught and convicted
I really think Chicagoans may have something here.
Sing it.
Children as young as five will be taking a gun safety class this year in Republican-run Tennessee, the first US state to pass such a law
Stripey Man attempt to conceal himself behind a fold in the duvet... #cats #cat #catsofbluesky #skycats #catsky #catlovers #tabby #photography #WhiskersWednesday
Land of the free?! Nah, this is some authoritarian, dictator shit. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Happy Whisker Wednesday pals , I’ve decided to ensure I get extra rubs and attention before Mammy opens her laptop - the purrrrfect plan . Enjoy your day everyone 🧡😺 #adoptdontshop #acatforeveryhome #rescuecat #whiskerwednesday
The UN Interim Force in Lebanon said that Israeli drones dropped four grenades near peacekeepers in "one of the most serious attacks" on its personnel since a November ceasefire
🌏 Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) #AustralianBirds #AustralasianBirds | #BlackSwan #CygnusAtratus | #Swans #DuckFamily #Waterfowl #Waterbirds 📷: Photo by daledbet🦜 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds
The U.S. is now governed not by a political party but by a gang of criminals desperate to prevent the elections that could expose them to indictment. In a sane world Congress and legacy media would be saying so plainly, and moving heaven and earth to stop them
This is a terrifying but unfortunately realistic description of how well coordinated and effective the demolition of law-based democratic institutions and norms has been — and how far from an effective counterforce the fragmented and disjointed resistance has mounted www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/o...
www.npr.org/2025/09/02/n...
Good morning Bluesky… #bluesky
Trump will love it.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's family is going to make billions off of Trump's failed tariffs that destroyed small businesses. 🤷♂️ A lot of this going around.
Chicago strong! Resist! This is what democracy looks like.
The tolerance for lies is killing our country. Trump just called Chicago “the most dangerous city in the world, by far.” But its homicide rate isn’t even in the U.S. Top 20. Will major media call out the lie – and call it “a lie” – or will they talk about his “tenuous relationship with the truth”?
Cute Beaver Snacking #BeaverLife #NatureConservation #WildlifeWonder
This chick already looks like it’s seen too much 💭🦤😂 #birds #humor
It’s not just that the President of the United States posted a video of eleven people being murdered in international waters it’s that the President of the United States ordered the murder of eleven people in international waters so he could post a video of it.
#handsoff #nokings #goodtroubleliveson #ReleaseALLthefiles #EpsteinFiles #lovemyGov Shame on him
when you’re upset at the cool kids for not inviting you to their lunch table
NYC really doesn’t miss. But that bleach detail? Took me out. 😭
Okay, he's not dead Back to the topic at hand: where are the Epstein files?
Lori Chavez-DeRemer: "I was elected as the Labor Secretary for all Americans" (She was not elected)
Rudy tonight after his car crash: “Democrats are happy because I’ve got a certain amount of pain. If you want to get a little bloodlust- this is really painful. You never did any pain to me like this. You’re a bunch of phony bastards. I’m moving you into the category of evil.”
Every day should be Labor Day. Talk to your coworkers about conditions in the workplace and in the country. Stop accepting scraps and don’t move through the world with resignation. We can have a better future and no one is going to save us but ourselves.
Dear people of Texas, If your national guard comes to Chicago as an armed occupying force for Trump, the people of Illinois will never forget or forgive. It will be a breach in the kinship we should share as Americans. Please think twice. Sincerely, Mark
The U.S. Secretary of Energy does not know that electricity is energy. I'm glad we've gotten rid of DEI programs and are now giving America the leadership it deserves.
Pritzker: Any rational person who has spent even the most minimal amount of time studying human history has to ask themselves one important question: Once they get the citizens of this nation comfortable with the current atrocities committed under the color of law, what comes next
Authoritarian Strongman Threatens to Suppress Regional Dissent with Military Force
Over a third of U.S. adults aren't able to cover an unexpected $400 expense, yet many families are forced to pay thousands for their loved ones to be released from jail before trial.
Jeanine Pirro: "This nonsense about 'National Guard on the street' -- next thing they're gonna say police shouldn't be on the street."
I wrote about journalists who look away. From Maxim Gorky's shameful behavior in 1929 at Solovki and the death of George Polk in Greece in 1948, I move on to our current national crisis, which grows a little more urgent every day, despite those who continue to act as if nothing is happening.
Indiana Republicans have maps splitting democratic counties in three because they know Trump is unpopular and the only way they can win is to cheat. www.wishtv.com/news/politic...
Let this ruling serve as a reminder: President Trump is not above the law.
NEW: We reached a landmark agreement with an Oklahoma county court that ends the county's practice of jailing people because they can't afford bail. Freedom shouldn't hinge on how much money you have.
“well this is certainly a bold departure from political norms!” as they are marched to the gulag
Epstein Survivors Press Conference Sept 3rd, 10:30 a.m. ET Tune in to support them.
Things feel uncertain right now, Illinois. I want you all to know we’re doing everything we can to protect your rights. Make sure you know how to stand up for yourself and others at illinoisimmigrationinfo.org.
Max reminded me it’s #smoochyfacetuesday. Love his face and we love you ❤️🐶🐾 @dogs.bsky.social #thesatoproject #satostrong #adoptdontshop #deaddogbeach
#tabbytuesday Two peas in a pod 🐱 #fosterkittens #cats
oh this is straightforward white nationalist agitprop
Today’s weaning attempt: smeared a little bit of wet food on her paw so she’d have to lick it off. She’s now walking around squeaking furiously about her suddenly delicious foot
I will never not be angry and vindictive about THIS
“Rather than defending civil liberties and civil protections, you’re turned inward to potentially hinder [them].” In June, we sat down with a veteran and military law expert to discuss “being used against your neighbor” as a soldier.
Cleverly replacing rumors of my death with evidence of my senility
NEW: Massie tells CNN that there is significant pressure from the White House to BLOCK the release of the Epstein files.
Pritzker: "He has no idea what's he's talking about. There is no emergency that warrants deployment of troops. He is insulting the people of Chicago by calling our home a hellhole, and anyone that takes his word at face value is insulting Chicagoans too."
Trump turns up the threats and intimidation on his Epstein cover up.
The Soothingly Blue Ridge Mountains
It’s corruption, plain and simple.
Pritzker: "It breaks my heart to report that we have been told ICE will try to disrupt community picnics and peaceful parades. Let's be clear -- the terror and cruelty is the point, not the safety of anybody living here."
I heard they’re still struggling to get the president to master the line “putting on the ritz!”
Pritzker: "When did we become a country where it's ok for the US president to insist on national television that a state should call him to beg for anything? Especially something we don't want. Have we truly lost all sense of sanity in this nation that we treat this as normal?"
J.B. Pritzker says he's heard intelligence that Trump is "staging" the Texas National Guard to invade Chicago. It's hard to believe this is really happening, but Trump seems to be recreating the war between the states.
This!
Really wish the media would speak with the same clarity as judges - absent a rebellion on U.S. soil, the President cannot deploy the National Guard to act as a police force under his control. I know the rule of law is not click bait, but it undergirds the functioning of society.
This is some twisted logic from Barrett: She claims she voted to destroy abortion rights because that's what voters wanted but....that's just not true: "more than 60% of Americans believed abortion should be legal in all or most cases." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I bet the announcement is wishing Beyonce an early happy birthday
KASIE HUNT: Over the summer you said, “There’s no vaccine that’s safe and effective”. Do you still believe that? RFK JR: “I never said that.” KASIE HUNT: “Play the clip.” RFK JR (clip): “There’s no vaccine that is safe and effective.” (March 2024) ht: @cwebbonline.com
New York does not miss. The bleach did it for me. 😭
Some new street art spotted in DC 🤣
Daily "aww" for today... 😊 #dog #dogday #cat #catday #bluesky
Man, I feel this. 🙏🏽😭
I’m so sick and tired of NOTHING 😡👇🏼
No surprise here:
403 shootings nationally this weekend with 141 dead + 357 injured. Shouldn't we send our military to all these areas too? 🙄 www.everytown.org/press/gun-vi...
When the victims speak out, there needs to be pictures displayed of them as children. People need to remember they were CHILDREN. Wtf thinks of children like this. They need to be put far far away from the population.
A hero arises for our troubled times. #SandwichMan!
