Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 (@rweingarten.bsky.social) reposted
DHS and others in the Trump administration have some answering to do. www.cnn.com/2025/08/30/u...
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view profile on Bluesky Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 (@rweingarten.bsky.social) reposted
DHS and others in the Trump administration have some answering to do. www.cnn.com/2025/08/30/u...
Keith Olbermann (@olbermann.bsky.social) reposted
Trump sighted, not talking (an all-time first) and is that a bandage on the left hand?
Mia Farrow (@miafarrow.bsky.social) reposted
Bernie Sanders: ‘Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of health and human services, is endangering the health of the American people now and into the future. He must resign.’ www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/o...
Nancy Levine Stearns 🌎 (@nancylevinestearns.bsky.social) reposted
🚨 Trump’s FCC targeted Disney a week after shareholders voted to reject an anti-DEI proposal. Investors voted 99-1 percent to defeat an anti-LGBTQ+ proposal in March.
The-Autistic-Artist 🥥 🏳️🌈 Lilo and Stitch and Wicked: For Good Era (@theautisticart.bsky.social) reposted
Here we have our first look at Disney's next animated film, 'Hexed,' slated to release in the fall of 2026. The film follows a "weird" teen who gets transported to a magical world and realizes his weirdness is magic trying to come through. From the concept art, I love how Mary Blair it looks.
Republicans Against Trumpism (@rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social) reposted
RFK Jr: We need to stop trusting the experts... Trusting the experts is not a feature of science or democracy, it's a feature of religion and totalitarianism.
Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin (@ecmclaughlin.bsky.social) reposted
In 2001, I was lead counsel on a class action case on behalf of so-called "comfort women"--sex slaves who were kidnapped from grade schools and town squares across southeast Asia, ranked by race, and forced to service up to forty Japanese soldiers a day in concentration camps--and this made me cry.
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
Yikes, JD Vance better hope JD Vance doesn’t hear about this!
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
Inhuman. “I don’t have any choice” is a lie.
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
A federal judge has ordered Florida to shut down "Alligator Alcatraz," after the state spent a staggering $218M to build the now-vacant detention camp. Closing it will run taxpayers another $20M. An utterly cruel and costly waste.
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Stephen Miller: Secretary Kennedy, one of the world's foremost experts on public health, is working hard to restore the credibility of the CDC as a scientific organization committed to the scientific method
Galen Stone (@galenstone.bsky.social) reposted
He works for Putin. Full stop.
Mia Farrow (@miafarrow.bsky.social) reposted
‘How Will We Know When We Have Lost Our Democracy? www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
Mia Farrow (@miafarrow.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
“America’s slide into authoritarianism is reversible. But no one has ever defeated autocracy from the sidelines.”
Robin Burks (@robinburks.bsky.social) reposted
Just another reason to keep giving Netflix my money.
Governor Gavin Newsom (@governor.ca.gov) reposted
TRUMP IS AMERICA’S BIGGEST LOSER.
ProPublica (@propublica.org) reposted
Months before igniting Texas’ redistricting fight, the Trump administration began testing a strategy of using the courts to force favorable political outcomes. The new voting map, signed into law today by Gov. Greg Abbott, is its latest win. With @texastribune.org
The Lincoln Project (@lincolnproject.us) reposted
Trump is a troll, yes. But when he threatens to run again or stay in office in 2028, he means it. Watch Rick Wilson analyze these threats on MSNBC:
altNOAA 🇺🇸 (@altnoaa.bsky.social) reposted
Newsom should create the CCDCP - California Centers for Disease Control and Prevention... and hire every single one of them.
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Newsom: This cannot be normalized. And yes so I'm highlighting some just just blatant hypocrisy. Yes, we are putting a mirror up to the lunacy that is trump's tweets and his grift.
Denise Wheeler (@denisedwheeler.bsky.social) reposted
Gavin Newsom hitting Eyeliner Vance hard. It's about time. This should be on loudspeaker in D.C. @governor.ca.gov
Scott Dworkin (@dworkin.bsky.social) reposted
Just got this from Gavin Newsom: Cold hard, FACTS you won't see on FOX
MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) reposted
Gavin Newsom responds to a completely fake Vanity Fair cover being spread by MAGA, who think it is real
Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1.bsky.social) reposted
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker: "The Trump administration has not contacted me at all whatsoever. Nobody in my administration. They're just looking to invade the city of Chicago, not coordinate with law enforcement … not coordinating with the state of Illinois, the Governor or the Mayor of the city."
Alt Acadia National Park (@altacadia.bsky.social) reposted
The term "soft secession" is going to start entering the American lexicon more and more. Here's one example. kffhealthnews.org/morning-brea...
404 Media (@404media.co) reposted
Thanks to America’s ever shifting trade policies and Trump, LEGO has stopped shipping more than 2,500 pieces from its Pick a Brick program to both the United States and Canada. 🔗 www.404media.co/lego-stops-s...
The Bulwark (@thebulwark.com) reposted
"In the days since his latest meeting with Putin, this time in Alaska on August 15, Trump has again been spewing Russian propaganda, including against the United States. The collusion was real. And it never stopped." www.thebulwark.com/p/putin-trum...
Anonymous (@youranonjd.bsky.social) reposted
Riots at Alligator Auschwitz reported to Univision Miami “..they began yelling for freedom, & then, a prison team came in & started beating everyone .. They’ve beaten everyone here, many people are bleeding, tear gas everywhere - we’re immigrants, we’re not criminals, we’re not murderers,”
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
TEXAS: “Would I be required to carry my birth certificate to the restroom because I have short hair? Is there anything in it to protect people like me?” REP. ORR: “No. It protects biological females.” @jessicafortexas.bsky.social : “That’s what I am.” More: www.fox7austin.com/news/texas-h...
Governor Gavin Newsom (@governor.ca.gov) reposted
We’re launching a new task force to clear encampments, restore public spaces, and connect people with shelter and services. California is taking action by reducing unsheltered homelessness and outperforming the nation in slowing this crisis.
Marisa Kabas (@marisakabas.bsky.social) reposted
BREAKING: Social Security Administration chief data officer and whistle-blower Charles Borges has resigned after bombshell report that SSA put highly-sensitive data at risk. He sent out an email to colleagues moments ago. Here is the text of his email shared with me:
Kym Grosso (@kymgrosso.bsky.social) reply parent
Maybe you should go find Jill Stein voters and shill your BS to them. The rest of us are out here trying to fight the dictatorship not each other. BLOCKED.
Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) reposted
“.. if, God forbid, there's a terrible tragedy, I can't think of better on-the-job training than what I've gotten over the last 200 days,” he added. @usatoday.com www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) (@axidentaliberal.bsky.social) reposted
They were putting their lives on the line, battling a 9,000 acre forest fire And then ICE arrested them We’re long past “getting the bad ones out” Now we’re at the “I don’t care if they’re keeping us safe, because our racist president says they’ve gotta go” stage of immigration enforcement
jen 🌻 (@bunnibytz.bsky.social) reposted
Jeanine Pirro seems to have pissed off this judge "We don't just charge people criminally and then say, 'Oops, my bad,'" [Judge Faruqui] said. "I'm at a loss how the U.S. Attorney's Office thought this was an appropriate charge in any court, let alone the federal court." www.npr.org/2025/08/26/g...
Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie (@audrelawdamercy.bsky.social) reposted
"It is without a doubt the most illegal search I've ever seen in my life," U.S. Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui said from the bench. "I'm absolutely flabbergasted at what has happened. A high school student would know this was an illegal search." unreal quote 😭
Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET (@patti3333.bsky.social) reposted
Medicare Will Require Prior Approval for Certain Procedures - The New York Times share.google/87MGlTtozqU0... Shout out ARIZONA we are one of these 6 states New Jersey, Oklahoma, Texas, Ohio, Washington state WASTEFUL & INAPPROPRIATE SERVICES REDUCTION And tRump said he won't cut MEDICARE
Jennifer (@princessjennifer.bsky.social) reposted
Are we no longer talking about the EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? EPSTEIN FILES? Are we?
Barack Obama (@barackobama.bsky.social) reposted
Republicans are trying to redraw congressional district lines to keep their grip on Congress in the midterms and beyond. Voters should pick their politicians, not the other way around. Get involved with the @democraticredistricting.com as they fight back: bit.ly/3HJ1ayW
Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) reposted
This is how it’s done.
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
GOV. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social : “Facts are stubborn things… Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas…. Alabama is a top 3 murder state. Where is the President? — He isn’t focused on crime & violence. It’s about an expression of authoritarianism.” (H/T @acyn.bsky.social )
I’ve Had It Podcast (@ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social) reposted
South Park is keeping free speech alive right now. @ayman.msnbc.com
Eric Topol (@erictopol.bsky.social) reposted
"This is not the future the American public desires or deserves."—Seth Berkley @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
jen 🌻 (@bunnibytz.bsky.social) reposted
via @acyn.bsky.social RFK JR: I’m looking at kids as I walk through the airports today...and I see these kids that are just overburdened with mitochondrial challenges, inflammation—you can tell from their faces, movements, and lack of social connection
Jon Cryer (@mrjoncryer.bsky.social) reposted
If ever there was somebody who was clearly “overburdened by mitochondrial challenges” it’s RFK Jr
Kym Grosso (@kymgrosso.bsky.social)
NOT A DOCTOR!!! This maniac needs to be FIRED now.
Politico (@politico.com) reposted
The newly ousted director of the CDC refused to fire top agency leaders or approve changes to vaccines from RFK Jr.’s hand-picked panel of advisers.
Miranda Yaver (@mirandayaver.bsky.social) reposted
Hey, hey, RFK How many kids did you kill today?
Jennifer Ouellette (@jenlucpiquant.bsky.social) reposted
America’s leading physician groups are now openly defying RFK Jr. www.vox.com/health/45922...
Chise (@sailorrooscout.bsky.social) reposted
RFK Jr. needs to go. Like, right now.
Mike X. Nichols (@mikexnichols.bsky.social) reposted
Fuck RFK Jr forever
Dr. Fröhlich (prefers not to) (@edgarallandoh.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Over and over does @anneapplebaum.bsky.social stress the kleptocracy mechanisms and motivations underlying thr present moment.
Lauren McGaughy (@lmcgaughy.bsky.social) reposted
EXCLUSIVE: For years, local officials in Houston have been studying whether building giant tunnels under the city could ease the area's flooding woes. Now, Elon Musk wants a piece of the project. www.kut.org/politics/202... #txlege
Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1.bsky.social) reposted
Sen. Patty Murray is calling for RFK Jr. to be fired. "We cannot let RFK Jr. burn what's left of the CDC and our other critical health agencies to the ground—he must be fired." "I hope my Republican colleagues who have come to regret their vote to confirm RFK Jr. will join me."
Kym Grosso (@kymgrosso.bsky.social) reply parent
He needs to be fired ASAP. He has been spouting off his vaccines theories for 25 years. Know there is a group of autism moms who elevated this monster. They hate autism & blame vaccines.
The Lincoln Project (@lincolnproject.us) reposted
RFK Jr. will kill Americans, sure as death. You have the GOP to thank you for that.
🦋Dr. Natalia🕊🌻🪬 (@solnatamd.medsky.social) reposted
Senator Murray Calls for Immediate Firing of RFK Jr.
Jack Hopkins-The Original (@therealjackhopkins.bsky.social) reposted
BREAKING: Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appear to be conspiring to kill as many Americans as possible. The CDC Director has been ousted.
Bloomberg News (@bloomberg.com) reposted
A US judge offered one of the strongest rebukes to date of the Trump administration’s “concerted effort” to denounce and personally insult members of the federal bench who have blocked the president’s agenda
Jodi (@jodotcom.bsky.social) reposted
The Shadow President: Stephen Miller’s Quiet Coup Inside Project 2025 open.substack.com/pub/thejackh...
The Bulwark (@thebulwark.com) reposted
"There’s simply no way the agency can function normally or effectively when it’s in this sort of disarray. It’s hard not to wonder if maybe this is what Kennedy wants—and whether Trump is, at the very least, content to let that happen." On the CDC purge:
The Contrarian (@contrariannews.org) reposted
"How many Americans will die driving hours to a distant hospital? How many rural resident will lose access to preventative care and critical diagnostic tests? How many trauma centers will close, leaving accident victims without emergency care? The Trump regime apparently does not care."
Kym Grosso (@kymgrosso.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes.
Alejandra Caraballo (@esqueer.net) reposted
They're openly calling to lock up every trans person by force. We need every ally to speak out forcefully against this because trans folks cannot do this on our own.
Katelyn Jetelina (@kkjetelina.bsky.social) reposted
CDC employees standing up and walking out in light of the mass shootings, firings, and *waves hands in the air* everything else. #USAnotRFK Lets gooooo
Michael O’Grady 🇨🇦 (@mog7546.bsky.social) reposted
Gavin Newsom Slams GOP's Inaction On Guns In Wake Of Catholic School Shooting "We cannot even make it through the first week of school without mass shootings," the California governor posted online Wednesday. #MOG8 www.huffpost.com/entry/gavin-...
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Newsom: Perhaps the president could deploy the National Guard in every corner of Mississippi. Murder rate is out of control there. And the governor may want to make that phone call.
Kym Grosso (@kymgrosso.bsky.social)
LIAR
Governor Gavin Newsom (@governor.ca.gov) reposted
Where is Trump’s attention to this matter?
Thinking Person's Guide to Autism (@thinkingautism.com) reposted
"As a scholar of rhetoric and the mother of an autistic child, in the language of MAHA I hear a disregard for the humanity of people with disabilities and a shift from supporting them to blaming them for their needs." By Beth Donelson, at @theconversation.com: theconversation.com/how-federal-...
Election Truth Alliance (@electiontruthalliance.org) reposted reply parent
You can read the full Press Release on our website here: electiontruthalliance.org/statements-a... For more info and resources on advocating for audits, see our Audit Advocacy Toolkit: electiontruthalliance.org/audit-advoca... #PressRelease #NorthCarolina #ETA #Media #News #AuditNC #AuditsNow
Election Truth Alliance (@electiontruthalliance.org) reposted
Hey North Carolinians, it's your turn to make some more calls and write some more letters! Our press release went out today to notify national and local NC media about our findings in our NC Data Analysis Report: electiontruthalliance.org/analysis/nor...
Mother Jones (@motherjones.com) reposted
The United States, just months before its 250th birthday as the world’s leading democracy, has tipped over the edge into authoritarianism and fascism.
The Bulwark (@thebulwark.com) reposted
"'Trump’s rhetoric is incredibly damaging to tourism,' one D.C. restaurant owner said, asking for anonymity to speak candidly. 'People are too scared to put out numbers, but the tourism industry in D.C. is hurting.'" www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-s...
David Pakman (@davidpakman.bsky.social) reposted
Gavin Newsom trolled Trump with an AI answer about dementia symptoms, then showed Trump doing exactly that on video. “Dementia Don” trended. The guy who’s spent years claiming Biden has dementia now can’t finish a sentence without wandering off a cliff, and it’s starting to stick.
daviss (@chaddavis.photography) reposted
No doubt one of the toughest scenes i've ever seen. Some images from this morning outside Annunciation Catholic School and Church in South Minneapolis where officials say 2 children were killed and 17 others injured in a mass shooting.
March For Our Lives (@marchforourlives.bsky.social) reposted
The Minneapolis shooter fired dozens of rounds through a window at Annunciation Catholic School today. Metal detectors wouldn’t have stopped him. “School safety” theater will never stop a man with an assault rifle and a country flooded with guns.
MSNBC (@msnbc.com) reposted
"We often come to these and say, 'these unspeakable tragedies,' or, 'there's no words for this.' There shouldn't be words for these types of incidents because they should not happen." Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks after the deadly shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis.
Everytown for Gun Safety (@everytown.bsky.social) reposted
The shooter at Annunciation Catholic School used an assault weapon to fire dozens of rounds through the stained glass windows of the school’s church—killing two children and wounding 17 others, including 14 children.
Legal AF (@legalafmtn.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Full breakdown:
Legal AF (@legalafmtn.bsky.social) reposted
Trump’s own appointee, Judge Cullen, rejected his attempt to sue the entire Maryland federal bench over a local rule protecting habeas petitions, showing even Trump-appointed judges are pushing back on his attacks. Popok breaks it all down on Legal AF!
MeidasLaurieK (@lovepeacegratitude.bsky.social) reposted
👉 THIS👈 👇 WHEN FASCISM COMES TO AMERICA IT WON'T BE WEARING JACKBOOTS. IT WILL BE WRAPPED IN STARS & STRIPES AND CARRYING A BIBLE! - GEORGE CARLIN
Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) reposted
AMERICA: “It’s a mental health issue.” REST OF THE WORLD: “We have those. But don’t have mass shootings.” AMERICA: “It’s video games.” WORLD: “We have those too. But don’t have mass shootings.” AMERICA B: “It’s cause they took Jesus out of the classroom.” WORLD: “God, you’re stupid.”
Kym Grosso (@kymgrosso.bsky.social) reply parent
Sorry, thanks! Didn't see it at first..guess I need more coffee! ugh But hello...there are all my books :-(
Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) reposted
This is very bad news. Louisiana won't even defend its own map in SCOTUS. It abandoned its own Black voters. Those of us committed to defending the VRA are now entirely on our own. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Greg Sargent (@gregsargent.bsky.social) reposted
Striking: New Quinnipiac poll finds 56% of voters nationally oppose Trump's sending of National Guard into DC. Only 41% support it. Independents oppose it by 61-34. Trump's overall approval on crime is cratering at 42-54. That sound you hear is a lot of dimwitted pundit narratives imploding.
Ed Hirsch (@edhirsch.bsky.social) reposted
Oh please, the MAGAts in Wisconsin continue to support Trump as an Epstein pedo, why the phony outrage now? Eight years ago, Donald Trump redefined the GOP coalition in Wisconsin. Last year, he rode it to a record number of votes and a second term in the White House. apnews.com/projects/ele...
Corey Frayer (@csfrayer.bsky.social) reposted
Here's what the third day of elementary school looked like in Mount Pleasant, Washington DC.
Governor Gavin Newsom (@governor.ca.gov) reposted
Using dedicated state funding and new laws for fighting organized retail theft, local officials just took down a MAJOR crime ring in Southern California. Proud of the progress being made on public safety by our local partners across the state, including the Ventura County Sheriff.
Alex de Campi (@alexdecampi.bsky.social) reposted
There are tons of graphic novels, academic papers, film and TV scripts, & prose novels/nonfiction on the LibGen list Anthropic used. As settlement approaches, make it easy for the class action lawyers to contact you! Here’s how Part 1: is your work in Libgen? www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Kym Grosso (@kymgrosso.bsky.social) reply parent
Do you have the direct link to where you can search to see if your book was used in the training? I'm searching but the link keeps taking me back to the Atlantic article.