nixbl74.bsky.social (@nixbl74.bsky.social) reply parent
or point out that AL also has mail-in voting
nixbl74.bsky.social (@nixbl74.bsky.social) reply parent
or point out that AL also has mail-in voting
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
The largest SNAP cuts in history went into effect yesterday, eliminating or drastically cutting food assistance for millions of Americans. And it’s all to pay for more tax cuts that primarily benefit the super-rich. Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax — it's cruel.
nixbl74.bsky.social (@nixbl74.bsky.social) reply parent
They think elections will save us.
The Real Zanetta (@therealzanetta.bsky.social) reposted
WTF is WRONG with you guys?? @democrats.org @democrats.org @democrats-judiciary.house.gov @democrats.senate.gov @housedemocrats.bsky.social Pentagon Space command Joni Ernst SuprememCourt
Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) reposted
As many as 100 survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and other victims of sexual abuse are expected to attend a rally Wednesday in Washington, D.C. as a bipartisan Congressional effort gains steam to force the U.S. Department of Justice to make public its controversial files on the disgraced sex trafficker.
nixbl74.bsky.social (@nixbl74.bsky.social)
@schumer.senate.gov @pelosi.house.gov -- see below
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.
nixbl74.bsky.social (@nixbl74.bsky.social)
It's frustrating to me that I am seeing "get out the vote" on here and other social media platforms. If our only hope is voting, the US is doomed.
nixbl74.bsky.social (@nixbl74.bsky.social) reply parent
Hey @jaketapper.bsky.social - think we have the next topic for a book.
Keith Olbermann (@olbermann.bsky.social) reposted
MOSHI IS MISSING IN FAIRVIEW, NJ: last seen at Anderson Avenue and 7th Street. He's 11 pounds and chipped: 985113009818149. If you've seen or found him please call 888-466-3242 and PLEASE RT MOSHI!
Scott MacFarlane (@macfarlanenews.bsky.social) reposted
17-page court filing by Trump Admin's Justice Dept asks judge to dismiss civil suit brought by some Jan 6 defendants who seek $100 million+ in damages Defendants allege "malicious prosecution" & 4th amendment violation Feds says case should be dismissed: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
nixbl74.bsky.social (@nixbl74.bsky.social)
We've been screaming this for months - in regards to elections. @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov are just too incompetent to do anything.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Pritzker on Trump sending troops into cities: "He has other aims other than fighting crime... he would like to stop the elections in 2026 or frankly take control of those elections. He'll just claim there's some problem with an election and then he's got troops on the ground that can take control."
The New Republic (@newrepublic.com) reposted
"Newsom is saying two things. First, we’re not going to let Republicans play by different rules anymore. And second, we are going to use our power however we can, no matter what The New York Times editorial board says about it." trib.al/SpzgHnV
nixbl74.bsky.social (@nixbl74.bsky.social) reply parent
it's Williams' husband's connections that make it gross.
SABUCH (@sabuch.bsky.social) reposted
Vets in DC protesting against this authoritarian regime. This gentleman came from Kentucky to let this #PedoKing who’s trying take over our democracy know we are resisting his takeover. #WeAreTheResistance #3E youtube.com/shorts/uMQ3n...
💉Josh Rubin, MD 🩺 (@drsandman11.medsky.social) reposted
Dearest Martha, The National Guard stand solemn watch at the Krispy Kreme tonight. I cannot tell if they defend the people from the donuts, or the donuts from the people. Powdered sugar hangs in the air like cannon smoke. Jensen took a hot coffee to the face, he may never recover. Yours in glaze,
nixbl74.bsky.social (@nixbl74.bsky.social) reply parent
pardon incoming
Nash Is Here for It (@nashishereforit.bsky.social) reposted
The regime is no longer hiding the coup…
Michael Hobbes (@michaelhobbes.bsky.social) reposted
On one hand, reducing car use reduces urban pollution. But on the other, everyone likes it and cities become more livable
nixbl74.bsky.social (@nixbl74.bsky.social) reply parent
LOL... @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social is only good for writing strongly worded letters.
nixbl74.bsky.social (@nixbl74.bsky.social) reply parent
good
Molly Jong-Fast (@mollyjongfast.bsky.social) reposted
Today, this chapter of the Weimar Republic’s history should be revisited. At a moment in which democracy is backsliding in places as varied as Hungary, India, Turkey, and the United States, it is a reminder that democracy often erodes slowly at first, via the gradual surrender of those entrusted..
nixbl74.bsky.social (@nixbl74.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh cute. Folks still think elections will be free and fair.
nixbl74.bsky.social (@nixbl74.bsky.social) reply parent
And makes me so fucking angry
MSNBC (@msnbc.com) reposted
20 years after Hurricane Katrina hit the Louisiana and Mississippi Gulf Coast, a new special digital series from MSNBC Daily examines America’s current state of preparedness and the mistakes we’re at risk of repeating. Read “20 Years On: Katrina’s Forgotten Lessons” now: www.msnbc.com/katrina-20
Alt National Park Service (@altnps.bsky.social) reposted
The Trump administration announced that it plans to dismiss nearly all remaining employees at Voice of America, escalating tensions with a federal judge who had previously blocked efforts to overhaul the government-funded broadcaster.
Cindy C 🏳️⚧️ (ally) 🇺🇸 (@coastal-cin.bsky.social) reposted
This shows the kind of NC politicians we have to deal with here in the state: www.wral.com/news/local/s...
nixbl74.bsky.social (@nixbl74.bsky.social) reply parent
@governor.ca.gov this makes you as awful as trump
Charlotte Clymer (@charlotteclymer.bsky.social) reposted
"Ashli Babbitt was a grown ass adult who made a series of conscious, ill-advised decisions to engage in treasonous behavior, and she got exactly what she deserved. She was a traitor. She was a threat to national security. There is no nuance needed here."
God (@thegodpodcast.com) reposted
THIS IS NOT NORMAL.
Charlotte Clymer (@charlotteclymer.bsky.social) reposted
Hey @jaketapper.bsky.social, that's pretty weird, right? I wonder how many days he'll go without being in public until an intrepid journalist asks why. Might even be a book in it. Do you know anyone?
Greg Sargent (@gregsargent.bsky.social) reposted
This is good: With Trump/RFK destroying CDC, JB Pritzker's officials are exploring the possibility of buying Covid vaccines from manufacturers and distributing them in-state themselves, source tells me. Dem govs must step up and fill the void. New piece from me: newrepublic.com/article/1998...
nixbl74.bsky.social (@nixbl74.bsky.social) reply parent
jfc... the absolute dumbest fucking human
nixbl74.bsky.social (@nixbl74.bsky.social) reply parent
With all due respect, there is no reason that the mid-terms will be free and fair; or that there will be a presidential election in the near future. If Dems don't come up with something other than, "get out the vote", this country will be Russia before 2028
nixbl74.bsky.social (@nixbl74.bsky.social) reply parent
Well, 20 years later, West would say black people owe trump.
nixbl74.bsky.social (@nixbl74.bsky.social) reply parent
That's b/c the Republican party want their idiot voters dependent on them. Make their lives difficult, then give them a bread crumb, which in return requires gratitude. @housedemocrats.bsky.social and Senate Democrats are just too cowardly to do anything.
nixbl74.bsky.social (@nixbl74.bsky.social)
This is embarrassing for our country
Mindcite💥 (@mindcite.bsky.social) reposted
📌 Save this receipt--and FACT--for history. If Trump had said three words, "They beat us" on Jan. 6, 2021 instead of Aug. 5, 2024, Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick and Ashli Babbitt would not have died due to his massive lie about an election he lost by over 7 million votes.
nixbl74.bsky.social (@nixbl74.bsky.social) reply parent
The very face of unhealthy 😂
The Associated Press (@apnews.com) reposted
Millions of Venezuelans are struggling to buy food as the economy unravels.
Corey Frayer (@csfrayer.bsky.social) reposted
Here's what the third day of elementary school looked like in Mount Pleasant, Washington DC.
Khashoggi's Ghost (@urocklive1.bsky.social) reposted
The Roadless Rule is one of our most important conservation safeguards, protecting forests from the bulldozer and chainsaw. The move to gut this protection is a handout to logging interests at the expense of clean water, wildlife, and local communities. www.rawstory.com/roadless-rule/
Jon Cryer (@mrjoncryer.bsky.social) reposted
Whoa. 🚨🚨More drama.🚨🚨
nixbl74.bsky.social (@nixbl74.bsky.social) reply parent
Waiting for @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social to write a strongly worded letter.
nixbl74.bsky.social (@nixbl74.bsky.social)
Well done by them. Fuck @vanityfair.com I they go through with it.
PBS News (@pbsnews.org) reposted
The shooting comes as school years are starting across the U.S., and some universities have dealt with false alarms about school shootings. https://to.pbs.org/4fSa2Pa
Phil Lewis (@phillewis.bsky.social) reposted
The recently selected chair of a North Carolina county Board of Elections was charged for allegedly drugging ice cream from Dairy Queen with MDMA and Cocaine and giving them to his two grandchildren
Theprogressive (@treadres.bsky.social) reposted
There was a mass shooting in Minneapolis. The left will blame the right. The right will blame the trans. The left will offer solutions. The right will offer thoughts and prayers. Rinse. Repeat.
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
Think New Mexico isn’t fighting for patients, they’re fighting for private equity. There’s a doctor shortage because Wall Street buys up community hospitals, guts staff, and turns ERs into cash cows. Patients wait 16 hours for care while profits soar. Private equity is strip-mining hospitals.
ryan fae (@ryan.staticnoi.se) reposted
I believe it is of journalistic and public interest to analyze the contents of the probable manifesto of Robin M Westman, the Annunciation Catholic School shooter. this is a live-thread as I work! 🧵
nixbl74.bsky.social (@nixbl74.bsky.social) reply parent
I thought it was reported that two children died?
nixbl74.bsky.social (@nixbl74.bsky.social) reply parent
So glad Noem is “monitoring” the situation. #idiot
nixbl74.bsky.social (@nixbl74.bsky.social)
@kaine.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social @booker.senate.gov @ericswalwell.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social @chrismurphyct.bsky.social should know how we feel about them. Failures
nixbl74.bsky.social (@nixbl74.bsky.social)
@housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov are incompetent at best. @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and @schumer.senate.gov are failures
nixbl74.bsky.social (@nixbl74.bsky.social) reply parent
Yep!
AltSSA (@altssa.altgov.info) reposted
This is honestly hard to read. So many of us tried so hard to stop DOGE. 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
nixbl74.bsky.social (@nixbl74.bsky.social) reply parent
Donating to Republicans in Missouri! As a team not the owner. I hope you lose a lot this year. Supporting fascism is always a bad look. 🦅🦅🦅
nixbl74.bsky.social (@nixbl74.bsky.social)
It should be known that Feds are making school divisions attest that they're not spending certain grant money set aside for adult ed and CTE on any student who is not of legal status. Waiting to see if this will continue and impact students with disabilities.
Alt National Park Service (@altnps.bsky.social) reposted
Celebrity chef and D.C. icon José Andrés pushed back on Trump’s propaganda in a post on X, writing: “I understand why you are confused… all your time in D.C. you haven’t eaten ONCE outside the White House or your own hotel.
Governor Gavin Newsom (@governor.ca.gov) reposted
A glimpse into Trump's make-believe world of "giant water valves" in Northern California…
George Takei (@georgetakei.bsky.social) reposted
She could've gotten the student killed.
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
So the guy who wants the Nobel Peace Prize and claims to end wars wants to call the DoD the War Department? Mmmkay.
nixbl74.bsky.social (@nixbl74.bsky.social) reply parent
At soon will it get to SCOTUS
nixbl74.bsky.social (@nixbl74.bsky.social)
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov
Andy Ostroy (@andyostroy.bsky.social) reposted
Wow…look at all those murder/crime-ridden RED STATE cities. Did you hear that Trump’s sending the National Guard there soon? Me neither…
nixbl74.bsky.social (@nixbl74.bsky.social)
Waiting on @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and @schumer.senate.gov to draft a strongly worded letter
nixbl74.bsky.social (@nixbl74.bsky.social)
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social should pay attention. No one supports him!
nixbl74.bsky.social (@nixbl74.bsky.social) reply parent
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social continues to be underwhelming
nixbl74.bsky.social (@nixbl74.bsky.social) reply parent
We’re not going to have a feee fair election regardless
nixbl74.bsky.social (@nixbl74.bsky.social)
@housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov are useless. You @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and you @schumer.senate.gov need to go. #useless
Theprogressive (@treadres.bsky.social) reposted
The lunatic in the White House is consolidating power. Meanwhile, Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries are busy writing strongly worded letters.
tweety (@bluskypolitics.bsky.social) reposted
🔴 Hey Don ‼️ See this yet 🐥
Igor Sushko (@igorsushko.bsky.social) reposted
On this day in history - August 23rd, 1939 - the Molotov-Ribbentrop alliance was formalized between Hitler and Stalin. The following month they invaded Poland together and started World War II. Russians are taught WW2 instead began in June 1941 when Hitler invaded Russia.
Ashton Pittman (@ashtonpittman.bsky.social) reposted
BREAKING: BlueSky is blocking access to Mississippi. This is the No. 1 platform for @mississippifreepress.org. We ditched X for BlueSky early this year. And now, at 3 pm on a Friday, poof. I don't know what we'll do next. Keep up with us using our newsletter at mfp.ms/subscribe.
nixbl74.bsky.social (@nixbl74.bsky.social) reply parent
Awful precedent
nixbl74.bsky.social (@nixbl74.bsky.social) reply parent
"the lack of progress".. only the dumbest
MSNBC (@msnbc.com) reposted
Federal judge rules Alina Habba is unlawfully serving as U.S. attorney for New Jersey
nixbl74.bsky.social (@nixbl74.bsky.social) reply parent
The US DoJ can go fuck themselves.... When will anyone have a plan to combat this administration...
George Takei (@georgetakei.bsky.social) reposted
Oh look, Rubio’s State Department is lying again. It must be a day that ends in a y.
nixbl74.bsky.social (@nixbl74.bsky.social) reply parent
I'd prefer they fight than step aside. But I guess if they won't fight, this is the next best thing
nixbl74.bsky.social (@nixbl74.bsky.social) reply parent
We all know the next Presidential Election will not be free or fair unless there is some major act
Keith Olbermann (@olbermann.bsky.social) reposted
BENTLEY IS MISSING IN MIDTOWN: last seen at 36th and 2nd, he's 14 pounds and chipped: 985113009622866. If you've seen or found him please call 888-466-3242 and PLEASE RT BENTLEY!
Nancy Levine Stearns 🌎 (@nancylevinestearns.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
ICE: The making of an American Gestapo (2018) My relatives were killed in the Holocaust. Don’t tell me not to draw comparisons. The parallels are evident and horrific. www.nationofchange.org/2018/07/24/i...
Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET (@patti3333.bsky.social) reposted
NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES DAY 18 AUGUST 2025 THESE HORRIBLE TIMES ZELENSKYY & European Leaders arrive with no red carpet Throw up ZELENSKYY wore a suit (respect) They came PREPARED Trump interrupts meeting Calls PUTIN Trump hot mic "Putin wants to make a deal for me " The incompetent buffoon
nixbl74.bsky.social (@nixbl74.bsky.social) reply parent
We are an unserious country.
Jack Tripper (@chadstanton.blacksky.app) reposted
They’re just not going to hold the line as long as crime is evoked their entire careers have been built in-part on using crime exactly the way Trump is now.
Max Kennerly (@maxkennerly.bsky.social) reposted
How is anyone supposed to reasonably believe these people are law enforcement? They're masked, anyone can buy a CBP hat and a POLICE patch, and why would a real gov't agent wear insignia suggesting they're both federal border patrol AND state/local police? They're dressed like amateur carjackers.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Crow: "Look at what happened. US military personnel in uniform literally were on hands & knees rolling out a red carpet for the most murderous dictator of the 21st century...we keep on acting like Putin deserves to be brought out in open like any of head of state. This is a historic embarrassment."
Andrew Weinstein (@andrewjweinstein.com) reposted
Trump rolled out the red carpet for a war criminal. Gave him a ride in The Beast. Let him control the press conference. Putin flew to US soil for the first time in a decade, broke his international isolation, got a massive propaganda win, and gave up nothing. That’s not diplomacy. It’s surrender.
Charlotte Clymer (@charlotteclymer.bsky.social) reposted
One of Trump's many dipshits left behind sensitive documents about the Anchorage summit on a hotel copy machine -- including: names and numbers of U.S. and Russian state leaders, schedule and room locations. Yet another major national security breach. www.npr.org/2025/08/16/n...
tweety (@bluskypolitics.bsky.social) reposted
🔴 YES ! let this sink in ‼️🐥
nixbl74.bsky.social (@nixbl74.bsky.social)
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social is worthless in Congress. He @schumer.senate.gov need to go
nixbl74.bsky.social (@nixbl74.bsky.social)
🤣🤣 @nytopinion.nytimes.com #NYT is a joke