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Absolutely abhorrent 🤬😢
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Absolutely abhorrent 🤬😢
Laurie Dunkin Wedd (@ldw1.bsky.social) reposted
FFS. They *claim* asylum. We decide on the validity of the claim. We allow them to stay, or we chuck them out. Tell me again what the problem is? www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cv...
EvyGAussie (@evypg.bsky.social) reposted
Let's go, people. This naz1 big mouth antagonist was born in New Zealand. This piece of shit isn't even an Australian. It is easy to find this petition by using a search engine.
True Blue 🇦🇺🐨 (@spbmckenna.bsky.social) reposted
📂 It's only fitting that Trump would HANG his best friend of 15 years in the Oval Office! (Pardon the pun) #TrumpEpsteinPedoFiles #TrumpEpsteinCoverUp
papaesoco.bsky.social (@papaesoco.bsky.social) reposted
open.substack.com/pub/noahberl... Earlier this month America’s fascist dictator Donald Trump said the White House was conducting a review of the Smithsonian in order to determine what authoritarian censorship to put in place. He explained himself with his usual delicacy:
papaesoco.bsky.social (@papaesoco.bsky.social) reposted
www.democracynow.org/2025/9/1/ms_... Since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza, Accurso has used her social media reach to speak out for Palestinian children facing hunger, disease, injury and death. She has been hailed as the heir to Mister Rogers, the legendary PBS children’s entertainer
papaesoco.bsky.social (@papaesoco.bsky.social) reposted
open.substack.com/pub/robertre... Friends, Today I’d like to share two poems with you. The first was written in the ruins of World War I; the second, in the gathering storm of World War II. To me, both feel appropriate to the dark time we’re now living in.
papaesoco.bsky.social (@papaesoco.bsky.social) reposted
open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup... By the time you read this, the White House may have put out a statement in honor of Labor Day. It will no doubt offer some empty words of praise for the ingenuity and industriousness of the American worker, along with a much more lengthy and
papaesoco.bsky.social (@papaesoco.bsky.social) reposted
What Happens When Moms for Liberty Takes Over Your School Board barnraisingmedia.com/what-happens...
papaesoco.bsky.social (@papaesoco.bsky.social) reposted
open.substack.com/pub/therealm... ...files they fear most. I know it’s Labor Day. We should all be out there enjoying the long weekend; grilling burgers, soaking up the last rays of summer, stealing one more lazy afternoon with family and friends before life and politics come roaring back. One day.
Paul Eric Scannell (@pauleric70.bsky.social)
John Jackson Why is someone throwing objects out the damn window at the White House? This makes zero sense under any normal circumstances. The media needs to get answers, even if just from a security perspective. What the hell is the Secret Service doing?
Paul Eric Scannell (@pauleric70.bsky.social)
Zionists are trying to use the Holocaust card to silence and smear (or worse) anyone who criticises Israel’s policies. This is Dr Norman Finkelstein’s famous reply to a student who tried to pull the card on him.
papaesoco.bsky.social (@papaesoco.bsky.social) reposted
open.substack.com/pub/jefftied... let’s listen as America’s self-appointed puppy perforator drags reality out back to the gravel pit and puts one right between its eyes. Noem: “but we will continue to go after the worst of the worst across the country like President Trump has told us to do. we’re
papaesoco.bsky.social (@papaesoco.bsky.social) reposted
open.substack.com/pub/politicu... ...the most hated man on the Internet. They seem exactly like the kind of people who would cite survival of the fittest philosophy to justify morally repugnant behavior against a child and then threaten to sue anyone on the Internet who is criticizing them.
papaesoco.bsky.social (@papaesoco.bsky.social) reposted
open.substack.com/pub/thomhart... Former Republican strategist and operative Rick Wilson called out Bob Kennedy as a “heroin addict, sex addict, anti-vaccination lunatic and aspiring architect of millions of deaths” who’s dedicated to replacing real scientists with “radical eugenicists.”
papaesoco.bsky.social (@papaesoco.bsky.social) reposted
www.laprogressive.com/racism/lisa-... When political commentators describe Lisa Cook as “low-hanging fruit” in discussing the reshaping of the Federal Reserve, they’re not talking about her qualifications. They’re talking about her vulnerability — grounded in her race, gender,
papaesoco.bsky.social (@papaesoco.bsky.social) reposted
www.laprogressive.com/the-media-in... Anyway, when your guys show up – the guardsmen I mean, the ones who signed up for the Guard thinking they would be defending their country, not your lethally armed and illegally masked private army
papaesoco.bsky.social (@papaesoco.bsky.social) reposted
www.laprogressive.com/progressive-... ... and the highly educated among the public.
papaesoco.bsky.social (@papaesoco.bsky.social) reposted
open.substack.com/pub/politicu... ...workplaces less safe. Donald Trump was born rich. Donald Trump has never worked a day in his life for someone who did not have the last name of Trump. The current president is the most detached person from the real-life experience of working
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Owen Jones (@owenjones.bsky.social) reposted
86% of the world’s genocide experts have declared that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Israel made its genocidal intent clear from day one. It then committed genocide in full view of the world. Nobody with power or influence can say they didn’t know at the time.
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🎯🎯🎯
Paul Eric Scannell (@pauleric70.bsky.social) reposted
“AIPAC is not dedicated to peace. They're dedicated to inducing maximum support in America, the White House, the Congress, and the public media for whatever policies the Israeli government has..” — Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter tried to warn us
Paul Eric Scannell (@pauleric70.bsky.social) reply parent
NYT's Nicholas Fandos Watch Nadler's historic moment when he announced on Dec 11, 2019, the articles of impeachment in the Judiciary Committee against Donald Trump.
Paul Eric Scannell (@pauleric70.bsky.social) reply parent
he was convinced that a generational change in leadership was necessary. “Watching the Biden thing really said something about the necessity for generational change in the party, and I think I want to respect that; a younger successor can maybe do better and can maybe help us more.” Nadler told
Paul Eric Scannell (@pauleric70.bsky.social) reply parent
chaired the Judiciary Committee during Donald Trump's two impeachment trials. Mr. Nadler, 78, revealed the news in an exclusive interview with the New York Times. He expressed his initial reluctance to step aside due to Trump's threat to democracy's foundations, but ultimately, he
Paul Eric Scannell (@pauleric70.bsky.social)
Call to Activism - Joe Gallina Rep. Jerrold Nadler, one of Congress’s leading liberal voices, just announced that he won't seek reelection, ending the 34-year honorable career of the longest-serving New Yorker and Jewish member of the House. Nadler gained his most national prominence while he
friendleemarie53.bsky.social (@friendleemarie53.bsky.social) reposted
youtube.com/watch?v=WVpX...
Paul Eric Scannell (@pauleric70.bsky.social)
Suzie Rizzio Wow look at this because according to the the person doing the livestream they said that a North Carolina Republican Senator was on the Senate floor trading stocks! 😡
papaesoco.bsky.social (@papaesoco.bsky.social) reposted
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz... When another horrific mass shooting occurred days ago, it first seemed the reaction would follow the usual path, with one side arguing for stricter gun laws and the other insisting that the rights enumerated in the Second Amendment allow for no limits
Paul Eric Scannell (@pauleric70.bsky.social)
US government is starving kids in Gaza. During a Senate hearing, Sen. Tim Kaine questioned a Trump administration official over the government's destruction of aid rather than provide the food to hungry children
papaesoco.bsky.social (@papaesoco.bsky.social) reposted
www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum... ...unions’ ability to organize. The man in the McDonald’s suit insists unceasingly that he’s for working people, and huge portions believe him—but what do the facts of President Trump’s actual policies show? What does it mean to be for workers?
papaesoco.bsky.social (@papaesoco.bsky.social) reposted
www.alternet.org/trump-loves-... ...are spineless. The obsequious manner in which conservative voters capitulate to an untelegenic mountebank is either cultism, cowardice, or a combination of the two. It’s certainly not the backbone that built our great nation.
papaesoco.bsky.social (@papaesoco.bsky.social) reposted
The reason Trump isn't sending troops to red states — despite their 'rates of violent crime' www.alternet.org/trump-abbott...
papaesoco.bsky.social (@papaesoco.bsky.social) reposted
www.alternet.org/supreme-cour... ...the Federal Circuit’s rejection of the Trump administration’s sweeping emergency “Liberation Day” tariffs underscores both the legal overreach at play and the constitutional stakes now before the Supreme Court.
Paul Eric Scannell (@pauleric70.bsky.social) reply parent
👏👏👏😎😢
Marc Murphy (@murphycartoons.bsky.social) reposted
Spoiler: Your heart, or your papaw’s heart, or lungs whatever, will not Go On, apologies to Celine Dion. No apologies to RFK, Jr.
papaesoco.bsky.social (@papaesoco.bsky.social) reposted
Trump’s 'steep cuts' are putting national parks on an 'unsustainable and dangerous path' www.alternet.org/national-par...
papaesoco.bsky.social (@papaesoco.bsky.social) reposted
'Something going on': Far-right commentator makes bombshell accusation about Trump's health www.alternet.org/trump-health...
papaesoco.bsky.social (@papaesoco.bsky.social) reposted
open.substack.com/pub/project2...
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open.substack.com/pub/newsom20...
Paul Eric Scannell (@pauleric70.bsky.social)
Over 50% of them were detained outside normal procedures 3,577 are in administrative detention and 2,662 are classified as “unlawful combatants.”
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😢
Talk With Saul (@talkwithsaul.bsky.social) reposted
Let's not forget that this man accepted his faith to save those behind him
Paul Eric Scannell (@pauleric70.bsky.social) reply parent
Palestinian officials denounce the actions as a direct assault on Islamic civilization and human heritage, calling on international bodies to intervene and safeguard one of the world’s most sacred sites. Where's the global outrage ?
Paul Eric Scannell (@pauleric70.bsky.social) reply parent
mosque. Conducted secretly and without international supervision, the work violates global conventions protecting antiquities and endangers the mosque’s structural integrity, threatening centuries-old Islamic architectural treasures.
Paul Eric Scannell (@pauleric70.bsky.social) reply parent
deliberately targeting Islamic antiquities dating back to the Umayyad period, which stand as tangible evidence of Muslims’ historical connection to the holy site. Experts warn that these excavations aim to erase Al-Aqsa’s Islamic heritage and bolster claims of a so-called “temple” beneath the
Paul Eric Scannell (@pauleric70.bsky.social)
Jerusalem 🚨 Breaking | Leaked Footage Reveals Israeli Excavations Threatening Al-Aqsa Mosque Heritage Jerusalem Governorate – Newly leaked footage has exposed illegal excavations and demolition work carried out by Israeli occupation authorities beneath the Al-Aqsa Mosque. The operations are
Chris Rivers (@chrisrivers50.bsky.social) reposted
CATALAN SUMMIT Salvador Illa, president of Spain’s Catalonia region, will meet for the first time with separatist leader Carles Puigdemont in Brussels today. www.politico.eu/article/eu-p...
Paul Eric Scannell (@pauleric70.bsky.social) reply parent
This man literally lost everything to give us a glimpse of the truth. Don't let his memory or what he stood for fade.
Paul Eric Scannell (@pauleric70.bsky.social) reply parent
crack epidemic that decimated inner cities during the 90's. As a result Mainstream media vilified Gary Webb & destroyed his career which also destroyed his marriage. But he refused to back down. In 2004 he was found dead with 2 bullet wounds to his head. His death was ruled a suicide
Paul Eric Scannell (@pauleric70.bsky.social)
In 1996, Gary exposed how the CIA hired drug traffickers, to sell massive amounts of cocaine in the United States, in order to raise untraceable funds to finance a terrorist organization who were trying to overthrow the Nicaraguan government. These massive shipments of cocaine ultimately sparked the
fruitloop16.bsky.social (@fruitloop16.bsky.social) reposted
Meanwhile, let’s talk about Trump’s health. My sources tell me this is being kept tighter than anything I’ve seen in years. Only a handful of people in his inner circle even know the truth. open.substack.com/pub/levremem...
Paul Eric Scannell (@pauleric70.bsky.social) reply parent
Dr. Abu Safiya’s message from prison: “I entered in the name of humanity, and I will leave in the name of humanity… We will remain on our land and continue to provide healthcare services to the people, God willing, even from a tent.”
Paul Eric Scannell (@pauleric70.bsky.social) reply parent
➤ Sunlight only 30 minutes a month ➤ Suffering from severe scabies, boils, and skin infections ➤ Forced to wear the same clothes with only infrequent two-minute baths ➤ Each has lost a third of their body weight ➤ They urgently need dermatologists and medicine for treatment.
Paul Eric Scannell (@pauleric70.bsky.social)
On August 28, a lawyer was able to visit Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the heroic Director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza who was abducted by Israeli forces after refusing to abandon his patients. He is now held in Ofer Prison along with his nephew, Hussam Zaher, in appalling conditions:
papaesoco.bsky.social (@papaesoco.bsky.social) reposted
www.commondreams.org/news/trump-d... "It is a dark and dangerous moment for this country when our government chooses to target orphaned 10-year-olds and denies them their most basic legal right to present their case before an immigration judge," a lawyer said.
papaesoco.bsky.social (@papaesoco.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Passing labor law reforms put forth decades ago. (See my column on Taft Hartley at Nader.org) Investing in crumbling public services and infrastructures. Paying for the above by restoring taxes on the very under-taxed super rich and large corporations and by ending huge
David Corn (@david-corn.bsky.social) reposted
This is a government that is by, and for, the CEOs and billionaires," said AFL-CIO president Liz Shuler.
papaesoco.bsky.social (@papaesoco.bsky.social) reposted
www.commondreams.org/opinion/labo... On June 28, 1894, President Grover Cleveland signed legislation making Labor Day a federal holiday. Five days later, on July 3, 1894, Cleveland dispatched two thousand U.S. Army troops to Chicago, Illinois to suppress the
Debby33 ❌ 👑 (@debby33.bsky.social) reposted
"We do not have the luxury of time. We have received credible reports that we have days, not weeks, before our city sees some type of militarized activity by the federal government.” - Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson
papaesoco.bsky.social (@papaesoco.bsky.social) reposted
www.commondreams.org/opinion/immi... Every morning, my dad laces up his work boots knowing there’s a chance he won’t come home. A skilled carpenter, he has worked in Los Angeles’ construction industry since our family moved to the US when I was 3. Through years of backbreaking
Paul Eric Scannell (@pauleric70.bsky.social)
Israel is setting the Middle East on fire. They just assassinated Yemen’s prime minister and other officials while the U.S. keeps pretending Israel brings “stability” to the region. The cycle of violence will only grow until we stop U.S. support for Israel’s lawless wars
Paul Eric Scannell (@pauleric70.bsky.social)
Suzie Rizzio Wow Detroit Axle is filing a lawsuit over Trump’s Tariffs because they may end up having to close because they can’t afford the Tariffs and at least 102 workers will lose their jobs. They say for every $1 million in goods they import we get to pay $725,000 dollars in Tariffs! 😡
papaesoco.bsky.social (@papaesoco.bsky.social) reposted
www.commondreams.org/opinion/comp... Labor Day celebrations should be about more than department store sales and clambakes. America’s labor unions, at both the national and local levels, should circulate this agenda widely on Labor Day, because it is also a Compact for American Workers.
papaesoco.bsky.social (@papaesoco.bsky.social) reposted
www.commondreams.org/news/trump-v... "The Constitution gives this authority to the states and Congress, not you!" said the head of Democracy Defenders Fund, threatening a lawsuit.
James maude (@jimmybled.bsky.social) reposted
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Paul Eric Scannell (@pauleric70.bsky.social)
Ummmm....The Announcement doesn’t say President Trump! 👀
Paul Eric Scannell (@pauleric70.bsky.social)
Peter Dynes Summer 2025 is now confirmed as the UK’s hottest on record. The 5 hottest summers are all since 2003: 2025, 2018, 2006, 2003 & 2022. The legendary 1976 heatwave no longer even makes the list. That was weather. This is a new climate.
Paul Eric Scannell (@pauleric70.bsky.social)
The Israeli army has wiped out the remaining members of journalist Dohaa Alsosifeen’s family, killing her father, mother, sister Misk, and the rest of her relatives, including children.
bgwitt311.bsky.social (@bgwitt311.bsky.social) reposted
Dementia Don slips away like a rowboat off a dock in a tornado. www.irishstar.com/news/politic...
Paul Eric Scannell (@pauleric70.bsky.social)
More old-growth logging set to begin near Fairy Creek, a new blockade has emerged to save irreplaceable forests Do not let them destroy these ancient Trees, like one below marked for logging If they were buildings they would be protected
Paul Eric Scannell (@pauleric70.bsky.social) reply parent
😎💙☺️
Annie Laurie 🇺🇦🌻 🇨🇦 (@lilannielaurie.bsky.social) reposted
@terrily.bsky.social This still makes me laugh.
Eloise Powers (@elnopower.bsky.social) reposted
Didn't the felon tell us he completely took care of the Houthi problem???
Eloise Powers (@elnopower.bsky.social) reposted
Our tax dollars are hard at work‼️ We have BLOOD ON OUR HANDS AMERICA ‼️ Our tax dollars are aiding Bibi Netanyahu in his quest for complete GENOCIDE ‼️
Eloise Powers (@elnopower.bsky.social) reposted
They are no different than Hitler's Brown Shirts 💔😡
Paul Eric Scannell (@pauleric70.bsky.social) reply parent
👏👏👏👏👏😎💙
Eloise Powers (@elnopower.bsky.social) reposted
Grey-chinned Minivet. The grey-chinned minivet (Pericrocotus solaris) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is found from the Himalayas to China, Taiwan and Southeast Asia. 📸: @chinesenature66
Eloise Powers (@elnopower.bsky.social) reposted
Grey Junglefowl. The gray junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii), also known as Sonnerat's junglefowl, is one of the wild ancestors of the domestic chicken together with the red junglefowl and other junglefowls. 📸: @gururaj.moorching
Eloise Powers (@elnopower.bsky.social) reposted
American Kestrels (Falco sparverius) 📷 Nick Kalathas.
Eloise Powers (@elnopower.bsky.social) reposted
Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans) in Australia 📷 Nick Vertsonis Photography
Eloise Powers (@elnopower.bsky.social) reposted
Blood Pheasant (Ithaginis cruentus) in China 📷 Le Jinjin on Twitter
Eloise Powers (@elnopower.bsky.social) reposted
Silver-throated Tanager (Tangara icterocephala) in Costa Rica 📷 Jeffrey P Karnes photography
Eloise Powers (@elnopower.bsky.social) reposted
Male and female Splendid Fairywren (Malurus splendens) in Australia 📷 Kipp Thompson Bird Photography.