Reader-Writer (@reader-writer.bsky.social) reply parent
3/ sometimes not even their names!
Reader-Writer (@reader-writer.bsky.social) reply parent
3/ sometimes not even their names!
Reader-Writer (@reader-writer.bsky.social) reply parent
2/ (with one hateful exception) referred to children in the system as CHILDREN, not "alien," and insisted that Assistant US Attorneys and Probation Officers do the same. I applaud them for it. CHILDREN, you asses at DOJ, CHILDREN who have absolutely nothing to their names, and
Reader-Writer (@reader-writer.bsky.social) reply parent
1/ Goddess, I hate the way they refer to these CHILDREN, who have absolutely no resources and no choice. This is just wrong and NOT what beejezuz would do. How do these misanthropes live with themselves? When I worked in federal court in an extremely busy border district. each and every judge
Reader-Writer (@reader-writer.bsky.social) reply parent
No, it's not an assumption; it's a fervent hope, even, goddess forbid, a prayer.
Reader-Writer (@reader-writer.bsky.social) reply parent
Fat, dumb, ugly pig. How did we get here, USA?
Aviel Roshwald (@avielroshwald.bsky.social) reposted
He’s clearly being shielded from significant public exposure while he recuperates from something, degenerates from something, or both.
Reader-Writer (@reader-writer.bsky.social) reply parent
And I would bet a lot of money that her intellect and attention span is a thousand times better than anybody in the current maladministration.
Reader-Writer (@reader-writer.bsky.social) reply parent
🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf.bsky.social) reposted
The thing about arrogant guys who are frequently wrong is that they are so dependable in their arrogance and wrongiosity.
Reader-Writer (@reader-writer.bsky.social) reply parent
Hahahahahahaha!
Reader-Writer (@reader-writer.bsky.social) reply parent
Felons rewarding felons for felonious behavior. The US is dying.
David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf.bsky.social) reposted
On this Labor Day, spare a thought for those who do not work very hard but who look great doing it.
Reader-Writer (@reader-writer.bsky.social) reply parent
Take the stupid hat off in the house, you moron, and act like an adult!
Reader-Writer (@reader-writer.bsky.social) reply parent
Next step.
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, former chief economist to Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) & director of budget and spending policy for Marco Rubio’s 2016 presidential campaign👇🏽
Reader-Writer (@reader-writer.bsky.social) reply parent
They do not care. Their belief in “eugenics” is being played out right under our noses.
Reader-Writer (@reader-writer.bsky.social) reply parent
Under martial law.
Lindsey Boylan (@lindseyboylan.bsky.social) reposted
“The world's leading genocide scholars' association has passed a resolution saying that the legal criteria have been met to establish Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, its president said on Monday.” 86% of those who voted backed the resolution.
Benjamin Husstad-Nedberg (@factforce.bsky.social) reposted
Suggesting that China - who is the main enabler of Russia’s genocidal war - should be part of a ‘peacekeeping’ mission to Ukraine, is beyond stupid. The level of incompetence in the American administration is staggering. You don’t ask the rapist to protect the victim. Unless you’re Trump.
Blue Virginia (@bluevirginia.bsky.social) reposted
Thanks to @SenTimKaine for standing up against the Trump administration and far-right Israeli government, both of which apparently want to ethnically cleanse Gaza (Trump wants to turn it into some sort of luxury resort - warped/sick) bluevirginia.us/2025/09/mond...
Atul Gawande (@agawande.bsky.social) reposted
9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American." It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted
Fifty-one of the 85 Federalist papers were written by a guy born in Nevis.
Reader-Writer (@reader-writer.bsky.social) reply parent
Well, it’s obvious that has been the plan since Nov 6, 2024.
Stand Up for Science! (@standupforscience.bsky.social) reposted
Telling it like it is 🔥 "Once again, we are seeing the federal government retaliate against our civil servants for whistleblowing—which is both illegal and a deep betrayal of the most dedicated among us." www.newsweek.com/fema-staff-l...
David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf.bsky.social) reposted
We do not fully grasp how damaging the SCOTUS’ presidential immunity decision was. What we know is it was a disaster and the huge damage it has caused is being compounded daily. That is because the result is a collaboration between corrupt justices, a supine Congress and a demented President.
Reader-Writer (@reader-writer.bsky.social) reply parent
I guess hitler’s tactics of mass murder/genocide are okay now? All they’re missing is bibi and 🍊💩.
David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf.bsky.social) reposted
This. They must go. Removing them must become a top Congressional priority or the deaths they cause will be on the hands of every member of Congress...and lest they think there be no consequences, those deaths will be mounting up by the time of next year's election.
Reader-Writer (@reader-writer.bsky.social) reply parent
I guess the international arrest warrant for vlad has been recalled and he’s everybody’s bestie now. Mass murderer reforms?
Reader-Writer (@reader-writer.bsky.social) reply parent
Thank you, Mark. 🇺🇸⚓️⚖️
Catherine Rampell (@crampell.bsky.social) reposted
As a friend recently put it: the venn diagram of people who assured us the gun violence was worth it because we need the guns to protect ourselves against a tyrannical federal government and the people cheering on Trump as he deploys the military to take over American cities is a circle
Andrea Love, PhD | Biomedical Scientist (@drandrealove.bsky.social) reposted
What’s wild to me: NOW, media outlets & medical organizations are “stunned” by the damage RFK Jr. is doing to CDC, other health agencies, & public health. Me & my colleagues have been screaming about him for years. Years. Even more so in the last year. We were called hyperbolic. 1/
Reader-Writer (@reader-writer.bsky.social) reply parent
Stay in your own lane, dude. The states regulate and administer elections, not you. Seriously.
Captain Mark Kelly (@captmarkkelly.bsky.social) reposted
Just heard from over 200 veterans and military family members at our town hall in Raleigh with NC Attorney General @jeffjacksonnc.bsky.social. They’re fired up because Trump is cutting the services they depend on here and across the country, and we’re going to keep fighting to stop him.
Reader-Writer (@reader-writer.bsky.social) reply parent
Since January 20, 2025, I would not believe literally anything that the DOJ says. They lie.
Reader-Writer (@reader-writer.bsky.social) reply parent
MAHA is the biggest loser!🤮🤮🤮🤮
Deb Houry (@drdebhoury.bsky.social) reposted
Joined my former boss @drtomfrieden.bsky.social and @mkraju.bsky.social on @cnn.com today to discuss recent CDC changes youtube.com/watch?v=3zKG...
Dara Kass, MD (@darakass.com) reposted
I am a proud member of the "I don't care" club for health professionals who do not GAF about this administrations perceptions of their commitment to health equity and ALSO the "I do not care club" for post/perimenopausal women. My dance card is getting full.
Demetre Daskalakis (@drdemetre.bsky.social) reposted
I hope the president isn’t upset that RFK jr is so popular… also didn’t know public health was a popularity contest! Maybe the secretary should get the Nobel Peace Prize! It’s good to let infectious disease threats compromise US security.
Demetre Daskalakis (@drdemetre.bsky.social) reposted
@citizencohn.bsky.social shares some of my story and the work that I have done on public health with thousands of scientists and implementers. We ended outbreak after outbreak TOGETHER. Many of those outbreaks occurred because of RFK Jr’s rhetoric. www.thebulwark.com/p/kennedy-rf...
Reader-Writer (@reader-writer.bsky.social) reply parent
When it’s the truthful one, yes, nance.
Reader-Writer (@reader-writer.bsky.social) reply parent
Such an idiot, isn’t she?
Reader-Writer (@reader-writer.bsky.social) reply parent
Do you mean “complaint” rather than “compliant”? Very different meanings.
Reader-Writer (@reader-writer.bsky.social) reply parent
A worse psychopath than his idiotic boss. I can see the attraction.
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
I'm still waiting for the relentless onslaught of media demands for a press conference and calls to resign.
Reader-Writer (@reader-writer.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah, he lies.
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
NEW: The trump administration attempted to remove 600 terrified unaccompanied minors to Guatemala in the middle of the night on a holiday weekend. Judge Sooknanan stopped it. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/the-sookna...
Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) reposted
Pure fucking evil. Everyone involved in this shit needs to be held accountable.
Reader-Writer (@reader-writer.bsky.social) reply parent
He simply can’t. He is not a functioning human.
Reader-Writer (@reader-writer.bsky.social) reply parent
Very bad, worse than anyone else in the history of the world.
Khashoggi's Ghost (@urocklive1.bsky.social) reposted
Trump limits National Guard assignments to 29 days at a time to keep the called up service members from getting healthcare and housing benefits while on duty. And the NG troops are catching on. Stereotypical Trump. Don't give those losers and suckers an extra dime. www.rawstory.com/trump-infuri...
Reader-Writer (@reader-writer.bsky.social) reply parent
I have always assumed that.
Reader-Writer (@reader-writer.bsky.social) reply parent
As a female Navy veteran (1974-1979. CTT2) I no longer trust nor believe in the integrity of the Veterans’ Administration because they are serving a corrupt master and not the veterans of this country.
Reader-Writer (@reader-writer.bsky.social) reply parent
As a female Navy veteran (1974-1979, CTT2) I no longer believe in nor trust that the Veteran’s Administration has the best interests of veterans in mind but only the terroristic ideology of an insane fuehrer.
Anna Bower (@annabower.bsky.social) reposted
Pour one out for Judge Sparkle Sooknanan’s clerks this Labor Day weekend
Reader-Writer (@reader-writer.bsky.social) reply parent
Just one tiny example of my experience with the federal courts that no one ever sees and why it must remain independent, which is going to be a huge challenge because the extreme 6 seem intent on merging with this lawless preznut.
Katie Phang (@katiephang.bsky.social) reposted
Convicted Felon, Donald Trump, disrespects our armed forces & offers military funeral honors to deceased 1/6 insurrectionist, Ashli Babbitt. My latest on how the Trump Admin paid her Estate $5 million & inspired a copy-cat lawsuit from the Proud Boys. youtu.be/4SVwrjpvTAc?...
Realities🌐 (@insuret.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Reader-Writer (@reader-writer.bsky.social) reply parent
Yep, they are, to the highest bidder. Pure trafficking.
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
NEW: Many of the unaccompanied minors who Trump is trying to traffic to Guatemala today are in foster care - some of which seem to be Christian facilities. These 10 represent a putative class of nearly 600 children nationwide. Our government is trafficking children.
Reader-Writer (@reader-writer.bsky.social) reply parent
That part is always hard for court reporters too because people never enunciate their names well and bleat them out too fast. The judge always has a list, but for the court reporters, it’s hell. You try to get the names later and use something like “red tie” to identify them as they speak. Retired!
Reader-Writer (@reader-writer.bsky.social) reply parent
The government doesn’t care what judges of the lower courts rule because the doj knows the extreme court will overrule them. We are truly screwed.
Reader-Writer (@reader-writer.bsky.social) reply parent
That has never been my experience with Martha Raddatz. I don’t know what has changed her — I acknowledge the change — but I think most journalists are terrified these days of the orange sadist.
Anna Bower (@annabower.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Judge Sooknanan: As I said at the start of this hearing, I got a call at 2:36 am [last night] because the government chose the wee hours of the morning on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend to execute a plan to move these children. That's why we're here.
Just Jack (@just-jack-1.bsky.social) reposted
He starts randomly jabbering on about getting into heaven. Mysterious bruising on his hand. He disappears from the public eye for days. Even a child would suspect something was up. Everyone but Congress and mainstream media.
Winegar DAR (@winegardar.bsky.social) reposted
@velshi.com Here in GEORGIA 14TH DISTRICT OF Marjorie Taylor Greene we have the OPPORTUNITY TO THOW HER OUT!!! RET. BRIGADIER GENERAL SHAWN HARRIS is running for Congress. He answered every question at his town hall this week in ROME GA, NO TAZING!!! He needs support and publicity!!!
Glenn Kirschner (@glennkirschner.bsky.social) reposted
I'm reading John Fugelsang's remarkable new book, Separation of Church and Hate, and came across this passage (pic below). Can I suggest substituting "Trump" for "Rome" and keep the ... well ... faith that America has better days ahead. @johnfugelsang.bsky.social
Reader-Writer (@reader-writer.bsky.social) reply parent
Thank you for mentioning this book, which comes out Sept 9. I went and preordered it because it seems to be something that will be very helpful in defending myself against all the christofascists in my family.
Jonathan-FL #HumanRightsForEVERYONE (@amerliberal.bsky.social) reposted
Sourdough bread has been baked for at least 2500 years. The fluffy bread made with bleached white flour (like Wonderbread) was first introduced in 1921. So which is traditional and "normal." It's a bit hard to justify labeling a product first developed by the ancient Egyptians as "woke."
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
He’s providing them with valuable mulching experience though.
Reader-Writer (@reader-writer.bsky.social) reply parent
As a proud female Navy veteran myself, I think this is shameful. She was a participant in attempting to assassinate the vice-president as well as members of congress AND overthrow a legitimate election.
Cynthia Verdell (@ver68.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
You guys know that they are trafficking those children like they did in the first administration. They are cruel as hell.
Charles Gaba (@charlesgaba.com) reposted
You could try to be more cartoonishly evil than this but it’d be difficult.
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
It seems to me one of the best arguments to the court is that if this is truly a national emergency, the president’s own party controls Congress but has done nothing to address it with legislation, so how can it possibly be an emergency?
jamelle (@jamellebouie.net) reposted
not just that he has no constitutional authority, there isn't even any particular legal or institutional mechanism by which the president can make anyone treat this as anything other than a weird advisory opinion.
Reader-Writer (@reader-writer.bsky.social) reply parent
“…should have went…” tells me everything I need to know.
Joy-Ann Reid (@joyannreid.bsky.social) reposted
The U.S. is one of the world's biggest human rights violators under Trump. Well done, maga.
Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD (@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social) reposted
New Mexico is overriding the federal government on the topic of COVID19 vaccines to ensure their residents can access them. States hold a tremendous amount of public health power. They should use it.
Reader-Writer (@reader-writer.bsky.social) reply parent
Because he is a sociopath and lives for chaos.
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Jones: We have a presidential administration that has more outrage about the changing of the cracker barrel logo than they do about changing the policies that allow our children to be gunned down in school…
Reader-Writer (@reader-writer.bsky.social) reply parent
Ignorant criminal.
Reader-Writer (@reader-writer.bsky.social) reply parent
Reader-Writer (@reader-writer.bsky.social) reply parent
Just like in the movie Finding Nemo: Mineminemineminemineminemineminemine!
Anne Muntean (@annemuntean.bsky.social) reposted
"His true desire, it seems, wasn’t to simply become the president of the United States, but to become the single most enduring representation of America itself." www.vox.com/politics/459...
Reader-Writer (@reader-writer.bsky.social) reply parent
And the reason they are no longer keeping track of disease outbreaks and letting the public know.
Jeff Tiedrich (@jefftiedrich.bsky.social) reposted
not a journalist, but that doesn't mean I haven't already written the headline
Reader-Writer (@reader-writer.bsky.social) reply parent
My favorite flower; it evokes delightful memories of many trips to Maui and Kauai with dear family members, sadly no longer with us. Thank you for this happy, happy stroll down the lane.🥰
Charles Gaba (@charlesgaba.com) reposted
As I said earlier this year… www.editorialboard.com/unsaid-make-...
Bill Kristol (@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social) reposted
Liberals: “We could try to DO some things to reduce gun violence; ‘thoughts and prayers’ isn’t enough.” Republicans: “Outrage! Disgrace! They’re attacking prayer.” There’s no need to be polite or defensive in response to this. Invoking faith as an excuse to shun responsibility deserves no respect.
Dan Rather (@thedanrather.bsky.social) reposted
The acting head of the CDC is a tech bro with no medical training who embraced Covid conspiracy theories. Talk about malpractice.
Megan Ranney MD MPH (@meganranney.bsky.social) reposted
Please help me welcome to Bluesky @drdebhoury.bsky.social - brave, brilliant, and principled. abcnews.go.com/Politics/vid...
Mark Hertling (@markhertling.bsky.social) reposted
“…I am infuriated that the Air Force plans to grant military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt. She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it.” My latest in @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-a...
Bill Kristol (@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social) reposted
Anne Applebaum: European leaders "understand the stakes of the war, but also the profound change in Washington. And none of them will say this publicly, and I understand why...But they’re horrified by the Alaska meeting and by domestic politics inside the United States." youtu.be/F8yzpfxOm6o?...
Charlotte Clymer (@charlotteclymer.bsky.social) reposted
Trump supporters are very angry this morning about people making jokes on social media after many years of telling the rest of us to have a sense of humor and don't take everything so seriously.
Reader-Writer (@reader-writer.bsky.social) reply parent
And this female Navy veteran is disgusted by this “honor,” in addition to a $5 MILLION to a dishonorable person.
The Bulwark (@thebulwark.com) reposted
"She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it. She was not protecting lives at a gate in Iraq; she was forcing her way through windows in the Capitol to stop the peaceful transfer of power." New from @markhertling.bsky.social: