Beth Peaka’sMom (@sassyvan.bsky.social) reply parent
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Hillary Rodham Clinton (@hillaryclinton.bsky.social) reposted
If you enjoy… Weekends Safe working conditions Retirement benefits Paid vacations Breaks at work Sick leave Paid holidays … then you’re part of the labor movement. Happy Labor Day.
Beth Peaka’sMom (@sassyvan.bsky.social) reply parent
So much JOY in his campaign!! 🤩😍💙💪
𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 (@sundaedivine.bsky.social) reposted
If you're 60, 69.1% of all job growth since your birth occurred under Democratic administrations. If you're 45, that number is 74.7%. If you're under 28, the number is 100%. Happy Labor Day.
Beth Peaka’sMom (@sassyvan.bsky.social)
Unions are essential.
Beth Peaka’sMom (@sassyvan.bsky.social)
Amazing!!
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...
Molly Jong-Fast (@mollyjongfast.bsky.social) reposted
This is the way
Anna Bower (@annabower.bsky.social) reposted
UPDATE: DOJ says that all but 4 of the unaccompanied migrant children have been returned to ORR custody. Transfer of the remaining four children is expected at approximately 11:00 p.m.
Beth Peaka’sMom (@sassyvan.bsky.social)
T H I S 👇
Abbi Lichtenstein (@abbij1961.bsky.social) reposted
Americans rely on public transportation to go to work or school. But @malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social is walking from Philly to Harrisburg to protest PA State Republicans slashing SEPTA funds (Philly's mass transportation) and ⬆️ fares. We need to elect Dems to the PA senate so we can stop this nonsense.
Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin (@ecmclaughlin.bsky.social) reposted
This is so good.
Beth Peaka’sMom (@sassyvan.bsky.social) reply parent
Congratulations 🎉🤩
Abigail Spanberger (@abigailspanberger.com) reposted
Happy Labor Day, Virginia! Today and every day, we stand with our workers who have spent years working toward fair wages, better hours, and safer working conditions.
Beth Peaka’sMom (@sassyvan.bsky.social)
Wow.
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
Trump isn’t just axing the Constitution. He’s axing something we all love. Watch. https://youtu.be/HS7IJaB5NDc?feature=shared
Beth Peaka’sMom (@sassyvan.bsky.social) reply parent
Absolutely insanely delicious.
Anna Bower (@annabower.bsky.social) reposted
MORE: Judge Sooknanan order DOJ to file yet another status report. She sets 10:45 pm deadline for Ensign to address whether all of the children have been returned to ORR custody.
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
Robert Mueller was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2021. We’re just learning about it now because he was asked to testify in the Epstein matter and won’t be able to. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/u...
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
Can the media STOP referring to Jeffrey Epstein as a “financier”? The money he made came from SEX TRAFFICKING MINORS, RAPING CHILDREN, and BLACKMAIL. He was NOT a financier. I’ve seen at least five stories from three outlets refer to him this way in the past week. This is the latest from the Times:
Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (@malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social) reposted
Day 3. 27 miles. 56,243 steps. 9 1/2 hours. Still moving. Still fighting. Every step is for working families who rely on transit—and for a government that shows up for us. #WalkForTransit
Molly Jong-Fast (@mollyjongfast.bsky.social) reposted
If we don’t stand up for these victims, who will ?
Mistress Matisse (@mistressmatisse.bsky.social) reposted
Hey @mollyjongfast.bsky.social thank you for pushing back on misogynistic bullshit other guests on MSNBC The Weekend were spewing about the victims of Jeffrey Epstein being somehow UNFIT to testify in court because they were PAID for SEX. They were all WRONG, and you were the only one to call it out
Anna Bower (@annabower.bsky.social) reposted
JUST IN: Judge Sooknanan ordered the government to file a status report by 4 pm to address whether the children have been deplaned. DOJ blew the deadline. Now she orders them to show cause why they didn’t file the report in time — and sets new 6:30 pm deadline.
Anna Bower (@annabower.bsky.social) reposted
DEVELOPING: Advocates are seeking a court order to block the Trump administration’s effort to deport hundreds of unaccompanied minor children to Guatemala. Judge abruptly moved 3 pm hearing up to 12:30 after she was notified that some children “are in the process of being removed" today.
Paul Callahan (he/him) (@paulcallahanmv.bsky.social) reposted
"It is absurd to have to say this in 2025, but vaccines are safe and effective. That, of course, is not just my view. Far more important, it is the overwhelming consensus of the medical and scientific communities."
Beth Peaka’sMom (@sassyvan.bsky.social)
True.
Beth Peaka’sMom (@sassyvan.bsky.social) reply parent
I think you have said that you used to be a Disney princess?? She totally missed that. Anyway, you’re doing some of us (with relatives in the fox world) a GREAT service. Thank you for everything you do! Also - congress should #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
No matter what @MarshaBlackburn keeps saying, it’s not criminals they’re targeting. www.cnn.com/2025/08/30/u...
Celeste Pewter (@celestepewter.bsky.social) reposted
Okay, with that being said: We're dealing w/ 3 major things to focus on right now: 1. RFK hearings re: CDC - we have to push for this, 2. Having members of Congress address the wrongful firings/targeted attacks (Lisa Cook, Adam Schiff, etc.) 3. Ongoing push back re: DC, Chicago takeovers.
Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social) reposted
It’s Sunday. zohranfornyc.com/events
Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) reposted
Honored that Mark is now a Democracy Docket member.🙏 The force of democracy must be with us!!!🥳
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.
Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social) reposted
One week ago, thousands of New Yorkers tried something new. They heard about it last minute. They didn’t know where it would take them or who they would meet. It was free, earnest, even educational. It was the #ZcavengerHunt and it was a thing of beauty.
Tam Hodge (@tamhodge.bsky.social) reposted
Just went thru a “DUI Checkpoint” They pulled over some cars and let others thru. Every single one pulled to the side was a person of color. #FuckICE AND #FuckCops Trust no one. I’m so pissed. Van Nuys. West of Woodley on Roscoe. Be careful, folks.
Beth Peaka’sMom (@sassyvan.bsky.social) reply parent
Why the hell are there US ships heading to Venezuela? What is happening? Also: Release the Epstein Files
Beth Peaka’sMom (@sassyvan.bsky.social)
Trump definitely did this and he is responsible for the devastating consequences of this stupid and dangerous move.
Beth Peaka’sMom (@sassyvan.bsky.social) reply parent
The lectures are really excellent. Dr Freeman is a fun, entertaining, interesting and thorough professor!
Jess Piper (@piperformissouri.bsky.social) reposted
If you’re interested in finding out what we can do to fight back against the gerrymandering in Missouri, I hope you’ll join this call. I will be speaking on the call. www.mobilize.us/indivisiblek...
Beth Peaka’sMom (@sassyvan.bsky.social)
Yep.
Beth Peaka’sMom (@sassyvan.bsky.social) reply parent
Which is why we all need to continue to be loud and demand that he release the Epstein files. #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
Abigail Spanberger (@abigailspanberger.com) reposted
Virginia is the best state to live and raise a family — but for many, every day costs are just getting too expensive. Virginians deserve a leader who will address this head-on. On day one, I’ll work to lower costs and make life more affordable for Virginia families.
George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted
KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 (@kojamf.bsky.social) reposted
drjenniferlincoln Jennifer Lincoln, MD, IBCLC
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
“ILLEGALS” MY ASS! Green card holder Rami Othmane speaks out after being snatched off the street by ICE while driving to the grocery store. He’s a documented immigrant and the husband of Dr Wafaa Alrashid, chief of staff at a local hospital. He was locked in detention for 13 days.
Abigail Spanberger (@abigailspanberger.com) reposted
Justice Cleo E. Powell is a remarkable trailblazer, who has devoted her career to justice and public service in Virginia. Now, she is the first Black woman to ever serve as Chief Justice in the history of the Supreme Court of Virginia. Congratulations, Chief Justice Powell!
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Jones: I would say to my colleagues who serve in government—keep your thoughts and prayers, keep your tweets. If you want to address gun violence, you don't need to tweet. What you need is a mirror. You have the power to change things.
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...
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Jones: I want to bring theology into this because you have all these people that want to give thoughts and prayers. But I was a minister, and that is a form of theological malpractice—when you pray for something you have the power to change.
Cory Booker (@corybooker.com) reposted
Just some of Trump’s epic lies.
Beth Peaka’sMom (@sassyvan.bsky.social) reply parent
YUM! 😋
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
Why do you appreciate unions? I’ll start: Weekends off Paid vacations Work breaks Sick leave Paid holidays No child labor Safer working conditions Health care and retirement benefits
Mia Farrow (@miafarrow.bsky.social) reposted
Network of hospitals and cancer centers halt enrollment in clinical trials for children with brain cancer after the federal government said it will no longer provide funding . www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/w...
Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD (@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social) reposted
RFK Jr. likes to claim that thimerosal in childhood vaccines causes autism spectrum disorder (ASD). So I wonder if he’d like to explain how the rates of ASD diagnoses in the U.S. have kept going up when thimerosal was removed from all childhood vaccines in 2001?
Beth Peaka’sMom (@sassyvan.bsky.social)
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
Beth Peaka’sMom (@sassyvan.bsky.social) reply parent
That’s awesome! 😍
Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755.bsky.social) reposted
This is for all the teachers out there. This AM at the farmers market, a stranger recognized me from my online American Revolution lecture course. Apparently, the lectures got her thru an illness when she was stuck in bed. Teaching matters. In so many more ways than we know.
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
For decades, Republicans in Washington have told us that tax cuts would trickle down to workers. Instead, wealth and power have accumulated in the hands of the richest 1% at the expense of the rest of us. Trickle-down economics was never supposed to work. It was a hoax.
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…
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
My reporting uncovered the existence of DoJ training videos instructing FBI personnel on how to flag Trump’s name in the Epstein files. I’m suing to get the videos under FOIA. substack.com/@muellershew...
Beth Peaka’sMom (@sassyvan.bsky.social) reply parent
I hope you feel better soon!! I’m getting my 2nd Shingles shot on Tuesday. 😬🤞 I had to keep putting it off because I didn’t have time to be (maybe) sick. Shingles #1 knocked me on my butt but I also got pneumonia shot at the same time so who knows which one did me in.
Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD (@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social) reposted
I’ve heard from a couple of messaging strategists now that people shouldn’t post so much about COVID19 vaccines because it’s “divisive”. I am here to say that I do not give a damn what is popular. I will never ignore scientific evidence for the sake of expediency, and neither should anyone else.
Beth Peaka’sMom (@sassyvan.bsky.social) reply parent
Mamdani is a candidate for NYC Mayor. He doesn’t currently hold office. He’s been here for years! He owes as much gratitude to the US as any of us do. GMAFB
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:
Beth Peaka’sMom (@sassyvan.bsky.social) reply parent
Go BIG, Democrats!!
Beth Peaka’sMom (@sassyvan.bsky.social) reply parent
He has EVERYTHING backwards!! 🤯
Dorit Reiss (@doritreiss.bsky.social) reposted
"America’s national health agency was plunged into crisis as the White House announced it had fired the director and four top officials quit in a row over Robert F Kennedy Jr “weaponising public health for political gain”." www.thetimes.com/us/american-...
Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social) reposted
The Rev took attendance…
Beth Peaka’sMom (@sassyvan.bsky.social) reply parent
GREAT book.
Beth Peaka’sMom (@sassyvan.bsky.social)
Such a great idea!
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Welch: Am American president talks to other American citizens like that, and propagandists come on TV and normalize this behavior. And nothing about this is normal. Nothing
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
The CDC is gutting a program that monitors foodborne illnesses. The program will now only track infections caused by two pathogens, rather than eight. Hello? How does this “Make America Healthy Again”?
Brad Lander (@bradlander.bsky.social) reposted
In response to a suit by @maketheroadny.bsky.social a federal judge has blocked Trump’s expanded use of “expedited removal.” The courthouse abductions w/o due process that we’ve been protesting are illegal—and must stop. We’ll be back next week to make sure they do. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/u...
Beth Peaka’sMom (@sassyvan.bsky.social) reply parent
I approve this message.
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
“Do you guys feel bad about what you’re doing? Don’t you f*cking hate yourselves?”
Beth Peaka’sMom (@sassyvan.bsky.social)
I think the administration is taking steps to “cull” our population. I think that THEY think that this will leave our country more white and with fewer chronically sick HOWEVER I don’t think it works that way. (I’ve been wondering this for a while but I didn’t want to say it out loud.)
Mother Jones (@motherjones.com) reposted
“It’s just incredibly cruel.” Kristi Noem waives environmental laws to build Trump’s wall through a wildlife refuge.
Beth Peaka’sMom (@sassyvan.bsky.social)
🇺🇦💪
Beth Peaka’sMom (@sassyvan.bsky.social)
Good.
ProPublica (@propublica.org) reposted
Blue Cross had refused to pay thousands of claims for the center’s patients, but on several occasions executives at the insurance company had signed special one-time deals with the center to pay for their wives’ cancer treatment. (Published April 2025)
Beth Peaka’sMom (@sassyvan.bsky.social)
Absolutely NOT. (unless we can all establish our own ridiculously named churches that focus on whatever we want )
Beth Peaka’sMom (@sassyvan.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh! Years ago a group of friends decided we should become the “Church of Just the Tip” (ok… there may have been LOTS of alcohol involved). We had a greeting, some basic guidelines etc We should absolutely get funding! 🤣
Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis (@jeffjarvis.bsky.social) reposted
Indeed. ‘Racist as hell’: Trump’s cabinet is almost all white, and he keeps firing Black officials www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Joyce White Vance (@joycewhitevance.bsky.social) reposted
Hope SCOTUS enjoys being treated like Trump’s lapdog
Angry (@angrystaffer.bsky.social) reposted
I hope people realize how absolutely fucked this situation is. This isn’t normal. People are resigning all over the place because the government is mishandling our data, ruining our public health services, and generally making Americans less safe.
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns. The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate. Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care. The list goes on and on. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
Beth Peaka’sMom (@sassyvan.bsky.social)
Fantastic.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
FOX: *plays clip of Gavin Newsom pointing out that crime is higher in Louisiana than in California* FOX: Your response? MIKE JOHNSON: He needs to go an govern his state and not be engaging in this
jamelle (@jamellebouie.net) reposted
there is no question in my mind that rfk jr is the most dangerous person in this administration and that his eugenicist ideology threatens the lives of millions of people www.advocate.com/politics/dem...
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
Inhuman. “I don’t have any choice” is a lie.
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
The next days and months and years will demand from all of us great courage — and solidarity. Be prepared.
Beth Peaka’sMom (@sassyvan.bsky.social)
Good. Thank you, Governor Walz.
Beth Peaka’sMom (@sassyvan.bsky.social)
Infuriating.
Reuters (@reuters.com) reposted
Exclusive: Meta has appropriated the names and likenesses of celebrities — including Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway and Selena Gomez — to create dozens of flirty social-media chatbots without their permission, Reuters has found reut.rs/3JWb00R
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Stephen Miller: Secretary Kennedy has been a crown jewel of this administration