Maureen Johnson (@maureenjohnsonbooks.com) reposted
"We're going to need a story about this accident. Say he was helping a woman. That should work. Also, is he wearing pants? Make sure he's wearing pants."
Maureen Johnson (@maureenjohnsonbooks.com) reposted
"We're going to need a story about this accident. Say he was helping a woman. That should work. Also, is he wearing pants? Make sure he's wearing pants."
spradlig.bsky.social (@spradlig.bsky.social) reply parent
C IS FOR COLLEGE
spradlig.bsky.social (@spradlig.bsky.social) reply parent
Here’s the press release from the police. Nothing Giuliani or his team says can be believed without confirmation. www.nhsp.dos.nh.gov/news-and-med...
spradlig.bsky.social (@spradlig.bsky.social) reply parent
I hope he runs for president, just so he can fail spectacularly 😂
Dr. Irving Forbush (@drivingforbush.bsky.social) reposted
Rahm Emmanuel has been consistently INCORRECT ABOUT PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING, this is no exception. OCCUPY WALL STREET did NOT "mutate into maga". What a STUPID thing to claim. The 'American Dream' has become a nightmare: DC insider explains what motivates MAGA voters www.alternet.org/trump-maga-d...
Alt National Park Service (@altnps.bsky.social) reposted
This is just sad. We’ve posted about this before. Now here is what is going down. The rainbow crosswalk at the Pulse memorial in Orlando (created to honor the 49 lives lost in the 2016 shooting) has now become the target of state enforcement.
In These Times (@inthesetimes.com) reposted
A great question. #nyc #nyclife #newyorkcity
Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) reposted
NY Times vs Democracy Docket. Why does the Times use the word "explicit" when Trump has ZERO authority?👀 Support pro-democracy independent media. Subscribe to Democracy Docket today. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
Anonymous (@youranoncentral.bsky.social) reposted
Call to Action: Mass protest at Washington D.C. on November 5th. Plan accordingly. #3E #RefuseFascism
spradlig.bsky.social (@spradlig.bsky.social) reply parent
It would be a shame if they were flooded with fake requests from teachers from other states who were absolutely dying to move to Oklahoma.
spradlig.bsky.social (@spradlig.bsky.social) reply parent
Too bad. They could use more troops.
portorangedems.bsky.social (@portorangedems.bsky.social) reposted
Thursday, September 11, 2025 meeting at 4662 S. Clyde Morris Blvd. Doors 6:30 p.m., meeting begins 7:00. . Guest speaker: Genesis Robinson, Executive Director of Equal Ground. More info at portorangedems.org/september-20... #portorange #volusiademocrats #floridademocrats
SG Hendricks (@sghendricks.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
spradlig.bsky.social (@spradlig.bsky.social) reply parent
Beware the emaciated CG wolves!
spradlig.bsky.social (@spradlig.bsky.social) reply parent
spradlig.bsky.social (@spradlig.bsky.social) reply parent
They’re all ammosexuals, though not all ammosexuals are gunsplainers
spradlig.bsky.social (@spradlig.bsky.social) reply parent
Because “calling for” things never makes them happen. RFK, Jr. must be resisted, but Bernie’s statement achieves nothing.
spradlig.bsky.social (@spradlig.bsky.social) reply parent
If you want to say something that will accomplish nothing, just “call for” someone to do something. It works 0% of the time.
spradlig.bsky.social (@spradlig.bsky.social) reply parent
I’ve switched to LibreWolf, another fork of Ff. Because of Ff’s recent lessened privacy. I tried Opera but I couldn’t tolerate “Speed Dial”, which appears impossible to eradicate or even hide.
spradlig.bsky.social (@spradlig.bsky.social) reply parent
Some child sex trafficking is inevitable. But Donald Trump needs to come clean.
spradlig.bsky.social (@spradlig.bsky.social) reply parent
“experts fear” @nytpitchbot.bsky.social
Christine M🐾🐾 (@chrismo.bsky.social) reposted
If you're there God, you know the assignment
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
This part. Everyone should be taking notes from @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social’s @mizzwelch.bsky.social
spradlig.bsky.social (@spradlig.bsky.social) reply parent
I made this during trimp 1.0, when he made several mysterious trips to Walter Reed. gmotd.tumblr.com
George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted
@nealkatyal.bsky.social: “You’ve got the president who's imposed the largest tax increase on American consumers since 1993 … and he did it without Congress saying one word. That is not our constitutional structure.”
spradlig.bsky.social (@spradlig.bsky.social)
Only the president can fire the CDC director. I’m certain there are procedures that must be followed, such as a letter to Dr. Monarez from trump. Has anyone seen such a letter? Tweets from underlings don’t count. Quotes from anonymous sources don’t count.
spradlig.bsky.social (@spradlig.bsky.social) reply parent
I’m seeing it here first. @nytimes.com could report this, and also report on the regular stochastic terrorism practiced by trimp and MAGA, along with its fatal and inevitable consequences. But they choose not to.
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
ICYMI — JUDGE: “This case represents the consequences of a decades long drumbeat of anti-immigrant sentiment and misinformation being broadcast & broadcast & broadcast…” 2 immigrants shot in Washington, gunman sentenced in June. Barely even a story. 🤷🏻♂️ www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/g...
Kate from Kharkiv (@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social) reposted
Dear Americans, welcome to the thrilling game of ‘Did this dictator die or just disappear for a day?’ We’ve been playing it with Putin and Lukashenko for decades. Enjoy the suspense.
spradlig.bsky.social (@spradlig.bsky.social) reply parent
How can they do those things without a Senate majority?
traceyapple.bsky.social (@traceyapple.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Interesting - I've been watching this one. didtrumpgolftoday.com
spradlig.bsky.social (@spradlig.bsky.social) reply parent
Kashana (@kashana.bsky.social) reposted
Live your life such that everyone doesn’t spend ten solid years planning the rager they’re going to throw when you die.
Daniel Carlson (@danielwcarlson.bsky.social) reposted
We built a calculator that doesn't work, but don't worry, it's also a plagiarism machine that will tell you to kill yourself. It runs on the world's oceans and costs 10 trillion dollars.
The Intercept (@theintercept.com) reposted
Rep. Deborah Ross became the latest Democrat to swear off AIPAC amid pressure to hold Israel accountable for its genocide in Gaza.
Dr. William Horne (@wihorne.bsky.social) reposted
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but we don’t need to fight fairly against fascism. We just need to fight.
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Garcia: We finally got word from the Epstein estate. They're going to be providing the actual Epstein book… the estate is actually going to actually now get us that book and a bunch of other documents that they have that's actually not been reported yet.
Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) reposted
🚨BREAKING: Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe (R) reinforced GOP power grabs sweeping the country, calling a special legislative session Friday to redraw congressional districts and weaken the ability of voters to pass laws through ballot initiatives. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
This Labor Day, I urge you to join a Workers Over Billionaires protest. We must continue standing together to show Trump that we, the people, have the power – not his billionaire buddies and corporate cronies. bit.ly/4lMgKaR
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Psaki: Comer was a little slow to move forward with the subpoenas, at least in my view. Moskowitz: That’s actually his regular speed. He’s just a little slow in general.
Bobscratch Goldfarb 🫘💙🌊 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇺🇦♿️ (@bobscratchgfarb.bsky.social) reposted
ICE is totally out of control. This poor boy. I hope he gets counseling. apple.news/AU2ARrBy3Tfe...
spradlig.bsky.social (@spradlig.bsky.social) reply parent
spradlig.bsky.social (@spradlig.bsky.social) reply parent
“legally untested maneuver” The article quotes Susan Collins saying that it’s clearly illegal.
spradlig.bsky.social (@spradlig.bsky.social) reply parent
“legally untested”, i.e. illegal. As Susan Collins put it, “Any effort to rescind appropriated funds without congressional approval is a clear violation of the law.”
spradlig.bsky.social (@spradlig.bsky.social) reply parent
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.
spradlig.bsky.social (@spradlig.bsky.social) reply parent
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Robin Burks (@robinburks.bsky.social) reposted
Just another reason to keep giving Netflix my money.
John Bisognano (@johnbisognano.com) reposted
What a completely absurd and weird lie. It’s obvious he is trying to shirk responsibility for completely abandoning of his 5 members in California… and likely more. Donald Trump and Mike Johnson own this.
spradlig.bsky.social (@spradlig.bsky.social) reply parent
He’s a human jacket potato
josh houtz (@takeittothehoutz.bsky.social) reposted
I just saw someone refer to rfk jr as microwaved mel gibson & i can’t unsee it.
CAIR (@cairnational.bsky.social) reposted
UNC’s decision to censor student expression about genocide and Palestinian human rights is not an isolated incident — it is part of a disturbing trend across the country in which universities are caving to political pressure and silencing dissent. tinyurl.com/bdz5rsxt
Anil Dash (@anildash.com) reposted
The thing about Ashli Babbitt that I kept saying is that, for most of history, most countries would have strung up a bunch of the J6 folks in the capitol steps as a sign. And for good reason. This is what happens when you don’t.
Allen Rein (@allenarrr.bsky.social) reposted
Hey, there. Quick reminder that our country's leadership DOES NOT WANT US TO BE HEALTHY. As you were.
Matthew Dow Smith (@matthewdowsmith.bsky.social) reposted
I will never get over how a handful of tech bros set billions of dollars on fire to build a plagiarism machine that doesn't work and will destroy human society when they could have used a fraction of that money to fund a new golden age of creativity and knowledge.
Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 (@minibubbly.bsky.social) reposted
Neil Young quits Facebook and Instagram over Meta's use of chatbots with children 'Meta's use of chatbots with children is unconscionable,' Young's team shared in a statement. www.cbc.ca/music/neil-y...
Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” (@ryanjreilly.com) reposted
Art depicting “Sandwich Guy” now at the scene of the alleged misdemeanor.
spradlig.bsky.social (@spradlig.bsky.social)
Why do people say ‘mansplaining’, and not ‘premature explication’?
spradlig.bsky.social (@spradlig.bsky.social) reply parent
Is this legal? A cop can’t pull over a vehicle without probable cause. I hope a lawsuit is on the way.
Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) reposted
"Marc Elias’s Democracy Docket has quietly become a pro-democracy media force, expanding its newsroom to 20 staffers as it surpasses 50,000 paid subscribers." Story here: www.status.news/p/democracy-...
MPTomei (@honeythemoon.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
How about at least asking a few questions? If this is REALLY about crime, why isn't he occupying Memphis, St. Louis, or Cleveland. DC isn't even in the top 10! Crime is at 27 yr. low. Your talking points feed right into MAGA narratives/propaganda. So so SO DUMB!!! 🤡 www.arcadian.ai/blogs/blogs/...
spradlig.bsky.social (@spradlig.bsky.social) reply parent
Shame on you for bending the knee to Orange Hitler. His occupation has not made DC safer.
stpaulijollyroger.bsky.social (@stpaulijollyroger.bsky.social) reposted
Fuck Bowser! DC deserves better: www.fox32chicago.com/news/dc-mayo...
Peter Morley ♿️ (@petermorley.bsky.social) reposted
NEVER FORGET: The GOP Congress lack of interest in the breach of actual science at the CDC has made it CLEAR: they don’t care if we live or die.
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
If someone tells you there's nothing we can do about gun violence beyond thoughts and prayers, remind them: —Gun laws in other countries have prevented mass shootings —More guns don't make us safer —A majority of Americans want gun reform We don't have to live like this.
spradlig.bsky.social (@spradlig.bsky.social) reply parent
Are there enough decent R’s in the House to impeach him? It wouldn’t remove him, but the regime wouldn’t like it
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Frey: "We need an assault weapons ban nationwide. We need to have a high capacity magazine ban. And if the federal govt and states aren't gonna act, give us the ability to protect our constituents. Give mayors & council members the ability to protect in Mpls 435,000 residents that call Mpls home."
spradlig.bsky.social (@spradlig.bsky.social) reply parent
*by Republican office holders
spradlig.bsky.social (@spradlig.bsky.social) reply parent
This reminds me of when Twitter had an AI that found and removed hate speech. They stopped using it because it flagged so many posts for Republican office holders 😅
spradlig.bsky.social (@spradlig.bsky.social) reply parent
I didn’t know what he looked like until he was arrested. I hadn’t heard of him until he was appointed to the Senate.
spradlig.bsky.social (@spradlig.bsky.social) reply parent
He should decline AIPAC donations first
spradlig.bsky.social (@spradlig.bsky.social) reply parent
I see you’ve corrected your story. Good. But you have yet to apologize, or to remove this post.
spradlig.bsky.social (@spradlig.bsky.social) reply parent
The truth has a liberal bias.
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
NEW QUINNIPIAC POLL: Trump approval rating: 37% Trump's handling of: Crime: - 12 Russia/Ukraine: -12 Foreign Policy: -16 Economy: -18 Trade: -18 Israel/Hamas/Gaza: -19 Sending weapons to Israel: -28 National Guard to DC: -15 Epstein files: -48 Smithsonian: -27 poll.qu.edu/poll-release...
Tom Scocca (@tomscocca.bsky.social) reposted
One fascinating thing about the most self-serious newspaper in America with its staff of the winning journalistic meritocrats is that it routinely, institutionally publishes completely made-up bullshit speculation about pure abstractions, based on zero reporting, written as if it were plain facts
spradlig.bsky.social (@spradlig.bsky.social) reply parent
The pasted tweet is a reply to a reply that mentions North Korea. Not China. North Korea is one of the most repressive dictatorships in the world. There’s no need to exaggerate. There’s no racist subtext unless you want to see racism everywhere. I know the point of the tweet. I disagree.
Ed Hirsch (@edhirsch.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
John Roberts legacy will be forever entwined with Trump's 🧵thread bsky.app/profile/edhi...
ireidani.bsky.social (@ireidani.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Yeah, the SC is responsible for a lot of what's going on right now, and Kavanaugh and Gorsuch are out scolding the lower court judges for challenging Trump too often. www.aol.com/news/trump-s...
spradlig.bsky.social (@spradlig.bsky.social) reply parent
“We just call balls and strikes. Every pitch thrown to Trump is a ball. We can’t help it if he has a very small strike zone.”
spradlig.bsky.social (@spradlig.bsky.social) reply parent
Can Trump legally fire Fed board member Lisa Cook without cause? It’s complicated.
spradlig.bsky.social (@spradlig.bsky.social) reply parent
Some experts are perturbed by Trump’s unconventional approach to governing and novel legal arguments.
spradlig.bsky.social (@spradlig.bsky.social) reply parent
CDC director Susan Monarez hasn’t resigned. So why does it feel like she has?
spradlig.bsky.social (@spradlig.bsky.social) reply parent
spradlig.bsky.social (@spradlig.bsky.social) reply parent
The Times pulled the same crap with Fed board member Lisa Cook. They claimed trump had fired her, then changed it to trimp attempting to fire her.
Eukanal Bytmeagh ❌👑 (@ru12xu.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Are you going to retract your ‘news’ about her abruptly leaving her job after her attorney has publicly stated that isn’t true? bsky.app/profile/mark...
spradlig.bsky.social (@spradlig.bsky.social) reply parent
Her lawyer says otherwise. Reporting as false information.
spradlig.bsky.social (@spradlig.bsky.social) reply parent
I’m just a guy with a phone. I shouldn’t be able to find errors in @nytimes reporting.
spradlig.bsky.social (@spradlig.bsky.social) reply parent
Tellingly, the Times ran a story stating that trump had fired Lisa Cook. Then they corrected it to say he was attempting to fire her. They stated his move had “little precedent”, but gave none. I knew trump didn’t have the authority so I was skeptical all along.
spradlig.bsky.social (@spradlig.bsky.social) reply parent
@nytimes.com ran a story whose headline claimed that trump had fired that FED board member (the black woman whose name escapes me). They fixed the headline to state that trump was attempting to fire her. They said trump’s move had “little precedent”. Their story furnished no precedent at all.
Mark Zaid, Esq (@markzaidesq.bsky.social) reposted
Abbe Lowell and I represent CDC Director #SusanMonarez. Contrary to govt statements, Dr. Monarez has neither resigned nor yet been fired. She will not resign. We have issued the following statement:
Rex Huppke (@rexhuppke.bsky.social) reposted
It’s almost as if appointing an anti-vax lunatic with zero qualifications to oversee America’s health was a numbskull idea and everybody with a functioning brain knew it.