Every mayoral administration leaves behind successes we can learn from—even if we disagreed with the mayor themselves. Good to talk a little NYC history on @theweekendmsnbc.bsky.social with @jonathancapehart.bsky.social this morning.
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Every mayoral administration leaves behind successes we can learn from—even if we disagreed with the mayor themselves. Good to talk a little NYC history on @theweekendmsnbc.bsky.social with @jonathancapehart.bsky.social this morning.
I know everything is stupid, but a day later and I'm still impressed at the gleeful public willingness to scream out "WE DON'T CARE IF OUR SIDE IS CRIMINALLY CORRUPT!"
As CNN offers daylong saturation coverage of the podcaster’s funeral, I went back and checked to see how CNN covered Melissa Hortman’s memorial on 6/28, where Walz spoke and Biden/Harris attended. It got about four minutes during the hours it was happening—less than Jeff Bezos’s wedding that day.
• He did nothing when Republicans gutted the Office of Congressional Ethics, weakening oversight of their own misconduct • Did nothing when the GOP in multiple states pushed voter suppression laws after the 2020 election And this part‼️ But I wish Jonathan had said it when Manchin was at the table.
Here is the truth about the resolution to honor Kirk. His murder should be condemned, he was a public figure as should anyone who is murdered for their political beliefs. But honor him by our government? Nope. #DV1 #ProudBlue @aoc.bsky.social
African drought continues to worsen: "Ethiopia is grappling with the worst drought it has experienced in 70 years—an unprecedented climate crisis marked by extreme weather and a deepening food insecurity situation." capitalethiopia.com/2025/09/21/e...
NATO scrambled 2 🇩🇪 Eurofighters over Baltic Sea on Sunday after a 🇷🇺 aircraft, initially unidentifiable, flew without a flight plan or radio contact. Plane was later identified as a Russian II-20M reconnaissance aircraft. Germany has put additional planes on standby to protect NATO’s eastern airspace
Canadians aren’t anti-American. We’re anti-Trumpism. Tariffs, annexation threats & attacks on diversity poisoned the “special relationship.” The U.S. Ambassador may be disappointed, but he shouldn’t be surprised: we’ll defend our sovereignty CBC tells our story. 📰 r.pebmac.ca/https://www....
@infinitescream.bsky.social
If I hear another f*ing word about this schmuck, I'm going to scream! Of course, here in Phoenix, it's all the TV & Radio is talking about.
We're all bad puppies in her gun sights. 🐶
As a severely disappointed (for 50 years) liberal, I am sick of these "level headed" "measured" "patient" Democrats. I'm tired of their constant insistence on "negotiating" with the nazis. From Nixon, to present, we've seen nothing but grift and authoritarianism from the GOP, and we need fighters!
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www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Why does JD Vance lie so much? Is he really that ignorant of reality or just doesn’t care about the truth like Trump
The Educational Policy Studies Department at UW-Madison is hiring an Assistant or Associate Professor with a focus on climate, sustainability, and education. Please share with folks you think would be interested! #climatepolicy #edpolicy #EduSky jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...
It seems fitting that when authoritarianism came to the US, it would express itself in the form of mad libs.
I love this woman! She's so good.
Same. But the sad part is, there always were a lot of these people running around then. They just were quiet about their ignorance.
Photos that didn't make the wire: Federal agents brutalized activists and members of the press from dawn to dusk at a migrant detention facility outside of Chicago in Broadview, IL, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025.
A Black teen named Kalief Browder was falsely accused of stealing a backpack. He spent 3 years tortured at Rikers & died by suicide A wealthy white man named Tom Homan was caught by FBI accepting bribes. He was promoted to a powerful law enforcement position This is what white supremacy looks like
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In Congress, Republicans are getting a crash course in grammar from Democrats and learning what “pronouns” really mean. Your tax dollars hard at work…🤦🏻♀️
If ICE protesters started dressing like the ICE kidnappers, that would make for a confusing situation. If some of the ICE guys are not going to wear insignia and put masks on, what’s to stop protesters dressing the exact same way. Just a thought…
I have submitted a FOIA to the FBI for all video evidence & docs created in the investigation of Border Czar Tom Homan & his acceptance of $50K in bribes for favorable government contracts. I'll be publishing updates soon on my human rights newsletter. No paywall: www.qasimrashid.com/subscribe
Closeup of a rock with interesting patterns. Taken by the Mars Perseverance Rover on Sol 1630 using WATSON. White balanced color. flic.kr/p/2ruymJ3
Tom Homan took a bag of cash from an undercover FBI agent the right way. by Ezra Klein
They probably should have
NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES DAY 20 SEPTEMBER 2025 THESE HORRENDOUS TIMES Thankful for Governor Gavin Newsom signing Immigrant Protection Bills Stop MASKED ICE JOIN with me and Cynthia Nixon We both canceled our Disney Plus and HULU Asked why Because we believe in the First Amendment
This is an international crime intentionally committed now for the third time. We need a presidential crimes commission to investigate all of this when Democrats retake control of government.
Yes! More of this please!
Are they chirping at the turkey(s)?
Ive never seen a more english political ad. #uk
Cartoon by @paulnoth.bsky.social.
I’m not kidding you when I say my work exposed Border Patrol’s rape culture, illegal coverup teams, the atrocities of deterrence policies, corruption,…Find out why BP Chief Rodney Scott has stated my writings/work have caused the Border Patrol a lot of problems. Available everywhere online.
Another great account to follow, Jenn Bud is former Border Patrol. Lots of excellent information, and has a book out.
This. Everywhere. Now.
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He’s talking about pre-60’s, when white people owned all the local media, so no one heard about lynchings, and they could magically make a mass murder of flourishing black communities turn into a “race riot” by blacks.
Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam!
President Johnson, in a November 9, 1968 letter to the Smothers Brothers: “It is part of the price of leadership of this great and free nation to be the target of clever satirists . . . May we never grow so somber or self-important that we fail to appreciate the humor in our lives.”
Border Czar Tom Homan was caught by the FBI accepting bribes - on camera - to deliver government contracts in exchange for $50,000 in cash. Pam Bondi knew. Kash Patel knew. Emil Bove knew. And they made the investigation go away. A corrupt attempt to conceal brazen graft.
Newsom’s people are so good at this.
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The only way this could be more suspect would be if Tom Homan was wearing a little Hamburglar mask as the money was handed to him in a sack with $$$ signs on it.
Gotta protect the rich, powerful friends who donate!
Bookmark this page. Go and read up. Follow them, if you aren't already. ssd.eff.org
I still think of him as death in The Twilight Zone episode... so sweet, and so young in it!
If they just deleted the texts from all the devices that the messages were on, they weren't deleted... the pointers to the text are gone. If you work in sensitive job, doing a 7 level wipe, (DoD requirement) plus verification, is (supposed to be) impossible to recreate. Think copier hard drives.
I spent yesterday not looking at any social media. This morning, back at it, as noted below. 😱
I am pleased to report that Hawaii Supreme Court Justice Todd Eddins has dropped another total evisceration of the Supreme Court. He says originalism is a fraud—and the Republican justices are shamelessly making up facts and history to impose radical Christian nationalism: slate.com/news-and-pol...
This kind of repudiation of the Supreme Court by a state Supreme Court justice is very rare. But — speaking as a former Alaska Supreme Court clerk — this is also part of their structural purpose. There’s a reason our rights can be, and often are, given *better* protection under state constitutions.
Left-Wing Group Too Disorganized For FBI Agents To Infiltrate https://theonion.com/left-wing-group-too-disorganized-for-fbi-agents-to-infi-1848923025/
I get this newsletter, and it's very good. I get a number of newsletters to stay up on all the latest horrors committed by the current regime, and to keep me thinking positive. Because we can prevent the loss of democracy, if we all band together and do what we can do to help combat it. 😉
American doctors volunteering in Gaza report a disturbing pattern of children shot by Israeli forces. Now they’re pushing for accountability. The latest from our friends at @revealnews.org:
Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social.
1984 was only 41 years off.
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2/ Really cannot share this information often enough given the massive disnfo campaign underway by Trump & friends: "Since 2002, right-wing ideologies have fueled more than 70% of all extremist attacks and domestic terrorism plots in the United States, according to the Anti-Defamation League."
NEW: “...thus far, there is no evidence connecting the suspect with any left-wing groups. Every indication so far is that this was one guy who did one really bad thing because he found Kirk’s ideology personally offensive" www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
As America nears a tipping point, Russell Vought desires a radical rightwing “counter-revolution.” For @zeit.de, I wrote a profile of one of Trumpism’s key figures – and one of Trump’s most dangerous henchmen. Some thoughts from the piece (since it is in German):
The Base is a neo Nazi terror network training for race war and civil collapse. Members were caught with weapons and violent plots. Their apocalyptic vision calls for bloodshed. They are not designated a terrorist organization.
the hysteria has gone off the rails so far that the average american thinks 1 in 5 people are transgender. pure absolute insanity that is driving the current lavender scare
From the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Warp Speed For @rawstory.com Follow my work on Substack: nickanderson.substack.com
epstein trump Epstein Trump EPSTEIN TRUMP
Kash Patel’s debut as Trump’s handpicked FBI Director wasn’t just a train wreck. It was a five-alarm warning siren for American democracy. Watch the whole clip. Patel gets dragged HARD. It's beautiful. #USDemocracy #Pinks Ok
I saw that an acquaintance on FedBook has personally gotten over 55 people to cancel their Disney subscriptions. This is a homebound person and she found her lane and is absolutely kicking ass at the moment. People are doing things.
I try to subscribe to a number of these, and others, as I can afford it. It's literally as necessary as caffeine is!
I want to wake up. Seriously, this feels worse than the 1960's ever did, and it was horrific. BTW, Haaretz does a great job on reporting the middle east.
Geesus... that's already a 3rd extrajudiciary unprovoked killing. Trump clearly WANTS to escalate this - a retaliatory attack on the US and a resulting war would be an excuse to stop the upcoming elections.
"More professors in the United States have been fired for controversial views in the past week than any other week in all of American history." www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
"In those wretched Countries where a Man cannot call his Tongue his own, he can scarce call any Thing else his own. Whoever would overthrow the Liberty of a Nation, must begin by subduing the Freeness of Speech; a Thing terrible to Publick Traytors." - Benjamin Franklin #1stAmendment
#ResistanceRoots #NationalHispanicHeritageMonth José Campos Torres was murdered by Houston Police on May 5, 1977, at age 23. It would take 45 years, but the Vietnam veteran and his family finally received a measure of justice, thanks in part to the tireless efforts of Chicano activists. /1
Tell Congress: Demand answers about Trump’s visibly deteriorating health actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Rod of ACIPius – Politics Trumps Science At The CDC Advisory Committee On Immunization Practices #Vaccines #Immunization #Science #Politics #CDC #ACIP
Everyone needs to do this: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Some context: The Board of Immigration Appeals, which is the appeals body of immigration court, falls under the DOJ and has always been susceptible to political whims. Deportation of a journalist because they were arrested during a protest, despite release orders, is next level though.
GOP Rep. Massie: Yesterday I told Kash Patel he has 20 names in his files that he hasn't released. It seems as though he didn't know he has those 20 names. Trump is trying to protect rich and powerful people who are his friends, and that is why this material is not getting released.
This, unfortunately, fits well with my Law Dork newsletter earlier today. www.lawdork.com/p/judge-toss...
"I was told by sources that [Brendan Carr] made his way into Mar-a-Lago, and he made sure that he was very clear with Trump that he was willing to do what needed to be done if he was chairman of the FCC," says @lacaldwelldc.bsky.social of @puck.news.
How amazing
EXCLUSIVE: A summary of possible CDC funding based on the President’s Budget, the House markup, and the Senate markup. Red: programs Trump wants entirely slashed. Yellow: programs Trump requested substantial cuts. Blue: flat or increased funding. What does all this mean? 🧵
Regardless of the disgraceful nonsense we will likely hear from this administration in the coming days on vaccine “recommendations,” Americas healthcare insurers issued a joint statement tonight saying coverage for Covid and flu shots will remain unchanged from prior years. Speaks for itself.
WONDERFUL MURAL BY Fábio Gomes Trindade! 🌸 What do you think?
What the right wing resents most about us is that we have so much more cultural power. We should use it.
🚨David Letterman is speaking out against the silencing of Jimmy Kimmel. 1/2
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For profit company “fires” a popular late night comedian for “bad ratings?” So Disney was losing money for decades? The lies don’t even attempt to use logic. 😵
MY GOD, I HAVE A NEW HERO. SHE HAD THEM SO HOOKED AND THEN BAM, SHE ATE THEM, BONES AND ALL.
@kendallyb.bsky.social is letting us know Trump is cancled federal funding for students who are both deaf & blind for education. He says it's a conflict with the dept policy of prioritizing Merit, fairness & excellence. These programs costs taxpayers less then 1 weekend of golf for trump
Dylann Roof's judge y'all. Judge arrested after being accused of buying child sex abuse material from the UK, DOJ says James B. Gosnell, Jr., 68, is accused of possession of child sexual abuse material. www.kptv.com/2025/09/16/j...
A young black man is found hanging from a tree in Mississippi and the police claim no foul play, case closed, awfully fast. This headline could have been from the Jim Crow-era. Trey’s family deserves answers. Trey deserves justice. #JusticeForTrey #TreyReed