ššš¤CJš¤Øš¤£š§šššŗšø (@cnice59.bsky.social) reposted
William Zafra Velasco (@williamzvelasco.bsky.social) reposted
Nah, this was no ācoding error.ā The United States government has been out to destroy habeas corpus, without a constitutional amendment, because it stands in the way of its tyrannical power.
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
This should be getting far more attention from the media, and it should be investigated as a hate crime. A 14-year-old Black teen was targeted, beaten, and dehumanized with racial slurs by white teens while people stood around cheering. 1/4
Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor.bsky.social) reposted
Written order to come within 30 days (he issued it now bc the law is supposed to go into effect Monday. Rough holding is that it likely violates the 1A to compel companies issue disclosures related to DEI and ESG they don't think are true. Trump-appointed Judge Alan Albright.
Kathleen Bachynski (@bachynski.bsky.social) reposted
Iām so grateful that I have tenure and the academic freedom to call it like I see it. āDr. Kathleen Bachynski, a professor of public health at Muhlenberg College, described Kennedyās comments as āabsolute gibberishā and slammed the HHS secretary as a ādangerous buffoonā who is āthreatening us all.ā
Marisa Kabas (@marisakabas.bsky.social) reposted
BREAKING: Social Security Administration chief data officer and whistle-blower Charles Borges has resigned after bombshell report that SSA put highly-sensitive data at risk. He sent out an email to colleagues moments ago. Here is the text of his email shared with me:
Senator Ron Wyden (@wyden.senate.gov) reposted
NEW: my office has received disturbing whistleblower reports that the Trump administration plans to separate 700 children from their families, lawyers, and support systems. Disappearing vulnerable children beyond the reach of American law and oversight is beyond depravity.
Eric Umansky (@ericumansky.bsky.social) reposted
Federal agents in DC have been starting dangerous car cases for small stuff like tinted windows. The chases violate DC police policy. Out of 10 cases, six ended in a crash. One car had a minor in back. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
The Bulwark (@thebulwark.com) reposted
"Sending away the 'others' to make way for white people to flourish is at the literal center of Gastās painted vision of the West. That vision is reproduced in Homeland Securityās own videos." ICYMI:
Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD (@arghavansallesmd.medsky.social) reposted
This should be a bigger story. A government official had the YouTube channel of a private citizen shut down bc he didnāt like what that citizen was saying. This administrationās version of free speech is a joke.
ViolettaHGH8 (@violettahgh8.bsky.social) reply parent
Just looking at that maniacal strabismic gaze makes my eyes hurt!
George Conway ššŗšøš„ (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted
Fifty-one of the 85 Federalist papers were written by a guy born in Nevis.
Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner.bsky.social) reposted
Anna has had excellent coverage of this developing case in which the Trump administration tried to use the holiday weekend to secretly and illegally deport children.
Joshua J. Friedman (@joshuajfriedman.com) reposted
NEW: 72 of the 76 Guatemalan children previously boarded onto planes have been returned to ORR custody, per DOJ, with the remaining 4 expected to be returned in the next 15 min. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Ari Cohn (@aricohn.com) reposted
These people are unrepentant racists but also too cowardly to use the slur they so desperately want to.
ViolettaHGH8 (@violettahgh8.bsky.social) reply parent
Theyāre pussy ass beta bitches who couldnāt handle a beat down from a 13 year old girl - they know better than to say the word out loud.
Don Moynihan (@donmoyn.bsky.social) reposted
After banning visas for Palestinian children seeking medical care, the Trump administration is now banning any Palestinian passport holders from entering the United States. Extraordinary bigotry being converted into US policy. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/w...
The Associated Press (@apnews.com) reposted
Pope Leo XIV met with one of the most prominent advocates for greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in the Catholic Church. The Rev. James Martin said Leo told him that he intended to continue Pope Francisā policy of LGBTQ+ acceptance in the church and encouraged him to keep up his advocacy.
Dean Obeidallah (@deanobeidallah.bsky.social) reposted
Nine former directors of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention joined forces to warn Health Secty Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is āendangering every Americanās health." RFK Jr MUST be charged with manslaughter. Dem State AGs must charge him for killing Americans.
Mari Rochelleš³ļøāā§ļøš³ļøāš ā¢ šš§¬ā®ļøš³ļø (she/her) ā¤ļøš§”š¤š©·šš¶ļø (@mari-rochelle.bsky.social) reposted
Somewhere in Iceland.
Introvert Problems (@introvertproblems.bsky.social) reposted
Introverts donāt recharge with sleep, we recharge by being left completely alone for 3ā5 business days
David Ho (@davidho.bsky.social) reposted
They should do it anyway for the environmental benefits.
Aalia Mauro (@aaliamauro.bsky.social) reposted
The problem isnāt refugees on boats. The problem is oligarchs hoarding obscene amounts of wealth while most people fight to stay afloat. Wages aren't tied to inflation, so the working class keeps falling behind no matter how hard they work.
1kr5ur43m.bsky.social (@1kr5ur43m.bsky.social) reposted
"Pediatricians and other major health groups are suing RFK Jr. over vaccines" www.yahoo.com/news/pediatr...
Brian Cardone (@cardonebrian.bsky.social) reposted
Just so you know, everything that is being pushed out from the Whitehouse is just a ploy to distract us from the Epstein victims testifying on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. Thank you Rep Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Rep Thomas Massie (R-KY) for making this happen. The victims deserve justice! š„š„š„
Mark Hamill (@markhamillofficial.bsky.social) reposted
Today's a good day to learn Colbert found a new job. Hope it's a good one for everybody! #HappyLaborDay
Jess Piper (@piperformissouri.bsky.social) reposted
MO Gov Mike Kehoe is calling a special session to gerrymander the 5th District which encompasses Kansas City. He is specifically violating Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which bans any voting practice that denies or weakens the power of a racial minority to elect its preferred candidates.
philaretey.bsky.social (@philaretey.bsky.social) reposted
Netflix just gave Gavin Newsom 2 million for the redistricting fight and made a deal with Sesame Street. New episodes will air there and the backlog of old episodes will Be free to watch. Netflix picked a side. I will keep my subscription.
1kr5ur43m.bsky.social (@1kr5ur43m.bsky.social) reposted
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Pestilence (@pestilence4all.bsky.social) reposted
Youāre ignorant if - you believe that the government is āchippingā you with vaccines. Youāre a ignorant if - you think that the mRNA in a vaccine is manipulating your DNA. Youāre a ignorant if - you believe that vaccines cause autism. Vaccines are safe and effective! Vaccines cause old age.
Andrew Flanagan (@af68.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
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Kat Abughazaleh (@katmabu.bsky.social) reposted
Revoking an entire nationalityās visas is collective punishment and never acceptable ā especially in this moment when millions of Palestinians lack equal rights, basic healthcare, and so much more at home, forcing them out of the US is unfathomably cruel. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/w...
1kr5ur43m.bsky.social (@1kr5ur43m.bsky.social) reposted
"By cancelling $500 million in mRNA research, the US has lost its only effective weapon against H5N1 Bird Flu. : r/Futurology" www.reddit.com/r/Futurology...
ViolettaHGH8 (@violettahgh8.bsky.social) reply parent
Gonna have to agree to disagree insubordination and refusing to follow direct orders from superiors wonāt fly. Governors and mayors need to be clear with their police commissioners and in turn the rank and file that they will face consequences.
Atul Gawande (@agawande.bsky.social) reposted
9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nationās 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...
ViolettaHGH8 (@violettahgh8.bsky.social) reply parent
Beholden to state and municipal laws and the contractual obligations they agreed to. If you refuse to do the things you are contractually obligated to do you can be fired and lose your benefits.
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
FEDERAL AGENTS TAKE NOTE⦠Itās not just Chicago standing strong. Other blue cities and governors are ready to unite against Trumpās federal invasion. Iām not an attorney, but this point seems huge: if federal agents break state or city laws, they can prosecuted. And Trump cannot pardon them.
ViolettaHGH8 (@violettahgh8.bsky.social) reply parent
Tell them: Do your job or lose your pension.šš»
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
The United States is slipping from its place as a world leader. You can thank Trump for that.
hopefulme2.bsky.social (@hopefulme2.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Pritzker: "We don't want troops on the streets of American cities. That's un-American and frankly the president ought to know better. This one doesn't seem to. He hasn't read any books. He doesn't seem to understand the Constitution or the laws."
1kr5ur43m.bsky.social (@1kr5ur43m.bsky.social) reposted
my.clevelandclinic.org/health/disea... Robert F Kennedy has outlawed the ability for the United States of America to manufacture the vaccine for bird flu which will result in millions of deaths worldwide !
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 youāre part of the labor movement. Happy Labor Day.
ViolettaHGH8 (@violettahgh8.bsky.social) reply parent
LDE
šš¦šššš š¾š¦š£š (@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.
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
If this is the āstrong leaderā they keep selling us, why are they hiding him like Weekend at Bernieās? š
MayhemMel! (@melindameyer.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
ViolettaHGH8 (@violettahgh8.bsky.social) reply parent
If he had any brains left and wasnāt cosplaying a medical expert, heād know kids in an airport at the end of summer are simply suffering from āback-to-school-itisā.
Mekka Okereke (@mekka.mekka-tech.com) reposted
Way before Jan 6, when a Trump speech was followed by his fans storming the capitol, there was the PBA riot, when a Giuliani speech was followed by NYPD cops storming NY City Hall, calling Dinkins, the city's 1st Black mayor, the n-word, and threatening him with harm. Giuliani won the next election
Wolves at the Wall (@wolvesatthewall.bsky.social) reposted
We could be using renewable energy like Japan, but no, we had to elect a dumbass (who we really really hoped had died today) pedophile, rapist, piece of shit who is eliminating all forward progress while taking us backward. #resist #ishedeadyet www.zmescience.com/ecology/japa...
Jack Hopkins-The Original (@therealjackhopkins.bsky.social) reposted
You ever see somebody so old and sick they donāt walk in...they creak in? Breathing like Darth Vader with bronchitis. Letās be honestā¦thereās no way this guy makes it another year. A stiff breeze in March might finish the job. He's a very ill man.
MPWERED (@kelvin1.bsky.social) reposted
'The findings add weight to a growing body of evidence that beavers may be acting as ecosystem engineers, reshaping waterways in ways that benefit not just their own survival, but that of entire landscapes.'
Governor Gavin Newsom (@governor.ca.gov) reposted
Public safety in California is on the rise. Last year, California had the second-lowest homicide rate since at least 1966, decreasing by nearly 12% overall since 2023. We're going to drive that progress forward up and down the state.
ViolettaHGH8 (@violettahgh8.bsky.social) reply parent
How ironic that they took an oath to protect us from domestic enemies.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Pritzker: "No one in the administration -- the president or anybody under him -- has called anyone in my administration or me. It's clear that in secret they're are planning this invasion with US troops."
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
RADDATZ: You talk about what can be done. After shootings in Buffalo & Uvalde, Congress passed a bipartisan Safer Communities Act. It provided hundreds of millions for schools to expand mental health services. You didn't vote for it. Why? TOM EMMER: I don't remember the reasons I didn't vote for it
ViolettaHGH8 (@violettahgh8.bsky.social) reply parent
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MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) reposted
He wonāt let the press anywhere near him. This is getting weirder and weirder.
Brennan Center (@brennancenter.org) reposted
The Trump administration is undertaking an unprecedented strategy to try to undermine our elections. They are doing so by rewriting election rules, targeting election officials, supporting election deniers, and retreating from protecting voting rights. bit.ly/4l1lUPP
George Conway ššŗšøš„ (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted
JD Vance: āTrump is a really bad candidate and frankly, I think, a really bad person.ā { ht: @patriottakes.bsky.social }
George Conway ššŗšøš„ (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted
JD Vance: āI donāt believe Trumpā will improve the lives of his voters. { ht: @patriottakes.bsky.social }
George Conway ššŗšøš„ (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted
JD Vance on Donald Trump: āIām a Never Trump guy. I never liked him. I donāt think heās the person. I donāt think he cares about folks. I think that heās noxious and is leading the white working class to a very dark place.ā { ht: @marcofoster.bsky.social }
1kr5ur43m.bsky.social (@1kr5ur43m.bsky.social) reposted
"Donald Trump's Former Spiritual Adviser Indicted for Child Sex Crimes - Newsweek" www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) reposted
Jill Stein and Cornel West both disgust me ā such goddamn, self-serving hypocrites.
Ricky Davila (@therickydavila.bsky.social) reposted
The President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa called the orange felon a Russian asset in a live televised speech. Well done, this is how you do it. š
It's Going Down (@igd.bsky.social) reposted
#NYC baseball coach confronts ICE child predators. āThere's only one way to get into the cage, so my whole thing was I can control that. I was in front of the entrance and that's when I just said, you know, I may die here, but they will not take one of these kids." www.wcpo.com/politics/imm...
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
Why do you appreciate unions? Iāll start: Weekends off Paid vacations Work breaks Sick leave Paid holidays No child labor Safer working conditions Health care and retirement benefits
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
Weāve been lied to our whole lives. The maps we grew up with shrink Africa down, making it look so much smaller than it really is. The truth: Africa is massive. You can fit the United States, China, India, Japan, and most of Europe inside itāand still have room left over.
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
āILLEGALSā MY ASS! Green card holder Rami Othmane speaks out after being snatched off the street by ICE while driving to the grocery store. Heās 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.
stuartpstevens.bsky.social (@stuartpstevens.bsky.social) reposted
It does amuse me that the children of these angry white guys will spend most of their lives living in a minority-majority country. And thereās absolutely nothing they can do about it.
stuartpstevens.bsky.social (@stuartpstevens.bsky.social) reposted
Mass shootings are an American nightmare. But RFK Jr will kill more Americans than all the mass shooters combined. And Senator Bill Cassidy M.D. let it happen. Itās the greatest case of medical malpractice in history.
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
The media needs to stop calling this an āimmigration crackdown.ā Thatās not what Trumpās doing. Heās using the military and ICE to invade cities and occupy them. Trump is itching for a fight, and he wants it with blue-city mayors and blue-state governors. The good news: theyāre not backing down.
surlyurbanist.bsky.social (@surlyurbanist.bsky.social) reposted
The irony is not lost on me that a central pillar of US capitalism for the past century may collapse due to its refusal to defend a Black womanā¦the past half decade has been a parade of institutional failure at vital points
Kasey (@kasey79.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
They donāt care if you have papers or not. What they care about is whether you look like an immigrant from south of the border.
Jack Hopkins-The Original (@therealjackhopkins.bsky.social) reposted
Ashli Babbitt was a domestic terrorist who was shot while committing a violent crime that demonstrated a clear intention to do bodily harm to the people on the other side of those doors. The officer ended the threat she represented...as they were required to do by lethal force if necessary. It was
Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) reposted
ME: "AI Chatbot, create an image of shameless, servile sycophants kissing the ass of the stupidest person in the United States to ever get famous." AI CHATBOT: "That image already exists."
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
D. Earl Stephens (@dearlstephens.bsky.social) reposted
šYou'd think children being literally being gunned down while they pray, would end this grotesque "thoughts and prayers" response by Republicans to the ongoing slaughter of our children. šIt hasn't, and they are still defending the guns, and not our children. šThey are really terrible people.
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
Iām not sharing this to scare peopleāthough itās fucking terrifying. Iām sharing it because we all need to be on guard. We wonāt be getting reliable data from the CDC anymore. Worse, the guidance could be harmful. RFK Jr. has no medical training, no scientific backgroundā¦
ViolettaHGH8 (@violettahgh8.bsky.social) reply parent
Thereās also plenty of maga voting trash in blue states who will gladly offer up themselves and their children on the altar of anti-vaccination, endangering those around them while going about their daily business. No one lives in a vacuum.
Bill Kristol (@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social) reposted
āA delayed advisory panel meeting and shifting vaccine policies under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are making it difficult for people to get updated Covid shots.ā www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Bill Kristol (@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social) reposted
"Donald Trump is not governingāhe is waging war on the American government itself...This is all the same project: attacking the government and re-engineering it to serve as a weapon against the American people." www.thebulwark.com/p/the-cdc-th...
ViolettaHGH8 (@violettahgh8.bsky.social) reply parent
They should be shunned. Deplorable is too nice a word for them.
Radley Balko (@radleybalko.bsky.social) reposted
Weāre being governed by monsters. Just absolute monsters.