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9 Nov 2025

"IT SHOULDN'T HAVE TO HAPPEN TO YOU ..."

🅼🅴🅻@meidasmel.bsky.social

"Politics is going to do you, regardless."

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social

Over my 60 years in and around politics, I’ve heard a lot of people tell me they “don’t do politics.” Here’s my response.

AES is excellent at all this!!

Jesi🃏♠️🔥@luciferjesit.bsky.social

This was such a great answer from Abdul El-Sayed about his previous criticisms of President Obama.

Yup.

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This is a total crack-up! So very well done, @kylec.bsky.social! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 "The fly's kamikaze attack on Hickenlooper's face...."

Kyle Clark@kylec.bsky.social

Six years ago this week, a fly attempted a brazen attack on VP Mike Pence during a live debate. Today, another fly (potentially an associate) attacked Sen. John Hickenlooper, leading Hick to slap his own face on television. These flies are a menace.

Amazon word-smithing to make their case like we're all idiots & can't see through the bs.

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harrylitman.substack.comThe Question Boasberg Won't Drop, and Team Trump is Desperate Not to AnswerJudge Boasberg’s contempt investigation reaches key hearing.

Important happening tomorrow!

TheCatMan@bigbrohem.bsky.social

Wow. “Boasberg is now, in a sense, carrying the load for American society and history. The administration has been intent, from its first minutes in office, on the Orwellian project of whitewashing history and erasing Trump’s perfidy, the worst by any president in our history”

theguardian.comUS surgeon general nominee made $270,000 from supplement companyTobacco investments raise new concerns about Dr Nicole Saphier ahead of confirmation hearing

15 Sept

Absolutely ridiculous nominee. It hardly seems real to me that a/any actual medical doctor would have anything to do with a tobacco company, let alone the whole supplement industry. "Saphier is Trump's third pick for the job after his first two failed to advance in the Senate." Duh.

Stephanie Kirchgaessner@skirchy.bsky.social

Important follow up from @bymichellersmith.com earlier reporting on the surgeon general nominee. This time putting a $ amount on her supplements business. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

12 Sept

So fabulous, respectful and appreciated. Thank you, New Zealand.

Andrea Devon@andreadevon.sheshed.rocks

A tribute thousands of miles from New York that gave me CHILLS. New Zealand firefighters performed a haka honoring the 343 FDNY firefighters lost on 9/11. ♥️ #SheShed

9 Sept

Poverty: "... is the deliberate result of a highly predatory machine working exactly as designed." NOT "... a mathematical reflection of poor choices."

Rhuta Bhayga@rhutabhayga.bsky.social

If you want to understand how billionaires think.

alz.orgMake A Donation | Alzheimer's AssociationHelp in the fight to end Alzheimer's. Join the cause by staying informed, making a donation, or becoming an advocate.

5 Sept

World Alzheimer’s Month I just lost a friend to Alzheimer's. 71 years old. Wife, mother, grandmother. And, now, another friend has been diagnosed in the early stages. I plan to walk this journey with her as best I can. Plz consider supporting the fight for the cure. www.alz.org/get-involved...

Senator Andy Kim@kim.senate.gov

Sharing some of my thoughts about what my family's going through this World Alzheimer's Month. Together, we'll get through this.

23 Aug

"But that makes the fossil field guys super happy... " 🤬😡

ever wonder why donny's ghastly f**ksticks are so joyfully corrupt in canceling green-energy projects? @whitehouse.senate.gov got you covered #MustWatch 🎩 @rickpetree.bsky.social

doomsdayscenario.coAI is making everything worseThe political problem isn't the data centers — it's that AI is a turd mountain looming over daily life.

21 Aug

Excellent essay! Well worth the read. This lays out my exact sentiments. Thank you, Mr Graff, for all you point out, & the supporting links, of the impacts & reactions.

Garrett M. Graff@vermontgmg.bsky.social

Wondering why data centers are as unpopular as nuclear waste? It's not the data centers. The problem is both more obvious and more fundamental: The daily lived experience of the AI boom sucks. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ai-is-maki...

18 Aug

Yes, we are. But not for long... Vote Blue in November!

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social

BOSTON…😕 ✈️

16 Aug

"Republicans love Democratic legislation once there's a ribbon to cut."

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10 Aug

Exactly. 🙄🙄🙄 "... A MAN WITH A SCARY NAME RUNNING FOR OFFICE ..."

Bill Amend@billamend.bsky.social

Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…

31 July

" ... he's making "a great point"." Exactly.

David Corn@davidcorn.bsky.social

Amazing it didn’t happen when Biden was president and had four years to do it.

29 July

Here in WA State, we use mail-in voting & it works very well. Here are the three messages I got re: the Aug 4th vote. I got my ballot, voted, popped it into a drop-off box at the local library, then recvd mssg they got it. Next mssg said my signature was verified. Easy peasy & accurate.

25 July

Get it, Girl! @pressley.house.gov This is awesome & should be the norm for what we hear from our representatives! Vought is despicable. And represents a despicable regime.

"will the gentlelady yield? "NO I WILL NOT YIELD. this is my time." @pressley.house.gov Rep. Ayanna ripped the "cult of co-conspirators" and yes it is #AMoment #MedicalDebt

kuow.orgWill Trump’s election moves affect WA’s primary?Election officials are preparing, either way.

21 July

Excellent work here! Please consider using a ballot drop box to ensure your vote is delivered & counted in timely manner.

KUOW Public Radio@kuow.org

Although the U.S. Postal Service can continue developing its mail-in ballot rules under President Donald Trump's court win last week, a previous federal court decision in Boston would keep any of those rules from affecting Washington's vote-by-mail system "through the November election.”

29 June

"... first major policy proposal ..." Good grief. Ridiculous! I'm thinking there are many more immediately critical issues & policies to be dealt with. (not that this one shouldn't be implemented eventually)

Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social

24 June

I mean, it's unbelievable but becoming the norm. And, yeah, Texas, of course...

Qasim Rashid, Esq.@qasimrashid.com

Both these headlines are from Texas this month. Texas sentenced anti-ICE protestors to 100 years in prison, but a serial pedophile to only 30 days. This is MAGA exemplified.

21 June

Excellent essay well worth the read!

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19 June

It occurs to me that some in this regime, particularly at the helm, have ODS. Obama Derangement Syndrome. If you quickly say the letters, O-D-S, you'll hear another apropos description of them... Odious. Amiright?

18 June

Nails it. What a grift.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.gov

This is just part of Trump’s crooked scheme.

17 June

Absolute truth... "This is not innovation. It is exclusion. Technology should serve people, not determine who is still entitled to dignity."

Rhuta Bhayga@rhutabhayga.bsky.social

💯

8 June

"Are you calling my dog a liar?!?" This takedown is excellent. Just excellent.

Solomon@solomonrmissouri.com

4 June

Spot on!!

thehandbasket.coA tale of two media womenOn Bari Weiss and me, and what journalists owe this world.

"despite declaring 'Let’s do the fucking news' in her first meeting with staff, it’s become clear that her actual mandate was to do the dirty work; to treat [CBS News] with no more respect than a TikTok account" @marisakabas.bsky.social 🧢 @norby36.bsky.social www.thehandbasket.co/p/bari-weiss...

Thanks, Will!

These people are such fools. They're tearing everything apart & have no qualms about doing it. And Bilton... nice try, buddy, but the future success of the show was in decline before Pelley spoke up.

Mehdi Hasan@mehdirhasan.bsky.social

"Mr. Pelley also wrote that senior managers at CBS News had pressured him to insert bias into stories for “60 Minutes” this past season, though he did not provide details about specific segments." Pretty important part of the story re his firing. Maybe *the* most important part. CBS = new Fox.

nytimes.comCBS News Fires Scott Pelley of ‘60 Minutes’

1 June

"If you believe that not voting sends a message, you’re wrong." Exactly. Get out & vote!!!

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social

The only message not voting sends to a politician is that your opinion can be safely ignored because you will never hold them accountable. That's it. You can tell yourself not voting is good for your personal brand or your moral well being, but never pretend it makes a difference in the real world.

31 May

I sit here in tears for the Palestinian people. What Israel has done & continues to do is beyond inhumane. They've inflicted such horrors on near millions of innocent people. And the children impacted... it's absolutely gut-wrenching.

Al Jazeera English@aljazeera.com

Satellite imagery shows erasure of southern Gaza as Israel expands control https://aje.news/ke1p75

31 May

The trauma suffered will take generations, if ever, to overcome. How can Israelites even think this is right? Why isn't all this unacceptable to every single person on earth? Absolutely appalling... 💔

30 May

"Run through that bad boy!" 😍😍

Cory Booker@corybooker.com

What a heartwarming moment when a woman encourages this man to let his inner child out, to run through sprinklers and ultimately beat the heat. May we all encourage more, help more, and never lose the part of us that still wants to run through the sprinklers.

29 May

"... manliness is the reason why we have..."

Crabby Coach@crabbycoach.bsky.social

Lol..."manliness" is the reason why we have high oil, grocery, and all other prices. It's the reason why we have concentration camps in the US. It's the reason why we have rampant corruption in all departments of government. Maybe manliness is the problem.

28 May

"Paxton pardoned a pedophile." Over and over again... all day, all the time...

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social

"Talarico is a vegan." "Paxton pardoned a pedophile." "Uh, well, Talarico says God is nonbinary or something?" "Paxton pardoned a pedophile." "Um, Talarico is, uh, low T?" "Paxton pardoned a pedophile." "Talarico is going to institute sharia law!" "Paxton pardoned a pedophile."

nytimes.comSnorkeling at Pearl Harbor: Kash Patel’s Travels Add to Focus on Ethical Issues

16 May

"“The badge is a responsibility, not a V.I.P. pass,”" This person has no business in government.

Roger Parloff@rparloff.bsky.social

Kash Patel's "VIP Snorkel" with 9 guests, accompanied by Navy Seals, over the tomb of 900 sailors at Pearl Harbor: "[A]s disrespectful as playing kickball on top of the graves at Arlington." www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/u...

12 May

😭 Nailed it.

The Contrarian@contrariannews.org

On Life Support — A cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social

contrariannews.orgA President of Spectacle, A War of ConsequenceTrump knows how to command attention. Iran is testing whether he can command anything more than that.

22 Apr

He "... built his politics around the performance of command. Now he is facing the kind of crisis that tests whether anything lies beneath it." And, as we know, there's not much 'winning' beneath it.

The Contrarian@contrariannews.org

"The president whose political style has long depended on improvisation, denial, and force of personality is now confronting the one test that exposes those habits most brutally: sustained conflict against a capable adversary."

22 Apr

Disgusting.

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

Are the women back there somewhere? Yes, I think I see them.

15 Apr

Everything about this AI stuff is so bizarre. According to Claude: “I find it genuinely troubling and I think that's the right response…”

Rhuta Bhayga@rhutabhayga.bsky.social

This is pretty wild. Anthropic's #Claude doesn't like being used to find military targets. Let the AI wars begin.

14 Apr

I had to stop & back up to take a pic of this sign on my way home yesterday. In my little town outside Seattle. I love it! 👏🏼❤️👏🏼❤️👏🏼❤️👏🏼

9 Apr

Ugh. We're killing our world, species by species.

Heard Island Government@heardislandgov.bsky.social

Today, the emperor penguin has moved from Near Threatened to Endangered on the @sscmarine.bsky.social IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 🛰️ Satellite images suggest that the population declined by 10% between 2009 and 2018 alone, equating to more than 20,000 adult penguins. Thread:

charlieangus.substack.comChurch Sends Easter Message of Resistance to TrumpThe American Catholic Church is using Easter morning to draw an unprecedented line in the world of politics, faith and individual responsibility.

6 Apr

Love the message! "It is clear the Vatican is not backing down." "This Easter message will resonate with many people, regardless of their religious background. It is also sending a message to Trump that he now has a serious fight on his hands with the Pope and the American Catholic Church."

Charlie Angus@charlieangus104.bsky.social

Trump's war with the Catholic Church has taken a new turn. The head of the US military chaplains has called the war in Iran unjust and is calling on service people to refuse immoral and unjust orders. This is unprecedented. My latest. charlieangus.substack.com/p/church-sen...

28 Mar

What a beautiful sight!!!!! Well done, SF! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑@50501movement.bsky.social

Holy smokes San Fran! #NoKings Spotted on www.instagram.com/jennalynnking

28 Mar

Little North Bend WA & Snoqualmie Valley Indivisible represented today!! Music, signs, honks, waves, smiles, all ages, Mt Si in all its glory in the background, sunshine, big turnout - we had it all! We're small but mighty and proud to support our democracy. 1/2

28 Mar

More from No Kings in North Bend, WA 2/2

27 Mar

So fabulous! “behold, a magnificent defenestration of Donny's entire mafia by @claudemalhuret.bsky.social”

"when a clown goes to live in the palace, he does not become king. the palace becomes the circus" behold, a magnificent defenestration of Donny's entire mafia by @claudemalhuret.bsky.social. rest of the world is waiting for us to make this right.

23 Mar

I agree with you, 'Niq, @uniquitous.bsky.social : ""Nothing" is exactly what I want them doing, if they have to exist at all." (click on Bradford's post below for more on this)

Bradford Pearson@bradfordpearson.bsky.social

ICE officers getting paid for standing around doing nothing while TSA employees work without pay is a pretty succinct summation of where we're at right now

23 Mar

Shouting at all of us again. Including the usual & frequent misspellings. Along with the poor use of wording and punctuation.

George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸@gtconway.bsky.social

Does anyone seriously believe anything he says here? Is it even remotely tenable to have a president whose statements are so erratic and lacking in credibility?