Walks of Life

Pro tip: In a situation where an apology, "I misunderstood" or simply "I missed it" is called for, just say it. And if someone unfollows you quietly, don't draw attention to it & then blame them for *insert emotion here* when they politely didn't call attention to it. 🙄 #civility #keepblueskyfun

I'm living in a daze, watching the world fall apart through a fog. My wife of 13 years passed away a week ago, after a long battle with illness. For an extra twist of the knife to my NYer heart, it was at 9:11pm. My son and I are grateful for so much compassion & the comfort of family and friends.

It would have been more impactful if every dem & any sane republican went back to washington absent the wished-for Johnson's call to return and held a "We're here waiting for you!" press conference.

If your job includes pulling a disabled woman from her car by her hair, you might want to consider finding a new job.

🚨BREAKING: ICE agents just launched flash bang grenades at protesters in front of federal building in Minneapolis—causing massive explosions. "It's terrorizing, this isn't the America I served for 20 years in the U.S. Navy," tearful protester tells us. WE'RE LIVE NOW ⬇️

House Democrats just DEFEATED a Republican bill to let employers deny overtime pay or minimum wage to workers if they classify time worked as "job training" or "education." 6 Republicans joined us and the vote failed; GOP leaders then cancelled votes on two more anti-labor bills.

Brave pastor made this call... 💙 The scene shows the biblical Holy Family as targets of modern immigration enforcement. “The goal is to disturb, to make people feel something” said Rev. Andrew Shipley. “What’s been happening to Charlotte families… is disturbing and is graphic and horrifying.”

Trump and his Administration are targeting me because I said something they didn’t like — but here’s the thing: I won’t be intimidated into silence. I’ve overcome challenges a lot tougher than Donald Trump or Pete Hegseth.

In 2025, VoteVets & our candidates kicked ass. We flipped the VA Gov seat red2blue with @abigailspanberger.com, elected @mikiesherrill.bsky.social as NJ's first woman veteran Gov, flipped a solid red VA seat, & passed CA #Prop 50. And we'll do it again in '26 and '28! Vets earn swing voter trust!

I'll just leave this here. 😯 I'd like to make it required reading for congress.

I know there are reasons to be pissed at Amazon, but this week they've found a conscience... If you're on SNAP or Medicaid, they've made prime super cheap. 3.50/month for 3 months, $6.99/mo after. Get the prime pricing & 2 day shipping for HOLIDAY SHOPPING. Just sharing in case anyone needs it.

As leaders head to #COP30, experts are calling to: 🩺 Put health at the centre of climate ambition 💡 Take stronger action for healthier futures Stay tuned for more on health action at COP30 👉 bit.ly/HealthCOP30

Evil can cover its face, but ICE payments will expose them when the trials come. Unfortunately, that truth does nothing to protect anyone from the monsters in ICE right now.

FBI: "We didn't zip tie children." REPORTER: "Here's a photo of a zip tied 14 year old." FBI" "OK, we didn't zip tie YOUNG children."

Last minute halloween decor. 🎃🎃🎃Life happened, and the world has gone mad... and I totally forgot.

BREAKING: A Department of Homeland Security officer shot at an unarmed black man during a traffic stop in DC, and the DC police officer said he was told by superiors not to mention the shooting in his incident report. 1/ www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

I've had to make some unusual phone calls in my life, but calling funeral homes for prices is hands down the hardest and most bizarre.

💔Gabrielle Union on missing black girls that no one talks about. The overwhelming majority of these girls never even have an Amber alert. Trump claims he wants to clean up crime though. Bullshit.

A fun bonus effect of all the #nokings posts and news is the photo + video tour of states, cities, & towns I haven't visited. 😀💙

Can someone on a Sunday show interviewing a Republican member of Congress please play a damn montage of Trump, Vance and Hegseth making speeches to active duty military trashing Democrats and ask them if they think that is appropriate? Asking for a Republic.

The best wood, the most beautiful cardboard

DC J6: 1.500 arrests DC No Kings: zero Tell me again which side is violent?

This compilation gives me chills and hope. 💙🇺🇸❌🤴🏼

I didn't take pics but the feeling of being in a group of people with no visible beginning or end was so thrilling. The opposite of online anomie, and a living counterpoint to the wary, isolated, compartmentalized world the shitheads want to make. It's simple and obvious I guess but it means a lot.

"I hear very few people are gonna be there" -- Donald Trump, 10/15/25

Asheville NC. This crowd seems larger than the June crowd at the same venue. The local newspaper had estimated that one at 6,000.

“I tried to get a Portland frog outfit and they were sold out until November!” Frogs, axolotls, and a hippo take Manhattan to deflate Trump’s “antifa” slur.

MSNBC captured the crowd from the Boston "No Kings" rally:

#NoKings #AVL #WNC

No matter where you live or if you’ve never protested before, there’s a local No Kings Day event for you. Join a peaceful protest to make it clear that We The People will never bow down to a wannabe king: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

And leave your smartwatch at home... 💙

Did you know that a typhoon just hit Alaska & displaced over 1,000 people and washed away entire communities? If your media isn't covering this, it's bc these are Indigenous communities.

Moved this up to the top of the "Terrifying shit they're announcing" list.

NEW: THREAD: Just a small collection of propaganda emails sent by the regime to federal employees who have sent them to me on the condition of anonymity. First, we all saw the HUD banner from Tuesday morning. 1/

Elizabeth Warren: "The president said 'I am going to impose a lot more pain on my fellow American citizens. I'm going to impose a lot more pain on people in NY who need to use those tunnels so I can get my way politically.' To me, that is a place to stop & say, then we're ready to fight about this"

Cashing in my 401K today. I'll eat the taxes rather than gambling it anymore... I hope I'm making the right call.

BOLDUAN: When I was asking you about Comey, you've twice now brought up the Epstein files and Tom Homan. Why? RASKIN: Because the DOJ is in full coverup mode

A government shutdown would devastate people with disabilities. ACA subsidies gone. Social Security offices closed. Applications delayed. Call (202) 224-3121—tell Republicans: protect healthcare & disability services. Lives are on the line. #TrumpsGovernmentShutdown

Trump Compared to Hitler in Scorching Speech to World Leaders | The Colombian president also called for the UN to launch a criminal investigation into his U.S. counterpart. www.thedailybeast.com/trump-compar...

Whoever did this deserves a #resist medal. 🤣 Taking the old spray painting technique and elevating it to this level is incredible!

Another win for "Fuck you. Make me."

this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like