not beating the Grand Old Rape Party allegations

Aaron Fritschner@fritschner.bsky.social · 8h ago

House Republicans have elected Jim Jordan to serve as Minority Leader

This is elevating hate to an art

Amber@risettemd.bsky.social · yesterday

Much like Curtis Sliwa, I 100% disagree with this guy on everything but I absolutely respect his dedication to the craft of being a hater.

no amnesty

Will Bunch@willbunch.bsky.social · 15h ago

Making up a word like "narco-terrorists" doesn't change the fact that you murdered a bunch of fisherman who'd been charged with no crime, like you were playing Call of Duty in your mom's basement

sadly, “protection racket phase” is a great way to explain it

Zeb Larson@zeblarson.bsky.social · 2d ago

Generative AI is entering its protection racket phase as companies destabilize the open internet, try and sell us a fix, and in so doing threaten the whole ecosystem that built the open internet. I talk about it here for Fast Company.

The Seattle school board has approved legal action to overturn the sports ban initiative. It will be overturned under the law in Washington. komonews.com/news/local/s...

Seattle school board authorizes legal action over transgender sports initiative

The resolution also reaffirms the board’s commitment to schools that are “safe, inclusive, affirming and supportive for all children.”

komonews.com

659/1461

YES let’s GO

KUOW Public Radio@kuow.org · yesterday

The Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors is poised to vote Monday on whether to authorize “legal action” regarding Initiative 638, which requires girls to prove their “biological sex” to play girls’ sports.

Reading between the lines, ICE brought a prisoner who needed med attn to the hospital, and when doctors refused to let them into the examination they retaliated by blocking off the ER and forcing ambulances to be rerouted for two hours. ICE has to be the new congress’s first priority.

Protest erupts at Boyle Heights hospital after ICE transports patient, blocks ambulance entrance

A protest erupted outside Adventist Health White Memorial Medical Center in Boyle Heights Saturday after ICE agents show up, block ambulance entrance.

abc7.com

Taps sign

BWJones@bwjones.bsky.social · 3d ago

Universities work largely because people on average, give more than they receive. They commit unpaid service to the institution, the wider communities in which they reside and the academic communities in which they work and study. Making everything transactional breaks this and society is weakened.

AI is a technofascist project built on pillaging the commons to facilitate a wealth transfer to the ultra wealthy. it is not "just a tool" unless you're somehow immune to moral injury and prepared to completely disregard the political, ethical, and environmental aspects of the thing

NYT: “Muscular” policies USA Today: An “anti-immigration champion”!! France:

Le Monde in English@english.lemonde.fr · 4d ago

Stephen Miller, reactionary ideologue and white supremacist, promoted head of Trump administration

More! @clairewillett.bsky.social

Fika and Chill@fika-and-chill.bsky.social · 5d ago

@clairewillett.bsky.social I can't reply directly to your post about WA orgs fighting the anti-trans initiative, but one of the major campaign orgs against it was No Hate in WA State: nohateinwastate.org

IKEA. Why would you send this a) to Americans, and b) on the *sixth* of November??

Reminding my Democratic reps today that I am in favor of reparations to those harmed by ICE in the form of immediate and permanent citizenship.

Close down the detention centers. Let everyone go home. Immediately.

My top line takeaway from the election is up: NOBODY HAS TO BE LEFT BEHIND. It turns out we DON’T have to sacrifice trans kids to win. We DON’T have to deport our neighbors. We DON’T have to support abusers with Nazi tattoos. We can just *have principles* and win. My latest in @thenation.com

Actually, Democrats Don’t Have to Sacrifice Trans People or Immigrants to Win

For two years, leading Democratic factions have insisted the party must abandon key populations to win. Tuesday proved them wrong.

thenation.com

We do not want "back to normal," we want Better Than You Ever Dreamed.

Reminder that when you buy your stickers from Sticker Mule you’re directly contributing to fascism. Go with Sticker Ninja, StickerApp, Standout Stickers, you have so many other options, you just have to look. Don’t be lazy. “I didn’t know, I’m not very online” is no longer a valid excuse.

Brad Johnson@climatebrad.hillheat.com · 6d ago

The most vile new Trumpofascist in Congress will be Andrew Constantino, the Sticker Mule guy from #NY21.

One of the things I *love* about Bluesky is the utterly chaotic nature of my non algorithmic TL. I can read about: Medieval eel taxes, the latest Romancelandia knives out drama, an unhinged shitpost, a cool archaeology discovery, and a Nigella recipe. It's a cabinet of curiosity for the brain.

Encountered this poem today and it feels very fitting.

breaking: severe national doom shortage today. doomscrolling services suspended until further notice.

my modest proposal is that if you insist on looking at a kid’s genitals to “protect” sports, you lose a hand. First offense. It escalates from there.

James Callan@scarequotes.com · 6d ago

638 passing in Washington is a very sour note on an otherwise sweet night. Trans kids deserve better.

The Dems better go to the Mamdani School Of Governance and start producing IMMEDIATE results and ADVERTISING those results. We need LOUD, IMMEDIATE, BIG relief from the Orphan Crushing Machine.

Accountability is not “revenge.” The rule of law is not “revenge.” Getting grifters (who are harming & robbing US taxpayers at every turn) out of govt is not “revenge.” These are all basic things a functional opposition party would do if they were not captured by many of the same moneyed interests.

MS NOW@ms.now · 7d ago

"The American people don't want us to get even; they want us to get things done on their behalf." House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who is now poised to become the next House Speaker, says that Democrats will focus on affordability concerns and not retribution after their midterm wins.

The only way I want Dems to “reach across the aisle” is to hand out subpoenas

Reminder to never, ever listen to Matthew Yglesias, Ezra Klein, the Pod Save America clowns, etc. etc. etc. Also never listen to any pundit who defended Graham Platner. They're done.

It's not retribution, it's norm enforcement -- desperately needed since democracy relies on shared norms, which the Republicans have been wrecking for years. And as the wave is primarily "against Trump/GOP" rather than "for Democrats", I'd argue they have a mandate to go after these clowns hard.

Neil Stenhouse@nstenhouse.bsky.social · 7d ago

Accountability doesnt need to be retribution. The Speaker should at least be willing to *try* to make the case that accountability is not merely retribution. Going after ppl who flagrantly violated the law & Constitution doesnt stop being the right thing to do just bc theyre only from one party