What an odd way to pronounce “abolish,” Amy.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2h ago

Klobuchar responds: "None of my opponents on this stage condemned what ICE did. Not a word. Two innocent people were killed, shot in the back. We had many people arrested when they weren't supposed to be arrested, and we need reform to ICE."

Finally

The Independent@the-independent.com · 8h ago

James Bond producer shares update on 007 casting: ‘It’s got to be really different’

Lets keep this moving! The actual need is over $6k, so we have a bit to go. #uglydogs

Kat ❤️🐕🛷 🌻🇺🇦🌻 #UglyDogs@mrsa2003.bsky.social · 5d ago

Sharing this for Kat Jr. (my son) King needs immediate medical attention and I’m grateful if anyone could donate or share. Thank you from the bottom of my heart ♥️ gofund.me/0b7be8261

Frances Perkins was the patron saint of American workers and an inspiration for me during my time as labor secretary. She was the guiding light behind the creation of Social Security, the 40-hour workweek, the National Labor Relations Act, and much more.

David Dayen@ddayen.bsky.social · yesterday

Today's Prospect Patriot is Frances Perkins. She saw the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory go ablaze in 1911 and her life changed. "The New Deal was born that day," she said. 22 years later she'd be America's first female cabinet member. prospect.org/2026/08/04/a...

Nor do we want to be on Truth Social. I would hate to find a welcome home there. I would hate to be somebody who would be palatable to such a place. We don't go on Truth, because nobody needs bullies. They *do* try to come on Bluesky, because bullies need the rest of us.

Ruth Zakarin@ruthz.bsky.social · yesterday

The burden is always on us lefties to welcome them, debate them, compromise with them, find middle ground, and generally make them comfortable. It’s totally one directional. No one is calling for Truth Social to make any room for us.

Fae: “Tell us your true name.” Me: “…Just my name? No birthdate, no SSN, no fingerprint scan, no address, no mother’s maiden name? Are you sure you’ve even got the right Olivia Waite? There’s like six.” Fae: “What the hell kind of bargains have you been making?” Me: “They call it health insurance.”

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We told you so. Trump deploying agents to voting stations in Detroit, Hamtramck, Lansing, & East Lansing. Keep these numbers on you in case you observe any interference, intimidation, or other bullshit. Election protection hotline (non-profit, non-partisan): 866-687-8683

Begich for Governor! NOT-Begich for House. Remember to keep your Begiches straight!

Laura Norton-Cruz, LMSW, CLC@lauritadianita.bsky.social · 2d ago

Since early voting for the AK primary starts today, I'll share some of the reasons why I'm voting for Tom Begich in the primary. And I'll start w/ the most personal, since everyone can look at campaign websites & materials, APOC reports, etc., but not everyone has met all 3 left-of-center candidates

Not a big fan of the "sick, elderly and/or disabled people don't count" discourse that appears to follow public health disasters these days.

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2d ago

Breaking News: Two deaths in Michigan have been linked to cyclospora. Both people who had the parasite also had underlying health issues.

With financial abuse, there is no end to my ex's violations, but even if that cost me paid work since '24, I know I tried everything humanly possible to warn others about how he drained me of $183,364+ over 6.5 years, so if able to help me stay housed, please donate/share!🥹 ko-fi.com/equitablefor...

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Krystal Kavita Jagoo, MSW (She/Her/Hers) 🇹🇹👊🏽✍️🏾♊️♊️♏️@equitableforall.com · last yr.

A ton sucks right now, but my 1st joint conference proposal got accepted though! If you know how I was discarded by Canada's largest university, my love for this collaborating friend is the only reason I am open to engaging with the academic-industrial complex! Looking forward to educating folx! 👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾

Here’s last night’s story about the tools police are using to surveil civilians, and – of course – how many Italians are possessed every year. Ok, guess. Don’t look it up. Just guess! You’re wrong, of course, but go ahead and guess. https://youtu.be/lnBPhelCdWE

Wish I could argue, but the DNC has made this incredibly clear.

It's Going Down@igd.bsky.social · 2d ago

There's no centrist outcry over Republican embrace of neo-Nazis and actual anti-Semites because establishment neoliberals are actually more terrified of the Left and the working-class as a whole than they are of fascism.

Alt: A crater in the dirt, debris embedded in it and strewn around the rim. Behind the crater are rows of ramshackle shed-tents, either refugee dwellings or perhaps hospital “rooms.”

Chris⚖️Justice@chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 3d ago

💥 Israel dropped a bomb on a medical warehouse in Gaza. The explosion carved a crater more than 10 meters deep. This was not a military target. This was a warehouse storing essential medical supplies — needed to keep civilians alive. 8/1 @sarahabdallah.bsky.social

NEW: I attended today's protest against Meta's proposed hyperscaler data centre in Sturgeon County. People are not pleased. open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...

Guillotines, Dinosaur Costumes and Broken Trust: Alberta's Data Centre Revolt Begins

Critics warn of fossil gas reliance, power price hikes and wasted water as officials approve massive Meta facility with scant public debate.

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Repost for alt. Bold black text on a white background: They could build afiordable housing at the speed they build data centers.

GodlessPrimate@godlessprimate.bsky.social · 3d ago

It's all about priorities. The tech bros gave politicians a lot of money.

This whole thread! What a total badass.

Kathryn Tewson@kathryntewson.bsky.social · 3d ago

I have just been sent the transcript of a deposition my grandmother gave in 1977 while she was serving as an expert witness in a series of tribal rights cases and let me tell you, if nothing else this is proof that I come by it honest for every conceivable value of “it”

REMINDER: "Until 1973, health insurance companies were non-profit. Republicans changed the law - Now, they profit $25 Billion a year off your health.” @mascbyjeffchastain IT’S TIME FOR MEDICARE FOR ALL! @SantaClausAlaska

Just trying to distract from the fact that they control all 3 branches of government and they’re royally fucking everything up. Expecting a migrant caravan any time now.

That must’ve been agonizing, dredging through that much psychopathic bullshit.

Timothy McBride@mcbridetd.bsky.social · 3d ago

A Doctor Fact Checks Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s CNN Interview www.forbes.com/sites/omeraw...

my older sister and her sweet dog Starry were viciously attacked by a neighbor’s dog that got under the fence in their yard. my sister is a single mom who also takes care of our elderly mother with dementia. they need some financial help. gofund.me/e5dffb87f

Donate to Help Us Heal After Starry’s Attack, organized by Krista Dalrymple

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I also haven’t seen much official reckoning with the possibility of COVID itself having widespread cognitive effects on children when schools opened back up and just let ‘er rip. The way this world failed its children with COVID is going to have repercussions for a generation, at minimum.

Jess Calarco@jessicacalarco.com · 3d ago

This shift to computerized state tests was made possible by schools' adoption of one-to-one devices. Which mostly happened with Covid. And yet, we rarely discuss the possibility that computerizing tests--without first teaching computing skills--might've contributed to subsequent test score declines.

“Musk is trying to normalize selective empathy [because] inclusive view of humanity is one of the common features of people with moral courage. To recruit ppl to his project, he needs them to think and be small, like him.” @asharangappa.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/ifin... bsky.app/profile/ifin...

Opinion | Stop treating Elon Musk’s racist meltdowns like they’re normal

Anthony L. Fisher: The economy and millions of retirement accounts are tied to the fortunes of an unstable, race-baiting conspiracy theorist.

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Asha Rangappa@asharangappa.bsky.social · last wk.

🧵 This piece is really important, because it gets to something that is a prerequisite for and recurring feature of atrocities worldwide: selective empathy. Most people assume that when atrocities happen, it’s bc everyone involved is a sociopath. Some are. But not all. 1/

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♿ hiding from plagues - Always masked - N95 or bust@smollestbunny2.bsky.social · 6d ago

I am disabled I am injured I am in a lot of pain I am on 35% of minimum wage I need help The cat also needs our help Please share if you are unable to donate. I'm sorry for fundraising again, this is just the reality of living below the poverty line

Support the Prairieland Defendants and the MN 15! Shop this weekend’s $5 titles. A portion of the sales goes to legal defense for both groups. Let's show up for them! Shop all titles at pmpress.org.

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

Need full-time journalism job and/or freelance work; so if any folks can aid—have a massive/diverse portfolio with excellent/unique coverage. Hundreds of millions of people have read/used my work. Recently had to pay $3000+ for my dog’s life-threatening Addison crisis bills. Any work aid, please.

Definitely outsource your parenting to a chatbot that will also cheerfully help your children plan their own suicides later. Seems like a great plan, Sam.

Veerender Singh Jubbal@veerenderjubbal.bsky.social · 5d ago

Guess who they're gonna aim for next?

Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE@leftistlawyer.com · 5d ago

A GOP Congressman, Griffith Morgan (Virginia), has introduced a bill to strip people in Guam, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and every other US non-state territory of their birthright citizenship. www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

Alaska has allowed individuals to make unlimited contributions to candidates since a federal appeals court struck down the state’s campaign finance limits in 2021 as unconstitutionally low. (From @alaskapublic.org)

Alaskans face August vote on ending unlimited campaign donations

Alaska has allowed individuals to contribute unlimited sums to candidates since a federal appeals court struck down the state’s limits in 2021 as unconstitutionally low.

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