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@grumpygreybeard.bsky.social

Prone to posting about politics or pictures of my cat. You have been warned. I strive to always include at least one misspelled word or grammatical error per post.

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Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · 6h ago

Notice DOJ doesn't talk about its efforts to obtain state voter files anymore. They are 0-20 in those cases and today is the beginning of the quiet period -- states can no longer do systematic removals of names from the voter rolls. TLDR: We won!🥳

Christopher Webb@cwebbonline.com · yesterday

WE NEED 4 SEATS TO FLIP THE SENATE. JOSH TUREK SHOULD BE ONE OF THEM. I was researching Josh and came across one of his signature issues: Right to Repair. I had no idea how important this was. Most people in big cities probably don’t either. 🧵

Christopher Webb@cwebbonline.com · yesterday

This means waiting days for a technician while crops sit in the field and thousands of dollars are lost. Farmers position: “If I paid $500,000 for this tractor, I should be able to repair it.” Josh Turek agrees. His Right to Repair proposal would require manufacturers to provide… 3/4

Image of Josh Turek Josh Turek for Iowa Believes in the Right to Repair Many new tractors and combines are essentially giant computers. Manufacturers use software locks that prevent farmers or independent mechanics from making certain repairs. Farmers argue: I paid $500k for this tractor. I should be able to repair it. Manufacturers argue: the software is our intellectual property, and restricting access protects safety, emissions compliance, and cybersecurity. The Reformers
AFL-CIO@aflcio.org · 2d ago

Our thoughts are with all those impacted by the recent wildfires in Washington. America’s unions send our profound thanks to the first responders, including our @nffe.bsky.social and IAFF union siblings, who are working around the clock to keep Washington safe.

ACLU@aclu.org · 3d ago

Colin is right: We must exercise our power to change the course of history. For his lifetime achievements advocating for racial justice and empowering youth, we are proud to recognize Colin Kaepernick with our new Ralph Ellison Award for Defenders of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.

Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH@geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 5d ago

My unvaccinated brother died of COVID in 2021. I was about a year and a half into my epidemiology career. Healthcare staff did absolutely everything they could but they cannot cure ignorance. They cannot cure an anti-science belief and culture. Thats YOUR responsibility. Not Dr. Fauci’s.

Dr. Lucky Tran@luckytran.com · 6d ago

Let’s be clear here, when scientists say mistakes were made at the start of the pandemic, we DO NOT mean that we did too much. We mean not socially distancing quickly enough, not making tests widely available, and not acknowledging COVID is airborne and distributing N95 masks to everyone.

Guardian US@us.theguardian.com · 6d ago

"A concentration camp, in its most basic definition, is a place where a targeted civilian population, not necessarily accused of a crime, is detained and at least some of their basic rights are suspended," writes @jwashing.bsky.social. "That’s precisely what’s happening in the United States today."

Don’t call them ICE detention centers. Call them camps | John Washington

I’ve spent a decade reporting on immigration enforcement. The word ‘camp’ best captures the political function of these facilities

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Nat Writes On Good Days🇵🇷🏳‍⚧@doctorclocktapus.bsky.social · 5d ago

Armor Wars never moved. Blade got cancelled. Brave New World got ripped apart. The Midnight Angels spin-off got canned. Monica Rambeau is nowhere to be found. Ironheart and Eyes of Wakanda got buried. Wonder Man got cancelled despite a renewal. This isn't coincidence, this is real shit.

Cosmic Marvel@dailycosmicmarvel.bsky.social · 5d ago

Mahershala Ali confirms that ‘BLADE’ has been canceled. “For whatever reason, that project isn’t for me. If they wanted to do it, we would've done it. So I have to move on, I have moved on. [Marvel] didn't want to do it, they should answer that question.” (via www.gq.com/story/mahers...)

Christopher Webb@cwebbonline.com · 6d ago

Some really encouraging Senate polls… 📍Georgia 🔵 Jon Ossoff: 56% 🔴 Mike Collins: 43% 📍North Carolina 🔵 Roy Cooper: 53% 🔴 Michael Whatley: 44% 📍Ohio 🔵 Sherrod Brown: 53% 🔴 Jon Husted: 45% 📍Iowa 🔵 Josh Turek: 50% 🔴 Ashley Hinson: 46% Keep organizing. Keep fighting.

Anton Gerashchenko@antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 6d ago

Rocky the dog was pulled alive from the rubble of the home of a large family in Radushne,Dnipropetrovsk region,after it was struck by a Russian missile Rocky is the only one left unharmed. At the time of the strike,the parents, their seven children,their 18-month-old grandson were inside the house.