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Liz Schiller #DefundthePolice

@lizzzs.bsky.social

Feminist/white/Jewish/parent/writer. Solidarity is action (Mia McKenzie). Courage then action then hope. Interested in trauma. I write songs and stuff sometimes. (Like ptsdthemusical.net) I mostly curate and comment. Bike riding is the best fun. she/her

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William B. Fuckley@opinionhaver.bsky.social · 5h ago

likely STDs that poll better than this idea because of car brain, but a built in speed governor that logged every time you went above the speed limit in a given area and sent you a ticket every X number of times would uncontroversially save more american lives than basically any other single policy

William B. Fuckley@opinionhaver.bsky.social · 5h ago

the marginal loss of privacy relative to status quo is why I'm very "ehhh" about most perceived SURVEILLANCE STATE!!! objections to thing like speed cameras. I find it hard to give much of a shit. I already assume I'm never unwatched in a populated public area. might as well be used constructively

Rep. Vikki Goodwin@vikkigoodwintx.bsky.social · 10h ago

61 years after the Voting Rights Act became law, Texans are still fighting to be counted at the ballot box. Yesterday, the voice of the people was so loud that the Tarrant County Commissioners Court had no choice but to table their attempt to cut polling locations before the midterm election.

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ProPublica@propublica.org · 4h ago

Blue Cross had refused to pay thousands of claims for the center’s patients, but on several occasions executives at the insurance company had signed special one-time deals with the center to pay for their wives’ cancer treatment. (Published April 2025)

“Slow Pay, Low Pay or No Pay”: Trial Reveals How Insurers Try to Wield Power Over Doctors

Blue Cross authorized mastectomies and breast reconstructions for women with cancer but refused to pay the full doctors’ bills. A jury called it fraud and awarded the practice $421 million.

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#StupidSuez@diplomatofnight.com · 14h ago

The co-founder of the 2024 National Uncommitted Movement, Abbas Alawieh, decisively won his primary to become a State Senator in Michigan. Abbas was endorsed by both Bernie Sanders and Gretchen Whitmer. Abbas Alawieh also privately met with former VP Kamala Harris last month upon her request.

Candidate Votes % Abbas Alawieh (D) 23,722 59% Erin Byrnes (D) 16,567 41% 100% of Precincts Reporting (87 / 87)
Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · 17h 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!🥳

Leah Stokes@leahstokes.bsky.social · 15h ago

El-Sayed, Lawrence and McKinney all won progressive campaigns in Michigan last night by talking about climate and clean energy like it was a kitchen-table issue — because skyrocketing energy bills and endless wildfire smoke matter to people.

Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · 15h ago

Your little oopsie "mistakes" had me worrying for a year of my life about my partner going to jail for up to a decade based on lies likely fed to you by the top of the federal government. Show everyone what you're covering up in these emails and texts. There's a reason you don't want them released.

Boutros acknowledges 'mistakes' in 'Broadview 6' case but says sanctions, special counsel aren't needed

Chicago's top federal prosecutor noted in a court filing that his office has already dropped charges in the case, implemented “robust root-cause changes” and started the process of reviewing over 1,00...

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Rebecca Solnit@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 11h ago

Phew! Lots of pro-fossil fuel project stuff here, but in the detailsI found "Mary will fight to restore federal tax credits for solar, wind, hydropower projects that were cut by DC’s reconciliation bill" and "Mary will fight to expand investment in Alaska geothermal and biomass energy projects."

Making Energy Affordable for Alaskans - Mary Peltola

“Alaska has always been a leader in energy production, and as an independent voice for Alaskans, I will always stand up to anyone to invest in Alaska energy production so that we can create good-payin...

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Liz Schiller #DefundthePolice@lizzzs.bsky.social · 12h ago

I heard Regina Spektor's song "Grand Hotel" for the first time just now and it sounds like the opening song of a musical. Gotta be on Broadway though, there's gotta be lots of moving set bits and perfectly timed fog and dancers and a shoe shine kid and a trap door that becomes a tunnel entrance.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 16h ago

El-Sayed: "My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters. Because if there is one question of political philosophy that ought to animate us all, it's what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?"

mtsw@mtsw.bsky.social · 13h ago

the biggest presidential scandal in history. jeffrey epstein was a close friend and business associate of trump and they did crimes together! against children! its all pretty much out in the open now but its a smaller story than hillary's email server was for some reason

Katie Phang@katiephang.bsky.social · 14h ago

BREAKING: The New Mexico Department of Justice has sued Acting AG Todd Blanche and the DOJ, requesting the court for access to unredacted Epstein-related investigative files that the DOJ has been withholding.

David Roberts@volts.wtf · yesterday

UN Human Rights Commission: "So grave is the scale, nature, systematic character, and transnational reach of these atrocities against women and girls, that a number of them may reasonably meet the legal threshold of crimes against humanity."

Flawed ‘Epstein Files’ disclosures undermine accountability for grave crimes against women and girls: UN experts

GENEVA – The so-called ‘Epstein Files’ contain disturbing and credible evidence of systematic and large-scale sexual abuse, trafficking and exploitation of women and girls, UN experts* said today.Acco...

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Lisa Guerrero@lisaguerrero.bsky.social · 2d ago

Several women have now come forward saying that there was SEX TRAFFICKING & TEEN RAPE at the Playboy Mansion. Many similarities to the Epstein crimes and they were happening here in LA and glamorized on television. Watch Karissa Shannon’s heartbreaking but important story. youtu.be/DQLe35lkj2c?...

Oh The Urbanity!@ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · yesterday

Edmonton’s broad upzoning has (so far) added $15 million to the city’s yearly property tax revenue.

Jacob Loo Dawang@jacobdawang.com · 2d ago

🧵 NEW POST: Edmonton’s $15M infill property tax dividend Matching permits to assessment data shows that small-scale infill from just 2024-26 will grow the tax base by $1.8B, and revenues by $15M. That's equivalent to a 0.7% property tax rate increase! #yegcc www.jacobdawang.com/blog/2026/pr...

David Roberts@volts.wtf · yesterday

I know it's worse for women but I'll just say that I feel this too. There's something so degrading & wearying & ... fraying about being constantly confronted with mean, ugly, brutish people. I want to feel solidarity toward humanity, I want to feel hope, & this shit just chips away at it.

Rebecca Solnit@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · yesterday

It's demoralizing living in a nonstop Abuse-a-thon: we've had to learn the sordid details of so many men's abhorrent behavior; I mean this summer has been Graham Platner, Andrew Tate, Jared Leto, Max Miller, plus the horrific L.A. rape-murder of the child by the rapper, to name a few lowlights.

David Roberts@volts.wtf · yesterday

The NYT could have written a news story about this, with actual sources. Or at the very least they could have interviewed Ellison & asked him some tough questions. Instead they just handed over the most valuable media real estate in the world to a billionaire nepo baby to lobby for his company.

Oliver Darcy@oliverdarcy.bsky.social · yesterday

I spoke with 10 CNNers about David Ellison's essay in The NYT, in which he tried to convince the public he'll be a good steward of CNN. Suffice to say, no one at the network is buying what he's selling. “We all have eyes and ears and see what’s happening at CBS." www.status.news/p/david-elli...

Pookleblinky@pookleblinky.bsky.social · 6mo ago

He glances out the window of his carefully curated life and sees a vast, roaring crowd telling him to fuck off. His entourage of viziers quickly surrounds him, offering ketamine and comforting words. "No, my liege, they will soon know your greatness when your robot army is unveiled."

Pookleblinky@pookleblinky.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Think about how you are in the shrinking bubble of people who know how to read and process the meanings of written words, and how a handful of billionaires are doing their damnedest to shrink it further. You're in a literacy bubble, and a handful of the wealthiest freaks in history are killing it.

Chris DeLeon Ⓥ make your own games@chrisdeleon.bsky.social · yesterday

good thread. for anybody missing context this is the commercial TLDR its entire reason for being made was to help children understand not everything they see on TV, but instead children believed this was real and they wanted one. incredible stuff 🦛

Canadian History Ehx@cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 2d ago

When the House Hippo first appeared on TV, young children believed that the creature was real and wanted one in their home. From this point on, the House Hippo was cemented as a cultural icon. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBfi... 🧵 7/10