PatMalan
@patmalan.bsky.social
Textile artist, dog mom and quiet activist. Just one silver thread. #Bramily Speaking out is our only option! Imagine if we could!
Mike Johnson says he has "nothing to do with" the war and is "literally not qualified" to discuss the chaos at the Pentagon. Odd remarks from the leader of the branch that declares wars, funds the military, and oversees the executive. www.thebulwark.com/p/mike-johns...
Mike Johnson, Wet Noodle
Democrats can (and should) run against the do-anything-Trump-wants Congress.
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Rando story: 40 years ago, I was on a subway reading her essay, “If Men Could Menstruate.” Noticed a guy reading it over my shoulder. So before I turned a page, I glanced to see if he was finished. Figured the more men who read her work, the better. The essay: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK565...
If Men Could Menstruate
In this satirical piece, Gloria Steinem scrutinizes the sexist social constructions dominant Western attitudes towards menstruation by imagining a world in which men, not women, are menstruators. Thro...
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Jacqueline Antonovich@jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 21h agoMan, we've lost a real one. What an absolute icon and beacon to the world.
Pioneering feminist icon Gloria Steinem has died at the age of 92. According to her Instagram page, she "passed away peacefully at her home in New York City, surrounded by some of the many who loved her." She was a tireless advocate for the social, economic and political advancement of women.
A heartbreaking tragedy. Driven by racism and cruelty. Historians looking back on this shameful period will wonder how this was allowed. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/springfield-ohio-haitian-student-dies-suicide-ice-mandates-ankle-monit-rcna595552
Haitian student dies by suicide after ICE issued him an ankle monitor
Pierre Damas Bel, 20, of Springfield, Ohio, expressed feeling “shame and humiliation” at having to wear an ankle monitor
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Deportees Sent to Liberia Recount Harrowing Details of U.S. Expulsion and Treatment by ICE (Gift Article)
Ten deportees said they experienced or witnessed what they called abusive or violent treatment by ICE. They spent months in detention, they said, before being sent to nations where they had no ties.
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Trump Administration intends to hire Guantanamo contractor to build ICE jail in Batavia, New York: www.projectsaltbox.com/p/ice-to-sol...
ICE to sole-source 100-bed Batavia detention structure to Guantánamo contractor
A notice of intent names Akima Infrastructure Protection as the only company that can build a 100-bed "temporary detention structure" at the Buffalo Service Processing Center.
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The massive nationwide electricity rate hikes aren’t happening simply because utility services have gotten more expensive or customers have been receiving better service. It’s because utility monopolies have bought off the system that’s supposed to keep them in check.
The Secret Behind High Electricity Bills
Private utility companies like PG&E, Duke, and Exelon control electricity for nearly 70% of Americans — and they're usin
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Food companies wanted deregulation. Now there are dozens of recalls across the country. Mining companies wanted deregulation. Now the black lung rate is at a 45-year high. Financial companies wanted deregulation. Now financial losses to fraud are the highest on record. Noticing a pattern?
Even at 80 years old, she was still bringing Americans together. At 80, he continues to tear us apart. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-dolly-or-donald
I’m still grieving Dolly Parton. I never met her and always wanted to. She was almost exactly my age and my height and had values I deeply admired. Her death leaves a hole in the firmament. Which brings me to the person whose values are as far from Dolly Parton’s as any human could possibly be...
Dolly Parton was the polar opposite of our bullying president | Robert Reich
Terrified of being seen as a loser, Donald Trump is nonsensically lashing out – even against our old friend Canada
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"Not only does 'the free world' no longer include America—the free world is organizing to defend itself from us." www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-vs-t...
Trump vs. The Leaders of the Free World
We’re the baddies.
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If what the GOP Maga admin is doing is legal, why aren't allies taking people? Why only poor countries? What was it the orange rump called these countries that he now pays to take deportees? www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/w...
Deportees Sent to Liberia Recount Harrowing Details of U.S. Expulsion and Treatment by ICE (Gift Article)
Ten deportees said they experienced or witnessed what they called abusive or violent treatment by ICE. They spent months in detention, they said, before being sent to nations where they had no ties.
nytimes.com
We are a broken nation. Hundreds of thousands of Haitians were living and working legally, paying taxes, and contributing. Haiti remains wholly unsafe. But Trump hates Haitians, and the White House wanted videos of Black people in chains, so they stripped them of status and turned on the cameras.
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Count Every Horse: Stop Bureau of Land Management Wild Horse Sales to Slaughter. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/co...
Count Every Horse: Stop Bureau of Land Management Wild Horse Sales to Slaughter
A loophole in federal law allows the Bureau of Land Management to sell wild horses and burros, stripping them of federal protection once sold and leaving little oversight of where they end up. Despite...
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Glaciers melting. Colorado River running out of water. Ditto Danube and many other rivers. Irreversible climate damage. We blew it, didn't we? www.nytimes.com/video/world/...
Video: Rescue Efforts Underway in Nepal and Tibet After Deadly Flood
Rescuers were searching for survivors after a devastating flood swept away villages and bridges. Officials said hundreds had been confirmed killed. The toll was expected to rise.
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Well, it seems that our cattle ranchers don't have to worry about these beef imports after all.
Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · last wk.Eggs recalled due to salmonella. Blueberries due to E. coli. Popsicles that might contain glass. Bread that might have nails in it. 30,000 pounds of beef because Trump’s USDA failed to inspect it. I guess one way to bring down Americans’ grocery bills is to leave us with nothing safe to buy.
Water is the new oil. 🪶😡🇨🇦🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🖕🏽🇺🇸💧
Data centers in the 7 states with the highest concentration of them use more water than L.A., Phoenix, and D.C. combined. Now Trump's EPA is making it even harder for communities to push back against them. He's forcing the Big Tech takeover on America, democracy be damned.
E.P.A. Moves to Curb Public Input on Air Pollution Permits for Data Centers
Under the proposal, states would no longer need to provide public notice or solicit comments on air pollution permits for data centers and other projects.
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August 25, 2026 Trump started the morning on social media saying: “The United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America in that we don’t expect to [be] doing much business with Ontario any longer.”
August 25, 2026
Trump started the morning on social media saying: “The United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America in that we don’t expect to [be] doing much bus...
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The Empire State Building went pink at exactly 9:25pm for Dolly Parton. Because of course they made it 9 to 5. That’s how you honor an icon. 🩷
I'm very excited to be chatting right now with one of my favorite historians, @hcrichardson.bsky.social. Join us! open.substack.com/live-stream/...
LIVE NOW: In Conversation with Heather Cox Richardson
Robert Reich on Substack
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NEW: ICE data released under the Freedom of Information Act reveals that more than half of all ICE arrests are now people with no criminal record; no prior convictions or pending charges. In the first week of August, 55% of all ICE arrests were of people with no criminal record.
Deportation Data Project@deportationdata.bsky.social · last wk.🚨 We just released new ICE data updated through August 6, 2026, adding almost five months of data to our previous release. The new dataset contains a field recording the city of each arrest. deportationdata.org/news/2026-08...
Amazon continues to bully sellers on its platform through exorbitant fees and exploitative practices. A federal lawsuit filed by Biden's FTC, which could hold Amazon accountable, heads to trial soon — unless Trump's FTC decides to settle. Is it any wonder why Bezos has been buttering up Donald?
David Dayen@ddayen.bsky.social · last wk.Amazon 3rd-party sellers are being further squeezed. Half of every sale goes to Amazon. New abuses include: •Getting paid on a seven-day delay so Amazon can profit from their cash flow •Charging for advertising out of those delayed payments They can't escape because Amazon dominates e-commerce.
Aviles Roa is the latest name on a growing list. An AP investigation found the Trump admin. has detained more than 50 parents and spouses of active-duty service members, deporting at least six, since ICE rescinded its policy treating a family member's military service as a mitigating factor.
Vanessa Cardenas@vcardenas.bsky.social · last wk.Trump and Miller are showing military families the same disdain they show our Constitution. Instead of supporting service members, they are tearing military families apart.
"You don’t need a law degree to know why this is bad, you just need to know what ICE has been doing in the last year and a half." Civil rights groups are preparing to fight ICE's deployment of electric-shock gloves. www.thebulwark.com/p/ice-wants-...
ICE Wants a Weapon That Leaves No Mark
The dark, twisted logic of the agency’s new electric-shock gloves.
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As Dickens wrote: "If they would rather die, they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population... Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?" Scrooge's words. Apparently our present day misers agree. What the hell have our rulers become? www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/u...
How the Billionaire Joe Lonsdale Shaped Trump’s Homelessness Policy (Gift Article)
As Republicans have embraced tough measures to clear the streets, no group has led the way more than the Cicero Institute, founded by the venture capitalist Joe Lonsdale.
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