The trick is NOT expecting better behavior. Expect continued bad behavior. The workaround is building systems that don’t collapse when people act exactly how you expect them to. #civics
Reese Ackerman (human)
@reeseackerman.bsky.social
New Yorker, bagels, concerts, sports, juggling, pranks, outdoors, city, eating a lot. Fairly nice guy. #NewYork #EmpireState #Democrat #StarWars
Burn it all down Fires are raging - destroying everything... mostly arson Go buy what's left for cheap and put up AI destroying more... Another horrible money scam
Urban people (such as this humble narrator) know that at night you get the real version of cities: tired people, honest conversations, and a kind of resilience that doesn’t need branding. #strongertogether
Everyone’s performing certainty while living with doubt.
Half our institutions run on loopholes, donor networks, and people who wholesale-fully ignore ethics. You fix it by making consequences real. #politics #accountability
Should have called this: "A Bit of Unfinished Business" since be damned if I have time to finish it. Have great weeks all you all. go.bsky.app/Ury4UCQ
Oncology clinics in Colorado reported a 14% jump in denials this quarter.
Was a time when viewers felt like reporting delivered facts and an honest account of events.
The Liberal BoJack@thelibbojack.bsky.social · 3w agoI miss when "The News" was just a guy in a suit telling you what happened, instead of a 24 hour panic machine designed to make you hate your neighbor so you don't notice your rent went up 30%.
Many U.S. citizens and residents are unaware of exactly what ICE can do in 2026. Actions like stopping people based solely on their race are reminiscent of history, but entirely legal in Trump's USA. Here are 12 scary things ICE can do with their current overwhelming powers:
12 Scary Things ICE Can Legally Do in 2026
In September 2025, the Supreme Court let immigration agents keep stopping people based on their skin color, the language they speak, and the kind of work they appear to do. A lower court had called th...
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Ahvaz children's hospital in Iran is being evacuated after U.S. missile struck the area of the hospital. We are working to confirm the details of the strike.
The Trump-created rising prices crisis has made beef the most shop-lifted item in some US stores, the NYT The Daily podcast reveals.
Meme that I keep seeing and keeps haunting me: 🔪When did "governments" decide they own everything and that they can make us pay to exist? I understand the notion of a society...but unsettling we are charged--in a thousand ways by the mega rich--just to be alive.
Saw where Peyton Manning debunked the whole halftime adjustment thing. In this case, it is necessary. Plus: I am only halfway done with this starter pack....so gonna make some adjustments. go.bsky.app/HU8CLdx
We've discovered a network of Trump-related funding surrounding a seemingly random gun ranch in Oklahoma. The ranch also connects to a drone company backed by Trump's sons. Member's of Trump's immigration enforcement keep showing up at this ranch.
ICE is rapidly gaining control of police agencies across the USA. 2001-2025: 130 Police forces signed to work for ICE. 2025-2026: 1,857 Police forces signed up to work with ICE.
The Trump Regime Has Driven a 1,222% Rise in Local Police Forces Working for ICE
The police officer who is supposed to keep your street safe can now be the one who delivers you to one of ICE's concentration camps. This is done through a 287(g) agreement, a provision of U.S. immigr...
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A lot of people are saying it is a good algae pit. Maybe one of the greatest. Might knock down some more White House to build another one.
Angry@angrystaffer.bsky.social · 2mo agoHe sent the national guard to stand watch over his algae pit. Unbelievable.
Israel hitting Lebanon again — including a central bank branch. We are a cruel, complacent community allowing this. #Israel
Looks like I am a Jewish antisemite because I agree 100%
🇫🇷Raquel de la Roche🇨🇴@raquelreveals.bsky.social · 2mo ago1/4 An untreated borderline. But you hate Trump, so celebrate her. On no other matter would she have credibility. Now you have no credibility. But that does not matter because Israel got paid. While both sides yelled at the television.... #$45Billion #Israel #Gaza #Palestine
A truly fantastic description of codependency: Yes, I will drive you across two provinces to see a specialty herbalist. For myself, I shall do nothing. Highlights ever-present guilt and low self worth that must be overcome with obsessive service to others. Cannot let vileness be discovered.
Yes, I have not been using Bluesky that long and I am not like a significant presence or ever noticed. Still, it is odd how many accounts just followed me with zero followers, following 1000's. Some have no posts. Up to no good or just wallflowers like me?
Today’s pack is dedicated to Lawrence O’Donnell. My favourite US broadcaster. Love his thoughtful analysis, in-depth reporting and saying it as it is. Happy Friday everyone. go.bsky.app/LiBrxqn