Reposted by @aavond.bsky.socialAnna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 6h"Political scientists have found that nonviolent rebellion is the most reliable path from dictatorship to democracy. Decades of research point to four steps that successful rebellions follow." 13354140
Reposted by @aavond.bsky.socialTyler, from the Internet (Haunted) @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 19hBecause he's one of the only people standing next to a Republican going, "this person is a piece of shit, I don't respect him, neither should you, he's fucking evil and he needs to go, and I don't care if it makes me sound rude saying it" LIKE EVERY DEMOCRAT SHOULD BE DOING??? MAYBE??? 222154363
Reposted by @aavond.bsky.socialDarth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 6hGood to see Donald buy Russian diesel instead of Canadian. I know its right on USA border but they sell imperialist, woke diesel that makes your truck gay. 781957529
Reposted by @aavond.bsky.socialPatrick Monahan @pattymo.com · 15hIt’s cool, and not incredibly demoralizing, that the last ~25 years (? more?) have been an increasingly flagrant demonstration that The Rules, as we were brought up to understand them, just do not apply to a lot of people 351648239
Reposted by @aavond.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15hTrump on Venezuela: "We're taking out for ourselves -- we deserve it. To the victor belong the spoils, right? -- we're taking out billions and billions of dollars a day." 114565164
Reposted by @aavond.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 15hThe NYPD just released surveillance video of the ICE shooting (which occurred off camera). Two men in civilian clothes run up to a car with guns drawn. One second later, one man begins smashing the butt of his gun into the driver’s side window. The driver appears to panic and hit the gas. 13431301029
Reposted by @aavond.bsky.socialDavid Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 18hI have an idea: Why doesn’t Trump get Putin to stop? 1021935361
Reposted by @aavond.bsky.socialDrew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 09/10/2026Hard to overstate how much Hegseth's execution stream mirrors the U.S. military's traditional description of ISIS propaganda: broadcast killings designed to send a message, strike fear and create a social media spectacle. Will almost certainly be repurposed by online terror cells 622173785
Reposted by @aavond.bsky.socialChris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 08/10/2026This man is unfit in every possible sense of the word. He is the worst impulses of this nation given physical form, and it is the duty of every single one of us who actually believe in freedom and democracy to make sure he and his followers are banished from power. 32922150
Reposted by @aavond.bsky.socialDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Really weird how Trump campaign managers end up working for Putin allies 533377
Reposted by @aavond.bsky.socialJim Swift @jimswift.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Where's a daisy ad when you need it. wtf. 4857883
Reposted by @aavond.bsky.socialJustin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 05/10/2026"Asked specifically where he diverges from Anthropic and its CEO Dario Amodei, Altman said 'we believe that the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology and people having the agency.'"politico.comSam Altman to Decoded: ‘The world should accept some bad things happening’ for the benefits of AIThe OpenAI CEO sought to distinguish his policy stance from rival developer Anthropic. 184724
Reposted by @aavond.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/10/2026🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Allison Gill has obtained descriptions of NINE FBI training videos showing agents were instructed to flag Epstein documents containing Donald Trump’s name for supervisory review. The DOJ is still refusing to release the actual videos. 👉 www.youtube.com/live/dYiQOhP... 11941241774
Reposted by @aavond.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Really cool tool from @popular.info to crowdsource who is paying for what campaign ads. paidforby.infopaidforby.infoWho paid for this?Find out who really paid for political mailers and TV ads. 2828402
Reposted by @aavond.bsky.socialBarb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Trump doxes GOP Sen Tom Cotton by sharing his cell phone number online over … Daylight Savings Time. Trump says golfers want more daylight for later tee times. This is the leader of the free world, ladies and gentlemen. apnews.com/article/trum...apnews.comTrump posts cell phone number of Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton in fight over daylight saving timePresident Donald Trump is urging people to call the personal cellphone number of Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas after posting the number online. 68652174
Reposted by @aavond.bsky.socialEric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 03/10/2026JUST POSTED: Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have pushed a multibillion oil deal with Russia as part of peace talks that will bring profits to their family business partners. A new front for Trump-era conflicts of interest. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...nytimes.comU.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter... 24730691799
Reposted by @aavond.bsky.socialAndrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 02/10/2026Congress appropriated taxpayer dollars to honor officers killed in the line of duty. Donald Trump used that money for campaign ads. If you need a clearer illustration of who he is and what he values, you won't find one. 14390196
Reposted by @aavond.bsky.socialMike Zaccardi, CFA, CMT @mikezaccardi.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Corporate profits now represent 14.9% of GDP, the highest share on record going back to 1947 Citadel Rubner 20327125
Reposted by @aavond.bsky.socialPé 🍺🧿 @forevernever.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It's weird how the federal government is constantly being hacked after DOGE gutted the government's cybersecurity agencies. 692167800
Reposted by @aavond.bsky.socialNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026WH says Trump's new TV ads aren't campaign ads because he's not on the ballot One of them IS his campaign ad - - Same footage from 2024, minus the donate link, plus a govt funding tag Taxpayers are $1.7M in More @forbes.com👇 -TNforbes.comTrump’s Controversial Taxpayer-Funded Ads Could Violate These LawsCongress has long blocked government funds from being used on propaganda, though the Trump administration claims they’re “public service announcements.” 39588254
Reposted by @aavond.bsky.socialAdam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 30/09/2026"Testosterone testing on top" sounds like an alliteration from a particularly gay Gilbert & Sullivan aria. Which would be nice, in circumstances other than these 38795106
aavond.bsky.social @aavond.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I don’t want my money wasted on packaging. Use what’s efficient and safe. 010
Reposted by @aavond.bsky.socialThe Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 30/09/2026The DOJ’s Office of the Inspector General “declined further action” on an undisclosed matter involving Attorney General Todd Blanche’s cryptocurrency trades, according to a new federal financial disclosure document reviewed by The Washington Sun.washingtonsun.comDOJ Inspector General ‘Declined Further Action’ on Todd Blanche Cryptocurrency MatterThe attorney general has faced questions over scuttling crypto investigations while invested in Bitcoin and Ethereum. 76132
Reposted by @aavond.bsky.socialTom Schaller @schaller67.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Smith was(n’t) at a Hawks game. Ray Epps was at the Capitol on January 6. BClinton and Loretta Lynch were on a tarmac. To Republicans, these are case-closed moments proving *absolute* guilt. But two Russian assets meeting with Don Jr and Jared in Trump Tower in 2016? “Nothing to see here…” 013046
Reposted by @aavond.bsky.socialFactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The White House's AI website refuses to answer questions about the Epstein files. 17433
Reposted by @aavond.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 29/09/2026NEW: A new White House rule would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives, including ones that help disabled Americans vote. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader effort to restrict voting access.propublica.orgThis White House Plan Threatens Funding That Helps Disabled Americans VoteA new rule from the Office of Management and Budget would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to restr... 451062682
Reposted by @aavond.bsky.socialAltFDA @altfda.altgov.info · 29/09/2026Good morning ppl! While the talk of shit lettuce has stopped for now, what hasn’t changed is our response time to the next food born illness. Remember it took us a month to get to the farm last time. One of the reasons was this. www.federalhiringdata.com/articles/fsi...federalhiringdata.comUSDA Food Inspection Staff Fell 70% While a Larger Inspector Series Held SteadyOPM data show FSIS Food Inspection staff fell 70% from July 2024 to July 2026, while Consumer Safety Inspection was flat. Explore three charts and the underlying data. 16228
Reposted by @aavond.bsky.socialThe Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Men, stop telling women you denounce sexual assault and start telling your male friends. 513279746
Reposted by @aavond.bsky.socialSenator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 28/09/2026Trump is selling nuclear tech to Saudi Arabia despite reported US intelligence that the Saudis still want a bomb—while the Trumps have taken billions in bribes from the Saudis. This is Trump corruption at the expense of US national security. Stop the deal. 31812362
Reposted by @aavond.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 29/09/2026Whoa! This part makes the story worse. Trump didn’t just appear in taxpayer-funded ads promoting himself and his policies. He personally helped orchestrate them, including helping choose the imagery and video. OUR TAX DOLLARS. HIS PROPAGANDA. 83860413
Reposted by @aavond.bsky.socialThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 27/09/2026Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/kQdKbY1trib.alTrump Moves to Cut Off Student Loans for Tons of DegreesUnder a new rule, if your degree doesn’t make enough money, you won’t be able to get a student loan. 164983668
aavond.bsky.social @aavond.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Before either of my daughters left for college , I told them only to call police of the city where their colleges were located and never to call campus police if they needed to report an assault. 0110
Reposted by @aavond.bsky.socialRep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 27/09/2026These people have no idea what’s happening in America right now. And, they don’t care. White House Deputy Chief of Staff post last night ⬇️ 29030691096
Reposted by @aavond.bsky.socialJill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Unnerving @washingtonpost.com exclusive: US and Russia worked in secret to remove "a range of provisions designed to safeguard the use of artificial intelligence in weapons." For instance, leave targeting to AI, no human review required. Gift link 🎁 wapo.st/4yWadkRwapo.stU.S., Russia stripped human oversight from global AI weapons pactThe two nations weakened a range of safeguards in a landmark U.N. effort to try to regulate the use of lethal autonomous weaponry. The global negotiations earlier this month marked the furthest progre... 38621409
Reposted by @aavond.bsky.socialDean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Elon Musk is shutting down the Catholic Bishops in Brazil account on X to help the right-wing win the election there paydayreport.com/x-blocks-acc...paydayreport.comX Blocks Account of National Conference of Bishops of Brasil As Catholics Back LulaPolls show Catholics backing Lula as the church denounces foreign interference. 581261706
Reposted by @aavond.bsky.socialMelissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 26/09/2026We simply cannot survive with governments that are for sale. 7449142
Reposted by @aavond.bsky.socialℝ𝕖𝕓𝕖𝕝𝕓𝕝𝕦𝕖 @rebelb1ue.bsky.social · 26/09/2026You know what’s more dangerous than a trans athlete? 7 Frat boys at Cornell University. 863277936
Reposted by @aavond.bsky.socialwaxmonkey @waxmonkey.bsky.social · 26/09/2026ok so at this point we *dont* want the strait that we control open 36839156
aavond.bsky.social @aavond.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I think we’re looking at the plural, generations, if we’re even ever able to regain our place in the world stage, and even then, our place will look very different. 0121
Reposted by @aavond.bsky.socialRep. Jason Crow @crow.house.gov · 25/09/2026President Trump continues to roll out the red carpet for autocrats. First Putin, now Xi. Shamefully wining & dining our adversaries as he kicks our allies to the curb. 20524158
Reposted by @aavond.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Finally, segregationists have achieved their dream of capturing the Civil Rights Division and turning it to their own ends 481849694
Reposted by @aavond.bsky.socialHELL Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 25/09/2026My new favorite news photo. The ugliness of these people just leaps right out at you. 721169214
Reposted by @aavond.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations: Alphabet: 8.01% AT&T: 4.6% Meta: 3.57% General Motors: 3.09% Amazon: 1.37% Exxon Mobil: 1.31% Disney: -1.57% CVS Health: -3.88% Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like. 540154367242
Reposted by @aavond.bsky.socialMother Jones @motherjones.com · 24/09/2026The SEC quietly published a proposal to rescind a measure that prevents private equity firms from buying access to billions in pension funds that belong to public employees like teachers and police.motherjones.comThe SEC wants to scrap a key anti-corruption rule targeting private equityPay-to-play schemes were a way for firms to tap into public pension funds. They may soon be back. 20185130
Reposted by @aavond.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026watch Trump walking here -- he can't walk in a straight line 4822257492
Reposted by @aavond.bsky.socialevy kwong @evystadium.bsky.social · 24/09/2026the cops being idk just doing my job while arresting a man after a county judge couldn’t handle the word bullshit in a public meeting 1025667
Reposted by @aavond.bsky.socialAlanR @alan2210.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Trump Ordered Illegal Removal of Braille "Get rid of the [expletive] braille. No blind people are going to live in Trump Tower," Trump shouted, according to Res. "Just do it." www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...newsweek.comTrump Vetoed Braille and Blind People at Trump Tower"Get rid of the [expletive] braille," Trump apparently shouted. "Just do it." 314642
Reposted by @aavond.bsky.socialIreland against Fascism @irlagainstfascism.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Don't know who made this. But we love you for making it ❤️ 3762001726
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