Reposted by AK CoulterTom Schaller @schaller67.bsky.social · 21hHere’s how Hastert headline would read if there were a cable news network run by liberals like conservatives/GOP run Fox: “Former pedophile rapist whom Republic Party chose to be House Speaker died yesterday” And, no, I didn’t misspell “Republican” 2232
Reposted by AK CoulterHillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 21hOver a dozen states have important voter registration deadlines today. Check your registration and make a plan to vote at IWillVote.com. Then ask friends and neighbors to do the same. 5227861505
Reposted by AK CoulterDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 03/10/2026You can't get anyone in political media to say it plainly, but GOP strategy for several decades now has been built around the fact that its core goals/policies are *wildly unpopular*. Everything depends on a) polluting the information environment, b) cementing unfair structural advantages, & c) $$$. 341606442
Reposted by AK CoulterMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The problem has never really been that conservative voters are reluctant to criticize Trump. The problem is a relentless right-wing media apparatus that tells them Democrats are worse. 16940138
Reposted by AK CoulterProf Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 04/10/2026🤑 I don’t think there’s enough public awareness of RFK Jr’s grift The extreme & very kooky anti-vaxx activist group was paying him $500,000 a year to peddle anti-vaxx BS, there’s the massive fees he got from suing the HPV vaccine maker, the profits from peddling conspiracy theory books, etc., etc. 03719
Reposted by AK CoulterTrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 04/10/2026The harrowing, haunting story on the fallout of 20 year-old Pierre Damas Abel’s tragic suicide after being forced to wear an ankle monitor simply for being a TPS Haitian. The tentacles of grief are long and numerous here. And none of this needed to happen. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...theatlantic.comA Reckoning in SpringfieldA truck driver out on his route confronts what the country has become. 11710
Reposted by AK CoulterCraig Harrington @craigipedia.bsky.social · 04/10/2026This is the only way to do a Trump Safari. No more Ohio diners where they still support daddy. I want people haunted by their sins and how they plan to atone. 08813
Reposted by AK CoulterLaura Chapin @laurachapin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I want to have grace for these people. But he could not reach beyond his own whiteness before a young Haitian man wearing an ankle monitor stepped in front of his truck. Actions and elections have consequences, and sometimes they look you in the eye. bsky.app/profile/mrda... 1142
Reposted by AK Coulterjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 04/10/2026remarkable piece of journalism. really worth reading. 753539898
Reposted by AK CoulterSenator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 03/10/2026RFK Jr. should be FIRED or RESIGN immediately. PREDICTABLY: He’s STILL rubbing elbows with anti-vaxxers and lifting the same conspiracy theories that are getting kids killed. 2238599
AK Coulter @ak-coulter.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Accepting moments of grief as a summer storm. Lovely analogy from The Grieving Brain by Mary-Frances O’Connor: “[Accepting is noticing how it feels,] letting your tears come, and then letting them go. Knowing that the moment of grief will overwhelm you, feeling its familiar knot in your throat,… 110
AK Coulter @ak-coulter.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I LOVED this! I honestly wasn’t sure what to expect when I picked up Starter Villain by John Scalzi. Spy cats and trash-talking dolphins? A supervillain volcano lair?? Even my pup was unsure! Yet somehow it all works SO WELL. Hilarious and diabolically charming. So clever. What an enjoyable escape! 010
Reposted by AK CoulterTimothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 02/10/2026How to respond to hate speech without fuelling it further www.nature.com/articles/d41... I love this advice 👇 "Just express your dissent — not to change the mind of the commenter, but to show people that others have a different opinion. Next, ask friends to join and say that they also disagree."nature.comHow to respond to hate speech without fuelling it furtherPsychologist Mirta Galesic discusses an increase in hateful comments online, and the science-backed way to react. 04018
Reposted by AK CoulterSenator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 01/10/2026Doctors shouldn’t be punished for providing their patients with legal abortion care—and extremists in Louisiana have no business dictating what doctors in Seattle can and can't do. This was never about states' rights—it was ALWAYS about banning abortion nationwide. 801436556
Reposted by AK CoulterSenator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 01/10/2026So let me get this straight: There's no money for child care or health care, but millions in taxpayer dollars are lying around to use for illegal political ads promoting Trump? This is HISTORIC CORRUPTION—and I'm doing everything I can to get them pulled down. 1329884
AK Coulter @ak-coulter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Great shout out to Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park, Washington!! 📚 First on the list of Taylor Tomlinson’s favorite places!! Just finished and really enjoyed Taylor Tomlinson’s book of personal essays: Actually, Nevermind. Like her stand up, full of candid, kind, and self-deprecating humor. 000
Reposted by AK CoulterLit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The Center for Fiction has announced the shortlist for their annual First Novel Prize, which was judged this year by R. O. Kwon, Kiese Laymon, Jordy Rosenberg, and Danzy Senna. buff.ly/D2AHLNlbuff.lyHere’s the Center for Fiction’s 2026 First Novel Prize shortlist.The Center for Fiction has announced the shortlist for their annual First Novel Prize, which was judged this year by R. O. Kwon, Kiese Laymon, Jordy Rosenberg, and Danzy Senna. The shortlisted auth… 0114
Reposted by AK CoulterSeth Trueger @mdaware.org · 30/09/2026"Meanwhile, the big picture is being missed: We know how to prevent this." to the point from @drdebhoury.bsky.social in @time.com measles bad, vaccines good! 093
Reposted by AK CoulterSenator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 30/09/2026Mifepristone is safe and effective—the FDA has stood by that for 26 years. Protect medication abortion. 621446
Reposted by AK CoulterProf Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Terrific reporting by @sherylnyt.bsky.social Also, financial conflicts of interest are a key plank of the MAHA movement—wherever you look, there are conflicts (e.g., RFK Jr’s peptides advisory panel: riddled with people who make money selling peptides!) The grifting is off the charts 12110
Reposted by AK CoulterDimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Lost in the chaos of everything; last week CDC (yes, this current CDC!) issued guidance for COVID vaccination. Last year they recommended vaccination based on "shared decision making." This year it's a stronger recommendation: "COVID-19 vaccine is recommended for all adults ages 18 years and older" 35924
Reposted by AK Coulterdavidrlurie @davidrlurie.com · 29/09/2026Can Democrats build a broad coalition like that FDR created in the 1930s, and remake the nation for the better? The exposure of the GOP's false promises, from Reagan to Trump - and the resulting growing public revulsion - offers a rare opportunity, as I discuss here.publicnotice.coWill Democrats offer Americans a New New Deal?A new social pact will be needed in the wake of Trump’s trail of ruin. 2336696
Reposted by AK CoulterCharlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A Canadian response to the convicted felon in the White House who claims that Canada will come pleading for a deal and say, "Sir, we're sorry." That ain't ever gonna happen. @meidascanada.ca 671007290
Reposted by AK CoulterSenator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 28/09/2026Trump's nominee to lead the FDA refused to say whether she thinks mifepristone—which has been approved by the FDA for DECADES—is safe. Medication abortion is the most common way women access abortion in America. Every Senator must vote NO. 1118371
AK Coulter @ak-coulter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Bainbridge Island Book Festival! Thanks to all organizers for this amazing opportunity to meet authors and explore books. A few: The Door on the Sea (Caskey Russell) Among the Birds (Lyanda Lynn Haupt) The Golem and the Jinni (Helene Wecker) Untamed Coast (Kevin C. Morris) Makeshift (Peter Rock) 001
Reposted by AK CoulterDr. Merritt Rae Turetsky @queenofpeat.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I am a mom and scientist begging everyone to look closer at the muck. We’ve been conditioned to see wetlands as wastelands. But three decades of research, I see a fiercely defiant wilderness. The boreal mire is a dynamic carbon-trapping vault that in some places has outlasted ice ages. 1/ 11464125
Reposted by AK CoulterSenator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 24/09/2026IUDs are NOT abortion. A vote for Overton is a vote to install an anti-abortion extremist to be in charge of keeping our food and medicine safe. I'm voting NO. 1541690
Reposted by AK CoulterDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The American people, in part due to a virtual media blackout, have tolerated what should be intolerable: the illegal and inhumane conditions Trump’s ICE has created for our detained immigrant neighbors. Thank goodness for federal district court judges.  510631
Reposted by AK CoulterProfessa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 24/09/2026There is no mystery here: Donald Trump’s DOJ decided not to challenge the merger of two major corporations b/c he wants to consolidate power in the hands of oligarchs. Why just today the Ellisons announced the Elon Musk was helping them to purchase Warner Bros. 072
Reposted by AK CoulterSenator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 23/09/2026ICE agents used excessive force to detain Luis Ochoa, an American citizen and teenager, on his way to enlist in the Marines. When his mom spoke out, they DEPORTED her. We cannot get numb to these sick fear tactics. Use your voice & your vote to force a CHANGE! 23422213
Reposted by AK CoulterEd Markey @edmarkey.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Health care is a human right, not a privilege. We need to put people over profit and protect health care access for everyone. We need Medicare for All now. 1113947
Reposted by AK CoulterBluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Good morning. Bluemoose, twenty years of Indie publishing. I'll be chatting about the ups and downs over the years and also selling boilers to the Duke of Devonshire. @mayorofwy.bsky.social @andyburnham.bsky.social 2196
Reposted by AK CoulterHelen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 21/09/2026When a reporter asked him two days ago about his banning news organizations he objects to, he literally said quote "oh, the ban on the free press?" unquote. Video below bsky.app/profile/atru... 79523
Reposted by AK CoulterProfessa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 20/09/2026How can Joe Biden be simultaneously a Dictator and a Frail Old Man? And again, far-right leaders such as President Trump were banned from Twitter because he had just fomented a violent attempt at a constitutional coup. We can never, ever sanitize J6. 1233
Reposted by AK CoulterAndrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Two visions of America going forward: Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts vs. Sniper Enclave Triumphal Arch. 614432
Reposted by AK CoulterCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 20/09/2026Anyone remember when we had three branches of government? 1333153
Reposted by AK CoulterSenator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 19/09/2026Trump doing whatever he wants, whenever he wants—and expecting hardworking Americans to foot the bill. A new report found that the average household in WA state has had to pay $4,800 MORE because of rising costs under Trump. 1317553
Reposted by AK CoulterMichael Jochum @notjustadrummer.bsky.social · 19/09/2026A free press is the immune system of a democracy. 084
Reposted by AK CoulterSenator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 18/09/2026Presidents with nothing to hide don’t ban reporters. But this President is historically corrupt—so he has a LOT to hide. Stand up for the Free Press. Every leader should condemn this. 30374109
Reposted by AK CoulterRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/09/2026With 45 days until the midterms, I urge you all to: 1) Help get out the vote. 2) Protect our electoral machinery from interference. 3) Not succumb to complacency, defeatism, or cynicism. We are the only ones who can end this nightmare. We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for. 20576472916
Reposted by AK CoulterJorge A. Caballero, MD @datadrivenmd.social · 18/09/2026It's literally the CDCs job to get that information, so when RFK Jr. says this, what he's actually saying is that the agency he's supposed to be leading isn't doing its job 2487
Reposted by AK CoulterSchooley @schooley.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I wish we still lived in a world where, “He can’t just knock down the Kennedy Center” was a true fact. 541742297
Reposted by AK CoulterGregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Senate Must Reject Nicole Saphier as Surgeon General, Defend Public Health Urges. www.defendpublichealth.org/press-releas...defendpublichealth.orgSenate Must Reject Nicole Saphier as Surgeon General, Defend Public Health Urges | Defend Public HealthAs Nicole Saphier, President Trump’s nominee to be U.S. Surgeon General, faces her Senate confirmation hearing today, Defend Public Health reiterated its opposition to her nomination. Overall, the gro... 14426
Reposted by AK Coulterjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16/09/2026the thing that stands out to me is less the Dem spread than the fact that the GOP seems stuck in the low 40s. if that holds, and if undecideds/double-haters break for Democratic candidates in the final stretch, you are looking at a total collapse for the congressional GOP 1342749375
Reposted by AK CoulterPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 15/09/2026The quiet rebellion of fourth grade homework worksheets. 1234236
Reposted by AK CoulterSenator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 15/09/2026An important victory for our democracy. The American people will have the final word on the future of this country—use your voice and your vote this November. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸politico.comSupreme Court blocks Trump mail-in ballot planJustices turn down administration’s bid to have Postal Service enforce new voting requirements before midterms. 821238
Reposted by AK CoulterSenator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 15/09/2026This is absurd. Trump is using YOUR taxpayer dollars to test for "abortions in the water." Seriously. This isn't about health care or science. This is about catering to anti-abortion extremists who are fighting to rip away reproductive rights and control women's bodies.subscriber.politicopro.comPOLITICO Pro: Abortion opponents claim ‘tremendous victory’ as EPA tests water for abortion pillsThe new study will test for trace amounts of chemicals, pesticides and drugs — including ones used to induce abortions — in drinking water in multiple cities. 51635302
Reposted by AK Coulteremptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Sheldon Whitehouse: Where are the notes about Trump raping a teenager. Kash: We have complied with the law. Whitehouse: Where are the 37 pages about Trump? Kash: I have no idea what you're talking about. 12440123
Reposted by AK CoulterDan Izzo @izzos.net · 14/09/2026Call my cynical but I don't think the President's son or daughter-in-law should be "dear" "wonderful" friends with RUSSIAN OLIGARCHS 1121
Reposted by AK CoulterSenator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 14/09/2026Trump wants to let power plants pollute as much as they want. This will result in serious health risks for families, our water and air, and the entire planet. Americans want clean air and clean water. We all need to speak up to stop this.nytimes.comE.P.A. Will Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power PlantsGeneration of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States. 816341