Reposted by AlainasadhdElizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026AS I KEEP SAYING ⬇️ 88238
Reposted by AlainasadhdAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 17/07/2026The only thing Trump’s document dump proved tonight was that there was Russian collusion. That’s fucking hilarious to me. 16370161556
Reposted by AlainasadhdProPublica @propublica.org · 17/07/2026The rise in rulings on the “shadow docket” has been driven, at least in part, by Trump’s losses in lower courts. “The patterns show a court going out of its way to enable Trump,” one scholar said. “That’s the real blow to the court’s credibility.”propublica.orgA Troubling Milestone: Most Supreme Court Rulings Are Secretive Votes With Little JustificationProPublica conducted a new analysis that shows the court is deciding more consequential rulings than ever before in largely unsigned orders with little to no explanation. 22920397
Reposted by Alainasadhdsouthpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 26/04/2026I really think it’s important to underline that there was apparently no security breach. The gunman was confronted and stopped where he should have been according to the design—at the magnetometer perimeter. What this piece argues for is an *expansion* of the security perimeter in time and space. 15766471512
Reposted by AlainasadhdJeff (Hot Type) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Lest we forget: ‘Ignorance and cruelty’: former USAID official details devastation inflicted by Doge cuts www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.com‘Ignorance and cruelty’: former USAID official details devastation inflicted by Doge cutsNicholas Enrich was an eyewitness to the dismantling of the US foreign aid organization by the Trump administration 07541
Reposted by AlainasadhdAnna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 09/04/2026SCOOP: The Pentagon failed to warn ships carrying supplies for the US military before starting the war in Iran. The ships got stuck in the Persian Gulf. They’re still stuck. And for a month, they were stuck w/ a group of college students — merchant marine cadets.notus.orgU.S. Cadets Were Stuck in the Persian Gulf After Trump Bombed IranThe Trump administration failed to warn vessels with close ties to the U.S. military ahead of the strikes, leaving them trapped in the region. 21391195
Reposted by AlainasadhdAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/04/2026"While the end point is unclear, Trump’s would-be dictatorship is politically broken. And as Trump’s mental and physical dissipation increases by the day, it’s increasingly important to focus on the network of stooges that have built and sustained his regime." — @davidrlurie.compublicnotice.coA regime of idiots: A complete inventory of Trump stoogesThey will remain, festering, awaiting the next opportunity for soul-selling. 992436821
Reposted by AlainasadhdCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 09/04/2026Our PhD student Kennedy Orwa, who studies applications of AI to health care, was hastily deported today to Kenya along with his 13-year-old son without opportunity to speak to legal counsel. King 5 reports that he held a valid visa that was rescinded without explanation.king5.comUW graduate student deported through SEA as protesters demand answersA union representing University of Washington graduate student workers says Kennedy Orwa’s student visa was rescinded without explanation. 8541372246
Reposted by AlainasadhdGreg Folkers @gregfolkers.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Guardian: As RFK Jr allies hailed Mississippi’s rollback of strict school vaccine rules, whooping cough surged and a baby died by Michelle R Smith bit.ly/4t6kQPCbit.lyAs RFK Jr allies hailed Mississippi’s rollback of strict school vaccine rules, whooping cough surged and a baby diedThe campaign to change the rules was years in the making, orchestrated in part by two men with close ties to US health secretary RFK Jr 12116
Reposted by Alainasadhdmonique @thejournalista.com · 09/04/2026Last August, the Education Department ordered schools to submit student admissions data by March, or they would risk losing federal funding.newsone.comJudge Blocks Trump Administration’s Request For College Student Admissions DataLast August, the Education Department ordered schools to submit student admissions data by March, or they would risk losing federal funding. 054
Reposted by AlainasadhdSam Jones @samjownes.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Rep. Ansari just dropped articles of impeachment on Hegseth. A judge restored nearly 900,000 immigrant lives. A Trump voter’s second MAGA store just collapsed from the war she voted for. The regime is cracking.dworkinsubstack.comRep. Ansari Moves To Impeach Pete Hegseth, Judge Throws Out Trump’s Deportation Scheme, and MAGA Store Closes Due To Lack Of SalesPlus, Democrats flip Wisconsin Supreme Court seat 111931
Reposted by AlainasadhdThe Watchdog Coalition @thewatchdogco.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Rep. Ansari just filed articles of impeachment against Pete Hegseth. Add your voice and demand Congress remove him now.actionnetwork.orgTell Congress: Impeach Pete HegsethContact Congress today! 38955342
Reposted by AlainasadhdSenator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 02/04/2026Turns out covering up for pedophiles isn't a winning strategy. See you at Nuremberg 2.0 21665911127
Reposted by AlainasadhdAmanda Carpenter @amandacarpenter.bsky.social · 02/04/2026ICE has illegally broken into homes w/ battering rams, pointed guns at children, & needlessly put lives in danger. These weren't accidents by poorly trained officers. A secret memo told ICE to search homes without a warrant. These are blatant Fourth Amendment violations. We're suing. ⬇️ 6601206
Reposted by AlainasadhdAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/04/2026According to the Times: 745195457485
Reposted by AlainasadhdJoaquin Castro @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Two-year-old Kaleth is being locked away at the Dilley trailer prison. He is getting sicker with each passing day. He will not eat the food CoreCivc serves, which detainees have said sometimes has mold and worms. He now has a fever. 26243482531
Reposted by AlainasadhdAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 28/03/2026Joan Baez, Maggie Rogers, and Tom Morello perform on stage 173202745
Reposted by AlainasadhdKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 18/03/2026BREAKING: House Oversight Dems just walked out during a briefing with Pam Bondi on Epstein — saying she refused to commit to their subpoena to sit for a deposition. Garcia: "We asked her multiple times and she refused to commit. We won't participate in a fake hearing that's not under oath." 467147043883
Reposted by AlainasadhdMaxwell Frost @maxwellfrost.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Pam Bondi is holding a “briefing” with the Oversight Committee. I believe she’s doing this to evade her subpoena. It’s structured exactly like a hearing except she’s NOT under oath & there’s no transcription or video. We just walked out. We’ll see her at her sworn deposition. 16084971722
Reposted by AlainasadhdRuth Delgado @heylookitsruth.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Dolores Huerta's statement on Cesar Chavez: “I am nearly 96 years old, and for the last 60 years have kept a secret because I believed that exposing the truth would hurt the farmworker movement I have spent my entire life fighting for... I can no longer stay silent and must share my own experiences"medium.comMarch 18, 2026Today, civil rights leader Dolores Huerta issued the following statement: 5227021184
Alainasadhd @alainasadhd.bsky.social · 18/03/2026The question needs to be, pointedly, WHY are you not aware of those remarks 010
Alainasadhd @alainasadhd.bsky.social · 17/03/2026First time in a long time I picked up a subscription is to Wired. They have been putting out hard hitting pieces, and we really need that right now 000
Reposted by AlainasadhdKatie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 17/03/2026The New York Times is right. I don’t care! (And huge credit to the @wired.com team, whose intrepid, fearless, always fair reporting gives the tech bros plenty to be mad about.)nytimes.comWired’s New Editor Doesn’t Care if the Tech Bros Are Mad 1174246589
Reposted by AlainasadhdNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 16/03/2026If the Hollywood studios (other than Paramount) don’t want to become nationalized by our administration, they will re-award all of the Oscars to MELANIA. by Brendan Carr 141048139
Reposted by AlainasadhdElizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 15/03/2026I love him. 715319
Reposted by AlainasadhdElizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 15/03/2026Ok Glennon Doyle. Thank you. 1661293
Reposted by AlainasadhdHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 15/03/2026To be clear: the SAVE Act does not simply require the identification voting ALREADY requires. It demands proof of CITIZENSHIP— a birth certificate with a name that matches yours now (bye, bye, married women), or a passport— both of which are expensive and take a long time to obtain. 38365912891
Reposted by AlainasadhdLeah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 14/03/2026Lebanese health officials say that 31 health workers have been killed by Israeli strikes. Israel claimed, without evidence, that Hezbollah has been using ambulances and medical facilities. It’s the Gaza playbook all over again. Gift link:nytimes.comDozens of Medical Workers Killed as Israel Hits Lebanon 317299
Reposted by AlainasadhdSeth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 14/03/2026What Kirk ignorantly labeled “wokism” or “Marxism” was just a bundle of standard issue American democratic ideals that have been espoused by people from Tom Paine to Frederick Douglass to Eugene Debs to Fannie Lou Hamer to Jesse Jackson to Zohran Mamdani. 539050
Reposted by AlainasadhdAmbassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 13/03/2026When a federal judge (finally) put ICE officers under oath, they admitted that they are given daily detention quotas and rely heavily on a Palantir-supplied AI tool to select targets, without warrants and without enough evidence to obtain one. They simply go into neighborhoods and round people up.theguardian.comICE agents reveal daily arrest quotas and surveillance app in rare court testimonyUnder oath, officers said they were told to make eight arrests a day and given special tech to help choose ‘targets’ 216103406151
Reposted by AlainasadhdRep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 13/03/2026TWO BREAKING DEVELOPMENTS IN THE EPSTEIN CASE: 471338535
Reposted by AlainasadhdMr Global 🌎 @mrglobaltoo.bsky.social · 11/03/2026youtu.be/eq1V1F0n9S4?...youtu.beThe Truth About The New Refinery In Brownsville TexasYouTube video by Mr Global 14727
Reposted by AlainasadhdMike Hixenbaugh @mikehixenbaugh.com · 13/03/2026ICE detained a 9-year-old with severe autism and his mom for more than 80 days. The boy depends on daily therapy, but at Dilley, those supports vanished. Unable to understand why they couldn’t go home, he would cry through the night and hit himself, his mother told me. My latest for @nbcnews.comnbcnews.com'This place broke something in us': Kids languish in ICE detention long past 20-day court limitThe Trump administration has detained more than 900 children — including a boy with severe autism — for longer than allowed under a decades-old legal settlement. 14703409
Reposted by AlainasadhdThe Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 09/03/2026⚡️ Zelensky says 11 countries have asked Ukraine for help with interceptor drones, electronic warfare. "Ukraine is ready to respond positively to requests from those who help us protect the lives of Ukrainians," he said.kyivindependent.comUkraine helping protect US bases in Jordan, Zelensky says | World NewsThe deployment comes as Iran retaliates against attacks by United States and Israel, launching drones and missiles against U.S. bases, diplomatic facilities, and civilian targets across the region. 33734211
Reposted by AlainasadhdEvan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 09/03/2026It's very frustrating, because what is the danger supposed to be? In theory, it's regret, because we know there are no serious harms, there are only changes that could feel like harms if the person isn't trans. But in practice they can't find the regret. 937781
Reposted by AlainasadhdMaryam Jamshidi @msjamshidi.bsky.social · 08/03/2026The Iranian Red Crescent has sent a request to the International Criminal Court calling for a criminal investigation based on the US/Israel's systematic attacks against civilians and civilian objects including: 6,668 civilian structures 5,535 homes 14 hospitals 65 schools 181077495
Reposted by Alainasadhdderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 08/03/2026me paying $30 in gas to buy imported things that have been hit with tariffs bc joe rogan is learning about politics at age 58 442394906952
Reposted by AlainasadhdSzabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 06/03/2026💥Moscow has sent a task team to interfere in Hungary's April 2026 elections, @vsquare.bsky.social has learned from multiple European national security sources. The US has also shared intelligence with allies on the GRU-linked task force overseen by Sergei Kiriyenko. vsquare.org/putins-gru-l...vsquare.orgPutin's GRU-linked Election Fixers Are Already in Budapest to Help Orbán - VSquare.orgMoscow has dispatched a team to Budapest to interfere in Hungary's April 2026 parliamentary elections, VSquare has learned from multiple European national security sources. The operation, overseen by ... 2141112
Reposted by AlainasadhdAsha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 07/03/2026It’s tough competition but I do think Miller is more evil than Trump. Trumpnis ideologically agnostic: He will be just as happy making money with people not suffering as suffering. For Miller, the suffering is the endgame. 1162043207
Reposted by AlainasadhdRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 05/03/2026ICE has arrested and detained a Nashville journalist who reported stories critical of ICE. She’s married to a U.S. citizen and has been seeking asylum here after fleeing death threats in Colombia because of her journalism there. They’ve already sent her to Louisiana.nashvillebanner.comICE detains reporter Estefany Rodríguez in Nashville - Nashville BannerReporter Estefany Rodríguez, detained by ICE with no arrest warrant, may face deportation. Her attorneys seek immediate review of the legality of her case. 294123517397
Reposted by AlainasadhdRachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Tonight, two of the white nationalists I reported on in this piece showed up to attempt to intimidate me on a private night out at a small music venue. I’ll have more to say tomorrow. I’m safe. They also didn’t pay cover 🖕 1433028996
Reposted by AlainasadhdElizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 04/03/2026NICE 211924
Reposted by AlainasadhdGillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 25/02/2026They won't start with banning birth control. First they'll lie about it. Then dictate who can prescribe it, use it, fund it, in what forms, and for how long. Suddenly, your doctor won't call you back. I know this is what they'll do because it's what they're doing to transgender healthcare right now. 186182046125
Reposted by AlainasadhdGillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 26/02/2026This effectively forces every trans person in the state to out themselves while applying for a job, renting an apartment, or being stopped by police. It's part of the same law that allows anyone to sue anyone else they suspect of being trans and using the "wrong" bathroom. 2768217
Alainasadhd @alainasadhd.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Bien sur! She clearly said "laissez les bon temps rouler! 030
Reposted by AlainasadhdThomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 15/02/2026Sunday reading: What is “Un-American”? We must acknowledge America’s history of state authoritarianism and racial violence – but also dare to claim its aspirational tradition of egalitarian democracy. Let’s Make MAGA un-American, finally. Some thoughts from my new piece: 🧵steady.pageWhat is “Un-American”?We must acknowledge America’s history of state authoritarianism and racial violence – but also dare to claim its aspirational tradition. Make MAGA un-American, finally. 8449173
Reposted by AlainasadhdKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 07/02/2026Breaking MS NOW: The Department of Homeland Security *unsuccessfully* sought to expedite deportation proceedings against the family of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, according to a local school official. At an asylum hearing Friday, the family was granted a continuance. www.ms.now/news/dhs-rep...ms.nowJudge denies DHS bid to rush removal of Liam Ramos and his familyKristen Stenvik, superintendent of the district where Liam goes to school, said the ruling provides both “additional time” and “continued uncertainty.” 24092232768
