Reposted by @alixbeith.bsky.socialBeSeriousUSA 🐝 @beserioususa.bsky.social · 23/04/2025“I’d rather die on my feet than live on my knees” - Emilio Zapata #BeLikeHarvard #Veritas 👀 14582602388
Reposted by @alixbeith.bsky.socialJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 14/04/2025Every week I write a Sunday night column about The Week Ahead. This week, it’s about taking back “woke.” open.substack.com/pub/joycevan... 14352671243
Reposted by @alixbeith.bsky.socialHarry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 14/04/2025Tomorrow’s going to be a good stress test of the press. El Salvadoran President Bukele will visit the White House. At the press availability, every Q ought to be about Abrego Garcia: where is he now? Did US ask you to return him? etc. WH will hate, maybe try to prevent, so all should band together. 1274335938023
Reposted by @alixbeith.bsky.socialSteve M. @stevemnomoremister.bsky.social · 23/03/2025This absolutely should happen - but we live in America, so it probably won't. Nixon was the last GOP president who was held even semi-accountable for his crimes. 901765393
Reposted by @alixbeith.bsky.socialDr Oddman - #AntiFa @droddman.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Millions will die! Cuts to US foreign aid under President Donald Trump have caused a "seismic shock" to global humanitarian work, a UN agency head said Wednesday, warning that "many will die" as a result. www.ndtv.com/world-news/m...ndtv.com"Many Will Die" Due To US Aid Cuts, Warns UNCuts to US foreign aid under President Donald Trump have caused a "seismic shock" to global humanitarian work, a UN agency head said Wednesday, warning that "many will die" as a result. 1137
Reposted by @alixbeith.bsky.socialGary Swergold MD, PhD @gs314.bsky.social · 16/03/2025This is a moral stain on the United States. One can reasonably argue that it is a form of genocide. We need much more reporting on the ground, including interviews, videos. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comOpinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True.A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death. 153
Reposted by @alixbeith.bsky.socialDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 16/03/2025Estimated number of people who could die within a year without American foreign aid for: H.I.V. prevention and treatment: 1,650,000 Vaccines: 500,000 Food aid: 550,000 Malaria prevention: 290,000 Tuberculosis prevention: 310,000nytimes.comOpinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True. (Gift Article)A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death. 15342196
Reposted by @alixbeith.bsky.socialJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Our new tool, the Musk Watch DOGE Tracker, has already come under direct attack from Elon Musk. The attack itself is incoherent. He's upset we are exposing the truth about his efforts.muskwatch.comUPDATE: Musk attacks Musk WatchYesterday, we launched the Musk Watch DOGE Tracker. This new tool authoritatively demonstrated that Elon Musk had been grossly overstating the cuts implemented by DOGE. While Musk claimed that DOGE ha... 471597487
Reposted by @alixbeith.bsky.socialAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 04/03/2025Two market meltdowns. One common denominator. 815260397837
Reposted by @alixbeith.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Here I react to the shameful encounter between American leaders and media and the Ukrainian president. No doubt there were more, but I saw five failures on our side: of hospitality, decency, democracy, strategy, and independence. Please watch and share. snyder.substack.com/p/five-failu...snyder.substack.comFive Failures in the Oval Office (video)America hurt itself badly today. 10493083710484
Reposted by @alixbeith.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 28/02/2025Dear world, please do not judge us harshly. Most of us are good-caring people, and we hate him too. 1886442587909
Reposted by @alixbeith.bsky.socialSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 27/02/2025Yes. Do this! 624068869
Reposted by @alixbeith.bsky.socialArt Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Senator Tammy Duckworth demolished Pete Hegseth. 🍿 11134391027
Reposted by @alixbeith.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 26/02/2025The U.S. has officially recorded its first measles death since 2015. Texas health officials have confirmed that an unvaccinated child has passed away from measles amid a massive outbreak that has impacted nine counties in West Texas. 👉 meidasnews.com/news/the-uni... 1647160365855
Reposted by @alixbeith.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 25/02/2025The United States now playing the role that communist satellite states once played in the UN: sponsoring resolutions in its own name but on behalf of Moscow. 351139214479
Reposted by @alixbeith.bsky.socialJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 25/02/2025If you feel this way, you're not along. And together, we're going to keep the Republic. Pass it on. 714287278603
Reposted by @alixbeith.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/02/2025Boycotts are taking hold. Protests are on the rise. Federal courts are hitting back. The Trump-Musk-Vance regime's popularity is plunging and DOGE is losing credibility. In these dark times, it's important to recognize that people are fighting back. Join them. 292128563102
Reposted by @alixbeith.bsky.socialThomas Long @rayosunlong.bsky.social · 25/02/2025I said it before and I’ll say it again… @maddow.msnbc.com @meidastouch.com and @mcuban.bsky.social should join forces and start a new network. Now is the time. What are y’all waiting for? 48778861876
Reposted by @alixbeith.bsky.socialNOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 24/02/2025The best way to confront a bully about the misinformation he is spreading is to confront him in front of everyone. Macron just did that. 31295076212277
Reposted by @alixbeith.bsky.socialHawaiiDelilah™ 🌊 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦🇬🇧 @hawaiidelilah.bsky.social · 23/02/2025Merz, the next Chancellor of Germany, has it right. Europe must divest itself from the United States for the sake of its own security. As an American, I could not loathe Trump more for what he has done to my country, and how he has betrayed our allies. 28485128
Reposted by @alixbeith.bsky.socialJust Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 23/02/2025I'll tell you what I didn't get done last week. I didn't fire every federal employee and/or agency investigating my companies for unethical and illegal conduct. You? 316150042871
Reposted by @alixbeith.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/02/2025This is how our government has been corrupted: 1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office. 2) Elected officials rewrite the rules in the donors' favor. 3) Donors make a huge profit. 4) Repeat. For the sake of democracy, we must get Big Money out of politics. 28684022067
Reposted by @alixbeith.bsky.socialLiz (or Lizzie) Kim 김혜성 💫 @lizzielizliz.bsky.social · 23/02/2025Russian State TV Says It's No 'Coincidence' Trump Is Echoing Putin's Talking Points. This week, Russian media said Trump's shifting stance toward Ukraine is in "total alignment" with the Kremlin. apple.news/AJT3N0eLDQq-...apple.newsRussian State TV Says It's No 'Coincidence' Trump Is Echoing Kremlin Talking Points — HuffPostThis week, Russian media said Trump's shifting stance toward Ukraine is in 43221
Reposted by @alixbeith.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/02/2025A brief word today at the end of the fifth horrific week of Trump 2.0. We are witnessing the transformation of our democracy into a dictatorship (or, as Trump enjoyed promoting this week, a monarchy). robertreich.substack.com/p/from-dem… 742968576
Reposted by @alixbeith.bsky.socialKittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 23/02/2025Watch then demand a town hall with your congressman or woman to discuss using the Appointment Clause to hold Elon Musk accountable!! www.meidasplus.com/p/ag-kris-ma...meidasplus.comAG Kris Mayes is Fighting Back Against the Trump-Musk 'Coup'Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes joins MeidasTouch to discuss efforts she is taking to fight back against Donald Trump and Elon Musk's violations of the Constitution 218058
Reposted by @alixbeith.bsky.socialMark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 23/02/2025It’s one of the smartest things they could do. They don’t have to leave D. Just post here first and engage. They never engage there. They can actually talk to people here. And yes there are republicans and independents on here. Many Republicans hate Toxicity too. 509127671666
Reposted by @alixbeith.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 23/02/2025El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency. 9979525220762
Reposted by @alixbeith.bsky.socialLaurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · 23/02/2025“Something is shifting. They are still breaking things and stealing things. And they will keep trying to break and to steal. But the propaganda magic around the oligarchical coup is fading. Government failure, stock market crash, and dictatorial alliances are not popular.” — Timothy Snyder 370153833747
Reposted by @alixbeith.bsky.socialBrigid @beesaid.bsky.social · 20/02/2025Wow, who could have predicted sepsis rates would go up when you make treatment illegal? 111
Reposted by @alixbeith.bsky.socialEric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 20/02/2025New: DOGE's spending has been secret. No longer. My colleagues have uncovered it. www.propublica.org/article/doge... 8114280416471
Reposted by @alixbeith.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/02/2025DOGE recommended firing workers at: -FDA, which oversees Neuralink -FAA, which oversees SpaceX -USAID, which probed Starlink -CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X. "Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement. 11456271522456
Reposted by @alixbeith.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 18/02/2025"working to swiftly rectify the situation..." www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...nbcnews.comUSDA says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is trying to rehire themIn a statement, an Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation." 2784276798778
Reposted by @alixbeith.bsky.socialMichaelis Paulus @michaelis-paulus.bsky.social · 16/02/2025And to stop paying federal taxes. If states have to take care of their own, deal with natural disasters and all the things IQ45 and Musky are taking away, the states need to do what is right, not pay federal taxes, keep their money and take care of their own people 712610
Reposted by @alixbeith.bsky.socialD’Epitomee of 92% @epitomee.bsky.social · 15/02/2025cc: @Gavin Newsome It’s time to build a CDC & NIH in California with the folks who were fired from the feds. In fact, I think each blue state governor needs to scoop up these scientists, healthcare workers and laboratory workers asap. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social 650154403322
Reposted by @alixbeith.bsky.socialBob Collins @mylittlebloggie.bsky.social · 17/02/2025Just wonderful writing on the 60 Minutes piece on President aMusk dismantling of USAID "The world's richest man cut off aid for the world's poorest people." Well done. 294234164320
Reposted by @alixbeith.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 15/02/2025ATTN HHS EMPLOYEES: Firing notices are going out. I am in receipt of an email saying they will revoke your access as soon as you read the email that you've been fired. Please download everything you need before you open that email. SHARE FAR & WIDE. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/attn-hhs-e...muellershewrote.comATTN: HHS EMPLOYEESIf you work for HHS, read this BEFORE you open certain emails 4252460014750
Reposted by @alixbeith.bsky.socialMary A Martin 💙 @bamjcasta.bsky.social · 15/02/2025Love this idea! 152
Reposted by @alixbeith.bsky.socialBrewminate (Matthew A. McIntosh) @brewminate.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Tens of thousands of young people — single people, in particular — have left states with near-total abortion bans. The loss of young people has particular implications for a state’s economic trajectory. Red states playing FAFO. #USDemocracybrewminate.comYoung People Are Moving Out of States with Abortion Bans"States with abortion bans may face challenges in attracting and retaining workers, especially younger workers who represent future economic potential." 02914
Reposted by @alixbeith.bsky.socialBrian Schatz @schatz.bsky.social · 13/02/2025There is literally HIV being transmitted from mom to baby because of the illegal shutdown of US AID and now Trump’s State Department wants to spend 400 million dollars on Tesla cyber trucks. This is not about efficiency. It’s a smash and grab. 23797933009
Reposted by @alixbeith.bsky.socialHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 09/02/2025The smallest, most petty person in the world. 3884679771
Reposted by @alixbeith.bsky.socialMachine Pun Kelly @kellyscaletta.bsky.social · 06/02/2025If you are taking care of a parent, or struggling with the decision to put them in a home, remember you could have had a paid worker come to their house to help take care of them, but Kamala Harris laughed funny, so now their Medicare is about to get frozen. 22562821881
Reposted by @alixbeith.bsky.socialAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 31/01/2025I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world. Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO 413414532124034
Reposted by @alixbeith.bsky.socialAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Idgaf I’m still fighting for guaranteed healthcare. Aspiration is the answer. Not just “we’re not the bad guys.” We need something more meaningful than that. I want a future worth fighting for. They have no vision. We do. Lean into our strengths and knock them out. 👊🏽 317011871113330
Reposted by @alixbeith.bsky.socialPam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 31/01/2025If you are a government worker DO NOT TAKE THE RESIGNATION OFFER! Congress has NOT appropriated the money to do that, and that asshole is a GDMF LIAR! Keep your job, make them fire you, and then fight like hell. 139106042880
Reposted by @alixbeith.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/01/2025RFK Jr. is far more than just an “anti-vaxxer.” Over the years, he’s made countless outrageous statements on a wide range of topics. We’ve compiled 10 of the wildest clips—though even that barely scratches the surface.meidasplus.com'Viruses Are Our Friend'— 10 Off the Wall Video Clips from RFK Jr. Resurface on BlueskyPast comments include denying AIDS and calling vaccinated children "damaged" 1181229337523
Reposted by @alixbeith.bsky.socialAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent. Opportunities are everywhere. Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉 359718812641145
