Reposted by AlysonbethNews Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 24/04/2025The cover of this week’s Economist. 26294362259 0
Reposted by AlysonbethMina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 24/04/2025On being called DEI and why it isn’t the burn they think it is 1425294115211 0
Reposted by AlysonbethRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/04/2025The next days and months and years will demand from all of us great courage — and solidarity. Be prepared. 388167164622 0
Reposted by AlysonbethJon Cryer @mrjoncryer.bsky.social · 19/04/2025But— but— John Roberts himself said in his immunity ruling that presidents need to be able to act “unhesitatingly.” Is he now saying Trump has to literally hesitate? So… maybe that immunity ruling was stupid, dangerous, and wrong? And he’s a f***ing idiot? 50854124 0
Reposted by AlysonbethGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 19/04/2025An absolute must-read from @stevevladeck.bsky.social this morning: “Just before 1:00 a.m., the justices (aggressively) stepped back into the Alien Enemy Act litigation—in a decision suggesting that a majority understands that these are no longer normal circumstances.”stevevladeck.com144. The Supreme Court's Late-Night Alien Enemy Act InterventionJust before 1:00 a.m., the justices (aggressively) stepped back into the Alien Enemy Act litigation—in a decision suggesting that a majority understands that these are no longer normal circumstances. 655209975881 0
Reposted by AlysonbethAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 19/04/2025“The Executive may succeed for a time in weakening the courts, but over time history will script the tragic gap between what was and all that might have been, and law in time will sign its epitaph.” - Judge Wilkinson www.muellershewrote.com/p/how-a-judg...muellershewrote.comHow a Judge Tells a President to F**k OffI read a lot of court documents, and I like to highlight some from time to time that really encapsulate the moment we find ourselves in. The latest from the 4th Circuit does it perfectly. 11965031645 0
Reposted by AlysonbethRep. Ted Lieu @reptedlieu.bsky.social · 29/03/2025Secretary Hegseth must resign. He lied. Now, we have new reporting about Hegseth’s wife. If the White House doesn't provide more facts, then this raises all sorts of red flags. 1118248796860 0
Reposted by AlysonbethChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 30/03/2025Are we “Great” yet? 1088154044139 0
Reposted by AlysonbethCarmen 📚 Latinx Book Influencer 📚 @tomesandtextiles.bsky.social · 29/03/2025When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public 6443396810780 0
Reposted by AlysonbethDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 23/03/2025A North Carolina appeals court heard state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin's (R) bid to throw out 65k ballots and overturn the results of his losing election. “Now the right to vote is not absolute,” Griffin's lawyer said in court.democracydocket.com‘The Right to Vote Is Not Absolute’: GOP Bid to Steal North Carolina Supreme Court Election Heard by Court of AppealsRead more here. 1151451605 0
Reposted by AlysonbethMark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 22/03/2025Elbows up, Canada. 14725200913260 0
Reposted by AlysonbethBrett Meiselas @bmeiselas.bsky.social · 23/03/2025Something special is happening, people. Ignore it or downplay it at your own peril… 930302705255 0
Reposted by AlysonbethShiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 23/03/2025it's incredible how many stages of fascism you can avoid succumbing to as a voter by simply asking not who this plan hurts but how it helps you 675191784 0
Reposted by AlysonbethErika Wittekind @erikalyn.bsky.social · 22/03/2025The power of on-screen representation 😻🐈⬛ 587265024143 0
Reposted by AlysonbethGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 03/03/2025The latest news from Burlington, Vermont. 😄🇺🇦 790234624828 0
Reposted by AlysonbethJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 02/03/2025Posted by @vatniksoup.bsky.social on another platform. 10925480017039 0
Reposted by AlysonbethAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 21/02/2025Medicaid is not for sale. NASA is not for sale. The Post Office is not for sale. America is not for sale. We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed. 235610329623747 0
Reposted by AlysonbethMark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 18/02/2025theintercept.com/2025/02/17/e...theintercept.comThis Is the Way to Stop Elon MuskSenate Democrats have the power to block federal contracts to Tesla and SpaceX. It’s the path to pushing Musk out of politics. 19384207811675 0
Reposted by AlysonbethT. Greg Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 30/01/2025➡️ January 20: FAA director fired ➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen ➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded ➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees ➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years Making America Great Again! 13485820326192 0
Reposted by AlysonbethJohn Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 29/01/2025The cruel religion, fierce Nationalism, and rising hostility toward marginalized communities on display in America right now, is the fruit of a toxic selfishness that needs to horde resources, opportunity, and benefit for fear it will be left without. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/we-need-am...johnpavlovitz.substack.comWe Need Americans Who Love More Than Just AmericansThese are days that test our belief systems. 892498639 0
Reposted by AlysonbethGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 19/01/2025No matter where you fall on the TikTok ban, the President undoing by “executive order” a law passed by Congress and upheld unanimously by the Supreme Court is an unconstitutional abuse of power. 34426617414880 0
Reposted by AlysonbethThe Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 20/01/2025Today at 2 PM EST: Trump’s inauguration is the first of many dark days ahead, but we’ll never quit the fight. Join @therickwilson.bsky.social and @mayaonstage.bsky.social as they discuss the inauguration and what’s to come on this special episode of The Breakdownyoutube.comTHE OLIGARCHY INAUGURATION | THE BREAKDOWNYouTube video by The Lincoln Project 702078217 0
Reposted by Alysonbeth💙❤️💙Mia💙❤️💙 @mommamia.bsky.social · 27/12/2024And what do we think removing $7 billion from our economy is going to cause? Hint: it’s not going to be cheaper eggs. 21376122 0
Reposted by AlysonbethAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 26/12/2024Canadian MP Charlie Angus: CNN stated, "Oh, he's just teasing." Teasing about taking over other countries? There's no such thing as "teasing" when you're threatening the sovereignty of independent nations. 989273645864 0
Reposted by AlysonbethBrian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 23/12/2024Congratulations to Mike Johnson for trying to pressure the House Ethics Committee into burying a report that found the then-nominee for attorney general had engaged in sexual activity with a minor. Party of Family Values, am I right? 20196133813862 0
Reposted by AlysonbethAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 23/12/2024So the GOP made a huge deal about Hunter Biden who didn’t rape an underage girl. So what will they say about Gaetz who did 1048141483092 0
Reposted by AlysonbethGovernor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 24/12/2024Minnesota's exports surged to $6.7 billion last quarter, over three times the national average growth rate. Nearly 200 countries look to our state’s workforce to put food on the table or manufacture their goods. The world recognizes the value of doing business with Minnesota. 328130711815 0
Reposted by AlysonbethAdam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 24/12/2024In many areas, Planned Parenthood is the only maternity service Regardless, South Carolina wants to prevent the provider from receiving Medicaid For NON-ABORTION treatments Like cancer screenings Their case will be heard by the Supreme Court The cruelty is the point www.npr.org/2024/12/18/g...npr.orgSupreme Court takes up South Carolina's effort to defund Planned ParenthoodThe state cut off funding to Planned Parenthood because it provided non-abortion services to Medicaid patients. 33182522959 0
Reposted by AlysonbethSeth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 24/12/2024The core far-right conspiracy theory about January 6 has for years been that law enforcement set the Proud Boys up. What do you know? It was exactly the opposite. Law enforcement was in fact trying to help them. As ever, take whatever the far right is saying, reverse it, and you have actual reality.cnn.comAn ex-Washington police officer is convicted of lying about leaks to the Proud Boys leader | CNN PoliticsA retired police officer in the nation’s capital was convicted Monday of lying to authorities about leaking confidential information to the leader of the Proud Boys extremist group. 395130514100 0
Reposted by AlysonbethRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17/12/2024When I read a new interview from Harris’s Dep Campaign Manager, it hit home for me because it was something I have warned about for years. Dems are losing the Information War, but there is one big way they can turn things around. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...open.substack.comThe One Big Reason Why Dems Are Losing the Information WarThe good news is, this can be fixed with a new approach. 51265502048 0
Reposted by AlysonbethThe Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 12/12/2024“The long-awaited report from Inspector General Michael Horowitz also found no evidence that the bureau authorized or encouraged any illegal behavior by members of the mob who stormed the Capitol that day.” ow.ly/5qFb105Rs30ow.lyFBI didn’t deploy undercover agents on Jan. 6, watchdog report finds, undercutting conspiracy theoriesThe DOJ inspector general also said the FBI should have done more to canvass its sources in advance of Jan. 6 to try to understand the potential for violence. 31367081748 0
Reposted by AlysonbethAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 12/12/2024BREAKING: Merrick Garland began investigating Trump and the coup the week he got to the DoJ. It was actually Trump holdovers in the FBI that were reluctant to investigate. Actually it’s not breaking. It came out in March. But cable news decided not to tell you. www.nytimes.com/2024/03/22/u...nytimes.comInside Garland’s Effort to Prosecute TrumpIn trying to avoid even the smallest mistakes, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland might have made one big one: ending up in a race against the clock. 28854911815 0
Reposted by AlysonbethGovernor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 12/12/2024ICYMI: We directed $11 million to support food shelves and fight housing insecurity. All Minnesotans deserve a warm home and full table this holiday season. 1239514426457 0
Reposted by AlysonbethRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/12/2024Kroger and Albertsons claimed they wanted to merge into one grocery giant in order to keep prices low. But after the merger was blocked, they approved spending a combined $10 billion on stock buybacks. They each paid their CEOs over $15 million in 2023, by the way. Hello? 18154311424 0
Reposted by AlysonbethHarry Dunn @libradunn1.bsky.social · 07/12/2024Two years ago today we were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for protecting The US Capitol on January 6th 2021. Almost 4 years later the efforts to downplay, whitewash and minimize what happened appear to be succeeding. I won't ever stop standing up to them. 16625201610306 0
Alysonbeth @alysonbeth.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Spain ‘is experiencing one of its best moments in contemporary history’, adding that his government has managed to get ‘many laws’ passed. www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2...theolivepress.esSpain to enshrine gay marriage and abortion rights into its constitution so 'they cannot be undone in the future' - Olive Press News SpainPRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez today vowed to add abortion rights and gay marriage to Spain's constitution so they 'can never be undone'. The left-wing PSOE 010 0
Reposted by AlysonbethBrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 05/12/2024Good morning and Happy Thursday to everyone who is determined to turn up the volume and EXPOSE all of the brutal, deadly consequences of abortion bans in America. They're not "pro-life." They're pro controlling women's bodies. 14933499812453 0
Reposted by AlysonbethBrian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 05/12/2024Beware of the people who spent the last several years mocking Hunter Biden’s addiction issues who are now virtue signaling about Pete Hegseth’s alcohol issues. 549280615254 0
Reposted by AlysonbethLittleMissVrb @littlemissvrb.bsky.social · 04/12/2024I love how South Korea was like yeah no and ended that shit before dinner. Goals. 😂 374253773634 0
Reposted by AlysonbethRicky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 04/12/2024The United States and frankly the entire world were robbed of what could have been a truly historic Presidency. 958221472602 0
Reposted by AlysonbethSeth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 04/12/2024I wonder how many watching events in South Korea with horror know that Trump’s original coup plot was exactly what Yoon did (which will now see him charged with Treason in South Korea)—declare martial law purely to accrue more political power. Who stopped Trump? Two men now on Kash Patel’s hit-list. 703258858 0
Reposted by AlysonbethDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 28/11/2024It has become abundantly clear that the U.S. Supreme Court is dedicated to maintaining a strict conservative status quo — even if that means executing innocent lives. Read more from @keiththirion.bsky.social of @afjustice.bsky.social .democracydocket.comWhat Apathetic Death Penalty Rulings Tell Us About the Supreme CourtOpinion | It's essential that we be able to correct the mistakes of our justice system when lives are on the line. 32718165 0
Reposted by AlysonbethDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 27/11/2024Since Trump won the 2024 election, the mask is fully off: Project 2025 is the GOP's agenda. Now pro-democracy groups are coming together to protect the people and communities most threatened by the plan.democracydocket.comHow to Combat the Dangers of Project 2025From a reintroduction to Schedule F to a whole host of other proposals, legal organizations are preparing to fight Project 2025 in the courts. 341141366 0