Reposted by Aidan BlackAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Way to go, California! Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill yesterday banning law enforcement (ICE) from using electric shock gloves. 21292181876
Aidan Black @aodhanvision.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Holding oneself accountable can be quite the challenge. It’s not about rigidity, but awareness and understanding that guides one through the discomfort of easing back onto the ‘wagon’ It’s sunny patio, treat beverage, and journaling with Amie McNee and her book “We Need Your Art”. #selfcare #art 040
Reposted by Aidan BlackDAPPER DON DHARSHI @dapperdondharshi.bsky.social · 25/09/2026A marine biologist films this octopus changing colors while dreaming and it’s spectacular 18355791202
Reposted by Aidan BlackAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 25/09/2026A win! The California Supreme Court has ordered Republican Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco to return roughly 650,000 ballots he seized from the 2025 special election. 551972311
Reposted by Aidan Blackmjlinde.bsky.social @mjlinde.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Today’s #BirdOfTheDay Alt is: #Corvids; any member of the crow family. #birds #ECK #birdphotography #naturephotography #birdsofbluesky A wonderful capture of the beautiful black #raven up close 📸 ImperatorFuriosa @dortress.bsky.social 1871692
Reposted by Aidan BlackThe Stranger @thestranger.com · 23/09/2026Seattle Votes 7-2 to Restrict Algorithmic Grocery Pricing - It’s the First Law of Its Kind in the USthestranger.comSeattle Votes 7-2 to Restrict Algorithmic Grocery Pricing - The StrangerThe Seattle City Council voted Tuesday to limit how companies use personal data to set prices in grocery stores. The move will prohibit large grocery stores from using algorithmic pricing for individu... 733235697
Reposted by Aidan BlackDavid Combest @decombest.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Omar Introduces Bill to 'Make ICE Pay' for Destruction to US Cities | Common Dreams www.commondreams.org/news/omar-ma...commondreams.orgOmar Introduces Bill to 'Make ICE Pay' for Destruction to US Cities | Common Dreams"Our bill will force ICE to pay the price for the damage they’ve left in their wake and ensure that these devastating operations can never be repeated," said the Minneapolis congresswoman. 18385802308
Aidan Black @aodhanvision.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Doodle drawing from several days ago. When my heart is breaking, I draw it out through art and look at the pieces. This reflection enables me to see my grief and sadness, my hopes and dreams, and allow myself to feel without shame. 010
Reposted by Aidan BlackAlt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 16/09/2026Afternoon thought: We’re getting bogged down in arguments over case definitions and exactly how many deaths “count,” and it’s obscuring the bigger point: We have a massive measles outbreak. People are dying. Families need clear, accurate, consistent guidance on staying safe. 414931
Reposted by Aidan BlackJeff Rudd 🇮🇪 🇨🇦 🇵🇸 @jeffrudd.bsky.social · 13/09/202610,000+ took to Ireland's capital street yesterday, to tell an oval office rapist that he wasn't welcome to Ireland. 30899232797
Reposted by Aidan BlackNancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 13/09/2026ICE “aims to place immigrant women (including those who are pregnant), infants, and children, on top of this toxic site in a 528-bed facility, to be housed in a former military barracks.” To be run by LaSalle Corrections, which runs the Irwin Detention Center in Georgia. truthout.org/articles/lou...truthout.orgLouisiana Residents Are Resisting Plans to Build ICE Jail on Contaminated SiteOrganizers are hard at work to convince officials to roll back an agreement with a private prison operator. 10318171
Reposted by Aidan BlackThe Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 14/09/2026‘A message to the western world’: EU condemns Russian attack that may have targeted diplomats’ trainirishtimes.com‘A message to the western world’: EU condemns Russian attack that may have targeted diplomats’ trainTrain struck on route used by David Petraeus, Boris Johnson and other senior officials 032
Reposted by Aidan BlackRiff Randell @riffrandell.bsky.social · 14/09/2026This is why I will die on a hill that dental care IS healthcare and should be covered by your health insurance plan and not on a separate plan "option." people.com/man-35-didnt...people.comMan, 35, Didn’t Think His Toothache Was Anything Serious. Days Later, He Needed Open-Heart Surgery to Save His LifeA 35-year-old man in Australia was left fighting for his life, days after he developed a toothache, which led to sepsis and infective endocarditis. The latter required Luke Woodhouse to have open-hear... 18638531171
Reposted by Aidan BlackDivestSPD @divestspd.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Seattle police detained a man who was "unable to clearly speak or care for himself." They sat him on the push bar while waiting for EMTs to arrive and claimed he rolled into the street, so they handcuffed him? Then he died. komonews.com/news/local/o... 41608331
Reposted by Aidan BlackBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 14/09/2026💔 "For decades, Britain’s mainstream political leaders have been enabling anti-Muslim racism, creating the ideal conditions for the rise of hard-right political parties."theguardian.comIslamophobia is rising – and Britain’s politicians have been dangerously complacent in tackling it | Arun KundnaniMainstream figures have been enabling anti-Muslim racism, creating the ideal conditions for the rise of hard-right polit 1120377
Reposted by Aidan BlackMichael @silverback59.bsky.social · 14/09/2026My wife and I can help with your transportation to hand deliver ballots in 98837. We have a van, and a smaller car as well. No charge. Message me if you need help to set up in advance 19643238
Reposted by Aidan BlackScott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 14/09/202645 million acres is the size of Washington state. Stripping protections and opening that much public land to industrial logging isn't "resource management"—it's a permanent fire sale. Tell your Rep to stop it: 👇 actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...actionnetwork.orgTell Congress: Stop Trump from destroying 45 million acres of our National forestsContact Congress today! 3222611071
Reposted by Aidan BlackMy friends call me Spike, BSc 🇨🇦 @chemspice.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Utterly disgusting! “These are families that are really barely able to make ends meet,” one policy expert said. “And yet they are working, and they are working a lot.” fortune.com/2026/09/13/a...fortune.comAmazon workers on food stamps have tripled despite its record revenue—and it’s just the latest evidence of the new economy of shrinking labor shares | Fortune“These are families that are really barely able to make ends meet,” one policy expert said. “And yet they are working, and they are working a lot.” 691527913
Reposted by Aidan BlackAdmirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Nurse & #WWII veteran Elsie Chin Yuen Seetoo was born #OTD in 1918 & is 108 today! The first Chinese-American to serve in the US Army Nurse Corps. She received the Congressional Gold Medal in 2020. ..🧵 #WomenInSTEM #Nursing #Veterans 432053445
Reposted by Aidan BlackAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Honestly, the warnings coming from people actually building AI are getting harder and harder to ignore. We’re talking about warnings of human extinction, losing control of advanced AI, biological weapons becoming easier to create, massive cyberattacks, 1302138653
Reposted by Aidan BlackSahat English @sahatenglish.bsky.social · 14/09/2026People around the world are raising their voices for Palestine. Not just in solidarity, but in refusal—refusal of genocide, apartheid, and silence. 512453839
Reposted by Aidan Blacksunshinelaughter.bsky.social @sunshinelaughter.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Obviously that's not an official act covered under alleged immunity! 15246411546
Reposted by Aidan BlackVince D. Monroy @vincedmonroy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Protester: “He’s just everything that is wrong in this kind of society, and he’s here. It’s just not right. I don’t know why we welcomed him here… We are a peaceful nation and he’s coming over here with blood on his hands from all the wars he’s doing.” 📍Ireland 240120073295
Reposted by Aidan BlackCat Alyst 🏳️⚧️🇨🇦 (they/them) @catalystmeow.bsky.social · 14/09/2026A satirist dresses up as Dr. Doom and preaches to Seattle's city council how the latest surveillance cameras will help take him over the city. #Seattle #WAyoutu.be'Dr Doom' shows support for surveillance cameras at city council meeting in SeattleYouTube video by Guardian News 663225739
Reposted by Aidan BlackValerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 14/09/2026SAN DIEGO activists at Otay Mesa Concentration Camp‼️ 12789032873
Reposted by Aidan Blackoligarchssuck.bsky.social @oligarchssuck.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Worst president ever with worst cabinet ever with negotiators who are serving Putin. 1058174285731
Reposted by Aidan BlackAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 14/09/2026A win! Another federal judge has blocked the U.S. Postal Service from enforcing new mail-ballot restrictions tied to Trump’s executive order. This is now the second federal court to halt the USPS rules, which would impose new requirements on states sending ballots by mail.reuters.comTrump's mail-in voting restrictions blocked by a second judgeA second federal judge moved to block President Donald Trump's administration from implementing a new U.S. Postal Service rule that would tighten mail-in voting requirements, though theU.S. Supreme C... 432448603
Reposted by Aidan BlackUna Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Large protest in Dublin on Saturday against Trump's visit to Ireland. Meeting at Parnell Square at 1pm. Large coalition involved including; Irish Palestine Solidarity Campaign, PBP, Sinn Féin, Labour, Social Democrats, Green Party, Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, Amnesty, Irish Neutrality League etc.ipsc.ieNational Protest: No Welcome for Warmonger Trump!National Protest: No Welcome for Warmonger Trump! 36922348
Reposted by Aidan BlackThe Oregonian @oregonian.com · 10/09/2026About 200 data center opponents rallied on the Capitol steps Tuesday afternoon, calling for a three-year ban on new projects. Read more: www.oregonlive.com/silicon-fore... 6231011003
Reposted by Aidan BlackRay Beckerman @raybeckerman.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Nurses Across US Demand Hospitals Cut Ties With Palantir, Citing ICE and Gaza truthout.org/articles/nur...truthout.orgNurses Across US Demand Hospitals Cut Ties With Palantir, Citing ICE and GazaNational Nurses United is expanding its campaign against Palantir in a global week of action starting on September 28. 10504199
Reposted by Aidan BlackGail Waldby ❌👑 @gailwaldby.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Our immigrant neighbors are raising families, struggling to survive, running businesses, and revitalizing neighborhoods. We won't stand by while politicians use #ICE to tear our communities apart. #SpringfieldOH #Ohio 6638601292
Reposted by Aidan BlackAlt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 10/09/2026Today, Sept. 10, is World Suicide Prevention Day. Suicide prevention must include LGBTQ+ communities, especially youth. If you need help, call/text 988 or visit The Trevor Project: thetrevorproject.org/get-help. Help is available. 💚thetrevorproject.orgGet HelpGet immediate help 24/7/365. The Trevor Project's crisis counselors are just a text, chat, or phone call away. Completely confidential and free LGBTQ hotline. 118296
Aidan Black @aodhanvision.bsky.social · 10/09/2026“Being a Counselor Today” Art doodle reflection as I continue to transition into my new professional career as a mental health counselor and art therapist. I love this work and how it brings me hope. 000
Reposted by Aidan Blackcouth @couth11.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Amazon hit with class action lawsuit alleging widespread discrimination against pregnant employees – KIRO 7 News Seattle www.kiro7.com/news/local/a...kiro7.comAmazon hit with class action lawsuit alleging widespread discrimination against pregnant employeesAmazon was hit with yet another lawsuit earlier this week -- this time focused on discrimination. 8540511352
Reposted by Aidan BlackTom Crowley @atomcrowley.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Happy sixtieth birthday, Star Trek! Or as I prefer to say, happy Sisktieth birthday. 316313
Reposted by Aidan BlackAdmirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 08/09/2026🚀Aerospace engineer Dr. Mary Baker died #OTD in 2021. If you've ever marveled at photos from Mars, you're looking at her legacy. A master of structural dynamics, she directly influenced the design & testing of NASA’s Curiosity & Perseverance Mars rovers & the Internat'l Space Station. #WomenInSTEM 131781374
Reposted by Aidan BlackMags Visaggio 🏳️⚧️ @magsvisaggio.com · 08/09/2026a blessed star trek day to all who celebratestatic.klipy.comStar Trek Star Trek TosALT: Star Trek Star Trek Tos 724748
Reposted by Aidan BlackFor the Love of Missy @missybbbobtail.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Eat the cake. Buy the books. Master sorcery. Hex a nemesis. Ride a dragon off into the sunset. Life is too short not to treat yourself. 271375156
Reposted by Aidan BlackAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 07/09/2026A win for the bison in Montana! 🦬 A federal judge just blocked the Trump administration from forcing more than 900 bison off public lands where they’ve been grazing for years and helping restore the prairie. 623130803
Reposted by Aidan BlackMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Hand built kinetic automata by Amedeo Capelli bring dancing figures, animals, and absurd everyday scenes to life. [📹 Stoccafisso_Design] Original post 351107246
Reposted by Aidan BlackThe Mighty Jungle💙💛 @ocanannain.bsky.social · 07/09/2026On Labor Day, Mamdani Announces First-of-Its-Kind ‘Office of Worker Power’ in NYC “We’re setting it up to help workers organize in an economy where more and more is stacked against them.”commondreams.orgOn Labor Day, Mamdani Announces First-of-Its-Kind 'Office of Worker Power' in NYC | Common Dreams"We’re setting it up to help workers organize in an economy where more and more is stacked against them." 312023604
Reposted by Aidan BlackMarianne Dhenin @mariannedhe.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Grassroots canvassers are hitting the streets to urge voters to defend abortion rights in their states this November. It'll be on the ballot in Idaho, Nevada, and Virginia. I covered how we got here 👇newsletter.mariannedhenin.comOrganizers in Idaho, Nevada, and Virginia Are Putting Abortion Rights on the BallotGrassroots canvassers are hitting the streets to urge voters to defend abortion rights in their states this November. 191238465
Reposted by Aidan BlackCrystal Fincher @finchfrii.bsky.social · 07/09/2026The Longest Hotel Worker Strike in WA Is Still Going On in Seattle’s Pioneer Squaresouthseattleemerald.orgThe Longest Hotel Worker Strike in WA Is Still Going On in Pioneer SquareAt Embassy Suites, hotel workers, through UNITE HERE Local 8, have been on strike since June 18. It's now the longest hotel strike in Washington history. 181975515
Reposted by Aidan BlackAlt Library of Congress @altlofc.altgov.info · 07/09/2026Really wild how we can enter a seventh month of a war that is an illegal war, that was supposed to last weeks, that we have been victorious and have reached all objectives, yet it continues. Congress is an absolute failure and disgrace to their oath and duty. 38712
Reposted by Aidan BlackDana Nessel @dananessel.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Medical decisions should be made by parents, patients, and medical experts – not politicians. We remain committed to protecting the right of Michigan families to make these critical healthcare choices. www.wemu.org/michigan-new...wemu.orgMichigan sues over federal policies against transgender care for minorsMichigan and several other mostly Democratic-led states are suing the federal government over a new rule blocking Medicaid from covering children’s gender affirming care. Colin Jackson has more. 8456160
Reposted by Aidan BlackFor the Love of Missy @missybbbobtail.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Reasons I do the things I do: • Someone told me I couldn't • Spite •Someone told me "no" •Pure stubbornness •Delusion • I think if someone else did it, I definitely can • People be doubting my ability • I got bored •To prove a point • I’m a cat 471712146