Reposted by @apurplecalm.bsky.socialMicah @rincewind.run · 03/04/2026it’s not surprising exactly but it is still shocking just how fast we’ve moved from “woke was excessive” framing to open and explicit white male supremacy 4058691465
Reposted by @apurplecalm.bsky.socialdigby @digby56.bsky.social · 02/04/2026This is outrageous. And personally depressing. People over 65 and those with chronic conditions will get sick and die. Just because the younger healthy people don't fear COVID anymore doesn't mean everyone else has nothing to fear. And just because MAHA is stupid and insane that should not happen. 281003346
Reposted by @apurplecalm.bsky.socialWarren Wells, AICP @warrenjwells.bsky.social · 22/03/2026How can this go on for another 3 years? 197106783834
Reposted by @apurplecalm.bsky.socialPaul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 11/03/2026BREAKING: This is Beirut right now. Israel is MASSIVELY bombing Lebanon’s capital in the middle of the night — deliberately wiping out apartment block after apartment block. Civilian homes. Residential buildings. No justification. Just pure terror.🤬🤬🤬🤬 46793395
Reposted by @apurplecalm.bsky.socialJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 09/03/2026WE STILL DON'T HAVE A CLEAR ANSWER ON THE MOST BASIC QUESTION ABOUT THE IRAN WAR WHY did the U.S. go to war? A Popular Information review of public statements over the last 9 days found 17 DIFFERENT EXPLAINATIONS. Many of which contradict each other. 🧵popular.info9 days in, the most basic question about the Iran war remains unansweredIn just over a week, Trump and top administration officials have given at least 17 different responses about why the war began 1022170746
Reposted by @apurplecalm.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Former domestic policy advisor to Rubio: 571747417
Reposted by @apurplecalm.bsky.socialPaul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 02/02/2026"A 2-year-old boy was breastfeeding in detention. One 6-year-old boy had leukemia. An 8-year-old girl began wetting the bed. A 14-year-old girl engaged in self-harm...None of these children or their parents had a criminal history anywhere in the world." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Liam Ramos Was Just One of Hundreds of Children at This Detention Center. Release Them All. 5933191538
Reposted by @apurplecalm.bsky.socialMax Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 31/01/2026If all these oligarchs named in the Epstein Files are totally innocent, surely they’d be in favor of an independent investigation into Epstein’s crimes. Right? 584279935268
Reposted by @apurplecalm.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 01/02/2026We should focus on the fact that when names surface of people deeply enmeshed in Epstein pedophile world in the UK, Italy, Slovakia, Canada, they are forced to resign public office in shame. When when names surface in the US, absolutely nothing happens, because they are protected by Trump. 22786265
Reposted by @apurplecalm.bsky.socialNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 26/01/2026The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.” That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change. 262206388515
Reposted by @apurplecalm.bsky.socialThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 27/01/2026Trump officials have ordered national parks to remove dozens of signs and displays related to climate change, environmental protection and settlers’ mistreatment of Native Americans.washingtonpost.comMore history exhibits pulled from national parks, including Grand CanyonA new wave of takedown orders from Trump officials targets signs about climate and Native Americans at several national parks, including Big Bend and Glacier. 46331212
Reposted by @apurplecalm.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21/01/2026“Children’s food contaminated with worms and mold, limited clean drinking water, inadequate medical care among allegations raised by migrant families in court filings about conditions their CHILDREN faced in federal custody.” The “pro life” party popular.info/p/ice-has-st... 26954253192
Reposted by @apurplecalm.bsky.socialAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14/01/2026AOC: They are sending ICE into the streets. They’re invading other countries. They are tweeting crazy shit. But what they’re not doing is lowering the price of groceries… 15471591939
Reposted by @apurplecalm.bsky.socialRep. Judy Chu @chu.house.gov · 13/01/2026Under Trump's watch, a DHS agent shot a protestor in the face with a non-lethal round at close range, fractured his skull, and then dragged him around as he choked and bled. He is now permanently blind in his left eye.latimes.comAnti-ICE protester blinded by federal agent during demonstration in Santa Ana, family saysA young protester narrowly avoided being killed but was left permanently blind after a Department of Homeland Security agent fired a nonlethal round at close range during a Santa Ana protest last week... 44660613397
Reposted by @apurplecalm.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 03/11/2025Air travel during the Trump administration: "Photos from Houston's Bush Intercontinental airport show TSA lines at Terminal E extending outside the building and down the sidewalk Sunday night. At 6:15PM, new photos showed the same long lines hours later..." www.click2houston.com/news/local/2... 1171948754
Reposted by @apurplecalm.bsky.socialYashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 07/10/2025I love this woman’s account because she reacts to classical music in a contemporary way and I’ve seen so many people say they started listening to classical music because of her. 616711
Reposted by @apurplecalm.bsky.socialScott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 07/10/2025Foreclosures are surging as U.S. homeowners grapple with rising costs www.cbsnews.com/news/housing...cbsnews.comForeclosures are surging as U.S. homeowners grapple with rising costsA growing number of Americans, squeezed by inflation and elevated interest rates, face the risk of losing their home in foreclosure. 33579293
Reposted by @apurplecalm.bsky.socialTan-Lucien Mohammed, MD, FACR @tlhm-md.bsky.social · 03/10/2025We may never truly realize the immense damage done to our scientific research communities. $4.5B in frozen or cancelled grants w/ nearly 150 impacted clinical trials: 138k pts enrolled/due to be enrolled 🤦🏽♂️ @rasushrestha.bsky.social @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41... 04422
Reposted by @apurplecalm.bsky.socialBrian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 01/10/2025Priorities. 1263172558418
Reposted by @apurplecalm.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 28/09/2025One thing I've learned from the Internet is that a lie needs 0% proof to be believed, but the truth requires thousands of pages of proof and still won't be believed. 593222805262
Reposted by @apurplecalm.bsky.socialBlue Georgia @bluegeorgia.bsky.social · 04/09/2025DOJ Deputy Chief Joseph Schnitt admitted that the government will "redact every republican" and "leave all the liberal, democratic people” on the Epstein client list. He also said Ghislaine Maxwell was moved to a minimum securithy prison as "a benefit to keep her mouth shut." 19938372201
Reposted by @apurplecalm.bsky.socialBrian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 13/08/2025The Trump administration is now seeking to replace PBS with “Prager University,” a far-right propaganda organization that isn’t actually a university. One of their “kids videos” has Christopher Columbus telling them that slavery was “no big deal” and “better than being killed.” 82553402576
Reposted by @apurplecalm.bsky.socialMia Ives-Rublee @seemiaroll.bsky.social · 24/07/2025There's a new dangerous executive order signed today that intends to ignore the Olmsted decision in order to encourage civil commitments of people with mental health disabilities or substance use disorders, particularly if they are homeless. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...whitehouse.govEnding Crime and Disorder on America's StreetsBy the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose and 38189101
apurplecalm.bsky.social @apurplecalm.bsky.social · 19/06/2025Child of Iranian immigrants to the U.S. and I would also add not having to hear about how its ok to have them all die because it will bring about the End of Days. 030
Reposted by @apurplecalm.bsky.socialYashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Iranian freedom fighter and women’s rights advocate Masih Alinejad slams Prime Minister Netanyahu for warning Iranians of airstrikes while they have no access to the internet. Masih has been a top target of the Islamic Republic; they have attempted to assassinate her on U.S. soil twice. 226768
Reposted by @apurplecalm.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Elon Musk is pushing to end phone services at Social Security, which 73 million retired and disabled Americans rely on to apply for and access their earned government benefits. 41876002478
