Reposted by BitterzooseBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 13hEveryone involved in this process — including the Palantir employees — have to be investigated and probably go to jail. 21688882842
Reposted by BitterzooseSeth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 16hThe term “remigration” is associated with the extreme right and only came into widespread usage in 2023-4. Even Germany’s AfD avoided using the term in 2024 for fear of scaring away voters. Today the US government is celebrating the “victories” it’s racked up in the “ethnic cleansing” column. 641307522
Reposted by BitterzooseDavid M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 15hexcited to see every catholic university in the US triple down on arts. 429934
Reposted by BitterzooseMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 14hTrump fell asleep - for a full four minutes - on camera - during tonight’s White House media session. The monkeys around him had to keep jabbering to fill the embarrassing silence. 34449111
Reposted by BitterzooseBrendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 14hLiteral No Kings. Either Article I means something or it doesn't. 748797
Reposted by BitterzooseMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 01/10/2026Want to learn about the history of our city? Well you’re in luck. This month, we’re hosting a massive scavenger hunt across the city — all about the history of organizing in NYC. Sign up at organize.nyc.gov and come see the city through the eyes of the people who built it. 13058621318
Reposted by BitterzooseLe Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 01/10/2026Renee Good's family sues US government over her killing in Minneapolislemonde.frRenee Good's family sues US government over her killing in MinneapolisThe 37-year-old woman was killed by an immigration official during a federal crackdown in Minneapolis in January. 523385820
Reposted by BitterzooseJournal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Americans have never been angrier with one another. But polarization is not the disease—it is the response to a revanchist movement seeking to roll back sixty years of social progress. 🆕 by @lilymasonphd.bsky.social muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a... 9432146
Reposted by BitterzooseAngie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The most ordinary man imaginable came to my home state to tell me to ‘get out of America’ while he & Absent Ashley enjoyed the comfort of buildings my ancestors helped build. Imagine standing on the shoulders of the ppl who built this country & then telling their descendants they don’t belong here/2 4767571094
Reposted by BitterzooseMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/10/2026🚨BREAKING: The Trump administration illegally changed a form used by overseas voters to register and request mail ballots just weeks before the midterms, Democrats argue in a new lawsuit filed Thursday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comTrump admin quietly changed overseas voter form at 11th hour to disenfranchise Democrats, lawsuit saysThe change is part of a Republican plan to make it more difficult to vote or outright disenfranchise a bloc of voters viewed as more inclined to vote Democratic, the DNC lawsuit argues. 9535282001
Reposted by BitterzooseAnna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 01/10/2026NEW: The Georgia State Election board is requesting Justice Department "intervention" ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The board sent request letters to Todd Blanche, Harmeet Dhillon, and DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin. Docs obtained by @lawfaremedia.org: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...documentcloud.orgFormal Request for DOJ Intervention to Todd Blanche 1411168590
Reposted by BitterzooseDr Hannah M. Rowland @hannahmrowland.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Hope your day was better than Darwin’s, on this day 165 years ago 20098972429
Reposted by BitterzoosePé 🍺🧿 @forevernever.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It's weird how the federal government is constantly being hacked after DOGE gutted the government's cybersecurity agencies. 692160800
Reposted by BitterzooseRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026When historians reflect on this regime, cruelty will be the word most often used to define it. www.commondreams.org/news/trump-dep…commondreams.org'Monstrous' US Deportation Hearings for Children Who 'Have No One' Shock Consciences | Common DreamsChildren as young as 3 facing deportation orders without legal representation in immigration court hearings. How can we 26744861976
Reposted by BitterzooseElizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Now seems like a good time to say that the more I look at what doge did with USAID the more it looks like a straightforward eugenics project and Elon’s protests that he didnt know anyone might die seem doubly evil 511336417
Reposted by BitterzooseElizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026One thing that i don’t see people noting about the Cornell Sun’s reporting on the rape case is that everyone who decided to take the risk and made the core decisions about what would be published is a woman 71076203
Reposted by BitterzooseTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 01/10/2026We are ruining our own institutions, which is sad for us and great for our enemies. 401538559
Reposted by BitterzooseAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Tomorrow, on October 1, the biggest transfer of wealth from the working class to the wealthy hits a critical milestone. Many of the provisions from the Big Ugly Bill will go into effect, harming hundreds of thousands of Michiganders in order to create tax cuts for the richest people in America. 15980363608
Reposted by BitterzooseAnne Helen Petersen @annehelen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This is *the* piece. Kate Manne, professor of philosophy at Cornell, speaks truth to the totality of failures at the university — and why students protesting the war in Gaza have faced far harsher consequences than any of the Cornell 7: www.thecut.com/article/what...thecut.comWhat It Feels Like at Cornell Right NowAs a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big. 5030631078
Reposted by BitterzooseAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence: 2635209785719
Reposted by BitterzooseDrew McKevitt @drewmckevitt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It's a bit of a bummer that the story today has been "look at this absolute doofus of a senator" and not "Jack Smith once again credibly accuses the president of many serious crimes" 451887384
Reposted by BitterzooseBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I'll support AOC whatever she decides to do, but Democrats *need* a serious, unapologetic progressive to run in the presidential primary to pull the field to the left. Without one, we'll have Newsom, Buttigieg and Cory Booker trying to out-centrist each other and it will be a disaster. 1133653
Reposted by BitterzooseAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Donald Trump is not himself the disease of our politics. He’s just the worst symptom. The disease is the system that allows corporations to buy and sell politicians so they can rig it against the rest of us. Money out of politics. Money in your pocket. Medicare for All. 20359941810
Reposted by BitterzooseProPublica @propublica.org · 27/09/2026ProPublica obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing. From the archives:propublica.orgThe Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income TaxProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, ev... 541669825
Reposted by Bitterzoose Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 27/09/2026lol www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...hollywoodreporter.comYouTube and Meta Reverse Course, Will Accept ‘Musk’ Trailer AdThe Google unit says the ad was "temporarily restricted" while Meta calls it "an error." TikTok and X remain silent. 191340247
Reposted by BitterzooseDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The techbros don't want you to see this trailer. Pass it on. 3249602743
Reposted by BitterzooseDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Vought is breaking the law but he is not “going rogue.” At his confirmation hearings, Vought told Republicans he would do this and they voted for him anyway. If they want to stop him, they still can via impeachment. They won’t. 7833181108
Reposted by Bitterzooseunraveled @unraveledpress.com · 27/09/2026Imagine hearing these screams, breaking this window, and going home at night believing what you are doing is right and good. 341234362
Reposted by BitterzooseAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Here's how we get Medicare for All done: Make Medicare whole (no one can keep all the parts straight!) Include vision, dental, and hearing. Begin extending to more people, starting with children. We arrive at Medicare for All, which means great Medicare for everyone. 786178164778
Reposted by BitterzooseDan O’Sullivan @osullyville.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Today I saw the new 4 hour documentary Musk, directed by Alex Gibney. There were too many times to count that a sold out theater burst out laughing at Elon Musk, something he said or did, even sometimes just how he looked. I believe that is his worst nightmare come to life. 14195252204
Reposted by BitterzooseDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This serves as advertisement for Alex Gibney’s documentary, Musk, opening October 9. Pass it on.hollywoodreporter.comThe Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing. 3024081507
Reposted by BitterzooseGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 26/09/2026Good morning, Mr, @girmayzahilay.bsky.social. Doesn’t it violate King County’s rules to have ICE obscure its loading of migrants from the Boeing Field livestream like this? And can you please find out if the migrants have been on buses on the tarmac all night after yesterday’s plane (N468AW) broke? 5338141
Reposted by BitterzooseRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024. In 2025, he made 1,794x more. And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers? I will continue my boycott of Starbucks. 633131283899
Reposted by BitterzooseProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026In response to our reporting, Susan Collins has mustered a defense that is full of incorrect and misleading claims. We’ve reviewed FBI evidence, examined thousands of pages of records and interviewed dozens of people. Here are the receipts.propublica.orgProPublica Debunks Susan Collins’ Claims About FBI Anti-Corruption ProbeProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until President Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series o... 10838381755
Reposted by BitterzooseThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026They are playing in our faces 409125855970
Reposted by BitterzooseDr Laura Varnam @drlauravarnam.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I cannot recommend this book highly enough- CLOSE READING FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY, ed Sinykin & Winant. It’s inspiring me for the term ahead! Eng Lit tutors, what are your favourite ways of teaching close reading in a university context? 68215
Reposted by BitterzooseGwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Fuck ChatGPT flyers. The future is broadsheets. 205189365401
Reposted by BitterzoosePolitics and Health 🗳️ 🩺 @politicshealth.bsky.social · 26/09/2026So fuc*ing infuriating and sad. The CDC used to be the crown jewel of the world's scientific firmament. Other countries came to us for help fighting deadly diseases. Its disease detectives learned what caused illness and helped change practices to prevent them. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...nytimes.com‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control. 11030651221
Reposted by BitterzooseNathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 26/09/2026ICE has abducted Senegalese WBB player Aminata Seck and won't release her. DHS 'policy' is to provide medical care to prisoners at intake, yet they admit to denying her care for an ACL injury for 1.5 months. The NCAA is letting it happen, despite its predatory recruitment of ICAs. We explain.theguardian.comICE has abducted a college athlete. What are the NCAA and universities going to do about it?Aminata Seck’s detention shows the bargain facing international college athletes: universities eagerly recruit them, but support can disappear when their immigration status becomes precarious. 10886511
Reposted by BitterzooseCiara Torres-Spelliscy @profciara.bsky.social · 26/09/2026💥Ok I see other platforms are blocking this. I met Alex Gibney moons ago at ABCNY (the Association of the Bar for the City of New York). He’s the real deal. Here’s the trailer for Alex Gibney’s documentary about Musk. Let’s Streisand Effect this: www.firstshowing.net/2026/must-se... 👋🎥firstshowing.netMust See Full Trailer for Alex Gibney's 'Musk' Doc About a Fraudster | FirstShowing.net"Do we even know this man at all?" Bleecker Street has launched their main official trailer for the must see new documentary film titled simply Musk, about the uber-wealthy tech giant megalomaniac Elo... 22951618
Reposted by BitterzooseEd Burmila @edburmila.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Impossible to overstate how much it drives the right insane to see people outside of their homes appearing to enjoy themselves in the presence other people who are strangers. Keep it up. 522629
Reposted by BitterzooseSarah Tuttle @niais.cryptoanarchy.network · 26/09/2026I want to draw attention to this as often as I can - not only is this *action* terrible, the intention behind it is to consolidate power and eliminate the three branches of government. The courts are already severely compromised. The power of the purse belongs to Congress. 7219117
Reposted by Bitterzoosedarth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 26/09/2026i wonder how many people realize this is a real problem or just assume the party in power just always uses government money for campaign ads 301751372
Reposted by BitterzooseProPublica @propublica.org · 23/09/2026NEW: ProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series of incorrect and misleading claims.propublica.orgProPublica Debunks Susan Collins’ Claims About FBI Anti-Corruption ProbeProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until President Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series o... 9628651193
Reposted by BitterzooseKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 23/09/2026It’s been almost exactly a year since the day ICE hit us with a car, for which the government chose to prosecute *us*. Now we’re fighting for accountability. See you at the courthouse next week. 272352412
Reposted by Bitterzoose#TeslaTakedown @teslatakedown.com · 23/09/2026Elon is now above $16,000,000 spent on the mid-terms. Top races so far: -$5,174,007.32 in TX against @jamestalarico.bsky.social -$3,193,553.94 in OH against @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social -$3,092,319.94 in MI against @abdulelsayed.bsky.social 11289161
Bitterzoose @apwnyc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This public hs teacher agrees . Everything sucks but actually working with the kids 000
Reposted by BitterzooseBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Texas is a voter suppression state, not a red statevotebeat.orgTens of thousands of Texas voter registration applications likely ensnared in state errorDemocrats are calling for investigations into why voter registration applications submitted via a DPS portal weren’t forwarded to counties. 23998395
Reposted by BitterzooseRoger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Despite 1st Circuit's 9/18 ruling invalidating DHS's 3d-country removal policy, DHS claims the decision hasn't yet taken effect. Class counsel fears a flight will take class members to Burundi, Rwanda, & Central African Republic *tomorrow.* Asks 1st Cir for emergency action. 10599232