Reposted by Aze ❀ LinnNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Normalization is treating the president stealing from taxpayers to buy campaign ads and offer bribes to voters like it's just another day. Normalization is reacting with "won't work" or "polls poorly," and not "resign immediately or you'll be removed, we exist because of a revolution against that." 11394119
Reposted by Aze ❀ LinnEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 03/10/2026When is the right time to compare US politics to the Nazi era? This expert on Christian nationalism says: now www.theguardian.com/books/2026/o...theguardian.comWhen is the right time to compare US politics to the Nazi era? This expert on Christian nationalism says: nowRobert P Jones argues that declining white Christian influence has fuelled an alliance with Trump, and warns it is reshaping US democracy 13276117
Reposted by Aze ❀ LinnMonica @softtail65.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Although you don't see these wins in the headlines, they are happening. 10447164
Reposted by Aze ❀ LinnSeth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I’ve seen reports estimating that the Iran War is costing us $1 billion a day. Over ten years that’s $3.6 trillion. So how about we trade free college for a stupid war? 1229891
Reposted by Aze ❀ LinnScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026David Horsey, Seattle Times 05829
Reposted by Aze ❀ LinnCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 02/10/2026Your nerd-ass freshman roommate after three beers, repeating random shit he heard on TikTok. 3654561
Reposted by Aze ❀ LinnWendell Albright @wendella.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Public Diplomacy in the Trump era consists of telling everybody else to fuck off 082
Reposted by Aze ❀ LinnAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026I for one think it’s bad that the president can just say crazy stuff all day every day and 99% of it doesn’t make the news because we’ve normalized having an insane president 895254636027
Reposted by Aze ❀ LinnRevMelanieNOLA @revmelanienola.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Trump’s shift from 'Housing First' is causing upheaval for homelessness programs and many they serve apnews.com/article/trum...apnews.comTrump’s shift from 'Housing First' is causing upheaval for homelessness programs and many they serveThe Trump administration is shifting federal policy and dollars away from the “Housing First” approach that has been at the heart of federal homelessness policy. 022
Reposted by Aze ❀ LinnMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Where did Donald Trump's money come from? For real!youtu.beWhere Did Trump's Money Come From?YouTube video by Mrs. Betty Bowers, America's Best Christian 401120415
Reposted by Aze ❀ LinnSeth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Some important news that you’ll never see in the lamestream media. This is a real fundraising email I received today. 4943172
Reposted by Aze ❀ LinnAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026grandpa is talking crazy about the TV again 2252171411
Reposted by Aze ❀ LinnAdam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026In many red states, it's simply a question of whether you can get Trump's endorsement. So we wind up with idiots like Eric Schmitt, Tuberville and Darline Graham, if she wins I mean, Georgia Republicans nominated Herschel Walker because Trump told them to, for G-d's sake. And he almost beat Ossoff 361603288
Reposted by Aze ❀ Linnsouthpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Weird the AI didn’t catch that 361018137
Reposted by Aze ❀ LinnThe Pines @thepines.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Sure folks on Bluesky know this but most normies out there have no idea just how deep their conservative neighbors are into their alternate reality. They do not live here on earth with us at all. 1951390
Reposted by Aze ❀ LinnHelen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 29/09/2026Trump’s new AI website is kinda fun, it turns out. 5541351126
Reposted by Aze ❀ LinnGrudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It’s very funny to broadcast this message to young voters on a channel with approximately zero viewers under 40 3313
Reposted by Aze ❀ LinnAnn Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026When I read about the White House airing campaign ads with taxpayer money, I immediately thought about an exhibition I saw last year in NYC about how Mussolini and his regime went about not only controlling the government but every aspect of Italian society. anntelnaes.substack.com/p/me-me-meanntelnaes.substack.comMe Me MeThe White House airs Trump campaign ads paid by you 12457174
Reposted by Aze ❀ LinnFrank D. Russo @fdrtoday.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I started fact-checking Trump 10 years ago. Here are 15 things I’ve learned Analysis by Daniel Dale CNN There is no Washington liar like Trump Bigger the crisis more Trump lies Smallest lies are the most distinguishing Trump has tells All of Trump’s numbers are suspect Much more bit.ly/4hkH6QYbit.lyI started fact-checking Trump 10 years ago. Here are 15 things I’ve learned | CNN PoliticsTen years ago this month, in my old job as Washington correspondent for the Toronto Star, I started what I believed would be a quick little side project: fact-checking underdog presidential candidate ... 264
Reposted by Aze ❀ LinnThis Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 27/09/202664 years ago, on the 27th of September 1962, Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring was published. It handled the environmental harm caused by the pesticide DDT and the disinformation spread by the chemical industry. Carson managed to sway public opinion and even policy. #otd #history 🗃️ 7633521270
Reposted by Aze ❀ LinnThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 27/09/2026Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/kQdKbY1trib.alTrump Moves to Cut Off Student Loans for Tons of DegreesUnder a new rule, if your degree doesn’t make enough money, you won’t be able to get a student loan. 164982668
Reposted by Aze ❀ LinnScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Clay Bennett, Chattanooga Times Free Press 817455
Reposted by Aze ❀ LinnOlga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 26/09/2026As to her English, here is Peng Liyuan addressing the UN in 2015. 814519
Reposted by Aze ❀ LinnOlga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 26/09/2026China's First Lady Peng Liyuan singing in 2012. Peng was a famous Chinese soprano long before becoming First Lady. She is the first person in Chinese mainland to earn a master's degree in ethnic vocal music. (Patrick Zheng) Xi and Peng met in 1986, she was 24, he was 33; they got married in 1987. 33445106
Reposted by Aze ❀ LinnScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The must-see documentary of 2026. youtu.be/eY_8SyndC10?...youtu.beMusk | Official Trailer | Bleecker StreetYouTube video by Musk 56933
Reposted by Aze ❀ LinnSeth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Thomas is one of the sharpest writers out there, especially when it comes to the history and current politics of the global far right. I’ve learned a ton from him, and you will too if you sign up for his excellent newsletter. 19238
Reposted by Aze ❀ LinnAmy Jo (AJ) Cousins @ajcousins.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This is not deporting people. Literally. Legally. There is a deportation process and this isn't it. This is rendition. This is disappearing people. 172059806
Reposted by Aze ❀ LinnAdam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I love good data visualizations 229260
Reposted by Aze ❀ LinnGreg Halling @ghalling.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The memo issued by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Brian Nesvik is the most drastic move yet in the Trump administration’s campaign to limit the scope of the Endangered Species Act. (Alex Brown / Stateline)buff.lyTrump administration says developers, loggers can kill endangered species • Washington State StandardThe Trump administration’s top wildlife official issued a directive last week that expands a recent rollback of endangered species protections much further than the feds had told the public.… 094
Reposted by Aze ❀ LinnDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026This is fantastic. And I'm delighted to see that @justsecurity.org is collecting articles under the rubric of "Questions for Congress." Particularly useful to help Democrats hit the ground running in January. www.justsecurity.org/157874/colle...justsecurity.orgCollection: Questions for CongressCollection of articles with key oversight questions for the U.S. Congress by leading experts, organized by topic. 25534
Reposted by Aze ❀ Linnlizbauch.bsky.social @lizbauch.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Before free school meals, 34 percent of students who didn’t qualify for free or reduced-price lunch had to skip meals. .. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...mprnews.orgFewer skipped meals, less stigma: New data on the impact of Minnesota’s universal school mealsA trio of new studies shows Minnesota’s universal school meals program is providing a sense of relief to Minnesota families and students who are no longer skipping lunch and worrying less about family... 12414
Reposted by Aze ❀ LinnAnthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Let’s be very clear about what the Administration is doing. They’re taking a baseline assumption that’s part of insurance design—healthy people will be part of the system—and then inverting it to assume that real people without claims may have subsidies they didn’t apply for. But as I see it, they.. 912937
Reposted by Aze ❀ LinnJenn @jennburrill.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Since June they have been hiding billions of dollars of Venezuelan oil revenue the U.S. is siphoning off 4 months without any accountability... not even disclosing how much Venezuelan oil its sold, how much revenue its collected, or how its used the money since seizing control of the country’s oilcfr.orgThe U.S. Took Over Venezuela’s Oil Industry. Where Has All the Money Gone? | Council on Foreign RelationsThe American and Venezuelan people remain in the dark about how the Trump administration is controlling billions of dollars of Venezuelan oil revenue. Without accountability mechanisms or a clear demo... 33330
Reposted by Aze ❀ LinnRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 22/09/2026"The disappeared*" was a term for those the military dictatorship in Argentina imprisoned/tortured/murdered during the dirty war. *"detenidos-desaparecidos" (detained-disappeared) 20855481
Reposted by Aze ❀ LinnLawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 13/09/2026On Sept. 24, join @situ-research.bsky.social, Lawfare, @theintercept.com for an in-person screening + panel discussion of "Deportation Inc." The discussion will feature @tylermcbrien.com, @nickturse.bsky.social, @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social, and Setareh Ghandehari.givebutter.comDeportation Inc.: Investigating the Business of Migrant RemovalA Screening and Panel Discussion of the Second Chapter of Deportation Inc. 23212
Reposted by Aze ❀ LinnBrian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The Trump administration's lawless killing spree at sea continues with a lethal strike on four more supposed "narco-terrorists" in the Caribbean. Very real killing in a make-believe war. Outside of war the general term for premeditated killing is murder. 16645253
Reposted by Aze ❀ LinnGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 20/09/2026Exactly. I’ve been saying this since I started the tracker last year, and it’s why I don’t call them deportations. gillianbrockell.com/tracking-all... 51152422
Reposted by Aze ❀ LinnSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 19/09/2026He is in his bag. Love to see it! 311461223
Reposted by Aze ❀ LinnKat Hitchcock@RiseUP.bsky.social @rightwhatswrong.bsky.social · 19/09/2026melissa4congress.substack.com/p/cruelty-is... --inflicting mass suffering, on purpose, with no discernible strategic value, no anticipated endpoint, at immense cost to our moral and strategic position in the world.-- Monsters use cruelty. Monsters have no moral highground. No matter the claim.melissa4congress.substack.comCruelty is Inefficient.What sanctions regimes on Iran, Iraq, and Cuba should have taught America about power. 031
Reposted by Aze ❀ LinnScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The 1951 agreement negotiated by Harry S Truman and Trump's new agreement are essentially indistinguishable 1610364
Reposted by Aze ❀ LinnRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/09/2026If you're wondering why Trump is all of a sudden pushing AI and dismissing concerns about its safety as a "hoax," just look at his stock trades. 652025887
Reposted by Aze ❀ LinnThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17/09/2026CHILDREN OF GAZA TO MACKLEMORE: “We know they tried to silence you. Thank you for supporting us and standing with Palestine.” 552460683
Reposted by Aze ❀ LinnGreg Greene (he/him/his) @greene.haus · 16/09/2026The same right-wing motherf––ers slapping work requirements on SNAP, Medicaid, and Section 8 consider it hunky dory to take 11 weeks off over a span of 3 months. 14350149
Reposted by Aze ❀ LinnSeth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 16/09/2026They can self-regulate, says the guy who shares a porn accountability app with his son. 1454201927
Reposted by Aze ❀ LinnKyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Imagine a job where, faced with a difficult decision, you could just stop going to work www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...nbcnews.comHouse to leave early, punting Hegseth impeachment vote until after November electionsHouse Republican leaders cancelled votes planned for Thursday. Members won’t return to Washington until Nov. 9. 22545901437