Reposted by BeckyIBErin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 30/06/2024Really have a hard time getting over all these guyAIs looking at this world simply teeming with problems with well known solutions & deciding the best way they can help is to create whole new global problems that no human alive even remotely understands never mind knows how to actually fix 726144
Reposted by BeckyIBWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 20/05/2026The Iran War, the slush fund, now this Wake up, everybody. You are living in a dictatorship 24452196
Reposted by BeckyIBPete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 20/05/2026The Montana Plan is bipartisan, common-sense, and one of the best opportunities in a long time to put Citizens United where it belongs: in the ashbin of history. 523956950
Reposted by BeckyIBTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 21/05/2026one member of Los Angeles County's board of supervisors has more constituents than the U.S. senators of 12 states 363692908
Reposted by BeckyIBElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 20/05/2026The 30-year Treasury yield just hit its highest level since 2007 — right before the financial crisis. That means more expensive mortgages. Costlier car loans. Higher credit card interest rates. Trump promised to lower costs. His reckless agenda is doing the opposite. 12506202
Reposted by BeckyIBGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Now that we know Trump's "settlement" with IRS will nix audits, potentially saving him millions, Jamie Raskin's push to force Repubicans to vote on this whole fiasco looks more urgent. Make Rs defend this with Trump 31 points underwater on the economy: newrepublic.com/article/2106... 431825560
Reposted by BeckyIBGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 20/05/2026New Quinnipiac poll has Trump's approval on the economy among registered voters at 33-64. Among independents it's a staggering 27-70. That's *43 points underwater.* Independents hate corruption. A good time to make House Rs vote on Trump's fund handing out taxpayer money to his political allies! 9332118
Reposted by BeckyIBACLU @aclu.org · 20/05/2026BREAKING: The House of Representatives just voted to require teachers to forcibly out transgender youth against their will. Censoring "gender ideology" does nothing to advance the basic promise that every child deserves the same opportunity to thrive, and that includes transgender students. 15630241179
Reposted by BeckyIBThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21/05/2026AXIOS: “Fetterman’s chief of staff resigned Wednesday…” — yeah that checks out. “The Pennsylvania Democrat has had a serious staff retention problem as he's faced scrutiny over his health struggles and changing political brand.” www.axios.com/2026/05/20/j... 1131630396
Reposted by BeckyIBMoney Power Politics with Stephanie Ruhle @moneypowerpolitics.bsky.social · 21/05/2026"They recognize that this is toxic." @pbump.com and @stephruhle.bsky.social react to a Republican congressman in a moderate district saying he'll try to kill Donald Trump's massive settlement fund. 28614
Reposted by BeckyIBScott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 19/05/2026#UkraineWar, Day 1,546: #Russia Refined Oil Output Falls 10% Amid #Kyiv Strikes #Ukraine eaworldview.com/2026/05/ukra...eaworldview.comUkraine War, Day 1,546: Russia's Refined Oil Output Falls 10% Amid Kyiv's Strikes - EA WorldViewUkraine President Volodymyr Zelensky hails a 10% drop in Russia's refined oil, with wells shut, amid Kyiv's strikes on Moscow's facilities. 064
Reposted by BeckyIBKJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 18/05/2026I am once again begging, praying, weeping for lists of written instructions rather than videos. I do not want to watch your two minute video in the hope of catching the two seconds where you whizz past what goddamn menu the thing is under. Write. It. Down. 165108162617
Reposted by BeckyIBPascal Sabino @pascalsabino.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Latinos have been a majority in Whittier for decades, but they've rarely had representation in city government — until now. A groundswell of political engagement & immigrant activism sparked by ICE raids last year has ousted 3 conservatives and elected Whittier's first ever majority-Latino councilboltsmag.orgHow Immigrant Organizing Flipped Nixon’s Hometown - BoltsThe California city of Whittier swung to Democrats this spring, spurred by ICE raids and by anger toward election rules that long dampened turnout among Latinos and kept them out of city government. 531484
Reposted by BeckyIBMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Tennessee Republicans have stolen political power from the state’s 2 largest cities, Nashville and Memphis. Memphis is split in 3 districts; Nashville is split in 5. This is not democracy. This is a vandalism of democracy.tennessean.comHow GOP's Tennessee redistricting map impacts Nashville, Memphis electionsOn day two of Tennessee's special session, the GOP proposed its ambitious redraw linking Memphis and the greater Nashville area in two separate districts. 35555277
Reposted by BeckyIBThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 08/05/2026Not only has the mission of every government attorney been redefined as serving Trump personally; ICE, with its cowboy culture and contempt for the law, knows it is a favorite of Trump and Stephen Miller, and that it can operate with near impunity. trib.al/WSOaRyztrib.alHow ICE Withheld Info From a Federal Judge—and Then Smeared Her for ItICE issued a press release accusing the jurist of freeing a murderer. Problem: ICE had withheld that very information from her. 16739
Reposted by BeckyIBPrem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Wow. Chaos on the Tennessee House floor. Tennesseans yelling in the gallery and Democrats locking arms in one final stand, as Republicans vote to advance new congressional maps that will carve up the state’s only majority-Black congressional district. 12635391192
Reposted by BeckyIBChad Loder @chadloder.dev · 02/05/2026This isn't a priority contest. We have to fight on every front. Not give up an inch. But historically, white women were oppressed 'subjects' still within the human category, while Black people were legally 'objects' outside of it. Anti-Blackness is the foundation the whole hierarchy is built on. 11968152
Reposted by BeckyIBChad Loder @chadloder.dev · 02/05/2026There is no compromise to be had with a movement whose whose whole reason for being, whose core identity is their hatred of Black people and their desire to dominate them. The right wing have their side quests and folk demons of the week, but the whole foundation is anti-Blackness. 51234231
Reposted by BeckyIBChad Loder @chadloder.dev · 02/05/2026The overriding goal of America's right wing is to restore chattel slavery so they can own Black people. That's it. Whether they will admit it or not, whether they'll even admit it to themselves, their goal is legal domination and subjugation through violence of Black people. Everything leads there. 693490931
Reposted by BeckyIBTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 30/04/2026WaPo reports Louisiana’s governor will announce on Friday that he is suspending the House primaries where people have already started voting and redraw the map; I’d expect them to go for an all-Republican map and eliminate both majority-Black districts, not just one.washingtonpost.comLouisiana governor prepares to suspend House primaries after court rulingGov. Jeff Landry (R) told Republican House candidates he plans to suspend the May 16 primary elections so lawmakers can redraw the congressional map. 20321771146
Reposted by BeckyIBGreg Pak @gregpak.net · 29/04/2026Okay, good. But... "The settlement calls for members of the Sackler family who own the company to contribute up to $7 billion over 15 years. Most of the money is to go to government entities to use to fight the opioid crisis." Why give them 15 years? Why not take it ALL RIGHT NOW? 210318
Reposted by BeckyIBErin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 22/09/2025Could a bubble made of nothing but grifts, graft & stock manipulation be about to burst if it does THIS? 616541
Reposted by BeckyIBErin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 28/04/2026That Fortune piece says nothing and is paywalled so here's the Techspot piece that says the same things which are basically that we should put techbros into a blender and "At Uber, spending on Al coding tools has ramped up so fast that it has exhausted the company's planned 2026 Al budget."techspot.comAt Nvidia, compute already costs more than employees. The rest of corporate America is catching upAt Nvidia, that shift is already visible. "For my team, the cost of compute is far beyond the costs of the employees," Bryan Catanzaro, vice president of... 9443110
Reposted by BeckyIBErin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 28/04/2026And who set that system up 🪿 202495683
Reposted by BeckyIBBrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 29/04/2026LMAOOO, trump was unable to convert any post-WHCD sympathy into a bump for Senate Republicans: Polymarket's prediction model STILL has DEMs flipping the Senate. We need a John Fetterman-proof majority. Do you think THAT is doable? 33798150
Reposted by BeckyIBBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 29/04/2026France plans to ditch all fossil fuels by 2050. “France announced a ‘first of its kind’ plan to phase out coal by 2030, oil by 2045 & gas by 2050…The roadmap was published as dozens of nations gather for the first-ever international talks on how to transition away from planet-heating fossil fuels.”ctvnews.caFrance unveils plan to ditch all fossil fuels by 2050France on Tuesday announced a “first of its kind” plan to phase out coal by 2030, oil by 2045 and gas by 2050 during a global conference aimed at breaking reliance on fossil fuels. 17936313
Reposted by BeckyIBJennifer Glensdottir @jecathre.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Megatron, hunter of minnows, destroyer of food pellets, absolute drama queen, is 144 grams today. 42 days until she is released back to her native waters in the Chesapeake Bay. 371701389
Reposted by BeckyIBThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/04/2026🔥 WATCH: “Do you believe it’s fair to ask him to cite his sources when you’ve been making claims and not citing yours?” After Rep Ogles lashed out, telling a Belmont student to “Sit down. You’re done”— another student had his back👇🏽 (Yes, Pinocchiogles 🤥 lied: www.instagram.com/reel/DXplRg1...) 47695211
Reposted by BeckyIBThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Reality: They’re kicking people off food stamps then bragging that it’s a good thing While Trump cuts taxes for the rich, building ballrooms, raiding the treasury for himself and his friends and family, and spending $1.5 trillion on the military. They are laughing at us. 40599237
BeckyIB @beckyib.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Staged assassination attempt, again.media.tenor.coma woman is sitting in a hammock eating a green apple .ALT: a woman is sitting in a hammock eating a green apple . 000
Reposted by BeckyIBBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 23/04/2026“Expanding the Supreme Court is no different that redistricting in California and Virginia. It is a proportionate response to Republican attempts to degrade liberal democracy and move America toward a post-liberal order.” open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...open.substack.comIt Is Time for Ruthless AggressionThe national battle over gerrymandering should be just the first step. Next up: expanding SCOTUS. 18359771367
Reposted by BeckyIBLiberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 23/04/2026“It is no longer enough—or even that useful frankly—to discover the hidden forces of reaction in the world. There just aren't that many hidden forces to find, because reaction has stopped hiding. What is necessary is to fight it.” www.liberalcurrents.com/what-is-woke...liberalcurrents.comWhat Is Woke 2?Woke 2 is Woke 1 with an honest relation to power. 417944
Reposted by BeckyIBErik Schlenker-Goodrich @riogranderift.bsky.social · 23/04/2026“This is the other great payoff from a radicalised liberalism: if you believe you are in a fight between freedom and fascism, you will entertain far more radical proposals than you would in normal circumstances.”prospectmagazine.co.ukThe radicalisation of the American liberalHow US liberalism found the will to fight Trump—and what we can learn from it 0143
Reposted by BeckyIBjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 23/04/2026it is important to emphasize that this was *the point*. this was *intentional*. elon musk is a vicious white supremacist who thinks poor african children ought to die, so that the world can be whiter 10181432745
Reposted by BeckyIBToby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 18/12/2025those who predicted authoritarianism were both dismissed, & deeply misunderstood, by the media my latest for @newrepublic.com newrepublic.com/article/2042...newrepublic.comThe Americans Who Saw All This Coming—but Were Ignored and MalignedCall them the Cassandras: the people—mostly not white and male—who smelled the fascism all over Trump from jump street. Why were they “alarmists,” and how did “anti-alarmism” become cool? 18228331094
Reposted by BeckyIBThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 24/04/2026The gap between how AI companies talk about themselves and how the general public has experienced the technology (and its side effects) has grown into a chasm. And now the results of these divisions are starting to show. trib.al/VYLEH2P 810532
Reposted by BeckyIBKyle Marquis @moochava.bsky.social · 24/04/2026I've been anticipating this shift for years but it's interesting to finally reach the tipping point where tech isn't cool. 0353
Reposted by BeckyIBWashington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 18/04/2026“Since 2020, my father, Jimmy Lai, has been held in solitary confinement for the crime of defending democracy,” Claire Lai writes. She shares his letters and sketches from prison:wapo.stOpinion | My father is a political prisoner. His letters give me hope.Faith guides Jimmy Lai’s struggle against tyranny. 0289
Reposted by BeckyIBKotaku @kotaku.com · 22/04/2026A woman is suing MrBeast's company for alleged sexual harassment and verbal abuse She claims MrBeast's mom runs his HR department and that the company handbook allegedly says 'It's okay for the boys to be childish.' kotaku.com/a-woman-is-s...kotaku.comMrBeast's Company Sued By Woman Over Claims Of Sexual HarassmentThe lawsuit claims that MrBeast's company handbook says: 'It’s okay for the boys to be childish' and 'No does not mean no' 1071629376
Reposted by BeckyIBP.A. Bastien @pabastien.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Hollywood is literally going to kill itself because it was taken over by corporate goons and silicon valley dipshits who lobbied a corrupt government to permit vertical integration and the supposedly better government that replaced them (biden) did not rectify. 222689
Reposted by BeckyIBThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/04/2026“They said we will separate your head from your shoulders” Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil spoke about threats from Israel before they ultimately just killed her, then bombed rescuers. The timeline of her murder: today.lorientlejour.com/article/1504... 23583351
Reposted by BeckyIBThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/04/2026PHIL WILLIAMS: “Lots of people are lying about the SPLC indictment.” www.hatecomestomainstreet.com/p/the-splc-i... 23523194
Reposted by BeckyIBCenter for Ballot Freedom @centerforballotfreedom.org · 23/04/2026The near-destruction of fusion voting didn’t just shrink ballot choices—it weakened something deeper: the ability of ordinary people to build lasting political organizations, develop civic skills, and push new issues onto the national agenda. 095
Reposted by BeckyIBNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Shipping companies say the Strait of Hormuz is closed. An elderly convict who regularly shits himself in public says it's open. For busy Americans, it can be hard to know who to trust. 161002183
Reposted by BeckyIBMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Imagine the hysterical reaction from the right had Hunter Biden gone on TV and bragged about getting millions of dollars from his father's government for doing something he had no aptitude or experience for? 1101807604
Reposted by BeckyIBMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 22/04/2026AOC is all sensible Americans right now, Americans who have completely lost patience with the wildly incompetent, lying loons currently running things who undermine our sanity, wealth, and wellbeing. 959291435504