Reposted by @bethpaul.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 04/07/2026I’ve spoken with Jason Watson. He knew exactly what this would cost him. He gave up his military career to take a brave stand for democracy. Patriotism that only works with obedience isn’t patriotism. 2232192854947
Reposted by @bethpaul.bsky.socialMolly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 28/06/2026I wrote about why celebrities need to speak up against trump too www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/o...nytimes.comOpinion | If These Celebrities Are Democracy’s Last Hope, We’re in Trouble 751307310
Reposted by @bethpaul.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/06/2026A really important must read by Molly. 24915218
Reposted by @bethpaul.bsky.socialBrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 03/10/2025Normalize fearless American leaders stepping up and calling out trump's dementia out loud, and demanding that the 25th Amendment be invoked. 462352530
Reposted by @bethpaul.bsky.socialFred Guttenberg @fredguttenberg.bsky.social · 12/09/2025He was white. He was Christian. He was from a conservative law enforcement family. He was raised with guns. IT IS TIME FOR THE VIOLENT RHETORIC AND THREATS OF FUTURE VIOLENCE TO END. 321989457
Reposted by @bethpaul.bsky.socialHope @withhopeorwithout.bsky.social · 11/09/2025MSNBC firing Matthew Dowd for speaking the truth about Charlie Kirk is inexcusable. What is happening to the media that they bow to Trump and his regime. Where is free speech? I think it was once a right in the constitution but not sure now. 523131
Reposted by @bethpaul.bsky.socialRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 11/09/2025Which work? Calling for gay people to be stoned to death? Blaming airplane crashes on black pilots? Anti-vax bullshit? Election denialism? Pushing Great Replacement Theory? Kirk’s murder is awful and ominous for this country. But no, we don’t need to honor him or “continue his work.” 1373300306670
Reposted by @bethpaul.bsky.socialBalls & Strikes @ballsandstrikes.org · 26/08/2025The lesson for Democrats of the last four years is that if you don't use power when you have it, your opponents will happily use it insteadballsandstrikes.orgSenate Democrats’ Abandonment of Adeel Mangi Made Emil Bove’s Confirmation PossibleSenate Democrats could have confirmed Biden nominee Adeel Mangi to the Third Circuit last year. They caved to a disgraceful right-wing smear campaign instead. 14813183
Reposted by @bethpaul.bsky.socialNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 26/08/2025Hard to convince younger generations, but for decades, Republicans went on and on about how two of the worst things imaginable were (1) state intervention in the market and (2) DC using federal troops against US states; both so bad the people should be ready for armed rebellion in case it happens. 9441191237
Reposted by @bethpaul.bsky.socialDr. Davey F. Wright ⛏️🦕🧬 @daveyfwright.bsky.social · 18/07/2025"i asked grok" "i asked chatgpt" yeah well i asked carl sagan and he said the greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge 🧪 130224726668
Reposted by @bethpaul.bsky.socialWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 17/07/2025We're racing towards fascism in America. People who tell you to calm down or still do a "both sides" framing should be ignored moving forward. Don't even waste your time with them. Organize and resist. Local, state, national level. 1512821643
Reposted by @bethpaul.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14/07/2025The more they tell us to stop talking about Epstein the more we need to talk about Epstein 835276697091
Reposted by @bethpaul.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/07/2025The fact we have secret police whisking people off the streets doesn’t get enough attention. It ain’t normal and we’re further down the road to authoritarianism than you think. 12873957210437
Reposted by @bethpaul.bsky.socialJacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 01/07/2025I know that Medicare/ Medicaid is Democrats’ native language & what they’re happiest speaking but I’d love for SOME prominent person to try the line “they increased the debt limit by $5 trillion in order to triple size of ICE & make its detention center bigger than the whole federal prison system.” 12041171374
Reposted by @bethpaul.bsky.socialKendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 29/06/2025I genuinely cannot believe how many Democrats are spending their energy on destroying Mamdani when the GOP is trying to turn ICE into a full on secret police by drastically raising their budget 235139213279
Reposted by @bethpaul.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 28/06/2025Spot on. This is the clearest explanation I’ve seen. It ‘s relatable, and humanizes the issue in a way everyone can understand. 12673162313404
Reposted by @bethpaul.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/06/2025Be warned: Trump will likely use his war with Iran as a pretext to further suppress dissent at home. We must resist his efforts to stifle freedom of speech, make warrantless searches and arrests of Americans, and put more military onto our streets. 22771591947
Reposted by @bethpaul.bsky.socialJanessa Goldbeck @janessagoldbeck.bsky.social · 16/06/2025🚨 There’s a lot of horrific news out of Washington right now—but you might have missed this: Senate Republicans just introduced a plan to sell off 120 million acres of our public lands. Let me break down what’s in the bill and why it’s a full-scale land grab. 🧵 22878234751
Reposted by @bethpaul.bsky.socialChris Kluwe, adjudicated poaster @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 14/06/2025It’s not hyperbole to say that the deaths in Minnesota are on the GOP’s hands. They’ve built this political environment and they’ve allowed a demagogue to spread hate. This is entirely on them. 481170833888
Reposted by @bethpaul.bsky.socialMolly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 13/06/2025Another story in the Guardian that should have been in an American paper …. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...theguardian.comTroops and marines deeply troubled by LA deployment: ‘Morale is not great’Several service members told advocacy groups they felt like pawns in a political game and assignment was not necessary 341153463
Reposted by @bethpaul.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/06/2025If you're heading to a protest tomorrow, it's important to know your rights. Consult this information from the ACLU. Be peaceful. Be safe. Be careful. Be strong. 8848012636
Reposted by @bethpaul.bsky.socialBrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 13/06/2025Where the fuck are all the Republican Senators coming out to support the right of a fellow Senator NOT to be body-slammed and cuffed for asking a question in his OWN building in the state HE represents? You KNOW what happened. You SAW the video. WHERE ARE YOU FUCKING COWARDS??? 1542271531
Reposted by @bethpaul.bsky.socialCeleste Pewter @celestepewter.bsky.social · 12/06/20255. Make no mistake - Republicans are now using words like "lunge" and "charge" to describe Padilla. That is not what happened; it's literally on film. DO NOT let them get away with setting this narrative. Call it out. Demand corrections if you see it in the press e.g. write the NYT. 2706201
Reposted by @bethpaul.bsky.socialWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 11/06/2025We are normalizing Trump taking control of the military and law enforcement as his private militia against any and all perceived enemies and critics. We have tanks rolling down the streets of DC for a military parade. But...Biden's age. We're almost cooked, folks. Wake up. 38823168
Reposted by @bethpaul.bsky.socialGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 11/06/2025Awful: News orgs are credulously amplifying the ugly idea that sending troops into LA is good politics for Trump. This gives his lawless abuses of power the aura of conventional politics, obscuring how extraordinary and dangerous this moment truly is. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/1966...newrepublic.comTrump’s Fury at Gavin Newsom Backfires—and Reveals His Own WeaknessThe media has it wrong. Trump is not coming across as fearsome and strong. Instead, his watch-me-play-fascist-on-TV routine is self-evident overkill. 15344271461
Reposted by @bethpaul.bsky.socialPam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 10/06/2025There's a lot to unpack here. But the "why do people in the developed world die from chronic diseases at higher rates than in poorer countries" is because we survive long enough to die from chronic rather than infectious disease. This is epidemiology 101. It's not a mystery. 23372571588
Reposted by @bethpaul.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 10/06/2025When did you ever hear the BBC stating that it must alter “story selection” and “other types of output, such as drama”, to win the trust of Green voters, or of unrepresented people on the left? All the shifts are in just one direction. bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...bylinetimes.comBBC Bosses Draw Up Plans to Win Over Reform Voters by Changing News and Drama OutputThe Director General Tim Davie and other executives discussed altering BBC “story selection” in order to secure the "trust" of supporters of Nigel Farage’s party 39652961838
Reposted by @bethpaul.bsky.socialCongresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 09/06/2025The folks hollering about “family values” are out here tearing families apart with unlawful ICE raids, militarized police, & the weaponization of government. All while ripping away food & healthcare from working-class families. Are the family values in the room with us? 643246366123
Reposted by @bethpaul.bsky.socialsirosenbaum.bsky.social @sirosenbaum.bsky.social · 08/06/2025Since it's tear gas season again, I'm reposting my article on the radicalization of the leafblower archive.is/yCWCJ 6297125
Reposted by @bethpaul.bsky.socialAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 06/06/2025Ordinary people on both sides of the aisle want the Epstein Files released in their entirety. Elites on both sides of the aisle are praying they never get released. 395130662737
Reposted by @bethpaul.bsky.socialKelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 06/06/2025Whenever Dr Oz says Medicaid doesn’t “get its money’s worth” or people must “prove they matter” to qualify… just remember this is a strategy. They want you to blame disabled and poor people for high taxes. They want us to take the blame so they can get richer. Don’t let them get away with it! 421565466
Reposted by @bethpaul.bsky.socialJack Murphy @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social · 03/06/2025A million years ago, this was a national scandal. Today, it is just an every day occurrence that we all tacitly accept. 26290812477
Reposted by @bethpaul.bsky.socialWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 02/06/2025Already forgotten because we have normalized his incompetence, cruelty and hate. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/01/u...nytimes.comTrump Amplifies Another Outlandish Conspiracy Theory: Biden Is a Robotic Clone 43723141
Reposted by @bethpaul.bsky.socialMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 28/05/2025"Yes, Cuomo is awful, but I have some policy differences with the progressives, so this is hard." This is not hard. What you do is, you set aside your precious little checklist, and YOU DON'T VOTE FOR THE AWFUL PERSON. 17076531072
Reposted by @bethpaul.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 27/05/2025I'm telling you, they want to tank the dollar and control the replacement. 32534631294
Reposted by @bethpaul.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 27/05/2025Good lord. Everyone go to your local No Kings rally instead. 3903118894
Reposted by @bethpaul.bsky.socialDani Rodrik @drodrik.bsky.social · 23/05/2025Three things made the US a rich and powerful nation: the rule of law, its science & innovation system, and openness to foreign talent. Remarkable how Trump has taken a sledgehammer to all three. No enemy of this country could do more. 296113453719
Reposted by @bethpaul.bsky.socialstuartpstevens.bsky.social @stuartpstevens.bsky.social · 20/05/2025This is sad and funny but Republicans have allowed Donald Trump to dismantle much of the security structure protecting America. Pentagon, Homeland Security, FBI are all run by corrupt morons. NSA leadership fired by Laura Loomer. Republicans who allowed this are not patriots. 42956188
Reposted by @bethpaul.bsky.socialDavid J. Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 19/05/2025You can read the whole thing here. In my wildest dreams, I would never have thought to accuse the Trump administration of planning something like this. This is clearly a crime, and DHS Sec. Noem and others should be impeached for it: www.cato.org/blog/50-vene...cato.org50+ Venezuelans Imprisoned in El Salvador Came to US Legally, Never Violated Immigration LawThe US government not only denied these men due process; it has generally failed to provide their families, their attorneys, or the public any information about what it alleges these men did to deserv... 33868355
Reposted by @bethpaul.bsky.socialSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 19/05/2025This is HUGE. For those wondering why due process is essential for EVERYONE. This is why! 6851832076
Reposted by @bethpaul.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 17/05/2025DEMOCRATS! Throwing Joe Biden under the bus won’t help you. •It won’t win over the base. •It won’t boost your approval. •It won’t bring back voters who sat out 2024. •It won’t fix 2026. It makes you look petty while Trump is burning it all down. REPAIR AND BUILD THE PARTY! 640103212303
Reposted by @bethpaul.bsky.socialMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 16/05/2025If a Democratic president were openly & repeatedly saying that neither the 14th nor the 22nd amendment constrained him, the country would grind to a halt, the NYT & WaPo would have 96-point font front page headline articles, & the Senate impeachment trial would already be underway. 372876790
Reposted by @bethpaul.bsky.socialGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 15/05/2025It’s plain for all to see. 512192165971
Reposted by @bethpaul.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15/05/2025and honestly, the obsession over “we should have said more about biden being old” starts to grate when the currently serving president is very obviously impaired by age and cognitive decline, to crickets from the press 8961741003
Reposted by @bethpaul.bsky.socialJen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 11/05/2025Holy shiitake! Trump fired Shira Perlmutter, the Director of the US Copyrights Office apparently because she refused to let Elon Musk raid the place to steal author’s intellectual property rights democrats-cha.house.gov/media/press-... 13352922546
Reposted by @bethpaul.bsky.socialHELL Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 02/05/2025Genuine question: why do all the stories about Musk and Tesla's woes omit the searing image of Musk raising his arm twice in a Sieg Heil on Inauguration Day? It seems obvious to me that that was the most damaging moment to the brand so far. But it never gets mentioned. 30733134
