Reposted by @bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 15/08/2026265 days at sea. 5,000 sailors are finally coming home. It’ll take another 1–2 weeks, and it’s only happening after the public outcry, but it’s about fucking time. Now Hegseth needs to answer for why it took this long. 1611413517
Reposted by @bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.socialJames Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 14/08/2026I'll never steal your pen. 267127932542
Reposted by @bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.socialDom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 08/06/2026"This war has caused generational, systematic damage that can never be repaired. Humanity’s grandchildren will still be feeling the effects of what Trump and Netanyahu, two men who desperately cling to power to avoid criminal consequences, are doing" substack.com/@domervolina...substack.comTrump Can't TACO Out Of This OneTotal Market Chaos: The Iran War and the Oil Price Explosion 815757
Reposted by @bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.socialDom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 12/08/2026The Nazis that are currently in control of our government will happily put Dems, DSA, and Progressives in the same camps, and it's vital that we band together to win We're not going to get our preferred candidates in every race, and every time we fight about it we do that bad guys' jobs for them 66119
Reposted by @bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.socialltwlauren🤸♀️❤️🎶🎨🐾 @ltwlauren.bsky.social · 13/08/2026#Blues Enjoyable to read that MAGA is falling apart, and it upsets Felon47 —- noted by @hcrichardson.bsky.social ‘MAGA is coming apart': Renowned historian zeroes in on signs of trouble for rattled Trump www.rawstory.com/trump-maga-2...rawstory.com'MAGA is coming apart': Renowned historian zeroes in on signs of trouble for rattled TrumpHistorian Heather Cox Richardson says the MAGA movement is falling apart — and that a rattled Donald Trump is growing weaker by the day.In her latest video, the author of the popular "Letters from an ... 33620
Reposted by @bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.social California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 13/08/2026The White House normally gets $2.5 million a year for maintenance. Trump’s team has allocated $875 million. That’s 350 years’ worth of the usual budget spent by a single administration. Trump. Is. Bankrupting. America. 😎✨ 63683365
Reposted by @bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.socialLauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Vance presses Justice Department to investigate hospitals over transgender care The Trump administration alleges that some hospitals are incorrectly billing for gender-affirming care. www.politico.com/news/2026/08...politico.comVance presses Justice Department to investigate hospitals over transgender careThe Trump administration alleges that some hospitals are incorrectly billing for gender-affirming care. 263
Reposted by @bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.socialJames Scott @jamesscott998.bsky.social · 14/08/2026When someone is running for office things like spousal abuse aren’t private matters. 2136
Reposted by @bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.socialDemocracy Now! @democracynow.org · 14/08/2026The new documentary "American Doctor" tells the story of how the besieged hospitals of Gaza have continued to treat the sick and wounded throughout Israel’s genocidal war on the Palestinian territory, with local medical staff risking their own lives in the process.democracynow.org“American Doctor”: New Film Follows U.S. Doctors to Gaza as Israel Bombs Hospitals, Kills Staff, PatientsThe new documentary American Doctor tells the story of how the besieged hospitals of Gaza have continued to treat the sick and wounded throughout Israel’s genocidal war on the Palestinian territory, w... 515682
Reposted by @bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/08/2026If all income in excess of $400,000 were subject to the Social Security payroll tax, Social Security’s solvency would be guaranteed forever. We could also expand Social Security benefits. There’s no reason even to consider reducing Social Security benefits or raising the age of eligibility. 339103134149
Reposted by @bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.socialMathilde @m-thil.bsky.social · 14/08/2026A nine-year-old girl outside her damaged home in Nuseirat camp in central Gaza. Even with the guns largely silent, Palestinians in Gaza continue to face daily threats from unexploded ordnance left behind by the fighting. #boycottisrael #sanctionisrael news.un.org/en/story/202... 121
Reposted by @bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.socialOSINTRadar @osintradar.bsky.social · 14/08/2026In just a few hours, raging wildfires engulfed Croatia's leading tourist resorts. People became trapped by the flames as entire coastal communities burned during the peak holiday season. At least 42 people have been injured. The country has never experienced wildfires on this scale before. 313072
Reposted by @bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14/08/2026💪🏾 MEMPHIS: THIS is how you respond to the racist Republican redistricting 🔥 www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... 11431106
bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.social @bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Bring home our service members! Had Bruce in my head since these reports started coming out- youtube.com/watch?v=Mv4v...youtube.comBruce Springsteen - Bring 'Em Home (Live Tour Video)YouTube video by BruceSpringsteenVEVO 041
bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.social @bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.social · 14/08/2026#2 for today. Sign and share. Full text: rs.bot/eyniyGrs.botStop the Sell-Off: Protect Our Public Lands NowStop the Sell-Off: Protect Our Public Lands Now. Block every effort to privatize, log, or drill our public lands. The Trump administration's executive… 010
Reposted by @bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Americans are relearning the lesson we learned during the Gilded Age of the late 1890s, when robber barons ran the government and the economy for their own benefit: Oligarchy is incompatible with the common good. I'm hopeful we'll respond with a new progressive movement. 528162004510
Reposted by @bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.socialRep. Johnny Olszewski @repjohnnyo.bsky.social · 14/08/2026On this day in 1935, the Social Security Act was signed into law, creating a vital lifeline for millions of older Americans, people with disabilities, and families. Today, we must protect and strengthen Social Security so every generation can count on the benefits they have earned. 053
bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.social @bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Sign and share- rs.bot/GkoPLdrs.botBan Electric-Shock Gloves for Federal Immigration OfficersBan Electric-Shock Gloves for Federal Immigration Officers. As a constituent, I am asking you to stop funding an immigration enforcement system in which… 010
Reposted by @bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.socialJennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 14/08/2026🎯🎯🎯 We need to call out the truth every day, because they are working overtime to rewrite history. 22894653254
Reposted by @bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.social𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕘𝕒𝕣𝕖𝕥🌴🐦𝕊𝕜𝕪𝕓𝕚𝕣𝕕 ℍ𝕒𝕧𝕖𝕟🦋 @margaretsiegien.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Good Morning 🌅every sunrise is a quiet reminder that no matter how dark yesterday was, today holds the promise of something beautiful.❤️ #goodmorning #inspiration #sunrise #photography #landscape 2571890
bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.social @bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Thanks, Universe, for small miracles. 010
Reposted by @bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.socialHarry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 14/08/2026When this gets to court—and it will- it’s going to be entertaining seeing how the government defends as neutral and not viewpoint based. U.S. Investigated Left-Leaning Groups During Minnesota Immigration Crackdown www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/u...nytimes.comU.S. Investigated Left-Leaning Groups During Minnesota Immigration CrackdownThe government conducted expansive surveillance, infiltrated group chats and obtained financial records of organizations never accused of crimes. 391762647
Reposted by @bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.socialJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 14/08/2026DOJ went into federal court today and couldn’t—or wouldn’t—tell the judge when it would comply with his orders. Judge Emmett Sullivan brought up the last time he held federal prosecutors in contempt. It didn’t sound like an idle history lesson: joycevance.substack.com/p/judge-sull...joycevance.substack.comJudge Sullivan Has Had EnoughToday, Judge Emmett Sullivan in the District of Columbia held a status conference in Phang v. 832535653
Reposted by @bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.socialLance Smith 🎨🪶 @lancesmithart.com · 14/08/2026Introduction: My name is Lance, I’m a Cherokee artist in South Dakota. I will share my spiritual paintings and works on this account, likes/reposts & follows are much appreciated. 🙏🏼 #art #indigenousart #artistintroduction #native #nativepride #indigenous #native #nativeamerican #painting #acrylic 19967041169
Reposted by @bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.socialMrC Careens Haphazardly Through Time & Space @oldmisterc.bsky.social · 14/08/2026 114111492755
Reposted by @bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.socialMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Nothing special to see, just a bird enjoying a bath on a hot summer day. Original post 683269488
Reposted by @bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.socialconifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 14/08/2026 15466851911
bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.social @bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.social · 14/08/2026"From the start, the winner losses 24% federal tax withholding that goes... to the IRS. On the $2.04 billion win, the cash election is really $997.6 million. Tax withholding of 24% amounts to $239.4 million, leaving $758.2 million. But the IRS isn’t done..." And billionaires say no to 5%!?!!! 052
Reposted by @bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.socialDana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 14/08/2026After Alex Pretti was shot while peacefully witnessing during the immigration crackdown in Minnesota, the US government did not investigate his murder; they investigated groups that were supporting efforts to witness and document, calling them agitators. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/u...nytimes.comU.S. Investigated Left-Leaning Groups During Minnesota Immigration Crackdown (Gift Article)The government conducted expansive surveillance, infiltrated group chats and obtained financial records of organizations never accused of crimes. 16248882265
Reposted by @bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.socialeugeniat2.bsky.social @eugeniat2.bsky.social · 14/08/2026This is the  Sunflower 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻 ….” the birds ate the seeds and scattered them and the rain and the sun helped them grow And a patch of sunflowers tall and bright Stands in my garden day and night.” — Lola M Schaffer Children’s #book #flowersonfriday 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻 #Sunflower by E. Matsumoto #art 1030151
Reposted by @bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.social🏳️⚧️Mel💜they/them🏳️⚧️ @meltheparadox.bsky.social · 14/08/2026It is absolutely positively gorgeous outside. My brain is fried from so much stress so I’ll be playing outside today. Thank you so much for all your love and support through this very difficult time. I appreciate your friendship with all my heart. See y’all soon Love and respect Melissa 🌈✨🏳️⚧️🫶🏻🌻 127712
Reposted by @bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 14/08/2026This is crazy. Alex is from Brazil, why would they deport him to Guyana? He’s a longtime West Hollywood resident who has been following his immigration requirements. He wasn’t hiding. He wasn’t on the run. He showed up for his required ICE check-in. And that’s where they detained him. 66487834024
Reposted by @bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.socialDJ "Jo" NoneYa 🟧 @djnoneya.bsky.social · 28/01/2025I'll say it again PIN IT!! 36888449
Reposted by @bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.socialS.E. Danesti @seedanesti.bsky.social · 13/08/2026"They laughed. All they did was laugh" - Penelope Buttigieg, A Brief History of American Fascism, August 3rd 2056 10152581742
Reposted by @bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.socialThe Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 13/08/2026Texans are rallying to halt destructive border construction in Big Bend National Park. Even if you're not in Texas, call your representatives and urge them to call for the halt of the destruction. 34469593271
Reposted by @bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.socialUnited Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 13/08/2026UFW President Teresa Romero spoke today outside the federal courthouse in Los Angeles ahead of a hearing in the Vásquez Perdomo v. Mullin case. The UFW is proud to be part of the coalition challenging DHS’s unconstitutional raids, which have terrorized farm worker communities. 4131021006
Reposted by @bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.socialExmoor4all @exmoor.bsky.social · 13/08/2026The end of a beautiful day at Bossington Beach. #Exmoor 350257
Reposted by @bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.socialGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 13/08/2026BREAKING: ICE charter Eastern Air Express, a subsidiary of Eastern Airlines, has been awarded a massive contract to operate DHS's "deportation fleet." gillianbrockell.com/breaking-eas...gillianbrockell.comBREAKING: Eastern Airlines gets contract to fly DHS 'deportation fleet'Eastern Air Express, a subsidiary of ICE charter airline Eastern Airlines, has been awarded a contract to operate a fleet of Boeing 737 jets acquired by the Department of Homeland Security to conduct ... 9819527
bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.social @bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.social · 14/08/2026politicalwire.com/2026/08/13/p...politicalwire.comPentagon Has Lost Roughly 25% of Its Reaper Drones"The U.S. military has lost at least 45 MQ-9 Reaper drones during the war with Iran, or roughly 25 percent of its fleet," the Washington Post reports."The Reaper is used to conduct surveillance and ta... 000
bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.social @bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.social · 14/08/2026politicalwire.com/2026/08/13/h...politicalwire.comHugh Hefner Reported Jeffrey Epstein to the FBI"Hugh Hefner reportedly notified the FBI that a Playboy Playmate was sexually abused and trafficked by disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and others in his orbit," NewsNation reports."Court records s... 000
Reposted by @bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/08/2026A recent survey found that 92% of U.S. adults have delayed or avoided medical care due to high costs. Meanwhile, a new study from Yale estimates that Medicare for All would save over 114,000 lives and $1 trillion a year. If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have universal healthcare. 33688973128
Reposted by @bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.socialPolitico @politico.com · 13/08/2026Pete Buttigieg’s efforts to help Dems regain power are taking on a new focus: state legislatures. He is backing a crop of mostly long-shot, down-ballot Dems in Indiana – the first move in what his team says will be a number of state-by-state endorsements. 🔗 politi.co/4wUBZ0v 27381732096
Reposted by @bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.socialNews to Remember @moments2remember.link · 13/08/2026ICE entered a small Maine town searching for someone with a removal order. Instead, an officer killed 26-year-old Joan Sebastian Guerrero—who officials admit was not the target. With no body-camera footage, furious protesters are demanding the truth. #Biddeford #ICE #Justicewp.meICE Kills 26-Year-Old Who Wasn’t Even Its Target—Then Furious Protesters Flood a Tiny Maine City Demanding AnswersJoan Sebastian Guerrero was reportedly on his way to work when federal immigration officers surrounded the area near his Biddeford home. He was not the person they had come to arrest. Minutes later… 26572443269
Reposted by @bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13/08/2026SHOCK: Mike Lawler was repeatedly pressed on CNN over why he won’t return $10,000 from Max Miller’s PAC amid serious abuse allegations against Miller. Lawler defended Miller, calling it a “private family matter.”meidasnews.comMike Lawler Defends Max Miller, Refuses to Return $10,000 From Miller’s PACLawler refuses to allow allegations of abuse to deter him from Miller’s campaign money. 62644131785
Reposted by @bleachedperiwinkle.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/08/2026National Dems highlighting Rutherford county… 194133822715