Reposted by @bluestrad.bsky.socialBostonJoan 🏳️🌈 🦫 @bostonjoan.bsky.social · 6h🚨The live-streaming of a public execution breaks every single terms of service for all social media sites. What to do with all the memes and clips generated by a state sponsored public execution? It’ll stay up as unmoderatable political speech because it was an official White House stream. 17630
Reposted by @bluestrad.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 6hInspired by what happened in Pflugerville, TX, Anthony Sistilli builds a Flock camera system designed to monitor the conduct in public of police officers. Cops then show up at his door and ask what he is going to do with all the data he is collecting.youtube.comI Investigated Flock Cameras. Then Police Came to My Door.YouTube video by Anthony Sistilli 27335
Reposted by @bluestrad.bsky.socialAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 6hAmerican "free speech defenders" pressure other people not to exercise their right to free speech www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comEU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at Trump officials’ requestLithuania and Canada were also pressured to withdraw, and days before #Disinfo2026, logos were wiped off website 18531197
Reposted by @bluestrad.bsky.socialRicky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The MAGA regime recently killed the largest ancient 250 year old “Grandmother” Cottonwood tree in Arizona’s indigenous territory just to expand the orange felon’s fucking wall. I’ll never forgive anyone who chose this evil. 1143133645210
Reposted by @bluestrad.bsky.socialBrian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Could be some good reasons that the US Constitution doesn't authorize one person to take the country to war on a whim. 412257
Reposted by @bluestrad.bsky.socialAlfred Lund @alfredlund.bsky.social · 07/10/2026There is nothing at all normal about Trump and he has trained us to expect this without question. 118350
Reposted by @bluestrad.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The Episcopal Church in Washington goes in big with a GOTV campaign for the midterms. 'I am asking for your courage to love your neighbor, to respect the dignity of every human being, and now, to vote,' Bishop Budde says in the new ad, which references her headline-grabbing sermon to Trump last yearreligionnews.comBishop Mariann Budde, in new election ad, urges people to vote(RNS) — 'I am asking for your courage to love your neighbor, to respect the dignity of every human being, and now, to vote,' Budde says in the new ad, which references her headline-grabbing sermon to ... 312740
Reposted by @bluestrad.bsky.socialFreedom Writers Collaborative @fwcollaborative.bsky.social · 05/10/2026While making an arrest or conducting a search, ICE MUST present either a signed, judicial warrant to enter private property, or an admin. warrant from the government agency authorizing an arrest or seizure. Spread the word!dlvr.itKnow your rights. 189
Reposted by @bluestrad.bsky.socialKen Schwencke @schwanksta.com · 06/10/2026A year ago, @propublica.org told you immigration agents had detained more than 170 U.S. citizens. We’ve updated our count, and we’ve got all the receipts. The tally: At least 506 citizens detained. Sometimes held at gunpoint, handcuffed, or even deported. projects.propublica.org/american-cit...projects.propublica.orgMore Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublicaThe government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati... 271585940
Reposted by @bluestrad.bsky.socialEric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 06/10/2026NEW FROM PP The Trump admin keeps denying immigration agents are grabbing Americans, so we tracked it 500+ Americans detained 70+ kids, some cuffed or zip-tied 60+ held after filming 36+ held for day+ w/o access to lawyer ~12 deported (yes, deported) projects.propublica.org/american-cit....projects.propublica.orgMore Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublicaThe government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati... 20956551
Reposted by @bluestrad.bsky.socialHillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Over a dozen states have important voter registration deadlines today. Check your registration and make a plan to vote at IWillVote.com. Then ask friends and neighbors to do the same. 5330041608
Reposted by @bluestrad.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Reminder: Voter registration deadlines are hitting TODAY, October 5, in Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Ohio, Tennessee, and Texas. Please make sure you’re registered to vote! 7431861786
Reposted by @bluestrad.bsky.socialJay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 04/10/2026"Polarization Is Not the Problem." The paragraph below says more about "both sides" journalism than just about anything I have read. By @lilymasonphd.bsky.social It's starting to get attaction. So read the rest, and let me know what you think. muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl... 22359125
Reposted by @bluestrad.bsky.socialDannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Do yourself a favor. Read these 7 pages by @lilymasonphd.bsky.social right now. It is the most concise explanation of the current situation in U.S. politics I've seen and it captures why calls to reduce "polarization" can ultimately worsen the problem 🧵 www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/pol...journalofdemocracy.orgPolarization Is Not the Problem | Journal of DemocracyAmericans 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. 11386176
Reposted by @bluestrad.bsky.social404 Media @404media.co · 05/10/2026How the federal government built a massive database of license plate reader data through an anti-drug trafficking program. www.404media.co/how-cities-a...404media.coHow Cities Are Forced to Funnel License Plate Data to a Massive Federal Surveillance ProgramHow the federal government built a massive database of license plate reader data through an anti-drug trafficking program. 415479
Reposted by @bluestrad.bsky.socialIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 04/10/2026The next No Kings Day is almost here. Let’s make it clear that We The People won’t let the fascists sabotage the midterms: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... 9493211
Reposted by @bluestrad.bsky.socialElizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Today’s absolute must read from @willbunch.bsky.social. 29227
Reposted by @bluestrad.bsky.socialTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026If you’ve read about TN this week, please take a moment with this piece if you didn’t read it when we published it: It’s an investigation into the execution team Alabama has put together. It’s officers with a history of violence who choose each other. Eye-opening to what happens in executions.boltsmag.orgIn Alabama, Prison Guards Accused of Violence and Misconduct Carry Out Secretive Executions - BoltsAs Alabama keeps details around the death penalty hidden, an investigation into its execution team raises questions about how incarcerated people are treated in their final moments. 6424233
Reposted by @bluestrad.bsky.socialDhruv Mehrotra @dmehro.bsky.social · 02/10/2026NEW: DHS agents tracked people observing ICE arrests, photographed them, ran their plates, pulled personal information, and added them to a Palantir database, according to newly unsealed court filings. w/ @regret.bsky.socialwired.comICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir DatabaseDHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say. 12529941784
Reposted by @bluestrad.bsky.socialJared @jaredmcclain.bsky.social · 02/10/2026A federal district court just held that police use of Flock cameras without a warrant violates the Fourth Amendment. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 181553425
Reposted by @bluestrad.bsky.socialLoretta 👊🏼🇺🇸🌺 @lmtoconnor.bsky.social · 03/10/2026@hcrichardson.bsky.social 221958
Reposted by @bluestrad.bsky.socialDustin A. Chacón @lingdustin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this: 260184844883
Reposted by @bluestrad.bsky.socialMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 02/10/2026It shouldn't be difficult to get the money you're owed. On day 34 of our administration, we launched NYC Free Tax Prep for the 2026 filing season. So far, it’s saved New Yorkers $226.6 million. Visit nyc.gov/TaxPrep to find a Free Tax Prep site near you. 322457548
bluestrad.bsky.social @bluestrad.bsky.social · 02/10/2026“Instead of asking whether a prisoner deserved to die for the crime committed, the question should be: Do our governments which tolerate inequality, unreliability and bias deserve to kill?” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comCalls grow for US death penalty halt after ‘torturous’ botched execution of Christa PikePike alive but in critical condition as experts call ordeal that unfolded in Tennessee Wednesday ‘unimaginably barbaric’ 030
Reposted by @bluestrad.bsky.socialmichnutrish.bsky.social @michnutrish.bsky.social · 02/10/2026#VisibilityBrigade #massachusetts #democracy #economy @maddow.bsky.social @visibilitybrigade.bsky.social @rosaliewong.bsky.social @thegodshow.com @emmatk.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social #midterms #vote #vets #corruption #midterms #war #gas #inflation #vote #fascism #organize #wages 218749
Reposted by @bluestrad.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/202625th Amendment? We can’t even get network news to air it or even mention it. It’s a massive national media coverup to hide the fact the we have an addled president. 994177615302
Reposted by @bluestrad.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Brandon Herrera, the GOP congressional candidate for NW San Antonio and the west Hill Country, last week said the people of San Antonio were "butt ugly." And this week he says the "country went to shit" when women got the right to vote in 1920. meidasnews.com/news/republi...meidasnews.comRepublican Candidate: “The Country Went to Shit After” Women Got Voting RightsBrandon Herrera made the remark in 2023, but now hopes women will vote him into office. 72418
Reposted by @bluestrad.bsky.socialWinnable Democratic Races 💙 @winnabledemraces.bsky.social · 01/10/2026💙 TOSS-UP NEWS: WI-03 Derrick Van Orden (R) has been releasing deepfake AI videos to discredit his challenger Rebecca Cooke (D). Cooke lost to Van Orden in 2024 by only 11,000 votes. WI-03 is ranked Toss-Up by @cookpolitical.com thehill.com/homenews/cam...thehill.comVan Orden hit with cease and desist letter from Democratic opponent over AI deepfake adsRep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) was hit with a cease and desist letter from his Democratic opponent, Rebecca Cooke, after the lawmaker aired AI deepfake campaign advertisements about her. “Not only… 42726
Reposted by @bluestrad.bsky.socialAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026You’ve gotta be fucking kidding me 57943921210
Reposted by @bluestrad.bsky.socialAngie 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 4768471117
Reposted by @bluestrad.bsky.social50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Watch: Corbin Trent (co-founder of the Justice Democrats) dismantles reactionary talking points and emphasizes just how badly Trump’s policies have hurt the American people, especially in rural communities 312638
bluestrad.bsky.social @bluestrad.bsky.social · 01/10/2026grassrootsconnector.substack.com/p/how-ai-can...grassrootsconnector.substack.comHow AI Candidate Comparisons Hurt Democratic ChallengersClaiming to be neutral, ChatGPT misleads 000
Reposted by @bluestrad.bsky.socialAdam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 30/09/2026The ACLU's Jeffrey Stein called the ruling a "huge step in the right direction." “The public deserves to know how our government is justifying the cold-blooded murder of hundreds of civilians." 🔽 17943334
Reposted by @bluestrad.bsky.socialCharlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o... 11571792058
Reposted by @bluestrad.bsky.socialThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 01/10/2026Pennsylvania reported Wednesday that a fifth person who had measles has died as rising infections in the state continue to push up the country’s record-breaking count of cases.washingtonpost.comPennsylvania reports 5th measles-associated death as outbreak continuesCases in the state, home to the country’s largest ongoing measles outbreak, have climbed to 943 across 39 counties. 134530
Reposted by @bluestrad.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026On the same day Trump announces that top tech firms have signed an accord to "self-police" their own AI development, we learned that OpenAI employees and security researchers were reportedly ignored when they brought safety concerns to the company's top executives. See the problem here?nytimes.comOpenAI Ignored Employees’ Warnings About Safely Testing A.I. ModelsEmployees and security researchers said that they had cautioned the company on safely testing its A.I. models and strengthening its corporate infrastructure, but that OpenAI did not listen. 691239563
Reposted by @bluestrad.bsky.socialTroy Tassier @troytassier.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The same “AI” that often makes simple errors like giving me the wrong address for a restaurant? Ya, happy to trust it for life changing/ saving decisions. 🤷♂️🤔 2179
Reposted by @bluestrad.bsky.socialJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-... 119115962877
Reposted by @bluestrad.bsky.socialElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 30/09/2026This is wrong: Trump and Republicans in Congress gave BILLIONS in tax breaks to Big Tech companies building AI data centers. So YOUR tax dollars are subsidizing their AI data centers — at the same time you pay higher electricity and water bills. 521222425
Reposted by @bluestrad.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026Klobuchar on Schmitt: "He's not aware that there's also women's sports ... because they wanted to do this to distract everyone, I would say they got their comeuppance" 19169711532
Reposted by @bluestrad.bsky.socialMaine Newsroom @mainenewsroom.com · 30/09/20269/30 Mainer and professor of American history Heather Cox Richardson says Senate race in Maine is about “reclaiming our democracy” #maine #MEpolitics 10562167
Reposted by @bluestrad.bsky.socialThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 30/09/2026A federal court blocked the execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee to allow more time to weigh whether her history as a sexual abuse victim was properly considered. In 1995, Pike and two other teens tortured and killed a classmate. washingtonpost.comExecution of Tennessee woman blocked by federal court with hours to spareChrista Pike was scheduled to die Wednesday morning, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit intervened. 11287
Reposted by @bluestrad.bsky.socialSteve Saideman @smsaideman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026this is a terrific statement. 8606168
Reposted by @bluestrad.bsky.socialAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026What a fucking embarrassment 3064273880
Reposted by @bluestrad.bsky.socialJonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“The administration is able to essentially hide a multiplied ICE force not only in unmarked cars, and not only behind masks, but also within local law enforcement through the 287(g) program. I call it the invisibilizing of immigration enforcement.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...theguardian.comGone in 90 seconds: an ‘invisibilized’ ICE is arresting more people than everAfter public backlash, the Trump administration changed its tactics from ‘siege’ to ‘soft feet’. Now, ICE is everywhere 713066
Reposted by @bluestrad.bsky.socialRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026How clear is it that Trump's taxpayer funded ads are illegal? I explain why it is 10/10 clear. Senate in passing the law: Ban is designed to stop public funds used for "glorification" of an individual official. GAO: funds can not be used for "self-aggrandizement" nor partisan political purposes. 12233651065
Reposted by @bluestrad.bsky.socialMitchell Epner @mitchellepner.bsky.social · 29/09/2026As a former sex crimes prosecutor during my tenure as an Assistant United States Attorney, I am appalled by the details that have emerged about the sexual assault by the Cornell 7. 16615
Reposted by @bluestrad.bsky.socialAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/08/2026We're being told that if we sacrifice the rights of some people, then the rest of us get to keep our rights. We all know that's some BS. 566281078620