Reposted by @brendanamartin.bsky.socialJosh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 24m"Criticism of Israel, including sharp criticism of the Israeli gov, is of course not inherently antisemitic. But context matters. Appearing outside a synagogue to chant 'globalize the intifada,' celebrate Hamas, or otherwise invoke violence against Jews is not simply criticism of Israeli policy." 0275
Reposted by @brendanamartin.bsky.socialBrad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 39m#freedc #nationalguardgohome DC folks when you see AL/MS/GA and other guard, point out there's a major climate disaster coming this weekend they should be doing Climate disaster preparation and relief isn't a cushy gig like their Club Med Falluja-DC deployment, but it saves lives & obeys the law 341
Reposted by @brendanamartin.bsky.socialAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 49mWhite supremacy is, above all, an ideology of stolen valor bsky.app/profile/seth... 1647793
brendanamartin.bsky.social @brendanamartin.bsky.social · 1hAll liberal democratic politicians are the same. Every fascist is repellent in his own way. 000
Reposted by @brendanamartin.bsky.socialAndrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 2hthey did the thing 16184932145
Reposted by @brendanamartin.bsky.socialWalter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 2hDeath of a handyman: ICE cited “convictions for driving with expired vehicle registration” and an unspecified judgment against him in favor of the Maryland comptroller. The 47-year-old Curo-Churata "had volunteered to leave the country on his own, but a judge denied the request."thebanner.comLaurel father and husband died in ICE custody in LouisianaJulián Curo-Churata lived in Laurel for about 17 years before he was detained in June by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. He died in the agency’s custody on Sept. 29. 9304176
Reposted by @brendanamartin.bsky.socialAlan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 18hThis is just a relentlessly horrific story. It’s hard to adequately contextualize the moral desolation of this unfolding in the midst of a midterms against a ruling party helmed by inveterate rapists and rape apologists. www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/congres...phoenixnewtimes.comCongressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signsEmbarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. A Phoenix New Times exclusive. 321675517
brendanamartin.bsky.social @brendanamartin.bsky.social · 3hFrom Daily Beast reporting on more Klan members involved in Charlottesville and now the Collins campaign. 000
brendanamartin.bsky.social @brendanamartin.bsky.social · 3hShe’s hit on a great idea for our political end of putting the brakes on their anti-human project. Call it that. See how that sells. 000
brendanamartin.bsky.social @brendanamartin.bsky.social · 3hDispiriting data indicating that “Tariflávio” Bolsonaro did better in cities whose exports were more affected by Trump’s extortionate tariffs against Brazil for prosecuting Jair Bolsonaro. Lula’s appeals to “soberania” and basic patriotism had no effect. Flávio’s brother Eduardo had come right out… 100
Reposted by @brendanamartin.bsky.socialDave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 8hYet again, the EU surrenders to Trump. After facing pressure from the US State Department, @kajakallas.bsky.social's EU foreign service pulled out of a conference this week at the last minute – because one of the panels dared to discuss American disinfo in Europe.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 14524255
Reposted by @brendanamartin.bsky.socialPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 6hThe deployment of National Guard troops into cities has been so normalized that it barely merits a mention in the press or among the public anymore. D.C. remains occupied, Memphis is occupied, so is New Orleans... It's incredible to me. 9738260
Reposted by @brendanamartin.bsky.socialFairfax Democrats @fairfaxdemocrats.bsky.social · 5hShe woke up to being called a Democratic Bitch. 022
Reposted by @brendanamartin.bsky.socialamanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 14hProtest outside of ICE’s headquarters in Washington, DC today, focusing on the bureaucrats who work for ICE. Some workers smirked as they passed the activists, but many more hid their faces. 7485100
Reposted by @brendanamartin.bsky.socialRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 18hIt took three years for these thugs to release the body cam footage. Now we know why. bsky.app/profile/al.c... 11478160
brendanamartin.bsky.social @brendanamartin.bsky.social · 15hHe’s letting something slip here. Why San Diego? It’s got a naval presence and isn’t anything resembling a left wing enclave. Was he warned of some attack? 112
Reposted by @brendanamartin.bsky.socialPwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social · 18hIf Democrats win, johnson will not be speaker at the point where they are swearing in the new Congress. They are sworn in by the speaker elect, who is chosen by the member elects 522807576
brendanamartin.bsky.social @brendanamartin.bsky.social · 19hHis traitor father will “pass the presidential ribbon” to his degenerate son. This will be the second time these fascists have interrupted the chain of succession. We can’t do anything about Brazil right now, but their regime will fall when we sweep ours away. 000
Reposted by @brendanamartin.bsky.socialsal9009.bsky.social @sal9009.bsky.social · 20hAlas, poor fungus, I knew him not, but surely a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy (but not to the fauna that chomped it) 121
Reposted by @brendanamartin.bsky.socialSardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 22hSultry Day Paul Landacre, 1935 collection.terraamericanart.org/objects/413/... 18720
Reposted by @brendanamartin.bsky.socialChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 21hA dual "Hatch Act found dead." / "Oh, they're really worried about South Carolina? They're so cooked." moment 622949
Reposted by @brendanamartin.bsky.socialAmy Earhart @aearhart.bsky.social · 07/10/2026My uncle wanted me to see the marker for the Christiana uprising (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christi...). The town stopped an enslaver from capturing and returning 4 people to enslavement. The enslaver was killed and the attempt foiled. 41 people were indicted for treason. 24012
Reposted by @brendanamartin.bsky.socialMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 22hHorrifying: Arizona Democratic congressional candidate Bernadette Greene-Placentia was raped by a man after he knocked her out. Another man approached her to do the same. “She began swinging her foot at him. ‘Not even worth it,’ she heard the man say as he moved away.”phoenixnewtimes.comCongressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signsEmbarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. 16941891593
brendanamartin.bsky.social @brendanamartin.bsky.social · 22hA person exercising the office of the presidency would detail what our government is doing to ascertain the truth of circumstances. But he’s not exercising that office and is not our or anyone’s President. Here he’s simply a Russian asset transmitting a message, perhaps in advance of more Treason. 001
Reposted by @brendanamartin.bsky.socialMinnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 22hThe film “They’re Here” captures Minnesotans who resisted Operation Metro Surge. The film plays in Minneapolis for the first time Oct. 7 at the Riverview Theater. That screening is sold out, but another is planned for Nov. 4 at the Cedar Cultural Center.bit.lyOscar winner debuts film about ‘incredibly courageous’ response to Metro SurgeThe first local showing of “They’re Here” is sold out, but it screens again Nov. 4 at the Cedar Cultural Center. 17722
brendanamartin.bsky.social @brendanamartin.bsky.social · 23hThis piece features satisfying footage of Marshall suffering sustained jeering and booing at an appearance. 010
Reposted by @brendanamartin.bsky.socialSam Halpert @samhalpert.bsky.social · 07/10/2026When one set of jurists demonstrates this animating connection, allowing another set to overrule them with no justification other than hierarchy is not an exercise of judicial power. It’s simply an assertion of power, raw. Fascism. bsky.app/profile/samh... (quote below is from Kavanaugh, btw). 084
Reposted by @brendanamartin.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Trump is about to sell out Ukraine, basically the culmination of the 2016 influence operation, but that history has been memory holed. www.youtube.com/shorts/yDK-8...youtube.comTrump's Team Sells Out the USYouTube video by emptywheel 12335159
Reposted by @brendanamartin.bsky.socialPhillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Corruption of this kind is why the Democrats need to freeze or cut back US defense spending of they take control of Congress. If you actually care about US security, funding this is destructive. 8304103
Reposted by @brendanamartin.bsky.socialPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Shouldn't the Democrats have something like an Elon Donations Tracker posted on all of their websites and social media? Make this SALIENT? Might it make sense to point out repeatedly that he is a white supremacist and ask the public why he would be backing the GOP? 201121361
brendanamartin.bsky.social @brendanamartin.bsky.social · 07/10/202616 dead, including 4 children. Our pro-Russian regime are accomplices to this. 000
Reposted by @brendanamartin.bsky.socialAlexander Ross @hardpolitics.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Pay attention to the fact that a lot of the major social media accounts on X that participated in elevating Graham Platner did nothing tonight to elevate Troy Jackson's skillful debate performance against Susan Collins. If you're a Democratic voter, these people are not your friends. 14619
Reposted by @brendanamartin.bsky.socialJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Tina Peters Has Trump’s Ear on the Midterms talkingpointsmemo.com/the-brief/ti... cc: @colorado.govtalkingpointsmemo.comTina Peters Has Trump’s Ear on the MidtermsEd Martin Tells All (Sort of) President Donald Trump is, apparently, being... 179924
Reposted by @brendanamartin.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026BREAKING: ICE over the past year investigated hundreds of nonprofits across the U.S. that help people register to vote. The internal documents, obtained by the Democracy Forward, showed that ICE's investigative arm also contemplated sending undercover agents to investigate the organizations.democracydocket.comICE probed hundreds of voter registration groups across the U.S.The agency also contemplated deploying undercover agents to "initiate prosecutions" against the groups and "dismantle" them. 1141708991
Reposted by @brendanamartin.bsky.socialIan Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 05/10/2026Shocked and saddened to learn that Dennis Hastert had still been alive 492064188
brendanamartin.bsky.social @brendanamartin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Waging war against democratic Brazil: “Um grupo formado por oito deputados democratas dos Estados Unidoscobrou nesta quarta-feira (7) explicações do secretário de Estado, Marco Rubio, sobre a revogação do visto diplomático da embaixadora brasileira em Washington, Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti….” 100
Reposted by @brendanamartin.bsky.socialMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 07/10/2026This article (and Slade's book) are fan fiction. Trumpism isn't a break from Reaganism, it's the intended result, a gov't by, for, and of corruption, lawlessness, racism, and misogyny. That's why Reaganites with power—Thomas, Alito, Kennedy, McConnell—worked hard to empower and entrench Trumpism. 18624162
Reposted by @brendanamartin.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 07/10/2026Thom Tillis voted to confirm these people. Now he wants credit for telling us how terrible they are. And oh so conveniently, Thom Tillis has a new book to sell. Spare us. 76062721640
brendanamartin.bsky.social @brendanamartin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Reposting not just for the salty quote, but for the shot of “Nancy Crater” from the first regular episode of the original Star Trek series, which nothing will surpass. 110
brendanamartin.bsky.social @brendanamartin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026“…These next four weeks are the perfect time for performative gestures. Human beings are socially swayed by what others think is normal. And if millions and millions of people come out to say that what’s going on in the U.S. today is unacceptable, that does help shape others’ thoughts and actions.” 000
Reposted by @brendanamartin.bsky.socialChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 07/10/2026*adds to the impeachment proceedings list* 161706399
brendanamartin.bsky.social @brendanamartin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026“Clearly the US got spooked. However, the real story is that the US, 15 months after Spiderweb, seems to be in no better a place to protect its advanced aircraft from short-range drone attack than the Russians were in early 2025.” 0396
brendanamartin.bsky.social @brendanamartin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Global warming is inducing more premature births. Try all fossil fuel executives for ecocide and crimes against humanity. 000
brendanamartin.bsky.social @brendanamartin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Russian drones attack two merchant vessels in Bulgarian waters off the Black Sea coast, with one sunk and 11 fatalities. 000
brendanamartin.bsky.social @brendanamartin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Keep in mind that this is not just about appeasing Trump’s ego and forestalling tantrums. Remember FOX’s Arizona call in 2020? Trump and Carr want to create plausible pretexts for overthrowing elections. Not “dooming”, just saying what this is about. We’ve got to punish them with prison for this. 000
brendanamartin.bsky.social @brendanamartin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Likewise, Gavin Newsom called Trump’s words “treasonous” on X and put the state on alert. Both Bass and Newsom discerned actively treasonous intent in them. 000
Reposted by @brendanamartin.bsky.socialChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Something unprecedented happened during my visit to the Gulf. For the first time in 20 years in Congress, I was denied entry to U.S. military facilities and even meetings with military leaders. An order from Hegseth - that applies to both parties - to hide the cost of the war. 22545682065