Reposted by BrendaWMatt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026the tech industry is about to invent books 574216164215
Reposted by BrendaWEddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 04/10/2026⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️™️ 🧵 In July 1967, 19-year-old PFC Robert L. Hunt Jr. (below) returned home on leave to Cairo, IL. Hours after being arrested, he was found hanged in a jail cell. The ruling: suicide. Pull up a seat🪑, my friends. (cont) #ProudBlue #ResistanceRoots #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory 781199682
Reposted by BrendaWDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 02/10/2026NEW: A new USPS policy will eliminate evening mail pickups from select post offices across the country — a change that will eventually slow pick-up and delivery times for around 70% of zip codes in the U.S. We mapped those zip codes to help you figure out whether your mail ballot could be affected👇democracydocket.comThe Postal Service is slowing delivery. Will your mail ballot be affected?Democracy Docket mapped the affected zip codes. 59481398
Reposted by BrendaWLate Night with Seth Meyers @latenightseth.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Seth takes #ACloserLook at Senate Republicans embarrassing themselves at a hearing youtu.be/RotCje2J5Ik?...youtu.beSen. Eric Schmitt & GOP Humiliate Themselves at Train Wreck Jack Smith Hearing: A Closer LookYouTube video by Late Night with Seth Meyers 1530168
Reposted by BrendaWemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026In the "Unites States" of "Super Intelligence," "Issues Are Remediated" emptywheel.net/2026/09/30/i...emptywheel.netIn the "Unites States" of "Super Intelligence," "Issues Are Remediated" - emptywheelOnce you realize Trump's morally binding AI code doesn't even spell "United States" properly, the whole sham looks even more ominous. 66606172
Reposted by BrendaWTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Believe it or not, a lot of people do not have to-do lists. And the the lists many of them have are not structured for an ai agent to be helpful. This isn’t groundbreaking. If you have ever watched the evening news or read even a single story about people who aren’t like you, it is pretty basic 3187099
Reposted by BrendaWChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 27/09/2026Democrats vs. Republicans in a nutshell. This absolutely nails it. 6323571061
Reposted by BrendaWsouthpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 26/09/2026definitely worth reading. I think maybe the broadcast pointing tv cameras into the crowd deserves some opprobrium as well. 1142148
Reposted by BrendaWryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 26/09/2026great piece. man social media is a cancer themomoftheyear.substack.com/p/im-the-mom...themomoftheyear.substack.comI’m the Mom in That Viral Giants Clip. Let Me Tell You About My Husband.You saw me carrying our baby and food. There was more happening in our family that night. 12253031366
BrendaW @brmagr.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Abolish Ice reader.gr.mlive.com/2026/09/22/g...reader.gr.mlive.comGov. Whitmer orders state police review in death of motorist who fled ICE traffic stopImmigration advocates have set a press conference for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, to raise concerns about how Grand Rapids police work with ICE as well as the motorist’s death. 020
Reposted by BrendaWiWillVote.com Pollock ➡️ turn 🔔 on @willpollock.com · 18/09/2026a lying, obfuscating and performatively memory-challenged Florida woman ran into a @jimdefede.bsky.social buzzsaw Jim keeps her honest with ease. take notes media. 🧢 @nycjim.bsky.social @whodat35.bsky.social 1111185326
Reposted by BrendaWHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I'm in love.youtube.com2026: Time for the MidtermsYouTube video by Hamilton 15040861907
Reposted by BrendaWAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Corporations are not people. Their money is not speech. They should not be able to buy politicians. End Citizens United. 494221235806
Reposted by BrendaWProPublica @propublica.org · 14/09/2026Look at this photo we found from Donald Trump Jr.’s lavish Bahamas wedding. Can you spot the Russian oligarch close to Putin who bankrolled the event? 🧵 22834401321
Reposted by BrendaWEddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 13/09/2026⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️™️ 🧵 In the 1930s Great Depression, a violent splinter group broke away from the Ku Klux Klan. They called themselves The Black Legion — America’s hidden white supremacist army. Pull up a seat🪑 my friends.(cont) #ProudBlue #ResistanceRoots #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory 67975612
Reposted by BrendaW@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 09/09/2026The fired managing editor of 60 Minutes let loose yesterday on Bari Weiss' CBS/60M takeover. A must read. "We would not compromise our principles or reputations by jamming unverifiable notions or White House talking points into our reporting." www.theguardian.com/media/2026/s...theguardian.comEx-60 Minutes managing editor says fired staffers ‘refused to be accomplices’ in show’s ‘destruction’Guy Campanile addresses ouster in Facebook post and says ‘we were told to leave because we insisted on doing our jobs’ 017361
Reposted by BrendaWJames Hell Brooks @kleinman.bsky.social · 09/09/2026For the past two years I've been tracking every bill proposed in state legislatures across the country to figure out what Republican plans for the future are. The answer, based on these 1,182 bills, is that they want to repeal the 20th Century heartlandsignal.com/2026/09/09/b...heartlandsignal.comProof from the states: the right wing attempt to repeal the 20th century – Heartland SignalRepublicans are in Dallas this week making the case that the other side is the extreme one. We read the legislation they introduced in all 50 states and built a searchable record of what we found: 1,1... 492040797
Reposted by BrendaWPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Housecleaning by Nikki Giovanni 9576115
Reposted by BrendaWElle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Rough Draft vs Final Draft 254116973325
Reposted by BrendaWDave Whamond @davewhamond.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I know there's not much of a chance newspapers will print this one but you can't have a word like 'ballroom' and expect me not to do a joke about it. 23465272050
Reposted by BrendaWWilliam Dalrymple @willdalrymple.bsky.social · 28/08/2026An essay I've just written for @nytimes on why Big Tech is the 21st Century’s equivalent of the East India Company: "What It Would Take to Dismantle the Most Powerful Companies in the World" www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/o...nytimes.comOpinion | What It Would Take to Dismantle the Most Powerful Companies in the WorldA playbook to curb the growing power of Big Tech. 19417161
Reposted by BrendaWThe Advocate @advocate.com · 29/08/2026The Fox News host objected to "a personal question” when the Democratic Michigan U.S. Senate nominee asked about his body. 1145
Reposted by BrendaWKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Ladies and gentlemen, your anthem for the midtermsyoutube.comOval RoomYouTube video by Margo Price - Topic 1330673
Reposted by BrendaWNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Our techno-fascist oligarchs really, deeply believe that criticizing them, or even refraining from praising them, means they’re persecuted victims. Negative words in their direction is unquestionably worse than violent state repression of others. And they constantly reinforce this belief together. 926471
Reposted by BrendaWJordan Uhl @jordanuhl.com · 14/08/2026I was offered a deal to promote a prediction market company for the 4th time yesterday. Here’s what I told them: 1031654
Reposted by BrendaWGil Durán @gilduran.com · 11/08/2026This is so great. Paulina Borsook deserves her flowers. One of the best things about the past year has been (accidentally) helping to get her book re-published. Paulina is one of the only tech critics who got it right. Buy her book! Put her on your show! www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comA tech prophet finally gets her second comingIn 2000, Paulina Borsook published a book foretelling the anti-government sentiments of the tech world. Now that it’s too late, people are ready to listen. 11404145
Reposted by BrendaWJen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Wow, this dude is impressive. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_E...en.wikipedia.orgAbdul El-Sayed - Wikipedia 67014
Reposted by BrendaWJeff (Hot Type) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Abdul El-Sayed offers a template for Democrats to defeat Trumpism by @peterbeinart.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comAbdul El-Sayed offers a template for Democrats to defeat Trumpism | Peter BeinartThe candidate has crafted a progressive nationalism and shown his party how to turn Republicans’ financial advantage against them 24616
Reposted by BrendaWAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 07/08/2026DNC is throwing all its support behind El-Sayed. You can donate here at ActBlue. secure.actblue.com/donate/ads_m...secure.actblue.comSupport Abdul El-SayedSupport Abdul El-Sayed 21052731370
Reposted by BrendaWghost malone ergo propter bones @proptermalone.bsky.social · 05/08/2026I meant to post this last night but if you’re mad about any of the primary results you got 24 hours to bleed, try not to say anything you’ll regret in 48, and then it’s Blue No Matter Who. 411648223
Reposted by BrendaWBen McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 03/08/2026If you want to watch a pretty good movie and support free speech and indie film: watch.eventive.org/everyoneisly...watch.eventive.orgEveryone Is Lying to You for Money | Everyone Is Lying to You for Money — Live from New York | Everyone Is Lying to You for MoneyActor and author Ben McKenzie investigates the lies, hype, and harm behind cryptocurrency’s rise—and who’s really paying the price. 2419127
Reposted by BrendaWKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Ben's a good guy doing good work and you should watch his good movie. 439778
Reposted by BrendaWBen McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 27/07/2026If you’ve ever been curious about wtf Trump is up to w/crypto, this episode does a fantastic—and hilarious—job laying it out in plain English. Bravo 113428
Reposted by BrendaWLast Week Tonight with John Oliver @lastweektonight.com · 27/07/2026Here’s last night’s story about how sprawling and ethically compromising Trump’s crypto projects are, and how Jimmy Carter could’ve made a killing off of his peanut farm. youtu.be/A9iZ10yIRwM 331677
Reposted by BrendaWAlvaro M. Bedoya @bedoyausa.bsky.social · 29/07/2026People think "Hollywood" is rich and famous. The reality? Film and TV is a national industry. It's a blue collar industry. And it is an industry free fall. My latest for @newrepublic.com on how the Paramount merger would crush blue collar workers who can not afford it newrepublic.com/article/2136...newrepublic.comThere’s a Blue-Collar Hollywood—and the Paramount Merger Will Kill ItHollywood isn’t all glamour. It’s thousands of line workers. And a Paramount takeover of Warner will make their lives even more precarious. 682572991
Reposted by BrendaWAsawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Iirc when we asked @benmckenzie.bsky.social about who the last Hollywood strike was for, he just said “waiters” 16011
Reposted by BrendaWKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 25/07/2026BREAKING: In my lawsuit against Todd Blanche for the Epstein Files, Judge Sullivan has just ordered Blanche to produce, in camera (in chambers), the UNREDACTED emails & documents, and Blanche must bring documentation supporting his representations the DOJ’s redactions are what he claims they are. 1402330219269
Reposted by BrendaWCharlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 22/07/2026This story is crazy. It would appear Trump admin officials rigged their nationally televised high school civics contest to keep a young man from a Sikh family out of the finalists. www.notus.org/national/ame...notus.orgSuspicion and Doubt at the National Civics ContestAmerica’s finest young scholars competed to mark their country's birthday. It led to a disputed finish in the age of mistrust. 10558912288
Reposted by BrendaWAnna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 19/07/2026If you haven’t read this in full it’s a gutwrenching account of both the sickening serial rape allegations against them and how many friends they have in the Trump administration: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...newyorker.comAndrew Tate’s Empire of AbuseHow the defining figure of the manosphere built a fortune—and became a political force—by systematically exploiting women. 341346538
Reposted by BrendaWA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 16/07/2026They don’t care about fertility any more than they cared about women’s sports. They want to own women and children as property. The only real fascist goal is domination. They have no other. The rest is just whatever lie they’re currently telling to disguise that fact. 231934759
Reposted by BrendaWAleksandra Vaca @transiticsnews.com · 15/07/20261. After pushing anti-trans laws to ‘protect women’s sports’, Project 2025’s Heritage Foundation now wants women’s sports gone to ‘assist fertility.’ Turns out it was about women’s sports all along—if getting rid of women's sports counts, that is.transiticsnews.comAfter Pushing Anti-Trans Laws to ‘Protect Women’s Sports’, Project 2025’s Heritage Foundation Now Wants Women’s Sports Gone to ‘Assist Fertility’Turns out it was about women’s sports all along—if getting rid of women's sports counts, that is. 651918819
Reposted by BrendaWjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 14/07/2026stuff like this is why one important avenue for court reform is just nixing the shadow docket altogether and forcing these people to explain themselves to the public when they issue orders. also, making their records property of the united states and subject to publication when they leave the bench. 166103912705
Reposted by BrendaWTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 13/07/2026All of the branding finally got me to talk about menopause. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Welcome to the Golden Age of the Crone (Gift Article)A new generation is not willing to settle for being invisible. 25691200
Reposted by BrendaWSanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Whether this story is apocryphal or not, how we shit on Lindsay Graham today matters. Other Quislings who are still alive and enabling Trump need to know how they will be remembered if they don’t turn on him immediately. This is the legacy that awaits them all. 231833481
Reposted by BrendaWchris “bluesky” poster @chrisrd19.bsky.social · 12/07/2026It’s like when your food is taking a long time to come out so your server brings some free bread to apologize for the wait. 252192123781
