Reposted by Carol MClaire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 13/10/2026somehow it feels like there is still an impulse in mainstream media to downplay or minimize the MAGA movement's hunger to genuinely, actually, non-hyperbolically do physical violence to women Democrats (especially women of color, but not exclusively, as Melissa Hortman's death proves) 1924160
Reposted by Carol Mconifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 17hFrom Jordan Wood: @jordanwood.bsky.social Elon Musk’s super PAC is about to cross $1,500,000 to re-elect Susan Collins. Her response so far: “I wasn’t aware.” Not aware? Senator, it’s a public filing. Stop gaslighting us. 194
Reposted by Carol MBluesky @bsky.app · 12/10/2026This is NOT an ad for @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social’s new documentary “MUSK” (in theaters now). We are promoting it for free. Join us right here on October 20, 2026 at 9am Pacific/noon Eastern for a livestream hosted by @niedermeyer.online. 723776916
Reposted by Carol MAmbassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Immediately after Ukraine took out two of the five data centers run by the Russian tech giant Yandex, pro-Trump and pro-MAGA posts on American social media sites plummeted. The same happened to posts boosting Germany's far-right AfD. Russia is engaged in MASSIVE election interference. 18895414
Reposted by Carol MM Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Agree 💯% With Joe Walsh....... 618177575772
Reposted by Carol MJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854 149149066424
Reposted by Carol MOlena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Imo the goal is to throw putin a lifeline and accuse Ukraine of high American diesel bills by linking our attacks on refineries to the alleged russia's disrupted supplies to the US. Everyone's happy: russia doesn't have fuel to sell to the US anyway, but who is to blame in the eyes of Americans? 2122
Reposted by Carol MIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 06/10/2026Millions of Americans are ready to get into election protection formation. Join us at the next No Kings Day to stop the fascists from sabotaging the midterms: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... 17426225
Reposted by Carol MRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 09/10/2026JOINT STATEMENT OF THE FOREIGN MINISTERS OF CANADA, DENMARK, GERMANY, FRANCE, ITALY, JAPAN, THE NETHERLANDS, UNITED KINGDOM "As committed supporters of the ICC we regret and strongly disagree with the announcement of sanctions to be imposed upon the Court by the United States." 561808768
Reposted by Carol MJay Willis @jaywillis.net · 09/10/2026Kind of a buried lede in the results of this Supreme Court approval rating poll from Marquette: Overall support for Supreme Court expansion, which even Democratic politicians were dismissing as "radical" just a few years ago, is now at 53 percent today.marquette.edu/2026/09/marq... 492778786
Reposted by Carol MReuters @reuters.com · 09/10/2026ICC urges members to make sure it can continue despite US sanctions reut.rs/3VECn5Freut.rsICC urges members to make sure it can continue despite US sanctionsThe International Criminal Court on Friday strongly rejected the sanctions imposed on it by the US government and called on its member states to make sure it can continue to function. 42917
Reposted by Carol MCollins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Surprised to see @pressherald.com pick up this story. But maybe they felt they had to after Susan Collins spox said: "Sen. Collins was not involved in this decision." What?! It was in the appropriations bill! And she chairs the committee! That means she's was "involved"! #MEpolitics 36730
Reposted by Carol MTeddyBear @auntifafa.bsky.social · 07/10/2026violence against women is a feature of Trump GOP. 062
Reposted by Carol MAdam McKay @ghostpanther.bsky.social · 05/10/2026If LeBron or Taylor Swift posted this most recent El Niño historical temperature graph (current one in red) 500 million people would be in the streets. (And a hundred million lives would likely be saved in the next 20 months) #ClimateCrisis 561326501
Reposted by Carol MIron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 05/10/2026To expand on this: Bigotry isn't a result of an innocent misunderstanding, or not having all the facts. It's not a choice made rationally, defeated with a rational argument. Bigotry is a self-protective, foundational belief used to help make the world make sense to them. Debate won't change that. 31988570
Reposted by Carol MThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 04/10/20262. The corruption that went into Donald Trump's failed paramilitary takeover of the US government rolled into his second term, with the most recent results being persistent inflation, stagnant job growth and a war with no end in sight. 15413
Reposted by Carol MBarb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Part of the post-Trump repairs to democracy must be inspectors general. What if we house them in the legislative branch, where a president cannot fire them? Courts could serve as a check. 68965242
Reposted by Carol MBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Pete is lost in terms of modern war. I use the example of this outgunned Ukrainian army officer who successfully terrorized a Russian unit for weeks because she "did the math." At the time, someone commented, "yeah, in combat, 'I did the math' beats 'I can do 100 pushups' every time." 2349921155
Reposted by Carol MAgatha Frame @agathaframe.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Susan Collins' out-of-state PAC is spending big bucks to buy her another six years to do the oligarchs' bidding. Posting this convo between @troyjackson207.bsky.social and @hcrichardson.bsky.social, with the good people here at Bluesky at my big sis's request. www.youtube.com/live/UUPCTaN...youtube.comCommunity Conversation w/ Troy Jackson and Heather Cox Richardson | Solidarity Forever TourYouTube video by Troy Jackson for Maine 4313123
Reposted by Carol Mali alkhatib @ali-alkhatib.com · 30/09/2026shutting down frat houses won't end rape culture, but it will disorganize a lot of rapists, and i think that's probably worth doing if only to destabilize what is apparently an ecology of organizations that functionally exist to rape women per the whole "purpose of a system is what it does" insight. 84001762
Reposted by Carol MThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"gas prices have risen more in red states" 61778274
Reposted by Carol MMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Today, in Russian propaganda: 48963353
Reposted by Carol MThe Subsequent Mrs. de Winter @notrebecca.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I want my tax dollars going towards healthy children. 1613
Reposted by Carol MPop Crave @popcrave.com · 22/09/2026“Choosin’ Texas” by Ella Langley officially surpasses “All I Want For Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey as the longest-running #1 hit in history (23 weeks). 869913
Reposted by Carol MProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵 411114616112
Reposted by Carol MInstitute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 21/09/20261/ A full-scale Russian invasion of a NATO state is extremely unlikely while Russia remains fully committed to war against Ukraine. But full-scale invasion is not Putin's only option to conventionally escalate against a NATO state. Read the full scenario: isw.pub/NarvaScenari... 1225165
Reposted by Carol MOlena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Last night, russians k*lled two 3yo children — a boy and a girl — and their mom in their home in Kyiv region. russia's ongoing escalation against Europe is a direct consequence of the fact that Ukrainians had to spend last 12yrs finding new fresh arguments to explain our children's right to live. 99751
Reposted by Carol MBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Defund ICE. Take its entire budget and devote it to a Manhattan Project that can devise and implement sound guardrails for AI, and figure out how to stop what can and should be stopped in the way of superintelligence and recursive self-improvement. AI is far, far more dangerous than immigrants. 431188273
Reposted by Carol MMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The prices for fuel on Trump's first day in office would be similar to the prices on Biden's *last* day in office. Remember that when the gaslighters in the Trump regime tell you Trump inherited the current high prices from Biden. 24687251
Reposted by Carol MAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 16/09/2026The man who won't let you have paid sick leave or health care returns to Congress after getting free health care and 90 days paid sick leave 864166595268
Reposted by Carol MThe Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Elect the Democrat and then immediately give them unending shit where they’re bad and primary them if they don’t shape up and then also vote for them against the Republican if they still win. It’s not the most satisfying but it’s dead simple and obviously correct. 730047
Reposted by Carol MCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13/09/2026“.. With Saudi oil now blockaded, Americans are about to discover why maintaining stability in the Middle East and not handing it to a consortium of Russia and Iran was always important.” @jayinkyiv.bsky.social 57298473287
Reposted by Carol MProPublica @propublica.org · 10/09/2026TikTok investor Jeff Yass avoided paying $1 billion in taxes while largely escaping public scrutiny. He then poured that money into campaigns to cut taxes and support election deniers. (Published 2022)propublica.orgMeet the Billionaire and Rising GOP Mega-Donor Who’s Gaming the Tax SystemSusquehanna founder and TikTok investor Jeff Yass has avoided $1 billion in taxes while largely escaping public scrutiny. He’s now pouring his money into campaigns to cut taxes and support election de... 24771446
Reposted by Carol MDex Anderson @dexanderson.com · 09/09/2026Because many Dems are staying silent on the issue or tacking rightward, we end up with that gap being filled with narratives that trans girls - CHILDREN - are a threat to other children. Ken Paxton, Talarico's opponent, wants to charge parents of trans kids with child abuse. 111738
Reposted by Carol MChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 04/09/2026Oh, this is going to piss some folks off. They’ve repeated the lie so many times they thought nobody would check the receipts. We checked. Jeffries is the first Black party leader in congressional history, and the “bought by AIPAC” smear has been repeated like gospel. Here are the actual numbers. 81344771917
Reposted by Carol MTroy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Susan Collins, will you join us at one our three town halls this week? It'd be your first public town hall in 25 years. 10488176
Reposted by Carol MAngelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 29/08/2026If you enjoy my content about Ukraine Its beauty, truth, and resilience - I’d be incredibly grateful if you support me with a cup of coffee ☕️ Your support helps me keep creating posts, videos, and podcasts that tell Ukraine’s real story. Thank you so much🤗 buymeacoffee.com/angelica.sha... 018629
Reposted by Carol MAngelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 31/08/2026How much do you really know about Ukraine beyond the war? I want to show you my Ukraine🇺🇦 Come with me inside one of Kyiv’s most fascinating museums And travel through more than 1,000 years of Ukrainian history - Watch video for free: buymeacoffee.com/angelica.sha... 67219
Reposted by Carol M𝙎𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙁𝙤𝙭™ @thespacefox.bsky.social · 31/08/2026EVERYONE!!! PLEASE NOTE As much as we all know he's a Dumb (with a B!) ass chicken shit, he DID NOT MAKE A POST LIKE THIS. This whole screenshot is AI generated. From the captain to the Image! 001
Reposted by Carol MGunnyJKJ @gunnyjkj.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Angie Nixon is bringing all the fire 🔥 www.tiktok.com/t/ZTD398sGt/tiktok.comA grand jury confirmed it: children's healthcare money went to political slush funds. Ashley Moody knew. She let it happen. Ashley Moody must resign. If not, let's fire her on November 3rd. Donate to ...TikTok video by Rep. Angie Nixon 12913
Reposted by Carol MAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/08/2026Rep. James Clyburn says he supports expanding the Supreme Court: "13 is a pretty good number. A baker's dozen would be a good number to have on the Court." 52274921508
Reposted by Carol MKate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Part 1 of a 3-part strategy. First, delegitimize real polls (that show Trump and his party struggling). Second, promote fake polls (that show the opposite). Third, deny election results they don’t like using fake polls as the “evidence” of election malfeasance. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...brennancenter.orgHow Polls Can Help or Hurt DemocracyAttacks on legitimate polls and the rise of fake polls make it hard for voters to know what to believe. 17620225
Reposted by Carol MMatthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Poll trutherism is the foundation of election denial www.mediamatters.org/voter-fraud-...mediamatters.orgMAGA media's laughable propaganda about Trump's popularity is instrumental to the plot to subvert elections 18754186
Reposted by Carol MJ. Philip Perna @jp5060.bsky.social · 30/08/2026When tRUMP says Social Democrats are communists (and all Republicans will repeat it), remind him that he loves communists...Putin, Xi Jinping, Kim Jong Un. Please REPOST this until the Democrats see this and use it to respond to them every time they repeat tRUMP's statement! 152