Reposted by Chuck DoucetteJack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 10hThis morning, the Justice Department went after nearly an entire state's federal bench, all at once. The judges had said the government wasn't following court orders. The response was to try to remove the judges. Here's why every American should be paying attention. www.jackhopkinsnow.com 20841112226
Reposted by Chuck DoucetteCharles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 8hwww.salon.com/2026/09/30/a...salon.com“A massive power grab”: White House proposal threatens funding that helps disabled Americans vote - Salon.comA new rule from the Office of Management and Budget is part of the Trump admin’s broader efforts to restrict voting 153
Reposted by Chuck DoucetteMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 16hShe escaped her Nazi husband (disguising herself as her own maid became a Hollywood star, then co-developed a radio guidance system for Allied torpedoes - the principles of which are incorporated into today’s Bluetooth & GPS technology. BOMBSHELL: THE HEDY LAMARR STORY (2017) 411702393
Chuck Doucette @cedoucette.bsky.social · 23hI highly recommend this classic film (available on Netflix for a few more weeks ), or at least the soundtrack: youtu.be/WSOBdkzG1YI?...youtu.beGo (1999) Official Movie Trailer | Doug Liman | Columbia PicturesYouTube video by FlickDirect: Trailer Vault | Ultimate Trailer Fix 000
Reposted by Chuck DoucetteChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 29/09/2026THIS WAS MONEY FOR CHILDREN’S HEALTHCARE. A Florida grand jury found $10 MILLION meant to help provide health insurance for poor children was misappropriated for political purposes. Moody & DeSantis took money meant for kids. #GOPWarOnHealthcare 39162463363
Reposted by Chuck DoucetteKate Manne @katemanne.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I wrote for @thecut.com about the Cornell case and what it says that, at my institution and many others like it, protesters are often punished more harshly than sexual assailants www.thecut.com/article/what...thecut.comWhat It Feels Like at Cornell Right NowAs a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big. 531844607
Chuck Doucette @cedoucette.bsky.social · 30/09/2026“Christa Pike was 18 when she killed a classmate in a jealous rage and became one of the youngest women to be sent to death row. Now 50, she is scheduled to be put to death Wednesday” (tomorrow). www.npr.org/2026/09/29/g...npr.orgTennessee is set to execute a woman for the first time in 200 yearsOne of the youngest women sent to death row is set to be executed in Tennessee. If carried out as scheduled Wednesday, it would be Tennessee's first execution of a woman in 200 years. 000
Chuck Doucette @cedoucette.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Another great movie leaving Netflix is She’s the One: youtu.be/_3_TVzGHxnk?...youtu.beShe's the One (1996) Trailer | Edward Burns | Jennifer AnistonYouTube video by TrailerHome 000
Chuck Doucette @cedoucette.bsky.social · 29/09/2026If you are looking for something to watch before it leaves Netflix, I highly recommend Gone Girl. Somehow I didn’t see it before last night: youtu.be/0VGD_jLyE9Y?...youtu.beGone Girl Official Trailer #1 (2014) - Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike Movie HDYouTube video by Rotten Tomatoes Trailers 010
Reposted by Chuck DoucetteDavid W. Pippy @davidwilliampippy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Good morning! Moxie Falls at Moxie Gore, Maine photographed by Photography by Susannah. 22902111
Chuck Doucette @cedoucette.bsky.social · 29/09/2026apple.news/AKpnmaJBrRB2...apple.newsHegseth to cut more generals, admirals in bid to remake military’s top ranks — The Washington PostThe defense secretary is expected to announce that the number of top officers will be reduced by as much as 20 percent, officials said. 000
Reposted by Chuck DoucetteJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A new White House rule would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives, including ones that help disabled Americans vote. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader effort to restrict voting access.propublica.orgThis White House Plan Threatens Funding That Helps Disabled Americans VoteA new rule from the Office of Management and Budget would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to restr... 41689437
Reposted by Chuck DoucetteDigital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 29/09/2026She builds winter shelters that keep stray cats alive through freezing nights 1013276561
Reposted by Chuck DoucetteTPM @talkingpointsmemo.com · 29/09/2026The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the Trump administration to continue deporting people to countries where they have no ties and where they may face violence.talkingpointsmemo.comSupreme Court Cosigns One of Trump’s Most Inhumane Immigration PracticesThe Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the Trump administration... 105025
Reposted by Chuck DoucetteAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Our response to the State Department using Smokey last night. 108100032661
Reposted by Chuck DoucetteBill @bill-of-lefts.bsky.social · 28/09/2026texans, you are going to see this clip once a week and twice on sundays until the election 47175672597
Reposted by Chuck Doucettewomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos, sculpture with Azores crocheted lace #WomensArt 102042318
Reposted by Chuck DoucetteCharlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I love this woman. Chuck Schumer, you need to wake your ass up and realize you got an actual boss running for the Senate in Florida. Send her campaign more money immediately. 161091200
Reposted by Chuck DoucetteDigital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 29/09/2026One artist, a rake, and a tide clock. Andres Amador's massive geometric sand drawings vanish before the day ends, and that's the whole point. 632737528
Reposted by Chuck DoucetteOutspoken™️ @out5p0ken.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Black folks don’t hang themselves from trees. 288135384509
Reposted by Chuck DoucetteSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I loved this. 2667774
Chuck Doucette @cedoucette.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I just heard @lastweektonight.com discuss “nazi fuck blanket “. Eventually I found their episode about sponsored content. At the end of that episode it referenced this website with their supposed product and the interviews on local tv to promote it. 200
Reposted by Chuck Doucettealexjungle.bsky.social @alexjungle.bsky.social · 28/09/2026BBC interview with kids in 1966 predicting the year 2000. Quite accurate is it? Also do you observe the fluency of the children? Nowdays they would speak with ah, oh, okay, whateva. 1171547558
Reposted by Chuck DoucetteAbilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026We have enough food, technology, and money to save the planet. We just have a system where destroying it is more profitable. That's not a climate problem. That's a greed problem. #ClimateJustice 7835451281
Reposted by Chuck DoucetteMichelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 28/09/2026@indra.dahal24 does tiny construction projects: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatis... 1082686523
Chuck Doucette @cedoucette.bsky.social · 28/09/2026@lastweektonight.com produced another excellent episode about the upcoming elections in Brazil with the incumbent Lula (similar to Biden) and Flavio Blosonaro (son of Jair Bolsonaro, former president of Brazil and friend of Donald Trump): youtu.be/MIYCek92ICQ?...youtu.beBrazil Elections 2026: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)YouTube video by LastWeekTonight 000
Reposted by Chuck DoucetteHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The nor’easter prompted NY and NJ to declare states of emergency. Streets are flooded and tens of thousands of homes remain without power. In flooded Surf City, NJ, a small shark was spotted swimming through the floodwaters on a residential street. www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-... 2122069690
Reposted by Chuck DoucetteDreamcatcher @dreamcatcher01.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Common Buckeye Butterfly Exquisite... 181391171
Reposted by Chuck DoucetteAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Another fight over who controls the nation’s purse strings. The White House announced that it plans to cancel $810 million in spending already approved by Congress, using a rarely used maneuver known as a “pocket rescission.” 28638381649
Reposted by Chuck DoucetteOn This Day in Simpsons History @dailysimpsons.bsky.social · 26/09/202635 years ago today, after witnessing the bribing of a US senator, a disillusioned Lisa Simpson gave an impromptu fiery anti-American speech at a national essay contest at the Kennedy Center. #TheSimpsons episode “Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington” first aired September 26, 1991. 542625753
Reposted by Chuck DoucetteDaughterOfDefiance @z-buck.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I really, really hate this timeline... Also, why the hell was this NOT reported on when it happened (Mar 2026)??? 500120864535
Chuck Doucette @cedoucette.bsky.social · 26/09/2026If you want to try a dark NA beer which is to *die* for, I highly La Trappe Trappist Nillis! 131
Reposted by Chuck DoucetteRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026"At least six babies in Pennsylvania have been born infected with measles, with two so sick they had to be admitted to intensive care. Congenital measles is a disease that’s rarely, if ever, seen in the U.S..." www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...nbcnews.comAmerica had wiped out measles. Now babies are infected at birth.Congenital measles has rarely been seen in the U.S. That’s changing as vaccination declines and more pregnant women become infected. 43261573143
Reposted by Chuck DoucetteAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/09/2026Trump: "I'm rejecting their deal. They want to make a deal where they open the strait immediately ... we're winning tremendously. We have total control of the Hormuz Strait ... that deal would not be acceptable. They want to immediately open the Hormuz Strait." 9672266640
Reposted by Chuck DoucetteMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The major platforms—Facebook, YouTube, and X—are all refusing to show the trailer for the upcoming documentary that eviscerates the ridiculous pest Elon Musk. So I guess we have to do our part to make sure it is seen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_8...youtube.comMusk | Official Trailer | Bleecker StreetYouTube video by Musk 23858743999
Reposted by Chuck DoucetteAlinaHagen 🌊🎨📸 🥾 @alinagrafik.eurosky.social · 26/09/2026#BlueskyArtShow #Lights Light exhibit at Sensorio in Paso Robles, California. The hills are covered with thousands of solar-powered lights that shift in colors. sensoriopaso.com #ECK #PasoRobles #WestCoastKin #Sensorio #LightExhibition 721716291
Reposted by Chuck DoucetteRocket Fella🇳🇱 @kooiker.bsky.social · 26/09/2026😢Shelling terrifies not only people but animals too — a video of a dog trembling at the sound of a city siren is going viral online. For dogs and cats, explosions are a loud and baffling source of danger from which they can neither flee nor hide. #Russiaisaterroriststate 641194237
Reposted by Chuck DoucetteWildlife @worldwildlife.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Purple Emperor (Apatura iris): A Eurasian Butterfly with a wingspan of 80mm (3.1in). Thank you again Vlad Mureşan for sharing your photo of this spectacular butterfly taken in Romania. #purpleemperor #savebutterflies #butterflies #butterfly #wildlife #nature #romania 151628215
Reposted by Chuck DoucetteDigital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This "Fast X leak" is actually a wild animal moving so fast it looks like a Hollywood chase scene, no CGI involved. 1081698165
Reposted by Chuck DoucetteThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026They are playing in our faces 409125785955
Reposted by Chuck Doucette𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 26/09/2026I kid around a lot on BSKY but these are the top 6 Senate candidates where even a $5 donation will have an outsized impact. 13123741161
Reposted by Chuck DoucetteProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵 19595923529
Reposted by Chuck DoucetteChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/09/2026A MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTERS SHOULDN’T EVEN BE IN QUESTION AT THIS POINT And we definitely need more reporting on this issue: HEAT Data centers devour electricity and water, dump heat into communities, and Big Tech is building them faster than lawmakers are dealing with the consequences. 24961743081
Reposted by Chuck DoucetteApoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I’ve been reporting on the CDC for years, and have written about many of its troubles over the past year. I was still shocked by the extent of the staff losses and political interference I found when reporting this one. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...nytimes.com‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control. 381372569
Chuck Doucette @cedoucette.bsky.social · 26/09/2026An excellent interview with @maddow.bsky.social on @ms.now about her new documentary on a small town newspaper reporting on their corrupt sheriff who then decided to try to kill the reporters: youtu.be/EsHmdoBFxT4?...youtu.be'He's in a PROFOUNDLY weak position': Nicolle and Rachel Maddow on standing up to 'FEEBLE' TrumpYouTube video by MS NOW 031
Reposted by Chuck DoucetteCharles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 26/09/2026www.commondreams.org/news/documen...commondreams.orgNAZA Filmmakers to Make Film Available for Free Online Amid Israel's Smear Campaign | Common DreamsIsraeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor face backlash from the government for their documentary NAZA, exposing the IDF's mass killing of civilians. 0135