Reposted by Carolyn FiddlerDustin Volz @dustinvolz.bsky.social · 1hwww.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u... 415650
Carolyn Fiddler @cfidd.bsky.social · 2hJust love how outspoken all the dudes so committed to "protecting girls in sports" are being about a woman being gang raped by a group of Promising Young Menstatic.klipy.comMr Bean Waiting Impatiently in a FieldAlt: Mr Bean Waiting Impatiently in a Field 0192
Reposted by Carolyn FiddlerDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 2hthis really is impeachable for any president, but really grotesque coming from a regime that cut life-saving development aid because they said it was not efficient 9664215
Carolyn Fiddler @cfidd.bsky.social · 4h"Don't you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought?" 170
Carolyn Fiddler @cfidd.bsky.social · 4h... hopefully, anywaystatic.klipy.comBye ForeverAlt: Bye Forever 1102
Reposted by Carolyn FiddlerKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 4hWSJ Exclusive: The Trump admin used federal funds from the Department of Homeland Security to finance those controversial pro-Trump ads that started airing on TV. The taxpayer money used to fund the ads came from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.wsj.comExclusive | Homeland Security Money Financed Pro-Trump Television AdsWhite House calls the spots public-service ads, but critics argue using taxpayer money for campaign-like messaging may violate federal law. 61896473
Reposted by Carolyn FiddlerCharles McNulty @charlesmcnulty.bsky.social · 7hThis is barbaric — and shocking to me, despite everything we’ve lived through. 164
Carolyn Fiddler @cfidd.bsky.social · 8hKlobuchar realizing Schmitt confused the Hawks with the Hawkeyes: 070
Reposted by Carolyn FiddlerHelen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 8hWhen your big gotcha moment goes so epically wrong that it’s the other party sharing clips of it. 12650114
Carolyn Fiddler @cfidd.bsky.social · 8hBy the by, the Hawkeyes won the game Jack Smith attended that was v much not in Atlanta 080
Carolyn Fiddler @cfidd.bsky.social · 8hThe other place is bad but the community note here is LOLworthy 1110
Reposted by Carolyn FiddlerAsha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 8hThe case at Cornell is the kind of higher ed issue in which the DOJ or DOE *should* open a Title IX investigation. In a normal world that’s whst would happen. Instead, we are in the upside down world where you won’t hear a peep from this administration 27528137
Carolyn Fiddler @cfidd.bsky.social · 12hGonna tell my grandkids that this was the Great Spotify Outage of 2026static.klipy.comVenture Bros Rusty VentureAlt: Venture Bros Rusty Venture 051
Reposted by Carolyn FiddlerKeith Ellison, Minnesota Attorney General @keithellison.bsky.social · 12hMinnesotans deserve an AG who will fight for them, not for Palantir, Amazon, or Exxon Mobil. minnesotareformer.com/2026/09/29/m...minnesotareformer.comMinnesota AG candidate’s stock portfolio presents 174 potential conflicts of interest • Minnesota ReformerIf Republican Ron Schutz wins the attorney general’s race in November, he will be responsible for enforcing Minnesota’s laws against the country’s biggest and most powerful corporations. His own perso... 0196
Carolyn Fiddler @cfidd.bsky.social · 20hAh so they've clearly successfully addressed all the real crimes in NYC already then Right? RIGHT 030
Reposted by Carolyn Fiddlerevacide @evacide.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Meta Muse appears to read your Apple messages and upload them to the cloud even if you explicitly tell it not to: appleinsider.com/articles/26/...appleinsider.com 1001887963
Reposted by Carolyn FiddlerJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 28/09/2026It continues to be interesting to me just how many men, when presented with a clear and obvious answer to a test of morality and empathy, will nevertheless choose to "devil's advocate" themselves into a position of complete assholery 652080243
Reposted by Carolyn FiddlerSam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I was explaining this at a political meeting last night. Stephen Miller has smartly decided to fly below the radar after the backlash to Minneapolis, Chicago, and other outrages. But by many measures things have gotten worse. 10288127
Reposted by Carolyn FiddlerMichael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 28/09/2026#earlyvote midday update 9/28: at least 383,781 people have voted in the 2026 general election 🥳 election.lab.ufl.edu/early-vote/2... 34820
Carolyn Fiddler @cfidd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The perfect visual representation of "Why Gil Less when you can Gilmore" 150
Reposted by Carolyn Fiddlerjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 26/09/2026peter thiel is another one of those guys who we are supposed to think is brilliant but every time he opens his mouth my first thought is “this guy sounds like an idiot” 641105921961
Carolyn Fiddler @cfidd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Thankfully, Kansans have a super great alternative this fall -- Chris Mann is a real one chrismannforkansas.comchrismannforkansas.comChris Mann for KansasChris Mann dedicated his life to serving and protecting Kansas communities – first as a police officer and then as a prosecutor. He will defend the Constitution, protect the rule of law and ensure Kan... 020
Carolyn Fiddler @cfidd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Not Kansas' top lawyer ... breaking the law and then doctoring campaign finance reports to avoid consequences kansasreflector.com/2026/09/25/k...kansasreflector.comKansas attorney general's campaign amends finance report to address donation-limit controversy • Kansas ReflectorAttorney General Kris Kobach revised his campaign finance report to account for donations exceeding Kansas limits, but critics are seeking a formal investigation. 2126
Carolyn Fiddler @cfidd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I've been thinking about this all day while also enjoying the new single 😭 060
Carolyn Fiddler @cfidd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I'm sorry, why tf does this narcissistic monstrosity need a goddamn OBSERVATION DECK 151
Carolyn Fiddler @cfidd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Everything is terrible so you deserve 7 minutes of joy courtesy of @nicklutsko.bsky.social: Behold, @realinfowars.bsky.social The Album open.spotify.com/album/30PBeQ...open.spotify.comInfoWars: The Album - Album by Nick Lutsko | SpotifyNick Lutsko · album · 2026 · 8 songs 1194
Reposted by Carolyn FiddlerChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The responses have been in for 34 hours and the reply in for 29 hours. At this point, given voting and the court’s actions in the two other Missouri map applications, a stay seems almost certain. The holdup is a dissent, a notably concurrence, or them trying to get a per curiam order together. 716439
Carolyn Fiddler @cfidd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Hey I'm no economist but I dunno seems kinda super bad www.cnbc.com/2026/09/24/h...cnbc.comHistory shows financial calamities occur when rates rise rapidly like this: 'Something always breaks'The 10-year Treasury note yield is spiking to levels not seen in years, and that may be a bad omen for financial markets. 065
Carolyn Fiddler @cfidd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026That dude thar in the middlestatic.klipy.comU2 - New Year's Day (All Is Quiet)ALT: U2 - New Year's Day (All Is Quiet) 050
Carolyn Fiddler @cfidd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Huang and his ilk shouldn't be trusted to prepare a Big Mac, much less steer the development of incredibly powerful new technology 150
Reposted by Carolyn FiddlerAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Incredible. First Secretary Mullin claimed that DHS had identified 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada’s voter roll. Then DHS officials told a skeptical Nevada, no no no, that’s just people we flagged. Here are the names of 185 people we KNOW aren’t citizens. All 185 were citizens. DHS got 100% wrong. 21188013840
Reposted by Carolyn FiddlerCongressman Don Beyer @beyer.house.gov · 24/09/2026Trump’s arch is illegal and immoral, and the Administration is also under court order requiring 48 hours’ notice before work proceeds. Yet, Trump wants to push ahead without even the most basic understanding of the consequences of this project. We won’t let him.youtube.comBeyer Demands Answers About Equipment at Proposed Trump Arch SiteYouTube video by Congressman Don Beyer 1410640
Carolyn Fiddler @cfidd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026file under No Fucking Shit and Reasons To Not Let Stupid Assholes Set Medical Policy 0172
Reposted by Carolyn FiddlerMichael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Concern level raised to offended. Highest its ever been 710517
Reposted by Carolyn FiddlerBarred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 23/09/2026who once what 592222409
Reposted by Carolyn FiddlerHunter @hunterub.bsky.social · 23/09/2026'Terrifying' is finding out that Lauren Boebert and Matt Gaetz were doing Mar-a-Lago threesomes. 'Terrifying' is the House Republican who broke his daughter's bones and held a gun to his wife's head. 'Terrifying' is this ever-tedious dipshit piping up to claim furries now control US air travel. 0152
Carolyn Fiddler @cfidd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Y'all know I love my Dem AGs but I am really struggling to understand the Paramount settlement. The "guarantees" seem pretty thin and the whole thing sure looks a whole lot like a big fat L for all but a few already rich af people -- people who were likely facing a big fat L in courtstatic.klipy.comTed Lasso's Skeptical LookAlt: Ted Lasso's Skeptical Look 4160
Carolyn Fiddler @cfidd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Better (gift) link, and yeah I meant what I said (I always do when it comes to statehouses) wapo.st/4iK0tFMwapo.stAnalysis | What’s on the ballot in these midterm electionsDemocrats have a chance this fall to win control of both chambers of Congress and regain power in some swing states. 042
Reposted by Carolyn Fiddlerjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 23/09/2026was talking about this recently with an ex-congressman (an old timer from the 80s and 90s) and one of the remarkable things about this cycle is that trump has given his party absolutely nothing to run on. no bill to tout, no accomplishment to hype, no nothing. 1573428375
Carolyn Fiddler @cfidd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Back on my (state lege) bullshit links.washingtonpost.com/s/vb/3EMO9rx...links.washingtonpost.com“Even red states aren’t safe when you see a president whose numbers have dropped as much as Trump’s have,” says Jessica Taylor, of the nonpartisan Cook Political Report. (Ellen Schmidt/AP) 000
Reposted by Carolyn FiddlerOregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 22/09/2026BIG NEWS: We just won our lawsuit protecting critical education, health, and social service programs in Oregon – like childcare & early learning for 4,800 children, and $3.1 million annually in Title X funding. 14014
Reposted by Carolyn FiddlerGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 21/09/2026This will make it nearly impossible to file habeas petitions, because attorneys won’t even know what federal district their client has been moved to to stage for their removal. Something like a third of all people in ICE custody. apnews.com/article/ice-...apnews.comAP Exclusive: ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal ordersU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding most detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, in a move that has made it harder for lawyers an... 2821991230
Reposted by Carolyn FiddlerJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Hangtime is the study of the time interval between first public notice of a rising right/MAGA/manosphere influencer and their first rape/sexual assault indictment www.thebulwark.com/p/scoop-look...thebulwark.comSCOOP: Looksmaxxer Clavicular Charged With Criminal Rape, DruggingThe manosphere celeb faces three counts stemming from an alleged encounter with a minor. 431668406
Reposted by Carolyn FiddlerAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 19/09/2026The Kennedy Center was financially stable until Trump took over: "In the fiscal year ending in 2024, when the center was led by President Deborah Rutter and a bipartisan board of trustees, it brought in about $40 million more than it spent" www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...theatlantic.comWhat the Kennedy Center’s Tax Return RevealsA previously unseen filing captures the state of the institution seven months after Donald Trump’s takeover. 15138461792
Carolyn Fiddler @cfidd.bsky.social · 19/09/2026An important update on the Paramount/Warner Bros. merger lawsuit situation -- @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov is under a LOT of pressure to facilitate a settlement that allows the deal, but @agwilliamtong.bsky.social and @newyorkstateag.bsky.social don't seem to be on board. www.status.news/p/ellison-s-...status.newsEllison's Settlement SqueezeParamount may be closing in on a settlement with California AG Rob Bonta, but at least two states are pushing back, Status has learned, raising new questions about how far regulators are willing to be... 253
Reposted by Carolyn Fiddlerwcpt820.com @wcpt820.com · 19/09/2026"Trump’s ultimate goal ... in pushing for the SAVE Act, and all the lies he tells repeatedly about our elections, is just to sow confusion and doubt." Statehouse expert @cfidd.bsky.social warns that Trump's attacks on mail-in voting are meant to undermine trust with @joanesposito.bsky.social. 031
Carolyn Fiddler @cfidd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I fucking cannot with this dumb bullshit The only thing "missing in the national conversation on mental health medication" is any actual scientific evidence backing up nonsense MAHA attacks on drugs that save countless lives and make countless more lives, like, good 1231