Reposted by Charlie PurcellPuff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Locking people up for using drugs will never make sense to me. The people I've known who've used drugs, in spite of the threat of severe consequences, did so bc they are not/were not okay. Locking people in dungeons traumatizes them further and makes these patterns even harder to break. 7725123
Reposted by Charlie PurcellMeredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 13/09/2026Look everybody has an opinion on Chicago but not only do I actually live here but I also am probably in the 1% of people who can name their alder, state rep and state senator so you can take my take with that grain of salt. I think there’s a lot happening here that’s shaping perceptions and outcomes 615221
Reposted by Charlie PurcellCharlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I read today in an article in The Daily Beast that some military leaders have privately begun referring to Pete Hegseth with the nickname "No Tab Pete" and I nearly spit my drink out. I then realized that everyone should have the knowledge to appreciate this ruthless nickname. (thread) 572753733
Reposted by Charlie PurcellRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 23/08/2026We have had this conversation so many times. You do not have to platform/debate obscene views that are also false. I wrote during a wave of pressure on progressives to compromise with far-right haters: 422251480
Reposted by Charlie PurcellJamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 18/08/2026The absolute craziest primary for Congress today is in FL-19, which runs along the SW Gulf Coast around Naples. There are 10 Republicans in the race - and so many GOP carpetbaggers that you might think you are reading about Reconstruction. 1/ 🧵 921761
Reposted by Charlie PurcellElizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 16/08/2026One of the Dem weaknesses is that we refuse to attack the MAGA base. Meanwhile they attack Dems as inherently evil people who might be demonic and whatever their corrupt politician is doing “Dems are worse” 681758317
Reposted by Charlie PurcellDan O’Sullivan @osullyville.bsky.social · 31/07/2026I am going to say something that is going to sound crazy at first: one sign of how little Gavin Newsom cares about doing the right thing, as opposed to doing the things he needs to do for a doomed presidential race, is how he has handled the Manson Family. Let me explain. 1036181
Reposted by Charlie PurcellBo Thompson @gaudipern.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Thomas Paine is my favorite founding father. He was famously abolitionist and one of the earliest voices to point out the hypocrisy of fighting for independence while keeping slaves. He also firmly believed that keeping any friendship which required compromising your morals made you a bad person. 4048671139
Reposted by Charlie PurcellDom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 13/06/2026This AI-generated image is making the rounds and normally I wouldn't even bother with something like this However, it gives us the chance to talk about a fascinating sub-group of White Nationalism that believes a race of pure Aryans called Argathans live in the center of the Earth 🧵 1731833509
Reposted by Charlie PurcellYour Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 10/06/20261/ Five cases of New World screwworm have now been confirmed in the U.S., Texas has declared an emergency, and Canada immediately restricted livestock imports. Most people had never heard of screwworm until last week (or maybe just now). That's because we eradicated it from the U.S. in 1966.🧵 372045881
Reposted by Charlie PurcellAmerica's #1 Popeyes Enjoyer @elephony.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Hey Portland, if you see the 1986 Toyota MR2 with silly red/yellow wheels and the license plate VCP 230 it's mine and it's stolen, please call it in! It is noticeable and I would be thrilled to get it back. 1317783
Reposted by Charlie Purcellmadi mcvan @madisonmcvan.bsky.social · 26/05/2026ICYMI — I went through more than 1,100 lawsuits and found hundreds of Minnesota immigrants detained despite living and working legally in the U.S.minnesotareformer.comThe government gave these Minnesota immigrants permission to live and work here — then detained them • Minnesota ReformerWilli Rondon was arrested in his apartment parking lot by immigration agents nearly six months ago. His wife, Genesis Mendoza, was in the passenger seat and their 2-year-old son in the back. Rondon d... 3281152
Reposted by Charlie PurcellBrian Straw @brianstraw.bsky.social · 21/05/2026I am relieved to be exonerated today, but I want to state clearly that fighting these unjust federal charges over the past seven months was never just about me or my co-defendants in this case. (1/8) 330965
Reposted by Charlie PurcellPopehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Some notes now that I’ve seen the transcript of the hearing, thanks to @lizdye.bsky.social . First: the government dismissed the felony count in an effort to convince the judge not to make them produce full transcripts, knowing they showed serious misconduct. 7957571633
Charlie Purcell @charliepurcell112.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Introduce yourself with 10 bands / musicians you've seen live Replacements REM Bob Dylan Screaming Blue Messiahs Prince Arthur Lee Paul Simon Public Enemy Sonic Youth Pogues 000
Reposted by Charlie PurcellMitchell Epner @mitchellepner.bsky.social · 12/05/20261/ Thread about Mayor Mamdani’s plan to tax second homes in NYC. From 2013-15, I served on the School Leadership Team (SLT) for PS 59, my daughter’s elementary school on 56 Street between 2nd & 3rd Avenues. SLT served as a strategic sounding board for the Principal, not fundraising (PTA). 7368120
Reposted by Charlie PurcellBarred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 06/05/2026Calvin Duncan spent decades in prison for a crime he did not commit The Orleans Parish Clerk of Criminal Court’s Office repeatedly denied him access to files proving his innocence After he was finally exonerated, he ran for that same office to set things right ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...ballsandstrikes.orgA Black Man Won an Election In New Orleans. Republicans Are Trying to Abolish His Position AltogetherThe legislative response to Calvin Duncan’s landslide victory has a long, shameful history in Louisiana. 3344136
Reposted by Charlie PurcellJB Pritzker @jbpritzker.bsky.social · 03/05/2026Darren Bailey wants to distance himself from Donald Trump. But we remember who he is. 924066
Reposted by Charlie PurcellDefector @defector.com · 30/04/2026Subscribe to Defector: defector.com/products 22593144
Reposted by Charlie PurcellSean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 18/04/2026If you are as infuriated as you read this as I am, know that Congress not only has the power to fix the abuse of the Shadow Docket but also that the legislation is already drafted. We just need to get it to the floor. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...nytimes.comThe Inside Story of Five Days That Remade the Supreme Court 221548543
Charlie Purcell @charliepurcell112.bsky.social · 28/04/2026‘Michael’ Is The Most Cynical Attempt At Biopic Myth-Making Yet - defector.com/michael-is-t...defector.com'Michael' Is The Most Cynical Attempt At Biopic Myth-Making Yet | DefectorMichael is a bad movie. Let’s just get that out of the way now. It is a movie designed less to tell a story than to recreate moments, ones you are probably already familiar with. It is a movie designe... 000
Reposted by Charlie PurcellJim Alwine @jimalwine.bsky.social · 21/04/2026An emerging contageous virus, like a flu virus, will easily spread in the confines of a military base or a military operation…unless the troops are vaccinated. So the brilliant leaders of HHS and DOD decide to stop protecting the troops by no longer requiring flu vaccination. In 1918, before 513854
Reposted by Charlie PurcellNorm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Alright, I’m home now so here’s the Norm update. Yesterday at 4pm, I got a text from a family I’ve been helping who had a loved one abducted a couple of days after Renée Good’s murder. This was the family that Norm Nation kept from being evicted (and you delivered). ICE had released their loved one. 12370541138
Reposted by Charlie PurcellQasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 16/04/2026Dylan Blaha isn't just writing about Pete Hegseth. The Pentagon came after him personally for speaking out. Now he's breaking down why IL Reps. Quigley and Underwood filed articles of impeachment against the so-called “Secretary of War”. Especially if you’re in IL, read this and share.letsaddressillinois.substack.comQuigley, Underwood Help Lead Push to Impeach War Criminal Pete HegsethHouse Democrats filed articles of impeachment on Wednesday. 3414130
Reposted by Charlie PurcellMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 04/04/2026This fucking wormthepinknews.comWes Streeting: 'Every trans person deserves safety and respect'Writing for PinkNews, Wes Streeting says he wants to reassure trans youngsters that they have not been forgotten. 291068106
Reposted by Charlie PurcellPopehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Lots of good coverage of today’s argument to choose from, like @elienyc.bsky.social or @atrupar.com or @mjsdc.bsky.social. A few points. First: it looks good for the rule of law winning, but I thought that before the immunity decision, so I am not 100% sure. /1 9977147
Reposted by Charlie PurcellGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 18/03/2026I just heard back from the reporter, and I am genuinely speechless. Is “we don’t care” the business model? 222323638
Reposted by Charlie PurcellKathleen Clark @kathleenclark.bsky.social · 17/03/2026This NYT article focuses on the theatrics of a judge tossing a DOJ official from his courtroom for speaking without permission, but the transcript reveals much worse govt wrongdoing: DOJ cut a plea deal w/ a child sex abuse material (CSAM) defendant before the FBI finished searching his devices ... 18661257
Reposted by Charlie PurcellErin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 15/03/2026I only just learned of this woman yesterday but this is thread is….holy shit. People on the left are defending this monster? Y’all really just hate Jews. 14583101
Reposted by Charlie PurcellCharlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 13/03/2026If you're a service member being ordered to prep for deployment for the War in Iran and you have moral and/or ethical misgivings on all this, remember that you have the right to apply for conscientious objector status. Call the G.I. Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487 2732131550
Reposted by Charlie Purcellpatrick mcneil (he/him) @patrickryne.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Please help me share the post below. I don’t have a huge following, but this nomination is a bit under the radar and deserves more attention. His committee vote is this Thursday. 6285267
Reposted by Charlie PurcellSanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Targeting desalination plants is an incredible double edged sword. Iran is extremely vulnerable, but so are the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council. If pushed to the brink, Iran could easily depopulate much of the region. Iran already struck Israel’s largest desalination plant three days ago. 19603218
Reposted by Charlie Purcellcapitolhunters @capitolhunters.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Let’s talk about Graham Platner’s Big Lie, finally. In 2009, at the height of the Gulf War, the Marines barred him from active duty. Platner claims it was his forearm tattoos. But his one forbidden tattoo was the Nazi symbol on his chest. He knew - and he left the Marines rather than give it up. 1/ 14645751926
Reposted by Charlie PurcellAlex Burness @burness.bsky.social · 04/03/2026The Massachusetts Department of Correction has been fighting me for months, trying to withhold data about its collaboration with ICE. Yesterday, I won that fight, and obtained records showing that the state has transferred more than 2,000 people into ICE custody since 2009. A quick thread: 171950775
Reposted by Charlie PurcellSarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 27/02/2026I haven't been able to post on BlueSky since yesterday. I'm quote-tweeting this in the hopes it stays up. Share the article if you like it! Thanks! 519693
Reposted by Charlie Purcelljamelle @jamellebouie.net · 27/02/2026the consolidation of major media institutions by the president’s oligarch friends is obviously bad, but i do wonder about the ultimate impact. it is clear that trump and his allies believe that you can buy up media and pull an orban or a putin. but… 1325512950
Reposted by Charlie PurcellBrandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 20/02/2026just read a story about a little boy in SC who just learned to ride a bike but he was unvaxxed and got measles and got really sick and got a spinal tap and then pumped with medicines and then his brain swelled anyway and now he won't ever walk or eat on his own and he definitely won't ride a bike 2463675942
Reposted by Charlie PurcellDax (David J.) Schwartz @snurri.bsky.social · 16/02/2026Let me tell you a tale of how completely the normies have been mobilized. My 14 year-old niece has done School of Rock for the past 5 years; last summer she was part of their touring band, and the kids loved playing together so much that they decided to keep doing it. (1/?) 4246421245
Reposted by Charlie PurcellMoira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 15/02/2026Leon Botstein, president of @bardcollege.bsky.social, has repeatedly made public statements about his relationship with the pedophile sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein that have turned out to be misleading, incomplete, or untrue. I'm going to make a thread to compile them all here. 211028279
Reposted by Charlie PurcellSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 14/02/2026STOP THE SAVE ACT. Call your Senators. 202-224-3121 561519765
Reposted by Charlie PurcellJay Willis @jaywillis.net · 12/02/2026+1, @ballsandstrikes.org will never use generative AI in our work, we promise to get upset about awful people doing bad things in a 100 percent human manner 123353
Reposted by Charlie PurcellPopehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 08/02/2026Everyone is shitting on the Post for implying that Bad Bunny, from Puerto Rico, is a “immigrant,” not an American citizen. But WaPo is actually being honest about the Trumpist immigration agenda, for which dutifully if dully supports. The Trumpist agenda is white nationalist. /1 261022177
