Reposted by Cheryl MJen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 29mabove all these weirdo conspiratorialists are totally incompetent 49224
Reposted by Cheryl MJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 5hVote early and in person, folks. If you're in a "vote by mail" state and can deliver your mail-in vote directly rather than relying on USPS this year, do it. Otherwise get it into the mail at the earliest possible date. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comThe Postal Service is slowing delivery. Will your mail ballot be affected?Democracy Docket mapped the affected zip codes. 36549226
Reposted by Cheryl MIn Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 5hSometimes you just need a basket full of baby otters to make your day complete. Oh, look what I found! You can thank me later... 324641
Reposted by Cheryl MAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16hIt’s really remarkable to me that 10 years into this people feel compelled to “clarify” Trump’s homicidal and often genocidal fantasies. It is deranged for the president to daydream about American cities in states he hates getting blown up. Full stop. 25587902019
Reposted by Cheryl MThe Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Just a friendly reminder that your desire to have a bookshelf with a rolling ladder is valid. Don’t allow anyone to disrespect you by telling you otherwise. 1051270
Reposted by Cheryl MGet To Know Nature @gettoknownature.bsky.social · 20hThis tree is very tall, very old and has clearly Seen Some Things. Also possibly Done Some Things #SpookyNature 🌿 1539065
Reposted by Cheryl MCharlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Hey, here's a random thought: maybe all of us who are Democrats and progressives should pause attacks on each other for the next three weeks and focus on beating Republicans. I promise our arguments will be so much more interesting in January after a blue tsunami. 481709301
Reposted by Cheryl MAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I’m loving the “well akshually he didn’t REALLY mean let Iran take out Los Angeles and San Diego” excuses today. Cool. Explain the assholes in the crowd who thought it was fucking hilarious. Deplorables wasn’t strong enough. 483115092583
Reposted by Cheryl MAgar86 @agarv.bsky.social · 05/10/2026It’s just the start. All this fuckers will be coming out of the woodwork in 2 minutes as the ship sinks. I say, fuck each and every one of them. I hope they never have another moments peace. Sorry, I’ve just got a lot of pent up anger about all the shit political stuff over the last 2 yrs 1415111
Reposted by Cheryl MAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Oh, spare me the bullshit redemption tour. Everyone knew what this was going to be. “Thom Tillis calls his vote to confirm Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth his “biggest regret” and says Hegseth should resign.” apnews.com/article/thom...apnews.comRepublican Sen. Tillis calls his vote for Hegseth the 'biggest regret of my career' in a new bookRepublican Sen. Thom Tillis says in a new book that his deciding vote to confirm Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in January 2025 is the “biggest regret of my career.” 104593921852
Reposted by Cheryl MHouse Democrats @housedemocrats.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Unemployment is up, hiring is down and wages are stagnant. Trump's economy is a total failure. 127240
Reposted by Cheryl MRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Just a reminder: Tillis persuaded the woman Hegseth allegedly raped to come forward with her story, and told her that if she did, it would sink the nomination. She did. At great risk to herself. Tillis then cast the deciding vote for Hegseth. Because he’s a goddamned coward.ms.nowOutgoing Sen. Tillis regrets pivotal vote for Hegseth: ‘He’s an actor. He’s not a manager’Outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis spoke to MS NOW about regretting his vote to confirm Pete Hegseth and his strained relationship with Trump. 25797273025
Reposted by Cheryl MSteve Benen @stevebenen.com · 05/10/2026When Trump tried to bully Tom Cotton into submission by giving out his cell number, he offered timely evidence of a broader problem: Nearly six years into his presidency, this guy still has no idea how to work with Congress or advance legislative priorities. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...ms.nowWith offensive against Tom Cotton, Trump picks the wrong fight at the wrong timeEleven years into his political career, and nearly six years into his presidency, Trump still has no idea how to work with Congress. 1014123
Reposted by Cheryl MMike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I continue to be fucking flabbergasted at the media reporting Dennis Hastert had a "fall from grace," which is a weird way to say he was caught paying hush money to cover up sexually abusing teenage boys. 1423179
Reposted by Cheryl MCrits For Cats, Inc. Cat Rescue @crits4cats.org · 04/10/2026Here he is playing with toys for maybe the first time in his life! 319225
Reposted by Cheryl MCharlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Former Republican Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert died this morning. For 16 years, while he was a coach and government teacher at Yorkville High School in Yorkville, Illinois, Hastert sexually abused at least four boys (and likely more). (thread) 16913280
Reposted by Cheryl MJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026There are GOP politicians who are not pedophiles or personally massively corrupt, but all of them are in submissive thrall to a president who *is* a corrupt pedophile, and who has, by virtue of his position, made the party into his own image. It now protects and valorizes immorality and corruption. 1779898
Reposted by Cheryl MIn Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 03/10/2026He's so persuasive... 684138525
Reposted by Cheryl MNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Earlier this week, I agreed to interviews with two USA Today journalists. They wrote fantastic articles about the Cornell case that I'm proud to have been a part of. What I did not know is that their employer considers interviews to proprietary and opens up recordings to be used by any journalist. 5846901399
Reposted by Cheryl MKathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Immune amnesia resulting from measles is often overlooked. “People get measles, and then afterwards they will have recurrent ear infections or pneumonia, but they don’t tie it back to measles. They think, ‘Oh, this is just bad luck that I happen to have this ear infection or that I got pneumonia.’”cidrap.umn.eduMeasles outbreaks could leave thousands vulnerable to infectious diseases for years 15131
Reposted by Cheryl MAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Don’t get complacent. They’re still going to try to cheat. Check your registration. Vote early if at all possible. 581141634877
Reposted by Cheryl Mstuartpstevens.bsky.social @stuartpstevens.bsky.social · 01/10/2026By ushering in this idiot, Roger Wicker, Chairman of the Armed Services Committee, has done more to destroy the US Military than any Senator in modern history. It is his legacy. 1518441
Reposted by Cheryl MLincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 01/10/2026Days after marking 25 years since 9/11, Trump is handing over prime U.S. military technology to the regime that financed the biggest terrorist attack in American history. 84532
Reposted by Cheryl MEmily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 01/10/2026New from @timnitgebru.blacksky.app and me: "It is high time for us to regulate usage of systems sold as “AI”, not because they are magical machines, but because they are error-prone products that shouldn’t be used in high stakes scenarios." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comForget ‘superintelligence’: error-prone AI nearly sparked world war three this month | Timnit Gebru and Emily M BenderThe risks of AI aren’t what we think they are, as a recent security incident between China and the United States reveals 13974417
Reposted by Cheryl MMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 30/09/2026do men understand the extent to which women are ready to burn it all down right now 56099151499
Reposted by Cheryl MRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Men Explain Rape to Me. 41777269
Reposted by Cheryl MCrits For Cats, Inc. Cat Rescue @crits4cats.org · 30/09/2026I have a Big Ask from our community. Many of you will remember our graduates Pikachu and Eevee, who were adopted together. Eevee had dealt with some very challenging chronic diarrhea while she was a kitten, but before adoption, we figured out a food that worked for her & she was all better (thread) 11437156
Reposted by Cheryl MCrits For Cats, Inc. Cat Rescue @crits4cats.org · 30/09/2026It’s been another expensive kitten season and I know we are all struggling, but if you have even a few extra bucks to help us save our girl, please send them our way. linktr.ee/crits4catslinktr.eeCrits For Cats, Inc Cat Rescue Official: TikTok, Instagram, X, Facebook, Twitch, Threads | LinktreeA small cat rescue in Eastern Maryland focused on TNR, Fostering, & Adoption 12180134
Reposted by Cheryl MCharlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Pouring out a cold beer tonight for all the generals and admirals who were once again forced to sit through another lecture on manliness from No Tab Pete. 191128104
Reposted by Cheryl Mrescanous.bsky.social @rescanous.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Their hand cut fries are a wonder of creation! I started eating there as a student at the University of Washington while out on bike rides. Their prices fit a student budget and the fast food was a quantum leap above other options. 🧵 2193
Reposted by Cheryl Mthegladerunner.bsky.social @thegladerunner.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Five years ago, when a Seattle burger chain raised employee wages & benefits the Reicht wing lost their minds, screaming the result would be $20 burgers & the company would end in bankruptcy. Today, the chain is even more popular than ever. Never let them try to tell you a living wage can’t work. 32597893217
Reposted by Cheryl MCongressman Gabe Amo @amo.house.gov · 29/09/2026Trump is spending $1,800,000,000 on a ballroom and his vanity projects. Instead, that money could pay for: 🍎607,000,000 school lunches 💡12,000,000 electric bills for a month 🩺88,000 Veterans medical expenses this year 🥪429,500 Americans’ SNAP benefits for a year Priorities. 8405174
Reposted by Cheryl MIn Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Whatever you're doing right now. Stop, breath, and look into this otter face. 1156673
Reposted by Cheryl MThe Onion @theonion.com · 26/09/2026Cat Internally Debates Whether Or Not To Rip Head Off Smaller Creature It Just Met theonion.com/cat-internally-debates… 241622146
Reposted by Cheryl Mteamhamiltonhq.bsky.social @teamhamiltonhq.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Meischa was Roger Marshall's patient. This is her story. 422025746
Reposted by Cheryl MKathy Love @kathylove.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Anne Louise writes quite wonderfully and her pieces are a beautiful antidote to the unfocused negativity that pervades so much of public debate. Entertaining, amusing, moving, intriguing, she is always refreshing. Do enjoy her work and sponsor her if you possible can. 1157
Reposted by Cheryl MThe Onion @theonion.com · 25/09/2026“I remember seeing him on TV and thinking, ‘No, that can’t be Kash,’ but sure enough, there he was, addressing the nation about a missing person case.” — Daisy, local golden retriever theonion.comDog Can’t Believe Guy She Hooked Up With 10 Years Ago Now Head Of FBIWASHINGTON—Reflecting on the past fling and remarking how time had flown by, local golden retriever Daisy told reporters Thursday that she could not believe the guy she hooked up with 10 years ago was... 282467369
Reposted by Cheryl MThe Onion @theonion.com · 24/09/2026Xi Jinping Impressed With How Much Trump’s English Has Improved Since Last Visit theonion.com/xi-jinping-impressed-w… 503943640
Cheryl M @cherylm56588591.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Is SCOTUS tired of winning Trump’s attention yet? 000