Reposted by CocoSenator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 29/09/2026Before calling someone a “dirtbag,” the Senator should have had his facts straight. An apology is in order. Glad one of us knew the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes! 2427244136061
Reposted by CocoAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/09/2026NEW: 8 sailors aboard the Lincoln attempted suicide per a letter from the Secretary of the Navy to Congress. That is “incredibly high”. www.cnn.com/2026/09/23/p...cnn.comEight sailors assigned to US carrier group that fought in Iran war attempted suicide, Navy secretary tells Congress | CNN PoliticsEight US Navy personnel assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during a period that included when the ships undertook combat operations against Iran and the carrier... 26268683078
Reposted by CocoProPublica @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 🧵 410113426027
Reposted by CocoAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The lawyer for the Venezuelan man shot by ICE yesterday says he was discharged from the hospital and transferred to ICE detention while the bullet was still inside of him, and that in Pearsall he's not received any pain meds and was forced to sleep on the floor. 13638341785
Reposted by CocoAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 18/09/2026My parents thought I had Polio. I got the vaccine and it turned out I didn’t. Anyone who does anything to make parents like mine worry about this is a god damned bastard. Fuck these people. 74969961896
Reposted by CocoKyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Imagine a job where, faced with a difficult decision, you could just stop going to work www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...nbcnews.comHouse to leave early, punting Hegseth impeachment vote until after November electionsHouse Republican leaders cancelled votes planned for Thursday. Members won’t return to Washington until Nov. 9. 22645911437
Reposted by CocoKarly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Macklemore basically said Genocide is bad and that people aren’t a reflection of their government and Robert Kraft mustered up the strength to take a moment away from his massage parlor prostitutes to say “not on my watch will you have compassion and empathy for groups of people” 582702626
Reposted by CocoMother Jones @motherjones.com · 14/09/2026“Families shouldn’t have to pay for the AI boom with their health.” motherjones.comFormer EPA officials: Trump is letting data centers make you sick“Families shouldn’t have to pay for the AI boom with their health.” 920082
Reposted by CocoMichael Clear @michaelclear.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Two new staff members were hired by Mitch McConnell today to help him get around as he returns to Congress 471347247
Reposted by CocoAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 14/09/2026NEW: DHS's Inspector General releases a scathing report about the Everglades detention camp known as "Alligator Alcatraz." The OIG finds that the now-closed camp, violated multiple ICE standards. The OIG also confirms detainees were punished with placement in a metal cage in the Florida heat.🧵 69286014167
Reposted by CocoProPublica @propublica.org · 14/09/2026NEW: Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas Wedding Was Secretly Bankrolled by Russian Oligarch Close to Putin Umar Kremlev footed the bill for hundreds of thousands of dollars of wedding expenses at Donald Trump Jr.’s lavish wedding, including renting out a private island and paying for the fireworks show.propublica.orgDonald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian OligarchThe oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large... 21926881393
Reposted by CocoRobert McNees @mcnees.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Dr. Mae Jemison, the first Black woman to go into space, headed into orbit on the Space Shuttle Endeavour #OTD in 1992. In this photo she is being suited up before launch by Sharon McDougle. 🧪 🔭 👩🏾🔬 Image: NASA 101493309
Reposted by CocoDeborah Lynn @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026ysph.yale.edu/news-article... Single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1.04 trillion or 20% less than the system it would replace, according to new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.ysph.yale.eduUniversal Health Coverage Could Save $1 Trillion and 114,000 Lives Every Year, Yale Study ProjectsA single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it 11021481059
Reposted by CocoThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12/09/2026“They treated us like we were criminals” 😕 39896963982
Reposted by CocoAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Thousands of immigrants did the hard, dirty work of clearing rubble and toxic dust and debris from Ground Zero. Many were undocumented laborers sent to work every day with no special PPE, and got cancer as a result. Now some of those same people are living in fear of ICE. www.npr.org/2026/09/11/n...npr.orgThey cleaned up ground zero. Now many are hiding from ICEAfter 9/11, thousands of rescue and cleanup crews went to work at ground zero. They were exposed to toxic debris and experienced psychological trauma. Today, many say they live in fear of deportation. 7150662184
Reposted by CocoAlt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 11/09/2026We're all about serving the American public, but we've gotta get our basic needs met. We can grind for a bit but not endlessly - now this bs It's discriminatory and intended to force out even more of our staff after years of spreading ourselves thin Fuck. This. www.govexec.com/management/2...govexec.comCDC, after months of delays, gives employees 20 days to resubmit disability accommodation documentationCDC is spending months, if not longer, to process reasonable accommodation requests because HHS-wide layoffs and separation incentives decimated the department’s human resources functions. 213943
Reposted by CocoFood & Water Watch @foodandwater.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Firefighting is challenging and risky work under any circumstances. Cutting the funding for these workers is insulting to them and dangerous for all of us.truthout.orgWildfires Are Sweeping North America. Trump Fired the People Who Fight Them.As climate change worsens wildfires, a gutted US Forest Service is struggling to keep up. 421370
Reposted by CocoAlt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 08/09/2026What happens when RFK Jr takes over CDC? Other heroic public health and medical organizations have to step up instead. Click on the link for their evidence based recommendation for this year's flu, COVID, and RSV vaccines.ama-assn.orgVaccine recommendationsFind the latest respiratory virus season immunization recommendations and resources from leading medical organizations. 310327
Reposted by CocoMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 08/09/2026For years, New Yorkers have demanded access to City records about the lasting health impacts of the horrific September 11th attacks. For years, they have been denied and ignored. That ends today. nyc.gov/sept11docsnyc.govSeptember 11 Docs 403265116434
Reposted by CocoAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Trump is coming for gray wolf protections. He signed an executive order directing the Interior Department to review whether gray wolves should lose their federal endangered-species protections. Link to EO: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...whitehouse.govSupporting America's RanchersBy the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Policy. Every child deserves a safe and nurturing home wh... 1621158553
Reposted by CocoScott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 06/09/2026🌲 45 MILLION ACRES Public comments didn't stop it. 625,000 of them. Congress holds the money. Send yours where it counts: 👇 actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...actionnetwork.orgTell Congress: Stop Trump from destroying 45 million acres of our National forestsContact Congress today! 17872447
Reposted by CocoAltYellostoneNatPar @altyellonatpark.org · 05/09/2026Wyoming isn't likely to show any reason here but we have to try. Please sign and share this petition to save the Mollie's Pack. They've wandered outside the park and set up camp a few miles away. Wyoming trophy hunters are lining up to kill them. act.biologicaldiversity.org/6JN-eB1kTEib...act.biologicaldiversity.orgHelp Save Yellowstone's Oldest Wolf PackOne of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem’s best-known wolf families — including the area’s oldest living wolf — is in imminent danger. Trophy hunters could kill them this fall. Tell the Wyoming Game a... 422288
Reposted by CocoAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 04/09/2026NEW: The federal prosecutor who charged ICE agent Christian Castro for lying about shooting Sosa-Celia has now been FIRED. He objected to the DoJ stopping him from charging a civil rights violation. And now he’s fired. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-min...cbsnews.comFederal prosecutor fired after investigating ICE officer for civil rights offenses in Minnesota shooting, sources sayA federal prosecutor in Minnesota who was investigating an ICE officer for possible civil rights crimes has been fired, four sources familiar with the matter told CBS News. 810118996499
Reposted by CocoRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/09/2026American workers are taking home their smallest share of the nation's wealth since 1947 — even as corporate profits soar. Why? This chart has the answer. 7734141461
Reposted by CocoRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Suddenly due process matters. 936130592698
Reposted by CocoAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 01/09/2026UPDATE ON BIG BEND: The pause on Trump’s border construction inside Big Bend National Park has been extended through September 30. That means no bulldozing, no clearing vegetation, no cutting new roads, and no moving earth or dirt in the affected areas while the legal fight continues. 842705632
Reposted by CocoBob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Street art seen in Seattle's Pike Place area. #EpsteinFiles 245117543055
Reposted by CocoPolitico @politico.com · 30/08/2026USDA cyclospora research projects shelved amid funding cuts and relocationsdlvr.itUSDA cyclospora research projects shelved amid funding cuts and relocationsThe shuttering of three projects is expected to hinder vital research at a time when consumers are increasingly worried about the safety of the food supply. 168351
Reposted by CocoAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 29/08/2026The Trump admin has made us a thoroughly dishonorable nation. 751796733
Reposted by CocoAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/08/2026RFK Jr complains that people in hospice aren't dying quick enough and therefore cost too much money 2859110114530
Reposted by CocoACLU @aclu.org · 28/08/2026Freedom of the press is not optional, it's a requirement for our democracy.nbcnews.comStars and Stripes publisher, editor and reporter sue Pentagon to challenge their firingsThe Pentagon, which partially funds the news outlet, fired them last week. 7396107
Reposted by Cococonifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 29/08/2026From Robin Rouby-Progressive Cartoons 291218478
Reposted by CocoJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Cartoon by @deadder.bsky.social. 542285795
Reposted by CocoMary @mfbrodie.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Texans check your voter registration, especially those in Dallas, Collin, Denton, and Tarrant counties. From the article: Suspended voter registrations span the whole state, but these Blue/Blue leaning counties are targets: Dallas: +129,000 Collin: 56,000 Denton: 56,000 Tarrant: + 73,000newrepublic.comTexas Has Suspended More Than 1 Million Voters Ahead of Senate RaceIf you’re one of the people who had their voter registration suspended, there’s still time to fix it. 23142153175
Reposted by CocoAcid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 29/08/2026The bestest boi.. 🐕🏉 Simba of the Chicago Hounds, in Major League Rugby, winning over fans by helping deliver the match ball ahead of kickoff. Simba is a trained golden retriever who serves as the official pup ambassador and team dog for the Chicago Hounds. #dog #teamdog #ambassador 271593164
Reposted by CocoW. Brian Tucker @melosebrainuhoh.bsky.social · 29/08/2026How come no one is calling it ”Trumpflation“ when prices keep going up? The media gleefully latched onto “Bidenflation.” #inners 1121459438
Reposted by CocoGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 29/08/2026"There is no basis under federal law to get the post office involved in monitoring the security, or monitoring who is casting ballots. ... 398143544071
Reposted by CocoPLUR🧡 @plurgasm2.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Register to Vote in Texas | VoteTexas.gov share.google/bIU7lTm969XB... Please share this for the Texans! You can check and register all on the same site if they removed you! You need to do it now!votetexas.govYour Guide to Voting in Texas | VoteTexas.govVoteTexas.gov is your go-to resource for voter registration, election dates, polling locations, and more. Get the info you need to make your vote count. 8718381532
Reposted by CocoAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 28/08/2026NEW: Evidence filed in a Colorado case reveals how ICE officers are arresting people without a warrant, which is illegal unless ICE determines the person is a flight risk. A man was dragged from his car after ICE showed him a warrant for someone else and refused to check his ID to see his identity. 7830901385
Reposted by CocoMother Jones @motherjones.com · 27/08/2026“It’s a witch hunt for fame. If the prosecutors think they’re winning by winning, they’re horrible people.”motherjones.comDid the Lindsay Clancy trial need to happen?Interrogating the motivations behind an ugly prosecution. 56911
Reposted by CocoChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 27/08/2026If this enrages you, it should. And you’re not alone. The 19-year-old sailor who jumped off the USS Abraham Lincoln is facing disciplinary charges instead of receiving the mental health services he needs. 👀 1171127535322
Reposted by CocoRob Bon Vivant🌊 @77sunnyandclear.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Fourteen years ago, HBO's 'The Newsroom' laid out the truth about voter ID in this segment. It’s striking how little the arguments — or the tactics — have changed. Still a solution in search of a problem. History doesn’t repeat itself — it gets rerun. 27283143612
Reposted by CocoBob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 25/08/2026The Supreme Court enters a new era of transparency. Thanks for the cartoon, Benjamin Slyngstad (@slyngstad.bsky.social). 21076053084
Reposted by CocoAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/08/2026"I was not shocked that he helped somebody. My shock is that he was murdered. And no one has given us the complete truth or anyone has been held accountable. And it's been 7 months! ... there was more effort in vilifying him than pursuing justice" -- Alex Pretti's parents 474236448095
Reposted by CocoNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 25/08/2026BREAKING: we just filed to STOP the new USPS rule on mail ballots The Court only held that the injunction came too early. Now we HAVE a final rule & we are litigating it @democracydefendersfund.org & @campaignlegal.org are proud to represent LULAC, Madison WI & Travis County TX 411168584385
Reposted by CocoMother Jones @motherjones.com · 24/08/2026It just got way easier to sue fossil fuel companies over climate change.motherjones.comIt just got way easier to sue fossil fuel companies over climate changeFor years, industry has argued you can't prove which company caused which disaster. A new study says otherwise. 625492
Reposted by CocoDeborah Weeks/A Woman for An Eternity @deborah-10.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Robert’s Supremely Corrupt Court 24073762589
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Pluto wasn't discovered until 1930, pluto causes autism
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