Coleen B @coleenb.bsky.social · 04/07/2026nit.com.auFirst Nations journalists reveal toll of racism in Australia's mediaTwo leading First Nations media figures have detailed entrenched racism, inaccurate reporting and systemic exclusion within Australian newsrooms, warning Aboriginal journalists are routinely forced to... 000
Coleen B @coleenb.bsky.social · 02/07/2026abcfriends.auKeep the ABC free for all Australians - ABC FriendsCalls to defund the ABC and force it onto a subscription model would destroy what makes the ABC unique: its obligation to serve every Australian, regardless 000
Reposted by Coleen BNPR @npr.org · 27/06/2026The U.S. population was already aging and tilting toward decline. After the Supreme Court confirmed Trump's power to deport hundreds of thousands of foreign migrants, population decline could accelerate. n.pr/4g9WLE2n.prAs Supreme Court expands Trump's immigration power, experts warn of steeper U.S. population declineThe U.S. population was already aging and tilting toward decline. After the Supreme Court confirmed Trump's power to deport hundreds of thousands of foreign migrants, population decline could accelerate. 4228692
Reposted by Coleen BMother Jones @motherjones.com · 10/01/2026Trump and his gang are deconstructing America. This is their purposeful goal and an obvious one, if you look past the daily barrage of absurdity, indecency, corruption, wrongdoing, and abuses of power. It is the story that must be conveyed to the citizenry.motherjones.comDonald Trump and the deconstruction of AmericaDon't let the daily outrages obscure the big picture. 26383194
Coleen B @coleenb.bsky.social · 03/01/2026primevideo.comWatch The Troublemaker online – Prime VideoIt is in times of crisis that we find out what really matters to us, that we get to discover who we really are, as individuals and as a society. The Troublemaker delves deep into the ideas and emotion... 020
Reposted by Coleen BRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/12/2025Friends — Here's one "big idea" for how we can start to fix the system in 2026. Let me know your thoughts. robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-g… 21055492069
Reposted by Coleen BRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/12/2025Across the country, communities are fighting back against Big Tech and preventing construction of power-hungry AI data centers in their backyards. In response, Big Tech is launching an all-out lobbying blitz. youtu.be/imtkNL4v2ks?si=OabmXBYpoIN…youtu.beBig Tech's AI Power-GrabRobert Reich 35938340
Reposted by Coleen BDr. DaShanne Stokes @dashannestokes.com · 22/12/2025If the writers of the Constitution had intended to have state-controlled media, they wouldn't have written the First Amendment. 26918228
Reposted by Coleen BLos Angeles Times @latimes.com · 19/12/2025AI is coming for your jobs - even Stanford computer science majors are feeling it.latimes.comThey graduated from Stanford. Due to AI, they can't find a jobA Stanford software engineering degree used to be a golden ticket. 088
Reposted by Coleen BRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/12/2025The truth about Trump's economy: -Inflation is still high, and beef and coffee prices are surging thanks to his tariffs -Wage growth has slowed since he took office -Unemployment is at a 4-year high He's running the economy like he ran his businesses — straight into the ground. 321153355
Reposted by Coleen BCaitlin Johnstone @caitoz.bsky.social · 19/12/2025The dumbest thing we are being asked to believe today is that pro-Palestinian protests caused the Bondi shooting. It's self-evidently moronic. No one sincerely believes it. Some are just pretending to believe it in order to promote the interests of a genocidal apartheid state. 922884
Reposted by Coleen BRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/12/2025Why do so many feel like they've fallen behind? It's not because of immigrants, trans people, DEI, the “deep state,” or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP. It's because big corporations and billionaires have rigged markets and siphoned off most of the economy's gains. 651708470
Reposted by Coleen BTruthout @truthout.org · 16/12/2025Despite Trump's best attempts at exposing fissures within the Venezuelan government, a recent survey found that 65% of Venezuelans rated Maduro’s management of the country positively, and reject violence as a tactic to obtain political change.truthout.orgExperts Say Even Average Venezuelans Critical of Maduro Won’t Back Regime ChangeA US military attack “would bring more chaos, more poverty,” one Caracas resident said. 14115
Reposted by Coleen BTruthout @truthout.org · 09/12/2025While millions have rallied and continually demanded strong opposition to fascistic policies, congressional Democrats have lagged far behind. Nowhere has the gap been more evident than in the Senate, where Chuck Schumer remains the minority leader despite his obvious failures to meet the moment.buff.lyDemocratic Leaders’ Cowardice Helped Pave Way for Trump. Can the Party Change?Saving the US from autocracy means recognizing and overcoming the chokehold that Democratic leaders have on the party. 45321
Coleen B @coleenb.bsky.social · 29/11/2025calmatters.orgHow fear of Trump's immigration blitz is changing life in California farm townsTax receipts are down almost 30% in one California farm town, where immigrants are afraid to go out and some longtime workers are weighing self-deportation. People panicked when probation agents in gr... 020
Coleen B @coleenb.bsky.social · 17/11/2025youtube.comTemecula family says off-duty ICE agent detained and held their teenage son at gunpointYouTube video by CBS LA 020
Coleen B @coleenb.bsky.social · 16/11/2025edition.cnn.comRacists are now openly targeting Indian Americans | CNNSlurs directed at Indians and Indian Americans are on the rise and entering the lexicon, both online and offline. Even Indian Americans in the MAGA coalition are being targeted by those on the far rig... 010
Reposted by Coleen BMatt McNeil Show @mattmcneilshow.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Not only did the Republicans vote to make it FAR MORE LIKELY you will get sick from preventable foodborne illnesses, but they also made it far harder for you to determine which product got you sick, meaning it'll be harder to hold them accountable for their incompetence. truthout.org/articles/shu...truthout.orgShutdown Deal Kills Rules to Prevent Food Contamination and Foodborne IllnessesThe gutting of these rules coincides with a huge increase in hospitalizations and deaths from foodborne illnesses. 1104
Coleen B @coleenb.bsky.social · 11/11/2025latimes.comCommentary: Democrats crumble like cookies. Is this really the best they can do?Democrats broke ranks to reopen the government without securing a deal to protect health insurance subsidies for low and middle income Americans. 010
Coleen B @coleenb.bsky.social · 11/11/2025thedailybeast.comFurious Jon Stewart Demolishes Dems for Caving to Donald TrumpStewart suggested one Democrat should even be fired for the surrender. 000
Reposted by Coleen BCaitlin Johnstone @caitoz.bsky.social · 29/08/2025Western Civilization Is Not Worth Saving We don't need to rescue western civilization from outside forces, we need to rescue ourselves from western civilization. www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/western-ci...caitlinjohnst.oneWestern Civilization Is Not Worth SavingListen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): 25395100
Coleen B @coleenb.bsky.social · 26/08/2025links.kpbs.org/u/click?_t=b...links.kpbs.orgCampa-Najjar to run for Congress in proposed 48th DistrictIn anticipation of a redrawn congressional district map aimed at shifting five U.S. House seats to Democrats, Ammar Campa-Najjar has announced that he will run again for the East County district seat ... 000
Reposted by Coleen BBryan Dawson @bryandawsonusa.bsky.social · 26/08/202543% of social welfare recipients are White. 11 of the top 12 most dependent states are red states. Alaska is the most dependent on federal aid while California (49) and New Jersey (50) are least dependent, contributing far more than they receive. #RedStateMoochers 812178
Reposted by Coleen BJackie Calmes @jackiecalmes.bsky.social · 21/08/2025Column: It's time to quit tuning out Trump's Big Lie that he won the 2020 election (validated by Putin!). It's his pretext, along with trying to ban mail ballots & militarize Democratic cities, to disrupt the '26 midterm elections lest he lose control of Congress. www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...latimes.comColumn: The Big Lie is back and coming for American electionsPresident Trump's attack on mail ballots isn't just a rehash of his 2020 claims, it's a pretext for disrupting the 2026 midterms. 152
Coleen B @coleenb.bsky.social · 17/08/2025obrag.orgHow San Diego Neighborhoods Are Fighting Back Against ICEBy Cesar F Hernandez / Op-Ed - San Diego Union-Tribune / August 14, 2025 When my family was separated by U.S immigration policy in the late 1990s, we were overtaken by unimaginable grief and unrelen... 000
Coleen B @coleenb.bsky.social · 12/08/2025obrag.orgTexas Is the Dry Run for the GOP’s Dismantling of Electoral DemocracyAs Lone Star State Republicans prepare to do Trump’s bidding, expect the GOP’s gerrymandering war to expand. By Ana Marie Cox / The New Republic RSN / August 11, 2025 As Texas Democrats fled the stat... 000
Reposted by Coleen BMother Jones @motherjones.com · 05/08/2025The Republican-appointed justices have decided it is time to fully destroy the 1965 Voting Rights Act.motherjones.comThe Supreme Court prepares to end voting rights as we know itAnd they don't want you to notice. 63685417
Reposted by Coleen BPolitico @politico.com · 04/08/2025‘Talk about affordability’: Warren boosts Mamdani as model for Democratic victory.politico.com‘Talk about affordability’: Warren boosts Mamdani as model for Democratic victoryThe progressive Massachusetts senator appeared with the Democratic nominee for mayor in New York City. 14163101240
Reposted by Coleen BCarpe-Snarkum @carpe-snarkum.bsky.social · 04/08/2025Good for you, LA. 💓 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...theguardian.comInside the neighborhood patrols watching for Ice: ‘They thought they could scare us – but this is LA’Volunteers with Union del Barrio look for immigration officers and post videos and alerts, warning people to seek shelter 512150
Coleen B @coleenb.bsky.social · 24/07/2025ibtimes.comWhy Krill Conservation is Vital for Preserving the Whale Ecosystem: Exploring Captain Paul Watson's Synergistic MissionAs the founder of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and the Captain Paul Watson Foundation, Watson has long stood at the frontline of ocean defence and is now bringing his passion and commitment to pr... 000
Coleen B @coleenb.bsky.social · 24/07/2025limpertinentmedia.comSavaging Strange Stygian SeasA poetic yet urgent dive into the deep sea. Paul Watson exposes the threat of deep-sea mining. An unknown world, crucial to Earth’s balance, faces imminent peril. 000
Coleen B @coleenb.bsky.social · 08/07/2025obrag.orgSouthern Ocean current reverses for first time, signalling risk of climate system collapseBy Intellinews - MSN A major ocean current in the Southern Hemisphere has reversed direction for the first time in recorded history, in what climatologists are calling a “catastrophic” tipping point... 100
Reposted by Coleen BRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/06/2025A single person — Donald Trump — has released the dogs of war and done it without the consent of Congress, our allies, or even a clear explanation to the American people. Anyone who has doubted Trump’s intention to replace our democracy with a dictatorship should now be fully disabused. 933386852
Reposted by Coleen BMatt McNeil Show @mattmcneilshow.bsky.social · 22/06/2025Alright MAGA, YOU demanded these jobs, so off you go! Pick the crops! Scrub the toilets! Roof those houses! All at a low pay rate! Because if you don’t scramble off to do the jobs YOU DEMANDED, then all of this had nothing to do with jobs, only the race of the people doing them. 0144
Reposted by Coleen BThe Young Turks @theyoungturks.bsky.social · 22/06/2025Pledge to vote against any legislator that supports US involvement in the war with Iran: tyt.com/campaigns/un...tyt.comI pledge to vote against any legislator that supports US involvement in the war with IranWe are fed up with the executive branch's growing power to unilaterally wage war. Therefore, we will not support lawmakers (Democrats or Republicans) who vote for a war with Iran. In fact, we will vo... 7526
Coleen B @coleenb.bsky.social · 18/06/2025crikey.com.auAlbanese should be avoiding Trump like the plague. Why is he (and Australia's toytown media) chasing him?Why did Anthony Albanese let his attendance at the G7 meeting become all about Trump, rather than our foreign policy priorities? Voters want him to keep away from Trump, not get closer. 000
Coleen B @coleenb.bsky.social · 18/06/2025scheerpost.com/2025/06/17/j...scheerpost.comJeffrey D. Sachs: Stop Netanyahu Before He Gets Us All KilledWe could soon see several nuclear powers pitted against each other and dragging the world closer to nuclear annihilation. 000
Coleen B @coleenb.bsky.social · 13/06/2025obrag.orgAs Trump Sets Military Against Civilians, Service Members Have Duty to DisobeyThe Marines are trained in combat, not crowd control. People are likely to get hurt. By Marjorie Cohn / Truthout / June 11, 2025 Four and a half months after his inauguration, Donald Trump is exerc… 000
Coleen B @coleenb.bsky.social · 13/06/2025obrag.orgLA Is Just a Dress Rehearsal for What Trump Really Has PlannedBy Thom Hartman / AlterNet / June 10, 2025 Trump: Well, we’re going to have troops everywhere. Reporter: What’s the bar for sending in the Marines? Trump: The bar is what I think it is. The 2026 an… 000
Reposted by Coleen BSimon Moya-Smith @simonmoyasmith.bsky.social · 12/06/2025You wouldn’t have a single house built without Mexicanos. You wouldn’t have strawberries or tomatoes or cantaloupe or cabbage or lettuce or the grapes to make your Chardonnay or Merlot without the backbreaking work of Mexicanos. White ppl demonize the very ppl who literally put food on your plate. 26746194
Coleen B @coleenb.bsky.social · 11/06/2025obrag.orgWelcome to Social Security AKA ‘Americans Last’By Joni Halpern “Go ahead and take my place in line,” said the old man in front of me as we stood recently in a long queue of people waiting to enter a local Social Security Administration (SSA) Of… 000
Coleen B @coleenb.bsky.social · 10/06/2025latimes.comCommentary: Trump wants L.A. to set itself on fire. Let's rebel smarterThrowing cinder blocks at California Highway Patrol cars from a freeway overpass? Ripping out the pink tables and benches from Gloria Molina Grand Park? That's supposed to keep immigrant families safe... 000
Coleen B @coleenb.bsky.social · 10/06/2025commondreams.org1,800+ 'No Kings' Rallies Planned Across US as Trump Deploys Military to Crush Protests | Common DreamsTrump deploys National Guard to quell anti-ICE protests in LA. Protests planned to counter military parade on June 14. 000
Reposted by Coleen BTruthout @truthout.org · 09/06/2025They have come for immigrants, as they always said they would. Now it’s time to do something. Do like the Californians, who are flooding the streets to tell the Trump administration and ICE: Hell no. Get out.buff.lyLA Protests Signal Public’s Readiness to Rebel Against Anti-Immigrant FascismTrump’s deployment of the National Guard to crush protests against ICE’s deportation raids has only fueled the uprising. 110429
