Reposted by Coltrane, the dogDominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026"The current level of political animosity is exactly what one would expect to see if an extremist faction attempted to rescind the hard-earned rights of the vast majority of the country’s citizens." There are not enough exclamation points to convey how I felt reading this paragraph 31195478
Coltrane, the dog @coltranethedog.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Excellent thread. The same strategies give us politicians whose entire purpose is getting elected/reelected. Any governing or attempts to better our lives must always yield to the singular goal of simply being in power. Electoral consultants have ruined public service. 04115
Reposted by Coltrane, the dogLydia Hekataia @frogmother.net · 29/09/2026Trans athletes should be accepted, and should be able to win and succeed just like any other athletes, and a trans athlete winning every so often is not evidence that there's an underlying truth in banning them. 315227
Reposted by Coltrane, the dogH.E. Cas Piancey @cascoinfoundation.org · 28/09/2026Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha 1045568
Coltrane, the dog @coltranethedog.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Solar power keeps growing in spite of everything ☀️ 010
Reposted by Coltrane, the dogsouthpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 25/09/2026A sorta odd request. I’m looking for an artistic cartographer or an illustrator to commission to make a cute, useful street map of an actually existing village. Searching the internet produces a bunch of fantasy map specialists and AI slop, which isn’t quite it. Know anyone? (This is paid, ofc.) 58224101
Reposted by Coltrane, the dogK8🌈⚽️💜 @katelynann.bsky.social · 19/09/2026We are plagued by republicans flooding the zone with shit to change public opinion on a topic. Then Dems “moderate” their formerly status quo position my tacking to the right to try to win points, completely ignoring the big picture. It’s frustrating, but more often than not it’s also deadly 218639
Reposted by Coltrane, the dogJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 19/09/2026Every now and then I see myself referred to as an "AI Denier" and I want to be clear I acknowledge "AI" exists, it's just I think it's a massive energy drain, created from theft, implemented poorly for inappropriate tasks by loathsome tech executives who get hard at the idea of the rest of us dying 854126842
Reposted by Coltrane, the dogKate Glenn @findingtangle.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The Democrats have a diverse coalition and a very poorly conceived and coordinated plan for how to hold it together. That might not matter rn because the anger at the GOP is strong enough to overcome their own weaknesses, but long term the party has to figure out how to keep their own people happy. 141
Reposted by Coltrane, the dogKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 14/09/2026BREAKING: Judge Nichols, a Trump appointee in Washington, D.C., has *blocked* the administraiton's mail-in ballot plan, saying USPS lacked the authority to issue it. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show... 4140291106
Reposted by Coltrane, the dogGeorge The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Night night sweet dreamies A difficult chapter is still only a chapter. It doesn’t get to name the whole story. Please keep turning the pages. 🧡 201510129
Reposted by Coltrane, the dogKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 11/09/2026If you put ten children in a room with a single large red button that launches all nukes, it would be a genuine threat to humanity. But it doesn't mean children are a human extinction risk. It means the person who puts them near the nuke button is a human extinction risk. 18829154
Reposted by Coltrane, the dogFreelander @freelander.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Unleashing a random band name generator for *everything* on a populace that cannot discern opinion from fact and is already psychotic from exposure to social media is a very bad idea 1151
Reposted by Coltrane, the dogRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 01/09/2026We don’t have a right to ask whether we’re going to succeed or not. The only question we have a right to ask is what’s the right thing to do?” --Wendell Berry 2665195
Reposted by Coltrane, the dogThe Santa Fe New Mexican @thenewmexican.bsky.social · 29/08/2026The federal government agreed in court on Friday to extend a pause on border related construction in Big Bend National Park until mid September, a move welcomed by those challenging the contentious project in the area. www.santafenewmexican.com/ap/washingto...santafenewmexican.comFederal government extends pause on Big Bend National Park border construction until mid-SeptemberThis decision came during a court hearing Friday amid controversy over the Trump administration's border security plans. 074
Reposted by Coltrane, the dogKate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 24/08/2026The WNBA is a new front in the info and culture wars. The only way through this is, imo, a path that Cloud is showing you: stand up for your values, call out the tactics of those who are hijacking your platform, don’t get sucked into trying to perform a “neutral” stance… it’s a trap. 181201226
Reposted by Coltrane, the dogErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 21/07/20261. In an incredible new landmark review, the Health Council of the Netherlands has declared that gender-affirming care for trans youth works, reducing wait times is "morally urgent," and regret is rare. It is the latest of many Euro countries to advance care. Subscribe to support our journalism.erininthemorning.comLandmark Official Dutch Review Recommends Trans Youth Care, Call For Expanding TreatmentThe review finds that wait times must be shortened, that few people detransition, and that trans youth care has enormous benefits. 2340021341
Reposted by Coltrane, the dogpatternrettap.bsky.social @patternrettap.bsky.social · 21/07/2026People without chronic conditions who are mostly healthy and therefore really haven't actually had to use the system that much but this just gives them unearned faith in the system. They are very vulnerable to fear mongering because it's easy to conflate "I'm healthy" with I have good healthcare 041
Coltrane, the dog @coltranethedog.bsky.social · 21/07/2026On hold with my insurance company. Trying to get my call used for training purposes. This system is actively harmful to my health. I'm wondering why I pay $900/mo to get in fights and pay out of pocket for my Rxs and specialist appointments that get randomly denied. 000
Coltrane, the dog @coltranethedog.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Today was a good day. I did a fundraiser for homeless senior dogs at a fancy car show. Among the gorgeous automobiles was one of the coolest things I've ever seen. A Mercedes station wagon backed into the disabled spot near me and the trunk opened to reveal a robotic arm. (1/X) 210
Reposted by Coltrane, the dogJamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Also I would like to once again remind the nation’s very serious people that America’s campaign finance system sucked long before Citizens United (they regularly said so!) and so “ending Citizens United” is small potatoes. Gotta deal with Buckley v. Valeo at minimum. 2719
Reposted by Coltrane, the dogCongresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 15/07/2026Trans people have always and will always exist. Gender-affirming care is incredibly important. It should be a decision between individuals, families, and doctors — not the government. 531384
Reposted by Coltrane, the dogProPublica @propublica.org · 04/07/2026Gov. Maura Healey’s push to revise the rape prosecution deadline came after @wbur.org and ProPublica found that as many as 47 other states allow more time to charge rapes or similar sexual assaults than Massachusetts.propublica.orgMassachusetts Set to Extend Statute of Limitations for Rape Cases With DNA EvidenceFollowing reporting by WBUR and ProPublica, Gov. Maura Healey has pledged to sign a bill into law ensuring that Massachusetts will no longer have one of the strictest rape prosecution deadlines in… 12633151
Reposted by Coltrane, the dogTyler King @tyleraking.com · 03/07/2026When our military is carrying out illegal executions at sea and deployed against domestic civilian populations, I’m gonna have a hard time taking a moral high ground against individual dissent. Especially when that dissent isn’t itself wielding an army. 01218
Reposted by Coltrane, the dogKatelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.* @katelynstarrpdx.bsky.social · 30/06/2026The power of a union contract in action! Congratulations to the California Faculty Association for fighting for Prof. Sang Hea Kil & winning reinstatement!theguardian.comTenured California professor fired over Gaza protest wins job backArbitrator rules California State University system violated law when it dismissed Sang Hea Kil, who now plans to sue 243595
Reposted by Coltrane, the dogBell Policy Center @bellpolicy.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Totally. And that’s exactly why we created Before You Sign, a voter resource that give you the facts — no recommendations or opinions — on questions out for signature. Check it out! bellpolicy.org/colorado-pet...bellpolicy.orgBefore You Sign: Proposed Ballot Questions ExplainedBefore you sign a Colorado petition this summer, take a moment to learn the details of what is being proposed. With the help of our new information hub, the Bell can help you understand the fine print... 043
Coltrane, the dog @coltranethedog.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Been doing way too much lately and paying for it tonight. I am so incredibly grateful that we got solar panels and batteries a few years ago. My whole neighborhood is having at projected 6 hour power outage (so far, they keep extending it). No power + a mischievous puppy would break me. 😄 371
Coltrane, the dog @coltranethedog.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Go rest the next post in the linked thread for more delight! 010
Coltrane, the dog @coltranethedog.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Please share this with loved ones in Republican states. It could literally save lives. ❤️ 000
Coltrane, the dog @coltranethedog.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Fastest block of my life - especially saying that to @kathryntewson.bsky.social of all people! Inexcusable. 030
Coltrane, the dog @coltranethedog.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Saw these lovely Red-Winged Blackbirds on my walk today. Just snaps from my phone but such lovely birds. #birdsky 040
Coltrane, the dog @coltranethedog.bsky.social · 22/05/2026We got a puppy! Here's her first ever video - nibbling treats out of my hand on the floor at the pet supply store while my husband makes her a tiny name tag. She is a terrier mix, about 12 weeks old, adopted at our local shelter transferred from somewhere in Texas. We named her Stella. 3085265255
Coltrane, the dog @coltranethedog.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Some are saying this means we're having Cuba this weekend but recall that he bombed Iran from the dance floor at Mar-a-Lago, sooo... 070
Coltrane, the dog @coltranethedog.bsky.social · 21/05/2026This is great news. I hope they pursue complaints for prosecutorial misconduct. 010
Coltrane, the dog @coltranethedog.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Define "low-level decision" please. Quote from article: “Large chunks of the world are going to have many of the low-level decisions and bits of work being done by A.I. systems." Filling Rxs? Billing? Sending me what I ordered? B/c those are all things I need to be ACCURATE. 011
Coltrane, the dog @coltranethedog.bsky.social · 19/05/2026A few times I thought this might be a dog. Spectacular ears. Use sound if you really want to giggle. 240
Coltrane, the dog @coltranethedog.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Jason Crow is one of the 144 House Democrats who voted for this. Really disappointing. 1st, there's no such thing as "organized retail theft" and 2nd it's unclear why a new federal law is supposedly necessary or why in any universe it should involve DHS. 130
Coltrane, the dog @coltranethedog.bsky.social · 16/05/2026It's free, it's short, it's brilliant. I'm going to be thinking about this all day. 010
Coltrane, the dog @coltranethedog.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Good news! These cameras are horrible. Luckily city councils are pretty responsive to citizen complaints so if these are in your town go be annoying until they're gone! 000
Reposted by Coltrane, the dogThe Downballot @the-downballot.com · 05/05/2026This is partisanship at its rawest. SCOTUS has clamped down on lower courts for rulings that could alter maps many *months* before an election—even when those maps have been judged illegal. Here, it's rushing to let the Louisiana GOP change a map *while an election is underway.* 5831031222
Reposted by Coltrane, the dogDom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 05/05/2026Someone out there decided it would be a good idea to put a German Shepherd in charge of babysitting a bunch of Doberman puppies and they were 100% correct 261114812201
Reposted by Coltrane, the dogLupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 04/05/2026Honestly I laugh every single day on this app and people smile and joke around with me and pleasantly surprise me in ways that just make me happy that I am allowed to be here. 416710