Reposted by AddyberriesPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I went to the grand reopening of the African American Civil War museum this week and the timing is just right — its mission to preserve Black history is more relevant now than everhuffpost.comThe African American Civil War Museum Reopens To Honor The Black Soldiers Who Changed HistoryThe museum recently held its grand reopening in Washington’s historic U Street Corridor. 212566665
Reposted by AddyberriesKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Reuters: US SUPREME COURT BLOCKS MISSOURI FOR THIRD TIME FROM USING REPUBLICAN-DRAWN CONGRESSIONAL MAP IN NOVEMBER MIDTERM ELECTIONS 511888402
Reposted by AddyberriesKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026From 16,000 to 185 to Zero. The Trump admin claimed as many as 16,000 noncitizens had been registered to vote in Nevada. Then DHS came back and said the number was actually 185. This week, Nevada told the admin every single person on the list was a lawful citizen.nytimes.com 7628981193
Reposted by AddyberriesKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 24/09/2026MS NOW: A new letter from the acting secretary of the U.S. Navy has revealed troubling details about conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln — including that there were eight reported suicide attempts from service members of the carrier strike group tied to the USS Lincoln.ms.nowNavy discloses 8 suicide attempts tied to USS Lincoln’s strike groupIn a letter, the acting secretary of the Navy disclosed new details about the conditions onboard during the ship’s record deployment in the Iran war, insisting the “Lincoln’s crew is resilient.” 30874388
Reposted by AddyberriesMela Yela @melayela.bsky.social · 20/09/2026🎶Through this journey of discovery…🎶 77126
Reposted by AddyberriesPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The U.S. military swung into action to intercept a Chinese ship after an “entirely false” AI-generated intelligence report inaccurately identified what the vessel was carrying It also “almost started a war,” a source told CNN.cnn.comExclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say | CNN PoliticsThe episode shows the risks of using this new, relatively poorly understood technology in the middle of the Iran war 45788359
Reposted by AddyberriesKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 19/09/2026WaPo Exclusive: More American service members have died during the Iran war than the Pentagon has disclosed publicly. Five of the officials said there have been at least 22 military fatalities — four more than what appears in the Pentagon's public database.washingtonpost.comMore U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publiclyOfficials who spoke with The Post expressed frustration that the additional loss of life in the Middle East is not reflected in the Defense Department’s casualty database. 14029301385
Reposted by AddyberriesThe Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Michael J. Fox says his Parkinson’s is only getting more difficult to live with, even as he remains hopeful that researchers may eventually find a cure.thedailybeast.comMichael J. Fox, 65, Gives Sad Parkinson’s UpdateThe ‘80s icon has returned to the screen this year. 2395
Reposted by AddyberriesThe Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Trump let his own staff, dozens of military personnel, and traveling reporters get on a flight that was too dangerous for him.thedailybeast.substack.comLying Trump Was Fine With Letting His Own Staff DieAnd a Project 2025 goon is inserted into the government: Tuesday, August 11, 2026. 65922
Reposted by AddyberriesPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Auto insurers are increasingly less likely to pay out, according to a WSJ analysis The analysis found Farmers, Liberty Mutual and State Farm had the biggest increases in no-payment rates over the decadehuffpost.comAuto Insurers Increasingly Unlikely To Pay Out, WSJ Analysis Finds 37330137
Reposted by AddyberriesKevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Historians may have played a decisive role last week in a judge's ruling that overturning a school board's decision to change the names of public school honoring Confederate generals ignored its impact on Black students. Historians matter. #CivilWarMemory 🗃️ kevinmlevin.substack.com/p/what-the-h...kevinmlevin.substack.comWhat the Historians Proved in Shenandoah County, VirginiaExpert testimony from two historians helped overturn a school board's 2024 decision, and showed exactly why the profession still matters. 8621166
Reposted by AddyberriesPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Elvis Brooks was finally exonerated after spending 42 years in prison. But the Louisiana Attorney General maintains that he is still guilty and should not receive the $480,000 he's eligible for as compensation from the state.propublica.orgHe’s Eligible for Up to $480,000 After Being Wrongly Imprisoned for 42 Years. The State Says No.Elvis Brooks’ case was an egregious example of a wrongful conviction, civil rights attorneys said. But Louisiana’s attorney general maintains that Brooks and other exonerees are guilty — and therefore... 32667253
Reposted by AddyberriesBougie Man La Flare @ad-renaissance.blacksky.app · 05/08/2026Please search for and print out a sample ballot. If you can do so, please early vote. If you do not recognize names on your ballot you owe it to yourself to at least do a search on their positions and platform. Commissioners matter. School boards matter. Judges matter. Local elections matter 02223
Reposted by AddyberriesThe Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Surprise, surprise: Mitch McConnell's staff are still staying silent on his health as they continue to earn their six-figure salaries.thedailybeast.comMcConnell's $226K Gatekeeper Hightails It From Health QuestionsSurprise, surprise: the senator’s staff is silent on his health. 75824
Reposted by AddyberriesKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 04/08/2026BREAKING: ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers approve ballot measure for voters to clear way for new congressional maps that would boost Democrats. 232108468
Reposted by AddyberriesTrey aka Norman Osborn’s 360 waves @trey-swindu744.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Our ancestors survived so much so we could have SOMETHING and these young kids are too whatever about it and it pisses me off so much 0107
Reposted by AddyberriesBIG CHEECH CAKE @chelsisright.bsky.social · 31/07/2026You cant gerrymander high turn out. Gerrymandering DEPENDS on voter apathy. 13835
Reposted by AddyberriesAlex Burness @burness.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Abigail Spanberger announced she is restoring the voting rights of about 66,000 people with past felony convictions, reversing the course set by Glenn Youngkin. New in @boltsmag.org: boltsmag.org/virginia-gov...boltsmag.orgVirginia Governor Restores Voting Rights for Thousands With Past Felony Convictions - BoltsThis is the only state that, absent action by the governor, bans people convicted of any felony from voting for life. Virginians have an opportunity to end that system for good in November. 3484108
Reposted by AddyberriesBIG CHEECH CAKE @chelsisright.bsky.social · 31/07/2026“Black women got my dad elected” 🫳🏻🎤 17840
Reposted by AddyberriesKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 31/07/2026MORE: Trump's DOJ admitted in court filings that the damage to the Reflecting Pool was the result of a "flawed installation by the contractor” as well as "the rush to complete the project prior to events associated with the America 250 celebration." 1051806508
Reposted by AddyberriesKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 29/07/2026MS NOW EXCLUSIVE: The Secret Service felt pressure from the Trump admin to surveil James Comey. Documents detail worries about the legality of the directive to surveil Comey — including surreptitiously tracking Comey's phone without a warrant — in the wake of his 'seashells' photo.ms.nowSecret Service felt pressure from administration to surveil James Comey, new documents revealDocuments detail worries about the legality of a directive to surveil the former FBI director after the “seashells” photo the government claims amounts to a threat to President Donald Trump’s life. 911657794
Reposted by AddyberriesKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Trump's Justice Department just suffered its 18th defeat — with no wins — in its nationwide voter data crusade when a federal judge dismissed the department's lawsuit seeking New Jersey's unredacted voter rolls.democracydocket.comTrump DOJ loses bid for New Jersey voter rolls, now 0 for 18The ruling arrived one day after New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) formally rejected a new DOJ request for personal information about people mistakenly registered through a software failure. 261173290
Reposted by AddyberriesPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Small and niche rant: The First Amendment auditors have clearly getting more antagonistic with the public over the years. It’s antisocial behavior to stick a camera in someone’s face and then act surprised when people are annoyed, even if it’s legal 2163576
Reposted by AddyberriesPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Black Panther 3 will be released December 15th, 2028. David Jonsson will star as T'Challa's son in the film. 492037434
Reposted by AddyberriesPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 24/07/2026The National Guard Bureau will spend $292 million to provide a "long-term housing solution" for thousands of troop members deployed in DC in "apartment-style lodging units"notus.orgNational Guard Signs $292M Housing Contract for Troops in Washington, D.C.The deal would provide 2,000 “apartment-style lodging units” for service members deployed in the city. 74274162
Reposted by AddyberriesPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Representatives for Taylor Farms called the White House to try to delay a recall tied to one of the largest foodborne illness outbreaks in U.S. history www.wsj.com/health/taylo... 8835811534
Reposted by AddyberriesKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 23/07/2026BREAKING: MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Man who killed Democratic Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman is sentenced to two life terms plus 40 years in prison. 16257461081
Reposted by AddyberriesKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 24/07/2026On Wednesday, the Pentagon reported on its casualties website that a total of 18 American service members had been killed during the war in Iran. By Thursday, the Defense Department had lowered that number, reporting that 14 American troops had been killed in the war.nytimes.comNumber of U.S. Troop Deaths in Iran War Appears Lower on Pentagon WebsiteThree military officials and a Pentagon spokesman gave conflicting explanations for why the number of Americans killed in the Iran war had changed. 1251077492
Reposted by AddyberriesSWIIRL (Sativa Diva 💅🏿) @thatonegirlkendra.blacksky.app · 18/01/2026You will NEVER convince me of the negative things this country thinks about Black people. Every single issue we have as a people can be traced back to slavery and white supremacy 36937
Reposted by AddyberriesBIG CHEECH CAKE @chelsisright.bsky.social · 21/07/2026A congresswoman actually about that legislation life and not just out here pulling stunts! 12511
Reposted by AddyberriesPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 21/07/2026France has become the first country in the European Union to ban children under 15 from using social mediahuffpost.comFrench Lawmakers Adopt A Sweeping Social Media Ban For Children Under 15The vote makes France the first country in the European Union to approve a blanket ban on social media platforms. 21412103
Reposted by AddyberriesPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Kevin Feige says he feels like a “gigantic loser and failure” that the Blade film with Mahershala Ali never came to be 820032
Addyberries @darthdandious.bsky.social · 18/07/2026This had to be scary but it reminds me that this is what other people hear when we decide to attack them and they hear it more than just once and it isn’t just a flyover 040
Reposted by AddyberriesPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Brenda Fricker, the Oscar-winning actress who was well-known for her role as the Pigeon Lady in “Home Alone 2,” has died. She was 81.deadline.comBrenda Fricker Dead: 'Home Alone's Central Park Pigeon Lady Was 81Brenda Fricker is dead, the 'Home Alone 2 Central Park Pigeon Lady and Oscar-winning 'My Left Foot' Irish actress was 81 15684175
Reposted by AddyberriesPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 15/07/2026The Trump administration replaced panels about the brutality of slavery at the Philadelphia President’s House memorial while the public slept overnightphillytrib.comTrump administration replaces panels at President’s House slavery memorial under the cloak of darknessHours after federal agents removed the restored panels at the President’s House slavery memorial under the cloak of darkness and replaced them with new ones, attorney Michael Coard of the 21506323
Reposted by AddyberriesPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Hal Williams, ‘227’ star and ‘Sanford and Son’ regular, has died at 91 variety.com/2026/tv/news...variety.comHal Williams, ‘227’ Star and ‘Sanford and Son’ Regular, Dies at 91Hal Williams, who starred in '227' and was a series regular on 'Sanford and Son,' has died. He was 91. 471785427
Reposted by AddyberriesHeadquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Senate Democrats have blocked Republicans' National Defense Authorization Act, which would've given an additional $1,100,000,000,000 to the Department of War and deepened military ties with Israel 20336133
Reposted by AddyberriesKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 14/07/2026BREAKING: E. Jean Carroll just received Trump's $5 million — plus interest. Despite Trump's repeated attempts to block Carroll from receiving the money, $5,625,005.48 was disbursed to Carroll's legal team this week. www.ms.now/news/e-jean-...ms.nowE. Jean Carroll finally gets Trump’s $5 million — plus interestDespite the president’s repeated attempts to block Carroll from receiving the money, $5,625,005.48 was disbursed to Carroll’s legal team this week. 29066041721
Reposted by AddyberriesKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Pete Hegseth just blocked the promotions of seven senior Navy officers — five of whom are women or people of color — to two-star admiral rank. For the first time in more than a decade, no female active-duty naval officers are likely to be promoted to admiral this year.nytimes.comOpportunities Narrow for Women as Hegseth Blocks More PromotionsFor the first time in more than a decade, no active-duty female Navy officers are likely to be promoted to admiral this year. 1461620822
Addyberries @darthdandious.bsky.social · 14/07/2026For the kids www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...amazon.comCheck out my list on Amazon 022
Reposted by AddyberriesKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Judge Williams: "[T]his was an attempt to use the Court to provide some legitimacy to an agreement to confer immunity to people and entities affiliated with the President and to earmark billions of dollars from American taxpayers to redress grievances not defined in the law." 11879310
Reposted by AddyberriesGood Garvey Day @bperry149.blacksky.app · 12/07/2026“He came around me with a Lynyrd Skynyrd beard and suspenders talking bout “States rights” 15333