Reposted by @deirdrewbeck.bsky.socialAyo @darrylayo.bsky.social · 9hOne of those video bloggers dumped water on a woman who was wearing just a…just a going-out dress 👗 (literally that) and she proceeded to beat him up and throw him fully onto the floor 2490347
Reposted by @deirdrewbeck.bsky.socialGrowing all the things... @tarynj19.bsky.social · 8hFolks play too much...and everybody ain't laughin'! 611111
Reposted by @deirdrewbeck.bsky.socialBetter Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 7hWe are vindicated yet again 493522485
Reposted by @deirdrewbeck.bsky.socialRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 9hJust 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. 20976502436
Reposted by @deirdrewbeck.bsky.socialmuscular baby jeb lund @mobute.bsky.social · 8hnot working has never stopped a death penalty, it's only fair to put a wealth tax on the books for the rest of human history 140855
Reposted by @deirdrewbeck.bsky.socialGenie Lauren @moreandagain.me · 7hReally want someone I trust to help me determine if I'm gonna be pissed spending 4 hours watching this, or if I'm gonna feel like it's really worth it 061
Reposted by @deirdrewbeck.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 7hThese facts are VERY similar to the case of Mohamed Jama in MN. They were looking for a 5'5" guy and snatched Jama, who is 6'5" (his lawyer did a big Perry Mason moment to have him stand in the court room). These rulings may help the victims sue. 2306108
Reposted by @deirdrewbeck.bsky.socialHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 11h“‘Mark, we have two minutes left. I want to be respectful, but I’d like to move on and talk a little bit about the future and what’s coming,’ the publicist said.”theverge.comOpenAI PR tells journalist to ‘move on’ while asking Sam Altman about a ChatGPT user’s suicide“I’d like to move on and talk a little bit about the future,” the publicist said. 1017754
Reposted by @deirdrewbeck.bsky.socialTruthout @truthout.org · 7hTrump’s boat-bombing spree continued on Sunday despite condemnation from around the world, claiming four more lives and bringing the death toll from the 13-month campaign to at least 238.buff.lyAnother Trump Administration Boat Strike Claims 4 More Lives“Where is Congress to stop the horror?” asked Amnesty International USA. 44435
Reposted by @deirdrewbeck.bsky.socialAngie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 7hJoin comedian Zainab Johnson in Tampa Bay for a night of laughter and fun in support of Angie Nixon on Thursday, October 15th at 7:30 PM ET! RSVP and donate today by visiting Angie4Us.com/comedy! Can’t wait to see you there! #AngieForFlorida 29034
Reposted by @deirdrewbeck.bsky.socialSimpsonsQOTD @simpsonsqotd.bsky.social · 9h"Take her away, boys." "I thought you said the law was powerless." "Powerless to help you, not punish you." 1719198
Reposted by @deirdrewbeck.bsky.socialSolomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 7hWe are not enthusiastic enough about our passions… i stand on this app to declare the fires that rage in my soul!!!! 1453
Reposted by @deirdrewbeck.bsky.socialCNN @cnn.com · 7h28-year-old lab researcher at a Russian institute dedicated to studying plague and dangerous pathogens died of pneumonia of an “unknown” origin. cnn.it/4jLDiuS 155524
Reposted by @deirdrewbeck.bsky.socialMatt ”read the syllabus” L @matt18l.bsky.social · 8hYeah. I got nothing. Sometimes I read sections of the primary source documents out-loud in class. We take turns. I read a paragraph and then a student reads a paragraph. I feel like I should go ask the colleagues over in the college of education how they teach people to read. 152
Reposted by @deirdrewbeck.bsky.socialthe beggars out of here getter @milesklee.bsky.social · 7hAt a marathon runtime of four hours, Alex Gibney's new documentary 'Musk' strains to cover the sweep of the oligarch's business empire and its capture of U.S. government. But the interviews with first wife Justine Wilson and latest ex Ashley St. Clair about his vindictive nature hit hardest.wired.comElon Musk’s Exes Are the Most Damning Part of a Massive New DocumentaryInterviews with Justine Wilson and Ashley St. Clair in the nearly four-hour-long “Musk” paint the world’s richest man as capricious and cruel even toward those closest to him. 731268
Reposted by @deirdrewbeck.bsky.socialnico @nicodelort.bsky.social · 18hi dont want to download an app i don't want a qr code menu i dont want to talk to an ai assistant i dont want ai summaries for my searches i dont want to optimize my workflow i dont want to jump on a call i dont want to rate anything i don't want to create an account LEAVEME ADLONEe 103004971
Reposted by @deirdrewbeck.bsky.socialVincent Bevins @vincentbevins.bsky.social · 01/10/2026What is happening in Brazil in October, and why does it matter? We asked a philosopher, a social scientist, a journalist and an organizer. Now up on North South Notes, featuring Rodrigo Nunes, Camila Rocha, Piero Locatelli and Stephanie Weatherbee Brito: www.northsouthnotes.org/p/how-to-wat...northsouthnotes.orgHow to watch Brazil this monthFour illustrious guides to a crucial cycle 14420
Reposted by @deirdrewbeck.bsky.socialPost Punk-y Brewster @krismeana.bsky.social · 12hThat’s why she shouldn’t have been building them that Cop City, because all of the people who would have fought to keep the billionaire out of office will never support her again after she went out of her way to build a Cop City… and to prosecute Cop City protesters. 13816
Reposted by @deirdrewbeck.bsky.socialmolly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 13hnot to go full gen x hose drinker on you, but we walked to school on our own & were allowed to go to the library by ourselves when i was 5 & my sister was 8. the norfolk public library in our neighborhood was the one on hampton blvd. we loved it! it’s sad kids aren’t free to roam anymore. 6993299
Reposted by @deirdrewbeck.bsky.socialdan sinker @dansinker.com · 12h1990s high school English-ass list. 2283
Reposted by @deirdrewbeck.bsky.socialJessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 12hI agree with Alex. This argument is fact-free and, in fact, a paternalistic view that ignores a great deal of organizing and mutual aid that happens inside of carceral facilities. 1212
Reposted by @deirdrewbeck.bsky.socialAlex Burness @burness.bsky.social · 12hDemonstrably false—they are mostly disenfranchised, but when and where incarcerated people are granted meaningful ballot access, they very often do vote freely. 1314
Reposted by @deirdrewbeck.bsky.socialJessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 12hThe reason why people involved in the carceral system cannot vote is racism. Legislators said so. Why else exclude people for life, exclude people on parole or probation etc etc. 28415
Reposted by @deirdrewbeck.bsky.socialMike Ludwig @mludwig.bsky.social · 12hSee the moment when Border Patrol and militarized police cut down the sacred Grandmother Tree, a more than 200-year-old Cottonwood on private property and Indigenous territory. The tree sitter and many others are have been arrested, according to activists @ Tierra Libre anti-border wall camp 23434
Reposted by @deirdrewbeck.bsky.socialJadzia Axelrod 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ @planetx.bsky.social · 12hDon't everybody like the smell of gasoline?youtu.beOutkast - Gasoline Dreams (Official Audio) ft. Khujo GoodieYouTube video by OutkastVEVO 2387
Reposted by @deirdrewbeck.bsky.socialunraveled @unraveledpress.com · 12hA representative with the National Lawyers Guild says police arrested one person who protested racist provocateur Jake Lang's "crusader march" yesterday in Bridgeview, IL. Another person was detained on site but released w/o charges. The NLG rep didn't know if anyone with Lang's group was arrested. 27122
Reposted by @deirdrewbeck.bsky.socialGenie Lauren @moreandagain.me · 12hI think we could find the relief we seek if we stopped accepting their terms and started forcing them to accept ours. And we have to think BIG. 15018
Reposted by @deirdrewbeck.bsky.socialGenie Lauren @moreandagain.me · 12hNothing was actually finished. Nothing was actually settled. We were just told it was because it benefited those at the top if we accepted their terms and moved on. Now, we find ourselves back where we've always been, and we're shocked. And they're still trying to make us move on. 28225
Reposted by @deirdrewbeck.bsky.socialGenie Lauren @moreandagain.me · 12hI really believe a lot of the mental and emotional turmoil that Americans (across races) are experiencing now is caused by us being raised to believe that History™ was over. It's obvious, now, that not only is it not over, not only are we a part of it, we're relitigating battles we thought we won. 214160
Reposted by @deirdrewbeck.bsky.socialMax Granger @maxgranger.info · 13h🚨 All eyes on the border wall blockade at Camp O:ṣhad in Lochiel, Ariz. This morning, over 50 Border Patrol / BORTAC agents raided the resistance camp, entering private property without a warrant, attacking land defenders & deploying a cherry-picker to extract the tree sitter. 3181109
Reposted by @deirdrewbeck.bsky.socialMax Granger @maxgranger.info · 12hThey cut down the "grandmother" tree. 29421307
Reposted by @deirdrewbeck.bsky.socialAyo @darrylayo.bsky.social · 12hI don’t want to debate, I don’t want to jubilee, I don’t want to sit down for lunch with them I want equal human rights and freedom for everyone. 656874
Reposted by @deirdrewbeck.bsky.socialJosh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 13hI do not mean to single out LeBron James, but it feels completely bizarre to me that an active player is allowed to promote "prediction markets" but would get banned for life for using that service to bet ten dollars on their own team to win a game. 1753155589
Reposted by @deirdrewbeck.bsky.socialmklinger421.bsky.social @mklinger421.bsky.social · 13hWhen @people.com does better journalism.... people.com/dennis-haste...people.comDennis Hastert, Former House Speaker Disgraced by Child Sex Abuse Scandal, Dies at 84Dennis Hastert, the longest-serving Republican House speaker who was later convicted of financial crimes related to the sexual abuse of underage boys, died at 84. 211183223
Reposted by @deirdrewbeck.bsky.socialCheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 11h🗣️📣TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN GEORGIA! Even if you think you are registered, you may have been bumped off. Check to make sure you're in before it's too late. mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/mvp.sos.ga.govGA My Voter PageUse the Georgia My Voter Page (MVP) to check your voter registration status, find your polling location, view your county's early voting locations, review your sample ballot for upcoming elections, an... 03136
Reposted by @deirdrewbeck.bsky.socialAngie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 11hThey want us divided. They want us fighting each other instead of working together. Organized people beat big money every day of the week. But we have to get organized. So what are we going to do about it yall? Volunteer today at AngieNixon.com. #AngieForFlorida 121177
Reposted by @deirdrewbeck.bsky.socialGwynne Hogan @gwynnefitz.bsky.social · 11hThe latest ICE arrest wave targets ppl with "withholding of removal," a status that means an immigration deemed they'd be in danger if deported to their home countries. The Trump admin is now pushing to deport them to third countries. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/05/t...thecityreporter.nyc'But I'm Not From Ghana': ICE Targets Longtime New Yorkers for Third-Country DeportationImmigrants with protected status who've lived in the city for decades are finding themselves swept up, shackled and threatened with expulsion. 39360
Reposted by @deirdrewbeck.bsky.socialAnil Dash @anildash.com · 11hExactly this. And in fact, many models *have* been created this way, and decades of prior machine learning systems *were* created this way, consensually. These things are choices! People are STILL working this way! It’s not just that a better world is possible — it already EXISTS. We can nurture it. 141430380
Reposted by @deirdrewbeck.bsky.socialworm @rfksbrainworm.bsky.social · 04/10/2026bobcat in a box 441420362
Reposted by @deirdrewbeck.bsky.socialMelissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 14hhey it’s a gay bar story about who to actually be mad at 11151294
Reposted by @deirdrewbeck.bsky.socialElizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 12hI was raped at a frat party. It’s a shockingly common experience and preventative interventions in college are way too late. 632084473
Reposted by @deirdrewbeck.bsky.socialDanielle Kurtzleben @titonka.bsky.social · 12hThey don't get news stories, and I'm not arguing they should. But they haunt you. And they're not just about consent but basic human decency and empathy. The thing I hope girls today realize is: you can tell someone about this. It still matters. I didn't realize this as a teen. I wish i had. 2/ 1814
Reposted by @deirdrewbeck.bsky.socialDanielle Kurtzleben @titonka.bsky.social · 12hThe thing I've been mulling: for every horrifying sexual assault story you hear, there are 100 stories that don't quite reach the level of "report this to the police immediately" but still are traumatic, still have long, long effects. 1/ 318937
Reposted by @deirdrewbeck.bsky.socialtalia jane @taliajane.bsky.social · 11hTODAY - Lochiel, AZ: Border Patrol has raided private property, reportedly without a warrant, and violently arrested several land defense activists who have been attempting to preserve lands the federal government wants to raze to build Trump’s border wall. More: www.instagram.com/tierralibre_... 28337
Reposted by @deirdrewbeck.bsky.socialKatherine Alejandra Cross @quinnae.com · 05/10/2026This is *the* main continuity between neo-fascism and the 20th Century variety. Erich Fromm argued exactly this in "Escape From Freedom," saying that modernity left many alienated and socially dislocated--and fascist strongmen promised to restore meaning and purpose to their lives. 7627196
Reposted by @deirdrewbeck.bsky.socialzenlike @zenlike.bsky.social · 04/10/2026So, this very sympathetic piece where the subject is “a lifelong Democrat who had voted for Trump for the first time in 2024”. 5 minutes of checking his facebook shows pro Trump posts as far back as 2019, and a post saying that he “stands with Trump” posted just a couple of days after Trumps coup. 251538401
Reposted by @deirdrewbeck.bsky.socialLupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 04/10/2026Bold stance from the crown prince of people who don’t believe they should accept being forced to hoard even a single dollar less of their stolen gains for the benefits of humanity 1019643
