Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21/09/2026So the US is “working on a deal” to buy Potash from a dictator allied with Putin instead of Canada. 1849106363617
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026EPA allowed pesticide giant Bayer to pick from a menu of regulation options for the controversial and destructive weedkiller dicamba. Dicamba is drift prone and kills vegetation and crops for miles around fields where it is sprayed, and is linked to liver cancer and Non-Hodgkin lymphomatheguardian.comUS environment agency let Bayer pick regulations for destructive weedkiller, documents showEnvironmental Protection Agency asked firm to choose rules it wanted for dicamba, then put the choices in a proposed federal rule 20369222
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The cost of hiring a very large crude carrier from the Gulf to Asia has risen to $1.1mm a day, up from ~$100,000 at the start of the year. Costs on other routes not directly impacted by the US-Iran war, such as the Gulf of Mexico to Asia, have also surged 400–500% y/y.bloomberg.comThe Next Inflation Shock: $1 Million-a-Day Oil TankersFormer President Bill Clinton once said that when a crisis breaks out, the first thing everyone in Washington asks is, “Where is the nearest [aircraft] carrier?” That remains a critical question as th... 14371167
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮Jen Cross @jencross.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Here's a fun little friend. It's a caterpillar that has adorned itself with plant material to help camouflage itself. Quite an amazing find! Emerald Moth (Synchlora sp.) 820833
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I’ve covered Trump’s arch for nearly a year. I’ve watched officials reveal their plans to federal commissions and tracked them in court. Nobody, until today, made any suggestion it would be a “military complex.” But Trump has used a similar strategy to defend his ballroom.washingtonpost.comTrump says planned 250-foot arch will be ‘military complex’ for drones, snipersThe president’s post about the 250-foot arch planned near Arlington National Cemetery comes as veterans groups, historic preservationists and others attempt to stop the project. 47682252
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026It really is striking how many authoritarian states have ended up in this exact same place, where the leader seizes control of scientific inquiry. Lysenkoism in the Soviet Union, Aryan Physics in the Third Reich, Great Leap Forward (also related to Lysenko) in China. 8527251073
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/09/2026For those who have forgotten the past 40 years: Tax cuts for the rich ...don’t trickle down Boosting military spending ...doesn’t bring peace Slashing regulations ...doesn’t create jobs Folks, we’ve seen this all before. 352160605284
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 20/09/2026To my Jewish friends and neighbors who will soon be observing Yom Kippur: May you be inscribed for a good year in the book of life. I'm looking forward to continuing to work together to build a better Michigan and a better world. 8077641188
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 21/09/2026He is not wrong. "There are reasonable grounds to believe that the reported 68 attacks that killed 223 people constituted crimes against humanity of murder under customary international law" - United Nations Special Rapporteur on U.S. Killing “Narco-Terrorists” at Sea www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul... 340127454647
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮Carole with an e @crwright.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Having lived through those years, I remember the fear many reporters faced but carried on despite all. Thank you. 412190665405
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 21/09/2026BREAKING: Evanston police confirm a U.S. citizen was briefly detained by federal agents Sunday morning near Howard and Dodge before being released The man was taken to the hospital for injuries to his head, neck and teeth after agents drove offevanstonnow.comFederal agents detained U.S. citizen Sunday morning - Evanston NowPolice chief says officers responded to a man with injuries to head, neck and teeth on Howard and made contact with agents involved. 39566453498
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 20/09/2026We are still 380 subscribers short of our weekend goal. If you want to help Democracy Docket grow its influence and scale, sign-up now (free or paid). demdock.com/4w6emld 341892908
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/09/2026This is what a rigged economy looks like. 20280113296
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮Jonathan Larsen @jonathanlarsen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Okay, so let’s get one of those. 30872145
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 14/09/2026BREAKING: Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee sitting in DC, issues a preliminary injunction blocking the entire U.S. Postal Service mail ballot rule. Order: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (Key portions of the rule were blocked by Judge Talwani in federal court in Massachusetts.) 111316414
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 14/09/2026UPDATE: DOJ decided to play fast and loose this morning. Without even filing a notice of appeal in the DSCC case, SG Sauer made arguments to SCOTUS about the merits of the DSCC case injunction in a "supplemental brief" in the stay application pending in the California/LWV cases out of Mass. 6415131
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮ProPublica @propublica.org · 14/09/2026The Supreme Court's right-wing supermajority didn't happen overnight. This is the inside story of how Leonard Leo built a machine that reshaped the American judiciary and legal system. (Published Oct. 2023)propublica.orgWe Don’t Talk About Leonard: The Man Behind the Right’s Supreme Court SupermajorityThe inside story of how Leonard Leo built a machine that remade the American legal system — and what he plans to do next. 541341670
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/09/2026Ossoff: "The draft-dodging commander in chief builds a monument to himself while plunging us deeper into a war he doesn't know how to end or win" 290174214649
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/09/2026We are the only people who will rescue us from this nightmare. We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for. The next 51 days are crucial. robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-t… 18766382248
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Indeed, it's far worse than that... Trump is running up a tab of many millions in taxpayer funds for purposes of promoting his own golf course. And the proper word for that is *corrupt.* 35973782827
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Criminally insane. 12911
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14/09/2026What a surprise to learn that a Russian oligarch close to Putin paid for Junior’s lavish wedding. Who could’ve expected it? 1259190725816
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮ProPublica @propublica.org · 14/09/2026In states with abortion bans, medical providers are hesitating or flat-out refusing to terminate ectopic pregnancies, lawsuits allege. “I genuinely thought I was going to die,” said Kyleigh Thurman, who couldn’t get care in Texas.propublica.orgEctopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ... 24860472
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮My friends call me Spike, BSc 🇨🇦 @chemspice.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Utterly disgusting! “These are families that are really barely able to make ends meet,” one policy expert said. “And yet they are working, and they are working a lot.” fortune.com/2026/09/13/a...fortune.comAmazon workers on food stamps have tripled despite its record revenue—and it’s just the latest evidence of the new economy of shrinking labor shares | Fortune“These are families that are really barely able to make ends meet,” one policy expert said. “And yet they are working, and they are working a lot.” 691527913
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 14/09/2026You don’t say. The 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 group of other Russian guests. www.propublica.org/article/dona...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... 0178
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 04/10/2025Breaks the law and reeks of dictatorship defector.com/treasury-dep...defector.comTreasury Department Has Plans To Mint Dollar Coin Featuring Donald Trump's Likeness | DefectorThe United States Department of the Treasury has developed, to the brink of production, a dollar coin that features the face and likeness of President Donald Trump, according to a source within the Tr... 1641527464
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 11/12/2025one thing that doesn’t get enough coverage or comment with regards to this administration is it how much it hates the actually existing united stateswsj.comTrump Administration Scraps Plan to Mint Quarters Featuring Abolition, SuffrageThe move comes as a controversial $1 Trump coin for the nation’s 250th birthday is also being considered. 10854091431
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 02/09/2026And yes, there is actually a federal law saying Presidential $1 coins cannot feature a living current or former president. 56927177
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Chevron has set itself up with the Trump administration to expand existing operations in Venezuela and profit substantially from Donald's illegal actions in the country. www.npr.org/2026/09/02/n...npr.orgChevron to expand in Venezuela, days after the U.S. and Venezuela strike oil dealChevron is the largest foreign oil operator in Venezuela. The deal will expand its footprint at a time of political and economic uncertainty for Venezuela. 84126
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 02/09/2026It’s Wednesday. Time for #SistersInLaw to answer your questions. You can listen here. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s... 415636
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/08/2026NEW: These local jails in Florida were supposed to detain immigrants for only up to 72 hours, per DHS. One woman was rebooked 10 times, spending a cumulative 26 days in jail.propublica.orgThese Local Jails Were Supposed to Detain Immigrants for Only 72 Hours. One Woman Was Held for a Total of 26 Days.Rebookings of immigrants into local jails are an effort to circumvent federal rules and regulations, legal experts say. Our nationwide analysis shows that in the past year, two Florida jails had unusu... 14734501882
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 28/08/2026The night Shakira opened Donbass Arena in 2009, a $400M stadium now left in ruins by war 261464290
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/08/2026ICE arrests have hit a record high for Trump's second term. A vast majority of those who have been arrested are people with no criminal history. Remember that private prison companies like CoreCivic and GEO Group were some of Trump's biggest donors. They're now reporting billions in revenue. 671152569
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Federal corporate political spending has already reached nearly $650 MILLION ahead of the midterms, according to @publiccitizen.bsky.social. That’s an all-time high — and we’re still months away from Election Day. Big Money is the real threat to “election integrity.” 921829784
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮Zach D Roberts @zdroberts.bsky.social · 28/08/2026At the 2026 March on Washington DC. Crowds are no longer allowed to surround the reflecting pool as it has for over 60 years. 621508665
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/08/2026 Newsom: "That $400m Qatari plane? That's not a $400m gift. It cost you $936m. That was what was appropriated as he's cutting food stamps and cutting your Medicaid. He put a billion dollars in the Pentagon budget to retrofit his private plane because that's going with him after the presidency ... " 605162626250
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮Jay Pitter @jaypitter.bsky.social · 10/08/2026My Toronto Star take on festival challenges: 1. Crowds aren’t the problem; poor spatial planning is. Many festivals have outgrown the car-centric streets and spaces where they began. Their growth needs to be matched with permanent pedestrianization, better design, and placemaking approaches. 37823
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮Kye @gxldsociety.bsky.social · 10/08/2026A president who refuses to send aid to states that didn’t vote for him, is a literally enemy of the state and the nation. 467167884146
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮Dan Shafer @danshafer.bsky.social · 11/08/2026A reminder, as polls open in Wisconsin: Wisconsin has same-day voter registration. So, if you haven’t registered or need to re-register, you can do so at your polling place (with ID and proof of residence) TODAY. Every state should do this. It’s great that Wisconsin does this. Go vote. 9455201
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 11/08/2026“Here’s what we found: Every additional 100kg of vehicle weight was associated with a 6% increase in odds of pedestrian fatality. Every additional 10cm of height was associated with an 11% increase in odds of pedestrian fatality. The relationship was even stronger in lower-speed environments.”theconversation.comBig US-style trucks are killing more pedestrians in Australia – our research proves itPedestrians are more likely to be killed by heavier cars – and even more so if the vehicle is taller, Australian-first research has found. 25627345
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 11/08/2026"At least 111 people were killed and 87 others were injured, according to Colombia’s president, Abelardo De La Espriella, who said that at least 1,575 homes, 18 health centers and 52 schools had been damaged. The death toll was likely to rise..." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/w...nytimes.comMajor Quake Hits Colombia, Killing at Least 111Rescue crews and regular people searched for survivors, and the death toll was likely to rise. More than 1,500 homes were damaged, the president said. 581647618
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮Ankit Panda @nktpnd.bsky.social · 05/08/2026www.reuters.com/business/aer...reuters.comEXCLUSIVE: North Korean missile unit deploys in Russia for Ukraine war, Kyiv saysThe missile unit could be equipped with 120 ballistic missiles and six launchers. 01610
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮Ankit Panda @nktpnd.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Interesting. "The leaders of Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan today signed a new joint defense agreement, creating a NATO-style collective defense alliance that could soon be tested amid complex regional conflicts" breakingdefense.com/2026/08/saud...breakingdefense.comSaudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan ink 'joint defense' agreement - Breaking DefenseThe agreement says that "any armed attack against any one of the three States shall be regarded as an attack against them all." 43010
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮Ankit Panda @nktpnd.bsky.social · 07/08/2026"Frontier Security, a US startup, says that Kimi K3 went outside of its sandbox while testing its defensive cybersecurity skills" www.wired.com/story/moonsh...wired.comOne of China’s Most Powerful AI Models Has Also Escaped ContainmentSecurity researchers say that Kimi K3, an open-weight model from China, wandered off to the internet in an attempt to cheat on a test it was given. 2146
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮Ankit Panda @nktpnd.bsky.social · 10/08/2026In a new article for East Asia Forum, I look at the incentives that might reignite sustained missile technology exchange between Iran and North Korea: eastasiaforum.org/2026/08/08/t...eastasiaforum.orgThe spectre of renewed Iran–North Korea missile cooperationIran–North Korea missile cooperation has been dormant for much of the 2020s, but necessity and experience are creating new incentives to revive it 1109
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮Ankit Panda @nktpnd.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Genuinely a good nonproliferation outcome here. The idea of getting buy-in from the government could be usefully applied to the situation with Iran, but alas. 04812
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮Ankit Panda @nktpnd.bsky.social · 11/08/2026"The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will soon remove nuclear material stored at a clandestine site in Syria" www.axios.com/2026/08/10/s...axios.comScoop: U.S. brokers secret deal on clandestine Syrian nuclear siteThe Trump administration and international inspectors rushed to prevent a major escalation. 2293
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮PINO FOTUS @pino-fotus.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Jake Sherman is my Hero 🤣 Trump: “A lot of people are saying I’m one of the greatest presidents ever.” Sherman: “They’re not saying that though.” 1381494409
Reposted by Gaylene Pheysey 🌮Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Lebanon’s parliament has just voted to abolish the death penalty, becoming the first Arab country to end capital punishment today.lorientlejour.com/article/1544...today.lorientlejour.comParliament adopts law abolishing death penaltyBEIRUT — Parliament convened Tuesday for a plenary session to debate several bills on the agenda, with Prime Minister Nawaf Salam in attendance.L’Orient-Le Jour learned that the agenda was set in... 07424