Reposted by Doug RamsdellLakota Man 🪶 @lakotaman.bsky.social · 21hMy little warrior baby wishes you a Happy Indigenous Peoples Day. 40511766914
Reposted by Doug Ramsdell𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗱 @photoframd.bsky.social · 17hNicolas Cage Refused to Sign an AI Waiver From Amazon #ai petapixel.com/2026/10/12/n...petapixel.comNicolas Cage Refused to Sign an AI Waiver From Amazon'I am not an AI-friendly actor.' 2213
Reposted by Doug RamsdellJohn Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 17hI would love, absolutely love, at least one prominent contender for the Dem POTUS nomination in 2028 to start threatening this now. "Trump is right that lying on immigration forms is a serious offense. Here are the people my DOJ will investigate on Day 1: Musk, Melania, etc." Put fear in them NOW. 281976401
Reposted by Doug RamsdellIlhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 18hI’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced. 14014705211157
Reposted by Doug RamsdellMax Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 18hAnd yet, every single Democratic member of Congress and every progressive organization (except @indivisible.org) still uses X as their primary method of breaking news. The pro-democracy movement really needs to boycott X. 351155265
Reposted by Doug RamsdellAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 11/10/2026The Talarico nonsense being spread by GOP influencers is a typical republican “scandal” - lots of BREAKING!! And 🚨 but no actual substance. If anyone from the Paxton campaign coordinated with influencers to spread these lies, people should go to prison, and Talarico should sue the fuck out of them. 15456681256
Reposted by Doug Ramsdellemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 19hHSI Agents Ricky Patel, Ryan Ribner, Richard Berger, and Timothy Gerber All Made False Claims to Frame Democrats emptywheel.net/2026/10/12/h...emptywheel.netHSI Agents Ricky Patel, Ryan Ribner, Richard Berger, and Timothy Gerber All Lied to Frame Democrats - emptywheelThere are at least 36 affidavits signed by HSI Agents -- like the goons who just searched Ilhan Omar's house -- who have made false claims to frame Democrats or other Trump opponents. 5355189
Reposted by Doug RamsdellEddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 23hGood morning everyone! I want you to take a moment to read a letter to Jaye (@jaybird54.bsky.social) from Major Jason Watson—a hero who sacrificed his career in the name of democracy. He did it for us.🇺🇸🫡 #GTS #ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory substack.com/@jayetaylor9...substack.comJaye (@jayetaylor983472)Sharing Jason’s latest letter, with gratitude to Monte Mader for helping his words reach so many people. 💙 So many wonderful things have come into my life through my close friendship with Jason, and ... 27388210
Reposted by Doug Ramsdellemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 23h@nicolesandler.bsky.social reconstructed the Fridays with Nicole Sandler show we did on Friday. It's here now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQJV...youtube.comEmptywheel Friday 10 9 26 finalYouTube video by emptywheel 07316
Reposted by Doug RamsdellVT Commons @vtcommons.bsky.social · 21hThe Democrats need to come down on this malevolent freak like a ton of bricks. www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...huffpost.comMusk Is The Biggest Known Donor In The 2026 Midterms: NYT 3123
Reposted by Doug RamsdellNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 21hReally unpopular things: -data centers -overt bigotry -CSAM -billionaires trying to buy elections -Hitler salutes -stealing people’s personal data -South African Apartheid -causing the deaths of hundreds of thousands, possibly millions, of children Fighting against Elon Musk is a political winner 251637398
Reposted by Doug RamsdellBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 12/10/2026Vladimir Putin wants a divided Europe to weaken us. We cannot let him win. For the sake of our own security, we need to rejoin the EU. 36838292
Reposted by Doug RamsdellMike Masnick @masnick.com · 12/10/2026I thought we all agreed to stop paying any attention to David Brooks after he whined about the price of an airport burger... leaving out the fact that 80% of the cost was all of the alcohol he had ordered... 2953964
Reposted by Doug Ramsdelljoneson/dead bird site survivor. @joneson.bsky.social · 11/10/2026#TN08 voters, who in their right mind votes to cut health care & SNAP in favor of tax cuts for the rich? Look no further than the cruel & despicable David Kustoff. Elect democrat Heidi Kuhn @kuhnforcongress.com to protect your benefits. clerk.house.gov/Votes/202519...clerk.house.govRoll Call 190 Roll Call 190, Bill Number: H. R. 1, 119th Congress, 1st SessionVOTE QUESTION: On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment, DESCRIPTION: One Big Beautiful Bill Act, VOTE TYPE: Recorded Vote, STATUS: Passed 03526
Reposted by Doug RamsdellPurple Teacher @peaceandteachin.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Paxton took over 1000 trips during his term. Taxpayers were charged over $3.3 million for security, yet only 338 were actual business trips. Paxton is robbing taxpayers just like Trump. Vote better Texas. #ProudBlue#Voices4Victory #OneV1 apple.news/AffV1d_7LQVi...apple.newsKen Paxton’s Security for Travel Cost Taxpayers Millions. Just 1 in 6 of His Trips Had a Stated Business Purpose. — ProPublicaRecords show the Texas attorney general has taken nearly 1,000 trips during his tenure, costing $3.3 million in security. We could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to sta... 11171105
Reposted by Doug RamsdellEric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Soboroff is probably the best reporter on ICE and immigration enforcement. And to his credit, he doesn't let his foot off the gas on Mamdani here. 113926
Reposted by Doug RamsdellBeatrice Sexton @bsexton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Incidentally, Here's a story about a farm worker in Goldsboro. #ncpol www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comHeatstroke ruined his health. Years before, it took the life of another farm worker at the same companyA farm labor contractor exposed laborers on H-2A agricultural visas to heat-related health hazards, but the contractor is still bringing hundreds of migrant farm workers to North Carolina 093
Reposted by Doug RamsdellSarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Remember that 21,000+ acre farm here in NC where workers keep dying? You'd think they're doing that "to make a profit." LOL no. If that were true, they probably wouldn't have gotten FORTY MILLION DOLLARS in arrears with their bank.youtu.beHow This Deadly Farmer Lost $40 Million DollarsYouTube video by Farm to Taber 8530134
Reposted by Doug RamsdellSarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 11/10/2026And our farm policy is trapped in this kind of thinking. "Farm policy" is just a euphemism for "How do we want to throw free money at farmers this year?" It's all calls for understanding & support. Not accountability. 1807
Reposted by Doug Ramsdellemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 11/10/2026From yesterday: Agent of a Foreign Power emptywheel.net/2026/10/10/a...emptywheel.netAgent of a Foreign Power - emptywheelIf you read Putin's statement about the capitulation he wrangled from Trump yesterday, rather than Trump, it becomes clear that Putin has finally finished fully recruiting Donald Trump. 415661
Doug Ramsdell @dimmsdale.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Vlad says "JUMP!" Trump meekly replies "How high, sir?" 010
Reposted by Doug RamsdellKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11/10/2026David Brooks doesn't even know what they do at a goddamn Applebee's. He can kindly shut the fuck up about "what we do here in America." 791644226
Reposted by Doug RamsdellSchooley @schooley.bsky.social · 11/10/2026If world leaders posting wishful thinking is acceptable now Zelensky should announce Trump is resigning. 1133652
Reposted by Doug Ramsdellemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 11/10/2026As Kash Patel gets on a plane to visit his buddy Vladimir Putin this week, worth reminding that Kash is STILL trying to use a Russian attempt to frame Hillary Clinton from 7/26/16 to prosecute Jim Comey. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlSa...youtube.comThe Secrets Trump's Spies Share with Putin's SpiesYouTube video by emptywheel 3334129
Reposted by Doug RamsdellWaterBluSky 🇺🇸 🌻 🇺🇦 @waterblusky.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Cloudfare: Russian troll activity on X drops to 49%, after Ukraine strikes Yandex Russian data center. 🤖 🫤 Could this disrupt the midterms for the GOP? 17548511501
Reposted by Doug RamsdellSchooley @schooley.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Rich people not paying their bills is way too common a story. 451533396
Reposted by Doug RamsdellAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 10/10/2026I regret to inform everyone that, I, too, did not receive a Nobel Peace Prize for accomplishments that exist only in my imagination. I ask for grace and understanding during this difficult time. 26578321019
Reposted by Doug RamsdellStarbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 10/10/2026Starbucks cut DEI, rolled back sustainability goals, violated labor laws more than any company in US history, invested big money on union-busting instead of their employees & that's just the tip of the iceberg. BOYCOTT STARBUCKS until workers get the fair contract they deserve! 410530
Reposted by Doug RamsdellAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I just realized I forgot to post this: Here’s part 2 of my AI and National Security series: This part is focused on strategic risks, threats we aren’t yet measuring, and risk mitigation. Unlocked for everyone. www.patreon.com/AWHSBlog/pos...patreon.comAI and National Security: Part 2 | Angry StafferIn Part I, we talked about where AI is already changing warfare: intelligence analysis, targeting, cybersecurity, and increasingly autonomou 271499490
Reposted by Doug RamsdellKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 09/10/2026This juiceless nerd’s presidential campaign is going to be the shortest in recorded history 1311484145
Reposted by Doug RamsdellCorrinaLeeB 🇨🇦 @corrina.sheshed.rocks · 09/10/2026🗳️ SNOHOMISH COUNTY VOTERS! Track your ballot and confirm it’s accepted: votewa.gov 📬 No ballot by Oct. 14? Call 425-388-3444. Find official drop boxes and election information: snohomishcountywa.gov/elections Source: Snohomish County Elections #SheShed #SnohomishCountyvotewa.gov VoteWA Voter Portal 04745
Reposted by Doug RamsdellCorrinaLeeB 🇨🇦 @corrina.sheshed.rocks · 09/10/2026🚨 WASHINGTON STATE — SNOHOMISH COUNTY VOTERS! Snohomish County begins mailing approximately 535,000 ballots TODAY, Oct. 9, amid USPS processing concerns. 🗳️ 38 official ballot drop boxes 📬 Mail ballots at least one week early ⏰ Drop boxes close Nov. 3 at 8 PM #SnohomishCounty #SheShed 8195154
Reposted by Doug RamsdellEmily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 09/10/2026🧵RILE FOLKS UP TO MAKE GOOD TROUBLE MUSK opens in NY & LA tonight, elsewhere 10/16 •organize a group; preorder tix for opening wked •have voting resources+info re: Musk's elex spending on your phone; share at intermission & after •if you go before 10/17, direct ppl to No Kings Vote Early protestsbleeckerstreetmedia.comMUSK | Only In Select Theaters October 9, Nationwide October 16An incisive look behind the legend of Elon Musk, the world’s most heralded “inventor-entrepreneur” who has enormous influence on the world in which we all live. 210843
Reposted by Doug RamsdellTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 09/10/2026A portrait of Nicole Fleetwood and me drawn during our last public conversation by the artist Djuna Tewksbury. Watch our latest conversation below, and read Nicole Fleetwood's new book! nicolerfleetwood.substack.com/p/our-two-oh... 220834
Reposted by Doug RamsdellMore Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 09/10/2026In her statement on the ICE shooting in New York, AOC specifically calls out Target. The congresswoman demands that the mega-corporation stop allowing ICE to stage paramilitary raids from its parking lots. migrantinsider.com/p/aoc-to-tar...migrantinsider.comAOC to Target: Stop Lending Your Bronx Parking Lots to ICEAfter federal agents fired into a car with a 5-year-old in the back seat, Ocasio-Cortez names the retailer that lawmakers say gave ICE a place to wait. 582045510
Reposted by Doug Ramsdelle.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 08/10/2026the more Musk spends on the midterm elections, the more ubiquitous this image needs to be 331897555
Doug Ramsdell @dimmsdale.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Oh come on. What else ya gonna do with those leftover pimiento olives and the grapes from breakfast? Go green, I tells ya, GREEN! 010
Reposted by Doug RamsdellOversight Dems @oversightdemocrats.bsky.social · 08/10/2026From day one in the majority, we're going to take on: 🔍Trump family corruption 🔍Abuses by DHS and ICE 🔍Corporate corruption making everything more expensive 🔍Getting justice for the Epstein survivors We will hold them accountable for everything that they've done. 38337112
Reposted by Doug RamsdellRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Just 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. 25797773047
Reposted by Doug RamsdellTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Did you know that my election cheat sheet has a section where you can check out the key legislative districts state by state? What are be the majority and supermajority makers, or races interesting for different reasons? Check it out! boltsmag.org/whats-on-the... 419883
Reposted by Doug Ramsdellcara giaimo @cjgiaimo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026i was fortunate enough to profile Margaret Hamilton in 2019. A really kind and curious person. This was my favorite story she told me: 141891549
Reposted by Doug RamsdellRoger Sollenberger @sollenbergerrc.bsky.social · 07/10/2026DOJ hired these prosecutors: -A gambling exec turned conspiracy theorist podcaster -A guy found liable for selling fraudulent insurance leads -A guy who violated attorney-client privilege in a high-profile murder trial -A guy currently facing animal neglect charges www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...nytimes.comJustice Dept. Turns to Partisans and Conspiracists to Fill Depleted RanksThe civil rights unit has recruited people whose questionable work histories and dearth of education and experience might have disqualified them in the past, former officials said. 471194500
Reposted by Doug Ramsdellemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Trump is about to sell out Ukraine, basically the culmination of the 2016 influence operation, but that history has been memory holed. www.youtube.com/shorts/yDK-8...youtube.comTrump's Team Sells Out the USYouTube video by emptywheel 14345167
Reposted by Doug RamsdellThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026🔥 @katiephang.bsky.social (With Deniro behind her): “I’m suing A.G. Todd Blanche — Trump’s cosplaying personal lawyer — for the unredacted Epstein files… as an independent journo 🗣️ I don’t have a corporate oligarch telling me what to say… Trump has been violating federal law every day.” 433189405708
Reposted by Doug RamsdellEveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Like, follow, share to help support libraries! #library #libraries #read #reading #book #books #librarylove #author #publiclibrary #literature #lit 0176