Reposted by DrDobieJim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 6hthe caption that tells you everything you need to know 21773339
Reposted by DrDobieRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/10/2026More than 500 U.S. citizens have been detained by ICE, according to ProPublica. 70% of ICE detainees have no criminal conviction. Trump’s promise to go after the “worst of the worst” was always a lie. It was always a pretext to terrorize Black and brown communities. Remember this.projects.propublica.orgMore Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublicaThe government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more th 15144252241
Reposted by DrDobieAnna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 23hThe anti-DEI people are really anti-future. The future is Black and Brown, and refusing to acknowledge that reality is ludicrous and makes everyone worse off. 29124
Reposted by DrDobieAnna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 22hThe country and THE WORLD are much bigger than these GOP-run states, and allowing these racists to delude their constituents into thinking that their reality doesn't have to consider Black and Brown people is dangerous. 0257
Reposted by DrDobieNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026“The Two Minutes Hate was… a hideous ecstasy of fear and vindictiveness, a desire to kill, to torture, to smash faces in with a sledge-hammer, seemed to flow through the whole group of people like an electric current, turning one even against one’s will into a grimacing, screaming lunatic.” 719256
Reposted by DrDobie🪷MsGrumpyBunny🪷 @msgrumpybunny.bsky.social · 06/10/2026He’s absolutely out of his damn mind. 52319148
Reposted by DrDobieJoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I know other survivors are watching their carefully stitched-together lives begin to come apart, too, because in so many ways, we are all Jane Doe. jojofromjerz.substack.com/p/i-was-drun...jojofromjerz.substack.comI Was Drunk. I Was Raped.Both Things Can Be True At The Same Time. 43946222
DrDobie @drdobie.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This book was everywhere, sold in supermarkets etc. The “true story”! 000
Reposted by DrDobieTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Please, for the love of God, leave me behind with all the books because you don’t read. I want to be left behind! 11715107
Reposted by DrDobieTodd Wolfson @proftwolf.bsky.social · 03/10/2026My PhD advisor, Peggy Sanday, published Fraternity Gang Rape (1990). She found gang rape functions as male bonding through domination: men use women to prove masculinity, gain status, & demonstrate loyalty. Group norms normalize coercion, erase consent, & institutional privilege shields perpetrators 729593
Reposted by DrDobieKathleen J. Frydl @kfrydl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026“There’s a sense that the health and vibrancy of the [fraternity] community is contingent on the sexual humiliation of women.”theatlantic.comIs College Getting Less Safe for Women?A lawsuit about an alleged gang rape at Cornell University and a Wired story about sexual cyberharassment reveal how campus rape culture and online misogyny are colliding. 162
Reposted by DrDobieAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026Trump campaigns for Ken Paxton in Texas: "He can be a pain in the ass sometimes, I'll be honest. Is he here, by the way? Oh, there he is. I didn't even know if he was here! I don't care." 5634514988
Reposted by DrDobieAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026surreal scenes -- Trump is out while Howard Lutnick frantically glazes him 68751146
Reposted by DrDobieDan Hirschman @asociologist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026"what we need to demand from universities far and wide is clear: Cease to be a place where sexual assault is often subject to less punishment than protesting and plagiarism." Cornell philosophy prof @katemanne.bsky.social in The Cut:thecut.comWhat It Feels Like at Cornell Right NowAs a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big. 09626
Reposted by DrDobieSherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026NEW AD: Listen to this sh*t. 38591602864
Reposted by DrDobieJessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This is why more women don't come forward, and why more rapists aren't jailed. Because mostly-male cops and prosecutors find it more believable that a 20-yr-old would want to have sex with a room full of fraternity brothers than accept she was raped. What ever happened to common fucking sense?jessica.substack.comCarrying That Weight—AgainI can’t stop thinking about the Cornell rape case 211957405
Reposted by DrDobieJoseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 28/09/2026New from 404 Media: when you upload images to Copilot, they're not private. Human contractors are reviewing Copilot users' prompts/images, according to internal docs we got And they're horrified at what they're seeing. Bombarded with requests to make sexual AI images www.404media.co/humans-readi...404media.coHumans Are Reading Copilot Prompts — And They're HorrifiedHuman contractors are reviewing Copilot users’ prompts and uploaded images, according to internal documents obtained by 404 Media. The contractors are also bombarded with users’ requests for sexual AI... 14667348
Reposted by DrDobierax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 27/09/2026think all straight people who discoursed at great and punishing length about a western mass lesbian bar should have to give equal airtime to this. it’s your own community this time! 92069405
Reposted by DrDobieRandi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 23/08/2026While Target has stayed silent on ICE’s ongoing operations in MN, its own hometown.,communities across the country are fighting back, shopping local not Target for back to school This is our ad in the NYT today. 20652612000
Reposted by DrDobieEric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 20/08/2026The term “transphobic” is so inadequate for bigotry like Hegseth’s. He doesn’t fear trans people like some fear spiders or heights. He hates them with a passion. It’s an evil choice, not a psychological malady. 2032671534
Reposted by DrDobieTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Correct. They are being defrauded. 4775137
Reposted by DrDobieAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/08/2026Ossoff on why he invoked Natalie Harp during his speech: "We're in wartime. The commander in chief has mired us in this geopolitical disaster. People have lost their lives ... and he retreats into this bubble of West Wing aides who are his security blanket to make him feel good about himself" 409159553940
Reposted by DrDobieBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 17/08/2026A remarkable essay. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...theatlantic.comThe Wrong Kind of AmericanThe Trump White House needed me—until the fact that I am trans became public. 20406138
Reposted by DrDobieTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 16/08/2026I will never write (because mixed audience) but the heartbreak so many Black people feel isn’t just about neoconfederates and Trump. It’s about how many of our whites friends and colleagues showed how they thought of their Black colleagues. 192431456
Reposted by DrDobieTristan Stewart-Robertson @srtristan.bsky.social · 15/08/2026And the full link is as brutal as the graphic.newscord.orgJason Arday told the press he was at his limit. It answered with 188 more articles. He is dead at 41.A full census of the 249 articles fifteen national outlets published about Jason Arday in 22 days, with the last day reconstructed hour by hour. Every article listed and linked. 26975379
Reposted by DrDobieDrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 13/08/2026🧵New estimates suggest the loss of international students due to Trump policies will cost the economy $3.4B per year directly. This does not take into account the downstream loss of innovation and economic contributions from the many who stay. 11239123
Reposted by DrDobieNathan K. Hensley @nathankhensley.bsky.social · 13/08/2026"I have to be blunt here: Our critics are really f**king stupid, and we’ve given them way too much leeway to conjure senile fantasies out of their own illiteracy. We need to stop taking their trolling in good faith, and we need to stop apologizing for our work." 🙏😭🎉 410127
Reposted by DrDobiePeggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 12/08/2026“Bearded, burly” trans men enter women’s facilities to show “absurdity” of bathroom bans. The police were called. As expected. #GoodTrouble www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/08/bear... 719282
Reposted by DrDobieAnne-Marie W. Clark 👩👧👦🐶⚖️😷🌎🚢📚🌦️⚜️ @amwclark.bsky.social · 12/08/2026"legal permanent residents w valid green cards. My husband... is also a professor... We have both mentored many PhD candidates... We don’t have any criminal record. "The govt had decided to punish my husband for being the son of a woman who was a translator for the Iranian hostage takers in 1979." 07031
Reposted by DrDobieJen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 09/08/2026🎁 gift link www.nytimes.com/2026/08/09/u...nytimes.comObama and Abdul El-Sayed Spoke to Discuss Unity After Michigan Senate Primary (Gift Article)Dr. Abdul El-Sayed’s call with the former president comes as he tries to win over wary Democrats in Michigan’s high-stakes Senate race. 5358
Reposted by DrDobieKim Lane Scheppele @kimlanelaw.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Weighing Fauci's legacy - and finding so much to be grateful for and no serious basis for condemnation. An evidence-filled article that should be read by all. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...theatlantic.comWhy MAGA Is So Obsessed With FauciIn the aftermath of pandemics, people either try to forget them or find others to blame for them. 22664239
Reposted by DrDobieTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Correct. (Word counts etc.) It is also hard to overstate how much the establishment democrats and leadership were and are aligned with technology. The SV culture, the money, and the theory of mind — they are enamored with it. 11926180
Reposted by DrDobieGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 08/08/2026“I think that every attempt the Department of Justice has made to make us go away has not worked,” survivor Liz Stein responds to Todd Blanche’s confirmation. “We’re not going away.” 19thnews.org/2026/08/epst...19thnews.org'We're the pawns': Epstein survivors say DOJ has failed them as Todd Blanche takes overLiz Stein, a public face for survivors, says the Senate confirmation is a setback — but she isn't backing down. 22413
Reposted by DrDobieNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Assume a coup attempt in 2028-29. Not a guarantee, but it’d be naively complacent not to take it as a very serious possibility, and prepare in advance. Because we already saw them try a coup when they were in a weaker position. Armed takeover of DC might not only be coup prep, but it’s coup prep. 33931255
Reposted by DrDobieDominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 07/08/2026"As a joke, comedian and entrepreneur Madi Walser started a website to advertise New York City artists willing to stay in empty vacation homes as 'charity to the 1%.' Then, she received eight inquiries from pied-à-terre owners interested in joining." Wild read 🎁 www.wsj.com/real-estate/...wsj.comNYC’s Pied-à-Terre Owners Hunt for Creative Ways to Dodge New TaxOwners of second homes are “apoplectic” over the levy. Some are highlighting flaws to try to reduce their home’s value or moving in family members. 8977220
Reposted by DrDobieYour Evil Twin, Skippy 🇵🇸 🏳️⚧️ @twinskippy.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Golden State Valkyries forward Gabby Williams: “There’s a lot of discourse around trans athletes and what they can compete in. I would welcome a trans athlete on my team or against my team. Anytime. I don’t think it’s a problem in the world, it’s just another way to kind of attack trans people.” 105157613496
Reposted by DrDobieChristina Henderson @chenderson.bsky.social · 03/08/2026The historic amnesia on display here is stunning. Hospitals were setting up makeshift morgues in parking lots because they could not keep up. 591178216
Reposted by DrDobieGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 01/08/2026Great reporting from @emilybregel.bsky.social about a gay man who’s been in the US since he was four, imprisoned in a “hotel” in Equatorial Guinea since April. He says he’s being denied soap and toilet paper in retaliation for filing a complaint w African Commission. 1/ tucson.com/news/local/b...tucson.comArizona man languishes in African hotel after third-country deportationA 30-year-old man, Ahmed Soliman, is confined in a decommissioned hotel in Equatorial Guinea after being deported there by ICE without warning. He faces the threat of return to Egypt, where he may fac... 81189639
Reposted by DrDobieHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 29/07/2026This is a well-produced segment. I encourage you to watch so you can hear the noise for yourself. The professor of environmental health science that they interviewed called it an “unprecedented new noise source.”wxyz.comNeighbors say noise from Michigan data center is 24/7 and upending their livesOne Michigan community has been experiencing the reality of a data center next door for a couple of years now, and they say the sound has changed their lives. 331877956
Reposted by DrDobieMike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Absolutely heartbreaking letter from the mother of Alex Pretti, six months after his murder by ICE agents. How is it possible that we still haven’t seen even a hint of justice for such a heinous crime? 5723191000
Reposted by DrDobieSara Hummingbird @sarahumm.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Trans pride London shows the country isn't Transphobic. No matter how much money the far right has, the people stand together in love & solidarity.thenational.scot150,000 march through London in world’s largest trans pride, organisers sayProtesters voiced anger at the new guidance on single sex-spaces and fears that trans people are being excluded from society. 101311356
Reposted by DrDobieMatt @mattmurph24.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Assaults against U.S. Jews reach 46-year high www.axios.com/2026/05/06/a...axios.comAssaults against U.S. Jews reach 46-year highLast year saw 203 anti-Jewish assaults. 32 involved deadly weapons. 016
Reposted by DrDobieAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 17/07/2026OSSOFF: I heard a president who is, as always, focused on his personal shame and humiliation, and above all, focused on his personal fear of the accountability that will come when we win this fall 333173484725
Reposted by DrDobieKaitlin Is Just Getting Started @gothamgirlblue.com · 17/07/2026Every time election conspiracy bullshit flows from that leaking pustule of a person, there should be a reminder that Jan 6 was the violent inflection point of an extensive attack on democracy, and that it is still ongoing because no one recognized Section 3 of the 14th Amendment as being in effect. 013235
Reposted by DrDobieRap Bastardz® @rapbastardz.bsky.social · 17/07/2026For those who didn’t watch the speech, I can summarize it for you: “I know I’m going to have my ass handed to me in the midterms, and then I could possibly be held accountable for all of my crimes, therefore I need to cheat and completely rig the midterms. Thank you, and God bless America.” 110319
Reposted by DrDobieAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/07/2026Ossoff: "Privately, most elected Republicans in this building think the president has lost it and is dooming them to dismal losses this fall" 40880091965
Reposted by DrDobieUltraViolet @ultraviolet.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Lawmakers in New Jersey are stepping up where federal legislation falls short. 👏 🏳️⚧️ newjerseymonitor.comNJ lawmakers approve new protections for transgender and reproductive healthcare • New Jersey MonitorA bill to shield reproductive and transgender healthcare providers and patients from harassment and more passed by party-line votes Tuesday. 075
