Reposted by Emily BunnyAaron Huertas @aaronhuertas.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This really puts stuff like publicly funded third spaces in perspective for me. It's so relatively cheap to build out community centers, gyms, makerspaces, studios etc. 211495370
Reposted by Emily Bunnyleftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 5hToday is my birthday. My birthday wish is for everyone to check their registration and vote in the midterms. Also donate to your local animal shelter. 🩷 Thank you. 2082229272
Reposted by Emily BunnyLaura Chapin @laurachapin.bsky.social · 6hI work with abortion providers in Colorado. One of them had a patient whose water broke at 4 1/2 months, was told by a Houston hospital they couldn't help her until she went into labor or went septic, so *she got on a plane & flew to Denver mid-miscarriage*. There's no respectful disagreement here. 622756
Reposted by Emily BunnyKatherine Alejandra Cross @quinnae.com · 6hThis 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. 5396133
Reposted by Emily BunnyScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 8hWill Bunch: The facts are shocking enough, but the bigger reason that the Cornell gang-rape case has broken through is that everyday Americans are sick of the rich and powerful and their sons getting away with it. And everyone knows this fish stinks from the head. www.inquirer.com/opinion/corn...inquirer.comFor a fed-up America, the elite impunity of the Cornell rape case is the last straw | Will BunchA nation’s frustration with rich and powerful men boils over after a stunning rape allegation at an Ivy League college. 8512138
Reposted by Emily BunnySpooky Scary Sunny-tons @sunnydlite.bsky.social · 16hlogging in and seeing all my gay friends 51648484
Reposted by Emily BunnyMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 12hTwo parties, two wildly different journalistic standards about what is news & where/how often it appears in the headlines & on the front pages 17310
Reposted by Emily BunnyJJ in DC @jjindc.bsky.social · 14hShame on us 🗽😔sahanjournal.com3 Minnesotans deported to Somalia after a month at GuantánamoNine men, part of a group of a dozen held in U.S. facilities in Guantánamo Bay, have been deported to Somalia. 8399125
Reposted by Emily BunnyClaire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 13hmy best friend worked at University of Mississippi at the time when nearly the entire faculty and student body was demanding the Confederate statue at the entrance be taken down but it wasn’t, because apparently the answer to Mike’s question is “a handful of very rich football families” 11179223
Reposted by Emily BunnyLeah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 15hWe’re training volunteers across the US to defeat Trump’s next coup attempt before, during, and after the election!! Join us: Linktr.ee/NoKingsFall ❌👑 29293115
Reposted by Emily BunnyDanielle Ryan (Lestat Era) @danirat.bsky.social · 16hif your "restorative justice" doesn't actually have justice involved it's just sparkling cope 0243
Reposted by Emily BunnyClaire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 04/10/2026this is why we don’t do “poor Melania” or write fanfic narratives where the wives of these men are victims. they wake up every day of their marriage and choose this 01215185
Reposted by Emily BunnyRevenge of Princesscore @princessrevenge.bsky.social · 04/10/2026basically all discourse on transition is this one exchange and for some reason we have to keep doing it 2148541018
Reposted by Emily BunnyAlioth Fox (@ Carolina FurFare) @aliothfox.ursamajorartworks.com · 02/10/2026TLDR: Fur Affinity's advertising partners are demanding that they ban adult content. Sciggles and FA want to firmly tell them to go fuck themselves. If they're going to be able to afford to do that, they need the community's help. Pitch in. Keep furry weird. www.furaffinity.net/journal/1143...furaffinity.netSupport Fur Affinity’s Community Funding -- Fender's JournalHey there Fuzzies!. . Recently, there has been a lot of conversation about censorship of the internet and third parties forcing sites to ... 431862789
Reposted by Emily BunnyMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Again, <only Republicans> ever get to talk like this. If a single municipal level Democrat ever did, it would be a national outrage &spark a wave of “civility” discourse, & op-eds about how Dems must Respect Real Folkz & talk across difference. Democracy is incompatible with this double standard. 592215574
Reposted by Emily BunnyMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Good evening to Juan Linz. Presidentialism was a grave mistake. Impeachment is literally the only mechanism we have. Failing to even try to use it is total failure. A constitutional order like this, in the face of such unprecedented corruption & constitutional crimes, is not really worth saving. 25616
Reposted by Emily Bunnyroterote @roterote.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I think Greg is correct, but Americans need to be aware that Magyar’s Tisza government is aggressively going after every Fidesz official, removing them, using every lever of the state to yank them out of power. This is far more aggressive and rapid than anything proposed in the US so far. 281266334
Reposted by Emily BunnyLiberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 04/10/2026"The 'strategic' choice within authoritarian regimes—whether examining Arendt's portrait of Eichmann, the lead-up to the Rwandan genocide, South African apartheid, or the atrocities of centuries of colonialism—almost always pointed toward complicity." (from April 2025)liberalcurrents.comAgainst Strategy: The Moral Stands We Need TodayToday's hollow strategizing leaves politicians endlessly calculating the precise polling impact of every statement while refusing to defend basic democratic principles. 03611
Reposted by Emily BunnyHearthFox ΘΔ @hearthfox.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I'm gonna hang this on the wall after I seal it. It's too funny 816826
Reposted by Emily BunnyAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Ossoff: The money that they took from you when they slashed Medicaid and defunded hospitals and nursing homes—They’re taking that money to buy corrupt, taxpayer-funded political ads on national television to try to promote the failed and broken president… 274166245767
Reposted by Emily BunnyMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 03/10/2026NYC is opening 160 car-free (but treat-filled) streets and plazas to enjoy fun and safe fall festivities this spooky season. Find one near you at nyc.gov/trickorstreets. 244137672441
Reposted by Emily BunnyBob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 03/10/2026At the risk of aging myself, I'm going to start this with... Back in my day... This brand of blatant, up-front corruption would have been a major news story. He's literally buying votes. Where have you gone, Woodward and Bernstein? 1661053316
Reposted by Emily Bunnyghost malone ergo propter bones @proptermalone.bsky.social · 03/10/2026i think we probably do need to do more talking about how to help women heal from sexual assault and less talking about whether and how sexual-assualting men can or should be rehabilitated, based on that realization that i've seen a great deal of discourse on the latter and ~none on the former 3358278
Reposted by Emily Bunnymitch (he/him) @drmitchpdx.bsky.social · 03/10/2026i saw a poll from pre TweetGate that showed that 40% of portlanders don’t know who i am. a bunch of right wing cranks and their accomplices were like “it is imperative that we do something about that” lol. lmao even 31088
Reposted by Emily BunnyBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 03/10/2026“Originalism is an incoherent doctrine. It allows you to prove anything. Thus what it amounts to is a ritual invocation of the Founders, gesturing at this or that piece of text, before delivering whatever conclusion was approved on Fox News the night before.” www.liberalcurrents.com/we-have-no-s...liberalcurrents.comWe Have No Supreme CourtThe philosophical incoherence of originalism prevents the Court from performing its core functions as a supreme court. 1172914761
Reposted by Emily Bunnymitch (he/him) @drmitchpdx.bsky.social · 03/10/2026when i am governor i will do the following: - direct ODOT to abandon freeway expansion - establish a statewide social housing public developer - create belt and road initiative for oregon cities to lower water bills and modernize infrastructure - ban waymo, flock and amazon drone deliveries 1928043
Reposted by Emily Bunnymitch (he/him) @drmitchpdx.bsky.social · 03/10/2026christine should spend less time worrying about me and more time worrying about whether her friends and donors are in the epstein files. and you should worry about whether christine drazan’s donors are also supporting candidates in the city council races. 214520
Reposted by Emily BunnyLiz as in lizard 🏳️⚧️ @sloppers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Stupid fucking horse shit, you can’t play the “erm what about restorative justice” card about a dude who got out of justice and then profited off said lack of justice 1785
Reposted by Emily BunnyCovie @covie93.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The man who took out full page ads demanding the death penalty for five Black and Latino teenagers falsely accused of rape is out here worried that the seven majority white Cornell frat boys accused of rape "won't get a fair shake". 882956999
Reposted by Emily BunnyCongressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Good news: Wilber Garces Perez finally had surgery to remove the bullet that was in his back for 11 days. It took far too long, and it's more proof of ICE cruelty. But we kept up the pressure, and Wilber got the care he needed. Speaking up for our neighbors works. 392264543
Reposted by Emily BunnySarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 03/10/2026on the subtle art of campaign management 115922
Reposted by Emily BunnyKaliko Castille @wizkaliko.bsky.social · 02/10/2026As someone who voted for Steve Novick in his U.S. Senate primary against Jeff Merkley, I find it interesting that his current politics on Portland City Council has him aligned with a donor who has given $30k to Christine Drazan since 2022. 59518
Reposted by Emily Bunny"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I do wonder how this political moment is going to change North Carolina. The state legislature is gerrymandered to hell (Dems actually led the popular vote in state legislature elections in 2024, but the GOP has nearly veto-proof majorities) but I wonder if we'll see that start to break this year. 529927
Reposted by Emily BunnyDominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026One more time for the cheap seats in the back! 139782
Reposted by Emily BunnyDominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026"The current level of political animosity is exactly what one would expect to see if an extremist faction attempted to rescind the hard-earned rights of the vast majority of the country’s citizens." There are not enough exclamation points to convey how I felt reading this paragraph 31185475
Reposted by Emily BunnyDominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Writing something where I will be liberally citing @lilymasonphd.bsky.social's latest and realizing that I can't cite every single thing I would like to because then I'm just reprinting her work. So, I've gotta thread about it instead. muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl... 8873280
Reposted by Emily BunnyAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/10/2026"I'm supposed to be tough. What happens if I faint?"- here's fun footage of Curtis Sliwa & Mayor Mamdani getting their flu shots together, including Mamdani offering to hold Sliwa's hand 😆 (Sliwa takes him up on it!) (Flu season is approaching and NYers can find free flu shots at nyc.gov/healthmap) 1524305615
Reposted by Emily BunnyMicah @rincewind.run · 02/10/2026wonderful reminder of the funniest dynamic of the mayoral race, where sliwa clearly liked mamdani and was delighted to see him humiliate cuomo also, more politicians should do this! get your flu shots! 342842372
Reposted by Emily BunnyMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 02/10/2026One simple way that you know the United States is not a full democracy & has experienced significant democratic backsliding is that, in actual democracies, it does not matter "which party runs elections" heading into the next one. "Democracy is a system in which parties lose elections" 413461
Reposted by Emily BunnyRhys Pockett @notrhyspockett.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This is a crazy story, and definitely changed my thinking on how I (boring office job haver) had to think about modern slavery. I recommend reading about it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operati...en.wikipedia.orgOperation Blooming Onion - Wikipedia 211040
Reposted by Emily Bunnybrockmeyer.bsky.social @brockmeyer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Get in losers, we're doing Blidaho 57610
Reposted by Emily BunnyKevin Collins @kwcollins.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Legal folks, how is this "defying Democrats" and not "illegally misappropriating funds"? 703023703
Reposted by Emily BunnyDr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 01/10/2026oh its FINDING OUT TIME 08910
Reposted by Emily BunnyAndrew Robbins @robbinsa.me · 01/10/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/n... there it is.nytimes.comStatement Written by Police in Cornell Assault Case Omitted Her Claim She Was RapedDocuments obtained by The New York Times show that the campus police at Cornell University sent a condensed statement to a prosecutor, who then declined to bring charges. 826453
Reposted by Emily BunnyCTHUEL HURAMCHEK 🎃 @greaterrealityarea.net · 01/10/2026There are two aspects of American self-mythology at work in the Bay Area problem: the idea that we will cause the end of the world, and also, that the end of the world must be stopped by an ideal hero. Our fiction reinforces this idea, and it leads to our compulsion to manufacture suicidal weaponry. 15110
Reposted by Emily BunnyEzra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This is where a successful accountability and affordability campaign leads you. More to come (there and here). www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.comTwo ex-ministers from Orbán era held over suspected bribery and misuse of public fundsMinisters from former far-right government arrested after MPs vote to lift their immunity 728689