Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.sociallorie-annes.bsky.social @lorie-annes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Not likely, this is the pro rape admin. Siding with the rapists, pedophiles every time 1692
Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026FCC Chair Andrew Ferguson touts the administration's work to "protect white American men from discrimination" 6921601630
Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.socialDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The head of the Fraud Task Force unaware of corruption inside the Trump administration, despite it being widely covered in the media. All by design: The Public Integrity unit in DOJ was gutted and has been told to focus on welfare fraud in blue states. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/stop-paper... 11703176
Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.socialTPM @talkingpointsmemo.com · 08/10/2026Conservative activists are chipping away at the Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell because Alito told them exactly how to do it.talkingpointsmemo.comSam Alito Wants You to Forget How the Conservative Legal Movement Always WorksThis article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It... 29535
Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.socialTrevon Logan @trevondlogan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I keep saying that all they have is xenophobia (“foreign workers”), racism (“DEI/Anti-White Discrimination”), and transphobia (“women’s sports”). That’s it. All roads return to those three things. All of them. 57622
Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.socialNPR @npr.org · 07/10/2026Researchers uncovered the graves of more than 1,000 children next to juvenile detention facilities in 29 states. At one Maryland gravesite, 230 Black boys are buried. n.pr/4zauALan.prOver 1,000 children are buried at juvenile detention centers nationwideResearchers uncovered the graves of more than 1,000 children next to juvenile detention facilities in 29 states. At one Maryland gravesite, 230 Black boys are buried. 6519931198
Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.socialBlack Voters Matter Fund @blackvotersmatterfund.org · 08/10/2026Rent is rising. Wages aren’t keeping up. And for Black communities, today’s cost of living crisis is tied to generations of barriers to building wealth. That’s why we organize. Volunteer with us: blackvotersmatterfund.org/volunteer 093
Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.socialHeartland Signal @heartlandsignal.com · 08/10/2026Minnesota U.S. Senate candidate @peggyflanagan.bsky.social on her wanting to end prior authorizations in health care — both by humans and AI. "Some dude behind a desk shouldn't be able to decide whether or not you live or die, frankly..." 1197
Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.socialGarnet Henderson @garnethenderson.com · 08/10/2026Anyway. Give your money or at least your readership to a publication doing it rightautonomynews.coAutonomy NewsA worker-owned reproductive rights and justice publication. 02812
Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.socialGarnet Henderson @garnethenderson.com · 08/10/2026These lawsuits are first and foremost about propaganda. They are intended to scare and confuse people. If your reporting on medication abortion is not accurate, you are helping that cause. 1448
Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.socialGarnet Henderson @garnethenderson.com · 08/10/2026There are many ways to explain this without getting too in the weeds! Here are a few I’ve used just recently: “the abortion drug mifepristone” “mifepristone, the first of two drugs used in the most common medication abortion regimen” 1436
Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.socialGarnet Henderson @garnethenderson.com · 08/10/2026I know it’s tough to explain the complexities of these cases—I do it every day—but this kind of generalization is not it. Yes, mifepristone is the only drug specifically approved for abortion. But it’s approved for abortion as part of a regimen that includes misoprostol. 1417
Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.socialGarnet Henderson @garnethenderson.com · 08/10/2026Hello, @apnews.com. Mifepristone is not “the nation’s main abortion pill.” It only works well in combination with another drug, misoprostol. Misoprostol actually DOES work well on its own. If there’s a “main” abortion pill, it’s that one.apnews.comFDA says its safety review of abortion pill will continue into next yearThe Food and Drug Administration says its ongoing safety review of the nation’s main abortion pill will continue into next year. 17510153
Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.socialMichael Mechanic @michaelmechanic.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The government is also, as we reported yesterday, separating children from families in the interior, labeling them "unaccompanied," putting them in shelters, and using payments and coercive memos to get them to give up their legal rights and leave the country.motherjones.com“You kidnapped my son”ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.” 12715
Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.socialEric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 06/10/2026"The federal government is lying to you." "The government has said that ICE does not zip tie or handcuff children." "They’ve denied engaging in racial profiling" "They’ve said the government is not wrongly arresting U.S. citizens." *We found the truth* projects.propublica.org/american-cit.... 221400691
Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.socialEric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 08/10/2026So I edited this story. And I wanna share on thought on language, & telling the truth We talked about: the "government is lying to you" It may sound saucy. It may sound like opinion But it's just true And if something is true then you should just say it, clearly That's just good journalism 10553197
Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.socialRabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 08/10/2026vibes, no? Am I making this up? VS "I am natural and of the LAND and the VOLK and returning to the OLD WAYS" - it's not just the anti-intellectualism that makes the MAHA to MAGA pipeline so easy. There's coded white supremacy shit there in the background to start with. 31013
Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.socialRabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 08/10/2026-- and this is off the top of my head, one of you might have something on this -- how much of the MAHA garbage has some coded antisemitism at the root. Obviously there's the faked autism study, but also some "we don't trust those fancy elites" "those urban doctors sure seem sneaky and suspicious" + 71128
Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.socialRabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Not just vile experiments and Mississippi appendectomies (forced sterilization) but there's tons of data on medical racism now -- COVID, birthing care, the lingering racisms about Black folks and pain, what isn't taught in med school, etc. and yeah, white folks-- NOT the same basis. I wonder+ 532676
Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.socialMilwaukee Neighborhood News Service @milwaukeenns.org · 08/10/2026Drea Rodriguez of the Historic Mitchell Street neighborhood writes in an opinion piece about the importance of supporting community organizers, who help engage residents across the city. Read the full story here: buff.ly/vKSZvkl #CommunityVoice #Opinion #LocalNews #Milwaukee 011
Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.socialEvan Procknow @eprocknow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This is a sick joke 617632
Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.social🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 02/10/2026The ban states are making a fetal personhood argument about injury to their residents. I walk through why the ban states’ claims echo the Fugitive Slave Act— and why Black women have always paid the price when this country fights over who counts as a person. New Baby Boom! Lawyered. Out now.youtube.comWhat Happens If SCOTUS Orders Blue States To Respect Fetal Personhood?YouTube video by Rewire News Group 16927
Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.socialSarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Incarcerated women report rampant sexual abuse by guards and the guards retaliate by spraying them with chemical agents and sending them to the hospital as a warning. Rape culture and brazen misogyny from the highest institution to the lowest. 4653295
Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"An admission that the American president offered to sell arms to China is extraordinary. The Communist-ruled nation is considered by most policymakers and legislators of both parties to be the greatest military, economic and diplomatic rival of the United States..." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...nytimes.comTrump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador SaysPresident Trump made the offer to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said David Perdue, the ambassador to China. The White House later said the U.S. had no plans for such a sale. 2121483665
Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.socialSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Just unreal. 2548598
Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.socialReece @thiccreese.bsky.social · 26/09/2026“Agents like Muse are trying to convince us they’re just a cute little guy who lives in your pocket, and definitely not an always-open portal into the servers of a major surveillance company,” says @jathansadowski.com. My weekend report for @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/meta-m...wired.comMeta’s Muse Is Adults-Only. Why Does It Look Like a Kids’ Toy?Meta says Muse is just for adults, though its cuddly, Labubu-like mascot—and upcoming Tamagotchi-style AI device—may be disarming for users of all ages. 1318558
Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.socialLeah Torres, MD @leahntorres.bsky.social · 28/09/2026In honor of International Safe Abortion Day, I say we turn the tables and take our power back: feminist-rising.ghost.io/indict-them-...feminist-rising.ghost.ioIndict Them AllLaws banning health care are killing people. We must hold those creating and enforcing these laws responsible. 095
Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.socialPublic Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026A court blocked the IRS from handing private taxpayer information over to ICE. The ruling found that the current data exchange procedure was in direct violation of protection procedures. We filed a similar lawsuit last year to stop this dangerous privacy violation. 15711
Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.socialSusan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 27/09/2026I haven't seen a single story explain that the lawsuit filed by Tierra Walker's family is part of a broader legal argument that women and pregnant people have a right to life. There are at least four state cases like this. Subscribe to @autonomynews.co for context you're not getting anywhere else 11191446
Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.socialJess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 28/09/2026How scared are Missouri Republicans about their anti-abortion amendment not passing in November? They are running commercials that don’t even mention the amendment will ban abortion… because they know we already gave women the constitutional right to abortion. VOTE NO ON AMENDMENT 3.   231008354
Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.socialIbram X. Kendi @ibramxk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026On Sept. 23, the government of Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni is banning Muslim burqas and niqabs in schools. The law puts a 30% cap per classroom on immigrant students. Meloni claimed Italian students “have become a minority.” Immigrants make up 11.6% of Italy's student population. 23011
Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.socialBrian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This story brought me back to Kara, one of the mothers in my book, There Is No Place for Us. She was homeless with her four kids while driving for DoorDash. They had to pee in bottles so bathroom stops wouldn't make her late. After gas, she earned $6.50 an hour—75 cents less than the minimum wage. 5827312
Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.socialPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This is the first I've heard of this bill and I am pretty plugged in so there's work to do... 2687
Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.socialPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 26/09/2026"The Reimagining Safety Act would go further by dismantling and rebuilding the Department of Homeland Security as a federal public safety agency. ICE and Customs and Border Protection would be abolished and replaced with customs offices to limit government surveillance and militarized enforcement." 39018
Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.socialPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 26/09/2026In January, Ramirez introduced a standalone bill to abolish ICE and redirect its funding to safety-net programs that can help people navigate the spiraling affordability crisis. truthout.org/articles/the...truthout.orgThe Movement to Abolish ICE Is Gaining MomentumAs activists rally around federal legislation to dismantle ICE, Amnesty International joins the call for abolition. 4347114
Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.socialZeteo @zeteo.com · 26/09/2026The White House is using taxpayer money to run pro-Trump propaganda ads just weeks before the midterm elections. @swin24.bsky.social and @andrewperez.bsky.social report how the ads violate federal laws and why this ad campaign even exists. Read more: zeteo.com/p/trump-love... 1424678
Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.socialPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 26/09/2026"The DuSable Black History Museum...announced the launch of “A Call for Artifacts: The Black Community Archive,” a documentation and digital archiving initiative designed to identify, document, and preserve histories held within Black families and communities" chicagodefender.com/the-dusable-...chicagodefender.comThe DuSable Museum Announces “A Call for Artifacts: The Black Community Archive”Individuals are invited to share meaningful family objects and the stories behind them to help preserve Black history for future generations The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center annou... 27631
Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.socialPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Please say this again... 132462
Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.socialPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I received an EXCELLENT education at City College where I received my MA in Sociology. And I was debt free. I attended PT while working FT. I'm a ride or die for the CUNY system. Once again, one of the best parts of NYC. 734332
Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.socialPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 26/09/2026People sleep on CUNY but it is one of the absolute JEWELS of U.S. Higher Ed and has been for decades. And what's the thanks the system gets??? It has to fight for its life every single year because it has been systematically defunded. 23994182
Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.socialMississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 24/09/2026Civil rights attorney Ben Crump released information from a forensic examination of Nolan Wells’ cellphone as well as details of the official autopsy Thursday, just days after a Mississippi grand jury declined to recommend anyone be charged in the teen's death. buff.ly/o63uJzMbuff.lyLawyers for Nolan Wells’ Family Highlight Cellphone Data and Push for InvestigationCivil rights attorney Ben Crump released details from a forensic examination of Nolan Wells’ cellphone as well as on the official autopsy on Sept. 24. 12218
Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.socialACLU @aclu.org · 24/09/2026No amount of regulation will keep our privacy safe from automatic license plate readers. Congress must ban them — full stop. 9461139
Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.socialPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The nearly decade-long case of Crystal Mason, who was sentenced to 5 yrs in prison over a voting error, will end with an acquittal The wife of the current district attorney, who fought to keep her conviction in place, asked Crystal if she would consider voting for himtheguardian.comTexas woman triumphs as court upholds acquittal in voting error caseCrystal Mason has spent nearly a decade fighting conviction for casting provisional ballot that ultimately wasn’t counted 9533971073
Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 24/09/2026🚨BREAKING: The California Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco (R) must return the roughly 650,000 ballots he seized in 2025. This ruling means that law enforcement CANNOT seize ballots beyond California's existing election procedures. 16512131
Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026Few patients appeal a health insurance denial, but a little-known process that requires insurers and plans to seek an independent opinion can force insurers to pay for what can be lifesaving treatment. Here’s what experts say you need to know.propublica.orgThis Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts sugges... 161257671
Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.socialTruthout @truthout.org · 20/09/2026Northwestern is the latest university to restructure its program as the Trump administration continues to target DEI in higher education. buff.ly/6b2j4aobuff.lyBlack and African Studies Programs Are Disappearing From College CampusesOver a dozen public and private colleges and universities in the US have closed, merged, or scaled back these programs. 23527
Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.socialAnna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 20/09/2026lol the lesson of today is: You cannot solve systemic problems without systemic or collective fixes. Individual proximity is simply not enough. 325741
Reposted by @esther1314.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/09/2026When I said three years ago that egg companies were using the avian flu as cover to price-gouge, Fox News called me crazy. But new documents from a major federal investigation reveal the truth. Watch. youtu.be/aGa7YNNC1R0youtu.beFox News Mocked Me For Being RightWhen I said three years ago that egg companies were using the avian flu as cover to price-gouge, Fox News called me craz 14259312065
