Reposted by Amy RoatGarth Marenghi's Catbus @catbus.phd · 19/12/2025David Brooks being in the Epstein pics reminded me he got divorced from his wife of 28 years for sleeping with his 20 year old research assistant, but I'd forgotten *this* was the book she assisted him with lol 1040784
Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 04/10/2025@thenogoodcrowd.bsky.social I needed some Rock 'N Roll tonight! Great sets @Philadelphia Brewing Co. 021
Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 03/10/2025Call me Ismael. Congress has not authorized the use of military force.media.tenor.coma humpback whale is breaching out of the waterAlt: a humpback whale is breaching out of the water 030
Reposted by Amy RoatFree DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 06/09/2025This is what democracy looks like! A people united will never be defeated. We want federal forces out of DC NOW! #WeAreAllDC #FreeDC 254168424880
Reposted by Amy RoatFighting for Democracy Everyday @rhopper03.bsky.social · 14/08/2025When Republicans say the quiet part out loud..... For once, Mike Lee actually told the truth about their agenda. #HandsOffOurSocialSecurity 1107
Reposted by Amy RoatAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 27/07/2025Marco Rubio, Stephen Miller, Kirsti Noem, Joseph Mazzara, Emil Bove, Drew Sargent, and everyone else involved in planning, executing, and obstructing justice around the CECOT imprisonments are responsible for Andry's torture and rape. Each bears a share of the blame. Don't ever let them forget it. 25983493344
Reposted by Amy RoatAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 25/07/2025Today’s front page of The National, a Scottish newspaper. 691227865725
Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 14/07/2025How soon until Trump gets SCOTUS to agree to defund themselves? 000
Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 05/07/2025Brown is the bravest Justice. She's not waiting years to speak up. She is a fully qualified justice and has a right and a duty to speak now. Brown knows she is not on SCOTUS to be collegial, but to serve the best interests of the American people. Clearly, she is not on the payroll.nytimes.comJustice Ketanji Brown Jackson Makes Herself Heard, Prompting a Rebuke 010
Reposted by Amy RoatKim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 03/07/2025I should be asleep, but can’t stop thinking about a striking sanitation worker I met today. He told me about the time a trash bag full of human shit burst in his face, and he had to spend two days in the hospital to ensure he hadn’t contracted any dangerous diseases. He makes $19 an hour. 833723668
Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 01/07/2025Keep in mind: are helping break the strike by dropping off your trash at the centers. DC33 literally does the dirty work of our city. 100
Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 30/06/2025@bradlander.bsky.social If you run again @schumer.senate.gov I will leave Philly and return to my hometown of Staten Island and vote for you. 020
Reposted by Amy RoatAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/06/2025Please share this. Friends of the Everglades are organizing a protest to stop Alligator Alcatraz. Join us we have coalition members traveling overnight to be there by morning. Where: Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, 54575 Tamiami Trail When: Saturday, June 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 8056242252
Reposted by Amy Roat 𝙾𝙻𝙸𝚅𝙸𝙰 🤍 🇲🇽 𝟺𝚃𝙷 𝚃𝚁𝙰𝙽𝚂𝙵𝙾𝚁𝙼𝙴𝚁 @olivia4t.bsky.social · 28/06/2025🚨BREAKING: #MitchMcConnell was just publicly confronted in the Senate hallway by young people for GUTTING #Medicaid and green jobs while accepting $3M from Big Oil. He looks like a deer in headlights! We need more of this‼️ 51404169
Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 28/06/2025Th US is on life- support, but at least the Eagles won the Superbowl. 020
Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 28/06/2025This admin will not stop here. Will T appoint the next President of UVA? The funding will probably still be taken away anyway.nytimes.comUniversity of Virginia President Resigns Under Pressure From Trump Administration 000
Reposted by Amy RoatJen Higgins @galprogressist.bsky.social · 22/06/2025"growing consensus among experts [is] that the more money we spend on schools, the better off children are, not simply academically, but in later-life outcomes like higher wages and fewer encounters with the criminal justice system." www.aft.org/ae/summer202... @aft.org @aftnewjersey.bsky.socialaft.orgIdeology Over Evidence 721451
Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 18/06/2025All women and now all Trans kids need to rely on their states to decide what is good for them. Bodily Autonomy is a human right and this decision is a disgrace.bbc.comUS Supreme Court upholds Tennessee ban on gender transition care for minorsThe justices rejected the argument that restrictions in a Tennessee law amounted to discrimination. 010
Reposted by Amy RoatMartin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Trump's shitty birthday parade vs. awesome No Kings protest, tragedy in Minnesota, naming military bases after Confederates again, slap-fight over Iran between Tucker Carlson and Mark Levin, and why the war reminds us of the Bay of Pigs. Tune In! www.youtube.com/watch?v=557z...youtube.comThe Progess Pondcast Episode 25: Lots To Talk About!YouTube video by The Progress Pondcast 032
Reposted by Amy RoatRyan Roat @ryanroat.bsky.social · 17/06/2025The new Progress Pondcast with my buddies @booman23.bsky.social and @brendancalling.bsky.social is up. Find it in all the best podzones in the realms, but here's my link: pca.st/episode/1d6e...pca.stWeb Player - Pocket CastsListen to your favorite podcasts online, in your browser. Discover the world's most powerful podcast player. 132
Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 15/06/2025@fetterman.senate.gov you had an awful lot to say about CA protesters, but crickets on the murdered politician in MN? 000
Reposted by Amy RoatBlack Aziz Anansi @blackazizanansi.blacksky.app · 13/06/2025A cop doing the right thing? I think that i might need my fainting chair! 887293266783
Reposted by Amy RoatArthur Steinberg @artsteinberg-pft.bsky.social · 13/06/2025Congratulations to our students, families, & members on finishing out another school year! We're here by choice because we love our city 🥨🗽 Now, let's win a contract that makes working conditions less challenging & helps the District draw the staff needed to fill vacancies next school year! #PhlEd 162
Reposted by Amy RoatRep. Brendan Boyle @congressmanboyle.bsky.social · 13/06/2025My Olney office will be holding evening office hours on Tues 6/24 from 4:30pm to 7pm (by appointment only). If you can't make it during regular hours for help with a federal issue, this is a great chance to ask questions, share concerns, or just check in — we’re here to help! 1106
Reposted by Amy RoatAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 08/06/2025ATTN: If you’re a member of the National Guard or you work for ICE and you’re asked to violate the law or your oath, contact Whistleblower Aid to safely, securely, and legally blow the whistle. You can support Whistleblower Aid HERE: whistlebloweraid.org/beanswhistlebloweraid.orgDaily Beans Fundraiser - Whistleblower AidDaily Beans Listeners Fundraiser for Whistleblower Aid The American rule of law has survived many challenges, but now faces one of the most serious threats in our history. Checks and balances within o... 205200679843
Reposted by Amy RoatJoanna Gardner @joannagardner.bsky.social · 07/06/2025Fascinating, illuminating, eye-popping conversation between @hcrichardson.bsky.social and @gilduran.com about the unholy stew of techbro-fascist-religious delusions bubbling behind the current attacks on democracyyoutube.comAmerican Conversations: Technology Reporter Gil DuranYouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson 7347115
Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 07/06/2025@seiuca.bsky.social I am with you, President Huerta #pft3 #aft 000
Reposted by Amy RoatDale Ryder @kryton3298.bsky.social · 21/05/2025*EVERYONE EXCEPT FETTERMAN HAS SIGNED ON* Over 30 Dems have signed onto Welch’s resolution to bring aid in immediately. 10 haven’t. If you can’t even stand up for not starving kids, you are utterly useless. You belong in a war tribunal, not in the halls of Congress. 3146
Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 19/05/2025@hcrichardson.bsky.social Can we start a discussion: Let's stop saying "Trump" and say "Republicans." Trump can accomplish little without the action / inaction of his Republican enablers. 000
Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 01/05/2025@septa-social.bsky.social Is L stopping g at City Hall right now? 000
Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 10/03/2025Thanks, Republicans!nytimes.comTrump Live Updates: Stock Market Plunges and the Latest on Tariffs 000
Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 22/02/2025King Leopold.nytimes.comU.S. Pressing Tough Demands in Revised Deal for Ukraine’s MineralsThe Trump administration wants revenues from Ukraine’s natural resources, according to a draft obtained by The New York Times, with no security guarantee in exchange. 000
Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 19/02/2025I just subscribed to 5 Calls Newsletter! buttondown.com/5callsbuttondown.com5 Calls NewsletterThe 5 Calls Newsletter breaks down what your representatives are voting on and what you can do to influence them. From your friends at 5 Calls 000
Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 06/02/2025Abhorrent order. Who let their little girls near that man? Examine the look on his face. How would you describe it?nytimes.comTrump Signs Executive Order Barring Transgender Athletes From Women’s SportsThe president said schools that violated the order would jeopardize their federal funding. 000
Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 04/02/2025@schumer.senate.gov Stop pontificating and dithering. Use every tool at your disposal to block EVERY SINGLE Republican appointee. Have a coffee with @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and get him to do the same. Please remind him that Jesus is NOT at the wheel. Get out of the backseat and drive. 020
Reposted by Amy RoatStephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Get them out of government. Most not old enough to be elected to anything. One suspects they are part of Musk’s gaming posse. 972188323977
Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Hi. We haven't met, but I thought you would want to know: Your son dropped out of college and is hanging out with a much older man- a meth head who gives the Nazi Salute. Go down to DC and collect him. 000
Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Federal workers: Do you trust that Republicans will honor your deal?bbc.comTrump offers incentives to federal workers to quit jobs - BBC NewsThe offer is part of the president's plan to shrink and reform the US government. 010
Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 23/01/2025Trump Administration Cancels Flights for Refugees Republicans are all in on this. "These are people who followed all the rules and who are now left in danger,” said Ms. Plummer. “It’s heartbreaking.”nytimes.comTrump Administration Cancels Flights for Refugees Already Approved for TravelThe decision leaves refugees who have completed a lengthy process stranded abroad and facing extended separation from loved ones already in the U.S. 010
Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 23/01/2025On Capitol Hill, Only a Handful of Republicans Object to Jan. 6 Pardons I guess Blue Lives (don't actually) Matter to Republicans.nytimes.comOnly a Handful of Republicans in Congress Object to Trump’s Jan. 6 PardonsEven Republicans who once said violent rioters should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law declined to criticize the presidential clemency for violent offenders, saying it was time to move o... 010
Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 22/01/2025Unsurprising news of the day: Pete Hegseth beat his wife and Republicans are unmoved. 000
Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 18/01/2025Let's push Dem Senators to fight against the most egregious nominees. If they don't, it underscores the argument that "both parties / all politicians are same." Please share with your networks: we need to help US senators find their scruples and backbone.nixthenoms.comNix the NomsTrump’s nominees aren’t just bad picks—they’re a direct threat to democracy and public safety. It's time to fight back. 000
Reposted by Amy RoatShannon Watts @shannonrwatts.bsky.social · 17/12/2024"Stop asking why schools don't have bulletproof glass and metal detectors at all the doors. Ask why schools have to. That's the question that needs to be asked,” Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes 362174554216