Reposted by FlamingogrrlRhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 6hSkip the "it'll never happen" defeatism. DARE TO DREAM 7195
Reposted by FlamingogrrlEric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 6hIf Democrats win only 51 Senate seats and Texas is one of them, Republicans will only have Trump to blame. He feuded with Thom Tillis, which forced Tillis to retire, and endorsed Paxton against John Cornyn, guaranteeing they would have a candidate with baggage. 5896
Reposted by FlamingogrrlJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 15hI don’t care about brooks or what cush sinecure he has. He’s wrong. It’s a dumb point. And Collins campaign is literally stocked with Nazis. To any of this gate keeping tut tutting just stfu. 38926138
Reposted by FlamingogrrlRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 14hHarris County TX. He's hospitalized: "ICE claimed the man ran in front of the agents' vehicle and was struck. However, the surveillance video appears to show the SUV veering left through empty parking spaces before running the man over..." abc7.com/story/ice-ru...abc7.comICE agent strikes man with car during pursuit in Texas, authorities say: VIDEOSurveillance video shows the moment an unmarked SUV carrying ICE agents ran over a man during a pursuit at a shopping center in Texas. 21537461755
Reposted by FlamingogrrlRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 13hNew Trump rule set to go into effect Oct 22 -- may cause serious spike in prescription drug prices for millions of Americans: www.usatoday.com/story/money/... apnews.com/article/drug...apnews.comThe cost of drugs from Canada is set to soar for millions of Americans because of a federal ruleMillions of Americans who buy cheap drugs from Canada could soon lose access due to a new customs rule. 631323690
Reposted by FlamingogrrlRich Burroughs @somewhattolerable.com · 14hOMG I was sorting through some old bookmarks and clicked on the Smithsonian Zoo's Cheetah Cam link which I hadn't active in a long time. It turns out they have a cheetah who just had cubs on 10/5 and they are so cute. They're on the Den 1 stream right now.nationalzoo.si.eduCheetah Cub CamThe Cheetah Cub Cam streams live from the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Virginia. 12557184
Reposted by FlamingogrrlScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 15hAlso, the Alberta independent movement basically disappeared after the Yandex site was bombed. Fancy that. 391839665
Reposted by FlamingogrrlJoshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 12hIn late August, Danbury United for Immigrants told me ICE had arrested a father immediately after he put his kid on the school bus. ICE said flatly it never happened. I got videos. ICE repeated the exact same denial. The man filed a sworn affidavit in court. ICE sent me the denial again. 114559
Reposted by FlamingogrrlCharles Johnson @charles.littlegreenfootballs.com · 12hI’ve always suspected there are far more bots generating propaganda on the internet than most people realize. Like, orders of magnitude more. It’s really easy for bad actors to spin up huge botnets now, and with AI assistance it gets even simpler, and harder to detect. 34011
Reposted by FlamingogrrlAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 16hWe’ve been talking about this for years. None of these far-right movements are organic. 411173516247
Reposted by FlamingogrrlJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 15hNot only should brooks and others shut up. But Ossoff is the best example in the country of a Democrat playing dominance politics and using it to control the whole terms of his race. 642885457
Reposted by FlamingogrrlJeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social · 15hhere's your periodic random reminder that I have an instagram for my black and white photography —instagram.comJeff Tiedrich on Instagram: "meanwhile, somewhere near the Chrysler Building ..."2 likes, 1 comments - jefftiedrich on October 11, 2026: "meanwhile, somewhere near the Chrysler Building ...". 1440249
Reposted by FlamingogrrlJude Nagurney Camwell (Iddybud) @iddybud.bsky.social · 15hAgree 100 percent. 111
Reposted by Flamingogrrl@debbie156 @debbie156.bsky.social · 18h#SC 1000+measles cases this year. South Carolina is the epicenter. Lindsey Graham voted to put RFK Jr. in charge of public health-now his sister Darlene (with no experience) is running to perpetuate this nightmare for families. Your kids are paying the price for incompetence. Vote for Dr. Andrews! 16383208
Reposted by FlamingogrrlMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 16hElias Law Group is currently litigating 92 voting and election cases in 42 states plus D.C. We are a 60+ lawyer firm litigating more than anyone else. We are not done fighting and we are not done winning.🗳️💪⚖️ 372623747
Reposted by FlamingogrrlAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 16hAn irony of this era is that Trump’s opponents and Trump share the same exact opinions about Trump supporters bsky.app/profile/acyn... 24975140
Reposted by FlamingogrrlBill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 20hMy mom, age 96, has voted in every election since 1952. Be like her! Get your ballot in now! @thirdactorg.bsky.social 542542372
Reposted by FlamingogrrlKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 22hDemocrats who don't do everything they can to hold Republicans accountable will be driven out of office by the base. Democrats who don't do everything they can to rein in the reckless power of billionaires will likewise be driven out of office by the base. 20920199
Flamingogrrl @flamingogrrl.bsky.social · 16hHey @jefftiedrich.bsky.social, can I tempt you to write one of your wonderful scathing articles based on this? 🙏🤩 001
Reposted by FlamingogrrlKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 16hIf Democrats retake the Senate, Warren will surely become chair of the Senate Banking Committee and, as such, in a position to investigate, humiliate and ultimately destroy Scott Bessent. 2003384588
Reposted by FlamingogrrlRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 17h"The 2.25m barrels of diesel Putin offered Trump will have zero net impact on the world price of diesel. But accepting them will collapse the US-led sanctions regime on Russia—and align Trump with Putin against Ukraine's attacks on Russian energy production..." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...theatlantic.comTrump Is an Easy Mark for PutinThe president’s diesel deal sells out Ukraine, and does nothing for Americans. 18028251252
Reposted by FlamingogrrlScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 17hWhat Marshall did is called theft of services, it's a felony.nytimes.comRoger Marshall, a Kansas Senator Facing Re-Election, Settles a Bakery Bill 6 Years LaterSenator Roger Marshall, a Kansas Republican in a difficult race, paid an old campaign debt for cookies, muffins and brownies after a baker’s story went viral online. 20722215
Reposted by FlamingogrrlDavid Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 17hGreene’s pre-Congress career included her video harassing and threatening AOC through her locked office door‘s mail slot and stalking teenage David Hogg. Her 1st D opponent withdrew from the campaign & fled the state. Her 2nd had to campaign in a bullet proof vest. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/11/u...nytimes.comThreats of Political Violence Have America’s Elected Officials Living in Fear (Gift Article)A Times investigation has found that violent threats have become a new normal among public officials, reshaped private lives, cost millions in security and pushed people out of office. 1120481
Reposted by FlamingogrrlRedArmyFraction @nopassaran.bsky.social · 17hOne of reasons finance bros like Bessent hate Warren is misogyny of course but Also the fact that she knows their language and how the sausage is made in the financial world and routinely humiliates them publicly 261385190
Flamingogrrl @flamingogrrl.bsky.social · 16hRead this article then ask yourself: How many of the current Cornell Adminstration were Greek pledges in school? Whether they participated in the *same* kind of partying that led to the Cornell rape? Whether that is where their inclination to be so lenient to *rapists* comes from? 020
Flamingogrrl @flamingogrrl.bsky.social · 16hRead this article then ask yourself: How many of the current Cornell Adminstration were Greek pledges in school? Whether they participated in the *same* kind of partying that led to the Cornell rape? Whether that is where their inclination to be so lenient to *rapists* comes from? 000
Reposted by FlamingogrrlRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 17h"The widespread effects of DOGE’s efforts—the cures that won’t be found; the vaccines that won’t be made; the food meant to save lives, left instead to rot..." www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...theatlantic.com‘Elon Is a Nuke’A new documentary makes the case that Elon Musk is a human of mass destruction. 441310511
Reposted by FlamingogrrlDaniel Lafleur Baron de Cadillac @lafleurmtl.bsky.social · 18h"Pete Hegseth is the Cornell 7 with power" Ms Eltahawy writing is powerful A must read 12514
Reposted by Flamingogrrljamelle @jamellebouie.net · 17hquestion for brooks: what if they are, literally, nazis? 29499191305
Reposted by FlamingogrrlElizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 20hThe misogyny in this letter is appalling and if Bessent had ever sent something like this to a woman colleague in the private sector he’d have been sued for gender discrimination and fired. What an asshole 34552106
Reposted by Flamingogrrl𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 11/10/2026Daughter: “Mother, I think I’m a boy.” Mother: “Phew. I thought you were going to say Republican.” 454004630
Reposted by FlamingogrrlFreethinkers United For Change @freethinkersunite.bsky.social · 11/10/2026 07014
Reposted by FlamingogrrlFreethinkers United For Change @freethinkersunite.bsky.social · 10/10/2026 316110392323
Reposted by FlamingogrrlSusan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 11/10/2026Plus, the inventor of the abortion drug she’s railing against was an anti-fascist Jewish scientist who joined the French resistance at age 15theguardian.comÉtienne-Émile Baulieu, French scientist who invented abortion pill, dies aged 98Doctor whose discovery helped create mifepristone was ‘guided by his commitment to progress made possible by science’ 021271
Reposted by FlamingogrrlJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854 146145586267
Reposted by FlamingogrrlJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Quick story. My op-ed on how corporations that kept their DEI programs performed just as well financially was accepted & factchecked at TIME Magazine. Just needed "pro forma review by the legal department." Suddenly the piece is spiked Why? Benioff owns TIME and wants to ingratiate himself to Trump 262401629
Reposted by FlamingogrrlFactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Troy Jackson: I owe Donald Trump nothing. I owe the billionaires nothing. I owe the people of Maine everything. 340356
