Reposted by Gina SmithJas 🪶🐻🦉🇺🇸🇨🇦 @itistherealjas.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Enough is enough! Some easy instructions to assist in stopping the rape pandemic that has covered this country since that first man began walking on 2 feet. 212352
Reposted by Gina SmithMalena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 03/10/2026𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐬 𝐀𝐛𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝟗 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫-𝐎𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐛𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭 🚨 What the fk are we doing? How can we sit by and let this happen? It's up to US to push back on this, because silence is complicity! We have a month before the election, so volunteer & recruit friends! #ICELawlessness 1051067722
Reposted by Gina SmithRep. Dr. Jasmine Clark @jasmineclarkforga.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Maryland just released its own vaccine recommendations based on guidance from established medical and scientific organizations instead of the Trump administration. With unqualified leaders at the helm, states can and—should—step up to protect their communities.wypr.orgMaryland issues first-ever statewide vaccine schedule to push back against Trump administrationUnder new legislative authority, the Maryland Department of Health has issued a state-level vaccine schedule based on guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics and other leading independent e... 9761205
Gina Smith @gina888.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Embarrassing Breach at F.B.I. Fuels Fears of Harm to Its Employees www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...nytimes.comEmbarrassing Breach at F.B.I. Fuels Fears of Harm to Its EmployeesIn an internal memo, the F.B.I. said it believed the hackers may have stolen sensitive information on all of its employees. 000
Reposted by Gina SmithRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026On this day in 1994, the Clinton administration's heathcare reform plan was declared "dead" by Congress. Over 30 years later, the US is still the only industrialized country without universal healthcare. This should be a national outrage. 702199665965
Reposted by Gina SmithHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 26/09/2026They warned us Mamdani would impose Sharia law. Instead, he unleashed the real threat: line dancing in Bryant Park. 1372303766648
Reposted by Gina SmithRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026"At least six babies in Pennsylvania have been born infected with measles, with two so sick they had to be admitted to intensive care. Congenital measles is a disease that’s rarely, if ever, seen in the U.S..." www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...nbcnews.comAmerica had wiped out measles. Now babies are infected at birth.Congenital measles has rarely been seen in the U.S. That’s changing as vaccination declines and more pregnant women become infected. 43261693157
Reposted by Gina SmithInfoWars @realinfowars.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Did you know most condoms are only approved for one-sided use? Stop leaving value on the table! 1436937
Reposted by Gina SmithPatrick Iber @patrickiber.bsky.social · 26/09/2026In Brazil, Lula (just ahead of an election) signed an executive order banning online betting, and made criticism of the "bets" a prominent theme on the campaign trail. A few years ago I remember reading that 20% of his signature cash transfer program was going to bets www.reuters.com/world/americ...reuters.comBrazil's Lula bans online betting, unveils debt relief plan as reelection race tightensBrazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday announced a ban on online betting operations in Latin America's largest economy and unveiled a new debt relief program aimed at households, the ... 16318
Reposted by Gina SmithProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026NEW: ProPublica’s Jake Pearson lost $10,000 mimicking the betting patterns of a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company’s “responsible gaming” safeguards. One week in, he was invited to become a VIP — and faced little pushback as he spiraled.propublica.orgI Deliberately Bet Like a Problem Gambler. DraftKings Made Me a VIP.Amid growing public health concerns, operators like DraftKings have touted “responsible gaming” tools and prompts. But as I went off the deep end, I found they were no match for the incentives and pro... 11838951493
Reposted by Gina SmithAlex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The trailer for my new film, "Musk," has just been released. 7337811261
Reposted by Gina SmithCAP Action @americanprogressaction.org · 24/09/2026Is *your* Senator on the list? 254
Reposted by Gina SmithErnie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 24/09/2026“I don't know my ZIP code or my phone number” is a special class of rich guy brain 4425
Reposted by Gina SmithDCMediaGroup @dcmediagroup.us · 19/09/2026At the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 1000s have linked hands and are demanding “Hands Off the Arts” while surrounding the center. 19686642508
Reposted by Gina SmithCoach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 25/02/2026I'm old enough that I watched a healthy girl in my kindergarten class catch polio and was in a wheelchair by 1st grade and she died at 36. She cried all the time because she was in pain. When you die I'm gonna piss on your grave, Del. 682347605
Reposted by Gina SmithRandi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 14/09/2026And here we all thought climate change would kill us first. 911329
Reposted by Gina Smithfineoldwhine.bsky.social @fineoldwhine.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Yes! No quiet time. These things go 24/7. Play them at city council meetings as well. 1313
Reposted by Gina SmithBrown Eyed Susan @browneyedsusan.bsky.social · 05/09/2026www.forbes.com/sites/maryro... The EU rejected this beef due to safety standards, but it’s being imported to the U.S. duty-free anyway. Why are we lowering standards on what we eat? If it isn't safe enough for the EU, it shouldn't be on our plates!forbes.comBrazil And Argentina Will Send Tariff-Free Beef To U.S.—Despite Quality ConcernsBrazilian beef was recently rejected from the EU for failing to meet quality standards and 30,000 pounds of Argentinian meat was recalled in Texas and Florida this summer. 80461247
Reposted by Gina SmithDemCast USA @demcast.com · 03/09/2026Gloria’s legacy lives in everyone who chooses organizing over isolation, every journalist who asks whose voice is missing, and every youth who realizes injustice isn't inevitable. TOGETHER, we move forward with her work. share.google/OouwEXUm3Ohrp3Anbshare.googleRest in Power: Gloria Steinem, Ms. Cofounder and Feminist VisionaryGloria Steinem, the journalist, organizer and co-founder of <em>Ms.</em> whose name became inseparable from the modern movement for women's equality, died Wednesday, Sept. 2, at her home in New York City. She was 92. In 2001, Gloria came to Ellie Smea... 7483166
Reposted by Gina Smith@AshleyTheWriter💙✍️ (advocate) @ashleythewriter.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Thank You Gloria Steinem for all You have done For women ♥️💪 Rest in power my Hero #thankyougloriasteinem #Restinpower🌹♥️ #Demcast #WeRemember #ProudBlue #Door 923184
Reposted by Gina SmithElizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Welp, there it is. The CDC is now officially manipulating data and their count of measles deaths in 2026 now stands at ZERO. My understanding of reportable diseases is that the CDC would usually use a state health department’s determination as the final say. The new CDC Director is failing us.inquirer.comThe CDC left two measles-associated Pa. deaths out of its latest count after RFK Jr. sparred with Gov. ShapiroHHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has accused Pennsylvania of not cooperating with the CDC in its handling of a measles outbreak. 6929831344
Reposted by Gina SmithDr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Hey Google, is the Earth flat now? Was the moon landing faked? When you acquiesce to an autocrat, by definition, you also rewrite history and science. Sickening. 2644317979
Reposted by Gina Smithawkword @awkword.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Communities across the country have been fighting Flock and other ALPR spy camera companies. A new project allows you to track which towns and cities have canceled their contracts ij.org/institute-fo... @ij.org 421018553
Reposted by Gina SmithLee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Elon Musk’s xAI used child porn to train Grok models, lawsuit says xAI accused of training Grok on real and AI-generated child pornography. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...arstechnica.comElon Musk’s xAI used child porn to train Grok models, lawsuit saysxAI accused of training Grok on real and AI-generated child pornography. 256
Reposted by Gina SmithDavid Slack @slack2thefuture.bsky.social · 27/08/2026If you still have a Twitter account, today is a great day to delete it. Nothing you could possibly get out of that site is worth having your name associated with child pornography. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...arstechnica.comElon Musk’s xAI used child porn to train Grok models, lawsuit saysxAI accused of training Grok on real and AI-generated child pornography. 5341722309
Reposted by Gina SmithDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 25/08/2026Do not normalize children dying from measles. Measles was previously eliminated in the US, thanks to vaccines. When children die from measles, it means that adults have catastrophically failed to protect them because they have rejected basic science. 339163555426
Reposted by Gina SmithChise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Some people might not be aware, but it is entirely possible that without Dolly Parton we wouldn’t have had a COVID vaccine. She partly funded Moderna’s research and gave the largest individual contribution to make it all happen. Just gives you an idea of the kind of person she was. 235281297747
Reposted by Gina SmithRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Dolly Parton... -Gifted millions of free books to kids -Ensured musicians she worked with got union benefits -Helped fund medical research, including the COVID vaccine -Donated millions to communities hit by natural disasters -Quietly funded high school band programs We lost an incredible person. 373197443772
Reposted by Gina SmithMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Denmark, particularly in Copenhagen, has installed floating platforms/islands planted with wildflowers and native vegetation in its harbors and canals. These create safe urban habitats and sanctuaries for birds, bees, pollinators, insects, and even some aquatic life. Original post 21184831913
Reposted by Gina SmithRolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 25/08/2026Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library. Here's what the charity does ⬇️ www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...rollingstone.comTurning Pages: Inside Dolly Parton's Imagination LibraryCore team of 15 staff and thousands of volunteers and partners help the country-music philanthropist deliver books to kids around the world. 128190498287
Reposted by Gina SmithMark Jones @markjonesmotion.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Fun fact: Dolly Parton spent decades quietly funding band uniforms and instruments at Black high schools across the South - never once putting her name on it. No headlines, no fanfare — just help, given because it was needed. Wonderful Heart ♥️ RIP Dolly ❤️ 159208813814
Reposted by Gina Smith💙❤️💙Mia💙❤️💙 @mommamia.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Chance of a complication from a measles vaccine: One in millions.  Chance of a complication from measles: One in five.  24618
Reposted by Gina SmithMore Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 25/08/2026BREAKING: The union of Starbucks workers is officially calling for a boycott of the chain. @sbworkersunited.org has over 12,000 unionized baristas, and they're calling on customers to stop visiting Starbucks until they get a fair union contract. 9052062614
Reposted by Gina SmithTWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 24/08/2026New Podcast Episode: This Week in Tech: Usain Volt Meta, Addiction, & the Future of Online Engagement with @leolaporte.me, @sam.abuelsamid.com, @padresj.bsky.socialtwit.tvThis Week in Tech: Usain Volt | TWiT.TVMeta faces a $1.4 trillion lawsuit, flock cameras are sparking a privacy revolt, and data centers may be fueling the next bubble. This episode pulls back the curtain on who’s 054
Reposted by Gina SmithKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 09/02/2025Whenever you hear someone sneer about scientific research that seems useless to them — “they’re studying the spit of lizards?!” — remind them that’s exactly how we got Ozempic. globalnews.ca/news/9793403...globalnews.caHow a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.caIn 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic. 511299517821
Reposted by Gina SmithArjan @koparjan.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Could bluesky be the better twitter? This man had been found in Amsterdam and he’s probably been in NL for a few decades. He might be Canadian. Share and solve? 563109
Reposted by Gina SmithRaw Story @rawstory.com · 20/08/2026The Trump administration has been quietly selling thousands of wild mustangs to slaughterhouses for as little as $25 a horse — more than doubling sales since taking office, according to a Times analysis of government recordsbit.lyTrump secretly sends thousands of horses to their deaths: 'Slaughter in plain sight'Wild horses couldn't keep President Donald Trump away from the chance of making a kill, according to a new report.Under his administration, thousands of wild horses have been rounded up with helicopters, packed into metal trailers, trucked hundreds of miles, and sold off to be slaughtered, the New Y... 2041249927
Gina Smith @gina888.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Had a blast on Leo’s podcast with Denise and Joey this weekend … 181
Reposted by Gina SmithCodfather #FBPE 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @codfather.bsky.social · 15/08/2026When the book-burning by GenAI/LLM companies was revealed, the defences of this were "oh they're only buying books from pulping companies that will be destroyed anyway". The AI companies are buying bulk orders of obscure titles from ordinary booksellers.theguardian.comSecondhand booksellers in UK and Ireland suspect AI firms behind ‘strange’ bulk ordersDevelopment comes after Anthropic was found to have spent millions on books to scan for ‘data acquisition’ 44318
Reposted by Gina SmithAndrea Devon @andreadevon.sheshed.rocks · 14/08/20266,000 children detained. Let that number sink in. Janet Murguía, President and CEO of UnidosUS: “Children have no place in prison.” The Dilley ICE Detention Center in Texas should not exist. Shut it down! #SheShed 26621403
Reposted by Gina SmithMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 22/07/2026NEWS: WV GOP Assistant Majority Leader Elliott Pritt has been arrested and charged with enticing a minor after allegedly grooming a 15-year-old through Roblox and Snapchat, then having her meet him in his classroom. GOP leadership won't call for his resignation. 2119188759344
Reposted by Gina SmithFionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 14/08/2026This really is very good and very current. Do listen. 69152
Reposted by Gina SmithAntonio Bruno @antoniobruno.bsky.social · 14/08/2026www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...theguardian.comUS firms that kept DEI policies despite ‘go woke, go broke’ threats thrivedExclusive: Companies that kept policies did just as well financially, even after Trump’s executive order, as those that didn’t 411353
Reposted by Gina SmithHemant Mehta @friendlyatheist.com · 09/08/2026Brittany Boltinhouse says she lost her Miss North Carolina USA crown for being a conservative Christian. Then her old racist posts resurfaced. The persecution story fell apart FAST. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/miss-north...friendlyatheist.comMiss North Carolina USA said she lost her crown due to her faith. Then the racist posts surfaced.Brittany Boltinhouse says her conservative Christianity cost her the title. Screenshots of her own social media posts tell a very different story. 811935
