Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialGayle Dourn Plantz @plantz3610.bsky.social · 2hwww.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...nytimes.comJustice Dept. Unlawfully Withheld Grants to Combat Domestic Violence, Judge Rules (Gift Article)Judge Melissa R. DuBose said the department had placed arbitrary conditions on grants created by the Violence Against Women Act. 052
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialScott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 12hJack Smith: “it’s inconceivable to me how you can pardon people who beat police officers… and then vilify the officers” 265186185276
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialKim Acuff Steiner @emberdione.bsky.social · 9hLove paying $1000 a month for health care to decline to cover my medication prescribed to me by my doctor. 51454312
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialUnited Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 6h"Ava" says, "I’ve worked in the broccoli fields since early 2000. I enjoy every part of my job from cutting to packaging. I can do it all w/my eyes closed. I have years of experience, but I'm not paid for it. I don’t get incentives, benefits & just earn minimum wage." #WeFeedYou 15539185
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 9hToday I learned that Jack Smith is a Caitlin Clark fan and that Amy Klobuchar knows more about sports than Eric Schmitt. 563176562995
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 8hAt a time when the most influential leaders of the U.S. need to stand up loudly and clearly for the rule of law, they are leading the charge in the opposite direction. But not Jack Smith. Kudos to him for continuing to be a much needed voice of clarity. 277138973990
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialUnited Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"Rosa" says, "I'm harvesting sweet potatoes in Livingston CA area. I work 8 hrs/day and earn CA minimum wage. I wake up at 2 am, prepare my lunch, drive to work and start by 4am. I finished for the day by 12:30 pm. It's very hard to pay our bills from this low pay." #WeFeedYou 12449146
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 29/09/2026 180124453980
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialwomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 17hArtemesia Gentileschi, Judith Beheading Holofernes, 1620 #UnlockingWomensArt 241902413
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 14hJack Smith: Donald Trump preyed on party loyalty and fear. One of the reasons he [failed] is bc Republicans stood up. I personally find it hard to understand how our investigation could be viewed as partisan when our strongest witnesses were Republicans. [Names Rusty Bowers and Mike Pence.] 151919594
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15hJack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort." 636254568805
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Who’s ready for No Kings? We’re getting an early start on making signs! ✊💚 319119242832
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialUnited Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 27/09/2026"Jaime" is harvesting figs at min. wage in Madera CA. "There isn't enough good fruit. Usually we harvest through November but many locations have already stopped. We expected to be working longer. Now we need to look for another job as we need this income to pay rent." #WeFeedYou 23846259
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialUnited Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 26/09/2026"Julia" shared this photo with us from the carrots in the Cuyama CA area. "We are paid piece rate and we only are given 4 hours of work a day. This makes it impossible to cover our expenses. The high was 97° when this photo was taken." #WeFeedYou 26894347
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 26/09/2026On September 9 or 10, someone staged this protest at the Dallas Fort Worth airport ahead of the GOP midterm convention. Does anyone know which organization was behind it? We would love to speak with them. Please share widely! 512551970
gingfitch.bsky.social @gingfitch.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Thinking DeSantis has some recent financial wrong doing...so much for the candidate asserting financial responsibility and accountability. 000
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024. In 2025, he made 1,794x more. And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers? I will continue my boycott of Starbucks. 633131173887
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialleftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I hear immigrant children also have heartbeats. 15555481301
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialProPublica @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... 11938841486
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵 19595843514
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.theintercept.comDoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam 6574014611761
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialSometimesPDX @sometimespdx.bsky.social · 25/09/2026One of the guys talking to Morrison goes by "Spooky," he's a retired cop. bsky.app/profile/some... 111
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialSometimesPDX @sometimespdx.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I've posted about the Watchman Brotherhood club in the past. Some of their members are in local government, some are cops, many are former cops. Lots wear III%er patches and a few wear Confederate flag patches. Below is Molalla Mayor wearing a club shirt. bsky.app/profile/some... 203
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026NYT has now independently corroborated Ha'aretz's reporting.nytimes.comNetanyahu Said to Have Been Warned by Emirati Leader About Hamas Attack Before Oct. 7The warning from the leader of the United Arab Emirates, which lacked specific details about the nature of an attack, never reached the chiefs of Israel’s security establishment, Israeli officials sai... 810150
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialMediaite @mediaite.com · 24/09/2026Nevada Says Every Single Voter DHS Flagged as a Noncitizen Is Actually a U.S. Citizendlvr.itNevada Says Every Single Voter DHS Flagged as a Noncitizen Is Actually a U.S. CitizenNevada election officials say all 185 voters whom DHS identified as confirmed noncitizens are actually U.S. citizens, according to The New York Times. The post Nevada Says Every Single Voter DHS Flagged as a Noncitizen Is Actually a U.S. Citizen first appeared on Mediaite. 410064
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Incredible. First Secretary Mullin claimed that DHS had identified 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada’s voter roll. Then DHS officials told a skeptical Nevada, no no no, that’s just people we flagged. Here are the names of 185 people we KNOW aren’t citizens. All 185 were citizens. DHS got 100% wrong. 21188013840
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialAnton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Russia attacked Zaporizhzhia Two people were injured in a morning Russian drone attack. A medical facility and residential buildings were damaged. 316369
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialAnton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026A Russian strike on a residential building in #Kyiv killed a 14-year-old boy. At least seven other residents were injured. Another strike has just hit a residential area in Kyiv. 1221489
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialconifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Just after midnight last night, Judge Kelly entered an order directing the president to unban CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House grounds. He issued a 14-day Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) restoring hard passes for journalists working for those media outlets. This is a 2123
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialMother Jones @motherjones.com · 25/09/2026Yup. We were deepfaked. But it's all part of a much bigger story about Russia's interference in our 2026 midterms to help the GOP. motherjones.comHow a Russian attack on the midterms deepfaked Mother JonesPutin's trolls are again looking to help Donald Trump and the GOP. 5206120
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Tonight’s state dinner guests at the White House with President Xi include: • Chief Justice John Roberts, • Jane Sullivan Roberts, Spouse • Justice Amy Coney Barrett • Jesse Barrett, Spouse • Justice Brett Kavanaugh • Ashley Estes Kavanaugh, Spouse 26821701038
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialLe Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 25/09/2026Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolishedlemonde.frAmnesty International calls for ICE to be abolishedIn a report titled 'We Had Whistles, They Had Guns,' the NGO documents widespread human rights violations committed by ICE in the United States. 383198076332
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialJess Craven ❌👑 @jesscraven101.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Here are five ways to help us win the midterms without ever talking about politics. Please share this video everywhere! 412674
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialPeter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026In an Uber. Driver having loud phone conversation with someone in Spanish. A little annoying, but it happens. He hangs up. Says, “Mi hermano. La Migra.” And starts weeping. 1665758952
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialtheonlyjunedoe @theonlyjunedoe.bsky.social · 23/09/2026ICE took my friend and neighbor, Alma. Didn't tell anyone. Left her car in a random parking lot. She was about a mile from our homes. She had her uniform on, going to work. We were single mothers after divorces at the same time.We watched out fo each other in this what we could afford neighborhood. 11900247
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Hurting the president’s feelings isn’t a national security threat Thank you for your attention to this matter. 517219854561
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/09/2026BREAKING: Judge Kelly just concluded there's no "national security" argument in this case (CNN/MSNOW/Politico) 304143242828
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 22/09/2026🚨BREAKING: At least 550,000 voters registered or updated their registration last week, according to final tallies the nonpartisan nonprofit National Voter Registration Day shared exclusively with Democracy Docket Tuesday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comExclusive: Over half a million voters registered in a single day last weekAt least 550,000 voters registered or updated their registration last week, according to final tallies the nonpartisan nonprofit National Voter Registration Day shared exclusively with Democracy Docke... 258121733723
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialRaider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 23/09/2026ICE brutally detain woman's gardener-right in front of her house. 4 goons drag and violently pull man out of truck head-first. Kneel on his back after pinned down to pavement. "I can't breathe! I can't breathe!" he cries out. Incident occurred in Everett, Washington. 122570094503
gingfitch.bsky.social @gingfitch.bsky.social · 23/09/2026www.opb.org/article/2026...opb.orgOregon data centers by the numbers: 111 facilities consume nearly one-quarter of state’s power, according to new reportA first-of-its-kind report details the footprint of the controversial facilities. 000
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialCongressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Good news: a federal judge just paused Wilber's deportation. The government shouldn’t be allowed to shoot you from an unmarked vehicle and then cover it up by deporting you. Keep speaking out, it's working. 8142921210
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialKate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This is 2-year-old Tymofii and his 39-year-old mother, Nataliia Horbachenko, russia killed them both on September 19 with drone strike on their home in a village of Hlevakha in Kyiv Region 💔🕯 Nataliia leaves behind her husband and two young daughters. Little Tymofii would have turned 3 on Oct 17. 1632493995
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026Melania Trump: "We have a direct channel with Russia" 3051026341
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 23/09/2026USPS in Utah dumped 300 mail-in ballots into a parking lot garbage bin. USPS’s current defense? “Laziness.”deseret.comUtah postal worker accused of throwing away 300 mail-in ballots in church parking lotOver 95% of Utah voters rely on mail-in ballots, making destroyed ballots critical loss. 70277943955
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 22/09/2026🚨BREAKING: Federal court REJECTS lawsuit seeking to compel Washington State to provide the DOJ with access to its complete statewide voter registration database. Another victory for Elias Law Group and its clients. DOJ is 0-25. ELG is undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/washin...democracydocket.com🚨 United States of America v. HobbsLearn more. 457170094219
gingfitch.bsky.social @gingfitch.bsky.social · 22/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/u... "a healthy society needs trust, both in fellow citizens and in political institutions. It greases the wheels of collective action and political change. Without it, people do not cooperate with each other or with the authorities. That can lead to political paralysis."nytimes.com‘I Was Sold a Bill of Goods’: Americans and the Distrust Election (Gift Article)Americans have a pervasive sense they are being lied to. That has created an unpredictability in politics unseen since Donald Trump said he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue without losing voters. 012
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialJoaquin Castro @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Update on the condition of Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez at the South Texas Ice Processing Center. He’s being taken to the hospital. He is in tremendous pain and tells us that the bullet is still inside his left side. He can’t move the left side of his body. 41952417
