Reposted by @gwadj.bsky.socialJulianne Wingate @julieannewingate.bsky.social · 2hMiss you, @barackobama.bsky.social ..... 5190100
Reposted by @gwadj.bsky.socialCNN @cnn.com · 1h"Again, President Donald Trump did not win the Nobel Peace Prize," writes CNN's Daniel Dale. Again, he keeps complaining about his non-victory at length. Again, his griping is centered on the false claim that he 'settled eight wars.'" | Fact Check cnn.it/4yGj8XQ 6123251
Reposted by @gwadj.bsky.socialCanadian Resistance 🇨🇦🇪🇺 @cdnresistance.bsky.social · 2hIf there were a Nobel Prize for stupidity, Donald Trump would be a shoo-in. 933545
Reposted by @gwadj.bsky.socialAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 5hRussia may intensify its attacks on Ukrainian civilians as Trump eases sanctions. This could be part of a broader US-Russian effort to pressure Ukraine into surrendering territory during future negotiations. A strategy used by Israel and Assad, max pressure through massacres. 23357163
Reposted by @gwadj.bsky.socialNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 4hTrump’s plan to save the midterms is…help Russia. The Trump-Vance-Kushner-Witkoff approach to the war has always been weaken Ukraine so they bow down to Putin. It hasn’t worked. With nearly two years of this, Ukraine has shown it can thwart ground offensives and strike Russian oil without US help.ft.comUS warns Kyiv that strikes on Russia jeopardise intelligence-sharingDonald Trump’s administration delivered threat after Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticised diesel deal with Moscow 35650229
Reposted by @gwadj.bsky.socialPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 10hTrump announces deal to import Russian diesel. Yet he imposed tariffs on China and India for importing fuel from Russia. 3 weeks ago signed law threatening 500% tariffs on India and China. Now facing midterm election defeat ... and Utter bankruptcy of Trump foreign, economic and other policies.bbc.co.ukTrump announces deal for Russian diesel as Zelensky calls it a 'gift to Putin'Ukraine's president sharply criticised the move, calling it an "investment in war that must be ended, not prolonged". 1141064492
Reposted by @gwadj.bsky.socialDan McKinley @mcfunley.com · 07/10/2026One of my favorite bits is when a company gets so confused about something that they mint a C-level title to address it, and it's clear that only someone with a terrifying combination of ambition and lack of self-awareness would ever take it 2235
Reposted by @gwadj.bsky.socialKeith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 08/10/2026IMPEACH TRUMP FOR HIS TREASON: "Let (Iran) take out L.A." IS giving our enemies "aid and comfort." De-Trumpification accelerates. Abbott blows him off in Texas. Rogers. Sununu. Murdoch! Countdown Podcast now live: tinyurl.com/ym94az6k YouTube: youtu.be/pBrbdRo23DI 1219965
gwadj.bsky.social @gwadj.bsky.social · 17hChallenge yourself and read something "above grade level" you just may learn something! 000
Reposted by @gwadj.bsky.socialJoshua Bloch @joshbloch.bsky.social · 23hCindy and I got the spam email for this repulsive (and likely illegal) stunt yesterday. Today we'll take the promised $180 and donate it to organizations that support the candidates he's targeting with this taxpayer-funded bribe: 🗳️ swingleft.org 🗳️ votesaveamerica.com 🗳️ movement.vote Please join us! 072
Reposted by @gwadj.bsky.socialMo @mo-wilk.bsky.social · 21hI read banned books and so should you! 📖 12518
Reposted by @gwadj.bsky.socialAnnette Licitra 🚫🧊 @licitra.bsky.social · 18hThis stinks! Read a book. I’m reading “How To Stand Up To a Dictator” by Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa. Support #BannedBooksWeek 📚 043
Reposted by @gwadj.bsky.socialcoopmike48 @coopmike48.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The U.S. Just Hit A Record High For Book Bans | HuffPost Latest News www.huffpost.com/entry/banned...huffpost.comYour Jaw Will Drop At Some Of The Books On The 2025-2026 Banned Books List“Until we can figure out a way to ban rape on campus we should not in any capacity be trying to figure out how to ban a book about it,” one librarian said. 053
gwadj.bsky.social @gwadj.bsky.social · 08/10/2026What else does Florida and Texas have in common? 010
Reposted by @gwadj.bsky.socialPortiaMcGonagal @portiamcgonagal.bsky.social · 08/10/2026“The two states accounted for 95 percent of books banned by public schools in the 2025-2026 school year.” Public schools banned a record 12,000 books this year. Most were in Texas and Florida - Advocate apple.news/Aez-w8kNYTKC...apple.newsPublic schools banned a record 12,000 books this year. Most were in Texas and Florida — AdvocateThe two states accounted for 95 percent of books banned by public schools in the 2025-2026 school year. 32321
Reposted by @gwadj.bsky.socialPEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 08/10/2026In this week’s PEN Ten, Adam Nelson talks about the true events that inspired his debut novel, Huckleberry Jim. Nelson discusses his work as a traveling actor, how he develops his characters, and setting the story amid racial tensions circa 1991: pen.org/adam-nelson-the-pen-ten-int… 05819
Reposted by @gwadj.bsky.socialAmerican Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 08/10/2026ALA tracks attempts to ban or censor books in libraries and schools by compiling reports from library workers and media coverage to identify censorship trends and the books challenged most frequently. Here are the Top 11 Most Challenged Books from 2025. Learn more: ala.org/top10. #BannedBooksWeek 12330149
Reposted by @gwadj.bsky.socialDucking Grey Duck @duckinggreyduck.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The only attack on Minnesota has come FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. Our Somali neighbors bring so much good to our state. Immigrants make us better. Trump's latest attack post is putting us all in danger, but immigrants most of all. My heart hurts today, but I'll use it as fuel. 37418
Reposted by @gwadj.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Donald Trump has done & said so many appalling things, but siccing his racist fans on innocent Somali residents is disgustingly dangerous. 803599789
Reposted by @gwadj.bsky.socialMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Donald Trump is an absolutely vile racist. Trump: “The Somalians should not be allowed to get away with what they are doing. They view you as weak and stupid people. Fight back Minnesota, fight back!” 2931962
Reposted by @gwadj.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026Trump tries to start a race war: "The once Great State of Minnesota is being taken over by Somali Immigrants ... The Somalians should not be allowed to get away with what they are doing. They view you as weak and stupid people. Fight back Minnesota, fight back!" 80548181340
Reposted by @gwadj.bsky.socialKeith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 08/10/2026To paraphrase FDR, I and everybody else with an IQ > 37 welcome his hatred 🤦🏼♂️ 4526554
Reposted by @gwadj.bsky.socialKeith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Lost in the debates about MLB's proposal to cut the schedule back to 154 games... That's a 5% decrease in income You think the OWNERS are going to take 5% less? You think the PLAYERS are? They will raise ticket prices by 5% YOU will pay for their day off 🤦🏼♂️ 910419
Reposted by @gwadj.bsky.socialKeith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 07/10/2026IMPEACH TRUMP FOR TREASON: Trump's "Let (Iran) take out Los Angeles" IS giving our enemies "aid and comfort." It IS treasonous as defined by our constitution De-Trumpification accelerates. Abbott blows him off in Texas. Rogers. Sununu. Murdoch! David Ellison! Countdown Podcast drops at midnight 1628391
Reposted by @gwadj.bsky.socialClay Jones @claytoonz.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Trump said letting Iran take out Los Angeles or San Diego would be a small price to pay. #Trump #MAGA #TrumpTreason 712052
Reposted by @gwadj.bsky.socialCheri Jacobus @cherijacobus.bsky.social · 06/10/2026San Diego is the home of the U.S. Navy Pacific fleet. Trump just called for a bombing on his own military. 1515744
Reposted by @gwadj.bsky.socialPBS News @pbsnews.org · 06/10/2026President Donald Trump is facing bipartisan backlash after comments at a campaign rally in which he suggested that Iran could "take out" two cities in California. 3319753
Reposted by @gwadj.bsky.socialSenator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 06/10/2026Iran has no nuclear weapons and can’t “take out” L.A. or San Diego. But a U.S. President nevertheless inviting it to do so puts us in 25th Amendment territory. Trump is unfit and must go. 2332699
Reposted by @gwadj.bsky.socialNancy Sawyer Fox @speedyfingers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Banned books week #bannedbooks 064
Reposted by @gwadj.bsky.socialAlysa Loring | Bleeding Pen Editing & Coaching @alysableedingpen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026 It’s Banned Book Week! PEN America’s Spotlight (tinyurl.com/4bfwsau4) highlights the severity of book banning. I encourage you to read it! Then, peruse the list of banned books at Common Sense Media (tinyurl.com/3prkdmf5) ... recognize any favorites? I bet you do! Which ones changed your world?tinyurl.comA Spotlight on School Book BansNearly 12,000 books were banned in public schools during the 2025-2026 school year, according to PEN America’s Index of School Book Bans. 142
gwadj.bsky.social @gwadj.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Read banned books! Ask questions & exercise some critical thinking. 041
Reposted by @gwadj.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/10/2026Yikes! Trump's hand looks like something you'd see on a cadaver (Win McNamee/Getty) 5232244446
Reposted by @gwadj.bsky.socialKamala Harris @kamalaharris.com · 06/10/2026Californians' lives are not expendable in Donald Trump's unhinged, reckless war in Iran. This is yet another callous comment from the tyrant in the White House who dragged the American people into a war that we do not want. 991554464
Reposted by @gwadj.bsky.socialI support Somali-Americans @adamrothman.bsky.social · 30/09/2025Pete Hegseth: only clean-shaven men can win wars U.S. Grant: 39862203
Reposted by @gwadj.bsky.socialKeith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Breaking: Trump approval - 29% American Research polling americanresearchgroup.com/economy/americanresearchgroup.comTrump Job Approvals and The National Economy 47538168
Reposted by @gwadj.bsky.socialKeith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Another quick apology to the world on behalf of actual Americans who aren't part of this conspiracy to pretend Trump isn't a psychopath lost in his own delusions and self-glorification He should be in a rubber room, not insulting you (and reality). We're working on the problem 22428111
Reposted by @gwadj.bsky.socialMichael McFaul @mcfaulmike.bsky.social · 28/08/2026I still call it Lake Ontario, and the Kennedy Center, and the Department of Defense, and the Gulf of Mexico. I predict with great certainty that almost all Americans will too a few years from now. This fever will break. The Trump era is winding down. 1523141
Reposted by @gwadj.bsky.socialPete Alex Harris🦡🕸️🌲/∞🪐∫ @petealexharris.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 28/08/2026It can't be Lake America, it's not all full of algae and strips of improperly-installed pool liner and dead ducks. 812220
Reposted by @gwadj.bsky.socialRight Wing Watch @rightwingwatch.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Can't you go five seconds without humiliating yourself? 1932580
Reposted by @gwadj.bsky.socialKamala Harris @kamalaharris.com · 17/07/2026Before the president gets on television tonight to peddle lies and conspiracy theories, here is what you need to know: The 2020 election was not stolen. We won, and he lost. 965271835839
Reposted by @gwadj.bsky.socialKeith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Your pertinent reminder that Trump is not only full of shit - but incontinent as well. 3357394
Reposted by @gwadj.bsky.socialCREW @citizensforethics.org · 13/07/2026GREAT NEWS: A judge just voided President Trump's settlement with the IRS granting him immunity from audits and referred a Trump lawyer and DOJ officials who signed off on the settlement to state bar authorities to determine if their actions violated legal ethics rules. 421965660
Reposted by @gwadj.bsky.socialKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Felon Trump has weaponized his DOJ again, serving subpoenas on journalists because he didn’t like their coverage of his $400 million Qatar corruption jet. Trump’s repeated attacks on the free press will be worse if his loyalist Jay Clayton gets confirmed as the next DNI: youtu.be/qqo-BPExwBo?...youtu.beTrump DOJ Goes OFF THE RAILS With SHOCKING New ATTACK On NYT Reporters!?YouTube video by Katie Phang 451182469
Reposted by @gwadj.bsky.socialKeith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 04/07/2026A reminder: the largely admirable nation the "Founding Fathers" announced 250 years ago denied the vote to all women, most minorities, many poor whites. It enabled slavery, forbade laws to curb it 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 If you're not a rich white guy and you have rights - thank a liberal 541376389
Reposted by @gwadj.bsky.socialAtul Gawande @agawande.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Shock, awe, and economic fall out: During the first 9 months of 2025, ICE operations led directly to 668,000 lost jobs across 86 U.S. metro areas, according to new economic analysis. When you remove immigrant workers, you undermine native workers. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/o...nytimes.comOpinion | ICE Is a Job Killer Everywhere It Goes 312552
Reposted by @gwadj.bsky.socialAlex Burness @burness.bsky.social · 30/06/2026To this day, one of the most unbelievable facts we’ve ever published in @boltsmag.org: Over a 40-year period, *80* percent of death row convictions in Louisiana have ended up getting reversed. 6479247
Reposted by @gwadj.bsky.socialIvy Reese @spiralganglion.com · 21/06/2026libraries are a technology they are a technological solution to a social problem when people say not to do that, they always mean "don't use a bad computer program to hurt people" — duh but i think the only good technologies are the ones that solve social problems www.bbc.com/future/artic...bbc.comNot just books - how renting a sewing machine from the library can improve democracyFinland's libraries are increasingly being valued not by how many books they lend, but how they help societies function. 1437
