Reposted by HeathenFreethinkers United For Change @freethinkersunite.bsky.social · 04/10/2026 668128314194
Reposted by HeathenW.E.D.em Boyz @leftistwonk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I think one of the undercurrents of our fractured political reality is that basically everyone has come to realize that the people who rule the world do not possess any particularly impressive level of intelligence or capability 1783037669
Reposted by HeathenProPublica @propublica.org · 27/09/2026Juvenile crime is on the decline in Tennessee, but officials plan to spend millions on two new youth prisons. “The argument that’s made is that [juvenile crime is] worse than ever,” said one advocate, but “the data doesn’t back that up.” with @wpln.bsky.social propublica.orgAcross the Country, Youth Prisons Are Closing. This State Is Building More.Tennessee officials say they need more high-security facilities for kids who commit crimes. Experts say this approach flies in the face of crime data and research that shows youth prisons are not reha... 29461198
Reposted by HeathenAnna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Wild stuff. Sheri Mecklenberg, career prosecutor accused of misconduct in Broadview 6 case, resigns from DOJ. The NYT obtained her scathing resignation letter, in which she says the U.S. attorney directed her to bring felony charges over her objection. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comRead the document (Gift Article)Sheri H. Mecklenburg resignation letter 20261222210
Reposted by HeathenThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Tucker Carlson tells NPR Trump should’ve been removed from office 61385110
Reposted by HeathenAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 23/09/2026They're using Claude for biological research in a wet lab. This is a first for a LLM like this. 3714536
Reposted by HeathenNicole Marie @nicolemarie.bsky.social · 23/09/2026What have we been telling you? Dems aren’t going to do anything. www.c-span.org/clip/public-... 88433104
Reposted by HeathenRESIST | FIGHT™ @resistfight.com · 23/09/2026LAPD cops working for ICE contractors off duty — while the department fights to keep its moonlighting records hidden. That is the accusation now being leveled directly at LAPD leadership after a judge ordered the records turned over. 52394524214
Reposted by HeathenBil Gladen @bilgladen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Putin couldn't deliver a speech at the UN General Assembly due to the ICC arrest warrant. Netanyahu delivered his speech at the UN even with an ICC arrest warrant. The Zionist lobby has total control over the UN and US. Double standards like these will be the end of UN and the International Law. 18321147
Reposted by HeathenFreedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 23/09/2026The Pentagon Papers case rejected a prior restraint aimed at specific documents claimed to pose national security risks. Anyone who argues "national security" are magic words justifying banning three news outlets should be laughed out of court and sanctioned.washingtonpost.comTrump tells judge media ban is necessary to protect national securityAhead of a court hearing, the administration cited reports about the White House ballroom and the Iran war to defend its ban against CNN, MS NOW and Politico. 24216
Reposted by Heathenmotyaf.bsky.social @motyaf.bsky.social · 22/09/2026www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...propublica.orgThe FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the WayAfter the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini... 25919
Reposted by HeathenRaider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Karen Bass’s LAPD is openly defying a judge’s order to hand over moonlighting records, and it's obvious why. They are desperately hiding a shadow workforce where cops moonlight for ICE contractors, creating blatant conflicts of interest. It's time to enforce the subpoena and demand accountability. 16966522313
Reposted by HeathenJudy Trinh @judytrinh.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Seniors who were protesting Mark Carney’s Bill c39 and fast tracking of environmental reviews arrested and charged with trespassing on Parliament Hill. 56506267
Reposted by HeathenThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026DAVE MATTHEWS: “I said it last night, but I’ll say it again - man, I’m so tired of this fuckin’ President.” 666259185989
Reposted by HeathenProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026NEW: In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump was reelected and eviscerated the FBI and DOJ teams handling public corruption probes.propublica.orgThe FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the WayAfter the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini... 13646342244
Reposted by HeathenJonathan Ladd @jonathanmladd.com · 21/09/2026The government moving or hiding jailed people to avoid review by courts isn't some loophole in our habeas corpus rights. This government behavior has been considered a violation of the people's habeas corpus rights since at least the Habeas Corpus Act of 1679. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habeas_... 4827911164
Reposted by HeathenSouth Florida Sun Sentinel @sun-sentinel.com · 21/09/2026Our Editorial Board writes in Opinion: "No precedent justifies the state Senate’s arrogant demand that the South Florida Sun Sentinel and Orlando Sentinel destroy records exposing gross profiteering by Florida’s property insurance industry."sun-sentinel.comInsurers’ excessive profits are secret no more | EditorialA state report showing Florida property insurers paid more than a billion dollars to out-of-state affiliates while claiming losses shows how Tallahassee does the industry’s bidding. 12310
Heathen @heathenswan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026It’s too bad we don’t have any laws preventing these giant monopolies. 👀 000
Reposted by HeathenRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Five corporations control 90% of the US media. Airlines have merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today. A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry. Four giants control 80% of meat processing. The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere. 720160486065
Reposted by HeathenPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The entire presidential television press pool — Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN — has agreed to suspend coverage in the wake of Trump’s decision to ban CNN, Politico, and MS NOW from the White Housenewrepublic.comMajor TV Networks Band Together in Boycott After Trump’s Ban on CNNThe five major TV networks are joining forces after Trump’s press ban. 971212309
Heathen @heathenswan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026This just proves they’ve been capable of standing up to him the entire time but refused to lift a finger until his behavior threatened their profits. 010
Heathen @heathenswan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Wait, China is forced to divest from TikTok and sell to Americans but the country that financed the 9-11 terrorists and chopped up an American journalist are allowed to own half of the media in the United States? It’s not about safety and security. It’s never been about security. 000
Reposted by HeathenImpeach Krasnov - @judi999.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Ya'll think Iran has been fighting US for "47 years"? No, no. Their hatred of US goes way back to 1953 when USA orchestrated a coup in Iran because the people voted to nationalize their oil industry. US & UK held firm to BP's control of the oil. Now, the country is unified against the great Satan:US 43906329
Reposted by HeathenMore Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Larry and David Ellison are trying to take over CNN, which Trump has just banned from the White House. While the major TV networks have banded together in solidarity with the banned outlets, the billionaire family that owns CBS and is seeking to buy CNN hasn't issued a statement. 326669
Reposted by HeathenRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/09/2026If you managed to stomach the sky-high price of a ticket to a game today, you probably noticed the price-gouging didn’t stop at the stadium entrance. Concessions prices can be double or even triple what they cost just across the street. But there’s a way to crack down. 1292076724
Reposted by HeathenKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 19/09/2026RFK Jr. received "more than $250,000 worth of free flights to Fiji and Greece as well as use of a vacation home in Washington, D.C. from Gavin de Becker..." de Becker has been described as Jeff Bezo's "top security staffer" www.wsj.com/politics/rfk...wsj.comExclusive | RFK Jr. Got Free Flights to Fiji and Greece From a Top DonorThe health secretary disclosed over $250,000 in gifts from security specialist Gavin de Becker. 52475293649
Heathen @heathenswan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Everyone enabling President Poopy Pants to use the Constitution to wipe his raw ass should be permanently banned from all future jobs requiring an oath. 000
Reposted by HeathenHeather Vogell @heathervogell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026What do Papa Johns, Putin & a Dutch ship company have in common? One man: Tom Dans, chair of the US Arctic Research Commission. The role is typically held by science/public policy experts. That’s not Dans. We dug into how he could be leveraging the role for his own interests 🧵 17488257
Reposted by HeathenKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Heads up: The Russian government has been targeting Americans with covert online disinformation operations seeking to undermine public confidence the midterms — using a familiar playbook in an attempt to inject chaos into the voting season, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.nytimes.comRussia Aims to Inject Chaos Into Elections, U.S. Intelligence FindsThe Kremlin is once again seeking to undermine confidence in American democracy with online influence campaigns, U.S. officials said. 19031001695
Heathen @heathenswan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I can’t believe Biden’s fed chair raised the rates! 👀 😆 000
Reposted by HeathenRyan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Not sure if people know Wakefield was trying to sell a competing measles vaccine when he made up his fraudulent study about the MMR. It was only after that failed (because he is a complete fraud) that he started grifting off opposing all vaccines. It’s all just a grift. Antivaxxers are their marks. 291927724
Reposted by Heathen*it* is happening here @realworldrj.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Here’s the kiss of death from the asshole that’s not been right about a single fucking thing in the past 30 years. Way to weigh in Bret Stephen’s you AI bedbug. The only thing missing is the dumbest motherfuckers Don Luskin and Jim Cramer predicting AI is safe 0747
Reposted by HeathenKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Federal employees were paid $9.5 billion not to work in 2025 under DOGE. As part of the Trump-Musk DOGE program to shrink the federal work force, paid administrative leave costs rose by 435%.nytimes.comFederal Employees Were Paid $9.5 Billion Not to Work in 2025 Under DOGE EffortAs part of the Department of Government Efficiency’s program to shrink the federal work force, paid administrative leave costs rose by 435 percent. 8019701013
Reposted by HeathenPop Base @popbase.tv · 15/09/2026“Why do people hate that I don’t want kids to be killed and starved?” — Ms. Rachel talks to Rolling Stone about the backlash she faced for supporting Palestine, recalling moments when she felt like everyone hated her. (www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...) 11353811043
Reposted by HeathenAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Medicare for All means we will no longer be nickeled and dimed by corporations who exist specifically to hold our healthcare dollars and pay out as little as possible. 280109763032
Reposted by HeathenAdam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 16/09/2026NEW: A rising Democratic-aligned policy shop has a sweeping new proposal: Make school meals free for every public school student in America, regardless of family income. www.thebulwark.com/p/exclusive-...thebulwark.comEXCLUSIVE: The Next Big Dem Proposal: Let Kids Eat FreeSchool lunches were free to all kids during the pandemic; a prominent think-tank wants to bring back the idea and make it permanent. 3379
Heathen @heathenswan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Ed Sheeran may not do politics but politics just did Ed Sheeran. 😆 173
Heathen @heathenswan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026So apparently the United States doesn’t give a fuck about treaties now. 000
Heathen @heathenswan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I want names of every journalist and reporter who agreed not to film. 020
Reposted by Heathen🪻ELLA LEE🌷 @ellaleeuk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026HOLD UP… hasn’t Trump already pardoned most of the individuals who perpetrated the most significant frauds involving Covid-era programs? Vance might want to check with the little orange guy first. www.cbsnews.com/video/vance-...cbsnews.comVance says those suspected of defrauding COVID-era programs barred from future federal loansVice President JD Vance announced on Monday that people suspected of defrauding COVID-era programs will be barred from future federal loans. 011
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