Helen Mcilroy @helenmcilroy.bsky.social · 11/01/2026Ice is the American Taliban. I guess all theocracies have one. 🇨🇦 000
Helen Mcilroy @helenmcilroy.bsky.social · 07/05/2025When I was in high school, back in the mists of time, we sang a song the chorus of which went: “And they’ll know we are Christians by our love, by our love; yes they’ll know that we are Christians by our love.” I guess whoever wrote that song had never been to america. 010
Helen Mcilroy @helenmcilroy.bsky.social · 07/05/2025I had assumed that that is true of most of America. 🇨🇦 010
Reposted by Helen McilroyRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 06/02/2025www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/h... 33259741642
Reposted by Helen McilroyLesMiz1234 @dancecarolina.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Strongly recommend this app. It’s streamlined my daily calls to perfection 🤌 Also added my state reps in my contacts using “Politician - XYZ Name” so they’re all right in a row for some local calls. 🙃 1207
Reposted by Helen McilroyMelissa Nadia Viviana 🐸 @resistrebelrevolt.net · 03/02/2025"That is the tension at the heart of Trump’s whole strategy: Trump is acting like a king because he is too weak to govern like a president. He is trying to substitute perception for reality. He is hoping that perception then becomes reality. That can only happen if we believe him."nytimes.comOpinion | Don’t Believe Him (Gift Article)Look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term and you’ll see something very different than what he wants you to see. 1733298
Helen Mcilroy @helenmcilroy.bsky.social · 03/02/2025This has nothing to do with Trump. It won’t stop when he’s gone. He’s just the puppet in the podium. The bigots have been working on this since the first slave ship landed and now they’re ready because they recruited the guys with enough money to pull it off. 000
Reposted by Helen McilroyNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 20/01/2025Elon Musk did the Hitler salute twice during his speech today. But it isn’t clear what this gesture might have meant. 2136351810
Reposted by Helen McilroyTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Tulsi Gabbard is not just completely unqualified to be Director of National Intelligence – she is anti-qualified. snyder.substack.com/p/tulsi-gabb...snyder.substack.comTulsi Gabbard Holds the KnifeAn Operation We Might Not Survive 18289092291
Reposted by Helen McilroyTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 08/12/2024Recalling important work on Tulsi Gabbard by @michaeldweiss.bsky.social in 2017. www.thedailybeast.com/tulsi-gabbar...thedailybeast.comTulsi Gabbard’s Fascist Escorts to SyriaThe Democratic congresswoman used affiliates of a violent, anti-Semitic political party to take tea with Assad. 221396455
Reposted by Helen McilroyTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 30/01/2025"Make America Dead Again" www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/h...nytimes.comKennedy Sought to Stop Covid Vaccinations 6 Months After RolloutRobert F. Kennedy Jr. petitioned the F.D.A. to revoke authorization of the shots at a time when they were in high demand and considered life-saving. 611827502
Reposted by Helen McilroyJulia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Meanwhile in Russia: state TV host Olga Skabeeva and pundit Spiridon Kilinkarov surmised that Donald Trump owes his presidency to Russia and should in return let them have all of Ukraine. youtu.be/tfF8VqKDs4Iyoutu.beState TV says Trump owes his presidency to RussiaYouTube video by Russian Media Monitor 751292600
Reposted by Helen McilroyBarb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 28/01/2025I wish Trump and his ilk would stop misappropriating my religion. Retribution is not a Christian value. 841931218
Reposted by Helen McilroyCALL TO ACTIVISM @calltoactivism.bsky.social · 28/01/2025HUGE BREAKING NEWS: Pete Buttigieg is seriously considering running for Senate in Michigan after Gretchen Whitmer says she wouldn’t run for the open seat. Smash that RT if you agree Secretary Buttigieg would make a FANTASTIC Senator!! 💙💙 1076297897413
Reposted by Helen McilroySen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 28/01/2025Donald Trump’s order to halt federal assistance will have deeply destructive consequences for recovery efforts, law enforcement funding, health care access, and much more. This will hurt every community across the country – red, blue, rural, urban, and everything in between. 2411147205
Reposted by Helen McilroyChris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 27/01/2025“Republican lawmakers are considering a change to tax policy that would make college more expensive for students receiving grants and scholarships to help pay their tuition bill.”forbes.comRepublican Proposal Would Make College Scholarships Taxable IncomeRepublican lawmakers are considering making college scholarships fully taxable to help pay for continuing tax cuts that mostly benefit wealthy families. 26618031031
Helen Mcilroy @helenmcilroy.bsky.social · 27/01/2025I hope Mark Carney wins the Liberal leadership race. It’s sad to say but even in beautiful sovereign Canada I think it will take a white man to beat the Conservatives who would be dangerous with a lunatic in the White House. Sometimes you have to compromise because the alternative is much worse. 000
Helen Mcilroy @helenmcilroy.bsky.social · 27/01/2025I expected it from the others but I have to say I was a little disappointed in Tim Cook. Am I hopelessly naive or do I just love my iphone too much. www.politico.com/news/2025/01...politico.comHow Trump silenced tech giants on his Paris withdrawalSilicon Valley loudly criticized President Donald Trump when he quit the climate accord in his first term. This time? Crickets. 010
Helen Mcilroy @helenmcilroy.bsky.social · 27/01/2025Does anybody really believe this isn’t what he intended? Jewish non-profit chief says Musk will spur violence with his ‘Nazi salute’ 000
Reposted by Helen McilroyAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 27/01/2025MTG has introduced a bill to classify "antifa" as a terrorist organization so they can surveil democrats under the Patriot Act. www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr...congress.gov 56531071204
Reposted by Helen McilroyDavid Frum @davidfrum.bsky.social · 26/01/2025Rescuing Colombia from civil war - redirecting its economy from drugs to lawful commerce - was a supreme achievement of the Bush and Obama administrations. The US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement was negotiated by Bush, signed by Obama - and served both countries well. Now what? 33614105
Reposted by Helen Mcilroytreefrogjohn.bsky.social @treefrogjohn.bsky.social · 26/01/2025What stood out to me is the last line about Columbia FORCING their criminals into the US. I don't recall hearing about any flights loaded with known criminals being sent to the US by any foreign government. On the other hand, Trump forced 1500 known criminals onto the streets of the US. 221609268
Reposted by Helen McilroyAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 26/01/2025Question for OPM: about 30% of federal workers at the VA are Veterans. They were given a preference for hiring because they're Veterans. Disabled Veterans got a higher preference. They are DEIA hires. Are you going to fire them all? Are you going to end Veterans preference? 430135583614
Reposted by Helen McilroyJose F Guerra @joseguerra001.bsky.social · 26/01/2025This guy has no idea of how pride takes front and center with Latin American countries. They would rather take the hit then bend the knee to someone, especially an American. Tangerine man should read a little bit about history but I guess that would be expecting way too much. 51603
Reposted by Helen McilroyAmanda Carpenter @amandacarpenter.bsky.social · 26/01/2025Lindsey Graham appeared on two Sunday shows this morning and blasted the January 6 pardons. File under Bad Things that we warned Trump supporters would happen, that were denied by prominent Trump supporters, and are now happening bc Trump got support from these prominent people. 58582104
Reposted by Helen McilroyAmanda Carpenter @amandacarpenter.bsky.social · 26/01/2025Prominent seditionist went straight to Capitol Hill and then to a Trump rally after getting his pardon. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...usatoday.comOath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, fresh out of prison, appears at Trump Las Vegas rallyStewart Rhodes, founder of Oath Keepers, showed up at President Donald Trump's rally in Las Vegas days after being released from prison. 3014439
Reposted by Helen McilroyThe Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 26/01/2025The shutdown of CBP One, the app that allows asylum seekers to make appointments at legal ports of entry, could produce more chaos, writes Juliette Kayyem. “Then again, Trump’s political interest lies in exploiting the border, not effectively managing it.”theatlantic.comThe Border Got Quieter, So Trump Had to ActThe president would rather exploit a free-for-all than manage migrant flows effectively. 16516144
Reposted by Helen McilroyMS NOW @ms.now · 26/01/2025Throughout the first 100 days of President Trump’s second term, Alex Wagner will be covering his ambitious agenda and plans to reshape the country from the frontlines on her new podcast. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. 3221314
Reposted by Helen McilroyAli Velshi @velshi.com · 26/01/2025Trump’s pardoning of anti-abortion attackers sends a clear message: in America, intimidating & harassing women seeking care – & professionals who provide life-saving services – is fair game. Just ask Julie Burkhart, whose Wyoming clinic was set on fire in 2022. She joins me at 10aET. #Velshi 1138194
Reposted by Helen McilroyBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 26/01/2025In light of Musk's embrace of the AfD, this from 2018 by @jaynordlinger.bsky.social is very relevant: "Our task for this day: Try not to let them minimize the Third Reich and the Holocaust." www.nationalreview.com/corner/just-...nationalreview.com‘Just a Speck of Bird Poop,’ ‘A Detail of History’ | National ReviewTry not to let them get away with minimizing the Third Reich and the Holocaust. 729786
Helen Mcilroy @helenmcilroy.bsky.social · 26/01/2025www.huffpost.com/entry/12-yea... How much do you want to bet he was shot by a pro-lifer?huffpost.com12-Year-Old Shot After Throwing Snowball At Car In ConnecticutThe boy was throwing snowballs at cars with his 11-year-old friend when a car turned around and fired multiple shots, police said. 000
Helen Mcilroy @helenmcilroy.bsky.social · 26/01/2025www.huffpost.com/entry/britis... I can hardly wait for the next G7 and G20 meetings. 😅huffpost.comBritish Officials Reduced To Tears Of Laughter During Trump Calls: ReportDuring his first term, Trump provided unwitting hilarity for eavesdroppers across the Atlantic, U.K. officials told Politico EU. 021
Reposted by Helen McilroyHarry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 25/01/2025Needs to be understood in tandem with the IG Firings, and as a whole chapter of Project 2025--strip oversight entities of authority. Disable security cameras before robbing the bank. Trump Seeks to Paralyze Independent Privacy and Civil Liberties Watchdog www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/u...nytimes.comTrump Seeks to Paralyze Independent Privacy and Civil Liberties WatchdogThe Trump White House has told three Democratic-selected members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board to resign or be fired, which would stop the independent agency from functioning. 38858316
Reposted by Helen McilroyAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 25/01/2025The Belarusian regime has banned my book, Gulag: A History, presumably because they don't want anyone to realize that the past is repeating itself www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/4476/g...penguinrandomhouse.comGulag by Anne Applebaum: 9781400034093 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: BooksPULITZER PRIZE WINNER • This magisterial and acclaimed history offers the first fully documented portrait of the Gulag, from its origins in the Russian Revolution, through its expansion under Stalin,.... 561917434
Reposted by Helen McilroyBrian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 25/01/2025Footage from last year is now resurfacing of Trump promising to “end inflation” starting on “day one.” — Egg prices are up. — Gas prices are up. — He is promising tariffs that will raise prices even more. 52298092769
Reposted by Helen McilroyAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 25/01/2025Trump has gagged the CDC, but not me. So I'm sharing this. www.cjonline.com/story/news/p...cjonline.comKansas tuberculosis outbreak is now America's largest in recorded historyKansas public health officials say the state's ongoing tuberculosis outbreak is the largest since the CDC started reporting TB cases in the 1950s. 550154607825
Reposted by Helen McilroyBrian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 25/01/2025The Air Force will stop teaching recruits about the Tuskegee Airmen after an order from Donald Trump. The Tuskegee Airmen were the first Black US military pilots and excelled in combat during World War II.expressnews.comHeeding Trump, Air Force won't teach recruits about Tuskegee AirmenA video on the pioneering Black pilots, famed for their World War II exploits, was stripped from an Air Force basic training curriculum this week. 104855431918
Reposted by Helen McilroyJen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 25/01/2025We need communities like this one to defeat authoritarianism, and your participation and enthusiasm in this venture have already provided a much-needed buoy of hope. ...we will find a way to litigate and laugh through this tempest—not necessarily in that order! open.substack.com/pub/contrari...open.substack.comAutocracy was sworn in; Democracy reclaimed its voice and pushed backPublisher's Round-up, Week 2 281750317
Reposted by Helen McilroyGlenn Kirschner @glennkirschner.bsky.social · 25/01/2025Trump Tries to Fire 15 Inspectors General - Who Work to Detect Fraud, Waste, & Abuse in Government. youtu.be/B8DdQkDZ4s8?...youtu.beTrump Tries to Fire 15 Inspectors General - Who Work to Detect Fraud, Waste, & Abuse in GovernmentYouTube video by Glenn Kirschner 941575460
Reposted by Helen McilroyLost Under the Couch Barbie. @wstafrican.blacksky.app · 24/01/2025So interesting that adolescent black boys are perceived as hardened adults but a rich white man who uses his wealth to influence politics around the world and is eligible for AARP benefits gets infantilized as just a little silly goose. You don’t know how much this shit right here pissed me off: 472247406
Reposted by Helen McilroyThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 25/01/2025"At least some of these EOs are going to wind up at the Supreme Court. And if you think the Court isn’t influenced by perceptions of presidential popularity and legitimacy on such matters, then I have a wallet full of $Barron coins to sell you."thebulwark.comHow to Stop Trump in One Stupid ChartMake line go from low to high. 1450989
Reposted by Helen McilroyBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 25/01/2025ITEM: Air Force course removes video of Tuskegee Airmen. ITEM: Grants to non-profit organizations helping the needy at home and abroad cut off abruptly. ITEM: Musk flies to Germany to address the AfD. The bigotry is the point. The cruelty is the point. The--dare one say it?--fascism is the point. 591867503
Reposted by Helen McilroyMelissa Nadia Viviana 🐸 @resistrebelrevolt.net · 24/01/2025We have to stop dividing our problems into “left and right" and start seeing our problems like “top vs bottom.” 737 billionaires in the U.S. have a combined wealth of 5.5 trillion. And they funneled it out of the middle class. Then Trump keeps us fighting with each other while they steal more. 711428396
