Reposted by ChristinaMusicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 15hdo we each get a day with the watch or 152168
Reposted by ChristinaBrian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Almost like the boat strikes are just performative murder and not a serious counter-drug tactic. www.wsj.com/world/americ...wsj.comWhy U.S. Airstrikes Are Failing to Stop the Global Cocaine BoomSmugglers are shifting routes and using new tactics to evade military targeting, resulting in record supplies and plunging prices. 19469150
Reposted by ChristinaMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 13/10/2026there's an off-the-books slack channel started by centers for medicare and medicaid for tech companies to exchange ideas on making money off of AI tools that access all of your medical records. insane story i missed from last week.kffhealthnews.orgAI, Tech Leaders Are Lobbying Trump Health Officials in a Government-Run Chat Room - KFF Health NewsA Slack workspace managed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has served as an extraordinary war room for AI industry insiders and Trump administration officials to launch a rapid campaign... 181202561
Reposted by ChristinaJill Twiss @jilltwiss.bsky.social · 14/10/2026"Mr. President, the air fryers just took over Europe" 1524143
Reposted by ChristinaPaul Crider @paulcrider.liberalcurrents.com · 13/10/2026This bill would abolish ICE, DHS, and CBP, transferring legitimate customs duties to other departments. It would sunset Section 219 of the INA close the Guantánamo Bay detention facility and shutter all immigration detention centers. You have my sword, milady. 6041791196
Reposted by ChristinaMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 13/10/2026In 2024, Kroger made 35% of its net income from the “precision marketing division," which sells customer data to other companies, according to Consumer Reports. 315651
Reposted by ChristinaMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 13/10/2026I’m guessing the reason to say this in advance over such a large stretch of time is to instill fear and get more compliant workers who won’t ask for raises. 23593172
Reposted by ChristinaTruthout @truthout.org · 13/10/2026“We know that DHS was intentionally established with an overbroad mission and unchecked power. The last two years have made it visible what so many communities have actually been saying for decades: That DHS, frankly, is the single greatest threat to our public safety today,” Ramirez said. 21014134
Reposted by ChristinaK.C. Clyburn, Author @kccomplainsalot.blacksky.app · 14/10/2026the people with the least to lose are coming up with ads the entire party should mimic. treat these people as the unserious ghouls they are. 0102
Reposted by ChristinaMo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 14/10/2026it's not just that they get to hoard/take all resources, time, attention, power, influence and oxygen, we HAVE to love them too. That's what breaks them -- we don't! If they are unrepentant full-on jerks hurting the world, we can, at least some of the time (for now), nope out of even LIKING them! 250249
Reposted by ChristinaGothamist @gothamist.com · 13/10/2026NYC officials call for Target boycott, say ICE staged at Marble Hill lot before shooting gothamist.com/news/nyc-off...gothamist.comNYC officials call for Target boycott, say ICE staged at Marble Hill lot before shootingBoth Target and the lot's owner previously said there is no agreement with ICE. 20400162
Reposted by ChristinaMatthew Guariglia @mguariglia.bsky.social · 13/10/2026If you're wondering why Flock leaves cameras up after a contract end, part of their business model and marketing strategy is being able to advertise that their customers can access data from cameras all over the country. You may have canceled your contract, but the cameras still fuel the system. 16838408
Reposted by ChristinaAlex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 13/10/2026FYI, the fugitives Paxton was partying with were indicted for selling hospitals hundreds of millions of dollars worth of fake Covid tests.blockclubchicago.orgOperator Of COVID-19 Testing Labs Pleads Guilty For Role In $900 Million Fraud SchemeMohamed “Siraj” Sirajudeen admitted to paying a former Loretto Hospital executive millions for COVID-19 specimens that he used as part of a scheme to bill the government for fake coronavirus tests. 15697278
Reposted by ChristinaGhostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 13/10/2026so while we're all fighting to get our money out of anthropic, publishers have been filing to claim their share of the settlement and then giving it right back to anthropic--not to solve problems they have, but to then demand the editors & employees create problems for it to solve. 29234
Reposted by ChristinaPuff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 13/10/2026It's not about placing themselves at the top. They're already at the top. It's about putting us more firmly under control. Deskilled, devalued, hyper-surveilled, desperate. That vision of fascism won't be defeated in the next two elections. It's a long fight. 4968181
Reposted by ChristinaThor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Really tired of repellent computer dweebs talking like they're hardened warriors 982366351
Reposted by ChristinaMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 12/10/2026the muslim hate in this country has become policy, but you don’t get 7,000 think pieces about how that makes american muslims feel. 111916261
Reposted by ChristinaVictor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 13/10/2026They are quite literally automating their bigotry. AI as fascist tech. 517056
Reposted by ChristinaChicken WingDings 🇵🇸 @ebridget.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Ms Rachel from the top ropes 58113002993
Reposted by ChristinaGreenb3ar @greenb3ar.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Okay the best political ad of the year is here from LA-DSA 123119244350
Reposted by ChristinaSam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 12/10/2026This story makes it sound like the major problem is that the Trump Admin did this w/in 60 days of an election. Yes, that's a real abuse. But the major problem is they're basically threatening to denaturalize an opposition legislator, based on racist insinuations. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/u...nytimes.comFederal Agents Search Home of Rep. Ilhan Omar (Gift Article)The search takes place within the 60-day window of the midterm elections, when the Justice Department has historically avoided such investigative steps related to political candidates. 572999854
Reposted by ChristinaCoach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Friendly reminder that @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social thinks we should "turn the page" on these guys even though they're literally doing "show me your papers" shit after raiding the house of someone he works with. Every day. Who has the same job as him. 392216448
Reposted by ChristinaLinda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 12/10/2026I realize it often feels like nothing matters anymore, but a comedian going on SNL and calling women whores— calling the ordinary women he sees at the gym *whores* — because of their clothes matters to me. It’s really gross, and I’m glad Levy said something. 835414969
Reposted by ChristinaBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 12/10/2026This is why it is vitally important. 112021
Reposted by ChristinaBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Hakeem Jeffries met privately with Jared Kushner to strategize about "common ground." Will he meet privately with Ilhan Omar to discuss how House members will defend her? She is a sitting Democratic member of the House.nytimes.comJeffries and Kushner Meet Privately as Midterm Attacks FlyPresident Trump’s son-in-law and the man in line to be speaker of a Democratic-led House discussed how Democrats and the administration could work together. 514127
Reposted by ChristinaBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 12/10/2026When a progressive or DSA member launches a primary campaign against a sitting House Democrat, Hakeem Jeffries and other leaders go nuclear to defend that sitting member. But what if Republicans threaten a sitting Democrat with arrest after raiding her home? Same vigor and intensity, I'm sure, no? 6407101
Reposted by ChristinaBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 12/10/2026This is comically, disastrously weak, but not unexpected. Hakeem Jeffries and his team say Trump's raid on a sitting Democratic House member "is deeply disturbing" and "raises serious questions." Ok, man. Sure. Good job.democraticleader.house.govJOINT DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP STATEMENT ON THE RAID ON ILHAN OMAR’S HOMEToday, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Whip Katherine Clark and Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar issued the following statement: 1515043
Reposted by ChristinaIlhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced. 14774974711677
Reposted by ChristinaMinnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 12/10/2026Rep. Ilhan Omar says she “will not be silenced” following a federal raid on her Washington, D.C., home. “Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement,” she wrote on social media.startribune.comLive: Ilhan Omar accuses Trump of weaponizing government against her in raidThe search of the Democrat’s home in Washington, D.C., was reportedly related to the lawmaker’s immigration paperwork. 411026
Reposted by ChristinaPuff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 12/10/2026What good thing can you make stronger? 248265
Reposted by ChristinaPuff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 12/10/2026There are a lot of decent people doing good work right now, and hope is breaking through. As a result, our enemies are thrashing about and lashing out in extremely dangerous ways. We must be alert and aware and resist overwhelm and panic. Where can you contribute? 2717159
Reposted by ChristinaPuff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Some of the escalations we're seeing, including the attack on Ilhan Omar's home (I will not pretend this act was "investigatory"), are desperate acts. But we must remember that desperate people can be very dangerous. A domestic abuse victim, for example, is in the most danger when trying to leave. 32745667
Reposted by ChristinaTom & Lorenzo @tomandlorenzo.bsky.social · 12/10/2026The distance between illegal government raids against opposition party members and planting evidence against them is about a centimeter 4519118
Reposted by ChristinaJustin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 12/10/2026“A handful of executives and officials are making high-stakes decisions” about AI “in backroom meetings and without any form of political accountability,” writes Mackenzie Austin, tech counsel in the AI for Democracy Action Lab at Protect Democracy. The window to change that “is closing quickly.”techpolicy.pressAI Governance Is Being Decided Now, and the Public Isn’t in the RoomCompanies have an opportunity to make good on their stated commitment to democratic AI governance, Mackenzie Austin. 26438
Reposted by ChristinaAaron Blackshear @aaronblackshear.bsky.social · 12/10/2026People that are far more knowledgeable than me about the process (div/0) say this is highly unlikely to succeed, but as with so many other things we've witnessed the last few years I have to ask "who is going to stop them?". Laws aren't real unless someone enforces them and imposes consequences 21379
Reposted by ChristinaAaron Blackshear @aaronblackshear.bsky.social · 12/10/2026It's not at all hyperbolic to say the president is trying to denaturalize and deport my congressional representative 181118252
Reposted by ChristinaMatthew Guariglia @mguariglia.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Feds used a piece of tech that simulates a cell tower so all the phones in an area will connect to it so they can find someone working on journalism. Other countries have cut down national security signals intelligence programs just at the risk it might collect journalists' communications! 15339
Reposted by ChristinaW.E.D.em Boyz @leftistwonk.bsky.social · 12/10/2026I do just want to note as everybody appropriately freaks out about this that Democrats have consistently abandoned Omar as she has faced slander, bigotry, and threats to her life. 211217
Reposted by ChristinaPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Full Federal Fascism... as I said on here a couple of days ago, whatever lines people have been waiting for to be crossed, there are no lines. 101269348
Reposted by ChristinaCris (without an H) @ambignostic.bsky.social · 12/10/2026I've been noticing that "ongoing criminal investigation" is one of those magic phrases that cops and cop-adjacent-beings use to mean "I don't owe you an explanation" 330672
Reposted by Christina🎃Darin S Pumpkins🎃 @darinself.com · 12/10/2026This is a clear attempt to try to strip Omar of her citizenship because he is a racists that was given permission to abuse his office by Roberts. Roberts must pay for what he's done. 313624
Reposted by ChristinaAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 12/10/2026I do not think an exec branch led by a man who thinks he is entitled to treat federal agents as an arm of his firm, refers to Somali Americans as “garbage” and has said racist things specifically about Omar is capable of neutrally applying the law to her, to put it mildly apnews.com/article/ilha...apnews.comFederal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar's home as part of a criminal investigation, AP sources sayFederal agents have searched Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home as part of a criminal investigation. That's according to people familiar with the matter. 14974201768
Reposted by ChristinaMax Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 11/10/2026The Republican Party is chock full of Nazis. The government has Nazis in senior administration positions. The Republican Party’s largest donor is a neo-Nazi. David Brooks might not want to admit it, but that’s why it’s long past time for him to shut up. 382134403
Reposted by ChristinaMike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 11/10/2026This is what happens when you elevate “civil discourse” to be the greatest good. All of the sudden, it’s worse to call someone a Nazi than it is to be a Nazi. 271019191
Reposted by ChristinaJoanie's Post Post Feminist Phase @bettybitter.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Seen on instagram but its cooking with Bluesky energy 83310699
Reposted by ChristinaThe Questionable Authority @questauthority.bsky.social · 12/10/2026This is attempted murder. 623139
Reposted by ChristinaLiving in a neoliberal dystopian hellscape @breakify.bsky.social · 11/10/2026If he ends up being the Dem presidential nominee because of the rigged primary system and you're going to vote for him anyway, why should he care? If you're not willing to walk away and let the Dems lose, everything becomes permissible. 97929
Reposted by ChristinaAnil Kalhan @akalhan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026"Fetterman largely holes up in his Capitol office, lying on the couch and scrolling Apple News, several former staffers said. "'Every day was a battle that by the end of the day you were physically and emotionally battered just by getting John to do any part of his job,' a former staffer said...."share.inquirer.comHow John Fetterman spends his time comes under more scrutiny as he weighs future in the SenateThe Pennsylvania Democrat has been labeled an absentee senator for years. As he floats the possibility of running again, what has he actually done? 37661196
