Reposted by IrishLaceScott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 21/09/2026BREAKING: TV pool will not be providing coverage of presidential events until further notice b/c of CNN's ban, pool chair and FOX News Washington Bureau Chief Bryan Boughton said. It's effectively a boycott by the fellow members — ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202... 805149203698
Reposted by IrishLaceMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Rest in peace costume designer Bob Mackie (1939-2026), who created probably the most famous costume ever to appear in a TV comedy. The costume sent-up Scarlet O'Hara making a dress from curtains in "Gone With The Wind." Carol Burnett: "I saw it in the window and just couldn't resist!"americanhistory.si.eduMiss Starlett costume, worn by Carol Burnett on "The Carol Burnett Show"“I saw it in a window and just couldn’t resist it,” Carol Burnett remarked about her outrageous “curtain dress,” worn in a comedy sketch that… 1494628721
Reposted by IrishLaceD. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 15/09/2026📌I don't give a single fuck who is or who isn't running for president in 2028. EVERYTHING is about Nov. 3, 2026. 341495245
Reposted by IrishLaceAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Ben Meiselas does an impression of Jared Kushner 45962341454
Reposted by IrishLaceRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The War on Terror began 25 years ago today, when Congress passed the post-9/11 Authorization for Use of Military Force. Only one member of Congress had the courage and foresight to oppose this blank check for forever wars: Barbara Lee. 13354411517
IrishLace @irishlace.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Interesting note of hypocrisy here: He criticizes Biden for not releasing the Epstein files while there were many ongoing investigations but... won't comment on the 2020 election-rigging claim because of - yep - ongoing investigations. 000
Reposted by IrishLaceAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 20/08/2026Worth a listen. “If I was gonna stage a coup in 2028…” 51398154752
Reposted by IrishLaceMarty Orzio @martyjo.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Tallarico had a smart and funny promotion, offering a pen, a simple pen, with the words “not Ken Paxton’s pen” printed on it. I went to order one for a friend and found it was sold out. That’s a good thing! 8868681187
Reposted by IrishLaceMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 20/08/2026In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg leaked The Pentagon Papers exposing the lies told to the public about the disastrous Viet Nam war, forever becoming a hero in history. Now... someone PLEASE leak #TheEPSTEINFiles & end the biggest coverup scandal of all-time! 🙏 822284078903
Reposted by IrishLaceMichael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Hey Jon Ossoff, you got Melania to come out of hibernation by mentioning Natalie Harp. Can you get Mitch McConnell to reappear?  1070236154720
IrishLace @irishlace.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Heaven is ruled by one guy who is alleged to be all good and all loving. Oh, and he can produce anything anyone needs or wants out of thin air. No one has to work but, of course, no one has any choice in how they live. Do you see the difference? 000
Reposted by IrishLaceJohn Adams: anti-Trump veteran @armyinfsgtvet.bsky.social · 12/07/2026And so it goes. Iran is cheering...... 631958384
Reposted by IrishLaceProTip (AKA alt_localgov) @protip.altgov.info · 12/07/2026For no particular reason: youtu.be/VRJecfRxbr8youtu.beKavanaugh Hearing Cold Open - SNLYouTube video by Saturday Night Live 2289
Reposted by IrishLaceSpencer Green @spencergreen.bsky.social · 12/07/2026For all the conservative pundits gnashing their teeth and lecturing us about our reactions to Lindsey Graham's death... 14948841415
Reposted by IrishLaceGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 12/07/20262015: “[Donald Trump] is a race-baiting, xenophobic, religious bigot. He doesn’t represent my party. He doesn’t represent the values that the men and women who wear the uniform are fighting for.” 37145531539
Reposted by IrishLaceDamien Marie AtHope Ⓐ 🚩🏴🌍 @damienmarieathope.bsky.social · 12/07/2026 377108921927
Reposted by IrishLaceMolly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 12/07/2026One of the legacies of Lindsay 23356211353
Reposted by IrishLaceArchaeo - Histories @archaeohistories.bsky.social · 02/07/2026😆😆😆 #archaeohistories 293129711726
Reposted by IrishLaceInfoWars @realinfowars.bsky.social · 02/07/2026It is the dawn of a new era. Hear our battle anthem. Welcome to the new InfoWars. 347125562748
Reposted by IrishLaceleftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Clarence Thomas says the 14th Amendment should be read narrowly because it was written for formerly enslaved people. By that logic, the 2nd Amendment was written for muskets, not AR-15s. Funny how that kind of originalism only shows up when it's convenient. 1047286968160
Reposted by IrishLaceContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Fun Day with the Dog 😊 🎥: jesskoselke on TT. 1537011948
Reposted by IrishLaceThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 02/07/2026So let me get this right. A private company gets a fat government contract AND it gets to extort detainees? www.latimes.com/politics/sto...latimes.comInside the California ICE detention boycott over $18 coffee grounds, $21 tampon boxesMore than 300 detainees are estimated to have signed grievance letters sent to facility administrators, according to advocates with the California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice. 14728
Reposted by IrishLaceWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 02/07/2026The US Men's Soccer Team is crushing right now thanks to birth right citizenship. 182127492048
Reposted by IrishLaceSchooley @schooley.bsky.social · 18/05/2026In an unusual flight path, jet flies into World Trade Center. 17469871634
Reposted by IrishLaceJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 19/05/2026He promised to release his tax returns as soon as there were no more audits pending, and now there are no more audits pending. 15240031216
Reposted by IrishLaceMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Thomas Massie isn't going quietly: “Today is the six-month anniversary of the Epstein Transparency Act. We’ve taken out two dozen CEOs, an ambassador, a prince, a prime minister, a minister of culture, that was just six months. I’ve got seven months left in Congress.” (The US gets little credit.) 23481521810
Reposted by IrishLaceAaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Incredible- Trump's $2 billion taxpayer-subsidized slush fund comes with a legal disclaimer that basically says "we are not responsible for any crimes committed with this money" 912144906
Reposted by IrishLaceRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18/05/2026This should be the headline story on every news publication and telecast including local news every day for several days. But it won’t. It will be shrugged off like so much else by so much of media. The most corrupt thing that has ever come out of the US govt. 96192323753
Reposted by IrishLaceSteve Benen @stevebenen.com · 18/05/2026There’s been plenty of focus on Trump getting his revenge against Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy. But I think the next question is whether Cassidy, with 230 days remaining in his term, might also get some revenge against Trump. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...ms.nowTrump got his revenge against Cassidy, but will Cassidy get his revenge against Trump?Interesting things happen when members lose primaries and suddenly have the opportunity to do as they please. 2112230
Reposted by IrishLaceChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 18/05/2026They're stealing billions of your money to pay off violent right-wing psychos while doing everything in their power to spike gas up to $5 a gallon, make groceries into a luxury and hand the country over to the oligarchs who want to permanently replace you. 976237047976
Reposted by IrishLaceChristina🌊🌊 @sassycc.bsky.social · 08/05/2026I could not have said it better!!!❤️💯 500212536991
Reposted by IrishLaceEd Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 08/05/2026Spiralling global temperatures (1850-2026) It is exactly 10 years since I first put this animated graphic of changes in global temperature online. #ClimateSpiral It instantly went viral. People watched it over and over again. It still offers the power to shock a decade on. 6726161499
IrishLace @irishlace.bsky.social · 08/05/2026I truly hate to be the feminist to say this, & it breaks my heart to do so, but this is a valuable lesson for her to learn early. She is not a man, & the world is going to remind her about that many times throughout her life. I'm sorry she is going through that. Have the boys' parents been advised? 000
Reposted by IrishLaceHiro Ohta @xlix.me · 08/05/2026Nothing moves. Yet everything is changing. 06054741
Reposted by IrishLacePolitico @politico.com · 07/05/2026FEMA’s top official said that the “vast majority” of calls were answered during the deadly Texas floods. But new data indicates that the agency failed to answer 58% of the calls, and the average wait was 61 minutes at the peak.politico.comFEMA said it answered the phone during the Texas floods. Most callers didn’t get through.The agency’s top official told lawmakers that the “vast majority” of calls were answered. New data indicates most people couldn’t get through. 41565123117
Reposted by IrishLaceBeth Humphreys 🌺 @producrgrl.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Researchers in Hong Kong developed a nasal spray for rapid stroke intervention. The system uses nanotechnology to deliver neuroprotective drugs directly to the brain and reduce neuronal damage during the emergency stage. 34074981769
Reposted by IrishLaceRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Still waiting for the first hero to stand up and say something to Trump as he berates and personally attacks another female reporter who asked a legitimate question. It will probably never happen because some things are more important than decency and courage. I guess. 31761511603
Reposted by IrishLaceState Court Report @statecourtreport.org · 07/05/2026The Missouri Supreme Court recently blocked parts of a law that would have made it harder for groups like the League of Women Voters and NAACP to conduct voter registration drives, holding that the provisions burdened the right to free speech. @brennancenter.org's Justin Lam explains.statecourtreport.orgMissouri High Court Decision Offers Lessons About Advancing Voting RightsThe court blocked restrictions on voter registration efforts as violating free speech rights. 13618
Reposted by IrishLaceDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 07/05/2026NEW: Virginia state Sen. Louise Lucas (D), the force behind the state’s voter-approved redistricting plan, blasted the Trump administration for raiding her office as an act of political intimidation. “When challenged, they try to intimidate and silence the voices who stand up to them,” she said.democracydocket.com‘I am not backing down’: Virginia redistricting champion Louise Lucas blasts Trump FBI raid as intimidationThe raid came just weeks after Virginia voters approved the high-stakes referendum — backed by Lucas and other Democratic leaders — which could mitigate aggressive GOP gerrymanders in other states ahe... 12724266
Reposted by IrishLaceBrennan Center @brennancenter.org · 07/05/2026Clarence Thomas just became the second-longest-serving justice on the Supreme Court. His legacy includes ethics scandals that highlight the lack of accountability for justices. It's past time to reform the Court. bit.ly/42Ql6qgbrennancenter.orgClarence Thomas Just Became the Second-Longest-Serving Supreme Court Justice EverHis tenure has included multiple ethics scandals, as well as votes that helped roll back voting rights and ushered in unlimited corporate spending on elections. 85516
Reposted by IrishLaceMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Oh, look what I saw on the beach! 475170864793
Reposted by IrishLaceCaleb Crain @calebcrain.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Schrödinger’s Strait of Hormuz 12367470
Reposted by IrishLaceBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Last night, the Trump administration quietly waived sanctions on Iranian oil, desperately appeasing Iran in the hope they’ll be permitted to TACO away… 20597180
Reposted by IrishLacePete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Many people are asking, so here’s my “why.” Thank you, Kansas Democrats, for an inspiring Friday evening together. 682191498
Reposted by IrishLaceGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 18/04/2026New euphemism for "pure, unadulterated horseshit" just dropped 42866661531
Reposted by IrishLaceRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18/04/2026You always have to pay attention to what is actually happening, not what Trump says is happening. Because Trump lies about everything. Too often media serves as Trump’s daily stenographer, passing along his propaganda verbatim. 21551601532