Reposted by Kris Byrd (islandskris)Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 04/10/2026I guess it’s just a coincidence that Elon Musk comes out of the woodwork before every major election and gets handed a government position with major consequences for the American people. 🤔 1011944884
Reposted by Kris Byrd (islandskris)ACW1234 @acw1234.bsky.social · 20/09/2026🫤🥎 @loworderprimate.bsky.social @winoman.bsky.social @frank3845.bsky.social @lorraineydays.bsky.social @jbminatra.bsky.social @lauramntsprg.bsky.social @scootrbum.bsky.social @proudcanadaveteran.bsky.social @piyushmittal.bsky.social @moonshottime.bsky.social @elruben.bsky.social @eltopo71.com 42012
Reposted by Kris Byrd (islandskris)Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 19/09/2026"Since the federal takeover, he spends four nights a week pedaling his bike up and down the same streets, recording agents as they arrest his neighbors. On the scene, he lists rights for people getting arrested and asks if they’d like him to contact anyone..." www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...washingtonpost.comHe worked at NASA. Now he tails federal law enforcement on D.C. streets.A group that has tracked the activity of federal officers since the president’s crackdown has previously been private about the effort. 164101623382
Kris Byrd (islandskris) @islandskris.bsky.social · 14/09/2026ociajourney.substack.com/p/heavy-meta...ociajourney.substack.comHeavy Metal, Holy Water, and the Road HomeAn unconventional weekend 000
Kris Byrd (islandskris) @islandskris.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Gloria Steinem, Personification of the Women’s Movement, Dies at 92 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/u...nytimes.comGloria Steinem, Personification of the Women’s Movement, Dies at 92 (Gift Article)She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large. 000
Kris Byrd (islandskris) @islandskris.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/w...nytimes.comCanada Hires U.S. Scholars From Harvard and Other Top Universities (Gift Article)A crackdown on American academia by the Trump administration has handed Canadian universities a rare opportunity to lure some top researchers north. 000
Reposted by Kris Byrd (islandskris)tomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 21/08/2026A 20 million dollar order for shock gloves whose advertised virtue is leaving no burn marks or scars. That feature has one purpose, and it is not de-escalation. Losing 85 percent of deportation cases in court is what makes an agency shop for pain that cannot be photographed later.salon.comICE gloves reveal how Trump’s revenge agenda is failingThe president's deportation agenda has failed in the courts. Now he's trying to cheat the system 10327151
Kris Byrd (islandskris) @islandskris.bsky.social · 24/08/2026substack.com/@islandskris...substack.comAround My NeckFor most of my life, I have worn something around my neck. 000
Reposted by Kris Byrd (islandskris)Roxine King @roxineking.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Good morning to my American friends. #VoteBlue 24020
Reposted by Kris Byrd (islandskris)Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Sr. Leticia Ugboaja, a nun detained by ICE while walking to Mass: "I'm just a small woman, a nun, armless[sic]*—just with my rosary, my keys, and my phone. I am not the only one... Before anyone is taken into custody, away from their parishes, give them the opportunity to be heard." *unarmed 14782358
Reposted by Kris Byrd (islandskris)Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 16/07/2026More on this madness... 🧾 sanjosespotlight.com/is-google-hi...sanjosespotlight.comIs Google hiding a data center project in North San Jose? - San José SpotlightAdvocates say Google is hiding a data center inside a planned research and development lab in North San Jose. The tech giant’s plans at 5087 Disk Drive call for demolishing an existing warehouse and p... 073
Reposted by Kris Byrd (islandskris)LA Blue Dot in GA 🌊🐸 @namwella1961.bsky.social · 15/07/2026EV Smarts: Trump launches new ICE inspections at truck weigh stations across the country. The latest enforcement campaign aims to tighten eligibility requirements for commercial driver's licenses issued to immigrants with temporary legal status. #ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed 29427263
Reposted by Kris Byrd (islandskris)Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Everyone in the legacy media knows Trump's history and knows that he will spread dangerous lies on Thursday night. They know that they have a choice about whether to cover the speech. Most importantly, they know the danger and the stakes. newsletters.democracydocket.com/-the-media-h...newsletters.democracydocket.comThe media has one job Thursday night: Tell the truth about Trump's lies 962470850
Reposted by Kris Byrd (islandskris)BrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 15/07/2026I'm so filled with rage right now. I don't think ICE can be "reformed" as is. I think they hired a bunch of goons and thugs, many of whom beat cops on January 6th, all with anger issues. Stephen Miller LOVES the chaos & killing. Ice must be ABOLISHED. Fire 'em all, start over. 781406341
Reposted by Kris Byrd (islandskris)Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 15/07/2026MS NOW: Trump has overturned the order that suspended most immigration-related traffic stops — just one day after his admin announced the pause following the deadly shootings of Joan Sebastian Guerrero and Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by federal agents. 42719371
Reposted by Kris Byrd (islandskris)🦋 Betsy 1776 🦋 📎 @bandroll.bsky.social · 09/07/2026The gift that keeps taking. #Blues luxurylaunches.com/other_stuff/...luxurylaunches.comThe palatial 747 donated by Qatar to the United States is so big and heavy that Turkey had to spend more than $120 million and eight months rebuilding an entire military airport runway just so the new... 144725
Reposted by Kris Byrd (islandskris)The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 07/07/2026Texas AG Ken Paxton appears to have used an address where he didn't live while voting in 6 elections in the past 2 years, violating election laws... ...maybe someone should look into potential mortgage fraud, since GOP is happy targeting Trump's foes on that. bit.ly/4vPC0lMpropublica.orgKen Paxton Vowed to Crack Down on “Illegal Voting.” He May Have Violated Texas Election Law.The Texas attorney general appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite his warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent yo... 531745598
Kris Byrd (islandskris) @islandskris.bsky.social · 01/07/2026apnews.com/article/trum... actions signal a move toward institutionalizing people with disabilities, advocates warnapnews.comTrump's actions signal a move toward institutionalizing people with disabilities, advocates warnFor decades, disabled people have fought for their rights to go to school and live alongside peers without disabilities. 000
Kris Byrd (islandskris) @islandskris.bsky.social · 01/07/2026The Pursuit of Hungriness: 250 Years of American Food Innovation www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comThe Pursuit of Hungriness: 250 Years of American Food InnovationSliced bread. Soul food. Cheetos. Here are 25 inventions, crazes and cravings that defined the national diet, decade by decade. 000
Kris Byrd (islandskris) @islandskris.bsky.social · 01/07/2026open.substack.com/pub/mcsweene...open.substack.comDemocrats Need to Win Back Voters by Becoming Republicansby Ginny Hogan & Carlos Greaves 000
Reposted by Kris Byrd (islandskris)Coko @coko.bsky.social · 30/06/2026It's just unbelievable that so many still support this asshole!! 42920
Reposted by Kris Byrd (islandskris)Drew Webb 🏳️🌈 @archeryfan93.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Nixon resigned 15 months after the Knicks won the championship 53 years ago so tick tock MF’er 28181921719
Kris Byrd (islandskris) @islandskris.bsky.social · 13/06/2026open.substack.com/pub/ociajour...open.substack.comA Personal PilgrimagePersonal pilgrimage 000
Reposted by Kris Byrd (islandskris)Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Donald Trump & RFK Jr. want to CONTROL SNAP recipients' purchases. Food choice restrictions INCREASES stigma for SNAP households. DESPICABLE. Read MORE about it ▶️ frac.org/snap-restric... 711261
Reposted by Kris Byrd (islandskris)DrH @drhaup.bsky.social · 07/06/2026RFKjr’s reported detachment from much of the work of the agency and his staff, and his single minded focus on diet and vaccine denial, could threaten the department’s ability to protect Americans in a crisis, according to public health experts and former secretaries. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/07/u...nytimes.comKennedy Shows Minimal Engagement With Vast Health Portfolio 1111554
Kris Byrd (islandskris) @islandskris.bsky.social · 04/06/2026open.substack.com/pub/ociajour...open.substack.comFrom Toys to TreasuresPraying the Rosary 010
Reposted by Kris Byrd (islandskris)Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 03/06/2026I guess we're really never getting the strait opened. 1208127622370
Kris Byrd (islandskris) @islandskris.bsky.social · 02/06/2026www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...insidehighered.comFla. Lawmakers Aim to Give Boards Power to Amend Gen EdThe state Board of Governors and Board of Education already banned sociology from public institutions’ core course offerings. Legislation awaiting the governor’s signature would increase their authori... 000
Kris Byrd (islandskris) @islandskris.bsky.social · 25/05/2026open.substack.com/pub/ociajour...open.substack.comHot Tub BaptismA Spiritual Spa Day I Should Have Skipped 000
Reposted by Kris Byrd (islandskris)M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 17/05/2026THIS 👇 HERE...... 57519
Kris Byrd (islandskris) @islandskris.bsky.social · 17/05/2026open.substack.com/pub/ociajour...open.substack.comAlways a studentOCIA starts tomorrow, but I haven’t exactly been sitting around waiting for it to begin. 000
Kris Byrd (islandskris) @islandskris.bsky.social · 10/05/2026open.substack.com/pub/islandsk...open.substack.comA liberal feminist’s journey through OCIAAnd so it begins... 000
Reposted by Kris Byrd (islandskris)Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 13/04/2026 🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 (I'm NOT deleting my post below 👇) 2092252786563
Reposted by Kris Byrd (islandskris)The Spirit of Lorenzo the Cat @lorenzothecat.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Iran... 212118173
Reposted by Kris Byrd (islandskris)Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 07/04/2026We could be looking at one of the worst humanitarian crises in history tonight. 41967932382
Reposted by Kris Byrd (islandskris)Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Saturday April 25 www.mobilize.us/disappearedi...mobilize.usCommunities Not Cages · MobilizeNational Day of Action to Stop ICE Warehouse Detention 7159182443
Reposted by Kris Byrd (islandskris)Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/04/2026GORSUCH: Do you think Native Americans are birthright citizens under your test? SAUER: Ah, I think ... so. I have to think that through. 2039125403624
Reposted by Kris Byrd (islandskris)Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 31/03/2026If Trump signs an unconstitutional Executive Order to take over voting, we will sue. I don't bluff and I usually win. 37575902153
Reposted by Kris Byrd (islandskris)Econ Analytica @econanalytica.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social 204182356721
Reposted by Kris Byrd (islandskris)Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 31/03/2026I love when he accidentally tells the truth! 922270625590
Reposted by Kris Byrd (islandskris)Senator Dick Durbin @durbin.senate.gov · 31/03/2026People are dying in ICE custody. 14 people died this year. 30+ died last year. ICE needs serious reforms. 122373552503
Reposted by Kris Byrd (islandskris)Trixie 🌸🇨🇦 @trixie57.bsky.social · 30/03/2026The Handmaids of Nashville, carrying signs with the names of the men who are in the Epstein files.🔥🗽 403201246793
Reposted by Kris Byrd (islandskris)Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/03/2026Swalwell: "This guy has more plans for his ballroom at the White House than he does for protecting the homeland, fighting a war in Iran, and bringing down the costs as he promised he'd do on day one." 22587472437