Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.socialPhoenix New Times @phoenixnewtimes.com · 07/10/2026Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/congre… 49930362
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.socialMelissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 07/10/2026reading this, recalling how quickly the killing of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman slipped out of the newsphoenixnewtimes.comCongressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signsEmbarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. 1959671890
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.socialChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I've been immersed in research on Reconstruction in Lousiana and it's a very difficult truth to absorb that the white terrorist movement in the South was among the most successful terrorist movements in global history. Took 10 years but it won a total & complete victory through murder and atrocity. 16659651449
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.socialAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I think people should listen to what the administration trying to bring back spectacle lynchings, race riots, and middle passage-esque deportation voyages are trying to tell you about themselves. bsky.app/profile/bren... 8449371789
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.socialAlex Burness @burness.bsky.social · 16hIf nothing else, just read the opening paragraphs of the new @vevalenz.bsky.social piece. This sort of casual cruelty, and worse, is so common in U.S. jails/prisons that to most it barely registers as scandalous—but it is, and this reporting really matters: boltsmag.org/california-p... 20878311
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.socialKarl Bode @karlbode.com · 07/10/2026difficult decisions who could have foreseen what could have possibly been done alasvariety.comSkydance CEOs Acknowledge Layoffs Will Be Coming After Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger: Read the Full MemoParamount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery have officially merged into Skydance Corp. And the top leaders have notified the new company's staffers that layoffs are in the offing. 3133779
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.socialDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026Holy shit. 700260948611
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.socialAnna Lind-Guzik @alindguzik.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Hard to think of anything less abstract and more materially consequential than being pregnant 972072466
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.socialMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 05/10/2026It’s confusing that @theatlantic.com described this man as a “a lifelong Democrat who had voted for Trump for the first time in 2024” who when these are some of his very easily findable FB posts: 17472901509
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.socialFeena van @feenavan2099.bsky.social · 03/10/2026"Before Stonehenge was raised, before Egypts first pyramid broke ground,before the Nazca people drew their famous lines across the Peruvian desert,someone in what is now southern Arizona shaped a 272-foot fish into the earth On April 23,2026,"a border-wall contractor drove heavy equipment across it"gadgetreview.comTrump's Border Wall Construction Destroys 6,500-Year-Old Arizona Geoglyph – Older Than StonehengeArizona's 6,500-year-old Las Playas Intaglio, the oldest dated geoglyph in the Americas, was irreparably damaged by border wall construction in April 2026. 8720371252
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.sociallauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 03/10/2026"I should get to sit down when I work but you shouldn't" is a great high level summary of labor disputes 572938475
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 02/10/2026not that you should expect anything more than rank idiocy from this pair of racists, but the idea that whiteness means a "high trust" society of "social cohesion" is some of the stupidest shit i have ever heard. these people live in a fantasy land that you could dispel by simply opening a book.talkingpointsmemo.comChris Rufo — Known For ‘DEI’ and ‘CRT’ Panics — Tries to Make ‘the Indian Question’ a ThingTo the degree that a “respectable” or “moderate” right exists today in... 25561451143
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.socialTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026It’s amazing how after 40+ years of working, a retired person immediately forgets that other people are still working and cannot answer the phone at odd times of the day. “What are you doing?!” Well, it’s 10:04 am on a Thursday so I’m doing about what you used to do at this day & time. 2273937
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.socialLiliana Segura @lilianasegura.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The tortuous, botched execution of Christa Pike is truly horrifying. And while it feels unique in some ways, in reality it is also only the latest in a history of botched executions going back years — YEARS — in numerous states. Please know: this is the reality of the death penalty in this country. 111285377
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.socialGrant Tosterud @granttosterud.bsky.social · 30/09/2026🌧️ Albuquerque has picked up 4.51" of rain this month, most in just the last 14 days! It's now the wettest September on record, the 2nd wettest month ever, and the wettest month since 1905. This is also more than half of our average annual rainfall! #NMwx 03510
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.socialThe Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 30/09/2026I really do think tech crossed a line at some point between "helping you do the things you want to do" on the one hand, and "helping you do the things tech wants you to do" on the other. At this point, we're all contorting ourselves to live how the tech industry thinks we should be living. 411328347
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.socialScare Smith 💀 @evilgalprods.bsky.social · 29/09/2026FATALITY 262934472
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.socialDr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 29/09/2026Just to clarify, unlike the FB marketplace incident, this was not just someone scolding the muse "Agent" like a naughty child. In this instance, Muse read messages it explicitly should not have been able to get at because the hard-coded app permissions were set to deny full access to the disk. BAD. 15015
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.socialCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 29/09/2026And the people who aren’t thinking of things in a way that they could write a script probably couldn’t tell an AI to do things. 41204
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.socialMatt McMuscles @mattmcmuscles.bsky.social · 28/09/2026We actually don't hate this administration enough 12476472388
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.socialnick @unionnick.bsky.social · 27/09/2026On the *same day* the Cornell Seven drugged and raped Jane Doe, Cornell banned four students (including the President of Cornell JVP) from campus for three years for nonviolent, pro-Palestine protests. The same Cornell officials let the rapists off with apology essays. 6453212132
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.social🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota. 125123755272
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.socialKelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Learned yesterday that there's a vast swath of rural counties in New Mexico with a total population of 247,000ish people, covering an area id 53,259 square miles, without a pediatrician www.instagram.com/p/DdoegYHjFw... 510847
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.socialRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Raskin made a holy shit observation on MS Now this afternoon: Since taking office, Trump has made a million dollars per hour for himself. Every hour, he has made more than twice the president’s annual salary. 8141931740
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.socialMatt Ford @mford.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Ezra Klein asked Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang about AI making kids worse at math and reading. Huang’s reply: “Does it matter?” Then he said he doesn’t know his own address or phone number. “We’re going to lose some fine intellectual dexterity.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/o... 58755121512
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.socialEric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 24/09/20268 Navy sailors in U.S.S. Lincoln Strike Group attempted suicide during its more than 300 days at sea www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...nytimes.com8 Sailors in U.S.S. Lincoln Strike Group Attempted Suicide, Navy SaysThe aircraft carrier with its crew of about 5,000 sailors has spent more than 300 days at sea. 21533253
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 23/09/2026Vought holds one of the most powerful jobs in D.C., and he’s used his position to wage a quiet war to change the shape of the entire U.S. government. Here's what you should know about Trump’s shadow president. (Published Oct. 2025)propublica.orgWhat You Should Know About Russ Vought, Trump’s Shadow PresidentVought is the architect of President Trump’s broader plan to fire civil servants, freeze government programs and dismantle entire agencies. Here are some key things to know about the D.C. insider who ... 42736416
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.socialTW @twesq.bsky.social · 20/09/2026this is fantastic and I learned something new 563212436
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 23/09/2026My entire life I've heard centrists scolding leftist candidates with "oh, but how will we pay for all that? isn't your agenda unreasonable? shouldn't we run on a modest proposal for means-tested tax rebates?" Then Mamdani gets elected and makes it all look pretty easy. No wonder they hate him. 15084091897
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.socialPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026A federal judge has ordered Texas to air condition all of the state’s prisons by the end of 2029 High temperatures violate the Constitution’s protection against cruel and unusual punishment, the judge ruled.texastribune.orgTexas ordered to air condition all prisons by the end of 2029High temperatures violate the Constitution’s protection against cruel and unusual punishment, the judge ruled. Just over a third of Texas prisons are fully air conditioned. 712870703
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026NYT has now independently corroborated all the major allegations against Susan Collins in the ProPublica report, including that investigators were prepared to move against her and then Trump intervened to shut it down. This put Trump in a position of exceptional and extortionate leverage over her.nytimes.comF.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan CollinsThe inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials. 24982253350
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Someone tell Trump that the teens are in reach, he'll be so excited! 672063256
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.socialKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Maybe the insane frenzy to round up people via ICE is a weird, post-Covid right-wing doomsday fantasy of migrants/immigrants basically being social zombies and vampires that need to be eliminated. There was no one to hunt and fight during COVID. 719335
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.socialWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Great article on how sheriff's deputies in Durham, N.C. are referring people to ICE for very minor offenses. The cooperation between local cops and the immigration goon squads is a growing stain on America indyweek.com/news/durham-...indyweek.comDurham Judicial Officials Are Unnecessarily Putting People on ICE's Radar for Low-Level CrimesDurham judicial officials flagged people for citizenship checks when they didn’t need to, landing some in ICE custody, INDY found. 9354145
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.socialMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 20/09/2026some people replying and saying ed sheeran can’t take the same risks as an established legend like david byrne, but then you look at olivia rodrigo who is 12 years younger than sheeran and just organized an entire festival to support ABORTION. bravery has little to do with age/experience. 582831295
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.socialdan sinker @dansinker.com · 21/09/2026The video of this is insane. They just leave this man laying bleeding in the street and drive off. This is a couple blocks from where my kid played soccer a few hours later. 429394
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.socialKashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 20/09/2026Americans: oh, look, a systemic issue. I will solve it individually 11896991922
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.socialRyan Moulton @moultano.bsky.social · 17/09/2026This is insane. 833895
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.socialHakeem Jefferson @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Nikole Hannah-Jones w/ a sobering follow-up on her decision yrs ago to enroll her daughter in a poor, majority-Black public school rather than a wealthier, whiter private school. You leave heartbroken for the kids being failed by this grossly unequal system. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/m...nytimes.comIn Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own? (Gift Article)A decade ago, I made a decision about my daughter’s education that I hoped would challenge New York City’s separate and unequal school system. Now 16, she thinks I made the wrong choice. 21523361
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.socialJ. P. Gownder (கவுண்டர்) @jgownder.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The Houthis attacked *Riyadh*?? 😳 Gift 🎁 linknytimes.comIn Significant Escalation, Houthis Attack Saudi Capital (Gift Article)The Houthis, an Iranian-backed militia, said they had fired a wave of missiles and drones at Riyadh, and on Saudi oil facilities. 3147
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.socialAmbassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The accounting is in: In Oregon there are 111 data centers. The TOTAL number of people employed at data centers is just 2,630, or 0.1% of the labor force. Those 100 data centers consumer 23% of all electricity used in Oregon. Meanwhile, electricity rates skyrocket as more centers are built.opb.orgOregon data centers by the numbers: 111 facilities consume nearly one-quarter of state’s power, according to new reportA first-of-its-kind report details the footprint of the controversial facilities. 7931191843
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.socialDr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 19/09/2026Again: "Tilly Norwood" is not a person; it is a shoddy, and also pretty gross puppet. Stop referring to it as "she," and start asking whether there might be something a bit off about wanting to promote a sexualized but also childlike "actor" that can never tell its creators or users "no." 452961740
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.socialCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 19/09/2026When someone claims that a mistake just happens in the system, and it's always the same kind of mistake, and it always benefits the person who set up the system... It's not a mistake. It's happening on purpose. 21410254
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.socialTroy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 18/09/2026This or that with @dunlapforcongress.bsky.social 😄 20421115
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.socialAsawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I will wager the majority of you complaining about paywalls can afford it 4121217
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.socialDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 15/09/2026NSF has reduced the research budget for all atmospheric, ocean, and earth sciences by ~80%. 80%! A lot of us will not be conducting new research or training new students for the foreseeable future. 201444722
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.socialCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 15/09/2026The very fact that some people's love and good times get to be called "not political" is itself a political act--to normalize certain behaviors and to make people who are different be othered in the world. All art is political, and all love is political. 39510
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.socialCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 14/09/2026When we talk about how science is broken, maybe at least consider how a huge collaboration measured the ripples in spacetime resulting the collision of two black holes 1.3 billion light years away, as counterweight the guy who had to fake his data to show that people who procrastinate fall behind. 19875134
Reposted by @itzapizzaitrhymes.bsky.socialDr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 14/09/2026This is just a spectacular unintentional self-own 10065521391