Reposted by janemurphy.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1hcome 2028 vance will be cutting ads specifically denouncing his in-laws for coming to the united states 1363031490
Reposted by janemurphy.bsky.socialRicky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 20hThe MAGA regime recently killed the largest ancient 250 year old “Grandmother” Cottonwood tree in Arizona’s indigenous territory just to expand the orange felon’s fucking wall. I’ll never forgive anyone who chose this evil. 932106114191
Reposted by janemurphy.bsky.socialderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 16hme, an immigrant, watching people who said immigrants are corrupting america engage in actual corrupt behavior 646780981
Reposted by janemurphy.bsky.socialleftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 07/10/2026 10159021539
Reposted by janemurphy.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026Here's a nearly 10-minute supercut of Troy Jackson taking it to Susan Collins during their debate tonight, including Jackson telling her "you can't eat road salt" and "Collins is like an arsonist who helped set the fire, and then she wants credit for bringing a cup of water to put it out" 29171141896
Reposted by janemurphy.bsky.socialderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/10/2026incredible this will get little to no coverage 52298172219
Reposted by janemurphy.bsky.socialPANDA™ @pandanook.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I'm going to keep posting this over and over. We can't count on mainstream media to keep this in the news cycle. 63032
Reposted by janemurphy.bsky.socialDr Surekha Davies, Historical Monster Consultant (she/her) @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Next issue of Strange and Wondrous: Notes from a Science Historian coming out in a few hours with my spooky season reads. Sign up now for free to make sure you don’t miss it! buttondown.com/surekhadavie...buttondown.comStrange and Wondrous: Notes from a Science HistorianDr. Surekha Davies on history, science, and politics through the stories people tell about monsters. Scroll cautiously past this Renaissance cyclopes for why you should subscribe. François Deserps, Re... 064
Reposted by janemurphy.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Friend of Putin oligarch Konstantin Sokolov makes a nice fat donation to Trump's ballroom project, and gets relief from Treasury Department sanctions in exchange. This is known as a quid pro quo transaction. It's a felony. www.esquire.com/news-politic...esquire.comA Wealthy Russian Businessman Is Helping Fund Trump’s Stupid Ballroom. Nothing Sketchy About That, Right?Surely, our president will face consequences for this insanity. 18528333
Reposted by janemurphy.bsky.socialIan Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 26/09/2026Amazingly, no one was responsible 301371273
Reposted by janemurphy.bsky.socialErin Keane @erinkeane.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I was raised by a nurse with an associates degree and a steel mill electrician. I am not denigrating the value and dignity of blue collar work when I ask how many elite national media staffers are raising future bricklayers themselves. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...theatlantic.comTime to Consider Becoming a BricklayerCollege degrees hold less value, while jobs in the trades are booming. 162145310
Reposted by janemurphy.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Many of you are asking how you can help me. My only ask is this: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket and share its content. demdock.com/4w6emld 1928041328
Reposted by janemurphy.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Commerce secretary Howard Lutnick has an annual salary of $205,000. And he reported "outside income" of $250mn last year, largely based on investments with strong connections to US Government action. www.cnbc.com/2026/09/30/h...cnbc.comCommerce Secretary Howard Lutnick reports more than $250 million in income last yearCommerce Secretary Howard Lutnick unwound his ties to Cantor Fitzgerald as the billionaire financier joined the Trump administration. 914098
Reposted by janemurphy.bsky.socialMother Jones @motherjones.com · 25/09/2026By destroying the Voting Rights Act and gutting the 14th and 15th Amendments, the Roberts Court is recycling legal arguments once advanced by Confederates and white supremacists to destroy Reconstruction, write @ariberman.bsky.social & @pemalevy.bsky.social.motherjones.comJim Crow was on the ash heap of history. Then came the Roberts court.The disaster the justices have unleashed has its roots in one of the darkest periods of our past. 3266133
Reposted by janemurphy.bsky.socialTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026In light of the news of Tennessee’s botched execution tonight, revisiting my colleague @laurengill.bsky.social’s piece on witnessing Alabama attempt to experiment with execution methods to kill a man. boltsmag.org/alabama-nitr...boltsmag.org“Agony” and “Suffering” as Alabama Experiments with Nitrogen Executions - BoltsAlabama said Alan Miller’s execution by lethal gas would be “more humane.” He writhed and gasped for air in his final moments. 14465165
Reposted by janemurphy.bsky.socialSuzanne P. @seastar3.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Takes someone from Jersey to hold their feet to fire of lies and hypocrisy. Way to go, Cory! youtube.com/watch?v=7p17...youtube.comWATCH: Sen. Booker questions Jack Smith on Trump investigationsYouTube video by PBS NewsHour 021
Reposted by janemurphy.bsky.socialBrooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 30/09/2026One of the things to come from GamerGate was the gamification of torturing real, live women...hounding them out of their homes, making them look over their shoulders for years. It was treated as a joke, nbd, the work of a few bad apples--as all terrorism against women is--& that failure leads here. 3242861148
Reposted by janemurphy.bsky.socialCynthia Brumfield @metacurity.com · 29/09/2026Where do we stand on litigation regarding this? Scoop: Trump's hand-picked, taxpayer-funded ads about to ramp up www.axios.com/2026/09/29/t...axios.comScoop: Trump's hand-picked, taxpayer-funded ads about to ramp upPresident Trump is personally selecting which government-funded ads his administration is airing. 23716
Reposted by janemurphy.bsky.socialThe_Lady_Red @theladyred.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I think about Emma Sulkowitz and her response to her SA. For those who might not be familiar, Carry That Weight was her senior thesis and she carried that 50lb mattress everywhere on campus for the entire year. 1/3 196
Reposted by janemurphy.bsky.socialnick @unionnick.bsky.social · 27/09/2026At Cornell, one person— Christina Liang — handles every disciplinary case, including the Cornell Seven’s and the suspensions of over 40 protestors. Liang wrote in 2025 that “2024 was one of the most challenging years of my career…and it helped me learn that caring less is okay.” 14859172
Reposted by janemurphy.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. 6253112131
Reposted by janemurphy.bsky.socialChronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 28/09/2026Dartmouth is conducting a review of Provost Santiago Schnell after he admitted to using AI to write academic articles and newspaper opinion pieces. chroni.cl/4rCxBl8chronicle.comDartmouth Opens Review of Provost Over AI Use in Scholarly and Public WritingThe college is conducting a “rigorous, objective review” of Santiago Schnell after he admitted to using artificial intelligence to write academic articles and newspaper opinion pieces. 076
Reposted by janemurphy.bsky.socialGuardian US @us.theguardian.com · 28/09/2026Gone are the mass raids and militarized metro operations. Gone are the pomp and pageantry. But ICE arrests have hit record levels. ICE operations are no longer concentrated in large American cities. Immigration enforcement officials are also working in suburban and rural areas, all across the US. 18836500
Reposted by janemurphy.bsky.socialGuardian US @us.theguardian.com · 28/09/2026At the height of the ICE raids earlier this year, agents in armored military vehicles rolled through residential neighborhoods. Masked agents patrolled public parks and stationed themselves outside elementary schools; squadrons of ICE agents snatched pedestrians off the streets. 🧵 54859522
Reposted by janemurphy.bsky.socialWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Air travel will become worse. The enshittification of America. 40899212
Reposted by janemurphy.bsky.socialShibley Telhami @stelhami.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Israeli settlers divert occupied West Bank spring water devastating Palestinian farmers. apnews.com/article/isra...apnews.comFar-right settlers divert West Bank spring water as Israel backs heritage site takeoversIsraeli settlers have intensified efforts to seize natural springs and heritage sites in the occupied West Bank. 02720
Reposted by janemurphy.bsky.socialBrad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 26/09/2026We’ve now reached the point of “black site” hearings – secret, illegal hearings as part of Trump & Stephen Miller’s wretched crusade to detain & deport our immigrant neighbors. Quite literally: hidden tribunals that disappear people.thecityreporter.nycDHS Opens ‘Black Site Docket’ for Immigrants Without Lawyers at 26 Federal PlazaA reporter from The City Reporter was threatened with arrest while attempting to observe comings and goings from the new courtrooms, which have left advocates mystified and fearing the worst. 14692380
Reposted by janemurphy.bsky.socialKevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 26/09/2026We could reduce US fossil-fuel pollution (climate & local air/water) ~25% by cleaning up the grid, ~25% by electrifying ground transport, and ~25% by electrifying heat (for space/water/food/many industrial processes). The last ~25% - everything else - is important but no reason not to do the 75%. 614535
Reposted by janemurphy.bsky.socialBrian Lyman @brianlyman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A 48% drop in employees at National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Yikes. 7514222
Reposted by janemurphy.bsky.socialMichael Mishak @mjmishak.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Online sportsbooks say they do not want business from problem gamblers. So @propublica.org's Jake Pearson spent 10 weeks on DraftKings testing how the company would react to someone displaying all the hallmarks of a compulsive bettor. Spoiler: It made him a VIP. www.propublica.org/article/draf...propublica.orgI Deliberately Bet Like a Problem Gambler. DraftKings Made Me a VIP.Amid growing public health concerns, operators like DraftKings have touted “responsible gaming” tools and prompts. But as I went off the deep end, I found they were no match for the incentives and pro... 17511167
Reposted by janemurphy.bsky.socialkristinekenyon.bsky.social @kristinekenyon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026For those asking what can we do besides voting, if Trump declares martial law (or “marshall law” like some Republicans spell it), we grind everything to a halt. No violence, just stop the economy in its tracks. bsky.app/profile/kris... 2037597
Reposted by janemurphy.bsky.socialKyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 26/09/2026NEW: Denver is once again considering a mass surveillance system contract just under the amount that would trigger City Council review. @spencersoicher.bsky.social reports: 12295123
Reposted by janemurphy.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026Ossoff: "Sen. John Thune is coming to Georgia to campaign for the congressman. The senator therefore needs to answer whether he will denounce Mike Collins's extensive ties to white nationalism and neo-Nazi ideology." 421928497
Reposted by janemurphy.bsky.socialDr SpookyGoth @ghostingdani.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Using generative AI means that you can't answer the most basic element of research, which is "where did you get this information?" 48933
Reposted by janemurphy.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026Hannity's list of "TRUMP'S TOP ACCOMPLISHMENTS" includes restoring Confederate names to military bases and releasing dietary guidelines 3043632822
Reposted by janemurphy.bsky.socialLaw Dork @lawdorknews.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Here’s a note on this from @chrisgeidner.bsky.social at Law Dork: substack.com/@chrisgeidne... 08020
Reposted by janemurphy.bsky.socialI may be invisible, but you're transparent. @invisiblelad7.bsky.social · 24/09/2026So much of Trump's campaign in 2024 will continue to age more and more poorly but this will always infuriate me. 26419
Reposted by janemurphy.bsky.socialClara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 23/09/2026@ariberman.bsky.social and @pemalevy.bsky.social have a damning new story about how the Roberts Court is reviving Jim Crow, relying on the same legal tactics used to undermine the Reconstruction. A must read to understand the stakes of this election. www.motherjones.com/politics/202... 12511229
Reposted by janemurphy.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 janemurphy.bsky.socialDemocracy Matters! @democracymatters.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Susan Collins is a criminal who put Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court. 'Incredible Story of Corruption': Bombshell Report Puts Susan Collins at Center of Massive Bribery Scheme | Common Dreams www.commondreams.org/news/incredi... #ChooseTroyJackson #SusanCollins #Maine #GOPCriminal #USPolcommondreams.org'Incredible Story of Corruption': Bombshell Report Puts Susan Collins at Center of Massive Bribery Scheme | Common DreamsProPublica reported that the US senator from Maine, now running for a sixth term, was the "most important patron" of a defense company accused of bribing members of Congress for federal contracts. 132
Reposted by janemurphy.bsky.socialLeftonMain @leftonmainst.bsky.social · 23/09/2026www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...propublica.orgThe FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the WayAfter the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini... 021
Reposted by janemurphy.bsky.socialJamCraze @sammatt00.bsky.social · 23/09/2026As the curtain falls on her long political career, there will be no grand finale for Susan Collins. Her misdeeds have now been exposed. But, insulated by Drumpf, he had repeatedly gotten his pound of flesh in votes. Nothing is free with Drumpf. It explains why she capitulated when it mattered most. 001
Reposted by janemurphy.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 20/09/2026What drives Trump's decision not to regulate AI in any way is a desire for personal profit. That's obvious to everyone in the industry. But corporate media choose to look the other way, with a few exceptions. 23826
Reposted by janemurphy.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Gas prices hit $4.46 a gallon today — a gain of 17 cents over the previous week and $1.26 higher than the same point last year. Diesel prices are up more than $2.74 from a year ago. Families, farmers, and truckers are all getting squeezed. Meanwhile... 42858362837
Reposted by janemurphy.bsky.socialAlex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 18/09/2026This guy who assaulted a sitting member of Congress got 28 years and 10 months less jail time than a Texas resident who transported a box of zines that contained constitutionally protected content opposing ICE reason.com/2026/06/25/t...reason.comTexas man gets 30 years in prison for transporting 'anti-government' pamphletsThe case stems from a violent anti-ICE protest, but critics say the government's prosecution threatens First Amendment rights. 4052362447
Reposted by janemurphy.bsky.socialCosta Samaras @costasamaras.com · 13/09/2026This will be bad for: - the students - the research progress - the universities - the towns the universities are in - the companies hiring students - the states the universities are in - the national economy - national security - the country - the world 23934305
Reposted by janemurphy.bsky.socialMichael Clemens @mclem.org · 13/09/2026This will devastate our research+innovation capacity, bedrock of the 21st century economy. 35% of *all* employed people in the US with STEM PhD degrees are both foreign-born *and* graduated from a US university. —> nap.nationalacademies.org/resource/292... Shutting them out is extremist folly. 1830224
