Reposted by Jane RitchhartBarb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 19/09/2026This, my friends, is gaslighting. Congress is the top three or four of all time only on abdicating its responsibilities.  31146171000
Reposted by Jane RitchhartConnie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I am grateful that Amy Acton is safe, and hope those who were injured recover quickly. What a terrifying moment. www.wlwt.com/article/amy-...wlwt.comAmy Acton attacked at campaign event near Youngstown; multiple people reportedly injuredAmy Acton was reportedly attacked at a campaign event near Youngstown on Sunday. 261732317
Reposted by Jane RitchhartIndiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 02/09/2026Thousands of Hoosiers removed from food assistance indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/09/02/t...indianacapitalchronicle.comThousands of Hoosiers removed from food assistance • Indiana Capital ChronicleEighty-two thousand fewer Hoosiers are receiving benefits through a federal food assistance program since last October 343
Reposted by Jane RitchhartHuman Rights Campaign @hrc.org · 25/08/2026Dolly Parton showed this world what it looks like to lead with love. She stood with our community long before it was easy. Her voice created a world where LGBTQ+ people feel seen and celebrated. All of us at HRC will miss her dearly — and we will carry forward the light she shared with us. 4453114
Jane Ritchhart @janesr15.bsky.social · 01/07/2026static.klipy.comHappy Canada Day CanadaALT: Happy Canada Day Canada 000
Reposted by Jane RitchhartRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 02/05/2026"The program, which provides HIV testing, counseling and support services — will sunset June 30, according to the Indiana state Department of Health. The decision follows a $6.7 million reduction in federal funding that had supported the program..." indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/04/30/i...indianacapitalchronicle.comIndiana to sunset HIV outreach program amid federal funding cuts • Indiana Capital ChronicleIndiana will end a statewide HIV outreach and testing program this summer after a drop in federal pandemic relief dollars forced cuts. 1691687902
Reposted by Jane RitchhartMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 02/05/2026Can someone let the AP know that violating court orders is not a sign of "executive power. " It is a sign of contempt, lawlessness and authoritarianism. 11393669611521
Reposted by Jane RitchhartIndiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 17/03/2026COMMENTARY: Six years after COVID-19, Indiana is not ready for the next pandemic • Indianaindianacapitalchronicle.comSix years after COVID-19, Indiana is not ready for the next pandemic • Indiana Capital ChronicleThe world changed six years ago this month. What began as a cluster of pneumonia cases overseas became a global pandemic that took Hoosiers’ lives, upended daily routines, overwhelmed hospitals,… 1196
Reposted by Jane RitchhartBrennan Center @brennancenter.org · 10/01/2026Social media monitoring systems, cellphone location tracking, facial recognition, remote hacking tools — now being turned on Americans by ICE to target protesters. bit.ly/3Kq348Rbrennancenter.orgICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as ImmigrantsThe Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights. 10521571427
Reposted by Jane RitchhartProPublica @propublica.org · 27/12/2025Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma. Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply. Published Oct. w/ @readfrontier.bsky.socialpropublica.orgToxic Wastewater From Oil Fields Keeps Pouring Out of the Ground. Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop It.Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drin... 17417111054
Reposted by Jane RitchhartThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/11/2025This absurd pardon shows the murderous boat bombings were never about stopping drugs 525152636046
Reposted by Jane RitchhartJewish Dems @jewishdems.bsky.social · 20/11/2025Welcome to Donald Trump’s America, where swastikas are no longer considered hate symbols. This is unacceptable. Jewish Americans are less safe when antisemitic hate is normalized by our government.washingtonpost.comU.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbolsThe military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.” 0179
Reposted by Jane RitchhartBrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 09/11/2025REMINDER: President Biden NEVER cut SNAP payments, never even had a government shutdown. In fact, he cut child poverty in half. He cut child hunger, too. I miss having a REAL President. 17264191690
Reposted by Jane RitchhartThe Vote Yes on Amendment 87 Podcast @getmoresmarter.com · 08/11/2025Watch all the way to the end. 2527
Reposted by Jane RitchhartFred Wellman @fpwellman.bsky.social · 29/10/2025The governments that starved their own people in need were never the good guys. No matter how much you twist yourself in knots to justify cutting SNAP when emergency funds exist, this is an act of evil against our fellow Americans by the Trump Administration and the Republican Doormat Congress. 18723232
Reposted by Jane RitchhartMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 23/10/2025"Destruction of federal property is a federal crime-18 U.S. Code § 1361 defines it as willfully injuring or committing any depredation of U.S. gov't property-Damage exceeding $1k is a felony w/ a fine-up to 10 yrs in prison or both" Meanwhile-took me forever to get permits to repaint my mailbox. 1180255787590
Reposted by Jane RitchhartJewish Council for Public Affairs @thejcpa.bsky.social · 21/10/2025U.S. Special Counsel nominee Paul Ingrassia says he has a “Nazi streak” and has promoted antisemitic & white nationalist extremism like the “Great Replacement.” This hate should have no place in our federal government. Our full statement: jewishpublicaffairs.org/press-releas... 2185
Reposted by Jane RitchhartHakeem Jeffries @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social · 16/10/2025Karoline Leavitt is a complete disgrace. Her violent and unhinged rhetoric is going to get someone killed. These extremists are sick people. 1079176804352
Reposted by Jane RitchhartAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 16/10/2025FYI “Young Republicans” are adult men 2153273867
Reposted by Jane Ritchhartjen sometimes aph 🌻 @bunnibytz.bsky.social · 16/10/2025@chrismurphyct.bsky.social: "The Republicans attacks on the No Kings protests are sickening. To them, only pro-Trump speech is protected. If you oppose Trump - you 'hate America' or you're a 'terrorist'. What they're trying to do is simple: suppress turnout this weekend. Don't let them win." 20770231
Reposted by Jane RitchhartIndiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 09/10/2025New poll reports majority of Hoosiers oppose redistricting indianacapitalchronicle.com/briefs/new-p...indianacapitalchronicle.comNew poll reports majority of Hoosiers oppose redistricting • Indiana Capital ChronicleMost Hoosiers oppose a redistricting effort that could eliminate two Democrat-held congressional seats in Indiana, according to a new poll. 22211
Reposted by Jane RitchhartRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 05/10/2025"'They had the Black people in one van, and the immigrants in another van,' she said..." abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...abc7chicago.comICE agents raid South Shore apartments; Trump says Chicago could become military training groundICE agents raided a South Shore apartment building overnight as the city braces for a possible military deployment. 15225071041
Reposted by Jane RitchhartBeing Liberal ®🗽🏳️🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 05/10/2025" Don't lose hope" - Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death. 9371160
Reposted by Jane RitchhartSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 04/10/2025"What kind of monsters grab children & take them outside without clothes? Who does that? What kind of govt permits its agents to abuse American citizens & non-citizens w/o the slightest concern for their rights, their well-being, indeed their basic humanity?" www.americaamerica.news/p/got-a-minu...americaamerica.newsGot a Minute or Two?: The Attack in ChicagoThe night-time raid on a Chicago apartment building and its residents is an ugly escalation by an immoral regime—and an attack on all decent people 30038971767
Reposted by Jane RitchhartMike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 01/10/2025It can’t be said enough: the last three times the government has shut down, Donald Trump was president of the United States, and Republicans controlled the House and the Senate. They cannot govern. 14355129
Reposted by Jane RitchhartACLU @aclu.org · 30/09/2025Our eyes — and those of our veterans — will be on Secretary Hegseth's meeting for any potential constitutional violations. 21682171
Reposted by Jane RitchhartPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 27/09/2025George Hardy, last of the Tuskegee Airmen's World War II combat pilots, dies at 100nbcnews.comGeorge Hardy, last of the Tuskegee Airmen's World War II combat pilots, dies at 100Hardy, a lieutenant colonel, became the youngest Tuskegee fighter pilot at 19, and was among the first Black military pilots in the United States. 30587482625
Reposted by Jane RitchhartRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 22/09/2025Coming Friday October 17th on MSNBC... www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...hollywoodreporter.comMSNBC Acquires Rachel Maddow-Produced ‘Andrew Young: The Dirty Work’ (Exclusive)The documentary about the Civil Rights Movement leader and politician will air on the cable network on Oct. 17 after a special edition of ‘The Rachel Maddow Show.’ 642147615
Reposted by Jane RitchhartBeing Liberal ®🗽🏳️🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 10/09/2025The Trump administration has once again inserted politics into medicine -- this time by narrowing the indications for the COVID-19 vaccine against the adviceopens in a new tab or window of many physicians and health organizationsopens in a new tab or window.belib.orgOpinion | Do I Have to Go Abroad for a COVID Booster?As a healthy, young physician, the updated shot isn't approved for me 23910
Reposted by Jane RitchhartDonna Ladd said what she said. 😘 @donnerkay.bsky.social · 09/09/2025Don’t mix us at with other newsrooms: we are different. We are the Mississippi FREE PRESS, and we are here to report truth and uncomfortable facts about POWER and how it treats the PEOPLE. I explain here: 34513
Reposted by Jane RitchhartGovernor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 06/09/2025The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city. This is not a joke. This is not normal. Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator. 20183561310924
Reposted by Jane RitchhartNational Council of Jewish Women @ncjw.bsky.social · 29/08/2025As we head into Labor Day Weekend, we remember Rose Schneiderman, a prominent Jewish American labor union leader. This Shabbat, join us in honoring the labor leaders like Rose who not only championed workers' basic rights, but also inspired us to advocate for more. Shabbat Shalom! 14911
Reposted by Jane RitchhartChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 29/08/2025A message for JD Vance and anyone else in this Administration that is pretending they care about the safety of our kids. They don’t. All they care about is the political approval and profits of the gun industry. And they show it every day. 39878261
Reposted by Jane RitchhartChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 20/08/2025Private equity looted 3 Connecticut hospitals. Services cut, nurses buying their own supplies etc. They will do it to your hospital if we don't stop this trend right now. 1/ Today I'm releasing a report on the truth about private equity in health care. tinyurl.com/adangerousprospect 32762272759
Reposted by Jane RitchhartDonna Ladd said what she said. 😘 @donnerkay.bsky.social · 20/08/2025ICE is using our tax money to hire rapists who are getting away with abusing women and children. We are living through hell. 0215
Reposted by Jane RitchhartSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 17/08/2025STOP conceding that Trump can legitimately expand grab by deploying baseless claims of “emergency.” There was NO EMERGENCY to justify tariffs. There was NO “INVASION” to justify this migrant crackdown. And there is NO “EMERGENCY” that justifies military takeover of local law enforcement in D.C. 14358371718
Reposted by Jane RitchhartHouse Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · 16/08/2025Statement from Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov on the Trump-Putin summit: 510254
Reposted by Jane RitchhartJewish Council for Public Affairs @thejcpa.bsky.social · 14/08/2025Declaring an emergency & deploying the National Guard in places like LA & DC is part of a dangerous pattern: manufacturing crises in order to invoke emergency powers, bypass democratic protections like due process, and normalize extreme policies and ideas. (1/3) 4175
Reposted by Jane RitchhartSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 05/08/2025This is the President of the United States. Every journalist, pundit, politician and talking head who minimized Trump’s racism, who asked “but is he racist?,”and who minimized the racism of his followers should apologize to this country TODAY. 16727219
Reposted by Jane RitchhartJewish Council for Public Affairs @thejcpa.bsky.social · 29/07/2025JCPA was proud to stand with our partners on Capitol Hill today for the reintroduction of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. The Jewish community knows that our safety is tied to the freedoms and rights of all communities—and to the strength of our democracy. 1131
Reposted by Jane RitchhartJewish Council for Public Affairs @thejcpa.bsky.social · 29/07/2025We’re heartbroken by last night’s mass shooting in Manhattan, which claimed the lives of 4 people including Jewish communal leader Wesley LePatner (z”l). May their memories be a blessing — and a call to finally confront pervasive gun violence and protect our communities. 7589
Reposted by Jane RitchhartChicago Cubs @cubsbot.bsky.social · 29/07/2025With great sadness, we share that Ryne Sandberg has passed away today. 1171714514
Reposted by Jane RitchhartMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 29/07/2025It’s insane that we live in a country where folks can walk around in the street with an AR-15. 1166247164116
Reposted by Jane RitchhartHillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 28/07/2025Earlier this month, Flint, Michigan finished replacing its lead pipes to ensure clean drinking water for the community. Congratulations to the residents, activists, and public servants who made this happen. www.nrdc.org/press-releas...nrdc.orgFlint Finishes Lead Pipe Replacement in Historic MilestoneA decade after lead contaminated water was found in Flint's water system, the legal battle to replace lead water pipes is finished, a landmark milestone for a city defined by its dangerous water. 483155933318
Reposted by Jane RitchhartSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 27/07/2025Many big & alarming stories last week marking an acceleration in the unraveling of this country, but one not getting enough outrage is Trump accusing former President Obama of treason. Despicable, sick, unconscionable. A major line-crossing action that warranted loud & widespread denunciation. 442020478
Reposted by Jane RitchhartJewish Council for Public Affairs @thejcpa.bsky.social · 22/07/2025A new detention site in the Florida Everglades is holding immigrants in sweltering, unsanitary, inhumane conditions. The Jewish community knows the dangers of dehumanization. This isn’t safety—it’s a moral failure. 48530
Reposted by Jane RitchhartChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 18/07/2025I’d say that @stephencolbert.bsky.social is (with the lone exception of @maddow.msnbc.com) the most brilliant, humane person I’ve encountered in broadcasting. His mind works faster than anyone else’s at a level of sophistication that is unmatchable. Genuinely a generational talent. 882349525531
Reposted by Jane RitchhartJewish Council for Public Affairs @thejcpa.bsky.social · 17/07/2025The Jewish community knows our safety depends on the rights of all. On the #JohnLewisDayOfAction, urge Congress to pass the #JohnLewisVRAA and protect our freedom to vote. 📢 Take action: act.jewishpublicaffairs.org/a/urge-membe... #GoodTroubleLivesOn 084