Reposted by @jayebird17.bsky.socialThe Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Imagine if a woman president spent most her time raving and crying about an election she lost 6 years ago. Emotional. Unstable. Hysterical. Unfit to lead. 531229775366
jayebird17.bsky.social @jayebird17.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Diversity and immigration are key ingredients to our stregth as a nation. Don't buy into the purity nonsense. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comStephen Miller is outraged over birthright citizenship. His arguments are nonsense | Sidney BlumenthalTrump’s immigration architect calls the supreme court’s decision ‘outrageous’ as he pushes for policy rooted in genetics, not law 020
jayebird17.bsky.social @jayebird17.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Help save our science - experts and not political appointees should review and approve grants fight2win.standupforscience.net/campaign/163...fight2win.standupforscience.netStand up for ScienceStand up for Science 010
jayebird17.bsky.social @jayebird17.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Not how we keep our armed services at its best www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comPete Hegseth removes all women and some Black service members from navy promotion listDefense secretary’s latest interposition resulted in all-male, overwhelmingly white picks for promotion to admiralty 111
Reposted by @jayebird17.bsky.socialSenator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 22/05/2026Crossover happens! Solar and wind provide more power than gas. Fossil fuel corruption won’t stop progress. www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...canarymedia.comAnother first for renewables: Wind and solar outgenerate gas in AprilIt’s a milestone moment that shows just how much clean energy has matured in a short amount of time — and a lot more growth is on the way. 6728181043
Reposted by @jayebird17.bsky.socialSenator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 11/05/2026Free speech is free speech — you don't get to pick and choose. If you are mad about Trump's efforts to muzzle Jimmy Kimmel, you should be equally angry about his efforts to punish students who speak out against U.S. complicity in the horrors in Gaza.nytimes.comMahmoud Khalil Hurtles Toward Potential Deportation as U.S. Speeds Case 5407124
jayebird17.bsky.social @jayebird17.bsky.social · 11/05/2026One of the ways systemic racism works, past harms due to racism which people under the guise of "race blindness" refuse to correct because "it wouldn't be fair to help just one group of people" Nobody deserves to live without proper sewage disposal www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/u...nytimes.comThey Were Promised New Septic Tanks. Trump Called It ‘Illegal DEI.’ 040
jayebird17.bsky.social @jayebird17.bsky.social · 09/05/2026www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.com‘We’re going backwards’: Five civil rights activists slam the supreme court’s gutting of Voting Rights ActOrganizers, including Selma foot soliders, say ruling is latest chapter in long battle over Black disenfranchisement in US 020
Reposted by @jayebird17.bsky.socialSenator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 08/05/2026Trump pushed out as many VA providers as he could, without worrying about the consequences, and now the VA is refusing to fill badly-need clinical positions. This means longer wait times for veterans and more burnout for already overwhelmed providers. Our veterans deserve better.propublica.orgVeterans Who Depend on Mental Health Care Keep Losing Their Therapists Under TrumpHundreds of mental health professionals have left the Department of Veterans Affairs since President Donald Trump took office, leaving staff “at a breaking point” and some veterans waiting as long as ... 1316368
Reposted by @jayebird17.bsky.socialAriella Elm @ariellaelm.com · 20/04/2026If you have been looking for a way to volunteer and you are on your computer a lot, I might have your solution! I need some new volunteers for my election guide if you wanna help make sure that people are voting for the best candidate possible across all levels of government, please reach out! 02618
Reposted by @jayebird17.bsky.socialSenate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 18/04/2026The number of deaths in ICE detention centers this year is already greater than the number of deaths in the entirety of 2024. The Trump Administration’s negligence is killing people. There is no excuse for this many deaths under their watch. 69337
Reposted by @jayebird17.bsky.socialKamala Harris @kamalaharris.com · 04/04/2026Donald Trump votes by mail. But this week, he signed an Executive Order so you can’t. Why? Because he is scared of your power, and he is scared of losing the midterms. 20657571732
Reposted by @jayebird17.bsky.socialTammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 02/04/2026Trump was warned this would happen. He did it anyway. Now, over 10,000 Veterans lost their homes. 90,000 more are on track for foreclosure. On top of cutting jobs, slashing benefits and throwing our heroes into an unnecessary war. The most anti-Veteran President in history. 861742933
jayebird17.bsky.social @jayebird17.bsky.social · 19/03/2026FBI is buying Americans’ location data, Kash Patel tells Senate committee – US politics live www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...theguardian.comSenate Republicans vote down Democrats’ war powers resolution to check Trump on Iran – US politics liveVote of 53-47 was unchanged from that on previous war powers resolution two weeks ago 052
jayebird17.bsky.social @jayebird17.bsky.social · 16/03/2026If healthy pregnancies and healthy babies are so important, then HHS would still recommend the Covid vaccine for pregnant people. "Covid infects the placenta, which can lead to poor intrauterine growth, prematurity, stillbirth and other complications." 1/2 142
jayebird17.bsky.social @jayebird17.bsky.social · 14/03/2026Solar might get more accessible. www.npr.org/2026/03/12/n...npr.orgEasy-to-use solar panels are coming, but utilities are trying to delay themUtilities are convincing lawmakers around the U.S. to delay bills that would allow people to buy solar panels, plug them into an outlet and begin generating electricity. 010
jayebird17.bsky.social @jayebird17.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Shockingly, I actually got through to somebody in McCormick's office to leave a message with them instead of the answering machine. 010
jayebird17.bsky.social @jayebird17.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Called my Senators and Representative today. Asked them pretty please to take back the power to declare war. 132
jayebird17.bsky.social @jayebird17.bsky.social · 28/02/2026www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.com‘Diversionary war’: Trump wants to distract Americans from scandals at home | Christopher S ChivvisIran strikes are attempt to hijack the global narrative and drown out Epstein and tariffs with the thunder of cruise missiles 010
jayebird17.bsky.social @jayebird17.bsky.social · 23/02/2026@littlebridgetroll.bsky.social you might enjoy this one youtu.be/4ObiiJtS7eM?... 111
Reposted by @jayebird17.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21/02/2026😕🇺🇸 22173933143
jayebird17.bsky.social @jayebird17.bsky.social · 18/02/2026We lost a great American who strove to help us meet the vision of what we should and could be as a nation today. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comJesse Jackson, civil rights leader, dies aged 84A trailblazing figure in the civil rights movement and Democratic politics, Jackson championed the rights of Black, poor and working-class people with his ‘rainbow coalition’ 000
Reposted by @jayebird17.bsky.socialNorah 🤗 @thenoraheffect.bsky.social · 07/02/2026Could you even imagine if President Obama made the troops sit through a a doc about Michelle??businessinsider.comReligious freedom group says US military members were 'pressured' by commanders to see 'Melania'An active-duty enlisted member of the US military said their unit was "pressured" into seeing Amazon's "Melania" documentary about the first lady. 1095104163385
jayebird17.bsky.social @jayebird17.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Help defend free and fair elections for all eligible voters. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o... Gift articlenytimes.comOpinion | Trump Could Interfere With the Midterm Elections. You Can Help Defend Them. 000
Reposted by @jayebird17.bsky.socialGovernor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 31/01/2026It should not take a court order to get a toddler out of a prison. 10814419310900
Reposted by @jayebird17.bsky.socialGovernor Wes Moore @govwesmoore.bsky.social · 24/01/2026I’ve reached out to both Gov. Walz and Sen. Klobuchar following the latest shooting involving federal agents in Minnesota. Marylanders have witnessed this cruelty in our own communities – during a school drop-off in Salisbury and in Glen Burnie on Christmas Eve. These are not isolated incidents. 579159463165
Reposted by @jayebird17.bsky.socialRep. Summer Lee @repsummerlee.bsky.social · 25/01/2026This is a flat out lie. They want us to ignore and question what we see with our own eyes. Alex Pretti was supporting his community and protecting his neighbors when ICE murdered him. 40519107
jayebird17.bsky.social @jayebird17.bsky.social · 27/12/2025You can't just copy/paste a portion of another countries approach. But if we're looking to Europe for approaches to health, how about how they handle affordable coverage for all citizens? www.npr.org/2025/12/26/n...npr.orgShould the U.S. model its vaccine policy on Denmark's? Experts say we're nothing alikeThe Trump administration wants to revamp U.S. childhood vaccination recommendations to align with some other peer nations, including one tiny country in northern Europe. 000
jayebird17.bsky.social @jayebird17.bsky.social · 10/12/2025www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/u...nytimes.comMust the Military Disobey Unlawful Orders? Pam Bondi Has Said Yes. 010
jayebird17.bsky.social @jayebird17.bsky.social · 09/12/2025@unseeliejess.bsky.social hello! This is Jaye 000
Reposted by @jayebird17.bsky.socialSenator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 06/12/2025This week, Trump quietly released his National Security Strategy. It totally abandons the idea that we should stand up for freedom & human rights around the world. Instead, it lectures our European allies & embraces authoritarian leaders who enrich the Trump family & their billionaire friends.nytimes.comTrump’s Security Strategy Focuses on Profit, Not Spreading Democracy 57591258
Reposted by @jayebird17.bsky.socialRep. Summer Lee @repsummerlee.bsky.social · 06/12/2025160 years ago, the 13th Amendment was ratified but Black Americans are still living through the effects of enslavement. Our systems of inequity continue to sanction countless injustices from the racial wealth gap to redlining to healthcare disparities. 14811
jayebird17.bsky.social @jayebird17.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Things I learned listening to the new Ken Burns American Revolution - George Washington, founding father and first President, required small pox vaccination to serve in the Continental Army. 000
jayebird17.bsky.social @jayebird17.bsky.social · 23/11/2025slate.com/technology/2...slate.comGoogle Wants to Power Their Chatbots By Filling Our Skies With GarbageThe space data-center wars are coming—and they’re going to be ugly. 120
Reposted by @jayebird17.bsky.socialRep. Malcolm Kenyatta @malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social · 20/11/2025Today the President of the United States called for the killing of his political opponents. People need to understand how serious that is. This is not normal. This cannot be something only Democrats condemn. Every leader and American must condemn this. 14464164
Reposted by @jayebird17.bsky.socialSenator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 20/11/2025ICE shouldn’t have unfettered access to DMV data. The Trump Administration has proved it can’t be trusted not to politicize and misuse data—they can’t have a free pass.nbc16.comCongressional push to sever ICE's DMV data access gains traction in Democratic-led statesU.S. Sen. Ron Wyden and 38 members of Congress have called on 19 Democratic governors to prevent ICE from accessing driver license info in their states. 410541
Reposted by @jayebird17.bsky.socialSenator Mark Warner @markwarner.bsky.social · 20/11/2025The Trump administration is diverting 25-45% of highly skilled FBI agents investigating child predators, counterterrorism, and more… to focus on Trump’s immigration roundups. Does that make us safer? 817268
jayebird17.bsky.social @jayebird17.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Its important to remember that as vast as the internet is, it does not contain all that is worth knowing. Which means AI doesn't have all the answers www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...theguardian.comWhat AI doesn’t know: we could be creating a global ‘knowledge collapse’ | Deepak Varuvel DennisonThe long read: As GenAI becomes the primary way to find information, local and traditional wisdom is being lost. And we are only beginning to realise what we’re missing 020
Reposted by @jayebird17.bsky.socialCory Booker @corybooker.com · 27/10/2025Their intentions are clear we have to stand against every move they make to turn Trump into a tyrant, from military in the streets to desecrating our history. 3430873
jayebird17.bsky.social @jayebird17.bsky.social · 25/10/2025Voted today! Pittsburgh has early voting (fill out and "mail in" to the drop box) this weekend. Vote YES to retain our Supreme Court Justices 010
Reposted by @jayebird17.bsky.socialSenator Dick Durbin @durbin.senate.gov · 23/10/2025We just learned that ICE recruits are showing up without full vetting. This is a huge hazard, risks misconduct, and makes us less safe. 3235
Reposted by @jayebird17.bsky.socialTammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 20/10/2025DHS says they “don’t arrest U.S. citizens for immigration enforcement.” But at least 170 Americans they’ve detained know that’s not true. Don’t ignore their stories. If Trump can detain citizens—including combat Veterans—for days without cause, no one is safe from his whims. 24927324
jayebird17.bsky.social @jayebird17.bsky.social · 14/10/2025chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...chicago.suntimes.comFeds deploy tear gas in another Chicago neighborhood: 'We chased federal agents out of Albany Park today'A federal judge’s temporary restraining order requires federal agents to issue two warnings before using riot control weapons such as tear gas. Witnesses say they didn't get any warning Sunday afterno... 010
Reposted by @jayebird17.bsky.socialSenator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 11/10/2025Make sure everyone knows: these mass firings are NOT because of the shutdown. Trump doesn’t have to fire any of these people—he’s choosing to do it as an intimidation tactic. Difficult to overstate how stupid and reckless this is.washingtonpost.comMass CDC cuts hit staff dealing with measles, Ebola and disease forecastingAnother round of mass layoffs has struck CDC. The agency had already been cut during a reorganization this year, and more employees are now being shed amid the government shutdown. 17413170
jayebird17.bsky.social @jayebird17.bsky.social · 06/10/2025Good work is still happening www.npr.org/2025/10/06/n...npr.orgAn unusual 'village' aims to help people leave long-term homelessness for goodChronic homelessness is at a record high, but there's a shortage of housing, rehab and mental health treatment. One ambitious program in Utah is finding a way to offer all that plus jobs. 010
Reposted by @jayebird17.bsky.socialJen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 30/09/2025“To us, masks are associated with cowardly desperados and the despised Ku Klux Klan. In all our history we have never tolerated an armed masked secret police.” - Judge William Young, September 30, 2025 345262667876
jayebird17.bsky.social @jayebird17.bsky.social · 30/09/2025Very cool - modern science backing up traditional practice and knowledge www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.com‘Food forests are everything’: creating edible landscapes helps nature thrive in Afro-descendant landsAgroforestry systems in Latin America practised by local communities are a boon to biodiversity, according to research 000
jayebird17.bsky.social @jayebird17.bsky.social · 25/09/2025www.npr.org/2025/09/24/n...npr.orgA statue of Trump and Epstein holding hands in D.C. is removed as fast as it appearedThe statue of Trump and Epstein holding hands mid-frolic wasn't the first anti-Trump artwork on the National Mall in recent months. But it was the first to be removed, despite having a permit. 000
jayebird17.bsky.social @jayebird17.bsky.social · 21/09/2025"In place of freedom, equality, power and choice, the Trump regime offers women flattery and... denies their agency. While women are crucial to the Maga project... Life on the patriarchal homestead may not turn out as rosy as advertised." www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...theguardian.comFrom Nazi Germany to Trump’s America: why strongmen rely on women at homeFascist regimes pushed narratives of domestic bliss, yet relied on women’s unpaid labor. In the US today, ‘womanosphere’ influencers promote the same fantasies 000