Jelly8bean @jelly8bean.bsky.social · 3hsubstack.com/@ohhthatsric...substack.comOhh that’s RICH (@ohhthatsrich)James Donald almost told the truth about socialism 🤯 010
Jelly8bean @jelly8bean.bsky.social · 3hhow much more evidence is necessary to assess that Trump has undermined U.S. national security and is working for Russia? And how much longer will Republicans in Congress continue to protect him as he does it? heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-10...heathercoxrichardson.substack.comOctober 10, 2026So now, after more than a decade of pretending that he is not associated with Russia and that he would honor the U.S. 000
Jelly8bean @jelly8bean.bsky.social · 15h it was clear we would see no military installations nor meet with any military leaders while in Qatar. It was an outrageous decision - part of a coordinated cover up to hide the true costs and consequences of the war. open.substack.com/pub/chrismur...open.substack.comBehind the Scenes: My Visit to the Middle EastI refuse to accept this moment as normal. 000
Reposted by Jelly8beanSarah Florini @florini.bsky.social · 18hThe loss of 200 year old trees is significant anywhere. But in the Sonoran desert, a delicate ecosystem that can be quite harsh, their loss is devistating.azfamily.com200-year-old Arizona tree cut down in minutes during federal raid on anti-border wall protest For more than two months, protesters occupied a stand of cottonwood trees in the San Rafael Valley to block construction of a second border wall in southern Arizona. 18432
Reposted by Jelly8beanRoger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 22hFour days before yesterday’s ICE shooting in the Bronx, Judge Gary Brown of EDNY (Trump apptee) listed 7 outrages in an ICE case before him, including evasive & apparently perjurious testimony, post-hoc sworn arrest warrant containing false info, woeful lack of training … 1/2 10637249
Reposted by Jelly8beanDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 21hNew open-access paper: Direct File showed that govt could build its own user-centered platform without relying on contractors. But the product was killed after a DOGE lead spoke with the private tax preparation industry lobbying against a private option. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 11780274
Reposted by Jelly8beanThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 19hExclusive: Sen. Darline Graham, the Republican Senate candidate in South Carolina, has pledged to crack down on China. But her husband, Larry Nordone, has management roles in two companies that rely on Chinese manufacturing, company filings show.washingtonpost.comDarline Graham opposes Chinese manufacturing. Her husband’s job relies on it.The senator and sister of the late Lindsey Graham has said the U.S. must “stop depending on Communist China for things America can make ourselves.” 78734267
Jelly8bean @jelly8bean.bsky.social · 19hPer Scott McFarland Despite ongoing lawsuit seeking to stop Trump overhaul of DC's East Potomac Park, the National Park Service has notified the court that it's going to take down nearly 530 trees at the site Team Trump is pursuing plan to redevelop the golf course on site 101
Reposted by Jelly8beanvictoria scott @victoriascott.bsky.social · 10/10/2026This is just a fucking carjacking. How the hell was he supposed to know it was a state sponsored carjacking. what the fuck are we doing here. 3658011468
Jelly8bean @jelly8bean.bsky.social · 10/10/2026substack.com/@snyder/note...substack.comFour Wrongs of a Public ExecutionPsychological, Historical, Political, and Ethical (Video and Text) 010
Reposted by Jelly8beanJay Willis @jaywillis.net · 09/10/2026Kind of a buried lede in the results of this Supreme Court approval rating poll from Marquette: Overall support for Supreme Court expansion, which even Democratic politicians were dismissing as "radical" just a few years ago, is now at 53 percent today.marquette.edu/2026/09/marq... 492774786
Reposted by Jelly8beanLaura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books 4103501510546
Reposted by Jelly8beanThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/10/2026There’s always a tweet 682756917
Jelly8bean @jelly8bean.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Today, after ten years of cozying up to Vladimir Putin, Trump openly allied the United States with Russia against Ukraine. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-9-...heathercoxrichardson.substack.comOctober 9, 2026Late Wednesday afternoon, Dana Mattioli, Drew Hinshaw, Rebecca Ballhaus, and Joe Parkinson of the Wall Street Journal reported on the tawdry grifting of Kimberly Guilfoyle, former fiancee of Donald Tr... 031
Reposted by Jelly8beanMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 09/10/2026All these years later.... I'm STILL a member of The Resistance. 809315826539
Jelly8bean @jelly8bean.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Pete Hegseth says the military will live-stream the firing squad execution of the Fort Hood shooter. He’s making a government-sponsored snuff film. What a sick bastard. open.substack.com/pub/politics...open.substack.comSick bastardsLive-streaming an execution might excite sociopaths but demeans the country. 110
Reposted by Jelly8beanAngie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Let me make it a little bigger for the folks in the back… VOTE FOR ME NOV 3RD! Make your plan to vote today at AngieNixon.com/vote. Change can’t wait, Florida! LET’S GO! #AngieForFlorida 512501587
Reposted by Jelly8beanThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 08/10/2026The vice president made up his own bizarre definition when asked what he thinks socialism means. trib.al/ebeGirVtrib.alWatch JD Vance Try to Define SocialismThe vice president made up his own bizarre definition when asked what he thinks socialism means. 125116
Jelly8bean @jelly8bean.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Freedom-loving people need to plan ahead to counter any Trumpian coup. Fortunately, there is an effective blueprint that we can follow. newrepublic.substack.com/p/if-trump-s...newrepublic.substack.comIf Trump Steals an Election, Here’s What to DoNonviolent rebellion has proven again and again to be the most effective way of ousting even a determined autocrat. 000
Reposted by Jelly8beanMovies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The collapse of NaNoWriMo is really interesting to me. They said they were financially insolvent and… this thing used to just literally be a message board to discuss producing a first draft in November. Then it got gussied up, got too big (I suspect financial shenanigans) and died of AI indigestion 1329149
Reposted by Jelly8beanMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Read the whole thread. "A Nazi trillionaire is trying to buy a seat" seems like it should be a pretty easy Democratic campaign line in just about every race in the country. 420089
Reposted by Jelly8beanReuters @reuters.com · 07/10/2026Kurt Olsen, a Justice Department lawyer who's been a leading Trump-administration proponent of false claims the 2020 election was stolen, had his DOJ security clearance terminated last month after failing a polygraph test, sources told Reuters reut.rs/3TI8C3kreut.rsFailed polygraph played role in the loss of Trump ally Kurt Olsen’s security clearance, sources sayKurt Olsen, a Justice Department lawyer who has been a leading Trump administration proponent of false claims the 2020 election was stolen, had his DOJ security clearance terminated last month after ... 95716
Jelly8bean @jelly8bean.bsky.social · 07/10/2026substack.com/@lucasbean/n...substack.comWhy Weak Americans Run Towards FascismEscape from Freedom 020
Jelly8bean @jelly8bean.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Dietrich Bonhoeffer's theory of stupidity is a stark reminder that evil doesn't always wear a mask of malice. Sometimes, it wears the blank, unseeing face of the conformist, the unthinking follower open.substack.com/pub/philosop...open.substack.comDietrich Bonhoeffer's Terrifying Theory of StupidityWhy It's More Dangerous Than Evil 000
Jelly8bean @jelly8bean.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Newsom’s press office followed up with: “Let’s be clear: The President is advocating for an attack on 10+ million U.S. residents in two of America’s largest cities. This is not normal. None of this is.” heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-6-...heathercoxrichardson.substack.comOctober 6, 2026Judging from his social media posts, Trump is panicking. 010
Reposted by Jelly8beanPatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026A video from GOP candidate Brandon Herrera’s now-deleted Sons of Confederate Veterans YouTube page. 2212338
Jelly8bean @jelly8bean.bsky.social · 06/10/2026But we must not allow ourselves the luxury of surprise. We must continue acting and voting and calling Trump out. substack.com/@snyder/note...substack.comTimothy Snyder (@snyder)From the beginning of the war in Iran, I’ve warned one reason that Trump wants such a war is to provoke a terrorist attack at home. History is full of leaders — from Putin in Russia to Orban in Hunga... 010
Jelly8bean @jelly8bean.bsky.social · 06/10/2026From the beginning of the war in Iran, I’ve warned one reason that Trump wants such a war is to provoke a terrorist attack at home. History is full of leaders — from Putin in Russia to Orban in Hungary — who have used foreign wars and real or manufactured threats to expand their authority. 130
Reposted by Jelly8beanGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 06/10/2026I LOVE how @propublica.org dealt with official comment here, editorially and stylistically. 1335761332
Reposted by Jelly8beanScott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026TERMS AND CONDITIONS: By driving past this pole, you agree to have your license plate photographed, stored and searched by police across the country. You never clicked "I agree." Tell Congress to ban Flock: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...actionnetwork.orgTell Congress: Ban Flock mass surveillance camerasContact Congress today! 615771
Jelly8bean @jelly8bean.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The Russian president has reason to believe that he has bought off Trump and his envoys with flattery, fake talk of “peace” and business deals. He repeatedly stops Americans from helping Ukraine. anneapplebaum.substack.com/p/who-is-ame...anneapplebaum.substack.comWho is American foreign policy for?Definitely not Americans 010
Jelly8bean @jelly8bean.bsky.social · 06/10/2026These are the same story: the deliberate destruction of the post–World War II order those who had lived through the horrors of World Wars I and II put in place to prevent another world war. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-5-...heathercoxrichardson.substack.comOctober 5, 2026Last night, on October 4, U.S. 000
Jelly8bean @jelly8bean.bsky.social · 05/10/2026substack.com/@martymcswee...substack.comTruth Matters (@martymcsweeney)One possible scenario we should not rule out for how events will play out on November 3rd. The simple way to prevent this is a Democratic win too big to dispute. It’s time to pull on those big boy p... 010
Jelly8bean @jelly8bean.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The corruption of the administration is matched by its incompetence, and neither will come out well in congressional investigations. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-4-...heathercoxrichardson.substack.comOctober 4, 2026On Friday night, just before 11:00, Trump announced that his administration “will, immediately, begin sending ‘Checks’ of nearly $100 to over 20 MILLION wonderful Seniors to help pay for their Medicar... 010
Reposted by Jelly8beanJJay99 @jjay99.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Say NO to these concentration camps. This is the USA. Good people help the poor, not torture them. 144
Reposted by Jelly8beanShiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 04/10/2026how many people are going to even believe this was suicide 1434043
Reposted by Jelly8beanLance Parkin @lanceparkin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The American right has its internal struggles, but one thing that unites them is they think Russia is twice as powerful and wealthy as it actually is, and we could all learn lessons from their manliness. 4192
Reposted by Jelly8beanMr. Dan Zak @mrdanzak.com · 04/10/2026A Haitian man legally immigrated to Ohio, then was given an ankle monitor bc Trump withdrew his status. He threw himself in front of truck. The trucker, who voted for Trump, is haunted. “Pierre was doing what he was supposed to do. We did not do right by him.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...theatlantic.comA Reckoning in SpringfieldA truck driver out on his route confronts what the country has become. 37353461838
Reposted by Jelly8beanGod @thegodshow.com · 04/10/2026I don’t give a damn if Theo Von and Joe Rogan change their tune and become full-out Democratic socialists. They will say whatever is deemed widely popular in the moment to retain their podcast audiences. They gave you Donald Trump. 922626464
Reposted by Jelly8beanemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Missed this story about Trump's efforts to elect his buddy Bolsonaro Jr in Brazil. The US is also heavily tampering in Bolivia right now. www.reuters.com/world/americ...reuters.comBrazil briefed French, German officials on alleged US, Russian election interferenceA French and German delegation travelled this month to Brasilia, where intelligence officials briefed them on alleged US and Russian interference before Brazil's election, according to sources and do... 13376218
Jelly8bean @jelly8bean.bsky.social · 04/10/2026substack.com/@martymcswee...substack.comTruth Matters (@martymcsweeney)Trump is using your hard earned tax dollars to campaign AGAINST your best interests. Are you OK with that. If you are, can I suggest you make a doctors appointment and get some help? Take a moment t... 000
Reposted by Jelly8beanSenator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 03/10/2026My investigators have confirmed the Trump administration is hiding interview documents it conducted with some of Epstein’s banks, and there could be more. There’s no limit to how far Scott Bessent, Kash Patel and Todd Blanche will go to continue this cover up. 692418959