Reposted by jenblakesTriMet @trimet.org · 13/04/2026It’s the end of the line for our Type 1 trains. After nearly 40 years of service, they’re broken down at Radius Recycling so their materials can live on in other projects. 48413
Reposted by jenblakesChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Pam Bondi just sent a letter to Minnesota officials saying ICE will leave if the state turns over its voter database to Trump. Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states. 1297172067950
Reposted by jenblakesSenator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 15/01/2026Today, first responders tackling the fentanyl crisis spent the day planning layoffs instead of helping people. More absurd, pointless chaos from RFK Jr. and this administration.rollcall.comWhite House reverses $2 billion cut to mental health, addiction grantsMany of the affected grant programs had bipartisan support and President Donald Trump has supported them in the past. 1320165
Reposted by jenblakesIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 25/11/2025Don’t shop at Home Depot, Target, or Amazon over the next week. During the busiest shopping period of the year, let’s make our dollars count by refusing to support corporations complicit in Trump’s authoritarian power grab: weaintbuyingit.com/?utm_source=bluesky 441039490
Reposted by jenblakesJay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Read to the end. It's not a typical Epstein essay. 1316853
Reposted by jenblakesKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 22/11/2025There are going to be prominent Democrats and mainstream media voices who insist that we have to "turn the page" and "forgive and forget" and they should all be roundly ignored, if not mercilessly mocked. 38985741891
Reposted by jenblakesMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 10/11/2025The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it. Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip. 286116333976
Reposted by jenblakesJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 09/11/2025Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out. 55267232723
Reposted by jenblakesScott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 04/11/2025Great to be on The View, talking about the new book. #NotesOnBeingAMan 1842159
Reposted by jenblakesJoe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 27/10/2025At this point, Barack Obama should come out and publicly say he’d love to be President again and he hasn’t ruled out running for a third term. I’m serious. My fellow Democrats, either fight or go home. 1242013411
Reposted by jenblakesJoshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 26/10/2025it’s an innovative new strategy called irreparable harm and it’s the one weird trick judges just can’t beat 15964191
Reposted by jenblakesJess McLaughlin, PhD (they/them) @jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social · 26/10/2025One of the many lessons to pull from this- a key part of being ready to act is having thought beforehand how you would act in that scenario. If you want to be ready to yell at ICE in your pajamas, be ready to do so by spending time mentally rehearsing it in advance. 1414101
Reposted by jenblakesKaitlin Is Just Getting Started @gothamgirlblue.com · 02/01/2025I wrote this in 20-fucking-18 and it has been almost seven years and it just gets MORE TRUE and I’m forced to suppress a tremendous amount of rage because if I let it go I will probably [redacted] [redacted] some [redacted] and I don’t want to know what the inside of a black site is like 10452134
Reposted by jenblakesJake Tapper, long-suffering Philly sports fan @jaketapper.bsky.social · 19/10/2025 15926463
Reposted by jenblakesPopehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 17/10/2025Find a No Kings protest Saturday and go! Don't worry that you've never been to a protest before. Don't worry about being dressed wrong or looking out of place. Don't worry that you don't agree about everything -- or even about much -- with lots of people at the protest. /1 8242271364
Reposted by jenblakesSenator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 17/10/2025This makes sense coming from the guy whose son monitors his porn consumption 14941061020
Reposted by jenblakesGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 16/10/2025Wow. New Economist poll finds only 34% of Americans say ICE's use of force has been justified, vs 51% who say it's been excessive. And they oppose agents wearing masks by 52-35. Yep, ICE is becoming a pariah agency, and that's gaining deep penetration in the culture: 1123406972
Reposted by jenblakesSarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 27/07/2025Half the time I post something related to race on this website I get someone in the comments like, “yeah america is a racist country what do you expect.” I’m starting to think folks like this are bots or ops designed to make people feel helpless. Think we should call it “doomsplaining” 301274194
Reposted by jenblakesAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 10/10/2025www.wweek.com/culture/2025... 93108493132
Reposted by jenblakesAdam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 08/10/2025And... what would you say... *constitutes* this tradition he's bucking? What exactly is it *constituted* of? 742974
Reposted by jenblakesOregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 05/10/2025BREAKING NEWS: We just secured a court order blocking the president’s order to deploy federalized National Guard troops to Portland when a federal judge granted our request for a Temporary Restraining Order. Read our statement. #orpol #nationalguard #portland #portlandoregon 711725376
Reposted by jenblakesAnat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 04/10/2025Here it is, my answer for every time I get asked "why don't (most) Dems just...[message better, be bolder, sound authentic...etc]" www.weekendreading.net/p/bringing-a...weekendreading.netBringing a Survey to a Gun Fight“Pollingism” Has Failed Democrats and Voters. Here’s Why, and What to Do Instead. 16339128
Reposted by jenblakesOpen Measures @openmeasures.io · 02/10/2025American Eagle was dragged into an online outrage cycle after conservative media figures claimed that liberals were offended by the clothing company's ads featuring Sydney Sweeney and a denim-themed pun about her "great jeans." We checked the data. That wasn't true. openmeasures.io/american-eag...openmeasures.ioOutrage Over American Eagle’s ‘Great Jeans’ Ad Was a Conservative Media Creation - Open MeasuresOpen Measures builds accessible and transparent products to contextualize the spread of harmful online information that impacts public discourse and global events. 551348384
Reposted by jenblakesAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 01/10/2025Most of the power authoritarians have is freely given. We should not comply with them in advance. Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn. We have been sent here to fight for people. 323189114309
Reposted by jenblakesMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 28/09/2025So far today, Chuck Schumer has said his strategy for preventing Trump sending troops into blue cities is to win over Republican senators (!) while Hakeem Jeffries praised Eric Adams's courage and authenticity (!!) while refusing to endorse Mamdani. Again. These two gotta go. 770149683514
Reposted by jenblakesJon Walker @jonwalkerpdx.bsky.social · 27/09/2025As a resident of #Portland it is impossible to capture how unhinged this is. We are a low crime city and the ICE protest "siege" consists of one auxiliary ICE office that normally has at most a dozen weirdos debating what performance art they should use to block a single driveway 26473272352
Reposted by jenblakesPortland Mercury @portlandmercury.com · 27/09/2025This morning President Trump threatened to deploy additional troops to Portland, allowing them to use "full force, if necessary"—even though federal agents have been caught on video instigating violence against protesters. Here's what to expect if Trump follows through with his plan.portlandmercury.comWhat to Expect After Trump Threatens to Send Additional Troops to “War Ravaged” PortlandIn an early Saturday morning post on Truth Social, President Trump wrote that he will be sending troops to “protect war ravaged Portland” as well as the city’s ICE facility from those he called “Antif... 115317
Reposted by jenblakesSenator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 27/09/2025Taken just a few minutes ago outside the ICE facility in Portland that Trump claims is under siege. My message to Donald Trump is this: we don’t need you here. Stay the hell out of our city. 501129894936
Reposted by jenblakesSenator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 27/09/2025There are credible reports that federal agents may be replaying the 2020 playbook and surging into Portland with the goal of provoking conflict and violence in my hometown. I am in close contact with state and local officials to monitor this activity. 511183005646
Reposted by jenblakesLaura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 25/09/2025Your reminder that they cannot arrest millions of people no matter how hard they try. They lack the infrastructure, they lack the personnel, and the economy would straight-up collapse They are going to try to scare us by making examples out of a few people, and our job is to not fall for it 7233601183
Reposted by jenblakesJimmy Kimmel @jimmykimmel.com · 24/09/2025As I was saying…youtu.beJimmy Kimmel is Back!YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live 1666358197839
Reposted by jenblakesEllen Hopkins @ellenhopkins.bsky.social · 20/09/2025If you're not totally aware of how bots try to sway minds, here's a good example. 6233391125
Reposted by jenblakesWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 20/09/2025This is the other big story people aren't paying attention to but you really need to widen your lens. The broligarchy is coming for all of our milkshakes. fair.org/home/as-elli...fair.orgAs Ellison Buys Out TikTok, US Moves Toward One-Party MediaThe Ellison duo taking over both CBS and CNN, as well as controlling a major social media network like TikTok, would be dangerous for democracy. 20836541811
Reposted by jenblakesJeet Heer @jeetheer.bsky.social · 18/09/2025This is the biggest attack on free speech since the McCarthy era but it also has significantly less popular consensus behind it than the second Red Scare. It's being done on behalf of a minority faction led by the most unpopular president in modern history. Organizing against this can win. 176146673800
Reposted by jenblakesMurshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 14/09/2025🚨👀 Seems like a BFD - Sen Van Hollen calls out New Yorkers like Chuck Schumer, Kirsten Gillibrand, Hakeem Jeffries for “spineless politics” bc of not endorsing Mamdani. Great to see CVH speaking w moral clarity w/o fear. More of this please. 🔥 281356216
Reposted by jenblakesPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 13/09/2025Extremist murders by ideology, 2013 to 2022. www.pbump.net/o/reassessin... 24196574306
Reposted by jenblakesZohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 08/09/2025"How Are the Very Rich Feeling About New York’s Next Mayor?" A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons. Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector. 852309367767
Reposted by jenblakesJeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 07/09/2025Whole thread. We’re in an up-in-the-air moment now: one hand, Trump threatening civil war; other, ICE being turned back by civil disobedience. Moral: fascists don’t know yet how far they’re willing to go. My belief: more moments like this now will prevent the war that’s been threatened. 322901830
Reposted by jenblakesRoberto Baldwin @strngwys.bsky.social · 05/09/2025Important to remember that everyone involved in renaming the DoD to the Department of War is afraid to take the subway. 209184625225
Reposted by jenblakesdr. rich traditions, JD @helldude.bsky.social · 21/08/2025if you can't sell the american public on the idea that federal troops in the streets is fundamentally unacceptable then you have no business being in politics. and if you do not forcibly believe this at your core such that you can't shut up about it, that goes double for you 343549929
Reposted by jenblakesNed Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 15/08/2025Occurs to me that Trump's entire regime consolidation strategy is to persuade everyone through displays of force that the regime is already consolidated and there's no point in resisting. Which I don't think will work, but also shows how important public acts of noncompliance are. 1960451689
Reposted by jenblakesSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 10/08/2025Don’t let this die. Keep elevating this. 25759463310
Reposted by jenblakesBrooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 09/08/2025PVMP VP YE JAMmedia.tenor.coma group of people are standing next to each other in a painting with the word hard on the bottom .ALT: a group of people are standing next to each other in a painting with the word hard on the bottom . 0377
Reposted by jenblakesThe Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 04/08/2025Why didn't Todd Blanche talk to the victims to get the names of the perpetrators? 700139043942
Reposted by jenblakesJamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social · 05/08/2025Here I will note that the Wall Street Journal does not know that anyone "perceives" such discrimination, only that the conservative movement -- the honesty of which we have ample reason to doubt -- alleges it, as they habitually do as part of their decades-long crusade to win special treatment. 417029
Reposted by jenblakesAdam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 19/07/2025Fascinating survey data on the missing Biden voters by Lake Research. The voters who sat out in '24 weren't looking for a centrist or turned off by trans rights. They want a genuine economic populist agenda: take on corporate greed, lower costs, and make the wealthy pay their fair share. 2253018913
![Can you put into words what that purpose is? You and the frog have really become icons of this protest.
There’s been a nice overall whimsy that has shown up. The frog is amazing. We had a bunch of other inflatable people here last night, too. I saw people playing Twister the other day.
What they rely on is fear. So by coming out in an absurdist manner, it speaks to them, to some extent, that we’re actually not that afraid.
It also dismantles their narrative a little bit. When they try to describe this situation as “war-torn,” it becomes much harder to take them seriously when they have to post a video saying [U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security] Kristi Noem is up on the balcony staring over the Antifa Army and it’s, like, eight journalists and five protesters and one of them is in a chicken suit.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lzlqyldh7nfc34pfffvd24ko/bafkreiap6asa64jdjb2vlv4c2sdritjrntsibvsv7baj6o4cgwcfgsjeny)
