Reposted by Jen BloomOregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 10hFollowing President Donald Trump’s escalating attacks on vote-by-mail in the run-up to the Nov. 3 midterm elections, Oregon’s secretary of state, 36 county clerks and election officials in August conducted an experiment. buff.ly/gNQeGHObuff.lyOregon elections chief urges early voting as test of USPS service shows slow mail service • Oregon Capital ChronicleOregon’s secretary of state found in a test that rural areas received slow USPS service and urged mailing ballots by Oct. 27. 01710
Reposted by Jen BloomChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 12/10/2026I said this in a thread last night and in a thousand threads before it, but you really are doing the work of those who would destroy democracy and the rule of law when you are a doomer. You can be aware of — and vigorously oppose — the lawlessness of this administration without insisting on doom. 322746615
Reposted by Jen BloomPuff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Multiple things are true here. This is a fascist, authoritarian administration. It has not yet fully consolidated power. Some of its efforts to do so have been frustrated. Trump is a doddering, confused egomaniac who started an unpopular war that's costing everyday people a lot of money. 62512673
Jen Bloom @jenzinbloom.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Upcoming answer: “Don’t make me turn this car around!” 0100
Jen Bloom @jenzinbloom.bsky.social · 12/10/2026It’s also when the structures of power feel threatened and push back. 000
Jen Bloom @jenzinbloom.bsky.social · 12/10/2026That judge is obviously pissed off, but my exhausted cynicism wants to say “contempt schmontempt.” 160
Reposted by Jen BloomMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 12/10/2026off the fucking rails. a rogue government.apnews.comFederal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar's home as part of a criminal investigation, AP sources sayFederal agents have searched Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home as part of a criminal investigation. That's according to people familiar with the matter. 16463641550
Jen Bloom @jenzinbloom.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Gendered essentialism rendered Jacobin non-essential! 000
Jen Bloom @jenzinbloom.bsky.social · 12/10/2026“When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time” —Maya Angelou 030
Reposted by Jen BloomEric Haywood @erichaywood.bsky.social · 11/10/2026NYT: “The current state of affairs is a massive, and massively underrated, threat to a functioning democracy!” Black Americans:static.klipy.comFirst Time Meme - The Ballad Of Buster ScruggsALT: First Time Meme - The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs 717325
Jen Bloom @jenzinbloom.bsky.social · 11/10/2026July is Scylla. Okay, I can go with the dual nature thing à la zodiac Cancer. 010
Reposted by Jen BloomCity of Minneapolis @minneapolismn.gov · 09/10/2026Today, and every day, we stand with the Somali community. 42121411605
Jen Bloom @jenzinbloom.bsky.social · 09/10/2026The history of this particularly horrific American pastime is undeniable. If the shooter was a white man, would Hegseth want this? Don’t this so. 020
Reposted by Jen BloomYour Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 07/10/20261/“The plague” is trending across socials, and I'm getting a lot of questions. So Dr. Marisa Donelly, @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social, and I sat down and compiled answers to some of the top questions we’re seeing to bring the nuance you may be looking for. First: your risk right now is essentially zero 27135
Jen Bloom @jenzinbloom.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Noooo! It should have been the scandal-ridden guy here in the US! 000
Jen Bloom @jenzinbloom.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Given the political makeup of Idaho, Trump’s regime of toxic masculinity is reinforced in these students’ homes. 0190
Reposted by Jen BloomHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The white evangelical movement split in the 1970s so those who hated civil rights, especially for women, could boost right-wing Republicans. Talarico is reclaiming the movement for the others, and it is a very different thing indeed. Jimmy Carter v. Jerry Falwell. 801652577
Jen Bloom @jenzinbloom.bsky.social · 04/10/2026He was munching on something, possibly acorns, during the Schmitt-show. 180
Reposted by Jen BloomChicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 04/10/2026Immigrants including refugees, human trafficking survivors and people who’ve been granted asylum but don’t have green cards are losing their Medicaid coverage under provisions of HR1, also called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.chicagotribune.comAbout 9,300 immigrants in Illinois to lose Medicaid this week because of One Big Beautiful Bill 586849
Jen Bloom @jenzinbloom.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I’d like to know the mindset of the other 50 on the Snapchat who didn’t do a single thing to help Jane Doe. 030
Jen Bloom @jenzinbloom.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Reagan was a traitor. W was a war criminal. Don’t forget part of why we’re here is that they weren’t held accountable. 030
Jen Bloom @jenzinbloom.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I love the science behind the steps in the recipe. 010
Jen Bloom @jenzinbloom.bsky.social · 03/10/2026JFC. It’s really not surprising national headlines involve campus rape and a botched execution. 010
Reposted by Jen BloomRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years. Be warned. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm… 1300190836222
Jen Bloom @jenzinbloom.bsky.social · 02/10/2026static.klipy.comI Love Lucy: Lucille Ball's Foul Stench ReactionALT: I Love Lucy: Lucille Ball's Foul Stench Reaction 031