Reposted by Jim Aldrich🌱Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 10hThe mess that is the FBI under Kash Patel is back in the news — and it ain't pretty. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-disgra...doomsdayscenario.coThe Disgrace and Danger of Kash Patel, Part IIA quick check-in on the FBI director's latest raft of scandals (including, of course, the bestiality). 210431
Reposted by Jim Aldrich🌱Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 12hInteresting . A reminder that Mike Johnson has spent most of the past year claiming young “gamer dudebros” are the new “welfare queens” re Medicaid. acasignups.net/25/07/11/abo...acasignups.netAbout Mike Johnson's attempt to make Gamer Dudebros the new Welfare Queens...Over the past month or so, as Congressional Republicans have pulled out all the stops in their attempt to ram through their budget bill which would gut Medicaid and ACA exchange enrollment (along with... 0196
Reposted by Jim Aldrich🌱John Ewing @avimentor.bsky.social · 12hTFW you spend too much time updating the SW on all your Apple devices, then checking each device to ensure that Apple Intelligence has not been re-enabled. AI, autocorrect, grammar, voice recognition ... so broken. If Steve Jobs isn't turning over in his grave, he's shifting uncomfortably. 133
Reposted by Jim Aldrich🌱Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19hWe all complain about the media’s failures but organizations like @propublica.org and @texastribune.org are doing the work and deserve our financial support 111032265
Jim Aldrich🌱 @jimaldrich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Trump will rename it and that will fix everything 024
Reposted by Jim Aldrich🌱davidasuper.bsky.social @davidasuper.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Everything being said about prohibitions on personal glorification and political campaigns is correct, but also note that 31 USC 1301 prohibits spending any appropriated funds for any purpose not specified in the appropriation. Doing so therefore violates the Anti-Deficiency Act and is a crime. 07320
Jim Aldrich🌱 @jimaldrich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026We miss you Alex, and we miss seeing justice done or anyone held accountable 010
Jim Aldrich🌱 @jimaldrich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Please can we now abolish ICE for good?sfchronicle.comA Bay Area nurse tried to relocate her family to Canada. ICE stopped themA nurse treated Bay Area residents during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Trump administration made her disappear. 032
Jim Aldrich🌱 @jimaldrich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Our Terra Firma Farm weekly CSA box is the most precious thing in our kitchen 010
Reposted by Jim Aldrich🌱Johnathan Perkins @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Can’t stress this enough, you guys: NEVER talk to cops—esp without your lawyer. If you do have the misfortune of encountering police who request info other than can be gleaned from your legally obtaining ID, keep your mouth shut unless you’re calmly, clearly demanding a lawyer. Now, more than ever! 613539
Jim Aldrich🌱 @jimaldrich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026How about if someone just casually reins Trump in 000
Reposted by Jim Aldrich🌱steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"Local activists video-recorded Doyle—who has referred to himself as both a “white nationalist” and a “Christian fascist”—suggesting that Texas law enforcement should enter the bar and 'put bullets in all their heads...They’d be rewarded for it.'" www.salon.com/2022/11/08/p...salon.comViolence "must always be an option," says far-right Catholic outletChurch Militant made headlines with MTG's "Satan" interview. Now it warns, "Sometimes violence must be unleashed" 36515
Jim Aldrich🌱 @jimaldrich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Why can’t federal “law enforcement” agencies obey the law? 000
Reposted by Jim Aldrich🌱Katie 📚 @ktpersists.bsky.social · 28/09/2026these rich dudes are taking advantage of the left infighting over things like cars and using it against us so we stay caught up in divisive ingroup battles instead of working together against big money interests 033
Jim Aldrich🌱 @jimaldrich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026He'll do anything to line his own pocket, and no one will stop him 000
Jim Aldrich🌱 @jimaldrich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026What kind of country are we living in, and why won’t political leaders stop this abuse?theguardian.comGone in 90 seconds: an ‘invisibilized’ ICE is arresting more people than everAfter public backlash, the Trump administration changed its tactics from ‘siege’ to ‘soft feet’. Now, ICE is everywhere 000
Reposted by Jim Aldrich🌱Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 28/09/2026She's much likelier to win Senate, but also not running for president pulls the field to the left more than running would. Running means she has the leftmost lane locked up and everyone else is competing over the rest. Not running means those votes are up for grabs, they're worth trying to get. 2973475
Reposted by Jim Aldrich🌱samuel mehr @mehr.nz · 27/09/2026another day, another bit of evidence that the scientists who willingly hand over proprietary information to AI firms may experience some consequences 7269119
Reposted by Jim Aldrich🌱#StupidSuez @diplomatofnight.com · 27/09/2026In case you don't know much about the Foreign Assistance Act, it has a section entitled 502B which mandates the end of US military assistance to a country found to commit rampant human rights abuses. Congress is entitled to requesting a report on this. Van Hollen will force a vote *TISH WEEK*.imeupolicy.orgMessage Your Senators: Expose Israel's Violence and Human Rights Abuses — IMEU Policy ProjectWe need to pressure our U.S. Senators to take real action. Tell them to report on human rights violations in the West Bank and hold Israel accountable. 114958
Reposted by Jim Aldrich🌱Mr. Dan Zak @mrdanzak.com · 27/09/2026The CDC awarded a no-bid contract for exploring whether immunizing pregnant women would lead to autism in their children; to pay for this contract, the CDC took $362,000 from a program that provides free vaccines to about half American children. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...nytimes.com‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific MissionThe agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control. 05743
Jim Aldrich🌱 @jimaldrich.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Clearly a significant violation of the Constitution 000
Reposted by Jim Aldrich🌱Mel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026This is tangentially related, but I see the venn diagram of the AI crowd and Crypto bros as a circle, so—I attended a bitcoin conference on a lark in 2017 or so, and their biggest networking event took place at a 24-hour club in Miami. The behavior I witnessed there was frankly shocking 426358
Reposted by Jim Aldrich🌱Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 27/09/2026He looks like he’s surrounded by the flames of hell in this video; quite fitting given his threats to murder more innocents. 917629
Jim Aldrich🌱 @jimaldrich.bsky.social · 27/09/2026What demented person throws a pro-data center party? 000
Jim Aldrich🌱 @jimaldrich.bsky.social · 27/09/2026We have to support the communities and organizations who are fighting this 000
Reposted by Jim Aldrich🌱Carceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Israeli squatters gangs are using state-provided drones to terrorize West Bank Palestinians, spying on homes, dropping tear gas, and guiding deadly armed raids www.reddit.com/r/israelexpo... 066
Reposted by Jim Aldrich🌱John Skiles Skinner @skiles.blue · 27/09/2026Important context on rationalism as a religion ("sex cult") is that it is far from isolated. All of the TESCREAL bundle is studded with interlocking micro-religions. Silicon Valley is religiogenic, like the burned-over district of 19th century upstate New York. 25722
Reposted by Jim Aldrich🌱Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Vought is breaking the law but he is not “going rogue.” At his confirmation hearings, Vought told Republicans he would do this and they voted for him anyway. If they want to stop him, they still can via impeachment. They won’t. 7833161101
Reposted by Jim Aldrich🌱Republican Crimes Tracker @gopcrimes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The Republican party is rife with criminality with convicted felon and adjudicated sexual predator Donald Trump at the forefront. Vote this corrupt party of criminals out of office this November in every local, state and federal election.thebastionusa.comThe Ultimate Republican Criminals List - Tracking Every GOP CrimeComprehensive and updated list of Republicans who have committed crimes sortable by date, number of felonies, sentences given and how notable the offender is 23220
Reposted by Jim Aldrich🌱Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020 — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system. 546156445988
Reposted by Jim Aldrich🌱Arizona Right Watch @azrww.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Fash endorsing fash isn’t a surprise obviously but, so far, these are the only elected officials who have publicly endorsed her re-election. Biggs is running for governor and attempting to paint himself as some moderate (LOL!) meanwhile endorsing once of the most vile legislators in the country. 12611
Reposted by Jim Aldrich🌱Philadisto @uncrossem.bsky.social · 27/09/2026NSM & Blood Tribe nazis appeared in TX & OH today This is what Proud Boys promote now 23318
Reposted by Jim Aldrich🌱Steven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026No one will miss the cars, I promise. 222130
Reposted by Jim Aldrich🌱Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This story brought me back to Kara, one of the mothers in my book, There Is No Place for Us. She was homeless with her four kids while driving for DoorDash. They had to pee in bottles so bathroom stops wouldn't make her late. After gas, she earned $6.50 an hour—75 cents less than the minimum wage. 5823312
