Reposted by jinxiemae in the desertDr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 29/09/2026We're gonna be officially renaming "up" to "down", "bad" to "good", "water" to "wine", and "smart" to "dumb". Moreover, I'm going to banish gravity, cuz I just don't effin' like it. 1715148
Reposted by jinxiemae in the desertDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 24/09/2026WIN: Crystal Mason was convicted for casting a provisional ballot until an appeals court reversed that conviction. Today, a state court denied review of her acquittal, marking the end of a decade-long legal fight. “In all these years I never lost my faith that justice would be done,” Mason said. 628375
Reposted by jinxiemae in the desertThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026👇🏽 #AbolishICE 15558741859
Reposted by jinxiemae in the desertColette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 21/09/20265. STAY ON MESSAGE. The message is simple: Trump and his cronies want to destroy the publicly funded scientific ecosystem so they can take the spoils for themselves and their Tech Bros. It’s that simple. None of them are good. You don’t need a nuanced take. You can just say NO!static.klipy.comCat Smacks Other Cat in Playful SwatALT: Cat Smacks Other Cat in Playful Swat 319036
Reposted by jinxiemae in the desertThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Yes — Also this should’ve happened after “quiet piggy”, etc (Also would’ve been nice if the Tennessee press corps had stood with us when Speaker Sexton banned us from TN GOP leadership pressers instead of voting to keep us out year after year) 532687592
Reposted by jinxiemae in the desertSea 🌊 @seaguardxiv.bsky.social · 19/09/2026what an incredible snapshot in time. at least we got rid of DEI. 062
Reposted by jinxiemae in the desertnomentantum.bsky.social @nomentantum.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Shelf cloud near Tucson, mid-September. A good amount of rain ensued over several hours. 1133
Reposted by jinxiemae in the desertAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Trump is simultaneously the most anti-free-speech president in modern history AND deeply feckless and prone to sudden announcement without notifying anyone else in the government, so we'll see whether any of this is actually carried out (before being blocked in court and making him look impotent). 927548
Reposted by jinxiemae in the desertBradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I won’t miss her when she loses. 1313817
Reposted by jinxiemae in the desertAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Reminder again that the President of the United States has no idea what a trade deficit is — a concept taught in high school econ. He thinks that if the US buys $500 of goods and services from Canada, and Canada buys $400 of goods and services from the US, we have “lost” $100. 1101525395
Reposted by jinxiemae in the desertThe Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 18/09/2026“I don’t know what the hell that means,” the aging president said, seemingly learning about his own executive order on the fly. www2.thedailybeast.comClueless Trump, 80, Stumped on His Own Order in Bizarre Rose Garden Speech“I don’t know what the hell that means,” the aging president said, seemingly learning about his own executive order on the fly. 72920
Reposted by jinxiemae in the desertMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 16/09/2026macklemore calling kraft's bluff is so good 880098
Reposted by jinxiemae in the desertThe Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social · 16/09/2026@lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social: Only Trump could deliver Kash Patel’s bestiality madness into a Senate hearing room #LastWord 16261115
Reposted by jinxiemae in the desertHarry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The contractor that built the reflecting pool told the Admin that the damage was due to its errors and "human oversight." Also offered to repair the (still-drained) pool. How will this to-date concealed counter-narrative play in Trump- and Pirro-land? Interior Dept still saying it was vandals. 22352110
Reposted by jinxiemae in the desertSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 09/09/2026As I explained the last time this dumb argument made the rounds, if Congress was never allowed to change the Court’s size (something it’s done seven times), that would mean four of the *current* justices (all of whom are Republicans) hold unconstitutionally created seats: www.ms.now/opinion/repu...ms.nowRepublicans say court packing is 'unconstitutional.' They're wrong.The argument that court expansion is unconstitutional is weak, transparently political — and most importantly, wrong. 301068375
Reposted by jinxiemae in the desertAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 10/09/2026If they really wanted to give everyone $5k they could do it right now 54728167
Reposted by jinxiemae in the desertAsha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Be honest. If any Democratic president did this, what would be happening now 1882761714
Reposted by jinxiemae in the desertMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 31/08/2026When you’re too stupid to realize that universal healthcare is about providing healthcare to people for free (other than their taxes), not making doctors work without compensation. 64967591771
Reposted by jinxiemae in the desertJose Pagliery @josepagliery.bsky.social · 27/08/2026How many insane things can be crammed into a headline? 02815
Reposted by jinxiemae in the desertStars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 26/08/2026A civilian geography professor was fired from West Point for pushing back after department officials barred faculty from teaching that humans contribute to climate change.stripes.comWest Point professor fired after pushing back on limitations to teaching climate change, lawsuit saysAdam Kalkstein pushed back after department officials barred faculty from teaching that humans contribute to climate change, the lawsuit says. 48977423701
Reposted by jinxiemae in the desertProPublica @propublica.org · 27/08/2026The morning that Cmdr. Elizabeth Nakagawa was scheduled to have a D&C to remove fetal tissue after losing a very wanted pregnancy, she learned the surgery had been canceled because the military’s health insurance plan refused to pay for it. (Published Dec. 2024)propublica.orgA Coast Guard Commander Miscarried. She Nearly Died After Being Denied Care.U.S. service members have long faced strict limits on abortions, even when used to resolve miscarriages. Under federal law, the military will only pay for abortions in cases of rape, incest or to save... 561019503
Reposted by jinxiemae in the desertLorna @florilegia.bsky.social · 25/08/2026I think everyone should see this incredible picture of Dolly Parton: it’s by Stacie Williams (asterosperma on Instagram) and it’s called The Queen of Appalachia 2239031122
Reposted by jinxiemae in the desertFrederick Deknatel @freddydeknatel.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Under Trump and Hegseth, the “Department of War” doesn’t have enough generals to run the Army. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/u... 822086
Reposted by jinxiemae in the desertKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 24/08/2026BREAKING: After the Washington Post fired me last year for speaking the truth in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing, I fought back. And I'm happy to announce: I won my case against the Washington Post. They have been ordered to reinstate me immediately. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/b...nytimes.comWashington Post Ordered to Rehire Fired Columnist Karen AttiahAn arbitrator ordered the newspaper to reinstate Karen Attiah, who was fired after posting about “white men who espouse hatred and violence” following Charlie Kirk’s killing. 1193326736243
Reposted by jinxiemae in the desertAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Wow. Proponents of the ICE taser gloves are openly saying that one reason they love the gloves is that they doesn’t leave any marks or proof that they were used, making it harder for people to sue when they’re shocked excessively. 30672553803
jinxiemae in the desert @jinxiemae.bsky.social · 15/08/2026A K-Pop Star Turned Art Collector Gets His Feet Wet as Curator www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/a...nytimes.comRM, a Superstar With BTS, Gets His Feet Wet As an Art CuratorRM, of BTS, brings 145 works by Korean artists to SFMOMA this fall. “I know Picasso, I know van Gogh. I don’t know anyone from my country,” he told himself as he began to buy. “You have to find your r... 000
Reposted by jinxiemae in the desertazcentral @azcentral.com · 15/08/2026Frank Licastro is accused of threatening to attack coworkers at an Intel facility in Chandler after sending violent messages over the phone and online. bit.lyIntel worker faces charges after police say he threatened coworkersFrank Licastro is accused of threatening to attack coworkers at an Intel facility in Chandler after sending violent messages over the phone and online. 021
Reposted by jinxiemae in the desertazcentral @azcentral.com · 15/08/2026Surprise had announced days earlier it was temporarily suspending the Flock program after an officer possibly violated the system. bit.lySurprise cancels Flock contract, asks company to remove its camerasSurprise had announced days earlier it was temporarily suspending the Flock program after an officer possibly violated the system. 041
Reposted by jinxiemae in the desertAlt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 03/08/2026Michigan just reported two cyclosporaisis deaths related to the Taylor Farms outbreak. A note on underlying health conditions- they’re very common, and >60% of people have at least one. So don’t fall for the “but they had underlying conditions” argument to downplay risk. Most of us do. 519154
Reposted by jinxiemae in the desertThe Birdist @thebirdist.bsky.social · 03/08/2026🚨 Excellent bird sports logo alert! 🚨 1456
Reposted by jinxiemae in the desertEmily Bregel @emilybregel.bsky.social · 02/08/2026A Phoenix man from Egypt has spent the last three months confined in a decommissioned hotel in Equatorial Guinea, after ICE deported him there without warning. @tucson.com tucson.com/news/local/b...tucson.comArizona man languishes in African hotel after third-country deportationA 30-year-old man, Ahmed Soliman, is confined in a decommissioned hotel in Equatorial Guinea after being deported there by ICE without warning. He faces the threat of return to Egypt, where he may fac... 110977
Reposted by jinxiemae in the desertJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Means-tested programs like SNAP are shaped not just by benefit levels, but by hassle. And hassle is regressive: it hits hardest when you lack a car, flexibility, cash, or time. newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/… 411546526
Reposted by jinxiemae in the desertArizona Right Watch @azrww.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Similar to Hickman Family Farms, the popular egg supplier, which also contracts with the AZ Department of Corrections. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Hickman was even approved to repurpose a large metal warehouse on their land into a prison labor camp so that production wouldn’t be interrupted. 18652
Reposted by jinxiemae in the desertAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Wow! ICE’s airport arrests of people seemingly waiting in government immigration backlogs caught up a Fulbright scholar and public health researcher working at Johns Hopkins in their public health department. Not exactly the “worst of the worst”! Yet they threw her in detention anyway. 311392697
Reposted by jinxiemae in the desertThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Sure did! 😬 580139094335
jinxiemae in the desert @jinxiemae.bsky.social · 30/07/2026“Ready, set, RUN! Keep up with Mom!!” Gambel’s Quail babies born behind the agave this morning. #birds #arizona #southwest #quail 181
Reposted by jinxiemae in the desertnorfolkm @norfolkm.bsky.social · 30/07/2026@alan678.bsky.social Alan H’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #YourChoice of bird capture(s). Sandwich terns were busy last Saturday and Sunday. True sign of summer. Norfolk UK #BirdsSeenIn2026 #ukbirds #birdingnorfolk #ECK #EastCoastKin #ukwildlife #birds #Wildlife #Nature #BirdPhotography #Canon #R10 1293
Reposted by jinxiemae in the desertBrian ☀️🌏🌘 @balail.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Juvenile Green Heron #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #thelittlethings 2596
Reposted by jinxiemae in the desertScott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 29/07/202623 states. Millions of mail ballots. One executive order to block them all—and Trump just asked the Supreme Court to wave it through before November. Fight back in 60 seconds: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...actionnetwork.orgTell Congress: Protect our use of voting by mail and voting machinesContact Congress today! 49942
Reposted by jinxiemae in the desertAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/07/2026GM CEO Mary Barra is introducing Trump at his rally. Something to keep in mind if you're in the market for a vehicle anytime soon. 94073612642
Reposted by jinxiemae in the desertAltStateGov @altstategov.altgov.info · 24/07/2026Well said by amandasmildtakes on IG. Focus on the upcoming race for that seat. Disclaimer: I am not promoting fundraising for any candidate. Simply this video points to what I've been trying to get across, but in a more succinct and well explained manner. 36722
Reposted by jinxiemae in the desertDeborah Pearlstein @debpearlstein.bsky.social · 24/07/2026"[F]ederal officials acknowledged this month that they had terminated the funding 'based solely' on political criteria, targeting projects in states that were represented by Democrats and had voted for Kamala Harris, the party’s presidential nominee, in the 2024 election."nytimes.comTrump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for HimFederal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election. 0133
Reposted by jinxiemae in the desertKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Judge Claria Horn Boom, a Trump appointee in Kentucky, has denied the administration bid to obtain Kentucky's voter rolls, the latest in an unbroken string of legal defeats on this issue. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 412985722
