Reposted by @jltown.bsky.socialKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 6hAs we talk about what happened at Cornell, please take a moment to learn about how a young LSU student is fighting for help against that school’s storied football program 572095913
Reposted by @jltown.bsky.socialebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 19hSeriously #SickOfIt 😡 26277602120
Reposted by @jltown.bsky.socialSenator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 29/09/2026Before calling someone a “dirtbag,” the Senator should have had his facts straight. An apology is in order. Glad one of us knew the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes! 2437245496094
Reposted by @jltown.bsky.socialGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“When food prices go up because farm workers go missing, that’s the ICE Tax. When construction grinds to a halt because no one is left to build homes, that’s the ICE Tax. When our elders can’t get the care they deserve because their caretakers and nurses are gone, that’s the ICE Tax.” #EndtheICETaxamericasvoicecnn.substack.comCHC Chair: ‘ICE Is Not Just Busting The Budget, It’s Wrecking Our Economy’Congressional Hispanic Caucus members joined America’s Voice to call for an end to the ICE Tax that’s making the lives of all working families more expensive. 767993245
Reposted by @jltown.bsky.socialRep. Vikki Goodwin @vikkigoodwintx.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Texans are ready for a Lt. Governor who fights for them and their families. We simply can’t afford to keep Dan Patrick around… 301556514
Reposted by @jltown.bsky.socialRicky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Amid outcry, NY prosecutors have reopened the criminal investigation into the 7 Cornell gang rapists, a case that was covered up 2 years ago. These assholes would’ve been punished if they had written “free Palestine” instead of “free p*ssy.” Cornell leadership should be investigated too. 21580672199
Reposted by @jltown.bsky.socialmigas7.bsky.social @migas7.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The Real Stories - not the GOP's. 521280517
Reposted by @jltown.bsky.socialJoe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This. It has always been this. A sitting American president did this. And because he did this, he should have been convicted and put behind bars. And the fact that we never held him accountable for these crimes will forever stain this country. And we may never recover from it.👇 875259728894
Reposted by @jltown.bsky.socialhelchose.bsky.social @helchose.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Excellent work by Klobuchar there. 0397
Reposted by @jltown.bsky.socialdebe1477.bsky.social @debe1477.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Senator Klobechar got that ass. Lol 612010
Reposted by @jltown.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort." 682274279353
Reposted by @jltown.bsky.socialnikki muthafunka @coleskiiiiii.bsky.social · 29/09/2026We talking defense??? This is what I love about basketball!! This is 04 Pistons type defensive domination. 861043136
Reposted by @jltown.bsky.socialDouglas Reyes-CeroÑ @dreyesceron.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The Star Spangled Banner being played by the Mariachi Herencia de Mexico band before the Bears-Eagles game in Chicago on Monday Night Football was a deeply cool thing to see tonight 17123742590
Reposted by @jltown.bsky.socialTexas Tribune @texastribune.org · 28/09/2026Breaking: The Texas Tribune has identified the ICE agent who witnesses say fired through an open van window and killed 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston nearly three months ago.texastribune.orgICE agent who shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston identifiedThe federal government has withheld his identification, even as major state and local law enforcement agencies across the country typically identify officers involved in shootings on the job soon afte... 20566253326
Reposted by @jltown.bsky.socialMolly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 27/09/2026please read 23550144
Reposted by @jltown.bsky.socialEqual Justice Initiative @eji.org · 27/09/2026On this day in 1958, after violent resistance to integrating Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, white residents voted to close local public schools rather than comply with federal desegregation orders.calendar.eji.orgSep. 27, 1958 | White Little Rock Voters Choose to Close Public Schools Rather Than IntegrateLearn more about our history of racial injustice 38418275
Reposted by @jltown.bsky.socialvoteinthemidterms.bsky.social @voteinthemidterms.bsky.social · 27/09/2026TEXANS 10666216
Reposted by @jltown.bsky.socialLiz Ahern 🌈🇲🇽🏳️⚧️☮️ @austinmermaid.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Abbott is not only contributing to the deaths of pregnant women, he’s hiding maternal death data. Texans who think women should live will vote for a new governor. #GinaForTexas #AbbottFailsTexas 20177653372
Reposted by @jltown.bsky.socialKimberley Johnson @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026But I need to smile more. 713143276279
Reposted by @jltown.bsky.socialAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Here's how we get Medicare for All done: Make Medicare whole (no one can keep all the parts straight!) Include vision, dental, and hearing. Begin extending to more people, starting with children. We arrive at Medicare for All, which means great Medicare for everyone. 787178004763
Reposted by @jltown.bsky.socialgeraldmcgrew @geraldmcgrew.bsky.social · 26/09/2026*There is wiggle room on matters of sexual misconduct and domestic violence in the USA’s most popular sports league. But speaking with a conscience is a step too far* by Quinn Everts #Sports www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-nfl...currentaffairs.orgThe NFL Will Tolerate Abuse, But Not ActivismThere is wiggle room on matters of sexual misconduct and domestic violence in the USA’s most popular sports league. But speaking with a conscience is a step too far. 613831
Reposted by @jltown.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/09/2026THE SOUTH CAN’T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS You don’t get to profit off Black athletes on Saturday, then spend the rest of the week gerrymandering Black political power out of existence. We know what’s up! Hakeem Jeffries makes the connection perfectly. 24755101622
Reposted by @jltown.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 25/09/2026DILLEY DETENTION CENTER NUMBER 2 Call it a “staging facility” all you want. The contract says detention. There’s playground equipment behind the fence. And Dilley has already held children far beyond the roughly 20-day Flores limit. Now they’re building “Dilley 2.” We know what this is! 24839792172
Reposted by @jltown.bsky.socialXela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I knew I wasn’t an only child! 4375058532
Reposted by @jltown.bsky.social𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 26/09/2026I kid around a lot on BSKY but these are the top 6 Senate candidates where even a $5 donation will have an outsized impact. 13123741160
Reposted by @jltown.bsky.socialDeborah Lynn @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026www.nbcnews.com/politics/202... Error leads to backlog of voter registration applications in Texas. Incomplete voter registration applications that were missing some information were not sent on to election officials, potentially leaving Texans unregistered or with out-of-date voter files.nbcnews.comError leads to backlog of tens of thousands of voter registration applications in TexasCounty election officials are rushing to deal with the pile of delayed records before early voting begins in the state next month. 2011066660
Reposted by @jltown.bsky.socialRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"RKF took money earmarked to provide health care for Black infants and spent it on his personal security detail" is a ludicrous headline. Comic book villainy.wsj.comExclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health OfficeThe cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026. 27674883137
Reposted by @jltown.bsky.socialBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 25/09/2026lol holy shit I wouldn't talk about literally anything else if I was the guy running against him. —"What do you think about trans kids in sp-" —"Did you hear my opponent had his patient, who was 8 months pregnant, arrested in front of her son because she didn't pay a $50 medical bill?" 8189102555
Reposted by @jltown.bsky.socialJeffrey Winfield 💙 🌈 🫂 🫘 🏳️🌈 @maverickhammed.bsky.social · 25/09/2026🚨 In just a few days his ‘Love Thy Neighbor’ grocery drive has brought together thousands of Texans. James Talarico is proud to announce that his campaign has collected over 20,000 pounds of groceries for working Texas. 🔹Talarico organizes MASSIVE grocery drive for Texans. @jamestalarico.bsky.socialyoutu.beJames Talarico organizes MASSIVE grocery drive for TexansYouTube video by James Talarico 9249241490
Reposted by @jltown.bsky.socialSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Trump was welcoming the Chinese press into the Oval Office—the “friendliest press corp,” Trump said about reporters whose press freedoms rank 178th in the world, just above North Korea—while continuing to deny American news outlets access all morning. www.americaamerica.news/p/this-cant-...americaamerica.newsThis Can’t Go On for Two More YearsSwooning over China’s repressive communist dictator and belligerently acting out at the United Nations. Yes, it’s a psychiatric emergency. 851076432
Reposted by @jltown.bsky.socialWNBA @wnba.com · 25/09/2026One of one 👑 For 15 seasons, Nneka Ogwumike helped shape the WNBA as a star, a champion and a leader. From growing the game to making sure it’s in good hands until her very last dance, we are forever grateful. Thank you for it all. 71030178
Reposted by @jltown.bsky.socialSaul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"We're here today to say... war criminals are not welcome in this city &.. this is bigger than just Netanyahu. This is about the fact that our govt has been funding and enabling genocide & apartheid & it has to stop" Beth Miller from Jewish Voice for Peace in New York yesterday. 14390612838
Reposted by @jltown.bsky.socialLe Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 25/09/2026Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolishedlemonde.frAmnesty International calls for ICE to be abolishedIn a report titled 'We Had Whistles, They Had Guns,' the NGO documents widespread human rights violations committed by ICE in the United States. 384198156339
Reposted by @jltown.bsky.socialBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Here's a neat thing! My mom retired after 25+ as a children's librarian at public libraries yesterday. (It was very cool! Hundreds of former Story Hour kids arrived, some as adults!) I let Ed Markey's office know in case they wanted to send a nice email back and they sent this! He's still got it! 2788127992
Reposted by @jltown.bsky.socialPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Nikole Hannah Jones will be interviewed by her daughter for an episode of “This American Life” airing on September 27 at 7pm CTthisamericanlife.orgThe Argument - This American LifeTen years ago, Nikole Hannah-Jones wrote an essay about her decision to send her daughter to a segregated, low-income school. The essay was influential on parents and policymakers, and Nikole spent a ... 1739697
Reposted by @jltown.bsky.social5 Calls @5calls.org · 24/09/2026Heidi Overton has spent years attacking abortion access, and she helped engineer the Trump admin’s reckless rollback of the childhood vaccine schedule, a decision that puts countless kids at risk. She is unfit to head the FDA. Call your Senators 🔥📞🔥 5calls.org/issue/heidi-...5calls.orgOppose Anti-Vax Heidi Overton for FDA Commissioner ⭑ 5 CallsTrump has nominated Dr. Heidi Overton, an anti-vax, anti-abortion extremist, to lead the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the agency … 04031
Reposted by @jltown.bsky.socialCongresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 24/09/2026Texas mothers are dying, and instead of giving us answers, Abbott’s administration is hiding that data. Texans deserve the truth. They deserve transparency. And our state officials have a legal obligation to give it to them. I’m demanding the report be released immediately. 17876452889
Reposted by @jltown.bsky.socialAMHotFlash @amhotflash.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Texas officials just admitted DPS failed to send an unknown number of voter registration applications to county officials. Up to 6 million Texans have used that same DPS portal to register since 2020. If yours got lost, you might not be on the rolls, even though you did everything right… 27330281863
Reposted by @jltown.bsky.socialQasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 23/09/2026EIon Musk’s Wealth 2009: $.6B 2026: $984B Jeff Bezos’s Wealth 2009: $6B 2026: $370B Mark Zuckerberg’s Wealth 2009: $.6B 2026: $256B Federal Minimum Wage 2009: $7.25 2023: $7.25 Billionaire tax rate: 8.2% Worker tax rate: 13% Pay workers. Tax & Abolish Billionaires. Save our economy & country. 14149432217
Reposted by @jltown.bsky.socialMadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This makes me so angry. This system isn’t broken it’s designed this way. There was never going to be justice for a Black kid in Mississippi. I’m a father of a 17 year old boy and I can’t imagine the pain and anger his parents must be feeling. Very upsetting news. Never forget NOLAN XAVIER WELLS. 321503470
Reposted by @jltown.bsky.socialKhashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 23/09/2026"Much of them in urban areas ..." where most of the blue votes are. There must be a reason they keep accusing Dems of cheating in elections ... like maybe projection and a guilty conscience? 613570
Reposted by @jltown.bsky.socialSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 23/09/2026We can’t allow this man to get within striking distance of a viable presidential candidacy. 12748721143
Reposted by @jltown.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026Zelenskyy: "For first time in Russia’s history, we now hear that its oil industry is running on fumes. Our target is Russia’s ability to finance this war, to drag it out, to make it more brutal & destructive. Russia’s finances & Russia’s production are what must be stopped if Putin is to be stopped” 511217325423
Reposted by @jltown.bsky.socialMother Jones @motherjones.com · 23/09/2026Jim Crow was on the ash heap of history. Then came the Roberts Court. Our September + October cover story: www.motherjones.com/politics/202... 13850722289
Reposted by @jltown.bsky.socialSheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 23/09/2026Today's reminder that the UAE is currently engaged in a genocide in Sudan using weapons they receive from the US and Israel and money they receive from our tourism dollars, and every celebrity who lives or vacations in Dubai or Abu Dhabi is knowingly funding it. 28533
Reposted by @jltown.bsky.socialLas Vegas Aces @lvaces.bsky.social · 23/09/2026WNBA champion. WNBA MVP. 11x WNBA All-Star. 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗺 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁. 💐👏 Thank you for all that you've done for the game of basketball and for women's sports. ✨ Congratulations Nneka on a legendary career and wishing you all the best in your retirement! 🫶 725140
Reposted by @jltown.bsky.socialBlack Voters Matter Fund @blackvotersmatterfund.org · 22/09/2026We ask people why they're frustrated with politics and then act surprised when they point to the cost of literally everything. Maybe we should take that answer seriously. 031
Reposted by @jltown.bsky.socialdarren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 22/09/2026 455143395111