Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialJeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 2h"Sorry about your dead kid. Hey, you want to see my fancy party room? Look at that gold! Lotta gold. I got a new helicopter, too! Do you feel better now about sacrificing your child on my altar? Worth it, right? Look at that gold." 811744485
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10hWhite supremacist cops take a minority citizen, drive him out to the woods as a threat, and leave him there. No, it's not Mississippi in the 1930s, why do you ask? 7631921243
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialBookshop.org @bookshop.org · 8hAnti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores. 2342752720
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialElizabeth Anne, PhD @lacksauthority.bsky.social · 05/10/2026never the wrong time for this classic 54116763457
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 4h“But I’m not from Ghana”: ICE, emboldened by the Supreme Court, targets longtime New Yorkers for third-country deportation. ICE Is detaining West African women, some of whom have been in NY for decades, w/plans to send them to countries they have no connection to, @documentedny.bsky.social reports:documentedny.com‘But I’m Not From Ghana’: ICE Targets Longtime New Yorkers for Third-Country DeportationAfrican New Yorkers, many here for decades with protected legal status, are being arrested by ICE. 2189
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialJon Ossoff @ossoff.bsky.social · 09/09/2026That ache in your heart, that pit in your stomach, that's what reminds us we're all in this together, that we're not just one United States, we're one united people. 12495181
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialFeena van @feenavan2099.bsky.social · 03/10/2026"Before Stonehenge was raised, before Egypts first pyramid broke ground,before the Nazca people drew their famous lines across the Peruvian desert,someone in what is now southern Arizona shaped a 272-foot fish into the earth On April 23,2026,"a border-wall contractor drove heavy equipment across it"gadgetreview.comTrump's Border Wall Construction Destroys 6,500-Year-Old Arizona Geoglyph – Older Than StonehengeArizona's 6,500-year-old Las Playas Intaglio, the oldest dated geoglyph in the Americas, was irreparably damaged by border wall construction in April 2026. 8520011237
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 04/10/2026Stand Up for Science is proud to endorse Chris Gallant @gallantny.bsky.social for New York's 1st congressional district. A Stand Up for Science endorsement lets you know that a candidate is a champion of science who will keep political and ideological influences out of the scientific process. 420263
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialSenator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 04/10/2026Today, I visited Cape May where Mayor Mullock showed me the dunes that have helped them mitigate flooding from different storms, including the recent nor’easter. 1/2 229444
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 04/10/2026Stand Up for Science is proud to endorse Don Leonard for Ohio's 15th congressional district. A Stand Up for Science endorsement lets you know that a candidate will work on behalf of the people to keep political and ideological influences out of the scientific process. 121162
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialJosh Turek @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I won my first election by just 6 votes. I would drag my wheelchair up stairs just to knock on someone’s door. Why? Because that’s how important your vote is to me. 5580159
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialNicole Guenther Discenza @ndiscenza1.bsky.social · 04/10/2026This is Tohono O’odham ancestral land, and the tribe had been taking legal action to protect the site. They will continue to fight—as should we all!—but the damage is probably irreparable 26152
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Just a reminder that these Haitian immigrants in Springfield -- who came here legally, did everything they were asked to do and more -- became a target of federal crackdowns because the white nationalist vice president shamelessly spread racist lies about them.rollingstone.comJ.D. Vance Defends False Claims Against Haitians: 'If I Have to Create Stories… That's What I'm Going to Do'J.D. Vance defended his debunked claims that Haitian immigrants are eating pets in Springfield, Ohio. 10041861460
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialgwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 04/10/2026New: As gay bars across the country say that Meta is flagging and deactivating their accounts without warning, I spoke to an Austin queer bar that says Meta nearly destroyed their ability to advertise events: www.chron.com/culture/arti...chron.comHow Meta's new content moderation upended a Texas gay barAt least one LGBTQ establishment in Texas says the social media giant has incorrectly disabled its social media account, potentially hurting business. 401786756
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Got political mail? Go to paidforby.info For federal races, you'll immediately get detailed information about who is behind the mail and their donors. And all uploaded mail will be reviewed by an independent journalist. (It also works for ads on TV and YouTube.)paidforby.infoWho paid for this?Find out who really paid for political mailers and TV ads. 10487251
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Really cool tool from @popular.info to crowdsource who is paying for what campaign ads. paidforby.infopaidforby.infoWho paid for this?Find out who really paid for political mailers and TV ads. 2825403
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Heartbreak in Springfield, Ohio. Please read this important reporting. It all begins with big lies and it ends with ethnic cleansing and deaths for which we must not only mourn but feel ashamed. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...theatlantic.comA Reckoning in SpringfieldA truck driver out on his route confronts what the country has become. 751209444
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialDenis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns, who tragically lost his 58-year-old mum and several family members to COVID-19 complications, continues advocating for vaccination. “I have asthma,” Towns said, highlighting his “high-risk status” while raising awareness of the non-mRNA NUVAXOVID vaccine. 83360763
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialKat O’Brien @lavidagata.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I’m not sure I believe anymore that things will truly change for better on gender or racial equality (and reducing gender/racial bias) or to reduce sexual violence. Hard to believe that given state of society. This is almost a 180-degree shift for me in past 5 years. Gift 🔗 share.inquirer.com/FLqV3Sshare.inquirer.comFor a fed-up America, the elite impunity of the Cornell rape case is the last straw | Will BunchA nation’s frustration with rich and powerful men boils over after a stunning rape allegation at an Ivy League college. 26318
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026"Some were there because even though they had not known the young man personally, they 'are dedicated to standing in solidarity with his family and all of the other Haitian families who have come to Springfield seeking a place of safety,' the pastor said..." www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...miamiherald.comAt Haitian student’s funeral, a community confronts painful immigration realityThe emotional ceremony held in English and Haitian Creole was attended by his parents and two younger brothers, local community advocates and elected officials including Springfield Mayor Rob Rue, Sta... 301586473
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Scott @scolom.bsky.social is the real deal. 6614149
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialZeddy @zeddary.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The most pro-sex criminal President since slavery strikes again. 15918
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialHillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Trump's economy in two headlines. 632022691
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 03/10/2026The White House’s proposal to penalize nonprofits that help disabled people vote is just part of the Trump administration’s broader attempts to restrict voting access, especially among groups that have historically faced disenfranchisement.propublica.orgThis White House Plan Threatens Funding That Helps Disabled Americans VoteA new rule from the Office of Management and Budget would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to restr... 34899511
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialMississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 03/10/2026“We wanted every person, through music, to be transported to their nationality and say, ‘Look, at least we can hear something from our own culture here on the Mississippi Gulf Coast,’” Vilmarie Méndez said. buff.ly/lZcwCKwbuff.lyZona Libre Shares Puerto Rican Music With Mississippi Gulf Coast’s Latin CommunityPascagoula residents Reinaldo Conzález and Vilmarie Méndez founded Zona Libre as a way to bring Puerto Rican music to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. 0134
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialUnited Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 03/10/2026"María" is harvesting sweet potatoes. "I work 8 hours a day and earn CA minimum wage of $16.90/hr. The hardest part for me is having to get up at 2:00am to pack my lunch, wait for my ride and drive to the site. My shift runs from 4am. to 12:30 pm." #WeFeedYou 822472781
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Bill Kristol: "It’s no accident, Umberto Eco further points out, that 'All the Nazi or Fascist schoolbooks made use of an impoverished vocabulary, and an elementary syntax, in order to limit the instruments for complex and critical reasoning.'"thebulwark.comNot To Alarm You, But Trump’s Brain Is MeltedAnd Hegseth’s neo-fascism is out in the open. 13416153
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialSimon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Trump keeps stealing money from the government to bolster his political prospects. It should be seen as a crime spree not legitimate actions of an American government. 19874232
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialAskme @askme99.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The House and Senate needs to submit STAND ALONE BILLS. None of this bullshit that sneaks in other bills that they KNOW would never pass if it was a STAND ALONE BILL. 14149642046
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialCenter for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 02/10/2026With a federal court ordering the bulldozers to stop, Big Bend gets to breathe. But this fight is far from over. We won’t rest until Big Bend’s environmental protections are fully restored and the illegal waiver that allowed so much destruction is gone for good. 1156
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialCenter for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 02/10/2026Today’s emergency injunction was sought by the Center and allies, all plaintiffs in the underlying lawsuit challenging the federal government’s waiver of dozens of laws to fast-track border barrier construction through Big Bend National Park, Big Bend Ranch State Park and across the Big Bend region. 1308
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialCenter for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 02/10/2026Full story ⬇️🔗biologicaldiversity.orgCourt Grants Emergency Injunction to Block Big Bend Border ConstructionCenter for Biological Diversity: EL PASO, Texas— A federal judge today issued an emergency injunction to block border barrier and road construction across the Big Bend region. The injunction will rema... 13814
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialCenter for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 02/10/2026"All #BorderWall and road construction across the entire Big Bend region is halted! What a massive, historic victory for everyone across #BigBend — the toughest, most beautiful souls I know. I’m a puddle of tears. More to come soon." - @laikenjordahl.bsky.social, National #PublicLands Advocate 1320175
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Wrote a thing Monday. Got held back and is a weekend read at the Guardian today. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... 10386125
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 03/10/2026Trump corrupted America's most innovative institution, the National Science Foundation, by stealing $1.4B mandated by Congress for research. 🧪 🧵 28574294
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialSETI Institute @setiinstitute.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Dr. Mia Mace’s scientific research interests lie in numerical modeling of planetary ring systems, and her doctoral work focused on developing code to simulate and analyze the dynamics of charged dust grains in Saturn’s rings in response to questions about ring rain and spokes. 🧪 🔭 👩🔬 #NotJustAliens 2264
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialBarb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Trump is corruptly misappropriating taxpayer funds to pay for political ads. And rather than object, his GOP allies in Congress shrink in fear. Gift link: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comCampaign-style Trump ads use money meant for border security, memorialsThe White House Office of Management and Budget added $20 million to the pot for commemorative events a day before DHS awarded an advertising contract of the same amount. 44675270
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialBrian Cardone @cardonebrian.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Remember this is why we need Democrats to take back power in DC so that they can stop some of these cuts that take effect after the election. #LetsGetVoteReady by checking your voter registration status, vote early and vote all the way down the ballot. Your vote is your voice so use it. 22327306
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialMississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 03/10/2026Without these standards, in 2035, cars could produce 22,111 more tons of carbon dioxide per year than under the Biden-era rules. It also translates to an extra 90 tons a year of deadly soot particles and 4,870 additional tons a year of smog components. buff.ly/ayFdrZRbuff.lyTrump Administration Lowers Fuel Economy Standards, Critics Say at an Environmental CostThe Trump administration on Monday released new fuel economy standards that relax requirements for automakers to control pollution. 93124
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialAngie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Floridians and Puerto Ricans are facing the same struggles. Rising costs, corporate capture, and climate change. Angie Nixon will fight right alongside Rep. @maxwellfrost.bsky.social to help keep both of our economies going! #AngieforFlorida 219591
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialAngie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Team Angie is hitting fifteen counties across the state for SUPER SATURDAY weekend and all we’re missing is YOU! Visit Angie4US.com/knock to sign up and hit the streets with us. #AngieforFlorida 3369131
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 02/10/2026For instance, they had to try on clothes over their clothes, put on protective covers when trying on hats, or weren't allowed to make returns once they brought the clothes home. These policies stemmed from racist fears that white customers would refuse merchandise previously worn by Black shoppers. 81595199
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Neiman Marcus closed its downtown Dallas flagship on Wednesday. The store played a notable role in the history of desegregation in Dallas. Previously, Black shoppers across the US could enter department stores, but they weren't allowed to try on clothes without adhering to certain conditions. 🧵 10459661687
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialMike Hixenbaugh @mikehixenbaugh.com · 02/10/2026Scoop: At a secret meeting this summer, an aide to Stephen Miller laid out Trump administration's plan to make it easier for states to round up and institutionalize mentally ill homeless people — by pushing a drastic policy change that would weaken the rights of millions of disabled Americans.nbcnews.comHow Trump’s homelessness crackdown became a sweeping retreat from disability rightsAfter issuing a memo making it easier to institutionalize homeless people, the Justice Department began abandoning cases protecting disabled people’s right to live in the community. 501247693
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialJoaquin Castro @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Under the Stop the Settlements Act, anyone pursuing settlements can’t do business with the United States. In addition, thank you to all of the my colleagues who are co-sponsoring this bill: Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) Rep. Troy Carter (LA-02) Rep. Sean Casten (IL-06) 2122
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialJoaquin Castro @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Settlers are driving Palestinians from their homes in a violent land grab. Sanctions can stop it. I'm introducing legislation—alongside Reps. Dean, Beyer, Casar, Jacobs, Escobar—that imposes sanctions against anyone looking to take Palestinian land in the West Bank or Gaza. 516451
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialRep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost @frost.house.gov · 02/10/2026Arresting homeless people isn’t a solution to ending homelessness. 25816
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialRep. Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.house.gov · 02/10/2026This corruption must be investigated. 895159926233
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 02/10/2026Senate Republicans have voted 14 times to continue Trump's war with Iran. They could lower your prices by ending his war—but they won't. 41856285
Reposted by joylowell.bsky.socialSilverman on Security @silvermansecurity.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Claude & every other one of these programs is a bunch of zeros & ones. None of them are conscious, are sentient, or have moral standing. None of them will ever be conscious, sentient, or have moral standing. Lots of people will anthropomorphize them. Especially if there's money to be made. 1317