Reposted by JT SpartzMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2026Interesting. Thank you, America.gov! 19848251
Reposted by JT SpartzThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Nailed it ⛽️ 🤷🏻♀️ 10240971219
Reposted by JT SpartzRevDaniel @revdaniel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The Cornell 7 we’re all talking about? That story was broken in the work of Cereese Qusba, who is a reporter at The Ithaca Voice and a news editor at The Cornell Daily Sun, two independent newspapers. She is still herself, a student at Cornell University. 9639187
Reposted by JT SpartzJustice Connection @justiceconnection.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Jack Smith warns that the rule of law “is rarely destroyed all at once.” It is chipped away by attacks on the institutions and public servants sworn to protect it. Speaking to Congress today, Smith condemns the targeting of members of his team simply for doing their jobs and upholding the law. 04824
JT Spartz @jtspartz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Every day! The dumbest shit I've ever heard somehow pales in comparison to the very latest dumbest shit I've ever heard. 000
Reposted by JT SpartzInstitute for Research on Poverty @irpwisc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Could Social Security face a 2032 shortfall? Join us w/ @kedseconomist.com Anita Mukherjee, and Anil Kumar on Sept 30 for an expert discussion on what potential benefit cuts mean for vulnerable retirees relying on every dollar. Register: www.irp.wisc.edu/resource/the...irp.wisc.eduThe Future of Social Security for Vulnerable RetireesResearch | Training | Policy | Practice 037
Reposted by JT SpartzMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 25/09/2026NEW: Iowa GOP governor candidate Zach Lahn campaigns as a “family farmer” and rails against out-of-state investors. But records reviewed by MeidasTouch paint a very different picture.meidasnews.comZach Lahn is a Millionaire Investor Who is Running a Misleading Campaign Claiming to Be a Family FarmerIowa Gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn claims to be a family farmer, but in reality he is an investor and political consultant who doesn't live on his farm 12826571291
Reposted by JT SpartzScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026NYT has now independently corroborated all the major allegations against Susan Collins in the ProPublica report, including that investigators were prepared to move against her and then Trump intervened to shut it down. This put Trump in a position of exceptional and extortionate leverage over her.nytimes.comF.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan CollinsThe inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials. 24982243351
Reposted by JT SpartzCanadian Climate Institute @climateinstitute.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Applications are open for the 2027 Indigenous Perspectives series! Get to know the program and how you can submit your research in different climate policy areas. Learn more and apply by Nov 6 ⬇️ Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources ow.ly/YAvm50ZQaQi 087
Reposted by JT SpartzAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 22/09/2026This is a real tweet. They're so cooked. 862332273
Reposted by JT SpartzJohn Gramlich @johngramlich.bsky.social · 22/09/2026NEW @pewresearch.org survey (n=10,548) shows increasingly negative views about data centers in the US. Just since January, there have been big attitudinal shifts across the demographic and political spectrum. Full analysis: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/... 212348
Reposted by JT SpartzMadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 19/09/2026"Signs of Fascism" originated in my town. (Sequim, WA) I filmed it. I remember getting a call, "hey your video got 5,000 views." By the end of the day it had 60K. Over 100K in a few days from just one platform. Then my DM blew up! Everyone wanted to replicate the signs. Nice to see the signs today. 248103134302
Reposted by JT SpartzTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Every regime has one true sociopath among the opportunists. 201307243
Reposted by JT SpartzCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The Midwest bearing the brunt of recent gas-price increases. (via @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social) ⛽️ 60586199
Reposted by JT SpartzMTH @megt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026States have an outsized role in climate and energy policy. #Minnesota, #Wisconsin, #Michigan could effect climate change and energy policy changes based on election results. #Arizona, #Pennsylvania and #Nevada are longer shots, but still possible. 🌎 insideclimatenews.org/news/1709202...insideclimatenews.orgThese State Elections Could Reshape Climate and Energy Policy - Inside Climate NewsThe prospects for state-level climate and energy legislation could hinge on the outcomes of just a few races. 053
Reposted by JT SpartzDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The fact that this is imaginary is perfect. The whole premise is based on a fantasy that the optimal form of public education is the midpoint of a polarized society. Just split the difference between the science of climate change and the lobby of denialism. 21741150
Reposted by JT SpartzAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia. 5953724613396
Reposted by JT SpartzTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 10/09/2026you can be arrested if you give water to people waiting on line to vote 1754241249
Reposted by JT SpartzBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Here's an anecdote: On 9/10/2001, The Onion staff had a New York launch party at the Bowery Ballroom to celebrate the staff's move from Madison, Wisconsin to New York City. They woke up hungover, took a week off, and then produced one of the greatest front pages in the history of newspapers. 904438753
Reposted by JT SpartzFreedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 10/09/2026It's shameful that the FCC is abusing its authority to prevent Americans from hearing directly from candidates during election season. Interviews with political candidates are chilled thanks to the FCC, and news programs aren't immune from it.thehill.comKimmel pulls Talarico interview after FCC threatABC late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel said an interview he conducted with Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico will not air on broadcast because of what he called threats issued to his net… 57734
JT Spartz @jtspartz.bsky.social · 10/09/2026The Qatari Air Force One's flaccid member is just a perfect metaphor. 000
Reposted by JT SpartzColin Woodard @colinwoodard.bsky.social · 09/09/2026In an OpEd, the sister of the GOP's gubernatorial candidate in Maine condemns his divisive rhetoric, anti-abortion stance, lack of intellectual honesty and....close friendship with disgraced House Speaker/pedophile Dennis Hastert. www.pressherald.com/2026/09/09/b...pressherald.comBobby Charles’ sister says she will vote for Hannah Pingree for Maine governorIn an op-ed in the Portland Press Herald, Anita Charles said she will not support her brother's campaign for governor. 063
Reposted by JT SpartzRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 09/09/2026This is the sort of thing that would get you labeled a conspiratorial nut if you had tried to warn about it. 14395126
JT Spartz @jtspartz.bsky.social · 08/09/2026If you have wronged me for my own piece of mind, you are forgiven. 020
Reposted by JT SpartzBill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Kansas gets to choose in its Senate race between a Methodist pastor whose congregation donates tens of millions to help the local poor, and an incumbent who sues vulnerable people into the jailhouse to recover 18 percent interest www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/u...nytimes.comRoger Marshall Sued 700 Patients for Debts; 81 Were Arrested. Now He’s a Senator.Patients sued by Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas were routinely charged 18 percent interest, The Times found. Some had bank accounts garnished. 1022085
Reposted by JT SpartzRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/09/2026See this chart? Workers’ share of the nation’s income is at the lowest it’s been since records began in 1947. Corporate profits’ share, on the other hand, is the highest it’s been since 1950. This is why we must build back worker power. 13548792086
Reposted by JT SpartzThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Remarkable 62750321983
Reposted by JT SpartzMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 08/09/2026NEWS: Canada’s retaliatory tariffs against the United States are now officially in effect, hitting $20 BILLION worth of American imports with tariffs ranging from 15% to 50%. The new tariffs target U.S. steel, dairy, appliances, agricultural equipment, electronics, and more. 34654651796
Reposted by JT SpartzBrandy @3dogz.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Someone else said it for him. Love him. Miss him. 659246485562
Reposted by JT SpartzWard Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · 06/09/2026A particularly infuriating aspect of this A.I. bullshit is that nobody seems to remember that we all got along just fine without it for centuries. How are we all suddenly incapable of reading and understanding written words? Of creating art? Of telling stories? It’s madness. 44691912019
Reposted by JT SpartzTed McCormick @tedmccormick.bsky.social · 06/09/2026The idea that classrooms are chiefly spaces for product testing, and that it is irresponsible pedagogy not to enforce this, is both cynical and vile, and “fuck off” is a cogent response from any professional educator to any non-teaching salescreep or tech-but-not-subject-matter expert who voices it. 141171305
Reposted by JT SpartzCarole with an e @crwright.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Our neighbor, Mexico, seems to care about the food their people eat. Wish that were so here. 436176654250
Reposted by JT SpartzAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/09/2026The title really says it all. 506191746877
Reposted by JT SpartzRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Federal minimum wage in: 2009: $7.25 2010: $7.25 2011: $7.25 2012: $7.25 2013: $7.25 2014: $7.25 2015: $7.25 2016: $7.25 2017: $7.25 2018: $7.25 2019: $7.25 2020: $7.25 2021: $7.25 2022: $7.25 2023: $7.25 2024: $7.25 2025: $7.25 2026: $7.25 Folks, it's time to raise the damn wage already. 1559281959443
Reposted by JT SpartzAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/09/2026I haven’t been indicted yet. 331108233179
Reposted by JT SpartzThe Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 04/09/2026"Target’s costume — and the pose of the child wearing it for the store’s website — was a near-carbon copy of a 19th-century illustration of Thomas Dartmouth Rice, called the “father of minstrelsy,” dressed as the character he called Jim Crow." @shalisemyoung.bsky.socialcontrariannews.orgTarget Gets a Lesson in Why DEI MattersAny Black person in the chain of command would have struck down a horribly offensive Halloween costume immediately. 28222
Reposted by JT SpartzEdge Effects @edgeeffectsmag.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Weird times call for weird recommendations. Today on Edge Effects, faculty across academic disciplines recommend books, songs, and films that explore the polluted, uncanny, planetary, satirical, and otherwise non-normative dimensions of what we’re calling the “ecological weird.” 🐸 🍄edgeeffects.netFaculty Favorites: Encountering the Ecological Weird - Edge EffectsFaculty across the disciplines recommend books, films, and songs that engage critically with the ecological weird. 033
Reposted by JT SpartzKarl Bode @karlbode.com · 02/09/2026dems would be well served by ditching the ambiguous "affordability" platitudes and just hammering these clowns on corruption, all day every day. That's what they did to Orban in Hungarynews.gallup.comRecord-High 89% in U.S. Say Government Corruption WidespreadPerceptions of government corruption in the U.S. hit a record high in 2026, with broad agreement across partisan lines. 561563381
JT Spartz @jtspartz.bsky.social · 02/09/2026🔥🔥🔥🔥 "Suppressing the ways Indigenous nations manage their forests has led to hotter, faster, and more catastrophic wildfires." #GoodFire 000
Reposted by JT SpartzZack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social · 01/09/2026The Lake Ontario name change is insanely unpopular: just 14 percent support it. By point of comparison, 14 percent of Americans also believe that the moon landing was fake. 27683158
JT Spartz @jtspartz.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Labor economist Kathryn Anne Edwards on WBUR —On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti— discussing “Who’s really working class in America?” www.wbur.org/onpoint/2026...wbur.orgWho’s really working class in America?When politicians talk about America’s working class, they often mean blue collar workers without college degrees. But as more workers feel financially squeezed, should we expand that definition? 000
Reposted by JT SpartzDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 30/08/2026Four months ago, top scientists published a report showing that Himalayan glaciers are losing ice at double the rate since 2000, with some glaciers losing a third of their area in just three decades. "This isn’t a distant problem; it’s a crisis unfolding in real-time," they said. We were warned. 502416963
Reposted by JT SpartzKarly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Mitch McConnell can get 75 days off as a US Senator, but women can’t get maternity leave. Welcome to America. 451173314678