Reposted by Sara Jane Austin Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 3hThe flaw in the Constitution is that it was written at a time when there were many political parties, and the duality that we currently live with did not exist. They were certainly familiar with corruption, but this level of cowardice would have been hard for them to contemplate. 4135
Reposted by Sara Jane Austin Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 5hThe deployment of National Guard troops into cities has been so normalized that it barely merits a mention in the press or among the public anymore. D.C. remains occupied, Memphis is occupied, so is New Orleans... It's incredible to me. 9704250
Reposted by Sara Jane Austin Richard Jensen @richardjensen.bsky.social · 18hIn most First Nation cultures in North America one of the greatest harms you could commit was greed. Excessive greed could even get you killed. Just saying. #LandBack 195
Reposted by Sara Jane Austin Wandering Hoo @wanderlib.bsky.social · 18hThis is the 8th district. The sort of "respectable" surburb. With a number of high income retirement communities. There is no "bad" place where this stuff happens, elsewhere. Just our own communities and neighborhoods. 0418
Reposted by Sara Jane Austin Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 20hreading this, recalling how quickly the killing of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman slipped out of the newsphoenixnewtimes.comCongressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signsEmbarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. 1956681795
Reposted by Sara Jane Austin Pete Fraser @petefrasermusic.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Sticking this on mute now, cause I’ve lost control of it, but thank you for the conversation and shares. 081
Reposted by Sara Jane Austin Pete Fraser @petefrasermusic.bsky.social · 18hThis is obviously absolutely mad, but as an aside, he always has such extremely strange looking people flanking him. This lot look like extras from a Tim Burton film. 1141
Reposted by Sara Jane Austin 🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · 20hI hate that she felt embarrassed. I hate that that's such a common feeling when men do anything to us without our consent. That WE feel shame when it should be the ones doing it, except they have no shame, no soul, nothing. 446638
Reposted by Sara Jane Austin David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The Trump-Vance administration is so morally bankrupt, so beyond the pale, that they will blame a hero for democracy, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, fighting to save his country, Ukraine, instead of accepting their own responsibility. This is who the Republican Party is now. 297
Reposted by Sara Jane Austin Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 05/10/2026It’s confusing that @theatlantic.com described this man as a “a lifelong Democrat who had voted for Trump for the first time in 2024” who when these are some of his very easily findable FB posts: 17372331497
Reposted by Sara Jane Austin Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 05/10/2026sure, i guess it’s possible that jack buhring voted for biden on november 3, 2020 and by january 11, 2021 he was posting support for trump’s insurrection contesting the results of the election. but even if that were true, it belies some pretty complicated politics not articulated in the story. 182580132
Reposted by Sara Jane Austin David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Susan Collins has been very salty in the face of any criticism for awhile now, so this tracks. 052
Reposted by Sara Jane Austin LadyBusiness @ladybusiness.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I know we have a couple months left to go, but I think I found Understatement of the Year 0203
Reposted by Sara Jane Austin Dean Frey @dean.bsky.social · 07/10/2026#RIP Eva Marie Saint She hurries to get ready for an audition, in a photo by Cornell Capa for Life, from 1949. A star is born, but after an awful lot of hard work! Love this photo! 1214
Reposted by Sara Jane Austin bowie deschanel @raisingonebrow.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I'm glad there is reporting about this. The 'Catch-Release-Catch' system ICE is using now is unconstitutional and is blatantly subverting court orders. People need to go to jail for this.mprnews.orgCatch, release, catch: Inside ICE's new 'farce' tacticMultiple immigration detainees in Minnesota have been ordered released by federal judges only for them to be immediately re-detained by immigration officers at the doors of the Whipple Federal buildin... 1104
Reposted by Sara Jane Austin Thomas Brewster @thomasbrewster.bsky.social · 06/10/2026🚨NEW🚨 A man abused access to a BMW app to mess with his ex-wife's car, turning the engine on and off, opening and closing windows to let rain in, and track her location. She says BMW dealership told her there was no way to remove his access, so go buy a new car. www.forbes.com/sites/the-wi...forbes.comHow A Man Used A BMW App To Terrorize His Ex-WifeA domestic abuse survivor’s ex-husband used his access to her BMW’s connected smartphone app to open car doors and windows, start the engine and track her location. She claims BMW didn’t help. 119860
Reposted by Sara Jane Austin Josh Mankiewicz @joshmankiewicz.bsky.social · 06/10/2026When PTL stood for ‘Pass The Loot’ www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...washingtonpost.comJim Bakker, disgraced televangelist who went to prison, dies at 86With his wife, Tammy Faye, he presided over the multimillion-dollar PTL empire before his fall in the 1980s after sex and fraud scandals. 147611
Reposted by Sara Jane Austin Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 06/10/2026The first-of-its kind program could set a model for bear conservation worldwide. But in providing an alternative to simply protecting old-growth, some worry building dens gives an easy excuse for logging to continue without pause.nationalobserver.comLogging took the trees that bears called home. The Haida Nation is building them new densWith centuries-old trees disappearing due to logging, the Haida Nation is crafting artificial dens from stumps to shelter coastal black bears for the upcoming winter, while hoping the effort doesn’t b... 13918
Reposted by Sara Jane Austin Atrios @eschatonblog.com · 05/10/2026The usual suspects aren't panicking about the bond market gods the way they do when someone proposes spending a million bucks to feed children 511830
Reposted by Sara Jane Austin JosABats @thejoshbanks.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Ask yourself who does this benefit ? Big cow of course. WAKE UP SHEEPLE 044
Reposted by Sara Jane Austin Ms. Rosenberg @msrosenberg.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Look at this gorgeous & heartbreaking crop art by Minnesota artist Jennifer Nelson, inspired by “Guernica.” Thanks @badlawyerpod.bsky.social for bringing it to our attention 02412
Reposted by Sara Jane Austin Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Just goes to show that all the "success" in the world can't fill inner emptiness. 4376
Reposted by Sara Jane Austin Carole with an e @crwright.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Voyager 1 is running on less memory than a single photo in your camera roll—69 KB. Its data is saved to an 8-track tape & software was developed when "the cloud" was in the sky. NASA sends commands and the old thing answers. And yet your brand new laptop freezes because you opened too many tabs. 892020607
Reposted by Sara Jane Austin 🇺🇦 Edelweißpirat 🇱🇹 @edelweisspirat.bsky.social · 06/10/2026If a woman was gangraped by 7 guys from the 'hood, or from the trailer park, or from the reservation, or from the local community college, they would rightfully be in jail. The only reason the ones from Cornell aren't, is because they are from Cornell. Someone try to convince me otherwise. 4759478
Reposted by Sara Jane Austin Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 06/10/2026She could not be more contrite, Gov. Polis. 719532
Reposted by Sara Jane Austin Julia Bricklin @juliabricklin.com · 05/10/2026He knew. They all know. 063
Reposted by Sara Jane Austin Marci Shore @marcishore.bsky.social · 21/09/2026On What is Living and What is Dead in 20th century-style Fascism, with a warm thank-you to @nahlahayed.bsky.social for a serious follow-up conversation in Toronto.cbc.ca© CBC/Radio-Canada 2026. All rights reserved. 02210
Reposted by Sara Jane Austin Michael Jay McClure @mjmimages.bsky.social · 05/10/2026WHAT: Chanel (spring 2027) OCCASIONS: chess or midnight, waiting by the gazebo with a briefcase full of stolen papers to give to a mysterious figure with whom you exchange nary a word IF IT WERE A SCENT: magnolia branch torn off by a hurricane EMOTIONAL RANGE: discrete/savage #MJMfashionGuide 6877
Reposted by Sara Jane Austin Kelsey Lahr @kelseylahr.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Abby did this for years! Kindergarteners who were reluctant readers had a much easier time reading to a dog than to humans. Common exchange: Kid: "Is she sleeping?" Me: "Nooooo, she's listening with her eyes closed so she can focus better." Abby in her vest before her first shift as a literacy pup 25911
Reposted by Sara Jane Austin Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I guess the CEO of Anovaeon, Eric Fritz, didn’t love my new reporting on the new ICE facility for unaccompanied kids about to open at an airport in Louisiana. Anovaeon is a “humanitarian” ICE contractor running the facility. Eric apparently blocked me on LinkedIn after I sent him this query. 34819
Reposted by Sara Jane Austin Gabriel Malor @gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Fed. judge accuses ICE agents of "apparently perjurious testimony," fabrication of evidence, false statements, fundamental misconceptions about ICE agents' authority, and more. Case involves the accidental arrest of a U.S. citizen who had to get stitches. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 7517208
Reposted by Sara Jane Austin Finch in Al-boo!-querque 👻 @finchinabq.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Incredible replies. 153
Reposted by Sara Jane Austin Jay Waters @jaywaters.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The President of the United States is a liar. 742684548
Reposted by Sara Jane Austin 🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The funniest moments in Canadian politics, go to🍁 “Big Oil and Big Ass” 😂 1514241
Reposted by Sara Jane Austin Typing Gloves @typinggloves.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This book is the perfect gift for your friend who still talks about The Far Side reverently. Unless that friend is me; I already have one 011
Reposted by Sara Jane Austin Steffani Cameron 🇨🇦 @snarkysteff.bsky.social · 04/10/2026MEANWHILE, in Canada, meet Brady Rogers, the reluctant politician who's fed up and thinks he can do better. His sign says "I barely want to do this." His website says, "I guess I'm running for Kelowna city council." His business? Recycling plastic into cool things. 19376101
Reposted by Sara Jane Austin Avian Face-Tool 🦡 @beakmoo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026@craftycow.bsky.social 1133
Reposted by Sara Jane Austin Steffani Cameron 🇨🇦 @snarkysteff.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The thing about the US-Canada shit is, it's an evolving field. Arlene Dickinson throwing a half-billion at the food industry to create •finished• products — like the canola that's always processed in the States — will have knock-on effects in the USA forever, because...youtu.beArlene Dickinson on waking Canada's 'sleeping giant'YouTube video by Financial Post 22216
Reposted by Sara Jane Austin Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 04/10/2026At the direction of the President, I am calling Senator Tom Cotton on his cellular phone to tell him to STOP making fire trucks full of cats and pigs climb HIGH DANGEROUS LADDERS to change the village square clocks in Busytown 1125229
Reposted by Sara Jane Austin hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 04/10/2026This is heartbreaking. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...theatlantic.comA Reckoning in SpringfieldA truck driver out on his route confronts what the country has become. 4498
Reposted by Sara Jane Austin Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I hope everyone involved ends up in cages at the Hague 016643
Reposted by Sara Jane Austin Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I’ve gotten a lot of questions from journalists like, “If my son were in that group chat, I’d want him to say something. How can I teach him to speak up?” The question should be: “How do I raise a son who would never rush a fraternity?” 639378
Reposted by Sara Jane Austin Liz Awesome @lizawesomeart.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Hi, I’m Liz Awesome, and I’m running a Kickstarter because I want to host an art show in November.kickstarter.comAspect Ratio: Build an Intellectual Property from Scratchasserting alternate models within conceptual art, with a scalable, discipline-neutral process to invert the economy 114