Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.social🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 01/11/2025I've given my new Senator a lot of shit on here. But I don't think anyone with power has laid out the stakes of what we're facing as clearly as she does right here. And if she's saying this, it's because she feels she must. 30685933603 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialHookcity - 🚫“War Plan” DMs Please 👊🏻🇺🇸🔥 🫣 @hookcity.bsky.social · 18/10/2025SHERO almost missed her flight to yell at Ted Cruz who was holding a press conference next to the security line at Houston airport. Nearly all TSA agent thanked her for calling him out on his BS. Republicans like him are responsible for the government shutdown and are why they aren’t getting paid 98037 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 19/10/2025This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings 22898837628607 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialHookcity - 🚫“War Plan” DMs Please 👊🏻🇺🇸🔥 🫣 @hookcity.bsky.social · 28/09/2025Margaret Atwood 1990s interview, totally on point as always #handmaidstale #uspolitics #Portland #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles 56339 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialDemocracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 07/09/2025DC today 524186913 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialKim Lane Scheppele @kimlanelaw.bsky.social · 20/08/2025Excellent and heart-breaking deep dive into the cancellation of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans - who entered the US legally and suddenly find themselves without legal status, hunted by ICE. 13418 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 19/08/2025NEW: McCarthyism returns to immigration law, as @USCIS announces that it will begin screening applicants for immigration benefits for "Anti-America ideologies or activities." The term has no prior precedent in immigration law and its definition is entirely up to the Trump admin. 9526381399 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 16/08/2025In 2022, after years of violations, the FDA imposed its toughest penalty on global drugmaker Sun Pharma: banning one of its factories from shipping drugs to the U.S. But the agency undercut its own decision by quickly exempting more than a dozen drugs from the ban.propublica.orgA Giant Indian Drugmaker Failed to Fix Safety Breaches. The FDA Let It Off the Hook Again and Again.Documents obtained by ProPublica offer a rare glimpse into discussions between the global drugmaker Sun Pharma and the FDA, exposing how the agency tolerated substandard manufacturing for years. 727893 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialAndrew Weissmann @weissmann.substack.com · 13/08/2025This:⬇️⬇️⬇️ 18325105 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 10/08/2025Don’t let this die. Keep elevating this. 25759433308 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialProtect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 25/07/2025Trump is openly musing about building a mass detention system under his direct and sole authority — and the rapid expansion of ICE is the start. Ansley Skipper analyzes the risks of prolonged detention and the creation of a parallel carceral system altogether. www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/ice-may-be... 47934 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/07/2025This is a human rights violation. Multiple detainees described a disturbing incident where dozens of men were forced to eat food they had been denied all day while shackled. “We had to bend over and eat off the chairs with our mouths, like dogs,” — from a new Human Rights Watch report. 49580574255 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialIndie Aut. Stuart Miller📖✍️🤓 Believe in yourself & your potential @stuartmiller1.bsky.social · 25/07/2025The list of crimes this regime has/is committing keeps growing... #LawlessRegime #CrimesAgainstHumanity #CivilRights #HumanRights #UnconstitutionalActions 36646 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 26/07/2025This is state media. Like RT or CCTV. 31395128 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 26/07/2025You may not feel it, but the ground beneath you may be sinking. In fact, the surface of California’s Central Valley is nearly 30 vertical feet lower than it was a century ago. Why is this happening? Because our planet is rapidly drying. THREAD/ 7524731046 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialDuncanYoudaho @danlearnsstuff.com · 26/07/2025Read the whole thing 311023 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 25/07/2025In 2016 this guy went to a law office with the goal of killing his wife’s lawyer. He hacked a woman to death with a machete and bludgeoned two other people to death (including a man he falsely thought was that lawyer), then set fire to the building to cover his tracks. Anyway, Trump just freed him. 8025561379 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialRhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 09/07/2025#StaceyAbrams explains how to achieve an #autocracy in 10 steps. We're at step 9. The military is in our streets. Is our democracy worth the effort to defend it? 44865486 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 09/07/2025What’s the next likely stage with a network of concentration camps? Forced slave labor. As historian Timothy Snyder urges, CEOs should pledge to not hire these laborers and each of us should pledge not to buy from or invest in companies that do. www.americaamerica.news/p/will-we-to...americaamerica.news 18034251373 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialS Gayle Stevens @sgaylestevens.bsky.social · 05/07/2025Definitely watch this and share this. 323291 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialFiona "Fi" Webster 🌎🌍🌏 @fiona-webster22.bsky.social · 05/07/20251/ Moira Donegan points out how important it is to distinguish what SCOTUS *says* they are doing, vs. the real impact of their ruling. No pay wall. theguardian.comThe US supreme court has dramatically expanded the powers of the president | Moira DoneganTrump will now have the presumptive power to persecute you, and nullify your rights in defiance of the constitution, at his discretion 276 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialWIRED @wired.com · 05/07/2025Americans are taking to the streets by the tens of thousands to protest a plethora of President Donald Trump’s second-term policies. If you’re planning to protest, here’s what you need to know.wrd.cmHow to Protest Safely: What to Bring, What to Do, and What to AvoidIf you’re planning to hit the streets, here’s what you need to know. 20561214 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 03/07/2025CALL CALL CALL YOUR REPS! THE VOTE HASN'T HAPPENED YET, PEOPLE here's the number: (202) 224-3121 12028921281 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 22/06/2025We’ve bombed Iran. And dismantled our joint terrorism task force. And sent a third of the FBI to help ICE. And gutted the National Security Council. And a drunk guy is in charge at the pentagon. And our intelligence allies probably won’t share intel with us. Because people couldn’t vote for a woman. 28036862721831 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialRaider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 15/06/2025"How does it feel to get arrested at 87 years old? He said "I'm just beginning!" 864251678053 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialSDK_Resists @sdk-resists.bsky.social · 15/06/2025youtube.com/watch?v=DNkA...youtube.com🚨🚨 Republicans CAUGHT attempting RIG next electionYouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen 053 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialWIRED @wired.com · 15/06/2025An airline-owned data broker collected US travelers’ flight records, sold them to Customs and Border Protection, and then as part of the contract told CBP to not reveal where the data came from, according to a contract obtained by 404 Media.wrd.cmAirlines Don’t Want You to Know They Sold Your Flight Data to DHSA contract obtained by 404 Media shows that an airline-owned data broker forbids the feds from revealing it sold them detailed passenger data. 301074591 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialJordan Uhl @jordanuhl.com · 15/06/2025Remarkable. MSNC: "I want to reiterate this has been 100% peaceful." Seconds later, LA County sheriffs start firing on the crowd. Yet again, "law enforcement" deliberately escalated. 10304384715962 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialLR Detherage @lr-detherage.bsky.social · 15/06/2025Shut the fuck up friends 262 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 12/06/2025Modern tyranny is terror management. snyder.substack.com/p/the-next-t...snyder.substack.comThe Next Terrorist AttackAnd What Comes After 16913238 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialNick Knudsen @nickknudsenus.bsky.social · 05/06/2025Repost if YOU are going to a No Kings Day rally on Trump’s birthday, June 14th. This is a great summary of what the events are for and why it’s important to TURN OUT! Please watch and share.youtu.beWe're CRASHING Trump's Birthday PartyYouTube video by The Dangerous Ones 491016657 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialevy kwong @evystadium.bsky.social · 03/06/2025an absolutely wild story in which @dell.bsky.social parsed through hundreds of records that reveal: - farm industry going undercover to spy on animal rights activists - reporting back to the fbi - pushes to label activists as “bioterrorists”wired.comHow the Farm Industry Spied on Animal Rights Activists and Pushed the FBI to Treat Them as BioterroristsFor years, a powerful ‘Big Ag’ trade group served up information on activists to the FBI. Records reveal a decade-long effort to see the animal rights movement labeled a “bioterrorism” threat. 213134 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialBrendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 03/06/2025A lawless regime 11371153 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/05/2025A new analysis estimates the Trump/GOP budget's rollback of clean energy tax credits will eliminate nearly 830,000 jobs by 2030 and raise energy prices by 50% by 2035. Just another way the "big beautiful bill" will make the economy worse and your life more expensive.theguardian.comTrump’s tax bill to cost 830,000 jobs and drive up bills and pollution emissions, experts warnBill will unleash millions more tonnes of planet-heating pollution and couldn’t come at a worse time, say experts 12942022008 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 16/05/2025THREAD: We recently heard that the Trump administration was leaning on the government of Gambia to help Elon Musk. For weeks, our team made phone calls, wrote letters and knocked on folks’ doors to try to confirm it. But we were stuck. So our reporters got on a plane to Banjul. 1/ 10646362055 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialSocial Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 13/05/2025WATCH: @aoc.bsky.social explains how the Republican bill will: - Gut Medicaid - Increase premiums for private health insurance - Force rural hospitals to close All to give a giant tax handout to billionaires. 11051881564 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialCarol Rosenberg @carolrosenbergfeed.bsky.social · 13/05/2025Latest: The DHS has delivered three dozen more immigration detainees to Guantanamo Bay. The total number of men in ICE custody there this morning is 69 men, ostensibly held for deportation. Now, 26 are held at the Pentagon prison, Camp 6, that was built for Al Qaeda suspects. 1134 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/05/2025WATCH: “This is how Fox spreads disinformation. It’s sad to see Alexis McAdams be part of that machine.” Receipts of Fox News lying to their audience about the arrest of Mayor Ras Baraka with false headlines and selectively edited clips. As usual. 23047762040 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialWIRED @wired.com · 05/05/2025OpenAI denies it is orchestrating viral photo trends as a ploy to collect user data, yet the firm certainly gains an advantage from it, since uploaded photos come with a trove of valuable metadata. That metadata could put users’ privacy at risk.wrd.cmThink Twice Before Creating That ChatGPT Action FigurePeople are using ChatGPT’s new image generator to take part in viral social media trends. But using it also puts your privacy at risk—unless you take a few simple steps to protect yourself. 11338130 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 03/05/2025Trump has ordered criminal investigations into more than 50 federal employees so far, including former intelligence officials, political rivals, and even members of his own administration. He has declared some “guilty of treason,” 21237141001 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialBrown Eyed Susan @browneyedsusan.bsky.social · 02/05/2025"I was just following orders" 37266133 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialNPR @npr.org · 01/05/2025The Trump administration, U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez, Jr., ruled, does not "possess the lawful authority under the (Alien Enemies Act), and based on the Proclamation, to detain Venezuelan aliens, transfer them within the United States, or remove them from the country."npr.orgTrump-appointed federal judge blocks use of Alien Enemies Act for Venezuelans in South TexasThe Trump administration, U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez, Jr., ruled, does not "possess the lawful authority under the (Alien Enemies Act), and based on the Proclamation, to detain Venezuelan ... 652153487 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialJen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 01/05/2025💥 BAM! Federal judge rules that Donald Trump cannot use the Alien Enemies Act to detain or deport Venezuelan nationals 935969 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialJennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 01/05/2025🚨Jasmine Crockett & Eric Swalwell begged House Judiciary Republicans to vote NO. They offered deals, sweeteners, the whole package. And those damn soulless traitors STILL voted to let Trump exile American citizens. This isn’t just betrayal—it’s the birth of authoritarian rule. Sound the alarm.🚨 13936211761 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialUS News Now - World’s leading Liberal Voice @democracyblue.bsky.social · 30/04/2025BREAKING — Idaho just logged 15 new H5N1 bird flu infected dairy herds in one day That’s the biggest single-day spike in weeks. The virus is ripping through US agriculture—86 herds in Idaho, 1,047 nationwide. Still think this is under control? It’s not.media.tenor.comthree chickens wearing hats and sunglasses carrying boxes on their backsALT: three chickens wearing hats and sunglasses carrying boxes on their backs 34619 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialLaurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · 27/04/2025If empathy and simple decency won’t suffice to end the catastrophic madness that Israel is visiting on Gazans, hopefully self-interest can be mobilized by these well-documented revelations! As a Jewish American with cousins living in Israel, I’m devastated by this scheerpost.com/2025/04/25/w...scheerpost.comDennis Kucinich: War Dust and Collateral Inhalation — Israel Breathes in Gaza’s DeathA Forensic Study of the Self-Inflicted Consequences of Modern Warfare. 40625193 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialLaurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · 27/04/2025J. D. Vance has cited Andrew Jackson to justify the idea that a president can disobey the federal judiciary’s rulings. The historical record says no such thing. Vance is either an ignoramus or a liar. I opt for both views of our deceitful Vice President. www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...nybooks.comVance’s Junk History | Sean WilentzWhen Donald Trump and his followers go in search of historical forerunners to justify their regime, they turn with striking regularity to the presidency 1231880525 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialSam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 25/04/2025In the wake of what Judge Dugan did (100% legal), now is a good time for everyone to know what she knows: An immigration or administrative warrant is *not* a judicial warrant. You are not obliged to obey it. Indeed, you can let the person out the back door. docs.google.com/presentation... 311206448324 0
Reposted by @k-the-writer.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 24/04/2025🤦🏼 couldn’t make it up if we tried 32863061731 0