Reposted by cook.kacy111Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 18/06/2026The Obama Presidential Center is finally opening! Tune in today on Obama.org starting at 11am CT as Michelle and I share what this moment means to us and celebrate with friends, family, and members of the community in Chicago. 622153693798
Reposted by cook.kacy111Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Old enough to remember when the people defending a UFC fighter for making a 'joke' about Michelle Obama at the WH wanted Jimmy Kimmel, a comedian, to be fired for making a joke about melania on his show. 11659591762
Reposted by cook.kacy111Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Trump must donate White House ballroom money to the war effort. Join me in this patriotic call! www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...usatoday.comTrump wants us to sacrifice for war? Start with his ballroom money. | OpinionI'm sorry to report the war we already decisively won against Iran, the country we 100% obliterated, is going to cost an additional $200 billion. 341054313
Reposted by cook.kacy111Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Important thread and article by Greg Sargent about ICE and CBP stockpiling military-style weaponry. They claim they‘re targeting the “worst of the worst” undocumented immigrants, but it looks more and more like the target is any American who refuses to submit to the regime. 12412261
Reposted by cook.kacy111Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 13/02/2026You can get a rifle at 18. ID is not necessarily required for private, face to face sales of firearms. If you don’t have a viable ID to purchase a firearm, there is no timing issue on you getting one and coming back. You can’t “come back to vote” weeks after an election. 1015244
Reposted by cook.kacy111✶ MarcusD ✶ @marcusd.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Full Bad Bunny speech 6753541681
Reposted by cook.kacy111M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 31/01/2026The Boss Sings Truth To Power...... 542236788
Reposted by cook.kacy111Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/01/2026Recall that Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered not long ago by a fake cop who showed up at their door looking like this guy 6143235812200
Reposted by cook.kacy111David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Commentary: Ohio’s SNAP error rate was 9% in 2024 and if Ohio’s rate is that high in 2026, the state will be on the hook for $318 million in SNAP payments due to the Trump-Republican 'One Big Beautiful Bill.' This will destroy the program ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/26/t...ohiocapitaljournal.comThe 'One Big Beautiful Bill' may mean the end of food assistance in Ohio • Ohio Capital JournalOhio’s SNAP error rate was 9% in 2024 and if Ohio’s rate is that high in 2026, the state will be on the hook for $318 million in SNAP payments that it previously did not have to pay, due to the… 044
Reposted by cook.kacy111Mickey Kuhns @mickeykuhns.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Republicans’ SAVE Act strategy, as described, would punish millions of women voters by exploiting name-change documentation mismatches right before the 2026 midterms—creating a voter suppression crisis under the guise of “election integrity.” substack.com/home/post/p-...substack.comRepublicans Will Detonate Their Secret Weapon at the Midnight Hour to Stop Women from VotingThe Republican Senate will pass the SAVE Act at the midnight hour before the midterms, and tens of millions of women will discover their names don’t match their birth certificates when fixing the cris... 83328
Reposted by cook.kacy111Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 11/01/2026On Tuesday, the Supreme Court is going to hear West Virginia's effort to ban the state's only transgender athlete, 15-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson. Win or lose, I need your help making sure Becky knows she's a hero for standing up for what's right 382682821
Reposted by cook.kacy111emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 11/01/2026I wrote abt sane washing of Trump's confession he wants to take Greenland bc of his psychological neediness. But the sane washing had its desired effect. We should all be screaming that this--Trump confessed h wants to take an action that will destroy NATO entirely bc of his psychological needs. 441089463
Reposted by cook.kacy111mlfoley.bsky.social @mlfoley.bsky.social · 10/01/2026Hannity getting owned by this protester is absolute joy… 713254548
Reposted by cook.kacy111💙🇺🇸DWally🇺🇸💙 @dkwally.bsky.social · 08/01/2026FACTS ‼️ youtube.com/shorts/KIL6P...youtube.comThe most contradictory timeline in historyYouTube video by Lawyer Oyer 052
Reposted by cook.kacy111Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 27/12/2025Trump's HHS has banned nearly 200 words for Head Start programs—like “‘disability,’ ‘women,’ ‘Tribal,’” and more—forcing programs to choose between complying with the law or bending to Trump's unlawful DEI ban to keep funding. This is outrageous. I'm demanding answers.npr.orgHead Start centers told to avoid 'disability,' 'women' and more in funding requestsNew court documents reveal a list of nearly 200 words or phrases the Trump administration told Head Start programs it does not want to see in their funding requests. 35486204
Reposted by cook.kacy111The Associated Press @apnews.com · 14/12/2025Comedy icon Dick Van Dyke is celebrating his 100th birthday.bit.lyAffable comedy acting legend Dick Van Dyke turns 100 years oldComedy icon Dick Van Dyke is celebrating his 100th birthday. Van Dyke hit the century mark on Saturday, some six decades after he sang and danced with Julie Andrews in “Mary Poppins” and starred in his self-titled sitcom. 12949142
Reposted by cook.kacy111George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Meet two heroes of our times. 9881942373
Reposted by cook.kacy111Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 08/11/2025"These breaks come in addition to the roughly $4 trillion package of tax cuts that President Trump signed into law in July..." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b... 17129321591
Reposted by cook.kacy111Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17/10/2025It must really make everyone working at US Attorneys Offices around the country and DOJ, from prosecutors to staff, proud to know that you serve under an admin that has wiped out the convictions and/or sentences of every Republican convicted of a crime over the last decade. 381783534
Reposted by cook.kacy111PJ Harvey Dent @bsakat.bsky.social · 16/10/2025Okay, this rules. May have to scoot on back to my hometown for this. www.clevescene.com/music/music-...clevescene.comRock Legend Mitch Ryder is Performing in Wooster, All to Fulfill a Promise Made 57 Years Ago - Cleveland SceneIn the 1960s, Wooster High School won a contest to have a concert by Mitch Ryder. But he canceled with no explanation. 062
Reposted by cook.kacy111Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 12/10/2025I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for. 444213616406
Reposted by cook.kacy111The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 10/10/2025This can't be good. apnews.com/article/domi...apnews.comFormer Republican election official buys Dominion Voting — a target of 2020 conspiracy theoriesVoting equipment company Dominion Voting Systems, a target of false conspiracy theories since the 2020 election, has been bought by a firm run by a former Republican elections official. 616573
Reposted by cook.kacy111Leah Branstetter @leahbranstetter.bsky.social · 10/10/2025I made this video for an all-star concert tribute to Cash at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It took a minute to track down photos of him with five US presidents, but someone had to do it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4Ju...youtube.comVideo Editing Sample: Intro Video for Johnny Cash Tribute ConcertYouTube video by Leah Branstetter 1143
Reposted by cook.kacy111The Verge @theverge.com · 26/05/2025Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industrybuff.lyNick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industryPaul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter. 37514754934
Reposted by cook.kacy111Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 23/09/2025The Irish government has released a report on the benefits of the pilot for a Basic Income for the Arts, and in a total shocker, it seems like it was good for the country as well as the artists. Nobody could have seen this coming. #SpeirGorm #UBI www.gov.ie/en/departmen...gov.ieBasic Income for the Arts pilot produced over €100 million in Social and Economic Benefits 3495195
Reposted by cook.kacy111Musicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 06/09/2025church has the bells chiming and people are cheering wildly 112834
Reposted by cook.kacy111Musicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 01/09/2025ok i'm into this though www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mRJ...youtube.comWaylon Jennings - Songbird (Official Music Video)YouTube video by WaylonJenningsVEVO 182
Reposted by cook.kacy111Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 28/08/2025#NIH is hanging by a thread. The #CDC has been decimated. #RFK Jr. and Russell #Vought are psychopaths--I don't say this frivolously--they are cold, calculating, inflicting violence on millions through public policy. It is where we are right now. These men are not normal. 1/ 17664572539
Reposted by cook.kacy111Bénédicte C @benecal.bsky.social · 01/07/2025This article about a foreign scientist in TX who wanted his 4 yr old to get the MMR vax sheds light on what costs for vaccines might be like if ACIP no longer recommends them for coverage. Are we talking about $100 per vax or $1000s? www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...washingtonpost.comA Texas boy needed protection from measles. The vaccine cost $1,400.Due to the ongoing U.S. measles outbreak, a Texas man worried that his young son was at risk and took him to get vaccinated. The cost of the shot? $1,400. 185
Reposted by cook.kacy111Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 28/06/2025He flew there to pay his respects. 684104512508
Reposted by cook.kacy111Danielle ❌👑 @danielleloveswords.bsky.social · 29/05/2025🚨 Call your senators and tell them to OPPOSE the nomination of Emil Bove, the guy who in February “forced out ethical lawyers at DOJ to advance President Donald Trump's aim of getting the case against Eric Adams tossed out,” to serve as an appellate judge. open.substack.com/pub/chrisgei...open.substack.comEmil Bove cannot become a federal judgeThis is a line that cannot be crossed. Also: Monday was a holiday, but the Trump administration has already racked up a lot of losses in court this week. 411675
Reposted by cook.kacy111Hesitantly Hopeful @leann-notrimes.bsky.social · 28/05/2025I expect the worst. But, c’mon. Do better. Be better. 837489
Reposted by cook.kacy111Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 19/05/2025it would be cool if some members of the mainstream media cared as much about this administration lying about who's running the agency dismantling the federal government as they do about the former president’s age 217147633102
Reposted by cook.kacy111Omg. WTF is Happening? @lalahaenzy.bsky.social · 19/05/2025Good morning Foxy. I’m so glad you posted this because not enough people give him credit, including the press. They’re at it again. With that, two historical moments in my eyes. 1) first woman of color Vice President 2) the Inflation Reduction Act He helped heal a nation TY Joe 💙💙💙 4121
Reposted by cook.kacy111Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 19/05/2025The average Republican in Congress is a millionaire, funded by billionaires. 25% of American households have a net worth less than $27k. Just in case you were surprised that their budget attacks the working class to give more handouts to rich people like them.popular.infoThe ugly truth about Trump's "big, beautiful bill"On the campaign trail in 2024, Trump pledged to improve the economic conditions of the working class. 481644674
Reposted by cook.kacy111emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 13/05/2025In their first big purported scoop (again, remember they're supposed to be arguing MENTAL decline), they describe hypothetical discussions: Possible use of a wheel chair in the future. They bill this as deception but BIDEN DIDN'T USE A WHEELCHAIR. What kind of ableist bullshit is this? 191065156
Reposted by cook.kacy111Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 24/04/2025On being called DEI and why it isn’t the burn they think it is 1425294165212
Reposted by cook.kacy111Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 20/04/2025Musk to Force Pentagon to Build and Then Pay Him to Use Network of Killer Satellites talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/musk-...talkingpointsmemo.comMusk to Force Pentagon to Build and Then Pay Him to Use Network of Killer SatellitesThis is a two day old article. But with so much else... 37614238
Reposted by cook.kacy111the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 19/04/2025the thing I hate most about that rfk quote is that autistic lives have value and worth and beauty and dignity whether they are able to do the things other people do or not. no one is defined by ability or lack thereof and to frame divergence as lack is monster stuff, utterly godless 314164503506
Reposted by cook.kacy111Joe Castle @joecastle.bsky.social · 16/04/2025As president of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Woodrow Keown Jr. knows the story of the #UndergroundRailroad as well as anyone. “The history,” he said, “is the history.” And yet, last week, Keown learned the U.S. government had rewritten that history.cincinnati.com'These are facts.' Cincinnati's Freedom Center fights Trump's version of American historyWhen the National Park Service rewrote the Underground Railroad's story, it pulled Cincinnati's Freedom Center into Trump's war over history. 011
Reposted by cook.kacy111Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 12/04/2025Trump administration opens half of National Forests to logging. An emergency order lifts protections on over half of U.S. Forest Service lands as the Trump pushes to increase timber production. 51045781867
Reposted by cook.kacy111Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 12/04/2025The Trump administration is recommending the elimination of the scientific research division at NOAA. 1893134790
![Driving the news: "Biden's physical deterioration — most apparent in his halting walk — had become so severe that there were internal discussions about putting the president in a wheelchair, but they couldn't do so until after the election," the authors write.
Biden aides believed it was politically untenable to have Biden use a wheelchair during his re-election campaign.
"Given Biden's age, [his physician Kevin O'Connor] also privately said that if he had another bad fall, a wheelchair might be necessary for what could be a difficult recovery," the authors report.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bbp2b224lro3bfnzcqwwnkfo/bafkreieouqatyurcqha6327pjqfps2snoqwmggetmviwbygf3atzktqqde)
