Reposted by @kalg13.bsky.socialThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 23/05/2025“Life is better when we leap together.” Kermit the Frog delivered a commencement speech at the University of Maryland on Thursday, the alma mater of his creator, Jim Henson. nyti.ms/4dwMuhQ 326147933261
Reposted by @kalg13.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 31/03/2025This is what corruption looks like. 26804137512412
Reposted by @kalg13.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/03/2025🚨Hey Tennessee —both your senators just voted to overturn a Biden rule limiting bank overdraft fees to $5 Who are @senatorhagerty & @marshablackburn serving? The Banks or The People? No wonder they won’t do town halls. Also: Will local outlets report that they did it? 🤷🏼♀️ 451166472
Reposted by @kalg13.bsky.socialUnmuteAlabama @alabamablueprint.bsky.social · 27/03/2025Alabama lawmakers are trying to pass a “gang database” bill that would let law enforcement label you based on tattoos, clothes, or rumors. No charge. No conviction. Just suspicion. This isn’t public safety—it’s profiling. #UnmuteAlabama #HB403alabamareflector.comAlabama House committee approves bill creating database on suspected gang members • Alabama ReflectorSimilar databases have faced court challenges. States must maintain the database by not only adding people but also through purging names. 1017247
Reposted by @kalg13.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 27/03/2025Sometimes you just have to ask—why? The Senate voted to strike down a rule capping most bank overdraft fees at $5, a measure introduced by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that was expected to save Americans billions each year. 1119203355274
Reposted by @kalg13.bsky.socialGeneral Strike US @generalstrikeus.bsky.social · 27/03/2025Warning in #Ohio. Stay safe, stay vigilant. 3417179
Reposted by @kalg13.bsky.socialAlabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 27/03/2025Via @alander.bsky.social: The Crimson White reported Wednesday evening that Alireza Doroudi was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) early Tuesday morning. According to ICE detainee locator, Doroudi was “in ICE custody” Thursday morning but the facility is not listed.alabamareflector.comUniversity of Alabama student detained by immigration authorities • Alabama ReflectorA University of Alabama student was detained by federal immigration authorities, with the university confirming their cooperation with authorities. 62930
Reposted by @kalg13.bsky.socialBen Wikler @benwikler.bsky.social · 27/03/2025If you don't want to see this horrible garbage happen in every future high-stakes election, make sure it demonstrably fails in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race by helping elect Susan Crawford 26284663314649
Reposted by @kalg13.bsky.socialBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 27/03/2025They are just disappearing people off the street. Having a hard time thinking about literally anything else. 1841269878932
Reposted by @kalg13.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 27/03/2025It appears that Kristi Noem may have worn a $60K Rolex during her visit to the El Salvadoran prison camp today. 3208183645382
Reposted by @kalg13.bsky.socialUnmuteAlabama @alabamablueprint.bsky.social · 26/03/2025ICE is detaining international students who follow the rules. A grad student at the University of Alabama is being held despite being told he could stay in the US as long as he remained a student. This isn’t how a free society treats people. We see it, and we’re speaking up. #UnmuteAlabamathecrimsonwhite.comUA student reportedly detained by ICEThis is a breaking news story and will continue to be updated. A UA student was reportedly detained by the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement early Tuesday morning. Alireza Doroudi, a doctora... 074
Reposted by @kalg13.bsky.socialAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 26/03/2025Crockett: Free speech is not about whatever it is that you all want somebody to say. And the idea that you want to shut down everybody that isn’t Fox News is bullshit 252123702730
Reposted by @kalg13.bsky.socialCongresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 26/03/2025Now Trump wants to make it HARDER to vote if your name doesn’t exactly match on every doc?? That hits married folks who change their names, disaster survivors who lost paperwork, and so many others. This ain’t about security—it’s suppression.apnews.comTrump signs order seeking to overhaul US elections, including requiring proof of citizenshipPresident Donald Trump has signed a sweeping executive action to overhaul elections in the United States. 25341781101
Reposted by @kalg13.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/03/2025💰 12182113031
Reposted by @kalg13.bsky.socialAL.com @al.com · 26/03/2025The bill, from Alabama state Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, has many provisions; read the details here: al.comProtesting near someone’s house could land you in jail for 3 months under proposed Alabama lawThe lawmaker said he would have filed the bill again “regardless of the (Stephen) Perkins situation." 312
Reposted by @kalg13.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/03/2025🔥 🇺🇸 Tennessean opinion editor David Plazas: “What we’re seeing is a gross overreach of the executive branch of government that must be reversed and contained.” www.tennessean.com/story/opinio... 321325351
Reposted by @kalg13.bsky.socialNPR @npr.org · 25/03/2025At First Corinthian Baptist Church in Harlem, New York, a therapist was fielding 10 calls a week from parents of teens who needed mental health help. Now the church is part of a national pilot intervention and study to address suicide risk among Black teens.npr.orgThis Black church is facing the teen mental health crisis head onAt First Corinthian Baptist Church in Harlem, New York, a therapist was fielding 10 calls a week from parents of teens who needed mental health help. Now the church is part of a national pilot interve... 181121165
Reposted by @kalg13.bsky.socialJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 25/03/2025My Kingdom and more for anyone to realize that awarding yourself a government contract is not a conflict of interest. It's corruption. When the bank teller takes the money out of the cash drawer and puts it in his pocket that's not a conflict of interest either. 173133273803
Reposted by @kalg13.bsky.socialIndivisible - 5th District North Alabama @indivisible5al.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Join us on Saturday, April 5th as we team up with the 50501 Movement & Women’s March for Huntsville’s involvement in the MASSIVE national day of action across the US! #Indivisible #NorthAlabama #District5 #Alabama #Huntsville @indivisible.org 1116
Reposted by @kalg13.bsky.socialPoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 25/03/2025The incompetence and deceit is staggering. 975028815
Reposted by @kalg13.bsky.socialHakeem Jeffries @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Pete Hegseth must resign or be fired immediately. 52138427917576
Reposted by @kalg13.bsky.socialAlabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 25/03/2025Via @ashleymurray.bsky.social: A Pentagon-wide advisory warned officials on March 18 against using Signal because of possible spying, according to an NPR investigative report published Tuesday.alabamareflector.comNational security officials insist no top secret info in leaked group chat on war plans • Alabama ReflectorAtlantic Editor Jeffrey Goldberg was in a chat with White House officials for multiple days and witnessed discussion of planning of strikes in Yemen. 93021
Reposted by @kalg13.bsky.socialAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Bennet: Did you know the President’s Middle East advisor was in Moscow on this thread? This sloppiness, this incompetence, this disrespect for our intelligence agencies and the personnel who work for him is entirely unacceptable. It's an embarrassment 524177784574
Reposted by @kalg13.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Meanwhile, just last month... "... commands that link the victim's phone to a new device—in this case, one in the hands of an eavesdropper who can then read every message the target sends or receives..." www.wired.com/story/russia...wired.comA Signal Update Fends Off a Phishing Technique Used in Russian EspionageGoogle warns that hackers tied to Russia are tricking Ukrainian soldiers with fake QR codes for Signal group invites that let spies steal their messages. Signal has pushed out new safeguards. 17963462413
Reposted by @kalg13.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 25/03/2025🚨 CBS News has received an internal NSA bulletin from Feb 2025 warning staff NOT to use Signal app for sensitive info, citing vulnerabilities to Russian hackers. These docs were sent pre-Houthi chat scandal with Jeffrey Goldberg.cbsnews.comNSA warned of vulnerabilities in Signal app a month before Houthi strike chatThe National Security Agency sent a bulletin in February warning of Russian hackers trying to access encrypted conversations on Signal. 10392964211226
Reposted by @kalg13.bsky.socialBarack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Right now, there’s an important race happening that will shape the Wisconsin Supreme Court for the next 10 years. Judge Susan Crawford is ready to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of all Wisconsinites. Make a plan to vote early today — don’t wait until April 1st: wisdems.org/votewisdems.orgFind Your Voting Locations | WISDEMS Voter Protection TeamThis searchable map shows you early voting and dropbox info for hundreds of villages, towns, and cities across Wisconsin. Enter the address you're registered at and your options will pop up! 7943760312171
Reposted by @kalg13.bsky.socialJustin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Amazing. Tulsi Gabbard won't even answer whether she was on the Signal group chat during today's Senate hearing. It is even more incredible because John Ratcliffe immediately confirms he was in that chat group. 1713491816
Reposted by @kalg13.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/03/2025BENNET: Did you know that the president's Middle East adviser was in Moscow on this thread while you were as director of the CIA participating in this thread? Were you aware of that?! RATCLIFFE: I'm not aware of that BENNET: It's am embarrassment 1170287618035
Reposted by @kalg13.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 25/03/2025“By eliminating the only federal agency dedicated to funding library services, the Trump administration’s executive order is cutting off at the knees the most beloved and trusted of American institutions and the staff and services they offer...” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/a...nytimes.comLibrary Advocates Rally as Trump Targets Federal FundingAn executive order has demanded that the Institute for Museum and Library Services be eliminated to the maximum extent allowed by law. 26661181818
Reposted by @kalg13.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/03/2025WASH POST: “SOCIAL SECURITY, which delivers $1.5 trillion a year in earned benefits to 73 million retired workers, their survivors and poor & disabled Americans — is engulfed in crisis.” Yes, Trump and Elon are attacking it with a goal of privatization. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... 27535184
Reposted by @kalg13.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/03/2025🔑 under-discussed point — why they were on signal: 14505225721409
kalg13.bsky.social @kalg13.bsky.social · 25/03/2025The Pet and Livestock Protection Act, introduced by Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO 4th District), will have long-term consequences for gray wolf recovery and set a dangerous precedent for removing federal species protections. @golden.house.gov @repvalhoyle.bsky.social #AdamGray we're watching! 010
Reposted by @kalg13.bsky.socialAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Watters: Yeah, they accidentally leaked something to the media Jessica: They didn't leak it. They invited him in. Watters: At least they didn’t have a server and acid wash it 5003550624
Reposted by @kalg13.bsky.socialAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Jessica: I don’t ever want hear “but her emails” again 414198123939
Reposted by @kalg13.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Well this is awkward 54087772860
Reposted by @kalg13.bsky.socialScott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 24/03/2025Welcome to your life… 1033483316
Reposted by @kalg13.bsky.socialGoneCoastal @gonecoastalms.bsky.social · 23/03/2025He did this to Harris. He is doing it again. Tell everyone. 40839414
Reposted by @kalg13.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 24/03/2025CLARKSVILLE: @RepMarkGreen can’t show up for a free & open town hall but he can charge $500-$3500 to have coffee with him at a country club Friday? He knows a majority of his constituents can’t afford that. Who does he represent? 🤔 21235341439
kalg13.bsky.social @kalg13.bsky.social · 23/03/2025chng.it/Q8nPQz6vmGchng.itSign the PetitionOppose the Fix Our Forests Act 010
Reposted by @kalg13.bsky.socialOeishik 🐸 @oeishik.bsky.social · 23/03/2025Please listen: You may not think learning about public lands will impact you, but it will. Our public lands are vulnerable & open to becoming privatized & monetized. American Conversations: Wes Siler & America's Public Lands with @hcrichardson.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/O6Bch6v...youtube.comAmerican Conversations: Wes Siler and America's Public LandsYouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson 312238633
Reposted by @kalg13.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/03/2025I’m pretty sure dollars are DIRECTLY proportional to education success. 1047100062085
Reposted by @kalg13.bsky.socialAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 23/03/2025Crockett: Pam Bondi, if you have an issue with terrorism, maybe you should talk to your boss about locking back up those guys that he let out that participated in January 6th. 719373738482
Reposted by @kalg13.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/03/2025SULLIVAN: “I do not care about the economy if the government claims it can break down anyone's doors, seize anyone with no due process, put them on a plane, and send them to a foreign jail… that is fundamental to this country.” 🇺🇸 648212736412
Reposted by @kalg13.bsky.socialDaniel Esteban Moore @potioncelery.bsky.social · 23/03/2025Last night, in rural Athens, Alabama, about 300 citizens came together to address our absentee Representative. He didn’t show up but North Alabama sure did! @indivisible5al.bsky.social @alabamareflector.com @alabamablueprint.bsky.social @alabamaprogress.bsky.social 2142
Reposted by @kalg13.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/03/2025“Protect our parks… There’s nothing more patriotic…” 🇺🇸 Protests against DOGE & Tesla across Tennessee yesterday. Full: www.wbir.com/article/news... 231339292
kalg13.bsky.social @kalg13.bsky.social · 23/03/2025Study: Racial voter turnout gap in Alabama in 2024 was highest in two decades alabamareflector.com/2025/03/18/s...alabamareflector.comStudy: Racial voter turnout gap in Alabama in 2024 was highest in two decades • Alabama ReflectorRestrictive voting laws that were introduced in many Republican-led states such as Alabama may be to blame for the divide. 010
