Reposted by Katie33jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1hremarkable piece of journalism. really worth reading. 482114604
Reposted by Katie33Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1hwww.pbs.org/newshour/nat...pbs.orgChrista Pike's lawyer says she has not regained consciousness since her failed Tennessee executionLittle has been released about Pike's condition since Wednesday night's execution attempt. She has since remained hospitalized under guard as doctors try to get the massive dose of the barbiturate pen... 68230
Reposted by Katie33Unite Against Book Bans @uabookbans.bsky.social · 3hBanned Books Week starts today! This year’s theme is: #LetBooksBe What do you think books should be? Share your answer in the comments: ✨ Let Books Be Free 🎉 Let Books Be Fun 🌎 Let Books Be Diverse 💡 Let Books Be Thought-Provoking ❤️ Let Books Be Themselves 47944415
Reposted by Katie33Margo Gontar @margogontar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026So, Russia bombed another bridge in Kyiv today that connects left and right banks . It’s the 5th attack on bridges in Kyiv in these 4 days . People left stranded , can’t get to work or get back home . Nothing military about it . only Russia trying to terrorise us into submission . 11578230
Reposted by Katie33Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 02/10/2026Elon Musk's xAI on Friday persuaded a US federal appeals court to halt Minnesota's first-in-the-nation ban on AI-generated fake nude images as the technology and social media company pursues a lawsuit alleging that the law is unconstitutional.reut.rsUS appeals court blocks Minnesota's AI 'nudification' law for now in XAI lawsuitElon Musk's xAI on Friday persuaded a US federal appeals court to halt Minnesota's first-in-the-nation ban on AI-generated fake nude images as the technology and social media company pursues a lawsuit alleging that the law is unconstitutional. 72499260
Reposted by Katie33David Roberts @volts.wtf · 03/10/2026The administration has found yet another way to fuck with solar power.canarymedia.comThe USDA just made it way harder for farmers to get grants for solarEven farmers who were already promised funds from the REAP program may never get them under the Trump admin’s new restrictions. Some are suing. 24517217
Reposted by Katie33Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Omg…did you read the ProPublica reporting on private schools? 481163507
Reposted by Katie33MS NOW @ms.now · 02/10/2026Dave Grohl and Foo Fighters will take the stage LIVE at the “Power To The People” concert TOMORROW starting at 1PM ET! Only one chance to see it LIVE! ms.now/powertothepe... 1838997
Reposted by Katie33Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Bill Pulte, Trump's director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, moved this week to slash the inspector general's office that scrutinizes his actions — prompting calls from Dems for his resignation. It's the second time Trump officials have moved to limit scrutiny of the agency run by Pulte.nytimes.comHousing Official, Who Targeted Trump Foes, Cuts Watchdog OfficeBill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, moved to slash his agency’s inspector general’s office. Democrats called for his resignation. 49895441
Reposted by Katie33Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 03/10/2026Click on the link to support women and girls in Gaza with $15 for a Dignity Kit. Men especially - let’s step up ❤️✊🏽 act.link/gi-UozuBQ 1111654
Reposted by Katie33Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Each election year, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) takes extra steps to ensure ballots sent through the mail arrive at election offices on time. This year, it’s delaying those efforts. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comUSPS pushes back measures that ensure mail ballots arrive on time“The shorter timeframe is noteworthy and I don’t know why they’re doing this,” Steve Hutkins, who writes for Save the Post Office, told Democracy Docket. 48165423732
Reposted by Katie33Ed Bott @edbott.com · 02/10/2026All forms of torture are acceptable to John Yoo. He literally wrote the book on how to make torture legal in the Bush administration (derogatory). 1664143
Reposted by Katie33Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Announcing the merger with Titanic footage is an incredible bit 465142112836
Reposted by Katie33Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 02/10/2026This is a better epilogue to my January story about the private equity firm profiting off of ICE's cruelest flights than I could have ever possibly hoped for. CHICAGO: You went to the mat and protected (at a minimum!) thousands of immigrants from torture. Take a bow. prospect.org/2026/10/02/i...prospect.orgThe City That Brought Down an ICE Airline - The American ProspectIn Chicago, progressive alderpeople held up a contract until a private equity firm was forced to dispatch Omni Air International, protecting thousands of immigrants from deportation. 192129741
Reposted by Katie33Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 02/10/2026Bill Pulte said he was cracking down on fraud. Now he's firing the investigators.motherjones.comBill Pulte said he was cracking down on fraud. Now he's firing the investigators.After inspectors turned the lens back on him, Pulte moved to slash their budget. 1015964
Reposted by Katie33Public Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026We filed, not one, but two Hatch Act violation complaints against Trump's taxpayer-fueled propaganda ads. Then we filed complaints with the FCC and FTC demanding these ads are pulled down. We will not stand by as the Trump admin repeatedly misuses our money & violates the law. 14718
Reposted by Katie33Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Rufo gets to position himself as "respectable." Polite sit-down interview w/ Ezra Klein. Celebrated by Substack as one of platform's "best" writers. Senior fellow at Manhattan Institute. His "Indian Question" podcast is pretty explicitly white nationalist talkingpointsmemo.com/news/chris-r...talkingpointsmemo.comChris Rufo — Known For ‘DEI’ and ‘CRT’ Panics — Tries to Make ‘the Indian Question’ a ThingTo the degree that a “respectable” or “moderate” right exists today in... 24726172
Reposted by Katie33Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/10/2026incredible spin from Hassett on mortgage rates being well above 7%: "When the economy is growing really high, then longer-term interest rates can sometimes go up not because of inflation, but because like all these businesses have a high demand for capital because they're building factories." 181718159
Reposted by Katie33Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/10/2026CNN and CBS News are now under the control of the Ellison family. We need independent, pro-democracy media to grow. If you agree, please subscribe to Democracy Docket now. demdock.com/4w6emld 13450491713
Reposted by Katie33DenseBreast-info.org @densebreastinfo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026DenseBreast-info.org is a comprehensive, medically sourced educational resource. Our mission: to educate on the importance of appropriate additional testing after a mammogram. 🔗 DenseBreast-info.org/europe #DenseBreasts #FindItEarly #WorldDenseBreastDay 0159
Reposted by Katie33Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 01/10/2026Pierre Damas Bel was an honor student & part of his college's ROTC program. He was also a TPS recipient. After Trump's attacks on TPS, he was forced to wear an ankle monitor that isolated and humiliated him. Pierre died in an apparent suicide. He was 20. 19799270
Reposted by Katie33NPR @npr.org · 29/09/2026Khalil was the face of the pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University when immigration agents arrested him and sent him to detention in Louisiana. His new memoir is No Land to Stand On. n.pr/46QIOFcn.prMahmoud Khalil on his detention by ICE: 'It is a stain on the U.S. consciousness'Khalil was the face of the pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University when immigration agents arrested him and sent him to detention in Louisiana. His new memoir is No Land to Stand On. 737382
Reposted by Katie33Josh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social · 29/09/2026There is criminal exposure everywhere you look in this administration, from the obvious of ICE murdering civilians in the streets, to more discrete stuff like insider trading or agencies funneling tax money into pro-Trump ads. This is what wanton corruption looks like, and the hammer must fall. 417969
Reposted by Katie33Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 29/09/2026Meta's "Muse" launched with a nasty zero day flaw that gave hackers the ability to spy on Mac users, openly gives root access to people pretending to be Muse agents, and invited strangers over to another guy's house without telling himkarlbode.comMeta's Latest AI Product Is A Terrifying And Hilarious MessAuthoritarian-friendly mass surveillance has never been more adorable 512068822
Reposted by Katie33The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 29/09/2026The Supreme Court again backed the Trump administration’s removal of migrants to countries where they have no ties, allowing DHS to continue the deportations without advance notice. www.washingtonsun.com/courts/suprem…washingtonsun.comSupreme Court Allows Trump to Continue Third-Country Deportation PushThe justices agreed to hear arguments over the speedy deportation policy in December. 6138
Reposted by Katie33MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2026These people are utterly shameless 2353277745
Reposted by Katie33Reuters @reuters.com · 29/09/2026Michigan nurse charged with helping immigrant flee ICE custody reut.rs/4iQ01Wpreut.rsMichigan nurse charged with helping immigrant flee ICE custodyA Michigan nurse was charged with helping a Mexican national escape from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody at the hospital where she worked, court documents unsealed on Tuesday showed. 104015
Reposted by Katie33Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"The Board of Peace Is an Abject Failure, and Palestinians Are Paying the Price" It promised to bring ‘everlasting peace’: Gaza was to be rebuilt; military operations halted; ‘full aid’ given... It has failed on every count. From Zeteo UK:zeteo.ukThe Board of Peace Is an Abject Failure, and Palestinians Are Paying the PriceIt promised to bring ‘everlasting peace’: Gaza was to be rebuilt; military operations halted; ‘full aid’ given; and an International Stabilisation Force set up. It has failed on every count. 65711196
Reposted by Katie33Dave Levinthal @davelevinthal.com · 29/09/2026NEW: During her time in public service, WH press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s private family investments included stock in: 🇺🇸 Trump’s social media company 🪖 Defense contractors 🛢️ Oil companies 🤖 Tech giants 🔌 Tesla In @washingtonsun.bsky.social: www.washingtonsun.com/money/karoli...washingtonsun.comKaroline Leavitt Discloses Family Investments in Trump Media and TeslaAn ethics document shows the former press secretary’s family holdings contain Trump’s social media company, defense contractors, oil companies and tech giants. 37364181
Reposted by Katie33404 Media @404media.co · 29/09/2026UPDATE: On Monday, Krebs on Security reported authorities in the Netherlands had arrested a 23-year-old on suspicion of aiding ShinyHunters. The representative told 404 Media “the Dutch police are incompetent. That individual has no association with us. Frankly, we are laughing.”404media.coFBI Hackers Say They Won’t Publish Massive Trove of FBI Employee DataShinyHunters, the group that stole data on “all FBI employees” including addresses and details on their spouses, told 404 Media on Monday “Since the very beginning we had made our decision that we wou... 616961
Reposted by Katie33Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 28/09/2026Men—we need to talk: •Timothy Hudson raped & killed his stepsister—he got pretrial release •7 men at Cornell drugged, trafficked, & raped a woman—they faced no consequences •An American man annihilates his entire family—every 5 days Women are not safe around men www.qasimrashid.com/p/women-are-...qasimrashid.comWomen Are Not Safe Around MenThis is a fact. The data is unambiguous and the solutions exist. The only thing missing is the will to act. 13728791224
Reposted by Katie33Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Of course, the vile Trump regime sides with bigoted parents over vulnerable kids. 1611329494
Reposted by Katie33Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Mortgage rates print 7.50% @cnbc.com 52707263
Reposted by Katie33MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026Katie Phang breaks down one of the most disturbing pieces of evidence in the new Cornell sex assault lawsuit: an alleged fraternity Snapchat message referring to the plaintiff as “free p***y upstairs.” Phang zeroes in on another detail: someone apparently photographed the Snapchat from another phone 24765312483
Reposted by Katie33Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 27/09/2026NEW: A Texas woman died after being denied an abortion and her family sued the state and her doctors for violating her right to life. They say the ban should be struck down. It's one of several cases challenging abortion laws under state constitutional rights to life and liberty @autonomynews.coautonomynews.coNew Lawsuits Argue That Pregnant People Also Have a Right to LifeLawyers are fighting abortion bans in state court by establishing that pregnant people have a right to life and liberty—or at least self-defense. 12447825
Reposted by Katie33Zeteo @zeteo.com · 26/09/2026The White House is using taxpayer money to run pro-Trump propaganda ads just weeks before the midterm elections. @swin24.bsky.social and @andrewperez.bsky.social report how the ads violate federal laws and why this ad campaign even exists. Read more: zeteo.com/p/trump-love... 1424779
Reposted by Katie33American Rivers @americanrivers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The USDA announced it's seeking to roll back the #RoadlessRule, the single largest rollback of protections for rivers in U.S. history – putting clean water at serious risk. 🚨🔊 Speak up this #PublicLandsDay: act.americanrivers.org/page/101689/…act.americanrivers.orgACT NOW -- Oppose rollbacks to the Roadless RuleJoin us in urging the USDA to keep the the Roadless Rule as is, and ensure protection for the sources of drinking water flowing off of our National Forests for over 24 million Americans. 02214
Reposted by Katie33Antonia Hylton @ahylton26.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Our exclusive interview on The Assignment with a legal observer in Maine who was able to unmask 2 ICE agents. 19970304
Reposted by Katie33Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Because of the Texas state government's error, Texas "counties are now dealing with nearly a year of backlogged voter registration tasks to process. They could include new registrations or simply updates to voters’ existing records, like a change in address..." www.votebeat.org/texas/2026/0...votebeat.orgTens of thousands of Texas voter registration applications likely ensnared in state errorDemocrats are calling for investigations into why voter registration applications submitted via a DPS portal weren’t forwarded to counties. 1141360686
Reposted by Katie33Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 26/09/2026Our new investigation uncovers the horrifying ChatGPT history of the Tumbler Ridge mass shooter, with OpenAI’s chatbot fueling the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the day of the school massacre.motherjones.comChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation revealsOpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre. 610851
Reposted by Katie33Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Paying expensive healthcare premiums but never using the insurance is a odd way to commit fraud. 73464001604
Reposted by Katie33Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026GOP support grows for subpoenaing Donald Trump Jr. over the wedding party controversy: Five Senate Republicans (and counting) are taking the burgeoning scandal seriously, which is five more than usual.ms.nowGOP support grows for subpoenaing Donald Trump Jr. over wedding party controversyFive Senate Republicans (and counting) are taking the burgeoning scandal seriously, which is five more than usual. 822124599
Reposted by Katie33Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Susan Collins is always horrified by the predictable results of her own vote, which means Mainers who genuinely care about Susan Collins should elect Troy Jackson as he won’t vote for things that wind up upsetting Susan Collins, unlike Susan Collins 814152955
Reposted by Katie33Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/09/2026Trump: "I'm rejecting their deal. They want to make a deal where they open the strait immediately ... we're winning tremendously. We have total control of the Hormuz Strait ... that deal would not be acceptable. They want to immediately open the Hormuz Strait." 9652267640