Reposted by @lady-vt.bsky.socialAssociate Professor Siouxsie Wiles @siouxsiew.bsky.social · 1hBrooke is a lovely human who needs our support so if you’ve a few dollars to spare please consider sending it their way 💕 035
Reposted by @lady-vt.bsky.socialHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 2hOctober 12, 2026heathercoxrichardson.substack.comOctober 12, 2026Billionaire Elon Musk has already funneled at least $366 million into the midterms to try to make sure voters elect Republicans. 14284111
Reposted by @lady-vt.bsky.socialPhillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 3hNothing to see here but the President of the USA protecting foreign powers helping the Iranians target and kill US soldiers.... 44720187
Reposted by @lady-vt.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 3hOur analysis found that from 2020 to 2025, the rate of deaths involving ectopic pregnancies nearly doubled compared with the previous six-year period. The uptick was steeper in states with abortion bans.propublica.orgEctopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ... 30918507
Reposted by @lady-vt.bsky.socialPeter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 3hGood questions are starting to be asked #datacenter "scope 2" indirect water use — the water used to generate the electricity they use. Here's a key point: that #water use is extremely high if fossil fuels are used to generate the electricity. But very low if renewable #energy is used. 0268
Reposted by @lady-vt.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 4hI love that this might be the thing that tanks Paxton, and not the biblical divorce or letting a child rapist out early. 16842561393
Reposted by @lady-vt.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 5hFor decades, federal agents have followed an unwritten rule before elections. Experts say they just broke it — and Rep. Ilhan Omar is the target.democracydocket.comFederal agents raid Democratic congressmember’s home weeks before Election Day, despite DOJ rules against political interferenceDOJ’s rules caution prosecutors and agents against taking actions that could affect an election — or even create the perception that they are doing so. 19236106
Reposted by @lady-vt.bsky.socialAlex Winter @alexwinter.com · 15hA message below from my dear friend who is displaced in Gaza with her children, like many thousands of others. Please give. They rely on our donations to survive. No amount is too small. And please find and help others. 💗 chuffed.org/project/1981... 06127
Reposted by @lady-vt.bsky.socialmidwest-voter.bsky.social @midwest-voter.bsky.social · 9hBe ALERT of SHENANIGANS to rob you of your vote ‼️ Please share #ResistanceUnited #ONEV1 Elon Musk’s PAC is spreading inaccurate voting information, election officials say share.google/iCpqVEnhsEbN... 54040
Reposted by @lady-vt.bsky.socialShiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 6hthis needs to be stopped 020527
Reposted by @lady-vt.bsky.socialSpooky Bran @beemooney.bsky.social · 6hI noticed the highway patrol did NOT take away the person punching the protestors repeatedly in the face? Did I miss that? 49775133
Reposted by @lady-vt.bsky.socialAlex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 6hThis is an actual Nazi rally. 652081516
Reposted by @lady-vt.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 7hNational Coming Out Day was yesterday. bsky.app/profile/acyn... 1461724355
Reposted by @lady-vt.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7hIDF SOLDIER to Der Spiegel - “the rule was shoot at everyone you see… if a Palestinian didn’t know we were there and approached they were shelled…” www.spiegel.de/ausland/gaza... 10287160
Reposted by @lady-vt.bsky.socialThe Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 7hQ: “Senator Sullivan, why did you refuse to meet with Epstein survivors and then vote to confirm Blanche?” Dan Sullivan: “I’ve done more for domestic violence supporters than anybody.” Dan Sullivan voted to block release of the Epstein files and protect pedophiles. 75926329
Reposted by @lady-vt.bsky.socialYesenia Barragan, she/they @yeseniabarragan.bsky.social · 7hIT’S COMING!!!! 😮😮😮 We are nearly a MONTH away from the publication of my new book IN LATIN AMERICA YOU COULD BE FREE: AN AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY on @basicbooksgroup.bsky.social! I’ve never been prouder of a book I wrote. 15613
Reposted by @lady-vt.bsky.socialJustin @sitkaworldsfair.bsky.social · 9hThe official U.S. Department of Education account posted a Columbus Day video set to the song L'Amour toujours, which, if you don’t know, is a random dance song that’s been song co-opted by Nazi groups across Europe, complete with new (nazi) lyrics. link in next post. x.com/usedgov/stat... 36833326
Reposted by @lady-vt.bsky.socialAlex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 7hLet’s check in with the Party of Religious Liberty 0318
Reposted by @lady-vt.bsky.socialRichard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 15hHey California! Be careful this election because the big money creeps are trying to trick you (again). 2031142274
Reposted by @lady-vt.bsky.socialIf you know you know @privatechand.bsky.social · 9hMake no mistake, the frontline of the revolution in India is being fought by girls. They are incredible- staring down sexual harassment and assaults apart from the brutality of police and Hindutva thugs- and posing a challenge that this cowardly regime cannot meet. 215932
Reposted by @lady-vt.bsky.socialDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 12hAbsolutely stunning that in the NYT’s latest major story on Elon Musk single-handedly trying to save the GOP there is NOT ONE WORD about how he is the world’s most vocal white supremacist and advocate of ethnic cleansing. presswatchers.orgThe world’s most vocal racist will be the Republican Party’s biggest donor again. But don’t mention it. | Press WatchOur top news organizations are covering up Elon Musk’s white supremacist propaganda 612546819
Reposted by @lady-vt.bsky.socialDoug Jones @dougjones.bsky.social · 12hWhat a day, Huntsville. Nearly 2,000 of you showed up yesterday to rally with my friend @staceyabrams and me. Stacey helped turn out the vote in Georgia. We can do it here in Alabama, too. 101198198
Reposted by @lady-vt.bsky.socialThe Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 10hMore (unshocking) corruption: Elon Musk’s company, SpaceX, holds billions of dollars in military contracts, and Hegseth just invited him back into the Pentagon to help strategize about the future of warfare. Max Stier writes all about it:contrariannews.orgGodzilla ReturnsElon Musk already ravaged our government once. He’s at it again, this time at the Pentagon. 1316886
Reposted by @lady-vt.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10htrickle down economics trickle down economic trickle down economi trickle down econom trickle down econo trickle down econ trickle down eco trickle down ec trickle down e trickle down trickle dow trickle do trickle d trickle trickl trick 21093282417
Reposted by @lady-vt.bsky.socialJon Cryer @mrjoncryer.bsky.social · 10hI’m gonna go see it tonight! 25955146
Reposted by @lady-vt.bsky.socialPeter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 11hHow much #water do #datacenters use and why does it matter? New assessment from the Pacific Institute. pacinst.org/publication/...pacinst.orgHow Much Water Do Data Centers Use? And Why Does It Matter? - Pacific InstituteGrowth in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other cloud-based computing services is driving an unprecedented expansion of data centers across the globe. As 2196
Reposted by @lady-vt.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11hTim Burchett out here basically dropping ads to boost Democratic turnout. Don’t tempt us with a good time! 46649631295
Reposted by @lady-vt.bsky.socialJessica Price @delafina777.bsky.social · 12hI've certainly ranted enough about how we value women so little as a society that we let men go with basically zero consequences for rape, but let's be clear, we also are uninterested in holding men accountable for <checks notes> literally poisoning female coworkers. sfstandard.com/2026/10/10/n...sfstandard.comShe nearly died from poisoning. Now she’s releasing spy-cam videos of convicted coworkerDavid Xu faced up to life in prison for poisoning his colleague but got probation and one day in jail. Now his victim, Rong Yuan, is speaking out. 4297135
Reposted by @lady-vt.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 12h"It’s generally illegal for executive branch officials to play a role in awarding contracts that would have a direct impact on their own finances..." www.propublica.org/article/geor...propublica.orgThe Pentagon Gave $350 Million in Contracts to a Firm Closely Tied to a Senior Defense Department OfficialThe top Pentagon official left Alvarez & Marsal Capital after ProPublica started looking into his financial ties. The contracts with a related company are another example of firms close to the Trump a... 1081871803
Reposted by @lady-vt.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 12hBREAKING WaPo: A federal judge issued a temporary order Sunday blocking the Trump admin from airing those propaganda ads. But the administration blew past that deadline and ran two of the ads into the early hours of Monday, advertising data shows.washingtonpost.comTrump blew past deadline to halt running taxpayer-funded campaign-style adsA coalition of nonprofits had sued, calling the ads “propaganda.” The president has said campaign funds would be used to pay for the commercials going forward. 1601715602
Reposted by @lady-vt.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 14hWho funds the Neo Nazi AfD? Overwhelmingly, it's the Kremlin and Russian interfaces. 18614271
Reposted by @lady-vt.bsky.socialAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 14hHi Mike Rogers. Here’s a message from me and 783 of my friends in R+32 Ionia County. Good luck out there, habibi. 16499251964
Reposted by @lady-vt.bsky.socialMax Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 14hAnd yet, every single Democratic member of Congress and every progressive organization (except @indivisible.org) still uses X as their primary method of breaking news. The pro-democracy movement really needs to boycott X. 341150265
Reposted by @lady-vt.bsky.socialPuff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 14hIf you want to focus on the harm ICE is causing in our communities, and how you can interrupt it, you can find some great resources here:interruptingcriminalization.comBlock It! — Interrupting CriminalizationA mini toolkit to take action to disrupt the ICE kidnapping, detention, and deportation machine. This online resource is an invitation to join efforts already in motion in your area and across the cou... 129580
Reposted by @lady-vt.bsky.socialAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 13h"The amount of fuel Russia could export is too small, the impact on pricing too slight, the narrative too late to shape electoral outcomes: This looks, instead, like something very different: an abrupt, Hail Mary attempt to force Ukraine to surrender" www.theatlantic.com/idea/2026/10...theatlantic.comTrump’s Message to Ukraine Is Now Crystal ClearThe president’s actions over the past 72 hours look like an effort to force Kyiv to surrender. 1261951872
Reposted by @lady-vt.bsky.socialashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 15hFirst Indigenous Peoples Day where I can say: If you are not fully aware of how the US government has terrorized Indigenous people and our children from its inception, read my book.moonpalacebooks.comBoarding Schools and the Indigenous Story by Ashley Fairbanks | Moon Palace BooksCreated in collaboration with Race2Dinner, here's the harrowing true story of America's history with boarding schools, and the forced assimilation of Indigenous kids and families. 121027449
Reposted by @lady-vt.bsky.socialAnt @agramuglia.bsky.social · 16hSo Danny Trejo was manipulated and tricked into being in Ben Shapiro's newest film. Holy shit. 377107214032
Reposted by @lady-vt.bsky.socialMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 16hperhaps this is a lesson that judges need to stop taking the government at its word!!!! 452568332
Reposted by @lady-vt.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 15hInstead of an energy ceasefire, Putin has launched a massive campaign across Ukraine targeting six different energy sites. This is known in international law as perfidy, and it's a signature Putin move. In this case enabled by Trump. 11469207
Reposted by @lady-vt.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 14hEmily Marris’ daughter got E. coli after drinking raw milk. So she texted the farmer, who said none of the tests showed “anything abnormal.” Marris later learned that the farmer hadn’t tested for E. coli; it seemed like she didn’t know how to.propublica.orgA Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It.California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But... 79695300
Reposted by @lady-vt.bsky.socialMaine Newsroom @mainenewsroom.com · 14h10/12 Troy Jackson's campaign goes up with an unconventional ad on Mainers’ heating costs #maine #MEpolitics 10436138
Reposted by @lady-vt.bsky.socialScott Colom @scolom.bsky.social · 14hI’ve spent my whole life in Mississippi and now I’m raising my family here. I’m running for U.S. Senate because I want my daughters — and every Mississippi kid — to have the chance to build a great life right here at home. 5426103
Reposted by @lady-vt.bsky.socialThe Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 14hSecretary Rubio’s call for a fascist society is hardly a dog whistle. It’s a loud yell, and his Greece speech last week, where he complained about the Western world’s rejection of nationalism and “condemnation of our own history,” proved it. Tom Malinowski breaks it all downcontrariannews.orgMarco Rubio’s Descent into Darkness, and the True Meaning of the WestHe would do well to listen to John McCain: ‘Indeed, the entire idea of the West is that it is open to any person or any 613046
Reposted by @lady-vt.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14hMark Levin with a rare rebuke of Trump 1603140925
Reposted by @lady-vt.bsky.socialBluesky @bsky.app · 14hThis is NOT an ad for @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social’s new documentary “MUSK” (in theaters now). We are promoting it for free. Join us right here on October 20, 2026 at 9am Pacific/noon Eastern for a livestream hosted by @niedermeyer.online. 633461837
Reposted by @lady-vt.bsky.socialIlhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 14hI’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced. 13744604110968
Reposted by @lady-vt.bsky.socialAdam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 14hLib Dem MP @calummillerld.bsky.social: "The US State Dept. intends to spend tens of millions of pounds promoting ideological propaganda and supporting far right parties in Western Europe." Surreal & horrifying that European govts must consider the threat of US state-directed far right propaganda. 410241
