Reposted by @lcsb2017.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Call Mark Zuckerberg before Congress and offer him a glass of water from the site, Erin Brockovich-style 211178260
Reposted by @lcsb2017.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Mere months into 2026, just 50 American billionaires have already pumped a jaw-dropping $433 MILLION into the midterm elections — the overwhelming majority of which has benefitted Republicans. Citizens United is corrupting our system every day. 991850863
Reposted by @lcsb2017.bsky.socialAssigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 11/03/2026The New York Times coverage of trans issues has repeatedly resulted in experts and others complaining that their words were twisted and misrepresented... but only those quoted from on trans supportive side have that complaint. Coincidence or eliminationism? @billiejsweeney.bsky.social dives in.assignedmedia.orgDoes The New York Times Want to Eradicate Trans People? — AssignedAn analysis of its coverage reveals a pattern of misrepresentations, deceptions, distortions, the exclusion of trans voices, and the endorsement of contempt. 15880297
Reposted by @lcsb2017.bsky.socialBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Abolish and prosecute ICE. They did a murder in broad daylight today. Imagine what they're doing in the closed facilities we're somehow not even allowed to see. 273235096712
Reposted by @lcsb2017.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 03/12/2025He shouldn’t just be pushed out as the House Democrats’ leader; he needs to be primaried out of his seat entirely. Just a complete waste of a deep blue seat. 1544430859
Reposted by @lcsb2017.bsky.socialElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 11/09/2025Ezra Klein is really out here making it seem like whiteness is some intellectually crippling shit. 1303582453
Reposted by @lcsb2017.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/07/2025Trump's budget bill is deeply unpopular. So is his handling of the economy and his immigration crackdown. And 55% of Republicans think the government is hiding information about the Jeffrey Epstein case. Understand this: As Trump gets cornered, his lies will become more malicious and dangerous. 902471644
Reposted by @lcsb2017.bsky.socialErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 19/06/20251. After the Skrmetti decision, the New York Times has published 6 articles dancing on the graves of trans youth and spreading disinformation on care. It was cited 7 times in the ruling. Read my latest on what will be a black stain on the NYT for a generation. Subscribe to support my journalism.erininthemorning.comAfter Getting The Ruling It Wanted, New York Times Publishes 6 Anti-Trans ArticlesThe paper has lost all claim to objectivity on transgender people. 472706836
Reposted by @lcsb2017.bsky.socialElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 19/06/2025The New York Times is, sneakily, one of the most anti-trans organizations in the country 27855199
Reposted by @lcsb2017.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/05/202566,000 tons of food are rotting away in USAID warehouses thanks to Trump and DOGE. That's enough food to feed more than a million people in the world's poorest countries for three months — including over 480,000 kids. In what world is starving children "efficient"?commondreams.orgTrump Cuts to Foreign Aid Leave Food Destined for Desperate Millions Rotting in Storage | Common DreamsMillions of lives hang in the balance as $98 million worth of food aid sits unused in warehouses, set to expire. Childre 28345232086
Reposted by @lcsb2017.bsky.socialErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 04/04/2025Hope it was worth it to stop a few of us from peeing. 188292505407
Reposted by @lcsb2017.bsky.socialLaura Weiss @lauralew105.bsky.social · 16/03/2025“Today, people say ‘during the pandemic’ when they mean ‘during lockdown.’ This distinction—or lack thereof—upsets me; though I try to remember that people don’t mean to offend. It’s the product of ignorance and misinformation, coming from the top down.” newrepublic.com/article/1927...newrepublic.comThe Pandemic Never EndedFive years after Covid arrived on these shores, many believe the anxieties of the plague years are in the rearview mirror. But the threat is far from over. 723089
Reposted by @lcsb2017.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/03/2025Bernie Sanders: "I think this is a prelude not only to cutting benefits, but to privatizing Social Security ... why do you lie so much about Social Security? Why do you make it look like it's a broken system? The reason is to get people to lose faith in the system so you can give it over to Wall St" 478201456031
Reposted by @lcsb2017.bsky.socialJeff (Hot Type) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 02/03/2025Amen. @schumer.senate.gov, as we New Yorkers know well, would use the making of a pastrami sandwich as an excuse for a Sunday press conference. Where is he? And I'm sick of @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social muted tones. It is time to shout in defense of democracy not just in America but in the world. 621744
Reposted by @lcsb2017.bsky.socialJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Pass it on. #StandWithUkraine 11718001934113
Reposted by @lcsb2017.bsky.socialElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 28/02/2025If you voted for some pro-Russian goons to be President and vice president you don’t get to be “shocked” that they acted playground bullies with no home training while showing their whole ass in the White House. 853276543
Reposted by @lcsb2017.bsky.socialEric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 20/02/2025New: DOGE's spending has been secret. No longer. My colleagues have uncovered it. www.propublica.org/article/doge... 8114280316471
Reposted by @lcsb2017.bsky.socialKatherine Locke @katherinelocke.bsky.social · 17/02/2025It's annoying how clearly this is going to play out. They gut the FAA. Therefore, the FAA can't do its job well because it was gutted. Therefore, they say "The FAA sucks, we have to privatize it." which is what Project 2025 wants to do. They're manufacturing the crises for their end goal. 1014245917628
Reposted by @lcsb2017.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 14/02/2025"Appeasement at Munich: World Wars, Past and Possible" The symmetry between Germany-Czechoslovakia in 1938 and Russia-Ukraine in 2022 is uncanny, and pausing for a moment on the resemblances might help us to take a broader view of today. snyder.substack.com/p/appeasemen...snyder.substack.comAppeasement at MunichWorld Wars, Past and Possible 621829750
Reposted by @lcsb2017.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 13/02/2025"they're drinking vodka straight out of the bottle tonight..." www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo... 1109181755525
Reposted by @lcsb2017.bsky.socialSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 10/02/2025Yes. “People are doing things. You will meet them when YOU start doing things.” Lots of information and resources in this one. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...open.substack.comDemocracy is Crumbling. Is Anybody Doing Anything?Yes. And You Can Too. 21191943525
Reposted by @lcsb2017.bsky.socialJulia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 09/02/2025The idea that there should be a public debate about the appropriate medical care for a minuscule population of children remains one of the most absurd lies that these liberal transphobes, NYT edit board included, tell themselves. No there shouldn’t! It’s not an appropriate matter for public debate! 493281829
Reposted by @lcsb2017.bsky.socialJeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 09/02/2025One week into this new regime I revisited an edited volume, Fascism in America, compiled by two academic historians, published in 2023. Serious scholars divided into "alarmists" & "skeptics" who thought that while very bad, Trumpism isn't fascism. But even their reservations have fallen... 1/ 15521157
Reposted by @lcsb2017.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 07/02/2025This tells you who their constituents are. Not American voters. Not Americans at all. www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...nbcnews.comPam Bondi ends FBI effort to combat foreign influence in U.S. politicsThe order also curbs prosecutions of Americans who improperly lobby for foreign nations. President Donald Trump says Republicans were unfairly targeted in the past. 11529741231
Reposted by @lcsb2017.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/02/2025Murphy: "This is a constitutional crisis that we are in today. Let's call it what it is." 23486706117362
Reposted by @lcsb2017.bsky.socialSage Deviant 🏳️⚧️ @trans.bsky.social · 02/02/2025On May 10, 1933, Nazis burned the library of The Institute for Sexual Science. The Institute was founded by Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld. Its community clinic pioneered healthcare for queer, trans, & intersex people. The Institute was targeted & attacked as part of a Nazi government censorship program. 4461893331
Reposted by @lcsb2017.bsky.socialJeff (Hot Type) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 28/01/2025Can The New York Times no longer speak English? The autocrat is illegally withholding funds to destroy government. What is that "partisan ideology"? Totalitarianism. Fascism. Get a dictionary, #BrokenTimes. Say the words. 26467110
Reposted by @lcsb2017.bsky.socialMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 28/01/2025We have been in this bizarre spiral my entire life: 1. Democrats ignore right-wing radicalization to focus on economic issues. 2. Right-wing media accuses Democrats of being out-of-touch leftist elites. 3. Centrist media repeats right-wing framing. 4. Democrats double down on economic issues. 1102591415
Reposted by @lcsb2017.bsky.socialJared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 25/01/2025Trump is strategically blitzing us with a flood of destructive actions and gleeful abuse. The point is to pummel us into submission. We can’t afford to ignore it but we also have to take care of ourselves, otherwise we can’t fight back. jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/theyre-try...jaredyatessexton.substack.comThey're Trying to Crush You: Audio From A Collapsing StateThis has been a hell of a week. 431497415
Reposted by @lcsb2017.bsky.socialJared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 22/01/2025The wealth class is only concerned with capturing power and destroying what remains of services and programs designed to help anyone besides themselves. The other aspect is eradicating anything that communicates empirical data or information that would explain the consequences to people. 10616212
Reposted by @lcsb2017.bsky.social😈Miss Hell Batkeeper😈 @mishellbaker.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce. Bear with me for a second while I try to explain. 500143244493
Reposted by @lcsb2017.bsky.socialJared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 21/01/2025This is a beautiful act of courage, but my god do I resent that we have to beg these cruel people to have mercy on human beings, to foster even a shred of humanity for those who are endangered, abused, hunted, and exploited. This will sit with me for a long, long while. 14660122
Reposted by @lcsb2017.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/01/2025Remember: The GOP uses dangerous smears against trans people, immigrants, and people of color to deflect attention from the near record share of the nation’s income and wealth now going to the richest Americans. Don't let them get away with it. 9053321007
Reposted by @lcsb2017.bsky.socialElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Is it fine to call everyone who voted for this president racist, bigoted fuckwads, or are people still trying to pretend this had something to do with groceries?? 1764306601
Reposted by @lcsb2017.bsky.socialAssigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 07/01/2025NPR [Jan 7] -- JAMA study 5m teen med records 2018-2022 found: 18k diagnosed as trans; <1k on blockers; <2k on hormones; only 0.1% of all teens on gender meds. Inconsistent with Right claims kids rushing into meds; meds dispensed too freely; or stricter gatekeeping needed. @rikiwilchins.bsky.socialnpr.org'A very, very small number' of teens receive gender-affirming care, study findsA new analysis of private insurance claims data finds less than 0.1% of youth accessed puberty blockers or hormones for gender transition. This small group has garnered a huge amount of attention from... 620765
Reposted by @lcsb2017.bsky.socialMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 16/12/2024Every single one of these articles is the same: Blame Democrats for capitulating to "progressive advocates," blithely note that no one in power has actually done that, then tell Democrats to do exactly what they're already doing. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc... 853115632
Reposted by @lcsb2017.bsky.socialQasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 12/12/2024Often my writing means angry MAGA replies. On this piece debunking the 5 most common myths against universal healthcare I've received overwhelming support from people on the right AND on the left. Americans get it -- we need universal healthcare as a human right: www.qasimrashid.com/p/debunking-...qasimrashid.comDebunking Every Myth You Hear Against Universal HealthcareWhether you are politically left or right, you should want Universal Healthcare as a human right—here are the receipts on why 23367125
Reposted by @lcsb2017.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 04/12/2024the clear sign that they just don’t see these kids as real people is the endless concern over hypotheticals and the indifference to the reality that actual children are more likely to kill themselves because of these bans 464160933252
Reposted by @lcsb2017.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/11/2024Sarah McBride: "It is an attempt to distract ... Every single time we hear them say the word 'trans,' look what they're doing with their right hand. Look at what they're doing to pick the pocket of American workers, to fleece seniors by privatizing Social Security and Medicare." 641291097600
Reposted by @lcsb2017.bsky.socialJeff (Hot Type) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 06/11/2024How fucked are we? Very. In which I catalog some those who will suffer under Trump and ask how this will end, short of fire and ashes. medium.com/whither-news...medium.comHow Fucked Are We?Very. 611541
