Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameleftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 07/10/2026 170107742843
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameThe DILETTANTE @demwar.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Impossible to love this more 716727
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameCharles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 2h 593169922
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 1hNEW: Wisconsin Democrats sued the Trump administration for using $20 million in taxpayer funds to run TV ads seemingly created to boost GOP candidates in the midterms — an initiative the lawsuit argues is unlawful. The ads mark the administration's latest effort to unfairly influence the vote.democracydocket.comTrump’s taxpayer-funded propaganda ads draw third lawsuitIt’s the third lawsuit filed in response to the campaign-style ads, seemingly created to boost GOP candidates as the party registers historically low ratings. 622466
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameMichael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 1hWhat are these data centres really for, who is paying for them, who profits, who is accountable, and what happens when the systems inside them cause harm? Claudia Weisenberger #auspol #Firmus michaelwest.com.au/ai-data-cent...michaelwest.com.auAI data centre frenzy. Is the Firmus IPO failure a sign of worse to come? - Michael WestInvestors baulked at the valuation of aspiring AI data centre darling Firmus, while other data centre builds are facing grassroots opposition. 46129
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 1hTrump sanctioned the International Criminal Court while simultaneously easing sanctions on Russia which is massacring Ukrainian civilians. A masterclass in criminality and corruption. 46514233
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3h22 California billionaires have spent a combined $150 million so far to defeat Prop 40. By spending their fortunes trying to stop California from taxing billionaires, they're making the argument for a billionaire wealth tax more clearly and articulately than anyone else possibly could. 11130141338
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 3hThis is as treasonous as it gets 81974662843
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameDr. DaShanne Stokes @dashannestokes.com · 1hTrump and his administration are constantly finding new ways to abuse power to enrich themselves and their friends at the expense of the American people. 072
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameAndrea González-Ramírez @andreagonram.bsky.social · 4h"My assailant was found responsible for my sexual assault ... His punishment? He received a 'written reprimand,' was ordered to write a 'reflection paper,' and was placed on behavioral probation until he graduated two months later." Must-read by a Cornell grad: www.thecut.com/article/i-wa...thecut.comI’m Not the Only Cornell Student Title IX FailedWhen I was raped in 2023, my attacker, too, only had to write an essay. Now, I see I’m not alone. 421887
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameAl Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 1hAt least 19 settler attacks recorded across territory on Friday as Israeli forces separately detain 16 Palestinians.aljazeera.comIsraeli settler attacks target Palestinian olive harvest in West BankAt least 19 settler attacks recorded across territory on Friday as Israeli forces separately detain 16 Palestinians. 35233
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameDave Bailey @dbaile0001.bsky.social · 1hEurope now needs to look at itself and realise that they need to sanction US officials over this. Time to abandon the dollar as a reserve currency as well. 410416
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameippy51.bsky.social @ippy51.bsky.social · 08/10/2026#FreePalestine 02211
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandName4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 3h💙 331811450
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameDana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 11hWhy this stage of the climate crisis is good for all of us (RIP Nicolas Cage's house in Malibu) and how talking about climate change is a solution we should all get behind with Climate Curious. @katharinehayhoe.com @bernwoodsplacky.bsky.social @au-cece.bsky.social youtu.be/DoN5D-Mj8p0?...youtu.beVIP climate shocksYouTube video by Climate Curious Podcast 0256
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameJudah Grunstein @judah-grunstein.bsky.social · 9hOne reason social mobilization resonates at such scale in France is that the symbolism, imaginary and celebration of the revolution is so deeply rooted in the nation's political culture and DNA. And a student mobilization is particularly dangerous because they can stay out there a long time. 🤣reuters.comFrench student protesters vow to keep up their fight after scoring first winThe protests have snowballed into a wider movement, with more university students weighing in to express their anger over what they call a dysfunctional system. 316040
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameWilliam Snyder @profsnyder.bsky.social · 10hRedacting the signatory might be unprecedented. I've never seen or heard of the like. 14720123
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameMother Jones @motherjones.com · 9hTrump says voter fraud is rampant. The evidence says otherwise.motherjones.comTrump says voter fraud is rampant. The evidence says otherwise.On this week’s “More To The Story,” conservative activist J. Christian Adams is challenged on his claims of widespread voter fraud in the US. Then he abruptly ends the interview. 1914152
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameState Court Report @statecourtreport.org · 9hAhead of election day, @wuc3.bsky.social reminds us that "states are the primary regulators of elections, and their charters do much of the work to establish and protect the right to vote."statecourtreport.orgVoting Rights Under State Constitutions, ExplainedAll but one state constitution affirmatively establishes a right to vote. 096
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameJenét Morrow @jenetallday.bsky.social · 9hICE and assorted local thugs are hitting LA and San Diego (surprise, surprise) hard right now. If you're in the groups being targeted, please take extra care and caution. If you're not, please check in with your local support orgs to see how you can help. ✊🏾💜 09656
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameBasic Income Action ↗️ @basicincomeaction.org · 9hEvery person has worth before they have a job. When the system can't employ someone, the system has failed, not the person. 1358
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameProject Drawdown @projectdrawdown.bsky.social · 9hPlug-in solar was approved in CA, and it's turning homes into a distributed network of tiny power plants. “It’s really ideal to use renewable electricity exactly where it’s generated.” - @amandadsmith.bsky.social, sr. scientist @mrmattsimon.bsky.social bit.ly/4xSqxCf #cleanenergygrist.orgCalifornia just made it legal to turn balconies into tiny power plantsThe state is the biggest to approve solar panels that plug into walls, giving residents a cheaper way to generate their own electricity. 04914
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameMiaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 08/10/2026 257108563703
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameKrassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 10h 11196912219
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameBasic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 9h🧠 Did you know? Part 6. What would basic income do to work? With a secure income floor, people are able to say no to unsafe or exploitative work, wait for a better job, reduce hours when needed, or take risks like education, training or entrepreneurship. Swipe through 👇🏾 22618
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameDemocracy Now! @democracynow.org · 9h"What happened to Jane Doe wasn't just the fact that she went to the Chi Phi house and seven men took advantage of her," says 18-year-old Cornell student Saya Taylor. "The entire system of Cornell University failed her." 418955
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 9hSam Altman said people are just gonna have to die in order to implement AI. In the very same week, Anthropic claimed it’s a human rights violation to be mean to the computer. These people need to be held accountable. They think lines of code are a person with rights but living people are debris. 15555211525
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameBess Hamilton @besshamilton.bsky.social · 10hA comedian has a pretty good answer for the weird fear that giving people UBI would mean they'd do nothing by harkening back to early covid lockdowns when everyone did stuff to make it more bearable.youtube.comNobody is doing nothing #standupcomedian #standupspecial #comedyclips #universalbasicincomeYouTube video by Craig Fay 03324
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 9hNEW: Big Tech companies reveal to Congress they expect YOU to keep subsidizing their data centers. AND they’ll keep using NDAs to keep the public in the dark. I’m not letting them get away with it. 411189367
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 9hMy MAGA focus group felt betrayed by tariffs, high gas prices, and inflation. I asked if there was any way Republicans could win back their support, and they replied only if they could prove that the pain had fallen harder on Black people. 1452391
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameTony Dutzik @frontiertony.bsky.social · 9hThe rollback of the Inflation Reduction Act and Trump’s war on renewables (which the current bill may or may not meaningfully change) certainly played roles. But the overwhelming reason is the scale and speed of the data center buildout. frontiergroup.org/resources/da...frontiergroup.orgData centers are driving a surge in fossil fuel plantsBurning fossil fuels for electricity harms our air and water and disrupts the climate. But data centers are fueling an explosion of new natural gas plants. 1197
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameTony Dutzik @frontiertony.bsky.social · 9hThe elephant in the room in this debate is that the speed and scale of the data center buildout itself is unsustainable. And it’s unsustainable any way you might slice it. 1199
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameIEEFA North America @ieefa-northamerica.bsky.social · 9hPhase 1 of LNG Canada was sanctioned by a relatively stable group of strategic investors. However, major partners are now selling their stakes. The motives behind these divestments are unknown, but the shift in ownership raises questions. Learn more: buff.ly/M3N7uxa 001
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameKon Karapanagiotidis @kkarapanagiotidis.bsky.social · 9h This was official campaign ad for One Nation in Victoria. In breach of our racial and religious vilification laws. Where was the universal condemnation by our political leaders and mainstream media. Nowhere. 1165
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameAnu @nofirstorder.bsky.social · 9hWhat's actually shameful is shooting into a car with a 5yr old inside and then calling a press conference to brag about it. 281108243
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 9hThe Fraud Task Force is important bc: 1) It chases peanuts while Trump steals orders of magnitude more on a daily basis 2) It is largely propaganda 3) It was the excuse to destroy white collar policing news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...news.bloomberglaw.comDOJ Fraud Division’s Rise Diminishes Premier White Collar UnitThe Justice Department’s corporate crime enforcement hub has lost the bulk of its market manipulation and securities expertise over the past few months, accelerating what former officials call a downg... 1238104
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameClimatologist49 @climatologist49.bsky.social · 18hThe Colorado River basin's 2025-26 water year (October-September) was the warmest on record. It was also the least snowy on record. Only 16.8% of the (below average) precipitation fell as snow - shattering the previous record low. 68326
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 9hAOC: “ICE is a rogue, lawless paramilitary and surveillance agency. It does not belong in NYC and should not exist in 🇺🇸. Abolish ICE.” 13557521719
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameSouthern Poverty Law Center @splcenter.org · 8hDuring #HateCrimesAwarenessMonth, we’re raising our voices for the communities most affected and calling for prevention measures that stop hate crimes — before they even occur. Stand up. Speak up. #RefuseHate. Add your name for ways to take action and support our work 📲: bit.ly/4elDsFM 0115
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameACLU @aclu.org · 8hThe Trump administration has removed crucial reporting requirements, making it easier for ICE to try to escape accountability when people die shortly after being released from their custody. No one should die because of ICE's dangerous detention conditions.aclu.orgDeaths in ICE Detention More Than Doubles Under TrumpDeath rate could be higher if it includes hidden deaths of people released from detention that ICE is reporting under Trump administration. 7338158
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameInternet Archive @archive.org · 8hThe report draws on a three day forum with 120 people working across libraries, archives, journalism, research, policy, and technology. 📚 Participants called for a shift from emergency rescue to lasting stewardship. #DemocracysLibrary #DigitalPreservation @archive.org 0292
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameI Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 9h“The Afrikaner policy is illuminating, because it proves the catch-22 facing nonwhite immigrants: If you are poor, you are a moocher, and if you are gainfully employed, you are taking a job from a hardworking American. The only way to be a good immigrant is to be white and Christian.”theatlantic.comThe GOP’s Message to ImmigrantsBe white and Christian, or America doesn’t want you. 5668198
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameThor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 8hYour boss was trying to incite a racist pogrom yesterday, Markwayne 512397432
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameBeyond Fossil Fuels @beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social · 8hPeople protesting changes to 🇩🇪's Grids package and Renewable Energy Sources Act today are clear: expand, don’t slow down! In Neumünster, BürgerEnergie Nord shows how grid digitalisation delays can stop communities benefiting from rooftop solar & lowering their bills. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwdc...youtube.comGermany’s outdated grids are delaying the energy transitionYouTube video by Beyond Fossil Fuels 011
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 8hAlso worth noting: Boutros invoked Trump v. US in this case, which AFAIK has only otherwise been invoked in the Jim Comey case. What if Blanche, personally, is more closely involved in this? emptywheel.net/2026/08/05/d...emptywheel.netDOJ Invokes Trump v. US to Protect Todd Blanche's Fixer, Aakash Singh - emptywheelIn the 18 months that Trump's former defense attorney Todd Blanche has run DOJ, he has yet to rely on Trump v. US, the SCOTUS precedent giving the President unbridled authority to dictate individual p... 18818
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 8hHere's what W appointed judge Brian Cogan said about Cuni on August 26. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 519546
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 8hHere's what Trump judge Gary Brown said in a filing ON MONDAY about Brenan Cuni, who almost shot a kid in NYC. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 22456204
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameKevin Korb @kbkorb.bsky.social · 8hIt's well beyond time that ICE thugs face state and local laws against murder and attempted murder. They are not protected by federal supremacy and immunity. Murder has nothing to do with the execution of immigration law.theguardian.com‘Abolish ICE’: Mamdani, AOC and other Democrats urge action after New York shootingUS immigration officer shot man in car where five-year-old child was sitting in the Bronx, sparking fierce protests 022
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19h🔥 @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social : “THIS CITY WANTS ICE OUT. We do not need them to keep us safe. All they do is terrorize our city.” 12668821927
Reposted by Leesylou #CluckingDisgustedAndThePortlandFrogsIsMyBandNameMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 19hI am angry tonight. Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car. ICE makes this city less safe. We want them out. Now. 10494693912337