Reposted by LemonCakeCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 4hIn Springfield, OH, nearly 1,400 workers were laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally. Layoffs were large enough to basically erase an entire year of job growth in the greater Dayton, Ohio, area. apnews.com/article/trum...apnews.comA gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rallyPresident Donald Trump is trying to rally voters in the Dayton, Ohio, area on Saturday. But days ago, 1,400 workers were laid off from a truck factory there. 66527215
Reposted by LemonCakeKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3hGranted, the ads I'm seeing here are all for New York races, but every Democratic ad is just "this Republican likes Donald Trump and Donald Trump likes him too" 4234225
Reposted by LemonCakeMatt Chatham @chatham58.bsky.social · 4hWhen he offers/bribes something of value (no matter how modest) weeks before an election—that he didn’t care or dare to provide during the two years since the last election—he’s telling his followers right to their face that he thinks they’re dumb af. That’s all. 4122173
Reposted by LemonCakeField Gulls @fieldgulls.bsky.social · 4h5Qs and 5As, Seahawks vs. Chargers preview: What’s wrong with Jim Harbaugh’s team? www.fieldgulls.com/seattle-seah...fieldgulls.com5Qs and 5As, Seahawks vs. Chargers preview: What’s wrong with Jim Harbaugh’s team?The Chargers are a stunning 0-3 entering Sunday’s game against the Seahawks. We ask a Chargers writer what has gone wrong. 061
Reposted by LemonCakeCoach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 4hIt's funny because 99% of the AI stans have no clue what the fuck they're talking about that's why they use AI 1023317
Reposted by LemonCakeKassie Navarro @kassien.bsky.social · 5hSusan Collins claims that @propublica.org’s reporting about CEO Martin Kao’s bribery allegations took him at his word. That’s not true. We reviewed a trove of FBI evidence and legal records. 📽️ Here’s how we independently corroborated much of Kao’s account. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqyi...youtube.comWe Uncovered Bribery Allegations Against Susan CollinsYouTube video by ProPublica 16473151
Reposted by LemonCakeReuters 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. 58438231
Reposted by LemonCakeKylie Eleison @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 5hThey want you to think rape would be eliminated if women arm themselves against the random sickos on the street or we stopped letting in immigrants when in reality it has the backing of state and capital 0345103
Reposted by LemonCakedan sinker @dansinker.com · 8hYou'd think that the Democratic party would be making hay over their opposition's biggest donor fighting to let his bot keep making revenge porn. 813021950
Reposted by LemonCakeRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 5hgetting some early reminders here that no matter how aggressively you telegraph a joke here on bluesky dot gov, somebody will miss it 102743
Reposted by LemonCakeRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 5hcrazy that they got her to do this, considering she's the greatest women's basketball player of all time and therefore presumably participating in the currently ongoing WNBA Playoffs 1436832
Reposted by LemonCakeshauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 18hyou can’t pay for gas or groceries but here’s a few rolls of quarters, don’t forget to vote republican or something 601009206
Reposted by LemonCakeRobert Simmon @rsimmon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026With both Lake Powell and Lake Mead at record-lows, here’s a look at how their water levels have varied since Powell was filled in 1980. Neither has recovered from a severe drought in the early 2020s, while Colorado River flows continue to drop. #dataviz #climate #globalwarming 11912
Reposted by LemonCakeTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 6hGOP ads right now are all about attacking trans people. Over, and over, and over. I was a gay teen in 2004 watching the Bush campaign try to win on attacking gay marriage, but the resort to this hate drive in campaign ads feels so dialed up now. I can’t imagine being an lgbt kid watching tv today. 551770350
Reposted by LemonCakeAmanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 5hA lot of very unhappy parents of trans and nonbinary kids, too, not enjoying seeing a mob whipped up toward children 627739
Reposted by LemonCakeChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 5hHere's the best report — from @samtlevin.bsky.social at the Guardian — on Frank Strada, the Tennessee Department of Correction chief who Tenn. Gov. Bill Lee announced this morning is resigning following this week's failed execution of Christa Pike. Strada will leave by the end of October.theguardian.comOutgoing prison chief in Christa Pike case oversaw five ‘botched’ executions, lawyers sayFrank Strada will leave role next month after uproar over execution attempt sent Pike to hospital in critical condition 413146
Reposted by LemonCakeChris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 5hLook, I’m not saying the Pope should bring back the Spanish Inquisition for everyone, but maybe in some special cases? As a little treat for the rest of us? 5140540
Reposted by LemonCakeAparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 5hPeople often wonder how they will be remembered, the stories that are left inscribed into the historical record about us, etc etc. I guess "sex arse tycoon and pugnaciously red-faced Brexiter" is one way 1013231
Reposted by LemonCakeWIRED @wired.com · 5h“The experiments are still in the queue. The PR is already live,” says one expert.buff.lyAnthropic Says It Discovered a Crispr-Like System. Now What?“The experiments are still in the queue. The PR is already live,” says one expert. 44610
Reposted by LemonCakeMike Okuda @mikeokuda.bsky.social · 7hThose who insist that "both sides are bad" are effectively supporting the radical Republican right. The difference between less-than-perfect and truly corrupt is huge, literally between America's survival and destruction. Please: Register and vote! vote.orgvote.orgEverything You Need to Vote - Vote.orgRegister to vote. Check your registration status. Get your absentee ballot. Fast, free, easy, secure, nonpartisan. 38013
Reposted by LemonCakeNikki McCann Ramírez @nikkimcr.bsky.social · 6hTrump straight up doxxed Senator Tom Cotton this morning 3283249647
Reposted by LemonCakeRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5hThe subjugation of women is part of a neo-fascist, warrior culture going all the way back to the 1930s. It was on full display during Pete Hegseth’s military speech this week. 531203431
Reposted by LemonCakeIan Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 6hThis seems no different than if an attorney presented as evidence the Chad vs virgin meme, with their client as the Chad. And the judge was like "We have to now respect that as fact." bsky.app/profile/popb... 28112
Reposted by LemonCakeMike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 6hA response I couldn’t have fathomed 15 years ago: “What radicalized you?” “Oh, it was Robert Kraft’s treatment of Macklemore, I’d say.” 225839
Reposted by LemonCakeMike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 6hFresh off his success at revitalizing CBS, Ellison plans to use the same playbook at Skydance to prevent future disasters like <check notes> Sinners 3266
Reposted by LemonCakeThor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 6hI think they should be asked about it! 18224
Reposted by LemonCakeThor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 6hShould Republicans distance themselves from their top donor, who is fighting a ban on AI-generated nude images in court 1134875
Reposted by LemonCakeLea Leander @lealeander.bsky.social · 6hwww.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u...nytimes.com3 Billionaires Have Largely Funded Republican Nominee for Wisconsin Governor (Gift Article)Under its current rules, Wisconsin has not had a race in which a small number of donors have made up such a large share of a campaign’s funding. 5244105
Reposted by LemonCakeDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 6hThe Republican Party was founded in Wisconsin, but there really is not a Wisconsin Republican Party any longer. When three people are paying for 90% of a gubernatorial campaign and 80% of legislative campaigns, you have a club, not a political party, owned and funded by billionaires. 519068
Reposted by LemonCakeDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 6hThe same billionaires bankrolled Scott Walker and are still providing more than 80% of funding for state legislative GOP campaigns. They are certainly ideological, but they also would prefer to pay zero taxes. urbanmilwaukee.com/pressrelease... 513423
Reposted by LemonCakeDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 6hIf you are remotely familiar with Wisconsin politics, you know exactly which three billionaires (Uihleins & Hendricks) they are talking about and what they want in return. Their purchase of Ron Johnson generated a giant federal tax cut targeted towards them. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-best-d... 714040
Reposted by LemonCakeDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 6hThe GOP has put $2 million to this campaign, and the billionaires have put $23 million in. Their contribution is 92% of the money Tiffany raised. 13542216
Reposted by LemonCakeI was on TV once... @myjobaretables.bsky.social · 6hI'm pissed that Jeff Epstein's buddy, Eric Schmidt, will become less infamous as a result nypost.com/2025/11/26/b...nypost.comEx-mistress of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt accuses tech titan of rape, creepy surveillance: court docsMichelle Ritter detailed the allegations in a 70-page filing claiming Schmidt subjected her to sexual battery, harassment, domestic violence, and violations of computer hacking and wiretapping laws… 2217
Reposted by LemonCakeBilly, Garry, Orville @billythecat.bsky.social · 23hA Comfortable Man!! 11749112
Reposted by LemonCakeChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 16hTen months ago, if you’d have told me I’d be watching a … practice run on a race track … going on across the world … after midnight … because I want to see what a track looks like … before I watch the race on Sunday … I’d definitely have looked at you with such overwhelming confusion. 101394
Reposted by LemonCakeamy brown 👻 @amybrown.xyz · 17hit’s sooo funny that jesse eisenberg turned down the social network sequel but said yes to “now you see me 3” 13111680
Reposted by LemonCakeMike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Not the worst outrage of this admin, not by a long shot, but diverting 1/5th of the NSF's research budget is awfulnytimes.comNational Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by CongressThe move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants. 47343
Reposted by LemonCakeChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 21hCongrats, Don, John, Mike, and John, you broke it. 321975
Reposted by LemonCakePaul Kingsley @paulkingsley7.bsky.social · 21hRepresentative Zoe Lofgren of California, the top Democrat on the Science, Space and Technology Committee: “It’s a dramatic attack on the science enterprise that has served us very well since World War II, when this whole system was set up” 0242
Reposted by LemonCakePaul Kingsley @paulkingsley7.bsky.social · 21h🧪 “The National Science Foundation, one of the biggest sources of federal research funding, withheld $1.4 billion that Congress had intended for research over the course of the past year, according to internal data reviewed by The New York Times.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...nytimes.comNational Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress (Gift Article)The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants. 38864
Reposted by LemonCakeGail Sideman, publicist @gsideman.bsky.social · 21hThere's zero redemption in Watson's comments to date. To look at him is to 🤮. “He is not an inspiration by any stretch, and he’ll never be an inspiration to anybody. And he shouldn’t be an inspiration to Cleveland fans,” Stugotz said. 1738
Reposted by LemonCakeMatthew Perpetua @fluxblog.bsky.social · 21hWe're living in a world of fools breaking us down when they all should let us be 218936
Reposted by LemonCakeProPublica @propublica.org · 21hReporter @maxblau.bsky.social spent a year reporting on abuses of farmworkers. It left him wondering: Is there any way to find out whether the produce he buys at the grocery store comes from farms with a record of mistreating workers?projects.propublica.orgDo My Grocery Store Blueberries Come From Farms Where Workers Were Harmed?Max Blau spent a year reporting on abuses of farmworkers. It left him wondering: Is the produce he buys at the grocery store part of the problem? 9384129
