Reposted by @lescast.bsky.socialAdam McKay @ghostpanther.bsky.social · 11/07/2025There is nothing funnier than Booker trying to semi-hide while having his picture taken with a genocidal lunatic so the few clueless liberals left who don’t know he is utterly corrupt still support him. 1012015
Reposted by @lescast.bsky.socialSaul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 11/07/2025Israel murdered more than 70 Palestinian men, women and children yesterday. 37674
Reposted by @lescast.bsky.socialDr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 11/07/2025Texas is the state with the largest CO2 emissions in the nation. In 2022, for example, the state's emissions were more than double that of California, the next largest emitter. @jessedjenkins.com Climate change is real. Why are you saying TX is a model for anything? 3203
Reposted by @lescast.bsky.socialSarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 09/07/2025I just listened as well, here is the audio - you can hear Kalief recount in his own voice what solidarity confinement feels like for a teen. I feel we owe it to him to listen since he should still be here and the system that killed him, which we can fight, heaps these evils on others everyday...newyorker.comKalief Browder: A Decade LaterTen years after his suicide, lessons from what Browder shared with The New Yorker about his time in solitary confinement. 7337137
Reposted by @lescast.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 08/07/2025Data from the Texas Ethics Commission shows Musk’s lobbyists spent tens of thousands of dollars on gifts, meals, entertainment and other freebies for state elected officials and their staff, family members and guests from January to May this year. With @kutnews.bsky.social & @texastribune.orgpropublica.orgElon Musk Hired a Dozen Texas Lobbyists This Year. State Law Keeps the Extent of Their Influence Under Wraps.Musk, the billionaire businessman behind Tesla and SpaceX, influenced several new Texas laws this year. How his lobbyists came about these wins, however, is more of a mystery. 40631265
Reposted by @lescast.bsky.socialSarah Goodyear @sgoodyear.bsky.social · 06/07/2025"As I was filming, people came to me and said: look at your forehead. There were three green laser dots on my head: private armed U.S. contractors who were guarding the site were pointing their weapons at my head. One spoke through a loudspeaker, in English: 'No filming allowed.'" 211024469
Reposted by @lescast.bsky.socialMark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 06/07/2025Let’s realize that both parties, when in power, have approved original Medicare and MA plans that enrich insurance companies at the expense of patients. Both parties let the HC industry get so opague, no one has a clue how the much care truly costs. Including most hospitals. 4233092423
Reposted by @lescast.bsky.socialRaw Story @rawstory.com · 06/07/2025Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) argued that the government should be cut in response to the deadly flooding in Texas over the weekend.bit.ly'You need fewer bureaucrats': Chip Roy uses TX flood as excuse to cut governmentRep. Chip Roy (R-TX) argued that the government should be cut in response to the deadly flooding in Texas over the weekend.In a Sunday interview on Fox News, host Lisa Boothe asked Roy if there was "blame to be assigned" for the deaths of more than 50 people."Yeah, I mean, in classic Washington, D.C... 12710352
Reposted by @lescast.bsky.socialMark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 06/07/2025www.thestreet.com/technology/b...thestreet.comBillionaire Mark Cuban Promotes New Voting SystemThe investor puts his popularity in the service of a political matter which is close to his heart. 2363216506
Reposted by @lescast.bsky.socialZane Schacht - Voice Goblin @voicesbyzane.bsky.social · 30/06/2025Seriously man nothing just immediately makes me sever ties with someone and their work like using genAI, even in a a small way. Like actually fuck off with that shit. 7744130
Reposted by @lescast.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 30/06/2025Today, the UK government intends to ban the non-violent protesters Palestine Action as a "terrorist" group, exposing anyone supporting them to terrorism charges. In 2 days, 380,000 people have watched this video on YT alone. You're going to need a bigger prison. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECkV...youtube.comSharing This Video Could Get You 14 Years in PrisonYouTube video by Double Down News 14523261340
Reposted by @lescast.bsky.socialDavid Sirota @davidsirota.com · 21/06/2025For the young people who are new to politics & cannot believe how committed billionaire media has been to mass producing a 24-7 stream of negative headlines about the NY mayoral candidate pushing for free buses — let me remind you that this is a well-practiced strategy, it’s not random. It’s a plan. 13287100
Reposted by @lescast.bsky.socialThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 16/06/2025The Supreme Court will hear a case next term that deals with an investigation into a chain of pregnancy centers that seek to dissuade women from having abortions.washingtonpost.comSupreme Court to hear case over probe of antiabortion pregnancy centerThe justices will weigh whether First Choice Women’s Resource Centers Inc. can go to federal court to fight a state-level subpoena seeking names of its donors. 811446
Reposted by @lescast.bsky.socialMelanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 07/06/2025Undocumented immigrants pay almost $100 billion in taxes each year. The top 1% evade $163 billion in taxes each year. Stop pretending that immigrants are the ones taking advantage of taxpayers. 337247978291
Reposted by @lescast.bsky.socialThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 08/06/2025Gina Ortiz Jones, a Filipino American who served as under secretary of the Air Force during the Biden administration, won a runoff election on Saturday to become the mayor of San Antonio, making her the first openly gay leader of the seventh-largest city in the country.trib.alGina Ortiz Jones, a Progressive, Is Elected San Antonio’s MayorMs. Jones, a former under secretary of the Air Force under the Biden administration, prevailed over Rolando Pablos, a conservative with ties with to Gov. Greg Abbott. 15883137
Reposted by @lescast.bsky.socialDemocracy Now! @democracynow.org · 04/06/2025"We have to do everything we can to demand an end to these atrocities and war crimes committed by Israel," says Greta Thunberg, speaking from the Mediterranean Sea. She and other activists are sailing to Gaza to deliver badly needed humanitarian aid being blocked by Israel. 18767213
Reposted by @lescast.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Minneapolis… San Diego… Folks are pushing back. This is only going to get worse. 1857264947366
Reposted by @lescast.bsky.socialAl Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 04/06/2025The vessel with 12 people on board is carrying humanitarian aid for Gaza facing starvation due to Israeli blockade.bit.lyMadleen Gaza flotilla: Greta Thunberg, activists to arrive on June 7The vessel with 12 people on board is carrying humanitarian aid for Gaza facing starvation due to Israeli blockade. 220069
Reposted by @lescast.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/05/2025Hidden fees in live-event ticketing and hotels are now illegal under a Biden-era FTC rule that just took effect. Kudos to former FTC Chair Lina Khan, whose leadership could finally make junk fees a thing of the past.businessinsider.comSorry Ticketmaster and Airbnb — America's era of hidden fees is overTicketmaster and Airbnb now have to list prices up front, instead of tacking on hidden fees at the end. This new "all-in 401557315
Reposted by @lescast.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/05/2025Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security. Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952 526266998434
Reposted by @lescast.bsky.socialMother Jones @motherjones.com · 28/05/2025Rage and resentment are killing the great American road trip. On this week's More to the Story, we talk to @sarahkendzior.bsky.social about how her new memoir on America’s political turmoil is really a love letter to the country.motherjones.comRage and resentment are killing the great American road tripOn this week's "More To The Story," author Sarah Kendzior talks about how her new memoir on America’s political turmoil is really a love letter to the country. 37835196
Reposted by @lescast.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/05/2025CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%. Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"? 488188905782
Reposted by @lescast.bsky.socialThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 23/05/2025Breaking News: Boeing reached a deal with the Justice Dept. that would spare the company from taking criminal responsibility for two deadly 737 Max crashes in 2018 and 2019. The deal was opposed by the families of those who died in the crashes.nytimes.comBoeing Reaches Deal With U.S. to Avoid Guilty Plea Over 737 Max Crashes 2111325555
Reposted by @lescast.bsky.socialJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 23/05/2025“A construction worker in south Alabama says he was forcibly detained Wednesday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who claimed his proof of U.S. citizenship was fake.” www.al.com/news/mobile/...al.comAlabama worker says ICE dragged him from job despite being US citizen: ‘Color of our skin has become a crime’He said when he tried to record the incident, the agents knocked his phone out of his hand. 791118285218
Reposted by @lescast.bsky.socialArghavan Salles, MD, PhD @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social · 21/05/2025No one experiencing the tragedy of a miscarriage should be arrested, much less abandoned in jail for 5 months with a $100k bond. But that’s exactly what happened to Mallori Patrice Strait in Texas. Women, particularly women of color, in this country are no longer allowed dignity even in extreme loss 632153075760
Reposted by @lescast.bsky.socialChron.com @chron.com · 22/05/2025The Texas House of Representatives voted in favor of a bill to establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve. Gov. Greg Abbott still has to sign it into a law or veto.bit.lyTexas basically Bitcoin State U.S.A. after lawmakers pass this billThe Texas House of Representatives voted in favor of a bill to establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve. Gov. Greg Abbott still has to sign it into a law or veto. 111
Reposted by @lescast.bsky.socialNPR @npr.org · 21/05/2025Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.npr.orgDiseases are spreading. The CDC isn't warning the public like it was months agoSome of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent. 923183068454
Reposted by @lescast.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 20/05/2025“you should have a choice” means “we get to choose for you” 666138644022
Reposted by @lescast.bsky.socialThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 21/05/2025The Spanish government ordered Airbnb to remove nearly 66,000 listings from its platform, widening a crackdown on tourist rentals as it seeks to alleviate a housing crisis that has become among the worst in Europe.nytimes.comSpain Orders Airbnb to Take Down 66,000 Rental Listings 21558641332
Reposted by @lescast.bsky.socialThe Associated Press @apnews.com · 17/05/2025Attention spans are shrinking, with research showing the average person's has declined from 2.5 minutes in 2004 to 47 seconds now.bit.lyEasily distracted? How to improve your attention spanAttention spans are shrinking, with research showing the average person's has declined from 2.5 minutes in 2004 to 47 seconds now. 4324892
Reposted by @lescast.bsky.socialProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 15/05/20251/4 UPDATE: This week, @propublica.org management informed a third bargaining unit member that they will be placed on a performance improvement plan and denied steward representation at the meeting where it is discussed. Our full statement 👇 810349
Reposted by @lescast.bsky.socialRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 16/05/2025500K Mexican-Americans served in the U.S. armed forces in WWII, as did millions of 1st and 2nd-gen immigrants, and 109K noncitizens. Mexican immigrant Macario Garcia won the Medal of Honor in Normandy. When he returned to the US, he was was arrested for trying to eat at a segregated restaurant. 1824255756971
Reposted by @lescast.bsky.socialEli Meyerhoff @elimeyerhoff.bsky.social · 11/05/2025“One day, you might ask why people are punished for standing up for Palestine, why truth and compassion feel dangerous to power. … I hope our story shows you this: the world needs more courage, not less. It needs people who choose justice over convenience.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comTo my newborn son: I am absent not out of apathy, but conviction | Mahmoud KhalilDeen, the grief I feel being apart from you is one drop in a sea of sorrow Palestinian families have drowned in for generations 224177
Reposted by @lescast.bsky.socialGreg Pak @gregpak.net · 12/05/2025Wanna reduce crime? Open more libraries. "we find within the nearby proximity of the library; there is a substantial reduction in frequency of burglaries, vandalism, robberies, fraud, and assaults." link.springer.com/article/10.1...link.springer.comDo public libraries help mitigate crime? Evidence from Kansas City, MO - Journal of Cultural EconomicsWe examine the relationship between public libraries and local crime rates. Previous studies have looked at different factors that could account for changes in crime, but few have focused on cultural ... 122200819
Reposted by @lescast.bsky.socialRebecca Traister @rtraister.bsky.social · 16/05/2025So they want to ban middle grade dystopian fiction--along with the histories of systemic violence and discrimination--so we won't know where they get their utterly psychotic ideas, is that right? 1525046
Reposted by @lescast.bsky.socialAlexis Coe @alexiscoe.bsky.social · 16/05/20251776 was the beginning of the American Dream. Not golden thrones, but ordinary people having a chance to get ahead. Why, then, in our 250th, is there such profound confusion of public service with personal reward? I wrote about the flying palace: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb... /2msnbc.com 013716
Reposted by @lescast.bsky.socialAlexis Coe @alexiscoe.bsky.social · 16/05/2025The founders didn’t foresee flight — but they knew a throne when they saw one. Gilded trappings, fancy gifts--they returned them. For Jefferson: 💎 snuff box; Quincy Adams: 🐎. From the very beginning, Washington warned of “the insidious wiles of foreign influence." /1 228548
Reposted by @lescast.bsky.socialMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 15/05/2025The grassroots music scene in London is renowned around the world—and it wouldn’t be what it is without our great venues. TfL has launched a special edition Tube map which highlights grassroots venues around the city. You can see it at Outernet all month.bbc.co.ukTube map celebrates London's grassroots music sceneThe special edition map shows London's grassroots music venues as part of a capital-wide campaign. 59319
Reposted by @lescast.bsky.socialDavid Sirota @davidsirota.com · 15/05/2025if you were wondering whether America is an oligarchy/plutocracy, please remember that this is a country where the people get to see a copy of their constitution and bill of rights - if a billionaire deigns to loan it out for public viewing 28825
Reposted by @lescast.bsky.socialThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 10/05/2025Vicious debates over critical race theory and DEI have centered education in U.S. politics. “Yet, these conversations are so often indifferent to the data showing that when it comes to academic learning and social development, too many children and teenagers are suffering,” Dana Goldstein writes.nytimes.comHas America Given Up on Children’s Learning? 111675151
Reposted by @lescast.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/05/2025Happy Mother's Day. It's a moral outrage that we're the only industrialized country without paid family and medical leave. 12461511377
Reposted by @lescast.bsky.socialThe Lever @levernews.com · 11/05/2025Trump offers selective sanctuary, airlines sell your data to immigration enforcers, RFK institutes radical opacity, and more from The Lever this week. www.levernews.com/lever-weekly...levernews.comLEVER WEEKLY: Welcome To America! (No, Not You)Trump offers selective sanctuary, airlines sell your data to immigration enforcers, RFK institutes radical opacity, and more from The Lever this week. 02425
Reposted by @lescast.bsky.socialExtreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 09/05/2025SOUTH AMERICA HEAT WAVE Another ridiculous hot night with Minimum temperatures up to 27.2C in PARAGUAY: Higher than a typical summer night Some records of Highest May temperature were broken including 25.0 Paraguari PARAGUAY 24.6 Trinidad BOLIVIA More summer temperatures will return next week! 24318
Reposted by @lescast.bsky.socialJennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 09/05/2025🚨 Disturbing footage shows the brutal arrest of a terrified 16-year-old girl—sobbing, screaming as “ICE agents” abducted her mom without a warrant or ID. At least 4 grown men slammed her face into the pavement. This is child abuse. This is state terror. Worcester police are complicit. 41720861365
Reposted by @lescast.bsky.socialAdam McKay @ghostpanther.bsky.social · 09/05/2025Who’s Profiting From ICE? Use this interactive map to see the companies near you with active ICE contracts. readsludge.com/2025/05/09/w...readsludge.comWho’s Profiting From ICE?Use this interactive map to see the companies near you with active U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement contracts. 27320
Reposted by @lescast.bsky.socialAdam McKay @ghostpanther.bsky.social · 10/05/2025You are aware on Bluesky it shows who you take money from right? We can literally see how corrupt you are Mister “bankers are my constituents too.” (Yes, he really said that) 3549
Reposted by @lescast.bsky.socialNPR @npr.org · 08/05/2025Soaps, lotions and shampoos were found to have formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasing preservatives.npr.orgCancer-causing chemicals are in many beauty products women use, a study findsSoaps, lotions and shampoos were found to have formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasing preservatives. 43676273
