Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialSACosby @blacktopkid.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Im in a bar in DC and a tech bro is trying to convince his friend that ppl with more money should have more 1st amendment rights than poor ppl and im drinking a cocktail called "Im About go The Fuck Off" 1923115
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14hKroger just announced the largest layoffs in its history, with plans to cut 3,000 employees as it ramps up use of AI. Reminder that Kroger has spent $12.3B on stock buybacks since 2019 and paid its CEO $14M last year — 417x its median worker's pay. AI is turbo-charging corporate greed.newsweek.comKroger plans largest layoffs in its nearly 150-year historyThe company's CEO said it was committed to "simplifying" operations and "deploying more resources where they matter most 67996114756
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialJim 🇨🇦 @justjim12.bsky.social · 23hThe Republican plan: 1. Keep 'em poor. 2. Keep 'em sick. 3. Keep 'em stupid. 18713
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialCasey Stegman @caseystegman.com · 14/10/2026Happy pub day to @blacktopkid.bsky.social! Can’t wait to read this bad boy. 67713
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/10/2026This might be the most embarrassing post of all time. Guaranteed every one of these people complained about the @kendricklamar Super Bowl halftime show. Shameless. @MarshaBlackburn @SenatorHagerty @timburchett @GlennJacobsTN @BrentTaylorTN 3712830705
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 13/10/2026ROME (AP) — Vatican says Pope Leo XIV has lung cancer and that the lower lobe of his right lung was removed. 53989238
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialMs. Misanthrope 🇺🇸 @lilmsmisanthrope.bsky.social · 12/10/2026First, Rudy Giuliani booked Four Seasons Total Landscaping. Then Senator Schmitt confused the Atlanta Hawks with the Iowa Hawkeyes. Now a GOP super PAC spent $25,000 campaigning in the wrong Portland. These people want to redraw America's borders but can't find the places on a map. 231584424
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 13/10/2026There’s this thing people do where they’re surprised that a rapper has read a book or knows any music theory or something else “intelligent”. Anyway, I hate it. Thank you. 241765170
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialSACosby @blacktopkid.bsky.social · 11/10/2026HIGHWAY FULL OF NIGHT Playlist. open.spotify.com/playlist/4V7...open.spotify.comHIGHWAY FULL OF NIGHTPlaylist · S.A. Cosby · 83 items 6396
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialJess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Just a reminder that the folks who want to ban children’s books will allow children to watch a public execution… 391255398
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialPinks📨 @pinksglobal.net · 10/10/2026World Mental Health Day reminds us that not every struggle is visible, not every wound has a name, and not everyone who smiles is doing well. Lead with compassion, make room for honest conversations, and remember that mental health deserves care every day, not just today. #Pinks 💖✨ 1258157
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialXela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 10/10/2026@claytoonz.bsky.social 451819515
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialLaura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books 4073529510622
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialRep. Justin J. Pearson @justinjpearson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Donate to the Gatorade Man (Cashapp: $Blessed3172 // Venmo: Demarcus-Dickerson-2) & Bring Gatorade, Sprite, coke, ice and lemonades! They arrested him for working hard but he’s back out today bringing smiles and joy and making hydration station a reality on E. Parkway & Poplar. 212042
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.social𝔰𝔞𝔩𝔢𝔪 ☾ ❤️🔥 @w0lfertinger666.bsky.social · 07/10/2026you know what, this is random. but shout out to school lunch ladies that don't let children starve 381732217
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 07/10/2026Thom Tillis voted to confirm these people. Now he wants credit for telling us how terrible they are. And oh so conveniently, Thom Tillis has a new book to sell. Spare us. 76863711664
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialBookshop.org @bookshop.org · 06/10/2026Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores. 2854653345
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/10/2026incredible this will get little to no coverage 554102252374
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 05/10/2026One person dead. Two hundred under observation. A hospital quarantined. Here's what you need to know about the possible plague case in Russiahuffpost.comPeople Are Comparing A Possible Russian Plague To COVID. Here’s What Experts Want You To Know.One person has died, 200 are under observation and a hospital is under quarantine. Here’s what matters most to experts. 47592263
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Wasn’t there something else that he did which was really, really evil? 1491122552300
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 05/10/2026CHICAGO (AP) — Coroner says Dennis Hastert, the ex-House speaker sentenced to prison in a hush-money case, has died of natural causes. 4433652
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialGillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The book is Guards, Guards by Terry Pratchett. His description here perfectly prefigures the recruitment process for ICE agents : 17586180
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/10/2026FFS… Is it really an accident anymore at this point? 1349201857092
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 05/10/2026what an asshole 31981131316
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Memorable Presidential Quotes In History From FDR: "The only thing we have to fear... is fear itself." From JFK: "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." From our Vulgarian-In-Chief: 584103223046
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Everyone involved in this process — including the Palantir employees — have to be investigated and probably go to jail. 22997333098
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026A $250,000 donation to a pro-Ken Paxton super PAC came from a businessman whose dad got pardoned by Trump — and who used a fake name and rented mailbox on the donation record.politico.comWho was behind a $250K mystery donation to super PAC backing Ken Paxton?The Texas Senate hopeful has ties to the donor’s family going back decades. 401412681
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The reason why Trump is president is because the US has way too many people like this. bsky.app/profile/atru... 6253547832
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialRich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The Keynote Speaker at the Annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in March, folks. 60576662284
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialM31🍁 @m31author.bsky.social · 02/10/2026OTTAWA — The actor and Parkinson’s disease advocate Michael J. Fox is set to be honoured at Rideau Hall this morning www.ctvnews.ca/entertainmen...ctvnews.caMichael J. Fox to be promoted within Order of Canada at Rideau Hall todayThe actor and Parkinson’s disease advocate Michael J. Fox is set to be honoured at Rideau Hall this morning. 663958705
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I missed this in the Constitution. 1820108502442
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I’ve known many other defense secretaries, starting with Cap Weinberger, who served as defense secretary under Reagan. I can say without fear of contradiction that Pete Hegseth is the stupidest and least qualified of them all. He is a danger to the entire world. He must be impeached. 15253631541
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026You really can’t make this shit up. 789150144409
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 30/09/2026As we talk about what happened at Cornell, please take a moment to learn about how a young LSU student is fighting for help against that school’s storied football program 9233621460
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialDana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026What a fuckin loser 210712
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialKaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 29/09/2026 531216135827
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialKelly @justkelly.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The Cornell victim has been doxxed on X. So worried for her. I hate this planet. 864220539
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A judge has ordered the release of Douglas Stewart Carter, a 71-year-old Black man who has spent decades on death row for a 1985 killing he did not commit. He spent 41 years in prison. 441266450
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years. Be warned. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm… 1300190816219
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.theintercept.comDoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam 6564022311828
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The nearly decade-long case of Crystal Mason, who was sentenced to 5 yrs in prison over a voting error, will end with an acquittal The wife of the current district attorney, who fought to keep her conviction in place, asked Crystal if she would consider voting for himtheguardian.comTexas woman triumphs as court upholds acquittal in voting error caseCrystal Mason has spent nearly a decade fighting conviction for casting provisional ballot that ultimately wasn’t counted 9533961071
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 24/09/2026NO FLUID was found in Nolan Wells' lungs or airways, per the autopsy report by the Mississippi State Medical Examiner. How do you die by "accidental drowning" if there is no water in your lungs? 792175665809
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Reminder that Donald Trump, Jr.’s venture capital firm is a major investor in Polymarket. He is also an adviser to Kalshi. Meanwhile, Trump’s regulators are suing states attempting to regulate prediction markets and Trump himself has said the platforms will “thrive” under his administration.pbs.orgNew York sues prediction market Polymarket, calling it an unlicensed gambling operation that puts residents at riskPrediction market platforms have argued states do not have the authority to govern them because they are already regulat 22778316
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialThe Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026From the people who told you that straight white male privilege doesn’t exist… 809137183279
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/09/202625 years ago today, George W. Bush signed the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force into law. Barbara Lee was the only member of Congress to vote against it, warning it would be a blank check for forever wars. History has proven her lonely and courageous vote right. 309146444671
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialwomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Cindy Blackman, US musician, widely respected drummer for Lenny Kravitz and Santana #WomensArt 173308440
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialLisa Guerrero @lisaguerrero.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Not only did I meet Robert Kraft, I worked for him. His kid Jonathan asked me to “remove the black music” from my gameday playlist in ‘94 & I refused so they fired me. I was the cheerleader director at the time.  I sued them for wrongful termination and won. So yes, I know that motherfucker.  329252965775
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialRicky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 17/09/2026It’s insane that people in Congress are paid over $174K a year in taxpayer dollars whilst making millions of dollars from insider trading whilst getting 18 vacations a year as Americans all over the country struggle to pay for rent, gas and groceries. 516105723399
Reposted by @literarylonging.bsky.socialJess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 16/09/2026… 337230068043
