Reposted by Liz MorrisRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Time for this classic again. 153163645508
Reposted by Liz MorrisRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Men Explain Rape to Me. 41684251
Reposted by Liz MorrisAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence: 2633209625716
Reposted by Liz Morrisderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Tweed is such a beautiful fabric to wear this time of year because it produces, in Dolly Parton's phrasing, a coat of many colors. Even a solid-colored brown is not just brown, but bits of red, blue, and yellow to produce something that looks lifted off the Scottish landscape. 1007338697
Reposted by Liz MorrisHuman Rights Campaign @hrc.org · 28/09/2026BREAKING: The Trump administration is erasing protections for LGBTQ+ kids and survivors of sexual assault in school settings without an opportunity for public comment. Trump’s Department of Education has abandoned its duty to protect students from sex discrimination and sexual violence in schools. 54430
Reposted by Liz MorrisProPublica @propublica.org · 27/09/2026At least 79 kids have been harmed by tear gas or pepper spray during Trump’s immigration crackdown. In most cases, they were going about their days when officers shot chemical munitions near their homes and schools and into their cars. (Published May)propublica.orgKids Are Being Harmed by Tear Gas, Pepper Spray Under Trump. There Could Be Long-Term Consequences.In several cities, judges have chastised federal immigration officers, saying they used excessive force. One former DHS leader called ProPublica’s findings a “bright red flag.” 611358798
Reposted by Liz Morrisold fruit pictures @pomological.xor.blue · 27/09/2026shipleys late peaches, painted by elsie e. lower, 1910 0436
Reposted by Liz MorrisJeffrey Vagle @jvagle.me · 27/09/2026He definitely had a look about him. 1866997
Reposted by Liz MorrisCarrie Brown @brizzyc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This is the way. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Young Democrats Are Putting the Party Back in Politics. It’s Working. (Gift Article)Fun, free events communicate a larger goal: that everyday people should be able to afford a joyful life. 031
Reposted by Liz MorrisKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Susan Collins is always horrified by the predictable results of her own vote, which means Mainers who genuinely care about Susan Collins should elect Troy Jackson as he won’t vote for things that wind up upsetting Susan Collins, unlike Susan Collins 794146953
Reposted by Liz MorrisGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Trump is raging at news orgs for refusing to cover his reception of Xi after he banned three from the White House. The real lesson here: When institutions join together to resist his abuses of power it actually works, sending him into a helpless fury. New from me: newrepublic.com/article/2158...newrepublic.comTrump’s Angry Tirade Over Failing Press Ban Reveals His Achilles’ HeelTrump is furious that news organizations are fighting back against his vile efforts to punish their colleagues—because collective resistance to his authoritarianism actually works. 792241643
Reposted by Liz MorrisNER430 @ner430.bsky.social · 26/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/s...nytimes.comWhite House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. Grants (Gift Article)Federal officials are drafting an executive order that would place grants under review by an outside panel, the latest effort to redirect billions of dollars in research spending. 0346
Reposted by Liz MorrisSarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 25/09/2026If you care about keeping the Academy of Natural Sciences open to the public in Philadelphia, I need you to read and share this thread. Trish Wellenbach was sent from the mayor's office to oversee the Academy of Natural sciences situation. She needs to hear from us. Here comes the action item: 15551486
Reposted by Liz Morris🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota. 121121835178
Reposted by Liz MorrisAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026Netanyahu after the UNGA emptied out ahead of his speech: "If there any other moral cowards who have not left the hall, please do so now." 4062388584
Reposted by Liz Morrisold fruit pictures @pomological.xor.blue · 13/06/2025smokehouse apples, painted by royal charles steadman, 1923 0706
Reposted by Liz Morrisold fruit pictures @pomological.xor.blue · 24/09/2026dickey apples, painted by deborah griscom passmore, 1896 1314
Reposted by Liz MorrisWhitney Curry Wimbish @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The youngest person his pager attack killed was 9-year-old Fatima Abdullah, who had just started 4th grade. The pager was on a table when it went off and she picked it up to take to her dad. It exploded in her face and reports said it covered the room in her blood. She wanted to learn English. 42103484405
Reposted by Liz MorrisJonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The Greenhouse from recycled church stained glass windows, also known as "Sacré Blur" was made by horticultural installation artists Heywood and Condie from salvaged 18th and 19th century ecclesiastical stained glass. London 1274946871
Reposted by Liz MorrisCREW @citizensforethics.org · 24/09/2026Gifts Trump has received: -Gold bar from Swiss execs -Diamond ring from Belgian jewelers -Gold-plated crown from South Korea -Gem-studded medallion from UAE -Golden samurai helmet from Japan and more... In return? Trump gave them perks and leniency.ms.nowThe lavish gifts Trump has received from world leaders and CEOsThe president has received golden presents from foreign leaders, powerful corporate CEOs and interest groups who received perks and leniency from his administration. 119569
Reposted by Liz MorrisMedievalist.net @medievalists.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Medieval Manuscript Linked to St. Francis of Assisi Goes on Display www.medievalists.net/2026/09/medi... #MedievalManuscriptsmedievalists.netMedieval Manuscript Linked to St. Francis of Assisi Goes on Display - Medievalists.netA rare 12th-century manuscript linked to St. Francis of Assisi goes on display at the Walters Art Museum, marking 800 years since his death. 0134
Reposted by Liz Morrisfravery.bsky.social @fravery.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Nicholas Roerich Battle in the Heavens, 1912 419326
Reposted by Liz MorrisJamie Gump, pushing the acceptable boundaries of hubris @jamiegump.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Perpetual Fear, by Daniel Torday Dan and I met in college; I've read his books (they're very good!). His students say that he's a very good teacher, which doesn't surprise me at all. He's also very good at reminding me why I will continue to fight against hate for all of my days.nplusonemag.comPerpetual FearMy shul is in Philadelphia, directly across the state from Pittsburgh, where eleven Jews were murdered in October at the Tree of Life Synagogue by an anti-Semite with an AR-15. To have been young and ... 011
Reposted by Liz MorrisACLU @aclu.org · 22/09/2026Let the record show: We’re launching a new podcast! On each episode, our hosts Shereen Marisol Meraji and Mr. Beat discover the people, places, and narratives behind major court cases from U.S. history. 425991
Reposted by Liz MorrisProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵 411113586053
Reposted by Liz MorrisJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 22/09/2026If you'd like to read the Greenland agreement in English, a PDF is here, on the official Danish website: stm.dk/media/fx1h4f... (In case you missed it, the download link on the Danish site is labelled "Aftalen på engelsk herunder" That may be a little subtweet on the Dansk side.)stm.dk 410438
Reposted by Liz MorrisJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 22/09/2026We Didn’t Know Until This Day … Twitter Was the Echo Chamber All Along talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/we-di...talkingpointsmemo.comWe Didn’t Know Until This Day … Twitter Was the Echo Chamber All AlongDaniel Drezner says we are now in the Wile E. Coyote phase... 1018233
Reposted by Liz MorrisAnton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 22/09/2026President Zelenskyy on Putin: He's not winning, and it's a problem for him - he has to show to his society. It's not about us, not about Americans, not about Ukrainians, he doesn't respect anybody. His question is Russian people, his internal society and pressure. He's only afraid of his nation. 831581
Reposted by Liz MorrisRicky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 21/09/2026ICE-Gestapo killers shot and injured a DoorDash delivery driver in Texas whilst he was doing his job. I’ll say it again, they aren’t agents, they are terrorists. 491136834026
Reposted by Liz Morrisold fruit pictures @pomological.xor.blue · 21/09/2026annette apples, painted by deborah griscom passmore, 1928 0386
Reposted by Liz Morrisold fruit pictures @pomological.xor.blue · 20/09/2026winfield black raspberries, painted by deborah griscom passmore, 1908 010020
Reposted by Liz MorrisKashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 19/09/2026It’s going to be really funny when this is all over and all these companies are like oh, that hate campaign we ran against you for years? Yeah, we were just kidding 281757251
Reposted by Liz MorrisEddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 20/09/2026🧵 Today, we're going to delve into the remarkable story of James Forten—a Revolutionary War veteran and former P.O.W. He became one of the most influential Black abolitionists in early American history. Pull up a seat🪑, my friends. (cont) #ProudBlue #ResistanceRoots #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory 8924831035
Reposted by Liz MorrisTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Anyway, panic is a psy-op. Stay furious. Stay serious. Organize. 92559613
Reposted by Liz Morristalia jane @taliajane.bsky.social · 20/09/2026a few years ago there was this surge in antivax propaganda (born out of the covid denialist movement) that was pushing a lot of content in leftist spaces with an anti authoritarian framing. 630043
Reposted by Liz MorrisAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 20/09/2026“The No. 1 problem the Kennedy Center has had is President Trump.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u...nytimes.comHow President Trump Broke the Kennedy Center (Gift Article)Internal emails and documents demonstrate the political capture of the institution, including how officials once pursued a plan to unload much of the art collection. 491467499
Reposted by Liz MorrisChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I think the political left should be the loudest voice calling for an AI model development pause, frontier pacing, and mandatory third party audits right now. Put aside the doomer stuff (though I think it’s plausible), we just found out that OpenAI’s agents committed a pretty major felony! 1122633542
Reposted by Liz MorrisEric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 19/09/2026“At a court hearing in June, government lawyers left open the possibility that parents could be prosecuted for their role in their children’s medical care.” 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/n...nytimes.comNYU Langone Ends Care for Trans Youth in Deal With Justice Department (Gift Article)The major Manhattan hospital system agreed to pay $8.5 million to settle a federal inquiry into gender-transition treatments for adolescents. 299
Reposted by Liz MorrisNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026In this Philadelphia sports bar, OpenAI still means no one is guarding Allen Iverson. But they do know this: Even if the machines take all of our jobs, we'll still need real humans to boo Santa Claus. 2249561
Reposted by Liz MorrisUrsula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com · 18/09/2026We'd like your help with something. The one hundredth anniversary of Ursula's birth will take place in 2029. This may seem a long time away, but we’re already starting to think about how to celebrate Ursula’s life and art. We’d love to add your ideas to the mix—there's a brief survey here:form.jotform.comCentenary event planningPlease click the link to complete this form. 7268163
Reposted by Liz MorrisAlexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I wrote about being Annie Dillard's student at Wesleyan in the spring of my last year in college for Elizabeth Benedict's Mentors and Monsters anthology, and The Morning News: themorningnews.org/annie-dillar...themorningnews.orgAnnie Dillard and the Writing Life - The Morning NewsWriters aren’t born, they’re made—from practice, reading, and a lot of caffeine. And sometimes tutelage. 1629966
Reposted by Liz MorrisLit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Annie Dillard has died at 81. buff.ly/RNQwniFbuff.lyRemembering the great Annie Dillard.Annie Dillard, the masterful stylist and brilliant thinker, has died at 81. Her death was confirmed by her literary executor, Maggie Nelson. Dillard, who wrote in many forms and experiments, was an… 38637
Reposted by Liz MorrisKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 16/09/2026My man looks like a mobster who's just been pantsed by Bugs Bunny 4817277799
Reposted by Liz MorrisGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 16/09/2026"Stop looking to score token DC bipartisanship points." Yep. 519447
Reposted by Liz MorrisLiz Covart @lizcovart.bsky.social · 16/09/2026In Boston next Thursday (Sept 24)? Come to a Book Launch Party! The Colonial Society of Massachusetts is celebrating the publication of Vol 1. of the Papers of John Hancock. 0115
Reposted by Liz Morris🌊@PolitiZoom.com🌊 @politizoom.bsky.social · 16/09/2026"This has caused a whole lot of excitement." politizoom.com/boom-trump-l...politizoom.comBoom: Trump Loyalist Leaves, And It Looks Bad On BlancheThis has caused a whole lot of excitement. This was completely unexpected and caught everyone flat-footed. This person was known to be completely loyal to Trump, yet resigned from the prosecutor posit... 022
Reposted by Liz MorrisKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15/09/2026One of the coolest things about people who don't have a lot of power taking a principled stand is it lays bare the complete cowardice of the ones who actually *do* have power when they fail to do even a fraction as much. 7684771567
Reposted by Liz MorrisPhil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Saturday 9/19 is International Observe the Moon Night! If you live in central VA you can come take a look at UVa's wonderful historic McCormick Observatory. It's free, and you can register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/internatio...eventbrite.comInternational Observe the Moon Night with CASInternational Observe the Moon Night is a worldwide celebration of lunar science and exploration and the Moon in arts and culture. 0568