Reposted by LJ BreedloveGovernor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 18/09/2025This is the playbook, folks. If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away. Do not be quiet in this moment. 12534756915083
Reposted by LJ BreedloveFelicia Davin @feliciadavin.com · 18/09/2025feels like a good day to mention that your library might give you access to Kanopy, a streaming service that is, as far as I know, not evil 49724
Reposted by LJ BreedloveChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 05/07/2025Does it…illuminate the thinking and background of a major mayoral candidate? Does it actually do that? 2604893468
Reposted by LJ BreedlovePatrick Iber @patrickiber.bsky.social · 04/07/2025Damn, it looks just like the photos of the disappeared that were put up by relatives in the South American dictatorships 11146072095
Reposted by LJ BreedloveMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 24/06/2025Everyone needs to start reporting ICE agents are Iranian sleeper cells. 400116072625
Reposted by LJ BreedloveOregon Justice Resource Center @ojrcenter.bsky.social · 12/06/2025“An Oregon State Police recruitment email for the SWAT unit trumpeted fatal shootings by its members and the elite unit’s use of an arsenal of weapons.” www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/0...oregonlive.comAre you ‘jonesing to fire less lethal rounds’ and ‘launch gas canisters’? Oregon State Police SWAT email misses markOregon State Police tried to conceal this controversial SWAT recruitment email when The Oregonian/OregonLive requested it. Now state police are distancing themselves from it. 087
Reposted by LJ BreedloveJennifer Granick @granick.bsky.social · 14/06/2025Hey, MSM: Teen Vogue is carrying the water for all y'all www.teenvogue.com/story/ice-wa...teenvogue.comHow to Keep Tabs on ICE Agents Who May Be Surveilling Your NeighborhoodHere’s a step-by-step guide. 521198
Reposted by LJ Breedlovederek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 14/06/2025via Benedicto.Uribe on TikTok 425151423769
Reposted by LJ BreedloveCory Booker @corybooker.com · 12/06/2025Senator Padilla was driven violently to his knees–as if made to kneel before the authority of the executive–because the administration called his questions “disrespectful”. This should offend not just the other 99 Senators. It should offend the conscience of this country. 1191163444601
Reposted by LJ BreedloveAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/06/2025"They took her in a car, in essence kidnapping her ... I met another young woman whose husband has quite literally disappeared" -- Newsom shares harrowing details of specific cases of ICE terrorizing immigrants in California 468213367093
Reposted by LJ BreedloveUnited Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 11/06/2025We are aware of multiple federal operations impacting farm workers across California today. To all working people in California, remember: we are in this together. Our statement: ufw.org/ufw-statemen... #WeFeedYou 11804285
Reposted by LJ Breedlovederek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 11/06/2025Not true. I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵 308145203315
Reposted by LJ BreedloveAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 11/06/2025I will be damned if I allow a bunch of Confederate-waving January 6th apologists give the American people a lecture on flag waving. There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later. They. Are. Breaking. The. Law. 136910264421941
Reposted by LJ BreedloveProPublica @propublica.org · 08/06/2025At ProPublica, we believe that a strong democracy requires informed citizens. Our reporting shines a light on the forces that threaten our democratic systems — and it's free and accessible to all. Help us continue this critical work. Donate today: propub.li/3Z4N1Sc 231475
LJ Breedlove @ljbwrites.bsky.social · 01/06/2025@theoregonian has a letter from the editor this morning about covering the George Floyd protests. It's... interesting. I was nodding along, until the editor gets to what the newspaper should have done differently. Judge for yourself. (Link in comments.) I have a different take.... /1 100
LJ Breedlove @ljbwrites.bsky.social · 13/05/2025And any future book. I have no desire to ever see or hear words from Jake Tapper again. Not that that's anything new. Tapper was a lightweight wannabe reporter from day one. Why anyone thought he could write a book when he couldn't write his own reportage for broadcast is beyond me. Tank that book. 020
Reposted by LJ BreedloveMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 13/05/2025"Exaggeration"? If the Republican bill is passed as-is, then 13.7 million will lose health coverage. That's what CBO said, the result of 7.7m from the GOP bill, 4.2m from tax credits GOP isn't extending, and 1.8m from a Trump marketplace rule GOP isn't rescinding or modifying. 13.7m. It's a fact. 22864238
Reposted by LJ BreedloveBrian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 30/12/2024In Georgia, a mom facing eviction reached out to DFCS for help. They offered her nothing. Soon the agency took her kids away because of "inadequate housing." The state then paid *$6,200 a month* to house her kids in foster care. One of the most important and infuriating stories I read this year:propublica.orgWhen Families Need Housing, Georgia Will Pay for Foster Care Rather Than Provide AssistanceIn more than 700 cases over five years, Georgia reported inadequate housing as the sole reason for taking a child into foster care, a WABE and ProPublica analysis found. Advocates say it would be chea... 481111185256
Reposted by LJ BreedloveRaven Oak @ravenoak.bsky.social · 08/05/2025It really is this simple. #TransRightsAreHumanRights 65145074000
Reposted by LJ BreedloveKathy W @jabber-wocky.bsky.social · 29/04/2025Former U.S. Senator Doug Jones (AL) is also scheduled to speak along with former U.S. Rep Beto O’Rourke at the Tide Against Trump rally in Tuscaloosa, AL on May 1, 5:00 pm, Snow Hinton Park. Please attend this rally to show your opposition to the authoritarianism of Regime 2.0! 14465177
Reposted by LJ BreedloveHillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 29/04/2025In Trump's first 100 days, he alienated us from our allies, crashed the stock market, decimated U.S. cancer research, expelled American toddlers, lost the Canadian election by proxy, and threatened your Social Security checks. But at least he focused on the important stuff. 28058001630
Reposted by LJ BreedloveShepherd @neolithicsheep.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Rev Barber is the architect of Moral Mondays in North Carolina, which were weekly protests at the Capitol in Raleigh. 315043
Reposted by LJ BreedloveJack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 28/04/2025Can confirm: Just spoke to him, and Barber and two others were, in fact, arrested. Story coming. 7421851005
Reposted by LJ BreedloveNPR @npr.org · 24/04/2025Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.npr.orgColleague of Harvard scientist held by ICE warns that foreign scientists are scaredHarvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S. 868223678346
Reposted by LJ BreedloveRobert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 21/04/2025it's important this go as viral as the original story for morale purposes if nothing else. despite the image they project these people are NOT unaccountable. consequences CAN be forced. focused anger and outrage MATTERS. 1862673710337
Reposted by LJ BreedloveAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 09/04/202590 percent. They sent innocent people to a gulag so Trump could look like a tough guy. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comAbout 90% of Migrants Deported to El Salvador Had No US Criminal RecordTrump administration officials have described the men deported to El Salvador prisons last month as “the worst of the worst,” suggesting they were gang members involved in murder, rape and kidnapping. 21685053774
Reposted by LJ BreedloveCongresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 10/04/2025Republicans just passed a budget that guts Medicaid, SNAP, veterans’ benefits, and free school lunches. They swore they'd fix the economy—but this sure as hell ain’t it. 32065491896
Reposted by LJ BreedlovePrem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Plainclothes agents. Trying to question elementary-aged kids. And lying that they had parents permission to do so. 366107453827
Reposted by LJ BreedlovePatti Olivier 💙VOTE BLUE @patti3333.bsky.social · 07/04/2025#MomSky Millions of women could lose the right to vote HANDS Off our Constitution. HANDS OFF our Democracy. Say NO TO THE SAVE ACT Call Your Senators 202 224-3121 #HandsOffHerVote 15261146
Reposted by LJ BreedlovePaul Quelle-horreur 👻🎃👻🎃 @paulkelleher.net · 04/04/2025Mad respect for these remarkable students. youtu.be/eRqnKIc5pHw?...youtu.beJewish Students Chain Themselves to Columbia Gates to Protest ICE Jailing of Mahmoud KhalilYouTube video by Democracy Now! 16814
Reposted by LJ BreedloveMike Elk @mikeelk.bsky.social · 04/04/2025SEIU has launched a $100,000 ad buy to demand the release of Tuft graduate employees & held rallies in 18 cities. In an unprecedented fashion, unions are responding to defend their members. paydayreport.com/seiu-launche...paydayreport.comSEIU Launches $100,000 Ad Campaign & Holds 18 Rallies to Release Immigrant ActivistThis week, SEIU launched a major six-figure ad campaign to demand the release of a Turkish national, Tufts University Ph.D. student Rumeysa Ozturk, a member of SEIU 509, who had been involved in Pales... 3676180
Reposted by LJ BreedloveChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 04/04/2025I needed to hear this. Maybe you do too. “Fear has a way of being contagious… courage is also contagious.” — Kamala Harris Man, I miss her. 999316227491
Reposted by LJ BreedloveGenevieve Lakier @genevievelakier.bsky.social · 02/04/2025AAUP has just published a memo laying out the many legal reasons why universities should not hand over the names & nationalities of their students or faculty, as the Trump admin has asked. Please share freely with your friendly university admin! @aaup.bsky.social www.aaup.org/news/institu...aaup.orgInstitutions Should Not Provide Student and Faculty Info To Enable DeportationsIn response to news reports that the Office for Civil Rights in the US Department of Education has requested the names and nationalities of students and faculty who may have been involved in alleged T... 0279184
Reposted by LJ Breedlove🦇🎃💀 Riana-mator 💀🎃🦇 @riana.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Why did the FBI & DHS search former Indiana University CS professor #XiaofengWang 's homes last week? Nobody knows. It's all rumors and speculation. So I filed a motion to unseal the search warrant(s) in Indianapolis federal court. It's case no. 25-mc-22 (S.D. Ind.) www.idsnews.com/article/2025...idsnews.comStanford scholar files motion to unseal warrants used to search homes of Xiaofeng WangThe scholar cited the First Amendment, arguing the warrants should be released. 315645
Reposted by LJ BreedloveMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 27/03/2025Kseniia Petrova, a Russian scientist at Harvard Medical School, was detained at Logan Airport after returning from France and sent to an ICE detention in Louisiana, The Insider reports. A big critic of Putin and the war in Ukraine, she may now be deported to Russia. 41578084416
Reposted by LJ BreedloveIan Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 31/01/2025The Heritage Foundation created a database of voter fraud convictions, and tried to lie with numbers by not providing any context. Brookings put those numbers in context (hundreds of millions of ballots b/n 1982-2024) and easily showed that fraud was nearly non-existent. 12506195
Reposted by LJ BreedloveLisa Reyna Loe @lisaloe.bsky.social · 25/03/2025How much worse can the Signal chat fiasco get? Chat member, Steve Witkoff, was not only in Moscow, he may have been inside the Kremlin meeting with Putin while war plans and fist emojis were flying around on his phone. Nothing to see here… except everything. +… www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-e...cbsnews.comAs top Trump aides sent texts on Signal, flight data show a member of the group chat was in RussiaAs top Trump cabinet members sent texts in a Signal group chat, CBS News analysis shows one of them, Steve Witkoff, was in Russia. 701197572
Reposted by LJ BreedloveAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 24/03/2025I'm no lawyer, but it seems like discussing war plans in Signal outside a SCIF is maybe just a little bit worse than using a private server to send emails that weren't even marked as classified. But what do I know.media.tenor.comhillary clinton is smiling while speaking into a microphone in front of a crowd .ALT: hillary clinton is smiling while speaking into a microphone in front of a crowd . 11675688113565
Reposted by LJ BreedloveThe Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 24/03/2025We are being governed by the dumbest, most reckless people Trump could find. Read more here: bit.ly/4hR8zs4 #MoronPresident 1120548
Reposted by LJ BreedloveJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 24/03/2025"A government contractor and lobbyist who served in President Donald Trump’s first administration bought Vice President JD Vance’s Virginia home in an above-market deal, a sale his spokesperson says was based on the market." $170,000 ABOVE ASKING PRICEforbes.comLobbyist And Government Contractor Bought JD Vance’s Home For $170,000 Over Asking PriceThe buyer, a Trump appointee during his first term, denies any political motive—calling the $1.9 million deal purely market-driven. 1712337824
Reposted by LJ BreedloveAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 10/03/2025They called him Sleepy Joe because we could sleep at night. 10456818611233
Reposted by LJ BreedloveSarah Kelly @sarahkelly.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Our colleagues at the Trans Journalists Association have helpful resources for covering trans issues that you can find here: styleguide.transjournalists.orgstyleguide.transjournalists.orgTrans Journalists Association Stylebook and Coverage GuideThe Transgender Journalists Association’s Stylebook and Coverage Guide is a tool reporters, editors, and other journalists can use to improve news coverage of trans people and the stories that affect ... 14217
Reposted by LJ BreedloveAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 02/03/2025Today, around ten thousand people gathered at Tesla showrooms across 50 states and internationally to protest Elon Musk (DOGE). We encourage everyone to join again next Saturday, March 8th, with more events planned. 99118311549
Reposted by LJ BreedloveJess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Our schools are not your churches. No taxpayer vouchers for private religious schools. 17573211486
Reposted by LJ BreedloveYashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 28/02/2025In an extraordinary display of public support, heads of state, heads of government, and foreign ministers from all over Europe and Canada are posting in support of Ukraine in response to the Oval Office meeting with Trump, Zelenskyy, and Vance. 363161484955
Reposted by LJ BreedloveSenator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 28/02/2025For folks asking if I'm going to attend Trump's joint address to Congress next week: no. Instead, I'm choosing to hear directly from Oregonians and will be hosting an open-to-all town hall on Facebook live. Oregonians can submit questions in advance here:docs.google.comTown Hall Participation FormIf you are a constituent of a lawmaker of an upcoming People's Town Hall, submit your information here! If you have questions or difficulties with the form, email info@peoplestownhall.org 705121101946
Reposted by LJ BreedloveLittleevil0ne @littleevil0ne.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Hey! Don't forget *NOT* to use the iOS Patreon app to buy things or subscribe to memberships because the app store now has a 30% fee which either the creator is covering themselves or is increasing the price on whatever you're buying (patreon emailed me today to tell me I could choose which) 326751618
Reposted by LJ BreedloveChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 28/02/2025Petulant man-baby said what? Trump was a disgrace today, and he’s trying to rewrite what happened in the Oval Office. 3841941364