Reposted by @loafsta.bsky.socialSherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026NEW AD: Listen to this sh*t. 38291272849
loafsta.bsky.social @loafsta.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Important thread. We’re moving backwards on so many things it’s hard to keep up. College is formative for many young adults in the US. For too many women it’s also where they first experience sexual assault and institutional callousness to their trauma. 010
Reposted by @loafsta.bsky.socialProPublica @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 🧵 412113876079
Reposted by @loafsta.bsky.socialBaseball by BSmile @bsmile.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Today In 1990: Seattle #Mariners outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. playfully steals a catch away from his father Ken Griffey Sr. on a fly ball from Chicago White Sox batter Sammy Sosa at the Kingdome! ⚾️ #MLB #Baseball #History 341004127
loafsta.bsky.social @loafsta.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Sounds like Bibi has big plans for his time in jail. Good luck with that. 000
Reposted by @loafsta.bsky.socialVoteVets @votevets.org · 16/09/2026Women have been meeting the standard since day one, that's more than we can say about Pete Hegseth. 762961917
loafsta.bsky.social @loafsta.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I was raised in ‘80s/‘90s Nashville, the buckle of the Bible Belt. AS A CHILD I learned to fend off Christian adults who just wanted to have a nice chat re: (1) whether I accepted Christ as my lord and savior, (2) the good news (he is risen!), (3) was I concerned about my immortal soul, 1/ 110
loafsta.bsky.social @loafsta.bsky.social · 13/09/2026@nytimes.com treats insane fantasy as reality to Trump’s benefit, example 9,673,232. 000
Reposted by @loafsta.bsky.socialHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 12/09/2026A pastor for Michael Whatley, the North Carolina GOP Senate nominee, opened with a prayer asking God to bestow "integrity and honesty." It was delivered by Pastor Daimon King, a registered sex offender twice imprisoned for convictions involving children. apnews.com/article/what... 96888274401
Reposted by @loafsta.bsky.socialGarrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 12/09/2026There have to be so many prosecutions. This all can’t just be forgotten or papered over. 593238899
loafsta.bsky.social @loafsta.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Please be kind to pedestrians and cyclists. Even the ones who act like entitled jerks (admittedly like me when walking in NYC). Otherwise I will glare at you and possibly smack your car. Be warned! 010
loafsta.bsky.social @loafsta.bsky.social · 12/09/2026L’shana tova u’metukah. May the new year 5787 bring joy and finally give relief to those in pain, peace to those in conflict, freedom to the oppressed and justice to the victims of genocide in China, the DRC, Myanmar, Israeli-occupied Palestine, Sudan and Russian-occupied Ukraine. 020
loafsta.bsky.social @loafsta.bsky.social · 12/09/2026A president desperately stifling the free press in a democracy is inherently weak - afraid that the voters will discover the truth of his failures and turn against him. But @nytimes.com invariably characterizes Trump as powerful. Another way our press distorts reality in service to Trump. 020
Reposted by @loafsta.bsky.socialBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Last month, the Pentagon fired the publisher and editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes. Two opposite headlines this morning show the results were swift. 271444516
Reposted by @loafsta.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/09/20269/11 victim Michael Massaroli’s son: "You do my dad's legacy & the legacy of all victims no honor using this tragedy to spread hate. I've had to spend 25 years seeing people use it to hate on our Muslim brothers & sisters, people who don't look like them." 442225436065
Reposted by @loafsta.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 11/09/2026NEW: The Environmental Protection Agency is finalizing a rule that’ll drastically weaken restrictions on “stripper wells,” which tend to be old, poorly maintained and prone to leaking methane, the highly potent greenhouse gas.propublica.orgEPA to Loosen Methane Rules, Boosting Pollution From Oil and Gas WellsThe Environmental Protection Agency is finalizing a rule that’ll drastically weaken restrictions on “stripper wells,” which tend to be old, poorly maintained and prone to leaking methane, the highly p... 18817521126
loafsta.bsky.social @loafsta.bsky.social · 08/09/2026The good news for Northwest Indiana is that someone might finally care enough to restore their power. 000
loafsta.bsky.social @loafsta.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Oh, just a rogue Amazon Prime plane targeting a fleet of Tesla Cybercabs. Probably nothing to worry about. . . 000
Reposted by @loafsta.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Federal minimum wage in: 2009: $7.25 2010: $7.25 2011: $7.25 2012: $7.25 2013: $7.25 2014: $7.25 2015: $7.25 2016: $7.25 2017: $7.25 2018: $7.25 2019: $7.25 2020: $7.25 2021: $7.25 2022: $7.25 2023: $7.25 2024: $7.25 2025: $7.25 2026: $7.25 Folks, it's time to raise the damn wage already. 1557281979441
Reposted by @loafsta.bsky.socialNoah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 05/09/2026he's not dead, there was no special election to avoid, and the people who should be mad at him not being able to do his job are republicans who are down a vote. this whole discourse is ridiculous www.everythingishorrible.net/p/mcconnell-...everythingishorrible.netMcConnell Conspiracy Theories Are Doomer NonsenseAnd doomer nonsense helps the fascists. 1418130
Reposted by @loafsta.bsky.socialPeter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I'm going to KEEP talking about how Senator Rick Scott, the RICHEST man in all of Congress, DEFRAUDED Medicare & is trying to CUT Social Security. Will you join me?🤚 401126485079
loafsta.bsky.social @loafsta.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I want the good China stuff without all of the horrible China stuff. Is that too much to ask? 000
loafsta.bsky.social @loafsta.bsky.social · 04/09/2026It makes me sad that Roberts, a tech and clean energy reporter, has to spend so much time giving civic lessons to allies. But I’m glad he does! 030
Reposted by @loafsta.bsky.socialEllie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I love the dedication in My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinhem 10385251964
Reposted by @loafsta.bsky.socialBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 03/09/2026“Over the ‘strongest possible’ objections from the federal prosecutor handling the case, leaders at the Department of Justice quashed plans to bring civil rights charges against an ICE agent accused of shooting a Venezuelan immigrant and then lying about it.” www.propublica.org/article/doj-...propublica.orgTrump’s DOJ Blocked Serious ICE Shooting Charge Over Federal Prosecutor’s “Strongest Possible” ObjectionsA prosecutor planned to file civil rights charges — similar to those brought against the officers who killed George Floyd — against an ICE agent. In an email we exclusively obtained, he reveals that T... 1125879
Reposted by @loafsta.bsky.socialDavid Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Republicans' largest donor (by far) is hosting a robust debate on his platform about whether Jews are white. Corporate Media will ask precisely 0 Republicans about their largest donor's all-consuming misogyny, xenophobia, antisemitism, he will instead by referred to as a visionary industrialist. 14538371190
Reposted by @loafsta.bsky.socialYair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 02/09/2026The parties of the Likud, "Jewish Power", Religious Zionism, and the new "People of Israel" party are all running on an explicit, unabashed platform of the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from Gaza as the "solution". Rabbi Kahane's racist legacy is the Israeli government's policy. 513143
Reposted by @loafsta.bsky.socialBrian Poindexter For Congress @poindexterforcongress.com · 01/09/2026Here’s my first ad. I’m running for Congress to fight for my daughters – and yours. So in my first ad, I decided to turn the mic over to them. 12426132
Reposted by @loafsta.bsky.socialMike Masnick @masnick.com · 01/09/2026It is *quite* telling that Armstrong thinks it's bad that the Ford Foundation is known for doing all sorts of good things in the world, which would probably make the bigoted, antisemitic, eugenicist Henry Ford upset. 1137885
loafsta.bsky.social @loafsta.bsky.social · 01/09/2026We own every terrible thing this administration does in our name. We cannot let these crimes go unpunished. 040
Reposted by @loafsta.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/08/2026Rep. James Clyburn says he supports expanding the Supreme Court: "13 is a pretty good number. A baker's dozen would be a good number to have on the Court." 52274941508
Reposted by @loafsta.bsky.socialLaura Chapin @laurachapin.bsky.social · 30/08/2026"For the next two minutes, Cloud detailed three issues impacting women that she believes deserve more attention than Freedom: domestic violence, sexual assault and food insecurity." www.nytimes.com/athletic/754...nytimes.comNatasha Cloud calls Enes Kanter Freedom ‘irrelevant,’ urges WNBA to ban him league-wide (Gift Article)“I will talk about real issues that face women, and it’s not our trans human beings,” Cloud said. 102176477
Reposted by @loafsta.bsky.socialDenys Beecher @dbeecher.bsky.social · 29/08/2026And he's already been found competent to stand trial again. Transferred back to jail until it's held. 1131
loafsta.bsky.social @loafsta.bsky.social · 29/08/2026A British judge found Kurtaj mentally unfit and remanded him to a mental institution until no longer a danger. This is not some shitposter. The issue wasn’t GTAVI clips, but that he (1) committed numerous hacks against individuals and corporations, stealing money and demanding ransom for, 1/ 17910
loafsta.bsky.social @loafsta.bsky.social · 28/08/2026We own every terrible thing this administration does in our name. We cannot let these crimes go unpunished. 100
loafsta.bsky.social @loafsta.bsky.social · 28/08/2026We own every terrible thing this administration does in our name. We cannot let these crimes go unpunished. 000
loafsta.bsky.social @loafsta.bsky.social · 28/08/2026We own every terrible thing this administration does in our name. We cannot let these crimes go unpunished. 000
Reposted by @loafsta.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 27/08/2026NEW: These local jails in Florida were supposed to detain immigrants for only up to 72 hours, per DHS. One woman was rebooked 10 times, spending a cumulative 26 days in jail.propublica.orgThese Local Jails Were Supposed to Detain Immigrants for Only 72 Hours. One Woman Was Held for a Total of 26 Days.Rebookings of immigrants into local jails are an effort to circumvent federal rules and regulations, legal experts say. Our nationwide analysis shows that in the past year, two Florida jails had unusu... 14734501882
Reposted by @loafsta.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 27/08/2026DHS repeatedly said that an aggressive Chicago apartment raid was prompted by intel on a Venezuelan gang takeover. Records reveal the real story behind the raid: targeting alleged squatters with the landlord’s blessing. 👂 Listen to the full episode:podcasts.apple.comThe True Story of Why Immigration Agents Raided a Chicago Apartment BuildingPodcast Episode · Paper Trail · August 20 · 42m 15856992671
Reposted by @loafsta.bsky.socialRob Bon Vivant🌊 @77sunnyandclear.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Fourteen years ago, HBO's 'The Newsroom' laid out the truth about voter ID in this segment. It’s striking how little the arguments — or the tactics — have changed. Still a solution in search of a problem. History doesn’t repeat itself — it gets rerun. 27283123619
Reposted by @loafsta.bsky.socialScott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Nine people, lifetime appointments, no boss. There is exactly one lever the public holds. It’s filed and sitting in Congress right now. 👇 actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...actionnetwork.orgTell Congress: Impeach Supreme Court Chief Justice John RobertsContact Congress today! 12375135
Reposted by @loafsta.bsky.socialScott Colom @scolom.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Want to hear from Cindy Hyde-Smith? Better be a loyal Republican with an invite to the right event or a donor with deep pockets. Everyone else? Good luck ever hearing from her. Mississippians deserve a senator who shows up, listens and fights for them — not one who hides from her own constituents. 24214
Reposted by @loafsta.bsky.socialSailor Michael @sailormichael.bsky.social · 25/08/2026This shit is like an ongoing fucking nightmare. I am so damn tired. 43616
Reposted by @loafsta.bsky.socialScott Lincicome @scottlincicome.bsky.social · 25/08/2026"From ‘Fortress North America’ to All-Out Trade War: How the U.S.-Canada Talks Collapsed" www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/w... "the United States maintained that it would retain all power to change tariff policy against Canada at any time, irrespective of the agreement" Then what's the point? 1119374
Reposted by @loafsta.bsky.socialAnna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 23/08/2026some support ideas here blockclubchicago.org/2026/08/21/g...blockclubchicago.orgGary Residents Have Been Without Power For 10 Days. Here's How You Can HelpA South Side business is offering free laundry service for storm-affected Gary families, while another fundraiser is collecting money for essentials as some residents face a second week without electr... 57363
Reposted by @loafsta.bsky.socialLeah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 24/08/2026KBJ has them cold: 271401407
loafsta.bsky.social @loafsta.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Gosh, I wonder why the mayor of NYC is supporting a NYC Congressman for Speaker. He must think it was a good idea for him to meet with the fascists to talk about the Enabling Act . . . . 🫠 Mamdani is practicing smart local politics, Jeffries is demonstrating national political malpractice. 020
Reposted by @loafsta.bsky.socialDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 23/08/2026I hope everyone caught this Lancet study confirming that Elon Musk & DOGE are responsible for genocidal levels of suffering & death.thelancet.comEvaluating the impact of two decades of USAID interventions and projecting the effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030: a retrospective impact evaluation and forecasting analysisUSAID funding has significantly contributed to the reduction in adult and child mortality across low-income and middle-income countries over the past two decades. Our estimates show that, unless the a... 5435201809