Reposted by Martha Whitten HowellShaun Pinner @shaunpinner.bsky.social · 19hSince the US 🇺🇸 administration HAS OPTED TO support a genocidal, imperialist, fascist regime, Ukraine will resume hitting Russian oil refineries. Ukraine paused for three days. Russia kept killing civilians. “The ban has been lifted,” Zelenskyy told the FT. 🇺🇦 936490
Reposted by Martha Whitten HowellAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 19hIf Putin stops fighting, the war ends. If Zelensky stops fighting then his country will be occupied, leaders murdered, language banned, businesses stolen, children kidnapped. That's what happens in Russian-occupied Ukraine. 11063392350
Martha Whitten Howell @lubec.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Their story played a large role in my childhood. 030
Reposted by Martha Whitten HowellReuters @reuters.com · 14/10/2026Reuters asked election officials and legal experts how the Trump administration might seek to disrupt the 2026 midterms. Their concerns span nine potential flashpoints before and after Election Day reut.rs/4yYhb9t 12316
Reposted by Martha Whitten HowellJonathan Watts @jonathan-watts.bsky.social · 07/10/2026More fire, more crime, more death and a globally important ecosystem driven ever more rapidly towards a point of no return. That’s the prospect for the Amazon rainforest if Flávio Bolsonaro wins Brazil’s election My take www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...theguardian.comFlávio Bolsonaro’s advance in Brazil’s election is grim jolt for climate campaignersInquest under way into why President Lula’s success in curbing Amazon deforestation has not led to success at polls 12207105
Reposted by Martha Whitten HowellRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 07/10/2026‘But I got road salt exempted from Trump’s tariffs’ is really the perfect way to sum up Susan Collins during the Trump era. While he does hundreds of things to hurt Mainers, she brags about one small thing she did to help her reelection, while doing nothing on the big things. 23256961342
Reposted by Martha Whitten HowellAlfred Lund @alfredlund.bsky.social · 07/10/2026There is nothing at all normal about Trump and he has trained us to expect this without question. 118350
Reposted by Martha Whitten Howellmichnutrish.bsky.social @michnutrish.bsky.social · 07/10/2026#VisibilityBrigade #massachusetts #democracy #economy @maddow.bsky.social @visibilitybrigade.bsky.social @rosaliewong.bsky.social @thegodshow.com @emmatk.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social #midterms #vote #vets #corruption #midterms #war #gas #inflation #vote #fascism #organize #election 013034
Reposted by Martha Whitten HowellThe Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 30/09/2026🎙️It is against U.S. law to send someone to a place where they could face threats to their life or freedom. With third-country deportations, the administration is doing just that. In the latest episode of The Contrarian Pod, Tim spoke with ACLU lawyer Sarah Mehta to learn morecontrariannews.org‘Third-Country Removals’ Leave Immigrants Facing Unknown FuturesSarah Mehta of the ACLU explains how the Trump Administration deports immigrants to countries where they have no ties, e 614448
Martha Whitten Howell @lubec.bsky.social · 29/09/2026How embarrassing to be part of this stupid idiotic human race as we bring on our own demise. 000
Reposted by Martha Whitten HowellBenjamin Husstad-Nedberg @factforce.bsky.social · 29/09/2026But the US - and parts of Europe (often in the west, far from the Russian border) lives in a fantasy. In that fantasy, Russia is only interested in eastern Ukraine, they will stop given a 'reasonable deal', they will never attack big strong NATO. But nothing could be further from the truth. 54612
Reposted by Martha Whitten HowellAmateur Renaissance Man @amrenaissanceman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026'Zackly. The trad press soft-pedals the cooked broccoli that has become Trump's brain. From Will's art: 18213
Reposted by Martha Whitten HowellThe Great Pumpkin Papers 🎃🎃🎃 @professormusgrave.bsky.social · 27/09/2026What’s the message that will resonate with voters at a time of soaring gas prices, Sir? 710117
Reposted by Martha Whitten HowellJen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026New approach: If a reporter is interrupted, harassed, insulted, or abused, the press should exit the room. Period. If Trump refuses to answer a legitimate news question or claims it was a dumb question, every other reporter must ask the same question until Trump tires out or answers.open.substack.comFour Changes to Help the White House Press Recover Its Spine🚨41 Days to the Midterms🚨 25548127
Reposted by Martha Whitten HowellMaine Public @mainepublic.org · 22/09/2026After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump administration dismantled the unit handling the inquiry. bit.ly/3TNQULHmainepublic.orgThe FBI anti-corruption squad was circling Susan Collins — until Trump got in the wayAfter the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini... 44021
Reposted by Martha Whitten HowellScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026DHS called the teens "agitators who obstructed and resisted," saying "minimal force" was used after one "got combative;" but photograph and film records contradict the DHS claims. The teens filed a police report for assault against the ICE agents. Days later, Luis's mother Teresa 17723
Reposted by Martha Whitten HowellJarvis Googoo @jarvisgoogoo.com · 19/09/2026Amazing editorial cartoon by @mackinnonart.bsky.social 😃 166140053517
Reposted by Martha Whitten HowellBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Maybe the most important political story of our time. People just want the bullshit to stop.gizmodo.com71% of Americans Say They're Completely ExhaustedA CDC report shows that people are not feeling relaxed and restful in the United States. 1398266986698
Reposted by Martha Whitten HowellMaine Public @mainepublic.org · 18/09/2026State officials unveiled a newly printed version of Maine's constitution that once again includes a section on the state's obligations toward the Wabanaki Nations and citizens. bit.ly/4h15BnEmainepublic.orgAfter 150 years, language about honoring tribal treaties is back in Maine's constitutionState officials unveiled a newly printed version of Maine's constitution that once again includes a section on the state's obligations toward the Wabanaki Nations and citizens. The language had been i... 24115
Reposted by Martha Whitten HowellKhashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 17/09/2026This. The reason we want children to study history is so that humanity doesn't have to keep relearning the same difficult lessons over and over again each generation. 931993
Martha Whitten Howell @lubec.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Cannot people see he is willing to destroy the country and the climate for his own greed? 010
Reposted by Martha Whitten HowellDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 14/09/2026The threats to free and fair elections are real and growing more serious by the day, Marc Elias writes. What once seemed like an abstract threat has now become concrete. The risk of a rigged election is no longer unthinkable. The need for action can no longer be denied: demdock.com/4cHT3im 10380151
Reposted by Martha Whitten HowellGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Trump told his party he'd open the war chest when it mattered. He hasn't. He promised the convention would energize the base. It hasn't. He insists the midterms aren't about him. They are.thinkbigpicture.substack.comHow To Get Crushed In The Midterms 651345232
Martha Whitten Howell @lubec.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Elect Democrats. Impeach himand his crew. Lets do this without major violence! 000
Reposted by Martha Whitten HowellDigital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 11/09/20262/ VoteSafe is run by Elon Musk’s America PAC. On Aug. 29 it rewrote its privacy policy, allowing personal and voter-related data, plus psychological and behavioral inferences, to be shared or sold to business partners. popular.info/p/the-hidden...popular.infoThe hidden dangers of Musk’s votesafe.orgThe slick voter registration website, currently being promoted to millions of people, is a digital surveillance machine. 19976
Reposted by Martha Whitten HowellPrincess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I think about this a lot. 13458168
Reposted by Martha Whitten HowellCollins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 09/09/2026'Thank you for only punching us in the face and declining to also kick us in the shins. That's very kind of you.' #MEpolitics 0217
Martha Whitten Howell @lubec.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Havent we seen all this before in Argentina? 010
Reposted by Martha Whitten HowellDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 04/09/2026ICYMI: A new lawsuit against a pending law in Florida — modeled after Trump’s SAVE America Act — alleges that voters would be disenfranchised by the restrictive proof-of-citizenship requirement. “Federal law does not permit Florida to subject eligible voters to those risks,” the suit states.democracydocket.comFlorida’s proof-of-citizenship voting restriction hit with third pro-voting lawsuitThe state's new restrictive proof-of-citizenship requirement creates "an unjustifiably high risk of erroneous disenfranchisement," the lawsuit argues. 1307114
Reposted by Martha Whitten HowellRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/09/2026This is why you can't have healthcare. www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigratio…nbcnews.comICE plans to buy robot ‘dogs’ for some immigration enforcement operationsThe doglike robots are equipped with cameras and sensors that can detect chemicals and would be used in situations that 922118934667
Reposted by Martha Whitten HowellNPR @npr.org · 01/09/2026A whistleblower says the U.S. Postal Service is rushing out an online system for President Trump's push to restrict mail voting that could "derail" the midterm election if courts allow it to proceed. n.pr/4xvMl7fn.prWhistleblower claims USPS plan for Trump's mail voting order could 'derail' midtermsA whistleblower says the U.S. Postal Service is rushing out an online system for President Trump's push to restrict mail voting that could "derail" the midterm election if courts allow it to proceed. 59884491
Martha Whitten Howell @lubec.bsky.social · 01/09/2026One keeps hoping our citizens will refuse such orders, but that doesnt seem to be happening. Our country is under seige. We are seeing a buildip to a coup. 000
Reposted by Martha Whitten HowellThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 31/08/2026Phantom Ranch, the only lodge within the Grand Canyon, has drawn adventurers and dignitaries, including Theodore Roosevelt, for more than a century. It was hit by a deadly flash flood that tore through the canyon on Sunday.nyti.msWhat Is Phantom Ranch? Inside the Grand Canyon Lodge Hit by Flash FloodingPhantom Ranch, the only lodge within the Grand Canyon, has drawn adventurers and dignitaries, including Theodore Roosevelt, for more than a century. 24512
Reposted by Martha Whitten Howell🎃 Booing Burbs 👻 @blooming-burbs.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Lot of horrific details in this story like the ICE thugs drinking on the deportation flight. I want to start hearing very clear plans from political leaders about how they intend to pursue accountability. I also don't think 'rehab ICE' is a defensible position. prospect.org/2026/08/31/w...prospect.org‘What America Did to Me Is Wrong’: Inside One of the Largest Third-Country Removal Flights So Far - The American ProspectOn July 31, an estimated 71 detainees were expelled to various countries on a hellish flight to Africa. Many were then illegally returned to their home countries. 21569222
Reposted by Martha Whitten HowellKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Where's Mitch? 1165125062983
Reposted by Martha Whitten HowellNPR @npr.org · 28/08/2026Limited public discussion of the trust fund's shortfall has experts worried that most Americans don't fully understand the problems Social Security faces — let alone be able to weigh in on solutions. n.pr/4hZFtu6n.prThe Social Security trust fund is running out, and yet it's not a top campaign issueLimited public discussion of the trust fund's shortfall has experts worried that most Americans don't fully understand the problems Social Security faces — let alone be able to weigh in on solutions. 3520980
Reposted by Martha Whitten HowellWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 28/08/2026"Gotta get down to it. Soldiers are cutting us down. Shoulda been done long ago..." -- Neil Young 917655
Reposted by Martha Whitten HowellDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 27/08/2026On the one hand we have examples of open corruption from one party - DeSantis shows its not just Trump - that no-one really expects will be punished. OTOH, we have people like DeSantis and Trump firing prosecutors, and targeting political opponents with politically motivated prosecutions. 13452138
Reposted by Martha Whitten HowellJen Rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 26/08/2026If you're an attorney or a law student....this would be a good year for you to help out as a poll worker www.nass.org/can-i-vote/b...nass.orgBecome A Poll Worker | NASSFor information on becoming a poll worker, select your state from the dropdown menu below. Poll workers are hired at the local level, so contact your local election official if you have questions on t... 320977
Reposted by Martha Whitten HowellWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 26/08/2026In the Philly exurbs, a 22-year-old college student out drinking tried to go to a friend's house for the night and pounded on the wrong door, where they called police An Upper Pottsgrove cop showed up and immediately shot and killed him Police are out-of-control www.inquirer.com/crime/glenwo...inquirer.comA Lower Pottsgrove man knocked on the wrong door. A cop killed him, thinking he was a burglar.Glenwood Pysher IV walked to the wrong home while out celebrating a friend's birthday, his family said. The home's owner, thinking he was trying to break in, called the police. 32414191