Reposted by Liz MaberyChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13/10/2026Holy shit. Rick Jackson didn’t just duck a debate with Keisha Lance Bottoms. He left her debating an empty podium. And the moderator made damn sure everyone knew it. Moderator Jeff Hullinger: “Mayor Bottoms, you may now ask a question to your opponent represented by the empty podium.” 11541021449
Reposted by Liz MaberyKendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 13/10/2026Columbus was considered an inhumane bloodthirsty murdered IN HIS TIME If I were Italian I would be offended that he's the guy upheld to represent my people not least because he did all of this shit for money AND he was a shit sailor to boot. 1233946
Reposted by Liz MaberyThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Zelensky on bombing the Russian data centers: “It’s pretty clear where the bots were coming from.” 572228745919
Reposted by Liz MaberyJon Cryer @mrjoncryer.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Elon Musk was violating his visa when he started his first business here and very likely obtained his U.S. citizenship through fraud. Where is that investigation? 372246550
Reposted by Liz MaberyRhiannon Giddens @rhiannongiddens.bsky.social · 12/10/2026A nice overview of Columbus and his crew’s crimes against humanity. www.vox.com/2014/10/13/6...vox.com9 reasons Christopher Columbus was a murderer, tyrant, and scoundrelWhy do we even celebrate Columbus Day? 1219
Reposted by Liz MaberyRhiannon Giddens @rhiannongiddens.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Happy Can We Please Stop Celebrating Christopher Columbus Day 518833
Reposted by Liz MaberyCongresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 12/10/2026The Trump Administration's raid on Congresswoman Omar's home is chilling and a deep abuse of power. 426060
Reposted by Liz MaberyJon Cryer @mrjoncryer.bsky.social · 12/10/2026America has become an authoritarian state. 1117537
Reposted by Liz MaberyMark Follman @markfollman.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Also be sure to read @atrupar.com on Trump's escalating attempts to stoke violent division: "Minnesotans aren’t going to take the bait... Trump already tried to get white Minnesotans to turn on the immigrant communities in the state, and he failed miserably." www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-minn... 4/xpublicnotice.coTrump wants a race war. Minnesotans won’t take the bait.We love our Somali neighbors. 442280
Reposted by Liz MaberyMark Follman @markfollman.bsky.social · 12/10/2026As the Trump government again targets Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, it's also worth recalling the horrific response from Trump himself when Omar was violently accosted last January—disparaging her as "a fraud" and falsely suggesting the attack was staged. www.motherjones.com/politics/202... 3/xmotherjones.comThe attack on Ilhan Omar and Trump’s destructive politics of violenceThe president's rhetoric portends worse to come. 814649
Reposted by Liz MaberyMark Follman @markfollman.bsky.social · 12/10/2026According to a new NYT investigation, at least 44 governors, 70 US senators, and 185 House members have faced violent threats over the past two years. Their staff and families as well. A key source of this danger is Donald Trump, as I documented earlier this year. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comHow Trump is using violent tragedies to divide AmericaICE shootings, assassinations, mass attacks, and other traumas all serve as ammo for the demagogue in chief. 720297
Liz Mabery @lyricbird.bsky.social · 11/10/2026As a teacher who has felt a bit stuck these past few years and also as a teacher who has a limited ballet background & teaches mostly tap & theatre style dance, it’s been refreshing to see that I am doing this right, I do know what I’m talking about & perhaps I am a pretty damn good teacher too. 000
Liz Mabery @lyricbird.bsky.social · 11/10/2026I keep coming across these Dance Masterclass ads online & it’s mostly very reputable ballet teachers who are describing some method/idea to help improve one’s dance technique. So many of them are using metaphors & comparisons I’ve been using for years. It makes me feel more confident as a teacher 100
Reposted by Liz MaberyThe City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 05/10/2026Immigrants with protected status who’ve lived in the city for decades are finding themselves swept up, shackled and threatened with expulsion.buff.ly'But I'm Not From Ghana': ICE Targets Longtime New Yorkers for Third-Country DeportationImmigrants with protected status who've lived in the city for decades are finding themselves swept up, shackled and threatened with expulsion. 23323
Reposted by Liz MaberySari Beth Rosenberg @sari.bsky.social · 05/10/2026People wondered why the “grab ’em by the pussy” tape wasn’t enough to destroy Donald Trump’s political career. There are obviously many reasons Trump won in 2016. But I keep coming back to one reason that tape wasn’t politically disqualifying: what we heard 1/ 55420
Reposted by Liz MaberySenator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 30/09/2026Trump is spending $1.8 billion on his own vanity projects. What would that money get you? Let’s do the math. 518974
Reposted by Liz MaberyThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 30/09/2026More than 100 Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians and soldiers in the West Bank on Monday, preventing the Israeli military from enforcing a court order to ensure a Palestinian family that fled violence could return to their home.nyti.msIsraeli Settlers Stop Soldiers From Returning Palestinians to Their HomeThe Supreme Court had ordered the military to ensure a West Bank family that fled violence could go back. But settlers blocked the effort, with the authorities accused of not doing enough to confront them. 167250
Reposted by Liz MaberyAnna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026Let the history books show that STUDENT reporters brought national attention to unchecked abuse. I hope that their cups and opportunities forever overfloweth.This is courage.abcnews.comDistrict attorney reopens case of alleged Cornell University 'gang rape'Prosecutors in central New York say they are reopening the case of alleged gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity. 31401377
Reposted by Liz MaberyKate Manne @katemanne.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I wrote for @thecut.com about the Cornell case and what it says that, at my institution and many others like it, protesters are often punished more harshly than sexual assailants www.thecut.com/article/what...thecut.comWhat It Feels Like at Cornell Right NowAs a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big. 521875619
Reposted by Liz MaberyMichael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I think my new excuse for anything I don't want to will be to decline by saying, "I don't want to." 262185
Reposted by Liz MaberyPBS News @pbsnews.org · 28/09/2026The medical community is trying many approaches to help push back against the advance of Alzheimer’s and dementia. One leading institution is taking a different and unconventional approach to supplement the traditional treatments. to.pbs.org/3Unifo3to.pbs.orgHow the Mayo Clinic is using improv to engage dementia patientsThe medical community is trying many approaches to help push back against the advance of Alzheimer’s and dementia. One leading institution is taking a different and unconventional approach to suppleme... 09431
Reposted by Liz MaberyThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026NBC: “Eight U.S. Marines were injured two weeks ago when an Iranian cruise missile attacked the ship they were operating on in the Strait of Hormuz, according to three U.S. officials…”nbcnews.comU.S. Marines injured in recent Iranian attackThe previously unreported attack occurred Sept. 14 when Iran struck a ship U.S. forces were on in the Strait of Hormuz, sources say. 821674774
Reposted by Liz MaberyKD📚🌎🌊🇺🇸 @kdnerak33.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I wish rapists were arrested with the same urgency as undocumented immigrants with pending visa applications. 09725
Reposted by Liz MaberyAction Together New Jersey @atnj.org · 28/09/2026Thank you MetLife Stadium! 1267
Reposted by Liz MaberyMadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 27/09/2026A potent, slow-moving nor'easter is currently battering the New Jersey coast today, triggering states of emergency across eight NJ counties, severe tidal flooding, and widespread power outages. Jersey Shore has dealt with this before. So you wanted a house in the ocean? Stay safe Jersey. 2717259
Reposted by Liz MaberyNPR @npr.org · 26/09/2026Thousands are without power on the U.S. East Coast, while roads are flooding in some coastal New Jersey communities. n.pr/4hOrwP2n.prRoads flood in New Jersey, inundate some homes, as first major signs of nor'easter take shapeThousands are without power on the U.S. East Coast, while roads are flooding in some coastal New Jersey communities. 417738
Reposted by Liz MaberyMore Perfect University @mpuniversity.bsky.social · 28/09/2026@aoc.bsky.social: The best thing that we can do to rein in runaway costs at private institutions is by having tuition free public colleges and universities. “For anyone who wants to say that that’s pie in the sky and unrealistic… this is literally what baby boomers gave themselves.” 261203269
Reposted by Liz MaberyAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 28/09/2026If only there was an agency specifically made to combat organised crime 16528140
Reposted by Liz MaberyMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 27/09/2026You’ve likely seen the news: The U.S. Supreme Court Friday greenlit a flawed Trump administration database for purging voters from the rolls. Almost as troubling: Plenty of major news outlets were eager to downplay the decision’s importance. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comThis week at Democracy Docket: The Supreme Court boosted Trump’s voter suppression. Legacy media shruggedThe U.S. Supreme Court Friday greenlit a flawed Trump administration database for purging voters from the rolls. And plenty of major news outlets were eager to downplay the decision's importance. 731737835
Reposted by Liz MaberyRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026"At least six babies in Pennsylvania have been born infected with measles, with two so sick they had to be admitted to intensive care. Congenital measles is a disease that’s rarely, if ever, seen in the U.S..." www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...nbcnews.comAmerica had wiped out measles. Now babies are infected at birth.Congenital measles has rarely been seen in the U.S. That’s changing as vaccination declines and more pregnant women become infected. 43261773161
Reposted by Liz MaberyLady Di @ladydi2020.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This is where we are at. The U.S. was the only one to oppose… 😡 #Pinks 14330161625
Reposted by Liz MaberyBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 25/09/2026lol holy shit I wouldn't talk about literally anything else if I was the guy running against him. —"What do you think about trans kids in sp-" —"Did you hear my opponent had his patient, who was 8 months pregnant, arrested in front of her son because she didn't pay a $50 medical bill?" 8189062560
Reposted by Liz MaberyBradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Possibly the best example of American democracy and governance in the era of Trump. 17057332129
Reposted by Liz MaberyLast Week Tonight with John Oliver @lastweektonight.com · 21/09/2026With Luigi Mangione’s upcoming sentencing, this week’s main story is about not just UnitedHealthcare’s now infamous denials of coverage, but also how their parent company – UnitedHealth Group – touches almost every aspect of our healthcare system. Link to full segment in bio. 21529156
Reposted by Liz MaberyMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 22/09/2026🚨BREAKING: At least 550,000 voters registered or updated their registration last week, according to final tallies the nonpartisan nonprofit National Voter Registration Day shared exclusively with Democracy Docket Tuesday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comExclusive: Over half a million voters registered in a single day last weekAt least 550,000 voters registered or updated their registration last week, according to final tallies the nonpartisan nonprofit National Voter Registration Day shared exclusively with Democracy Docke... 256121673729
Reposted by Liz MaberyThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026DAVE MATTHEWS: “I said it last night, but I’ll say it again - man, I’m so tired of this fuckin’ President.” 665259135985
Reposted by Liz MaberyElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 22/09/2026NEW: Donald Trump made 1,156 personal financial trades in July. It should be illegal for the president to trade individual stocks - period. 1353327951
Liz Mabery @lyricbird.bsky.social · 22/09/2026www.instagram.com/reel/Ddlz-yh...instagram.comMore Perfect Union on Instagram: "UnitedHealthcare raised the price on the Advair Discus inhaler from $66 to over $500 for 22 year-old Cole Schimidtknecht, who had asthma. John Oliver explains why and...38K likes, 1,945 comments - perfectunion on September 22, 2026: "UnitedHealthcare raised the price on the Advair Discus inhaler from $66 to over $500 for 22 year-old Cole Schimidtknecht, who had asthm... 000
Reposted by Liz MaberyCongresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 22/09/2026Our priority should be the safety and security of the American people, not the pockets of a few defense contractors. 39328
Reposted by Liz MaberyBroadwayWorld @broadwayworld.com · 20/09/2026The upcoming Off-Broadway revival of Spring Awakening announced earlier this week that they will be offering a limited number of in-person, front row rush tickets on the day of each preview for $40 per ticket when the Studio Seaview box office opens. Learn more here: bway.world/boqcx 082
Reposted by Liz MaberyBroadwayWorld @broadwayworld.com · 22/09/2026Twelve original cast members and three decades of alumni are set to perform in Rent, the 30th Anniversary Concert on Broadway. See the full announcement here: bway.world/m3cqn 0202
Reposted by Liz MaberyPBS News @pbsnews.org · 22/09/2026"This claim that journalists are a threat to national security is the kind of narrative we frequently hear from autocrats," says Jodie Ginsberg. "It's intended to stir up public distrust of the media and to perpetuate a government-led narrative." to.pbs.org/3UUcYERto.pbs.orgTrump's attacks on free press echo rhetoric used by autocrats, Jodie Ginsberg saysTo discuss President Trump's decision to ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, Amna Nawaz spoke with Jodie Ginsberg, CEO of the Committee to Protect Journalists. 1315053
Reposted by Liz MaberyProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions. Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her. (Published Nov. 2025)propublica.org“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions. 13821375
Reposted by Liz MaberyProPublica @propublica.org · 20/09/2026ProPublica’s analysis of CDC data found that the rate of deaths involving ectopic pregnancies has nearly doubled. The spike alarmed many experts. One said it should “be a never event.”propublica.orgEctopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ... 6019761056
Reposted by Liz MaberyThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 19/09/2026A cancer vaccine succeeded in a clinical trial in preventing the recurrence of melanoma, a result experts say is a breakthrough for mRNA-based treatments. Trials for lung cancer, pancreatic cancer and other diseases' vaccines are also underway. washingtonpost.comA melanoma vaccine was hailed as a breakthrough. Which cancers are next?Trials investigating mRNA vaccines for lung cancer, pancreatic cancer and other diseases are already underway. 141117383
Reposted by Liz MaberyRyan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I graduated med school in 2014. I was taught-and saw-how hard melanoma was to treat, like a death sentence Since then, new treatments have made it possible for people w/ the most advanced melanoma, like Jimmy Carter, to live to 100! We are killing ourselves by letting them destroy American science 3634291029
Reposted by Liz MaberyPBS News @pbsnews.org · 16/09/2026Rising seas, stronger storms and relentless erosion are reshaping America’s coastlines and forcing communities to make difficult choices. to.pbs.org/4xWDls1to.pbs.orgOcean at the front door: Coastal communities battle erosionRising seas, stronger storms and relentless erosion are reshaping America’s coastlines and forcing communities to make difficult choices. Special correspondent Ben Tracy of Climate Central has the sto... 77722
Reposted by Liz MaberyCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 14/09/2026We are not going to get out of the fascism problem by accepting just enough fascism to turn the heads of the fascism-curious. 42318593
Reposted by Liz MaberyKhashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Dictators of the world unite. 911959