Reposted by MartyAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Attn: The Trump administration has declined to invite independent international observers to monitor the November midterms, breaking a practice dating back to 2002. 772627887
Marty @martybrosontag.bsky.social · 08/10/2026www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res... The church’s stranglehold on our healthbrennancenter.orgSoutherners Are Misrepresented on AbortionA majority of voters in the Deep South disagree with their states’ extreme restrictions, highlighting the disconnect between the public and the legislators who represent them. 000
Marty @martybrosontag.bsky.social · 08/10/2026www.kera.org/2026/10/07/c... Happy Birthday Opalkera.orgCivil rights icon Opal Lee celebrates 100th birthday by ‘Clearing the Way’ for new museum | KERAOpal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth, turns 100 today, and her team has two marquee events scheduled for her centennial celebration. 000
Reposted by MartyAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 02/10/2026PSA: The Trump administration changed the form used to register and request absentee ballots, removing the checkbox for US citizens who have never lived in the US(even though some are eligible to vote under state law). The change could block eligible voters and was made without proper public notice. 411499723
Reposted by MartyHallie Rubenhold @hallierubenhold.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Something really fishy going on with absentee ballots for overseas voters for the American midterms. In all the years I have lived in the UK I have never not received a ballot. This year it seems to have gone missing. What do I do? Any suggestions? Apparently it was meant to have arrived mid-Sept. 64521
Reposted by MartyMS NOW @ms.now · 06/10/2026The White House blocked Politico from accessing Air Force One on Monday, leaving the news outlet unable to fulfill its pool responsibilities as President Donald Trump travels to Nebraska, a Politico spokesperson confirmed to MS NOW. 2012947
Reposted by MartyAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Resistors report arrests and injuries, including being pushed into barbed wire. CBP confirmed that all four cottonwoods marked for removal there are now gone. Centuries of life destroyed for two parallel walls cutting through the borderlands. We’re heartbroken and we’re angry! 541346408
Reposted by MartyAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 06/10/2026A lot of what’s happening doesn’t seem to be spreading anymore by mainstream media. A tree that stood for an estimated 150–250 years was destroyed today to make way for Trump’s border wall. 16542601771
Reposted by MartyAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/10/2026my friend @juddlegum.bsky.social has put together a cool new tool that allows you to photograph political mail and immediately learn who paid for it. Check it out here:paidforby.infoWho paid for this?Find out who really paid for political mailers and TV ads. 301777762
Marty @martybrosontag.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Households will pay more for energy because of federal policy changes, think tank says apnews.com/article/clim... Cha Ching donnieapnews.comHouseholds will pay more for energy because of federal policy changes, think tank saysHouseholds in the contiguous United States will pay thousands of dollars more for energy through 2040 because of federal policy changes since President Donald Trump returned to office, such as canceli... 000
Marty @martybrosontag.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Third aircraft carrier and thousands of troops head to Mideast as Trump weighs new Iran strikes apnews.com/article/iran...apnews.comThird aircraft carrier and thousands of troops head to Mideast as Trump weighs new Iran strikesThe U.S. military is moving roughly 9,000 troops aboard a group of ships to the Middle East. 100
Marty @martybrosontag.bsky.social · 01/10/2026US is moving thousands of troops aboard ships to the Mideast as Trump weighs new strikes on Iran apnews.com/article/iran... Soon he’ll have his faux warapnews.comUS is moving thousands of troops aboard ships to the Mideast as Trump weighs new strikes on IranThe U.S. military is moving roughly 9,000 troops aboard a group of ships to the Middle East. 000
Reposted by MartyGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Projection, thy name is Trump 😴comicsands.comTrump Mocked 'Sleepy Joe Biden' During Oval Office Press Event And Then Promptly Fell Asleep—And It's Beyond Parody 30938159
Reposted by MartyAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Update: The Texas Tribune identified Gregory Feathers as the ICE agent who fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston.texastribune.orgICE agent who shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston identifiedThe federal government has withheld his identification, even as major state and local law enforcement agencies across the country typically identify officers involved in shootings on the job soon afte... 11434511591
Marty @martybrosontag.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Prenatal appointments and no place to pump: Navigating pregnancy and postpartum needs at work apnews.com/article/preg... Just whip it out and pump. It’s food.apnews.com 010
Marty @martybrosontag.bsky.social · 17/09/2026substack.com/@resistfight...substack.comRESIST | FIGHT™ (@resistfight)OUTRAGEOUS: Lakeview High School requires girls to disclose the suspected length of their menstrual cycle—or lose points toward their final grade. Parents must submit the information in writing to the... 000
Reposted by Martysher12.bsky.social @sher12.bsky.social · 17/09/2026www.threads.com/share/BAVlhx...threads.comHector Echevarria (@nyyhec) on ThreadsHe cut down the cherry trees from Japan, cut down the willows around the Kennedy Center, demolished Jackie’s rose garden, leveled the east wing and ruined the reflecting pool. Now, 3700 tons of white ... 112
Reposted by Martysher12.bsky.social @sher12.bsky.social · 16/09/2026apple.news/AHxJCvXeiQKq...apple.newsPa. has 730+ measles cases, the largest and deadliest outbreak in the U.S. — PennLive.comThe Pennsylvania health department announced Wednesday that there have been 731 confirmed measles cases statewide so far this year, with 141 hospitalizations. 076
Reposted by MartyAltYellostoneNatPar @altyellonatpark.org · 15/09/2026California diesel prices hover just over $8 a gallon. Vote vote vote And make sure your friends are registered to vote In less than 50 days Its our turn. 210322
Reposted by MartyMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/09/2026🚨BREAKING: Agents of the Department of Homeland Security have been ordered to unlawfully access state voting records to carry out the department’s escalating elections-related probes, an anonymous federal whistleblower recently disclosed to Sen. Alex Padilla. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comHomeland Security officers are illegally accessing state voter data, new whistleblower allegesThe searches likely resulted in "thousands of violations of state laws," Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) said. 868143998397
Reposted by MartyHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Dublin protesters greeted Trump’s visit with an inflatable Netanyahu appearing to have his way with him. 1192094603
Marty @martybrosontag.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Convicted sex offender offered opening prayer at rally for GOP Senate nominee in North Carolina apnews.com/article/what... Wonder which book in the bible he got permission to rape from?apnews.com 000
Reposted by MartyEUvsDisinfo @euvsdisinfo.eu · 11/09/2026A Russian Shahed crossed Moldova and entered Romanian airspace, triggering emergency alerts and scrambling NATO jets. Moscow keeps warning Europe about ‘escalation’. But Moscow’s war already keeps crossing the border. 212248
Reposted by MartyAltYellostoneNatPar @altyellonatpark.org · 09/09/2026Trumpflation should be a major talking point this election season. Fuel oil / Home Heating up 39% Gasoline up 45% Natural Gas up 13% Electricity up 7% OJ up 20% Ground Beef up 20% Steaks up 21% Coffee up 15% Lettuce up 16% Canned fruits and veggies up 10% Home Owners / Auto Insurance up 21% 818043
Marty @martybrosontag.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Sen. John Fetterman's isolation from Democrats grows stark in Pennsylvania apnews.com/article/john... Maybe a recallapnews.com 000
Reposted by Martysher12.bsky.social @sher12.bsky.social · 09/09/2026www.threads.com/share/_jajIN...threads.comMelissa Mallou (@melissamallou) on ThreadsNew Medicare proposal would ban same-day procedures. Outrageous! Patients already wait weeks to months for many doctor appointments—and now they would have to wait a second time to address a problem l... 001
Reposted by Martysher12.bsky.social @sher12.bsky.social · 09/09/2026www.threads.com/share/BAR5fB...threads.comRon Filipkowski (@ronaldfilipkowski) on ThreadsThe cost of Trump’s war that he will never talk about. 063
Reposted by MartyBerin Szóka @berinszoka.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Photo of the decade: AfD leader Alice Weidel 399208694813
Reposted by Martysher12.bsky.social @sher12.bsky.social · 09/09/2026www.threads.com/share/BAWKIo...threads.comJustin Gene (@justin_gene_) on ThreadsDonald Trump endorsed the AfD party in Germany last night, quite literally a party with deep ties to Nazi-era rhetoric and ideology. The German chancellor literally said, “We are all deeply shocked. ... 022
Reposted by MartyBryan 🌐 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraine personal opinions only @papootx.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Pulitzer Prize winner, Adam Zyglis created this for The Buffalo News in November, 2024. Poignant. Who Are You Voting For? 5342981009
Reposted by MartyAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 04/09/2026They filter drinking water, reduce flooding, and provide critical habitat for birds, fish, and wildlife. Destroying these protections won’t just erase wetlands it will leave communities paying the price in dirtier water!epa.gov 14428114
Reposted by Martygreytdog @greytdog.bsky.social · 04/09/2026The GOP has always cheated...and harmed Americans in order to gain and hold power. 756198275682
Reposted by Martysher12.bsky.social @sher12.bsky.social · 03/09/2026triblive.com/news/pennsyl...triblive.comMeasles cases top 500 in Pa. as outbreak continuesMore than 500 measles cases have now been confirmed in Pennsylvania so far this year, according to updated figures from the state health department. The count sat at 540 confirmed cases Wednesday, up ... 136
Marty @martybrosontag.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Gloria will live on in me, my daughter and my grandchildren 000
Reposted by Martysher12.bsky.social @sher12.bsky.social · 02/09/2026triblive.com/news/health-...triblive.com2 test positive for measles after visiting UPMC Children’s Hospital of PittsburghTwo people who visited UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh last week have tested positive for measles, prompting Allegheny County health officials to warn of possible exposures in several are... 011
Marty @martybrosontag.bsky.social · 01/09/2026www.npr.org/2026/09/01/n... To big to fail system?npr.orgWhistleblower 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. 000
Reposted by MartyNurse Teri 🇺🇦🇬🇱 👩🏽⚕️ 👊🏼 🐸 @nurseteria.bsky.social · 28/08/2026If any post needs a boost it is this one. TEXANS please check your registration NOW so that you won't have any surprises on election day. Every vote matters! 7181166
Reposted by Martyleftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Texans, if you’re one of the people who had their voter registration suspended, there’s still time to fix it! trib.al/OP3mVj5 17347643031
Reposted by MartyRaider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 28/08/2026ICE and National Guard patrolling near 7th and O Sts NW in DC. DC was safe and beautiful before they came to pave the road to fascism. 87719342
Reposted by MartyJoseph Laycock @josephlaycock.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Dallas Morning News reported that Texas has suspended 6% of registered voters without telling them Texans can use this link to check their voting status: goelect.txelections.civixapps.com/ivis-mvp-ui/... People who have been purged can still register before October 5. Tell everyone you know.goelect.txelections.civixapps.comIvisMvpUi 28754697
Reposted by MartyDuncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 28/08/2026static.klipy.comThe Lorax Floating in the SkyALT: The Lorax Floating in the Sky 711132
Reposted by MartyAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/08/2026The Trump administration is considering giving a private developer access to land inside Yosemite National Park so they can build a road to an 83-acre property they want to develop right outside the park. The National Park Service already rejected the same request years ago, and the previous 1151886731
