Reposted by Mary Kelly PersynTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I’m at the point where I’m confusing all the rapists in the news so that’s how its going. 366270
Reposted by Mary Kelly PersynAnn Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Free link: Homeland Security Money Financed Pro-Trump Television Ads www.wsj.com/politics/pol... 720370
Reposted by Mary Kelly PersynAnn Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026House Speaker Johnson calls an early recess to avoid a Sec. Hegseth impeachment vote, AI regulation, the Epstein files, Trump’s criminal behavior, and pretty much everything else. anntelnaes.substack.com/p/squeaker-m...anntelnaes.substack.comSqueaker Mike Johnsonmakes a run for it 31712222
Mary Kelly Persyn @marykellypersyn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026So much respect and appreciation for Christian Bale. This is beautiful work. (And who's cutting onions in here? 🥲🥹) 110
Mary Kelly Persyn @marykellypersyn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026This comment is just stupid on its face. 000
Reposted by Mary Kelly PersynJanai Nelson @janainelson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026We thank Secretary Bunch for his extraordinary service to the Smithsonian and his leadership during these deeply troubling times. His remarkable legacy reminds us that preserving and sharing the full breadth of our history requires both brilliance and courage. www.naacpldf.org/news/ldf-sta...naacpldf.orgLDF Statement on the Retirement of Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch IIIRead the PDF of our statement here. On Tuesday, Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III announced his retirement from the Smithsonian Institution, marking the end of his historic tenure as its 14th Secretary of... 1132
Reposted by Mary Kelly PersynLiz Sepper @lsepper.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Today (9/10) at 10am ET, the Indiana Supreme Court will hear arguments in a religious liberty challenge to the state abortion ban. The mostly Jewish plaintiffs have so far prevailed in the state courts under a state Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Watch here:mycourts.in.govIndiana Appellate Clerk's Portal 13923
Mary Kelly Persyn @marykellypersyn.bsky.social · 04/09/2026It's an honor to once more represent First Focus on Children as they defend children's rights in the Supreme Court. Our latest amicus brief argues that excluding LGBTQ families and 4-year-old children from preschool harms them significantly, without protecting the health and safety of any child. 151
Reposted by Mary Kelly PersynVictor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 03/09/2026When, in January 2025, I wrote that the Trump administration was segregationist folks said I was exaggerating. I would have *loved* to be wrong about this but the unfortunate evidence remains on my side. This is just racism, pure and simple.nytimes.comTrump Moves to Strip Tax Exemption From Schools That Aid Minority Students (Gift Article)The Treasury Department released rules that would prevent schools with race-based programs from qualifying for tax-exempt status, a threat to both higher education and other private schools. 12764289
Reposted by Mary Kelly Persynjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 03/09/2026the literal position of the trump administration is that any school that has any more than a smattering of black students is engaged in illegal racial discrimination against whites www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/b...nytimes.comTrump Moves to Strip Tax Exemption From Schools That Aid Minority Students (Gift Article)The Treasury Department released rules that would prevent schools with race-based programs from qualifying for tax-exempt status, a threat to both higher education and other private schools. 9041641393
Reposted by Mary Kelly PersynKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Weirdos. Lying, psychotic, manipulative, but most of all, weird. 2643046606
Mary Kelly Persyn @marykellypersyn.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Hi Friends! The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights is running its 6th annual Elizabeth Frenkel Waymakers Mileage Challenge, which raises awareness and funds for the great work the Center does for kids in migration. I started a new team, The Power Of We, and I've committed to 200 miles. 120
Reposted by Mary Kelly PersynDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 01/09/2026This is large scale disenfranchisement and now SCOTUS has even less excuse not to reject Trump's EO on mail voting. Allowing him to move forward would have clear negative harms to voters that could not be reversed, even as his claim for authority over voting processes is legally dubious. 551273479
Mary Kelly Persyn @marykellypersyn.bsky.social · 01/09/2026We have truly entered the Twilight Zone 000
Reposted by Mary Kelly PersynJames Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 27/08/2026BREAKING: Liam Tadeo was just deported by ICE. 69492355070
Reposted by Mary Kelly PersynW.E.D.em Boyz @leftistwonk.bsky.social · 27/08/2026ICE has fallen out of the headlines but July marked the largest number of migrant detentions ever on record. Five migrants have died in ICE custody in the last two months. It's also currently impossible to legally migrate to this country, as 100% of visa applications have been paused. 4049182535
Reposted by Mary Kelly PersynGreg Lipper @theglipper.bsky.social · 25/08/2026“This is a noxious litigation strategy that should be a red flag for courts.” www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf… 064
Reposted by Mary Kelly PersynAmerican Constitution Society @acslaw.bsky.social · 17/08/2026New on the ACS Expert Forum: @marykellypersyn.bsky.social and @brucelesley.bsky.social examine how the Supreme Court’s OT 2025 decisions showed a striking “judicial blindness” to children’s rights and well-being. Read the full analysis: www.acslaw.org/expertforum/...acslaw.orgThe Supreme Court’s Judicial Blindness to Children in OT 2025 | ACS 052
Reposted by Mary Kelly PersynJack Mirkinson @jackmirkinson.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Today in @thenation.com: a harrowing piece written from inside the Dilley ICE detention center by Maryam Tahmasebi, a green card holder who's been locked up along with her husband and son for months despite none of them committing any crime. www.thenation.com/article/soci...thenation.comOne Woman’s Message From the Hell of ICE DetentionMy husband, son, and I have been locked up for months—despite being permanent residents with no criminal record. It is an unendurable, unending nightmare. 11835232210
Reposted by Mary Kelly Persynnoam @noamchompers.bsky.social · 07/08/2026i've been chewing on why i think this is so great, and i think at bottom it's that it's such *ordinary* speech. clearly she's thought about this, clearly she has values she's comfortable expressing, but she's not speaking as though she's Making A Political Statement. just plain, earnest language 027447
Reposted by Mary Kelly PersynMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Notice DOJ doesn't talk about its efforts to obtain state voter files anymore. They are 0-20 in those cases and today is the beginning of the quiet period -- states can no longer do systematic removals of names from the voter rolls. TLDR: We won!🥳 543167564241
Reposted by Mary Kelly PersynWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 04/08/2026If we weren't so broken, divided and led by corrupt rapists, this would be the biggest story of the week. But barely a blip. apnews.com/article/trum...apnews.comTrump accounts were closed in 2021 due to concerns over possible money laundering, Capital One saysCapital One closed President Donald Trump’s accounts in mid-2021 after flagging financial activity that resembled money laundering. 10728671063
Reposted by Mary Kelly Persynpaulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Trump’s Golden Parachute @anntelnaes.bsky.social on SUBSTACK substack.com/pub/anntelnaes 06411
Reposted by Mary Kelly PersynGuardian US @us.theguardian.com · 30/07/2026"A concentration camp, in its most basic definition, is a place where a targeted civilian population, not necessarily accused of a crime, is detained and at least some of their basic rights are suspended," writes @jwashing.bsky.social. "That’s precisely what’s happening in the United States today."theguardian.comDon’t call them ICE detention centers. Call them camps | John WashingtonI’ve spent a decade reporting on immigration enforcement. The word ‘camp’ best captures the political function of these facilities 484152997382
Reposted by Mary Kelly PersynLawyers for Good Government (L4GG) @lawyers4goodgov.bsky.social · 30/07/2026The Senate rejected the SAVE America Act twice. Now, its supporters are attaching its provisions to must-pass bills in an attempt to force them through. A different package does not make the same voter-suppression policies acceptable. Take action: L4GG.org/OpposeSAVEAct 032
Reposted by Mary Kelly Persynpaulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 25/07/2026This description, to anyone who did not watch the speech, defines the act of Sane-washing Trump’s behavior @anntelnaes.bsky.social 922750
Reposted by Mary Kelly PersynJennifer N. Victor @jenvictor.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Today, in violations of the rule of law that would be sufficient for impeachment in any other American presidency but aren't in this one because pathological partisan loyalty has rotted the constitutional order: 7231611050
Mary Kelly Persyn @marykellypersyn.bsky.social · 23/07/2026It's so difficult to put into words the multidimensional perversity of the current Court's fabrication of a "colorblind" Constitution. Eric Segall's version is well worth reading. 262
Reposted by Mary Kelly PersynDag. @3fecta.bsky.social · 23/07/2026We are a signatory to the Geneva Conventions. 401004284
Reposted by Mary Kelly PersynJess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 22/07/2026When power is rooted in disinformation, data become a threat. apnews.com/article/eeoc...apnews.comUS civil rights agency moves to end demographic data collection after 60 yearsThe Trump administration is seeking to toss aside a 60-year-old requirement for tens of thousands of private sector employers to submit workforce demographic reports each year to the Equal Employment ... 4369176
Reposted by Mary Kelly Persynpaulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Comply or die @anntelnaes.bsky.social 1812935
Mary Kelly Persyn @marykellypersyn.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Children haven't been caught in the crackdown. Children are its target. Children are under siege, and the danger isn't coming from books or "ideologies." It's coming from our government. 000
Reposted by Mary Kelly PersynFreedom to Read Project @freedomreadproject.bsky.social · 20/07/2026"Don't join the book burners." These words from President Dwight D. Eisenhower are just as relevant today. We don't preserve democracy by hiding difficult history or silencing ideas, we strengthen it by confronting them. The freedom to read protects our freedom to learn. #FreedomToRead 02715
Reposted by Mary Kelly PersynJacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Something I talked about repeatedly in 2024: 20 million people, to say nothing of 30, would be the largest forced population transfer in human history, larger any of the three post-WW2 transfers (partition of India, expulsion of Germans, partition of Palestine) or the post-WW1 Balkan cases. 121002367
Mary Kelly Persyn @marykellypersyn.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Every. Single. Day. How did we arrive at a place where this teen's own government bullied her so brutally simply because of who she was that she would choose to stop living? How in the world do we permit this? 030
Reposted by Mary Kelly PersynMike Fortun @chromatinfuel.bsky.social · 18/07/2026"...the Court has done significant damage to the formal, practical, and moral authority of federal district courts to hold the federal government to account—all while arrogating much of that same authority to itself..." 312524
Reposted by Mary Kelly PersynOhwoisme @kmohwoisme.bsky.social · 18/07/2026BREAKING: After Donald Trump spent hours calling Fox News executives and screaming at them for ignoring his fraud claims, one reportedly yelled back, “You told the entire country, on live television, that every president—even Sleepy Joe—has run fair elections EXCEPT you!" 1219149
Reposted by Mary Kelly PersynEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Is this translated from the original German? www.whitehouse.gov/releases/202... 982085643
Reposted by Mary Kelly PersynAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/07/2026Sen. Alsobrooks tells Vought "I have been waiting for the opportunity to come face to face with you" and repeatedly calls his actions "depraved" and "evil" 528124343661
Reposted by Mary Kelly PersynMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 13/07/2026🚨BREAKING: Donald Trump and his two eldest sons’ $10-billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service was brought for “an improper purpose,” a Florida-based federal judge ruled. The judge also recommended attorney sanctions for the Trumps’ lawyers. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comJudge slams Trump’s IRS lawsuit as ‘improper,’ refers acting AG Blanche to barThe judge characterized Trump's suit as an unparalleled expression of self-dealing. 18258801768
Reposted by Mary Kelly PersynChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 13/07/2026BREAKING: Federal judge finds that Trump's IRS suit was improper because Trump controlled both sides of the litigation. Judge Kathleen Williams also sanctions Trump's lawyers, issues monetary sanctions, and harshly criticizes DOJ's "untenable" conduct. More to come at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com 6259481755
Reposted by Mary Kelly PersynFrank Pasquale @frankpasquale.bsky.social · 13/07/2026While “80 million people were reached by emergency-health services in 2024, that number in 2025 dropped by more than 50 million people. That included 14 million people who were victims of severe, acute malnutrition. 2.5 million were children.” www.newyorker.com/news/the-new...newyorker.comThe Human Cost of DOGE’s War on U.S.A.I.D.Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and the “public man-made death” that they’ve caused. 1168
Reposted by Mary Kelly Persynjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12/07/2026A few words on the passing of South Carolina Sen. Lindsay Graham, who spent the last ten years of his life eagerly helping Donald Trump in his quest to destroy American democracy. youtu.be/z4HMequIiiYyoutu.beWhat is there to say about Lindsay Graham?YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie 1334282979
Reposted by Mary Kelly PersynNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Three witnesses were in the van with Lorenzo Salgado Araujo Per their attorney: no ramming, no danger to agents & no reasonable basis to open fire Unreasonable force opens these agents to liability This is becoming another national outrage & it should be👇 -TN 313109843954
Mary Kelly Persyn @marykellypersyn.bsky.social · 05/07/2026So is the plan to give a pregnancy test to every woman coming into the country? After you examine them to ensure they are "biological women"? Totally demented 000
Reposted by Mary Kelly PersynSteven Nelson @snelsonus.bsky.social · 05/07/2026I appreciate the @theguardian.com’s willingness to call this group what it is. Neo-fascist group Patriot Front parades Confederate flag in Washington DC on Fourth of July www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comNeo-fascist group Patriot Front parades Confederate flag in Washington DC on Fourth of JulyHundreds of masked members of the white supremacist organization marched and chanted in the US capital 23749262
Reposted by Mary Kelly Persynjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 03/07/2026new video up with more thoughts on trump v barbara youtu.be/kjvAnWSBz4Eyoutu.beJustice Ketanji Brown Jackson Told the True Story of Birthright CitizenshipYouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie 8450102
Reposted by Mary Kelly PersynBen Railton @americanstudier.bsky.social · 03/07/2026On our 250th anniversary, I refuse to cede the idea of patriotism to the white supremacist fascists. That mythic patriotism has always been part of our identity--but we can tell a very different story through the legacies of American critical patriotism. My new @pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social essay! 🗃️pghrev.comA Syllabus of Critical Patriotism - Pittsburgh Review of BooksFor most Americans, the term “patriotism” can be succinctly defined by the kinds of things that happen each 4th of July (and will even more symbolically still 516664
Reposted by Mary Kelly PersynElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 02/07/2026I wrote about the Supreme Court's latest disgusting anti-trans ruling. I wrote about it because I refuse to act like taking away constitutional rights and allowing legal discrimination is okay just because it's happening to people who don't poll well in a diner in Ohio. In @thenation.comthenation.comThe Supreme Court’s Anti-Trans Ruling Goes Well Beyond SportsThe ruling is about whether trans people have the same rights as everybody else—and the Court said they don’t. 5637451239