Reposted by Marian BirgePaul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Walter Cronkite: After liberating execution camps… Germans (who cried) they didn’t know…were as as guilty as Nazis…because they applauded when Hitler shut down (media) and said, ‘We don’t need to know. We trust our government...’ It’s our duty to know. 252275916
Reposted by Marian BirgeMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I am setting a very ambitious goal this weekend of 1000 new Democracy Docket subscribers. No spam, or unwanted emails. Just information and analysis about what is happening to voting and elections. Link: demdock.com/4w6emld 221831681
Reposted by Marian BirgeBarb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Thanks for taking on these important cases, Marc Elias. The lawless Trump Admin is relentless. Glad you are, too. 10745130
Marian Birge @mbirge.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Just like admiring Bernie Madoff’s creative, rule breaking, out of the box thinking. 000
Reposted by Marian BirgeRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/08/2026I don't know who needs to hear this, but an economy controlled by a handful of oligarchs isn't a "free market." 385182464831
Reposted by Marian BirgeMichelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 14/08/2026I know I've got a special bottle set aside for the occasion. 🎉 1053135552470
Reposted by Marian BirgeRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14/08/2026This is really the best argument on why the Israeli intel that caused the Great Catering Truck Escape was probably bogus. 1253353807
Reposted by Marian BirgeTom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 13/08/2026The commander in chief is the most important person on any American aircraft, and his safety must take precedence over all other concerns or interests. But if the situation was that dangerous, why send up the first 747 at all? www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...theatlantic.comThe Flawed Logic of Trump’s Airplane EscapeThe president cleverly evaded a serious threat, but he shouldn’t have kept it a secret. 78615123
Reposted by Marian BirgeTom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 13/08/2026www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...theatlantic.comThe Flawed Logic of Trump’s Airplane EscapeThe president cleverly evaded a serious threat, but he shouldn’t have kept it a secret. 4125349
Reposted by Marian BirgeRae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Amazing marketing 👏🏼 #BookSky 16297831845
Reposted by Marian BirgeRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 30/07/2026At least this time when the lazy bastards used AI to do their job they didn’t blow up a girls elementary school. 2143068930
Reposted by Marian BirgeLuca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Birds on the loose 😃 IG: @playfulspiritmedia @closeact Charlotte International Arts Festival 1244111803
Marian Birge @mbirge.bsky.social · 16/07/2026There are only a couple of reasons that make any sense and they both implicate the opposite of integrity. 000
Reposted by Marian BirgeSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Please explain to me how the same senators who voted for the Epstein Transparency Acf would now vote to confirm the man who’s leading the continuing coverup of the Epstein files. 775142934288
Reposted by Marian Birge𝕯𝖆𝖓🍂🎃🕸️ @arepublic86.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Farallon Islands, near San Francisco 🦭 🦭 🦭 🦭 Source: www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFu... 1804675642
Reposted by Marian BirgeMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 12/07/2026WHCA issues this empty statement as they plan to fete Donald Trump. What a sad joke. 951934500
Reposted by Marian BirgeMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/07/2026I just finished an op-ed about how the DOJ latest fraud letters aren't really about fraud. I hope you subscribe to Democracy Docket. Even better, become a premium member. bit.ly/4qmEiFz Goodnight. 181680425
Reposted by Marian BirgeTom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 04/07/2026www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... 4847683
Reposted by Marian BirgeHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 28/06/2026I love this one. This was the one that made me realize these were going to work. A minute isn’t much time and I worried it was too little. But this one does more in a minute than I could do in a whole semester. 311492411
Marian Birge @mbirge.bsky.social · 14/06/2026For the pecksniffian crowd, nothing is too low, too crass, too vile. 000
Reposted by Marian BirgeFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 13/06/2026Free to read: Simon Schama's 2025 appreciation of David Hockney, who has died at the age of 88 ft.trib.al/VJxZ4Svft.trib.alSimon Schama on the pleasure-giving, life-affirming art of David HockneyBritain’s most popular living painter has maintained an unfashionable commitment to optical delight 17835
Reposted by Marian BirgeNereide @drnereide.bsky.social · 09/06/2026🧵1/4 9 June, 1905: Einstein's seminal article on the photoelectric effect, received by "Annalen der Physik" March 18, was published. The article proposed the idea of light quanta, extending Planck's quanta to light itself.⚛️🔭🧪 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1... #histsci #science #physics 13213
Reposted by Marian BirgeRebecca Fordon @thefordon.bsky.social · 09/06/2026I made a Firefox add-on that lets you find the federal court opinion/docket mentioned in a news story in one click. Using @free.law's CourtListener and RECAP of course. addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo... (this is a personal project)addons.mozilla.orgThe Missing Link – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-US)Download The Missing Link for Firefox. Find the case the article didn't link. Claude identifies the U.S. court case discussed on the page and links you straight to it on CourtListener. Bring your own ... 26917260
Marian Birge @mbirge.bsky.social · 05/06/2026This would be a crazy bizarre story if it wasn’t typical of how MAGAs have learned to operate. 000
Reposted by Marian BirgeScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Scott Pelley calls Bari Weiss on a further string of lies. 331147298
Reposted by Marian BirgeNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 01/06/2026BREAKING: we are NOT accepting media reports as proof that the $1.8B slush fund & "settlements" associated with it are dead That's why we @democracydefendersfund.org have just filed a new lawsuit to make sure this ENDS --on behalf of former J6 prosecutors with Platkin LLP, WLG & Heaphy Smith 342135283492
Reposted by Marian BirgeHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 30/05/2026A reminder that my team is trying to bring some joy and reaffirmation of human agency to this anniversary with the 250 to 250 videos. Here's Pete Buttigieg talking about the Erie Canal, for example:youtube.comErie Canal, Narrated by Pete ButtigiegYouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson 762361664
Marian Birge @mbirge.bsky.social · 29/05/2026As the DOJ takes steps that “could allow the department to indefinitely shield federal prosecutors who commit misconduct from any meaningful oversight by opening — and stalling — its own investigation.” 010
Reposted by Marian BirgeProPublica @propublica.org · 28/05/2026ProPublica and its newsroom partners just won two Emmys! 🏆 Learn more about our award-winning documentaries, “Estatus: Venezolano” and “Sobreviviendo al CECOT,” and the teams behind them: propub.li/4wSiBSg 🧵 11864181198
Reposted by Marian BirgeBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 28/05/2026The same Trump-appointee who fucked with the Broadview 6 grand jury is the one going after E. Jean Carroll. 18557541702
Reposted by Marian BirgeNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 27/05/2026BREAKING: Ethics complaint just filed against Pam Bondi — & it's damning She ran DOJ like a weapon — & now 100+ scholars, retired judges & retired FL Supreme Court Chief Justice Peggy Quince — joined by @democracydefendersfund.org @ldadorg.bsky.social & LFRL — are holding her accountable -TN 503165875239
Reposted by Marian BirgePopehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 28/05/2026The U.S. Attorney doing this is apparently the same guy who just bragged about reforming his grand jury. Huh. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/u...nytimes.comJustice Dept. Is Said to Open Criminal Inquiry of E. Jean Carroll 331136182
Reposted by Marian BirgeCharlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 27/05/2026BREAKING: What The GOP Just Did To Itself But that’s just the low-hanging fruit of punditry. The far more extraordinary story is what his victory tells us about the metastasizing rot that is Trump’s true legacy. open.substack.com/pub/charlies...open.substack.comBREAKING: What The GOP Just Did To ItselfSpecial Election night newsletter 2425053
Reposted by Marian BirgeMr. Newberger @jeremynewberger.bsky.social · 17/05/2026PATREON EXCLUSIVE HAWAII 4-FT-0 When someone snorkels off the USS Arizona, FBI Director Kash Patel must crack the biggest case of his career. There’s just one problem. He’s the chief suspect. www.patreon.com/posts/158501... 053
Reposted by Marian BirgeMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 07/05/2026At this point, I think he is just trolling us. 2055239765227
Reposted by Marian BirgeAnn Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Melania attacks satire and the First Amendment anntelnaes.substack.com/p/melania-at... 591468438
Reposted by Marian BirgeMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Sturgeon fish being fed at the Salmon Science Museum. Original post 3446377
Reposted by Marian BirgeGarrett @garrettblack.bsky.social · 21/04/2026The other thing people forget about bundles is that they are a massive entry and discovery mechanism for lesser known writers. When you buy the newspaper/magazine you end up reading more than the one article. You find new perspectives and new people to read. 31107
Reposted by Marian BirgeThe Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 21/04/2026.@mckaycoppins.bsky.social just reported on a story about a man who claimed he was forced to compete in an intercartel sporting tournament. Tomorrow on Reddit, Coppins will answer your questions about his investigation—and what really happened: bit.ly/4sJgcWH 29314
Reposted by Marian BirgeAkivaMCohen @akivamcohen.bsky.social · 22/04/2026It's almost like they don't want people working against hate groups 1027353
Reposted by Marian BirgeAnn Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 20/04/2026anntelnaes.substack.com/p/kash-patel...anntelnaes.substack.comKash Patel sues The Atlantic for defamationF.B.I. director is seeking $250 million in damages 2439294
Reposted by Marian BirgeCrabsOnTheShore @crabsontheshore.bsky.social · 19/04/2026We are showing up and shouting out against the administration's policies. #Salisbury, #maryland #delmarva #resist. #indivisible . We are a blue dot in a deep red area that is becoming bluer everyday thanks to the courage and determination of activists and candidates who speak for all people. 653247559
