Reposted by @meepish.bsky.socialWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Reminder Ken Paxton who is running for Senate in Texas pardoned his friend who was in jail for raping a boy for years. Oh well, let's move on. 477131834981
Reposted by @meepish.bsky.socialSpocko @spocko.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Too bad there's no equivalent of gas pumps to put stickers on to show how Trump's tariffs hurt us. Trump SAYS China will be buying "billions of dollars" of soybeans, but gave no details. WHEN & HOW much? GOP reps won't ask, so Dems in ag states should demand an answer. www.fb.org/market-intel... 195
Reposted by @meepish.bsky.socialSpocko @spocko.bsky.social · 11/04/2026"Iran up your diesel price!" Redditor GesturingEarful took this on April 8, 2026 at a Conoco in Hastings Nebraska the day after Trump wrote "A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again." All 3 of Nebraska's reps & both of its Senators, support Trump's attack on Iran. 032
Reposted by @meepish.bsky.socialLeah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 23/03/2026“It’s *my* theory; I’ll tell you what it is” - Paul Clement to Justice Kagan (trying to deny why his theory wouldn’t invalidate early voting) 616625
Reposted by @meepish.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 23/03/2026🧵(1/X) 🚨HAPPENING SOON: SCOTUS is hearing arguments in a GOP challenge to Mississippi’s mail ballot grace period — a case that could impact YOUR vote if you depend on mail-in voting. Check out our live blog and follow this thread for real-time updates and analysis from Marc Elias and our team:democracydocket.comLIVE BLOG: Supreme Court hears GOP case that could decimate mail-in votingThe case is squarely part of the broader GOP effort, led by President Donald Trump, to restrict mail voting, out of a belief that it helps Democrats. 40837355
meepish.bsky.social @meepish.bsky.social · 23/03/2026"The question boils down to: When does someone vote? Is it when the ballot is submitted — whether placed in a drop box or a mailbox — or is it when it’s received by election officials?" - Jim Saksa im listening to the supreme court oral arguments live here: www.supremecourt.gov/oral_argumen... 100
Reposted by @meepish.bsky.socialCraig Johnson @cajohnson-craig.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Folks it's getting harder out there. It's harder to stare into the abyss, and even harder to do something about it. It's getting harder for me too. What I want to offer, in my podcast, is staring into the abyss with a friend - so we're more equipped to go out and do something about it, together.soundcloud.comEpisode 282: Stare into the Abyss with a FriendFifteen Minutes of Fascism is a sadly topical podcast covering the global rise of the radical right. Listen every Thursday for news, analysis, historical background, and celebrations of the deaths of 163
Reposted by @meepish.bsky.socialBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Listen to this. Not a penny more for this. Abolish and prosecute anyone who had anything to do with it. 230152625818
Reposted by @meepish.bsky.socialJohn Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 25/01/2026It can happen to your family. It will happen to thousands and thousands of families. Unless we stop them. 16978404
Reposted by @meepish.bsky.socialJohn Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 25/01/2026'ICE Destroyed Alex Pretti's Body. The Trump Administration Assassinated His Character. Conservative Americans Are Fine With That.' johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/ice-destro... 16501191
Reposted by @meepish.bsky.socialAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Meanwhile over the weekend, the US government sent a letter threatening France, Australia, the UK, and Canada if they recognized Palestinian statehood. Despite US warnings of “punitive measures,” they proceeded with recognition. 1792408764
Reposted by @meepish.bsky.socialRabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 22/09/2025Shana tova, peeps. May it be a year of health, of safety, and of collective liberation. ❤️ 1229483
Reposted by @meepish.bsky.socialMatthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 09/09/2025Someone asked, so I did put this video up on TikTok (where the algo will push it out to absolutely no one) www.tiktok.com/t/ZT63LtFMG/tiktok.comHow to navigate the pharmacy websites to get the new, updated COVID vax (which dropped on 09/04/2025)TikTok video by Matthew Cortland 05027
Reposted by @meepish.bsky.socialMatthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 07/09/2025I don't know if he's *the* strongest, most effective leader in the Democratic Party, but any list of the top five isn't credible without him in it 214516
Reposted by @meepish.bsky.socialMatthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 31/08/2025And I've learned that how we talk about this stuff matters **even more** than I believed AND I learned that we have to continually not just teach, but prove, to allies how to talk about this stuff 04913
Reposted by @meepish.bsky.socialMatthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 01/09/2025This is totally fine and normaltheguardian.comTop FDA official demands removal of YouTube videos in which he criticized Covid vaccinesChannel was an attempt to ‘preserve’ what Trump officials in current Trump administration said during the pandemic 15519
Reposted by @meepish.bsky.socialCIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 28/08/2025CDC cuts back foodborne illness surveillance program The CDC's FoodNet program has reduced required surveillance from eight foodborne pathogens to two, a move some experts warn could leave the country more vulnerable to outbreaks. www.cidrap.umn.edu/f... 119088
Reposted by @meepish.bsky.socialJosephine Stewart @jostewart.myatproto.social · 29/08/2025If you have not called your elected representatives yet to yell about RFK Jr., the CDC resignations/purge, and the abysmal new vaccine rules, NOW is the time to do it! Bug them. Be sincere. Get intense—we live in intense times. Or if you'd like a script, here's one; the important thing is to call. 14033
Reposted by @meepish.bsky.socialMatthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 12/08/2025MESSAGING GUIDANCE: The Trump Regime is going to ****lock up**** (or in a formal professional context "incarcerate") homeless people, including locking up homeless people on the basis of disability. 612161
Reposted by @meepish.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 20/08/2025NEW: The 9th Circuit permits the Trump admin to terminate TPS for Honduras, Nicaragua, and Nepal for now. This population includes 50,000 people who have been here legally since 1998 and will now have to leave the US or risk deportation. Many have no path to permanent status. 43631414
Reposted by @meepish.bsky.socialRobert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 21/08/2025JUST IN: Hours after the Texas House passed gerrymandered new maps, Gov. Greg Abbott is expanding the agenda for this special session to include punishments for Dems who broke quorum and a bill that would allow pharmacists to dispense ivermectin without a prescription. 47191107
Reposted by @meepish.bsky.socialTimnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 11/08/2025We need to make good use of Bluesky's features and ensure that the likes of this genocider spreading #TigrayGenocide denial are in widely circulated blocklists of genociders to ensure that this platform doesn't amplify their vile voices. This is exactly what our research is about. 23511
Reposted by @meepish.bsky.socialTimnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 11/08/2025After seeing an account spreading #TigrayGenocide denial on this here commenting on this thread, I created a list called #TigrayGenocide deniers & @bsky.app hid it saying it violates their "guidelines". Genociders pass the guidelines but raising awareness about violent event denial violates them? 517597
Reposted by @meepish.bsky.socialBarred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 15/08/2025aay we now know who has been responsible for the good posts 620629
Reposted by @meepish.bsky.socialBrooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 15/08/2025Once again illustrating that while Trump cannot be shamed, he CAN be manipulated into doing nearly anything by offering him *status.* HRC nominates him for the Nobel? Suddenly Trump swings from "Lock her up!" to "Let's be pals!" We should exploit this vulnerability more. bsky.app/profile/ebha... 57810
Reposted by @meepish.bsky.socialOlga Lautman 🇺🇦 @olgalautman.bsky.social · 03/08/2025Trump Tyranny Tracker: Day 194 The daily tracker documenting the latest in corruption, power consolidation, civil & human rights abuses, and weaponization of government news. Have finally caught up with the tracker and am posting them in a threadtrumptyrannytracker.substack.comTrump Tyranny Tracker: Day 194August 1, 2025 311239
Reposted by @meepish.bsky.socialAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 11/07/2025Bass: I just signed an executive directive that puts all city departments and leadership on notice to protect Angelenos—essentially from the federal government. We’re also filing a FOIA request because we want to know: Who are these masked men, and why are they masked in the first place? 949289638637
Reposted by @meepish.bsky.socialEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 13/07/2025A good sample of responses in the post below. As I say in the interview, we have to understand the MAGA coalition as a collection of disordered counterpublics looking for Trump to get to the "truth" they're seeking. Not all are Trump first. bsky.app/profile/sahi... 1122445
Reposted by @meepish.bsky.socialEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 13/07/2025It's worth considering Trump's post trying to move people on from the Epstein case in the context of what I discussed in the interview. This won't placate the true believers, just reinforce their sense of betrayal. 1430758
Reposted by @meepish.bsky.socialJulia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 25/06/2025Disabled people are being arrested in DC today as they're protesting Medicaid cuts. Source of this photo, ADAPT www.facebook.com/theRealNatio... 51488897
Reposted by @meepish.bsky.socialWIRED @wired.com · 25/06/2025NEW: Records of hundreds of emergency calls from ICE detention centers obtained by WIRED—including audio recordings—show a system inundated by life-threatening incidents, delayed treatment, and overcrowding. Unpaywalled from @dell.bsky.social and @dmehro.bsky.social:wired.com'They're Not Breathing': Inside the Chaos of ICE Detention Center 911 CallsRecords of hundreds of emergency calls from ICE detention centers obtained by WIRED—including audio recordings—show a system inundated by life-threatening incidents, delayed treatment, and overcrowdin... 17147372824
Reposted by @meepish.bsky.socialHonest and Unfiltered @momazonrises.bsky.social · 13/05/2025#ProudBlue #MomSky I so appreciate those protesting for those of us too sick to attend. Medicaid cuts will be devastating to the ME/CFS & Long Covid communities. Tell Congress NO to Medicaid cuts #mecfswarrior #youdontlooksick #myalgicencephalomyelitis #mecfs #chronicillness #invisibleillness 48544
Reposted by @meepish.bsky.socialHonest and Unfiltered @momazonrises.bsky.social · 14/06/2025#ProudBlue I am immunocompromised & suffer from crushing fatigue. It would be almost impossible for me to attend a protest. This video means a lot to me. I really want to be hitting the pavement & often feel guilty that I can’t do it. #mecfswarrior #Dysautonomia #chronicillness #Mecfs 1722076
Reposted by @meepish.bsky.socialTom Carter @thcarter123.bsky.social · 09/06/2025Watching the Nazi Gestapo takeover of LA, it’s important to remember how we got here. Who was the Christofascist arsonist who struck the first match? Leonard Leo. medium.com/@thcarter123...medium.comLeonard Leo & the Stained Glass Curtain He’s Hiding Behind“Pay no attention to the roly poly bat faced boy behind the altar” 0117
Reposted by @meepish.bsky.socialJesse Hagopian @jessehagopian.bsky.social · 07/06/2025✊🏾 @truthout.bsky.social published my essay on teaching the truth about Palestine for our National #TeachTruth Day of action organized by the @zinnedproject.bsky.social! #FreePalestine #FreePalestinePedagogy #FreedomToLearn truthout.org/articles/tea...truthout.orgTeachers and Students Are Rising Up to Defend Anti-Racist Education in the USAn intergenerational movement is defending knowledge that challenges the status quo — on campus and in the streets. 053
Reposted by @meepish.bsky.socialThe History & Civics Project @ UC Santa Cruz @hcp-ucsc.bsky.social · 07/06/2025This⬇️. And Ms.Sutton’s 1783 petition. #teachtruth royallhouse.org/belinda-sutt...royallhouse.orgBelinda Sutton’s 1783 Petition (full text)The following is a transcription of Belinda’s Petition to the Massachusetts General Court, February 14, 1783 (Original manuscript, Massachusetts Archives). You can also view images of Belinda Sutt… 021
Reposted by @meepish.bsky.socialThe History & Civics Project @ UC Santa Cruz @hcp-ucsc.bsky.social · 07/06/2025#teachtruth at Santa Cruz Mission Plaza - a few years ago- Bell Removal Event. 04911
Reposted by @meepish.bsky.socialMiriam Walden @educatoratlarge.bsky.social · 08/06/2025#TeachTruth bay area! 001
Reposted by @meepish.bsky.socialMiriam Walden @educatoratlarge.bsky.social · 08/06/2025#TeachTruth bay area! 001
Reposted by @meepish.bsky.socialZinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · 04/06/2025"The real enemy of my people is right here." #tdih 1967 Muhammad Ali & many leading African American male athletes held a solidarity press conference in Cleveland after Ali announced his refusal to serve in the U.S. military in Vietnam. #TeachOutsideTextbook #TeachTruth ⬇️zinnedproject.orgJune 4, 1967: Muhammad Ali SummitAfrican American athletes gathered to support Muhammed Ali’s refusal to serve in Vietnam. 47925
meepish.bsky.social @meepish.bsky.social · 08/06/2025#TeachTruth day is today! I am grateful for the courage of everyone in communities and schools everywhere who find ways to teach the truth - it's essential. 💜 020
Reposted by @meepish.bsky.socialInternet Archive @archive.org · 21/05/2025👀 Watch government transparency in action—frame by frame. We just launched a live feed from the microfiche digitization lab! 📽️ Real-time scanning of government documents & records for Democracy's Library. ⤵️youtube.comlofi Archive radio 🎞️ beats to scan/read microfiche toEver wonder how government documents, locked away on tiny sheets of microfiche, become searchable and accessible online? Now you can see it happen in real ti... 11653218
Reposted by @meepish.bsky.socialData Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · 16/05/2025In addition to hitting this milestone, we have finished uploading data we could find for the NLRB to DataLumos and adding them to the Tracker: baserow.datarescueproject.org/public/grid/... If you see issues or want to volunteer and keep an eye on data updates, get in touch!baserow.datarescueproject.orgPublic | Baserow 0132
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Bar chart of polling data from Data For Progress.
Title: Voters Are Most Opposed to "Locking Up" and "Incarcerating" Homeless Americans — Not "Institutionalizing" Them.
Description: Policymakers are considering a new policy to address homelessness and public disorder. The policy would allow authorities to [SPLIT: institutionalize / incarcerate / lock up] people who are homeless and considered unable to care for themselves, even if they do not have a severe mental illness. Do you support or oppose this proposal?
<strong>"Lock up"</strong> <em>(N=415)</em> — Support: 27%, Oppose: 70%
<strong>"Incarcerate"</strong> <em>(N=418)</em> — Support: 31%, Oppose: 64%
<strong>"Institutionalize"</strong> <em>(N=394)</em> — Support: 41%, Oppose: 53%
August 1–3, 2025 survey of 1,227 U.S. likely voters. Respondents were randomly split into three groups. Each group received one of the three framings.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rtsa65yj6j6azdkmatuckxec/bafkreiaztw46vr2vyxw2bkmwacbjnojdk2z5xdp5ihbrdzpfbhkc5g5a4m)
