Salsifice @mercross.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Republicans want you to depend on your employer and big business, because Republicans depend on & serve the ultra wealthy owners. The President explicitly wants you to depend on him and his whim, and adulate him for it. "I alone can fix it." He's just fucking it up and building his ballroom. 000
Reposted by SalsificeC Baker @ccbeta.bsky.social · 27/09/2026www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.com‘Traffic is going to get a lot worse’: San Francisco Bay Area faces potential death spiral of transit systemA marvel of engineering and a model of sustainability, Bart has been financially distressed since the Covid pandemic 001
Reposted by SalsificeRoger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 26/09/2026When Trump launched “the largest deportation operation in the history of our country” without ICE facilities to accommodate it, inhumane overcrowding was inevitable. Judge Kaplan’s 9/24 ruling shows the results. Diagrams simulating a NYC holding cell in Aug 2025 look like slave ships. 1/5 14470249
Reposted by SalsificePSL_4Loko @psl4loko.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The whole speech is good, but this part in particular is particularly relevant now. www.trumanlibrary.gov/library/publ... 5457178
Reposted by SalsificeGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 18/09/2026Ahmed Soliman has been missing for a week. 0304150
Reposted by SalsificeDeirdre @dlpr.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Yet you seemed to think you were smart enough to regulate women's bodily autonomy, healthcare, big pharma, banks, farmers.... 639831
Reposted by SalsificePhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Meet the first new cat species discovered in 100 years: Leopardus tilcayonationalgeographic.comMeet the First New Cat Species Discovered in 100 YearsA small, spotted tiger cat from Bolivia may just be the beginning of a wave of new small cat species. 552067441
Salsifice @mercross.bsky.social · 12/09/2026If conceding the issue prevented getting attacked on it those meager pluralities (2%, really?) might mean something. Or if this were an important issue for voters. It's got emotional weight, but it's got nothing to do with the price of diesel. This gets seen as a weak waffle, even if it wasn't. 100
Salsifice @mercross.bsky.social · 11/09/2026$5k to every adult could change lives but Donald Trump can't pay it. Trump's burning all our money to pay for his losing war, tax cuts for the ultra wealthy, contracts for his corrupt cronies, the masked immigration goons scooping up legal immigrants. That's why this yes-man Congress has to go. 000
Reposted by SalsificeGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 09/09/2026I cannot stress enough how bad the situation is for the people ICE expelled to Equatorial Guinea right now. Grateful to Ahmed Soliman for talking with me despite the retaliation against him every time he goes on the record. prospect.org/2026/09/09/s...prospect.org‘Shoot Him!’: Police Threaten Third-Country Nationals Imprisoned in African Hotel - The American Prospect‘I’m fighting for my life,’ said Ahmed Soliman after the latest in a string of abusive incidents in Equatorial Guinea, where ICE expelled him five months ago. 11861484
Salsifice @mercross.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Biting my tongue when i learn what the otherwise interesting people i game with believe. Game lobbies and chat rooms really get you out of your bubble, that is all. 000
Reposted by SalsificeLeek Duck @leekduck.com · 04/09/2026Armored Mewtwo makes its long-awaited return to 5-star raid battles during Pokémon GO Fest: Mega Finale. It will be available Saturday, September 5, and Sunday, September 6, 2026. Join global raids with Raid NOW: 🥊 leekduck.com/raidnow/ 07713
Reposted by SalsificeSt. John Barned-Smith @stjbs.bsky.social · 02/09/2026ICE hasn’t paid for detainee medical care since October. Advocates call it the ‘death policy’ — my latest, w/ @kolyncheang.bsky.social. Spend some time with it www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...sfchronicle.comICE hasn’t paid for detainee medical care since October. Advocates call it the ‘death policy’ICE owes millions in unpaid bills to hospitals and, in some cases, detainees themselves have been directly billed for care, records show. 641519808
Reposted by SalsificeCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Useful tracker of all known third-country removals here (from the great @gillianbrockell.com) gillianbrockell.com/tracking-all...gillianbrockell.comTracking All of Trump’s Known Third-Country RemovalsTrump's ICE has expelled an estimated 23,000 people to countries where they have no ties. Find out where they are going, what happens to them, and who profits. 9309137
Reposted by SalsificeJeff Lazarus @jlazarus.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Sigh. Taps sign. Again. You DO NOT want legislative term limits. They're bad. We know they're bad. We know this with as much certainty as it's possible to know anything in the social sciences. We have mountains of evidence from the 17 states that have tried it. No good comes from term limits. 1923041
Salsifice @mercross.bsky.social · 29/08/2026I feel like he might change it again when he realizes he went for the smallest one. Anyway for the moment the mnemonic can be SHAME instead of HOMES. 000
Reposted by SalsificeRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Remember if you’ve ever heard a Republican claim they’re actually ok with immigration but just want all the immigrants to do it legally, they were lying 162963741
Reposted by SalsificeZack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Perfect summation of the antiwoke worldview: trying to destroy democracy is bad, but not nearly as bad as sitting through an HR training 1645006736
Reposted by SalsificeMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 13/08/2026My only comment about Woke 1 vs Woke 2 is that neither of these things is real &, for the thousandth time, we don’t have to frame <every topic in American politics> on the terms of the far right authoritarian party & right-wing pundits. Other, more serious choices are readily available: 562390494
Salsifice @mercross.bsky.social · 10/08/2026I never know if I'm doing well, but this is always a fun puzzle. #Uncrossy Aug 9 in 16 moves, in 3:43, no hints, no resets, no undos⬅️⬅️➡️⬇️⬅️➡️➡️⬆️⬆️➡️⬅️⬅️⬅️⬇️⬆️⬇️ uncrossy.comuncrossy.comUncrossyClear the board by sliding words. A puzzle game by Rob Jagnow. 020
Salsifice @mercross.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Ugh. They are gonna slide so much Internet monitoring in under the guise of protecting the kids if we let them. It'll be bipartisan, like the Patriot act. Three in five Americans favor stronger oversight of social media companies, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds - www.reuters.com/world/three-...reuters.comThree in five Americans favor stronger oversight of social media companies, Reuters/Ipsos poll findsThis includes a requirement of age-verification tools to keep younger children off social media. 100
Salsifice @mercross.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Trump renews effort to fire Fed's Cook - www.reuters.com/world/us/tru... Roberts left the door wide open for this of course. Now we may see how much procedure and what kind of a showing from the executive they actually demand.reuters.comTrump renews effort to fire Fed's CookU.S. President Donald Trump is renewing his effort to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook after the U.S. Supreme Court in June refused to let the president fire her, according to a letter seen by... 000
Salsifice @mercross.bsky.social · 06/08/2026I'm not sure I've ever seen "blue no matter who" unironically in the wild until today. What a terrible way to encourage people. 000
Salsifice @mercross.bsky.social · 04/08/2026That moment of staring at your home screen and automatically going into a habitual app because you forgot you were about to look something up. Exact energy as Why am I in the kitchen? <opens fridge door...> 000
Salsifice @mercross.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Ok tiny desk concerts, you got me. This is quite a crew. www.npr.org/2026/07/30/g...npr.orgRenée Fleming & Béla Fleck: Tiny Desk ConcertAmerica's darling diva pairs up with the banjo guru of our time for a set of old Appalachian songs about love, loss and the sturdy hope for better times. 000
Reposted by SalsificeKarl Bode @karlbode.com · 03/08/2026any story on anything this administration does should dedicate the third paragraph to reminding readers the President of the United States genuinely has no idea how anything works 416130
Salsifice @mercross.bsky.social · 03/08/2026God, I love this game. Fibble #1586 4/8 🔥🔥🔥 3/4🏴 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨🟨⬛🟨⬛ 🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 fibble.xyzfibble.xyzFibble 000
Reposted by Salsificeemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 03/08/2026DOD is not letting trans service members attend their own separation hearings unless they conform with Whiskey Pete's notion of their gender. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u... 6727491110
Reposted by Salsificee.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 03/08/2026how many real people have experienced actual, documented harm at the hands of Trans people playing sports? ok, how many children will be victimized by mandatory genital inspections, because you know the number isn't zero? tell me again, who are you trying to protect here?? 935652
Reposted by SalsificeMinnesota Reformer @minnesotareformer.com · 03/08/2026On Jan. 11, Gregory Bovino watched as his Border Patrol agents dragged a man out of his car at a St. Paul Speedway, knelt on his back until he lost consciousness, and dragged his limp body into the back of a van. The man's name is Orbin Mauricio Henriquez Serrano and this is his story.minnesotareformer.comOrbin Mauricio Henriquez Serrano survived a violent arrest in St. Paul. It still haunts him. • Minnesota ReformerThe morning of Jan. 11 began for Orbin Mauricio Henriquez Serrano with an ominous warning: The gas light on his Jeep Cherokee was glowing yellow on the dashboard. He didn’t want to go to work at the r... 111676894
Salsifice @mercross.bsky.social · 03/08/2026The party of "protect girls sports" strikes again. Why won't they let girls play? 000
Reposted by SalsificeDrew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 02/08/2026New: We found 50 cops who misused Flock cameras and other license-plate readers for personal purposes, often to spy on their girlfriends or ex-wives. He "watched every single move I made. ... Who do you turn the chief of police in to?" wapo.st/3S6rTuowapo.stShe left her ex. He secretly tracked her through a network of policing cameras.Flock’s array of license-plate cameras was built to fight crime. But at least 50 law enforcement officers were charged with or accused of misusing it and other systems. 11042401779
Reposted by Salsificeamanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 31/07/2026"Many are receiving the letters not long before the scheduled appointment — in some cases, the same day...If they cannot make it, they are told to write a reason on the form, then scan and send it to a provided email within 24 hours of receiving the letter."springfieldnewssun.comSome Springfield Haitians summoned to ICE office, outfitted with ankle monitorsSeveral Haitians in Springfield have received letters from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security telling them to go to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Cincinnati field office for an 26336
Reposted by Salsificeamanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Still running a sale for 15% off annual subscriptions! Please help me return to Springfield, Ohio, where the Trump administration is once again targeting Haitians. Haitian immigrants are receiving notice to report to the Cleveland ICE office, with as little as 24 hours notice, for ankle monitors.turtlediaries.netFalling for Propaganda from SpringfieldSpringfield, Ohio is a right-wing propagandist’s dream come true. 18136
Salsifice @mercross.bsky.social · 31/07/2026I enjoy spellbeeswax.com but the pronunciations sometimes, omg. Strange things happening there. 000
Salsifice @mercross.bsky.social · 30/07/2026"He felt sick, was coughing up blood, was in pain and had a bruise that would not heal." Just 29, and dead after having his sudden sickness neglected in an ICE concentration camp. One of 50 deaths in the camps this year. In addition to the shootings in the streets. 051
Salsifice @mercross.bsky.social · 30/07/2026"There were at least 288 ICE flights and 38 removals between Sunday, July 26, Wednesday, July 29" "At least two prolonged removal trips kept migrants onboard shackled for more than 24 hours, a painful and dangerous practice experts say amounts to torture" 02719
Salsifice @mercross.bsky.social · 30/07/2026"This is how Trump uses federal agencies. He pushes them away from the jobs Congress assigned them and toward the policy results he wants." 011
Salsifice @mercross.bsky.social · 28/07/2026But note the crime number. Trump-Miller have set everyone to persecuting immigrants and the president's enemies. He pardoned thousands of allies and donors. What capacity do they have left for crime that affects the rest of America? 000
Salsifice @mercross.bsky.social · 28/07/2026One of the words in today's beeswax is bait and I am one who took the bait. 000
Reposted by SalsificeSheldrick Wildlife Trust @sheldricktrust.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Korbessa is rarely seen without her mini-me, Wangalla. She has well and truly adopted her as a little sister – but the love only goes so far! One area where Korbessa refuses to budge is hose possession. She covets her personal water fountain even more. www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/orphans/wang... 423046
Reposted by Salsificejamelle @jamellebouie.net · 25/07/2026not really surprised to learn that terminal stupidity and racism is the reason i can’t walk into a CVS and just buy a toothbrush without flagging down the one person who might be in the store dannykatch.substack.com/p/we-used-to...dannykatch.substack.comWe used to be able to buy things in this countryLocking up toothpaste was a warning sign that our executive class was crazy 28459491011
Salsifice @mercross.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Most likely McConnell is just a very sick old man and they're not releasing news bc it's bad but not ...final. But trolling is my second guess. All this drama would probably tickle him mightily. Would also help explain the bizarre newspaper photo. 000
Reposted by SalsificeGeoff @lawyergeoff.bsky.social · 20/07/2026I am lead counsel for the Haitian TPS holders (I argued the case in SCOTUS). A nursing home filed an amicus brief in SCOTUS on this exact topic. Indeed, here is a cartoon from the New York Daily News, published the day after the SCOTUS ruling. 1144
Reposted by SalsificeThe Onion @theonion.com · 20/07/2026Trump Insists Frequent Naps Necessary To Protect U.S. Interests In Dreamland theonion.com/trump-insists-frequent… 422398315
