Reposted by MIbirdguyJoe Kassabian @jkass99.bsky.social · 11/09/2025You dont have to have empathy for someone who had none and actively campaigned against that very basic concept of human emotion. 1034140
Reposted by MIbirdguyThe Rude Pundit @rudepundit.bsky.social · 11/09/2025Charlie Kirk started the Professor Watchlist, which caused friends of mine and their families to be terrorized by right-wing assholes. So, you know, fuck everyone trying to find some nugget of decency in that shitpile. 210105362623
Reposted by MIbirdguyMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/09/2025Both of the co-founders of Turning Point USA died from things that were preventable, but which they mocked and urged this nation to ignore. Bill Montgomery was killed in 2020 by COVID and Charlie Kirk was killed in 2025 by gun violence. 1098272177943
Reposted by MIbirdguyRobert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 11/09/2025they didn't do this when democratic lawmakers were targeted by a gunman. the mainstream media barely peeped when a Kyle Rittenhouse fan did a mass shooting at a Portland protest. Democrats and the mainstream media are just terrified of conservatives to the point where no one else's lives matter 10067701674
Reposted by MIbirdguyAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 05/08/2025Jessica: I also heard no complaints when Mike Johnson decided to abdicate his job to say actually congress isn't in session anymore because I don't want to have to vote on turning over the Epstein files…. so be equal opportunity in your complaints about fleeing your job 688233836352
Reposted by MIbirdguyShar A @sharal.bsky.social · 06/08/2025Ah that's lovely news. metro.co.uk/2025/08/06/m...metro.co.ukMillionaire trophy hunter gored to death by 1.3 tonne bull on African safariAsher Watkins, 52, was tracking a 1.3 tonne Cape Buffalo bull, known as the Black Death, on Sunday when it suddenly charged at him at 35mph. 1567110381705
Reposted by MIbirdguyonion person @junlper.beer · 04/08/2025america first is when you can’t criticize or boycott a government committing a genocide halfway across the world 242000376
Reposted by MIbirdguyAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 04/08/2025“They should’ve come here legally,” MAGA says. Well, they did. One Afghan interpreter was arrested after a green card appointment. Another? Detained after his asylum hearing. Both helped U.S. troops. Now ICE wants to deport them.thedailybeast.comMasked ICE Agents Detain Interpreter Who Helped U.S. MilitaryThe Afghan man was living the U.S. legally and was detained during a routine green card appointment. 19533331339
Reposted by MIbirdguyProPublica @propublica.org · 05/08/2025NEW: The Trump administration is pushing its anti-trans agenda globally at the United Nations. U.S. delegates have objected to use of the word “gender” in U.N. documents during forums on topics as varied as women’s rights, science and technology, global health, toxic pollution and chemical waste.propublica.orgThe Trump Administration Is Promoting Its Anti-Trans Agenda Globally at the United NationsU.S. delegates have objected to use of the word “gender” in U.N. documents during forums on topics as varied as women’s rights, science and technology, global health, toxic pollution and chemical wast... 76621256
Reposted by MIbirdguyProPublica @propublica.org · 05/08/2025Turning old plastic into new plastic is really, really hard. Products made with dyes, flame retardants and other toxic chemicals create a health hazard when heated for recycling, severely limiting the products you can make from recycled plastic. (Published Aug. 2024)propublica.orgWhen Is “Recyclable” Not Really Recyclable? When the Plastics Industry Gets to Define What the Word Means.Companies whose futures depend on plastic production are trying to persuade the federal government to allow them to put the label “recyclable” on plastic shopping bags and other items virtually… 10545183
Reposted by MIbirdguyKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 03/08/2025This shouldn’t be surprising. The only way to fight back is to… actually fight back. If Democrats want to improve their approval rating (or far more importantly, make actual change), we need real leadership to put up real resistance to authoritarianism. apnews.com/article/ap-p...apnews.com‘They roll right over’: Many Democrats call their party weak and ineffective, AP-NORC poll findsA poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that many Democrats see their political party as “weak” or “ineffective.” 42380251778
Reposted by MIbirdguyProPublica @propublica.org · 03/08/2025Leonardo José Colmenares Solórzano, a 31-year-old Venezuelan, wants the world to know that he was tortured over four months in a Salvadoran prison. He said guards stomped on his hands, poured filthy water into his ears and threatened to beat him.propublica.orgNow That They’re Free, Venezuelan Men Want the World to Know What They Endured in CECOTVenezuelan men deported by the Trump administration say they endured months of physical and mental abuse inside a Salvadoran prison. Though happy to be home, they say the fact that they were released… 3624901227
Reposted by MIbirdguyMother Jones @motherjones.com · 02/08/2025The BLS did exactly what it's supposed to do: provide accurate, nonpartisan data. When the numbers showed Trump's "economic boom" was actually a bust (33k jobs vs claimed 291k), he fired the messenger. After all, when it rains too much, true leaders fire the meteorologists.motherjones.comWe’re officially in Donald Trump’s mad king eraAll the books that are fit to cook. 591009380
Reposted by MIbirdguyAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 02/08/2025The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced today that it will begin phasing out its operations, following Congress’s recent decision to revoke previously allocated federal funding. CPB said it is initiating an “orderly wind-down” after nearly six decades. 37440891364
MIbirdguy @mibirdguy.bsky.social · 29/07/2025lol blocked by the PetsAgainstTrump person for pointing out that taking a prey animal out of the mouth of a predator isn’t actually good or beneficial if you like animals or care about nature. Predators are a vital part of the food chain and generally have to work way harder to feed themselves. 110
Reposted by MIbirdguyMother Jones @motherjones.com · 27/07/2025Mental health conditions, like suicides & overdoses, are the leading underlying causes of maternal deaths in the US. Antidepressants save women's lives—& they're safe. So why is RFKJr's FDA hell-bent on undermining their use among pregnant & postpartum moms? www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comIs the FDA about to keep pregnant women from taking antidepressants?A panel of experts repeated what one women's health expert called "MAHA talking points." 52751192028
Reposted by MIbirdguyJess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 27/07/2025Every news outlet that reports on US stocks "surging" should be required to note that the wealthiest 10% of Americans hold more than 90% of all the value of US stocks. 14860611796
Reposted by MIbirdguyProPublica @propublica.org · 25/07/2025NEW: “Staggering” Water Loss Driven by Groundwater Mining Poses Global Threat A new study finds that freshwater resources are rapidly disappearing, creating arid “mega” regions and causing sea levels to rise. By @abrahm.bsky.socialpropublica.org“Staggering” Water Loss Driven by Groundwater Mining Poses Global ThreatA new study finds that freshwater resources are rapidly disappearing, creating arid “mega” regions and causing sea levels to rise. 34853468
Reposted by MIbirdguyonion person @junlper.beer · 17/07/2025democrats love to be completely useless and not take up the mantle on 80-20 slamdunk issues 1092849306
Reposted by MIbirdguyMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 17/07/2025“one officer told her: “Mentioning freedom of Gaza, Israel, genocide, all of that all come under proscribed groups, which are terror groups that have been dictated by the government.” Absolutely chillingtheguardian.comArmed police threatened to arrest Kent protester for holding Palestinian flagOfficers accused Laura Murton who also had a sign saying ‘Free Gaza’ of supporting a proscribed organisation 62873277
Reposted by MIbirdguyKen Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 01/07/2025this is who democrats lost to 712251249
Reposted by MIbirdguyMother Jones @motherjones.com · 01/07/2025Our tax code is based on a fiction—the idea that investment gains aren’t income until the underlying investments are sold. Even if the richest 0.01 percent had to relinquish all of what our tax code counts as income, the wealth gap between them and the rest would keep growing.motherjones.comEven sky-high income tax rates won’t stop the relentless rise of the richestTackling America's wealth gap will require more powerful tactics. 1024371
Reposted by MIbirdguy🦋Dr. Pokemon🦋 @turnerjoy.bsky.social · 01/07/2025So much for the “we don’t mind immigrants, we just want them to do it ‘the right way’” 18725
Reposted by MIbirdguyMother Jones @motherjones.com · 01/07/2025According to an analysis by Michael Thomas, founder and CEO of the clean energy data platform Cleanview, the bill will increase electricity costs substantially for customers in every state—in some cases by more than 20 percent.motherjones.comSenate version of "beautiful" bill will "kill" America's clean energy sector, experts sayNew taxes on wind and solar are "truly bizarre, a self-defeating measure." 20320166
Reposted by MIbirdguyKen Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 01/07/2025Remember this 601330119
Reposted by MIbirdguyProPublica @propublica.org · 01/07/2025The total loss of NOAA’s office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research —a nerve center of global climate science, data collection and modeling — represents a setback for climate preparedness that experts warn the nation may never recover from. (Published April)propublica.orgTrump’s NOAA Budget Cuts Could Gut Critical Climate ModelingPotential funding cuts for NOAA and its research partners threaten irreparable harm not only to climate research but to American safety, competitiveness, and national security. 481007441
Reposted by MIbirdguyProPublica @propublica.org · 30/06/2025By the numbers, Clarence Thomas has been treated to: • At least 38 destination vacations; • 26 private jet flights; • 12 VIP passes to pro & college sporting events; • 2 stays at luxury resorts; • 1 standing invite to an uber-exclusive golf club (Published 2023)propublica.orgClarence Thomas’ 38 Vacations: The Other Billionaires Who Have Treated the Supreme Court Justice to Luxury TravelThe fullest accounting yet shows how Thomas has secretly reaped the benefits from a network of wealthy and well-connected patrons that is far more extensive than previously understood. 19327971266
Reposted by MIbirdguyProPublica @propublica.org · 30/06/2025NEW: Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show. She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.propublica.orgKristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political DonationsA dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics… 1680154296758
Reposted by MIbirdguyProPublica @propublica.org · 26/06/2025The world is drowning in plastic. Experts say we need to stop making so much. But the plastics industry is peddling a "solution" that works like magic. Don't be fooled. (Published June 2024)propublica.orgThe Delusion of “Advanced” Plastic RecyclingThe plastics industry has heralded a type of chemical recycling it claims could replace new shopping bags and candy wrappers with old ones — but not much is being recycled at all, and this method… 441305464
Reposted by MIbirdguyMother Jones @motherjones.com · 25/06/2025Donald Trump Jr., Laura Loomer, and Charlie Kirk were among the right-wingers who fired off Islamophobic smears about Mamdani and Muslim New Yorkers to their millions of followers after Cuomo’s surprising concession.motherjones.comConservatives are already losing their minds over Mamdani's apparent winElise Stefanik, Laura Loomer, and Charlie Kirk posted Islamophobic smears despite reports that Mamdani has faced threats and Islamophobic attacks prompting a police investigation. 42433114
Reposted by MIbirdguyEmperors Without Clothes @emperorsclothes.bsky.social · 24/06/2025Just your casual multiple death product liability lawsuit for a trullion+ $ value stock market darling dependent on the success of the underlying technology. US markets fraud so well. #1 www.nj.com/news/2025/06...nj.comTesla’s autopilot failed, killing 3 members of N.J. family, lawsuit saysA 17-year-old girl and her parents were killed in the crash last September 19582202
Reposted by MIbirdguyRaider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Observe who is the initial aggressor. As protesters and police in Portland got physically involved, tensions increased. 48744981649
Reposted by MIbirdguyMaggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Breaking: The Trevor Project received a stop-work order last night on its contract with the national 988 suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is eliminating the option for LGBTQ callers to the hotline to press 3 and connect with someone who specializes in LGBTQ mental health. 25278314314
Reposted by MIbirdguyRaider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 18/06/2025LAPD are the real aggressors 1752016766
Reposted by MIbirdguyDr. Bradley Onishi @bradleyonishi.bsky.social · 18/06/2025The Appeal to Heaven flag flying over a federal building is not a good thing. @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social and I wrote about the flag @rollingstone.com. 511844
