Michelle Mertz @michm8.bsky.social · 09/10/2026www.ozarksfirst.com/news/former-...ozarksfirst.comFormer USPS employee, association director unsurprised by federal raid on distribution centerOne former USPS employee in Kansas City says she’s not surprised by the recent raid on the city’s distribution center considering the poor management. 000
Reposted by Michelle MertzGravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 05/10/2026ICE took two more people from my local courthouse today. The wife of one of the guys who was taken showed up shortly after. She just had surgery. She was worried about paying rent and feeding her kids. This is happening *every day* in Massachusetts. Lives are being destroyed every single day. 3730265
Reposted by Michelle MertzClara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 05/10/2026 11-yo Andrés lived with his dad in Texas—but was deemed “unaccompanied” by ICE and sent to foster care. “They’re kidnapping people’s kids and keeping them in government custody,” a former Biden official told us. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.com“You kidnapped my son”ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.” 3373237
Reposted by Michelle MertzRewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 05/10/2026Daycare for two kids costs more than the median annual rent in 47 states. Nearly 60% of Gen Z voters want more federal spending on childcare, more than any other age group, per a new @19thnews.org and YouGov poll.rewirenewsgroup.comAmericans of All Ages Want More Federal Help With Childcare Costs. Gen Z Most of All.New polling from The 19th and YouGov found that support for child care spending was particularly strong among Gen Z, reflecting how affordability shapes their future family planning. 12912
Reposted by Michelle MertzDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 05/10/2026🔍 Here is what Democracy Docket is tracking today: Total Active Cases: 198 Active Voting Rights Cases: 162 Active Redistricting Cases: 36 Active Anti-Voting Cases: 75 Active Pro-Voting Cases: 87 Active DOJ Lawsuits: 28 Find real-time updates here:democracydocket.comCourt CasesLearn about the lawsuits that Democracy Docket is keeping an eye on. 316057
Reposted by Michelle MertzThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 05/10/2026Doctors noted in their records she was at a “high” risk of death. The 37-year-old requested an abortion twice. She was denied and discharged. trib.al/RzISmSAtrib.alPaxton Sued by Family of Woman Who Died After Being Denied AbortionKen Paxton is facing a historic lawsuit over Texas’s abortion ban. 10337156
Reposted by Michelle MertzOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Think about the core tenets of American conservatism: a government serving 300 million people and leading the world should be “small” and that we should orient all policy around servicing the rich so that they throw us gruel. It’s fucking stupid and we should say so. 16897220
Reposted by Michelle MertzAngie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I've been all over Florida getting to know the folks that make our state so spectacular. I've been listening to your stories and loving every moment. Get involved, sign up to volunteer and canvass with our team at AngieNixon.com. #AngieforFlorida 111394391
Reposted by Michelle MertzHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This guy is really good, not just for Maine news but for how to put together a news story so you understand the context. 181065366
Reposted by Michelle MertzTressie 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. 366370
Reposted by Michelle MertzCAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The congressional switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. Put it in your cell phone. Use it. If you're not calling at least once a week, you're not doing your part. 14133411588
Reposted by Michelle MertzRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I’ve known many other defense secretaries, starting with Cap Weinberger, who served as defense secretary under Reagan. I can say without fear of contradiction that Pete Hegseth is the stupidest and least qualified of them all. He is a danger to the entire world. He must be impeached. 15253641541
Reposted by Michelle MertzMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Subverting democracy isn't new to John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, or Amy Coney Barrett. All three were on George W. Bush's "Florida Recount Team," which lay the groundwork for stopping vote counting in Florida—and Bush v. Gore, the politically-motivated SCOTUS decision that gave Bush the election. 65893843985
Reposted by Michelle MertzRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026-Trump Airlines -Trump Beverages -Trump Casinos -Trump Magazine -Trump Mortgage -Trump Steaks -Trump's Travel Site -Trumpnet -Trump Tower Tampa -Trump University -Trump Vodka -Trump Fragrances -Trump Mattress -Trump Mobile All massive financial failures led by Trump. Now this...washingtonpost.comThe Kennedy Center was solvent when Trump took over. Then its finances collapsed.The Post examined 15 years of the institution’s financial records to see why it went south after the president took over 37255442529
Reposted by Michelle MertzTexas Tribune @texastribune.org · 28/09/2026We are publishing the name of the alleged shooter because we believe transparency in Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s killing is of vital public interest as investigators, lawmakers and the public seek to understand what happened and how ICE operates more broadly in this state. Read more here:texastribune.orgICE agent who shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston identifiedThe federal government has withheld his identification, even as major state and local law enforcement agencies across the country typically identify officers involved in shootings on the job soon afte... 18990301
Reposted by Michelle MertzRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026On this day in 1994, the Clinton administration's heathcare reform plan was declared "dead" by Congress. Over 30 years later, the US is still the only industrialized country without universal healthcare. This should be a national outrage. 701199795974
Reposted by Michelle MertzTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This is all i want. 545639
Reposted by Michelle MertzAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/09/2026NEW: 8 sailors aboard the Lincoln attempted suicide per a letter from the Secretary of the Navy to Congress. That is “incredibly high”. www.cnn.com/2026/09/23/p...cnn.comEight sailors assigned to US carrier group that fought in Iran war attempted suicide, Navy secretary tells Congress | CNN PoliticsEight US Navy personnel assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during a period that included when the ships undertook combat operations against Iran and the carrier... 26068713081
Reposted by Michelle MertzTW @twesq.bsky.social · 20/09/2026this is fantastic and I learned something new 563212436
Reposted by Michelle Mertzjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22/09/2026this is a genuinely crazy story 11955271179
Reposted by Michelle MertzKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Perpetually “concerned” Susan Collins should be VERY concerned by the latest reporting from ProPublica, revealing her involvement in an alleged bribery/pay to play scheme of awarding defense contracts to a specific firm right after that company made campaign “donations." youtu.be/f2fFlCPjKnk?...youtu.beGOP Senator CAUGHT RED-HANDED In MASSIVE BRIBERY SCHEME Probe!?!YouTube video by Katie Phang 740155635576
Reposted by Michelle MertzPuff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026ICE activity has been picking up again in Chicago A LOT. If you were previously involved with ICE watch efforts, now is a good time to reengage. I’m going to start wearing a whistle again. 3769366
Reposted by Michelle MertzRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/09/2026With 45 days until the midterms, I urge you all to: 1) Help get out the vote. 2) Protect our electoral machinery from interference. 3) Not succumb to complacency, defeatism, or cynicism. We are the only ones who can end this nightmare. We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for. 20576492916
Reposted by Michelle MertzPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 18/09/2026A lot of people are not well right now: physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. This is an excellent time to de-escalate conflicts and to lean into patience. This is true in our personal lives and also (maybe especially) online when it's overwhelmingly strangers crashing into each other. 131656497
Reposted by Michelle MertzThe Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The United States has only had full suffrage since 1965. After a recent Supreme Court decision effectively disenfranchised millions of Black voters across the American South, the country can no longer pretend it’s a democracy. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/millions-o... 15818
Reposted by Michelle MertzRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $8 trillion. The entire bottom 50% of American households is worth just $4.27 trillion. Read that back. Remember: Wealth can’t be separated from power. Power begets wealth and wealth begets power. 351103284268
Reposted by Michelle MertzRajan Narang @rdnarang.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Disbarment and sanctions for everyone involved. 723874
Reposted by Michelle MertzAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia. 5953726513395
Reposted by Michelle MertzBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 13/09/2026“Copenhagen reported that 62% of its residents are now commuting to work or school by bike — an increase from 52% in 2015 & 36% in 2012, when the City Council launched a 14-year-plan to improve the quality, safety & comfort of cycling.” #Copenhagen chose. They keep choosing even better every year.latimes.comCopenhagen has taken bicycle commuting to a whole new levelCycling has been a part of that good life in Copenhagen for decades. In recent years, it has enjoyed yet another unfathomable surge in popularity — taken to the next level thanks to constantly improvi... 18853259
Reposted by Michelle Mertzonion person @junlper.beer · 11/09/2026it’s wild that the heritage foundation wrote in text that the assault on trans woman particularly in sports is their first step in their efforts to completely abolish all Title IX protections and liberals still don’t believe it’s about more than trans women in sports 7375782172
Reposted by Michelle MertzRex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 11/09/2026This is one hell of a piece of reporting, and writing, by @willbunch.bsky.social. Just a crucial piece of journalism that shows what's happening with ICE in places we don't often pay attention to: www.inquirer.com/opinion/penn...inquirer.comIn Pa. coal country, local police join with ICE to bring arrests, fear | Will BunchSchuylkill County is the new face of Trump’s mass deportation, as local cops, lured by federal cash, bust scores of migrants. 412742
Reposted by Michelle MertzCNN @cnn.com · 11/09/2026Police in Jackson, Mississippi, have arrested a man in the case of Tasia Fortune, the 29-year-old Black woman found hanging from a tree outside an abandoned house last month, following the state medical examiner ruling her death a homicide. cnn.it/4Aazd9x 1726599
Reposted by Michelle MertzCAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 06/09/2026What if hostile foreign governments were able to control social media algorithms in the United States, suppressing information vital to our survival as a democracy? Even here on Bluesky. That would be weird. 14012
Reposted by Michelle MertzMiles Bruner @mbruner.bsky.social · 05/09/2026This is Romney’s former campaign manager. Speaking as an ex-Republican staffer one thing I tell people is that no one will go to the mat against our former party more than people like us. First, we’re bitter and angry for having been apart of what turned out to be a colossal, fascist lie. 52656239
Reposted by Michelle Mertzmichaeledward @michaeledward.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Spotted over I-5 in Seattle 120112052339
Reposted by Michelle MertzHunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I strongly encourage all of my fellow straight cisgender types to find one pro trans thing they can do offline in the next week. Support the community! These are our friends and neighbors. 411521
Reposted by Michelle MertzPatrick @watchinthesky.bsky.social · 05/09/2026One of the regulars in our yard - though not a regular pose! 😁 A Mr Allen’s hummingbird seems to be steamed about something! Those feets! That iridescence ! From the archives March 2025 #iridescence #NationalHummingbirdDay 441900273
Reposted by Michelle MertzThe Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Howard Lutnick said he cut off Jeffrey Epstein in 2005. But Justice Department records show that years later, after Epstein’s sex crime conviction, Lutnick entered a business deal with him and maintained contact into the 2010s. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/records-sh... 42514
Reposted by Michelle MertzRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead. 23378992762
Reposted by Michelle MertzChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 02/09/202618 AMERICANS ARE DEAD. Imagine being this detached from reality…. "I think the way the president is playing Iran, right? There's not, there haven't been American deaths.” ~ Secretary Howard Lutnick 51935281494
Michelle Mertz @michm8.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Target- while remaining among the largest employers of Medicaid and SNAP recipients in America-has also spent $13.9B on stock buybacks since 2019 000
Reposted by Michelle MertzRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/08/2026The richest man owns X. The second and fourth richest men control Google. The third richest man owns The Washington Post. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the seventh richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here? 1003262529031
Reposted by Michelle MertzAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 31/08/2026BREAKING: Army Secretary Dan Driscoll RESIGNS. Driscoll is the guy Buria told to approve certain firings because "Trump won't want to stand next to Black female officers." The Army now has ZERO Senate-confirmed civilian or military leaders. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...wsj.comExclusive | Army Secretary Resigns After Months of Friction With HegsethDan Driscoll had a close relationship with ousted Army chief of staff. 25847262362
Reposted by Michelle MertzScientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Last year the world added 600 terawatt-hours of solar photovoltaic generation, enough to power Canada for a year. And this May solar outpaced coal’s monthly power share in the U.S. for the first time ever. Solar power is booming. Here are four reasons why.scientificamerican.comHow solar became the cheapest form of energy in the worldHere are four reasons solar energy has seen a meteoric rise in recent years 9452172
Reposted by Michelle MertzDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Nepal is seeking $5 billion in aid from the UN’s climate-disaster recovery fund after devastating floods. The fund, established in 2023, has received $820 million in pledges but faces a significant financing gap because wealthy nations, including the US, haven't been willing to contribute.nytimes.comNepal Puts Cost of Disaster at $5 Billion, Blaming Climate Change (Gift Article)The country is seeking urgent help from a special U.N. climate fund, but the program lacks money because the United States and others have been reluctant to contribute. 7490221
