Reposted by @mills-br.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 14/10/2026A win for a free press! ✊ A federal judge ruled last night that the Trump administration cannot shut CNN, Politico and MS NOW out of the White House while their lawsuit moves forward. The White House belongs to the American people. Reporters shouldn’t have to flatter Trump to get through the door. 151167248
Reposted by @mills-br.bsky.socialAMPTsuper @amptsuper.bsky.social · 14/10/2026North Carolina. Heads up! 214480
Reposted by @mills-br.bsky.socialWalter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 14/10/2026The GOP candidates for secretary of state in Arizona and Nevada would be in charge of election administration. Both think the 2020 election was rigged against Trump. 119187
Reposted by @mills-br.bsky.socialMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Ask yourself if you’ve heard remotely the same volume of Suffering From Inflation™️ & “stagflation” & “least responsible economic policy in 40 years” coverage that you did when Joe Biden was president 6301101
Reposted by @mills-br.bsky.socialCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Kash Patel basically faking crime stats now, by pretending that arrests made by state/local law enforcement were done by the FBI. www.ms.now/news/crime-s...ms.nowCrime stats touted by Kash Patel are bolstered by arrests made by state and local agencies, not FBIAn analysis of publicly available data from the Justice Department shows repeated claims made by the FBI director are false or misleading. 15418137
Reposted by @mills-br.bsky.socialQasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 12/10/2026A reminder that Christian nationalists sound exactly like ISIS www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa3f...youtube.comChristian Nationalists Sound Like ISISYouTube video by Qasim Rashid 722272
Reposted by @mills-br.bsky.socialGovernor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 06/10/2026Disgusting and disqualifying. 2401735526
Reposted by @mills-br.bsky.socialderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/10/2026i should rephrase: incredible republican voters and leaders will not give a shit 453102123
Reposted by @mills-br.bsky.socialQasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 03/10/2026When a foreigner killed 1 American citizen—MAGAs unanimously voted FOR the Laken Riley Act. As Israel kills 9 American citizens—MAGAs unanimously voted AGAINST a resolution requiring an investigation into Israel’s actions. MAGAs aren’t protecting US citizens—they’re protecting an apartheid state. 16432137
Reposted by @mills-br.bsky.socialderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The manager was right — some longtime shoppers closed their accounts in protest — but Marcus stuck with his decision. At the time of the flagship's closure, the Main Street store had been open for 112 years. 182223170
Reposted by @mills-br.bsky.socialderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 02/10/2026These victories were achieved through the efforts of Civil Rights activists, along with support from Neiman Marcus president Stanley Marcus, who was an early advocate for desegregation. The Neiman Marcus Dallas store manager purportedly warned Marcus that he would destroy his business this way. 52266225
Reposted by @mills-br.bsky.socialderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The downtown Neiman Marcus flagship was one of the first major Dallas businesses that broke with these practices. In 1961, the company desegregated its Zodiac Room, a swanky lunch spot frequented by Dallas elites. Later, they welcomed Black shoppers to come and buy clothes without restrictions. 71979224
Reposted by @mills-br.bsky.socialderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 02/10/2026For instance, they had to try on clothes over their clothes, put on protective covers when trying on hats, or weren't allowed to make returns once they brought the clothes home. These policies stemmed from racist fears that white customers would refuse merchandise previously worn by Black shoppers. 81614200
Reposted by @mills-br.bsky.socialderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Neiman Marcus closed its downtown Dallas flagship on Wednesday. The store played a notable role in the history of desegregation in Dallas. Previously, Black shoppers across the US could enter department stores, but they weren't allowed to try on clothes without adhering to certain conditions. 🧵 10460281702
Reposted by @mills-br.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026We’re living through a time when far too many men — including privileged young men at a frat house in an Ivy League university — feel impunity when it comes to attacking women. I don’t think it unrelated to the impunity felt by the man now occupying the highest office in the land.robertreich.substack.comCornell, Rape, and Misogyny in the Age of TrumpFriends, 1062059691
Reposted by @mills-br.bsky.socialWhitney Curry Wimbish @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Just a massive human trafficking ring, forcing vulnerable people from place to place, ruining their lives, all to make a buck 432599
Reposted by @mills-br.bsky.socialMother Jones @motherjones.com · 01/10/2026The Department of Homeland Security has already promised that it will flout any law attempting to ban the gloves.motherjones.comCalifornia bans ICE’s favorite shock glovesA DHS spokesperson has said the agency “will not abide” by any state ban. 24246127
Reposted by @mills-br.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 29/09/2026 184129424187
Reposted by @mills-br.bsky.socialSenator Elissa Slotkin @slotkin.senate.gov · 28/09/2026These corporations need to pay their fair share -- not get more tax breaks they don't need. Read more: www.cnbc.com/2026/09/28/w...cnbc.comMeta, Google, Amazon, Microsoft draw Sen. Warren questions about AI tax subsidiesSen. Elizabeth Warren is asking the leaders of Meta, Google, Amazon and Microsoft about AI and data center subsidies authorized by GOP legislation. 2339
Reposted by @mills-br.bsky.socialSenator Elissa Slotkin @slotkin.senate.gov · 28/09/2026One of the biggest winners from President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" were the largest tech and AI corporations, who are already worth billions of dollars. It's why I joined @warren.senate.gov to demand a full accounting of how they've taken advantage of those tax loopholes and deductions. 923546
Reposted by @mills-br.bsky.socialChristopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 28/09/2026“When our government laid siege to the city of Minneapolis with wanton violence and the killing of those who had spoken up in resistance, we were outraged.” “We could not believe that the mask had become the new symbol of American justice.” — Cardinal Robert McElroy 214949
Reposted by @mills-br.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Network solidarity against Trump's attack on the 1st Amendment lasted less than one week. Pathetic. On the bright side for CNN, moving forward Bari Weiss can make changes to ensure there is no more friction with the White House. Support independent media. demdock.com/4w6emld 1052954847
Reposted by @mills-br.bsky.socialElizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I have been preaching this for years now: people need belonging and joy to get into and stay in the work! 210426
Reposted by @mills-br.bsky.socialAndrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 25/09/2026this is nuts, imagine a bank thinking “theyre gonna love seeing their friends in bed with random strangers” lmfao bsky.app/profile/leba... 813016
Reposted by @mills-br.bsky.socialNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Oligarchs. The word for very rich businesspeople directly connected to the top of the government and playing a role in high-level government functions is “oligarchs.” Way beyond lobbying, donating, and advisory councils. Trump brought them on his trip to China too. America has oligarchs now. 25996342
Reposted by @mills-br.bsky.socialJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026A quick refresher on correlation vs. causation (something some people clearly need a refresher on right now) youtu.be/PXf0iEBhUaw 1121556
Reposted by @mills-br.bsky.social🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota. 125123815269
Reposted by @mills-br.bsky.socialDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026$17 million! WTF? 16664194
Reposted by @mills-br.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 24/09/2026Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was a ProPublica reporter. (Published Jan. 2025)propublica.orgA Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias. This Is What He Found.Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends.... 4927671129
Reposted by @mills-br.bsky.socialTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Tens of thousands of voter registrations have gone unprocessed in Texas. Affecting large areas deeply. If you’re in Texas, check your registration is up to date and accurate ASAP. www.texastribune.org/2026/09/22/t...texastribune.orgDPS voter registration applications weren’t sent to countiesCounties will start receiving a surge of applications less than two weeks before the Oct. 5 registration deadline, adding work at one of the busiest points in the election calendar. 4119471415
Reposted by @mills-br.bsky.socialMother Jones @motherjones.com · 24/09/2026By killing the VRA, John Roberts has set the stage for Black voting power to be wiped out at every level of politics. Black people in affected districts will still technically have the right to vote, but no real ability to elect candidates they support and who represent their communities.motherjones.comJim Crow was on the ash heap of history. Then came the Roberts court.The disaster the justices have unleashed has its roots in one of the darkest periods of our past. 10313149
Reposted by @mills-br.bsky.socialChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 24/09/2026BREAKING: The Trump administration’s third-country removal policy is blocked. The First Circuit says the third-country removal final judgment from Judge Murphy is back in effect. “Consistent with this court's September 18, 2026, Judgment, the March 16, 2026, stay pending appeal is dissolved.” 201871602
Reposted by @mills-br.bsky.socialDigital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 23/09/20261/ In May, I wrote: “The real fraud is the con that this is about fraud at all.” I warned fraud claims could become cover for cutting benefits. Four months later, 760,000 ACA enrollees are being removed in an anti-fraud sweep. #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy 18710395
Reposted by @mills-br.bsky.social404 Media @404media.co · 23/09/2026404 Media's @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social wanted to know why Spotify, Tidal, Apple Music pages of dead musicians and indie artists were publishing AI slop music. So, he tried it out himself on a band's official page. It was horrifyingly easy. Watch more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KI3... 315257
Reposted by @mills-br.bsky.socialHellishchildren @hellishchildren.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Trump hasn't given up on trying to alter the Census information. Sep 15, 2026 WIRED has found that the two authors are part of a larger team, made up almost entirely of America First Policy Institute members, who have been detailed to the Census Bureau and given access to its data.wired.comThe Census Bureau Is Overrun With Staffers From a MAGA Think TankThe US Census is home to vast troves of sensitive data on nearly every person living in the country, which is used for apportioning and drawing congressional districts as well as allocating federal fu... 412231
Reposted by @mills-br.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21/09/2026NYT statement: @nytimes.com 711989401
Reposted by @mills-br.bsky.socialElizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026It’s hard to explain to non-parents and non-involved parents how often a caring mom second-guesses every single decision she makes as a parent. Most of us are doing the best we can and making the best decisions we can at the time. 1021214
Reposted by @mills-br.bsky.socialRev. Benjamin Cremer @brcremer.bsky.social · 21/09/2026It is such a weak and fragile god who needs a political party, a president, a Supreme Court, and a nation to defend them and fight their battles for them. God does not need your defense. The poor, the hungry, the sick, the disabled, the children, the immigrant, and the powerless do. 522065
Reposted by @mills-br.bsky.socialPuff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The word complicity doesn't do this participation justice IMO. 250318
Reposted by @mills-br.bsky.socialPuff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The media outlets that are breaking all of these Irregular incidents into separate headlines and making it sound like all of these companies are making Terminator film-like strides are participating in the political project of AI, just as many are participating in Trumpian fascism. 261563
Reposted by @mills-br.bsky.socialPuff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 19/09/2026When you hear a fantastical story about AI, you should ask yourself, "How does this serve the political project of AI?" Because, as others have pointed out, that's what AI really amounts to: a political project. 41282309
Reposted by @mills-br.bsky.socialPuff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The most generous assessment is that this was shitty, lazy engineering; the more in-character scenario is that the sandbox was intentionally breakable because of the story it would generate. Whichever you believe, the story is not "OMG, they made AGI!" 377786
Reposted by @mills-br.bsky.socialPuff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The OpenAI "breaking containment" story stems from the company's own failure to build a secure sandbox. They relied on a single local proxy to "contain" the program. They could have air-gapped the thing. It's not like they lack resources. It was advantageous to them for the agent to "get loose." 380778
Reposted by @mills-br.bsky.socialPuff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The Anthropic, Meta, and Google "breaking containment" incidents all resulted from setup errors (or a stunt) by the same company: Irregular. Irregular created a sandbox that wasn't really a sandbox because it had a live internet connection, and gave instructions that were then carried out online. 61835497
Reposted by @mills-br.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 20/09/2026A federal judge has denied Republican efforts to remove oversight of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, saying the agency continues to show racial disparities in traffic arrests of Latinos.propublica.orgJudge Denies Efforts to End Oversight of Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office as Racial Profiling of Latinos PersistsDeputies continue to search and arrest Latino drivers at a higher rate than white drivers, echoing the racial disparities that prompted court oversight of the department nearly two decades ago. 9897233