Reposted by Mindy SternBrooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 05/01/2026The destruction doesn't make for a photo-op like tearing down the East Wing of the White House or bulldozing the Rose Garden, but it's every bit as bad. Generations of American children learned to spell and count, learned the Preamble to the Constitution, from watching shows produced by the CPB. 7741731856
Reposted by Mindy SternThe Onion @theonion.com · 05/01/2026Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession 332268366309
Reposted by Mindy SternProPublica @propublica.org · 19/12/2025Billionaires are using a loophole to avoid Medicare taxes. Closing it — and eliminating other ways around the tax for wealthy business owners — could raise more than $250 billion over 10 years for the program. (Published Dec. 2024)propublica.orgHow a Decades-Old Loophole Lets Billionaires Avoid Medicare TaxesSome of Wall Street’s richest and most powerful figures are using a legal loophole to avoid paying millions of dollars in taxes earmarked for health care, a ProPublica investigation found. 30837399
Mindy Stern @minster12.bsky.social · 12/12/2025As a SA survivor, these new Epstein photos triggered me far beyond what I would’ve expected. My fellow survivors, take care of yourselves❤️ 120
Reposted by Mindy SternMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Murder.nytimes.comVideo of Boat Strike Shows Survivors Waving Before Fatal Follow-Up Attack 28588154
Mindy Stern @minster12.bsky.social · 05/12/2025My kids were both born with a rare immune deficiency, Selective Antibody Disorder. Novel use of vaccines saved their lives. Fuck RFK Jr and his panel of charlatans. 040
Reposted by Mindy SternChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 05/12/2025They’re killing people as a twitter joke. It’s depraved. Can’t let yourself lose the capacity to be appalled and disgusted and outraged by this. 433136294210
Reposted by Mindy SternRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Stoke fear. Exploit desperation. Suspend the rule of law. Fan brutality. Every time the stronger brutalize the weak, it’s fundamentally the same playbook. Our duty is to stand up to brutality. Our moral obligation is to protect the vulnerable and hold the powerful accountable. 482223623
Reposted by Mindy SternAdoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 29/11/2025A new study finds many adult adoptees face challenges in health care because clinicians lack training on adoption and its lifelong impacts, highlighting the need for adoption‑competent care. 🥚medicalxpress.comClinicians' lack of adoption knowledge interferes with adoptees' patient-clinician relationship, analysis indicatesResearchers examined health care challenges faced by adult adoptees and how being adopted affects relationships with their clinicians. U.S. adult adoptees completed a mixed-methods online survey. A… 0177
Reposted by Mindy SternAsha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 29/11/2025I guess it’s clear why the lawmakers needed to make that video 8654651016
Reposted by Mindy SternBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 28/11/2025To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation. 10565722174
Reposted by Mindy SternSchooley @schooley.bsky.social · 29/11/2025With no evidence whatsoever I stand by my theory that they’re terrorizing some small time drug traffickers to benefit some bigger competitor. 1937491
Reposted by Mindy SternChristine Hallquist @christinehallquist.bsky.social · 29/11/2025Dictators need war to stay in power. 111887453071
Reposted by Mindy SternDaniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 29/11/2025So tough on crime. Very hostile to foreign narcoterrorists. 913437
Reposted by Mindy SternThe Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 26/11/2025Newly released emails show the FBI spent almost $1 million in overtime analyzing the Epstein files as part of an effort dubbed the “Special Redaction Project."trib.alFBI’s Frantic Scramble to Redact Epstein Files RevealedA trove of emails shows all-nighters and almost $1 million in overtime as Trumpworld debated releasing the Epstein files. 17431461469
Reposted by Mindy SternSara Spector @miriam2626.bsky.social · 25/11/2025When our country targets astronauts who exercise their freedom of speech, When heroes are no longer safe, And most of our citizens still stay quiet, It's time to face the fact we may have lost our country. 47930
Reposted by Mindy SternPrem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 25/11/2025Wow — Senators Van Hollen, Smith, Murphy, Sanders, Warren, Markey, Merkley, Heinrich have created an official internal "Fight Club." They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.nytimes.comChuck Schumer Faces Pushback From a ‘Fight Club’ of Senate Democrats 25262311140
Reposted by Mindy SternForbes @forbes.com · 24/11/2025Once America’s richest person, Gordon Getty has donated to anti-Trump PACs but never spoken out publicly against the president. Now emails from the Epstein documents release show exactly how he feels.forbes.comThis Billionaire Called Trump A Possible Psychopath, Epstein Release ShowsOnce America’s richest person, Gordon Getty has donated to anti-Trump PACs but kept quiet about the president. Now Epstein release emails show exactly how he feels. 34700229
Reposted by Mindy SternWaldo Jaquith @waldo.net · 16/11/2025I’d sure like to read essays by some constitutional scholars about whether the U.S. is now post-constitutional. Tariffs, bribes, emoluments, etc., OKed without justification via the shadow docket. What’s the meaning of a constitution if it isn’t enforced? 2359
Reposted by Mindy SternMonica @softtail65.bsky.social · 13/11/2025I need y'all to help me today. Zach Wahls is running for the U.S. Senate to replace Joni Ernst. He has a good size following on other social media platforms but hasn't gotten much traction here yet. We can change that today! Give @zachwahls.bsky.social a follow and repost this, please. Ty! 💙🌊 85475353
Reposted by Mindy SternKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Responding to a 2017 message that Trump was 'so gross', Jeffrey Epstein said Trump was "worse in real life and upclose." 872072781
Reposted by Mindy SternChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 09/11/2025If these 8 democrats do this, I hope they experience the most miserable primary campaigns in history www.politico.com/live-updates...politico.comSenate hopes for shutdown breakthrough SundaySenators believe enough Democrats are ready to reopen the government. 14922235
Reposted by Mindy SternThe Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 06/11/2025Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment 1547359077846
Reposted by Mindy Sternae @aelkus.bsky.social · 07/11/2025this should be one of defining images of his second term, because its impossible to tell from looking at it whether he is too indifferent to care or too senile to notice 24859154
Reposted by Mindy SternJonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 07/11/2025I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved. www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...cnn.comChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNNA 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit. 14686762326
Reposted by Mindy SternCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 05/11/2025This really hasn’t gotten enough attention this week. @wired.com #ICE www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa... 10423127214902
Reposted by Mindy SternAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/11/2025AOC: "This is about, do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now? And they assignment is to come together across difference no matter what." 248245184697
Reposted by Mindy SternLex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 03/11/2025I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day. certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue. 2051283278181
Reposted by Mindy SternBony 🦴 Skeletino 💀 @notalegalrecord.net · 01/11/2025🥚 over the years i’ve seen countless variations on “i know people who are happy with being adopted” (tip: you have no idea how adoptees really feel because the stakes of honesty are so high, and we keep so much to ourselves). but calling someone “thrilled” with their adoption is honestly bonkers 12418
Reposted by Mindy SternRead the book Read Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell) @jphillll.bsky.social · 30/10/2025The U.S. spends over $180 billion on cops and incarceration every year. The annual SNAP budget is $100 billion. 11840308
Reposted by Mindy SternAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 29/10/2025National Guard members are speaking out against the Trump administration’s attempt to deploy troops to Chicago. Thank you! 💚cbsnews.com2 Illinois National Guard members speak out: "I won't turn against my neighbors"Staff Sgt. Demi Palecek and Capt. Dylan Blaha say they'll defy federal orders regarding Trump's immigration enforcement operation in Chicago. 672525641
Reposted by Mindy SternJustin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 29/10/2025This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories. 12873252014516
Reposted by Mindy SternScott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Trump fires board that oversees D.C. construction projects, as he plans major changes to White House www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-f...cbsnews.comTrump fires board that oversees D.C. construction projects, as he plans major changes to White HousePresident Trump fired all six sitting members of a board that oversees architecture in D.C., as he plans a slate of major building projects — including a massive White House ballroom. 41272159
Reposted by Mindy SternKelly Lynne D’Angelo ✨ @kellylynnedang.bsky.social · 28/10/2025NDAs can’t be used to cover up illegal activities. If the person asking you to sign one is doing something illegal, you can break it & sue. Lawyers & government folks chime in here, but hey are usually only used in business deals. Also, this shows just how horrible, incompetent, and evil they are.cnbc.comU.S. military officials required to sign NDAs tied to Latin America mission: ReutersLawmakers in Congress say they are being kept in the dark about key aspects of a military buildup that Venezuela fears may lead to an invasion. 2954483
Reposted by Mindy SternThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/10/2025MARGE: “Apparently I have to go into a SCIF to find out the Republican health care plan!” 1351212367
Reposted by Mindy SternJulia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 27/10/2025I am interested in starting to hear from care workers on SNAP about your concerns. I'm @motherjones.com's disability reporter. Please be in touch. My email is jmetraux@motherjones.com and my Signal is juliametraux.49. Reposts are appreciated. 517161231
Reposted by Mindy Sterndan sinker @dansinker.com · 28/10/2025The time to organize with your neighbors and your community is right now. 215368
Reposted by Mindy SternAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/10/2025BREAKING: A Department of Homeland Security officer shot at an unarmed black man during a traffic stop in DC, and the DC police officer said he was told by superiors not to mention the shooting in his incident report. 1/ www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...washingtonpost.comLawyers allege cover-up after fed shoots at man during D.C. traffic stopNeither D.C. police nor the Department of Homeland Security have explained why the Homeland Security agent fired his weapon. 621176919950
Reposted by Mindy SternAdam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 28/10/2025U.S. immigration leadership is reportedly being revamped in the image of a Border Patrol chief who will be in federal court TOMORROW for allegedly violating a court order by personally throwing two tear gas canisters into a crowd without provocation. More on him here youtu.be/7PER0Pcc800?... 18658316
Reposted by Mindy SternMelanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 25/10/20251. Reagan’s speech is real 2. It’s public domain 3. Americans pay the cost of the added 10% tariffs, not Canadians 4. Trump keeps lying because he thinks you’re all too stupid to fact check 5. The average family will pay an extra $4900 this year because his tariffs 15836531424
Reposted by Mindy SternAndrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 28/10/2025I've talked before about power struggles within hardening authoritarianism. Usually, regime supporters fight over using rule-of-law in crackdowns (with massive abuses, of course) vs. completely embracing extrajudicial methods. Here, we see the latter dominating. Which is very bad news going forward. 201243498
Reposted by Mindy SternAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 28/10/2025Trump being guided through a room by the Japanese PM 86445461381
Reposted by Mindy SternMaddowBlog @maddowblog.bsky.social · 28/10/2025" All three cite the same thing for this sour economic outlook — President Donald Trump’s policies, which have reduced federal employment and increased tariffs, both of which have hit Virginia uniquely hard..." cardinalnews.org/2025/10/21/v...cardinalnews.orgVirginia’s GDP growth drops from 6.2% to 1.7%. Three new economic reports issue warnings about why and what comes next.The reports also suggest the state may be losing high-wage jobs but gaining lower-wage jobs. 13315152
Reposted by Mindy Sternunraveled @unraveledpress.com · 25/10/2025Video from today's first gas attack. Saturday morning in Chicago. 9919491086
Reposted by Mindy SternChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 25/10/2025Tear gassing random residential streets is just absolutely psychotic behavior. 53292843313
Reposted by Mindy SternBridget O’Brien @bridgetemob.bsky.social · 25/10/2025Went to a prayer service tonight at St. Mary of the Lake, where they have cardboard cutouts throughout the church representing parishioners afraid to come to Mass because of ICE. 358142464332