Reposted by MonicaGoldbergAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2hOssoff: The money that they took from you when they slashed Medicaid and defunded hospitals and nursing homes—They’re taking that money to buy corrupt, taxpayer-funded political ads on national television to try to promote the failed and broken president… 8251701963
Reposted by MonicaGoldbergLascaille's Shroud @lascaillesshroud.bsky.social · 1hAnyone who shows me you sent something to help Bex, I'll give you every album I've released. Soulmass, Lascaille's Shroud, Hollowborn, Slaughterspine, I'll give you Bandcamp codes to all of them. If you've got anything to spare, please help them out. 188
Reposted by MonicaGoldbergMashedBex | trying to kick cancer's ass @bexmashaba.bsky.social · 2hplease? if i can just have some food surety for tonight & tomorrow morning, i can rest and hopefully have enough strength to clean and get settled in my room tomorrow 11627
Reposted by MonicaGoldbergCatherine Shaffer @cathshaffer.bsky.social · 17hA year or two ago, Gannett was advertising heavily on LinkedIn for AI reporter roles, described as a reporter that would use AI to assemble large numbers of stories with fast turnover. I didn’t apply. Worth reading the whole thread here. 28826
Reposted by MonicaGoldbergScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 8hDiplomacy for private profit: More corruption in plain view. The Kushner/Witkoff talks with Russia nominally about ending the war in Ukraine are actually about a multibillion-dollar oil deal that would benefit Middle Eastern business executives linked to Kushner and Witkoff. The deal, which isnytimes.comU.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump AlliesPresident Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter... 25332184
Reposted by MonicaGoldbergAdam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 17hTrump wants the Supreme Court to rule that DHS can imprison-indefinitely-immigrants who enter the US illegally He wants ICE to arrest millions of migrants and keep them incarcerated-maybe for years-until they can be deported Even if they have legal status In violation of their due process rights 61716422
Reposted by MonicaGoldbergKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Today, 8 years ago, my friend, Saudi Journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered. 23199673162
Reposted by MonicaGoldbergDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Unless Congress reclaims its power, this will just become the new normal. A good first step would be to impeach Vought. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...nytimes.comNational Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by CongressThe move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants. 8830021134
Reposted by MonicaGoldbergACLU @aclu.org · 20hAt least 57 people have died in ICE detention since the start of President Trump's second term — more than double the number of deaths recorded from the previous four years combined. ICE must be held accountable before any more lives are lost.aclu.orgDeaths in ICE Detention More Than Doubles Under TrumpDeath rate could be higher if it includes hidden deaths of people released from detention that ICE is reporting under Trump administration. 9391187
Reposted by MonicaGoldbergSusan Brown @sactowngrandma.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Here are some small things this particular ww does to try to make a difference: Most of the politicians I donate to are black, and Black politician are the only ones to whom I give monthly contributions. Our local BLM chapter helps one community member per month with housing costs— 1/ 233
Reposted by MonicaGoldbergKashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 01/10/2026I read a couple hundred death penalty cases for a case once and I think you’d all be shocked at how often this happens. The death penalty is one of the cruelest things in our system, an obvious violation of the 8th amendment cruel and unusual punishment clause, but we just love to kill. 543006740
Reposted by MonicaGoldbergmuch ado about muffin @muffindoin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026good example of the "legally present" vs. "lawful status" distinction. she's allowed to be here but is also deportable whenever ICE finds a country who will take her. US immigration law is fundamentally cruel 13714
Reposted by MonicaGoldbergShaily Patel @vox-magica.bsky.social · 01/10/2026“I am not afraid to die,” Pike wrote in a letter included as part of her clemency petition ahead of the execution. “I’m only nervous about the process.”nashvillebanner.comChrista Pike survives botched lethal injection attempt - Nashville BannerTennessee attempted to execute Christa Pike for a 1995 murder, but the lethal injection failed. Pike survives and was moved to a medical facility. 0234
Reposted by MonicaGoldbergProfessa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 01/10/2026So, we are putting the equivalent of Flock cameras on Postal Trucks to create “valuable data”? Valuable to whom? Will it be sold? 12314117
Reposted by MonicaGoldbergBlack Lives Matter Every Single Day @fatnewsdaily.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"What does it actually cost when Black women are undervalued? The answer is bigger than Black women....it is the cost of an economy that cannot reach its full potential because it continues to undervalue the people already helping to build it." 03516
Reposted by MonicaGoldbergPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Christa Pike was tortured yesterday by the state of TN in every single USians name and the fact is that this is a country that is mostly OK with this. This says everything about all of us. We are all implicated in this barbaric practice. It's sickening. 111288407
MonicaGoldberg @monicagoldberg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The mental torture of thinking you’re going to be executed and then it fails is hard to fathom. Killing people is intrinsically inhumane and we shouldn’t do it. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u...nytimes.comTennessee Death Row Inmate Christa Pike Still Alive After Attempts to Execute Her, Lawyers Say (Gift Article)Christa Pike was convicted of murdering a classmate in 1995. It was not clear what went wrong in the execution or what her current medical condition was. 020
Reposted by MonicaGoldbergMashedBex | trying to kick cancer's ass @bexmashaba.bsky.social · 01/10/2026thank you so much friends i had my scan yesterday and now we’re waiting on the results of that & a few more tests i’m being discharged from the hospital in a few hours can anyone help me get home please? i need +/- $29 to get a ride home paypal.me/thelongestroadpaypal.mePay RMM Creative using PayPal.MeGo to paypal.me/thelongestroad and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries. 11211
Reposted by MonicaGoldbergAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I think we all saw that coming 42061411903
Reposted by MonicaGoldbergZack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 30/09/2026The Pentagon is notifying millions of current and former U.S. military servicemembers and staff that hackers stole their *unencrypted* personal information during a months-long data breach. The agency that had the breach also handles ID and login/credential access to U.S. military systems and bases.techcrunch.comHackers stole millions of US military personnel records during months-long data breach | TechCrunchThe Department of Defense notified millions of current and former U.S. military personnel that their personal information had been stolen in a months-long breach. 30825231393
Reposted by MonicaGoldbergGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026“Most Americans are pro-immigrant,” Talarico says. “Throughout US history, immigrants have always made us richer and stronger.” Trump's barbarities have opened the way to a new consensus. Talarico is giving voice to it in moral language that Dems can learn from. 5/5 newrepublic.com/article/2160... 7907145
Reposted by MonicaGoldbergJim Lokay @jimlokay.com · 29/09/2026If you want to really know how the outrage machine gets fired up: 1. Schmitt plans to drop “bombshell” on Smith 2. Someone plants story that Schmitt is a Vance VP contender to run same day 3. Right-wing Twittersphere gets talking points 4. Schmitt steps in it 5. Scheduled tweets go out anyway 23940251045
MonicaGoldberg @monicagoldberg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026ICYMI — this would be scary at any government entity, much less the FBI. 010
Reposted by MonicaGoldbergFeena van @feenavan2099.bsky.social · 29/09/2026In the replies on this post I put links to the gofund me's of various trans people you can support by giving them money to help them survive. 04931
Reposted by MonicaGoldbergAna Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 29/09/2026This the most anti-American administration in history. Destroying everything good about us, growing all that is bad. 1520563
Reposted by MonicaGoldberglei. | #ProtectJho @l3ibra.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026hi 💕💸 thanks for providing this space! Kiyanna has graves’ disease and needs help to get her meds & some groceries today! she is at $30/$250 and this hasn’t moved in a while. her payment details are below #mutualaid #mutualaidrequest #helpsky #helpfolkslive 21725
Reposted by MonicaGoldbergKelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Today is the 25th anniversary of my Mom’s passing. I can’t wrap my head around the fact that she’s been gone for a quarter of a century. I’ve lived longer without her than I lived with her. My life was forever changed when she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. 🧵 181989
Reposted by MonicaGoldbergAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 27/09/2026NEW: Dems vow to hit Israel with sanctions when they flip the House. thehill.com/homenews/hou...thehill.comDems vow to confront Israel on violence against Palestinians: ‘Out of control’If they flip the House, Democrats say they’re ready to confront Israel on human rights. The issue has long challenged the party, pitting staunch Israel defenders against more liberal lawmakers crit… 3472801626
MonicaGoldberg @monicagoldberg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Maybe now @nytimes.com will see fit to cover it! 000
Reposted by MonicaGoldbergLauren Underwood @laurenunderwood.bsky.social · 27/09/2026In case you missed it, @electdemocrats.bsky.social announced another round of Red to Blue candidates! These candidates are fighting for their districts and we know they'll deliver BIG DEMOCRATIC VICTORIES this November. Join us on our journey to flip the House: underwood.link/925R2BUpdate 013372
Reposted by MonicaGoldbergMel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026At no point is this an appropriate gathering in the context of professional circles. Get your freak on in your own personal time, away from work. It seems like many of the men in this industry are treating this shit like it's a recreational softball league, but for edgy, unsafe kink practices 735034
Reposted by MonicaGoldbergNYTimes: affirmative action for mediocre editors angry at MeToo @originalist.bsky.social · 12/08/2026"Remember that time Third Way memo actually tried to substantiate the canard about Democrats using activist/college professor/insert folk devil of choice language and only came up with a list of words more frequently found in GOP messaging? bsky.app/profile/lrom... Yet pushed by media elite editors 535733
Reposted by MonicaGoldbergMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A sentence like this appears in every one of these articles: "Sure I object to everything Trump has ever done, but on the other hand I also disagree with some things about Democrats I made up." 421185169
Reposted by MonicaGoldbergGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Experienced FBI counterterrorism experts were punished for refusing to investigate something that, at most, warranted the attention of the DC Metro police. 18937351348
MonicaGoldberg @monicagoldberg.bsky.social · 27/09/2026🧵 Who counts as “really” American is always the subtext. 193
Reposted by MonicaGoldbergEli Friedmann @eligit.bsky.social · 27/09/2026We like to pretend online that all of our big problems are actually simple to solve and that the only reason they haven't been solved is that normie Dems refused to press the magic button. But there is no magic button. No matter what the populists promise. 083
Reposted by MonicaGoldbergJared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Just helping with editing here. These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes. 17092953067
Reposted by MonicaGoldbergLiz Tamny @etamny.bsky.social · 27/09/2026as of right now I'm not seeing a story at the New York Times about this, am I missing it? 312115
MonicaGoldberg @monicagoldberg.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I was at a family function recently, talking with relatives I don’t see very often, and Facebook came up a couple times. I considered going back on but just couldn’t bring myself to. This nonsense underlines how right that choice was. 020
Reposted by MonicaGoldbergJen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Just awful people www.cnn.com/2026/09/26/p...cnn.comTwo senior FBI agents ousted over investigation into alleged harassing calls to wife of Trump adviser Stephen Miller | CNN PoliticsTwo veteran FBI agents overseeing counterterrorism operations in the nation’s capital have been removed from their jobs and reassigned over the handling of an investigation involving Katie Miller, the... 41507118
Reposted by MonicaGoldbergOGBobbyJoshson @jawalker.bsky.social · 26/09/2026All freedom loving Americans would do well to follow Black people’s lead when voting. There is no group more invested in securing and protecting our freedoms than we are. 2174
Reposted by MonicaGoldbergMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens — the latest snafu in the department’s attempts to uncover illegal voters across the country. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comDHS noncitizen voter claims unravel in Nevada as state confirms flagged voters are citizensNevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens. 695155476365