Reposted by Mrs. PollifaxRep. Justin J. Pearson @justinjpearson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The Memphis City Council failed the people in delaying the data center moratorium vote. But we are not deterred. The fight for clean air continues. Big money has no place in politics. I’m running for Congress to level the playing field & stop toxic data centers nationwide. Votejustinj.com 430882
Reposted by Mrs. PollifaxThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 08/10/2026Watch the full episode of The Bulwark Daily:lnk.thebulwark.comAngie Nixon: People PowerFlorida's Democratic nominee for the Senate says average Americans right now are living in the dreams of oligarchs and the super-rich, and it's time for regular people to live their own dreams. 1417
Reposted by Mrs. PollifaxThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 08/10/2026@timmiller.bsky.social says Troy Jackson and other Democrats need to continue pressing Republicans on their support for the Iran war: "If you're Susan Collins, you were for the war. You voted for it five times…This is her war." 524873
Reposted by Mrs. PollifaxJill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 07/10/2026If you think Trump’s “musings” and “jokes” are not worth headlines, no matter how shocking or offensive they may be, then you haven’t been paying attention. The past decade and past week show they're too dangerous too ignore. My new piece at @contrariannews.org www.contrariannews.org/p/dont-dismi...contrariannews.orgDon’t Dismiss Trump’s Los Angeles-San Diego Comment as a ‘Joke’No normal American would say those words. A president shouldn’t even think them. 32443157
Reposted by Mrs. PollifaxAmbassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The accounting is in: In Oregon there are 111 data centers. The TOTAL number of people employed at data centers is just 2,630, or 0.1% of the labor force. Those 100 data centers consumer 23% of all electricity used in Oregon. Meanwhile, electricity rates skyrocket as more centers are built.opb.orgOregon data centers by the numbers: 111 facilities consume nearly one-quarter of state’s power, according to new reportA first-of-its-kind report details the footprint of the controversial facilities. 7931201843
Reposted by Mrs. PollifaxAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to visit New York City to address the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, September 24, 2026. He will arrive directly by plane. You've got till the 24th to organize a protest or travel to New York to join a pre-existing one. 35583284
Reposted by Mrs. PollifaxJules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Trump is acting as if the White House is his house. He has been consistent - desperate to be a dictator. America must shut this all down in November! #Midterms 🌊 6740661487
Reposted by Mrs. PollifaxJules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 20/09/2026This is not normal. It’s straight out of an authoritarian playbook. We change this come November. #Midterms 🌊 17577279
Reposted by Mrs. PollifaxMoby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 20/09/2026he seemed to hear in his own true heart the measureless sobbing that stole out of the centre of the serenity around 19621
Reposted by Mrs. PollifaxGoogeliArt 🦋💙PD @googeliart.bsky.social · 20/09/2026🚨Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. disclosed receiving more than $250,000 in gifts from a prominent donor, including pricey flights to Fiji and Greece and access to a vacation home in Washington, D.C. www.mediaite.com/politics/rfk...mediaite.comRFK Jr. Discloses $250K+ in Gifts From Major Donor — Including Free Trips to Fiji and GreeceHealth and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. disclosed receiving more than $250,000 in gifts from a prominent donor, including pricey flights to Fiji and Greece and access to a vacation h... 1711
Reposted by Mrs. PollifaxHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026September 19, 2026heathercoxrichardson.substack.comSeptember 19, 2026On September 19, 1676, three hundred and fifty years ago today, Nathaniel Bacon and his followers burned Jamestown, the capital of the Virginia Colony. 34936314
Reposted by Mrs. PollifaxDennis P. Crawford @dennispcrawford.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Vote Early, but vote early in person or via drop box if you can. You can still vote by mail but try to get your ballot in as early as you can. Day 1 is best for all forms of voting - in person, drop box, mail. It makes it harder for them to cheat or disrupt the election. 0437
Reposted by Mrs. PollifaxAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 01/09/2026According to the whistleblower, USPS is moving forward anyway. A court said stop. They apparently heard, “keep going, just don’t tell anyone.”blumenthal.senate.gov 12499143
Reposted by Mrs. PollifaxJJ in DC @jjindc.bsky.social · 25/08/2026🧊🚸⛓️ ”ICE just arrested a 5-year-old boy on his way to a soccer game in my home city of Austin, Texas. His name, just like the name of the little boy from Minnesota, is Liam. And Liam should be starting kindergarten this week, but instead he’s sitting in a trailer prison right now in Dilley, Texas.”democracynow.orgTexas Lawmakers Call on ICE to Close Detention Camp Where 100+ Children Are HeldIn Texas, calls are mounting to shut down the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, where it’s estimated more than 100 children are being detained by ICE. This comes after a 5-year-old boy,... 28148832884
Reposted by Mrs. PollifaxKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 22/08/2026TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says retaliatory tariffs on US goods will take effect on Sept. 8. 1102906659
Reposted by Mrs. Pollifaxcarljungfranz.bsky.social @carljungfranz.bsky.social · 22/08/2026* The conflict has resulted in real & severe impacts on U.S. military logistics in the Middle East, leading to intense political scrutiny of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth & the Pentagon. * 4418
Reposted by Mrs. Pollifaxcarljungfranz.bsky.social @carljungfranz.bsky.social · 22/08/2026The Logistics Hub Was Hit: On the opening day of the conflict (February 28), Iranian missile & drone strikes targeted Naval Support Activity Bahrain, the primary logistics hub for the U.S. Fifth Fleet. The attack severely damaged command facilities, warehouses, & satellite communication terminals 99544
Reposted by Mrs. PollifaxForbes @forbes.com · 22/08/2026“Stars And Stripes” played a major role in breaking stories about living conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln earlier this summer. forbes.com‘Stars And Stripes’ Editor Says He’s Worried About Military Censorship After Fires Him For ‘Insubordination’“Stars And Stripes” played a major role in breaking stories about living conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln earlier this summer. 435105724109
Reposted by Mrs. PollifaxTina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 21/08/2026First Liam Conejo Ramos. Now Liam Tadeo. How many five-year-old boys need to be taken by ICE before Republicans will admit to the cruelty of this mass deportation campaign? Where is our humanity? How can we justify putting a five-year-old through this? 39800333
Reposted by Mrs. PollifaxRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Food companies wanted deregulation. Now there are dozens of recalls across the country. Mining companies wanted deregulation. Now the black lung rate is at a 45-year high. Financial companies wanted deregulation. Now financial losses to fraud are the highest on record. Noticing a pattern? 795198317889
Reposted by Mrs. PollifaxPINO FOTUS @pino-fotus.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Trump reportedly threatens to bomb the s**t out of Oman if it disrupts U.S.-Iran dealhuffpost.comTrump Reportedly Threatens To ‘Bomb The S**t’ Out Of Oman If It Disrupts U.S.-Iran Deal 161
Reposted by Mrs. PollifaxAnton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 17/08/2026"This is a very good result of the strike: three aircraft destroyed, five damaged. Two oil engines depots were partially destroyed," retired military pilot and Colonel Leonid Tsekhanovskyi said regarding the attack on the Savasleyka military air base. 445187
Reposted by Mrs. PollifaxUnited Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 17/08/2026"José" is harvesting mandarin in Bakersfield CA. "We're paid $55/900lb bin. We start at 5am and usually get out by 12 noon. "Temps then are a very hot 98°. I'm ready to leave as working fast in that heat is too hard on my body. I filll 2-4 bins during these 6 1/2 hrs." #WeFeedYou 12376117
Reposted by Mrs. PollifaxBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 17/08/2026"Trump often gets graded on a curve, but this is just grade inflation. What other president has been lucky enough to find their major economic policies graded on a scale of 'if it didn’t spark a once-in-a-century depression, it’s a win'?" www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-won-...thebulwark.comTrump ‘Won’ on Tariffs? Lol.We’re just measuring degrees of failure. 416532
Reposted by Mrs. PollifaxDean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Pete Hegseth Denies Claims of Deplorable Conditions on USS Abraham Lincoln: ‘Completely Misrepresented’ In other words he calls the suffering of the members of the military: FAKE NEWS! What a scumbag! www.mediaite.com/media/news/h...mediaite.comPete Hegseth Denies Claims of Poor Conditions on US ShipSecretary of War Pete Hegseth denied reports of poor conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln, telling reporters the claims have been "completely misrepresented." 2612244
Reposted by Mrs. PollifaxAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Phang: Well, the FBI handwritten notes implicate Donald Trump. And I don't think it's a secret why they're doing this dance at the DOJ, to not release them 382689852
Reposted by Mrs. PollifaxPINO FOTUS @pino-fotus.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Trump orders the Navy to return to an older system of launching jets off aircraft carriers The new mandate would likely cost billions of dollars and revert the Navy’s most advanced ships to a system that takes more sailors to operate and is more difficult to maintain.apnews.comTrump orders the Navy to return to an older system of launching jets off aircraft carriersPresident Donald Trump is ordering the U.S. Navy to remove the advanced system used to launch fighter jets from its newest type of aircraft carriers and return to using older steam catapults that he h... 6107
Reposted by Mrs. PollifaxAnton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Putin decided to blackmail Japan at a time when China is already waging a large-scale pressure campaign against Tokyo. On August 12, aboard the cruiser Varyag, Putin accused Japan of changing its policy toward Russia, imposing sanctions, and making territorial claims⤵️ 1231090
Reposted by Mrs. Pollifax🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 @militarynewsua.bsky.social · 14/08/2026❗️According to Exilenova+, Ukraine’s strike on 8 August on the Syzran oil refinery hit several key processing units: the primary processing units AVT-5 and AVT-6, the catalytic cracking unit 43-102, the high-octane gasoline production unit PGI-DIG/280, 2616
Reposted by Mrs. PollifaxThe Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 14/08/2026⚡️NATO jets shoot down drone over Latvia. The "foreign unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)" entered Latvian airspace as a result of "Russian electromagnetic warfare," the military said in a statement.kyivindependent.comNATO jets shoot down drone over LatviaFighter jets operating as part of NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission shot down a drone that entered Latvian airspace on Aug. 14, according to the Latvian military. The "foreign unmanned aerial vehicl... 626070
Reposted by Mrs. PollifaxAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/08/2026Q: Were you prepared for pushback you received, especially from Republicans, framing you as too extreme for Wisconsin? HONG: What's extreme is Rep. Tiffany has voted against interests of Wisconsinites over & over. What's extreme is that he's an election denier & continues to protect pedophiles 13457081168
Reposted by Mrs. PollifaxKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11/08/2026This is the only response to someone asking if a Democratic candidate is "too extreme" 151257210
Reposted by Mrs. Pollifaxawkword @awkword.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Indigenous people represent 18% of the world’s extreme poverty, but only 6% of the population In the US, median household earnings are among the lowest Unemployment rates are among the highest They are 400% more likely to be incarcerated And they are 300% more likely to be killed by police 651533908
Reposted by Mrs. PollifaxAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Phang: So for this federal judge to be at his wit's end, but to still be giving the grace to these people to do the right thing, shows that he's really laying the foundation for them to be held in contempt. 416150523646
Reposted by Mrs. PollifaxKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Thank you, NBC, for noting this is in fact an American city. Too many people here pretend it isn't. 7345381187
Reposted by Mrs. PollifaxNBC News @nbcnews.com · 10/08/2026A major humanitarian crisis is unfolding in a San Juan, Puerto Rico. Hundreds of thousands of people in and around the American city are facing rolling water shutoffs brought on by an historic drought. NBC News’ George Solis reports from a well that locals are using to get their water. 531402838
Reposted by Mrs. PollifaxJessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 06/08/2026The misinformation going around right now about Todd Blanche is burying the real threat—and squandering an opportunity to mobilize voter outrage against it 217961
Reposted by Mrs. PollifaxJessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 06/08/2026A teenager in North Carolina has been arrested for assault with a "deadly weapon" after taking abortion medication. @kylietcheung.bsky.social has been doing such an incredible job with these pieces on post-Dobbs criminalizationjessica.substack.comNorth Carolina Teen Arrested for Using Abortion Pills As “Deadly Weapon”The 18-year-old faces criminal charges for trying to self-manage an abortion 8131301602
Reposted by Mrs. PollifaxHillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Young women deserve the chance to get an education, pursue a career, and start a family when they're ready. That's what the Clinton administration's National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy—now Power to Decide—was all about. And it worked: teen pregnancies fell to an all-time low. 491850410
Reposted by Mrs. PollifaxMark Thompson @sonofathomp.bsky.social · 06/08/2026The President’s ability to suddenly grow a full head of hair overnight is amazing.static.klipy.comSeinfeld: George Costanza's Iconic EntranceAlt: Seinfeld: George Costanza's Iconic Entrance with an obvious toupee. 4387
Reposted by Mrs. PollifaxDavid Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 04/08/2026The founders are calling. They suggest you read the damn Constitution. 52680342095
Reposted by Mrs. PollifaxShanlon Wu @shanlonwu.com · 04/08/2026Changing election rules isn't simple. States administer elections. That's why attempts to reshape mail in voting through federal agencies raise serious constitutional questions and major logistical challenges, especially this close to Election Day. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGxYYs5FGxo 0226
Reposted by Mrs. PollifaxAndrew Chakhoyan 🇺🇦 @andrewchak.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Yesterday, russia murdered 9 people and injured 27, including 4 children in 🇺🇦, targeting residential areas with ballistic missiles Today, 🇺🇦 hit Saratov’s oil refinery The difference couldn’t be more stark: the aggressor destroys life, Ukraine responds by striking russia’s war machine 518253
Reposted by Mrs. PollifaxJlou @wehearvoices.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Never forget your own eyes. Never forget Jan 6th. Remember how everyone knew and actually stated the truth? Including Mitch McConnell? Y'all saw it. Y'all know exactly what it was. An insurrection incited by Trump. #Voices4Victory #DV1 #Pinks #SheShed 35581369
Reposted by Mrs. PollifaxElizabethC 💙🐸 @econklin44.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Where does GOP find these creeps? And why are there *any* voters in Arkansas who thinks such a person should be a judge? #ProudBlue 23320
Reposted by Mrs. PollifaxRaw Story @rawstory.com · 02/08/2026A Republican state lawmaker from Arkansas was jailed Saturday "on suspicion" of false imprisonment, domestic battery and aggravated assault, the Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette reported.bit.lyGOP lawmaker jailed ‘on suspicion’ of false imprisonment and battery: reportA Republican state lawmaker from Arkansas was jailed Saturday “on suspicion” of false imprisonment, domestic battery and aggravated assault, the Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette reported.Arkansas state GOP Rep. A Republican state lawmaker from Arkansas was jailed Saturday “on suspicion” of false ... 79942