Reposted by @msittner.bsky.socialQasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 23/03/2026We can't fund public education but can bomb schools in Gaza & Iran We can't fund affordable housing but can build concentration camps & private prisons We can't fund school lunch but Hegseth can buy millions in steak, lobster, & king crab We've always had funds—we lack politicians with integrity 5484180 0
Reposted by @msittner.bsky.socialSkye @simplyskye.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Irene Montero: No woman has ever been freed by American bombs or illegal aggression — Not in Syria. Not in Iraq. Not in Afghanistan. It will not happen in Iran either When they want to sell their oil wars, their wars for profit, their imperial wars — they hide behind women’s rights to justify them 12848821464 0
Reposted by @msittner.bsky.socialHart Cunningham @hart28.bsky.social · 24/02/2026What USA thinks it's #1 in (and its actual rankings): Life Expectancy: 46th FreePress: 42nd Healthcare: 30th Education: 26th Happiness: 23rd Freedom: 17th What the USA is #1 in: Military Spending Number of Billionaires Incarceration Bankruptcy filings Medical debt Gun deaths Funding israel 1223075 0
Reposted by @msittner.bsky.socialMother Jones @motherjones.com · 24/01/2026ICE attacked an observer after they tailed a group of clergy on a spiritual pilgrimage. Our digital producer @sam.vp just so happened to be with the clergy on their journey. He spoke with the observer who was attacked and others who witnessed the assault. 15647952698 0
Reposted by @msittner.bsky.socialJesse Coburn @jessecoburn.bsky.social · 20/11/2025NEW: Sean Duffy frequently calls safety his “top priority” as transportation secretary. But I spent months wading through regulatory notices and found something far different: that USDOT has been delaying, weakening and killing dozens of safety rules, many opposed by the transportation industry.🧵 8835781539 0
Reposted by @msittner.bsky.socialMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 11/09/2025From me, a list of Trump supporters who killed, or tried to kill, Democrats and opponents of Trump in recent years (since the right are now claiming all the political violence is from the left!) Receipts: zeteo.com/p/charlie-ki... 330125405671 0
msittner.bsky.social @msittner.bsky.social · 10/09/2025Political violence is wrong. Gun violence is terrible. We can do something. Make it harder to commit gun violence. Thoughts and prayers help no one, the time for action was like, decades ago, but late is better than never. 000 0
Reposted by @msittner.bsky.socialSassy Denise @sassydenise.bsky.social · 08/08/2025Line forms to the left! 311099144 0
Reposted by @msittner.bsky.socialJohn Lipponen 🇫🇮 🇦🇹 @lippoenen.bsky.social · 03/08/2025 4829851287 0
Reposted by @msittner.bsky.socialRabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 27/06/2025We need a huge cross-section of society, engaging in diverse tactics- not just protest, but strikes, slowdowns, leaks, refusals, gumming up the works, ridiculous art, coordinated disruption, a whole range of things to make it impossible for those who intend evil and do harm to execute their plans. 5378128 0
Reposted by @msittner.bsky.socialMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 23/07/2025Read my latest:thehandbasket.coGaza is starvingPalestinians seeking food are being killed by the IDF. It's time for the entire world to say enough. 6328551406 0
Reposted by @msittner.bsky.socialElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 22/07/202579 people shot in Gaza over the weekend: There is no excuse for starving people and then opening fire on civilians desperately lining up for food. None. Congress must not give Netanyahu another penny of unconditional military aid. 812127578 0
Reposted by @msittner.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13/07/2025Kamala Harris campaigned on making home care part of Medicare, which would’ve greatly eased the issue of caring for our parents. But Trump won so we not only didn’t get that, we’re getting devastation of nursing homes as well. This is going to ruin a lot of families. 10843261431 0
Reposted by @msittner.bsky.socialCongresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 10/07/2025Republican abortion bans are making it more deadly to be pregnant in America. Routine care is being denied, and women are being forced to nearly bleed to death before they can get help. www.propublica.org/article/texa...propublica.orgMiscarriage Is Increasingly Dangerous for Women in Texas, Our Analysis Shows. Here’s How We Did It.Using seven years of hospital discharge data, we found that the number of blood transfusions during emergency room visits for first-trimester miscarriage shot up by 54% since Texas banned abortion. 48537 0
Reposted by @msittner.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 10/07/2025The Trump admin said the Everglades detention camp would be for the “worst of the worst.” Four men sent there so far have nothing on their record other than recent arrests for diving without a license, and were likely only arrested due to racial profiling, as Adam’s excerpt shows. 9128921101 0
Reposted by @msittner.bsky.social✨ A Goddess has NO KING ✨ @the-goddess-speaks.bsky.social · 10/07/2025Ted Cruz cut $200M in funding for NOAA weather forecasting before deadly Texas floods. “More than 600 employees have exited the NWS amid a Trump administration push to shrink the government workforce, leaving many offices short-staffed of meteorologists and other support workers.”motherjones.comSen. Ted Cruz stripped weather forecasting funds from Trump's megabill. Then the floods came.Among other things, he removed $150 million slated to improve modeling, predictions, and public communications. 41475306 0
Reposted by @msittner.bsky.socialRabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 10/07/2025It doesn't matter if they are ever coming for you. It was always ever already too much that they were coming for anyone. 117173864697 0
Reposted by @msittner.bsky.socialCath RN, PhD @headdoc35.bsky.social · 10/07/2025𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘵 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 is the term. Trader had insider info on upcoming 50% tariff that’d impact 🇧🇷 economy. Timing of trade’s pivotal- they initiated their position 1:32 PM, 2 hrs before the official tariff news broke at 4:19 PM. Trader bought lg amt of USD while shorting BRL before tariff was announced. 074 0
Reposted by @msittner.bsky.socialPeter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 08/07/2025This is what the NY Times chose to highlight from the Netanyahu/Trump meeting, compared to Al Jazeera. You decide which is the important news. 762537968 0
Reposted by @msittner.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 02/07/2025Explain the Big Ugly budget bill to me like I’m five… Seriously, this demo is a must see—anyone can understand it. Share it with family and friends. #VoteNo 22958643337 0
Reposted by @msittner.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 27/06/2025MUST WATCH: Oceanside CA: Militarized DHS (HSI) smashed windows, assault rifles drawn, tossed flashbangs and sent drones into the apartment which had 2 kids inside. They then told neighbors they were going to use tear gas, and they’d probably be exposed. Please share widely. WTF 885113118288 0
Reposted by @msittner.bsky.socialJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 27/06/2025Holy Crap. Just straight up looting at this point. Or like was already looting. But just bringing in a semi to haul out the loot faster. 39890003982 0
Reposted by @msittner.bsky.socialJosh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 25/06/2025This is insane. There is a madman in Washington creating fiscal policy that will bankrupt America, stifle innovation, and is just morally reprehensible. But a “socialist” who wants to be mayor of NYC is what causes Wall St to panic? Just clowning on themselves. 18410104 0
Reposted by @msittner.bsky.socialJason P. Steed @profsteed.bsky.social · 22/06/2025Another example of Trump creating a problem and then trying to take credit for fixing the problem he created (and breaking laws to do it). 0126 0
Reposted by @msittner.bsky.socialEllen Braaten @ellenbraaten.bsky.social · 22/06/2025We have to stop talking about him as if he is he is a man who has the ability to understand diplomacy or military tactics….or anything else for that matter. He is a pathological narcissist with limited cognitive functioning. No one should discuss him with any other lens. 972254495 0
Reposted by @msittner.bsky.socialKyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 20/06/2025COMMENTARY: It takes a great country to admit its mistakes. The Trump administration's new signs at Colorado's National Historic Sites reflect weakness and insecurity. 821480493 0
Reposted by @msittner.bsky.socialcarolmac80💙🌈☮️🏳️⚧️🇺🇸🇺🇦🧿🌊 @carolmac80.bsky.social · 17/06/2025 22846275 0
Reposted by @msittner.bsky.socialAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 12/06/2025AOC: When they say illegal vs legal immigration—they are trying to end legal status in the US making people undocumented and then they have the audacity to call them illegal when they were here documented. 391321639015 0
msittner.bsky.social @msittner.bsky.social · 11/06/2025Who is being violent and who is doing the protecting? Seems pretty obvious that none of this military action is needed, it's just to inflame the situation more. 010 0
Reposted by @msittner.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 10/06/2025CNN’s Jason Carroll was zip-tied and escorted away—for reporting the news. But they claimed he wasn’t under arrest? Why are they shooting rubber bullets at and silencing journalists? We still have a First Amendment. 1944203409557 0
Reposted by @msittner.bsky.socialMicah @rincewind.run · 10/06/2025the fact that people were told “today you are going to an elementary school to lie to teachers and kidnap kids” and didn’t immediately tell their bosses to go fuck themselves is all you need to know about why ICE should be dismantled 259190536593 0
Reposted by @msittner.bsky.socialDr. Annie Andrews @drannieandrews.com · 29/05/2025I'm Dr. Annie Andrews. I’m a pediatrician, not a politician. But either way I know how to handle people who are full of sh*t. Today I am announcing my campaign for US Senate to replace Lindsey Graham. Share this if you're with me. www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8wM...youtube.comAnnie Andrews Launch Video: "Unafraid"YouTube video by Annie Andrews 1107207958053 0
Reposted by @msittner.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 22/05/2025#RepublicanPriorities 8666242084 0
Reposted by @msittner.bsky.socialTeri G @terilg.bsky.social · 22/05/2025Unbelievable! Republicans have included 300 MILLION in the budget for......Trump's golf trips. 🏌️⛳️‼️ You heard that right. But there is no money to feed hungry kids school lunch. #StopTheBillionaireBailout 35578406 0
Reposted by @msittner.bsky.socialDavid J. Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 19/05/2025Cato has published my comprehensive review of the ~240 Venezuelans the US government renditioned 2 months ago to Salvador’s notorious prison. We identified FIFTY who came legally, never violated any immigration law, but are imprisoned at the US government’s request and at US taxpayer expense. 250111025371 0
Reposted by @msittner.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 07/05/2025It's tough to refer to someone as a criminal if you've given them no due process to determine whether they're a criminal. Like if you get arrested and get a trial and are convicted of 34 felony counts. That's due process. You can call that guy a criminal. 439311778306 0
Reposted by @msittner.bsky.socialTal Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 30/04/2025" We have the right to go out and put together a sandwich and have it not kill us. That's a fundamental right, and the country is stronger when that right is in place." from the woman who literally wrote the book on food safety in the US: buttondown.com/theswordandt...buttondown.comHow to Not Get Poisoned in AmericaThe minute I saw that Robert Kennedy Jr., a notorious disease-loving health crank, was going to be responsible for the nation’s health—and the health of its... 291712582 0
Reposted by @msittner.bsky.socialOn the outside looking in @pauline001.bsky.social · 27/04/2025 05825 0
Reposted by @msittner.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/04/2025Today marks the 250th anniversary of the battles of Lexington and Concord, which began the American Revolution. Our nation was founded on resistance to arbitrary authority and monarchical power. We built a democracy in the face of impossible odds. We must continue to protect it. 277136163653 0
Reposted by @msittner.bsky.socialChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 19/04/2025“Department of Government Efficiency.” 382188035733 0
Reposted by @msittner.bsky.socialBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 17/04/2025These stories landed today, within 11 hours of each other. This presidential administration is a clear and present danger to the American people. 281118315222 0
Reposted by @msittner.bsky.socialAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 12/04/2025"At least five children and three adults with cholera died as they went in search of treatment in South Sudan after aid cuts by the Trump administration shuttered local health clinics" www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/w...nytimes.comChildren Seeking Cholera Care Die After U.S. Cuts Aid, Charity SaysThe victims died on a grueling three-hour walk in scorching heat as they tried to reach the nearest remaining health facility, officials of Save the Children said. 48840315 0