Reposted by Simmering RageGabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 10/10/2026People are discussing how Halloween candy is so terrible these days. A reminder that alot of the candy we eat is made with women’s prison labor. Russell Stover’s factory in Kansas busses in 150 women a day via a convict leasing program to staff their candy factory. 451067674
Reposted by Simmering RageMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 11/10/2026🧵🧵🧵 I was going to write a simple sentence about the madness of the moment, but I got distracted by the U.S. president’s complaint that he was screwed out of the Nobel Peace Prize after bombing multiple countries, and then he bolstered his case with a plan to execute a guy in a wheelchair and ... 611844708
Reposted by Simmering RageDaniel José Older @djolder.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Very dystopian that on the article about a A.I. data center poisoning the air, there's a little rainbow A.I. chatbot button just lurking at the edge, waiting to poison the air some more to answer your banal question 2927831215
Reposted by Simmering RageSam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Really important point about the political economy of media in the Trump era. 03315
Reposted by Simmering RageKevin Reuning @reuning.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Using antitrust laws to go after worker collective action. We really are back to the early 1900s 1297
Reposted by Simmering RageShaily Patel @vox-magica.bsky.social · 07/10/2026sooo, you should take this and be as shocked as i am. i inputted the most destructive answers and could still open a school in VA + 8 other states. and i’d still get taxpayer money.projects.propublica.orgQuiz: Where Could You Open a Private School? — ProPublicaPrivate school requirements vary wildly across states. Take our quiz to find out just how easy starting one can be. 062
Reposted by Simmering RageThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Why is 🇺🇸 media not reporting on this 128 day Albanian protest of Kushner and Ivanka’s insane corruption? 701236608558
Reposted by Simmering RageThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 27/09/2026Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/kQdKbY1trib.alTrump Moves to Cut Off Student Loans for Tons of DegreesUnder a new rule, if your degree doesn’t make enough money, you won’t be able to get a student loan. 164986669
Reposted by Simmering RageSeth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 27/09/2026A Walla Walla, WA newspaper editor in 1951 advocated rooting out the Marxists and Communists, claiming that the Democratic president had been too attentive to the rights of minorities and insufficiently respectful of the rights of White Christians. That editor was Syd Pierce, an antisemitic fascist. 541265337
Reposted by Simmering RageScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 24/09/2026If we had actual journalists in this country, this would have been reported as a story. 22546622409
Reposted by Simmering Ragedavidrlurie @davidrlurie.com · 22/09/2026The Oligarch who funded Don Jr.'s wedding is deeply linked to Russia's mass kidnapping of Ukrainian children. 21980367
Reposted by Simmering RagePhilip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 20/09/2026White House readies next major attack on United States www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/s...nytimes.comWhite House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. GrantsFederal officials are drafting an executive order that would place grants under review by an outside panel, the latest effort to redirect billions of dollars in research spending. 1614671
Reposted by Simmering RageThe Intercept @theintercept.com · 20/09/2026As we've been saying since April... theintercept.com/2026/04/01/i...theintercept.com“Casualty Cover-Up”: The Pentagon Is Hiding U.S. Losses Under Trump in the Middle EastThe Pentagon has sent outdated statements on the number of U.S. troops killed or wounded during the Iran War, resulting in undercounts. 15353165
Reposted by Simmering RagePaul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 19/09/2026It’s very simple and it’s been said over and over but I guess it needs saying continuously: if you deem one group too small to have equal rights you are enabling fascism, not fighting it. The people saying Dems are GREAT on trans rights are not paying attention and/or saying stuff like this. 354163214190
Reposted by Simmering RageThe Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 15/09/2026No shit, 100% agree here. 237208005611
Reposted by Simmering RageKyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Imagine a job where, faced with a difficult decision, you could just stop going to work www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...nbcnews.comHouse to leave early, punting Hegseth impeachment vote until after November electionsHouse Republican leaders cancelled votes planned for Thursday. Members won’t return to Washington until Nov. 9. 22445891438
Reposted by Simmering RageDan Friedman @dfriedman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026“There’s no other nation, only Somali people in Guantanamo Bay, in the prison,” he told me. “And when we ask them why we are here, they tell us…Washington…ordered to keep Somali people in the Guantanamo Bay.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comThe Trump administration is imprisoning Somali immigrants in Gitmo“Nobody tell us that we’re going to Guantanamo Bay.” 15676415
Reposted by Simmering RageCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 16/09/2026The lawsuit challenges the NIH's current policy of using keywords to flag grant applications associated with climate change, DEI, gender, misinformation research, and vaccine hesitancy, keywords that have been used to terminate my own funding as well. Below: just a few of the banned words. 436052
Reposted by Simmering RageJohnathan Perkins @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 13/08/2026“Intersex” is the “I” in LGBTQIA. Learned a lot, watching this. 3424501158
Reposted by Simmering RageJay Troyer @gr8flbluejay.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Criselda Vasquez, American, The New American Gothic, 2017, oil on canvas, 72 x 48 in, private collection The artist's father, portrayed in the painting, was kidnapped by ICE on 31 March 2026 200308625020
Reposted by Simmering RageAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/09/2026"Marshall, a Republican seeking re-election this fall, filed lawsuits against more than 700 patients with outstanding bills ... Marshall's lawyers garnished patients’ paychecks and bank accounts. They routinely charged patients an 18% annual interest rate."nytimes.comRoger Marshall Sued 700 Patients for Debts; 81 Were Arrested. Now He’s a Senator. (Gift Article)Patients sued by Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas were routinely charged 18 percent interest, The Times found. Some had bank accounts garnished. 19827461301
Reposted by Simmering RageNancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 03/09/2026🚨 NEW: ICE Plans to Pay $5 Million to Create National Voting Database: As part of a broader DHS surge to investigate alleged voter fraud, ICE has announced it plans to pay up to $5 million to create what amounts to a federal voter database. @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-pl...wired.comICE Plans to Pay $5 Million to Create National Voting DatabaseAs part of a broader DHS surge to investigate alleged voter fraud, ICE has announced it plans to pay up to $5 million to create what amounts to a federal voter database. 145480343
Reposted by Simmering RageSarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Attention Philadelphia! We're hosting a rally to demand that Drexel University maintain The Academy of Natural Sciences Museum open to the public. Join us on Tuesday morning at 10am in front of the academy. Please spread the word, we need all hands on deck! RSVP here: luma.com/1qwnrqz2 171410895
Reposted by Simmering RageAsawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I’m livid. zeteo.com/p/trump-spri...zeteo.comInside Trump’s Nightmare for Haitians in Springfield: ‘We’re Following Our Orders’The most urgent moral test in all of Trump’s America today is happening in a small Ohio city – and we as a country are failing it miserably. 241276383
Reposted by Simmering RageJen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 17/08/2026“A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace, according to a new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.” ysph.yale.edu/news-article...ysph.yale.eduUniversal Health Coverage Could Save $1 Trillion and 114,000 Lives Every Year, Yale Study ProjectsA single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it 595165447122
Reposted by Simmering RageProPublica @propublica.org · 01/09/2026Among the first agencies President Donald Trump gutted after taking office for his second term was a Department of Homeland Security team that had repeatedly disproved his stolen election claims.propublica.org8 Things You Should Know About Trump’s Effort to “Take Over” the Midterm ElectionsFrom dismantling guardrails that upheld the integrity of past elections to gutting federal agencies and installing allies who supported Trump’s claim that the 2020 vote was stolen, here are the key ta... 14636341
Reposted by Simmering RageMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Best in the original German: Befehl ist Befehl. 2692585737
Reposted by Simmering RageWuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Just when you think you couldn’t love David Byrne more he goes to the Hollywood Bowl playing "Life During Wartime" projecting ICE raids 🔥 261177515792
Reposted by Simmering RageGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Darline Graham said that because her own parents died when she was a kid, people today shouldn't expect "government health care." So I dug up the real story of the death of Darline/Lindsey's parents. It makes a strong case FOR government health care. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2148...newrepublic.comWhat Darline Graham’s Ugly, Viral Outburst About Death Really RevealsThe senator’s parents died when she was a kid. That’s tragic. But it’s also tragic that she’s against the kind of care that could help untold numbers of people avoid that fate today. 61779073078
Reposted by Simmering RageKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 28/08/2026After FDR cleaned up the mess created by Calvin Coolidge and blamed on Herbert Hoover, Democrats spent decades reminding voters what the two parties had done. In recent generations, that basic act of politicking has been deemed impolite by Democratic leaders. That needs to end. 14540131066
Reposted by Simmering RageJustin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 29/08/2026"The Trump administration has been deploying an obscure legal maneuver to try to obtain private information on journalists, non-profits and unions, raising alarm over a power the government has asserted without judicial oversight."theguardian.comTrump’s DHS is using an obscure law to secretly snoop on journalists, non-profits and unions: ‘It’s outrageous’Even after judges rejected the same ploy, the Trump administration is going directly to social media and telecommunications companies 06146
Reposted by Simmering RageKacey325 @kacey325.bsky.social · 29/08/2026This is a horror and criminal and not enough people are talking about what they're doing to Haitians and US kids of Haitian descent. 52417
Reposted by Simmering RageThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 29/08/2026Hegseth’s entire plan to modernize the military was basically carried out to get rid of “woke,” to purge anyone who didn’t meet his Christian warrior image, and to sunset rules of engagement that might prevent the killing of civilians. trib.al/LvdNDrH 2314648
Reposted by Simmering Rage🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 29/08/2026It's a complex message to convey and designed to be that way. So what can EVERY DEM say instead, instead of attacking Twitch streamers they've never even watched: THE WORST OF WHAT DONALD TRUMP IS DOING HAS NOT EVEN BEGUN TO BE FELT YET 9363125
Reposted by Simmering RageWhit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 25/08/2026This is literally always in the back of my mind 0410116
Reposted by Simmering Ragejentrification ♎ @jentrification.com · 25/08/2026 he has a free text line, ijs 1-888-311-1846 1223150
Reposted by Simmering RageBrian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 22/08/2026This is where we are: a tech billionaire who, as an undergrad writing in the Stanford Review, "blasted a student movement to raise custodians' pay, warning it 'destroys incentive for them to improve themselves,'" is now a chief architect of a homelessness policy built around punishment and coercion.nytimes.comHow the Billionaire Joe Lonsdale Shaped Trump’s Homelessness Policy (Gift Article)As Republicans have embraced tough measures to clear the streets, no group has led the way more than the Cicero Institute, founded by the venture capitalist Joe Lonsdale. 841518671
Reposted by Simmering RageAlan Regenberg @aregenberg.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Slavery linked to mortality gap between Black and white Americans today. New study is among the first to quantify and explain slavery’s influence in contemporary U.S. health disparities. | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgSlavery linked to mortality gap between Black and white Americans todayNew study is among the first to quantify and explain slavery’s influence in contemporary U.S. health disparities 04325
Reposted by Simmering Ragehammancheez but spooky @hammancheez.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Body cameras, lol they’re following themselves with film crew and putting it to fucking Beastie Boys music Body cameras without civilian oversight and control of the footage is a fig leaf 20733120
Reposted by Simmering RageA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 16/08/2026I wrote about competing visions and lacks-of-vision, and the fault lines between our competing and overlapping stories of Us. Seeking radical vision at a time when people increasingly seek radical remedy. Coherent and incoherent politics. The doctor is in. www.the-reframe.com/story-of-us/the-reframe.comStory of UsPeople increasingly want radical remedy, and need a radical vision. Pearls before swine, and disrupting the dominant scripts. 411327
Reposted by Simmering RageNicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Anyway, if you or someone you know is a currently serving sailor or Marine deployed aboard a ship and dealing with poor conditions, @taskandpurpose.com wants to hear from you. taskandpurpose.com/news/navy-ab...taskandpurpose.comNavy to swap USS Abraham Lincoln for George Washington in the Middle EastThe US military reportedly plans to send the aircraft carrier USS George Washington to the Middle East to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln. 12250125
Reposted by Simmering RageA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 08/08/2026There is a certain type of bad guy whose main contribution is sowing confusion between good and bad by failing to understand things that are easily understood. 804734815
Reposted by Simmering RageWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Are we comfortably numb with police violence? The brutal cop killing of Corey Ruiz in Madison, Wisc. sparked local protest but only muted outrage on the national level. Despite falling crime, cops gun down more Americans than ever Where's the outrage? My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/core...inquirer.comCorey Ruiz police killing reveals an America numb to violence | Will BunchPolice killings like the death of Madison’s Corey Ruiz, caught on gruesome video, are rising, but public outrage is not. 551438621
Reposted by Simmering RageProf. Sam Lawler @sundogplanets.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/07/2026"This is more than just a niche issue for astronomers. This is an issue that's going to affect the quality of life for everybody on Earth." www.space.com/space-exploration/sat…space.comPrivate companies could ruin the night sky for the entire world, and international law can't stop themThe U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) can single-handedly approve space projects that will change the night sky around the world. The international community can do very little against it. 8419203
Reposted by Simmering RageProfessa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Everyone coming on my feed and explaining to me that all is lost, I note what I have noted before, that there are no Negro Spirituals entitled, “Welp, I Guess It All Sucks and I Am Giving Up.” 9356941236
Reposted by Simmering RageMike Masnick @masnick.com · 24/07/2026This take seems to come out every two months or so and I honestly don't get it. If the most right-leaning Dem ran for office, MAGA would still call them "communist." They always do. The actual policies don't matter. Run people who believe in building a better world and who connect with voters. 2840767