Reposted by Kathy CarpenterSteven L. Taylor @sltaylor.bsky.social · 19hThis timeline is exhausting. outsidethebeltway.com/in-front-of-...outsidethebeltway.comIn Front of Our Noses: “I can do whatever I want, if I want.”More vile nonsense from the current occupant of the White House. 021
Reposted by Kathy CarpenterMike Hixenbaugh @mikehixenbaugh.com · 02/10/2026We’ve got the inside story of how Trump’s displeasure with seeing homeless people in D.C. became the first domino in a series of actions that culminated in the administration’s stunning decision to weaken the rights of millions of disabled Americans to live in their homes and communities.nbcnews.comHow Trump’s homelessness crackdown became a sweeping retreat from disability rightsAfter issuing a memo making it easier to institutionalize homeless people, the Justice Department began abandoning cases protecting disabled people’s right to live in the community. 26854497
Reposted by Kathy CarpenterMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026abolish the death penalty 383151522
Reposted by Kathy CarpenterSteven L. Taylor @sltaylor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Senator Schmitt and the absurdity of it all. outsidethebeltway.com/deeply-unser...outsidethebeltway.comDeeply Unserious PeopleSenator Schmitt and the case of the basketball mascots. 57018
Reposted by Kathy CarpenterAlex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The trailer for my new film, "Musk," has just been released. 7835851375
Reposted by Kathy CarpenterMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The major platforms—Facebook, YouTube, and X—are all refusing to show the trailer for the upcoming documentary that eviscerates the ridiculous pest Elon Musk. So I guess we have to do our part to make sure it is seen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_8...youtube.comMusk | Official Trailer | Bleecker StreetYouTube video by Musk 25767594541
Reposted by Kathy CarpenterEmily Lakdawalla 🏳️⚧️ Uranus Expert @elakdawalla.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Now THIS is a chart 014136
Reposted by Kathy CarpenterHal 10000 @hal10000.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Put aside this specific issue. It is vital that a governor not allow people who do X in a state where it is legal to be "extradited" to a state where X is illegal. The GOP has been open about their desire to burn federalism to the ground to go after abortion and gender-care providers. He's a moron. 0125
Reposted by Kathy CarpenterBy Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 22/09/2026Well, *fuck*. California AG Rob Bonta just surrendered to the Trump-aligned billionaires who want to take over and destroy Warners, merging it with the chudded-out husk of Paramount, leaving these two corrupt assholes to control Warners, Paramount *and* Tiktok: www.reuters.com/legal/litiga... 7288108
Reposted by Kathy CarpenterProf Melanie O'Brien @drmelob.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Whoever made this 👏👏 5311119
Kathy Carpenter @nareed.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The Jimmy Kimmel interview with James Talarico that ABC won't air. Please like and share widely. youtu.be/WLDE9LrGpNk?...youtu.beJimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To SeeYouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live 001
Reposted by Kathy CarpenterAnn Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 09/09/2026anntelnaes.substack.com/p/republican...anntelnaes.substack.comRepublicans gather in Dallas for a midterm conventionand to stroke Trump’s ego 528870
Reposted by Kathy CarpenterTechnology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Yup. Either politicians do not believe they can successfully convince their constituents to trust their increased tax burden will be more than offset by decreases in other costs like, say private health insurance premiums, or they simply do not want to make that argument. But they should. 1964156
Reposted by Kathy CarpenterClaire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 07/09/2026I've never seen anything I wanted to frame and hang over the mantel more desperately 245970
Reposted by Kathy CarpenterSteven L. Taylor @sltaylor.bsky.social · 06/09/2026This is the Empire from Star Wars with a little extra Nazi thrown in. 113
Kathy Carpenter @nareed.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Pan pizza fresh out of the oven, dusted with grated parmesan and oregano. 010
Reposted by Kathy CarpenterTom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 28/08/2026This is appalling. These Haitians were here legally under the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. The Trump regime spread racist lies, ended the program, declared them illegal and rounded them up in chains for deportation. Now DHS is proudly posting videos of Black Haitians in chains. 631509560
Reposted by Kathy CarpenterHal 10000 @hal10000.bsky.social · 28/08/2026They're now crowing that one of the people who died of measles was a baby and measles vaccination doesn't take place until a kid is one year old and OH MY FUCKING GOD THAT IS WHY WE MASS VACCINATE TO PROTECT THOSE WHO CAN'T BE VACCINATED WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?! 25415
Reposted by Kathy CarpenterRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/08/2026This is the final week for the California legislature to pass the COMPETE Act, a major new law that could rein in out-of-control corporate monopolies. If you're a fellow Californian, call your State Senator today and tell them to vote YES: t.co/VZEERv2pLT 2827201135
Reposted by Kathy CarpenterRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Ted didn’t notice the name of the account who posted this Dolly clip he retweeted until it was much too late. He finally deleted it after he was made aware. 919230514603
Reposted by Kathy CarpenterShane McKee @shaneir.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Exactly - which is why @doctorow.pluralistic.net is 100% correct. Hit them where it hurts - in the grotesquely anti-competitive "IP" balls.: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...policyalternatives.caWhat if Canada stopped upholding U.S. tech companies' intellectual property? | CCPA 68424
Reposted by Kathy CarpenterPaul Krugman @pkrugman.bsky.social · 22/08/2026paulkrugman.substack.com/p/defending-...paulkrugman.substack.comDefending the BondsI am reporting for duty 33493104
Reposted by Kathy Carpentereddietg51-42.bsky.social @eddietg51-42.bsky.social · 09/08/2026More cops have been arrested for using flock cameras to stalk women than there are trans athletes in youth sports. 87101702922
Reposted by Kathy CarpenterThanh Neville, MD, MSHS @thanh-neville.bsky.social · 05/08/2026I am so triggered by RJK Jr's comment about ICU's being empty during #COVID. I re-read what I wrote after one of the surges. How do others forget. The trauma was--and is--real.huffpost.comI'm An ICU Doctor. I’m Haunted By What I’ve Seen During The Recent COVID-19 Surge.“I can’t stop thinking about the 40-something man who told me, ‘I can’t die like this. I just got engaged and have a 6-month-old baby.’ I encouraged him to be positive, but that didn’t stop him from d... 611800624
Reposted by Kathy CarpenterBy Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/08/2026Forget "Don't be evil"; Google's true motto is a form of vulgar spidermanism: "With great power comes no responsibility." The internet's *de facto* boss is an absentee landlord. 1/ 420677
Reposted by Kathy CarpenterRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Trump’s ICE raids have reduced the employment rate of US-born male workers, according to a new study. The study also found that employers have not increased wages to attract US workers. Hello? Not only is Trump’s deportation agenda patently cruel, it’s also terrible for the economy. Despicable.commondreams.orgStudy Shows How Trump's ICE Raids Cost Americans Jobs | Common DreamsTrump's aggressive immigration raids are not only tearing families apart, but they're also destroying jobs for both immi 9726621069
Reposted by Kathy CarpenterPaulette Feeney ❌️👑 @pauletteparis1.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Never forget how insanely stupid was Trump's Covid response. 1024267
Kathy Carpenter @nareed.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Worst person in the world. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.comElon Musk’s xAI sues Minnesota over law banning ‘nudification’ technologyFirst-in-nation law sets up test on states’ power to regulate use of AI as it tries to outlaw fake nude images of real people 000
Reposted by Kathy CarpenterPhil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 25/07/2026This is fun to listen to and will very much get you thinking. 522439
Kathy Carpenter @nareed.bsky.social · 26/07/2026About a year and some weeks after I cancelled Audible and signed up to Libro.fm, I finally paid for membership in the latter. It took that long to run out most of the Audible books I’d accumulated over the years (there are like ten or so left still).libro.fmBuy audiobooks & support local bookstoresLibro.fm makes it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through local bookstores. 010
Reposted by Kathy Carpenteroutsidethebeltway.bsky.social @outsidethebeltway.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Treating Government Like A Possession Rather Than a Public Trust More RFK, Jr. and the perils of self-centered incompetents being given positions of public trust....outsidethebeltway.comTreating Government Like A Possession Rather Than a Public TrustMore RFK, Jr. and the perils of self-centered incompetents being given positions of public trust. 012
Reposted by Kathy CarpenterDerek Lowe @dereklowe.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Thoughts on the various Trump administration proposals to revamp US science funding - and what they all have in common:science.orgThe Assault On Science Funding Continues 3309155
Reposted by Kathy Carpenter California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 18/07/2026And yet, here we are…👇 What the fuck is wrong with America?! MAGA. Did. All. This. 😎✨ 25190493227
Reposted by Kathy CarpenterMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Sending ICE Agents to intimidate voters at polling places, declaring martial law to try to delay or cancel the election, seizing ballots-As he gets more desperate, there's nothing he won't do to try to save his pathetic orange ass. ALL states should preemptively prepare to defend Democracy! 🇺🇸 ✊ 13203620611020
Reposted by Kathy CarpenterSteven L. Taylor @sltaylor.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Thoughts on the state of one of our parties. outsidethebeltway.com/maga-misogyny/outsidethebeltway.comMAGA MisogynyPlus Trump’s resume of shame. 021
Reposted by Kathy CarpenterGingerspiced @gingerspiced.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Pete Hegseth: "We need our warriors to embrace the Spartan mindset" U.S. Military: *suffers crushing defeat to the Persians* 316254956965
Reposted by Kathy CarpenterMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Just be grateful for Donarrhea's astonishing incompetence. 1064224366864
Reposted by Kathy CarpenterWalter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Best description of Trump’s speech I’ve heard so far: the “Pettysburg Address.” 636190
Reposted by Kathy CarpenterSteven L. Taylor @sltaylor.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Loyalty to Trump is more important than adherence to truth. Clayton is just the latest example. outsidethebeltway.com/in-front-of-...outsidethebeltway.comIn Front of Our Noses: The Loyalty Tests ContinueJay Clayton edition. 021
Reposted by Kathy CarpenterAncient Geeks @ancientgeeks.bsky.social · 14/07/2026This week on Ancient Geeks: ancientgeeks.podbean.com/e/ancient-ge...ancientgeeks.podbean.comAncient Geeks episode 75: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Ancient GeeksHarrison Ford and Sean Connery? More Nazi villains? A Grail quest In spite of the disappointment of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, we said, "Sign us up!" And it was glorious! A return to what m... 011
Reposted by Kathy CarpenterPhil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 12/07/2026When a politician dies we see a lot of hagiographies about them. If you mention they were a terrible person IRL, you get chastised. My feeling? If you don't want people to talk shit about you after you die, don't be shitty when you're alive. 10465811215
Reposted by Kathy CarpenterMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 11/07/2026The Trump regime issued subpoenas to NY Times journalists over their reporting on Trump’s new Qatari-donated Air Force One. NYT called the subpoenas “an extraordinary escalation in Trump’s efforts to threaten and intimidate independent news organizations.” The dictator Trump hates the free press.nytimes.comTimes Journalists Subpoenaed as Trump Escalates Pressure on MediaThe Justice Department is seeking to compel testimony from reporters who wrote about the new Air Force One. The Times called the move a “brazen act.” 44571183
Kathy Carpenter @nareed.bsky.social · 30/06/2026I've filled one (1) health insurance claim in 60 years. 000
Reposted by Kathy CarpenterSteven L. Taylor @sltaylor.bsky.social · 26/06/2026I have a new piece up at Liberal Currents. www.liberalcurrents.com/primary-less...liberalcurrents.comPrimary LessonsPrimaries shape our politics more profoundly than we often notice. 2135
Reposted by Kathy CarpenterVirginia Sapiro @vsapiro.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Arithmetic not her super power. 012
