ncweave.bsky.social @ncweave.bsky.social · 1hThey also seem to think that EVERYTHING is about getting more money, not realizing that is not as or more important than other values, such as being true to a moral or ethical conviction. 2140
ncweave.bsky.social @ncweave.bsky.social · 1h"Whatever you think about public schools, it is difficult not to seethe at the fundamental unfairness of voucher programs that give money to schools that don’t have to educate all students. " gift article www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Billionaires Love This School Policy. Many Regular Parents Hate It. (Gift Article)In Texas and Iowa, Democrats are successfully tying universal school vouchers to corruption. 044
ncweave.bsky.social @ncweave.bsky.social · 6hProgress in the face of oppression and tyranny! We can do this, I hope! "The lies of the oil industry are failing fast." 010
ncweave.bsky.social @ncweave.bsky.social · 6hThe Birmingham environmental group leading the fight is named "GASP" for "Greater-Birmingham Alliance to Stop Pollution". This name and acronym is genius. Kudos to the creative advocates in Greater Birmingham! 000
ncweave.bsky.social @ncweave.bsky.social · 6h"At ABC Coke in Alabama, monitoring equipment recorded benzene levels more than 60 percent above that threshold limit, raising cancer risks in the mostly Black areas of north Birmingham and Tarrant by as much as 1.7 cases in every 10,000 people." insideclimatenews.org/news/0110202...insideclimatenews.orgAmerica’s Largest Producer of Foundry Coke Is Operating Under an Expired Permit. Who Is at Fault? - Inside Climate NewsCounty health officials told lawyers for an environmental group they would move forward with the permitting process after a legal filing asked a judge to force the agency’s hand. 100
Reposted by @ncweave.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 7h🚨BREAKING: ICE collected tens of millions of voter records, explored undercover investigations against voter registration groups and considered feeding election data into a system used to locate people for deportation as part of an effort to find voter fraud. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comICE amassed millions of voter records in sweeping fraud hunt, documents revealIt's one of the clearest pictures yet of how deeply Trump's immigration enforcement apparatus has become involved in elections. 9817871168
Reposted by @ncweave.bsky.socialShooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 22h#ResistanceUnited Five weeks before midterms, Repubs have already thrown in the towel in North Carolina. Voters have made their choice clear: Roy Cooper is the leader who will take their state into the future. www.politico.com/live-updates...politico.comDemocrats pull back some North Carolina Senate spending after GOP’s retreatThe Democratic cut, which is much smaller than the decision by Republicans’ Senate Leadership Fund, comes as Democrat Roy Cooper continues to lead in the polls. 43511
Reposted by @ncweave.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20hRemember: Wealth cannot be separated from power. We're seeing in real time how the extreme concentration of wealth is distorting our politics, rigging markets, and granting unprecedented power to a handful of people. Taxing the rich isn't just an economic issue, it's a defense of our democracy. 11949922180
Reposted by @ncweave.bsky.socialRhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 19hThe least surprising news of the day 0106
Reposted by @ncweave.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19hI'm voting YES on Prop 40, the California billionaire tax. Here's why.youtube.comWhy I Support The California Billionaire TaxBillionaires are crying foul about California's proposed wealth tax.Don't fall for their fearmongering.A one-time, 5% ta 11333851334
ncweave.bsky.social @ncweave.bsky.social · 19hI far prefer the international observers to Trump regime observers. #corruption 000
ncweave.bsky.social @ncweave.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Genius letter. Hope it goes viral. An Open Letter to Cornell University from the Mother of a Prospective Male Student mcsweeneysinternettendency.substack.com/p/an-open-le...mcsweeneysinternettendency.substack.comAn Open Letter to Cornell University from the Mother of a Prospective Male Studentby Anaïs Godard 000
Reposted by @ncweave.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 04/10/2026If Trump just takes money appropriated by Congress for a specific purpose & seizes it to use it for an entirely different purpose, what is the point of having a Congress or appropriating money for anything? I’m sure the Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins must be concerned. 32163841632
Reposted by @ncweave.bsky.socialconifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026 22459167
Reposted by @ncweave.bsky.socialTwo-meter Matt @2metermatt.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Nobel committee should add her to the Watson and Crick award 011
Reposted by @ncweave.bsky.socialRebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 05/10/2026Last month I caught a fishhook to the shoulder and so I hit a tetanus/diphtheria/pertussis vaccine. Friday I got this year’s influenza and COVID boosters. Today my doctor gave me a pneumococcal vaccine bc I have asthma. Now I’m invincible. it’s time for me to find RFK, Jr and bite him 1361823182
Reposted by @ncweave.bsky.social🪷MsGrumpyBunny🪷 @msgrumpybunny.bsky.social · 06/10/2026He’s absolutely out of his damn mind. 51316148
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ncweave.bsky.social @ncweave.bsky.social · 06/10/2026etc. I am a privileged one, but wish we had Medicare for All! 020
ncweave.bsky.social @ncweave.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Thanks for asking. I am being evaluated to prevent a stroke after I've had two Transient Ischemic Attacks. Very relieved to be getting treatment! I'm in a good hospital, but grieving for all those in the US losing their health insurance, hospitals closing, 110
Reposted by @ncweave.bsky.socialmichaeledward @michaeledward.bsky.social · 06/10/2026"Painting is just another way of keeping a diary," ~ Pablo Picasso 131937274
ncweave.bsky.social @ncweave.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I wonder how many others are in the hospital this morning (as I am) and find this video refreshing and healing. 🌲 110
ncweave.bsky.social @ncweave.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Wahoo! Good work, @piperformissouri.bsky.social 000
Reposted by @ncweave.bsky.socialconifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026 15768622608
Reposted by @ncweave.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️ 9458873370
Reposted by @ncweave.bsky.socialNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Blanche wants @katiephang.bsky.social Epstein suit tossed as a "generalized grievance" Too many Americans want the files, so nobody gets them? Katie's job is to share things with the public, that's the opposite of a generalized grievance Release the files!x.comMeidasClips (@MeidasClips) on XKatie Phang: "Todd Blanche wants to continue to hide the Epstein files from the American people. He wants to allow the e 602862867
Reposted by @ncweave.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Three elected Alabama public officials, all Republicans, were running a human trafficking ring. They were arrested and booked this weekend. weartv.com/news/local/a...weartv.comThree Alabama officials among 17 arrested in Atmore undercover prostitution stingESCAMBIA COUNTY, Ala. -- Three public officials in Alabama were among the 17 people arrested Friday in a multi-day undercover prostitution sting in Escambia Cou 63818505
Reposted by @ncweave.bsky.socialMajor @majorarschloch.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Former GOP CongressIdiot: THERE'S A PLAGUE IN RUSSIA! LOCK IT DOWN!! Me: what about the plague we have at home? apnews.com/article/meas...apnews.comPennsylvania's measles outbreak is the largest in decades in the USPennsylvania has more than 1,000 measles cases this year, making it the largest state outbreak in decades. 43517
ncweave.bsky.social @ncweave.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Must-read "You can ask to see your or your child’s record but there’s no procedure to delete one, and for now, the notice says, “the records will be treated as permanent.”" Is Trump Building the Infrastructure of a Police State One Child at a Time? open.substack.com/pub/thomhart...open.substack.comIs Trump Building the Infrastructure of a Police State One Child at a Time?For ninety years Americans fought to keep the government from building one master file on each of us. This week Trump and Scott Bessent started one for every child in the country... 000
ncweave.bsky.social @ncweave.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I'm going to donate mine to my local Democratic congressional candidate. 010
ncweave.bsky.social @ncweave.bsky.social · 05/10/2026In the hospital today for workup following two suspected Transient ischemic Attacks. Fascinating technology and caring care for fortunate me, but prefer this level of care be available to all. Grieving for families losing medical coverage this month. 000
Reposted by @ncweave.bsky.socialM Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Absofreakinlutely They Should...... 501177654728
Reposted by @ncweave.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 04/10/2026🗳️ While Trump has spent his second term pulling teeth to find minute figures of noncitizen voters, a new poll shows the American public has other concerns. Most Americans say the bigger problem isn’t ineligible people voting. It’s eligible voters staying home: demdock.com/4hJCPah 14243100
Reposted by @ncweave.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 04/10/2026“Google Earth shows the physical destruction with extraordinary clarity… what happens next matters.” Angelina Jolie shares new Google Earth images of the genocide in Gaza, calling for humanitarian aid to be allowed in (by Israel): www.instagram.com/p/DeDDwwRknH... 321355636
ncweave.bsky.social @ncweave.bsky.social · 04/10/2026UK and US need to protect whistleblowers better. A tragic account of cruelty. academyoflifeplanning.blog/2026/10/03/w...academyoflifeplanning.blogWhen Speaking Up Costs You Your Life Back: Lessons from Simon Andriesz’s CaseActing on a whistleblower’s information and protecting the person who provides it are different outcomes. Someone facing retaliation needs a plan for both. By Steve Conley, Founder, Academy of Life… 000
Reposted by @ncweave.bsky.socialH S Rivney, novelist @hsrivney.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Supremely Special! 022
ncweave.bsky.social @ncweave.bsky.social · 04/10/2026surveys suggest most all of them think they’re actually on Medicare. This is one of the GOP’s most successful bait-and-switch campaigns in American history." October 4 — The Hidden History of American Healthcare: The “Advantage” is Theirs, Not Yours open.substack.com/pub/thomhart...open.substack.comOctober 4 — The Hidden History of American Healthcare: The “Advantage” is Theirs, Not YoursMedicare open enrollment starts October 15. Here’s what the ads won’t tell you, from The Hidden History of American Healthcare. 000
ncweave.bsky.social @ncweave.bsky.social · 04/10/2026"When I wrote this book in the fall of 2020, about a third of the people who thought they were on Medicare were actually on privatized Medicare Advantage plans. Today it’s 55 percent, more than 35 million people, and some 100
ncweave.bsky.social @ncweave.bsky.social · 03/10/2026mention suicides that could have been prevented. I was on the committee because I was a relative of people in the system. There is tremendous disrespect of the precious and vulnerable souls you're supposed to be protecting! 012
ncweave.bsky.social @ncweave.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I was on an oversight committee once for psychiatric hospitals in my state, and quite frankly, was traumatized by the investigations of injustice and harm of excessive restraints and sexual abuse, not to 111
Reposted by @ncweave.bsky.socialJames Downie @jamescdownie.bsky.social · 03/10/2026If it wasn't already crystal clear that Russell Vought should be impeached as well, it is now. (www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...) 317050
ncweave.bsky.social @ncweave.bsky.social · 03/10/2026prices. This was disappointing all around.”" Today in Politics, Bulletin 472. 10/2/26 (Ron Filopkowsi with Meidas Touch) open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...open.substack.comToday in Politics, Bulletin 472. 10/2/26… Trump’s economy continues to fail miserably for most Americans except for the uber-rich and people in the AI industry, as more bad economic numbers were reported today by the Bureau of Labor Statist... 000
ncweave.bsky.social @ncweave.bsky.social · 03/10/2026"… From CNN live when the numbers were announced: “It came in cold - surprisingly cold. Job growth weaker than expected, unemployment unexpectedly went up, and paychecks aren’t keeping up with 100
Reposted by @ncweave.bsky.socialBarb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 03/10/2026And at the turn of the 20th Century, the American people saw the wisdom of antitrust, food and drug regulation, child labor laws, and national park preservation. Let’s go! 14779196