Reposted by Nina Jo SmithJonah Blank @jonahblank.bsky.social · 1hIt's not an issue of "training." If someone reports a gang-rape, you don't need training to know that you: -Interview the victim. -Interview the suspects. -Interview all possible witnesses. -Collect all possible evidence. The police seem to have barely gone through the motions. The DA: Even less. 043
Reposted by Nina Jo SmithSouthern Poverty Law Center @splcenter.org · 2h📢 Redistricting affects who gets heard in #Mississippi & the maps drawn will shape representation for years. Share this post and join us tomorrow at the state Capitol building in #Jackson to demand #FairRepresentation! ⏰ 4 p.m. CT: Rally ⏰ 5 p.m. CT: March ⏰ 6 p.m. CT: Hearing #WeDecide 0104
Reposted by Nina Jo SmithMadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 2h"The Cornell 7 has highlighted, yet again, the issue of male culture and “masculinity” in this country. I’m appalled, I’m upset, I’m fed up. You should be too. It’s time for MEN to enact change." 88333
Reposted by Nina Jo SmithAmy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 4hIowa Hawkeyes. Atlanta Hawks. Not the same team, not even the same state. Get your facts straight before calling someone a dirtbag. Instead of this distraction, we should have hearings on health care costs, 8 million Americans losing coverage, and tariffs crushing our farmers. 76777214
Reposted by Nina Jo SmithAlt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 17hProud of the CDCers who fought to get this vital info out! 30% of our workforce is gone. Heartbroken by the loss of brilliant scientists, institutional knowledge, & frankly my friends, colleagues, & mentors. An understaffed CDC harms the public & leaves the US vulnerable. Rebuilding will take yearsnytimes.com‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control. 6531601469
Reposted by Nina Jo SmithProfessa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 17hI keep laughing to myself that our “have you no decency, sir” is “no, I have never been to Atlanta…I was in MD on February 3, 2024, watching Caitlin Clark playing at MD.” 49512
Reposted by Nina Jo Smith@debbie156 @debbie156.bsky.social · 29/09/2026They destroyed farm to schools programs. They took away healthcare. They hurt you. Do better for yourselves! Josh Turek will not do you wrong! Vote for Josh! 22112
Reposted by Nina Jo SmithPeggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 29/09/2026In case some men need a reminder. (It's almost always men, isn't it?) 68046
Reposted by Nina Jo Smithwatchlady.bsky.social @watchlady.bsky.social · 21hAll they had to do was look but no one could be bothered until now. #sheshed 0106
Reposted by Nina Jo SmithLeprechaun @robnedbalek.bsky.social · 29/09/2026If anyone in Deer Lodge, Montana, and the surrounding area, need a ride to and from the polls on November 3, let me know. 💙Amen, AMEN, A-M-E-N!💙 😓8😥6💔4😡7🤬 & his MAGA MAFIA! FOXTROT DELTA TANGO! 054
Reposted by Nina Jo SmithShastina Free @evolvegracefully.bsky.social · 21hKUDOS #JackSmith ⚡️⚡️⚡️ 044
Reposted by Nina Jo SmithBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Gobsmacked by the elite levels of not knowing ball in the Senate today, thinking an NBA team is called the Hawkeyes then, refusing to Google it, then accusing a guy of treason because you didn’t know the Iowa Lady Hawkeyes aren’t in the NBA. Somehow I don’t trust these people to Save Girls Sports. 271126952088
Reposted by Nina Jo SmithScott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Jack Smith: “it’s inconceivable to me how you can pardon people who beat police officers… and then vilify the officers” 293210705827
Reposted by Nina Jo SmithGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“When food prices go up because farm workers go missing, that’s the ICE Tax. When construction grinds to a halt because no one is left to build homes, that’s the ICE Tax. When our elders can’t get the care they deserve because their caretakers and nurses are gone, that’s the ICE Tax.” #EndtheICETaxamericasvoicecnn.substack.comCHC Chair: ‘ICE Is Not Just Busting The Budget, It’s Wrecking Our Economy’Congressional Hispanic Caucus members joined America’s Voice to call for an end to the ICE Tax that’s making the lives of all working families more expensive. 768143254
Reposted by Nina Jo SmithSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 23h“Senior editor Cereese Qusba spent months reporting on the case before breaking the news of the lawsuit on September 18.”thecut.comHow Student Journalists Broke the ‘Cornell Seven’ Case“Our coverage was absolutely completely raw from the lawsuit and nothing was concealed. At a minimum, that’s what we can do as the student newspaper.” 211476510
Reposted by Nina Jo SmithMark Thompson @sonofathomp.bsky.social · 23hAnd then he got outraged other Senators didn’t honor his right to be an accusing moron and with incorrect accusations. 041
Reposted by Nina Jo SmithKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It is often weakened by attacks on the institutions in the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January of 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort." 352181640
Nina Jo Smith @njsmith.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Oops.static.klipy.comStick Figure Boomerang FailAlt: Stick Figure Boomerang Fail (it comes back and hits the thrower in the head.) 020
Reposted by Nina Jo SmithAnn Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026More irony from Sen Ted Cruz: accuses Jack Smith of "weaponizing the Dept of Justice to go after political opponents" www.c-span.org/event/senate... (another cartoon from the archives) 531377
Reposted by Nina Jo SmithJasmine @feistybunnygirl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Remember when they kicked an entire girl’s softball team out of the championship game because a player posted a private Snapchat where she was flipping off the camera? It’s funny how they never worry about ruining girl’s futures. 7361381386
Reposted by Nina Jo SmithTrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 29/09/2026‘I do not need to have my service attacked by a guy who never left the comfort of his couch after 9/11.’ 🔥 🔥 🔥 Probably my favorite Cait line in the #NY17 debate tonight. @caitfornewyork.bsky.social 421769
Reposted by Nina Jo SmithMollie Katzen @molliekatzen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I am a Cornell alumna. When I applied there in the late 1960s, the required GPA and SAT scores were significantly higher for women than for men applying to the exact same undergraduate colleges. 916861
Reposted by Nina Jo SmithMar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Actually, I can’t find confirmation of the exact number in the group chat. But only one said anything—after the fact. The Cornell student newspaper is doing critical work breaking this story & making sure it doesn’t get buried. www.cornellsun.com/article/2026... www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...cornellsun.comCornell, Chi Phi Sued by Victim of Alleged Gang Rape, Drugging in 2024A former Cornell student filed a lawsuit on Monday, alleging that she was gang raped after being coerced into consuming drugs by several men at the Chi Phi fraternity house at Cornell in 2024. 27325
Reposted by Nina Jo SmithKhashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026She was brave, and Republicans let her down. 18804148
Nina Jo Smith @njsmith.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I just baked pumpernickel bread because I can’t find any good bread in my area. Had to guess at substituting an ingredient, so we’ll see. Smells amazing though. My second loaf in my mini bread maker. It’s beautifully dark.  150
Reposted by Nina Jo SmithArturo Dominguez @extremearturo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The Texas Tribune, one of the most reliable news outlets in Texas, just named the ICE agent who shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. Gregory Feathers www.texastribune.org/2026/09/28/h... 5222133
Reposted by Nina Jo SmithTea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026There's something special about a man falling asleep on live television three minutes after calling his predecessor "Sleepy Joe." 21989272078
Nina Jo Smith @njsmith.bsky.social · 28/09/2026“Trump old.” Haven’t seen that batted around. Vichy press can’t see that.static.klipy.comMan Screaming 'No Lalala' in CarAlt: Man Screaming 'No Lalala' in Car with eyes closed 010
Reposted by Nina Jo SmithJulianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"The NAACP, the National Women’s Law Center and dozens of other organizations are calling out Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s personal intervention to block the promotions of Black people and women in the military."ms.nowAdvocacy groups challenge Hegseth on blocking promotions for women and people of colorThe NAACP, the National Women’s Law Center and others called for the defense secretary to submit to congressional oversight of the military’s high-level promotions. 03016
Nina Jo Smith @njsmith.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I don’t usually sign or promote petitions, but this one’s righteous.c.orgSign the PetitionBring Families Home: Create a Pathway for Deported Parents of U.S. Citizen Children 010