Reposted by @notoptional.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026JUST NOW: A confused, clearly not-there McConnell votes “AYE” after almost voting NO with Dems but getting *corrected* by handlers around him 110292913688
Reposted by @notoptional.bsky.socialHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Mitch McConnell leaves the Senate after not having a clue what he voted for or where he is. 139169472184
Reposted by @notoptional.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/08/2026July was one of the hottest months in the U.S. on record — even hotter than July during the 1936 Dust Bowl. Meanwhile, Trump is gutting renewable energy projects and fast-tracking dirty fossil fuel production that causes climate change. He’s selling out the future of our planet.futurism.comIt's Official: This Is the Hottest America Has Ever BeenThe contiguous US averaged 76.89 degrees Fahrenheit in July, even hotter than the July 1936 Dust Bowl. 691333552
Reposted by @notoptional.bsky.socialAcid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 27/07/2026An Alpine ibex perched on the roof of a chalet in the Parc de Merlet near Chamonix, France. They are famous for their extraordinary balance and often climb onto the stone chimneys of chalets in this area to lick minerals or soak up the sun. The background offers a view of the Mont Blanc massif. 14355021049
Reposted by @notoptional.bsky.socialDeana Igelsrud @digelsrud.bsky.social · 10/04/2025🚨CALL TO ACTION 🚨 Please go follow @bauerkahan.bsky.social She”s the author of #AB412 (the AI Copyright Transparency Act bill). Please follow her and tell her how you are impacted and thank her for AB-412. Also, tell all your friends to do the same. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE IN CA FOR THIS. 419789
Reposted by @notoptional.bsky.socialChris Meder @evcurvefuturist.com · 10/04/2026Denmark didn’t “transition” its grid—it replaced it. ~15% → 92% renewable electricity in 25 years. Wind did the heavy lifting. Solar is scaling. Interconnection balanced. Flexibility solved variability. Wind built it. Solar is scaling. Fossil lost it. This IS system replacement. ⚡#Bettrification 25099883307
Reposted by @notoptional.bsky.socialDC🕊🌍🔥🌱 @dcminx.bsky.social · 03/04/2026@lbc.co.uk “Sometimes there is too much wind for our outdated grid to handle, especially in Scotland & East of England. Rather than paying wind farms to switch off we’re trialling a new system where people who live near these constrained areas get cheaper ,or even free, electricity.” Govt on X. 731869557
Reposted by @notoptional.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 20/03/2026There’s one thing stupider than spending 1.5 trillion to lose a war to a middle power in the Middle East, and that is spending 1.7 trillion to do so. 6546571156
Reposted by @notoptional.bsky.socialMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Now that the Supreme Court ruled the tariffs unlawful, how are you planning to spend your government refund? Personally, I'm running kinda low on Corn Nuts & sugarless peanut butter cups. 😋 71388471356
Reposted by @notoptional.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/02/2026Ossoff: "Among today's false prophets are the election deniers who indulge this president's obsession with overturning the 2020 election. Hear me when I say this -- they tell a lie so absurd, and therefore so debasing, that the act of telling it proves the teller's total and humiliating submission." 563301108721
Reposted by @notoptional.bsky.socialGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Good grief. Everyone knows they were just friends. 1545125632145
Reposted by @notoptional.bsky.socialBellingcat @bellingcat.com · 08/01/2026We've analysed this video of the shooting of Renee Nicole Good yesterday in Minneapolis frame-by-frame to highlight the positioning of the gun and phone in the ICE agent's hands. Video: @minnesotareformer.com with annotations by Bellingcat 25654112599
Reposted by @notoptional.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 09/01/2026Good time to follow Bellingcat, which has done crucial, dependable evidentiary work for many years 171510428
Reposted by @notoptional.bsky.socialZachary Berger @zacharyberger.bsky.social · 13/08/2025Friends (esp if you live in CA) we REALLY need signatures on this petition supporting Bill AB412 - the AI Copyright Transparency Act. TLDR = this will require AI corps to be transparent about what is in their datasets! Signing takes 1 min. Once you sign, PLEASE SHARE!! tinyurl.com/4uxbp963 6575746545
Reposted by @notoptional.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/07/2025Democracies do not use their military to try and intimidate their own citizens with “shows of presence”. This is fascism. 42198433723
Reposted by @notoptional.bsky.socialGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 05/07/2025This last minute freeze of funds will cripple summer classes and camps scheduled to begin soon, leaving poor working parents without options. Shameful. Illegal. Wrong. 29050081779
Reposted by @notoptional.bsky.socialAssemblymember Bauer-Kahan @bauerkahan.bsky.social · 07/05/2025AB 412 passed out of the Assembly Judiciary Committee today! We're grateful to everyone who showed up in support! There’s more work ahead, and we hope to see you back in Sacramento as AB 412 moves through the legislative process. @sagaftra.org @navavoices.org 56019
notoptional.bsky.social @notoptional.bsky.social · 10/04/2025As a professional illustrator whose work is currently visible at multiple sites online, and whose livelihood has been jeopardized by unethical data scraping and training practices: thank you @bauerkahan.bsky.social for your introduction of #AB412 the AI Copyright Transparency Act! 020
Reposted by @notoptional.bsky.socialPeter Ramsey @pramsey342.bsky.social · 14/03/2025THE MOST DECORATED (but — “DEI”) 2219
Reposted by @notoptional.bsky.socialRepublicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 01/03/2025WOW. After yesterday’s Oval Office ambush of President Zelensky, Haltbakk Bunkers, one of Norway’s leading marine fuel providers, announced that it will no longer refuel U.S. Navy vessels, urging other European firms to follow suit. The United States is weaker and more isolated than ever. 1305386208571
Reposted by @notoptional.bsky.socialJohn Cusack @johncusack.bsky.social · 24/02/2025www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...commondreams.orgThousands in Midwestern GOP Districts Attend Sanders' First Stops on Tour to Fight Oligarchy | Common DreamsSenator Bernie Sanders is on a mission to fight oligarchy and empower the people. With a powerful message against Trumpism and billionaire influence, he's rallying Americans to stand up for democracy.... 251055175
Reposted by @notoptional.bsky.socialMarlon West @marlonweststl.bsky.social · 24/02/2025“We shouldn’t be harassed for doing the right thing, for telling our story, for telling the truth, for speaking against them in court and in public. They’re the traitor. They’re the one who attacked the Capitol.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...theguardian.comEnrique Tarrio follows and insults officers who defended US Capitol on January 6Ex-leader of far-right Proud Boys trails group through lobby of Washington hotel, engaging officer Michael Fanone 081
Reposted by @notoptional.bsky.socialCalifornia Privacy Protection Agency @calprivacy.bsky.social · 13/02/2025@asmlowenthal.bsky.social has introduced AB 566, sponsored by the CPPA. It requires browsers and mobile operating systems to give users the tools to opt out of the sale or sharing of their personal info in one step with opt-out preference signals. Read more: cppa.ca.gov/announcement... 31811
Reposted by @notoptional.bsky.socialpolillitam G.M. 💙🦋🦋🦋 @polillitam.bsky.social · 19/01/2025No words…. 417170533361
