Reposted by O. SharpRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026At a time when the most influential leaders of the U.S. need to stand up loudly and clearly for the rule of law, they are leading the charge in the opposite direction. But not Jack Smith. Kudos to him for continuing to be a much needed voice of clarity. 319169644791
Reposted by O. SharpSpokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 29/09/2026Send Stephen Miller to The Hague. 21074672434
Reposted by O. SharpHeadquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Jack Smith: I stand by my decisions as special counsel, including my decision to bring charges against President Trump. The charges against Trump were the result of the evidence. Rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 presidential election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results 11320147
Reposted by O. SharpStrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This also sums up the American healthcare experience pretty well. American healthcare is a travesty. This is the bad place. 43689743356
Reposted by O. SharpGoldy @goldy.horsesass.org · 29/09/2026In 2027 Seattle's minimum wage will be $22.14 per hour. That's more than THREE TIMES the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour—a rate that hasn't been raised since 2009. And yet somehow we're not the jobless wasteland orthodox economics would predict. Weird.seattletimes.comSeattle announces 2027 minimum wageThe minimum wage in Seattle will increase 3.9% next year. 10038651148
Reposted by O. SharpAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/09/2026From 1990-2009 I waited tables, tended bar, and worked in housekeeping and security at hotels. I went into $80K debt going to college. I absolutely recognize my privilege, but I’ll be damned if I’m going to help republicans win elections. END/ 853016
Reposted by O. SharpChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 27/09/2026Democrats vs. Republicans in a nutshell. This absolutely nails it. 6323521059
O. Sharp @o-sharp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026So this is the wonder of AI, is it? Just ruining people's reputations, one person at a time? 040
O. Sharp @o-sharp.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Random photo of the day. Feel free to follow up with photos you like. I shouldn't have all the fun. :) 020
Reposted by O. SharpFight For A Union @fightforaunion.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Even our healthcare workers can’t afford our healthcare. An Idaho nurse saw her family's premium jump from $700 to $1,500. A small physician’s office faced a 22% increase and canceled coverage. 10.5% of healthcare support workers are uninsured. What the hell are we doing here? 0258
O. Sharp @o-sharp.bsky.social · 26/09/2026"Me? Oh, I discovered a way life on Earth could have begun, by finding a new form of life that didn't come into existence until recently. I was on a family vacation, and bored. And you?"nytimes.comIn an $80 Motel Room, a Discovery to Shed Light on the Origins of Life (Gift Article)A scrappy science project led to a significant discovery: two new species of a rare organism that could elucidate a fundamental transition in the history of life on our planet. 051
Reposted by O. SharpAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/09/2026amazing -- Karl Rove lists Paxton's scandals: "The corrupt business guy gives him a fake Uber account and the records of that are now in his impeachment proceedings, so we know how often he went to have sex with Laura Olsen. I mean, can you make this shit up?" 26468562175
Reposted by O. SharpCongresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 26/09/2026Trump and Republicans know they can’t win on their own so they’re trying to rig the midterm elections and intimidate voters. It won’t work. The American people can see right through it. 28223
Reposted by O. SharpThe Bi of Hormuz @joshstein.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I do think it’s bad that the US Ambassador to China can’t pronounce Xi’s name. But it’s not quite as bad as thinking “we told them we don’t like when they give Iran money and weapons” is a successful meeting. 15543102
Reposted by O. SharpThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026“What are the names of the ICE agents who killed our dad? Why do they get to be protected?” #AbolishICE 10159442387
Reposted by O. SharpRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Republicans are laser focused on making life more affordable for you. 4361830405
O. Sharp @o-sharp.bsky.social · 24/09/2026As one commenter put it: "The world needs to know that suicide is closer to them than they believe, and suicide survivors are everywhere." A worthwhile read.nytimes.comShould I Reveal That My Partner Died by Suicide? (Gift Article)Our Ask the Therapist columnist, Lori Gottlieb, advises a reader who believes her partner’s family secrets may have contributed to his death. 010
Reposted by O. SharpAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026OMG -- under questioning from Hassan, Trump's FDA nominee Heidi Overton refuses to acknowledge that Trump can ever be wrong about anything even after she's confronted with a specific example of something Trump is clearly wrong about 59450181758
Reposted by O. SharpAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026Renee Good's mom: "I am a registered Republican. I voted for President Trump under the impression that these agents were here to protect citizens -- innocents like our family and the others here. Certainly not to accuse those of us here of being terrorists and take precious lives. This is madness." 63851881463
Reposted by O. SharpElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 22/09/2026www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...wgbh.orgRevere has waited years for new fire engines. Critics blame private equity.Consolidation of fire truck manufacturing companies have created long wait times and higher prices. A lawsuit involving the Revere Fire Department aims to hold the private equity firms behind the incr... 11553136
Reposted by O. SharpElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 22/09/2026Fire stations are paying more and waiting longer for new trucks. Why? A few big corporations bought up the fire truck industry and jacked up costs. That's not right. Corporate greed can't come before public safety. 29457621836
Reposted by O. SharpProf. Dimitra Fimi @dimitrafimi.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Wonderful #Tolkien news! Westminster Abbey has announced that J.R.R. Tolkien will be honoured with a memorial in Poets' Corner. I've known about this project for some years + was privileged to be consulted during its development. Great to see it made public! www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-news/a... 010941
Reposted by O. SharpOlivia Waite @oliviawaite.com · 22/09/2026Oh my god it’s funny because it’s true — take a gander at the video and then read up: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunnes_...en.wikipedia.orgDunnes Stores strike - Wikipedia 10758357
Reposted by O. SharpAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/09/2026Trump: "In January, at my direction, the United States military conducted a massive military operation penetrating deep into the Venezuelan capital ... it was a war. To the victor belong the spoils." 4441190315
Reposted by O. SharpJohn Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 21/09/2026“Trump has proposed building a new fleet, with battleships at its core…But his plan would have been outdated a century ago. Unless senior Navy officials steer him off his course, the nation will spend billions to make the Navy more vulnerable and less deadly.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Building ‘Trump Class’ Battleships Will Be a Big, Expensive MistakeThe United States needs a bigger Navy. But not one that looks like this. 3121596
Reposted by O. SharpThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Wilber’s attorney: “Wilber has a bullet lodged near his spine and is losing feeling on the left side of his body.” #AbolishICE @DoorDash 19539891876
Reposted by O. SharpProPublica @propublica.org · 21/09/2026The Army awarded an artillery shell project to General Dynamics in a rushed process without the typical vetting. The result: a fiasco in a Texas factory with robots in flames and half a billion dollars in taxpayer funds that yielded no usable shells.propublica.orgThe Costly Blunders in the Army’s $533 Million FiascoProPublica revealed how a rushed effort to arm Ukraine with artillery shells wasted half a billion dollars in taxpayer funding. Here are the biggest takeaways from that reporting. 30638290
O. Sharp @o-sharp.bsky.social · 21/09/2026We can't rely on him. Our allies can't rely on him. Other Republicans can't rely on him. And, it seems, even the oil sheikhs he so fawns over can't rely on him.nytimes.comTrump Gets Caught in a Dilemma Over a Saudi Plea for Military Help (Gift Article)The president vacillated but decided on Sunday not to join Saudi Arabia, for now, in joint strikes against the Houthis in Yemen. But he also needs the kingdom’s cooperation in his war against Iran. 020
O. Sharp @o-sharp.bsky.social · 20/09/2026In other words, the "Triumphal Arch" represents triumphing over democracy. Over us.nytimes.comTrump Says His D.C. Arch Would Be a ‘Military Complex’ Housing Drones and Snipers (Gift Article)The president’s announcement on Sunday echoed his justification for the White House ballroom: that the project was necessary for national security. 021
Reposted by O. SharpCharlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026It's pretty damn impressive how much ground Mayor Mamdani has been able to cover after only nine months in office on a wide range of basic quality-of-life issues in NYC. I was reading through the numbers this morning, and they're kinda astonishing. (thread) 7049491258
O. Sharp @o-sharp.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I hate to suggest a video that features JD Vance speaking about anything, but it's made worthwhile when the hosts start spontaneously laughing at his self-own. And their replies afterwards help, of course.youtube.com‘Disingenuous’: Joe on Vance's pitch to votersYouTube video by MS NOW 020
Reposted by O. SharpKelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 18/09/2026This is straight out of Handmaids Tale. A high school trying to force girls to disclose the dates and lengths of their menstrual cycle. Don’t comply? You lose a grade. There’s absolutely no reason a school needs this information other than to exert control over our bodies. 118386963767
Reposted by O. SharpHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Obama: “Imagine if I had pulled Fox News’ credentials from the White House press corps. You’re laughing, but this is what’s happening. It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent right now would have tolerated behavior like that from me.” Clip courtesy @meidastouch.com 747276598813