Reposted by Melanie MonteroFreethinkers United For Change @freethinkersunite.bsky.social · 16h 53998053339
Reposted by Melanie MonteroThe Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 18hThat's what I'm talking about. Dave Grohl recognized Jack Smith as a hero. 🔥 19696872389
Reposted by Melanie MonteroKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 16hSlander is spoken; libel is written. But this isn't either of those. It's detailed reporting from a respected outlet with damning evidence. And "most consequential Commerce Secretary in modern history" is as impressive as "shortest NBA player from Luxembourg" 24935441497
Reposted by Melanie MonteroBunkunin @bunkunin.bsky.social · 19hJewish human rights barrister, 94, arrested for supporting Palestine Action www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10...aljazeera.com‘I’m rather proud’: Barrister, 94, arrested for supporting Palestine ActionMargaret Owen OBE, a celebrated human rights lawyer and friend of Ed Miliband’s late mother, talks to Al Jazeera. 472019626
Reposted by Melanie MonteroRaider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 03/10/2026A group of interfaith leaders in California is marching 96 miles from an ICE processing center in the Mojave Desert to Downtown L.A. to protest ICE and demand a shutdown of "all detention centers." 612536937
Reposted by Melanie MonteroWuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 18hJack Smith….man of the people at the Power to the People concert hanging out on the lawn….no fancy pavilion seats or backstage laminate pass 997220544770
Reposted by Melanie MonteroHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026October 3, 2026heathercoxrichardson.substack.comOctober 3, 2026On Saturday, October 3, the Power to the People festival, organized by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave, took over the stage at the Merriweathe... 481178392
Reposted by Melanie MonteroThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 21hWhen the Trump administration started dismantling a $368 million ocean monitoring system earlier this year, scientists, fishermen and Congress fought back. On Saturday, a 238-foot ship set sail to reinstall the first batch of monitors in the waters of the Pacific.nytimes.comAfter Outcry, Monitors the Trump Administration Tried to Scrap Return to SeaUnder pressure from Congress, a network of ocean monitors that provides vital data to meteorologists, climate scientists, oceanographers and the fishing industry is being restored. 791989719
Reposted by Melanie MonteroLe Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 15hHeatwaves killed over 8,000 people in France this year. Here are some of their storieslemonde.frHeatwaves killed over 8,000 people in France this year. Here are some of their storiesThe French health authorities reported that 8,124 deaths were related to the extreme heatwaves between late May and late August in France. Le Monde spoke to the friends and families of 11 of the victims to find out about the lives behind those numbers. 34839450
Reposted by Melanie MonteroMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 18hThe Epstein Class sticks together 7212850734
Reposted by Melanie MonteroValleygirl1964 @valleygirl1964.bsky.social · 14hAngela Paxton from Texas. You’re an embarrassment to women everywhere where’s your pride? you sound like an abuse woman. We also suggest you seek help.#Pathetic.  2833226856
Reposted by Melanie MonteroForbes @forbes.com · 14hIn a Sunday afternoon social media blitz, President Donald Trump fired off 23 Truth Social posts in less than an hour, targeting the “grotesque” Kennedy Center and praising Chinese President Xi Jinping.forbes.comTrump Launches Bizarre Sunday Posting Spree—From 'Crumbling' Kennedy Center To Greenland MemesIn a Sunday afternoon social media blitz, President Donald Trump fired off 23 Truth Social posts in less than an hour, targeting the “grotesque” Kennedy Center and praising Chinese President Xi Jinping. 4511548
Reposted by Melanie MonteroMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 15hListen to the full interview now: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...podcasts.apple.comRussia Escalates Strikes as Ukraine Prepares for a Dark WinterPodcast Episode · The MeidasTouch Podcast · October 3 · 43m 526062
Reposted by Melanie MonteroMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 15hTim Snyder: The term that I came up with… is superpower suicide. I just can’t see an example of a major country losing so much power so quickly as the United States under Trump. We’ve encouraged our enemies and we’ve made our allies not trust us. 22950641866
Reposted by Melanie MonteroCarceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Authoritarianism Leads Teachers to Self-Censor. Solidarity Lets Us Teach Truth. A Zinn Education Project survey reveals how collective struggle helps educators resist political intimidation. truthout.org/articles/aut...truthout.orgAuthoritarianism Leads Teachers to Self-Censor. Solidarity Lets Us Teach Truth.A Zinn Education Project survey reveals how collective struggle helps educators resist political intimidation. 164
Reposted by Melanie MonteroMother Jones @motherjones.com · 17hTrump has turned “a debate about technology into a debate about who’s got the phallus.”motherjones.comThe Trump administration’s hard-on for AI, explained“No dooming. America will be AI DOMINANT!” 1712447
Reposted by Melanie MonteroThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 17h“Saturday Night Live” set the cold opening of its second episode of the season at the Republican National Committee’s offices in D.C., with cast members poised to record ads to excite the base ahead of midterm elections that aren’t looking good for the GOP.washingtonpost.comSNL takes aim at Trump’s Republican allies with cold openHost Dakota Johnson also brought out her “literal therapist,” Taylor Swift. 24512
Reposted by Melanie MonteroTerre-Strial @terre-strial.bsky.social · 19hMedical science has long treated Parkinson's purely as a brain disorder. Nagoya University researchers discovered gut microbiome damage from lack of bacterial genes that create vitamins B2 and B7; this damages intestinal barriers, & toxins cause neuroinflammation. en.nagoya-u.ac.jp/news/article... 71347529
Reposted by Melanie MonteroMina Hanse @mina-hanse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Russia said on Saturday it would continue to carry out targeted retaliatory strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities and urged foreign nationals and diplomats to leave the capital. www.reuters.com/world/russia... 3416885
Reposted by Melanie MonteroCanuckstan 🇨🇦 @jonchevreau.bsky.social · 03/10/2026#via Canadian cartoonist Dave Whamond #CanadaSky #USpol 348137444324
Reposted by Melanie MonteroStan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Despite having having far more people, Russia also has about an equivalent GDP to California minus Los Angeles and Santa Clara County. Seems pretty low T and beta! 46349641170
Reposted by Melanie MonteroAsha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 03/10/2026But ice cream shops can’t give a free cone to someone with an “I voted” sticker 842218445
Reposted by Melanie MonteroOSINTRadar @osintradar.bsky.social · 20hSecurity forces began detaining protesters at a KPRF rally in Moscow attended by around 2,000 people. Arrests reportedly began after protesters chanted, “Down with the Tsar!"👑 ✅️Follow us for the latest updates 801116481
Reposted by Melanie MonteroRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/10/2026There is no moral equivalence between bullies and the bullied, between tyranny and democracy, or between brutality and decency. No individual can be free in a society devoid of justice. There can be no liberty where brutality reigns. 10355421668
Reposted by Melanie MonteroNews to Remember @moments2remember.link · 03/10/2026Disgusting. Trump says he feels bad for the seven Cornell students accused of rape, and his biggest worry is that they "won't get a fair shake" with Letitia James as special prosecutor. Not one word for the victim. 280863356
Reposted by Melanie MonteroRaider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Keep up the fight! Demanding justice for the Minnesota 15 and all anti ICE protesters - drop the charges ICE OUT NOW Minneapolis, Minnesota 5046001390
Reposted by Melanie MonteroRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/10/2026A few years ago, I said greedy egg producers like Cal-Maine were using their market power to deliberately drive up egg prices. My right-wing critics fried me for saying this — but now they all have egg on their face.youtube.comFox News Mocked Me For Being RightWhen I said three years ago that egg companies were using the avian flu as cover to price-gouge, Fox News called me craz 12758691894
Reposted by Melanie MonteroThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 16hAs Pierre Damas Bel’s father watched his firstborn’s casket being lowered into a grave, President Trump was preparing to speak 25 miles away. The two events offered starkly different visions of how Trump’s immigration crackdown is affecting America.washingtonpost.comAs Trump rallies his base in Ohio, a Haitian migrant is laid to rest nearbyMourners in Springfield, Ohio, blamed Pierre Damas Bel’s death on President Donald Trump’s deportation campaign. Trump’s supporters said ICE needs to do more. 35018
Reposted by Melanie Monterointhelou.bsky.social @inthelou.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Show us the Epstein files now! 301336621
Reposted by Melanie MonteroBrant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Just a Friendly Reminder….. 481643727
Reposted by Melanie MonteroSenator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 03/10/2026My investigators have confirmed the Trump administration is hiding interview documents it conducted with some of Epstein’s banks, and there could be more. There’s no limit to how far Scott Bessent, Kash Patel and Todd Blanche will go to continue this cover up. 682382937
Reposted by Melanie MonteroKeezy Young🌼 @keezyyoung.bsky.social · 03/10/2026if you live in seattle you'll notice that virtually every newspaper runs nonstop headlines suggesting that katie wilson is inept, inexperienced, and too mushy feely (girl-coded). i have never in my life seen such overt hit pieces on an elected official in this city, and we've had some bad ones lmao 81095250
Reposted by Melanie MonteroVince D. Monroy @vincedmonroy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026HAPPENING NOW: Demonstrators gather to protest Donald Trump ahead of his midterm rally in Ohio 📍Vandalia, Ohio 11745223
Reposted by Melanie MonteroHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This guy is really good, not just for Maine news but for how to put together a news story so you understand the context. 181054361
Reposted by Melanie MonteroMother Jones @motherjones.com · 04/10/2026ICE just spent $16.7 million arming agents with shock gloves—wearable devices that deliver a painful electric shock. Human rights organizations like Amnesty International say the gloves “could be readily misused for torture.” Mother Jones' @hurwitz.bsky.social investigates: bit.ly/472ZbhV 41376205
Reposted by Melanie MonteroRep. Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.house.gov · 02/10/2026This corruption must be investigated. 893159706220
Reposted by Melanie MonteroForbes @forbes.com · 02/10/2026York, who was arrested after attempting to meet with a fake prostitution service, pleaded no contest to his charges last month.forbes.comBillionaire 49ers Owner Jed York Suspended And Fined After Prostitution StingYork, who was arrested after attempting to meet with a fake prostitution service, pleaded no contest to his charges last month. 156838
Reposted by Melanie MonteroNewshound411 @newshound411.bsky.social · 02/10/2026It’s corruption on steroids in plain sight. He doesn’t even try to hide that he’s looting US and cashing in on insider trading. He’s the most corrupt president in American history. 66986203803
Reposted by Melanie MonteroDhruv Mehrotra @dmehro.bsky.social · 02/10/2026NEW: DHS agents tracked people observing ICE arrests, photographed them, ran their plates, pulled personal information, and added them to a Palantir database, according to newly unsealed court filings. w/ @regret.bsky.socialwired.comICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir DatabaseDHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say. 12629731773
Reposted by Melanie MonteroMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 03/10/2026ONE MONTH FROM TODAY: 925178164494
Reposted by Melanie MonteroMark T. Sneed @marktsneed.bsky.social · 03/10/2026In the history of all the things that never happened, this never happened the most. SMH. Politicians lie. These politicians lie so often it seems like breathing. 881113913907
Reposted by Melanie MonteroDavid Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The Fall of Roe Changed Doctors. Now They’re Changing Politics. State-level abortion debates have activated physicians as a political force like never before.politico.comThe Fall of Roe Changed Doctors. Now They’re Changing Politics.State-level abortion debates have activated physicians as a political force like never before. 321779617
Reposted by Melanie MonteroSATX Indivisible @satx-indivisible.bsky.social · 03/10/2026We are at the #SanAntonio March for Freedom and Justice protesting the #ICEdetentioncenter concentration camp proposed on the East Side. @50501satx.bsky.social 522392837
Reposted by Melanie MonteroThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Endless corruption. 628120785438
Reposted by Melanie MonteroWIRED @wired.com · 02/10/2026DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.wired.comICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir DatabaseDHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say. 9420301268
