Reposted by Oldhippy15Blue Oleta @blue-oleta.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Lady Gaga was raped & left pregnant by a music producer at 19. She got a call from the Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden to be a part of “It’s On Us” campaign to reduce the stigma around speaking out about sexual assault. The two traveled to college campuses across America. ❤️🩹 15566133
Reposted by Oldhippy15Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11hThe Russians are barbarians and should be treated as such, not as people to negotiate new business deals with to benefit corrupt oligarchs in the US. 42483002843
Reposted by Oldhippy15Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22hOne of the biggest political battles of the midterms is happening in California. The result will shape the Democratic Party and how we shift the balance of power from the billionaire class back into the hands of the people. ⬇️ robertreich.substack.com/p/why-cali… 28725282
Reposted by Oldhippy15Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 10hJUST FILED with insights from Heather Cox Richardson: Backlash grows against a Trump campaign rally USS Abraham Lincoln returns New lawsuit seeks to halt future Trump taxpayer-funded ads Big day in court for CNN Lots of enterprise reporting here macfarlanenews.substack.com/p/day-ahead-...macfarlanenews.substack.comDAY AHEAD - My Daily Editorial NoteOctober 7, 2026 8518163
Reposted by Oldhippy15Senator Mark Warner for Virginia @markwarnerva.bsky.social · 8hI’m calling for pre-testing of AI models, stronger cybersecurity protections, and more. I’m fighting for basic regulations on AI now – we cannot stand by and wait for a catastrophe to happen. 175
Reposted by Oldhippy15Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 17h"Most Trumpists know who they are. They're the bad guys. And they own it; they revel in it. The goal of their political movement is to hurt the outgroup. Period, full stop. Not Susan Collins. She enables the Trump movement while posturing about how apart from it she stands."thebulwark.comSusan Collins Is the Living WorstThe most despicable Republican is actually the “reasonable” Republican. 711155
Reposted by Oldhippy15Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 8h"Trump moved the ethical line" perfectly reflects the collaborationist thought processes of NYT. No he didn't. The ethical lines were the same before as they are now. It's the collaborators who have moved the lines—but to be clear, they never had any in the first place.nytimes.comAn Outrage in 2019. No Problem in 2026. Trump Has Moved the Ethical Line.The president’s decision to hold an international summit at his own private golf club, an idea rejected in his first term, illustrates how much he has shattered norms. 514051
Reposted by Oldhippy15Sam Stribling @samstribling1.bsky.social · 7hopen.substack.com/pub/briantyl...open.substack.comThe Rightwing Media Machine Just Got Way More DangerousThe right has been consolidating the media for three decades, and the left keeps sleeping through it. 012
Reposted by Oldhippy15Wanda Monroe @wandamocats.bsky.social · 7hProtect your children from the boogie man. 001
Reposted by Oldhippy15Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 7hADHD Linked to Late-Life Dementia www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/de... #Alzheimers #dementia #ADHD #gerontology #science #neuroscience #NeuroSkyencemedpagetoday.comADHD Linked to Late-Life DementiaPeople with ADHD had more than 4 times the risk of developing cognitive impairment 32713
Reposted by Oldhippy15Meidas Charise Lee 💙🌊🌴🥥🫘 @chariselee.bsky.social · 7h“We don’t turn kids away” 💕🤍💕 2408
Reposted by Oldhippy15Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 22hIf they’re admitting 81 planes, drones and helicopters worth $3.3 billion have been lost in Iran, imagine what they’re not telling us. The real cost is likely far higher, and our grandchildren will be paying for this unnecessary war and his reckless spending. www.businesstoday.in/amp/world/st... 49188543896
Reposted by Oldhippy15TofuNYG 🏈🏳️🌈🗽🇺🇦 🚫👑🖕🧊 @groguspeak.bsky.social · 8hSometimes I wonder of we're living in some fucked up simulation 144714
Reposted by Oldhippy15LA Blue Dot in GA 🌊🐸 @namwella1961.bsky.social · 8hAdam Kinzinger: “Someday, school children will learn about Trump as an example of what America will never go back to. He will be a stain on our nation.” As will the Republicans and SCOTUS who enabled the fascist fuck! #ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed 1518397
Reposted by Oldhippy15conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026“Our bill will force ICE to pay the price for the damage they’ve left in their wake and ensure that these devastating operations can never be repeated,” said the Minneapolis congresswoman. www.commondreams.org/news/omar-ma...commondreams.orgOmar Introduces Bill to 'Make ICE Pay' for Destruction to US Cities | Common Dreams"Our bill will force ICE to pay the price for the damage they’ve left in their wake and ensure that these devastating operations can never be repeated," said the Minneapolis congresswoman. 10145231364
Reposted by Oldhippy15Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 8hThe Trump administration broke federal law by withholding more than $78 million Congress had approved for healthcare research, according to a Government Accountability Office report. The watchdog found that HHS violated the Impoundment Control Act by withholding 10434781238
Reposted by Oldhippy15Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Hilarious. Mike Rogers is now running against … Donald Trump. 60352041178
Reposted by Oldhippy15womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 16hThe work of Anne Damer (1748- 1828), English sculptor. Described as a "female genius", one of the 1st recognised women sculptors, who lived with her lover, Irish actress Elizabeth Farren #WomensArt 21070235
Reposted by Oldhippy15Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 22hThis was one of the more diabolical Trump admin moves on immigration; ordering ICE to stop taking biometrics for detained immigrants seeking immigration benefits from USCIS, which meant that the agency would deny their applications by default. 6719309
Reposted by Oldhippy15Larry Colvin @larrycolvin.bsky.social · 8hThe GOP is mailing out $500 'Obamacare rebate' checks to people who never had Obamacare. Just casually committing fraud with taxpayer money because competence is optional now. Check your mailbox — you might've won the incompetence lottery even if you were never on the ACA. #Blues 31712
Reposted by Oldhippy15Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 8hAnd don't forget that some people refused to vote or voted 3rd party. 🤬 1139299
Reposted by Oldhippy15PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 11hDoug Ford blocked a court order to release his cell records by removing all gov FOI requests. Ford's Chief of Staff Patrick Sackville traded in a personal cell phone containing gov records, the phone was "reset" and the gov records were missing. #cdnpoli 33214128
Reposted by Oldhippy15Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 10hHeartbreaking 💔 Children scream while masked ICE goons kidnap their families in broad daylight in Harrison, New Jersey. 76243543150
Reposted by Oldhippy15Freethinkers United For Change @freethinkersunite.bsky.social · 07/10/2026 29853953734
Reposted by Oldhippy15Center on Budget and Policy Priorities @centeronbudget.bsky.social · 7hThe Trump Administration is again illegally impounding federal funds, withholding roughly $800 million in congressionally approved funds from 11 program accounts. Congress can restore the funds and prevent future “pocket rescissions”: www.cbpp.org/research/gov...cbpp.orgAdministration Again Illegally Impounds Federal FundsThe Government Accountability Office (GAO), members of Congress from both parties, and the courts have all agreed the Administration’s actions are illegal. Yet the Administration’s actions have become... 084
Reposted by Oldhippy15Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Looks like there’s an mRNA vaccine against pneumonic plague. Eat your heart out, RFK Jr. advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.comNovel Bivalent mRNA‐LNP Vaccine for Highly Effective Protection against Pneumonic PlagueThe study investigates mRNA-lipid nanoparticle vaccines targeting Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague. Combined F1+LcrV mRNA vaccination elicited robust immune responses and protected mice.... 26648204
Reposted by Oldhippy15The Associated Press @apnews.com · 8hGoogle and Apple have renamed Lake Ontario to Lake America on their digital maps, following an order from President Donald Trump.bit.lyOne Tech Tip: Lake America backlash fuels interest in Google Maps alternativesGoogle and Apple have renamed Lake Ontario to Lake America on their digital maps, following an order from President Donald Trump. 449039
Reposted by Oldhippy15Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 8hPure Michigan! “Mr. Pasek said, Mr. Trump seems to have lost his way. He started a war when he said he wouldn’t, sending the price of gas through the roof. And he seems to talk more about ballrooms and arches than he does about how he will bring prices back down” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/u...nytimes.com‘He’s Not Making Sense’: How Trump Has Alienated Voters for the G.O.P. (Gift Article)Signs are emerging that dispirited Republican voters may stay home in November, bringing a Democratic surge without many conversions. 810223
Reposted by Oldhippy15Joe Mama @honnastjohn.bsky.social · 8hI hope she gets the medical and psychological support she needs. No woman or child is safe in this terror society we're forced to live in. 111
Reposted by Oldhippy15Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 9hCongressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. A Phoenix New Times exclusive. www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/congres...phoenixnewtimes.comCongressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signsEmbarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. A Phoenix New Times exclusive. 3910
Reposted by Oldhippy15EpicallyEpicSB @seanloch7808.bsky.social · 06/10/2026static.klipy.comAlanis Morissette - Isn't It Ironic?ALT: Alanis Morissette - Isn't It Ironic? 705105773072
Reposted by Oldhippy15Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 8h“What gets Aaron Siri up in the morning is to try and figure out every possible, conceivable tool to make it harder to vaccinate people in America.” 135
Reposted by Oldhippy15Omg. WTF is Happening? @lalahaenzy.bsky.social · 18h“Abusing women is not a business model” European Parliament, Brussels Anna Strolenberg #Pinks 10350182
Reposted by Oldhippy15M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 10hwww.yahoo.com/news/fact-ch... This Here, Fact Checkers......yahoo.comFact Check: Yes, Musk left South Africa in part to avoid compulsory military serviceMusk claimed he left the country in part because he didn't want to join the army of an apartheid regime. 20199118
Reposted by Oldhippy15Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 13h16/ That’s Hungary’s warning, and its lesson. Elections can remove the ppl directing propaganda. They can’t instantly undo years of fear, captured institutions, or damaged professional judgment. Defending democracy means protecting independent journalism now & rebuilding what political control broke 511542
Reposted by Oldhippy15TovahR 🇺🇦🏳️🌈🇨🇦🏳️⚧️🇺🇲 @tovahr.bsky.social · 11hyoutube.com/watch?v=oLo1... On today’s episode, Charlie flies solo to dive into Thom Thillis’ recent debate gone wrong with Stephanie Ruhle, Trump’s publicly funded PSA video, the importance of staying vigilant against misinformation as citizens and more.youtube.comAfter the Midterms, What is Trump Capable Of?YouTube video by To the Contrary With Charlie Sykes 0234
Reposted by Oldhippy15Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 9hThe President of the International Criminal Court says that the obstacles facing the court have “intensified significantly” during the past few years. Judge Tomoko Akane was speaking at a ceremony in Dublin’s Four Courts to mark the opening of the new legal year. www.lawsociety.ie/gazette/top-... 12018
Reposted by Oldhippy15Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 8hFIMI is a new acronym I just learned, short for “Foreign information manipulation and interference”. An international conference is going to have a session entitled “USA as a FIMI threat: acknowledge, adapt, push back”. So the Trump administration threatened the EU and Canada and they pulled out.politico.comEU, Canada and Lithuania pull out of disinformation conference after US pressureThe Trump administration was bothered by panels that referred to the U.S. as a disinformation threat. 27135
Reposted by Oldhippy15Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 23hVICTORY! A Georgia judge Wednesday dismissed a Republican lawsuit seeking to restrict where Gwinnett County voters can return mail ballots, ruling the law allows the county to accept ballots at designated early voting sites. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comGeorgia court rejects RNC bid to restrict mail ballot return access in state’s second-largest countyThe ruling preserves an additional way for voters in Georgia’s second-most populous county to cast their ballots ahead of the November election. 7353051688
Reposted by Oldhippy15Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 22hNEW: Anti-voting lawyer Cleta Mitchell and election denier Tina Peters are both pushing a scheme to have Trump's commerce secretary regulate voting machines as part of a broader effort to interfere in the midterms. But legal experts say their scheme is way off base and blatantly unconstitutional.democracydocket.comElection deniers Cleta Mitchell and Tina Peters want Trump’s commerce secretary to regulate voting machinesThe problem? No federal official can seize control of election administration from the states and counties, who hold the power run elections under the U.S. Constitution. 31283163
Reposted by Oldhippy15Maria Farrell @mariafarrell.eurosky.social · 10hFor anyone who's not caught up, the US government pressured the EU and governments of Lithuania + Canada to disavow a conference on disinfo because of a panel about US disinfo and interference in Europe (whose panellists were all Americans!). Only the French govt left standing. #Disinfo2026 612660