Reposted by Keith M. JudgeGillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 2hAll the more depressing when you remember the largest bar on this graph is only one tenth of campus sexual assault (90% of campus sexual assault goes unreported altogether) 15618
Reposted by Keith M. Judgeryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 2hconservative Moral Values, folks bsky.app/profile/kyle... 36514
Reposted by Keith M. JudgeJack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 05/08/2026As of last night, there are now *7* pastors, former pastors and seminarians who've become Democratic nominees running for Congress. Some have already won safe Dem seats, and several are in hotly contested races. In multiple cases, the GOP has attacked their faith. religionnews.com/2026/08/04/p...religionnews.com'They're not real pastors': As clergy run as Democrats, Republicans question their faith(RNS) — 'It's a sign that they are really scared they're gonna lose this seat,' the Rev. Sarah Trone Garriott, a Lutheran pastor running for Congress in Iowa, said. She is part of a wave of religious ... 1125882
Reposted by Keith M. JudgeDavid Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 2hThe influence that Elon Musk, his companies and their employees continue to have at the highest levels of the US government is astounding......and @telliotter.bsky.social is the reporter doing more than anyone to uncover it www.wired.com/story/myster...wired.comA Mysterious Nonprofit Run by SpaceXAI’s Top Lawyer Is Paying the Salaries of Government WorkersThe National Design Studio has been something of a successor agency to DOGE. A WIRED investigation finds some of its members are on loan from a nonprofit run by SpaceXAI’s general counsel. 13420
Reposted by Keith M. JudgeGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 2hMartín Alonso Soto Hernandez, who helped set off the Delaney Hall hunger strike, is free. "I don’t have words,” he said while holding his wife and two children. “Thank you so much for everything. I always, always stayed in prayer.” religionnews.com/2026/10/07/i...religionnews.comImmigrant who helped set off Delaney Hall hunger strike released from ICE custodyELIZABETH, New Jersey (RNS) — “I don’t have words,” Martín Alonso Soto Hernandez said, in Spanish, while holding his wife and two children. “Thank you so much for everything. I always, always stayed i... 022172
Keith M. Judge @optimist-press.bsky.social · 2hThis messaging, which is being repeated on Facebook across multiple outlets verbatim, sounds like projection. 000
Keith M. Judge @optimist-press.bsky.social · 12h"Why stop there?" said Miller, "When we can just nuke them all and blame Iran" . . . 010
Reposted by Keith M. Judgeisaac @sevier.io · 12h"The Democrats will go out and call everything they don't like communism but won't describe or even say fascism and what it is because if they did everyone would understand seeing it everywhere" 1113
Reposted by Keith M. JudgeArizona Right Watch @azrww.bsky.social · 12hTonight, community members gathered at the Marana Town Council meeting to speak out in opposition to an incoming DHS concentration camp that is likely being opened at the at the end of November. Council members ended up limiting public comment to just 10 people and turned away the rest. Shame. 211440
Reposted by Keith M. JudgeSolomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 17hAnd this is why she should have stayed in jail www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comElection deniers Cleta Mitchell and Tina Peters want Trump’s commerce secretary to seize 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. 17463110
Reposted by Keith M. JudgeRude Law Dog @esghound.com · 06/10/2026Early voting turnout in Virginia is jaw dropping stuff among Latino voters. Across all other demographics, numbers are well ahead of 2022 at the same point but Hispanic/Latino turnout is 50% higher than it was in 2024-- a presidential election year! 18691116
Reposted by Keith M. JudgeGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 18hThe ICE Air Operations official handbook allows minors as young as 13 to be shackled on ICE flights. We don’t know this girl/young woman’s age, but if she is over 18, it probably isn’t by much. I don’t know how those flight “guards” sleep at night. 13322155
Reposted by Keith M. JudgeTruthout @truthout.org · 18hICE operates a major surveillance center in rural Vermont that processes 1.55 million biometric and biographic queries annually. The agency communicates with more than 13,000 law enforcement agencies throughout the country, many of them through an expanding network of 287(g) agreements.truthout.orgActivists Target What They Call a Major “Spy Center” for ICE in Rural VermontAs ICE widens its surveillance dragnet, activists plan a week of action to disrupt a major data network. 37345
Reposted by Keith M. JudgeGabriel Malor @gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 20h10th Cir. reverses kidnapping convictions for the people involved in that weird New Mexico compound where children were held for exorcisms (one died) bc kidnapping requires an *unlawful* taking, and the kid's father had lawful custody when he took the kid. www.tampafp.com/life-sentenc... 1236
Reposted by Keith M. JudgeTruthout @truthout.org · 20hConservative figures have reacted with glee to the Trump administration’s approval of a firing squad death sentence for Muslim Army member Nidal Malik Hasan, in what would be the first execution carried out by the U.S. military in over six decades.truthout.orgFar Right Gleeful Over Firing Squad Death Sentence for Muslim Fort Hood ShooterTrump has approved the killing of Muslim US soldier Nidal Malik Hasan — the first Army execution in over 60 years. 42816
Reposted by Keith M. JudgeCommon Dreams @commondreams.org · 20h“Refusing election observers is usually something that countries in a position of weakness do, when they know that they have corrupt or unfair elections."commondreams.orgIntimidation Feared as Trump DOJ Boosts Its Own Election Monitors While Rejecting International ObserversInternational election observers criticize Trump's refusal to invite OSCE to monitor US midterms, raising concerns of voter intimidation. Is the administration trying to manipulate the elections? 19430198
Reposted by Keith M. JudgeRaider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 21hThe Trump administration’s actions resulted in the destruction of the largest ancient Cottonwood tree on Indigenous territory in Arizona. This tree, known as the “Grandmother Tree,” was 250 years old. 72333022108
Reposted by Keith M. JudgeJen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 19hNews of the Cornell rape case has fueled a 73% spike in calls to the National Sexual Assault hotline in the last week. "Yesterday alone, they were more than double normal. Many of those contacting the hotline say they were prompted to call as a direct result of reading about Jane Doe," says RAINN. 027083
Reposted by Keith M. JudgeDavid Greene @davidgreene.bsky.social · 20hAs the Supreme Court said of Lafayette Park, "Although originally part of the White House grounds, President Jefferson set it aside as a park for the use of residents and visitors" and is in fact "visited by vast numbers of visitors from around the country" and the DC area. 15426
Reposted by Keith M. JudgeAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21hTrump ignores a question about "what did mean when you said 'let them take out Los Angeles and San Diego?'" 2652589766
Reposted by Keith M. JudgeKen Schwencke @schwanksta.com · 06/10/2026A year ago, @propublica.org told you immigration agents had detained more than 170 U.S. citizens. We’ve updated our count, and we’ve got all the receipts. The tally: At least 506 citizens detained. Sometimes held at gunpoint, handcuffed, or even deported. projects.propublica.org/american-cit...projects.propublica.orgMore Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublicaThe government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati... 261562921
Reposted by Keith M. JudgeBrett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 06/10/2026The problem with your company being ran by pilled reactionaries is that when you run into an actual problem, the only response is more pilled reactionaryism. 716750
Reposted by Keith M. JudgeConor Browne @brownecfm.bsky.social · 06/10/2026This is obviously a worrying development, especially considering the fact that air travel was involved. I am considerably more concerned by the ongoing outbreak of Ebola in this region than I am by current events in Russia. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukKenya confirms first case of Ebola Bundibugyo virusThe patient had been living in DR Congo, where more than 4,000 people have died from the disease this year. 615152
Reposted by Keith M. JudgeShablo Pleye @shablopligh.bsky.social · 06/10/2026“… Trump’s justice department has moved to strip the citizenship of 40 naturalized citizens accused of crimes in what authorities describe as “the largest” such initiative over a single period during his administration”theguardian.comUS justice department moves to strip citizenship of 40 naturalized citizensOfficials file ‘denaturalization actions’ against people accused of crimes in what they call ‘largest’ such initiative 011
Reposted by Keith M. JudgeLauren Harper @laurenleharper.bsky.social · 06/10/2026DHS detains hundreds of US citizens in private centers- making GEO Group and others billions. ICE gives local cops up to $2M per immigration arrest. Yet ICE couldn't figure out how to pay for body cameras for months. And DHS can't get it's FOIA office on track so the public can conduct oversight.projects.propublica.orgMore Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublicaThe government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati... 083
Reposted by Keith M. JudgeDave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I'm just gonna bookmark this for future reference when Dem pundits complain about how the party has trouble communicating its message to voters. The reason you keep running into trouble with your branding isn't campus radicals. The reason is that your opponents purchased all the media outlets. 7637421078
Reposted by Keith M. JudgeZach Everson @zacheverson.com · 06/10/2026"Rep. McCaul's Wife Trades Stock in a Counter-Drone Contractor Profiting From His Laws" Peter Castagno for @sludge.bsky.socialreadsludge.comRep. McCaul's Wife Trades Stock in a Counter-Drone Contractor Profiting From His LawsCACI stock has risen more than 70% since Linda McCaul's first purchase, as the contractor wins counter-drone contracts, including a spot on a $1.5 billion DHS program operating under her husband's 201... 35330
Reposted by Keith M. JudgeRyan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 06/10/2026First on @nbcnews.com: www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...nbcnews.comFBI whistleblower says White House pushed unconstitutional probe of protestersThe former analyst says supervisors were told not to put things in writing, so many of the directives came in face-to-face meetings. 6267146
Reposted by Keith M. JudgeBayliss Wagner @baylisswagner.bsky.social · 06/10/2026BREAKING: In Nebraska rally, Trump just suggested he would be unbothered to see Iran "take out" LA or San Diego: “They could take out a city,” he said. “Let them take—Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego. That’s—this is a very small price to pay." 5442355893
Reposted by Keith M. JudgePatrick De Oliveira @plso.bsky.social · 05/10/2026the transformation of learning institutions into lifestyle providers, etc. And, of course, the crisis is further exacerbated by the feckless university leaders (with some noble exceptions), who have made it very clear that large remuneration packages certainly don't buy courage and integrity. 2204
Reposted by Keith M. JudgePatrick De Oliveira @plso.bsky.social · 05/10/2026but also due to the even weaker institutional position universities now find themselves in—caused by the neoliberal-driven austerity that long preceded the current administration's tactics of holding funding hostage, the massive campaign from the right to delegitimize higher ed, .... 1205
Reposted by Keith M. JudgePatrick De Oliveira @plso.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Academic freedom in the U.S. has arguably reached a new nadir—maybe worse than the 50s. This is not only due to the scale and range of the assault on higher ed, which is targeting everything (individuals' views on Gaza, DEI initiatives, the curriculum, collaborative research with other countries)... 46440
Reposted by Keith M. JudgeAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 05/10/2026We've reached the open use of anti trans slurs phase by Trump. Dems haven't done shit to call out Pete Hegseth and Nancy Mace doing it so now it's become normalized. 1712981659
Reposted by Keith M. JudgeJonathan Hansen, but scary @jonathanhansen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026God damn, talk about someone just reveling in the freedom they now have, after they fully removed their public mask… I think we often forget just how truly ugly and soulless a fucking piece of shit bigot monster that Megyn Kelly is. Luckily, every time she opens her mouth, she reminds us. 03510
Reposted by Keith M. JudgeTyler King @tyleraking.com · 06/10/2026For that matter, is there even a mechanism for a PAC to pay the federal government for misappropriated funds by the White House and have the ads been paid for? At a minimum the networks airing these ads need to tell us the answer to the second question. 0324
Reposted by Keith M. JudgeJoel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Seems like if you're going to make a national story out of Hasan Piker, who campaigned a few times with the Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan, saying Israel causes antisemitism, you should also make a national story out of the favorite intellectual of the US Vice President supporting Hitler. 322909633
Reposted by Keith M. JudgeCrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 06/10/2026People in Ithaca sent a message to those who would normalize sexual assault on campus, paying a visit to Cornell’s main administrative building, Day Hall, which houses the office of the university president. If graffiti didn't change anything, it would be legal. crimethinc.com/KillPower 2720231
Reposted by Keith M. JudgeJon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026JUST IN: Images from the reconstruction of Marimar Martinez's October 2025 shooting in Chicago by Border Patrol agent Charles Exum: 18634
Reposted by Keith M. Judgee.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 05/10/2026I don't know who needs to hear this, but the autonomous vehicle developers who most vocally argued that society must accept a certain number of deaths to enjoy the technology's safety benefits (Tesla & Uber ATG) were the only ones who killed people and never actually delivered on their promises 161593366
Reposted by Keith M. JudgeKeith M. Judge @optimist-press.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I stand by what I wrote. 301
Reposted by Keith M. JudgeMichael Froomkin @mfroomkin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Relative got a $500 check from US Treasury and a shocking letter full of lies signed by Trump and ending with "May God bless you". Basically a pre-electoral bribe. News reports say they're sending almost a million of these. Full text in alt below. (I told him to cash it quick before it bounces.) 1991863706
Reposted by Keith M. JudgeWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This is happening all over rural America. We need to wake up, people. There's no Greg Bovino in his Nazi coat to blow whistles it. It's daily Gestapo-type terror, aided by the banality of evil local cops www.sltrib.com/news/2026/10...sltrib.comICE enforcement in a small Utah town sent a community into fear. Local police played a key role.ICE enforcement in a small central Utah town has residents afraid to leave home, avoiding main roads and keeping their children home from school, one resident said. 14966437
Reposted by Keith M. JudgeJessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 05/10/2026It's more fun to find the Real Bad Guy than to stop a systemic problem. 1202
Reposted by Keith M. Judgeamanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Bovino left and many people stopped giving a shit. 228080