Sign in

Dial

@paladin4justmercy.bsky.social
9K followers 10K following 9.4K posts

Progressive Independent. Also, a freedom fighter, death penalty defense, post-conviction, and civil rights attorney. Carolina girl.

PostsRepliesMedia
Dial @paladin4justmercy.bsky.social · 15h
"an empire that feels itself as having the right to determine who governs other countries, & if we don’t approve of them because of their effect on corporate interests, or their refusal to give us bases, or through pipelines of a kind that we need, we feel absolutely right &...." to launch war.
theintercept.com
Daniel Ellsberg Wanted Americans to See the Truth About War
Daniel Ellsberg, the Pentagon Papers leaker who died on Friday from pancreatic cancer, wanted to show Americans the truth about war.
032
Reposted by Dial
Mynameis...Miro @zg4ever.bsky.social · 15h
theintercept.com/2023/06/16/d...
theintercept.com
Daniel Ellsberg Wanted Americans to See the Truth About War
Daniel Ellsberg, the Pentagon Papers leaker who died on Friday from pancreatic cancer, wanted to show Americans the truth about war.
033
Dial @paladin4justmercy.bsky.social · 15h
What the fuck
002
Reposted by Dial
TenaciousEye @tenaciouseye.bsky.social · 15h
Iceberg, meet tip.
041
Reposted by Dial
C Hanna @chcowgirl.bsky.social · 19h
We are here:
74020
Reposted by Dial
Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 19h
12925
Reposted by Dial
Blue Dot in Red State @bluedotin.bsky.social · 19h
(WaPo) The GOP appears to have found a new way to fail....to spend half a billion and get little to no result. wapo.st/4yTSOdf
wapo.st
Half a billion dollars in GOP spending does little to move polls
Republicans’ massive money advantage has yet to reshape the midterm map, as Democrats keep expanding their ambitions.
3218
Reposted by Dial
Deborah Lynn @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social · 19h
www.cnn.com/2026/10/07/p... DHS’s sweeping election-fraud operation has drawn on tens of millions of records, scrutinized dozens of nonprofit voter-registration groups and considered deploying undercover agents to investigate organizations suspected of helping noncitizens register to vote.
cnn.com
ICE reviewed tens of millions of voter records looking for noncitizen voters, records show | CNN Politics
The Department of Homeland Security’s sweeping election-fraud operation has drawn on tens of millions of records, scrutinized dozens of nonprofit voter-registration groups and considered deploying und...
31915
Dial @paladin4justmercy.bsky.social · 19h
This is awesome
3146
Reposted by Dial
Anna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 20h
Paper idea to kick off 3rd book. Analyze canonical immigration law cases & show what peeps miss about constitutional memory + development by not reading with slavery & federal Indian law cases. Crazy or good idea? @jnovkov.bsky.social @gowder.io @anthonymkreis.bsky.social @rlarochelle.bsky.social
7456
Reposted by Dial
Tim @cthulul.bsky.social · 21h
He did a seig heil on stage twice, and Dems still pay him for a blue checkmark
2301
Reposted by Dial
Jay D. Aronson @jaydaronson.bsky.social · 21h
Yeah: “Anthony Vinci is a founder and the C.E.O. of VICO.io, a venture backed A.I. company, and the author of “The Fourth Intelligence Revolution: The Future of Espionage and the Battle to Save America.””
vico.io
VICO Technologies Inc
AI-powered forecasting and simulation for decision superiority
021
Reposted by Dial
Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 21h
There’s no A.I. “literacy”. There is only power, to either rebuild or eradicate commonly shared knowledge production. They haz it. Remains to be seen if we haz some too.
10648158
Reposted by Dial
Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 19h
I fear that I am cooking with fire today.
68315
Reposted by Dial
David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 19h
fake history, fake reality. alabama republicans all in with trump’s propaganda.
insidehighered.com
Alabama’s New “Gulf of America” Mandate Impacts Colleges
Republican lawmakers say faculty can only call it the Gulf of Mexico for “historical purposes” in academic courses. Journalists are constrained by the restriction, too.
1124
Reposted by Dial
Ryan LaRochelle @rlarochelle.bsky.social · 21h
I’m on Faculty Senate. Last time the prez attended a meeting, I asked how she was working with other uni leaders to push back against the admin’s assault on higher ed. We chatted after and she said we should have lunch because not many on the Senate have the insights of a political scientist.
2171
Reposted by Dial
Anna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 22h
Was at a Faculty Council yesterday & it was like I took crazy pills. Lots of talk of the challenge of the demographic cliff but 0 discussion of the distinct environment since Covid began, GOP attacks on higher ed, move of public unis toward vocational training, AI threat to declining enrollment. 1/
414819
Reposted by Dial
Sydney Carton @quodnomenmihiest.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“The top 1% has put the American dream behind a paywall. We are getting screwed. Whether you’re a little more conservative or a little more progressive, we’re all getting screwed.” baylorlariat.com/2026/09/17/w...
baylorlariat.com
‘We’re all getting screwed’ by top 1% influence, Talarico says - The Baylor Lariat
"The billionaires who are buying the system don't care who you are," Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico said. "They don't care about your politics; they only care about their profits. The...
053
Reposted by Dial
The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 20h
1. I have been thinking about why Donald Trump is so unpopular. The conventional wisdom is that it's because he broke his promises – to bring down costs, to stay out of wars, to release the Epstein files.
49724
Reposted by Dial
Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 20h
Data centers have come to serve as a stand-in for a host of issues — affordability, the outsized power of high-tech companies, soaring energy issues, Trump’s utter cluelessness, Republicans’ inability to cross their cult leader and the looming divide between the rich and everyone else.
open.substack.com
Data Center Backlash Is MAGA’s Comeuppance
🚨 27 Days to the Midterms 🚨
13391107
Reposted by Dial
Digital Jim🇨🇦 @canadajim.bsky.social · 21h
36616260
Reposted by Dial
Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 20h
This extends to every major federal government agency. Again, the President is selecting people based on whether they will follow his illegal, criminal demands.
1317
Reposted by Dial
Jason Dogwood 💙 🏳️‍🌈 🌱 @jasondogwood.bsky.social · 20h
Matthew Shepard was twenty-one years old. He was gentle and kind. On this night in 1998, he lay tied to a wooden fence for eighteen hours under the bright Wyoming stars. Not for any crime he committed. He lay there, alone and cold, simply for existing as a gay man.
The fence where Matthew Shepard was found and a small picture of Matthew
901192476
Reposted by Dial
Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Cornell University has retained former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates to lead a "comprehensive independent review" into how the school "prevents and responds to sexual harassment, sexual assault and related misconduct on campus.” abcnews.com/US/cornell-t...
abcnews.com
Cornell taps former deputy AG Sally Yates to lead independent review
Cornell University has retained former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates to lead an independent review of how Cornell responds to sexual assault cases.
28558461382
Reposted by Dial
NPR @npr.org · 20h
The federal Civil Rights Data Collection, for the first time in decades, tells us about the teacher workforce and reminds us racial disparities are still stark in American public schools. n.pr/4hMPsBq
n.pr
5 things civil rights data says about public schools
The federal Civil Rights Data Collection, for the first time in decades, tells us about the teacher workforce and reminds us racial disparities are still stark in American public schools.
111743
Reposted by Dial
NBC News @nbcnews.com · 20h
Video shows a woman shouting racist remarks during a couple's engagement in Laguna Beach, California.
225218
Reposted by Dial
The Denver Post @denverpost.com · 20h
This week’s lawsuit was the second filed against Rep. Sheila Lieder by a former aide in as many months.
denverpost.com
Colorado state representative faces lawsuit by a second aide alleging forced campaign work
021
Reposted by Dial
Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 20h
Another court has rejected Trump’s efforts to evade Senate confirmation and override court appointments of US Attorneys. My thoughts in @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
bloomberg.com
Trump’s Firing of US Attorneys Is Another Power Grab
The Trump administration’s latest effort to evade the Senate confirmation process and upset the constitutional balance of power is focused on the fifth floor of a federal office building in downtown S...
630072
Reposted by Dial
Edward Swaine @edswaine.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
head of unit is the Super Intelligence Super surveillance sub-unit is Super Intelligence Intelligence
132
Reposted by Dial
Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
19479482546
Reposted by Dial
4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Absolutely 👇
592129354071
Reposted by Dial
Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Barack Obama is back in his role as Democrats’ closer-in-chief. He just cut ads for 24 Senate & gubernatorial campaigns—targeting races where he can help move persuadable voters. At 57% favorability, Obama is the most popular living president. Expect to see much more of him before Election Day. 💙
490165853534
Reposted by Dial
Mr. Blabalino 🇳🇴🇺🇸💙 @blabalino.com · 07/10/2026
Big baby.
513614
Reposted by Dial
Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Listen to Jim, he’s 100% correct.
422127273953
Reposted by Dial
Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 07/10/2026
You cannot convince me that frat brothers organically walked into separate police interviews using the same word, “consensual,” and that it wasn’t coordinated. Especially after a witness told police there was allegedly a fraternity meeting to get everyone “on the same page”.
13031361168
Dial @paladin4justmercy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This is some straight Naxi shit
042
Reposted by Dial
Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
How do I know Hegseth’s order to deny access to bases to members of Congress is about a cover up, not about safety? Because I asked for a military briefing at the embassy as a substitute and was told the policy prohibited military leaders in the region from even talking to me.
9530521087
Reposted by Dial
Do Not Obey. We are Democracy. @zangerliberia.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
#impeachHegseth and jail him for war crimes. #warAintGoodForNoOne
46239
Reposted by Dial
WatchYourRepsTN&SC @watchyourrepssc.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Troy Jackson says: “I don’t owe Donald Trump and the billionaires anything. I owe Mainers everything.” Read that twice. Most politicians can’t say it with a straight face. He’s running for U.S. Senate promising to fight for Mainers, not donors.
04920
Reposted by Dial
Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 06/10/2026
In June, Belgium’s diamond industry gifted Trump an 18-karat gold ring encrusted with 321 diamonds and 75 gemstones. A month later, European diamonds got an exemption from Trump’s tariffs. We don’t know where the ring is today. Where did it go? Did Trump keep it for himself?
1172315810
Reposted by Dial
Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 06/10/2026
Actually, Going to Concerts Alone Is a Top-Tier Human Experience Despite what the gossip Instagram pages might think, attending a show alone is anything but sad. Commentary: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
171018
Reposted by Dial
Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 06/10/2026
Eva Marie Saint, a revered actress whose two preeminent performances — 'On the Waterfront' and 'North by Northwest' — encapsulated the glories of the 1950s’ Hollywood studio system, has died at age 102. Read ↓
rollingstone.com
Eva Marie Saint, Oscar-Winning 'On the Waterfront' Actress, Dead at 102
Eva Marie Saint, the Oscar-winning actress in 'On the Waterfront' and 'North by Northwest,' has died at age 102.
1337088
Reposted by Dial
Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A former FBI agent has come forward with a claim that when U.S. Circuit Judge Emil Bove was at the U.S. Department of Justice, he directed the Los Angeles field office to illegally investigate protesters. www.law360.com/artic...
321146437
Reposted by Dial
BrianT.🇨🇦🇧🇪🇺🇦 @lumby1114.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Let us never forget each day that Trump tore up the USMCA. He called Canada the worst country in the world to deal with. Called Canada a 51st state, called its PM, governor. Makes Canada its most tariffed country in the world. Tried to tell Canada which country it could sign deals with. FU DJT
196
Reposted by Dial
BrianT.🇨🇦🇧🇪🇺🇦 @lumby1114.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
If you are a diehard Trumper, ask yourself this, why are GOP candidates scrubbing any mention of Trump on their websites. Why? Because Trump is the most corrupt, most evil, most dictatorship wannabee, ever to hold the Presidency. Rats are jumping off the USS Trump and intend to vote Dem or stay home
0116
Reposted by Dial
Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Alzheimer’s Biology May Worsen Long-Term Damage After Traumatic Brain Injury news.med.miami.edu/alzheimers-d... #Alzheimers #dementia #TBI #biology #science #neuroscience #NeuroSkyence
news.med.miami.edu
Alzheimer’s Biology May Worsen Long-Term Damage After Traumatic Brain Injury - InventUM
Miller School of Medicine research shows how Alzheimer’s-related biology may intensify brain damage after traumatic brain injury.
0137
Reposted by Dial
Penn NeuroKnow 🧠 @pennneuroknow.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Does splashing water on your face when you're upset actually help? This week's post by Stephanie Uroda dives (pun intended) into how submerging your face in cold water may actually calm your nervous system during stress! Learn more here! pennneuroknow.com/2026/10/06/w... #PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧠🟦 🧪
pennneuroknow.com
When stress takes the plunge: The brain’s drive response
Stress triggers many uncomfortable physiological and psychological responses in our bodies. It turns out that activating a simple, unrelated survival reflex called the dive response may bring some …
3187
Reposted by Dial
ZER0 BILLIONAIRES @zer0billionaires.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This Truth hurts us all. #Zer0Billionaires #Resist #VoteBlue #econsky
Photo of a handwritten cardboard protest sign reading, “The difference between Iran and Vietnam is that Trump knew how to get out of Vietnam.”
0121
Reposted by Dial
Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 06/10/2026
Amid the Trump administration’s attempts to undermine the election, “the law is standing strong” @mawaldman.bsky.social tells @nicollewallace.bsky.social on @deadlinewh.bsky.social He notes “the courts have been very resolute” and “voters are going to be able to vote securely as they have before.”
98825
Reposted by Dial
HuffPost @huffpost.com · 07/10/2026
The extreme right-wing Supreme Court justice took umbrage at the perception that his Trump-aligned decisions make him look like he’s aligned with Trump.
huffpost.com
Casting Justice Samuel Alito As 'MAGA' Hurts His Feelings. Here's His Record.
The extreme right-wing Supreme Court justice took umbrage at the perception that his Trump-aligned decisions make him look like he’s aligned with Trump.
73211