Sign in

PeetieWheatstraw

@peetiewheatstraw.bsky.social
25K followers 29K following 7.8K posts

Voted 1'st time 1972 age 18, Dem then and haven't changed. Lost touch with organized religion. Animal lover. Used to hunt and fish. Guns kill people. F all MAGA concepts and followers. Die-hard Philly fan. #Woke #BlueCrew #TeamJustice NO CHAT! #FBR #USW

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20h
Still telling the “vandalism” lie not a single soul believes 🤥
50438901035
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18h
Alarming — 🇺🇸 Senator @chrismurphyct.bsky.social denied access to military facilities in the Middle East: “Unprecedented. Hegseth is trying to cover up the extent of the damage from a war spiraling out of control. This should be unacceptable to everybody, Republican or Democrat.”
27176933634
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
Good Trouble Trumbull @gttrumbull.bsky.social · 21h
www.wkbn.com/news/electio...
wkbn.com
Early voting begins in Ohio
Early voting begins Tuesday in Ohio for the November election.
011
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 21h
Our kids are being hogtied, handcuffed, and tased in our schools. Keeping them safe should be the bare minimum. I am urging our Texas leaders to exercise immediate oversight and ensure accountability for these horrific reported actions. This is unacceptable, and it has to stop.
13516146
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 20h
Donald Trump is unfit for office. Full stop. Let’s be clear: pushing for the death of the very people you swore to protect is dangerous, reckless, and a betrayal of your oath. The American people deserve better.
74929233
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 20h
According to the complaint, she was told “the President wants this investigation.” Fields also says agents were pulled off active cartel cases to satisfy political demands, and she faced retaliation for refusing to participate.
padilla.senate.gov
Padilla Announces Troubling New FBI Whistleblower Disclosure: White House Allegedly Directed Kash Patel to Investigate LA Protesters Exercising 1st Amendment Rights - Senator Alex Padilla
Whistleblower reveals White House, DOJ leadership, and FBI leadership pressured FBI employees to illegally investigate protesters of this Administration’s cruel mass deportation agenda FBI leadership ...
4622168
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
Good Trouble Trumbull @gttrumbull.bsky.social · 15h
substack.com/@lavrietakwi...
substack.com
Lavrieta Kwiatek (@lavrietakwiatek)
📸
011
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 15h
Will the 11th Circuit see through Trump’s new delay tactic as he tries to keep the public from seeing the Mar-a-Lago volume of Jack Smith’s report? joycevance.substack.com/p/pat-robert...
joycevance.substack.com
Pat Robertson Tried It While Campaigning. Will Trump Fare Any Better?
But he shouldn’t.
14893324
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 12h
It’s real. amp.dw.com/en/naked-tru...
amp.dw.com
Naked Trump statue goes on display in Strasbourg
Titled "The Orange Plague," a gold-coated statue presents Donald Trump sitting on a smaller man's back. The Danish artist blamed Trump for getting in the way of efforts to address climate change.
17943199
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The Supreme Court says No to “Let’s Go Brandon” joycevance.substack.com/p/the-suprem...
joycevance.substack.com
Sometimes, The Court’s Decision About What Cases It Won’t Hear Can Be As Interesting As The Ones It Takes.
As the Supreme Court begins its new term, the Justices have made public their decision to decline to hear a number of cases lawyers had been eagerly awaiting.
11523126
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
If you have a few minutes today, please submit a comment opposing the elimination of the Roadless Rule. Tomorrow, October 6, is the deadline. Tell the Forest Service why protecting our forests matters to you. Submit your comment: www.regulations.gov/docket/FS-20...
regulations.gov
Regulations.gov
781386746
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Wasn’t there something else that he did which was really, really evil?
1497122242289
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 05/10/2026
Congratulations to California's newest Geniuses! UC San Diego's Liangfang Zhang Stanford's Song Lin and UCLA's Rodney McMillian! www.npr.org/2026/09/29/n...?
npr.org
Meet the 20 scholars and artists who've just won MacArthur Fellowships
A historian who studies wage gaps between races and a saxophonist whose live performances include a chef are among the latest recipients of the philanthropic group's annual, no-strings-attached $800,0...
342047426
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 05/10/2026
We’re moving 10,000 low-income children off the child care voucher waitlist — at absolutely no cost to their families. Eligible families with children ages 6 weeks to 13 years, and through age 19 for children with special needs, will be invited to apply for a voucher on a rolling basis.
Mayor Mamdani and others make an announcement at a podium with signage that reads “Child Care for all”Children hold hands in front of signage that reads “Child Care for all”
169116172419
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
ICE hurt this man in national city his mouth was bleeding. Does anybody recognize him?
891047770
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
randy39.bsky.social @randy39.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
677140483922
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 05/10/2026
Katie Phang: "Todd Blanche wants to continue to hide the Epstein files from the American people. He wants to allow the existing redactions and withholdings to stand as a matter of law. He's saying what he has done is legally sufficient. And I am here to say, hell no, it is not."
25498813163
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
Good Trouble Trumbull @gttrumbull.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
substack.com/@corporatecl...
substack.com
Corporate Clapback (@corporateclapback)
📸
011
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Why is 🇺🇸 media not reporting on this 128 day Albanian protest of Kushner and Ivanka’s insane corruption?
668225188099
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Robert De Niro, Yesterday.......👏🏻
195113512763
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
Monteiro @monteiro.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“You should be ok with me killing children because I’m trying to get really fucking rich.” www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
theguardian.com
Accept ‘bad things’ in return for benefits of AI, says Sam Altman
Boss of OpenAI calls for a regulatory light touch because of the ‘good stuff’ the technology can deliver
65218
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Russian officials say a lab technician died of an unexplained pneumonia and that no accident occurred. The size of the response suggests otherwise. Here's what's confirmed, what isn't, and what pneumonic plague can and can't do. www.jackhopkinsnow.com
972088828
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"I take Utahns’ voting rights very, very seriously. They are sacred, and they ought to be protected, and they ought to be preserved, and they shouldn’t be mucked around with for political purposes.” www.newsfromthestates.com/article/utah...
newsfromthestates.com
Utah’s top election chief says Trump admin’s ‘gamesmanship’ with voting keeps her up at night
Editor’s note: This story is part of We Vote Utah, a partnership between KUER, PBS Utah and Utah News Dispatch to cover Utah’s 2026 elections.The top election official in the red state of Utah has bee...
18894262
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 05/10/2026
This happened in March. Where is the Benghazi-like demand for an investigation from Congress? apnews.com/article/iran...
apnews.com
Exclusive: Soldiers and Gold Star families press Army leadership after deadly Iranian drone strike
It's the deadliest strike against American troops during the war with Iran. Now U.S. soldiers wounded in a drone attack on Port Shuaiba in Kuwait are raising their concerns publicly about whether comm...
8215119
PeetieWheatstraw @peetiewheatstraw.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Diddlin’ Dennis Takes a Dirt Nap open.substack.com/pub/adampark...
open.substack.com
Diddlin’ Dennis Takes a Dirt Nap
It’s Monday. There are 29 days until the midterm elections. A warning from Brazil, the AI creeps tell us ‘bad things’ are going to happen and about that war we won.
021
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It is my honor and privilege to announce that President @barackobama.bsky.social is joining us on the trail in Detroit on Saturday, October 24. Get. Ready.
356160373644
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
SIENNA @sienna1013.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
9156
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected Roy Moore’s push to restore an $8.2 million defamation verdict over a 2017 Senate race ad funded by a Democratic-aligned super PAC. apnews.com/article/roy-...
apnews.com
Supreme Court rejects Roy Moore's push to restore $8.2M defamation verdict
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected Roy Moore’s push to restore an $8.2 million defamation verdict awarded to him over a 2017 Senate ad.
411594446
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Trump has: -Cut protections for national monuments to open them up for mining -Pushed to open up our national forests for construction and logging -Proposed building data centers on thousands of acres of federal lands Nothing is sacred to this regime. It acts solely on behalf of the oligarchy.
6824501006
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
Good Trouble Trumbull @gttrumbull.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
substack.com/@marilynshug...
substack.com
BlueDot In SC (@marilynshugart)
The MAGAts of Ohio will continue to vote against their own interests and won’t even know OR ADMIT that a Democrat proposed this first until the lying repugniguns jumped on it.
022
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 05/10/2026
If you’ve been waiting to get involved in the midterms, now is the time! We’ve got lots of ways that you can make a difference from anywhere over these final four weeks: indivisible2026.org?utm_source=b...
(over an image of a map of the US that shows Indivisible’s nine Senate target states and 31 House target districts for the midterm elections) It’s time to win the midterms.
8353165
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Today is the day! The deadline to register to vote is October 5 in AZ, AR, FL, GA, IN, KY, MS, MT, OH, TN, & TX. Check out all these resources & get prepared. #VotingIsPunk #VoteEarly
8302219
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 05/10/2026
Today, October 5, is the last day to register to vote for the November election! Register and check your status at VoteTexas.gov⁠ Your voice matters. Make sure it counts.
17371147
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
What will the Court do to us this term? It’s already taken away Roe v. Wade, given Trump a pass from prosecution for January 6, and permitted partisan gerrymanders. How much worse can it get? This term, there are some distinctly unpleasant possibilities. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...
joycevance.substack.com
The Week Ahead
October 4, 2026
40968350
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
Good Trouble Trumbull @gttrumbull.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
apnews.com/article/midt...
apnews.com
Ohio Democrats’ path to the governor’s office runs through rural areas that had turned against them
Democrats say their nominee for governor in Ohio, Dr. Amy Acton, represents the party’s best chance in years to win that office.
012
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
24Hours Ukraine @24hoursukraine.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
🇺🇦Ukraine has delivered a second 4-ton shipment of humanitarian aid to occupied Oleshky, Kherson region. Nearly 400 packages containing food, medicine and children’s supplies were delivered by drones. Six animals were also evacuated.
13810
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
24Hours Ukraine @24hoursukraine.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
💥🔥 On the night of October 4, a russian Su-34 and a Su-35S were destroyed at Khanskaya Air Base, russia.
1399
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"...6-y/o Suha Mohammed Nasser succumbed... after... shot by Israeli forces inside her family's displacement tent in Wadi al-Salqa... ...Saqr al-Qaisi was killed when an Israeli drone struck a vehicle in the vicinity of the al-Hawouz area..." english.wafa.ps/Pages/Detail... #Gaza #GazaNews #Israel
english.wafa.ps
Two Palestinians killed, including child, and others injured in Israeli attacks in central Gaza
146
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Jack 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
1071243365211
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
Bill @wbstewart3735.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Vote for the asshole again A gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally - The Associated Press apple.news/AaZM5jSN1S-y...
apple.news
A gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally — The Associated Press
President Donald Trump rallied Republicans in the Dayton, Ohio, area on Saturday. But days ago, 1,400 workers were laid off from a truck factory there.
054
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
ProPublica @propublica.org · 04/10/2026
“The ultimate goal was to create chaos and doubt in the vote-by-mail process,” said the American Postal Workers Union president. “You’re creating a rule to solve a problem that doesn’t exist.”
propublica.org
The Untold Origins of Trump’s Plan to Sharply Restrict Mail-In Voting
ProPublica’s reporting reveals for the first time the extent of the White House’s role in trying to dictate how mail-in ballots are processed, spurring behind-the-scenes drama that played out for near...
9536260
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Trump‘s approval among Latinos has dropped to a record low. ⬇️
49385119
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Justice Alito is confusing court reform with attacking the court. Many of us simply want the Court to be better. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
Supreme Court expansion is ‘a concerted effort to intimidate the court,' Justice Alito says
Despite Americans' eroding trust in the Supreme Court, Alito says he's not discussed growing calls for expanding the court and setting term limits.
69971851990
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
When Trump says it’s the greatest economy ever, he means for himself and his family — and the tech kleptocrats that want to dismantle our democracy to seize power for themselves
301481581
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This is sad news. Simon was a big help with this story that showed Howard Lutnick apparently lied about his business entanglement with Jeffrey Epstein—a story that deserves more attention. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
motherjones.com
New details from Epstein files reveal Lutnick had years-long business tie with sex offender
The commerce secretary apparently still hasn't come clean on his connection with Epstein.
1442173942
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Memorable Presidential Quotes In History From FDR: "The only thing we have to fear... is fear itself." From JFK: "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." From our Vulgarian-In-Chief:
586102703032
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Disability advocates warn these changes could push more people into institutions by making the support they need at home harder to get. This affects children, adults, and elderly parents. Nobody should have to give up their freedom to get the care they need.
nbcnews.com
How Trump’s homelessness crackdown became a sweeping retreat from disability rights
After issuing a memo making it easier to institutionalize homeless people, the Justice Department began abandoning cases protecting disabled people’s right to live in the community.
20618168
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A civil lawsuit. A renewed criminal investigation. And a very complicated area of the law. I’ve tried to give you the information you’ll need to understand the unfolding investigation into an alleged gang rape at a Cornell fraternity. joycevance.substack.com/p/jane-doe?r...
joycevance.substack.com
Jane Doe
Jane Doe is the name by which we know the young woman who has come forward to say she was gang raped in a room at the Chi Phi fraternity house while she was a student at Cornell in 2024.
27752215
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Listen to Willie 🎶🇺🇸
829694
Reposted by PeetieWheatstraw
Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
In case you missed anything during this very busy week, here are the links to all of the past week’s Civil Discourse columns, so you can get caught up. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-sunday...
joycevance.substack.com
The Sunday Morning Wrap-Up
Here’s the highlight reel of last week’s posts and events.
524472