Reposted by Penelope CurrierLindsey Boylan @lindseyboylan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This man is a monster. He seeks out women survivors because he hates them. And he hates them because he hates himself. He has harassed me and other women survivors many times over the years. It must end. He should never have a job anywhere. 12680922007
Reposted by Penelope CurrierSpencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Ha ha that’s gross and should make everyone uncomfortable, anyway, Rahm presided over a Chicago police black site, lied about what it was and then I sued the Chicago police for its records that proved it:theguardian.comHoman Square revealed: how Chicago police 'disappeared' 7,000 peopleExclusive: Lawsuit exposes scale of detention at off-the-books interrogation warehouse while attorneys describe find-your-client chase ‘from a Bond movie’ 9047351726
Reposted by Penelope CurrierAl Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 26/09/2026Israeli politicians subject to ICC arrest warrants or international sanctions remain eligible to run.aljazeera.comIsrael bans Arab parties from election: Who they are, why it mattersIsraeli politicians subject to ICC arrest warrants or international sanctions remain eligible to run. 511461
Reposted by Penelope Currierc0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 16/09/2023The longer version starts with Christine Maggiore, who was diagnosed HIV+ in 1992. In 1994, she encountered Peter Duesberg, UC Berkeley professor of virology who convinced her that HIV is a harmless passenger virus and AIDS is actually caused by party drugs or antiviral treatments. 1486779
Reposted by Penelope CurrierGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 16/09/2026The truth is none of y’all hate Robert Kraft enough. Get on my level. (From February) gillianbrockell.com/the-truth-ab...gillianbrockell.comThe truth about ICE and the New England Patriots jets (Go Seahawks)The best reason to hate the New England Patriots is where their team planes have been. 3245801498
Reposted by Penelope CurrierGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 14/09/2026One of the incredible ironies of this era is that the journalists with the least resources to fight malicious prosecution by the gov't are the ones telling the most truth about the camps. And the ones with the most resources and teams of lawyers on staff...are not. 41119270
Reposted by Penelope CurrierThe City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 16/09/2026‘Off a Cliff’: AI Devours Entry-Level Tech Jobs in NYC, As Experienced Workers Hold On buff.ly/Ah1n5ov 03115
Reposted by Penelope CurrierAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Ossoff: While the world burns and you pay more for everything—your tax dollars become the royal family's wealth. Because it pays to be a Trump, especially when the whole world knows daddy's a crook 582682767
Reposted by Penelope CurrierNoah Hurowitz @noahhurowitz.bsky.social · 09/09/2026BREAKING: Tonight, a United Airlines flight from Newark to Tel Aviv is set to carry onboard 5 cargo shipments destined for the weapons giant Elbit Systems. Past shipments by United — on passenger flights! — have included parts for fighter jets and tanks theintercept.com/2026/09/09/u...theintercept.comUnited Airlines Ships War Materiel to Israel Aboard Passenger FlightsUnfriendly skies: On United, checked bags might ride next to tank parts bound for Israel. Direct flights to Israel are set to resume tonight. 10199138
Reposted by Penelope CurrierInquest @inquest.bsky.social · 05/09/2026This week Inquest and Acacia launched our copublished series 25 Years Since 9/11 with an essay about the experience of being an incarcerated Muslim after the attacks, and an interview about being surveilled by the NYPD for being Muslim. Get the full recap: mailchi.mp/inquest.o... 04923
Reposted by Penelope CurrierA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Our society's unfathomable cruelty to homeless people is not just morally unjustifiable, but more expensive than housing people would be. Cruelty against the homeless is an unaffordable luxury. Abandoning homeless people to avoid offending the Protestant work ethic is an unaffordable luxury. 5058532040
Reposted by Penelope CurrierProPublica @propublica.org · 06/09/2026During summer, Louisiana’s Angola prison could rise up to 115 degrees. Duncan said he experienced seizures: “There were times when I got out of bed and I didn’t even know if I was left-handed or right-handed. … I didn’t even know my name.”propublica.orgHe Spent 27 Years on Death Row as a Wrongfully Convicted Man. What Comes Next?23-hour solitary confinement. 115-degree heat. Jimmie Duncan is haunted by the decades he spent in Louisiana’s Angola prison — and how, even after being released, he still isn’t truly free. 12834461418
Reposted by Penelope CurrierProf Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 04/09/2026“El Niño is being supersized before our eyes. The science leaves no room for doubt: the planet is in uncharted waters, and those waters are heating up.” www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...theguardian.comBoM forecasts strongest El Niño on record as research points to ‘alarming’ climate change influenceBureau of Meteorology suggests El Niño has already broken records, with Pacific Ocean temperature change exceeding 2C in six months 08951
Reposted by Penelope CurrierAl Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 04/09/2026Israeli drone strike and gunfire kills and injures people across the Gaza Strip despite 'ceasefire'.aljazeera.comIsrael kills 3 in Gaza as far-right minister plans for Palestinian removalsIsraeli drone strike and gunfire kills and injures people across the Gaza Strip despite 'ceasefire'. 59471
Reposted by Penelope CurrierAndrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 03/09/2026NEW: You’ve probably heard of police officers accused of abusing Flock searches to stalk exes and romantic interests. We got the code for Flock’s latest search tool, figured out how it works, and recreated it for all to see. @dell.bsky.social and @dmehro.bsky.social w/ the scoop:wired.comThis Is Flock’s AI Search Tool for CopsWIRED rebuilt Flock’s latest search tool from code the company sends to a police officer’s browser. Its AI can keep watch across multiple cameras for anyone fitting a written description. 1276144
Reposted by Penelope CurrierWIRED @wired.com · 03/09/2026According to new documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request, an undergraduate working with DOGE requested that his work for HUD count towards his University of Chicago degree. www.wired.com/story/doge-a...wired.comDOGE Affiliate Asked for College Credits for Participating in TakeoverAccording to new documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request, an undergraduate working with DOGE requested that his work for HUD count towards his University of Chicago degree. 1919867
Reposted by Penelope Currierjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 01/09/2026Bel was one of the Ohioans that Vance demagogued in 2024. He was one of the people who Vance targeted with a blood libel. And now he is dead because of the consequences of that libel. I would like to ask Vance about him. 192211346
Reposted by Penelope CurrierJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 31/08/20261. Keith Sonderling, Trump’s nominee for Labor Secretary, traveled to China in 2015 to pitch investments in a Florida real estate project. During these events, Chinese nationals were promised green cards and access to “America’s Comprehensive Welfare” 5429213
Reposted by Penelope CurrierGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 31/08/2026NEW FROM ME: On a hellish third-country removal flight last month, passengers say ICE-contracted guards got drunk, teased and beat them, tied them up, refused to let them use the lavatory. One says he witnessed an ICE agent admit to illegal chain refoulement. prospect.org/2026/08/31/w...prospect.org‘What America Did to Me Is Wrong’: Inside One of the Largest Third-Country Removal Flights So Far - The American ProspectOn July 31, an estimated 71 detainees were expelled to various countries on a hellish flight to Africa. Many were then illegally returned to their home countries. 2220001176
Reposted by Penelope CurrierDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 30/08/2026Four months ago, top scientists published a report showing that Himalayan glaciers are losing ice at double the rate since 2000, with some glaciers losing a third of their area in just three decades. "This isn’t a distant problem; it’s a crisis unfolding in real-time," they said. We were warned. 502416963
Reposted by Penelope CurrierMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Best in the original German: Befehl ist Befehl. 2692585738
Reposted by Penelope CurrierRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 30/08/2026It’s mind-blowing that we have literal white nationalists in the White House carrying out unfathomably cruel, abusive, white nationalist policies, and the punditariat has spent the last two weeks debating if some people were too intemperate after a Black man was murdered by cops six years ago. 153109042685
Reposted by Penelope CurrierEmily Mullin @emilymullin.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I'm a staff writer at @wired.com and I'm looking to speak with parents of immunocompromised kids, especially those in areas with measles outbreaks, and how you're dealing with back to school with rising cases. emily_mullin@wired.com 25904619
Reposted by Penelope CurrierNPR @npr.org · 26/08/2026The disaster is linked to climate change, with experts noting the region's vulnerability to extreme weather. n.pr/4gjxdnwn.prAt least 75 killed and hundreds missing after flash floods in Nepal and ChinaThe disaster is linked to climate change, with experts noting the region's vulnerability to extreme weather. 415656
Reposted by Penelope CurrierTrades Union Congress @tuc.org.uk · 26/08/2026Reminder that Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 is a film about three women taking over an office and introducing free childcare, paid vacation, and flexible hours, resulting in a 20% increase in productivity. 9840270
Reposted by Penelope CurrierProPublica @propublica.org · 25/08/2026The Pentagon has never received a passing grade on a comprehensive financial audit. One thing is clear: Vast sums are funneled into costly weapon systems that chronically come in over budget.propublica.orgThe $1 Trillion Black BoxThe U.S. military budget is vast and opaque. Projects touted as engineering marvels end up facing years of delays and ballooning costs. ProPublica has launched a series to report on the Pentagon’s spe... 20031111300
Reposted by Penelope CurrierA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 25/08/2026I don’t think any court should be allowed to consider the question “is the president allowed to try to overthrow democracy?” and any court that does should be understood as having nullified itself, its authority, and all its past and future rulings. 171007269
Reposted by Penelope CurrierRicky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 24/08/2026I can’t be the only one who has noticed massive power outages happening much more often in only predominantly Black populated areas in red states at a time when those particular areas are having their power grids strained by data centers. PAY ATTENTION. 25483462641
Reposted by Penelope CurrierThe City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 24/08/2026The bodies of nearly 300 free Black people buried during the 1800s lie under the asphalt in East Elmhurst, Queens. The lot is used by an NYPD towing contractor. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/24/n...thecityreporter.nycThey Paved a Historic Black Burial Ground. Now It’s a Lot for Abandoned Cars.The bodies of nearly 300 free Black people buried during the 1800s lie under the asphalt in East Elmhurst, Queens. The lot is used by an NYPD towing contractor. 1314577
Reposted by Penelope CurrierKylon @wordykat.bsky.social · 23/08/2026WTF. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/u...nytimes.comJeffries and Kushner Meet Privately as Midterm Attacks Fly (Gift Article)President Trump’s son-in-law and the man in line to be speaker of a Democratic-led House discussed how Democrats and the administration could work together. 1315834
Reposted by Penelope CurrierChris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 22/08/2026💥 Israel is dropping bombs on civilian areas in Taybeh, South Lebanon—despite a so-called “ceasefire.” No justification. No military targets. Just terrorism, destruction and war crimes in broad daylight. 8/22/26 @sarahabdallah.bsky.social 1311597
Reposted by Penelope CurrierSarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 22/08/2026It’s great for journalists to want to know about the ancient world, but don’t just use it as an anecdote. really understand that public debt forgiveness was a way of currying favor and also helping the populace from being forced into debt bondage. They would have cared about a $40 trillion deficit! 1505
Reposted by Penelope CurrierGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 21/08/2026Yesterday, Aug. 20, was one of the worst days of ICE flights I've seen. -At least 82 ICE flights -At least 15 were removal flights, including Haiti -At least 5 removals were third-country removals (Cameroon, Costa Rica, Liberia, Paraguay, Rwanda) -Plus 1 emergency return for reasons unknown 131801966
Reposted by Penelope CurrierWIRED @wired.com · 16/08/2026Beyond Elon Musk’s interpretation of The Odyssey, Silicon Valley leaders have often misunderstood classic books like Foundation and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. It’s evident in their tech.wired.comElon Musk, Sam Altman, and the Misreading of Science FictionBeyond Elon Musk’s interpretation of ‘The Odyssey,’ Silicon Valley leaders have often misunderstood classic books like ‘Foundation’ and ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.’ It’s evident in their… 1118643
Penelope Currier @pencurrier.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Was laid off, applied to 100 jobs a day, 6 mos pass, dad fell ill & died unexpectedly. Working PT at a shop in a museum while working through grief. Patron orders item online, turns out it’s back ordered. 100
Reposted by Penelope Curriersouthpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Hugh Hefner, a sex pest monster himself, repeatedly called the FBI to get them to investigate Epstein for being an even bigger monster, and they ignored his reports for 15 years. www.newsnationnow.com/crime/hugh-h...newsnationnow.comHugh Hefner reported Jeffrey Epstein to FBI for alleged rape of Playboy PlaymateHugh Hefner reportedly notified the FBI that a Playboy Playmate was sexually abused and trafficked by disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and others in his orbit. 151226331
Reposted by Penelope CurrierAnjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 14/08/2026“One baby at a time, the world is marching toward a grim milestone: Because of global cuts to foreign aid, the Gates Foundation has predicted that 2025 will be the first year this century where child deaths will increase.” apnews.com/article/usai...apnews.comUSAID fallout: In Nepal, when the aid workers stopped coming, the women and babies started dyingThe Associated Press has found that the decision by the United States to slash its foreign aid funding last year has increased pregnancy complications and deaths in Nepal. 8320183
Reposted by Penelope CurrierProPublica @propublica.org · 10/08/2026Records obtained by ProPublica detail at least a dozen SpaceX investors with addresses in mainland China, Hong Kong or Russia who acquired stakes in SpaceX years ago through a middleman firm in the U.S. called Tomales Bay Capital. (Published June)propublica.orgBefore SpaceX IPO, Investors in China Secretly Acquired StakesOne previously unreported SpaceX investor has ties to Chinese military contractors. The information was revealed only after ProPublica went to court to obtain it. 50724397
Reposted by Penelope CurrierThe Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 10/08/2026The cyclospora outbreak is just one example of the explosive failures fueling a breakdown in our public health systems, writes @gregggonsalves.bsky.social www.thenation.com/article/soci...thenation.comThe Explosive Failures Fueling the Cyclospora OutbreakWe're getting a stark reminder of what happens when you gut a public-health system. 54128
Penelope Currier @pencurrier.bsky.social · 07/08/2026“Unexpected” 🤪 !?! Unexpected to whom? www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08...nytimes.comJobs Report Live Updates: U.S. Job Market Shows Unexpected LossBusinesses shed 23,000 jobs in July in the face of renewed tariffs and higher costs driven by war in the Middle East. 000
Reposted by Penelope CurrierJ @jkmiami89.bsky.social · 30/07/2026there literally are no good-faith concerns about trans girls participating in high school sports. it is children playing games with their friends, its about confidence and relationship-building. let kids play with their friends. 282401458
Reposted by Penelope CurrierTimnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 30/07/2026"As Japanese financial newspaper Nikkei Asia found in a recent investigation, just five US tech giants — Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Oracle — are hiding an estimated $1.65 trillion in debt that doesn’t appear on balance sheets. futurism.com/artificial-i...futurism.comAI Companies Are Trying to Hide a Staggering Amount of DebtAI companies are pouring tens of billions of dollars into enormous data centers. They're being built on top of a mountain of hidden debt. 10355922419
Reposted by Penelope CurrierMurshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 30/07/2026“Trump has rejected disaster aid for Democratic-run states at the highest rate in the 47-year history of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.” Right now people in blue states are basically paying federal taxes as if they’re colonized territories of red states. www.politico.com/news/2026/03... 16154722520
Reposted by Penelope CurrierPhilip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Trump kicked millions off health insurance while failing to check inflation & hiking gas prices so uninsured forego care or end up in ERs racking up unpaid bills & hospital profits fall & they raise rates on the insured & insurers hike premiums - a hell spiral. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/b...nytimes.comAfter Obamacare Cuts, Hospitals Are Treating More Uninsured PatientsMore people who lost coverage after congressional Republicans ended enhanced federal subsidies are now seeking care in emergency rooms and unable to pay bills. 12567176
Reposted by Penelope CurrierMark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Agree with @jamellebouie.net that it's pretty clear Elon Musk wanted to eviscerate USAID *for the purpose of killing as many African people as possible.* Mass death wasn't an accidental byproduct of his "deep state" paranoia; it was a key mission of DOGE. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/o... 232994994
Reposted by Penelope CurrierMichael Mechanic @michaelmechanic.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Trump and Elon Musk gutted the IRS so it couldn't audit and investigate wealthy tax cheats. In the process, it kneecapped IRS customer service, and now everyday taxpayers—the ones who aren't cheating—are deal with the infuriating fallout, as my colleague @smencimer.bsky.social reports.motherjones.comThe IRS is imploding.The CEO says the agency is proving it's possible to have “less people and better results.” 8387150
Reposted by Penelope CurrierThe Associated Press @apnews.com · 28/07/2026Firefighters combating Spain's biggest wildfire on record say they have never seen a fire of such power.bit.ly'No matter what you do, you can’t put it out': Spanish firefighters describe record blazeFirefighters combating Spain's biggest wildfire on record say they have never seen a fire of such power. 18634
Reposted by Penelope CurrierNPR @npr.org · 28/07/2026A new study finds that hotter nights caused by human-driven climate change are eating away at hours of sleep every year.n.prHot nights are costing you up to 56 hours of sleep per year, study findsA new study finds that hotter nights caused by human-driven climate change are eating away at hours of sleep every year. 629569