Reposted by Phil MayesMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Paying expensive healthcare premiums but never using the insurance is a odd way to commit fraud. 73463911599
Reposted by Phil MayesMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Susan Collins is a crook. Trump covered up for her. ProPublica has the story.propublica.orgThe FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the WayAfter the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini... 24395167
Reposted by Phil MayesJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Fascinating study which shows that at a fundamental level the brain is two separate organs, essentially the brain stem is one and the rest of the brain (forebrain and midbrain) are another. Distinct from the beginning both in formation and evolutionary history. med.stanford.edu/news/all-new...med.stanford.eduHuman brain is two separate organs, Stanford Medicine-led research findsStanford Health Care delivers the highest levels of care and compassion. SHC treats cancer, heart disease, brain disorders, primary care issues, and many more. 11588171
Reposted by Phil MayesJennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026They lied during their Senate confirmation hearings. They should be impeached; lying constitutes perjury and/or high crimes and misdemeanors. 688127604727
Reposted by Phil MayesJack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 20/09/2026What does a sniper position at Memorial Circle actually defend against? Not China. Not a submarine. Not a missile. It overlooks a bridge, a traffic circle, and the front door of the National Mall. Those are places where Americans march. www.jackhopkinsnow.com 1197114654929
Reposted by Phil MayesBrexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Don't confuse "wealth" with "super-wealth". The wealthy already pay their fair share because their wealth generally comes from earnings. But the super-wealthy pay nothing because they earn very little on paper. They instead make money with their money — which isn't taxed because we only tax earnings 14825521154
Reposted by Phil MayesCongressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The horror has come to our city: ICE has shot a person in Austin this morning. As the facts emerge, I am demanding a full, independent investigation, immediate release of the body camera footage, and accountability for any ICE officer who broke the law. 358103603395
Reposted by Phil MayesMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I hope this has the same effect that Trump trying to squash Jimmy Kimmel's interview with James Talarico had: Bring attention to it and then release it to YouTube where it will get a *much* bigger audience. 541403486
Reposted by Phil MayesMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 17/09/2026When you sell out your soul for money from a tour that will no longer sell out because of that . . . 40761381451
Reposted by Phil MayesMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The owners of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory self-regulated. 840119052845
Reposted by Phil Mayesemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 08/09/2026The Snowflakes and Petals of Influence NYT Chooses to Ignore emptywheel.net/2026/09/08/t...emptywheel.netThe Snowflakes and Petals of Influence NYT Chooses to Ignore - emptywheelThe lessons about why NYT won't report on a good policy news apply even to us old-school bloggers. 424170
Reposted by Phil MayesRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Guess how much the minimum wage would be today if it kept up with worker productivity over the years? 13646101854
Reposted by Phil Mayesjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 07/09/2026worth tying this into the political economy of the slave south as well. from roughly the 1820s onwards, slavery became enormously lucrative in ways that had never been seen before. slave traders became millionaires. large planters had tremendous purchasing power. just huge amounts of wealth. 8157211153
Reposted by Phil Mayesalexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 07/09/2026#Denmark built so much wind that some blustery hours the turbines out-produce what the whole country is using. When that happens, the extra power doesn’t sit idle. It moves through Denmark’s links into the wider European network and heads to neighbors like Germany, Norway, Sweden. #ActOnClimate 371147024387
Reposted by Phil MayesJay Troyer @gr8flbluejay.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Criselda Vasquez, American, The New American Gothic, 2017, oil on canvas, 72 x 48 in, private collection The artist's father, portrayed in the painting, was kidnapped by ICE on 31 March 2026 201308675010
Reposted by Phil MayesMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 07/09/2026The ultra-wealthy keep trying to pit the rest of us against each other with scare tactics ("communists!" "men in the ladies room!!" "brown people!!!" "drag queens!!!!") to keep us from noticing that our real problem is THEM. They want us to fight *any* war—except a class war. Happy Labor Day. 497139495416
Reposted by Phil MayesMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 06/09/2026BREAKING: Democratic Ohio gubernatorial candidate Dr. Amy Acton was attacked by an armed individual who lunged at her during a campaign event at the Canfield Fair near Youngstown. 1/ 93399084116
Reposted by Phil Mayesbluevoter24.bsky.social @bluevoter24.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Finally! That's what I'm talking about! #politics 622155134042
Reposted by Phil MayesPatton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Apparently people are sharing this far and wide on social media, which I think is horrible. This could cripple ICE operations. PLEASE do not share this. 15223964716050
Reposted by Phil MayesDr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 04/09/2026The USPS whistleblower is a hero among heroes. Your initiative and courage are appreciated beyond words. 120121562472
Reposted by Phil MayesMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/09/2026🚨BREAKING: Democrats are accusing the Trump administration of concealing from a federal judge its efforts to implement key parts of President Donald Trump’s anti-mail voting executive order before November’s midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comTrump administration is ‘hiding’ efforts to implement anti-mail voting order, Democrats tell courtDemocrats are accusing the Trump administration of concealing from a federal judge its efforts to implement key parts of the president's anti-mail voting executive order. 751975835
Reposted by Phil MayesAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/09/2026Any sweeping systemic change you want to make in the United States has to begin with adding seats to the Supreme Court in 2029. No major reform bill will survive the current court. No civil rights law, no anti-corruption law, no wealth tax, nothing. 627140543825
Reposted by Phil MayesBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 28/08/2026US media: Why in the world are people voting for democratic socialists? Financial Times: “US corporate profits have hit a record high while workers’ slice of the pie has sunk to historic lows.” 462777830
Phil Mayes @philmayes.com · 27/08/2026This is not a democracy European voters demand climate action, but politicians are unwilling to take the actions required.theguardian.comWhy are European leaders staying silent after our summer of climate shock?Lethal temperatures and wildfires have exposed a widening gulf between voters demanding action and politicians unwilling to confront the long-term choices global heating requires 000
Reposted by Phil MayesAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Well, the Trump administration’s EPA found a simple way to stop hearing from the public just eliminate the requirement to ask them. The EPA is scrapping public notice and comment requirements for air pollution permits on new data centers and the power plants needed to run them. 14425361366
Reposted by Phil MayesGuardian US @us.theguardian.com · 24/08/2026"ICE tactics, already sadistic, are looking increasingly like torture," writes @judith-levine.bsky.social. "The slim avenues to legal recourse and the refusal of transparency or accountability by the perpetrators of de jure and de facto torture are driving detainees to desperate measures..."theguardian.comICE’s tactics look increasingly like torture | Judith LevinePlans for gloves that can deliver electric shocks underline the homeland security department’s sadistic practices 31955563084
Reposted by Phil MayesJoe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 24/08/2026If Dems take back the House, Hakeem Jeffries must not become Speaker. The Dem Party, the entire country, needs a Speaker who will meet this moment. By meeting with Jared Kushner, Jeffries proved he cannot meet this moment. Give this a read.👇 socialcontractwithjoewalsh.substack.com/p/hakeem-jef...socialcontractwithjoewalsh.substack.comHakeem Jeffries Must Not Become SpeakerThis Week’s Monday Missive 1032107862932
Phil Mayes @philmayes.com · 25/08/2026philandmaude.substack.comIn Your Relationships, It’s Less What You Talk About Than How You Talk About ItAfter our time apart, we both had a revelation 000
Reposted by Phil MayesJenn @jennburrill.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Huge step by Arizona to get money out of politics 💸 Arizona Supreme Court "parted ways with the U.S. Supreme Court’s analysis in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, concluding that corporate campaign contributions are not a form of protected expression under the state constitution"statecourtreport.orgArizona Charts New Path for the Right to Speak FreelyIn upholding an election disclosure law, the Arizona Supreme Court departed from the U.S. Supreme Court's framework for evaluating free speech claims. 6631641207
Reposted by Phil MayesChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 24/08/2026Hanging? We need to call this what it is: LYNCHING. Ten Black Americans in less than two years. Every one of these deaths deserves answers, transparency, and scrutiny. No one should look at these images and expect Black Americans to shrug this off, especially in light of our history. 686107315370
Reposted by Phil MayesCiara Torres-Spelliscy @profciara.bsky.social · 24/08/2026This is what civil rights advocates did back in the day. 🏴👇🏾 06835
Reposted by Phil MayesMindcite💥 @mindcite.bsky.social · 23/08/2026#RiseAndResist with the most patriotic wisdom in American history: "The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance." --Thomas Paine 🦅 🇺🇸 552625911
Reposted by Phil MayesAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 21/08/2026I wonder why 90 days. Couldn’t be because the midterms are in… 74 days, right? Right? Apparently communist price controls are fine when you’re trying to get votes. Who knew? 2169126083784
Reposted by Phil MayesMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 21/08/2026LEFT: Man who raped his own grandson. RIGHT: Man who wants to have sex with his own daughter. These are not well people. 1204162196297
Reposted by Phil MayesTerry McGlynn @hormiga.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Let me get this right? There’s been a massive number of lynchings in the US over the past year and we are not hearing about this from the NYT, WaPo, LA Times, or any other major outlet? Can we get @propublica.org to cover this? 298112634261
Reposted by Phil MayesRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/08/2026We are projected to spend $268 BILLION on deportations — costing the average American taxpayer about $2,358 (according to @epi.org). But somehow we “can’t afford” to make sure hungry children can eat or ensure everyone, no matter their income, can access healthcare. Priorities. 430108545456
Reposted by Phil MayesDr. Dave @drdave1999.bsky.social · 18/08/2026I wasn’t at all surprised by the behavior of the demented madman Americans insisted on making President, but I was horrified and sickened by the extraordinary and indescribable cowardice displayed by Kristen Holmes’ fellow WH correspondents. Every one of them should be jobless. 4993992417
Phil Mayes @philmayes.com · 16/08/2026Writing our posts together is a form of introspection that has been good for both of us.philandmaude.substack.comWe’ve Written About Relationships Every Week for 15 Years — Here’s What it Did for UsThe very process of sitting down and discussing what we did this week is probably a large contribution to sustaining our relationship 000
Reposted by Phil Mayes2028 Blue Wave 🌊🌊💙 🇺🇸 @2028-bluewave.bsky.social · 13/08/2026This should be much bigger news. 633138886710
Reposted by Phil MayesRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Oh look, the “fiscal conservatives” are running the government again. 38759582453
Phil Mayes @philmayes.com · 13/08/2026If corporations are people, I demand prison sentences (i.e. they cannot work and make money) when they cause harm to other people. 000