Phoenix @phoenix8.bsky.social · 01/02/2026I watched Becoming today and Michelle Obama’s words and life have inspired and motivated me to get out and do some community building. This last year has been sad and enraging. I will not be complacent. 000 0
Reposted by PhoenixACLU @aclu.org · 20/06/2025BREAKING: In a unanimous decision, a federal court of appeals has ruled that Louisiana's law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in all public school classrooms is unconstitutional. We’ll keep saying it: Public schools are not Sunday schools. 11034941111504 0
Reposted by PhoenixMark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 17/04/2025Ohio Medicaid got rid of big middlemen. Says it paid pharmacies a lot more — and saved $140M ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/04/17/o...ohiocapitaljournal.comOhio Medicaid got rid of big middlemen. Says it paid pharmacies a lot more — and saved $140M • Ohio Capital JournalThe Ohio Department of Medicaid department in 2022 gave powerful prescription drug middlemen the boot and created a new system. The result: Fees paid to pharmacies were boosted more than 1,200% while ... 316112692507 0
Phoenix @phoenix8.bsky.social · 17/04/2025School vouchers direct funding allocated for public schools to private schools. That's all it does. If families choose to send their children to private school, they should pay for it themselves. www.newsweek.com/school-vouch...newsweek.comSchool vouchers promise better education—This report raises doubtsThe report says students from lower-income households face numerous barriers when it comes to voucher programs that direct public money toward private schools. 010 0
Reposted by PhoenixProPublica @propublica.org · 05/04/2025NEW:The tech billionaire and Trump adviser “donated” Starlink service to the White House. The move resembles a previous maneuver by Microsoft, which used “free” trials to lock in costly upgrades across the federal government. By @reneedudley.bsky.socialpropub.liMicrosoft Hooked the Government on Its Products With Freebies. Could Elon Musk’s Starlink Be Doing the Same?The tech billionaire and Trump adviser “donated” Starlink service to the White House. The move resembles a previous maneuver by Microsoft, which used “free” trials to lock in costly upgrades across… 46714215 0
Reposted by PhoenixAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/03/2025It’s like Watergate, only in this version Nixon directly mails the tapes to Woodward and Bernstein 10985155210391 0
Reposted by PhoenixBarack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Right now, there’s an important race happening that will shape the Wisconsin Supreme Court for the next 10 years. Judge Susan Crawford is ready to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of all Wisconsinites. Make a plan to vote early today — don’t wait until April 1st: wisdems.org/votewisdems.orgFind Your Voting Locations | WISDEMS Voter Protection TeamThis searchable map shows you early voting and dropbox info for hundreds of villages, towns, and cities across Wisconsin. Enter the address you're registered at and your options will pop up! 7943760312171 0
Reposted by PhoenixChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 24/03/2025I mean very obviously Hegseth should resign, and if it were a Democratic administration this would be quickly be a consensus position. 35299622315914 0
Reposted by PhoenixEric Swalwell @ericswalwell.bsky.social · 22/03/2025Town Hall Time! Anna Paulina Luna won’t talk to her constituents. So I will! 708166013614 0
Phoenix @phoenix8.bsky.social · 22/03/2025Paul Weiss, prominent lawyer, fighting the govt for years defending civil rights falls to Trump. Now, Weiss has promised to represent clients no matter their political affiliation and do $40 million in pro bono work for the White House. Another fall for democracy. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/b...nytimes.comPaul Weiss Deal With Trump Faces Backlash From Legal ProfessionPaul Weiss, a law firm targeted by President Trump, reached a deal to settle a conflict. Many in the legal field are condemning the agreement. 000 0
Phoenix @phoenix8.bsky.social · 22/03/2025Universities and law firms capitulating to Trump, the oligarchy and democracy. Trump takes more and more power because these organizations and people give it to him, taking more of our power away. This is yet another tragic day. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...theguardian.comColumbia University caves to demands to restore $400m from Trump administrationMeasures include empowering security officers to arrest people, and reassigning control of Middle East department 120 0
Phoenix @phoenix8.bsky.social · 20/03/2025I still don’t get how Trump just gets a pass for all the horrific and dangerous things he says. And he’s not held to account. It’s truly mind boggling how we are living through this again. Didn’t media learn the first time around? They are failing us again. 3140 0
Reposted by PhoenixMark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 19/03/2025The administration is removing phone support for Soc Security recipients. Making it more difficult for seniors to get their checks. It’s a back door way to cut SS benefits. Horrific. If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approvedbenefit.me 32226781122782 0
Reposted by PhoenixMark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 15/03/2025If you live in NC, call every Republican politician you know. Call every farmer you know and ask them to do the same When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...wunc.orgUSDA cancels $11 million in federal funding for North Carolina food banksThe USDA has notified the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services that it would terminate the agreement for the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program, which is one of the progr... 20175093119376 0
Reposted by PhoenixAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 11/03/2025The cover-up… USAID officials were ordered to destroy classified documents, raising concerns about compliance with federal law. An internal email sent to remaining bureau leaders at the agency’s Washington headquarters provided guidance on “clearing our classified safes and personnel documents.” 582177096331 0
Phoenix @phoenix8.bsky.social · 02/03/2025Someone please ask Johnson what his definition of the enormous amounts of fraud, waste, and abuse is. They feel Medicaid, Medicare, and Welfare, and environmental regulations, are forms of waste. 000 0
Reposted by PhoenixMark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 02/03/2025If you worked for 18F and got fired, Group together to start a consulting company. It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create. They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms. I’m happy to invest and/or help 334111572919895 0
Reposted by PhoenixAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 02/03/2025Democrats hold the line. Do NOT agree to fund DOGE. 743184334781 0
Phoenix @phoenix8.bsky.social · 02/03/2025What about the person in charge of the Dept of Ed’s Civil Rights Division?? He’s definitely not doing his job. Everything is backwards and wrong within our institutions now. I’m so upset with those millions that say this election out. They didn’t care for the demise of the US either. 021 0
Reposted by PhoenixMolly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 02/03/2025I’m pretty sure this is what voters want from their elected officials www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u... 498250305445 0
Reposted by PhoenixDavid Enrich @davidenrich.bsky.social · 28/02/2025NEW: Voice of America is in upheaval. Journalists are facing HR investigations for comments critical of Trump. One of VOA's highest-profile journalists was put on leave today after a Trump aide called him a traitor. And the White House bureau chief was reassigned. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/b...nytimes.comVoice of America Journalists Face Investigations for Comments About TrumpThe broadcaster placed a longtime journalist on leave amid growing concerns about its editorial independence. 16429191463 0
Reposted by PhoenixDrew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 01/03/2025Amazon loses fight to exempt data center from energy regulation www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... @ceodonovan.bsky.socialwashingtonpost.comAmazon loses fight to exempt data center from energy regulationMinnesota regulators denied Amazon’s request to exempt a data center’s 250 backup generators from a permitting process that includes reviewing pollution levels. 1124144 0
Reposted by PhoenixJ. Offir, PhD @joffirphd.bsky.social · 27/02/2025First, they said postponed; now the meeting is canceled. That means no flu shots next year. “'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'" Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...nytimes.comF.D.A. Cancels Meeting of Vaccine Experts Scheduled to Advise on Flu ShotsThe cancellation plays into fears among scientists who worry that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will use his position as health secretary to sow doubts about vaccines. 29362473410 0
Phoenix @phoenix8.bsky.social · 01/03/2025The cartoonist should add a teeny Vance too. Vance is also a small, smug bully 000 0
Reposted by PhoenixAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 22/02/2025US officials are reportedly threatening to revoke Starlink access for Ukraine if they don’t give us 50% of their mineral rights. That’s not diplomacy, it’s extortion. We’re also pushing them to kill a UN Resolution that blames Russia for starting the war. Facts matter. 28278332443 0
Reposted by PhoenixAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Letters went out to federal workers this morning stating they were fired due to poor performance. However, all employees had been rated as “exceptional” performers by their supervisors. Please keep these records and pursue wrongful termination claims. Let the lawsuits begin. 9466361815062 0
Reposted by PhoenixBrian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 16/02/20251/29: First plane crash in 16 years in DC 1/31: Crash in Philly 2/5: Delta flight struck in Seattle 2/6: Flight wrecks in Alaska 2/10: Crash in Scottsdale 2/12: Military jet crashes in San Diego 2/16: Crash in Covington, GA 7 crashes since the WH congratulated itself for “restoring aviation safety” 21415961923280 0
Reposted by PhoenixChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 16/02/2025This is the way… “The elected officials in Washington have to stop protesting in Washington. They have to go back to their districts…show the consequences…show the school that isn’t operating…they have to make it real.” With social media, word will spread to neighboring districts—even red ones. 683250627601 0
Reposted by PhoenixSeth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 15/02/2025Imagine being so pathologically reckless and instinctively contemptuous of public service that you accidentally fire nuclear scientists 30354421723 0
Reposted by PhoenixAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 15/02/2025The 50501 Movement has planned protests at all 50 state capitols and the U.S. Capitol on Presidents’ Day at noon. While mainstream media isn’t covering it, many YouTubers have stepped up to provide coverage. 278157694180 0
Reposted by PhoenixMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 15/02/2025Egg prices are now at record highs with price increases showing no sign of slowing down anytime soon 884103342619 0
Reposted by PhoenixJon Corsiglia (he/him/el) | Eco-Economy Insider @ecoeconomyinsider.com · 15/02/2025A network called the Public Environmental Data Partners, a coalition of nonprofits, archivists and researchers who rely on federal data in analysis, advocacy and litigation and are working to ensure data remains available to the public. theconversation.com/...theconversation.comHow to find climate data and science the Trump administration doesn’t want you to seeSeveral groups are working to preserve webpages, tools and data – some of which have already gone missing from government webpages since the start of the Trump administration. 09346 0
Reposted by PhoenixMark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 15/02/2025This. Also. @aoc.bsky.social @ericswalwell.bsky.social et al , can you do what ever you guys do in the House to let Musk, Trump and everyone know that the UCFE, which funds unemployment benefits , is in the Dept of Labor. If these funds are cut, the cost will fall on the states. 778235577292 0
Reposted by PhoenixMark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Protect this law at all costs ! www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...nbcnews.comThis obscure law is one reason Trump's agenda keeps losing in courtLawsuits challenging Trump policies raise big constitutional questions, but they also rely on a law that requires the government to follow the correct procedures when changing course. 12134873510870 0
Reposted by PhoenixAli Velshi @velshi.com · 08/02/2025You can find me and segments from my shows here on Bluesky @velshi.bsky.social, and on Threads @alivelshi. I have been posting most of my content on here for over a year. Please join me. #Velshi 1547563 0
Phoenix @phoenix8.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Not Trump. He has been scamming the government for decades and has never been investigated by IRS. He also has serious entitlement issues. What is the game plan to oust him? 010 0
Reposted by PhoenixStephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Get them out of government. Most not old enough to be elected to anything. One suspects they are part of Musk’s gaming posse. 971188303975 0
Reposted by PhoenixAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 02/02/2025BREAKING: I’m hearing from several VA employees that they have been locked out of VATAS - thats how employees request leave - like administrative leave to file EEO complaints. It also shows your work schedule and OT. If this has happened to you, please reach out using the contact info in my bio. 331238668505 0
Reposted by PhoenixAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 02/02/2025The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they resisted turning over classified material in restricted areas to Elon Musk’s staffers. America, please stand with us—we are fighting to defend this country! 469242425708 0
Phoenix @phoenix8.bsky.social · 02/02/2025My kid and his class read this book in 4th grade. I read it as well and it is such an incredible story of family, community, and resilience. Please make your banned book segments a little longer. Thank you. 000 0
Phoenix @phoenix8.bsky.social · 02/02/2025Sure it didn’t make a really big difference, but every vote matters. And I disagree. Dems have been working. Huge investments in Infrastructure, lowering prescription drug prices, student loan relief for many, avoided recession, managed vaccinations during the worst of COVID and democracy. 030 0