Reposted by Roy L. Austin, Jr.Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 03/10/2026Tremendous turnout and energy at the Democratize Yale protest on Friday! Huge high five to hundreds of students, faculty, workers, and alums who are fighting for academic freedom and freedom of speech while telling President McInnis and the trustees NOT TO CUT A DEAL WITH TRUMP! 4490105
Reposted by Roy L. Austin, Jr.Jared @jaredmcclain.bsky.social · 02/10/2026A federal district court just held that police use of Flock cameras without a warrant violates the Fourth Amendment. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 181542420
Reposted by Roy L. Austin, Jr.Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026“Between the Christianity of this land and the Christianity of Christ, I recognize the widest possible difference.” — Frederick Douglass bsky.app/profile/atru... 382252484
Roy L. Austin, Jr. @raustinjr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The death penalty is stupid . . . and truly inhumane. 010
Reposted by Roy L. Austin, Jr.MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/09/2026Here's footage of Jack Smith at the Iowa vs. Maryland game on February 3rd, 2024 btw 535139993600
Reposted by Roy L. Austin, Jr.Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 29/09/2026Before calling someone a “dirtbag,” the Senator should have had his facts straight. An apology is in order. Glad one of us knew the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes! 2525253686278
Reposted by Roy L. Austin, Jr.Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026extremely weird shit during the Jack Smith hearing -- Sen. Eric Schmitt's team briefly displays a poster board that Schmitt claims contains evidence Smith committed perjury, but then Schmitt's team takes it down before anybody can read it and refuses to show Smith what it says 78882402033
Reposted by Roy L. Austin, Jr.Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence: 2636209985728
Reposted by Roy L. Austin, Jr.Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I gasped! The Mighty Sparrow has left us. One of the most important and popular Calypsonians to ever do it! Songs filled political fire, irreverence, humor, naughty (very, very naughty) banter, and beats that make you wind your waist! Rest in Power, Sparrow. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/a...nytimes.comThe Mighty Sparrow, Trinidadian Titan of Calypso, Is Dead at 91He was sometimes described as the last of the true calypso singers. But in fact he simultaneously preserved calypso tradition and invented it anew. 261091213
Reposted by Roy L. Austin, Jr.Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026No logic to what Blanche is saying. There is only a national security issue if the press reports ACCURATELY. Reporting inaccurate information doesn't give our enemies insight into our genuine vulnerabilities. It just wastes their time. 2261545431
Reposted by Roy L. Austin, Jr.Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens — the latest snafu in the department’s attempts to uncover illegal voters across the country. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comDHS noncitizen voter claims unravel in Nevada as state confirms flagged voters are citizensNevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens. 695155506364
Reposted by Roy L. Austin, Jr.darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 23/09/2026 31173481831
Roy L. Austin, Jr. @raustinjr.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Please explain to me why this isn’t Exhibit #1 from the defense in every lawsuit by this administration where it goes after attempts to support members of marginalized communities??? #hypocrisy share.google/YI6O6FJQ91gj...share.googleFirst lady rings the NYSE opening bell, launches IMPERIA for womenFirst lady Melania Trump rang the ceremonial opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday for the launch of her new initiative, IMPERIA. 101
Reposted by Roy L. Austin, Jr.Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The perfect message for Americans who never drive past a gas station or go to any stores: 4293189598
Reposted by Roy L. Austin, Jr.Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 21/09/2026Shot in the back. No criminal record. 55979283853
Roy L. Austin, Jr. @raustinjr.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Here are case studies built by the @counciloncj.org for those of you in the criminal justice fields to determine if an AI tool is worth the hype. 000
Reposted by Roy L. Austin, Jr.Retweeted by David Shapiro (L/0) [UNOFFICIAL] @daveshapi-rt-mirro.selfhosted.social · 28/08/2026RT @StefFeldman: AI policy data dump! Here's what 56,000 Americans told CSAIP about 79 AI policies: Significant support for policies that are straightforwardly redistributive (transfer resources from corporations/wealthiest to support workers/families), & that put AI companies on the hook 011
Reposted by Roy L. Austin, Jr.Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The right to vote is one of the most fundamental parts of our democracy. Check your voter registration at IWillVote.com and make a plan to vote early or on Election Day on November 3. 392168795968
Reposted by Roy L. Austin, Jr.Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026VICTORY: Judge Cooper slams & prohibits Trump & cronies continued efforts to rename the Kennedy Center (& orders other important relief) A huge win for @repbeatty.bsky.social & our cocounsel team @democracydefendersaction.org & WLG More to come! 411115303
Roy L. Austin, Jr. @raustinjr.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I will always support the candidate in the Sambas! 010
Reposted by Roy L. Austin, Jr.Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Isn’t it interesting though that Mike Johnson shrugs all this off as just provocative things said just to create a “persona online” from one of his ACTUAL NOMINEES FOR CONGRESS, but Hasan Piker, who isn’t running for anything, supposedly represents the entire Democratic Party. 906114333750
Reposted by Roy L. Austin, Jr.Gary @cytherian.bsky.social · 11/09/2026This is such disrespect. He can't even be bothered with getting a solid night's sleep or at least taking a stimulant to stay awake. This is the 25th anniversary of 9-11. #TrumpIsAFailure #TrumpIsUnfit 115489033600
Reposted by Roy L. Austin, Jr.Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Yuuuuup… 694236517625
Reposted by Roy L. Austin, Jr.Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Omg. When you’ve lost Joe DiGenova…. 426128393461
Reposted by Roy L. Austin, Jr.Garthtoons by Garth German @garthtoons.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I still haven’t gotten my other checks. Follow for more cartoons! 15655071796
Roy L. Austin, Jr. @raustinjr.bsky.social · 09/09/2026It was an absolute joy to be in conversation with @cdt.org’s amazing CEO @alexreevegivens.bsky.social. Her leadership at this moment couldn’t be more important. (And, you get a quick take on England’s Men’s World Cup performance). 021
Reposted by Roy L. Austin, Jr.MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 09/09/2026BREAKING: The Missouri Supreme Court has ordered Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins to appear in person Thursday and explain why he should not be held in contempt for allegedly violating the court’s injunction blocking Trump-backed congressional maps. 1/ 13448691446
Reposted by Roy L. Austin, Jr.Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 08/09/2026There have been so many impeachable offenses, but lying about how you were a hero on a day that 2,753 people died in NYC in the 9/11 disaster—when you were on the other side of town, safely calling local media to brag about how you now had the tallest downtown building—is such a despicable one 1693244098466
Reposted by Roy L. Austin, Jr.Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 02/09/2026EXCLUSIVE: “The boat strikes are, perhaps, the most stark testament to the lawlessness of the Trump administration.” theintercept.com/2026/09/02/m... 825789
Reposted by Roy L. Austin, Jr.Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 07/09/2026He buys almost nothing made in US for himself or his business. Almost everything he sells on his website is made overseas, he hires foreign workers, he advertised Trump Mobile as made in US then deleted that from website after people paid. Even his Trump Bibles are from China. 2572948903
Reposted by Roy L. Austin, Jr.Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 07/09/2026Possibly the most American news of all timelocal12.comPrison inmates donate more than $4,000 to pay children's school lunch debtResidents at the prison contributed $3,810 of their own money, while Kansas Department of Corrections employees added another $457. 280173914953
Reposted by Roy L. Austin, Jr.Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/09/2026"Republicans understand that people aren’t going to read the documents behind their conspiracy theories. The truth is hard to understand and often involves complexity and nuance. They’re able to win the narrative war that way, & it’s having real consequences on people’s lives." — @ninajankowicz.compublicnotice.coNina Jankowicz on the golden age of disinformation“Memory-holing is core to all of the narrative coups Republicans are achieving right now.” 531765547
Reposted by Roy L. Austin, Jr.God @thegodshow.com · 04/09/2026Thou shalt take down every monument he builds for himself. Thou shalt toss him and his entire family into the trashcan of history. 40798631908
Reposted by Roy L. Austin, Jr.Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 03/09/2026Bro behind the camera is fearless 🔥 and I love it 49460211769
Roy L. Austin, Jr. @raustinjr.bsky.social · 03/09/2026It is sad that more resources will be spent, but I will be working to ensure that every monstrosity that he has built is torn down. apnews.com/article/trum...apnews.comExcavation work on Trump's arch in Washington to begin over next 2 weeks, administration saysThe Trump administration has announced that it is planning to start excavation work on a memorial arch in Washington over the next two weeks. 000
Reposted by Roy L. Austin, Jr.LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 03/09/2026David Byrne wrote a song for a documentary about the world’s richest man and it’s set to rip him apart using his own words. / 11960141421
Reposted by Roy L. Austin, Jr.ℝ𝕖𝕓𝕖𝕝𝕓𝕝𝕦𝕖 @rebelb1ue.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Howard Luttnick, Epstein Island regular, on CNBC saying #DataCenters do not use water. Zero pushback fron the hosts. Objectively is dead. 46085093337
Reposted by Roy L. Austin, Jr.Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Yale’s Office of Public Affairs banned reporters from Yale’s campus today. It’s corroborated by Francie Diep in her story for the @chronicle.com. This was an attempt to squelch press coverage today of the rally protesting Yale’s attacks on freedom of expression, their pending deal with Trump. 1/ 8624302
Reposted by Roy L. Austin, Jr.Gordon Wark 🤬💥😡🔥🕗🕕🕓🕖 @1stwark.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Gives Us Our Daily Graft. 20420196
Reposted by Roy L. Austin, Jr.Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Gonna' have to figure out a way to process the rage. Because these stories are going to continue. And we can't ignore them. 111008273
Reposted by Roy L. Austin, Jr.God @thegodshow.com · 31/08/2026I am so sick and tired of corporate media obsessing about made-up bullshit while people can’t afford to eat. 264128852348
Reposted by Roy L. Austin, Jr.Jen Fifield @jenafifield.bsky.social · 01/09/2026If you have tips about the US Postal Service's effort to regulate mail voting in the midterms, please reach out. You can reach me securely on Signal at jenafifield.01 or contact our tip line at 917-512-0201. 10624340
Roy L. Austin, Jr. @raustinjr.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Acc to a survey of 56,000 Americans, what they want on AI is the government protecting them from AI disruption. What they don't want is government abdication to the tech companies. blog.csaip.org/p/what-56000...blog.csaip.orgWhat 56,000 Americans told us about AI policy.The public is ahead on AI policy. 010
Reposted by Roy L. Austin, Jr.Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 28/08/2026These people had protected status. They lived here legally. They worked, they paid taxes. They made lives. Raised families. Now we’ve dehumanized them. Ripped away that protection and told them to get out. This is a stain on the soul of this Nation. 440107123484