Reposted by Waste NotKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 12hNicole is a leading expert on the issue of campus sexual violence. I am floored that USA Today would do this to her. I find this kind of journalistic behavior unethical and morally reprehensible, twisting an interview with a renowned advocate for survivors into a hit piece against a survivor. 121463411
Reposted by Waste Notgamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 18hI am so tired of Jonestown being a stock reference for “haha, you’re in a cult.” 918 people died, most against their will, and still it has become shorthand for how stupid you think someone is. It's the McDonald's hot coffee incident of mass death — universally referenced, entirely misremembered. 33838190
Reposted by Waste NotRacheline Maltese @racheline.bsky.social · 12hYour periodic reminder that the decision to pursue a professional ballet career happens at similar or earlier age to most youth gender affirming care and has significantly more lifetime impact on peer socialization, how the body looks and overall health than social transition and puberty blockers. 6354118
Reposted by Waste NotJoey Politano🏳️🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 16hSort of insane fact about how broken US urban planning is—America now spends more building *just the lights for roads and highways* than on all subways & ground mass transit combined Spending on roadway *pavement* is 18x transit spending 452519669
Reposted by Waste NotIron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Yep Ppl don't have to be persuaded to accept fascism. If it makes them feel good, if they aren't the outgroup suffering under it? They'll handwave literally anything associated with it, if not fully enjoy it. The only reason the Taliban is floundering now is EVERYONE is suffering, not just women. 1471141
Reposted by Waste NotAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026"I can go ramp, I can go stairs" -- Trump's audience in Texas gives him an extremely tepid round of applause as he brags about being able to go up stairs without falling 7423953765
Reposted by Waste NotDustin A. Chacón @lingdustin.bsky.social · 20hI've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this: 242169634517
Reposted by Waste NotDr Kat Day (she/her) 🎃🌓 @chronicleflask.katday.com · 01/10/2026Another week, another “we’re vaguely familiar with the basic premise of the story while at the same time wilfully missing the entire point” moment 241183293
Reposted by Waste NotM Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Naomi Klein Is Spot On....... 15482423224
Reposted by Waste NotMore Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 20hThe richest 0.1% of Americans have more than doubled their immense wealth since 2019 — per WSJ. 11415159
Reposted by Waste NotSheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 01/10/2026Emma Goldman once said that if voting changed anything, it would be illegal. But the necessary corollary to that is the most important votes ARE the ones they try to make illegal. Those are the votes that most matter - because they CAN change things. 311822
Reposted by Waste NotTruthout @truthout.org · 20hThe company behind Trump’s meme coin has launched a competition giving participants an opportunity to attend “the most exclusive dinner in the world” — all they have to do is buy a digital token with no inherent value that has lost investors billions of dollars while further enriching the president.truthout.orgTrump Meme Coin Contest Over Dinner With the President Raises Ethics ConcernsThe top 185 buyers of Trump’s meme coin, which has lost investors billions, are promised dinner with the president. 32517
Reposted by Waste NotAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026I recommend people read this to get a sense of the president's grave cognitive impairment. Trump is either unwilling or unable (or maybe both) to answer the questions he's actually asked, so he just rants and raves while the interviewers do their best to provide structure to his random brain firingstime.comRead TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview TranscriptThe U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections. 65464442480
Reposted by Waste NotMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/10/2026🚨BREAKING: Georgia’s Republican-controlled election board invited the Department of Justice (DOJ) Thursday to declare the state’s voting system unlawful before the upcoming midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comGOP-controlled Georgia election board asks DOJ to declare state’s voting machines illegalThe request represents a major assault on the state's voting system by unelected state officials. 23419571163
Reposted by Waste NotSheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 01/10/2026This is going to break people. This SHOULD break people. WTF are we even doing? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...theguardian.comNew Google Maps images reveal massive scale of devastation in GazaSatellite imagery shows further destruction of homes, businesses and places of worship since fragile ceasefire 6386146
Reposted by Waste NotNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 01/10/2026All of this. I also want to add that, in my research, I found that a lot of “inconsistencies” in a victim’s story actually came from gender bias affecting investigators’ record keeping and interview methods. 61374368
Reposted by Waste NotRed POP! News @redpopnews.bsky.social · 25/09/2026More than 100 works by Indigenous artists from across Latin America will come together this fall at the Denver Art Museum in what the museum describes as the largest U.S. exhibition to date focused on modern and contemporary Indigenous artists from the region. redpopnews.com/i-follow-riv...redpopnews.comI Follow Rivers: Indigenous Worlds in Latin America Opens This November at the Denver Art MuseumMore than 100 works by Indigenous artists from across Latin America will come together this fall at the Denver Art Museum in what the museum describes as the largest U.S. exhibition to date focused on... 01612
Reposted by Waste NotMolly Templeton @mollytempleton.com · 01/10/2026Facebook is a hot mess of garbage that I only still have for very stupid reasons, but every so often it serves up something beautiful. I will probably never be anywhere near this coffee shop, but if I were, I would throw money at them 110330
Reposted by Waste NotScott Santens @scottsantens.com · 21hThis is a big one that I think many people don't fully appreciate. Given a room of 1,000 people, it can be hard for one person to find and help those who need the most help. Give everyone UBI and watch as more than half the room leaves, because they only needed a bit of money. Those left need more. 46026
Reposted by Waste NotMar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 01/10/2026sounds like they made the right bet. (it’s not that the ultra rich don’t benefit from most of the improvements Mamdani is making—they just don’t want to pay anything for them. That’s the system; the poor pay and pay to the system that creates the conditions of obscene wealth for a small few) 1606
Reposted by Waste NotCZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Yes, please. Bury the infrastructure AND make it accessible. (I do not tolerate “but it’s cheaper” as an argument. Profit for rich people is the worst possible excuse for doing boneheaded things. Especially because this IS cheaper long-term. So don’t try it.) www.vox.com/future-perfe...vox.comDisney World solved a problem that could save America billions every yearOur cities are built atop a dangerous obstacle course of cables. The Magic Kingdom found a better way. 47825
Reposted by Waste NotJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Somehow not everyone is aware of fact alluded to below. So one more time: John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett were all on GWBush 2000 'Florida Recount' team. (Which made GWB first prez in 112 yrs to 'win' after losing popular vote. Now they 'impartially' rule on our future.) 9651722105
Reposted by Waste NotJordan Kurella @jordankurella.com · 01/10/2026waking up every day in 2026 like: 1147481085
Reposted by Waste NotRich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The Keynote Speaker at the Annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in March, folks. 59575702251
Reposted by Waste NotGwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026And, for the coup de grace, two bills protecting fire survivors from predatory insurance companies, which he vetoed, deliberately, to punish fire survivors for rejecting his "reform" bill that was actually a huge payout to SCE for starting fires. calmatters.org/economy/2026...calmatters.orgNewsom vetoes insurance-claim bills: Is it ‘petty’ politics?California governor rejects legislation sponsored by LA fire victims, who had spoken out against his wildfire-liability effort. 72652634
Reposted by Waste NotGwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Things Gavin Newsom has vetoed this week: -A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses -A ban on ICE agents working for the state government -A ban on websites selling your data -A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights -A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers 292110814024
Reposted by Waste NotSusan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 30/09/2026To recap: three GOP-led states that wanted the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade in order to "send abortion back to the states" are now asking the Court to strike down abortion protections in blue states 124721143
Reposted by Waste NotMatthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Latest WSJ poll: "63% want to pause AI development 61% want a billionaire wealth tax 59% want Medicare for All 57% want a $20 minimum wage 58% want to end U.S. military aid to Israel" This is the center of the country politically. it is time all adjust to this political spectrum, esp. media. 9534161069
Reposted by Waste NotAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Once again, everything is gender studies. 191020123
Reposted by Waste NotScott Santens @scottsantens.com · 01/10/2026Universal basic income ensures that everyone has the ability to express basic demand for basic goods and services. This is market improving. Markets can't differentiate between 0 and Ø. A store can fail because not enough customers. But is that because they didn't like it or they did but were broke? 37033
Reposted by Waste NotAsh Parrish, Kotaku's LeBron James @adashtra.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Evergreen 81889593
Reposted by Waste NotHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 30/09/2026NEW: Meta found a way to turn massive data centers into “pilot models” and cash in on a 1980s tax credit. The result? Meta avoided nearly $4 billion in taxes last year alone. Gift link. 👇 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...nytimes.comHow Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes (Gift Article)Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky. 20735682295
Reposted by Waste Notgeoffrey @parsnip.bsky.social · 01/10/2026there are moral arguments against the death penalty in its ideal form but in real life you never need to get there. the prior question is "can the state be trusted to end the life only of the rightly convicted without torture?" and the answer is no 423180773
Reposted by Waste NotDr. Hilary Agro, PhD 🍄 @hilaryagro.com · 01/10/2026Colonial feminism is when you understand that a wife doing most of the caretaking labour while her husband sits around is unfair, but you don't see how Indigenous tribes doing most of the earth's stewardship work while the rest of us destroy and consume is the same problem at a massive scale 2489
Reposted by Waste NotTeam Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Ken Paxton: The only thing that really saves us is that the Supreme Court came along and allowed Super PACs. Otherwise... I would be sitting here and never have a chance... 1872468895
Reposted by Waste NotRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Maybe time for those who don't experience this directly to return to this thread (which I posted when PTSD was being weaponized to relieve Graham Platner of responsibility for his actions). 6701213
Reposted by Waste NotWilliam B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 30/09/2026remember: it saved no net money, social services US citizens are getting cut, and left the US in a weaker place geopolitically. none of the debates about fiscal responsibility, obligation to US citizens first, or 'hard choices' actually apply. they're all bullshit. killed people for nothing at all. 443791893
Reposted by Waste NotSemafor @semafor.com · 30/09/2026Visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year. “We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.” www.semafor.com/article/09/2... 62731241104
Reposted by Waste NotAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026I for one think it’s bad that the president can just say crazy stuff all day every day and 99% of it doesn’t make the news because we’ve normalized having an insane president 893253746004
Reposted by Waste NotJohnnie Jae @johnniejae.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Today is #OrangeShirtDay and today, I wore orange for my grandpa who survived the violence of the Residential Indian Boarding Schools. For my grandma, who my grandpa met while attending high school at the Chilocco Indian School, for my mom and her silbings who also attended Chilocco. 14317
Reposted by Waste NotCaptain Awkward @captainawkward.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Excellent thread! There *are* rewards for being A Good Guy Who Speaks Up even if they are not immediately obvious or publicly bestowed. First, integrity is its own reward. Maybe you didn’t save the world or change hearts & minds. But if you held the line on not making it worse, that’s something. 8724206
Reposted by Waste NotRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob." —FDR, 1936 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comHow A.I. Super PACs Are Trying to Influence the MidtermsSee how groups aligned with Anthropic and OpenAI have funneled major money into the fight for control of Congress. 5225471031
Reposted by Waste NotGiulio Mattioli @giuliomattioli.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Meanwhile, Italy has introduced a fuel price cap, Germany a tax rebate, just to encourage people to burn some more fuel. And Germany still allows drivers to burn fuel to drive at 400km/h, if they feel so inclined. 34113
Reposted by Waste NotKatie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 25/09/2026I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility 5776412130
Reposted by Waste NotBen Shapiro's Eye Merkins @toxidrone.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"could it help minimize civilian casualties?" Israel runs what they call "legitimization cells" which are tasked with finding a retroactive justification for anyone the IDF kills. This is the *only* way that Israel "minimizes" civilian casualties. By denying that they were civilians. 13110
Reposted by Waste NotPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"But now Billy was dead, and the state of Connecticut said he owed $232,733 for room and board during his earlier prison stay. Selling the house where DeSenti now lived alone would help satisfy that debt." ctmirror.org/2026/09/27/t...ctmirror.orgThey served their time in prison. Then the bills arrived.Hundreds of CT residents have had money seized through a law that allows the state to charge a fee for every day a person spends in prison. 22496294
Reposted by Waste NotThe Intercept @theintercept.com · 24/09/2026The mockumentary “Lords of War” shows how Pentagon money gets funneled into $20-million-plus paydays for weapons company CEOs — and their lavish lifestyles.theintercept.comLifestyles of the Rich & Famous War ProfiteersThe mockumentary “Lords of War” shows how Pentagon money gets funneled into $20-million-plus paydays for weapons company CEOs — and their lavish lifestyles. 28045
Reposted by Waste NotDavid Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 24/09/2026to be clear, the admin is alleged to have deported AT LEAST 25,447 individuals TO COUNTRIES THAT ARE NOT THEIR OWN with, evidently, ZERO PROTECTIONS. this is a scandal and crime of historic proportions.forbiddenstories.orgThe Deportation Project MapBetween 2025 and August 2026, the Trump administration deported over 25,000 people to countries other than their country of origin. Very few of these removals were publicly announced by the US. The De... 3822421170
Reposted by Waste NotAmy Jo (AJ) Cousins @ajcousins.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This is not deporting people. Literally. Legally. There is a deportation process and this isn't it. This is rendition. This is disappearing people. 172059807