rgaston5.bsky.social @rgaston5.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Yes, Trump Will Attempt a Coup prospect.org/2026/07/28/t...prospect.orgYes, Trump Will Attempt a Coup - The American ProspectIf we are vigilant, he won’t pull it off. 000
Reposted by @rgaston5.bsky.socialPuff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 07/04/2026You have more in common with the people of Iran than you do with anyone in this administration, any member of the technocracy, anyone who is profiting from this war, or any billionaire. When you see Iranians forming human chains outside key infrastructure sites, you should feel a sense of kinship. 56149585268
Reposted by @rgaston5.bsky.socialRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 08/04/2026I kind of assumed the dim bulbs in the White House thought they could order Automatic Patriotic Wartime Effect (APWE) the way you order pizza, then skipped all the steps like warming up the public and having a reason and a plan, and well it's not working and we're not forgetting the Epstein files. 22943193
Reposted by @rgaston5.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 02/04/2026the trump administration is selling this country wholesale to rapacious, extractive industries that will destroy our collective resources for private profit morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/breaking-t...morethanjustparks.substack.comBREAKING: Trump Administration Orders Dismantling of the U.S. Forest ServiceThe headquarters is going to Utah. Every regional office is being shuttered. The research program is being destroyed. 20473613337
Reposted by @rgaston5.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13/03/2026If you think he cares about gas prices, housing costs, home electricity costs, inflation, no jobs, troops getting killed, grocery prices, health care costs, or anything else that would improve the lives of most Americans, you are wrong. 85499973217
Reposted by @rgaston5.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/02/2026🤷🏼 14769572057
Reposted by @rgaston5.bsky.socialTerre-Strial @terre-strial.bsky.social · 07/02/2026“The Obamas are competent, classy, loving, Harvard and Princeton graduates, loved by many, not in the Epstein files, got the Nobel Peace Prize, and gave us a steady economy to boot…” 156851274
Reposted by @rgaston5.bsky.socialThe Fighting Liberal Texan🌈🌊💙🦋Congress Switchboard 202-224-3121 @fightingliberal.bsky.social · 07/02/2026Today, solar and wind power sources are providing the majority (at 70%) of the power on the Texas electric grid... Shsh...Don't tell Donald Trump or the Texas Republican leadership. Fossil fuels are only providing 25% of the electricity in Texas today. Source: www.ercot.com live power dashboard 10284114
Reposted by @rgaston5.bsky.socialBruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay freeyoutu.beBruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen 42569709340550
Reposted by @rgaston5.bsky.socialAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 08/01/2026AOC: What we saw today was a horrific act of violence. What we have seen and are now seeing is that ICE has not just become an anti-immigrant force—it is becoming an anti-civilian, paramilitary organization. People are being taken off the streets for exercising their free speech rights. 16183962557
Reposted by @rgaston5.bsky.socialEzra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 07/01/2026We’re hosting a national rapid response call tomorrow night to go over concrete next steps. Please circulate - we need a national response. More details to come. www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...mobilize.usRapid Response Call: ICE Killing and Lawlessness in Minneapolis · IndivisibleJoin us tomorrow, Thursday, January 8th, at 8:00 pm ET / 5:00 pm PT to discuss the killing and lawlessness by ICE in Minneapolis. We will talk with leaders and provide concrete next steps on how you... 261010655
Reposted by @rgaston5.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/01/2026🎯 22695302727
Reposted by @rgaston5.bsky.socialWalter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Five years ago. 10458233389
Reposted by @rgaston5.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 08/11/2025I’ve never seen an American elected official fight so hard to starve people. 906192165983
Reposted by @rgaston5.bsky.socialRaider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 27/10/2025ICE followed the mother into a school and aggressively detained her along with her children. This is so heartbreaking 💔 125050733542
Reposted by @rgaston5.bsky.socialWIRED @wired.com · 22/10/2025By virtually every key metric, efforts to fight climate change are going too slowly, according to findings by a coalition of climate groups. In some cases, things are moving in the wrong direction.wrd.cmNew Report Finds Efforts to Slow Climate Change Are Working—Just Not Fast EnoughBy virtually every key metric, efforts to fight climate change are going too slowly, according to findings by a coalition of climate groups. In some cases, things are moving in the wrong direction. 16461187
Reposted by @rgaston5.bsky.socialIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 12/06/2025“Pretty much wherever you are, you’re probably less than 30 minutes away from your closest No Kings event.” - @leahgreenberg.bsky.social with @democracynow.org We hope to see you at your local #NoKings Day mobilization on Saturday: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... 275100783618
Reposted by @rgaston5.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/05/2025Senator @ossoff.senate.gov lays out the depths of Trump’s depraved corruption and says @SpeakerJohnson and other congressional Republicans are complicit. cc: @MarshaBlackburn @SenatorHagerty 862459803
Reposted by @rgaston5.bsky.socialStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 02/05/2025🔔BREAKING🔔 The NSF has frozen all research grant awards—cutting off life-saving science midstream and demanding ideological screenings for future funding. This is censorship disguised as oversight. Here’s how you can help us spread the word ➡️🧵(1/3): www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comExclusive: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing onesUS science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’. 4589430
Reposted by @rgaston5.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/04/2025"CNN Poll: Trump’s approval at 100 days lower than any president in at least seven decades" www.cnn.com/2025/04/27/p...cnn.comCNN Poll: Trump’s approval at 100 days lower than any president in at least seven decades | CNN PoliticsDonald Trump won back the Oval Office and took charge of the government amid the strongest poll numbers of his political career, but as the 100-day mark of his presidency approaches, Americans’ views ... 36359551180
Reposted by @rgaston5.bsky.socialNPR @npr.org · 26/04/2025Social Security employees are feeling "overwhelmed" and wait times for phone services are up as workforce cuts from the Trump administration are being felt throughout the agency.npr.orgEmployee cuts at Social Security are leaving remaining workers struggling to keep upSocial Security employees are feeling "overwhelmed" and wait times for phone services are up as workforce cuts from the Trump administration are being felt throughout the agency. 39814251
rgaston5.bsky.social @rgaston5.bsky.social · 26/04/2025“Trump suffered at least 11 legal setbacks this week….” 010
Reposted by @rgaston5.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 24/04/2025"Mr. Trump started his term with the second-lowest approval rating for a president in modern history. The only recent president to have started in a worse position was Mr. Trump the first time he took office..." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/u...nytimes.comTrump’s Approval Rating Has Been Falling Steadily, Polling Average ShowsPresident Trump’s approval rating has sunk to about 45 percent, down from 52 percent one week after he took office. 29245161062
Reposted by @rgaston5.bsky.socialJasmine 🌌🔭 @astrojaz.bsky.social · 23/04/2025there is no plan(et) b. 289176642783
Reposted by @rgaston5.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 24/04/2025Trump’s halting of data collection could have effects that last far beyond his time in office. Even if a future administration seeks to resurrect some of the curtailed efforts, the 2025-29 hiatus will make trends harder to identify and understand.propublica.orgTrump’s War on Measurement Means Losing Data on Drug Use, Maternal Mortality, Climate Change and MoreBy slashing teams that gather critical data, the administration has left the federal government with no way of understanding if policies are working — and created a black hole of information whose… 351231503
Reposted by @rgaston5.bsky.socialThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 22/04/2025Q: "When you were a Navy pilot, what would have happened to you if you had shared a battle plan with a family member?" Sen. Mark Kelly: "I would have gotten fired. I would probably have been prosecuted...This is the most sensative information we have." 9358431516
Reposted by @rgaston5.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 20/04/2025By slashing teams that gather critical data, the Trump administration has left the federal government with no way of understanding if policies are working — and created a black hole of information whose consequences could ripple out for decades.propublica.orgTrump’s War on Measurement Means Losing Data on Drug Use, Maternal Mortality, Climate Change and MoreBy slashing teams that gather critical data, the administration has left the federal government with no way of understanding if policies are working — and created a black hole of information whose… 1121966827
Reposted by @rgaston5.bsky.socialAshton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 13/04/2025THREAD: The Trump administration's DOJ has removed a study from the NIJ website that found that immigrants, and particularly undocumented immigrants, commit crimes at significantly lower rates than U.S. citizens. The study is at odds with the Trump regime's propaganda about immigrants & crime. (1) 13580363950
Reposted by @rgaston5.bsky.socialSeth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 11/04/2025This is naked corruption that uses federal policy to pour money into the pockets of the President's largest campaign donor. Forcing the nation's 70-some million Social Security recipients to sign up for the website owned by a Nazi saluting billionaire is outrageous. 861571602
Reposted by @rgaston5.bsky.socialSilence Dogood @silencedogoodbos.bsky.social · 01/04/2025These are precedented times. The cradle of liberty has witnessed the revolutionary spirit of generations of Bostonians. Boston has taken on tyrants before, and we’ll do it again. #boston #silencedogood #nokings #resist 261605236
Reposted by @rgaston5.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/04/2025Mark Kelly: "This is not surprising. Here's a guy who told Americans to inject bleach into their bodies, who sent a mob to Capitol Hill. And now I think it's fair to say he stands out as singlehandedly destroying more wealth with his bad decisions than anybody else who has ever lived on this planet" 10555453313823
Reposted by @rgaston5.bsky.socialIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 04/04/2025This is what organizing over 1,200 events in a few weeks looks like. This is what democracy looks like. Join the more than half a million of us who will be taking to the streets tomorrow to stand up against Trump’s unprecedented power grab: handsoff2025.com?SQF_SOURCE=i... 822095645
Reposted by @rgaston5.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 05/04/2025NBC News: A federal judge just issued a final judgement and permanent injunction against the Trump admin — ruling that the National Institutes of Health must continue funding research grants at their original, full amounts. @msnbc.com 106103762602
Reposted by @rgaston5.bsky.socialEzra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 04/04/20251,187 Hands Off! protests across EVERY state this Saturday. 117 in CA. 61 in NY. 55 in MI 51 in OH. 42 in TX 17 in MT. 14 in AK 5 in HI! And in Ottawa. Guadalajara. Amsterdam. Berlin. London. Lisbon. Lyon. Saturday is gonna be historic. Are you showing up? What's your sign gonna say? 1031430471
Reposted by @rgaston5.bsky.socialIndivisible East Bay @indivisibleeb.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Help us get the word out for Hands Off! on April 5 Help us spread the word about this Saturday's Hands Off! mass mobilization! These quarter-page fliers are designed to be printed out and tacked up in public places, left at cafes, or handed out. Share them by email or social media and ask everyone…indivisibleeb.orgHelp us get the word out for Hands Off! on April 5Help us spread the word about this Saturday's Hands Off! mass mobilization! These quarter-page fliers are designed to be printed out and tacked up in public places, left at cafes, or handed out. Share them by email or social media and ask everyone to reshare. Let's show our power! Click here to download a PDF of the flier. 1126
Reposted by @rgaston5.bsky.socialSen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 22/03/2025They’re not even hiding it: By cutting phone lines and closing offices, Republican billionaires are setting up Social Security for failure. And when your check doesn’t show up, there will be no one to call. This is their plan to end Social Security. 2942340749
rgaston5.bsky.social @rgaston5.bsky.social · 21/03/2025The courts are preventing tyranny at this point 010
Reposted by @rgaston5.bsky.socialE 🇨🇦🇺🇸 @voxindie.bsky.social · 18/03/2025Proud Boys are considered a "terrorist" group in Canada.... www.cbc.ca/news/politic...cbc.caCanada labels the Proud Boys, neo-Nazi groups as terrorists | CBC NewsPublic Safety Minister Bill Blair announced today that the federal government will designate 13 groups as terrorist entities, adding some white nationalist and neo-Nazi groups to a list already popula... 1921113
rgaston5.bsky.social @rgaston5.bsky.social · 19/03/2025“Wiping out DEI” is the new code phrase for perpetrating a racist act 010
Reposted by @rgaston5.bsky.socialFred Wellman @fpwellman.bsky.social · 19/03/2025What horseshit from DOD that they "mistakenly" deleted pages on the Navajo Code Talkers, black Medal of Honor recipients, Jackie Robinson, and more. They labeled them DEI and deleted them and then got caught and now they're scrambling. Nobody changes a URL by mistake. Constant lies. 544170845036
Reposted by @rgaston5.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18/03/2025for the trump administration even this few black people is a few too many 873884744
Reposted by @rgaston5.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 17/03/2025oh this is a big mystery 1167329996499
Reposted by @rgaston5.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15/03/2025Trying to imagine Biden withholding disaster funds from red states unless they first instituted gun control 18563142198
Reposted by @rgaston5.bsky.socialLuke Ontario @coolhand.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Theeere it isforbes.comMusk Retweets ‘Hitler Didn’t Murder Millions’ Message Amid Ongoing Nazi ControversyMusk and Tesla have faced heightened criticism since the billionaire made a gesture likened to a Nazi salute during an inaugural event in January. 20339311345
Reposted by @rgaston5.bsky.socialRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 11/03/2025And she talks about red-scare McCarthyism, and then a commenter mentioned that of course McCarthy's slimeball lawyer Roy Cohn had a protege named Donald Trump..... The bridge between last time and this time is in the White House. 235280
Reposted by @rgaston5.bsky.socialSenator Alex Padilla @padilla.senate.gov · 10/03/2025The single biggest contributor to our national debt in recent decades? Trump’s tax cuts from his first term. And now he wants a $4.5 trillion tax cut for billionaires paid for by cutting YOUR Medicaid and Social Security. 85450127
rgaston5.bsky.social @rgaston5.bsky.social · 08/03/2025The list of words banned by the twice-impeached convicted felon for usage by the US government. Women, underprivileged, disability, discriminatory, injustice, and climate science are words that shall not be used. This is our US dystopianytimes.comThe Words Federal Agencies Are Discouraged From Using Under TrumpFederal agencies have issued guidance to employees on hundreds of terms to limit or avoid using. An analysis of government websites shows many of the same words being removed. 010
