Reposted by @richardob.bsky.socialKarly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 21/03/2025🎯 238128592917
Reposted by @richardob.bsky.socialRep. Justin J. Pearson @justinjpearson.bsky.social · 12/10/2026This Indigenous Peoples’ Day, I am reflecting on the three perfect words in our Constitution that were written by imperfect people: We, the people. ALL OF US. Those words guide my campaign for Congress. votejustinj.com 120357
Reposted by @richardob.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 12/10/2026In a win for Americans, a federal judge ruled the Trump administration must stop the taxpayer-funded propaganda. But U.S. District Judge Jennifer Rochon was concerned about how the admin moved $20 million in less than two hours. Support us in holding Trump accountable: demdock.com/3TDHBhv 8318123
Reposted by @richardob.bsky.socialDavid Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Resolutely pro rapist. 36346131
Reposted by @richardob.bsky.socialRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Cowboys past and present are: Black, Indigenous, Latino, immigrant, queer, trans, radical, female (and the ones in rodeos rely on rodeo clowns to keep them safe). And that pro-democracy pro-Constitution patriots despise this dimwitted pile of hatreds. I've met cowboys and you, sir, are no cowboy. 581293256
Reposted by @richardob.bsky.socialSherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Jon Husted doesn't give a damn about working people, and no amount of dark money can convince Ohioans otherwise. We're going to win, billionaires are going to lose. 161211242
Reposted by @richardob.bsky.socialPete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 16/09/2026How can they justify leaving right now? Diesel costs just hit an all-time high. Our nation is at war. The bond market is quivering. The urgency of AI regulation has come to a critical moment. Congress should be working overtime. Instead Speaker Johnson sent them home. 1353292870
Reposted by @richardob.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 08/09/2026BREAKING: In a win for voters, Missouri will not be able to use its gerrymandered map for the midterms after the Supreme Court refused to wade into the state matter. The denial from Justice Brett Kavanaugh ends a year-long bid by Missouri Republicans to grab another congressional seat this fall.democracydocket.comIn big win for voters, Supreme Court won’t revive Missouri gerrymander before midtermsThe Court's order ends a year-long bid by Missouri Republicans to grab another congressional seat this fall. 18689185
Reposted by @richardob.bsky.socialKelly Guinan @kellyguinan.bsky.social · 06/09/2026New, one-minute learning, the modern School House Rock® of American History by @hcrichardson.bsky.social team #250to250 Black Wall Street Narrated by Kahlil Greene #WeAreAmerica250 #RaceMassacre #BlackExcellence #GreenwoodDistrictTulsa youtu.be/dcB2Fd1tUxY?...youtu.beBlack Wall Street, Narrated by Kahlil GreeneYouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson 418267
Reposted by @richardob.bsky.social🌺Red Hibiscus🌺 @redhibiscus23.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Seattle understood the assignment 262598491
Reposted by @richardob.bsky.socialJosh Turek @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social · 07/09/2026I had an incredible time attending the Farm Progress Show in Boone. It was great seeing the incredible new technologies available to our farmers, and discussing how we can better support farmers at the federal level. 15823
Reposted by @richardob.bsky.socialG Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 01/09/2026From our August poll: Here's what voters really mean when they say the Democrats should "fight" more, in their own words www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-09-01...open.substack.comWhat voters really mean when they say the Democrats should "fight" more81% of Democrats say their party should focus on ending Trump's corruption, while 54% want it to prioritize affordability. In open-text response they write leadership should "put regular people first” 1225994
Reposted by @richardob.bsky.socialThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 01/09/2026"JD's whole political identity is that he is fighting for one group at the expense of others." @timmiller.bsky.social slams JD Vance over his attacks on Abdul El-Sayed. 713037
Reposted by @richardob.bsky.socialRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Fingers crossed for @markey.senate.gov, the great progressive who brought the Green New Deal to the Senate and who's stood on principle in so many ways that matter. 529618
Reposted by @richardob.bsky.socialThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 01/09/2026Whether out of ignorance or dishonesty, DSA is not understanding or presenting the Nordic social democracy model accurately to its American audience:lnk.thebulwark.comThe DSA and the Real Lessons of Scandinavian ‘Socialism’Today’s American socialists love to namedrop the Nordic model—but they don’t mention that it works because of capitalism and broad-based taxes. 125613
Reposted by @richardob.bsky.socialThe Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 29/08/2026Karoline Leavitt performed perfectly well the job of press secretary, as defined by an administration in which everybody’s main priority is to lie on television, @jonathanbchait.bsky.social argues.bit.lyHow Karoline Leavitt Debased Her JobIn an administration where everybody’s job is to lie on television, the role of the press secretary is redundant. 35835171
Reposted by @richardob.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 31/08/2026New in PN: Desperate to appear strong, Trump shows pathetic weakness "How many voters watch him changing the name of a lake, then posting deranged AI slop in which geese w/bouffants carrying assault rifles march to seize Lake Ontario, and say to themselves, 'Wow, I'm definitely voting GOP now!'"publicnotice.coDesperate to appear strong, Trump shows pathetic weaknessRenaming stuff isn’t the flex he thinks it is. 1392215615
Reposted by @richardob.bsky.socialThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 29/08/2026It’s not an easy task to look crazy by the standards of Trump 2.0, but former U.S. Border Patrol commander-at-large Greg Bovino managed it in his interview with Tucker Carlson, posted yesterday.lnk.thebulwark.comA Dream Delayed Will Not Be a Dream DeniedThe country that beat fascism, communism, and Jim Crow still has some promise left. 110019
Reposted by @richardob.bsky.socialThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 28/08/2026The Imagination Library, founded in 1995 by Dolly Parton, has handed out hundreds of millions of books to children over the past 31 years. But the organization is not immune to the state-level budget cuts threatening public libraries and other educational nonprofits across the U.S. trib.al/9X75g83 12386112
Reposted by @richardob.bsky.socialDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 28/08/2026This is the Bush/Cheney legacy. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/u...nytimes.comJudge Throws Out Key 9/11 Confession as Tainted by Torture (Gift Article)Prosecutors argued the statements by the defendant, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, were crucial evidence for the eventual death-penalty trial. 9376102
Reposted by @richardob.bsky.socialSenator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 28/08/2026When Trump blocks clean energy, he raises your costs. Period. Worse, he’s doing it on purpose, to steer your money to his cronies’ expensive fossil fuel plants — a payback to his big donors, at your expense. www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...canarymedia.comClean energy still beats fossil fuels on cost, despite, well,…Even as renewables lose federal incentives and face other hurdles, Lazard finds onshore wind and large-scale solar again have the lowest levelized cost of… 26731254
Reposted by @richardob.bsky.socialThe New York Review of Books @nybooks.com · 29/08/2026“A second wave of movies about childhood wartime experiences appeared around the time of [WWII]’s fortieth anniversary…. Amrum may be the last of these memory films.” —J. Hoberman nybooks.comGhosts of Amrum | J. HobermanThe story of Amrum—a German movie about the last days and immediate aftermath of World War II as experienced by a twelve-year-old boy on the isolated 031
Reposted by @richardob.bsky.socialrichardob.bsky.social @richardob.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Boston 011
richardob.bsky.social @richardob.bsky.social · 20/08/2026A Challenge: Identify this place. I know you know … 000
Reposted by @richardob.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18/08/2026in fairness, i can see why N. Biggar might want a little leeway here specifically 1653191218
Reposted by @richardob.bsky.socialBrennan Center @brennancenter.org · 18/08/2026Offering options to vote early has been shown to increase turnout, shorten lines at polling places, and strengthen voter confidence. Here’s how it works: bit.ly/4y5yhSbbrennancenter.orgA Guide to Early VotingMany Americans will vote before Election Day. 26125
Reposted by @richardob.bsky.socialJoseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 18/08/2026New: the National Park Service is using Flock. Current/former rangers I spoke to are pissed. “I fear for the day when a visitor's National Park experience is interrupted by being pulled over and held at gunpoint because a license plate reader misread their plate.” www.404media.co/the-national...404media.coThe National Park Service Is Using Flock. Rangers Are Pissed“I fear for the day when a visitor's National Park experience is interrupted by being pulled over and held at gunpoint because a license plate reader misread their plate.” 14271111
Reposted by @richardob.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18/08/2026These guys really want to have this conversation? OK. What’s the legitimate reason she‘s the president’s constant companion, by his side 24/7? Does the president need round the clock medical assistance? 3404755927
Reposted by @richardob.bsky.socialBrennan Center @brennancenter.org · 18/08/2026We tested how well chatbots can debunk election falsehoods. Our research shows they can fight election disinformation, but they can also be used to generate deceptive images. Watch The Briefing with Michael Waldman: bit.ly/4xLCvxX 0246
Reposted by @richardob.bsky.socialTroy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Americans deserve a government that makes housing, healthcare, and basic safety within reach for ALL Americans, not just the lucky few. 6543129
Reposted by @richardob.bsky.socialShaily Patel @vox-magica.bsky.social · 18/08/2026this from upenn's student paper is worth reading as the term starts: "AI cannot coexist with education — it can only degrade it. As technology advances and workers are replaced by machines, schools are some of the only places we have left to explore and wrestle with human thought."thedp.comEditorial | Penn has an AI problemThe Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board argues that Penn’s choice to embrace AI is detrimental to the institution of higher education. 7736268
Reposted by @richardob.bsky.socialJustin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Freedom of the Press Foundation's Seth Stern says that "countless others whose First Amendment rights have been chilled by Carr’s antics should follow Disney’s lead," stating that "it's about time for someone to take Carr and his FCC to court over their endless campaign of intimidation." 9842256
Reposted by @richardob.bsky.socialAdmirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Computer scientist Margaret Hamilton coined the term “software engineer.” She directed the Software Engineering Division at MIT’s Instrumentation Lab & led development of the on-board flight software for NASA’s Apollo Guidance Computer. She was born #OTD in 1936 & turns 90 today! #WomenInSTEM 145101642364
Reposted by @richardob.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/08/2026Ossoff: "I have zero interest in running for president in 2028, and frankly zero interest in the 2028 fantasy football right now ... these midterms are the whole ballgame ... I don't know that we have a free and fair election in 2028 unless we restore checks and balances in these 2026 midterms." 518242076096
Reposted by @richardob.bsky.socialWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 17/08/2026The incredible reaction to Jon Ossoff saying just one word about our emperor's new clothes -- "Natalie" -- shows what Democrats can do if they just speak the truth about what all of us can see with our own eyes 894923990
Reposted by @richardob.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/08/2026New in PN: "Suckers & losers" as policy "Trump doesn’t see himself as a public servant. Rather, he sees himself as a king, entitled to the reverence, awe, & lives of everyone he surveys. Servicemembers aboard the USS Lincoln should spend even longer at sea just to prove what a great job he's doing"publicnotice.co"Suckers and losers" as policyThe plight of the USS Lincoln lays bare Trump's disdain for the troops. 862187707
richardob.bsky.social @richardob.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Service members are unwitting detainees. 000
Reposted by @richardob.bsky.socialElizabeth Warren @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social · 17/08/2026The five biggest defense contractors spent more than $100B on buybacks and dividends since 2020. I have a simple question for defense contractors: If taxpayers are giving you billions to build military equipment, why are you buying back your own stock? This needs to stop. 32290223007
Reposted by @richardob.bsky.socialCraig Wright-St Clair @craigwrightstclair.bsky.social · 17/08/2026 113943
Reposted by @richardob.bsky.socialGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 18/08/2026“No one has affirmed my gender identity quite like Mike Pence. On my last day, I gave him a letter. I wrote: ‘I’m a transgender CIA officer, a wife and mother—and I served the Vice President. Anything is possible in America.’ ... 171053255
Reposted by @richardob.bsky.socialGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 18/08/2026... I told him many people at the CIA hadn’t believed that a trans officer like me could serve someone like him. “‘Well,’ he said, ‘I’m glad I passed the test.’” 453634
Reposted by @richardob.bsky.socialThe Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 17/08/2026“Trump officials had known I was trans,” Julia Curlee writes of her time as an intelligence official staffed to the White House. “This hadn’t been an issue until it was public—and then nothing else I’d done mattered.” bit.lyThe Wrong Kind of AmericanThe Trump White House needed me—until the fact that I am trans became public. 16601148
Reposted by @richardob.bsky.socialAmi Fields-Meyer @fieldsmeyer.com · 17/08/2026Such a joy to be in conversation with the very thoughtful @kateshaw.bsky.social on Strict Scrutiny about ON COURAGE Topics discussed: - Revolutionary playwrights! - Lawyers doing badass things! - The best iPhone settings for authoritarianism - Turning your community into a political force & more!youtu.beTrump LACKEY Swears in Trump HENCHMAN (w/ Liz Oyer)YouTube video by Strict Scrutiny 13210