Reposted by WiesterbiestJen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Rep. Rosa DeLauro, top Dem on the House appropriations panel, says DHS is *choosing* not to pay TSA workers while paying its other employees. She says: 85% of ICE + CBP are being paid 75% of Secret Service 0% of TSA workers "The Department made that decision," DeLauro says on the House floor. 10348011995
Reposted by WiesterbiestBook Jawns @bookjawns.bsky.social · 03/02/2026I want to laugh at it but sadly it’s true. 940248348701
Reposted by WiesterbiestRebel with a Cause @rebelwithacause2.bsky.social · 26/01/2026tRUMPSTEIN IS DESTROYING OUR CONSTITUTION!! 1st Amendment: GONE Right to Assemble Freedom of Religion Freedom of Speech Freedom of the Press Right to Petition 2nd Amendment: GONE Right to Keep & Bear Arms 4th Amendment: GONE Unreasonable Searches & Seizures 818127114529
Reposted by WiesterbiestAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 24/01/2026We want to set the record so he is remembered for what he did. Alex put his body between a woman and imminent danger (murderous thugs(ICE)), and he lost his life. 9052491258
Reposted by WiesterbiestRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Chief Strategist for Rand Paul. 1204258236829
Reposted by WiesterbiestAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/10/2025Rep. Rosa DeLauro: "On the food stamp issue, the money is there! Let them not get away with saying they can't do it. Their political will isn't there to feed the people who rely on the SNAP program which is the most effective anti-hunger program in the USA." 569267488480
Reposted by WiesterbiestThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/10/2025Racial profiling is all they’re doing 26607234
Reposted by WiesterbiestKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 28/07/2025Just so’s we’re all clear, almost 3/4 of everything we buy from Europe is now 15% more expensive. 609155434434
Reposted by Wiesterbiest👻🗳️Ghost of Democracy 2.0 @ominousrabbit.com · 28/07/2025THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS 074
Reposted by WiesterbiestChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 25/07/2025The America First geniuses managed to send hairdressers and soccer players into a gulag and *import* a triple murderer into the US. Nice work. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/w...nytimes.comConvicted Murderer Released by Trump From Venezuelan Prison Is Free in U.S. 25392763457
Reposted by WiesterbiestAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 20/07/2025The Trump admin just exempted over 100 chemical plants, sterilizers & coal facilities from Clean Air Act rules, rolling back protections that would’ve cut cancer risk by up to 96% for nearby communities.whitehouse.govRegulatory Relief for Certain Stationary Sources to Promote American Chemical Manufacturing SecurityBy the President of the United States of America A Proclamation 1. The United States relies on a strong chemical manufacturing sector to support 34736762090
Reposted by WiesterbiestQasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 18/07/2025~35M U.S. households are eligible for federal energy assistance Only ~6.8M actually got help to pay for their energy needs Now Congress may cut funding for that too—harming the most vulnerable. Help me send 200+ letters to Congress to protect this critical program. Takes 5 sec: bit.ly/3GxAWyTbit.lyUrge Congress to protect LIHEAP and end energy povertyLIHEAP is a critical, life-saving program that targets and serves the most vulnerable households to meet their home energy needs.... 1114051
Reposted by WiesterbiestDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 09/07/2025New, from me: Elon Musk talks about saving our species. But the greatest legacy of his time in government will be to condemn millions to death because he could not discern reality from a paranoid fantasy. How Musk and Trump killed USAID. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-death-...donmoynihan.substack.comThe Death of US AIDThe most consequential legacy of DOGE will be human misery on a massive scale 592276715
Reposted by WiesterbiestAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 09/07/2025This stuff is utterly unacceptable and I hope litigation is being planned. We won a lawsuit against the Tucson Sector Border Patrol for similar unconstitutional conditions of confinement. 592323835
Wiesterbiest @roanypony.bsky.social · 09/07/2025Love it! Bought 3 books last week for the same or less than “the competition” with none of the guilt. 020
Reposted by Wiesterbiestwhet moser @whetmoser.com · 08/07/2025whenever i see grok screenshots i remember how it's running on methane-gas generators in a black neighborhood in memphis www.politico.com/news/2025/05...politico.com'How come I can’t breathe?': Musk's data company draws a backlash in MemphisThe company’s turbines — enough to power 280,000 homes — run without emission controls in an area that leads Tennessee in asthma hospitalizations. 2325501197
Reposted by WiesterbiestJohn Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 28/06/2025Those who get it will know I’ve been giggling at this all week 3566180
Reposted by WiesterbiestMichael Feinberg @michael-feinberg.bsky.social · 03/07/2025A few weeks ago, an important — and largely private — chapter in my life ended; I’m incredibly thankful to @lawfaremedia.org for giving me a forum to write the next one.lawfaremedia.orgGoodbye to All ThatMy resignation from the FBI. 108997251
Reposted by WiesterbiestaltNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 04/07/2025Told ya. This is a Putin-Trump plan and Zelensky + Europe should be pissed off about it. Just as soon as USA halted air defense missiles which we don’t need at home), Russia launched the heaviest bombardment on Ukraine since the start of the war. This was planned. 46929
Reposted by WiesterbiestThe Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 03/07/2025“Banning books won’t preserve childhood innocence,” writes Ira Wells. It will, however, rob young people of enriching stories and teach others that censorship is the solution to ideas you find challenging or contrary to your personal values. thewalrus.ca/albertas-book-ba... 35622
Reposted by WiesterbiestKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 03/07/2025Won’t be long before we learn of an ICE detention center setting up in a former regional hospital Sorry, no beds for cancer patients, we’ve got to lock up this father of three who works as a roofer. 12678211976
Reposted by WiesterbiestJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 03/07/2025Mike Johnson is on Hannity right now saying his plan is to keep the vote open “for as long as it takes” 46504115
Reposted by WiesterbiestWalker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 03/07/2025In case you missed it, we had two important stories come out Monday. EPA workers have joined NIH workers in rebellion against their leadership, releasing their own declaration similar to the original Bethesda Declaration. Also, the NIH fellows union endorsed the Bethesda Declaration. 318669
Reposted by WiesterbiestBrendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 02/07/2025The Trump administration is now seeking to generate leverage against election officials by threatening them with criminal prosecution. We know where this ends. 15514200
Reposted by WiesterbiestGarrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 13/05/2025American media utterly failed yesterday in explaining the sheer illegality, unconstitutional and corrupt nature of Trump’s Qatar “Air Force One” deal. Oh, and then there’s the catastrophic security risk…. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/corruption...doomsdayscenario.coCorruption and a Security Catastrophe in Plane SightOf course a foreign government would love to give the US president a plane.... 27557196
Reposted by WiesterbiestRAin Nina Diercks @raindiercks.eurosky.social · 21/04/2025Every citizen in the USA should be obliged to read or watch The Handmaid's Tale. Now. Oh. Damn it. It's already banned in parts of the USA. When a book becomes alive. Too quick. It seems it's already too late for a rising. But I do hope I am wrong. #TheHandMaidsTale #USA #Facism 948190203345
Reposted by WiesterbiestKrassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 20/04/2025BREAKING: Senator Van Hollen tells Dana Bash that Abrego Garcia told him that he was "sad and traumatized that he was being imprisoned because he has committed no crimes.” As all of you MAGA Christians celebrate Easter, at least think a little bit about this man and his family. 732080461
Reposted by WiesterbiestKrassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 03/04/2025People on X are calling for AOC's arrest for posting this.... so I am posting it everywhere! 18157942910
Wiesterbiest @roanypony.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Friends, today a well-followed page on book of faces shared a meme that stated those who are not on the front lines protesting are “lazy” and should “shut the f@ck up.” Don’t do this. Don’t be that person. 1/ 110
Reposted by WiesterbiestKhashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 28/03/2025I think this administration sees moves like this as a way to cut down on Social Security expenses, because many people who lose essential services like this will end up not living as long. 1412462
Wiesterbiest @roanypony.bsky.social · 26/03/2025Not me over here in my deep red state drinking Canadian coffee and enjoying eating a snowflake 🤪 000
Reposted by WiesterbiestDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Articles about Native Americans, who enroll in the military at much higher rates than other groups, have been removed. This includes Navajo Code Talkers, whose identity was central to their ability to play a crucial role in military intelligence, have disappeared. www.axios.com/local/salt-l... 17672232
Reposted by WiesterbiestNPR @npr.org · 18/03/2025The Trump administration is cracking down on colleges and universities whose behavior it finds objectionable. (via @wbur.org)wbur.orgMount Holyoke College president: 'Colleges are not the enemy'The Trump administration is cracking down on colleges and universities whose behavior it finds objectionable. 124889205
Reposted by WiesterbiestLaurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · 18/03/2025“A New York Times review of the flight data showed that none of the planes in question landed in El Salvador before the judge’s order and that one of them did not even leave American soil until after the judge’s written order was posted online.” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/u...nytimes.comTimeline of Trump’s Deportation Flights, From Alien Enemies Act to Judge’s OrderA New York Times review of flight data showed that at the time of a federal judge’s order, two flights were in the air, and one had not yet taken off. 15229221174
Reposted by WiesterbiestTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Carefully chosen instance to defy the courts. But if they get away with it, anything goes. apnews.com/article/trum...apnews.comTrump administration deports hundreds of immigrants even as a judge orders their removals be stoppedThe Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador even as a federal judge issued an order temporarily barring the deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration ta... 17236391313
Reposted by WiesterbiestAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 04/03/2025NEW: A source tells me that response teams for FEMA set to deploy to the South Carolina wildfires are unable to travel because their government issued travel cards have had their limits reduced to $1. FEMA response team cards were supposed to be exempt. 16422488210759
Reposted by WiesterbiestTina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 28/02/2025Musk and DOGE are putting people’s lives and safety at risk — where are the Republicans ready to stand up and protect your constituents? 831585403
Reposted by WiesterbiestGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 27/02/2025Sen. Tammy Duckworth with receipts! 15767511201
Reposted by WiesterbiestQasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 26/02/2025Understand what's happening. MAGAs are gutting: •Medicaid—which 60M Americans rely on to survive •SNAP—which 40M Americans rely on to eat •School Lunch—which 30M kids rely on daily •Housing Assistance—which 5 million families rely on to live ALL to cut $4.5T in taxes for 800 billionaires BARBARIC 28903394
Reposted by WiesterbiestNPR @npr.org · 25/02/2025The men told NPR they were kept in the dark about why they were in Guantánamo Bay, and were denied access to an attorney or a phone call with loved ones.npr.orgVenezuelan men allege mistreatment while in detention in Guantánamo BayThe men told NPR they were kept in the dark about why they were in Guantánamo Bay, and were denied access to an attorney or a phone call with loved ones. 16642651612
Reposted by WiesterbiestRolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 25/02/2025“There is something profoundly wrong when we have a president moving us to an authoritarian type of society, capturing more power for himself, acting in an unconstitutional way virtually every day.” Exclusive interview ⤵️rollingstone.comBernie Sanders on Battling a Government 'Of, By, and For' the BillionairesAn exclusive interview with Bernie Sanders as he launched his ‘Fighting Oligarchy’ tour, countering billionaire power and Trump tax cuts in Omaha. 1250999
Reposted by WiesterbiestRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20/02/2025Posted minutes after the Commander of the ISS said Musk lied about the stranded astronauts in his Fox interview with Trump. 84965781843
Reposted by WiesterbiestKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 19/02/2025BREAKING: USAID contractors/aid recipients say Secretary Rubio and USAID leader Peter Marocco should be held in civil contempt for violating a court order to lift spending freeze. 515335638625
Reposted by WiesterbiestPhilip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 19/02/2025“Accidentally” — no - as with the nuclear safety people and everyone else they were deliberately fired with malice aforethought and the effort to control the gratuitous damage by trying to rehire them is a reminder that the ones who do need firing are the firers www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...nbcnews.comUSDA accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is now trying to rehire themAn Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation." 13707168
Wiesterbiest @roanypony.bsky.social · 18/02/2025At what point is LOCAL media going to wake up and report the impacts and implications of current events on their communities? Regurgitating “Today Tr*** said” or even worse, “Anal Husk and his team did XYZ” with ZERO context, background or ramifications attached is irresponsible and dangerous. 000
Reposted by WiesterbiestRolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 18/02/2025“There are currently four people remaining over there to do the work of 15 people. The danger to the national airspace can’t be understated." "This is a very real threat to the American flying public.” EXCLUSIVE ⤵️rollingstone.comFAA Employees Say Trump and Musk's Purge Is a 'Threat' to Air SafetyDonald Trump and Elon Musk fired hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration employees. The administration argues it won’t affect air safety. 27288584171