Reposted by Dr. Effen SmoothFrank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Today's cartoon by Chris Britt: 10639891514
Dr. Effen Smooth @rvcrandy.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Great day in Albany today lots of New Yorkers saying they want Less Waste and Lower Taxes which is possible if the legislature passes PRRIA #heastiepassprria 0160
Reposted by Dr. Effen SmoothBeing Liberal ®🗽🏳️🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 01/05/2026U.S. debt just crossed 100% of GDP — first time since we were fighting Nazis. We paid that debt down over 25 years by taxing the rich at rates up to 91%. Not a typo. Eisenhower didn't apologize for it. The debt shrank. The middle class grew. The economy boomed. Now we're cutting taxes on billionaire 79447
Reposted by Dr. Effen SmoothThe Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 01/05/2026Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry declared a state of emergency, not for a natural disaster, but to redraw district lines and erase a historically Black seat. This is what election manipulation looks like, and they're doing it in plain sight. 18242561692
Reposted by Dr. Effen SmoothHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 01/05/2026“Mr. President, I have good news and some not-so-great news.” “What’s the good news?” “Lindsey Graham still loves you.” “And the not-so-good news?” “He’s the only one, sir.” 991185326
Reposted by Dr. Effen SmoothBrian O @proudcanadaveteran.bsky.social · 01/05/2026bsky.app/profile/n7eo... 028
Reposted by Dr. Effen SmoothAndrew M. | Founder & Advisor 🇬🇷 🇺🇸 @andrewmfounder.bsky.social · 01/05/2026More proof that Trump is a fucking imbecile. 53155501350
Reposted by Dr. Effen SmoothAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 28/04/2026Hasn’t whined about needing a ballroom to feel safe 611291307789
Reposted by Dr. Effen SmoothMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Hey, hey, it's MAY DAY. You know what to do... No School! No Work! No Shopping! #TaxTheOligarchs 365113742917
Reposted by Dr. Effen SmoothCrystal Fincher @finchfrii.bsky.social · 01/05/20262 data center developers pull Seattle plans amid opposition, talk of banseattletimes.com2 data center developers pull Seattle plansFour companies had approached Seattle City Light with data center proposals, but two have since been withdrawn. 642539677
Reposted by Dr. Effen SmoothRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Reminder that Amazon... -Helps fuel ICE's deportation machine -Donated $1M to Trump's inauguration -Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump -Shelled out $75M for the Melania movie And now wants to reboot The Apprentice — with Don Jr as host. Still shopping on Amazon? 24425691101
Reposted by Dr. Effen SmoothRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/05/2026More accurate estimates found that Trump’s war on Iran has cost $50B. That money would fund a year of the ACA subsidies that he and the GOP have refused to extend — with $20B left over. Instead, millions of Americans have dropped their insurance because they can’t afford it. Priorities. 511505587
Dr. Effen Smooth @rvcrandy.bsky.social · 01/05/2026NY'ers want Less Waste and Lower Taxes, Bring PRRIA up for a vote #heastie and Pass PRRIA in the Assembly 0161
Dr. Effen Smooth @rvcrandy.bsky.social · 30/04/2026act.nyrenews.org/protect-ej-c...act.nyrenews.orgProtect Environmental Justice Communities - NY Renews 000
Reposted by Dr. Effen SmoothM Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Justice Elena Kagan Isn't Mincing Words, About The Voting Rights Act........ 386114934567
Reposted by Dr. Effen SmoothMorgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 28/04/2026🩸🩸🩸 I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what the 34x POS convicted felon who incites political violence, adjudicated rapist & pedophile Trump did on J6 🩸🩸🩸 THIS IS WHAT AN INSURRECTION LOOKS LIKE ⬇️⬇️⬇️ 9736801447
Reposted by Dr. Effen SmoothRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Just a reminder... 27162653218
Reposted by Dr. Effen SmoothChristina🌊🌊 @sassycc.bsky.social · 29/04/2026RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES 😡 162105353961
Reposted by Dr. Effen SmoothM Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Fetterman Is Officially Part Of The RepubliKKKan Clown Car🚗....🤡💩 4229
Reposted by Dr. Effen SmoothSenior Counsel 🇺🇸🇨🇦 @seniorcancel25.bsky.social · 29/04/2026The Supreme Court just stabbed democracy in the back — and 6 justices did it with a smile. Today's ruling doesn't just weaken the Voting Rights Act. It guts it. And if you're not furious right now, you're not paying attention. Reform the Court. Now. Before there's nothing left to protect. 105737
Reposted by Dr. Effen SmoothMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/04/2026🚨BREAKING: In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court kneecapped the Voting Rights Act (VRA), the landmark civil rights law that restricted racial gerrymandering and racial discrimination in voting for more than fifty years. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comSCOTUS smothers Voting Rights Act, greenlighting racial discrimination and a rash of GOP gerrymandersJustice Elena Kagan, in dissent, accused the majority of making changes that "eviscerate the law." 39133981893
Reposted by Dr. Effen SmoothDr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 28/04/2026When a King and direct descendent of King George III has to remind the American government about the utmost importance of checks and balances, you know we're in deep trouble. 643198515042
Reposted by Dr. Effen Smoothⓘ 𝕆ligarch f*ckery detected @adelpreore.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Fox News Poll : 55% Trump Does *Not* Have the Mental Capacity Needed to be President. Fox. News. 1153
Reposted by Dr. Effen SmoothSenior Counsel 🇺🇸🇨🇦 @seniorcancel25.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Donald J Trades our national secrets for personal gain? One wonders! 32512
Reposted by Dr. Effen SmoothEve Fox, Feed Your Fight @eve-fox.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Folks, join me in calling on Carl Heastie to bring PRRIA to a vote ASAP this session. With NY's "Democratic" Gov. Kathy Hochul actively trying to walk back the state's climate law, the Legislatures MUST ACT to reduce plastic and slow climate change. @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social 131
Dr. Effen Smooth @rvcrandy.bsky.social · 26/04/2026I'm attending a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social event: SUNNY in Albany: Advocacy Day for the SUNNY Act. RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/sunny...actionnetwork.orgSUNNY in Albany: Advocacy Day for the SUNNY ActJoin the SUNNY Coalition in Albany for a family friendly rally, solar demo and advocacy day in support of the SUNNY Act for plug-in solar. Learn more at theSUNNYAct.org. The exact details of the day... 000
Reposted by Dr. Effen SmoothShimanti | Human Consequences @humanconsequences.com · 25/04/2026How we beat back the corporate takeover of America: 1. Break up corporate monopolies 2. Continue building union power 3. End Citizens United and get big money out of politics Let’s keep working to unrig the system. 57824
Reposted by Dr. Effen SmoothPestilence @pestilence4all.bsky.social · 25/04/2026I saw this yesterday. I love when words have multiple meanings. 411220324589
Reposted by Dr. Effen SmoothJen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 25/04/2026New from me: All 40 of Trump's judicial nominees who have taken Qs from the Senate Judiciary Committee have refused to say Trump lost the 2020 election. Now his high-level executive nominees are dodging the Q, too. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...huffpost.comDonald Trump Lost In 2020. An Alarming Number Of His Nominees Won’t Say So.Dozens of the president’s court picks have refused to say Joe Biden fairly won in 2020. Now his executive nominees are avoiding the question, too. 861478670
Reposted by Dr. Effen SmoothKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 22/04/2026JUST IN: A federal judge has tossed a defamation lawsuit Kash Patel brought against former FBI official / pundit Frank Figliuzzi. Figliuzzi’s claim that Patel spent more time in nightclubs than at FBI HQ was “rhetorical hyperbole,” the judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...storage.courtlistener.com#38 in Patel v. Figliuzzi (S.D. Tex., 4:25-cv-02548) – CourtListener.comMEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Granting 25 Opposed MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM (Signed by Judge George C Hanks, Jr) Parties notified. (knp4) (Entered: 04/21/2026) 712376563
Reposted by Dr. Effen SmoothThey Say @oracy.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Peter Thiel spent 9 million dollars trying to get Virginia to vote "no." The GOP lost. No amount of money can make people buy what they don't want. www.rawstory.com/virginia-267...rawstory.comTrump's GOP majority dealt another blow as blue state passes retaliatory redistrictingIn another blow to President Donald Trump, voters in Virginia on Tuesday night approved a Democratic-backed referendum to pass an aggressive mid-decade gerrymander in retaliation for Republican states... 32010
Reposted by Dr. Effen SmoothCongresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon @scanlon.house.gov · 21/04/2026Pennsylvania's appellate court confirmed that access to abortion is a fundamental right under the Pennsylvania Constitution. This decision is a win for all Pennsylvanians. The government shouldn't be making your healthcare decisions - you should. www.inquirer.com/news/pennsyl...inquirer.comPa. court recognizes ‘reproductive autonomy’ as a right, strikes down ban on public funding for abortionIn a 4-3 ruling, the Commonwealth Court found that abortion access is a fundamental right guaranteed by the Pennsylvania Constitution. 142108892750
Reposted by Dr. Effen SmoothOBoogie @oboogie.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Me trying to be normal.media.tenor.coma little girl is making a funny face while sitting in a crowd .ALT: a little girl is making a funny face while sitting in a crowd . 141
Reposted by Dr. Effen SmoothJan Kirsch, M.D., M.P.H. @drjanicekirsch.bsky.social · 22/04/2026RFK, Jr. DID cut cancer research. 👉$2.69 billion in cuts to National Cancer Institute. 👉$128 million in cuts to Pediatric Clinical Trial Network 👉 Federal support for Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium eliminated 16537
Reposted by Dr. Effen Smoothⓘ 𝕆ligarch f*ckery detected @adelpreore.bsky.social · 22/04/2026media.tenor.coma man in a car with wah wah written on the bottom rightALT: a man in a car with wah wah written on the bottom right 03210
Reposted by Dr. Effen SmoothJess Craven ❌👑 @jesscraven101.bsky.social · 10/04/2026This is how Bruce Springsteen opened his concert in Los Angeles last night. 🔥🔥 Footage from @margaret_nagle on Threads. 907194337007
Reposted by Dr. Effen SmoothFull frame @shutterspeed.bsky.social · 22/04/2026I've gotten more good shots of these guys in the last few weeks than I've had ever. #birds #birding #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #urbanwildlife #wildlifephotography #comorant #bluesky #nikon #photography 3854
Dr. Effen Smooth @rvcrandy.bsky.social · 21/04/2026act.nyrenews.org/clean-energy...act.nyrenews.orgClean Energy Costs Less. Protect NY's Climate Law. - NY Renews 000
Reposted by Dr. Effen SmoothThey Say @oracy.bsky.social · 19/04/2026Sadly, we can't trust the Republicans on the Supreme Court to act with integrity. 021
Reposted by Dr. Effen SmoothRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/04/2026I don't think I'll ever get over Clarence Thomas ruling on cases related to Jan 6 knowing that his wife was an active participant in the attempted coup. Or ruling on cases related to government regulations and a wealth tax knowing he took gifts from billionaires. It's a disgrace. 486123303352
Dr. Effen Smooth @rvcrandy.bsky.social · 19/04/2026act.nyrenews.org/clean-energy...act.nyrenews.orgClean Energy Costs Less. Protect NY's Climate Law. - NY Renews 000
Reposted by Dr. Effen SmoothToby Earle 🇺🇦 @tobyontv.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Breaking news: a new level of lameness has been discovered 2132
Dr. Effen Smooth @rvcrandy.bsky.social · 19/04/2026I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Congress: Sponsor the AI Data Center Moratorium Act!. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/cong...actionnetwork.orgCongress: Sponsor the AI Data Center Moratorium Act!Energy-hungry data centers and the use of unregulated AI are spiking electricity costs, guzzling water unsustainably, driving more fossil fuel pollution, and worsening the climate crisis. We need to ... 000
Dr. Effen Smooth @rvcrandy.bsky.social · 18/04/2026act.nyrenews.org/clean-energy...act.nyrenews.orgClean Energy Costs Less. Protect NY's Climate Law. - NY Renews 000
Reposted by Dr. Effen SmoothIan Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Thank you, sister Sheila! 062
Reposted by Dr. Effen SmoothSeth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Sharing my latest newsletter on the urgent need for a windfall profits tax on oil and gas: open.substack.com/pub/sethdkle... 25326
Reposted by Dr. Effen SmoothAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/04/2026Stevens to RFK Jr: "To top it off, Mr Secretary, I got a copy of HR-944. You know what it is? It's your impeachment articles, sir. You have abused your office, you have gutted America's public health! You should be ashamed." 619180615158
