Reposted by Samantha RaeRev. Benjamin Cremer @brcremer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Notice the absence of the traditional olive branch? The olive branch symbolized America prioritizing peace with war as a last resort. It has been part of the Great Seal of the United States since 1782 and was part of the original seal of the Department of Defense. 18774242
Reposted by Samantha RaeDavid Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 23/08/2026She's entirely right. Middle school is too late. When they're younger, many are small and spry enough to go down chimneys and through HVAC vents and clean them right and well. I've read my Dickens. 1682895523
Reposted by Samantha Raeᴢᴇɴ sɪᴍᴍᴏɴs @killlthehype.blacksky.app · 23/08/202616 months ago: Never forget how it started. 7572693494
Reposted by Samantha RaeMother Jones @motherjones.com · 15/08/2026The gloves, manufactured by a company called Compliant Technologies, have been described by groups like Amnesty International as “readily misused for torture.” And this week, ICE published a plan to order $20 million worth of them.motherjones.comThe Orwellian Company Behind ICE’s New Electric Shock Gloves“With a glove, there are no burn marks or scars.” That makes it hard for victims to sue. 34324187
Reposted by Samantha RaeSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Wouldn’t it have been great if Trump’s racism was treated as an actual story in 2016? 982283511
Reposted by Samantha RaeRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11/08/2026If you’re hiding in a catering truck when you control the most powerful military in the world, you aren’t winning. 529153033357
Reposted by Samantha RaeThe Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social · 01/08/2026DOJ veteran TORCHES Trump team admitting Reflecting Pool likely wasn't damaged by 'Deranged Vandals' youtu.be/HPB_JXAunjY?... 1510022
Reposted by Samantha RaeMurshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 30/07/2026“Trump has rejected disaster aid for Democratic-run states at the highest rate in the 47-year history of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.” Right now people in blue states are basically paying federal taxes as if they’re colonized territories of red states. www.politico.com/news/2026/03... 16154702517
Reposted by Samantha RaePendle Mills @pendlemills.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Mitch McConnell held up the replacement for Justice Antonin Scalia following his death...but this is bloody ridiculous! 922754736
Reposted by Samantha RaeRicky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Iran got sanctions removed, will continue missile program, their nuclear program stays intact, they’ll get $300B and confirmed they’ll continue to toll Strait of Hormuz. US lost hundreds of billions, has record high gas prices, Americans are dead, NO gains. Art of the fraud. 40965182022
Reposted by Samantha RaeRep. Mike Levin @levin.house.gov · 30/05/2026The next time you pull up to a national park and pay the entrance fee, know this: Our parks have $23 billion in repairs that have never been made. But instead of prioritizing that our national parks are clean, maintained, and ready for your next visit, the President is…nytimes.comNational Park Entrance Fees Are Funding Trump’s D.C. Projects 351236562
Reposted by Samantha RaeRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Eligible to be paid with your money after storming the Capitol and breaking into Nancy Pelosi’s office. 36757702227
Reposted by Samantha RaeAlt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 16/05/2026Felt petty. Might delete later. But in the meantime, enjoy this side by side of Jabba and the mar-a-lard-ian (came up with that myself, rather proud!). Night folks! 26550101
Reposted by Samantha RaeMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 09/05/2026Trump’s recent appearances continue to raise serious questions. Difficulty walking in a straight line. Visible hand discoloration. Erratic speech. Missed basic putts despite spending all that time on the golf course. The pattern is getting harder to ignore. 25134841108
Reposted by Samantha RaeVictor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 07/05/2026One reason Republicans are banning books and classes on race is because reading even one book about Jim Crow or Reconstruction makes it clear that they are hoping to reinstate segregation. 6265752298
Reposted by Samantha RaeChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 04/05/2026The metaphors are, yet again, getting a little heavy-handed. 17860244
Reposted by Samantha RaeBarb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Still waiting for this one to be prosecuted as a threat. 21658170
Reposted by Samantha RaeAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 28/04/2026Hasn’t whined about needing a ballroom to feel safe 611291257789
Reposted by Samantha RaeRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/04/2026He never had the money to pay for the ballroom. It was always a scam. We were always going to have to pay for it. They were just waiting for the right moment to hit us with the bill. This is now the time. 1207234946910
Reposted by Samantha RaeDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Seems like administration that clothed itself in the flag is moving the fortunes they amassed under Orban's rule overseas: "the US had long been seen as a plan B for many who were connected to Orbán." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...theguardian.comOrbán associates rush to move wealth out of Hungary after election defeatIncoming PM Péter Magyar accuses Fidesz-linked figures of trying to shield their wealth from accountability 38590252
Reposted by Samantha RaeHunter Dunn @hunterisntdunn.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Trump couldn’t walk off the field under his own power. According to our resident NFL medical expert, this likely means he’s suffering from CTE (Corrupt Tyrant Experience) 3228864
Reposted by Samantha RaeAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/04/2026BENNET: Do you agree that 89% of children who died from flu were unvaccinated? RFK Jr: I don't know the exact number BENNET: That is the exact number, Secretary Kennedy RFK Jr: *death growls* BENNET: You took down the HHS communications promoting the flu vaccine. Do you regret that? 498109663395
Reposted by Samantha RaeMax Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 21/04/2026uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh 712892489
Reposted by Samantha RaeScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Yet another ICE inmate death is ruled a homicide by medical examiners. 10740380
Reposted by Samantha RaeMother Jones @motherjones.com · 17/04/2026Not only do sperm whale have a form of “alphabet” and form vowels within their vocalizations but the structure of these vowels behaves in the same way as human speech, the new study has found.motherjones.comA "humbling" research finding: Sperm whales communicate surprisingly like usTheir vocalizations have “close parallels in the phonetics and phonology of human languages." 418051
Reposted by Samantha RaeProPublica @propublica.org · 16/04/2026A maternity ward doctor donated his own blood during surgery to keep a pregnant patient alive. One woman gained fewer than 10 pounds over her entire pregnancy. Another collapsed and had seizures during labor. (Published Dec. 2025)propublica.orgWhat I Saw at a Maternity Ward in Kenya After the U.S. Cut Off Food and Foreign AidPhotographs tell a story of two mothers determined to help their babies gain enough weight to leave the hospital — only to face little to no food again. 421564766
Reposted by Samantha RaeAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 15/04/2026This is horrific. A U.S. citizen describes the facility in Arizona that her husband was brought to while he waited to be put on a deportation flight. Dozens of people were crammed into tiny cells, there was a "chain of people vomiting" from filthy toilets, no medical care, and only one meal per day. 19151282782
Reposted by Samantha RaeThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14/04/2026In case anyone is still confused 16569423051
Reposted by Samantha RaeBolts @boltsmag.org · 13/04/2026Twelve incumbent DAs in Oregon are seeking new terms entirely unopposed this year. In the other three races, the chief deputy DA is running to replace their boss and won’t face any competition.boltsmag.orgOregon Voters Have Zero Choice in DA RacesEach of the state’s 15 district attorney elections is uncontested this year, shutting the door for public debate around prosecutors’ policies and power over people’s lives. 01711
Reposted by Samantha RaeThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12/04/2026So now we go back to bombing them until they agree to the deal Obama had that Trump tore up… and open up the strait that was open before we attacked them? Continuing a war we “already won”? Do we have that right? 802118526
Reposted by Samantha RaeAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/04/2026Secretary of State Marco Rubio at UFC in Miami tonight as diplomatic negotiations with Iran fail (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AFP via Getty) 84058611644
Reposted by Samantha RaeDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 10/04/2026"Dashboard-camera video captured agents firing at Mr. Hernandez as he tried to drive away, his car lurching into oncoming traffic." 2401175
Reposted by Samantha RaeRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Yes it’s good Trump backed down from his threat to commit war crimes. But that doesn’t change the fact that the sick demented malignant narcissist continues to play brinksmanship getting nothing in return - on war and tariffs - while declaring victory and pivoting straight to more insanity. 29753871189
Reposted by Samantha RaeJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 07/04/2026“When advisers raised the possibility that Iran could shut down the Strait of Hormuz — a choke point for vast quantities of global oil and gas — Mr. Trump dismissed the possibility, assuming the regime would capitulate before it came to that.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/u...nytimes.com6 Takeaways From the Story of Trump’s Decision to Go to War With Iran 48588186
Reposted by Samantha RaeAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/04/2026Again, I don’t see how you can read this as anything other than Trump trying to normalize the idea of using nuclear weapons 59482252452
Reposted by Samantha RaeTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 05/04/2026Given Trump’s Easter threats to carry out new war crimes in Iran, we should think one or two steps ahead about a coup attempt connected to the war. And then deter it. (1/17) 15358302565
Reposted by Samantha RaeBrendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 05/04/2026The President of the U.S. The man with the nuclear codes. And people are just going to pretend this is ok. In a functioning society, he would be removed from office within hours by his own party. 1423358910
Reposted by Samantha RaeSanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 03/04/2026In addition to purging the Army Chief of Staff Randy George, Hegseth also fired Gen. William Green Jr., the chief of Army chaplains who happens to be Black. I can’t even begin to count how many Black officers he’s sacked. You can bet his replacement will be a white Christian nationalist.washingtonpost.comHegseth forces out Army’s top general, two other senior officersGen. Randy George’s ouster is the latest clash between the Pentagon chief and the service’s senior leadership, and comes during the war in Iran. 15589234
Reposted by Samantha RaeSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 03/04/2026This is powerful, if true. More of this. Refuse. Stand on principle. 6943811169
Reposted by Samantha RaeThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 02/04/2026BREAKING: An investigation found that the Department of Defense has sent out outdated statements about the number of troops wounded or killed in Iran, appearing to engage in a “casualty cover-up." trib.al/0BdA1lY 591332638
Reposted by Samantha RaeThe Steady State @thesteadystate.org · 31/03/2026Senator Warner expresses that “foreign interference is no longer the most pressing danger to our elections. It is increasingly evident that the greatest threat now comes from inside our own government.” www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/o...nytimes.comOpinion | The Greatest Threat to Our Elections Is No Longer Foreign 11465142
Reposted by Samantha RaeAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Phang: This is so typical of what has happened in this administration. Michael Flynn sued and is now going to be given $1.5 million in a settlement. Ashli Babbitt’s family is receiving $5 million. The Trumps are suing for $10 billion. Just a snapshot of the type of bullshit that is happening 23556191998
Reposted by Samantha RaeDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Troops, please join us in prayer with Secretary Hegseth: May his suspiciously well-timed investments in military contractors pay boundless dividends. 1029575
