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. 19778245
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. 7572673493
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. 528153033357
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
Samantha Rae @samanthae44.bsky.social · 10/07/2026He should have been dumped at the time of the Nazi tattoo. 1130
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! 922753736
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. 40965162021
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. 6265742298
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 611291307789
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. 1206234916908
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
Samantha Rae @samanthae44.bsky.social · 26/04/2026It could have just been an attempted suicide by cop 010
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 712891489
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
