Sign in

Shireen

@sheermean.bsky.social
2.2K followers 1.2K following 593 posts

Wartime Consigliere~EVP: @Reproaction.bsky.social ~NY born & big on DC Statehood, Repro Justice, all the good stuff ~ 🇮🇷+🇮🇹 ~ still figuring this app out ~ She/Her

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Shireen
Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 15h
We’ve got the Pentagon posting QAnon slop on a verified government account. What an utterly humiliating time to live in this country.
Department of War CTO posts a Qanon meme on X
33779191
Reposted by Shireen
Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
NEW @ms.now: I spoke w Bernadette Greene-Placentia a bit ago about why she decided to come forward w her allegations of sexual assault in the midst of a congressional campaign. She said she thought she would be a “hypocrite” if she didn’t, adding, “Me coming forward is me taking my power back.”
ms.now
Congressional candidate says she was raped while repairing campaign sign
Bernadette Greene-Placentia, who is running to unseat GOP Rep. Abraham Hamadeh in Arizona, told MS NOW she was going public with her allegations to support survivors of sexual abuse.
311531
Reposted by Shireen
Garnet Henderson @garnethenderson.com · 08/10/2026
NEW: The feds have filed their update in one of the multiple ongoing lawsuits seeking to restrict mifepristone, this one out of Louisiana. It says the FDA plans to complete its “review” of mifepristone’s safety by December, and release a report by March. Notably—after the midterm elections.
litigationtracker.law.georgetown.edu
410451
Reposted by Shireen
Teddy Wilson @reportbywilson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“When we think about big picture climate change and how much we’re really in for, it’s hard to see a future for forests in places we have forests now. And fire is oftentimes the thing that erases them often the quickest.”
washingtonpost.com
See how extreme wildfires are transforming forests
As wildfires surge through some of the most treasured landscapes in the nation, two new studies show that supercharged blazes make it harder for forests to recover.
054
Reposted by Shireen
David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026
Holy shit.
699260318584
Reposted by Shireen
jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 06/10/2026
lmao
4179281595
Reposted by Shireen
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
ICE is now separating children from their parents in the nation’s interior and deeming them “unaccompanied.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
motherjones.com
“You kidnapped my son”
ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.”
44159103754
Reposted by Shireen
Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Hold me to this: @justinmbibb.bsky.social is going to be a major part of the future of the Democratic Party -- both in Ohio & nationwide. abcnews.com/Politics/dem...
abcnews.com
Democratic mayors in red states launch new group to counter MAGA and far-left extremes
Cleveland Mayor Bibb will lead Blue Cities/Red States, launching next week.
44014
Reposted by Shireen
Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“I’ve never been in a race where I felt less control over the campaign and, like, what issues are going to matter because it’s all coming—you know—from D.C.,” pedophile protector Ken Paxton complained in the audio. “I don’t control message or what we’re doing.” www.thedailybeast.com/must-win-mag...
thedailybeast.com
Must-Win MAGA Candidate Caught Making Humiliating Confession
More embarrassing leaked audio has emerged.
1214
Reposted by Shireen
Anna Lind-Guzik @alindguzik.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Hard to think of anything less abstract and more materially consequential than being pregnant
972073466
Reposted by Shireen
Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
anyways, it is incredibly easy to make voting accessible for people in jails and prisons (or those on parole or other forms of surveillance). politicians just don't want to do it.
1342
Reposted by Shireen
Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 04/10/2026
There are new and specific numbers in this story, so it’s worth reading. I continue to resent the lack of credit to Nick Schwellenbach at @pogo.org, Dan Friedman at @motherjones.com, and me, who have previously reported every other aspect of this story, including that the sale prices were very high.
Kristi Noem's Agency Gave Her Donor a Lucrative Contract Just Before She
Left
The Homeland Security Department signed a multi-million dollar agreement to buy five aircraft from a company owned by a political contributor of the secretary on her last day, documents show.
81895509
Reposted by Shireen
Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Anyway, some pundits get paid to make things harder, not easier, to understand and chait is their leader.
1512
Reposted by Shireen
Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Impossible to understand how anyone could look at Rufo's career and conclude he was someone engaged in a "forthright defense of meritocracy." Rufo's entire career is built on the idea of purging people who don't think or look like him from positions of power.
561573348
Reposted by Shireen
Innsmouth Looksmaxxing @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Sr. Producer/Editor – “Preditor” (Social Media/Short Form)
National Geographic

Washington, DC

$139,200 - $186,600 a yearTobias from Arrested Development
03616648
Reposted by Shireen
Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I have never heard of any newsrooms with alarming practices like those described in this thread. If you have, I’d like to hear from you. Contact in bio.
121368308
Reposted by Shireen
Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Now he’s gone too far www.tpr.org/government-p...
tpr.org
Trump tomato tariffs could spell the end of free chips, salsa at restaurants
The 17% tariff on Mexican tomato imports, combined with bad weather in Florida and Mexico, has caused the price of salsa ingredients to spike in recent months.
641713388
Reposted by Shireen
ProPublica @propublica.org · 03/10/2026
Emily Marris bought raw milk from a farm recommended to her on Facebook. After her 17-month-old drank it, the toddler contracted E. coli and nearly died. Despite knowing this, the farmer continued advertising “raw goat milk from a clean tested herd.”
propublica.org
A Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It.
California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But...
68747357
Reposted by Shireen
McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 03/10/2026
"Should we tell girls and women to avoid frat parties, dark streets, and public places? Should we stop shaming victims? These are all important ideas to explore in a country where a guy like Max Miller feels entitled to run for office and is endorsed by Trump." buff.ly/K3eqEvg
buff.ly
How Could Such a Thing Still Happen in a Country with a Frat Boy Supreme Court Justice?
“I’m just thinking out loud here, but maybe a political party that has dedicated the last forty years to taking away women’s rights could also give some thou...
19830
Reposted by Shireen
Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Everyone involved in this process — including the Palantir employees — have to be investigated and probably go to jail.
22997273102
Reposted by Shireen
ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 02/10/2026
texans: you still have three days to register to vote
TPR
Trump tomato tariffs could spell the end of free chips, salsa at restaurants
By Andrew Schneider | Houston Public Media
33903376
Reposted by Shireen
Alex Koma @alexkoma.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
For the DC Week Without Driving, @janeese4dc.bsky.social joined @ggwash.org organizers (and @elissasilverman.bsky.social) for a bus ride from Petworth to downtown. JLG emphasized her desire to get projects like the Georgia Ave dedicated lane done quickly: “We don’t need to study the study.”
37429
Reposted by Shireen
Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
But also this heroine: "Cereese Qusba, 22, a senior and reporter for The Sun, couldn’t shake her concerned curiosity about the case. This month...Ms. Qusba was ready to hit publish on her investigation, which was 23 months in the making."
nytimes.com
Students at Cornell Daily Sun Pursued Sexual Assault Case for Two Years
The student newspaper, The Cornell Daily Sun, covered the allegations of rape at a fraternity party since they were first made in 2024 and led the reporting on the case.
534756
Reposted by Shireen
Thorne 🌸 - Play Cozysters! @ens0.me · 30/09/2026
Found a chart that goes through 2025. This problem has plateaued and isn't returning to pre-pandemic levels.
time spent at home chart
3735244
Reposted by Shireen
Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 28/09/2026
NEW: The signs are everywhere that FBI and DOJ are gearing up investigate distributors of abortion pills. While Anti-abortion zealot Andrew Bailey may be leaving, Todd Blanche is Comstock-curious and FBI Director Kash Patel recently told Josh Hawley he's open to criminal probes. @autonomynews.co
autonomynews.co
What Was This Anti-Abortion Zealot Doing at the FBI?
Andrew Bailey has always been hellbent on eradicating abortion access. As the FBI’s No. 2, he may have set the stage for investigations into abortion pill providers.
111089
Reposted by Shireen
Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
the horrific cornell gang rape case has me thinking about emma sulkowicz who alleged she was raped as a student at columbia in 2014 and never got any justice. it has me thinking about the physical and mental weight young women are forced to carry while their safety is subsumed by male potential.
Emma Sulkowicz carrying around a mattress on the Columbia campus in 2014 to raise awareness of her alleged rape and the university's inaction.
363730791
Reposted by Shireen
Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
MAJOR NEW SCOOP: The Untold Origins of Trump’s Plan to Sharply Restrict Mail-In Voting, by @jenafifield.bsky.social @peterelkind.bsky.social
propublica.org
The Untold Origins of Trump’s Plan to Sharply Restrict Mail-In Voting
ProPublica’s reporting reveals for the first time the extent of the White House’s role in trying to dictate how mail-in ballots are processed, spurring behind-the-scenes drama that played out for near...
02215
Reposted by Shireen
NPR @npr.org · 28/09/2026
D.C.'s Rat Rangers take anyone who is interested on night time safaris through some of the Capitol's filthiest back alleys to learn the way of the rats, and to be better humans. n.pr/4hMjTst
n.pr
How to limit the rat numbers? Train the humans
D.C.'s Rat Rangers take anyone who is interested on night time safaris through some of the Capitol's filthiest back alleys to learn the way of the rats, and to be better humans.
88620
Reposted by Shireen
Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
makes sense since marshall actually lives in florida:
kansasreflector.com
US Sen. Roger Marshall leaves paper trail in Florida while calling Kansas home • Kansas Reflector
U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall established deeper roots than previously disclosed in Sarasota, Florida, where he had a vacation home that he traveled to on official business and said he used for visiting fa...
19681142
Reposted by Shireen
Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 27/09/2026
Amplify Legal sued over Arkansas' abortion ban on a similar right-to-life claim, and advocates in Wisconsin and Oklahoma are challenging abortion laws under the framework. "It is so critical to the future of the movement...to talk about ‘what does the right to life’ mean?” @greerdonley.bsky.social
autonomynews.co
New Lawsuits Argue That Pregnant People Also Have a Right to Life
Lawyers are fighting abortion bans in state court by establishing that pregnant people have a right to life and liberty—or at least self-defense.
114539
Reposted by Shireen
Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
People sleep on CUNY but it is one of the absolute JEWELS of U.S. Higher Ed and has been for decades. And what's the thanks the system gets??? It has to fight for its life every single year because it has been systematically defunded.
23994182
Reposted by Shireen
Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
New York Times confirms reports that, days before Oct. 7, UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed warned Netanyahu that Hamas was planning a major attack. According to five former senior Israeli officials, Netanyahu never passed the warning to Israel.
yacnews.com
New York Times sources back Haaretz report that UAE president warned Netanyahu before 7 October
Five former senior Israeli officials told the Times the warning never reached Israel's security chiefs. Netanyahu denies the call and has ordered lawyers to sue Haaretz.
59839405
Reposted by Shireen
Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Raskin made a holy shit observation on MS Now this afternoon: Since taking office, Trump has made a million dollars per hour for himself. Every hour, he has made more than twice the president’s annual salary.
8141931740
Reposted by Shireen
Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Once again, one of the primary reasons we have arrived at this point (completely out-of-control & unconstitutional abuse of executive power to conduct wildly illegal foreign policy) is that no one, including the most senior people involved, went to jail for the rest of their lives for Iran-Contra.
9038431093
Reposted by Shireen
Garnet Henderson @garnethenderson.com · 24/09/2026
Heidi Overton just started her opening statement at her confirmation hearing by thanking her lord and savior Jesus Christ
2419666
Reposted by Shireen
Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
JD Vance was one of the anonymous sources cited in an article the White House used to justify its press ban against Politico, along with CNN and MS NOW, according to a report
huffpost.com
JD Vance Was Anonymous Source In Politico Story WH Blames For Press Ban: Report
26488112
Reposted by Shireen
doom boy @doomboy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
hilarious and insane article. full of the sorts of people you meet all the time in left activism, who combine neuroticism and narcissism to bring down any institution they're allowed into.
bostonglobe.com
A Western Mass. lesbian bar required KN-95 masks. When it changed the rules, all hell broke loose. - The Boston Globe
Last Ditch Bar in Greenfield wanted to build community. They got a firestorm instead.
901443158
Reposted by Shireen
Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Holy crap. Susan Collins is finished. What a corrupt POS. I hope she goes to prison for this. www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
705100763684
Reposted by Shireen
Shayan Sardarizadeh @shayan86.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The official social media accounts of Iran's new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei have for the second time since March published an image of him that appears to have been manipulated with Google AI. He has not been seen in public since being appointed Iran's head of state in March.
28625
Reposted by Shireen
John Gramlich @johngramlich.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NEW @pewresearch.org survey (n=10,548) shows increasingly negative views about data centers in the US. Just since January, there have been big attitudinal shifts across the demographic and political spectrum. Full analysis: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Bar chart showing that a growing share of Americans think data centers are mostly bad for the environment, home energy costs, local quality of life, local jobs and local tax revenue. The chart is based on two Pew Research Center surveys of U.S. adults, one conducted in January 2026 and the other in August 2026.Chart showing that views of data centers' impact on the environment have become more negative among Americans in a range of demographic and political subgroups. The chart is based on two Pew Research Center surveys of U.S. adults, one conducted in January 2026 and the other in August 2026.
212348
Reposted by Shireen
Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
EJ Dickson's reporting here is incredible. www.wired.com/story/burner...
wired.com
A College Girl Was Exploited on Camera. A Network of Anonymous Men Got to Work
Maddie Kowalski is one of countless young women who’ve had their lives destroyed by the burnerverse, a loosely connected online community of sports fans. Now she’s fighting back.
1214
Reposted by Shireen
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 21/09/2026
I just received a notification of another death in ICE custody – the 57th death during Trump’s second term. It’s time to shut down these private, for-profit detention centers.
10368138
Shireen @sheermean.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
In fairness that was something that has been in the works for YEARS, he may have greased some wheels but NPS hadn't been asleep at the switch, it is just a very intricate system with like, a dozen or so people/companies qualified to rehab this type of fountain.
020
Reposted by Shireen
Matt Negrin still host of Hardball on MSNBC @mattnegrin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
im confused how was propublica able to do journalism without having daily access to donald trump in the oval office where he calls everyone stupid
9658110
Reposted by Shireen
ProPublica @propublica.org · 21/09/2026
The Army awarded an artillery shell project to General Dynamics in a rushed process without the typical vetting. The result: a fiasco in a Texas factory with robots in flames and half a billion dollars in taxpayer funds that yielded no usable shells.
propublica.org
The Costly Blunders in the Army’s $533 Million Fiasco
ProPublica revealed how a rushed effort to arm Ukraine with artillery shells wasted half a billion dollars in taxpayer funding. Here are the biggest takeaways from that reporting.
30638290
Reposted by Shireen
James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
You fundamentally just cannot fight and win a war like this. There isn’t a military on earth that could effectively operate when your leadership is waffling back and forth on decisions on a daily basis for months on end. It’s not sustainable. None of this is sustainable.
421478280
Reposted by Shireen
Blue sky nice ghost @rajandelman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Do you ever read a series of words
Includes exclusive Hanks for our troops pumpkin brulee
1084063568
Reposted by Shireen
Fight for the Future @fightforthefuture.org · 20/09/2026
Apparently things are so bad for Flock with contracts getting cancelled that the company has put together a voluntary severance program for its employees. Giddy thinking about detrimental Flock headlines when we get major corporate contracts dropped! www.wired.com/story/flock-...
wired.com
Flock Offers Employees Buyouts as Customers Flee
As dozens of cities end contracts for its controversial license plate readers, Flock is rolling out a voluntary severance program, WIRED has learned.
212244
Reposted by Shireen
Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Public universities have led the way in creating popular ethnic & gender studies programs, which are now being destroyed by aggressively regressive politicians & administrators, not because students aren't interested in these subjects, but because they are. www.texastribune.org/2026/09/17/u...
texastribune.org
Majors related to race, gender cut at University of Texas
The University of Texas at Austin rejected a department’s plan to keep the majors, a decision that came without public knowledge, an interim department chair told faculty.
9491214