Simone Scally @simonescal.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Saddened by the news of John Virgo's passing. I have listened to his commentary for years. I will miss the clarion 'Where's the cue ball going??!' May he rest in peace. #snooker 020
Reposted by Simone ScallyRaging Pencils @ragingpencils.bsky.social · 08/11/2025I'll just let the experts do all the explaining. #SNAP 171014540
Reposted by Simone ScallyAnton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Putin said that now there are over 700,000 Russian soldiers on the Ukrainian frontline. That's how Russia wants peace. 72854296
Reposted by Simone ScallyThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 18/09/2025Sen. Alex Padilla: "This isn't about one comedian or one television personality or any one network. It's about whether we as Americans still have the freedom to laugh at those in power, to question authority, and to tell the truth without fear of retribution." 19282722716
Reposted by Simone ScallyAlex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 10/09/2025NOTHING will prepare you for this 45-second story arc. From "I'm just doing this because I love the flag, it's totally grassroots, and I'm not part of anything political"... to who actually gave him the flags the night before. Anyone who believes it is an innocent movement needs to see this. 36839241976
Reposted by Simone ScallyJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 05/09/2025You have to keep pointing out this ridiculous, obvious, weapons grade absurdity, moral corruption & hypocrisy. Even - no, *especially* - when you’re wondering whether it’s even worth it anymore… It’s *always* worth it. 27896209
Reposted by Simone ScallyDr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 05/09/2025Nothing says, "Hey international companies, bring your manufacturing to the US" like arresting 475 workers at a Hyundai (70% of whom are South Korean). 685238776581
Reposted by Simone ScallyOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 05/09/2025This is a huge story. Don't let him get away with it. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comNigel Farage uses private company to pay less tax on GB News earningsExclusive: Reform leader’s use of personal services firm is a practice criticised across the political spectrum 35441542327
Reposted by Simone ScallyRaider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 30/07/2025United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero - Two years ago, we invited all 100 senators to work in the fields. Only two of them accepted: Alex Padilla and Cory Booker. 292120594697
Reposted by Simone ScallyThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/07/2025“A turn away from everything decent” 18596402816
Reposted by Simone ScallySarah Dempster @dempster2000.bsky.social · 29/07/2025I’ve written about TV’s best and worst historical epics 2723236
Reposted by Simone ScallyChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 19/07/2025He’s just stating the facts… 400137406266
Reposted by Simone ScallyThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18/07/2025“So let me get this straight…” Klepper clowns Trump’s ridiculous theory that Obama/Comey/Biden created the Epstein files “hoax” — only to never release them as he got elected president twice. 26873275
Reposted by Simone ScallyHarry Dunn @libradunn1.bsky.social · 16/07/2025Lol Release the files!!! 491615412
Reposted by Simone ScallyProud Veteran @roghair.bsky.social · 11/07/2025Bring back this level of ethics. Please 28952279
Reposted by Simone ScallyRC deWinter @rcdewinter.bsky.social · 12/07/2025I’m sick to death of being held hostage to Netanyahu‘s Israel. He’s Trump with a brain: egotistical, callous, opportunistic, heartless vicious and ugly. 23417
Reposted by Simone ScallySenator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 10/07/2025Growing up the daughter of a newspaperman, I know the importance of public media and a free press. Public broadcasting provides nearly 99% of Americans with lifesaving emergency updates and important local journalism. This attempt to defund public broadcasting is wrong. 49964264
Reposted by Simone ScallyNews Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 04/07/2025A new mural has been unveiled in the French city of Roubaix to mark #July4th. (🎨 Judith de Leeuw) 6329221005
Reposted by Simone ScallyThomas Fortenberry @thomasfortenberry.bsky.social · 04/07/2025Nightmare fuel: 021
Reposted by Simone ScallyMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 04/07/2025This year it feels more like the Farce of July. 565212754139
Reposted by Simone ScallyAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 16/06/2025Acosta: This was obviously an embarrassment for Donald Trump. He wanted a Kim Jong-un–style dictator parade for his birthday, and it was more Snoozelini than Mussolini. There were times where he could barely stay awake It’s just so sad. 17450121018
Reposted by Simone ScallyDemocratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 30/05/2025You have your assignment. 😉 42570092451
Reposted by Simone ScallyMaurice J. Casey @mauricejcasey.com · 13/05/2025I came across an 1887 account of Dublin by a veteran of the Paris Commune and wow he did not like the food: 1417037
Reposted by Simone ScallyMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/05/2025"You get two dolls and some pencils. I get a golden 747 jumbo jet. See? You get more things than I do. When was the last time you said 'Thank you, Mr. President'?" 870154384681
Reposted by Simone ScallyBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 11/05/2025It's 2015. President Barack Obama has accepted a "sky palace" jumbo jet from the Qatari government, which he'll own after he leaves office. "Everybody relax," he says in an interview with the New York Times. Everyone does. The networks then televise the military parade in his honor on his birthday. 913418208579
Reposted by Simone ScallyJust Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Linda McMahon, Secretary of Education, sent Harvard a letter. They graded it. Bwahahaha. 21724494112892
Reposted by Simone ScallyAdam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 03/05/2025This is one of the best ads I have ever seen and I can’t believe I missed it 173210964958
Reposted by Simone ScallySaganism @sagan.bsky.social · 02/05/2025Dr. Anthony Fauci urges Americans not to accept "Normalization of Untruths". 10594527412441
Reposted by Simone ScallyCALL TO ACTIVISM @calltoactivism.bsky.social · 24/04/2025🚨🚨🚨MAJOR BREAKING: Susan Collins gets a major challenge for her U.S. senate seat in Maine and she’s VERY concerned! His name is Jordan Wood and his slogan is too perfect. Watch this and let’s flip this seat! 982130642
Reposted by Simone ScallyMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 23/04/2025One of the most shocking things I have read for a while: t.co/lg46ijHLDF 20332956310565
Reposted by Simone ScallyMark Ruskell @markruskell.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Today I launch my Bill to end greyhound racing in Scotland. Greyhound racing is a cruel sport that causes a huge amount of harm to dogs. Far too many have been killed or badly injured on the tracks. news.stv.tv/politics/mil...news.stv.tv‘Milestone moment’ for bid to ban greyhound racing in Scotland with Bill lodgedGreen MSP Mark Ruskell will introduce a Bill to Holyrood that, if passed, will end the sport in Scotland. 15414
Reposted by Simone ScallyDavid Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Important point and accords with my own personal experience. My grandfather - who was as working class as they come - used to read vociferously and encouraged his grandchildren to do the same. The anti intellectualism of the far right should be resisted, not echoed substack.com/@bozeherring...substack.comBoze on SubstackReading about the insane numbers of books that ordinary working people used to read a hundred years ago feels like seeing pictures of the Pacific Ocean back when it teemed with whales. It’s honestly s... 85112
Reposted by Simone ScallyEileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 18/04/2025You know the *only* reason he got out so fast was a reporter live posted about this for hours. And, a large amount of public pressure. Every time someone gets grabbed, there has to be a robust public response immediately. 137198425767
Reposted by Simone ScallyJackie Llanos @llanosjackie.bsky.social · 17/04/2025I’m at the Leon County Jail with the mom of the 20 year old U.S. citizens arrested for illegally entering Florida after a traffic stop. She showed his birth certificate in court. He’s still in jail waiting for ICE officials to pick him up. 251050307
Reposted by Simone ScallyHeard Island Government @heardislandgov.bsky.social · 15/04/2025Ternie Sanders and Albatrossia-Cortez today: Ternie: “We flew nonstop to be here today, and let us tell you: our wings are tired, but our souls are on fire! They say the system is frozen. That nothing will change. But I’m here to tell you: THE ICE IS CRACKING, AND A MOVEMENT IS HATCHING! 1/3 18886158
Reposted by Simone ScallyMolly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 15/04/2025Thank you @jeffjarvis.bsky.social 314132753012
Reposted by Simone ScallyGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 14/04/2025One of the most powerful forces in politics is the urge to destroy that from which you are excluded. This is why, in the highly unequal US, support for Trump holds up even as he trashes everything that makes a good society. Equality is key to preventing fascism. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comRightwing populists will keep winning until we grasp this truth about human nature | George MonbiotEconomic inequality breeds resentment and a desire to get even. That’s what fuels support for even incompetent regimes, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot 601345454
