Reposted by Steve PortigalMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 10h🚨BREAKING: The NAACP sued the Trump administration, seeking records about its plan to deploy roughly 1,000 federal personnel to polling places during the 2026 midterms. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comDOJ sued for records on ‘unprecedented’ plan to deploy 1,000 election monitors in midtermsDOJ's planned effort represents an extraordinary expansion of federal election monitoring. It has already sparked confrontations with state officials and concerns about voter intimidation. 8643621881
Steve Portigal @steveportigal.bsky.social · 11hCornell building is sprayed with graffiti blasting school's response to gang rape complaint. Cornell spokesperson Kyle Kimball said in a statement that the university was investigating and that “damaging property is not the answer."sfgate.comCornell building is sprayed with graffiti blasting school's response to gang rape complaintCornell’s main administration building has been splashed with graffiti and a glass door was broken. Meanwhile, student groups plan a protest Monday over the university’s handling of the alleged... 000
Reposted by Steve Portigalkottke.org @kottke.org · 11hNappy is a site offering free stock photos of Black and brown people. (The site says they’re going offline in a few months due to a falloff in demand bc of AI. Maybe Internet Archive can do their thing here?) [nappy.co]nappy.coNappy | Beautifully Diverse Stock PhotosBeautiful photos of Black and Brown people, for free. For commercial and personal use. 111770
Steve Portigal @steveportigal.bsky.social · 11hAlabama legislature passed a bill in requiring all state and local entities to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America,” Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, a Trump ally, signed the bill into law.theintercept.comPublic Radio Station Forced to Call Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America”Rather than stand up for editorial independence, the University of Alabama at Birmingham is rolling over to Trump and his “Gulf of America.” 342
Steve Portigal @steveportigal.bsky.social · 12hOpenAI President Greg Brockman and his wife have donated $25 million to the Trump-aligned PAC Maga Inc. 000
Steve Portigal @steveportigal.bsky.social · 14hThe estate has struck an exclusive partnership with Nordstrom, celebrating Bowie’s enduring influence on fashion through three immersive shops in their Seattle, New York, and Chicago flagships #DEEPSIGH 210
Steve Portigal @steveportigal.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Really interesting and moving (and infuriating) film. I loved all the people in it. 050
Reposted by Steve PortigalAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026De Niro: When that coward, that fucking piece of shit Donald Trump tries to take our voice and power away. What do we tell him? Your fucking hands off our vote 9764701632
Reposted by Steve PortigalAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026De Niro: The Trump administration knows that their policies are unpopular. They’re not stupid. Well, okay. They are very fucking stupid. I mean, really stupid. They’re stupider than I ever thought. But they recognize what they’re doing is turning away people. 322534620
Reposted by Steve PortigalAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Levin: Two years ago, after Trump was elected the 2nd time, there was conventional wisdom around the country, within Washington, D.C., and the elite circles who said that the smart move was to capitulate. But that’s not what happened because millions of people around the country refused to give in. 261155245
Reposted by Steve PortigalAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Levin: People then said, “Do you think you can take out a fascist just by voting, just by organizing? You think that’s how this works?” Yes, that’s how this works. If they can do it in Hungary, we can do it here. 542953834
Steve Portigal @steveportigal.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I don't see a link to stream from the mobilize page but I just went to YouTube and thank you algorithms, it was right on top of the recommended vids. I'm in! 121
Reposted by Steve Portigalsi oppington ☣️ @stillwellgray.ca · 03/10/2026according to a Newfoundland judge if you're a Business Man for a certain amount of time that makes it okay to hang a 7 year old from their hoodie if they're annoying look at this fucken ballsackctvnews.caBridal shop owner who hung boy on hook gets absolute dischargeA Newfoundland bridal shop owner found guilty of assaulting a seven-year-old boy has received an absolute discharge. A judge cited the man’s lack of a criminal record and the circumstances of the inci... 262
Reposted by Steve PortigalIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 04/10/2026The next No Kings Day is almost here. Let’s make it clear that We The People won’t let the fascists sabotage the midterms: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... 8484207
Reposted by Steve PortigalWafflecoaster Tycoon 2 @waffle64.bsky.social · 03/10/2026tom morello is a dumbass btw you cant rage against the machine and then admit that every time you've had the democratic privilege to vote against the machine you didn't do it 253
Reposted by Steve Portigalᴡᴇ ʙᴜɪʟᴛ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴄɪᴛʏ @webuiltthiscity.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The best way to make sure I never patronize your business is to have an obviously AI-generated sign 1194
Steve Portigal @steveportigal.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Dog covers Lucinda Williams “you took my toy I want it back” 010
Reposted by Steve PortigalPrincess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This is huge! Another cancer responds well to immunotherapy. A child had metastatic liver cancer. The patient had chemotherapy & a liver resection. No avail. Then: Two infusions, eight weeks apart. Doctors saw complete regression. No systemic toxicity. 🧪 www.bcm.edu/news/care-st...bcm.eduCARE study reports complete regression of liver cancer in a child treated with novel immunotherapyA new report in the New England Journal of Medicine by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital and Seattle Children’s... 492024696
Reposted by Steve PortigalThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Trump “feels badly” for the Cornell alleged gang rapists 3281705663
Reposted by Steve PortigalHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 02/10/2026“The judge’s opinion is one of the first times a federal judge has decided Flock searches can be unconstitutional, and suggested that Flock’s network is ‘a type of indiscriminate mass surveillance.’”404media.coFederal Judge Rules a Flock Search Was ‘Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance’ and UnconstitutionalFlock’s nationwide network is quickly “approaching dragnet-type law enforcement practice” and the cop should have got a warrant, the judge wrote. 06412
Reposted by Steve PortigalThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 02/10/2026Breaking News: A judge halted border wall construction across the Big Bend region in Texas, a project that has faced fierce local opposition.nyti.msJudge Blocks Border Wall Construction in Big Bend in TexasThe ruling dealt a setback to the Trump administration’s plans for hundreds of miles of barriers that have drawn local opposition. 6573128
Reposted by Steve PortigalMike Quigley @quigley.house.gov · 02/10/2026From the world of good news, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has BROUGHT BACK the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s LGBTQ+ services after the Trump administration ripped away the program!🏳️🌈🎉 11711
Steve Portigal @steveportigal.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Nice to see UXR covered in the tech press but uhhh okay uhhhh "Can good design stop content creators from having sex in robotaxis?"arstechnica.comCan good design stop content creators from having sex in robotaxis?Autonomous vehicle designers have to worry about riders getting frisky in public. 760
Reposted by Steve PortigalSarah Burris @sarahburris.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Y'all I just caught the Kennedy Center claiming it isn't closing while telling vendors it's closing and now they're selling all of their Steinway pianos www.alternet.org/alternet-exc...alternet.orgKennedy Center moves to sell all of its Steinway pianosPhotos show piano movers rolling massive Steinway grand pianos through the red-carpeted halls of the Kennedy Center this week. 14916941005
Reposted by Steve PortigalNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026BREAKING: Davey Hearn reflecting pool prosecution dismissed WITH PREJUDICE That means the case cannot be brought again  Huge victory for Davey, for us at @democracydefendersfund.org & our legal team colleagues Washington Litigation Group and Steptoe--& for rule of law More to follow! 490147013104
Reposted by Steve PortigalCalifornia Freethought Day @freethoughtday.bsky.social · 30/09/2026WE DID IT! Just an hour ago, @governor.ca.gov signed into law AB 1267 to ban child marriage in CA. Unchained at Last and the @ccswg.bsky.social organized a bipartisan campaign that we were honored to be a part of, and Assemblymember @gailpellerin.bsky.social wrote the bill that made it happen. 021
Reposted by Steve PortigalEd Jefferson @edjefferson.com · 29/09/2026They should make a comic where Batman makes a real difference by posting online 513232
Steve Portigal @steveportigal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026As SFO submits to Trump, SF activists demand city leaders fight back #Indivisiblesfgate.comAs SFO submits to Trump, SF activists demand city leaders fight backPublic outcry over the "ICE jail at SFO" has reached a boiling point. 020
Steve Portigal @steveportigal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Monterey County's famous artichoke restaurant closes after 61 yearssfgate.comCastroville's famous Giant Artichoke Restaurant closes after 61 yearsThe restaurant was best known for its extensive artichoke entrees. 010
Reposted by Steve PortigalSherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026NEW AD: Listen to this sh*t. 38291262849
Reposted by Steve PortigalProtect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 30/09/2026Gov. Newsom signed the No Kings Act today, giving residents the right to sue federal agents like ICE for violating their constitutional rights. CA is now the 5th state to offer this right, reaching +70 mil Americans. Our own Cameron Kistler, who testified in support, said: protdem.org/4jxgm2p 213234
Steve Portigal @steveportigal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Gap Inc. is turning its San Francisco headquarters into an artist hubsfchronicle.comExclusive: Gap Inc. is turning its San Francisco headquarters into an artist hubGap Inc. is expanding its investment in San Francisco with new programs for local artists, makers and cultural institutions across the Bay Area. 020
Reposted by Steve PortigalBradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026shoving all my work aside to report out what led to this sign 601472215
Reposted by Steve PortigalMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2026🚨 BREAKING: Texas Rep. Gina Hinojosa has filed an official request to inspect unredacted communications between Gov. Greg Abbott’s office and Elon Musk after roughly 1,400 pages released last year were heavily redacted as “intimate and embarrassing.” 13986042800
Steve Portigal @steveportigal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026New California law bans officers from using gloves that deliver electric shockslaist.comNew California law bans officers from using gloves that deliver electric shocksCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law banning local, state and federal officers from using gloves that can deliver electric shocks to people. 161
Reposted by Steve PortigalDean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 28/09/2026UNREAL!!! Education Department formally rescinds Title IX protections for LGBTQ students. The goal of Trump regime to erase the LGBTQ community from existence thehill.com/homenews/edu...thehill.comEducation Department formally rescinds Title IX protections for LGBTQ studentsThe Education Department announced Monday it has formally rescinded the Biden-era Title IX interpretation that gave sex-based discrimination protections to students on the basis of sexual orientati… 83867456
Steve Portigal @steveportigal.bsky.social · 27/09/2026NBC headline frames it as if it's just something mysterious occurrence rather than the desired result of a murderous uncaring campaign by assholes and grifters. 131
Steve Portigal @steveportigal.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Super-confused by influx of pro-choice Texas content in the discourse today 😜 000
Reposted by Steve Portigaltomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 27/09/2026MLB officials toured Grand Teton this week scouting sites for a ballpark while the administration slashes park budgets and floats handing Yosemite land to developers. The White House claims it's not their priority, but their guy is out there measuring bear habitat for home plate.thedailybeast.comTrump Goons Scout ‘Ludicrous’ Site for MLB BallparkThe MLB has pitched the Trump administration on building a ballpark in Grand Teton National Park. 286
Reposted by Steve PortigalGiles MacDonogh @gilesmacdonogh.bsky.social · 27/09/2026AfD bans Stolpersteine: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukGerman town bans stumbling stone memorials to Nazi victimsGermany's education minister has branded the ban on the small brass memorial plaques a "scandal". 24266160
Reposted by Steve Portigal50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 27/09/2026866ourvote.org 03015
Reposted by Steve PortigalSchooley @schooley.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Hmmmmthewrap.comYouTube, Meta Restore Ads for 'Musk' Documentary: 'This Was an Error'Advertisements for Alex Gibney's Elon Musk documentary will come to YouTube and Meta after all. The platforms had previously rejected them. 518329
Reposted by Steve PortigalClara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Meta and Tik Tok refusing to allow the trailer for Musk to run as a paid ad on their site—just like any other movie trailer—means users should fight tech oligarch solidarity and share it widely youtu.be/FFTf1lzcs28?...youtu.beMUSK | Official Trailer HDYouTube video by Elevation Pictures 6354214
Reposted by Steve PortigalBrad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 26/09/2026When we win the majority, we’ll hold hearings to hold ICE, DHS, Miller, and the rest accountable for these crimes. For now, we’ll keep showing up to court-watch, to connect kids to lawyers, to support litigation, to object. 25709142
Reposted by Steve Portigal404 Media @404media.co · 26/09/2026Citizens of Springfield, Missouri showed up to a city council meeting to discuss the city’s Flock contract. The mayor shut them down and arrested two people for ‘disruption of meetings of city council.’ www.404media.co/woman-arrest...404media.coWoman Arrested, Dragged Away After Quietly Speaking About Flock at City Council MeetingCitizens of Springfield, Missouri showed up to a city council meeting to discuss the city’s Flock contract. The mayor shut them down and arrested two people for ‘disruption of meetings of city… 22480237
Steve Portigal @steveportigal.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Squamish man uses motion-activated zombie to scare bears away from garbage #CBC 040