Sign in

sylvia-nc.bsky.social

@sylvia-nc.bsky.social
502 followers 1.2K following 203 posts

New to bsky. Twitter is a mess. Too labor intensive to find folks on Mastadon. Threads well you know the FB guy. NC. News junkie. Love politics and animals. Member of FB page North Carolina Women for Harris-Walz

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 11/10/2026
And there it is.
17968224 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 11/10/2026
It's deeply irresponsible to treat anything Trump says as credible. He's flailing and desperate to save face, and he knows he can lie because the corporate media will dutifully parrot his words and spread his propaganda. There's a good chance Zelenskyy has no idea what the hell he's talking about.
792436591 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Citizens United could be overturned on the basis of a new understanding of the facts. Limits on expenditures that are narrowly tailored to achieve the compelling objective of fair elections could pass First Amendment scrutiny. But I don’t see this Court doing so, so we must amend the Constitution.
23518189 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Not 3 months ago, Trump signed the Lindsey Graham Act, which authorizes placing a sanction of 100% on anyone who purchases Russian oil Someone needs to get Darline Graham on and ask her about Trump betraying not just her country, but her brother’s legacy as well Then watch her head explode
1114559 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
Ruha Benjamin @ruha9.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
“Texas Tech’s censorship policy does not just affect the humanities. According to the AAUP lawsuit, medical students at the campus in El Paso are no longer permitted to learn about racial disparities in medical care or how to treat underserved populations.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...
1798391 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The misogyny in this letter is appalling and if Bessent had ever sent something like this to a woman colleague in the private sector he’d have been sued for gender discrimination and fired. What an asshole
34564110 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
WaterBluSky 🇺🇸 🌻 🇺🇦 @waterblusky.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Cloudfare: Russian troll activity on X drops to 49%, after Ukraine strikes Yandex Russian data center. 🤖 🫤 Could this disrupt the midterms for the GOP?
17748581493 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
Alina Pereverzieva 🇺🇦 @perevaa.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
And now the best part: Bot traffic from the #Yandex network has plunged to near zero following the strike on its Vladimir data center. Bot traffic includes automated requests from search crawlers, scrapers and other online services. Twitter must be a ghost town by now.
14652551500 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
Alina Pereverzieva 🇺🇦 @perevaa.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
According to Cloudflare Data Explorer the amount of russian bot traffic has dropped to 49% after Ukraine struck a yandex data center. yoda69 / twitter
19517154 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
Denver Riggleman @denverr.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Article 5 is dead. NATO is dead. Putin is calculating his next moves with that assumption. EU and NATO will accelerate in what a war against the United States and Russia (as allies) entails. China giggles. Elon supports Putin. Odds are better than 50/50 he shuts down Starlink.
99831 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
David Frum: “This makes plain the implicit quid pro quo in these lucrative deals offered to Trump’s family and friends: If you compel Ukraine to surrender, we will enrich you beyond reckoning. Trump and his family are very easy marks for Putin and the Kremlin." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...
theatlantic.com
Trump Is an Easy Mark for Putin
The president’s diesel deal sells out Ukraine, and does nothing for Americans.
915885 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
Mark Thompson @sonofathomp.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Fox News is exactly as damaging to American democracy as that Russian data center bot farm Ukraine took out.
24710 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
Julie Roginsky @julieroginsky.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
This is Trump's most traitorous move yet. Trump is paying Putin to murder Ukrainians, destabilize NATO, and help Iran murder American troops. saltypolitics.substack.com/p/trump-is-p...
saltypolitics.substack.com
Trump is Paying Putin to Murder Ukrainians, Menace Europe, and Help Iran Kill Americans
Trump unveils the most treacherous deal in modern American history
88342 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 11/10/2026
Note: Vance’s remarks, mentioned here, did *not* go over well w/Kansas Methodists. At the time, Hamilton’s own bishop issued a statement defending the pastor and condemning the VP’s comments. Then 120 UMC pastors in Kansas did the same in a letter. Read more here: religionnews.com/2026/09/23/h...
religionnews.com
How megapastor Adam Hamilton could break the GOP's hold on Kansas
LEAWOOD, Kansas (RNS) — While Democrats have long been considered a longshot for statewide races in Kansas, the Rev. Adam Hamilton's candidacy has proven unexpectedly competitive.
1030396 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A huge thank you to CNN, MS NOW, Politico, ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, Fox News, PBS News, NPR, The New York Times, The Washington Post, HuffPost, the Associated Press, Reuters, Getty Images, and AFP for standing together in defense of a free press.
592210434815 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
10473217410090 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Perpetually “concerned” Susan Collins should be VERY concerned by the latest reporting from ProPublica, revealing her involvement in an alleged bribery/pay to play scheme of awarding defense contracts to a specific firm right after that company made campaign “donations." youtu.be/f2fFlCPjKnk?...
youtu.be
GOP Senator CAUGHT RED-HANDED In MASSIVE BRIBERY SCHEME Probe!?!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
739155605572 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NYT has now independently corroborated all the major allegations against Susan Collins in the ProPublica report, including that investigators were prepared to move against her and then Trump intervened to shut it down. This put Trump in a position of exceptional and extortionate leverage over her.
nytimes.com
F.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan Collins
The inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials.
24982273349 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/09/2026
HOLY SHIT - Tapper plays Johnson footage of GOP candidate Brandon Herrera describing moms as "cum trophies," mentions he called Nazi machine guns "the original ghetto blasters," & asks Johnson how he can support him. Mike says "he has run a very effective campaign ... that was his persona online"
98162102200 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Mike Johnson lies like a 1980s TV evangelist. It was his true calling in life.
5580397 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
The New York Times @nytimes.com · 12/09/2026
News Analysis: President Trump has harnessed agencies across the government to curtail press freedoms, a sweeping campaign that free speech advocates say will have lasting effects.
nyti.ms
How Trump Is Wielding Power to Stifle Speech
President Trump has harnessed agencies across the government to curtail press freedoms, a sweeping campaign that free speech advocates say will have lasting effects.
64487148 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/09/2026
Q: What do you make of the Gulf nations meeting with Iran? TRUMP: I don't care. That's up to them. We'll ultimately get out. Unless we decide to stay and keep the oil! Like Venezuela
171854254 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
We will look back on this period with shame. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/u...
nytimes.com
West Point Climate Professor Says He Was Fired for Refusing to ‘Defy Science’
Dr. Adam Kalkstein is suing the U. S. Military Academy, where he was a professor of geography and the only climate scientist, after being fired.
23411113 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
WOW: Trump’s Department of Education Deletes Bizarre Social Media Post Appearing to Liken Him to Hitler www.mediaite.com/politics/tru...
mediaite.com
Dept. of Education Deletes Bizarre Post Appearing to Liken Trump to Hitler
The Department of Education blasted out a wild social media post that seemingly compared Trump and his administration to Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany.
107643 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
America’s institutions: The Department of Education posted (then deleted) a movie clip of Winston Churchill likening Hitler to a tiger. Its video then cut to a montage of Trump, implicitly comparing him to Hitler. The department has been gutted. This is what the Trump regime left in its place.
yahoo.com
Hitler scene explained as Department of Education deletes Trump post
The Education Department removed a video after critics said it appeared to compare Donald Trump to Hitler.
59832 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Many of you are asking how you can help me. My only ask is this: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket and share its content. demdock.com/4w6emld
7158962696 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Whiskey Pete is taking a break from losing a war -- WHILE service members are eating shit and trying to commit suicide -- to run for President. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Hegseth travels to Iowa in his ‘personal capacity’ amid 2028 speculation
Officials familiar with the defense secretary’s thinking believe he is considering a run for president or some other office after his time in the Trump administration ends.

August 17, 2026 at 4:52 p.m. EDTYesterday at 4:52 p.m. EDT



876
Make us preferred on Google

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon in July. (Annabelle Gordon/AFP/Getty Images)

By Dan Lamothe
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday is traveling to Iowa in his “personal capacity,” the Pentagon said in a statement, further fueling speculation that the former Fox News personality is mulling a run for president at some point.
92986275 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
Carolina Forward @carolinaforward.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
These are the four powerful lobbyists who've been indicted by a grand jury on criminal charges JUST SO FAR in the growing Greater Carolina political corruption case that's rocking North Carolina's state legislature. Stay tuned. ⏰
64516 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
2/ First, this is an executive order, not legislation. Congress did not pass a new vaccine law, and the order can't override existing federal or state law. For families today, nothing has changed about your ability to vaccinate your child.
220362 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
“documents and interviews establish how a first-time contractor was paid millions of dollars to apply a novel solution designed by a golf club manager to a national landmark…’It’s like asking the museum guard to restore a painting in the Met.’” (Gift article) www.nytimes.com/2026/08/07/u...
nytimes.com
How the Reflecting Pool Came to Mirror Trump’s Washington (Gift Article)
A hospitality manager for the Trump Organization traveled to Las Vegas to find a solution to problems at a national landmark. This is the untold back story of the fallout.
19408158 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
scarylawyerguy.bsky.social @scarylawyerguy.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
He endured personal tragedies & came out of retirement to dig the country out of a pandemic. The thanks he got was being ridden out of town on a rail by jaded reporters who were bored with his competence. I'll never forgive the press for what they did to this good man.
15391118 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
“It’s impossible for that not to have a significant effect on the decision calculus of Russia and China…They may do something quite deliberate and at the time of their choosing, because keep in mind — we’re going to take years to reconstitute.” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/u...
nytimes.com
The U.S. Is Burning Through Weapons in Iran. Russia and China Are Taking Note.
The Iran war has depleted U.S. weapons stockpiles, resulting in a significant erosion of firepower. A more drawn-out Iran conflict benefits Moscow and Beijing, some analysts say.
1012553 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Trump’s about-face on regulating the crypto industry has been very lucrative for him. Trump’s income topped $2 billion in 2025, boosted by crypto, coin ventures
22300104 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 01/07/2026
No previous president has ever manipulated American foreign and domestic policy in order to make himself a billionaire. Unprecedented www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
washingtonpost.com
Trump’s income topped $2 billion in 2025, boosted by crypto, coin ventures
Almost 1,000 pages of financial disclosure forms show that the president’s earnings far outpaced his $600 million total income in 2024.
981614617 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 27/06/2026
367100371915 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Iran's Supreme National Security Council: “The Islamic Republic of Iran, under the guidance of its martyred leader, has completed its superiority over the American-Zionist enemy.”
110422 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Almost like there’s a pattern?
43796264 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
David Roberts @volts.wtf · 18/04/2026
However low your opinion of the Roberts Court, it should be lower.
201313252 0
sylvia-nc.bsky.social @sylvia-nc.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Excellent thread.
000 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Fox News beta cuck Sean Hannity: “As of today, I no longer consider myself a Catholic.” Not only selling out your dignity and integrity but also your eternal afterlife for a man who would push you in front of a bus if you got in his way. Good work. 1/2
4584389724 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
Carolina Forward @carolinaforward.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Right now, we’re on track to spend more per student on private school vouchers than on fulfilling our constitutional obligation to public schools under Leandro. At the same time, the vast majority of NC students are in public schools, while a much smaller share receive vouchers.
22810 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Note the sudden explosion of false statements by Trump just before markets were closing for the week. You can count on it that someone was investing in reliance on these tweets, and made a killing. The question is: who?
621283411 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
Amanda Carpenter @amandacarpenter.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
The author of this article refused to sign an NDA, giving up severance and healthcare benefits to tell this story. If you didn't read it already, read it. Because he refused, we may be able to stop the Kennedy Center from being sold for parts and turned into a gaudy MAGA fundraising warehouse.
22956475 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
The NYT big expose on SCOTUS today pairs well with @ariberman.bsky.social and @pemalevy.bsky.social's cover story on how ~everything wrong with this country today can be laid at the feet of John Roberts: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Cover of Mother Jones with an image of fingers pointing at John Roberts and the coverline "Blame John Roberts for Everything"
15941871380 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Less than three hours after the polls closed, Viktor Orban conceded that he lost. Five years after Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, he still falsely claims that he won. Prepare for the midterms by staying informed. Subscribe to Democracy Docket now: bit.ly/4qmEiFz
323054745 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
"She’s been a court interpreter for over 20 years, the only one licensed in Texas for Hindi, Punjabi, or Urdu. Her language skills are requested nationwide..." "One of her children recently enlisted in the military... www.texasobserver.org/immigration-...
571110665543 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 18/04/2026
Trump/Russia rears its ugly head again.
43846354 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Trump is reported close to a "deal" with himself under which US taxpayers would pay him $10 billion. I served in multiple communist and authoritarian dictatorships, but I never witnessed corruption on this scale or this blatant.
huffpost.com
Trump, IRS In Talks To Settle U.S. President's $10 Billion Lawsuit
Trump's adult sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, and the Trump Organization are also plaintiffs.
20941122041 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
The New York Times @nytimes.com · 18/04/2026
In the months leading up to the midterm elections, hundreds of accounts have emerged on social media featuring A.I.-generated pro-Trump influencers posting at a rapid pace. Several accounts have already amassed thousands followers. Some of the posts have more than half a million views.
nyti.ms
Hundreds of Fake Pro-Trump Avatars Emerge on Social Media
The artificial-intelligence-generated fake influencers have surged on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube in an apparent bid to hook conservative voters.
861119676 0
Reposted by @sylvia-nc.bsky.social
LA Blue Dot in GA 🌊🐸 @namwella1961.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Megyn Kelly: “After 14 years inside Fox News, I’m exposing what viewers refuse to see—how the network morphed from news into a propaganda machine designed purely to cheerlead wars, worship Trump, and feed you manufactured rage instead of facts.” #ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed #FoxNewsIsPropaganda
66249191796 0