Reposted by Tamara PhalenMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 10/10/2026The Republican Party was a pile of crap before Trump showed up. He simply serves as a tool to make them even crappier. He’s the AI of politics: He makes shit up, exploits every weakness in the system, is soulless and unregulated, and could end up killing us all. 1632497
Reposted by Tamara PhalenBanned Books Week @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 04/10/2026It's finally here! Are you ready to join us in kicking off #BannedBooksWeek?! This year's event is too big for just one piece of art, so we have THREE! #LetBooksBe bannedbooksweek.org 5019621030
Reposted by Tamara PhalenRep. Justin J. Pearson @justinjpearson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026It’s the Billionaires versus the rest of us. Photo from @thetnholler.bsky.social 10321119
Reposted by Tamara PhalenRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Over 50 years later, this anti-Vietnam War PSA still rings true. 384119275431
Reposted by Tamara PhalenKim Weeden @weedenkim.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Trump's effort to rebrand AI as SI doesn't go far enough. It should be called Super Human Intelligence Technology. We'd get more accurate news headlines, like: "Under Trump, Government Turns to SHIT" or "SHIT Heads Visit White House" 681310353
Tamara Phalen @tamaraphalen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It is on my calendar and trying to decide what banned book I will read 011
Tamara Phalen @tamaraphalen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Gosh you hate to see this right before the midterms. /s 000
Reposted by Tamara PhalenMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19/09/2026Obama just delivered a blunt warning about the AI boom, the money driving it, and the Trump administration’s response. Then he turned to voters with a message that deserves far more attention.meidasnews.comObama Calls for AI Regulation, Warns Tech Giants Can’t Police ThemselvesAt Colgate University, the former president called for federal AI regulation and urged voters to demand a serious plan from candidates. 331714583
Reposted by Tamara PhalenJena Griswold @jenagriswold.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Colorado has run all mail ballot elections for over a decade. With hundreds of drop boxes and voting centers, innovative ballot tracking, and layers of security, our elections are positioned to weather Trump’s attacks. I encourage every eligible voter to make their voice heard. 35323
Reposted by Tamara PhalenHansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 15/09/2026BREAKING: The Supreme Court has refused to allow mail-in voting restrictions for the midterms, rejecting the Trump administration’s bid to revive a U.S. Postal Service plan. USPS is expected to continue delivering mail ballots as usual www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...documentcloud.org26A305 18644211
Reposted by Tamara PhalenJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 10/09/2026🚨 BEWARE of VoteSafe.org 🚨 While it bills itself as a “safe” way to register to vote, it is actually a digital surveillance machine created by Elon Musk’s super PAC. 7345143689
Tamara Phalen @tamaraphalen.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Cluster. Fuck. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/u...nytimes.comWhistle-Blower Says USPS Is Secretly Proceeding on Trump’s Mail Voting Plan Before Midterms (Gift Article)A report detailed “grave concerns” that a new system being rushed into use by the U.S. Postal Service could imperil millions of mail ballots ahead of the midterm elections. 010
Reposted by Tamara PhalenKellyK🌺 @azkellyk.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Jenifer Lewis is spot on: 89 million STAYED HOME in 2024. We have 70 DAYS to change everything. We need to Speak up, knock louder, and make your voice heard. It’s time to FIGHT FOR OUR DEMOCRACY! Let’s show the WORLD OUR POWER—we won't be ignored! VOTE #BlueWaveln90Days 💙🌊 47257
Reposted by Tamara PhalenAmanda Gonzalez @amandaforcolorado.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Okay, Colorado, a new episode of Survivor: Democracy Edition just dropped. I've got the tea. If you want the vote by mail TLDR, I'll get right to the cliffhanger ending: yes, vote-by-mail is still safe in Colorado. Let's dig into this and try to understand what the federalism is going on here. 154
Reposted by Tamara PhalenRep. Debbie Dingell @debbiedingell.house.gov · 25/08/2026Let’s just call it Lake Natalie so we know you’ll start protecting our Great Lakes. 1563808822
Reposted by Tamara PhalenNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Please don't overreact to Roberts Court decision on the contemplated USPS ballot moves They simply held that the injunction came too early in the process, before there was a final rule👇 Now we HAVE a final rule & we will litigate it. I'm as confident in our arguments here as in any of our cases! 1027181795681
Reposted by Tamara PhalenIan Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 22/08/2026“Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them.” Frank Herbert, Dune 5946611229
Reposted by Tamara PhalenEveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Help spread the word! 👉 Like 👉 Follow 👉 Share #library #libraries #read #reading #book #books #librarylove #author #publiclibrary #literature #lit 02410
Reposted by Tamara PhalenAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 20/08/2026The US gross national debt just crossed $40 trillion. Sure, let’s build a helicopter pad, a ballroom, paint statues gold, and keep going. 🙄 37379262426
Reposted by Tamara PhalenAdam Gurri @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com · 29/06/2026The Reconstruction Papers is a distillation of what we do at @liberalcurrents.com. Publishing work like the essays in it is the heart of our mission. Consider getting a print copy or downloading the PDF (or both) today www.liberalcurrents.com/the-reconstr...liberalcurrents.comThe Reconstruction PapersThe Reconstruction Papers is available for pre-order in the US Pre-Order Now! For nearly a century, the conservative movement's white whale was the government the New Deal and the Great S... 14717
Reposted by Tamara PhalenMetin Seven, Moon Child's dad 🌝 @seven.eurosky.social · 19/07/2026 42115372785
Reposted by Tamara PhalenAmanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 10/07/2026There's been a lot of speculation about the people photographed in the subway while surrounded by Patriot Front on July 4. One has agreed to tell his story at Salon. Unsurprisingly, he understands and believes in America's promise far more than those fuckwits. www.salon.com/2026/07/10/w...salon.comWhat a subway ride with white supremacists taught me about AmericaSurrounded by masked Patriot Front members on the DC Metro, I considered what it means to be an American 512739
Tamara Phalen @tamaraphalen.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Really need to make this report go viral! Please share 000
Reposted by Tamara PhalenAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/06/2026KARL: Rs are gonna make you the poster child for the D Party MAMDANI: Let them. We don't have to ask ourselves what life looks like if a socialist wins. I won last year & over the course of the last 6 months what we've delivered for working people are the very things we were told were impossible. 700292417241
Tamara Phalen @tamaraphalen.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Excellent article. This process is pretty much identical to the one in Jefferson County 110
Reposted by Tamara PhalenBarack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Michelle and I loved reading to this bright group of kids today! We hope this new Chicago Public Library branch at the Obama Presidential Center will be a place where folks come to read, check out books, and connect with one another for years to come. 1076321556289
Reposted by Tamara PhalenWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 18/06/2026If you watch the Obama Library, the World Cup, and the Knicks parade this afternoon -- and nothing else -- you can actually see the America we're supposed to be at age 250 517278276366
Reposted by Tamara PhalenBrian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Bob Odenkirk is a national treasure. Take 44 seconds and watch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0rB... 303178256304
Reposted by Tamara PhalenElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Please god let this close the portal to Hell the Cubs opened in 2016 163123382156
Reposted by Tamara PhalenMike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Trump's cognitive impairment endangers us all. It's undeniable if you actually watch him. www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-cogn...publicnotice.coTrump's cognitive impairment endangers us allIt's undeniable if you actually watch him. 12214
Reposted by Tamara PhalenJay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 29/05/2026so, this is deeply, deeply horrifying thedreydossier.substack.com/p/i-found-a-...thedreydossier.substack.comI found a second vote.gov — and it's registered to the White HouseThere is a moment in every investigation where the thing you have been looking for finds you instead. 6838042402
Reposted by Tamara PhalenBrian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 28/05/2026And we are live! Massive thanks to everyone who contributed to this. Reading your posts made me so much madder than I ever knew was possibletheringer.comThe 40 Most Rage-Inducing Problems in TechThe bugs, broken apps, and nightmare customer-service bots we can't escape, presented as a blessed and sacred addendum to Pope Leo XIV’s new encyclical on AI 932484836
Reposted by Tamara PhalenThe Rude Pundit @rudepundit.bsky.social · 21/05/2026One thing that's getting lost in the Trump/IRS slush fund scandal (and it is a scandal) is that the leaked tax returns showed that Trump is a fraud, liar, and tax evader who, like now, used his presidency to enrich himself. But I guess that part of the history is being rewritten, too. 310943
Reposted by Tamara PhalenRebekah is Pro-Choice @rebekahwriter.bsky.social · 21/05/2026What would change in Bezo’s life if he had to pay additional taxes? Would his access to housing, food, and medical care be compromised? If the answer is no, then he needs to STFU and contribute to the collective support system for our nation. 125821
Reposted by Tamara PhalenBarred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 21/05/2026im at the kleptocracy im at the kakistocracy im at the combination kleptocracy kakistocracy 516441
Tamara Phalen @tamaraphalen.bsky.social · 13/05/2026If only there was a way for people to become more aware of Trump’s ever deepening dementia, rage tweeting and unfitness for office. Like a story in a newspaper. NYT is complicit in sane-washing the deranged man in the Oval … www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comOpinion | The Iran War Worsens America's Democratic Erosion (Gift Article)Measuring America’s democratic erosion. 000
Reposted by Tamara PhalenMolly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Let this radicalize you 40090592477
Reposted by Tamara PhalenAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Trump on Iran War: Reporter: What extent are Americans’ financial situation motivating you to make a deal? Trump: Not even a little bit. I don't think about Americans’ financial situation 1001100284320
Reposted by Tamara PhalenGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Took a video of this cool shell formation on my beach walk. If all of you repost it as many times as you can maybe some journalists will see it and do something about it 19767213243
Reposted by Tamara PhalenDecoding Fox News @decodingfoxnews.bsky.social · 29/04/2026This has gone off charts viral. It’s a transcript I made of the 60 Minutes interview that shows the exact cuts made by CBS. It’s free for anyone to read - No Paywall. substack.com/@decodingfox...substack.comDecoding Fox News (@decodingfoxnews)This is on track to be the one of the most read articles I’ve ever published on Substack. It’s definitely the biggest for 2026. I made the transcript free because I wanted as many people as possible t... 5278119
Tamara Phalen @tamaraphalen.bsky.social · 21/04/2026It’s National Library Week. Time to speak up about censorship, though that really should be every day. 000
Reposted by Tamara PhalenGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 18/04/2026New euphemism for "pure, unadulterated horseshit" just dropped 42866661531