The Middle Sister @themiddlesister.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The Wizard of Oz movie terrified me as a kid, and I continue to avoid it and all of it's derivatives (no matter the medium) to this day. 000
Reposted by The Middle SisterHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Jack Smith at last night’s Power to the People concert, wearing a Springsteen/No Kings shirt. 625160443171
Reposted by The Middle SisterCharlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I personally love seeing man babies whine and cry online because a woman who owns an NFL team has the audacity to be on the sidelines while the team she owns plays a game. 373630402
Reposted by The Middle SisterNews to Remember @moments2remember.link · 04/10/20264 men in plain clothes kidnap a woman—they claim to be ICE. Woman's name is Angel Zhao. She lives in Huntington Beach, California—originally Shanghai, China. 60255443162
Reposted by The Middle Sisterthe1978.bsky.social @the1978.bsky.social · 04/10/2026If you are not repulsed by Trump, I am repulsed by you. 2282681539
Reposted by The Middle SisterThe Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Something tells me that Christina Ricci is a hell of a parent. I love seeing parents who teach their children right from wrong, and to stand up for what's right. 12483321894
Reposted by The Middle SisterRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Hawaii enacted a law that could neuter Citizens United. Montana could soon follow suit via a ballot referendum. Here's what you should know about the plans to get Big Money out of politics — and how they could be replicated where you live.youtube.comCould This Actually End Citizens United?Montana — yes, deep red Montana — has a plan to effectively neuter Citizens United.No Supreme Court ruling or constituti 225119564084
Reposted by The Middle SisterHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Colin Jost was back on SNL last night doing his Pete Kegsbreath impression. 12845541129
Reposted by The Middle SisterAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/10/2026FFS… Is it really an accident anymore at this point? 1303195706883
Reposted by The Middle SisterAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026For the folks who are still in my mentions telling me this was a hoax: The military doesn’t move strategic bombers for funsies. There was clearly specific intelligence that necessitated emptying Fairford of B-1s. 38444531235
Reposted by The Middle SisterScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 05/10/2026All this is obvious, true and but for a couple of very brave pieces in WSJ, not reported or discussed in US corporate media, which are afraid of him. 842445957
Reposted by The Middle SisterAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Ruffalo: Keep the bastards away from our most vulnerable people, our beloved, beloved immigrants. Because if you ain’t Native American, you’re an immigrant, a beautiful immigrant. 216135923368
Reposted by The Middle SisterIf you can’t be brave, be kind 🚵🏽♀️☕️ 📸 🐕🐾🥋⚔️☯️👩🏼🎨🖋️✏️ @takemusu.bsky.social · 05/10/2026static.klipy.comThanks A Latte Coffee ArtALT: Thanks A Latte Coffee Art 092
Reposted by The Middle SisterMatt Lombardo @mattlombardo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026It’s an NFL Sunday, which means it’s the perfect time to confirm your voter registration status. Or to register to vote. Or to request your mail in ballot. Then, vote early. But, vote. Like your life depends on it. Because in so many ways, it does. 501655474
Reposted by The Middle SisterIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 04/10/2026MAINERS: Early voting starts TODAY! Voting early is the best way to make sure your ballot is safe from suppression efforts and election sabotage. Make your early voting plan today! Not in Maine? Help drive historic early vote turnout by sharing this post. 10445267
Reposted by The Middle SisterKaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Simply caring about victims can change everything. 204113872262
Reposted by The Middle SisterHaida Princess (Lori) @haidaprincess.bsky.social · 03/10/2026🔊ON & UP 😍👇🏾'Women's #Smoke 💃🏾Dance. Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino #PowWow - Hollywood, FL' (IG VID: white_corn_wear. Oct 1, 2026) #SmokeDance #NativeAmericans #Indigenous #FirstNations 895468851
Reposted by The Middle SisterBruce Little @brucedlittle.bsky.social · 04/10/2026"Guess who I bumped into?" Jack Smith was spotted (with a Springsteen Tee) at the "Power to the People" concert by Joanne Leahy. Who thinks he would be a great AG? 36189831432
Reposted by The Middle SisterWuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Jack Smith….man of the people at the Power to the People concert hanging out on the lawn….no fancy pavilion seats or backstage laminate pass 1071241995180
Reposted by The Middle SisterMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 04/10/2026CNN and CBS News are now under the control of the Ellison family. We need independent, pro-democracy media to grow. If you agree, please subscribe to Democracy Docket now. demdock.com/4w6emld 18891262836
Reposted by The Middle SisterHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Community Notes for the win here, Megyn Kelly. 👌 1488229896491
Reposted by The Middle SisterAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/10/2026HASSETT: If people were unhappy, it'd show up in the data TAPPER: It seems to be showing up in the data, just not the data you're looking at 71691601951
Reposted by The Middle Sisterisaac @sevier.io · 04/10/2026In awe of Becca Good's ability to stand in front of so many people and hold it together for this. www.baltimoresun.com/2026/10/01/r...baltimoresun.comRenee Good’s family sues US government and immigration officials over her killing in MinneapolisThe two lawsuits were filed by Good’s partner, Becca Good, and Renee’s brother Brent Ganger. 3349124
Reposted by The Middle SisterAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 04/10/2026Clowns with flame throwers 381186118
Reposted by The Middle SisterStan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Despite having having far more people, Russia also has about an equivalent GDP to California minus Los Angeles and Santa Clara County. Seems pretty low T and beta! 46550071183
Reposted by The Middle SisterTVLine @tvline.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Actors like Bryan Cranston, Jennifer Aniston, and Bill Hader showed audiences amazing range by going from mostly comedic roles to deep, dramatic characters.tvline.com5 Television Roles That Completely Changed Audience Perception Of An Actor - TVLine 122
Reposted by The Middle SisterAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 04/10/2026Happy Sunday, everyone. Are you ready for some good news? There were two moments last week where undeniably tough dudes showed us that love only makes a man stronger. A lot is going wrong in America. This is something going very right. Each of us gets a say in whether it keeps going. (link below) 261312220
Reposted by The Middle Sisterru1g.bsky.social @ru1g.bsky.social · 04/10/2026"Voting prevents unwanted presidencies" Photo: Concord, CA-October 3, 2026- Immigration court demonstration. @indivisible.org @indivisresistcoco.bsky.social @visibilitybrigade.bsky.social bring-maureen-home.vercel.app 6140781219
Reposted by The Middle Sister🌎𝙷𝚎𝚒𝚍𝚒 @heidicatlady.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Russell Vought should be impeached. So much damage has been done. 1103
Reposted by The Middle Sister🌎𝙷𝚎𝚒𝚍𝚒 @heidicatlady.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Governments that attacked science in history: Stalin Hitler Mao Zedong Pol Pot Trump 0147
Reposted by The Middle SisterNeil Tangri @tangri0.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Yes agreed. I worry that we will normalize shrinking research to those pieces that industry thinks it can profit from. 071
Reposted by The Middle SisterNeil Tangri @tangri0.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Greater reliance on the private sector would reduce researcher independence and benefit to the public as we’ve seen in the biotech field. Basic science is a public good and should be primarily supported by public institutions. 1152
Reposted by The Middle SisterStefan Siebert @stefansiebert.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I agree and know about this (it is my job) and high failure rate, but equally if industry let academia wither on the vine, then we all lose, especially industry, who also recruit most of the key staff from academia. 2221
Reposted by The Middle SisterHandgun Yoga 🇺🇦🇬🇱🇩🇰🇺🇸 @handgunyoga.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Basic research has a long timeline like a bond, but is highly speculative like a junk bond. Few for-profit companies can afford a 99% chance of $0 ROI, Quarter after Quarter, for decades. No coincidence, 76% of basic research is done by Universities. 1331
Reposted by The Middle SisterStefan Siebert @stefansiebert.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Totally agree it is a disaster but also revealing just how little industry/business reinvests in primary research as they are often the ultimate beneficiaries of this. 310114
Reposted by The Middle SisterDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 03/10/2026No one can fill this void left by the theft of basic research funding. 6476149
Reposted by The Middle SisterProfessa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 03/10/2026What basic research is in science: it is looking—for years—at the spit of toad, or the quiet collection of data over a child’s cough. I will explain it another way: it is the Lionel Messi of science. It is sitting back quietly and then all sudden: boom, a swift innovation that changes our lives. 271087268
Reposted by The Middle SisterLondon Reed🫘🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟No Kings🌟🌟🌟 @londonreed.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Jack Smith smiling at a concert. It was said he was congenial and happy to be with the crowd. I have never seen him smile. 35766651110
Reposted by The Middle SisterEddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 04/10/2026A city that once held over 15,000 residents collapsed as businesses closed and population fled over the following decades. It is said that racism is expensive, my friends. It's true. What was once a vibrant place to live is now a ghost town. (cont) allthatsinteresting.com/cairo-illinoisallthatsinteresting.comInside The Turbulent History Of Cairo, Illinois, The 'City That Died From Racism'Decades of economic decline and racial violence led Cairo to become a ghost town. 429389
Reposted by The Middle SisterEddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 04/10/2026In response, Black residents formed the United Front of Cairo led by Reverend Charles Koen (below) and launched a massive economic boycott of White-owned businesses. The boycott & ongoing civil conflict devastated Cairo's economy, accelerating "white flight." Cairo would never be the same.(cont) 225760
Reposted by The Middle SisterEddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 04/10/2026600 armed White citizens—literal nazis, deputized by local law enforcement to patrol Black neighborhoods with shotguns & attack dogs. An official coroner’s inquest in Sept 1967 predictably absolved law enforcement of any wrongdoing, ruling the death a suicide. (cont) aaregistry.org/story/race-r...aaregistry.orgRace Riot in Cairo, IllinoisOn this date in 1967, three days of riots and protests occurred in Cairo, Illinois. The incident began with a so-called jail house suicide of Pvt. Robert Hunt. He was a young Black soldier on leave ... 526085
Reposted by The Middle SisterEddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 04/10/2026starting July 17, 1967. The National Guard was deployed to enforce order as decades of built-up racial tension erupted in southern Illinois. White residents & local officials responded by forming the "Committee of Ten Million" (the "White Hats") — a vigilante group of (cont) 322756
Reposted by The Middle SisterEddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Local Black residents and community leaders strongly disputed the claim, citing suspicious circumstances and injuries on his body, alleging he was murdered while inside police custody. News of Hunt’s death sparked 3 days of intense protests, civil unrest, and firebombings (cont) 125461
Reposted by The Middle SisterEddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 04/10/2026verbal barrage at the occupants, Hunt argued back. He was arrested for disorderly conduct & booked into Cairo City Jail around 12:30 AM. 30 minutes later, he was dead. Police claimed Hunt hanged himself with his T-shirt. Suicide? Not at all. (cont) www.historyofamericanunrest.org/july/17historyofamericanunrest.orgCairo riot of 1967 — History of American Unrest 123864
Reposted by The Middle SisterEddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Cairo's Black community called bullshyt. They knew it was a horrific lynching of a Black man in police custody. Here's what happened: On July 15, police pulled over a car carrying Hunt & 5 others for a "defective taillight." After police launched a (cont) blackperspectivenews.com/2025/07/17/r...blackperspectivenews.comUnrest in Cairo: Remembering the 1967 Illinois Race RiotsOn July 17, 1967, the city of Cairo, Illinois, descended into chaos following the suspicious death of Private Robert Hunt, a young Black soldier found hanged in 326473
Reposted by The Middle SisterEddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 04/10/2026⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️™️ 🧵 In July 1967, 19-year-old PFC Robert L. Hunt Jr. (below) returned home on leave to Cairo, IL. Hours after being arrested, he was found hanged in a jail cell. The ruling: suicide. Pull up a seat🪑, my friends. (cont) #ProudBlue #ResistanceRoots #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory 761182673