Reposted by alyssaProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️ 9660873484
alyssa @thesaltybrunette.bsky.social · 04/10/2026i can't believe i prioritized sleep over finally hearing the dutch national anthem. #f1 020
alyssa @thesaltybrunette.bsky.social · 29/09/2026the only thing i like about 2pm starts is that i was in meetings and missed the phillies blow the lead. you can't hurt me if i can't watch. 000
Reposted by alyssaWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 27/09/2026You wouldn't know it from reading the headlines, but the president's downward mental health spiral is the biggest story in America right now We won't salvage democracy unless the media and pols start speaking the truth about Trump's damaged mind My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...inquirer.comWe need to find the words for Trump’s madness before things blow up | Will BunchThe media and politicians haven’t pinned down anything resembling a suitable description for a president’s downward spiral or the looming battle for U.S. democracy. 891818705
Reposted by alyssaRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 22/09/2026"The disappeared*" was a term for those the military dictatorship in Argentina imprisoned/tortured/murdered during the dirty war. *"detenidos-desaparecidos" (detained-disappeared) 20854480
Reposted by alyssaChad Loder @chadloder.dev · 15/09/2026When you want to boycott Ed Sheeran and Pink but you already don't listen to shitty music 244129792234
Reposted by alyssajamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15/09/2026some chud interviewing for patel’s FBI: “if anything the goat fucked *me*” 2345466806
Reposted by alyssaAndrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 15/09/2026There’s obviously a lot going on right now, but a Russian oligarch bankrolling the wedding of the president’s son is the kind of story that should dominate headlines in any functioning political culture. 11246211322
Reposted by alyssaRyan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The rule they are overturning was predicted to give $120 billion in public health benefits by 2047, with projections that by 2035, it would would prevent up to 1,200 premature deaths, 870 hospital and emergency room visits, 360K asthma attacks, 48K school absence days and 57K lost workdays each year 10632601548
alyssa @thesaltybrunette.bsky.social · 12/09/2026watching the phillies is bad for your mental health 001
Reposted by alyssaSpencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I've spent my entire career reporting on the War on Terror. Many this week have asked me for my extended thoughts on the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Here they are.forever-wars.comToday We Must Finally Remember What The 9/11 Commemorations IgnoreRighteous victimhood fueled the War on Terror. 25 years later, we also have to remember all of those slain under its banner 161140429
Reposted by alyssaPhiladelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · 10/09/2026"The senator’s dysfunction has been well chronicled, but new revelations last week underscored his disregard for voters and his job," writes the Editorial Board.inquirer.comFetterman’s shiftlessness is an insult to his office and all Pennsylvanians | Editorial 913133
Reposted by alyssaTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 10/09/2026you can be arrested if you give water to people waiting on line to vote 1754221249
Reposted by alyssaPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 09/09/202630 incarcerated men presented a $4,267 donation to a northwest Kansas school district to pay down the district's unsettled lunch debt The donation was to be "utilized to help local children fuel their day and stay focused and energized this school year"actionnews5.comPrison inmates help to pay down school lunch debtA school district's unsettled lunch debt was substantially paid down by a group of inmates. 418105512550
Reposted by alyssaTrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 10/09/2026Don’t let John Fetterman’s cry for attention distract us from the fact that the most egregious appearance at tonight’s ‘convention’ was by Todd Blanche. We can never normalize a United States Attorney General appearing at political rallies. 327256
Reposted by alyssaRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 08/09/2026This is what Trump did on 9/11. 31055912296
Reposted by alyssaKeith Collantine @keithcollantine.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I've muted the commentary. There's only so much feigned excitement over inevitable passes a person can stand. #F1 #ItalianGP #RaceFans 073
Reposted by alyssaKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Both of my kids have benefited immensely from CHOP — my daughter had surgery for thyroid cancer there, for instance — so I would like to take this moment to tell Senator John Fetterman to go fuck himself 1093085509
Reposted by alyssaWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Are we comfortably numb with police violence? The brutal cop killing of Corey Ruiz in Madison, Wisc. sparked local protest but only muted outrage on the national level. Despite falling crime, cops gun down more Americans than ever Where's the outrage? My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/core...inquirer.comCorey Ruiz police killing reveals an America numb to violence | Will BunchPolice killings like the death of Madison’s Corey Ruiz, caught on gruesome video, are rising, but public outrage is not. 551438621
Reposted by alyssaRory Mitchell @rorymitchellf1.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Piastri unhappy with McLaren for pitting him early. Engineer: "Target is to get to the end on this tyre." Piastri: "Oh mate, just don't even talk to me now. Nice of you to factor that one into the race, thanks." #F1 #HungarianGP 072
alyssa @thesaltybrunette.bsky.social · 26/07/2026hello phillies, i'll be at the game tomorrow so can you please get your fucking shit together? i can't tolerate an insufferable yankees fan in my life 010
Reposted by alyssaChris Medland @chrismedlandf1.bsky.social · 25/07/2026CONFIRMED: Three-place grid penalty for Hamilton for impeding Piastri #F1 #HungarianGP 4353
alyssa @thesaltybrunette.bsky.social · 25/07/2026life, death, and oscar getting fucked over by a ferrari two weekends in a row 🫠 000
Reposted by alyssaSami Schalk @drsamischalk.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Police murdered a Black man in the street in Madison WI today. Shot point blank in the head while on the ground, tased, and surrounded by four cops. It looks like an execution. Multiple videos circulating online. Things are about to get very bad here. 20692853850
Reposted by alyssaThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 20/07/2026NEW INFO HAS REVEALED that the 28-year-old Mexican man killed while running from ICE last week was just visiting on short tourist visa—and already had a plane ticket to go home. newrepublic.com/post/213277/...newrepublic.comMan Who Died Running From ICE Was Tourist With a Ticket HomeThe man has been identified as Juan Jairo Coronilla Duran, who was in the U.S. on a tourist visa and already had a plane ticket to go back to Mexico. 32485134513
Reposted by alyssaPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Pool report from @svdate.bsky.social, who is at the World Cup ceremony: "The president walked onto the field at 1826 to a sustained chorus of boos. Ambient crowd noise was about 78 decibels. Booing brought it to 84." 9894621952
alyssa @thesaltybrunette.bsky.social · 19/07/2026honestly, why'd they let the dementia patient wander onto the field? so embarrassing #WorldCup 050
Reposted by alyssaChris Bertram @crookedfootball.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Ian Wright saying we shouldn’t forget the way the Iranian team and the Somali referee were treated. Correct. 2107502055
Reposted by alyssaAmanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 13/07/2026"It’s worth remembering the context for what’s happening: Being undocumented in the U.S. is not a crime, no matter what hyperbolic language Republicans may use. "It’s a civil offense, not even as bad as a speeding ticket." www.salon.com/2026/07/13/n...salon.comNew ICE boss, same old liesA fatal ICE shooting in Houston shows Markwayne Mullin is just a male Kristi Noem 11268103
alyssa @thesaltybrunette.bsky.social · 06/07/2026can this f1 announcement just drop already? my anxiety can't handle all of this refreshing. 140
Reposted by alyssaNBC Sports Philadelphia @nbcsportsphiladelphia.com · 27/06/2026CATCH OF THE YEAR?!?! 🤯 924359
Reposted by alyssaRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/06/2026America's roughly 1,100 billionaires (and 1 trillionaire) are collectively worth a record $9.24 trillion. The wealth of the bottom half of the US, roughly 65 million households? $4.3 trillion. It's not radical to tax the rich. It's radical to allow this level of wealth concentration to continue. 7734141154
alyssa @thesaltybrunette.bsky.social · 07/06/2026i miss hearing the dutch national anthem on a sunday. #f1 000
alyssa @thesaltybrunette.bsky.social · 22/05/2026the wienie 500 is really the pinnacle of motorsport 🌭✨ 020
Reposted by alyssaWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 26/04/2026An America destroyed by madness was on full display after the chaos of an assassination attempt at the WCHA dinner, in a nation so numb to gun violence and so drunk on corruption that Trump and journalists wanted to party on Gunfire of the Vanities: My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...inquirer.comGunfire of the Vanities: Trump dinner shooting defines a violent, unserious America | Will BunchAnother Trump assassination try leaves dinner guests wanting to party on, in a laughingstock America, numb to violence. 832028650
Reposted by alyssaceej @ceej.online · 26/04/2026I think it’s horrible that anybody should be subjected to gun violence. unlike the guy everyone was there to party with, who thinks it’s good and cool 102250267
Reposted by alyssaJared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Christian nationalists who support Trump won’t care about him posting a picture of him as Christ. The vast majority of them have always had pastors and leaders who continually positioned themselves as stand ins for Christ as they’ve committed Trump-like abuses. It’s systemic. Hope this helps. 16759174
Reposted by alyssaWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Tuesday was a scary moment of clarity for U.S. and the world. Trump war crimes and his rapid mental decline challenge us to remove him from office immediately, to save our democracy, possibly the human race Ignore the roadblocks. Start talking action. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...inquirer.comThe fate of the earth depends on removing Trump from the White House, ASAP | Will BunchTrump's unhinged genocide threats demand radical action to remove him from the White House, immediately, 27938357
Reposted by alyssaAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 07/04/2026I think people are allowed to draw conclusions about the American people based on their decision to put this man in office bsky.app/profile/pear... 24089141728
Reposted by alyssaThe Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 30/03/2026A new investigation has reportedly backed up evidence given by a woman who has accused Donald Trump of sexually abusing her when she was 13.trib.alNew Evidence Corroborates Claims of Trump Sex Accuser, 13More information given by the woman has been backed up. 391321553
Reposted by alyssaWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 29/03/2026I have a crazy way of reporting on 'No Kings' that's different from the NYT...I go out and talk to protesters about what they think Sure, size matters, but so does the passion of a movement offering the 4-letter word that beats back dictators Hope My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...inquirer.comWhat naysayers don’t get about ‘No Kings,’ the biggest protest in U.S. history | Will BunchThe “No Kings” movement brushed off its doubters with a record turnout that gave protesters hope in an age of insanity. 632987746