Reposted by Tom KlitusAbby Ruggiero @ruggie13.bsky.social · 7hI filmed this at Stadium-Armory Metro Station in Washington, DC this evening around 6:30 pm. He was minding his business waiting for the train, he wasn’t fighting them, but all of them piled onto him without giving him time to react to that many of them surrounding him. 17286126
Reposted by Tom KlitusRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 9hTrump has denied disaster relief for Illinois following severe storms in August. Trump approved a request from Indiana for damage resulting from the same storms. One is a "blue state." The other is a "red state." No other president has politicized natural disasters the way that Trump has. 17146592169
Reposted by Tom KlitusBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 8hWhistles work! New York, get some whistles. 101369318
Reposted by Tom KlitusMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11hNEW: The Department of Justice (DOJ) under President Donald Trump has turned its Civil Rights Division’s mission on its head, a federal judge said in a decision blocking the administration from demanding states’ unredacted voter rolls. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comJudge rebukes Trump administration for perverting mission of DOJ’s ‘crown jewel’Read more here. 201415552
Reposted by Tom KlitusAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 17hMike Rogers' yacht has a yacht. 21573242569
Reposted by Tom KlitusCourtney 🦊 @courtneyfox1.bsky.social · 17hReporters asking the right questions right now. How did they not know he had a child in the car and how the fuck do you expect someone to know that unmarked cars are ICE and not some random attack?!? 310112
Reposted by Tom KlitusThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16h🔥 MEMPHIS: “If you’re not angry, now is the time to get angry.” A minor says she has been banned from meetings by the city council 🤔for speaking out after 7 delayed a data center moratorium vote — without letting the people speak. (H/T @901youthactionnetwork ) 521929816
Reposted by Tom KlitusRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11h22 California billionaires have spent a combined $150 million so far to defeat Prop 40. By spending their fortunes trying to stop California from taxing billionaires, they're making the argument for a billionaire wealth tax more clearly and articulately than anyone else possibly could. 14950802222
Reposted by Tom KlitusLee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 18hICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal Arrests Brenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court. www.wired.com/story/ice-ag...wired.comICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal ArrestsBrenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court. 44712430
Reposted by Tom KlitusWagatwe Wanjuki @wagatwe.bsky.social · 15hthis is the only reason why certain people wanted to know—and spread—her name without her consent. so they can abuse her, too.cnn.comCornell’s Jane Doe is ‘terrified’ after death threats and a swatting incident, her lawyer says | CNNOne month ago, the woman now known to America as Cornell’s Jane Doe was living in New York City and trying to break into the hotel industry, her lawyer says. Now she’s facing threats and hiding out at... 112414674
Reposted by Tom KlitusMartin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 11hThe D.C. Board of Elections says it’s asking the National Guard to avoid standing near D.C.’s ballot drop boxes, which opened today, in the wake of video footage showing them near a box in Foggy Bottom this week: www.washingtonsun.com/metro/nation...washingtonsun.comD.C. Elections Board Asks National Guard to Stay Away From Ballot Drop BoxesGuard members were seen standing next to a drop box in Foggy Bottom this week. 18455213
Reposted by Tom KlitusGarrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 17hAn amazingly stark example of how the US economy has broken: Zaslav clears nearly a *billion* dollars amid a CEO tenure where he made basically anything he touched worse, harmed multiple prestigious brands, led huge layoffs—but delivered a corrupt merger for shareholders. variety.com/2026/tv/news...variety.comDavid Zaslav Gets $606 Million Payout From Paramount-Warner Bros. MergerDavid Zaslav will receive $606 million as he leaves Warner Bros. Discovery, after the company's merger with David Ellison's Paramount was completed. 682169776
Reposted by Tom KlitusMomentum Magazine @momentummag.bsky.social · 17hCity Takes to the Streets to Stop ‘Completely Outrageous’ Move to Rip Out Bike Lanes. momentummag.com/city-takes-t... 1030082
Reposted by Tom KlitusACLU @aclu.org · 10hWe testified before the UN Human Rights Council about the alarming number of Black people who have been found dead, hanging, or drowned in the U.S. over the past decade. We urge UN human rights experts to investigate these deaths properly as our government continues to fail the public. 3328121
Reposted by Tom KlitusBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 12hSix months ago:theonion.comDOJ To Bring Back Firing Squad As Means Of EntertainmentWASHINGTON—In an effort to provide some joy to the nation and boost overall well-being, Justice Department officials announced plans Monday to bring back firing squads as a means of entertainment. “Fo... 16966151483
Reposted by Tom KlitusMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 12hImmigrant New Yorkers belong here. ICE does not. If you need help, call our free, confidential Immigration Legal Support Hotline at 1-800-354-0365 or dial 311 and say “Immigration Legal.” Help is here in your native language, no matter your immigration status. More info: nyc.gov/knowyourrightsnyc.govKnow Your Rights: Federal Immigration Enforcement (ICE) - MOIA 17183952616
Reposted by Tom KlitusJennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 19hThis should be made into an ad and run non-stop on every channel until the election is over. 7839271495
Reposted by Tom KlitusMadameNostalgic✨Tanya @madamenostalgic.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Charles Dickens witnessed a public execution in 1849. He wrote a scathing letter to 'The Times' calling for the end to such a practice. 200 years later and here we are again. Public executions, fear mongering about immigrants, and (basically) poor laws. Go read Bleak House and get some compassion. 2316120
Reposted by Tom KlitusArs Technica @arstechnica.com · 08/10/2026arstechnica.comExxonMobil's own scientists doubted climate fixes the company hypedCourt filings reveal new details about Exxon's decades of internal climate deliberations. 24704380
Reposted by Tom KlitusA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 09/10/2026They’re live-streaming the execution of the person they think they can get away with doing that to first. It’s a test. If they can do that, they’ll expand the margins of permission. 10345381364
Reposted by Tom KlitusHarry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 09/10/20267 shots fired. 4 pm in afternoon. At a car with 5-year old in it. Can’t use deadly force except in response to imminent threat of death of serious bodily injury. As in, from what we know, a blatantly illegal shooting. That’s without regard to victim’s criminal record. 7 Shots Fired. 25949328
Reposted by Tom KlitusRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 09/10/2026My statement on the ICE shooting in Marble Hill ⬇️ 14356311484
Reposted by Tom KlitusLaura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books 4053360110172
Reposted by Tom KlitusMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026I am angry tonight. Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car. ICE makes this city less safe. We want them out. Now. 11264974712991
Reposted by Tom Klitustomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 08/10/2026Michael Ian Black had to write a satire column to point out that a sitting president suggested Iran take out Los Angeles and San Diego, which by his math are nearly 6 percent of US GDP. The president then doubled down. Satirists can't compete with that.thedailybeast.comThe Real Threat to America’s Cities Isn’t Iran—It’s Our PresidentAnd not just because he keeps inviting Tehran to attack the West Coast. 14632219
Reposted by Tom KlitusGianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Man who won’t give his employees piss breaks claims many piss breaks on the horizon 806204304573
Reposted by Tom KlitusCongresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 08/10/2026Starting January 2027, Washington will pay its workers $17.73 an hour – the highest state minimum wage in the country. I was proud to serve on the committee that helped tie the minimum wage to inflation here in Seattle. This is how you put workers first!kuow.orgWA’s nation-high minimum wage rising to nearly $18 an hour in 2027Washington’s minimum wage workers will get a 3.5% pay bump in 2027. 33860182
Reposted by Tom KlitusAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026If you appreciate my work to cover two debates at the same time tonight, how about buying me a coffee? Your support is how I do this. You can chip in here:buymeacoffee.comAaron RuparIndependent journalist and publisher of the Public Notice newsletter. Your support makes my work possible, including all the clipping I do across my social media channels. 737283
Reposted by Tom KlitusAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 08/10/2026So proud of this kid. 18482952260
Reposted by Tom KlitusAnita Woodruff @anitaw1610.bsky.social · 08/10/2026www.npr.org/2026/10/01/n... Now, the wannabe Nazi regime is going after people with disabilities.npr.orgTrump administration reverses stance on integration of people with disabilitiesDisability rights advocates are angered by the latest reversal but are rallying behind proposed legislation and working with states to strengthen protections for community integration. 29567312
Reposted by Tom KlitusProPublica @propublica.org · 08/10/2026NEW: America’s largest professional group of pediatricians has renewed its call for a nationwide ban on raw dairy products, warning of the serious health risks, particularly for children, as well as pregnant and immunocompromised people.propublica.orgAmerican Academy of Pediatrics Renews Call for Ban on Raw MilkCiting the growing popularity of unpasteurized milk and the damage it can do to children, the nation’s largest professional group of pediatricians is seeking a nationwide ban on the sale and distribut... 672426943
Reposted by Tom KlitusElizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 08/10/2026It’s simply unimaginable that CDC Director Dr. Erica Schwartz has just bowed to RFK Jr. and approved funding for an utterly unethical clinical trial that will withhold the birth dose of HepB vaccine in Guinea Bissau. It is to be conducted by researchers accused of academic misconduct.rollingstone.comCDC Is Moving Forward With a Previously Shelved Controversial Hepatitis B Vaccine Study“It’s a wholly unethical trial, and it shouldn’t be allowed,” says Dr. Paul Offit of Guinea-Bissau study 781410663
Reposted by Tom KlitusMelissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 08/10/2026One of the key lessons from Dutch cycling history is cities didn't start with protected lanes. They began by making streets safer, calmer and more inviting; with lower speeds, parking restrictions, traffic filters and reduced through-traffic to create an environment in which cycling could flourish.🧵 10434141
Reposted by Tom KlitusThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/10/2026They think we’re all idiots As Jon Stewart says — if the goal is guaranteed income and jobs, why wait? Why is it only “socialism” if we don’t hand them trillions of dollars first? 75876702389
Reposted by Tom KlitusMichael DiTullo @d2lo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Just a couple of old dudes coming back from a drive in an old car… that has been EV swapped! Not all EVs need to be giant SUVs. 😎🚗⚡️ #ev #classiccar #vwbeetle 128010
Reposted by Tom KlitusRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/10/202625 years ago today, the U.S. launched its war in Afghanistan. Weeks earlier, Barbara Lee was the only member of Congress to vote against the 2001 Authorization of Military Force, warning it would be a blank check for forever wars. History has proven her lonely and courageous vote right. 12581362508
Reposted by Tom KlitusMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Today we got access to a smoking gun document from ICE that shows how it is weaponized against progressive groups registering voters while building a voter suppression database. 11464233168
Reposted by Tom KlitusThe Leadership Conference @civilrightsorg.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Latinas deserve to build generational wealth. To achieve pay equity, we need stronger labor protections, fair wages, access to benefits, and pathways to economic growth. 1128
Reposted by Tom KlitusGarnet Henderson @garnethenderson.com · 08/10/2026NEW: The feds have filed their update in one of the multiple ongoing lawsuits seeking to restrict mifepristone, this one out of Louisiana. It says the FDA plans to complete its “review” of mifepristone’s safety by December, and release a report by March. Notably—after the midterm elections.litigationtracker.law.georgetown.edu 415172
Reposted by Tom KlitusRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/10/2026For our new film THE WORK IN PROGRESS, we spoke with people all across the country from different walks of life. What did we find out? Even when we ask ourselves the hard questions, we're not as divided as some would lead us to believe. theworkinprogressfilm.com/buy-ticke… 529969
Reposted by Tom KlitusMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 07/10/2026🚨BREAKING: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) over the past year investigated hundreds of nonprofits across the U.S. that help people register to vote, according to new records analyzed by Democracy Docket. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comICE probed hundreds of voter registration groups across the U.S.The agency also contemplated deploying undercover agents to "initiate prosecutions" against the groups and "dismantle" them. 22137432323
Reposted by Tom KlitusMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 07/10/2026NEW EPISODE: ICE never wanted you to see these: internal government documents that show Homeland Security Investigations has been probing nonpartisan groups that help register citizens to vote They even went so far as to outline a plan to use undercover agents. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJoZ...youtube.comICE Voter Plot EXPOSED in Smoking Gun DocumentsYouTube video by Democracy Docket 5429081694
Reposted by Tom KlitusMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/10/2026🚨BREAKING: Voting rights groups are citing recent ICE activity near voting sites and new evidence of intimidation as they expand a lawsuit seeking to keep armed federal agents away from polling places during the midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comICE is already showing up near voting sites, bolstering lawsuit against armed agents at pollsAmong the newest examples is an ICE detention that took place in the same area California voters had to pass through to reach a ballot drop box. 10033681916
Reposted by Tom KlitusDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Kim Guillyfoyle asking a donor for $100K to cover her credit card debt before starting in her new role as Ambassador to Greece. "Deters didn’t ultimately make the payment, telling Guilfoyle it would cost him his marriage." www.wsj.com/politics/pol... 1141986525
Reposted by Tom KlitusRuth Zakarin @ruthz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026One of the bazillion reasons you should take domestic violence seriously is that abusers are completely unfit for leadership positions. Because they are abusive. Because they are violent. And their policies and rhetoric will also be abusive and violent. 02512
Reposted by Tom KlitusMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The Trump family runs the government, and the government pays the Trump family. This is not a coincidence – it's deep corruption that never would have been tolerated before a convicted felon took over the White House. Vote against all Republicans.abcnews.comTrump sons' investments have won billions in Pentagon contracts since his electionThe contract for a new plant in Baltimore is the latest linked to the brothers. 35868368
Reposted by Tom KlitusA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The radical change of saying you'll do very obvious things that people desperately want and desperately need. 12788150
Reposted by Tom Klituswomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Portrait of a Girl, 1927 by Guan Zilan, Chinese Avant Garde painter #WomensArt 31014196
Reposted by Tom KlitusGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 07/10/2026This Talon Air ICE flight has now landed in Ghana, a possible third-country removal. Migrant passengers onboard have been shackled at the ankles, wrists and waist for at least 14 hours. 5191119