Reposted by @tokythoelke.bsky.socialVince D. Monroy @vincedmonroy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Protester at the "Hands Around the Kennedy Center" rally holds up sign that reads: “WAR CRIMES CANNOT HIDE S£X CRIMES” 208158274539
tokythoelke.bsky.social @tokythoelke.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Aug 3: David Ellison gives cosplay orc Taylor Sheridan license to broadcast his anti-NYTimes/journalism and anti-Ukraine/US isolationist screed to millions in new "Lioness" episode. Aug 4: NYTimes oped pleads "Trust me with the news." "Trust you with the news"? We can't trust you with a TV show. 321
tokythoelke.bsky.social @tokythoelke.bsky.social · 28/03/2026#NoKings3 rally *on the way* to the much larger big Downtown rally. Rallies also happening in West County, South County, and across the east side suburbs. Bigger than #NoKings2!! People are also more pissed off. #FuckTrump 070
Reposted by @tokythoelke.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Trump is setting the stage to claim extraordinary powers to take over the 2026 elections — from banning mail-in voting to imposing new obstacles to voter registration. All of this will be justified on the grounds of national security. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...democracydocket.comTrump’s attack on Iran and the plot against your voteDonald Trump is planning to use his attack on Iran to justify a power grab over voting in the 2026 midterms. 731987956
Reposted by @tokythoelke.bsky.socialTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Yes. This is transparently the plan. It is a destructive and unconstitutional plan. And it can be stopped. It can even be turned into an electoral issue that hurts Trump. But only if we face this now. 4921021020
Reposted by @tokythoelke.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12/03/2026The Trump administration could really restore confidence by getting the entire Cabinet to ride a tanker through the Straits of Hormuz to show everyone how safe and easy it is now. They could bring along a lot of MAGA influencers and Fox News hosts to broadcast it all live! 46787852054
Reposted by @tokythoelke.bsky.socialJo Locktov @jolocktov.bsky.social · 04/03/2026The speed limit may be the only thing between endangered and extinct . #rightwhales #vesselstrikes @fisheries.noaa.gov www.pressherald.com/2026/03/03/f...pressherald.comFeds plan to roll back speed regulations that protect endangered right whalesA notice of the plan from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is scheduled to be published on Wednesday. 0146
Reposted by @tokythoelke.bsky.socialBarking at stars @kitchengigolo.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Operation Epstein Fury 346188
Reposted by @tokythoelke.bsky.socialChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 25/01/2026when they say that everyone should have a right to carry a weapon in public they mean only loyal Republicans have a right to carry a weapon in public. if you don't agree them politically and you carry a weapon then that's justification for them to shoot you dead. 581893506
tokythoelke.bsky.social @tokythoelke.bsky.social · 10/01/2026Those of us who knew Tim O’Leary on his way up — as when we worked for him as Executive Director of Opera Theatre of Saint Louis — know him to be a man of the highest character. Bravo, Tim! You make us who love the arts, and love D.C. as it used to be, very proud. #ETTDrawstory.comOpera dumps MAGA-fied Kennedy Center after 55 years amid Trump's takeover disasterThe Washington National Opera is pulling the plug on its 55-year relationship with the Kennedy Center, marking another shocking rejection of President Donald Trump's makeover of the iconic venue.The o... 030
Reposted by @tokythoelke.bsky.socialDaniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 07/01/2026Fuck Bari Weiss, fuck bootlicking regime propaganda 634337225192
Reposted by @tokythoelke.bsky.socialJack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 30/12/2025A single sentence from Trump explains more about power and the Epstein files than years of headlines.👇 www.jackhopkinsnow.com 35618206
Reposted by @tokythoelke.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 09/11/2025In an escalation of the GOP’s efforts to stymie Missourians’ attempt to block the state’s new gerrymander, Secretary of State Danny Hoskins (R) submitted deeply biased ballot language that claims the map “better reflects statewide voting patterns.” bit.ly/4nNnhmCbit.lyMissouri Sec. of State Proposes ‘Dishonest’ Ballot Language to Thwart Anti-Gerrymander ReferendumRead more here. 15275115
Reposted by @tokythoelke.bsky.socialStrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 01/11/2025How to answer a loaded question. (This is Joe Neguse, Congressman for Colorado's 2nd District.) 21950901917
Reposted by @tokythoelke.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 31/10/2025Mike Johnson has the House adjourned for 42 days, Trump just came back from a week in Asia, remodeled a WH bathroom and flew to Palm Beach for a golf weekend, they refuse to negotiate with Dems, Dems had to sue to get Trump to release SNAP funds, but Republicans are blaming Dems. 12737311183
Reposted by @tokythoelke.bsky.socialJess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 01/11/2025“They smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.” 1234559
Reposted by @tokythoelke.bsky.socialPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 01/11/2025I went through all 1,700-plus pages of subpoenas released by Chuck Grassley this week and mapped out how the organizations and people in them connect. That and more in this week's newsletter! Click click click click. www.howtoreadthisch.art/the-web-that...howtoreadthisch.artThe web that tried to steal the presidencyChapter 1 What is it that happens when first we practice to deceive? I forget. If you are anything like me, you tuned into cable news coverage of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021 and thought to yours... 823182
tokythoelke.bsky.social @tokythoelke.bsky.social · 24/10/2025White House expansion plans for 2026-2032. 010
Reposted by @tokythoelke.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21/10/2025Making Argentina Great Again 723136875139
Reposted by @tokythoelke.bsky.socialEvie Hemphill @evhemphill.bsky.social · 20/10/2025Here's something cool: Nine of our @stlbworks.bsky.social kids recently worked w/ Sam Fox students throughout the spring to take their BWorks dream-bike drawings from concepts to reality. Next Thursday, they're in the spotlight as the "Dream Machines" exhibit opens! www.facebook.com/events/13025... 1116
Reposted by @tokythoelke.bsky.sociallareinaelena.bsky.social @lareinaelena.bsky.social · 19/10/2025Couldn't agree more. If you still have your prime account, it's past time to drop it. 2283
Reposted by @tokythoelke.bsky.socialDenise Dewald, MD @denisedewald.bsky.social · 17/10/2025I will never give another cent to Washington University if they bend the knee to a dictator. 0111
Reposted by @tokythoelke.bsky.socialIfy Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 12/10/2025I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for. 444213656406
Reposted by @tokythoelke.bsky.socialescapedexplorer.bsky.social @escapedexplorer.bsky.social · 09/10/2025 2647641424
Reposted by @tokythoelke.bsky.socialMunicipal Fox @amunicipalfox.bsky.social · 09/10/2025This frog is your FRIEND He fights for FREEDOM 361747371
tokythoelke.bsky.social @tokythoelke.bsky.social · 08/10/2025Texas National Guard arrives in Chicago. Lou Malnati’s Pizza restaurants immediately go to DefCon 3. 020
Reposted by @tokythoelke.bsky.socialJen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 06/10/2025This will not end until voters boot out MAGA lawmakers who refuse to rein in Trump. We will not be safe from a dictatorial presidency as long as the SCt refuses to check executive overreach. Meanwhile, all Americans must defend our neighbors, our deepest-held values, and what's left of our democracy 1741795
Reposted by @tokythoelke.bsky.socialLawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 06/10/2025The new Supreme Court term starts today, meaning that -- in a novel twist -- the justices will hear oral arguments in some cases before they issue rulings that actually explain what they are doing. 663799660
tokythoelke.bsky.social @tokythoelke.bsky.social · 11/09/2025Zero, poised between 1 and -1, was not a number that the Romans knew. There is no void among the letter-numbers of our western European fathers. That concept was born in Babylon, today's city of Hillah, in Iraq. 1/ 150
Reposted by @tokythoelke.bsky.socialMichele Hornish @hornish.bsky.social · 02/09/2025The other night, driving with my son, I thought about all of the stresses on us right now, hitting us from every angle and settling heavy on our hearts. Just then, the Arch –all lit up and sparkly– appeared before us. And I remembered a fact about arches. To steady an arch, you increase the load.open.substack.comLeaning In: Built to Bend, Not BreakIt turns out we were built to lean on each other 1357
Reposted by @tokythoelke.bsky.socialKim Lane Scheppele @kimlanelaw.bsky.social · 28/08/2025Stacey Abrams and I sound the alarm - the time to act to stop autocracy is now. time.com/7312340/stop...time.comWe Can Stop the Rise of American AutocracyStacey Abrams and Kim Lane Scheppele argue that we must act now to stop autocracy from taking over America. 16531215
Reposted by @tokythoelke.bsky.socialBrian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 08/08/2025@marcelias.bsky.social: "I want everyone to pay attention... Trump is laying the groundwork to steal the 2026 election." 28461532600
tokythoelke.bsky.social @tokythoelke.bsky.social · 05/08/2025“HOW MUCH DOES IT COST FOR FASCISM?” Somebody give this woman a medal. Somebody tell Big Media to ask questions like this. 010
tokythoelke.bsky.social @tokythoelke.bsky.social · 27/04/2025A hyphenate when being line-broken gets -- two hyphens? Oh, @newyorker.com you are so delightfully mad with your diacritics and punctuations! Only you could make an article on Trump's lawlessness twist into a typographic safari. 070
tokythoelke.bsky.social @tokythoelke.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Hey SCOTUS, here’s a great idea: “Just say that defiance of court orders and all that flows from that are not official acts.” Everything these evil ice-people do after defying a court decision is impeachable, illegal, unprotected, and punishable. 👏 071
Reposted by @tokythoelke.bsky.socialBrian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 12/04/2025@booker.senate.gov: "Are we a nation that is going to tolerate this, or a nation that's going to stand up? As the great Frederick Douglass said, 'the limits of tyrants are prescribed by the people that they seek to oppress.' How much will we endure before we say enough is enough?" 518128553547
Reposted by @tokythoelke.bsky.socialElizabeth @ewanczak.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Hey Dems - STOP with the fundraising texts. That is misreading the moment by 10,000,000 miles. Figure out ways to lead without needing cash. It’s just totally disrespectful of the urgency and financial situation right now 6597
Reposted by @tokythoelke.bsky.socialPatrick S. Tomlinson @stealthygeek.bsky.social · 03/04/2025See the little dot circled in red? That's the Heard and McDonald Islands. They are uninhabited, require a permit to visit, and are a two week sail from Australia. Trump just put a 10% tariff on their exports, of which there are none. Know what country didn't get any tariffs? Russia. 15458151
Reposted by @tokythoelke.bsky.socialD. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 01/04/2025📌If we lose this Supreme Court election in Wisconsin today, we default to an 1849 law that criminalizes abortion, and the fair maps we FINALLY have up here will be gerrymandered into complete hell. Please VOTE. REMINDER: We HAVE same-day registration, which is also on the line if Crawford loses. 7544671754
tokythoelke.bsky.social @tokythoelke.bsky.social · 01/04/2025#midtownalley All Neighbors meeting this Thursday at 9 am, the Curiosity Building at 3033 Locust Street. Let's talk about what's cooking for 2025 — events, beautification, murals, parking, security, sidewalk improvements, The Go! Marathon, and the World Naked Bike Ride. 080
Reposted by @tokythoelke.bsky.social California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 30/03/2025I don't want Canada or Greenland… I want PBS, Social Security, and The Smithsonian. CAN YOU SAY THE SAME?! 🤚 629173614542
Reposted by @tokythoelke.bsky.socialMaggie Marbles @maggiemarbles.bsky.social · 27/03/2025Their move is to use the resources at their disposal to obliterate the Republican Party. Yes, Democrats will make them pay more in taxes and wages. But for that they get infrastructure, government R&D, an educated workforce, and a customer base with money to spend. They should take that deal. 1042852
Reposted by @tokythoelke.bsky.socialMs. M @msmalarkey24.bsky.social · 25/03/2025ICYMI, @propublica.org uncovered Project 2025 training videos last summer. And here’s where they discuss how to evade FOIA & hide their agenda from the public. The “Houthi PC small group” didn’t arise from ignorance of the law or incompetence. They just got caught. 11236841980
Reposted by @tokythoelke.bsky.socialJen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 24/03/2025OH. MY. GOD. Shouldn't heads roll for this? CLOWNS. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...theatlantic.comThe Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War PlansU.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling. 81864184
Reposted by @tokythoelke.bsky.socialGod @thegodshow.com · 19/03/2025Threatening to impeach judges who check your power is proof you need judges checking your power. 187196964116
