Sign in

urbanballet.bsky.social

@urbanballet.bsky.social
19K followers 21K following 394 posts

Stand with Ukraine!🇺🇦 🇺🇦 Stand w LGBTQ 🌈 MAGAs🚫Racists🚫DM #Gunreformnow #MessWithTexas and FIND OUT!! #ReproductiveFreedom💙🦋 #Resist💙🦋 #UnitedWeStand💙🦋 #BlueCrew💙🦋 #HumanRights 💙🦋 #WomenRights💙🦋

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
Edith Brideau @edithbb.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Sen. Mark Kelly on Trump’s Purge of Top Military Leaders and More open.substack.com/pub/meidasto... Kelly very candidly and correctly points out that Trump doesn't know what he's doing and is way out of his lane.
open.substack.com
Sen. Mark Kelly on Trump’s Purge of Top Military Leaders and More
Sen. Mark Kelly tells Ben Meiselas why Trump’s military purges, handling of the Iran war, and demand for loyalty could leave lasting damage.
811439
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/08/2026
Pathetic -- Google is now referring to Lake Ontario as "Lake America"
screencap of Google Maps showing "Lake America"
3437143312987
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 21/08/2026
NEWS: The nation’s largest cattle industry group is blasting Donald Trump’s plan to flood the U.S. market with cheaper foreign beef, warning it is already hurting American farmers and ranchers.
3242474895
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
Common Dreams @commondreams.org · 23/08/2026
Rather than Make America Healthy Again, Trump’s cuts show blatant disregard for food safety and public health.
commondreams.org
Diarrhea Summer: Brought to You by Trump, Big Ag, and the Climate Crisis
This cyclosporiasis outbreak is a bright red, flashing warning light: Without quick action and systemic changes to our food system, the next outbreak could be much, much worse.
13221
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
KimBo @zapperfan7.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Science & Facts
45491052173
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
ALERT: Judge orders emergency hearing in Kennedy Center lawsuit for Thursday Plaintiffs, including Rep Joyce Beatty (D-OH), are challenging Team Trump’s plan to re-add Trump name to the facade. And their plan for two-year closure
551764597
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
Deborah Lynn @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
VOTE BLUE IN OVERWHELMING NUMBERS #IMPEACH #CONVICT #REMOVE #Blues #VOTE #RegimeChange #Invoke #Rule9 #RuleNine #RuleIX #Remove #Trump #Vance #Johnson #Congress #House #Senate @housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats-judiciary.house.gov @democrats.senate.gov
57188153
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
11132371105
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Trump: “You don’t pay the tariffs.”

Also Trump: “I’m suspending tariffs on beef so you can have cheaper prices.”

MAGA is so fucking stupid.
11646741116
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
Marie 🇨🇦 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Dean Blundell absolutely nails it here. Great piece by Dean. 👇 Mark Carney didn’t just walk away from a bad deal he drew a line. Canada will NOT be bullied, bought or treated like a vassal state. This is what leadership looks like.🇨🇦 #ElbowsUp #USDemocracy deanblundell.substack.com/p/video-mark...
deanblundell.substack.com
VIDEO: Mark Carney Just Became The Most Important Leader In The Free World
Carney laid it out line by line in his presser today. Trump tried to claim Canada a vassal state at 11 pm last night. Carney told him to fuck off and woke up as the new leader of the free world.
17240107
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Yes, it does sound familiar.
621113015027
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
0217
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
Just Lynn 💙🦋✌️🇺🇦 @shoredweller7.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
064
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
🦋 𝕮𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘 𝕿𝖍𝖔𝖗𝖓𝖊® @thorchrs.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
👇🇺🇸"Fast-growing Hawk Fire explodes to more than 10,000 acres, spurs evacuations outside Reno" #Reno #Nevada #HawkWildfire
abcnews.com
Fast-growing Hawk Fire explodes to more than 10,000 acres, spurs evacuations outside Reno
About 1,000 homes were threatened, authorities said.
022
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Gary, Indiana is 77% percent Black. Thousands have been without power for nearly two weeks. Many are without safe water. Yet every data center is operational & using enormous amounts of both power and water. This is what oligarchy looks like. Everyone suffers so the 1% can make even more.
522179887329
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Everywhere we turn the collection of corrupt incompetents in the Trump admin is screwing up something new - Bessent the bond market, Lutnick trade relations, Hegseth the military, RFK Jr public health, Rollins Ag policy - one thing after another systematically wrecking America.
36745081267
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
631807771
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The real world consequences of being ruled by an inept, corrupt regime.
14492205
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
The Pedophile, Rapist, Convicted Felon had a whole day to respond. You all saw Mark Carney's speech? This is Trumps response. Weak. Cowardly. #cdnpoli
1711132
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
Forbes @forbes.com · 22/08/2026
“Stars And Stripes” played a major role in breaking stories about living conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln earlier this summer.
forbes.com
‘Stars And Stripes’ Editor Says He’s Worried About Military Censorship After Fires Him For ‘Insubordination’
“Stars And Stripes” played a major role in breaking stories about living conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln earlier this summer.
435105724109
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
badwebsites @badwebsites.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
032
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
The trade genius Howard Lutnick BELIEVED CANADA DIDN’T HAVE UNIONS. Yes, he actually said that. 🤦🏽‍♂️ And he claimed that's why auto manufacturers "moved" there. (Canada has: ✅always had a huge auto industry, and ✅yes has unions.) THIS is the mental wattage working on Canada-US trade👇
199915297
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 23/08/2026
Target never would have made the disastrous decision to market a Halloween costume that looks like it’s straight out of the Jim Crow era if Black folks had a seat at the table. Anyway, looks like they pulled it.
2071202378
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
🌊The Resistance Patriot🌊 @film-music.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Donald Trump believes that because something has been entrusted to him, it belongs to him. The presidency. The White House. The DOJ. The military. The Republican Party. The government. America. They do not. None of them do. Trumpism is a stain on America. steveschmidt.substack.com/p/trumped-out
steveschmidt.substack.com
Trumped out
He put his name everywhere. America will take it down.
54922
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
Steve Schmidt @thewarningses.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
The American republic has endured not because words enforce themselves, but because generations of citizens and officials have made them real by insisting that no one — not a president, judge, billionaire, or political faction — stands above the law. steveschmidt.substack.com/p/paper-tiger
steveschmidt.substack.com
Paper tiger
The Constitution can’t save America if Americans won’t defend it
1112253
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
1/ Arizona just approved a 154% sewer rate hike on a retirement community. Retirees on fixed Social Security now owe $920 more a year, straight to a private equity fund in Amsterdam. This is the playbook, and it's happening everywhere. 🧵 #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy
16492372
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
MJ @bstnboy.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
OMFG! 11 Food Safety recalls in 3 weeks! Never should have fired those 2500 Food Safety Inspectors. www.newsweek.com/dip-recall-u...
newsweek.com
Thousands of dips recalled as FDA issues most severe risk warning
The FDA has upgraded an earlier recall for Whole Foods-issued guacamole and dips to its highest risk level.
18329361424
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
What a system we have here. 😕🇺🇸 www.washingtonpost.com/elections/in...
751105504
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
Aida 🇵🇷🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦🐾🌊🦋🗽💙🐸 @latina4jesusdshw.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Pass it around PLEASE! #Pinks #USDemocracy
48688604
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
Ruben Garcia @gorubenruben.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
73 Days to Retake the Senate What’s your plan? Who are you taking with you? Where’s your Voting Station? Check your voter registration? Update your Drivers License? Update your Passport? We need you, every one of you! #BlueSenate #Midtrems #USDemocracy
14626
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
NannyGoat7-11 @nannygoat7-11.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
youtube.com/shorts/1J1ej...
youtube.com
What Trump's DOJ Wants Is Unconstitutional
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
053
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 23/08/2026
Trump said he’s going to allow 300 metric tons of beef to enter our country without tariffs, but he won’t tell us where it’s coming from. 🤔 Why “ground” beef specifically?
2281045557
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
Andrea Devon @andreadevon.sheshed.rocks · 15/08/2026
Now THIS is a beautiful sight. ✈️ Less than 4% of U.S. commercial pilots are Black. Thousands gathered in Chicago to celebrate 50 years of the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals. #SheShed
421730526
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 23/08/2026
The Pentagon quietly added 60 more wounded service members to the Iran war casualty count. But that’s only one part of a much bigger story about what the Trump regime isn’t telling the public. So we dug in.
podcasts.apple.com
Trump Accused of Hiding War Casualties as Plane Crashes Raise New Questions
Podcast Episode · The MeidasTouch Podcast · August 22 · 25m
7527181202
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
Flingjore @flingjore.com · 23/08/2026
A multi-state outbreak of E. coli and salmonella tied to alfalfa sprouts exposes glaring weaknesses in FDA enforcement. Despite prior warnings about facility leaks, the producer avoids a recall, highlighting how reactive, rather than proactive, regulatory frameworks endanger public health.
apnews.com
Alfalfa sprout linked to food-poisoning outbreak in 15 states, health officials say
U.S. health officials say a food-poisoning outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts has sickened people in 15 states. The U.S.A multi-state outbreak of E. coli and salmonella tied to alfalfa sprouts exposes glaring weaknesses in FDA enforcement. Despite prior warnings about facility leaks, the producer av
053
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) openly accused Attorney General Todd Blanche of illegal conduct Saturday on the heels of a new report that an alleged trove of “missing” handwritten FBI notes related to Jeffrey Epstein had been sitting online for months, fully unredacted, and accessible to anyone.
211027405
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Foreign students don’t get UK student loans. Stupidest party in the world with the most gullible followers.
Times Higher Education • @timeshighered
X.com
Reform UK has promised to ban "foreign students" from accessing student loans and said it will end public subsidies for "woke nonsense" degrees
1151476441
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
Vincent Zimmerman @zimmermanv66.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
0133
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 23/08/2026
That’s the notification from the Fresh Roadkill Hotline.
1151567296
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
When the order came to abandon ship, Doris Miller didn't. He stayed and pulled men out of burning water. He was 24 when he was killed. www.JackHopkinsNow.com
534135424906
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
Слава Україні!🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 @ton1953.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
083
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
Middlerage @middlerage.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
BUT Trump’s the best at reflecting pool renovations & racetrack construction. 🤡
2296
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
A Republic If You Can Keep It @arepublicif.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
North Korea is good. Canada is bad. Coal is good. Solar is bad. Measles is good. Vaccination is bad. Child rapists are good. Childcare is bad. Pointless wars are good. Universal healthcare is bad. Anyone supporting the unrelenting chaos of the #GOP deserves zero respect. #RemoveTrump
556194076336
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
Holly 🇺🇸🦅 @msdesignerlady.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Trump announced they plan to 'import' tons of ground beef to the U.S. without out-of-quota tariffs for 90 days. They are now rounding up wild horses and it's illegal to slaughter them in the U.S., but permitted in other countries. Please, tell me there's no correlation. 😱 #SheShed
157543
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
NO 👇 LIES DETECTED, MEHDI......
19071693071
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
I don’t think even many of those who have come to recognize Donald Trump's extreme narcissism and his sociopathy have any idea how dangerous this phase of his pathology is. When malignant narcissists go down, they try to take as many people as they can with them.
33447991309
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
As Samuel Alito carried water for white supremacists, he should be reminded that the second iteration of the Ku Klux Klan (after World War I) was more virulently against Roman Catholics (that would be you, Samuel) than they were against Blacks.
381091308
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
STAY WOKE AMERICA! @biggfredd.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
** SELFISH PIECE OF SHIT !! DON the CON will BURN AMERICA DOWN (2028) if he don't get his way, just as he's doing the REPUBLICAN PARTY! @bluestormcomin1.bsky.social @j1j2.bsky.social @ltwlauren.bsky.social @moberzan.bsky.social @snblue.bsky.social @fireeyebooks.bsky.social @biggfredd.bsky.social
usatoday.com
Trump cancels housing bill signing, saying SAVE America Act must pass first
President Trump abruptly canceled a big bill signing for landmark bipartisan housing legislation, saying the SAVE America Act is a bigger priority.
114110
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
Dcmfox @dcmfox.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
12817
Reposted by @urbanballet.bsky.social
Char @char2025.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Of course it does www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/c...
nytimes.com
Justice Department Makes It Easier to Bypass Pollution Controls on Pickups
221