Reposted by UshiMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Today in life under competitive authoritarianism 212335
Ushi @ushims.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Tell Your Democratic Senator It's Time for Chuck Schumer to Step Aside act.indivisible.org/sign/dem-sen...act.indivisible.orgTell Your Democratic Senator It's Time for Chuck Schumer to Step AsideOn November 9, Chuck Schumer surrendered in the fight for affordable healthcare, supplying Republicans the votes necessary to advance a budget that will cause premiums to double and triple for million... 000
Reposted by UshiJen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026shame on junior officers for applauding his claptrap, and for their bosses not giving them appropriate instructions in advance www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u...nytimes.comIn Speech, Hegseth Targets Diversity, Transgender People, Reporters and IranThe defense secretary returned to culture-war themes and used coarse and offensive terms to describe people he believes have no place in the military. 30486102
Reposted by UshiDavid Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 29/09/2026There's a shit-ton of actual anti-Semitism in the world today, but Netanyahu's fraudulent misuse of the term devalues it dangerously. Hamas is anti-Semitic and murderous. Netanyahu is a cynical, murderous shitheel. Mamdani is an American politician with a perverse impulse to tell blunt truths. 371711278
Ushi @ushims.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I used a unisex bathroom for the first time last week and I truly didn't like it. The only (self-identified) men I want to share a bathroom with are related to me. Are unisex bathrooms really making the world better in any way? Also, why are so many Republicans obsessed with weird sex? 000
Reposted by UshiJennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026They lied during their Senate confirmation hearings. They should be impeached; lying constitutes perjury and/or high crimes and misdemeanors. 689127694735
Reposted by UshiMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The Treaty of Tripoli, which was negotiated and signed while George Washington was president: "Art. 11. The Government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian religion." Q: How many times is Jesus mentioned in the Constitution? A: Zero. 40945251548
Reposted by UshiAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/09/2026New in PN: Retire in peace "McConnell would never be allowed to drive a car, babysit young children, or file his own taxes. Why, then, should a cognitively incapacitated 82-year-old retain one of the most important positions of power within the national government?"publicnotice.coRetire in peaceMcConnell is the latest example of an incapacitated politician refusing to let go. 1720258947943
Ushi @ushims.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Billionaires are famously good at knowing when to draw the line. 000
Reposted by UshiMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The owners of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory self-regulated. 840119052849
Reposted by UshiTrueharmony @trueharmony.bsky.social · 14/09/2026This is how he answers a reporter. 129499343854
Reposted by UshiThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Shamelessness is their superpower 🦸🏻♂️ 912426664
Ushi @ushims.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Ignoring the massive taunt may be the only impressive thing Ted Cruz has ever done. 130
Reposted by UshiTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 11/09/2026It’s hard to judge such things but the firing of the Stars and Stripes EIC is a huge scandal, or should be. 328544
Reposted by UshiThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12/09/2026“They treated us like we were criminals” 😕 39797023984
Reposted by UshiJessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Horrific though unsurprising report from @propublica.org: Ectopic pregnancy deaths have basically doubled since the end of Roepropublica.orgEctopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ... 381322738
Ushi @ushims.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Mosquitoes bite me despite the bug repellant I wear. For the mosquitoes, I imagine it's like using a gas station bathroom because you really, really need to go. 110
Ushi @ushims.bsky.social · 22/08/2026But John Roberts has assured us racism isn’t a problem anymore 000
Ushi @ushims.bsky.social · 21/08/2026We just want decent trains www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/s...nytimes.comTrump Announces a New Policy for a ‘Golden Age of Space Transportation’ (Gift Article)The policy aims to greatly increase the number of spacecraft launches and re-entries. 351
Reposted by UshiMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 20/08/2026The Navy may change the name of a warship to honor a brave black man who served honorably in the Pearl Harbor attack to the name of a cowardly draft dodger who is so ignorant he didn’t even know what happened at Pearl Harbor, according to his then Chief of Staff accompanying him on the visit 1569105644400
Reposted by UshiMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 21/08/2026REPUBLICANS: "For our next trick, we're going to drive up the national debt past $40 trillion—without providing you with *any* bullet trains, universal healthcare, or bringing down the prices of ANYTHING. You're welcome!" 1022704778
Reposted by UshiThe Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 14/08/2026It'll be pretty embarrassing if the dinosaurs went out with more dignity than us. They can't say they knew about the meteor for decades, knew exactly what to do about it, had all the technology and resources to stop it but didn't so five of them could own everything 381621473
Reposted by UshiJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 13/08/20261. Mitch McConnell suffered a fall on June 14 and has not been in the Senate for two months. But he's continued to get paid his salary of 174K/year. Since he entered the Senate in 1985, McConnell has voted against creating or expanding medical leave — paid and unpaid — at least 23 times. 24584213879
Reposted by UshiKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Absolutely right. My second book underwent not one but two pretty radical reframings as a result of what I found (and did not find) in the archives. 281309180
Reposted by Ushi𝔏𝔦𝔩𝔩, 𝔓𝔞𝔲𝔩’𝔰 𝔡𝔞𝔲𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔢𝔯🇳🇴♈️🇳🇴 @lillnordheim.bsky.social · 12/08/2026«We should not support public schools only while our own children occupy a desk. We should support them because every generation of children needs an education, just as the generations before them did, and because America's greatness depends on public education.» 052
Reposted by UshiPeter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 11/08/2026This is obviously true and yet never occurred to me. Even when I was in the Sistine Chapel looking up. 1116214
Reposted by UshiNorm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Medicaid is vastly misunderstood. Much of it goes to hospitals, kept afloat by it. Most importantly, nearly 2/3 of residence of nursing homes in America are there because of Medicaid. The huge cuts taking effect next year will cause hospital closings and mayhem for seniors. 19335146
Ushi @ushims.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Uncanny resemblance to this haunting episode of Black Mirror: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metalhe...en.wikipedia.orgMetalhead (Black Mirror) - Wikipedia 011
Reposted by UshiRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 04/08/202643-time Club Champion. 1617132923170
Ushi @ushims.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Wishing women had been more involved in the building of houses. If they had been, New England homes would all have mudrooms. 000
Ushi @ushims.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Feeling affectionate exasperation for product reviewers who say, "Five stars! Can't wait to try!" 000
Reposted by UshiAlex Kirshner @alexkirshner.com · 29/07/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/h...nytimes.comThere’s a Way to Prevent Ovarian Cancer. Few Know About It.The vast majority of cases begin in the fallopian tubes — and removing them can reduce the risk by nearly 80 percent. 39924
Reposted by UshiPete Fraser @petefrasermusic.bsky.social · 26/07/2026It’s inaccurate to describe the yellow areas here as ‘his businesses’. Everyone knows it’s bribery. 1104
Reposted by UshiThe Phantom Judge You Harshly 🎃💀🦇🧛♂️ @judgeyouharshly.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Taylor Farms is on sale at Whole Foods. You’ve got to be shitting me. 67451491119
Reposted by Ushijamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22/07/2026it's time to live masstatic.klipy.comJohn Wick Cocking Pistol - Keanu ReevesALT: John Wick Cocking Pistol - Keanu Reeves 724863554
Reposted by UshiAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Republicans just approved a budget blueprint that does far more than fund the war with Iran. Buried inside the $95 billion package is $10 billion to implement new nationwide voting restrictions demanded by Trump. 911352835
Ushi @ushims.bsky.social · 21/07/2026@mbta.com idea! Please ask @emilysweeney22.bsky.social to create audio recordings announcing #T next stops and destinations. Guaranteed crowd pleaser. 110