Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2hBRAZIL 🇧🇷: A judge ordered META to stop intentionally helping Bolsonaro (son of an insurrectionist) against Progressive President Lula. Tech oligarchs meddling with elections across the globe. www.nbcnews.com/world/south-... 13037151521 3.7K
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h🤔 What the hell is wrong with Trump? 🤔 Trump gave a bonkers speech in Georgia that included Islamophobic bigotry, oddly sexual comments about men, crazed lies about teachers secretly trans-ing kids, and a variety of other insane rants Here's the lowlight reel: 89855181564 5.5K
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialW.E.D.em Boyz @leftistwonk.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Marjorie Taylor Greene comes out with a statement opposing the raid on Ilhan Omar before Chuck Schumer, the leader of the Democratic Party 17457351211 5.7K
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialJen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Still trying to understand how Napster got shut down, but Anthropic is going public and still hasn’t paid us authors yet after stealing our work. 16798222180 9.8K
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialErik Loomis @erikloomis.bsky.social · 16/10/2026This Day in Labor History: October 16, 1859. John Brown and a group of followers invade the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (today WV) to start a war and end slavery. Let's talk about this key moment in American labor history! 141499629 1.5K
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialIlhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Thank you to everyone who stood with me over the years. It’s been a scary journey but I have always been grounded in my work and ability to provide exemplary service to my constituents. Trump and his administration have been after me since I arrived in Congress. 176112621783 11.3K
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 15/10/2026This is one of reasons I don't self-identify as a "gamer" despite, you know, playing a ton of video games. 1817816 178
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Ex-boss filed a $12 theft charge against an ex-employee because she got a restraining order in response to his creepy behavior. Charge was never prosecuted, but it gave ICE an excuse to arrest and detain her. Congratulations to the 58 Democrats who voted for the Laken Riley Act. You own this.baltimorebrew.comA disgruntled boss filed theft charges against her. When she went to court, ICE arrested her. | Baltimore BrewBREW EXCLUSIVE: A $12.08 dispute over a McDonald’s meal leads to the arrest of a 25-year-old by ICE agents in the Carroll County District courthouse. 10556581998 5.7K
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialSeth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 15/10/2026So he solicited a bribe, which is not only a federal felony but specifically enumerated as an impeachable offense in the United States Constitution? Got it. The Constitution is just toilet paper now. 28619204 619
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialSpencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Five hundred people on hunger strike inside a for-profit ICE concentration camp in Georgia.thecurrentga.orgApproximately 500 participate in hunger strike at Folkston immigration detention center - The CurrentApproximately 500 detainees at a private ICE facility in Folkston, Georgia, launched a hunger strike to protest poor living conditions and alleged asylum protocol violations while awaiting judicial he... 3823981218 2.4K
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialAndy @andyoregon.bsky.social · 13/10/2026“Musk then prevented any community notes from appearing on Sortor’s post for many hours, ensuring that no one could debunk the bogus claim before it reached tens of millions of people, and suspended accounts that dug into its veracity” @lebassett.bsky.social www.laura-bassett.com/p/anatomy-of...laura-bassett.comAnatomy of a fake scandalWSJ obtained video of Ken Paxton partying with literal fugitives in Dubai, so Republicans panicked and invented a story about Talarico checking into a psych hospital. It backfired. 19835270 835
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 13/10/2026To find other places to support, feel free to look through the @laminda.bsky.social starter pack: go.bsky.app/2Fq4P6e 24517 45
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13/10/2026🚨 WOW: WSJ reports Ken Paxton partied in a luxury Dubai high-rise with 2 FUGITIVES, Anosh Ahmed and Sameer Suhail, facing fed charges over an alleged $15 MILLION hospital embezzlement scheme — alongside his gf (not his wife). Ahmed donated $190K to Paxton, including $25K AFTER his indictment. 26267432933 6.7K
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 13/10/2026A U.S. Air Force member jailed since August for publicly calling for President Donald Trump's impeachment is being held in solitary confinement 24 hours a day, according to his attorney. www.military.com/air-force-ma...military.comAir Force Maj. Jason Watson is in Solitary 24 Hours Daily After Publicly Calling For Trump’s ImpeachmentMaj. Jason Watson has been jailed since August after publicly opining on the president and his administration, drawing a big legal battle. 58884497 884
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/10/2026Trump: “I see so many comments from Radical Left Morons & Lunatics that China and Russia are helping the ‘wonderful’ Islamic Republic of Iran. If they are, it’s at a very low level, but I don’t believe they are at all. They have too much to lose, & we would know about it, & know about it very fast!” 3791758376 1.8K
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialMax Dubler 🏳️🌈 @maxdubler.com · 12/10/2026Yes, of course McDonald’s posting about National Coming Out Day is “performative.” Nobody thinks Ronald McDonald threw the first brick at Stonewall. Nonetheless, the biggest and most influential institutions in American life performing affirmation of LGBT social and civil equality is a good thing. 713265375 3.3K
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialEric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Watch an ICE agent run down and then run over a man. The man was was then writhing on the ground, saying "You broke my leg! You broke my leg!" Agents didn't help him. And btw, the man wasn't the target of their operation. 12122681084 2.3K
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialMurshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 11/10/2026“our billion dollar air bases and naval bases in the region were obliterated by the Iranians.” If the U.S. military forces suffered those kind of damages under a Democratic admin, Congress would impeach the Defense Secretary and lot more. 231547415 1.5K
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/10/2026Chris Murphy: "Donald Trump was so fundamentally unprepared for this war that within days of the war starting, our billion dollar air bases and naval bases in the region were obliterated by the Iranians. Every single American should be furious about that." 474154835254 15.5K
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialSeth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026(🚨) PROOF has the details on the Treason scandal rocking the midterms. Everything you feared re: Trump/Israel appears to be true. Click the red button at the link to get a free trial to PROOF you can cancel after reading this if you like (though you won’t want to miss the coverage PROOF has coming).sethabramson.substack.com2026’s October Surprise Has Arrived—and It’s a Treason Conspiracy Involving Trump and IsraelOn both sides of the partisan divide, voters are angrier about the Iran War than anything—as reporting suggests Israel forced us into it. Now the issue is about to become a political atomic bomb. 14462172 462
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/10/2026Wow — listen to these new comments from Trump. Thanking Putin, trashing Zelenskyy, characterizing Russia as eager for peace and Ukraine as intransigent. The mask is totally off. 1617121104045 12.1K
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10/10/2026We all knew this was where we were headed the day Trump was elected. And the pro-Ukraine Republicans in Congress who claim they didn’t are either lying or stupid. bsky.app/profile/atru... 3343362872 3.4K
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialIt's Going Down @igd.bsky.social · 10/10/2026"Construction workers in #SanDiego stood up to ICE agents who tried to kidnap their co-workers on the job site...workers stopped their job, helped their co-workers get away and demanded that ICE leave." Source Stop ICE: www.instagram.com/p/DeQGKxtv4Pq/ 14851294 851
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 10/10/2026El-Sayed’s response to Kennedy: 17284491418 8.4K
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 09/10/2026Regardless of the legality of posting armed national guard members at drop boxes, whether the boxes were open yet, or whether drop boxes qualify as polling sites under the law; the optics are what matter. Lawful or not, it’s overt, intentional voter suppression. 17263681994 6.4K
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialSeth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026(🚨) MAJOR BREAKING NEWS: Trump Unilaterally Ends American Sanctions on Russian Energy Products and Announces That America Will Now Help Finance the Genocide Against Europeans in Ukraine; Russia and America Now Co-Rogue States, with America Funding Two Genocides and Russia One 1551227581 1.2K
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialIlhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Trump’s obsession with demonizing the Somali community is dangerous and reprehensible. Hate to break it to him: Somali Minnesotans are resilient. We will not let Trump intimidate us. Our neighbors have our back. 1004500800 4.5K
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026Trump tries to start a race war: "The once Great State of Minnesota is being taken over by Somali Immigrants ... The Somalians should not be allowed to get away with what they are doing. They view you as weak and stupid people. Fight back Minnesota, fight back!" 81248871365 4.9K
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026"You hired half the Third Reich to staff your office ... If John Lewis were marching today, Mike Collins would be grabbing a billy club" -- here's a supercut of Jon Ossoff SMASHING Mike Collins during tonight's debate 27586882126 8.7K
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialDhruv Mehrotra @dmehro.bsky.social · 09/10/2026NEW: Footage from Thursdays shooting shows an ICE agent in a construction vest brandishing a rifle. His name is Brenden Cuni. Federal judges have found multiple arrests involving Cuni unlawful. He has been accused of repeatedly Tasing a handcuffed man and tackling a pregnant woman in Minneapolis.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. 8829631373 3K
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Pretty Awesome 👍 743191164261 19.1K
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026FCC Chair Andrew Ferguson touts the administration's work to "protect white American men from discrimination" 6911610634 1.6K
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026Trump: "The White House considers anyone that uses the term, 'Artificial Intelligence,' as opposed to the highly accepted new and more accurate term, 'Super Intelligence,' THE ENEMY! President DONALD J. TRUMP" 8841785391 1.8K
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialGianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Man who won’t give his employees piss breaks claims many piss breaks on the horizon 810207524637 20.8K
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Most people use AmEX for the points. In the Amb. Kimberly Guilfoyle texts, it's so the money "won't show" I was an ambassador myself & I've never seen anything like this She denies it, but you can smell this one from Athens! More on @CNN.com 👇 771985710 2K
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialTruthout @truthout.org · 07/10/2026Huber pointed out the university’s double standard in punishing Palestine solidarity activists while it overlooked the issue of sexual violence on campus. “Cornell persecuted protestors to the fullest extent. There were dozens of arrests, even more suspensions, and in one case a deportation." 04415 44
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 07/10/2026 294126532670 12.7K
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026🔥 @katiephang.bsky.social (With Deniro behind her): “I’m suing A.G. Todd Blanche — Trump’s cosplaying personal lawyer — for the unredacted Epstein files… as an independent journo 🗣️ I don’t have a corporate oligarch telling me what to say… Trump has been violating federal law every day.” 433189445709 18.9K
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialThe Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Sometimes my wife and I like to send each other text messages as though they’re democratic fundraising messages, and I believe she has produced the jewel of the form. 188111801873 11.2K
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The corrupt gangsters running this government violate the law daily and use government funds for partisan politics to bribe voters in violation of the law. Trump has been emboldened by a rogue Supreme Court which has given him immunity and taken a blowtorch to the Constitution. 27933801191 3.4K
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialPatrick "Inverted Vibe Curve" Blanchfield @patblanchfield.bsky.social · 04/10/2026new wolfenstein looks like shit 299125602472 12.6K
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialYour Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026been reading regime change and I had either forgotten or not realized that the initial justification for the ongoing national guard occupation of DC was that big balls got beat up by teenagers. 1667498 674
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialForbes @forbes.com · 02/10/2026Kushner’s private equity firm is the largest stakeholder in an Israeli financial institution that invests in Israeli defense companies.forbes.comKushner Rejects CNN Report That His Israeli Diplomacy Might Benefit His Private Equity FundKushner’s private equity firm is the largest stakeholder in an Israeli financial institution that invests in Israeli defense companies. 1811444981 1.4K
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialTruthout @truthout.org · 02/10/2026Trump was reportedly encouraged by Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, to carry out his illegal invasion of Venezuela during an hourslong session with the chatbot just weeks before the attack this January.buff.lyReport: Trump Used Grok to Help Talk Him Into Illegal Invasion of VenezuelaThe president reportedly used the AI chatbot for hours when Elon Musk visited the White House last December. 29361 93
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialScott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Twelve executives from one private prison company wrote one senator checks in six weeks, right after she voted them $45 billion. The founder. The CEO. A man who used to run ICE. Florida, she's yours. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-fill... #LetsGetVoteReady 6149106 149
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialOlivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This 33-year-old nurse told the FBI she knew she was “going to set him free” after border patrol agents brought in a man whose face was bloodied and seriously injured. She treated him and helped him escape, and she faces charges now. He got away, and they never relocated him. 18181481771 8.1K
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort." 692279719554 28K
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 27/09/2026Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/kQdKbY1trib.alTrump Moves to Cut Off Student Loans for Tons of DegreesUnder a new rule, if your degree doesn’t make enough money, you won’t be able to get a student loan. 164985668 985
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026How clear is it that Trump's taxpayer funded ads are illegal? I explain why it is 10/10 clear. Senate in passing the law: Ban is designed to stop public funds used for "glorification" of an individual official. GAO: funds can not be used for "self-aggrandizement" nor partisan political purposes. 12233651065 3.4K
Reposted by @vaether33.bsky.socialEric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"The sources added that Patel consistently kept Bailey at arm's length and cut him out of meetings the deputy FBI director should attend because Bailey was constantly flagging things that were unconstitutional." www.cbsnews.com/news/top-fbi...cbsnews.comTop FBI official Andrew Bailey, who was once widely seen as Patel successor, resignsBailey was originally brought in to help ease tensions between former Attorney General Pam Bondi and former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino. 331201450 1.2K
