Sign in

Janet

@valleygirl07.bsky.social
236 followers 215 following 78 posts
PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Janet
Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 9h
Two months ago I reported on Amy Acton’s anti-trans turn and fears Dems would go the way of Labour. Some mocked me for it. Now that list is up to 28 major dem elected officials and entire state governments.
20915267
Reposted by Janet
Spooky Back From The Dead Lazarus @jlazarus.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Given FEC spending totals, 5.6% of all the money spent by Republican campaigns this election cycle - candidates, superPACs, all of it - was donated personally by Elon Musk. That's up from 3.8% in 2024.
621667
Reposted by Janet
Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
There are a lot of decent people doing good work right now, and hope is breaking through. As a result, our enemies are thrashing about and lashing out in extremely dangerous ways. We must be alert and aware and resist overwhelm and panic. Where can you contribute?
2713159
Reposted by Janet
Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Some of the escalations we're seeing, including the attack on Ilhan Omar's home (I will not pretend this act was "investigatory"), are desperate acts. But we must remember that desperate people can be very dangerous. A domestic abuse victim, for example, is in the most danger when trying to leave.
32734664
Reposted by Janet
Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 10/10/2026
My god. A Virginia data center ran backup diesel generators full blast for 24 hours, creating a giant cloud of toxic smoke that choked its human neighbors. The government claimed there was nothing they could do.
gadgetreview.com
Virginia Data Center Ran Diesel Generators for 24 Hours. Residents Fled Their Homes
Virginia data center diesel generators ran nearly 24 hours during a Code Red alert, leaving neighbors with no regulatory recourse under current state permits.
13329361444
Reposted by Janet
Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Picturing the most cynical possible outcome of all this being that a defeated Chuck Schumer's final act in Congress is to anoint Cory Booker as his successor, to ensure that — if nothing else — the Democratic caucus remains committed to Israel
913420
Reposted by Janet
Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 07/10/2026
lol no one talks about the white kids who don't abide by merit. The conversation is ALWAYS about the Black and Brown kids who do.
nbcnews.com
Study finds 43 percent of Harvard's white students are legacy, athletes, related to donors or staff
The number drops dramatically for black, Latino and Asian American students with less than 16 percent each coming from those categories, the study said.
128076
Reposted by Janet
Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on the cover of Vanity Fair The feature includes photos by Annie Liebowitz. There’s clearly a big PR push happening.
A moody atmospheric photo of a man standing with his hands on his hips atop a beachside cliff and staring out at the horizon
2216153
Reposted by Janet
Andrew Thrasher @tituslegaldesign.com · 05/10/2026
Pass an...ethics reform package? What an asshole.
922221
Reposted by Janet
Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The clearest and most succinct expression I've read of how, beyond the clear fascist rhetoric, the Prairieland prosecutions have terrifyingly expanded federal legal power, beyond the point many feds even wanted to go.
For other activists on the left — and on the right — the Prairieland case has set a dangerous precedent. Cadeddu, the federal defense attorney, told me that the most worrying of all the “terrorist acts” was vandalism. There is no dollar amount set on what sort of damage might qualify as an act of terror. Even throwing a snowball at an ICE vehicle during a protest and scratching the paint or damaging a taillight might qualify. “In theory, if you happen to be on a Signal chat with some people planning a protest, and one of the people at that protest — you don’t even have to know them — throws that snowball, you could be implicated in material support for terrorism, simply for helping to organize,” she says. “That’s the meaning of the case.”
7327153
Reposted by Janet
Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Community Notes for the win here, Megyn Kelly. 👌
1502231246532
Reposted by Janet
Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 03/10/2026
tf did I just read
937681
Reposted by Janet
Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Everyone involved with this, except a dozen or so already very wealthy people, will lose.
22956212
Reposted by Janet
Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
And, for the coup de grace, two bills protecting fire survivors from predatory insurance companies, which he vetoed, deliberately, to punish fire survivors for rejecting his "reform" bill that was actually a huge payout to SCE for starting fires. calmatters.org/economy/2026...
calmatters.org
Newsom vetoes insurance-claim bills: Is it ‘petty’ politics?
California governor rejects legislation sponsored by LA fire victims, who had spoken out against his wildfire-liability effort.
82737664
Reposted by Janet
Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Things Gavin Newsom has vetoed this week: -A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses -A ban on ICE agents working for the state government -A ban on websites selling your data -A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights -A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers
296113474115
Reposted by Janet
Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
America today is a country where regulators won't allow private companies to air interviews of the opposition on TV, but declare that taxpayer funded propaganda is fine.
462219777
Reposted by Janet
Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Time for this classic again.
157165205566
Reposted by Janet
Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Whenever you see a pollster or consultant give a take like this, it’s always worth following the money. In this case, Emanuel has paid Anzalone’s firm nearly $300k (maybe more but that’s what I found so far). A consultant class is devouring the Dem Party www.elections.il.gov/CampaignDisc...
John Anzalone &
@JohnAnzo
X.com
Underestimate @RahmEmanuel at your own risk.
He knows how to win. He knows how to fight.
And he knows how to message.
And no one will out work him. Regardless of whether he wins the Democratic nomination in 2028 he will make an impact on the race. You can be sure of that. Don't take your eyes off of him. At the minimum, learn from him.
Rahm Emanuel Makes His 2026 Play
Rahm Emanuel Makes His 2026 Play
From nytimes.com
6:47 AM • 9/26/26 • 274K Views
2263404830
Reposted by Janet
Emily Gorcenski @emily.gorcen.ski · 28/09/2026
Here’s the most incredible story you’ll read today. A small plane with four people aboard crashes in a field. Another pilot witnesses it. That pilot happens to be flying a bunch of skydivers. They offer to jump to assist, are given permission. The skydivers happen to be EMTs. Everyone survives.
wisn.com
Skydivers alert emergency crews, assist after plane crashes near East Troy airport
Four people were aboard the single-engine plane when it went down in a cornfield near Carvers School Road in East Troy at about 1:30 p.m.
123103522686
Reposted by Janet
Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
As an individual, you are subject to the law, you are not its master. Again this fucks people up.
410113
Reposted by Janet
Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
To me this is the crux of the public disconnect re: "The Law" - the second important point is that people believe that courts of law are courts of justice... and this really fucks people up. "This is a court of law, young man, not a court of justice" - Oliver Wendell Holmes
326079
Reposted by Janet
Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Lots of good polling for Democrats right now. Keep in mind, however, that polling in the last few cycles has been significantly off (~4 points in big races), generally to the benefit of Republicans. My sense is that this is because voting for Trump drives shame. So respondents simply lie.
19517112
Reposted by Janet
Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
We can’t allow this man to get within striking distance of a viable presidential candidacy.
12748701143
Reposted by Janet
🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 23/09/2026
this Point Break mask looking motherfucker
3050563
Reposted by Janet
e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 23/09/2026
🚨🚨🚨PARAMOUNT ASKED ELON MUSK FOR AN EQUITY INVESTMENT AMID PURCHASE OF HBO, WHICH HAS STREAMING RIGHTS TO THE "MUSK" DOCUMENTARY🚨🚨🚨
411449550
Reposted by Janet
Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NYT has now independently corroborated all the major allegations against Susan Collins in the ProPublica report, including that investigators were prepared to move against her and then Trump intervened to shut it down. This put Trump in a position of exceptional and extortionate leverage over her.
nytimes.com
F.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan Collins
The inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials.
24982283351
Reposted by Janet
Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 21/09/2026
for your future voting knowledge, Gavin Newsom was central in pressuring the AGs to settle their antitrust lawsuit against Paramount:
deadline.com
Done! Paramount Settles Antitrust Suit, Set To Seal Deal For Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount agreed to settle an antitrust suit by a dozen State Attorneys General led by California's Rob Bonta, the last obstacle to its merger with WBD.
16735721391
Reposted by Janet
Jordan Green @byjordangreen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Secret donors paid millions to Clarence Thomas-linked law firm with Supreme Court cases www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...
rawstory.com
Secret donors paid millions to Clarence Thomas-linked law firm with Supreme Court cases
A conservative law firm with deep ties to Justice Clarence Thomas, President Donald Trump and a history of arguing more than a dozen cases on hot-button right-wing causes before the Supreme Court took...
3229102
Reposted by Janet
🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I’m so sick of everybody and the racism and the sexism and how it’s destroying fun deadline.com/2026/09/ride...
deadline.com
'Ride Or Die' Canceled By Prime Video After One Season (Exclusive)
'Ride Or Die' has been canceled By Prime Video after one season. The Octavia Spencer & Hannah Waddingham series is shopped By Paramount TV Studios.
48513106
Reposted by Janet
Dr. Cara Berg Powers @clbergpowers.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
As a sociologist, can confidently say, this is not an ethical experiment.
81266154
Reposted by Janet
Soraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 16/09/2026
was "let's make squid game real" not sociopathic enough
48515
Reposted by Janet
Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
What SCOTUS did today is refuse to lift a preliminary injunction issued by Judge Talwani against the Trump order/USPS rule, that's all. A long process lies ahead for the litigation against the rule, that will most likely end back in front of SCOTUS ahead 2028.
7341107
Reposted by Janet
Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
you can be arrested if you give water to people waiting on line to vote
1754221249
Reposted by Janet
Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 08/09/2026
They published this the same day they published the news that Mamdani's office is releasing to the public thousands of documents showing Giuliani's office knew how toxic the air was around Ground Zero and lied about it, leading to more deaths than on 9/11.
1334801134
Reposted by Janet
Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 05/09/2026
You don't have a right to safe drinking water, a US court just ruled. A Trump-appointed judge also said Americans have no “constitutional right to truthful information” during a public health crisis.
motherjones.com
You don't have a right to safe drinking water, US court rules
A Trump-appointed judge also said Americans have no “constitutional right to truthful information” during a public health crisis.
14916971159
Reposted by Janet
Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Rough Draft vs Final Draft
254116973323
Reposted by Janet
Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Death by intentional neglect is the characteristic method of murder in concentration camps
2731541017
Reposted by Janet
Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Rest in peace, Wendell Berry.
The Peace of Wild Things
Wendell Berry

When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound
in fear of what my life and my children's lives may be, I go and lie down where the wood drake
rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds.
I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief. I come into the presence of still water.
And I feel above me the day-blind stars waiting with their light. For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.

from Openings: Poems (1968)
121374415
Reposted by Janet
Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
At least ONE BILLION dollars in dark money is in play in the midterms— much of it going to try to defeat progressive candidates
nytimes.com
‘The Least Transparent Midterm’: How Dark Money Is Washing Over the 2026 Election (Gift Article)
At least $1 billion from anonymous donors is flowing into the midterm elections. Dark money is not new, but it now permeates nearly every major contest.
14331
Reposted by Janet
Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Bezos' Washington Post falsely called Karen Attiah’s work “gross misconduct” & wrongly fired her for it An arbitrator ordered her REINSTATED with full back pay Karen was defiant, & so were we @democracydefendersaction.org How we won it, in my weekly column @ContrarianNews.org 👇-TN
contrariannews.org
The Tide is Turning — Because You Are Turning It, Contrarians
Publisher’s Roundup 82
361849414
Reposted by Janet
William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026
[Exit Queen.]
2063893511005
Reposted by Janet
Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I ran a passage from THE BUTCHERING ART through one of these AI detectors. It came up with a 73% probability that AI was used to write the text. But this book was written in 2015/2016 (and published in 2017). Again, it's not AI, it's the f-ing source material used to train AI.
424053
Reposted by Janet
Greenb3ar @greenb3ar.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Right wingers couldn't have picked 2 worse men to try to frame as "scary Muslims that want to invoke Sharia law on you" than this man and Mamdani
34712
Reposted by Janet
Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Third Way isn’t required to reveal its funders because it is a foundation—although the general character of their funding base is widely known— but these are some of the funders of Welcome PAC:
WelcomePAC is funded by billionaires Reid Hoffman, Michael Bloomberg, James Murdoch and his wife Kathryn, Rory Gates, the Walton family, and Joe Manchin and Heather Manchin's
centrist Americans Together organization.
32916
Reposted by Janet
Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Third Way and Welcome PAC are funded by billionaires and corporate interests and exist to preserve the status quo. They are the definition of controlled opposition. Their purpose is to neutralize dissent. Gift link:
nytimes.com
Moderate Democrats Prepare for ‘War’ Against an Ascendant Left (Gift Article)
One moderate group says the progressive wins are “deeply troubling” and is planning a $15 million effort against democratic socialism.
912749
Reposted by Janet
Soraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 06/08/2026
I don't think most people fully appreciate just how hideously Jim Crow modern Louisiana remains. It should be a national emergency.
16873276
Reposted by Janet
Hannah Riley Fernandez @hannahcrileyy.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
i think that everyone should know about the ways this government is trying to criminalize dissent and protest -- not because it should scare us into inaction, but because understanding how it works is how we stop it from working. wrote about it for @thenation: www.thenation.com/article/poli...
thenation.com
The Chilling Trump Order Threatening All Americans
Why National Security Presidential Memorandum-7 is so important.
4313165
Reposted by Janet
Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 05/08/2026
For the past five months the only refugees the USA has accepted are white South Africans fleeing equality & safety meanwhile they are disappearing or strapping ankle monitors on any Haitian they can get ahold of. It needs to be understood how thoroughly connected these two things are.
142414732
Reposted by Janet
Gail Waldby ❌👑 @gailwaldby.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
It Appears That the US Military Accidentally Killed Everybody on Board a Civilian Medevac Flight in New Mexico #Hegseth #USMilitary futurism.com/science-ener...
futurism.com
It Appears That the US Military Accidentally Killed Everybody on Board a Civilian Medevac Flight in New Mexico
A days-long electronic warfare drill was one of the causes behind the loss of a four-passenger medevac flight.
40610389
Reposted by Janet
Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 04/08/2026
"Liberal bubble" has only ever meant anywhere where right wing perspectives aren't artificially elevated and forced into everyone's feeds.
6869981347