Virginia Petit @virginiap.bsky.social · 12hIf we have TOTAL CONTROL of the strait of Hormuz why the hell do we need to buy Russian gas?? 031
Reposted by Virginia PetitDavid Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 16hEvery penny less at the gas pumps before November is worth 10,000 dead Ukrainians. Vote as if Trump is on the ballot. He fucking is. 1332376
Reposted by Virginia PetitRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17hThis is completely outrageous and disgusting. This must immediately be blocked by Congress and Trump should be impeached for this. The US is now funding Putin’s war machine as he murders civilians including children. We are lost as a country. 1880144065035
Virginia Petit @virginiap.bsky.social · 14hOTOH the jellyfish larvae (#2) and the sea slug (#5) look like beautiful cartoons- amazing 100
Reposted by Virginia PetitMichigan Maple Man 🍁🇨🇦 🇬🇱🥄🌲🐓⛷️🚵🏼♀️🎻🏕️🔨💋🐝🪵🌻🌈❄️🛶💙📎🐸 @mimapleman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026A few more from this morning 🌞 2425
Reposted by Virginia PetitThe Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 09/10/2026If people really want to see live executions they should just follow ICE agents around. 441840476
Reposted by Virginia PetitUnited Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 08/10/2026"Rosalia" is a farmworker in Santa Maria, CA. "We live in constant fear of immigration raids as it doesn't matter if we have papers or not. They target us for having brown skin. We are not criminals; we are essential workers who put the food on America's tables." #WeFeedYou 271086381
Reposted by Virginia PetitAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026Ossoff: "I think Pete Hegseth is frankly a deeply unwell person who seems to relish this kind of brutality all the while he's running a department that is falling into chaos. The guy cannot run the military competently and is spending his time with this kind of obscene medieval spectacle." 409175004610
Virginia Petit @virginiap.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Nothing gets our current administration off faster than murder and unprovoked violence they think it's manly 010
Reposted by Virginia PetitStarbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 02/10/2026St Louis and Philadelphia's city councils just became the first to officially endorse the Starbucks Boycott. Starbucks is the biggest violator of US labor law in history, and it's time we ALL push back against corporate greed. ✊ 29992334
Reposted by Virginia PetitUnited Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026We are aware of multiple stops conducted today by federal agents in the Madera and Fresno areas. We remind the public to stay calm, to verify information, and to exercise one’s rights, including the right to not answer questions. If detained, do not sign anything without speaking to a lawyer. 1/ 13577259
Reposted by Virginia Petite.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 07/10/2026there's a lot going on right now, but the ability to buy elections in order to stay out of prison is on the ballot whether you realize it or not 172411718
Reposted by Virginia Petitdarth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 08/10/2026just post a list of who is paying for early access your honor 3632102
Virginia Petit @virginiap.bsky.social · 07/10/2026www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... It was easy for him to extend the deployment, but now he's in San Diego pretending he carestheguardian.comHegseth tells USS Lincoln sailors controversial deployment ‘wasn’t easy’Pentagon chief tries to play down problems onboard carrier as it returns to dock after 260 days at sea without port call 000
Reposted by Virginia PetitThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/10/2026DELAWARE: "Nurse Monica Ryadi and her husband couldn’t wait to take their 3yo son to Disneyland... They didn’t get there. The Delco nurse has lived legally in 🇺🇸 since childhood. ICE arrested her as she took her son to Disneyland." #AbolishICE www.instagram.com/p/DeAFDW5jEW0 10619221153
Reposted by Virginia PetitLisa Gerrish 💙 @gerrishlisa.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Alito, a devout Catholic conservative, says in his new book that he believes SCOTUS’ decision allowing same-sex marriage was "perhaps the decisive point in our nation's turn against religious liberty." How does someone else’s marriage affect your religious liberty? 🤬 abcnews.com/Politics/thr...abcnews.comAlito calls same-sex marriage a 'decisive' turn 'against religious liberty' in new bookA new book by Justice Samuel Alito presents his view of the Constitution, the Supreme Court, and the country with a focus on religious freedom. 5199
Virginia Petit @virginiap.bsky.social · 07/10/2026If he pushes this grift through the next administration can just return the *gift* 000
Reposted by Virginia PetitNed Pyle @nedpyle.com · 07/10/2026“It’s good to share with pals, whether it’s a giant carrot or a little from your wallet” 37219
Reposted by Virginia PetitThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Alarming — 🇺🇸 Senator @chrismurphyct.bsky.social denied access to military facilities in the Middle East: “Unprecedented. Hegseth is trying to cover up the extent of the damage from a war spiraling out of control. This should be unacceptable to everybody, Republican or Democrat.” 30084664031
Reposted by Virginia PetitRaider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The Trump administration’s actions resulted in the destruction of the largest ancient Cottonwood tree on Indigenous territory in Arizona. This tree, known as the “Grandmother Tree,” was 250 years old. 75634732218
Reposted by Virginia PetitDavid Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I want this lying, sundowning grifter to continue speaking off-the-cuff, emptying his hollow soul into microphones in every swing state he can reach in the next month. I want him out there every day, revealing some fresh thread of malignant, fatuous idiocy. I think he's now a political plague. 23810109
Reposted by Virginia PetitRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Just a reminder: Tillis persuaded the woman Hegseth allegedly raped to come forward with her story, and told her that if she did, it would sink the nomination. She did. At great risk to herself. Tillis then cast the deciding vote for Hegseth. Because he’s a goddamned coward.ms.nowOutgoing Sen. Tillis regrets pivotal vote for Hegseth: ‘He’s an actor. He’s not a manager’Outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis spoke to MS NOW about regretting his vote to confirm Pete Hegseth and his strained relationship with Trump. 25797613043
Reposted by Virginia PetitRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026ICE is now separating children from their parents in the nation’s interior and deeming them “unaccompanied.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.com“You kidnapped my son”ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.” 44159223760
Reposted by Virginia PetitDavid Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 05/10/2026What the actual fuck, CBS? 4342357
Reposted by Virginia PetitThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026🔥 @anandwrites.bsky.social on Bill Maher: “Cities are unfairly labeled. A large % of (LGBTQ youth) homeless who end up in cities were failed in other parts of 🇺🇸 . Many families choose a verse in a Book over their child… cities are holding a lot of people you failed to love & take care of.” 873102751
Reposted by Virginia PetitMolly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I cannot emphasize enough how much damage Megyn Kelly has done to women everywhere. Us normal humans are concerned Jane Doe may harm herself. Megyn Kelly thinks being a famous alleged rape victim —with every mouthbreather on Twitter trying to dox and hurt you — is a life highlight. 46586109
Reposted by Virginia PetitC. Bukowski @thishurt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Crying because Chewy just refunded me $200 for Loki’s veterinary diet food that was delivered the day before he died with their deepest condolences for losing him. They aren’t even making me return it. Going to donate it to a cat who needs it. 🥺 6549325648
Reposted by Virginia PetitEric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 05/10/2026ICE has disclosed another detainee who died We know: -After 17yrs, he'd only ever been busted for... *an expired car tag.* He was in a camp run by for-profit w/ history medical neglect An American died at one of its jails *after strep-throat.* austinkocher.substack.com/p/julian-cur...austinkocher.substack.comJulian Curo-Churata Is the 37th Person to Die in ICE Custody This Fiscal Year, Capping Off the Agency’s Deadliest Year on RecordAccording to ICE, 47-year-old Peruvian national Julian Curo-Churata died in Louisiana on Tuesday, September 29. 7740390
Reposted by Virginia PetitGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 04/10/2026I have no illusions that NYT would ever offer me a job, nor do I want one. But they may want to consider that their unwritten policy of not crediting previous reporting (the way everyone else in journalism does!) may be costing them the hiring of great journalists they actually do want. 560964
Reposted by Virginia PetitGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 04/10/2026There are new and specific numbers in this story, so it’s worth reading. I continue to resent the lack of credit to Nick Schwellenbach at @pogo.org, Dan Friedman at @motherjones.com, and me, who have previously reported every other aspect of this story, including that the sale prices were very high. 81896509
Reposted by Virginia PetitLeah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 05/10/2026People like Elon Musk who view human beings as a “biological boot loader for digital superintelligence” should not be in decision-making positions that affect the future of humanity. 328079
Virginia Petit @virginiap.bsky.social · 03/10/2026'nearly' $100?? that covers less than one month another clueless promise to generate more support before the election 000
Reposted by Virginia PetitKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026You can read Jamal’s work here. It was the honor of my life to have been his editor at the Washington Post. Rest in peace, Jamal. And I’m sorry the Washington Post opinions page ended up betraying what we both stood for. www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-...washingtonpost.comOpinion | Read Jamal Khashoggi’s columns for The Washington PostJamal Khashoggi, a veteran Saudi journalist who Turkish officials say was killed in Istanbul after walking into the consulate of Saudi Arabia, had been writing a column for The Post since last year. 151147250
Reposted by Virginia PetitKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I never would have thought that the Washington Post would then label me a threat to them and purge me from their pages — after putting my life on the line to call for justice after Jamal’s murder. Cruelty upon cruelty upon cruelty. 1849100
Reposted by Virginia PetitClayton Tucker @claytontuckertx.com · 02/10/2026🚨 BREAKING NEWS: A federal judge just HALTED the destruction of Big Bend. This is a massive victory for the landowners, local communities, and everyday Texans who stood up to protect one of our state's greatest treasures. The fight isn't over, but today, the people won. 191111193125
Reposted by Virginia Petit🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 02/10/2026The ban states are making a fetal personhood argument about injury to their residents. I walk through why the ban states’ claims echo the Fugitive Slave Act— and why Black women have always paid the price when this country fights over who counts as a person. New Baby Boom! Lawyered. Out now.youtube.comWhat Happens If SCOTUS Orders Blue States To Respect Fetal Personhood?YouTube video by Rewire News Group 16927
Reposted by Virginia Petit🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 02/10/2026New Baby Boom! Lawyered: In a SCOTUS filing this week, Louisiana, Alabama, and Arkansas likened the mailing of abortion pills to mailing anthrax or mail bombs. (Only one of those has FDA approval.) The ban states are challenging New York, California, and Massachusetts' telehealth shield laws. 410350
Reposted by Virginia PetitDingo Jackson @thedingodaily.com · 01/10/2026"A sitting president just told one of America's most widely read magazines that he plans to weaponize federal power against the opposing party if they win a free election next month."thedingodaily.comTrump Threatens to 'Go After' Democrats If They Win the HouseIn a 75-minute Time interview, Trump threatened political retaliation against Democrats, defended prolonging the Iran war, and couldn't name the technology he was discussing. 455
Virginia Petit @virginiap.bsky.social · 01/10/2026let's make him eat his words- a Democratic House (and Senate?) is our only real chance to fight this monster 120
