Reposted by Jeannie AlbertAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Suuuuper interesting, I was not tracking this. The judge found the law criminalizing noncitizen voting is a voter qualification statute, and therefore outside of Congress’s power. Surprisingly, this is an issue of first impression! Decision is here: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 341018309
Reposted by Jeannie AlbertAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power" 346124674625
Reposted by Jeannie Albertthe Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 29/09/2026bluesky does not seem to really be talking about this but today Stevie Wonder unleased 4 songs that didn't make "Songs in the Key of Life." music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...music.youtube.comSongs In The Key Of Life - The EPEP • Stevie Wonder 542054655
Reposted by Jeannie AlbertBrad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 26/09/2026We’ve now reached the point of “black site” hearings – secret, illegal hearings as part of Trump & Stephen Miller’s wretched crusade to detain & deport our immigrant neighbors. Quite literally: hidden tribunals that disappear people.thecityreporter.nycDHS Opens ‘Black Site Docket’ for Immigrants Without Lawyers at 26 Federal PlazaA reporter from The City Reporter was threatened with arrest while attempting to observe comings and goings from the new courtrooms, which have left advocates mystified and fearing the worst. 14693381
Reposted by Jeannie AlbertRoger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 26/09/2026When Trump launched “the largest deportation operation in the history of our country” without ICE facilities to accommodate it, inhumane overcrowding was inevitable. Judge Kaplan’s 9/24 ruling shows the results. Diagrams simulating a NYC holding cell in Aug 2025 look like slave ships. 1/5 14471251
Reposted by Jeannie Albert🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota. 123123395250
Reposted by Jeannie AlbertRepresentative Becca Balint @balint.house.gov · 21/09/2026For generations, Vermonters and Quebecers have shared families, communities, and deeply close connections. But even with that in mind, we’re still facing the fallout from stunts that Kristi Noem pulled, and we have small businesses that won’t survive this trade war. 67026
Reposted by Jeannie AlbertSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Friday night at @politicsandprose.bsky.social in D.C. we had a great convo with @nikobowie.bsky.social and @daphnarenan.bsky.social about their remarkable new book Supremacy: How Rule by the Court Replaced Govt By the People. 531268
Reposted by Jeannie AlbertVermont Attorney General Charity Clark @vtattorneygeneral.bsky.social · 20/09/2026This morning, I joined Congresswoman Becca Balint, Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas, and State Senator Ruth Hardy in Middlebury for a Youth Town Hall to hear from young Vermonters about issues shaping their communities. Our democracy is stronger when the voices of all generations are heard. 16126
Reposted by Jeannie AlbertSenator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 18/09/2026Karim Daoud was detained by ICE on the same day he went to pick up work authorization documents. He was then held in the Elizabeth Detention Facility for over 9 months. It is a testament to his community that he is home with his children today. 1023189
Reposted by Jeannie AlbertDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 15/09/2026BREAKING: In a major win for voters, the Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to reinstate its mail voting restrictions ahead of November’s pivotal midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comSupreme Court rejects Trump bid to revive mail voting restrictions ahead of midterms, in huge win for votersRead more here. 501290350
Reposted by Jeannie AlbertMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/09/2026🚨BREAKING: Washington DC federal court BLOCKS Postal Service mail-in ballot rule. First court to prohibit USPS from taking steps to allow voluntary compliance with anti-voting rule. A victory for ELG and our clients DSCC, DCCC, DNC, DGA and Leaders Schumer and Jeffries! 10349711444
Reposted by Jeannie AlbertMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 12/09/2026There's a stark contrast between today's serious NY Times story about Trump's anti-press campaign and yesterday's cutesy Katie Rogers story about the MAGA cult convention. NYT's editors clearly haven't decided how much to worry about the growing dictatorship. At this late stage, that's appalling. 717134
Reposted by Jeannie AlbertShooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 10/09/2026#ResistanceRoots Mary Hunter Austin was born on this day in 1868 in Carlinville, Ill. She was a writer, feminist, environmental conservationist and champion of Indigenous rights. Her life was shaped by the high desert landscapes she loved and battles over our most precious resource: water. /1 291590476
Reposted by Jeannie AlbertMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Good news! www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comCourt refuses to reinstate Ohio GOP’s voting restriction during appealThe judge also rejected Ohio’s argument that the injunction came too close to the election and risked disrupting election administration. He instead warned of the opposite risk: eligible citizens losi... 393448847
Reposted by Jeannie AlbertProPublica @propublica.org · 09/09/2026NEW: Our analysis found that from 2020 to 2025, the rate of deaths involving ectopic pregnancies nearly doubled compared with the previous six-year period. The uptick was steeper in states with abortion bans.propublica.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, ... 34776174458
Reposted by Jeannie Albertljconrad @ljconrad.bsky.social · 07/09/2026🎁🔗: The 92-Year-Old Mathematician and the Teenage Apprentice www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/s...nytimes.comThe 92-Year-Old Mathematician and the Teenage Apprentice (Gift Article)Joan Birman thought her major discoveries were behind her. Then came an email from a young neighbor — a girl who knew little but wanted to learn. 516352
Reposted by Jeannie Albertemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Reminder that we still don't know what happened to the stolen docs flown on a plane to Bedminster where Trump was hosting a golf tournament with the Saudis. 622732754
Reposted by Jeannie AlbertMerrymac Farm Sanctuary @merrymacsanctuary.bsky.social · 05/09/2026We lost another visionary this week in Gloria Steinem. Many knew her for her powerful work in feminism, but did you also know she was a fierce animal advocate? She fought against the concept of speciesism and believed that protection and freedom belong to all living beings. 525241
Reposted by Jeannie AlbertAdam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 05/09/2026The heroes Trump called “small potatoes”: Cody Khork Noah Tietjens Nicole Amor Declan Coady Jeffrey O’Brien Robert Marzan John Klinner Ariana Savino Ashley Pruitt Seth Koval Curtis Angst Tyler Simmons Tyler Feehan Isabella Gonzales Angel Rampersad Michael Swinton Gabriel Edwards Benjamin Pennington 931082707
Reposted by Jeannie AlbertRepresentative Becca Balint @balint.house.gov · 03/09/2026Rest in power, Gloria Steinem. 39320
Reposted by Jeannie Albert⏱📋David Steinberg⏱📋 @zzyzx.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Some shots from today. Will be expanded as the drive continues. I had to pull over to take this photo in Ellensburg. That’s the red part of the state. Interesting. 1478
Reposted by Jeannie AlbertMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 01/09/2026When you claim renewable energies aren’t workable—but you attach solar panels to all your dystopian Flock surveillance cameras. 563248436976
Reposted by Jeannie AlbertMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 01/09/2026we have immigrant concentration camps, diarrhea lettuce, zillion dollar gas, suicidal soldiers, measles resurgence, national park land sold to the highest bidder and teachers crowdfunding school supplies, but the real problems facing our country are a muslim senate candidate and an influencer 11063361675
Reposted by Jeannie AlbertVTDigger @vtdigger.bsky.social · 28/08/2026“The idea that we have to make an argument that it’s important to feed kids, I mean, what kind of country is that?” asked Sen. Peter Welch at the School Nutrition Association of Vermont’s annual conference last week.vtdigger.orgSen. Peter Welch calls for making it easier for Vermont schools to buy more food directly from local farms - VTDiggerWelch and others gathered at a school nutrition conference to find ways to strengthen the connection between Vermont’s local food system and school nutrition programs. 0159
Reposted by Jeannie AlbertAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 28/08/2026We are a broken nation. Hundreds of thousands of Haitians were living and working legally, paying taxes, and contributing. Haiti remains wholly unsafe. But Trump hates Haitians, and the White House wanted videos of Black people in chains, so they stripped them of status and turned on the cameras. 36099443827
Reposted by Jeannie AlbertAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Angus: He has said on multiple occasions that he thinks he should be able to arbitrarily move the border… That's the Great Lakes. So you arbitrarily move the border, that's an invasion. 27785042534
Reposted by Jeannie AlbertStacey Burns @wentrogue.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Jennifer Nelson’s entry to this year’s Minnesota State Fair crop art 6342611314
Reposted by Jeannie AlbertShane Burley (Blue Sky Edition) @shaneburley.bsky.social · 27/08/2026This reinstatement happened for one reason: a union contract. She was brought back against managements wishes because she won the highest level of the grievance procedure, arbitration. This is how you can take the power back from people like Jeff Bezos: form a union. 153287838
Reposted by Jeannie AlbertMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 25/08/2026This is truly heartbreaking. Dolly Parton was an extraordinary person and an irreplaceable champion of the working class. We are a better country because of her. 491506767331
Reposted by Jeannie AlbertMicah @rincewind.run · 25/08/2026dolly parton taught millions of children to read dolly parton raised millions of dollars for cancer research and disaster relief dolly parton stood by the lgbtq community her entire life dolly parton personally helped fund the moderna vaccine if there was a right side of something she was on it 18117034200
Reposted by Jeannie AlbertRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I had to say thank you.meditationsinanemergency.comIn Praise of Dolly Parton, 1946-2026, Our Goddess of KindnessWe will always love her, and there will never be another like her, this artist who came out of deep rural poverty in the 1960s to become not just a staggeringly great performer and songwriter but phil... 432843578
Reposted by Jeannie AlbertJon Ossoff @ossoff.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Apparently, in the White House, the truth hurts. 44817268
Reposted by Jeannie AlbertJohn Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Todd Blanche: “I am not sure of the uproar of having a Border Patrol or ICE agent at a polling location. What's the risk?” Uhm, maybe because it’s illegal? Federal statute 18 U.S.C. § 592 prohibits deploying “troops or armed men” to locations where elections are held. An AG should know this. 978215047455
Reposted by Jeannie AlbertAndy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 09/08/2026We deliberately bought a model a few years older so I could have goddamned physical controls for the A/C and not have to operate it through a touchscreen menu while driving. 1816926
Reposted by Jeannie AlbertRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 05/08/2026It's demoralizing living in a nonstop Abuse-a-thon: we've had to learn the sordid details of so many men's abhorrent behavior; I mean this summer has been Graham Platner, Andrew Tate, Jared Leto, Max Miller, plus the horrific L.A. rape-murder of the child by the rapper, to name a few lowlights. 532065343
Reposted by Jeannie AlbertChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Just so everyone knows, this is a tried-and-true mainstream media tactic. For progressives/leftist candidates, every election is a “crucial test” and any loss would serve as proof to the media that the latest left-side moment is at its end. Any win, though, just means it’s time to find a new test. 254376913
Reposted by Jeannie AlbertRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 02/08/2026We spent early July watching Graham Platner's campaign implode because of abuse; now it's a Republican's turn. Let all this be a reminder of how pervasive violence against women and children is across the political spectrum. 15746166
Reposted by Jeannie AlbertNPR @npr.org · 01/08/2026NPR asked an aspiring scientist in Philadelphia to interview an adult who is living his dream about his career in conservation science.n.prWe asked a first grader to interview his hero: A bird scientistNPR asked an aspiring scientist in Philadelphia to interview an adult who is living his dream about his career in conservation science. 16806177
Reposted by Jeannie AlbertRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 31/07/20268 years ago. 584125853601
Reposted by Jeannie AlbertSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 30/07/2026The Fauci hearing was a disgrace. Here are some reminders of how it really went down in 2020. Never forget. 404155686444
Reposted by Jeannie AlbertMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 31/07/2026🚨BREAKING: In a decisive win for voters, the Kansas Supreme Court rejected Secretary of State Scott Schwab’s (R) final emergency effort to revive a strict Election Day receipt deadline for mail-in ballots right before the state’s primary. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comKansas Supreme Court deals final blow to GOP bid to throw out late-arriving mail ballotsThe ruling is a conclusive defeat for Schwab’s last-minute campaign to enforce a Republican-backed law that attempted to eliminate the grace period and required mail ballots to arrive on Election Day ... 5442521143
Reposted by Jeannie AlbertChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 30/07/2026From latest Navigator poll, word cloud of responses from Trump voters who say they regret their vote 951017228
Reposted by Jeannie AlbertBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Running out of body bags, using forklifts to transfer corpses into makeshift morgues, a mortician conducting 200 funerals in a month when he usually does 30, crematories running at double capacity… And these senators just want to memory-hole it all www.nytimes.com/2020/04/30/n...nytimes.com‘We Ran Out of Space’: Bodies Pile Up as N.Y. Struggles to Bury Its Dead (Gift Article)The coronavirus crisis is overwhelming New York’s system for burying the dead. 22182752839
Reposted by Jeannie AlbertMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Sen. Ron Johnson lecturing Dr. Anthony Fauci about medicine is the epitome of idiocracy. 1082706554
Reposted by Jeannie AlbertMicah @rincewind.run · 24/07/2026it’s especially ridiculous to tell a part of the coalition that is having significant success motivating people to get involved in politics that you don’t want them to help with an existential political battle 541225
Reposted by Jeannie AlbertMicah @rincewind.run · 24/07/2026the problem we have right now is that the Trump coalition is smaller than everyone else but it is concentrated in ways that make it extremely powerful politically and so we do, in fact, going to need everyone else to beat it that’s what the big tent means 1071475
Reposted by Jeannie AlbertHagai Palevsky (he/him) @dialhforhagai.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Saw my old friend Mitch McConnell this morning, the senior Senator from Kentucky. He had a Chinese menu in his hand and was walking through the streets of Soho in the rain 614916
Reposted by Jeannie AlbertOversight Dems @oversightdemocrats.bsky.social · 23/07/2026The Trump administration staged a brutal takeover of the Kennedy Center and its board, instituting hyper-political messaging and programing. As Ben Folds put it: when you politicize art, you've got propaganda. Oversight Dems are fighting to restore the Center and its art. 723393