Reposted by Emma Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/07/2025Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants. Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this. Do not. 595198555736 0
Reposted by Emma The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 13/06/2025An advance look at “On Parade,” David Plunkert’s cover for next week's issue. #NewYorkerCovers 850251186280 0
Reposted by Emma Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 13/06/2025By now, we've all seen the video of Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) being forcibly removed and handcuffed for asking a question during Kristi Noem's press conference. But what Noem said just moments before the video was taken is "classic authoritarian red-baiting," points out @davidcorn.bsky.social. 779157606206 0
Reposted by Emma Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 07/06/2025"This was an experiment by a kindergarten class. They dropped seeds in the cracks of the sidewalk to see what would happen. This would help our bees " via I Love Bees 12365915577 0
Reposted by Emma The New York Times @nytimes.com · 11/04/2025Sixteen attorneys general and a Democratic governor sued the Trump administration on Thursday to restore access to over $1 billion in federal pandemic relief aid for schools that was recently halted, saying that the pullback could cause acute harm to students.nytimes.comAttorneys General Sue Over Access to $1 Billion in Federal School AidThe Trump administration abruptly cut states’ access to Covid pandemic funding for school programs, saying they’d had enough time to spend it. 17715121 0
Reposted by Emma ReneePaints @painthike.bsky.social · 09/04/2025#NationalLibraryWeek #LiteracyMatters 262265745024 0
Reposted by Emma Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 05/04/2025Wow. #HandsOff rally in St. Paul, Minnesota is massive! 569527089933 0
Reposted by Emma Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 05/04/2025Millions of Americans are flooding the streets today. #handsoff 11962851018 0
Reposted by Emma The Guardian @theguardian.com · 01/04/2025Senator Cory Booker’s 15-hour speech highlights ‘recklessness’ of Trump policies – US politics livetheguardian.comSenator Cory Booker’s 15-hour speech highlights ‘recklessness’ of Trump policies – US politics liveNew Jersey Democrat began talking on Monday night to highlight ‘a nation in crisis’ and is still going 9666113 0
Reposted by Emma Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 01/04/2025Oh my God, I just had a full night’s sleep and Cory Booker is still going… www.youtube.com/live/rCUK2Vb...youtube.comLIVE: Cory Booker speaks on the Senate floorYouTube video by Associated Press 854410195521 0
Reposted by Emma BrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 01/04/2025HOLY SHIT, IT'S 1:45AM AND SENATOR CORY BOOKER IS STILL ON THE SENATE FLOOR, DISRUPTING SHIT!!!! THIS IS WHAT WE NEED!!! THANK YOU, SEN. BOOKER!!! 🙏💪 357115641740 0
Reposted by Emma Don Brown @gettheflick.bsky.social · 26/03/2025Sunny & windy is not an ideal time to photograph wildflowers but, evidently, it’s a great time for the wildflowers. They are as beautiful as ever. Monte Sano State Park Nikon D7500 — Nikon 18-300mm F6.3 ED VR 280mm F8@1/100th ISO 800 Polarizer DSB_0993.JPG ©Don Brown 2025 #photography #bluebells 28227967 0
Reposted by Emma The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 26/03/2025“People should see the texts in order to reach their own conclusions.” @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social and @shaneharris.bsky.social share the group chat in which officials planned strikes on Yemen. theatln.tc/AHkpb39Atheatln.tcHere Are the Attack Plans That Trump’s Advisers Shared on SignalThe administration has downplayed the importance of the text messages inadvertently sent to The Atlantic’s editor in chief. 1112087638 0
Reposted by Emma The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 26/03/2025Trump is going to do or say something crazy to throw Americans off this Signal disaster. Do NOT take the bait he tosses out. Stay on Signalgate. 33269051666 0
Reposted by Emma Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 27/03/2025Based on the replies l, it looks like there a lot of fed workers on @bsky.app I just wanted to say THANK YOU. I can't imagine the shit you are going through right now Thanks for your service to our country 16229016110680 0
Reposted by Emma The New York Times @nytimes.com · 25/03/2025Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York, the Democratic leader, urged President Trump to fire Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for discussing sensitive details of a pending strike in Yemen in a high-level group Signal chat that included a journalist.nytimes.comJeffries Calls on Trump to Fire HegsethThe House minority leader became the highest-ranking Democrat to demand the defense secretary be terminated, saying he was “unqualified” and a national security risk. 63958128 0
Reposted by Emma BISHTOONS @bishtoons.bsky.social · 24/03/2025@gtconway.bsky.social my cartoon: 101718354 0
Reposted by Emma Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Because of the pay gap, women have lost out on more than $60 trillion in wages since 1967. Yes, trillion. On an hourly basis, women were paid 18.0% less on average than men in 2024. We must ensure fair wages for all. 356131963395 0
Reposted by Emma The New York Times @nytimes.com · 25/03/2025From @theathletic.bsky.social: The NCAA must hope another star can fill the vacuum left by JuJu Watkins. In all likelihood, she is too special to be replaced — and USC and the sport are worse off after her season-ending knee injury.nyti.msJuJu Watkins’ absence from March Madness hurts USC and pains women’s basketballWatkins' suffered a season-ending knee injury in the second round. The ramifications extend beyond the Trojans. 6605 0
Reposted by Emma Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 24/03/2025I mean very obviously Hegseth should resign, and if it were a Democratic administration this would be quickly be a consensus position. 35299622215914 0
Reposted by Emma The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 25/03/2025Senior officials in President Donald Trump’s administration are facing fallout from revelations that they used a commercial messaging app to discuss secret military plans for Yemen and inadvertently included a journalist in the group chat. Follow for more live updates here:washingtonpost.comLive updates: Trump officials face fallout from military plans shared on messaging appGet the latest news on President Donald Trump’s return to the White House and the new Congress. 6628457 0
Reposted by Emma Houston Chronicle @houstonchronicle.com · 22/03/2025Heavyweight champion, businessman, minister and proud Houstonian George Foreman died Friday at 76 years old, his family announced. www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/gener... 9164118 0
Reposted by Emma The New York Times @nytimes.com · 22/03/2025Breaking News: George Foreman, the heavyweight boxing champion who parlayed his fame into a multimillion-dollar grill business, died at 76.nytimes.comGeorge Foreman, Ageless Heavyweight Champion, Dies at 76He claimed a world title in his 20s and again in his 40s, and then made millions selling grills. 611433319 0
Reposted by Emma Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 22/03/2025Great question! Too early to tell. But in 2 yrs we will be hearing more 1091209262802 0
Reposted by Emma Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · 21/03/2025Featured story: Last month, we revealed the owner of GlomarResponder, an overtly racist X account. It belongs to ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, a key prosecutor for the agency.texasobserver.orgICE Prosecutor in Dallas Runs White Supremacist X AccountThe Observer has identified the operator of “GlomarResponder,” an overtly racist social media account, as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical deta... 1111577 0
Reposted by Emma POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 12/03/2025The European Parliament has accused the Trump administration of “blackmailing” Ukraine’s leadership into capitulating to Russia with a forced ceasefire.politico.euEU lawmakers accuse US of ‘blackmailing’ Zelenskyy into ceasefireWith transatlantic trust in disarray, MEPs call for Europe-led defense. 50653214 0
Reposted by Emma The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 11/03/2025He was always ahead of his time. 31797701837 0
Reposted by Emma Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 07/03/2025"town hall night in america" -- every congressional district, once a month, all on the same night: oldgoats.substack.com/p/lets-creat...oldgoats.substack.comLet’s Create “Town Hall Night in America”It’s time for Democrats to institutionalize our oldest form of democracy 506139553546 0
Reposted by Emma John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 05/03/2025I refuse to normalize him. I did not vote for him, he does not represent me, and I do not believe he is at all deserving of being here—and so I grieve his ascension and resist his ugliness. I will not comply, bow, or obey. FULL POST: johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/i-do-not-o...johnpavlovitz.substack.comI Do Not Obey in AdvanceI do not obey in advance. 347136173289 0
Reposted by Emma Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/03/2025The Social Security Administration is cutting 7,000 jobs and closing half of its regional offices. It's no coincidence that Elon Musk called Social Security a "ponzi scheme." They're gutting the program YOU'VE PAID INTO to make room for more billionaire tax cuts. Now is the time to speak up. 29767912408 0
Reposted by Emma POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 03/03/2025French Prime Minister François Bayrou today declared the alliance with the US is seriously wounded and called President Donald Trump’s attitude toward Ukraine “an indecency.”politico.euTrump’s ‘indecency’ endangers transatlantic alliance: French PMFrançois Bayrou calls U.S. president’s treatment of Zelenskyy “a staggering scene marked by brutality.” 20531123 0
Reposted by Emma 🦋MOM🦋 @momcjl.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Here is a better copy of the letter. 😊🦋 18190352226 0
Reposted by Emma Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 02/03/2025Full page ad in today’s New York Times: 779250077768 0
Reposted by Emma Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Medicaid covers... -40% of births nationwide -50% of kids with special needs -72 million people in total Remember this as Republicans move to gut the program to finance tax cuts that will overwhelmingly go to the richest 1% of Americans. "Party of family values." 17276202329 0
Reposted by Emma John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 02/03/2025America is now part of the axis of evil. Well done, Trumpers... 1042675714 0
Reposted by Emma The New York Times @nytimes.com · 02/03/2025Breaking News: Declaring that “we are at a crossroads in history,” Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain said that European countries would increase military spending and assemble a coalition to defend Ukraine.nytimes.comTrump News and Live Updates: E.U. Leader Calls for ‘Surge in Defense’ for UkraineAfter a summit of European leaders in London, Prime Minister Kier Starmer said a “coalition of the willing” would be assembled to defend Ukraine, but he did not name the countries expected to particip... 861718231 0
Reposted by Emma The New York Times @nytimes.com · 01/03/2025The FBI on Friday gave President Trump the boxes of materials the bureau had seized during a search of his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida in 2022, the White House announced.nytimes.comF.B.I. Returns Materials Taken From Mar-a-Lago to TrumpAmong the items taken from the president’s Florida residence were files that investigators said contained classified material and formed the central evidence in one of the criminal cases against him. 191624348 0
Reposted by Emma The New York Times @nytimes.com · 25/02/2025Raymond Santana was wrongly imprisoned. Now, he wants to join Yusef Salaam, also wrongfully accused in the rape of a Central Park jogger, on the City Council.nytimes.comRaymond Santana of ‘Central Park Five’ Will Run for Office in New YorkRaymond Santana was wrongly imprisoned. Now, he wants to join Yusef Salaam, also wrongfully accused in the rape of a Central Park jogger, on the City Council. 15106692 0
Reposted by Emma The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 25/02/2025More than 230,000 Canadians have signed a petition asking the country’s prime minister to revoke Elon Musk’s citizenship and passport, accusing the tech billionaire of joining a “foreign government that is attempting to erase Canadian sovereignty.”wapo.stMore than 230,000 Canadians sign petition to revoke Musk’s citizenshipExperts say the effort, which is not expected to succeed, reflects anger over Musk’s alliance with Trump, who has threatened Canada with tariffs and annexation. 862085384 0
Reposted by Emma ML Porter @mlporter.bsky.social · 24/02/2025A Message to Joy Reid from Meidas open.substack.com/pub/meidasto... Joy Reid could find a new home here!open.substack.comA Message to Joy Reid from MeidasBy Ben Meiselas 29696148 0
Reposted by Emma BrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 24/02/2025Good morning and Happy Monday to everyone who stands with the Yosemite National Park workers, who have hung the upside-down distress flag in opposition to trump and Elon, and every patriotic American taking a stand in protest against the bullshit. This is OUR fucking country. 186115102128 0
Reposted by Emma Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 21/02/2025www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/o... 35187712039 0
Emma @williamsbush.bsky.social · 21/02/202525th Amendment: How do we decide whether the president is competent? www.brookings.edu/articles/25t...brookings.edu25th Amendment: How do we decide whether the president is competent? 010 0
Reposted by Emma MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 21/02/2025Today’s cover of the Murdoch-owned New York Post 15914647310730 0
Reposted by Emma The Dallas Morning News @dallasnews.com · 17/02/2025The Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to permit the firing of the head of the federal agency dedicated to protecting whistleblowers, according to documents obtained Sunday that would mark the first appeal to the justices since President Donald Trump took office.dallasnews.comTrump White House asks Supreme Court to let firing of whistleblower agency head proceedThe Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to permit the firing of the head of the federal agency dedicated to protecting whistleblowers, according to... 262 0
Reposted by Emma Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 17/02/2025"the house of the USAID mission director in Kinshasa had been looted, and videos of the ransacking began circulating on social media..." www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...washingtonpost.comForced to flee Congo, USAID workers lost everything. They’re suing Trump.USAID workers based in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, tell a harrowing story of how Trump’s attack on the agency complicated an escape. 22461131954 0
Reposted by Emma Newsweek @newsweek.com · 15/02/2025The Ukrainian president was addressing the Munich Security Conference.newsweek.comPutin will use Donald Trump as "prop in his own performance"—Zelensky 2212733 0