Reposted by WillieBeamminLongTime🤓FirstTime👨💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 28/06/2025ICE blasts through door using explosives, armored vehicle & drone—all 3 people in house were U.S. citizens. Agents did not knock or give warning—immediately set off explosives & flew in a drone. Then at least 10 agents who were crouched behind an armored vehicle stormed the house. 34283155
Reposted by WillieBeamminThe Economist @economist.com · 27/06/2025Our editorial analysts play an important role in ensuring that data-driven insights guide editorial decisions, with a strong technical focus on data modelling, statistical analysis and implementation. Apply to join our Audience team in Londonecon.trib.alThe Economist is hiring a Senior Editorial AnalystOur Audience team is recruiting a specialist to assess the engagement around our journalism and drive data-modelling and statistical projects 042
Reposted by WillieBeamminACLU @aclu.org · 20/06/2025BREAKING: In a unanimous decision, a federal court of appeals has ruled that Louisiana's law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in all public school classrooms is unconstitutional. We’ll keep saying it: Public schools are not Sunday schools. 11034941711505
Reposted by WillieBeamminBill Madden @maddenifico.bsky.social · 20/06/2025What the actual fuck! Trump's ICE Gestapo hangs out in strip malls and then pounces on American citizens for the crime of having brown skin. These fucking Nazis drive around in unmarked vehicles and like fascist cowards, hide their faces behind masks. 😡👇 27288165
Reposted by WillieBeamminMichael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 20/06/2025Trump’s back on it about firing Fed chair Powell and again seems to think the central bank’s job is managing government borrowing costs. 53215
Reposted by WillieBeamminGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 20/06/2025This is just cruel.comicsands.comTrump Administration Fast-Tracks Eliminating National Suicide Hotline's LGBTQ+ Youth SupportThis is just cruelty, plain and simple. 1051335193
Reposted by WillieBeamminThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20/06/2025As Trump whines about not getting a Nobel Prize for Congo-Rwanda peace, seems worth remembering he’s not involved out of the kindness of his heart 👇🏽 Also:m, he had nothing to do with India-Pakistan: x.com/thetnholler/... 1534475
Reposted by WillieBeamminSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 20/06/2025In Baltimore for Juneteenth weekend. And the release of The Black Papers. stateoftheppl.com/blackpapers/ 538947
Reposted by WillieBeamminThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20/06/2025Aaand here’s @jessicatarlov.bsky.social getting the highest honor a TV personality can receive 🏆 4115521737
Reposted by WillieBeamminAsha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Uh, why and on what basis??? Also this is illegal and a violation of the Vienna Convention 721302380
Reposted by WillieBeamminGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 10/06/2025This Saturday, over a thousand pro-democracy rallies are happening across the country. And in D.C.? Trump is throwing himself a $45 million birthday parade, complete with tanks, helicopters, and military fanfare. 1481742273
Reposted by WillieBeamminAsha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 07/06/2025I suspect that like many things with this admin, this is a way to seed a narrative and they may not even see it all the way through (how can they with sloppiness like the below?). But it’s enough for Fox, and even if they later drop it they can deport him again through regular removal proceedings 28649121
Reposted by WillieBeamminCharlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 05/06/2025Hey @jaketapper.bsky.social, did you see this? More evidence of cognitive deterioration. If you know anyone who's done a lot of research on this topic, pass it along. 401429286
Reposted by WillieBeamminCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Trump Aide Hassett Reveals Coinbase Stake of at Least $1 Million www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comTrump Aide Hassett Reveals Coinbase Stake of at Least $1 MillionKevin Hassett, one of President Donald Trump’s top economic officials, revealed holding a stake in Coinbase Global Inc. worth at least $1 million thanks to his work as an adviser for the US crypto exc... 2323094
Reposted by WillieBeamminKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Trump slashes funding for FEMA and other natural disaster relief programs just in time for things like hurricane season. Trump wants all Americans to suffer, regardless of party affiliation. Why? Because he doesn’t care about you. youtu.be/Y8PQn3OdRj8?...youtu.beTrump’s SCHEME BACKFIRES and MAGA Supporters Get BURNEDYouTube video by Katie Phang 861041296
Reposted by WillieBeamminForeign Affairs @foreignaffairs.com · 04/06/2025To pressure Russia to end the war in Ukraine, the Trump administration should heed the lessons of Obama’s experience negotiating with Iran—and “work with hawks on Capitol Hill rather than oppose them,” argues Edward Fishman.foreignaffairs.comPutin’s Pressure PointCongress should wield oil sanctions to force Russia to negotiate. 192
Reposted by WillieBeamminMia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 29/05/2025What we have lost- so far 75879362
Reposted by WillieBeamminTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 28/05/2025 Check the date, for transparency. Ghost jobs is a stupid corporate strategy made up of casual cruelty, make work, & cheap tech affordances. You’re not crazy. It’s not mining, in most cases. It’s the corporate version of online dating - gamified searching www.businessinsider.com/ghost-jobs-w...businessinsider.comThat's not a real job opening: Some companies are posting 'ghost jobs' but don't actually plan to hire you — or anyoneRecruiters say that ghost jobs — listings companies aren't actually recruiting for — have become more common as the economy and labor market shifts. 532391
Reposted by WillieBeamminSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 28/05/2025This is how white supremacist narratives work. This claim has been litigated repeatedly and proven to be NOT TRUE. But they “feel it.” You can’t disprove it. The Lost Cause. Reverse Discrimination. Welfare Queens. The whole thing survives on myths. www.yahoo.com/news/vice-pr...yahoo.comVice President JD Vance says universities are racially discriminating against whites and AsiansVance’s claims about racial “discrimination” on college campuses come as the Trump administration escalates its political battles with universities over 1262174717
Reposted by WillieBeamminLauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 28/05/2025🚨🚨🚨 All remaining staff at Voice of America are expected to receive reduction-in-force notices this week, likely closing the book on the network founded 80 years ago to combat Nazi disinformation during World War II. www.politico.com/news/2025/05...politico.comTermination notices expected to go out to all remaining Voice of America employees this weekThe move would add to the grueling battle between the network and Trump administration. 086
Reposted by WillieBeamminAriel Parrella @arielparrella.bsky.social · 27/05/2025An all-ages social club aimed at preserving the game of dominoes, a Puerto Rican cultural tradition, is set to open this summer with classes and tournaments in Humboldt Park's Paseo Borikén. blockclubchi.co/43W5ZMvblockclubchi.coPe Erre Domino Club Coming to Humboldt Park's Paseo BoricuaAn all-ages social club aimed at preserving the game of dominoes, a Puerto Rican cultural tradition, is set to open this summer with classes and tournaments. 0154
Reposted by WillieBeamminJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 27/05/2025Trump doesn’t give a damn about veterans: The Department of Veterans Affairs, which serves some of America’s most vulnerable citizens, is set to lose 83,000 employees under the Trump administration’s cutbacks.washingtonpost.comAt Veterans Affairs, plan for sweeping cuts tanks moraleThe government’s second-largest agency, serving some of America’s most vulnerable citizens, is slated to lose 83,000 employees under Trump administration cutbacks. 41577249
Reposted by WillieBeamminKeith Boykin @keithboykin.bsky.social · 27/05/2025Tesla sales plunged by half in Europe, even as overall EV sales soared 28 percent. Elon Musk’s Nazi rhetoric and Donald Trump’s trade wars have turned this part of the world against American products and definitely against Tesla.apnews.comTesla's monthly sales in Europe plunge by half, signaling backlash against Musk runs deepTesla sales across Europe plunged by half last month even as growth in the electric car market picked up pace. That's according to fresh data released Tuesday. 1325753
Reposted by WillieBeamminRep Jahana Hayes @repjahanahayes.bsky.social · 25/05/2025Honoring and mourning those who died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces at the #Waterbury Memorial Day Parade. 082
Reposted by WillieBeamminBlock Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 24/05/20256 Dyett HS seniors will play college basketball — a decade after their school was saved from closure. blockclubchi.co/4mtyaL5 0175
Reposted by WillieBeamminRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/05/2025Why did six House Republicans who promised to oppose Medicaid cuts vote for the "big beautiful bill"? It could be because the bill now contains an expanded "pass-through" tax deduction that would personally benefit them. Follow the money.prospect.orgThe Curious Case of the Republican Medicaid TurncoatsSix House Republicans opposed Medicaid cuts, then voted for them. It turns out that will grant them a big tax break. 22046031740
Reposted by WillieBeamminBill Madden @maddenifico.bsky.social · 24/05/2025Charlie Kirk went to Cambridge and showed how ignorant he is. 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣👇 1715848
Reposted by WillieBeamminThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/05/2025“I’m a citizen!” 33024261272
Reposted by WillieBeamminJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 23/05/2025“A construction worker in south Alabama says he was forcibly detained Wednesday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who claimed his proof of U.S. citizenship was fake.” www.al.com/news/mobile/...al.comAlabama worker says ICE dragged him from job despite being US citizen: ‘Color of our skin has become a crime’He said when he tried to record the incident, the agents knocked his phone out of his hand. 791118285218
Reposted by WillieBeamminLauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 23/05/2025BREAKING 🚨 🚨 🚨 Germany deploys permanent troops beyond its borders for the first time since WWII It's perhaps the most significant move by a European nation to bolster defenses on NATO’s eastern flank as Trump insists Europe pays more to defend itself. www.nbcnews.com/world/europe...nbcnews.comGermany deploys permanent troops beyond its borders for the first time since WWIIIt's perhaps the most significant move by a European nation to bolster defenses on NATO’s eastern flank as Trump insists Europe pays more to defend itself. 23913
Reposted by WillieBeamminBetter Streets Chicago @betterstreetschicago.org · 22/05/2025We have little more than a week to save transit in Chicago, and your legislator needs to hear from YOU! Head to savetransit.org to send them an email urging them to #FixItFundIt — it only takes 30 seconds. 14816
Reposted by WillieBeamminThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 22/05/2025Is this the end for DeSantis? 4338485
Reposted by WillieBeamminRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/05/2025-$1.5T in new tax cuts predominantly for the rich -$700B in Medicaid cuts -$500B in Medicare cuts -$300B in SNAP cuts -Leasing public lands to Big Oil -Ending IRS Direct File -Ending clean energy tax credits -Banning AI regulation in the states The oligarchy's wish list. 22441901917
Reposted by WillieBeamminThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 22/05/2025@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social: "I don’t work for you, sir. I work for the American people” 25047751300
Reposted by WillieBeamminRep. John Garamendi @repgaramendi.bsky.social · 22/05/2025This GOP tax scam doesn’t pay for itself—it adds $5 trillion to the national debt. Where are the deficit hawks? The CBO says it raises incomes for the top 10%—and lowers them for the bottom 10%. They do this by cutting Medicaid, SNAP, and school meals. It’s a disgrace. 22278111
Reposted by WillieBeamminThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 22/05/2025The “big, beautiful bill” is a hot messthebulwark.comGOP ‘Moderates’ Lied Their Way Through Cutting MedicaidThe “big, beautiful bill” is a hot mess. 72708202
Reposted by WillieBeamminWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 22/05/2025You're seeing America kamikaze itself into a brick wall. It didn't have to be this way. But greed and racism, our two sins, will be our downfall. Too many people still with their hands in the sand. 624181393529
Reposted by WillieBeamminAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/05/2025Hayes: Every provision in this program is cruel and they know it. That's why none of them spoke on it in committee. That's why they have no response. That's why they don't hold town halls. That's why they don't answer questions. All they do is tweet, repeat, and hide in the back until they vote yes 243142244832
Reposted by WillieBeamminNick Manes @nickrmanes.bsky.social · 22/05/2025While undoubtedly good news that Detroit’s population is back on the rise, the implications for the city’s housing market are a bit more murky. “For Detroit to have a housing renaissance, it’s going to take a lot more than a few thousand people." www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/...crainsdetroit.comDetroit's population is rising, but the housing market outlook is murkyA variety of factors make up Detroit’s unique housing market — from a stock of mostly older, single-family houses to its relatively low sale prices and high cost to build new, as well as the last deca... 817021
Reposted by WillieBeamminThe saddest girl to ever hold a martini @lifeisterrible.bsky.social · 21/05/2025this queen 17183874007
Reposted by WillieBeamminPete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 21/05/2025We should be investing in rural communities and making them better places to build a life & raise a family - not shutting down rural hospitals by choking off their funding. Saving rural hospitals is one more reason to call your Representative and speak out against this GOP attempt to cut Medicaid.cbsnews.comHundreds of rural hospitals are at risk of closing, threatening critical careHospital officials told CBS News the closure was driven by the same factors that have closed other rural hospitals: low reimbursement rates. 706204705955
Reposted by WillieBeamminMax Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 21/05/2025A story about why Democrats are losers, in four parts. 19899242660
Reposted by WillieBeamminMallory McMorrow @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social · 20/05/2025The DeVos family is back at it and about to write some big, big checks to try to turn *everything* in Michigan red. There's a lot more to this story – so I want to break it down 🧵 13226861237
Reposted by WillieBeamminAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20/05/2025KIM: Do you know what section of the Constitution the suspension clause of habeas corpus is in? NOEM: I do not. Nope. KIM: Do you know which article is it in? NOEM: I do not, sir. 72180462212
Reposted by WillieBeamminThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20/05/2025Incredible. 2393272771
Reposted by WillieBeamminAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 20/05/2025Don't let up. Hold their feet to the fire. (DoJ: I do not mean to literally light feet on fire.) 735135884445
Reposted by WillieBeamminThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Tonight, while we sleep, Republicans will pass the biggest transfer of wealth from the bottom to the top in our history. 🇺🇸 Tax cuts for them, health care cuts for you. 591108509