Reposted by DanielleWhimsicalSquirrel @whimsicalsquirrel.bsky.social · 4hI wish everyone who does this a very happy Whatever Happens Next. 042
Reposted by DanielleOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 10hCLAIM: the ICE agents fired into a vehicle with a child in it for no reason at all FACT: these keys here are jingling isn't that interesting? isnt the sound they make really something? 231411243
Reposted by DanielleDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 09/10/2026My man ended USAID, condemning millions to death 554182833
Reposted by DanielleElizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 10/10/2026This is a disaster. The ethics committee in Denmark that approved the Guinea-Bissau study which will withhold the birth dose of HepB vaccine “had never considered medical studies before but it changed the rules in order to vote on this one”. Four members of the committee have resigned in protest.theguardian.comControversial vaccine trial touted by RFK Jr gets go-ahead in Guinea-BissauRecommended dose of hepatitis B vaccine will be withheld from thousands of newborns by Danish researchers 721686804
Reposted by DanielleGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 09/10/2026Aminata Seck has been freed. "I'm just ready to go back to school, get my master's and get this surgery done,” she said. ICE kept her in pain in detention for two months for no reason. www.espn.com/womens-colle...espn.comKentucky State player released on bond from ICE custodyKentucky State University women's basketball center Aminata Seck was released on bond Wednesday after spending two months in ICE custody. 51276506
Reposted by DanielleGhostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 10/10/2026There is absolutely a line being crossed when the government produces kill videos on a schedule for public consumption, but they've been killing people who weren't even accused of crimes--much less convicted and sentenced to death--with impunity and both make me feel like my soul is angry wasps. 05712
Reposted by Danielleacallan1, god emperor of the Unites States @acallan1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026the stickers, the inseam, the fold lines, the sleeve length, his dainty hand… what a rich tapestry 151
Reposted by DanielleRuha Benjamin @ruha9.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I’m in DC scheduled to give this talk today. But the organizers flagged slides in my deck that mention racism, structural gaslighting, New Jim Code and other themes that are off limits in the Land of the Free. 728191181
Reposted by DaniellePaul adore le Canada @paulfish.bsky.social · 09/10/2026We will send them and they are often very pretty: 07731
Reposted by DanielleGhostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 09/10/2026The more hopeful I feel about the longterm future, the more grimly determined I feel about the near future. This is already ugly and it's going to get uglier. I believe we can win. And I am determined to keep as many people safe as possible until we do. 422232
Reposted by DanielleJorts (and Jean) @jortsthecat.bsky.social · 09/10/2026So uh, American people. You ok? Can we talk in private 1232474183
Reposted by DanielleAyanna Pressley @ayannapressley.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The postal service is a public good and we can't let USPS close the Allston branch and continue degrading services across the MA-7th. It's going to take all of us to stop this closure, and we need your support. Click the link below to help us fight back. act.ayannapressley.com/sign/soc-all... 1267
Reposted by DanielleThe Questionable Authority @questauthority.bsky.social · 09/10/2026The phrase that explains a lot of what is happening today is "increasingly weak and desperate." That doesn't make anything less vile, and it doesn't mean things are less dangerous - they're very not. But this is what is happening. 214821
Reposted by DanielleKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 09/10/2026“Every member of this ethnic group is a criminal who needs to be imprisoned by the state” is just pure uncut Nazi shit 10449741206
Reposted by DanielleClaire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 08/10/2026our dad (ALSO A SOFTWARE ENGINEER BTW, ALVIN!) read to us every night when we were kids it was foundational not just to raising children who read for pleasure and shaping our tastes in books (highly endorse the Narnia-Hobbit-LOTR-Shannara progression), but also in our relationship with our dad!! 444440
Reposted by DanielleGravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 05/10/2026ICE took two more people from my local courthouse today. The wife of one of the guys who was taken showed up shortly after. She just had surgery. She was worried about paying rent and feeding her kids. This is happening *every day* in Massachusetts. Lives are being destroyed every single day. 3730265
Reposted by DanielleChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 06/10/2026... even in those areas, and others where the reality is bad, showing the wins is also reality. It also propels the story forward and shows — or reminds us — that a better way is possible. Insisting on doom is denying hope or the possibility of change. And I just fundamentally don't accept that. 943856
Reposted by DanielleTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Arguably the biggest democracy referendum next month: Virginia is one of only three states where the state constitution says people should lose their right to vote FOR THEIR ENTIRE LIFE if they are convicted of any felony. This measure would allow anyone to vote after prison.boltsmag.org“It’s Time”: Virginians Will Decide Whether to Repeal Jim Crow-Era Lifetime Ban on Voting - BoltsVoters will decide this year whether to end Virginia’s uniquely harsh felony disenfranchisement rules. They'll also vote on abortion, gay marriage, and redistricting. 191174306
Reposted by DanielleShiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 04/10/2026this is the most video game villain coded shot I think I've ever seen irl 19833146
Reposted by DanielleOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 04/10/2026If you have $100 million to spend on ads saying you shouldn’t be taxed you’re not being taxed enough Google cofounder Sergey Brin has spent $102 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he loses fortune.com/article/how-...fortune.comGoogle co-founder Sergey Brin has now spent $100 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he loses | FortuneThe state’s ultrawealthy, including Larry Page and Peter Thiel, have similarly donated to efforts opposing the wealth tax. 10041591265
Reposted by DanielleTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Voter registration deadlines are SUNDAY in Alaska, Rhode Island, South Carolina. And MONDAY in: Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and *Texas*. If you live in these states, verify your registration now, literally. 2921551958
Reposted by DanielleTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Oh: I really can’t emphasize enough how useful it is to check — literally right now, do it. Likely, it’s peace of mind in a couple of minutes. At worst, you still have time (barely) to remedy it. 5477200
Reposted by DanielleTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026GOP ads right now are all about attacking trans people. Over, and over, and over. I was a gay teen in 2004 watching the Bush campaign try to win on attacking gay marriage, but the resort to this hate drive in campaign ads feels so dialed up now. I can’t imagine being an lgbt kid watching tv today. 672357474
Reposted by DanielleMatthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 02/10/2026"Medicaid work requirements" are above water with the American electorate (net +18). Calling the same policy "Medicaid eligibility cuts" meaningfully decreases support (net -11). I do not understand the insistence on adopting the framing of those trying to destroy Medicaid 3300113
Reposted by DanielleTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026NEW: It's that time of year: time to launch my annual guide to November's elections! I guide you through over *650* interesting elections, & why they matter. Judges, AGs, govs, mayors, lawmakers, AGs, county & school boards—plus many (many) ballot measures. Oh, & Congress. Explore & bookmark!boltsmag.orgYour Cheat Sheet to the 2026 General Elections - BoltsCongressional races will take center stage on Nov. 3, but they’re just the tip of what to watch. Prosecutors and governors, attorneys general and sheriffs, school boards and mayors, utility... Read Mo... 25901476
Reposted by DanielleMike Wiser @drmikewiser.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Remember: Darwin's note of "I am very poorly today & very stupid & hate everybody & everything" was written on Oct 1 (1861). Thus we are free to celebrate Very Poorly And Very Stupid Hatred Day today. 2283126
Reposted by DanielleSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 28/09/2026*looks directly at camera* 1442553
Reposted by DanielleFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 26/09/2026As a former pretentious little shit who grew out of it, rationalists (et al) annoy the piss out of me because they are adults with the mentality of tweens - they are somehow still convinced they are the greatest geniuses who have ever walked the earth. It is the worldview of an arrogant baby. 372484295
Reposted by DanielleHope For The Planet @h4tp.bsky.social · 24/09/2026We now have rigorous pooled data showing that even without active restoration efforts, cleared rainforest can rebound to 75% of their former species composition and 90% of species diversity within just thirty years. #goodnewsoptimistdaily.comRainforest biodiversity rebounds within a single generation | The Optimist DailyA major Ecuador study finds cleared rainforests can recover 90 percent of their species diversity in just 30 years, as long as humans leave the land alone. 61100482
Reposted by DanielleJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026this guy doesn’t seem to know what insurance is 941241171
Reposted by Danielle🌬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. 125123765272
Reposted by DanielleDaniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 21/09/2026This is happening to my clients. Makes it impossible for me to know if they're still in Minnesota or even in America. ICE can shuttle them around without my knowledge and, unless they get word to me, I have no way to access them as counsel 1197121
Reposted by DanielleTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Anyway, panic is a psy-op. Stay furious. Stay serious. Organize. 102651638
Reposted by Daniellebubbe yaga @ellearmageddon.bsky.social · 20/09/2026you cannot defeat fascism by ceding anyone’s bodily autonomy. 0618213
Reposted by DanielleCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 20/09/2026I hate doing the "a rollback of trans rights is the gateway for a rollback of women's rights" thing because trans rights are human rights in and of themselves, whatever the impact on cis women. But goddamn I wish more cis women had a sense of history and self preservation. 2742251002
Reposted by DaniellePeter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026a lot of people act like there's a trade being offered where we give up trans athletes in sports and in exchange fascism is defeated forever 188137472919
Reposted by DanielleOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 19/09/2026make the John Brown season of Reacher you cowards 465341949
Reposted by DanielleScott 𐚁 🦇 Cave 🦇 @hellabarnes.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I know there’s a savvy take that being attached to the east wing or the kennedy center is a sort of west wing lame-o attachment to the symbols of power and on the other hand he fucking bulldozed our collective property 461625193
Reposted by DanielleTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 18/09/2026this is literally 'let them eat cake', adapted to veggie burgers 3251995
Reposted by DanielleCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 16/09/2026Short thread: 18 months ago, as part of their assault on higher ed, Trump/DOGE/Vought terminated my friend Kelton Minor's NIH Director's award that would have allowed him to take a faculty position there. Without the funds, Columbia ultimately rescinded the position. Kelton moved to Denmark. 5614241
Reposted by DanielleMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The GOP has collapsed so far into far right authoritarianism that it has lost <checks notes> Karl Rove, Dick Cheney, Liz Cheney, George Will, & Bill Kristol, & yet somehow our National Conversation™️ remains focused disproportionately on whether Democrats are veering too far left into socialism 🤷♂️🤦♂️ 17514160
Reposted by DanielleElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 16/09/2026Patients want to know that decisions about their health care are being made by doctors, not by Wall Street investors. If we’re going to lower costs and un-rig the health care system, we need to stop the corporate takeover of medicine. I’ve got a bill to get the job done. 34812188
Reposted by DanielleMike Levin @mikelevin.org · 16/09/2026Here is the reality. We have the votes to impeach Pete Hegseth tomorrow. Mike Johnson knows it, we know it. So he’s sending us all home to avoid the vote. www.cnn.com/2026/09/16/p...cnn.comHouse to adjourn early, stave off Hegseth impeachment vote | CNN PoliticsSpeaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday announced he is sending members home from Washington early for their seven-week campaigning recess ahead of the midterm elections, a move that will stave off a vote o... 14326761072
Reposted by DanielleKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 16/09/2026My man looks like Draft Kings repossessed his Cybertruck 126218
Reposted by DanielleGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 16/09/2026The truth is none of y’all hate Robert Kraft enough. Get on my level. (From February) gillianbrockell.com/the-truth-ab...gillianbrockell.comThe truth about ICE and the New England Patriots jets (Go Seahawks)The best reason to hate the New England Patriots is where their team planes have been. 3245781497
![Bar chart of polling data from Data For Progress.
Title: Voters Support the Same Medicaid Rules When Called "Work Requirements" and Oppose Them When Called "Eligibility Cuts".
Description: Under new rules, some adults can get or keep Medicaid only if the state confirms that they meet work, school, or volunteer rules. [Split A n=613] Do you support or oppose these Medicaid work requirements? [Split B n=598] Do you support or oppose these Medicaid eligibility cuts?
[Split A] Medicaid work requirements — Support: 57%, Oppose: 39%
[Split B] Medicaid eligibility cuts — Support: 42%, Oppose: 55%
September 25–28, 2026 survey of 1,211 U.S. likely voters.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rtsa65yj6j6azdkmatuckxec/bafkreih5jkvllnwjngz52fsjbyerdkx3elscnk6ozatnsfgykqhxzqyssi)
