Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/10/2026They think we’re all idiots As Jon Stewart says — if the goal is guaranteed income and jobs, why wait? Why is it only “socialism” if we don’t hand them trillions of dollars first? 75876702389
Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.socialTom Clark @tom-clark.bsky.social · 09/10/20262004: live-streamed killing of Ken Bigley held to reveal the uniquely medieval barbarism of modern Jihaddis 2026: live-streamed killing becomes US Govt policy www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukFort Hood attacker's execution by firing squad will be livestreamed, Pentagon saysPete Hegseth says the execution will be public, but a legal expert says the "unprecedented" decision is on "uncertain legal terrain". 44122
Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.socialProf Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 23hPublic execution 😮 This just beggars belief The US continues its rapid journey back to the dark ages www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukFort Hood attacker's execution by firing squad will be livestreamed, Pentagon saysPete Hegseth says the execution will be public, but a legal expert says the "unprecedented" decision is on "uncertain legal terrain". 1213024
Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.socialIt's Abby. Yep @itsabbyyep.bsky.social · 09/10/2026"Can we have healthcare?" "No can do but live-streamed executions are a go" 324562
Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.socialHari Kunzru @harikunzru.bsky.social · 23hChristian Nationalism is just white ISIS www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comFort Hood attacker's execution by firing squad will be livestreamed, Pentagon saysPete Hegseth says the execution will be public, but a legal expert says the "unprecedented" decision is on "uncertain legal terrain". 21350121
Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.socialSam @samd.bsky.social · 09/10/2026the entire Trump administration makes sense when you realize the animating force is just state violence as content 2857693
Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.socialLee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 09/10/2026The time to stop things was before the public execution stage. 1042295
Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.socialThe Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 20hIf people really want to see live executions they should just follow ICE agents around. 441826475
Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 07/10/2026www.bostonglobe.com/2026/10/06/m...bostonglobe.comProtesters barricade road to Vermont ICE facility with ‘community gardens’ - The Boston GlobeAbout 40 protesters built flower boxes in the middle of a road to block access to ICE facilities in Williston on Tuesday. 8244171047
Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 08/10/2026He makes a good point. 452265915721
Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 09/10/2026This thing has made me go do a lot of reading tonight, and the Wikipedia page about the last public execution in the United States is well-written. It was Rainey Bethea, a Black man hanged in front of a crowd of 20,000 in 1936, a spectacle which embarrassed Kentucky enough that they ended hangings. 402360819
Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.socialowens-kd1.bsky.social @owens-kd1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026The fucking monstrosity of this. I have no words. MAGAts all up in arms because of the live videos shown over and over and over of Charlie Kirk being gunned down. Children saw those videos. And now we’re going to do this live-streamed and people are fucking cheering this? Who the fuck have we become 2265
Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.socialAltBiker @altbiker.altgov.info · 09/10/2026I see we've moved to the public executions part of the program. Early but not unexpected. Surely publicly shooting a wheelchair bound Muslim in front of the whole world won't have any negative effects. /s 4479
Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.socialMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026I am angry tonight. Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car. ICE makes this city less safe. We want them out. Now. 11294989713019
Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.socialTim Marchman @timmarchman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026NEW: The ICE agent seen wearing a hi-vis vest and waving around an AR-style rifle at the scene of the shooting in New York was a supervisor named Brenden Cuni, who has a history of alleged violence and lying in court. @dmehro.bsky.social, @awinston.bsky.social, and @regret.bsky.social report:wired.comICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal ArrestsBrenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court. 201344618
Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026BREAKING: NEW YORK (AP) - An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and wounded a man in New York while making an arrest, officials say. 18343118
Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.socialMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 09/10/2026ICE shot a man in New York City today while he was in a vehicle with a 5-year-old child. Abolish ICE.nytimes.comICE Agent Shoots Man in New York City (Gift Article)The person who was shot had been taken to a nearby hospital and was conscious and receiving medical attention, according to the New York Police Department, which said it was not involved in the shooti... 37827327
Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.socialRogueResistanceKnitter 🥄🐸 @rogueresistknitter.bsky.social · 09/10/2026 142
Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.socialGreg Pak @gregpak.net · 09/10/2026literally every one of us has to decide when we will say NO 232177
Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.socialAltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲 @altspaceforce.altgov.info · 09/10/2026Super Artificial. Did I do that right? 0244
Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.socialAlt Library of Congress @altlofc.altgov.info · 09/10/2026All reports of Trump’s alleged intelligence, business acumen, innocence, patriotism, honor, fitness, health, fidelity, courage, manliness, integrity, wakefulness, erudition, is completely artificial. 1386
Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 08/10/2026WHOA. This is big news. Mr. Soliman is a 31-year-old gay man from Egypt who came here at 3 with a green card. He lost his green card after a conviction, but an immigration judge found that he would be persecuted in Egypt and barred sending him there. He's locked in a hotel in Equatorial Guinea now. 182142752
Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.socialImmigrantsAreUS @immigrantsareus.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Authoritarianism is here. The 4th amendment applies to everyone, not only citizens; but citizens vote. #kickthemout 1239
Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.socialAnna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026NEWS: Congressional watchdog found again that the Trump administration illegally withheld funds for more programs last year. But still no action from GAO on any of these findings of impoundment. www.washingtonsun.com/whitehouse/c...washingtonsun.comCongress’ Watchdog Finds Trump Illegally Withheld More Than $1 Billion in Federal FundsThe White House impounded funds from the EPA and HHS last year, the Government Accountability Office reports. 29239
Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.socialI Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 08/10/2026It’s bananas, the National Guard has at least two carriers worth of troops posted at the local park I pass for coffee and where kids play on the swing. 227353
Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.socialNPR @npr.org · 08/10/2026Throughout the summer, rumors have been bubbling in North New Jersey that ICE has quietly been using a warehouse as a detention center. NPR investigated. n.pr/4hzvA5Mn.prICE has quietly used this warehouse as a detention facility all summer, neighbors sayThroughout the summer, rumors have been bubbling in North New Jersey that ICE has quietly been using a warehouse as a detention center. NPR investigated. 18490241
Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.socialJen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026THIS!!open.substack.comDon’t Dismiss Trump’s Los Angeles-San Diego Comment as a ‘Joke’No normal American would say those words. A president shouldn’t even think them. 1025874
Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.socialIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 07/10/2026Are you running a free, open-to-the-public community event on October 17 — like a potluck, a rec league game, or a farmers market? You can cross-post it with No Kings and add it to the map!docs.google.comAdd Existing Event to No Kings: Vote Early - 1 pagerNote: This guide is for adding an existing event to our map. If you want to organize a brand new event from scratch, go here. Add a "Vote Early" component to your event—it’s easy! Use Your Crowd ... 615978
Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.socialHillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026This is worrying news. But anxiety is not a strategy. Join @indivisible.org's midterm election protection program to help make sure we're ready for whatever tricks Trump tries to hold on to power. indivisible.org/campaigns/ou... 501416586
Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.socialdarren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 06/10/2026 188114902453
Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.socialSoraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 07/10/2026This is sexual violence as a form of terrorism. It is political violence and it is chilling and horrific, and AOC was absolutely right to be terrified that the goons (now pardoned) laying siege to the capital would rape her if they found her. Small changes won't fix this. FLIP THE TABLE NOW 3444471464
Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.socialMinnesota Reformer @minnesotareformer.com · 07/10/2026Documents show DHS probed nonprofits, obtained millions of records in hunt for noncitizen voters minnesotareformer.com/2026/10/07/r...minnesotareformer.comDocuments show DHS probed nonprofits, obtained millions of records in hunt for noncitizen voters • Minnesota ReformerThe Department of Homeland Security obtained tens of millions of unspecified records as part of a sweeping nationwide effort to find voter fraud, according to internal DHS reports, and weighed using u... 22111
Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.social50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 07/10/2026John Lewis bled on the Edmund Pettus Bridge to guarantee Black Americans could vote without shame or obstacles. We must be outraged when voting stays a struggle. Honor those who sacrificed for this right by making a voting plan & talking to your neighbors about it. #LetsGetVoteReady 523876
Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.socialunraveled @unraveledpress.com · 07/10/2026ICE is slamming far northern Illinois for a second day in a row. Rapid responders in Rockford say federal agents detained a group of roofing workers this morning—eight men all the way from Minnesota. Volunteers are currently trying to locate their families. From a local immigration attorney: 14541307
Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 07/10/2026NEW EPISODE: ICE never wanted you to see these: internal government documents that show Homeland Security Investigations has been probing nonpartisan groups that help register citizens to vote They even went so far as to outline a plan to use undercover agents. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJoZ...youtube.comICE Voter Plot EXPOSED in Smoking Gun DocumentsYouTube video by Democracy Docket 5429081694
Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.socialThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 07/10/2026Susan Collins "does what Trump needs her to do to enact his agenda, and sometimes casts a protest vote—but only if she can prearrange it to be meaningless. She is a snake disguised as a muppet."lnk.thebulwark.comSusan Collins Is the Living WorstThe most despicable Republican is actually the “reasonable” Republican. 35683161
Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.socialWonkette @wonkettemedia.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Does Your City Need More Buses? Guess You Better Start Popping Out Some Babies For The Fatherland! www.wonkette.com/p/does-your-... By Robyn Pennacchia @robynelyse.bsky.socialwonkette.comDoes Your City Need More Buses? Guess You Better Start Popping Out Some Babies For The Fatherland!This is Sean Duffy’s weird plan to appease the birth rate creeps. 0168
Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.socialgeoffrey 💀 (scary now) @parsnip.bsky.social · 06/10/2026very tired of being told it is the responsibility of urban democratic voters never to risk possibly maybe by chance seeming less than respectful of rural red state life and then watching thousands in nebraska cheer on the president joking about a nuclear strike on me and millions of my neighbors 764158836
Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.socialThe Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 06/10/2026Trump hates America. 851057207
Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.socialRep. Justin J. Pearson @justinjpearson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026BIG NEWS: Our campaign for U.S. Congress has been added to the @electdemocrats.bsky.social’s Red to Blue list of the most competitive races in this country. This is our moment to deliver an affordable future for Tennessee. 11834171
Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.socialIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 06/10/2026Donald Trump doesn’t pick our leaders. We The People do. On October 17, millions of Americans will show up to stop the fascists from sabotaging the midterms. Join us: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings 16731279
Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 06/10/2026“.. San Diego is not collateral damage,” San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria posted. “We are not expendable. And we are never a ‘small price to pay.’ Keep our city out of your reckless war talk.” @latimes.com www.latimes.com/california/s... 1422118710
Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026NEW: The Trump administration keeps denying and downplaying that immigration agents have been detaining Americans. It’s wrong. We’ve found more than 500 U.S. citizens have been held against their will, including handcuffed or held at gunpoint.projects.propublica.orgMore Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublicaThe government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati... 6027691581
Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️ 9660113440
Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.socialRogueResistanceKnitter 🥄🐸 @rogueresistknitter.bsky.social · 06/10/2026We're in a crisis with diesel right now because the felon chose to bomb Iran, he refuses to negotiate with them, and the Strait of Hormuz is still closed. 084
Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026💯 10459712201
Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.socialAssigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 02/10/2026@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Oct ErinReed Elon Musk, whose estranged daughter is trans, calls for the death penalty for pediatric affirming care providers on X. GAC is currently supported by all 27 major US medical professional groups connected in any way with providing it.erininthemorning.comElon Musk Calls For “Death Sentence” for GAC ProvidersMusk’s posts are not just inflammatory rhetoric. They have real-life consequences. 79430
Reposted by @wonkavist.bsky.socialPatrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026“[The President] shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed” —Article II, Section 3 of the Constitution 15318115
![Hanna placed the noose around Bethea's neck, adjusted it, and then signaled to Hash to pull the trigger. Instead, Hash, who was drunk, did nothing. Hanna shouted at Hash, "Do it!" A deputy then leaned onto the trigger, which sprang the trap door. citation needed! Bethea fell 8 feet (2.4 m), and his neck was instantly broken.
Afterward, two doctors confirmed he was dead.
His body was taken to Andrew & Wheatley
Funeral Home. Icitation needed! He wanted his body to be sent to his sister in South Carolina so that she could arrange for him to be interred next to his father, but against these wishes, he was buried in a pauper's grave at Owensboro Cemetery (also known as City Cemetery and
"Potter's Field") in Owensboro. 14]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreiafwdmp63odeydunst4aizjbnunnu5s26f6bk22yqg6drbdmutqf4)
![It was estimated that a crowd of about 20,000 people gathered to watch the execution.!9! One man, 36-year-old Leonard A. Peters, was killed in a car accident while driving to Owensboro to witness the hanging. Three others, including his wife, were injured. 15. Afterwards, Hanna complained that Hash should not have been allowed to perform the execution in his drunken
condition. Hanna further said it was the worst display he experienced in the 70 hangings he had supervised. citation needed]
The spot where the scaffold stood
(approximately 37.775248° -87.116462°) is now part of a drop-off/pick-up lane in front of the Owensboro Convention Center. citation needed]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreidewrh2r7x4l3whf3llsqoenslqugawxzj3p43gflsa5pd4zqmuhi)
