Reposted by White Rose WitchingFreethinkers United For Change @freethinkersunite.bsky.social · 13h 19133212194
White Rose Witching @wrwitching.bsky.social · 37mQuick! Hand him a sharpie and a map so he can redirect the hurricane! 010
White Rose Witching @wrwitching.bsky.social · 38mJust a reminder that Trump is a great conartist but a horrible businessman who has no idea how math, and the economy actually work outside of ways to steer money into his own pockets. 000
White Rose Witching @wrwitching.bsky.social · 40mThis. So much of social justice work comes down to that saying of planting seeds of trees who's shade you will never sit under. But the modern era has conditioned so many to expect instant gratification that movements collapse because they didn't "win" immediately. 010
Reposted by White Rose WitchingNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 1hHouse GOP leaders sent members home early rather than risk a vote on the rest of the Epstein files Survivors are still waiting, & 88% of likely voters want candidates who will release them @milestaylor.bsky.social has a message for men ahead of Nov 3👇 -TNdefiance.newsA message to men: if you really believe in supporting women, prove it on Nov. 3.One fact became clear at our press conference with Epstein Survivors: this election is about more than just Donald Trump. 5293108
White Rose Witching @wrwitching.bsky.social · 2hAs if most people from the Mediterranean wouldn't get ICE called on them if they were walking around in a red state... 000
Reposted by White Rose WitchingRai @mountainfoxrai.bsky.social · 3hUnions are cool, but this is also a structural issue that should be banned by law. 1179
Reposted by White Rose WitchingKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 17hNew whistleblower complaint: The Trump admin pushed the FBI to investigate Los Angeles protesters in violation of their constitutional rights and the bureau's policies, a former FBI supervisor alleges in a new whistleblower complaint.nbcnews.comFBI whistleblower says White House pushed unconstitutional probe of protestersThe former analyst says supervisors were told not to put things in writing, so many of the directives came in face-to-face meetings. 382154990
Reposted by White Rose WitchingAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h... is Kash trying to hire him? 2313349657
Reposted by White Rose WitchingJohn Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 19hIt looks like Mike Johnson finally just crawled up in there and nested. 1472459298
Reposted by White Rose WitchingAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 5hThis segment is about DHS's claim that they have identified and arrested over 2,000 "terrorists," a claim laughable on its face. This is largely because the admin has reclassified multiple criminal gangs as "foreign terrorist organizations," and ICE's gang identification is notorious sloppy. 26662176
White Rose Witching @wrwitching.bsky.social · 3hFunny thing when you bar certain words from being used in grant proposals, etc. They stop being used. 000
Reposted by White Rose WitchingDC🕊🌍🔥🌱 @dcminx.bsky.social · 20h🚨 An alarming breakdown of Pete Hegseth's rhetoric, which frames the military as moral crusaders superior to 99% of Americans while labeling media and intellectuals as traitors. The goal? A military isolated from society, recruited strictly from conservative colleges.theatlantic.comHegseth’s One PercentA cult of military superiority over civilians is not only unwarranted, but actively dangerous. 22195152
White Rose Witching @wrwitching.bsky.social · 21hIf you live an area that might be a target of voter intimidation or voting shenanigans more broadly, consider signing up with your local Indivisible group's Midterm Election Protection Program.indivisible.orgJoin Our Midterm Election Protection ProgramIn 2026 we are building our strongest election protection program ever, in all 50 states. We’re going to bring Indivisible’s grassroots organizing force out to ensure that whatever tricks they try to ... 000
White Rose Witching @wrwitching.bsky.social · 21h"In short, what we have here is a commission made up of an octogenarian crank and two billionaires who look at a future of chaos as an opportunity to remake the world and accumulate even more billions."publicnotice.co“Project Meridian” is the stuff of satireElon Musk, Newt Gingrich, and Palmer Luckey walk into a bar ... and are given the keys to the DoD. 000
White Rose Witching @wrwitching.bsky.social · 21hSharing the #RepublicanHealthcareCrisis toolkit. Please use the resources in here to spread information on how the GOP has made healthcare more unaffordable to ensure their donors and healthcare corporations get wealthier.social.demcast.comHealthcare CrisisAccess the Full Toolkit for Easy Sharing 032
White Rose Witching @wrwitching.bsky.social · 23h"I think a lot of the people that have this sadistic desire to inflict pain on women, minorities, LGBTQ people—they don’t necessarily feel comfortable saying that on an individual basis. But when they go to a rally, they can chant hateful, racist things like that and get that glee[.]"newrepublic.comTranscript: Trump Tirade Over Shrinking Rally Crowds Emasculates MAGAAs Trump’s rallies fail to ally GOP midterm fears, the author of a piece on his diminishing stature explains how his cascading failures are driving away his supporters right when he needs them most. 010
Reposted by White Rose WitchingRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 23hIt's almost like putting a quack anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist in charge of the nation's health policy has consequences. "The United States has now had more measles deaths in the past two years than we have had in the previous three decades combined...": www.ms.now/news/pennsyl...ms.nowPennsylvania’s measles outbreak is the largest in decades in the U.S.The state has surpassed 1,000 measles cases this year, health officials said Monday, making it the largest outbreak in the U.S. in more than three decades. 18845582014
Reposted by White Rose WitchingScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 23hWhen it comes to invoking faith as a cover for lies, the Southern Baptists have no meaningful competition. bsky.app/profile/atru... 24838129
White Rose Witching @wrwitching.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Howdy all! My annual virtual Queer Ancestor Memorial will be held on Sunday, 10/25 at 6:00pm. I'll be joined by Enfys Book as co-ritual leader. We're asking for $5 donations, but we understand the world is shit right now so there is also a free ticket/pay what you can option. #WitchSkyeventbrite.com2026 Virtual Queer Ancestor MemorialJoin Rev. Ron Padrón and special guests for a ceremony of remembrance and thanks honoring our Queer Ancestors. 041
Reposted by White Rose WitchingAlan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 06/10/2026One of the most heinous examples is Matt Walsh suggesting that, actually, Jane Doe raped the frat boys because they were also under the influence. I thought it bore a certain resemblance to some of Andrew Johnson’s comments on slavery. www.liberalcurrents.com/the-illusion... 10604123
White Rose Witching @wrwitching.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The character of the president should be something you tell your kids to aspire to. And what's sad is there are plenty of young men being told this is what strength, power, and being a man is supposed to be. The damage he has caused to the moral fabric of this country will take a generation to undo 010
White Rose Witching @wrwitching.bsky.social · 06/10/2026If your grandfather was saying this shit you'd be taking away the keys and discussing power of attorney to manage his finances so he doesn't dump all of his retirement savings into some scam. 030
Reposted by White Rose WitchingMB @sugarcubedog.bsky.social · 06/10/2026static.klipy.comCentaurAlt: Centaur 4393653425
White Rose Witching @wrwitching.bsky.social · 06/10/2026But Mike Johnson told us it isn't a war? 🤔 The folks who still cling to Trump and buy his lies about prices going down are performing Olympic levels of cognitive dissonance. 000
Reposted by White Rose WitchingKhashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 06/10/2026It's the melanin that gives it away. 2018036
Reposted by White Rose WitchingJenna Beacom @jfbeacom.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Auto transcription (I was curious, sharing for access. Agree this is fantastic.) 121198163
Reposted by White Rose WitchingThomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I wrote about the threat as well as the limits of authoritarian escalation. Trump’s schemes to subvert the midterms have so far failed. What happens next? What do authoritarians do when they are about to lose an election? My new piece:steady.pageWhat Do Authoritarians Do When They Are About to Lose an Election?Trump’s schemes to subvert the midterms have so far failed. What happens next? A reflection on the threat as well as the limits of authoritarian escalation 420292
White Rose Witching @wrwitching.bsky.social · 05/10/2026We've been here before. In the latter half of the 20th century US government and business interests colluded to install far-right leaders who would sell out their country for corrupt deals. Liberation at home requires supporting liberation abroad. 2/2 000
White Rose Witching @wrwitching.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Re: the election in Brazil and Bolsonaro's unexpected overperformance, don't discount the fact that Trump is actively influencing the election to try and get a far-right candidate elected. 1/ 100
Reposted by White Rose WitchingDavid Kaib @davidkaib.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The idea that better things aren’t possible is fertile soil for reactionary politics. 3441112
Reposted by White Rose WitchingDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 05/10/2026NEW: The Trump DOJ plans to send roughly 1,000 federal personnel to polling places this November — and hasn't disclosed who they are, where they're going or what they've been told to do. The NAACP is now suing to force DOJ to turn over the records, citing fears of voter intimidation.democracydocket.comDOJ sued for records on ‘unprecedented’ plan to deploy 1,000 election monitors in midtermsDOJ's planned effort represents an extraordinary expansion of federal election monitoring. It has already sparked confrontations with state officials and concerns about voter intimidation. 16364142
Reposted by White Rose WitchingIan Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The US (federal govt and corporations) has been meddling in Brazil's democracy and economy for a long time now, trying to tip the scales in favor of the far-right. bsky.app/profile/ians... 5422150
Reposted by White Rose WitchingTobias Harris @tobiasharris.bsky.social · 05/10/2026"Against edgelordism in all its forms" is becoming a foundational principle for me. Civilization is impossible without an unflinching commitment to pro-social behavior and a willingness to marginalize any deviation. 1142586
Reposted by White Rose WitchingRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Just a reminder: Tillis persuaded the woman Hegseth allegedly raped to come forward with her story, and told her that if she did, it would sink the nomination. She did. At great risk to herself. Tillis then cast the deciding vote for Hegseth. Because he’s a goddamned coward.ms.nowOutgoing Sen. Tillis regrets pivotal vote for Hegseth: ‘He’s an actor. He’s not a manager’Outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis spoke to MS NOW about regretting his vote to confirm Pete Hegseth and his strained relationship with Trump. 25696993011
Reposted by White Rose WitchingDom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 05/10/2026This is a really good article that gets at the heart of the debate on AI regulation that we aren't talking about enough: If AI agents can alter data where its generated or monitored, they can hide themselves indefinitely within digital architecture, which is what Stuxnet did to the Iranians (🧵) 23712
Reposted by White Rose WitchingDean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 05/10/2026In one month from now Trump will be openly seeking to overturn the Nov 3 results. We all know that is coming. That is why Democratic AGs should announce now that if anyone tries to interfere in their election--including Trump-they will prosecute under state law. Trump can't pardon state crimes! 361431466
Reposted by White Rose WitchingGay Bitterskeets @gaybitterskeets.bsky.social · 05/10/2026They're not only advertising them (see: glossy Altman treatment.) They're helping them sell their tyranny as a desirable replacement for democracy. The rich are done corrupting the language of liberalism and rights; they're openly saying "we deserve to run your life because we're better than you." 1163
Reposted by White Rose WitchingSeth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026What booming economy? Is everyone at FT on hallucinogens? The best time to delete this was before it went up, and the second-best time is right now. Like right this very second. This is *humiliating* for FT—to confuse the AI stock bubble with a whole fucking economy. A whole-of-institution fail. 55857187
Reposted by White Rose WitchingMin Hyoung Song @minsong.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This is amazing satire at a time when satire is becoming nearly impossible. 531884
Reposted by White Rose WitchingAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 05/10/2026"We create accounts with artificial intelligence that have a certain volume, a certain credibility, to use them afterwards in a defined strategy," Worked for: Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil Javier Milei in Argentina Nasry Asfura in Honduras Rodrigo Paz in Bolivia 8216107
Reposted by White Rose WitchingG Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 05/10/2026Now some Democratic presidential candidates want their party to jettison their Article I powers too! Come on people, it’s in the Constitution for a reason! 1927041
White Rose Witching @wrwitching.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Its weird that the bad things never happen to them. The rest of us poor plebes just need to suffer for their grand vision, apparently. 020
White Rose Witching @wrwitching.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I find it very funny that the backlash to MAGA and Trump could result in "the queerest legislative term for Congress ever."washingtonblade.comMeet the LGBTQ candidates running for U.S. House, SenatePappas would become first out gay man elected to upper chamber 110
White Rose Witching @wrwitching.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I meant to share this a few days ago but between weather-induced migraines, homework, and our annual town event I was a little swamped.eff.orgWelcome to Opt Out October. Let’s Take Control of Our Data and Our DevicesBig tech companies are hell-bent on taking away our agency and forcing us to use their surveillance-based services, apps, and devices. It’s hard to fight against, and it often feels much easier to giv... 020