iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Reposted by Mercedes Lenz

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2h

New 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.com

FBI whistleblower says White House pushed unconstitutional probe of protesters

The former analyst says supervisors were told not to put things in writing, so many of the directives came in face-to-face meetings.

15834389

Reposted by Mercedes Lenz

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 14/09/2026

Cis people do not understand how much trans people's rights have regressed in just 5 years. 5 years ago, there were none of these restrictions. 19 states banned legal recognition 21 states have bathroom bans 8 states ban gender marker changes on DLs 25 ban gender affirming care for trans youth

11678063650

Reposted by Mercedes Lenz

Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 23h

👀 In Aug, Fernando Cerimedo—a far right Latin American troll farm operator & ally of Brad Parscale & Roger Stone—was arrested in Bolivia for attempted femicide. But in Sept, the Trump admin accused the *prosecutor* of bribery, triggering his arrest in Bolivia in what some call US interference. 1/

share.google

Bolivia jails prosecutor investigating Trump operative Cerimedo on Washington’s orders

Bolivia arrested its attorney general two days after US sanctions, removing the prosecutor whose case against Fernando Cerimedo threatened to expose the criminal connections behind Trump’s “Shield of ...

9204115

Reposted by Mercedes Lenz

Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Americans have never been angrier with one another. But polarization is not the disease—it is the response to a revanchist movement seeking to roll back sixty years of social progress. 🆕 by @lilymasonphd.bsky.social muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...

13480165

Reposted by Mercedes Lenz

Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Hello, this essay is already free to read! Check it out here: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl... When you encounter the "verification required" screen, just click the box to prove you're human and you'll be able to read the essay.

muse.jhu.edu

Project MUSE -- Verification required!

141

Reposted by Mercedes Lenz

Alvin Finkel @alvinfinkel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Yes, but the revanchists gained strength because the last 45 years, starting with Reagan, was a period of economic polarization in which the 1% got almost all of the 70% increase in US productivity, the bottom 50% not a cent. The left-outs take it out on each other rather than the billionaires.

011

Reposted by Mercedes Lenz

Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

1/🧵 It’s not dysfunction. It’s design. The GOP uses a ruthless disinformation playbook to confuse, divide, and exhaust the public. They don’t want you informed—they want you disoriented. Here’s how their machine works—and how we expose it. #Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue

701456956

Reposted by Mercedes Lenz

Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

1/ Louis Mosley is the grandson of Britain’s notorious fascist leader, Oswald Mosley. Today he leads Palantir in the UK & Europe. His ancestry gets attention. His own words about power, technology & democracy deserve a closer look. #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy

5134110

Mercedes Lenz @yeguablancaa.bsky.social · 17h

OK this is hilarious...8-track tape?!?!?!? Wow

000

Reposted by Mercedes Lenz

Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 18h

If you care about democracy & justice, centre Brazil’s election. A global right-wing kleptocratic criminal network, led by powerful forces in the US, Israel and Russia, is operating across borders. No democracy can withstand this in isolation. Just Democracies need a global coalition of their own.

931995

Mercedes Lenz @yeguablancaa.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I did not know this. May he rest in peace. A brave and beautiful soul

010

Reposted by Mercedes Lenz

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

In Austin, a 9-year-old watched ICE detain and drive away with his mother, leaving community members to scramble to find him care. Senate Republicans just blocked a bill that would bar ICE from making arrests at school bus stops. Their cruelty is endless.

commondreams.org

'It Has to Stop': Community Members Condemn ICE Arrests at Bus Stops After GOP Blocks Bill to Protect Kids | Common Dreams

Republicans in the US Senate blocked a bill to protect school bus stops from ICE arrests, leading to outrage in Pennsylv

24655372673

Reposted by Mercedes Lenz

Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Over a dozen states have important voter registration deadlines today. Check your registration and make a plan to vote at IWillVote.com. Then ask friends and neighbors to do the same.

5329731594

Reposted by Mercedes Lenz

John Lansing @pipedreaming.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The left, whether it’s in Spain, Canada, the UK or elsewhere, needs a set of policies to increase housing supply with measurable results if it wants to fend off the far-right and stop the erosion of liberal democracy.

nytimes.com

Live Updates: Spain Calls Early Election After Housing Crisis Roils Government

316833

Reposted by Mercedes Lenz

Global Project Against Hate and Extremism @globalextremism.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Elon Musk has repeatedly used his platform to support authoritarian political figures. His backing of the AfD, Marine Le Pen, Javier Milei and Nayib Bukele has been accompanied by interventions in Brazil, Italy and Hungary, as well as direct involvement in the UK’s far-right political landscape.

globalextremism.org

Beyond AfD: Tracking Elon Musk’s Support for the Global Far Right

Elon Musk is backing the far right across multiple continents. From Germany’s AfD and France’s Marine Le Pen to Spain’s Vox, Argentina’s Javier Milei and El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele, the tech billionai...

912991

Reposted by Mercedes Lenz

Jeromy Farkas @jeromyyyc.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

We need to talk about the separatists selling out our city and province. MAGA operatives came to Calgary to help carve up our country. Meanwhile, separatist leaders went to Washington promising our water, our oil, and our land. If you want to live in the United States, move to the United States.

25356137

Reposted by Mercedes Lenz

Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

"His partner in Numen is Parscale, Trump's 2020 campaign manager. He runs networks of fake social media accounts to manipulate voters - Parscale also runs/ran a propaganda op for Israel worth about US$46.5M" "It is precisely Brad Parscale who gives Fernando Cerimedo all the technological support,"

7173100

Reposted by Mercedes Lenz

Ruth Zakarin @ruthz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The fraternity brothers in the group chat who cheer violence? That behavior is being modeled by the president of this country. I cannot stress this enough — Trump is teaching young men how to be abusive every time he opens his mouth.

501685359

Mercedes Lenz @yeguablancaa.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I saw that!! And was disturbed 😳

000

Reposted by Mercedes Lenz

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/10/2026

"It could chill rights of contractors to make political contributions" -- unearthed footage shows Susan Collins in 2012 fighting to protect contractors from having to disclose political contributions (we recently learned she was under investigation for a pay-to-play scheme involving a contractor)

41997343538

Reposted by Mercedes Lenz

Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"Massive crowd outside Palantir’s HQ in central London. Throw this evil corporation out of our public services." via Global Justice Now

2568121989

Reposted by Mercedes Lenz

Nick Dearden @nickdearden.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Massive crowd outside Palantir’s HQ. Throw this evil corporation out of our public services.

14671802034

Reposted by Mercedes Lenz

ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Exactly 😤😡

495213135986

Reposted by Mercedes Lenz

Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 01/10/2026

Really happy to have @ketanjoshi.co back on the podcast to learn more about all the emissions being generated by the gas plants to power the tech industry’s data centers. There’s no chance of truly addressing climate change if the industry gets its way!

17926

Reposted by Mercedes Lenz

Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

1/ Remember Fernando Cerimedo? The Trump-linked political operative whose ex-partner Nadia Beller survived being shot 3 times, then began making explosive allegations about bribery,bot farms & political corruption? There’s an unsurprising update to that story #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy

27167

Mercedes Lenz @yeguablancaa.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

So we must resist Carney. So he's a wolf in sheep's clothing; he's actually not rescuing us from everything; we still have to do the work; the hero myth is just a myth; the remedy might be worse than the poison; heuristics often deceive us; & we must evade this new trap. O human condition! #cdnpoli

000

Reposted by Mercedes Lenz

conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Part 1 They Are Children By Tony Pentimalli Maybe none of this moves you. Maybe your answer is simple: they came here, they should go back, and the sooner the better.

142

Mercedes Lenz @yeguablancaa.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

000

Mercedes Lenz @yeguablancaa.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

And now we must resist Carney. So he's a wolf in sheep's clothing; he's actually not rescuing us from everything; we still have to do the work; the hero myth is just a myth; the remedy might be worse than the poison; heuristics often deceive us; & we must evade this new trap. O human condition!

001

Mercedes Lenz @yeguablancaa.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The look on the face of that psychopath Danielle Smith. Carney shows his true colours & I have to say I did not expect this much antienvironmentalism & disregard for the non-capitalist classes. Truly profoundly disappointing. OTOH, we the people must stand up for ourselves...it has ever been thus

000

Reposted by Mercedes Lenz

Charles Latimer @ch4rlie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Canada doing more than its part in destroying the world. What bday gift to my 4 year old today Extraction of the most polluting oil in the world should have been capped and started to be reduced a decade ago. Instead we are plowing ahead, ensuring an unsafe future. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

cbc.ca

West Coast oil pipeline becomes 1st project designated in national interest | CBC News

The federal and Alberta governments have announced that a proposed pipeline carrying one million barrels of oil a day from Alberta to the B.C. coast has become the first project designated in the nati...

33614

Reposted by Mercedes Lenz

Susan Hendrick, Esq. @susanhendrick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Let’s be clear - THEY DRUGGED HER with the intent to rape her. She lacked the requisite legal capacity to consent. Then those seven men raped her. The his is a cover up. This is about protecting the men, the rape culture in fraternities and the rich/powerful. My question: HOW MANY OTHER WOMEN???

173

Reposted by Mercedes Lenz

Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 01/10/2026

How Ontario’s private clinics are draining taxpayer dollars and staff from public health care, Iris Gorfinkel reports. Find out more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth

canadahealthwatch.ca

Canada Healthwatch | Health News, Policy & Analysis

Canada’s independent briefing on health policy, science, and systems change.

01511

Mercedes Lenz @yeguablancaa.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Yes this should be the end times, but may it be the end times for the billionaires!!! Tax them back to the stone age #taxtherich #savetheplanet #NoRepresentationWithoutTaxation

010

Reposted by Mercedes Lenz

John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

'Huss said scientists were increasingly seeing #glaciers collapse from the inside – the result of internal streams beneath the ice that excavate caverns – rather than simply retreating from surface heat.' www.theguardian.com/environment/...

theguardian.com

‘Explosion of melt rates’: 20% of Swiss glaciers lost in five years

Alpine regions in Europe experiencing extreme glacier collapse due to heat-trapping effects of fossil fuel pollution

043

Reposted by Mercedes Lenz

FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Louisiana farmer burns through $1,000 worth of diesel every day: The price of diesel has pretty much doubled from last year. It's a hard pill to swallow.

76330

Reposted by Mercedes Lenz

Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 30/09/2026

The Pentagon is notifying millions of current and former U.S. military servicemembers and staff that hackers stole their *unencrypted* personal information during a months-long data breach. The agency that had the breach also handles ID and login/credential access to U.S. military systems and bases.

techcrunch.com

Hackers stole millions of US military personnel records during months-long data breach | TechCrunch

The Department of Defense notified millions of current and former U.S. military personnel that their personal information had been stolen in a months-long breach.

30725301399

Reposted by Mercedes Lenz

Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

IMPORTANT: There are 15 states that require in-person registration 28–30 days before an election, meaning this maybe your last week to register. Check your registration at Vote.gov.

vote.gov

Find the information you need to make registration and voting easy. Official voter registration website of the United States government.

10233292666

Reposted by Mercedes Lenz

A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Hard to imagine what that would be like

23875221267

Reposted by Mercedes Lenz

Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The Pope can’t resist his pizza.

516110491884

Mercedes Lenz @yeguablancaa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

My parents literally lost the farm

240

Reposted by Mercedes Lenz

PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This is the Second Sons, white nationalist group in Kamloops, BC where they gathered near the former Kamloops Indian residential school at Tk’emlúps te Secwepemc Nation. This comes three days before Canada’s National Day of Truth & Reconciliation. #cdnpoli

6612492

Reposted by Mercedes Lenz

Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Homemade pipe organ by Japanese sound artist and creator, Kajii. IG: @kajii_japan www.instagram.com/kajii_japan?...

351098207

Reposted by Mercedes Lenz

Sunderland Lollipops @sunderlandlolly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Did you know that a Farage Reform govt intends to scrap the NHS? The private health care system he wants to introduce would cost you £10,000s, like the US, where getting ill can bankrupt you. #ReformUK #Labour #GreenParty #Newcastle #SAFC� #NUFC

27936351969

Mercedes Lenz @yeguablancaa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I gotta say I like this Adam Rifkin guy

000