I don’t want to hear anything from an elected official unless it’s a plan to defund the DHS and impeach Noem, Bovino, etc. No texts. No emails. No talk about the economy. Step up or step off.

state-sponsored child trafficking

Contact his office here and let him know that his juvenile, offensive behavior is unacceptable. He should publicly apologize for insulting the people he works for and consider resigning, as he’s clearly not interested in any sort of meaningful leadership. governor.nebraska.gov/contact-gove...

Car Size xkcd.com/3167/

“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.” aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...

"Europeans recognize his vision about free public transit and universal childcare. We expect our governments to make these kinds of services accessible to all of us,” said Verbeek. “We pay higher taxes and get civilized societies in return."

ICE is a domestic terrorist organization.

Republican Mike Flood’s comments being drowned out by chants of “tax the rich” at his town hall

By a vote of 27-17, Senate Democrats voted to stop sending arms shipments to a Netanyahu government which has waged a horrific, immoral and illegal war against the Palestinian people. The tide is turning. Americans don't want to spend billions to starve children in Gaza.

"Another officer says, 'They’re starting to resist more now,' to which an officer replies: 'We’re going to end up shooting some of them.'" Immigration cops tased a kid and threatened another and then joked about getting a $30,000 bonus. We're screwed. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The Netanyahu government’s extermination of Gaza intensifies. Malnutrition is rampant, children are starving to death, people are shot while waiting for meager food rations — and US weapons allow it to happen. Trump and Congress must act NOW. Stop the slaughter. Feed the people.

I fantasize about being a parent somewhere without guns, fewer cars, and safer urban design

How many dead kids does it take? Sandy Hook. Uvalde. Camp Mystic. The GOP won't change. Gun laws, weather funding, doesn’t matter. Not until the blood of children becomes more costly than their addiction to power.

Freedom from kings. Freedom from fascism. Power to the people forever. ♥️ Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸

Breaking from the #NoKings protest in Omaha Nebraska

Every flashbang could instead be a meal for a poor kid. Every hotel room for a National Guardsman deployed to fire at our neighbors could house a homeless vet. Every "less-than-lethal" bullet pulled from a journalist's eye could be already needed healthcare for anyone else. All of this is a choice.

Can't be a coincidence ICE raids a bunch of meatpacking plants in Omaha on the day a Democrat moved into the mayor's office, right? journalstar.com/news/state-r...

Late yesterday, LB 89 passed the final round of floor debate. We’ve all seen this tired playbook before: using one community as a political pawn to distract from lawmakers’ failure to solve actual issues facing our State.

Raybould's lectures are insulting. Basic dignity for workers is just something she cannot grasp because all she sees is profit. Disgusting. #neleg

🚨TOMORROW the #NELeg will consider bending its own rules to reconsider the failure of ❌LB258, a bill that will severely weaken Nebraska’s minimum wage law. Call your Senator NOW and tell them to OPPOSE this attempt and ❌LB258. nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/05/21/l...

Today, 33 #neleg senators once again disrespected NE voters by advancing ❌LB415 LB415 would remove paid sick leave protections from 140,000 Nebraskans. This bill also disregards the will of Nebraskans, who overwhelmingly passed paid sick leave for ALL workers last November via Initiative 436.

Reminder that women in Nebraska face real issues with safety and violence against them, and it has gotten worse lately. But it's not because of trans people, it's from domestic violence and their partners violating restraining orders. Call your rep and tell them to focus on the REAL PROBLEMS here.

Good morning from your Nebraska Legislature! We are scheduled to begin the first round of debate on LB89, a bathroom and sports ban, at 3pm today. Tune in, and urge your senator to oppose it. This bill makes no one safer. ❤️🏳️‍⚧️❤️

Yep, I’m going to “politicize” the FSU shooting because gun violence is political. The reason America has a 26 times higher gun homicide rate than any peer nation is because politicians care more about pandering to gun lobbyists than protecting their constituents.

I don't really care what the "political consequences" are of fighting for the proposition that *everyone* is entitled to due process before they are removed from the United States and sent to a Salvadoran prison. It's not really a principle if you only adhere to it when it's politically expedient.

An innocent man, picked up by “mistake,” must not be allowed to rot in an El Salvadorian jail. Mr. President. Obey the courts. Obey our Constitution. Bring him home immediately.

If you are in Sen Kathleen Kauth’s district, call and add yourself to her “internal tally” with your view on LB3. She claims she will vote how that internal tally which is currently at a 53:47 split. #neleg

Way to show up Omaha! We're sending a clear message to Trump, Musk, and our enabling members of Congress. "Hands Off!" This country belongs to the people, and we demand better. #HandsOff #Indivisible

me to the united states: this could be us but you playin’

when I know front-end people are here... I can search in bluesky to find out what's up.

Last week, Nebraska lawmakers gutted a citizen-led paid sick leave initiative that passed with 75% of the vote last November. This week, Nebraska lawmakers are trying to water down a 2022 minimum wage increase supported by 58% of voters.

100% this. I’m so tired of hand-outs for the wealthy and demonization of basic living conditions for everyone else.

Oh hell yeah 🔥

Here to testify against LB155 in the #NELeg, which would further weaken our gun laws. We will fight against this, and any other bill that puts our communities at greater risk of gun violence. Not on our watch! @momsdemand.bsky.social

The people who claim to be on the right side of history keep showing up just to lose in new ways. Sitting there for applause lines, acting like any of this still has legitimacy—it dignifies a system that has none.

Budzinski: "We saw just yesterday another round of layoffs at the VA -- 1,400 more people. When we're trying to address veterans suicide rates, when you're cutting jobs for folks that are actually answering those suicide hotlines, how is that in the service of our veterans?"

Be neither wowed nor bullied by tech ‘geniuses’ whose innovations are to repackage and then poorly deliver something that already exists, and then name it a commonly used word but with extra consonants or missing vowels.

Thanks to @ketv7.bsky.social and @1011now.com for doing such a thorough job explaining why the 3 gun bills our Nebraska @momsdemand.bsky.social oppose in the #NELeg are dangerous and put us all at risk. #GunSafety is our #1 priority. ketv.com/article/nebr... www.1011now.com/2025/02/22/m...

Senator Bernie Sanders live in Omaha! Fighting oligarchy! Stop the coup! youtube.com/live/dRonB7G...

Democracy takes work. And it’s going to take all of us collectively to raise our voices, show up and demand change. Our #Nebraska @momsdemand.bsky.social volunteers did that today for Advocacy Day at the #NELeg. We ALL want communities safe from #GunViolence. Join us. Text READY to 644-33!

See also car crashes and the general increase in vehicle size. All examples of “costs” for our “freedoms” aka normalized capitalist profiteering on death.

We probably all need to become more blatantly anti-Silicon Valley. Give me less innovation, and more soul. New technology doesn’t mean infinite progress especially without being grounded in what it means to be human.

Hi, I’ve been a software developer for 30 years, including in very large IT projects. Everything about “DOGE” and a bunch of Hitlerjugend walking into a data center and optimizing a code base and data grown over 70 years in a few days is complete bullshit on its nose. Sincerely, Thomas

"Silicon Valley built the modern world" you guys make apps

Help spot the pattern… ❌Banned clubs at West Point: Black, Asian, Hispanic, women, and Native American heritage clubs ✅Not banned at West Point Military Academy: German, French, and Polish clubs Can’t quite put my finger on it…

Silicon Valley built the modern world is really more of an insult than a boast IMO

Only in America! Literally. #raygun Story: www.kwqc.com/2025/02/04/b...

A coalition of State Senators just sent a letter to Nebraska’s federal delegation demanding answers about Elon Musk’s unprecedented, unchecked power in the federal government. His control over key agencies raises serious ethical, security, and constitutional concerns. 1/

NEW — DOGE now has full access to HHS Payment Management System, I’ve learned. The system distributes almost $1 trillion per year in grants (largest in the govt) and supports all of NIH, CDC + many other public health initiatives. Musk guy Luke Farritor is actively delaying payments to recipients.