@sarahkendzior.bsky.social are you familiar with Donald Trump’s foray into the world of pro wrestling and is subsequent attachment to it? See josie.zone/welcome-to-n...

Prose both elegant and elegiac from the incomparable @sarahkendzior.bsky.social.

After listening to Trump's UN speech today, re-upping: Why Trump’s personalized approach to diplomacy is bad for America www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-...

Some of us do.

Kamala Harris: "It feels chaotic, but what I would offer you is what we are witnessing is the swift implementation of a plan that was decades in the making. Project 2025 didn't just drop out of thin air. That's a product of decades of work. Federalist Society, Heritage Foundation ... "

Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are asking Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for answers after more than a dozen people died in immigration detention, as the department rushes to expand.

I continue to feel that our national experiment of making the dumbest MF in the country president was ill advised.

Lacking bus stop infrastructure and the removal of downtown benches has fueled a guerilla bench movement, bringing together a new coalition to build and place wooden benches across the city.

This is amazing news, seriously. Make it drop lower. Bring it as close to zero as possible. They want more humans to torture and destroy so they can make money. Don't give them any. Not a single person more. #Birthstrike #Reproductivestrike

The U.S. fertility rate hit a record low in 2024, 1.59 births per woman. Below replacement level, and still dropping. It's not a mystery why this is happening. It’s lack of support: no childcare, no leave, no security. People aren’t “anti-family.” We’re broke. Fix the system, or keep shrinking.

And we could die or be imprisoned for having a miscarriage, which is very common. Also, who's eager to bring an innocent & vulnerable life into the hell scape we're living in? No thanks.

PSA, I am young, female, childfree, and *sterilized.* If you're in the same boat and keep getting turned down by surgeons cuz "what if you change your mind" or "meet a nice man" derp de derp, you can refer to the linked list. You have options. #childfree #resist #4B #birthstrike #reproductiverights

Whether they're blaming vaccines and Tylenol, or selling dubious "remedies," what they're really doing is promoting the perception that families (and especially mothers) can prevent and treat Autism. And thus also the perception that people with Autism and their families don't need social support.

Project 2025 architects want transgender people and allies designated as terrorists. The Charlie Kirk killing fueled the anti-LGBTQ+ think tank's latest attack on gender minorities. 19thnews.org/2025/09/proj...

Voters in southwest Arizona are highly likely to elect a new Democratic House member in a special election today. That would-be lawmaker plans to become the 218th and clinching supporter of a bipartisan effort to force public disclosure of federal investigative files related to Jeffrey Epstein.

Trump is aggressively ignorant. He does not learn, actively resists it, and has surrounded himself with people who enable his stupidity.

“This vote provides for immunization coverage through all payment mechanisms including entitlement programs such as Children’s Health Insurance Program, Medicaid, and Medicare, as well as insurance plans through the federal health insurance marketplace,” a HHS spokesperson said.

Trump contradicts RFK Jr, strongly endorsing the COVID vaccine: "I had the vaccine. I was very happy with it. Here I am, right?" But he still supports RFK Jr's bogus autism studies.

It could have been worse, but things are still confusing. One of my main take aways is that it is still a very good idea for states to pass their own laws to make things crystal clear and protect COVID vaccine access.

Today, Maryland took additional actions to protect COVID access: - Issued a standing order so vaccines can be administered based on guidance developed by medical professional societies instead of the federal government - Confirmed they have joined the Northeast Public Health Collaborative

So basically RFK Jr’s antivax ACIP were unable to make any big changes to vaccine access because they were too incompetent. We should all take this as a win I guess…

I think the upshot of everything that has happened this week — many states implementing orders, and the ACIP leaving it up to individual choice and voting against requiring prescriptions — is that COVID vaccines will be more accessible to everyone than has been the case recently. Good news.

On October 18, we rise! Not to defend broken systems, but to defend each other! Because our communities deserve more than fear, silence, and billion-dollar bailouts for the powerful. No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. FIND or HOST a 10/18 action at www.FiftyFifty.one #NoKings #Oct18 #50501Movement

Bye, Disney! (And I have 3 kids, but they'll be OK)

If you canceled anything Disney, you made the right decision. And if you feel like you've lost some joy, remember there are plenty of books, music, and video games to bring you happiness. Start supporting small artists and creators. They'll appreciate you so much more than Disney ever would.

"I have spent the last few weeks addressing and preparing for a military invasion by the President of the United States. No, I’m not a soldier or a foreign adversary. I’m the Governor of Illinois"

Inflation is so bad these days that taking a $50,000 cash bribe can't even get you indicted. SAD!! Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Researchers documented 95 large whales entangled in fishing gear in the United States in 2024. That’s an increase from 2023 and higher than the historical average, according to a new report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Rep. Swalwell handing out Jimmy Kimmel merch at the Capitol

"history is also going to remember the cowards who definitely knew better but still let things happen—whether it was for money, convenience, or just comfort. Use ... the only phrase that can genuinely make a weak bully go away: F**k you. Make me.”" www.pajiba.com/news/john-ol...

Israel’s massive bombing and destructive ground operations for 23 months have injured and killed thousands of women, some of them pregnant, who lost their babies. www.currentaffairs.org/news/israels...

Another facet of the genocide which contributes to miscarriages is the destruction of nearly all hospitals, a severe shortage of medical supplies, and the killing of at least 1,580 medical workers with others injured, abducted, imprisoned, and tortured. www.currentaffairs.org/news/israels...

Crockett: "I'm gonna honor someone who decided they were going to proclaim I was involved in the 'great white replacement'? Yeah, I'm not honoring that ... it's unfortunate more of my colleagues even on my side couldn't see the amount of harm this man was attempting to inflict upon our communities"

Just an angry Mormon with one of the 400 million guns in this country.

🧐

I’ll just leave this here… bsky.app/profile/cweb...

They don't call 'em reactionaries for nothin'

Farm Aid 40 @farmaid.org 💚🎶🌱

Thank you Angela Dawson with Forty Acre Co Op for coming to Farm Aid 40! To continue supporting us, head to www.farmaid.org to donate, buy merch, and watch the show! #FarmAid40

Stand up for family farmers! As the show continues, we encourage you to take action and tell your representative that America deserves the best farm bill possible: www.farmaid.org/action-cente... #FarmAid40 Photos © Brian Bruner / Bruner Photo

Billy Strings at @farmaid.org 40

A record-breaking, astonishingly expansive marine heat wave … in the Pacific stretching ~5,000 miles from the water around Japan to the West Coast of the U.S. The abnormally warm "blob" of ocean … is getting a significant boost from human-caused global warming … cnn.it/41ZMgv2 @weather.bsky.social

@stephanieabrams.bsky.social please put up your Pattrn programs on BlueSky!

A few weeks ago i witnessed @stephanieabrams.bsky.social state on "Pattrn" that she had Never heard of Pangolins. This is for you Stephanie 👉Take a minute to read & sign - And everybody else too Please! act.biologicaldiversity.org/rS7vOV6deU2f...

As I told @newrepublic.com, "Once last week, twice today, ICE has picked me up and thrown me on the ground. Honestly, it doesn’t compare to what our neighbors who are trapped inside the Broadview processing facility are going through. They’re committing crimes against humanity there."

When E. Jean Carroll comes up with a good idea, we should all pay attention. And she has one here! open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...