Holy fuck this is so much stupider than I thought it would be. There's botched rollout for low staffing and then there's this: Per CMS, "states cannot exceed use of 15% of federal funding awarded to the state for health provider payments" @golikehellmachine.com @proptermalone.bsky.social

The clash of civilizations is not between cultures. It’s between hierarchies and citizens. Silicon Valley’s neo-reactionaries think democracy has failed. I think the democratic experiment is just beginning. Citizens or subjects. Choose, then build.

I found this a really illuminating thread on what demonstrations do and why they matter.

This is the best political news I’ve seen in a very long time — so please pass it on👇 Each state can limit Citizens United in their own state & they don’t have to wait for other states to do it. Our new @rollingstone.com piece based on our new book MASTER PLAN. Get the book at LeverNews.com/book

Can we please collectively heed these words of warning?! Sarah continues to be proven correct because authoritarianism is predictable. Pay attention and respond accordingly- while you can!

Four bull elk took time away from mating to join the No Kings protest in Estes Park, Colorado. That’s how serious this is.

Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents. I did it because the government isn’t. This is what I found.

Journey with us now to a land beyond imagination where a man who represents the worst humanity has to offer is seen as a god like figure to his followers.

🚨After being tased and beaten by ICE, a man dies in a Chicago hospital. Date and location in following post. These are the horrors of 2025 and we cannot look away. 1/2

"The Danes used empathy politically—an action abhorred by right-wing leaders, who have gone so far as to brand it as an enemy and a weakness. But what they are leaving unsaid is that fascism cannot prosper where empathy exists." www.thenation.com/article/acti...

This Is Fascism

This is epic, many lessons by listening to both the content but also manner of their discussion. youtu.be/P4Eqb2fRon8?...

FROGTIFA!

What an absolute treasure Diane Keaton was. Her wit never tired, nor did her style.

Getting musically prepared for Oct. 18th! youtu.be/y6Wz3i_BYUc?...

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

ANTIFA:

American citizen, read this. www.koin.com/news/portlan...

WEST VIRGINIAN: “If the subsidies go away I won’t have health insurance. I won’t go to the doctor. This really is a life or death situation.” #TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax (This shutdown is making the case for #MedicareForAll better than we ever could)

Anyway, read the full story here: religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

Here’s video of the incident

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

If you haven’t seen this, take the time and listen. Incredibly helpful info for living through these times.

You say that's not realistic? Fine. Ask for reductions of exec power. Eg: 5/

I think the Trump admin assumed no one would try to find out who the people on the boats they blew up really were

We can’t count on one hero to save us. “Our ability to overcome an authoritarian regime depends on millions of American heroes who refuse to be indifferent, who refuse to cower or kowtow, to an enemy of our Constitution, our freedoms & democratic way of life.” www.americaamerica.news/p/who-are-yo...

NEW VIDEO: Donald Trump’s second term isn’t just about bad policies — it’s about permanently breaking America’s democratic institutions. Today, @marcelias.bsky.social explains why we can’t simply “resist” Trump and wait things out, but must build a long-term pro-democracy opposition movement👇

Remember to call your local Sinclair- & Nexstar-owned ABC stations (Wikipedia has lists by state & call letters) to tell them you won't watch the station until Kimmel is back on, & then call their local advertisers & tell them where you prefer to spend your... 1/2 www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/b...

If course, the conditions are not all psychiatric & there is likely many variables that interact to have the symptomology emerge. There a also research into microplastics & Autism Spectrum. www.facebook.com/100064831325...

2/2 The US has “immigration agents” asking children at school whether or not their parents are citizens. Representative Becca Balint (D), VT, shares the trauma we are imprinting on children today, as you read this, as I type this. The truth must be told. Spread this message. No secrets in 2025.

🚨”My grandfather was killed in the Holocaust. His children were asked at school, ‘Do you have Jewish parents at home?’ My aunt lived with that guilt her entire life…. This is trauma that is being perpetrated by our government. It is craven cruelty in our name….” 1/2

This is worth every minute .. please listen, or read the transcript. Listening is best. Thank you @crow.house.gov

Well said!

It's worth remembering that political violence is never the answer by taking a look at The Six Principles of Kingian Nonviolence and discussing them with your family and friends:

News from Finland. A 9-year-old lost an especially good stick he’d had since he was 2. He hung up 20 posters. A few days later it was returned. It had been found by a 2-year-old, who wanted to keep it for herself, but her mother made her return it. She got toys, flowers and candy as a reward.

It can start with each one of us, to radiate this message regardless of others’ words and actions. Take a short break from scrolling & try it out. thichnhathanhfoundation.org/blog/meditat...

Oh to be a little Tardigrade scratching its back on a bubble. 🫧🐻🧪

We're three lines into "First they came..."

This!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

A sea turtle surfacing by a MASSIVE school of rays near Clearwater, Florida a couple days ago. Another post into the BluSky void. Maybe 2 or 3 people will see this one and my time won't have been wasted. I'll keep trying a little longer. #nature #animals #amazing #wildlife #awesome #ocean

Well-behaved sandwiches rarely make history

OK so I promised I would revisit how to protect your personal information in light of the news today that the DOGEbags uploaded a ton of people’s information to a cloud server that could be hacked, thanks to an SSA whistleblower. Here’s my original thread from like February, but I have some updates.