I really hope @illinoisdems.bsky.social is ready to make him unemployed next year. And the Miller atrocity, she’s just a horrible excuse for a human.

Any chance we can get election monitors from Europe to keep an eye on our midterms next year? This feels like the kind of situation where we used to send them in. New to fascism so just wondering how this works… 🗳️🆘

And now I’m crying because this shows humans can do good things, or at least get out of nature’s way. Yay 🐋🐋

Good morning. The government is shut down because Trump wants to act like a king and steal from you. Democrats have no obligation to support a budget that funds the destruction of our democracy - and DOUBLES health premiums to fund a tax cut for billionaires.

Just naked and brazen corruption. All states represented by Democrats in the Senate. Time to stiffen our spines and demand that we only fund a government that obeys the law.

Then why are you providing a $20 billion bailout to Argentina and helping them cut deals with China that crush American soybean farmers?

I was sent this by a Georgian this morning. 2025 premiums vs 2026 premiums for someone making $65k a year. Republicans in Washington did this. This is what I'm fighting to stop. This is what’s at stake in this shutdown fight.

trumpcare will increase my monthly health insurance bill by over 80%. that’s more than $400 higher. i’m glad democrats are taking a stand against trumpcare

If you were in the room during Hegseth and Trump's speech, and you'd like to share your response anonymously, reach out to me on Signal (in bio.) Share widely.

If George Washington himself had done this as President, he would have been impeached, removed, prosecuted, and imprisoned. This was one of the greatest fears of the Framers.

ILLINOIS — BROADVIEW POLICE CHIEF ON ICE: “I was shocked. I’ve never been spoken to by a fellow law enforcement officer in such a way.” ICE is routinely gassing cops and negatively impacting the community as their detention facility faces protests.

People of Illinois, we need your help. Get your cell phones out – record what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors. We need to let the world know this is happening – and that we won’t stand for it.

Any other year, 91 wins would be enough. This skeet brought to you by 5 generations of the trauma that is being a Cubs fan. 💙🐻⚾

Even if Democrats were insisting that they wouldn’t fund the government unless Trump personally underwent gender reassignment surgery on live TV, that doesn’t change the fact that Republicans run the entire goddamn government. This is 100% on them.

The superintendent they just kidnapped is a former Olympic athlete who runs footraces with the kids from his schools while wearing a maroon suit and a bowtie. This is quite simply about the people in power feeling threatened by Black excellence.

ICE is abusing/torturing/disappearing/killing people using our tax dollars and in our name.

I can fit 4 people in my car and will bring water and pretzels…

giving this ICE story from my friends at @littlevillage.bsky.social a boost littlevillagemag.com/ice-seizes-a...

Speaking of voices under attack…can we be just as loud about Black journalists and comedians who are silenced, even by our so-called liberal outlets. • Joy Reid • Don Lemon • Melissa Harris-Perry • Tiffany Cross • Jemele Hill • Marc Lamont Hill • Karen Attiah • Amber Ruffin

Holding space for everyone on the spectrum and those that love them. You deserve well-researched, evidence-based information and services.

Does anybody have an ETA for The Rapture™️tomorrow? I’ve got Cubs tix and am wondering if traffic on the Ike will be lighter than usual.

Sometimes my puppy needs a spoonful of peanut butter to help her make good choices. Thought I’d share in case this might be helpful to anyone else.

Be like the Governor, have useful skills and share them with your community!

A worker making $50,000 a year contributes to Social Security on 100% of their income. A CEO making $20 million a year contributes to Social Security on less than 1% of their income. Instead of raising the retirement age, we should scrap the Social Security tax cap.

Trump promised to lower costs “on day one.” He failed. So now he wants to hide the data from you.

Our friend could use your help, no matter how small

A program in Flint, MI, gave $1,500 to any/all pregnant people and $500/month for the first year of their infant’s life. Among the benefits, those babies experienced lower rates of prematurity and low birth weight, which resulted in fewer NICU admissions, saving the city of Flint $6.2 million/year.

Trey Reed was found hanging from a tree. Let me repeat that. He was Found Hanging From A Tree. In Mississippi. In the state that lynched more Black people than ANY OTHER STATE IN THE COUNTRY. And police have the audacity to summarily conclude "no foul play." I wish we had a competent DOJ. smh.

AHIP draws a line…. www.ahip.org/news/press-r...

Taking a cue from @rheumcat.bsky.social: ~Both my arms are sore from the flu, COVID, and pneumonia vaccines I got yesterday ~Actually got some writing done ~My puppy wanted to cuddle this morning ~The monarch caterpillar I found on a milkweed has formed its chrysalis

Yeah, we're cooked. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8S8pVQq/

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I care for children in the hospital on inpatient & consult services. Most weeks there are at least a few kids admitted with vaccine preventable diseases. Often in children who can’t get vaccinated themselves. 15 years in pediatrics and I’ve never seen a single one admitted with vaccine injury.

Lots of room for interpretation and the pharmacists at CVS and Walgreens are not getting paid anywhere near enough to dig deep into your health history.

What he said! Thanks @govpritzker.illinois.gov

Did you know there’s a special election THIS Tuesday in Iowa that could break the GOP super majority in the Iowa state senate? I had no idea. Just saw it on Tik Tok. Now…just out of curiosity, do you think the DNC should have rallied national Dems to support this election?

These people are fucking monsters. Leave trans people alone. Go play in traffic if you need something to do.

Researchers have made huge strides toward curing food allergies, @marynmck.bsky.social reports. But RFK Jr. has "endorsed an unsupported contention that peanut allergy is caused by childhood vaccinations," leading relevant NIH grants to get extra scrutiny. www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...

Unhoused people are just the most accessible target. It won’t stop there.

I want to share this but simultaneously wish to downplay it so the current “administration” does decide to delete this, too.

Here's a version that was archived. archive.org/details/60-m...

Planting trees in neighborhoods have a host of health and social benefits. They even reduce crime! www.motherjones.com/environment/...

Motherfucker wrote one sloppy paper in April 2020 and instead of being like oops, shit, my bad, he has kept doubling down until now he's killing most promising medical technology of the past quarter century rather than going to therapy.

Criminalizing unhoused people is cruel and ineffective.

Never ask “but what can I do?” again:

This poor boy. 💔

I want to remind everyone as we discuss the CPI/inflation numbers today, from July 30: "The Bureau of Labor Statistics is reducing or ending the collection of data that is used to calculate the Consumer Price Index." www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/b...

Veterans do not deserve to be homeless but they actually *do not* constitute the majority of the homeless population in the US. About 12-13% are veterans. About 30% have mental illness (no distinction bt severe or not) and 40-ish % use substances regularly (I sure as fuck would). House everyone!