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Alongside 23 AGs, we’re supporting the challenge against the Trump Admin’s efforts to dismantle the CFPB. . The CFPB protects consumers from being taken advantage of by corporations. This a clear-cut example of the President's disregard for everyday people. oag.ca.gov/news/press-r...

submitted 11 days ago • 17 comments

More spectacular hand colored electron microscope scans of various plant species from Rob Kesseler's book "Seeds: Time Capsules of Life" #botany #SciArt 🌱 🌴 🪴 🌿 🌵 🌾 💙📚👀 #BookSky

submitted 10 days ago • 1 comment

My husband @jeremy1955.bsky.social took this photo this morning walking our dogs. As he says, “Here in the Midi seeing the first iris is a bit like hearing the first cuckoo of spring.” 🌱🇫🇷

submitted 10 days ago • 2 comments

Thanks for sharing this by Lawrence ODonnel

submitted 68 days ago • 5 comments

@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com on Trump's DOJ crisis: 'The principled resignation era is now upon us. How many more?'

submitted 18 days ago • 54 comments

Dems should propose a law that immediately requires every fed agency to post on @bsky.app account, every outlay with a detailed description, $, and a link to existing gov sites with in depth details Rather than trying to keep Elon out, pre-empt him so he cant miss characterize spending.

submitted 21 days ago • 2422 comments

Get brave! mattdpearce.substack.com/p/investigat...

submitted 23 days ago • 20 comments

“Efforts by Trump officials to control the publication have stalled the release of three studies about bird flu for weeks, as the virus continues spreading through wild birds, poultry farms and cows around the country.” www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-o...

submitted 24 days ago • 88 comments

Trump may have pardoned the rioter who viciously attacked officer Michael Fanone on January, but Judge Amy Berman Jackson made a few things clear when she dismissed the case, as she had to:

submitted 25 days ago • 175 comments

the human cost www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...

submitted 25 days ago • 40 comments

Illini Basketball 🤝 NOAA email server

submitted 32 days ago • 1 comment

So to keep tabs, Trump hired a man to run defense whose former colleagues called him a falling down drunk (he denies it) and who paid a woman $50k for...he hasn't said but he's also denied sexually assaulting her or abusing one of his ex-wives. And he's hiring a former drug addict to run healthcare.

submitted 38 days ago • 184 comments

It’s really fucking hard to forgive anyone who voted for this shit.

submitted 38 days ago • 1775 comments

Trump's anti-Trans sweeping executive orders are supposed to make us feel hopeless. We must refuse to let them 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 Here's everything you need to know about them, including how to get pumped for the fight back 🧵 by @jamiewareham.co.uk

submitted 38 days ago • 3 comments

A lot of people will criticize @johnfetterman.com for visiting trump. Don't. Imo, the best way to win voters is to do all you can to represent your constituents first. Your party last. Voters want results. If he can use Trump to get that. Amen.

submitted 53 days ago • 3452 comments

Gonna be a long night but the guy on KCAL just said it seems like the Sunset Fire is under control and whew buddy did it feels nice to get some good news out here

submitted 54 days ago • 165 comments

My husband just asked if he could feed the chickens unshelled sunflower seeds or if that was a choking hazard, and I now think he is officially the cutest thing ever.

submitted 55 days ago • 139 comments

Long lines for a good man. #jimmycarter

submitted 54 days ago • 144 comments

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submitted 54 days ago • 221 comments

This is why you do not put an utterly unqualified crackpot like Kash Patel in charge of FBI

submitted 62 days ago • 143 comments

this urge to launder rfk jr. as “just a guy who is right about a few things” is such a perfect example of how liberals are people who won’t take their own side in a fight

submitted 61 days ago • 1031 comments

Here's to Jimmy Carter, a great man who the country did not entirely deserve. He also, not coincidentally, appointed my Father-in-Law to be a federal judge, which is a reminder to me that people of integrity who love the law & believe in justice can fill those positions & make us a better country.

submitted 64 days ago • 139 comments

That moment when #maga finds out their leaders and new tech bro friends actually meant that kicking out “illegals” would clear the way for low wage manual labor jobs, not high paying tech jobs, for the “native born” blue collar Americans who voted for Trump.

submitted 66 days ago • 82 comments

It's all fun and games until these people are in charge of running our country for the next four years

submitted 66 days ago • 1242 comments

It's Saturday! Join us for a new episode of the #SistersInLaw podcast. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

submitted 66 days ago • 30 comments

We basically talked about being brave. Now more than ever, we need to be brave

submitted 79 days ago • 205 comments

So looking forward someday to visiting the Disney-sponsored He Used His Hand and Not His Dick Pavilion of the future Donald J. Trump Presidential Library and Museum.

submitted 79 days ago • 461 comments

The New York attorney general and the Manhattan district attorney both said they will not dismiss their historic cases against Donald Trump now that he’s been reelected president.

submitted 84 days ago • 105 comments

Hot off the presses! 🔥📰 The new Trending News feed takes the 📰 News feed and sorts it by popularity. This is a work-in-progress I've been developing with @devingaffney.com, more info soon! bsky.app/profile/did:...

submitted 96 days ago • 67 comments

🏳️‍🌈 We started @wearequeeraf.com as a response to the bad practices we saw while working in gay media and mainstream media newsrooms. This is how we're modelling the change we want to see, changing the media and helping thousands understand the LGBTQIA+ news 🧵👇

submitted 84 days ago • 9 comments

I have about 1/3 of the followers here that I have on the other place, but the engagement here is a lot more fun & interesting, & it feels happy. I really hope this lasts. We need a public marketplace of ideas!

submitted 83 days ago • 1212 comments