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On International Women’s Day we honor the past, present, and future contributions of women who make our state stronger.

submitted 4 days ago • 319 comments

This news truly breaks my heart. We are calling on HHS to take immediate action. Secretary Kennedy needs to bring back weekly measles tracking from the CDC, rehire the health experts, and roll out a serious vaccine campaign. Our kids' safety is on the line! abcnews.go.com/Health/1st-m...

submitted 14 days ago • 1507 comments

All Pete Hegseth talks about is being a warrior and instilling a warrior mindset in the military. Personal courage is the cornerstone of the warrior ethos. I wonder how that fits with being such a coward as to fire generals with 35 or more years of service in a press release on a Friday night.

submitted 17 days ago • 974 comments

Hitler, who I do not support, never would have embraced genocide, which I also do not support, if the Weimar shitlibs hadn't tried so hard to deplatform him. by Glenn Greenwald

submitted 20 days ago • 82 comments

I don't think the Dems can stop the firings. But why aren't they proposing legislation that assures those that took the buyout get paid , and that all that are fired, get at least a year severance and health benefits? And any one with a health condition is covered the entire time they are sick?

submitted 20 days ago • 5018 comments

So if Musk doesn’t run DOGE, and DOGE isn’t a real government agency, then no one has to listen to Musk or do what the DOGE bros tell them to do, right?

submitted 23 days ago • 630 comments

These absolute morons are going to destroy the United States. If you’re in favor of the US leaving NATO, you either don’t want the US to succeed, or you don’t know wtf NATO does. Worth noting that Mike Lee voted to expand NATO in 2022.

submitted 24 days ago • 2594 comments

Wish I could travel back two decades in time to tell myself that the guy who was then head of the Republican National Committee is now doing more to fight back against a Republican president than most Democrats.

submitted 25 days ago • 220 comments

This was always Trump’s plan. Art of the Steal.

submitted 28 days ago • 620 comments

What can you do? Don’t give up hope. Dictators feed off your hopelessness. Don’t quit. Dictators want you to give up. Punch back. Dictators are bullies, and bullies are cowards. Stay tethered to the truth. Dictators need you to believe their lies. Resist. Stand with others.

submitted 28 days ago • 786 comments

Europe needs to back Ukraine with everything then freeze Trump out. Make him absolutely unimportant

submitted 27 days ago • 1134 comments

JUST IN: Federal judges orders HHS, CDC, and FDA to restore “by no later than 11:59 pm” today their websites and datasets to pre-January 30th status. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

submitted 29 days ago • 1568 comments

Hell yeah. Hold the line. This is what we need people to do. Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.

submitted 33 days ago • 2160 comments

Lord knows I’m not a constitutional scholar not even a lawyer (and I’ve yet to check in with @kateshaw.bsky.social) but a legal regime in which “you can do crimes if you’re buddies with the president or praise him publicly” is on its face a violation the equal protection of the laws.

submitted 29 days ago • 1179 comments

If you’re wondering if you’re in a constitutional crisis and that the republic could collapse at any moment, you are.

submitted 29 days ago • 1020 comments

Hi Bluesky! Glad to be here.

submitted 30 days ago • 18377 comments

Needed this so much right now. I just called out the fact that Kendrick Lamar carried that red, white, and blue theme through. He owned it! My fam knew what that meant. THEY don’t want us here, but they do not own the flag. “Not Like Us”

submitted 31 days ago • 824 comments

submitted 31 days ago • 192 comments

80m as it stands now. Anyone interested in sports and integrated AI summaries, still goes there for scores and more in-depth summaries. The sooner @bsky.app adds those features, the more users twitter loses, lowering the number of users @bsky.app needs to supplant Twitter as the first app opened

submitted 31 days ago • 1018 comments

It's a coup.

submitted 32 days ago • 848 comments

Congress was denied entry to both the U.S. Department of Education and the Treasury, where Musk staffers blocked the doors. Along with its appropriations responsibilities, Congress holds oversight authority over federal agencies. Blocking congressional access to these agencies is illegal.

submitted 32 days ago • 578 comments

This is a de facto massive budget cut to research universities. We are talking Great Recession size impacts.

submitted 33 days ago • 96 comments

Kamala Harris was not planning an ethnic cleansing to pave the way for golf course courses… Both sides were never the same.

submitted 34 days ago • 1095 comments

I’ve got the morning shift. This guy is dangerous and unfit to serve and I’m about to explain why. Tune in: www.senate.gov/legislative/...

submitted 34 days ago • 2226 comments

Around 35% of SpaceX’s revenue comes directly from the federal govt. Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.

submitted 35 days ago • 807 comments

The American College of OB/GYN’s website is now hosting the critical documents purged by the CDC This is what every professional medical organization should be doing right now #MedSky www.acog.org/clinical/cli...

submitted 37 days ago • 46 comments

Since the FBI appears to be the only agency that is both still functioning and not headed by a lunatic, the Washington Field Office needs to open an investigation into the breach of the computer systems at Treasury, stat

submitted 36 days ago • 933 comments

The proper response for members of Congress blocked from entering a federal building "on the orders of Elon Musk" is to say "who's that?," keep trying to enter, and if physically obstructed, either push in—get arrested on camera if necessary—or get officers to arrest anyone illegally barring you.

submitted 37 days ago • 22 comments

Raskin: "Elon Musk, you may have illegally seized power over the financial payments systems of the Treasury, but you don't control the money of the American people. The US Congress does that under Article 1 of the Constitution ... we don't have a fourth branch of government called 'Elon Musk'"

submitted 37 days ago • 2168 comments

rep raskin speaks to a crowd of 100 outside usaid hq “we don’t have a fourth branch of government called elon musk…you don’t control the money of the american people. the united states congress does.”

submitted 37 days ago • 41 comments

You're not overwhelmed. You're under attack.

submitted 39 days ago • 1108 comments

Our coalition has grown to 30,000 federal employees. Details regarding new guidance will be distributed. For those not in our coalition, here is a public message: hide any online content that is public, document everything you witness or experience, and keep daily notes at home with dates and times.

submitted 40 days ago • 287 comments

The Framers foresaw this problem and figured legislators' ambition, self-preservation, and self-respect would drive them to act against a tyrant. The Framers didn't expect a majority of Congress would be cowards and fools who cheered it like pigs celebrating the arrival of the butcher.

submitted 40 days ago • 264 comments

To be clear, he is not an elected official in any real branch of government, he’s a foreign national instituting a coup.

submitted 40 days ago • 22 comments

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker blocks Jan. 6 rioters from state jobs after Trump pardons. In a written directive, the Democratic Illinois governor tells his hiring office that "no one who attempts to overthrow a government should serve in government." www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

submitted 40 days ago • 357 comments

No, it can’t be. This is illegal and also unworkable. Stop acting like it’s a legitimate idea to be entertained

submitted 42 days ago • 107 comments

Another day of trying to replace the terrible news on your feed with beautiful landscape photography 📸 Cannon Beach, Oregon #photography #longexposure #ocean #oceanscape #oregon #oregoncoast

submitted 44 days ago • 326 comments

The govt is not a company. Companies seek their own expansion in pursuit of profit for a relatively small number of shareholders. By winning a presidential election, someone becomes a public servant. They do not "acquire" the country. DOGE's goal is not efficiency. Pretending it is doesn't help.

submitted 46 days ago • 24 comments

If you are a federal employee, it is advised to set your social media accounts to private to prevent outside viewership, as reports suggest that loyalty screenings have begun.

submitted 46 days ago • 746 comments

Sit tight. Keep doing your jobs.

submitted 46 days ago • 269 comments

I think the US military’s job is protecting US national security and advancing US interests abroad. I think it’s a serious, important job, one that should be lead by a person of talent, experience, patriotism and integrity. American voters elected a president and Senate who disagree with me on that.

submitted 46 days ago • 8 comments

People keep saying Trump’s supporters will turn on him when the economy craters or diseases spread. But that misses the point. Part of the reason they’re killing these agencies is to hide all that. And the true believers will just bite on whatever conspiracy theory blames it on their enemies.

submitted 48 days ago • 60 comments

My children have polio and I’m dying from the bird flu. But at least DEI is gone.

submitted 48 days ago • 59 comments

Harris beat Trump 54% to 43% among voters ages 18-24. Harris beat Trump 53% to 45% among voters ages 25-29. Harris beat Trump 51% to 45% among voters ages 30-39. Trump to Fox: “I won youth by 36 points.” www.cnn.com/2025/01/22/p...

submitted 48 days ago • 1096 comments

submitted 48 days ago • 8 comments

MURKOWSKI comes out against Hegseth for DOD, first GOP opponent. "The leader of the Department of Defense must demonstrate and model the standards of behavior and character we expect of all servicemembers, and Mr. Hegseth’s nomination to the role poses significant concerns that I cannot overlook."

submitted 48 days ago • 1421 comments

I have and will continue to. But you know why I say it here ? Because @bsky.app is 30m strong and growing quickly. The collective wisdom and influence of users here is far greater than any individual democrat. I can't say it enough. Bluesky can be the influence that can counter RW media.

submitted 49 days ago • 2545 comments