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Mike Johnson seems to be stalling to block the Epstein-files vote. The Speaker claims he can’t swear in Democrat Adelita Grijalva, who plans to sign the discharge petition, during the government shutdown. That’s not true.
06.10.2025 21:09 — 👍 89 🔁 35 💬 3 📌 5For all the people who think Newsom is really killing it: yeah, you might want to rethink that.
06.10.2025 20:49 — 👍 24 🔁 18 💬 4 📌 1St. Louis deserves a leader who is built different. That’s why I’m running to represent Missouri’s 1st District in Congress.
We need a fighter who will lower costs, protect our communities, and make life fairer. I’ll be that fighter.
Join us: coribush.org
Former Rep. Cori Bush launches rematch campaign against incumbent Wesley Bell, who defeated her in an expensive and closely watched 2024 Democratic primary. Missouri's 1st District in the St. Louis area is safely blue and was untouched by GOP's new gerrymander.
03.10.2025 12:07 — 👍 34 🔁 12 💬 2 📌 4
Updating this chart because the prior version is out of date. With Mike Johnson refusing to convene the House, the soonest Democrat Adelita Grijalva can get sworn in—and provide the 218th signature to force a vote on the Epstein files—is now three weeks after winning the #AZ07 special election.
06.10.2025 15:42 — 👍 168 🔁 68 💬 7 📌 6
40% of state legislative races in 2024 went uncontested. 😳
That means voters didn’t even get a choice in nearly half the state legislative races in the country.
We can’t afford to sit one out—every seat, every race, every ballot matters.
Let’s fill those empty spots. 🗳️ Run for office.
When I turned 30 I had not yet written my first published book or my first published novel and did not know (or know of) some of the most important people in my life. I didn't know how much my life could still change, and did, after the age of 30. There is so much your life still yet to live.
05.10.2025 14:13 — 👍 2305 🔁 317 💬 31 📌 31She called out world leaders for sitting by and watching a live-streamed genocide without taking action.
06.10.2025 17:15 — 👍 2015 🔁 825 💬 13 📌 53Greta:
"I will never comprehend how humans can be so evil. That you would deliberately starve millions of people living trapped under an illegal siege as a continuation of decades of oppression and apartheid.”
Source: Global Sumud Flotilla via X
Greta Thunberg: "I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me. But that is not the story. What happened here was Israel… continuing to worsen and escalate their genocide and mass destruction with genocidal intent, attempting to erase an...
06.10.2025 17:12 — 👍 3331 🔁 1198 💬 13 📌 92
HAPPENING NOW — This morning, Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order establishing “ICE-free zones.”
“That means that city property and unwilling private businesses will no longer serve as grounds for these raids,” Johnson said to applause.
thetriibe.com/2025/10/mayo...
06.10.2025 03:41 — 👍 22307 🔁 7612 💬 461 📌 272
Just watched @princesmweekes.bsky.social's latest on fantasy racism and she didn't touch on KPop Demon Hunters, but her ending statement about when "a demon, can just be a demon" definitely had me thinking about KDH.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQh6...
Warning: KDH spoilers in the thread.
Earlier this year, Dr. Jane Goodall sat down for an interview for Brad Falchuk’s new Netflix series, Famous Last Words.
The premise of the series is to interview people on the condition that the interview not air until the subject has passed away.
normal person: i just want a place to hang out with my friends
tech weirdo: and shitheads
np: no just my friends
tw: but what about hearing alternative views on race and gender?
np: we just want to hang out and goof around
tw: so where do the shitheads fit in then
np: no shitheads
tw: not following
Bari Weiss was named the editor-in-chief of CBS News, cementing the rightward shift of one of media's most storied newsrooms
06.10.2025 13:08 — 👍 406 🔁 125 💬 93 📌 58
Screenshot of court order, which reads in part: “A combined hearing on the preliminary injunction motion land a trial on the meries under Rule 65(al(2) is set for October 29, 2025l before the Honorable Judge Karin J. Immergut, in Courtroom 13A, beginning at 9:00 a.m.”
While we were sleeping:
A federal judge in Oregon has blocked the Trump administration from deploying any federalized National Guard—Texas, California, the state’s own—in Oregon.
That’s big news. Even bigger: She’s decided to hold a trial on the merits. That is: She’s putting people under oath.
We had a family talk with my mother where all the kids sat her down and were like, "Mom, you cannot drive any longer."
She listened to us for like a year or so before my dad had an issue and she drove him to the ER.
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
This YA novel in verse is all about an Afro-Dominican girl finding her voice in poetry. Ridiculously enough, it's banned because banners think it's "anti-Christian."
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
A contemporary YA novel about a Black girl whose childhood friend is killed by police. So of course, it's banned for being "anti-police."
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
So you want to support living marginalized banned authors but your local banned books week displays and events are full of famous dead people?
Not to worry: your helpful non-binary bookseller is here to help!
A thread!
It matters that Bill Clinton and Barack Obama both ran on progressive ideals that they ultimately turned their backs on
It matters that Biden had things rigged for him, to undercut more progressive candidates
It matters that Obama didn’t reverse the executive branch power grab that GWB started
I also don't understand how Link can get banned for being disruptive but Jesse Singal can't? didn't Singal join and immediately start directing cross-platform harassment towards numeroys trans users?
it all looks like incredibly uneven moderation
A screenshot of an email from the Bluesky Moderation Team with the subject line “Bluesky Account Behavior” sent at 22:15. The email states that a Bluesky account controlled by the recipient, with the handle @spacelawshitpost.me, posted a reply with an image where the alt text reads: Charlie Kirk sitting in a white T-shirt that says “Freedom.” A negative consequence follows. The email indicates this post violates Community Guidelines regarding violent or threatening speech, specifically listing threats of violence or physical harm against individuals, groups, institutions, or the general public, and incitement of self-harm or suicide.
A screenshot of an email continuation from the Bluesky Moderation Team displaying a bulleted list of Community Guidelines violations. The first bullet point describes threats of violence or physical harm as including threats or encouragement of violence against individuals, groups, institutions, or the general public. The second bullet point defines incitement of self-harm or suicide as content that encourages self-harm or suicide. The third bullet point explains wishes of harm as expressions of a desire for harm directed at a specific person or group. Below the bullets, a paragraph states that users may not use Bluesky to break the law or cause harm to others and that all users must be treated with respect. The next paragraph informs the recipient that as a result of these violations, your account has been taken down. A closing paragraph thanks the user for doing their part to keep Bluesky a welcoming and empowering place for all users and instructs them to email moderation@blueskyweb.xyz if they have questions or wish to appeal the decision. The email ends with the signature Bluesky Moderation Team.
A screenshot of an email reply from a user with the initials AJ and profile picture to the Bluesky Moderation Team, sent at 08:01 with the subject line Re: Bluesky Account Behavior. The email states the user wants to appeal the decision, asserting there was no threatening or violent connotation behind their use of the image. The user explains that the Charlie Kirk post is not a threat but rather a reaction meme expressing disappointment, with no threat made and no incitement of violence. The user mentions they have attached multiple examples and explanations, specifically 12 images in total, demonstrating the use of the image as a reaction meme. Below this text is a blue hyperlink to a Bluesky post URL. At the bottom of the screenshot is an embedded image showing a Bluesky post from a user with the handle @britculpsapp.bsky.social with several emoji reactions and a repost indicator showing Bluesky Elder. The post text reads: how to explain: this has been used as a reaction image to spending $20 on doordashing wendy’s & isn’t a threat. The timestamp shows October 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM.
A screenshot of an email from the Bluesky Moderation Team sent at 08:11 with the subject line Re: Bluesky Account Behavior addressed To: Hide My Email. The email reads: Hi there, Thank you for reaching out to appeal the takedown of your account on Bluesky. We have carefully reviewed your case, including the information you provided and the activity that led to the suspension of your account. After investigating, we have determined that your account activity was in violation of our community guidelines, specifically promoting hateful content or being disruptive to other users. We take these guidelines seriously to ensure a safe and respectful environment for all our users. As a result, we regret to inform you that your appeal has been denied, and your account will remain suspended. This decision is final and cannot be reversed. We understand that this may be disappointing news, but we must prioritize the well-being of our community and maintain a consistent enforcement of our policies. We encourage you to review our community guidelines to better understand the expectations we have for user behavior on our platform. Please do not create new accounts, since those will be taken down for ban evasion. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
Unfortunate update: Link reached out to BlueSky and got email back now on reason.
His appeal is denied. He will remain permanently banned on BlueSky’s side.
Here are the screenshots he just sent me as of 8:22 AM EST(my time)
Billionaire liars have bought up almost all of the legacy news organizations in the country in order to ensure no one calls them on their massive lies.
06.10.2025 14:02 — 👍 106 🔁 15 💬 1 📌 0The media trots out the "deplorable" comment from a decade ago to castigate the left. Once a week now Trump implies that the military should destroy democrats, and it is just how things are.
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The new video is finally out! 1/6 finally finished. Really excited to see the conversations around this one and already having interesting discussions about Frieren. Now my reward is one hour of uninterrupted Hades II
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQh6...
Yeah, I'm with you. I think it would have been better as a TV show, too, and I would have devoured it! I hope that some of this is addressed in the sequel (and that we get to see Jinu again!)
05.10.2025 23:36 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0It's really kinda hard actually to not post About the Politics stuff when so much of it is just so fucking atrociously bad and you're expected to wake up and just like
Talk about the weather
Yeah, the way the movie was building, I thought we were going to see a Huntrix x Saja-Boy team-up taking down Gwi-Ma together
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