Renée Graham 🏳️‍🌈 @rygraham.bsky.social

2 days ago

Texas Republicans are holding a Black woman, a Democratic state rep, hostage in the legislative chamber. They have locked the doors and have banned her from leaving.

Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social

2 days ago

“‘I refuse to sign away my dignity as a duly elected representative just so Republicans can control my movements and monitor me with police escorts,’ Collier said in a statement that called her a ‘political prisoner’ for refusing Republican ‘surveillance protocol.’” www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

Texas Democratic legislator to stay in state capitol after refusing law enforcement escort to leave

State Rep. Nicole Collier of Fort Worth on Monday said she will remain locked in the Austin statehouse chamber until the House reconvenes on Wednesday morning.

Isabel @isabelott.bsky.social

2 days ago

For a more contextualized & specific analysis of the attempted mass murder of public servants at CDC, I’d recommend this piece.

Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social

5 days ago

NEW 🚨 The violence is the point. Elected Dems must call for widespread resignations (RFK, Bhattacharya, Prasad) in response to the CDC shooting. Public health must demand this of them, and the public must demand that of us. With @publichealthguy1.bsky.social in STAT: www.statnews.com/2025/08/15/c...

The CDC shooting was public health’s Jan. 6

“In RFK Jr.’s America, it will never be safe to practice public health or medicine," write an epidemiologist and a former CDC staffer.

STAT @statnews.com

2 days ago

“Kennedy would be less hazardous if he decided to do cardiac surgery. Then he would kill people only one at a time,” writes former CDC Director William Foege. www.statnews.com/2025/08/18/r...

Former CDC Director William Foege: How public health can fight back in a time of dangerous nonsense

“Kennedy would be less hazardous if he decided to do cardiac surgery. Then he would kill people only one at a time,” writes former CDC Director William Foege.

Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social

3 days ago

The right believes their ideology is ascendant. No, a cult of personality is ascendant. Its leader is 79. Huge swaths of society are radicalized against it, but for most the plan is (unfortunately) to wait it out. Once he's gone, they will have no tolerance for any of this. Nor will the Zoomers.

James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social

3 days ago

Conversely, I had dinner with a bunch of professors the other day and I don't think the right is prepared for the radicalization of formerly centrist types against them

Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social

4 days ago

send Kat money

Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social

4 days ago

As DC was taken over by Trump’s secret police, where were congressional Democrats? They weren’t in DC and some weren’t even in the US.

Instead of fighting back against the authoritarian takeover here at home, 22 House “Democrats” were being spoon-fed lies about Gaza on a trip paid for by AIPAC.

Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social

5 days ago

[writing the constitution]

Benjamin Franklin: Write down "no dumb fucks as president"

Alexander Hamilton: Stop saying that

Benjamin Franklin: I'm tellin' you. You're gonna regret not writing that down

Erin Grievances @erinbartram.bsky.social

4 days ago

It's really hard to handle everything around you being guided by the imaginary vibes of people who are afraid of subways and writing their own emails.

Mel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social

4 days ago

In MacArthur Park in Los Angeles for a free ska show, and I gotta tell you, it’s really healing to see this pavilion full of dancing, smiling people instead of the fascist goons who trampled through here in July