@westcoastgadfly.bsky.social
Pinned
Chris Hedges In Seattle On Fascism
YouTube video by laborvideo
youtu.be
Christopher Hedges has yet to be wrong about something. He has been my intellectual North Star for nearly a decade now, and I wholeheartedly recommend this recent speech of his. Incisive and lucid as ever, but never as urgent as now!
youtu.be/pUnueRtSB3Y?...
youtu.be/pUnueRtSB3Y?...
Gah. Made a donation yesterday. Looks like I won’t be making any more.
MUST READ: As Democratic Senate candidate @jamestalarico.bsky.social is campaigning as a religious progressive, he’s been bankrolled by casino industry donors as he pushes to expand gaming amid a gambling epidemic.
His donors include the right-wing Adelson Empire.
His donors include the right-wing Adelson Empire.
The Bible-Thumper And The Billionaire
James Talarico aims to fuse faith and progressive values in his campaign for U.S. Senate — but will the Democrat’s gambling ties cast him out of the temple?
www.levernews.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Gah. Made a donation yesterday. Looks like I won’t be making any more.
Reposted
Maine rejected a ballot measure that’d have restricted mail voting and imposed voter ID.
By a large margin, 64/36.
The no got 90% in the city of Portland. (!) boltsmag.org/five-ways-20...
By a large margin, 64/36.
The no got 90% in the city of Portland. (!) boltsmag.org/five-ways-20...
Five Ways Tuesday’s Results Will Affect Voting Rules and Democracy - Bolts
From felony disenfranchisement and mail-voting to mid-decade gerrymanders, Tuesday delivered verdicts on election law across these five states.
boltsmag.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Maine rejected a ballot measure that’d have restricted mail voting and imposed voter ID.
By a large margin, 64/36.
The no got 90% in the city of Portland. (!) boltsmag.org/five-ways-20...
By a large margin, 64/36.
The no got 90% in the city of Portland. (!) boltsmag.org/five-ways-20...
Reposted
Really? You're gonna make me do this one?
Thou Shalt Not Starve Your Own People.
There you go.
Thou Shalt Not Starve Your Own People.
There you go.
November 7, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Really? You're gonna make me do this one?
Thou Shalt Not Starve Your Own People.
There you go.
Thou Shalt Not Starve Your Own People.
There you go.
Reposted
ATTN: If you were on the Sandwich Guy jury and you'd like to chat, my Signal is in my bio. I'll keep you anonymous! Please share this post!
November 7, 2025 at 1:57 AM
ATTN: If you were on the Sandwich Guy jury and you'd like to chat, my Signal is in my bio. I'll keep you anonymous! Please share this post!
Reposted
I had a run in with ICE snatching a man out of his car while walking my children to school this morning in NW DC
I asked a neighbor to continue walking my kids to school and I turned back to document and confront the ICE agents.
I am in contact with @dcmigrantmutualaid.org with the full video.
I asked a neighbor to continue walking my kids to school and I turned back to document and confront the ICE agents.
I am in contact with @dcmigrantmutualaid.org with the full video.
November 6, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I had a run in with ICE snatching a man out of his car while walking my children to school this morning in NW DC
I asked a neighbor to continue walking my kids to school and I turned back to document and confront the ICE agents.
I am in contact with @dcmigrantmutualaid.org with the full video.
I asked a neighbor to continue walking my kids to school and I turned back to document and confront the ICE agents.
I am in contact with @dcmigrantmutualaid.org with the full video.
Boom 💥
@aoc.bsky.social says of Mamdani victory: "A lot of people...are willing to talk about party unity when it serves them, but not party unity when it serves everybody."
"We have a future to fight for, and we're either going to do that together or you're going to be left behind."
"We have a future to fight for, and we're either going to do that together or you're going to be left behind."
November 6, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Boom 💥
Reposted
This is what a New Era looks like.
November 5, 2025 at 11:57 PM
This is what a New Era looks like.
Reposted
November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Reposted
If you don’t know Lina Khan, now is a great time to know about her. She’s now on Zohran Mamdani’s transition team. She’s also the former FTC Chair, only 36, & committed to leveling the playing field for everyday Americans. She is an absolute star. This is what hope feels like.
November 6, 2025 at 12:21 AM
If you don’t know Lina Khan, now is a great time to know about her. She’s now on Zohran Mamdani’s transition team. She’s also the former FTC Chair, only 36, & committed to leveling the playing field for everyday Americans. She is an absolute star. This is what hope feels like.
Reposted
“The Trump administration’s shutdown isn’t just about budgets—it’s about breaking the people who make social services work.”
@maximillianalvarez.bsky.social speaks with furloughed federal workers about life on the front lines.
@maximillianalvarez.bsky.social speaks with furloughed federal workers about life on the front lines.
Federal Workers Are Social Services’ First Line of Defense Suggested
The Trump administration’s Government Shutdown is meant to immiserate the workers overseeing America’s welfare state.
inthesetimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:55 PM
“The Trump administration’s shutdown isn’t just about budgets—it’s about breaking the people who make social services work.”
@maximillianalvarez.bsky.social speaks with furloughed federal workers about life on the front lines.
@maximillianalvarez.bsky.social speaks with furloughed federal workers about life on the front lines.
Reposted
The real choice Democrats face is not between a continuing resolution that allows the government to function normally or a government shutdown.
Under the Trump regime, the government is not functioning normally. It is already shutting down.
Democrats must not legitimize Trump's coup.
Under the Trump regime, the government is not functioning normally. It is already shutting down.
Democrats must not legitimize Trump's coup.
November 6, 2025 at 12:01 AM
The real choice Democrats face is not between a continuing resolution that allows the government to function normally or a government shutdown.
Under the Trump regime, the government is not functioning normally. It is already shutting down.
Democrats must not legitimize Trump's coup.
Under the Trump regime, the government is not functioning normally. It is already shutting down.
Democrats must not legitimize Trump's coup.
Reposted
I've spent my life advocating for a politics challenging oligarchy. It's been an unpleasant and difficult line of work, to say the least. So when I see the longtime opponents of this kind of politics suddenly appropriating it as their new "centrism," I'm happy.
A short 🧵...
A short 🧵...
Welcome To The New Uprising
Zohran Mamdani’s victory could be a turning point for Democrats — if the party finally learns from its past leaders’ betrayals.
www.levernews.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I've spent my life advocating for a politics challenging oligarchy. It's been an unpleasant and difficult line of work, to say the least. So when I see the longtime opponents of this kind of politics suddenly appropriating it as their new "centrism," I'm happy.
A short 🧵...
A short 🧵...
Reposted
Mamdani: "My message to ICE agents & to everyone across this city is that everyone will be held to the same standard of the law. If you violate it, you must be held accountable. There is sadly a sense growing that certain people are allowed to violate that law, whether they be POTUS or ICE agents."
November 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Mamdani: "My message to ICE agents & to everyone across this city is that everyone will be held to the same standard of the law. If you violate it, you must be held accountable. There is sadly a sense growing that certain people are allowed to violate that law, whether they be POTUS or ICE agents."
🤢
📌Andrew Cuomo has so far refused to make a congratulatory call to Mamdani.
He has gotten a hug from Stephen Miller, though …
He has gotten a hug from Stephen Miller, though …
November 6, 2025 at 12:32 AM
🤢
Reposted
November 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Disgusting
I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this video.
I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.
But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.
I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.
But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.
Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
November 6, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Disgusting
WTAF?!
Exclusive: Trump's Agriculture Department says it can't use emergency funds for food stamps, with SNAP benefits set to dry up for 42 million people beginning November 1.
Exclusive: USDA says it won't use emergency funds for food stamps
States also won't be reimbursed if they cover SNAP expenses on their own, memo says.
trib.al
October 24, 2025 at 7:14 PM
WTAF?!
Jesus Christ 😳
Stephen Miller’s wet dream
Trump: "I don't think we're necessarily going to ask for a declaration of war, I think we're just gonna kill people that are bringing drugs into our country. We're going to kill them. They're going to be, like dead."
October 23, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Jesus Christ 😳
Reposted
🚫 NO KINGS… 🚫
October 19, 2025 at 1:58 AM
🚫 NO KINGS… 🚫
Reposted
Imagine thinking they ever cared about debt, fraud, waste, abuse, or anything of the sort. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
October 19, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Imagine thinking they ever cared about debt, fraud, waste, abuse, or anything of the sort. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
The president of the United States of America 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
Trump posts AI video showing him literally dumping shit on America
October 19, 2025 at 3:53 AM
The president of the United States of America 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
Reposted
A mostly peaceful protest in South Caroline today.
The Police saw what she was doing, so this woman was arrested after brandishing a gun & pointing AT PROTESTERS
READ HER SHIRT
The Police saw what she was doing, so this woman was arrested after brandishing a gun & pointing AT PROTESTERS
READ HER SHIRT
October 19, 2025 at 3:31 AM
A mostly peaceful protest in South Caroline today.
The Police saw what she was doing, so this woman was arrested after brandishing a gun & pointing AT PROTESTERS
READ HER SHIRT
The Police saw what she was doing, so this woman was arrested after brandishing a gun & pointing AT PROTESTERS
READ HER SHIRT
Reposted
