Author | Lightnews

Reposted by Erica E. Blanton

Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle @drdoylesays.bsky.social · 14d

Venting is not just "blowing off steam." Putting words to our feelings & experiences, especially in the presence of someone we trust, supports us in processing what we've been through & organizing the story we're telling ourselves about it.

Don't sleep on venting as a tool.

1 16 93

Reposted by Erica E. Blanton

God @thegodpodcast.com · 14d

Imagine being mad you didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize while you’re busy stirring up Civil War in your own country.

590 5.4K 22K

Reposted by Erica E. Blanton

Charles Booker @booker4ky.bsky.social · 15d

Breonna Taylor’s life mattered. The fight for accountability continues on.

Say her name.

13 80 470

Reposted by Erica E. Blanton

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14d

EL PASO — a family says ICE showed up at their house looking for migrants and shot and KILLED THEIR DOG, then didn’t help them as the agent ran away and was not identified.

kfoxtv.com/news/local/e...

1.2K 6.3K 9.9K

Reposted by Erica E. Blanton

Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 14d

Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.

Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

www.nytimes.com

1.3K 8.4K 39K

Reposted by Erica E. Blanton

Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · Sep 20

In a moment like this, when tensions are high, part of the job of the president is to remind us of the ties that bind us together.

1.5K 6K 24K

Reposted by Erica E. Blanton

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · Aug 26

Utterly depraved.

Homeland Security v
@DHSgov
Uganda Man.
9:30 PM • 8/25/25 • 207K Views

520 1.5K 7.9K

Reposted by Erica E. Blanton

RR Edmonds @rredmondsart.bsky.social · Aug 26

Good

Ben Casselman @bencasselman.bsky.social · Aug 26

Just received this statement from Lisa Cook:
"President Trump purported to fire me 'for cause' when no cause exists under the law, and he has no authority to do so. I will not resign. I will continue to carry out my duties to help the American economy as I have been doing since 2022."

Ben Casselman @bencasselman.bsky.social · Aug 26

President Trump said he is firing Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve governor, "effective immediately." It's his most direct assault yet on Fed independence -- and a step that it is far from clear he can legally take.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/u... #EconSky

1 2

Reposted by Erica E. Blanton

Dr. Ben Kenobi @drbenkenobi.bsky.social · Aug 26

"If this were happening in any other country, we would call it what it is: A dangerous power grab."
~ Gov. Pritzker

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Aug 25

Pritzker: To the members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country, I am asking for your courage to tell it like it is. This is not a time to pretend here that there are two sides to this story.

9 15

Reposted by Erica E. Blanton

Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · Aug 26

We cannot stand idly by or remain silent. This is a time that demands we use our collective power against this hostile authoritarian regime. bit.ly/47pXvAD

36 280 1K

Reposted by Erica E. Blanton

shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · Aug 26

tldr; “fuck you, make me”

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · Aug 26

UPDATE: Lisa Cook says she's not going anywhere and Trump's bid to fire her is baseless. www.politico.com/news/2025/08...

20 170 1.4K

Reposted by Erica E. Blanton

Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · Aug 26

THIS…is the mindset. THIS…is the attitude. THIS…is the fire in the gut….that we are going to ALL have to adopt. I have. Have you? We can’t have people sit this one out…and still prevail.

410 4.1K 14K

Reposted by Erica E. Blanton

Wait, what?! @whyisthat.bsky.social · Aug 25

Read "Trump signs orders ending cashless bail, making flag burning illegal" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-64Osvfd6/7...

Last I checked, the President doesn't make the laws. Congress does that.

Trump signs orders ending cashless bail, making flag burning illegal (UPI)

President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order in the Oval Office on Monday. Trump signed executive orders aiming to end cashless bail in Was...

l.smartnews.com

2 4 5

Reposted by Erica E. Blanton

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · Aug 23

370 780 2.8K

Reposted by Erica E. Blanton

Piedmont Raging Grannies @piedmontgrannies.bsky.social · Aug 23

He’s trying everything he can think of to distract from breaking his promise to release the #Epstein files. So, here’s a reminder! #raginggrannies #thefiles

5 67 140

Reposted by Erica E. Blanton

Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · Aug 22

"[Republicans] have hated Social Security ever since Franklin Roosevelt created it in 1935 and taxes started to be collected two years later. Now they think Donald Trump has finally given them the weapon needed for the program’s destruction."

Donald Trump Wants to Take Your Social Security to Give Even More Money to Wall Street

Trump’s “Trump Accounts” plan would privatize Social Security, driving up costs and boosting Wall Street profits.

cepr.net

8 100 170

Reposted by Erica E. Blanton

MSNBC @msnbc.com · Aug 22

"I just find her testimony here highly, highly questionable."

MSNBC legal analyst @weissmann.substack.com shares his take on the newly released audio and transcripts from Ghislaine Maxwell’s meeting with Todd Blanche.

52 120 360

Reposted by Erica E. Blanton

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · Aug 22

NEW: Oregon and Pennsylvania are the latest to reject the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) effort to acquire states’ private voter data, according to letters obtained by Democracy Docket. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Oregon and Pennsylvania Are Latest to Reject DOJ Demand for Voter Data

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

220 2.9K 10K

Reposted by Erica E. Blanton

Virginia Gewin @virginiagewin.bsky.social · Aug 22

From @propublica.org: "less than five years after a pandemic killed more than a million Americans, scientists who study infectious diseases are struggling to pay for saline solution, gloves and blood to feed lab mosquitos."

Gutted: How Deeply Trump Has Cut Federal Health Agencies

More than 20,500 workers have left or been pushed out of federal health agencies, a ProPublica analysis found. Staffers say the cuts will leave their agencies less equipped to conduct studies, perform...

projects.propublica.org

1 6 8

Reposted by Erica E. Blanton

dharmalee3❌👑 @dharmalee3.bsky.social · Aug 22

WOW. Watch this ad. Everyone needs to see this! #ReleaseAllTheEpsteinFiles

1 10 12

Reposted by Erica E. Blanton

Chris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · Aug 18

💥 Trump Racism & Violence, 1st Term (2016) #Racism

6 81 130

Reposted by Erica E. Blanton

Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · Aug 22

Republicans support a Marxist pedophile. No seriously.

94 290 1.3K

Reposted by Erica E. Blanton

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Aug 22

Oooh, don’t tell them about gloves! Or night time!

950 1K 5.4K

Reposted by Erica E. Blanton

Bren @kindofnerdy.bsky.social · Aug 22

🚨 This is an Emergency🚨

It’s clear that Trump will stop at nothing to rig American elections.

What we’re seeing is a multi-pronged assault on our freedom to vote and on our democracy. Listen up! 🎧

1 67 110