Month: June 2025

More Instagram posts on Horn & Hardart

Trump is putting his name on signs for infrastructure projects funded before his term

Disgraceful

Even though America’s infrastructure is crumbling beneath our feet, Trump paused funding for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act on Day One of his administration.Now, incredibly, he’s slapping his name on signs for jobs funded before his freeze and taking credit for progress…1/2

— Rogue Citizen One (@roguecitizenone.bsky.social) 2025-06-02T17:03:26.093Z

This should piss us all off.Donald Trump is putting up signs taking credit for the bipartisan Biden Infrastructure Act.He once called Biden's $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Bill “terrible”. But now he’s pretending he signed it.

— Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) 2025-09-16T16:49:18.951Z

Right-wing conspiracy theories on “chemtrails”

Unsubstantiated ‘chemtrail’ conspiracy theories lead to legislation proposed in US statehouses

Eight US states seek to outlaw chemtrails even though they aren’t realStates introduce chemtrail-coded legislation as conspiracy theories take root in some US chamberswww.theguardian.com/us-news/2025…

— Lauren Ashley Davis (@laurenmeidasa.bsky.social) 2025-06-08T16:22:59.374Z

Just being governed by absolute unserious morons http://www.fox8live.com/2025/05/30/l… Louisiana lawmakers push ‘chemtrail’ ban legislation through the House

— Couillon (@diabsoule.bsky.social) 2025-05-31T18:44:51.171Z

Don’t compare Trump’s sending the National Guard to LA to actions by prior presidents

President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles to stop protests against his immigration crackdown isn’t the first time an elected U.S. official has sent troops to thwart unrest over civil rights. What to know about the history of deployments

— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) 2025-06-09T23:42:03Z

This isn’t like any of the prior instances. This time, the protests are a direct response to Trump’s lies and possibly illegal actions.

— Harris Levy (@harrislevy.bsky.social) 2025-06-10T00:03:19.262Z

Trump’s attack on education includes cutting Pell Grants

Trump is attacking every source of university income (research grant cancellations, a proposed endowment tax, cutting Pell Grant eligibility and in the 'big beautiful bill' changing the student loan program). It's a declaration of fiscal war on universities with students as collateral damage.

— Kim Lane Scheppele (@kimlanelaw.bsky.social) 2025-06-08T19:36:27.102Z

Another attack on higher education and low-income families: Trump aims to slash Pell Grants, which may limit low-income students’ college access. Some students will be forced to drop out, closing yet another avenue to escape the cycle of poverty. http://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/08/w…

— Social Media Lab (@socialmedialab.ca) 2025-06-09T10:50:03.680Z

The Trump administration is proposing the biggest cuts in a half-century to federal financial aid by reducing Pell Grant award amounts for low-income college students, plus the government’s contribution to the Federal Work-Study program. Fewer students will likely enroll in college

— Democratic Activists (@democratswin.bsky.social) 2025-06-06T10:45:38.090Z

Right-wing disinformation on Los Angeles

My reply to the Times article is below their post. If this is all done by right-wing folks, they should say so.

Disinformation has spread widely on social media as protests against ICE raids have unfolded in Los Angeles, rehashing old conspiracy theories and expressing support for President Trump’s actions.

— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) 2025-06-10T16:15:05.986356Z

It sounds like this is all being done by the right wing. Your post and headline should say that. Maybe something like "Disinformation has been spread widely by right-wing posters on social media…"

— Harris Levy (@harrislevy.bsky.social) 2025-06-10T17:25:07.205Z

These days, it feels like every time there's a protest, the old clickbaity "pallets of bricks" hoax shows up right on cue. You know the one, photos or videos of bricks supposedly left out to encourage rioting. It's catnip for right-wing agitators and grifters.

— Social Media Lab (@socialmedialab.ca) 2025-06-09T11:08:50.446Z

This happened 2 months ago. It’s just rage-farming to push merch. Plenty of awful stuff is happening right now; there's no need to recycle old stories like they’re breaking news. This only adds to the noise & confusion, & that’s exactly how disinfo & distrust spread. archive.is/2025.04.18-2…

— Social Media Lab (@socialmedialab.ca) 2025-06-10T10:34:15.977Z

An earlier post on misinformation about LA.

Ted Cruz should be banned from TV news shows

Sly Stone dies at 82

I saw Sly and the Family Stone twice and they were incredible. See my prior post – link at the bottom.

There are a lot of "GOATs." Then there's the real one. Rest in Power, Sly. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-…

— Noah Shachtman (@noahshachtman.bsky.social) 2025-06-09T19:52:30.206Z

RIP. highly recommend ?uestlove’s documentary on sly stone if you haven’t seen it http://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2…

— jamelle (@jamellebouie.net) 2025-06-09T20:15:05.545Z

Sly Stone, who died on Monday at 82, forged harmony — musical and otherwise — that he wasn’t able to hold together on his own, our critic writes of the influential musician.

— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) 2025-06-10T16:30:07.370349Z

RIP to Sly Stone. Calling someone a genius has mostly lost meaning, except when you apply it to Sly. I'm glad Questlove gave him a revealing and rewarding documentary with SLY LIVES (AKA THE BURDEN OF BLACK GENIUS). I wrote about it for @ebertvoices.bsky.social.

— Robert Daniels (@812filmreviews.com) 2025-06-09T19:39:32.702Z

I have posted on Sly before:

Happy Birthday to Sly Stone

Why I stopped using Twitter and switched to Bluesky

I got tired of personal attacks from people who didn’t even know me. When I had profile pics with a mask or long hair, they attacked that. One person asked if I was on LSD when I wrote a particular post. I didn’t reply but was tempted to say “Not that time.”

The lack of diversity of thought here is really hurting usage. http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202… Opinion | Bluesky’s decline stems from never hearing from other side – The Washington Post

— Mark Cuban (@mcuban.bsky.social) 2025-06-08T19:53:37.519Z

Twitter was getting intolerable. I was tired of personal insults fromMAGA people who don’t know me. They think it’s alright because that’s how their cult leader behaves. I never insulted them – I don’t know them.

— Harris Levy (@harrislevy.bsky.social) 2025-06-08T20:44:44.436Z

The last straw was the person who said I had cognitive issues. Earlier, I was (wrongly) accused of being a 60 year old version. The MAGA people never expressed positions on the issues I posted about.

— Harris Levy (@harrislevy.bsky.social) 2025-06-08T20:48:01.410Z

I think I was 69 when I was accused of being 60. I was flattered by that part.