Because "Reality has a well‑known liberal bias" - The oldest social media space for (mostly) American liberals. Active daily since 2009, + 2.5M audience on FB, IG & Threads ® by Huddled Masses Media, Seattle https://linktr.ee/beingliberalhttps://bsky.app/profile/beingliberal.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/beingliberal.bsky.social/post/3mwuhs2xanf23Good song!02 Oct 2026 03:50 +0000at://did:plc:hsogstbdd4htnofbgowhszmb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwuhs2xanf23https://bsky.app/profile/beingliberal.bsky.social/post/3mwuegqxy2723Important reminder: “No” is a complete sentence. It does not need an explanation, a defense, or a negotiation.02 Oct 2026 02:50 +0000at://did:plc:hsogstbdd4htnofbgowhszmb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwuegqxy2723https://bsky.app/profile/beingliberal.bsky.social/post/3mwub3iqvuh2zIt's going to be a massive Blue Wave as long as we turn out the vote!02 Oct 2026 01:50 +0000at://did:plc:hsogstbdd4htnofbgowhszmb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwub3iqvuh2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/beingliberal.bsky.social/post/3mwu2ntzd4m2w🤬01 Oct 2026 23:55 +0000at://did:plc:hsogstbdd4htnofbgowhszmb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwu2ntzd4m2whttps://bsky.app/profile/beingliberal.bsky.social/post/3mwu2fazbjs2jRemember, this only happens if we turn out the vote. We can't get to confident and decide to stay home on election day.01 Oct 2026 23:50 +0000at://did:plc:hsogstbdd4htnofbgowhszmb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwu2fazbjs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/beingliberal.bsky.social/post/3mwtypbaakw2sTrue story.01 Oct 2026 23:20 +0000at://did:plc:hsogstbdd4htnofbgowhszmb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtypbaakw2shttps://bsky.app/profile/beingliberal.bsky.social/post/3mwtuj5wflv2zAccurate!01 Oct 2026 22:05 +0000at://did:plc:hsogstbdd4htnofbgowhszmb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtuj5wflv2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/beingliberal.bsky.social/post/3mwttxbmnkd2zA locker across the street from Poland's parliament now dispenses abortion pills via PIN code. Taking the pills is legal there. Helping someone can mean prison. Activists say a machine sidesteps that. The 2023 promise to reform the law is still unkept.01 Oct 2026 21:55 +0000at://did:plc:hsogstbdd4htnofbgowhszmb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwttxbmnkd2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/beingliberal.bsky.social/post/3mwttodsxfk2jMAGA is definitely starting to shift that way. November is coming!01 Oct 2026 21:50 +0000at://did:plc:hsogstbdd4htnofbgowhszmb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwttodsxfk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/beingliberal.bsky.social/post/3mwtr5v2qlx2k...There are more people of good will, and I strongly believe this world will never die because of them.01 Oct 2026 21:05 +0000at://did:plc:hsogstbdd4htnofbgowhszmb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtr5v2qlx2khttps://bsky.app/profile/beingliberal.bsky.social/post/3mwtqlz56a42zAmerican trucking firms have been filing for bankruptcy and laying off hundreds of workers as logistics businesses struggle amid soaring fuel costs.01 Oct 2026 20:55 +0000at://did:plc:hsogstbdd4htnofbgowhszmb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtqlz56a42zhttps://bsky.app/profile/beingliberal.bsky.social/post/3mwtonfrxii23"Sen. Eric Schmitt thought he was Tom Hanks in 'The Da Vinci Code' when in reality he's Tom Hanks in 'Forrest Gump.'" ~ The Daily Show co-host Jordan Klepper weighing in Schmitt's failed 'gotcha' moment during Jack Smith's Senate testimony earlier this week01 Oct 2026 20:20 +0000at://did:plc:hsogstbdd4htnofbgowhszmb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtonfrxii23https://bsky.app/profile/beingliberal.bsky.social/post/3mwtnslsgce2zThis graphic is at least 6 years old, but still is very accurate. What new conspiracy theories would you add?01 Oct 2026 20:05 +0000at://did:plc:hsogstbdd4htnofbgowhszmb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtnslsgce2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/beingliberal.bsky.social/post/3mwtmxr37f42jNo kidding.01 Oct 2026 19:50 +0000at://did:plc:hsogstbdd4htnofbgowhszmb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtmxr37f42jhttps://bsky.app/profile/beingliberal.bsky.social/post/3mwtlchxndp23True. They are as spineless as ever. They are simply putting themselves first - which isn't new.01 Oct 2026 19:20 +0000at://did:plc:hsogstbdd4htnofbgowhszmb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtlchxndp23https://bsky.app/profile/beingliberal.bsky.social/post/3mwtjvgtjdm23" ...we have to make sure that despair and depression does not win the day." Bernie Sanders nailed it!01 Oct 2026 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:hsogstbdd4htnofbgowhszmb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtjvgtjdm23https://bsky.app/profile/beingliberal.bsky.social/post/3mwtjmh2ltt2zGotta love this post from Decision Desk HQ: "James Talarico (D) has led in 25 of 30 polls. In 2018, Beto O'Rourke led in just *1* through September. Talarico is up 47%-44% over Ken Paxton (R) in DDHQ's poll average." November is coming!01 Oct 2026 18:50 +0000at://did:plc:hsogstbdd4htnofbgowhszmb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtjmh2ltt2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/beingliberal.bsky.social/post/3mwthwsldvm2qHillary Clinton: "Not content with the $2 billion he made last year and the $400 million in his super PAC, Trump is using your money to run pro-MAGA ads before the midterms."01 Oct 2026 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:hsogstbdd4htnofbgowhszmb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwthwsldvm2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/beingliberal.bsky.social/post/3mwth426b3m26Nate Silver's Senate forecast: Democrats at 50% on Labor Day, 72.6% now. TX, OH, NC and AK lean D; Iowa's a toss-up. 33 days left. The model measures polls; turnout decides seats. Vote, and bring three people with you.01 Oct 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:hsogstbdd4htnofbgowhszmb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwth426b3m26https://bsky.app/profile/beingliberal.bsky.social/post/3mwtgk54pag2jWe can be absolutely certain that Mr. Smith is not in the #EpsteinFiles like Trump is...01 Oct 2026 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:hsogstbdd4htnofbgowhszmb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtgk54pag2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/beingliberal.bsky.social/post/3mwtgb6x67j23He efforts to strip Congressionally-mandated funds keep failing once the courts get involved.01 Oct 2026 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:hsogstbdd4htnofbgowhszmb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtgb6x67j23https://bsky.app/profile/beingliberal.bsky.social/post/3mwtellebjj2jI'm concerned about AI, but it's not the biggest thing on my mind at the moment. The upcoming midterms are priority number one!01 Oct 2026 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:hsogstbdd4htnofbgowhszmb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtellebjj2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/beingliberal.bsky.social/post/3mwtcxnpeda23BREAKING: A federal judge just dismissed the charges against former Olympian Davey Hearn with prejudice, meaning Trump’s goons do not get to retry their bogus case against him for supposedly vandalizing the Reflecting Pool.01 Oct 2026 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:hsogstbdd4htnofbgowhszmb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtcxnpeda23https://bsky.app/profile/beingliberal.bsky.social/post/3mwt7kmegeb23Agreed. The two can exist in the same place at the same time.01 Oct 2026 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:hsogstbdd4htnofbgowhszmb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwt7kmegeb23https://bsky.app/profile/beingliberal.bsky.social/post/3mwt4ibji372zFormer Republican Rep. Joe Walsh took to X to criticize President Donald Trump after former Special Counsel Jack Smith accused Trump of engaging in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 elections.01 Oct 2026 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:hsogstbdd4htnofbgowhszmb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwt4ibji372zhttps://bsky.app/profile/beingliberal.bsky.social/post/3mwszoum2zq26A shady conservative lobbying group is fronting a business-friendly assault on the public commons. This is Curtis Yarvin and Peter Thiel’s sick master plan. LINK in comments⤵️01 Oct 2026 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:hsogstbdd4htnofbgowhszmb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwszoum2zq26https://bsky.app/profile/beingliberal.bsky.social/post/3mwsytzv5rp2kNope. Isn't going to happen. All he's ended up doing this time is uniting them in a way they haven't been since he stumbled into the poltical arena.01 Oct 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:hsogstbdd4htnofbgowhszmb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwsytzv5rp2khttps://bsky.app/profile/beingliberal.bsky.social/post/3mwsvji2tkz26GOP Rep. Thomas Massie spoke out about Trump's latest taxpayer-funded television ad that aired during at least 2 NFL games. “Don’t worry, using taxpayer dollars to run ominous campaign ads of the President has been done before and is completely legal…in banana republics,” he posted.01 Oct 2026 12:51 +0000at://did:plc:hsogstbdd4htnofbgowhszmb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwsvji2tkz26https://bsky.app/profile/beingliberal.bsky.social/post/3mwss5myi3n2jHe's doing his best. But as usual, #ETTD01 Oct 2026 11:50 +0000at://did:plc:hsogstbdd4htnofbgowhszmb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwss5myi3n2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/beingliberal.bsky.social/post/3mwsoscipua2vJames Talarico spoke out about GOP-led redistricting efforts leading up to the midterms: “If Republican policies are so popular, why do they need to redraw these maps; why not run on their policies?”01 Oct 2026 10:50 +0000at://did:plc:hsogstbdd4htnofbgowhszmb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwsoscipua2v