Anne Spiro
@annespiro.bsky.social
Energy efficiency PM. Lover of democracy, sports, books, movies, and video games.
I am not a cat.
I am not a cat.
Pinned
Anne Spiro
@annespiro.bsky.social
· Nov 10
This may be an unpopular take but why is it the Dems sole responsibility to save America from Trump??
We live in a democracy where the other major party, the judiciary, the media, and (gasp!) our fellow citizens all have agency.
Trump is returning to office. That means we all failed not just Dems
We live in a democracy where the other major party, the judiciary, the media, and (gasp!) our fellow citizens all have agency.
Trump is returning to office. That means we all failed not just Dems
Merry Christmas to everyone...except for the little drummer boy. You know what you did.
⛄❄️🎄
⛄❄️🎄
a little boy is playing a drum and the words merry christmas are on the bottom .
Alt: a little boy is playing a drum and the words merry christmas are on the bottom .
media.tenor.com
December 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Merry Christmas to everyone...except for the little drummer boy. You know what you did.
⛄❄️🎄
⛄❄️🎄
Agree that this article is fascinating and worth a read.
Entirely possible that this will end up being total bullshit, but this article detailing the theory that the Black Dahlia and Zodiac murders were done by the same man had me riveted, and while I'm sure there are many holes to pick in it, it does sound convincing on its face. archive.ph/m9mzE
archive.ph
December 24, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Agree that this article is fascinating and worth a read.
Reposted by Anne Spiro
If you’ve ever loved an animal like family, you’ll understand this.
Luna needs urgent surgery so she can eat and live without pain.
I hate asking, but I won’t stay silent while she suffers.
Please help if you can. 💛
Luna needs urgent surgery so she can eat and live without pain.
I hate asking, but I won’t stay silent while she suffers.
Please help if you can. 💛
December 24, 2025 at 1:26 AM
If you’ve ever loved an animal like family, you’ll understand this.
Luna needs urgent surgery so she can eat and live without pain.
I hate asking, but I won’t stay silent while she suffers.
Please help if you can. 💛
Luna needs urgent surgery so she can eat and live without pain.
I hate asking, but I won’t stay silent while she suffers.
Please help if you can. 💛
Reposted by Anne Spiro
Wrong.
The First Amendment protects our right to record law enforcement activity in public — full stop.
The First Amendment protects our right to record law enforcement activity in public — full stop.
DHS says recording or following law enforcement 'sure sounds like obstruction of justice'
Seven federal circuit courts have upheld the First Amendment right to record and monitor the police.
reason.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Wrong.
The First Amendment protects our right to record law enforcement activity in public — full stop.
The First Amendment protects our right to record law enforcement activity in public — full stop.
No good reason I can see to pull this story.
Seems like all CBS News product is suspect until it's clear that decisions are no longer being made to coddle the Trump Administration and cover up it's wrongdoing.
Seems like all CBS News product is suspect until it's clear that decisions are no longer being made to coddle the Trump Administration and cover up it's wrongdoing.
December 23, 2025 at 6:54 AM
No good reason I can see to pull this story.
Seems like all CBS News product is suspect until it's clear that decisions are no longer being made to coddle the Trump Administration and cover up it's wrongdoing.
Seems like all CBS News product is suspect until it's clear that decisions are no longer being made to coddle the Trump Administration and cover up it's wrongdoing.
Reposted by Anne Spiro
Loves the outdoors, Peaceful walks, enjoys car rides, playing, can live with cats, sweet, smart, around 50 lbs and only 3.5 years old. MELIA needs a low traffic adult only home, no dogs. Please give her a life!
Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
December 22, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Loves the outdoors, Peaceful walks, enjoys car rides, playing, can live with cats, sweet, smart, around 50 lbs and only 3.5 years old. MELIA needs a low traffic adult only home, no dogs. Please give her a life!
Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
Reposted by Anne Spiro
Support independent media.
December 22, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Support independent media.
Reposted by Anne Spiro
It’s impossible to overstate what a big deal this is for this legendary Kentucky brand. The last time Jim Beam closed down like this was during Prohibition. Trump’s tariffs & fight with Canada are surely to blame.
www.kentucky.com/news/busines...
www.kentucky.com/news/busines...
Major Kentucky bourbon maker Jim Beam shuttering distillery for 2026
The move comes as Kentucky’s $9 billion bourbon industry is dealing with a glut of supply and slipping sales.
www.kentucky.com
December 20, 2025 at 11:54 PM
It’s impossible to overstate what a big deal this is for this legendary Kentucky brand. The last time Jim Beam closed down like this was during Prohibition. Trump’s tariffs & fight with Canada are surely to blame.
www.kentucky.com/news/busines...
www.kentucky.com/news/busines...
Reposted by Anne Spiro
NB: When I, a professor of law, profess that an act is unlawful, I am not doing it to inform the lawbreaker, but rather to inform you, the reader.
So the question “what, like you think he cares?” is inapposite. The question is whether *you* care. I think you should, which is why I bother.
So the question “what, like you think he cares?” is inapposite. The question is whether *you* care. I think you should, which is why I bother.
December 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
NB: When I, a professor of law, profess that an act is unlawful, I am not doing it to inform the lawbreaker, but rather to inform you, the reader.
So the question “what, like you think he cares?” is inapposite. The question is whether *you* care. I think you should, which is why I bother.
So the question “what, like you think he cares?” is inapposite. The question is whether *you* care. I think you should, which is why I bother.
Reposted by Anne Spiro
(2/2) President Kennedy proudly stood for justice, peace, equality, dignity, diversity, and compassion for those who suffer. President Trump stands in opposition to these values, and his name should not be placed alongside President Kennedy's.
Trump's handpicked board votes to rename Washington performing arts center the Trump-Kennedy Center
President Donald Trump’s handpicked board has voted to rename Washington’s leading performing arts center as the Trump-Kennedy Center.
apnews.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
(2/2) President Kennedy proudly stood for justice, peace, equality, dignity, diversity, and compassion for those who suffer. President Trump stands in opposition to these values, and his name should not be placed alongside President Kennedy's.
Reposted by Anne Spiro
(1/2) President Trump and his administration have spent the past year repressing free expression, targeting artists, journalists, and comedians, and erasing the history of Americans whose contributions made our nation better and more just.
December 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
(1/2) President Trump and his administration have spent the past year repressing free expression, targeting artists, journalists, and comedians, and erasing the history of Americans whose contributions made our nation better and more just.
Reposted by Anne Spiro
In light of the Epstein Blackout, shouldn’t Khanna and Massie demand Johnson call the House back into session? (If he won’t, can they somehow hijack the pro forma session scheduled for Tuesday Dec. 23?) And Senators should make a similar demand of Thune.
December 19, 2025 at 10:25 PM
In light of the Epstein Blackout, shouldn’t Khanna and Massie demand Johnson call the House back into session? (If he won’t, can they somehow hijack the pro forma session scheduled for Tuesday Dec. 23?) And Senators should make a similar demand of Thune.
Reposted by Anne Spiro
The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
December 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
The first time I'm seeing this but it rings incredibly true.
What a hollow man our president is. It's almost sad how little he stands for. Seemingly his only interest is self-interest.
What a hollow man our president is. It's almost sad how little he stands for. Seemingly his only interest is self-interest.
Virginia Heffernan wrote this shortly after the 2016 election and it still holds true
December 16, 2025 at 7:52 AM
The first time I'm seeing this but it rings incredibly true.
What a hollow man our president is. It's almost sad how little he stands for. Seemingly his only interest is self-interest.
What a hollow man our president is. It's almost sad how little he stands for. Seemingly his only interest is self-interest.
Best thing I have read in a while:
"There is no reason to watch this team other than to try to coax state secrets from an enemy combatant. And even then, the Geneva Convention is purposefully vague in its stance on Arizona football." 😂
"There is no reason to watch this team other than to try to coax state secrets from an enemy combatant. And even then, the Geneva Convention is purposefully vague in its stance on Arizona football." 😂
NFL Power Rankings Week 16: Jaguars can’t be overlooked anymore
NFL Power Rankings Week 16: Jaguars can’t be overlooked anymore
Everyone should start talking about the Jaguars as real contenders. More in FTW's weekly NFL Power Rankings.
bit.ly
December 16, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Best thing I have read in a while:
"There is no reason to watch this team other than to try to coax state secrets from an enemy combatant. And even then, the Geneva Convention is purposefully vague in its stance on Arizona football." 😂
"There is no reason to watch this team other than to try to coax state secrets from an enemy combatant. And even then, the Geneva Convention is purposefully vague in its stance on Arizona football." 😂
Reposted by Anne Spiro
Yellow-Red-Blue, by Wassily Kandinsky, 1925 (detail, rotated), 📸 by @riogiancarlo.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Yellow-Red-Blue, by Wassily Kandinsky, 1925 (detail, rotated), 📸 by @riogiancarlo.bsky.social
Reposted by Anne Spiro
Two babies were born in New York within a year of each other, soon after WWII.
One, Rob Reiner, lived a life of humanity and achievement. He brought us delight and joy. His memory will be a blessing.
The other, Donald Trump, will be remembered as an embarrassment to our nation.
One, Rob Reiner, lived a life of humanity and achievement. He brought us delight and joy. His memory will be a blessing.
The other, Donald Trump, will be remembered as an embarrassment to our nation.
December 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Two babies were born in New York within a year of each other, soon after WWII.
One, Rob Reiner, lived a life of humanity and achievement. He brought us delight and joy. His memory will be a blessing.
The other, Donald Trump, will be remembered as an embarrassment to our nation.
One, Rob Reiner, lived a life of humanity and achievement. He brought us delight and joy. His memory will be a blessing.
The other, Donald Trump, will be remembered as an embarrassment to our nation.
Wishing a happy Hanukkah to my sweetie ❤️💜 and all my Jewish friends and family.
a menorah with candles lit up against a purple sky
Alt: a menorah with candles lit up against a purple sky
media.tenor.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Wishing a happy Hanukkah to my sweetie ❤️💜 and all my Jewish friends and family.
Bystander tackles and wrestles gun from alleged gunman during Bondi beach mass shooting
Bystander tackles and wrestles gun from alleged gunman during Bondi beach mass shooting
Video shows the man rushing one of the alleged gunmen who shot dozens of people on Sunday evening in Australia
*
Bondi beach shooting live updates
*
Bondi terror attack: full report
*
What we know so far about the shooting in Australia
A bystander tackled and wrestled a gun from one of the two alleged gunman during the Bondi beach mass shooting in which at least 12 people were killed, footage shows.
Video of the scene shows the alleged gunman standing on a footpath between a grassy area and parking lot holding a shotgun and firing into the distance. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Reposted by Anne Spiro
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
Reposted by Anne Spiro
"It's a very respected peace prize."
December 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
"It's a very respected peace prize."
Reposted by Anne Spiro
It’s weird that news organizations like the BBC are covering this as if it’s a real thing with a real process behind it—and not clearly some nakedly invented “participation trophy” by a corrupt organization to curry favor with a corrupt and easily manipulated man-child. www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
Donald Trump: US president named inaugural Fifa Peace Prize winner
US President Donald Trump receives the inaugural Fifa Peace Prize before the draw for the 2026 Fifa World Cup.
www.bbc.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:23 AM
It’s weird that news organizations like the BBC are covering this as if it’s a real thing with a real process behind it—and not clearly some nakedly invented “participation trophy” by a corrupt organization to curry favor with a corrupt and easily manipulated man-child. www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
Reposted by Anne Spiro
Trump said last year that he would focus on deporting immigrants who were violent criminals. But a study of arrests in major operations in DC, LA, Illinois and Massachusetts shows that the vast majority of those swept up by ICE have no criminal record.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
ICE Arrest Data Shows Many Immigrants With No Criminal Record
In high-profile operations, more than half of those arrested had no criminal record, an analysis shows.
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Trump said last year that he would focus on deporting immigrants who were violent criminals. But a study of arrests in major operations in DC, LA, Illinois and Massachusetts shows that the vast majority of those swept up by ICE have no criminal record.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Reposted by Anne Spiro
My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
December 6, 2025 at 2:41 AM
My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
Reposted by Anne Spiro
