A deep commitment to anti-wokeness
08.11.2025 19:33 โ ๐ 14339 ๐ 4165 ๐ฌ 438 ๐ 223@saragal.bsky.social
ESL professor, novel-reader, knitter, gardener, Unitarian Universalist. Formerly of Colorado, exiled to California. Love dogs, cats and other creatures. Gen-X, definitely not cool enough for this place
A deep commitment to anti-wokeness
08.11.2025 19:33 โ ๐ 14339 ๐ 4165 ๐ฌ 438 ๐ 223Hereโs the clip.
14.04.2025 16:51 โ ๐ 719 ๐ 524 ๐ฌ 8 ๐ 226Here I react to the shameful encounter between American leaders and media and the Ukrainian president. No doubt there were more, but I saw five failures on our side: of hospitality, decency, democracy, strategy, and independence. Please watch and share.
snyder.substack.com/p/five-failu...
We (meaning Americans) all need to take some lessons from Ukrainians and Syrians.
Even against seemingly unsurmountable odds, they stood firm and did not quit.
They knew that living under a tyrant was not the life they wanted for themselves or for future generations, so they kept fighting.
Newly renovated Botanical Building in Balboa Park #sandiego
12.12.2024 21:22 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0We need POTUS to get the archivist to certify & publish the ERA. Give women a fighting chance in Trumpโs America.
10.12.2024 19:32 โ ๐ 704 ๐ 242 ๐ฌ 18 ๐ 13Emotional support chicken #knitting
10.12.2024 20:03 โ ๐ 14 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0@repadamschlff.bsky.social Congratulations on your new position as U.S Senator! Thank you for voting for HR 82 in the House. The bill is now in the Senate. Please ask Senator Schumer to bring #SocialSecurityFairnessAct to the floor and let him know he can count on your vote. #GPOWEPMustGo_Now
10.12.2024 15:26 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Even if this doesn't affect you directly, it is or will hurt someone that you know. Please repost, contact Schumer or your Senator to get this to the Senate floor before xmas!! #SocialSecurityFairnessAct
@schumer.senate.gov
Update: #SocialSecurityFairnessAct
"Public sector workers from across the nation plan to rally at the Capitol on Dec. 11."
"A spokesperson for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) responded ... the Act is 'a high priority to get done this year.'"
Call Schumer: 202-224-3121!
SenatorWhitehouse.bsky.social
#EliminateWEPGPO_2024
Please advocate that SenatorSchumer.bsky.social schedule a vote for #S597 ASAP!
#S597FloorVote
#Vote2PASS_S597
#SocialSecurityFairness
#SocialSecurityFairnessAct
Congratulations! Thank you for voting for HR 82 in the House. The bill is now in the Senate. Please ask Senator Schumer to bring #SocialSecurityFairnessAct to the floor and let him know he can count on your vote. #GPOWEPMustGo_Now
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05.12.2024 22:08 โ ๐ 43 ๐ 25 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 1Public servants like teachers and first responders are being penalized by the current laws (WEP and GPO). The Social Security Fairness Act would restore earned benefits to public servants. Senate needs to act before Dec 31!
21.11.2024 19:41 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0The real story on Capitol Hill is the desire of GOP men to have transgender women in their bathrooms
21.11.2024 13:34 โ ๐ 47670 ๐ 7686 ๐ฌ 1786 ๐ 567sherrilyn.substack.com/p/the-truth?...
18.11.2024 16:53 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0WOW! And so it begins:
Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski normalizing Trump after meeting w/him at Mar-a-Lago. This is how we got President Trump the first time. They learned nothing.
Iโm posting the entire segment as a ๐งต so folks can decide for themselves.
Trump confirms he's planning to use the military for his mass deportation
18.11.2024 14:12 โ ๐ 4632 ๐ 1174 ๐ฌ 462 ๐ 179Whoa, whoa, whoa. I didn't think Trump would actually do the unhinged things he repeatedly said he would definitely do. What the heck?
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
So, itโs time to talk about the mainstream media. You can safely reclassify major news outlets as โentertainmentโ and take everything they say with a grain (or more) of salt. 1/
18.11.2024 14:55 โ ๐ 315 ๐ 91 ๐ฌ 38 ๐ 17โค๏ธ
18.11.2024 01:59 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I learned some stuff about Bluesky I did not know by reading this.
Maybe worth passing it on to others so we can all start getting the full benefit of the ๐ฆ.
I've done this elsewhere, let's do it here. Heading into the holidays, if you need podcast recs for your travels, downtime, or when someone asks "what're you listening to," I'm here to help. Tell me what you like, I'll offer ideas.
From now through Thanksgiving, I am: Your Podcast Concierge. Go!
Sometimes acrylic is the best yarn for the job
17.11.2024 15:11 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Vaccines save lives no matter what RFK Jr says. I trust medical experts, not quack politicians who promote pseudoscience. Putting him in charge of HHS is going to cost lives. This is a nightmare.
17.11.2024 13:11 โ ๐ 1489 ๐ 486 ๐ฌ 56 ๐ 19Lake Fulmor, CA
16.11.2024 23:28 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Volunteer at local schools, in library literacy programs, in ESL programs, at International Rescue Committee and other refugee programs (in some areas, many students being counted as "illiterate" are learning English).
16.11.2024 23:22 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0"Itโs not to say that all rules should be thrown out the window; rather, now is the time for Democrats to look at where the high road has gotten them, and decide if itโs time to take a road less traveled."
My latest:
In the last 10 days, we've heard from a lot of male pundits and very-online dudes and even when the analysis is smart, very little space given to how women are processing. I tried to put it into words. Mostly one: FURY www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
15.11.2024 17:14 โ ๐ 443 ๐ 109 ๐ฌ 16 ๐ 9