@cassiedecker

Don’t Poke the BEAR!
Go Bears!
#California
#resistance
#NoKings

Rep Simon offers important amendments to the republican budget reconciliation bill that highlights their failure to consider the impact on real people. “If you haven’t been poor don’t legislate for the poor!” @replsimon.bsky.social

Bold red block letters on a dark blue background spell out: ‘KEEP ON TALKING ABOUT JEFFREY EPSTEIN.’ The design is stark and urgent, using sharp contrast and oversized type to emphasize the message.

A Surprising (and Easy) Way to Boost Your Attention Span

A Surprising (and Easy) Way to Boost Your Attention Span www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/w...

Controversial senator trying to sell millions of acres near Yosemite, Tahoe 258 million acres of public lands across the western U.S. could be eligible for sale.

"The vulnerable parcels of land include areas adjacent to Yosemite National Park, Mount Shasta, Big Sur and Lake Tahoe..."

"The land sale proposal... detailed by Sen. Mike Lee, a Republican from Utah who chairs the Energy and Natural Resources Committee..."

www.sfgate.com/politics/art...

#Joy of singing As act of resistance.

Public corruption prosecutions rise where nonprofit news outlets flourish, research finds "We find a really strong connection that they're able to maintain accountability in these communities."

You're 100% correct: www.niemanlab.org/2023/10/publ...

@maddow.msnbc.com

The United States of America is child trafficking.

Photos: Hundreds of S.F. protesters form human banner to spell out defiance to Trump - San Francisco Chronicle

It’s time to pick up your sign and take a stand.

Never Forget…..

Choose #Joy Choose #Optimism we will overcome the tyrants as we choose to be #optimisticactivists

Now this is #climate action.

Social Security website keeps crashing, as DOGE demands cuts to IT staff The worsening problems come as Elon Musk’s DOGE team pushes for more cuts at the agency, including in the department that oversees the website.

The Social Security system is crashing, locking senior citizens out for long stretches nearly every day. And Trump's solution is to lay off 1000 more workers and slash the IT budget by 50%.

Start asking if the purpose is to crash our economy and society. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

@maddow.msnbc.com there is #JOY in #Resistance
That’s the big truth that needs to shouted from the rooftops. When we come together to protest tyranny and this lawless administration - we turn anger into JOY and that is a remarkable experience that we can share.

The great irony of protesting is everyone feels so much better afterwards! Strength and #joyasResistance
#HandsOff Oakland

He can’t pretend this is anything he inherited. He totally owns this.

Opinion | Tenderness as an Act of Resistance They are trying to overwhelm us and force us to look away. But we must not.

Lest we forget our own humanity in the wake of so much suffering:

@Margaret Renkle reminds us that #Tenderness as an Act of Resistance
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/o...

Upside down American flag in another iconic national park - framing protest within #beauty.
@altnps.bsky.social

Yes - JOY is a form of #resistance!
Finding delight in #nature and #humanity, rather than succumbing to despair, helps us find connection with one another.

State Water Project Increases Planned Water Deliveries Following Recent Storms Today, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced that recent storms have allowed for another increase to the State Water Project (SWP) allocation forecast for 2025.

Good news on the water in California! 🗞️ Recent storms ☔ have increased water allocations to communities & farmers that use our state and federal reservoirs. More here👉🏼 water.ca.gov/News/News-Re... 🧵1/4

Ready Fire Aim is a lousy way to govern.

Have been wishing for same.

Budget Cuts Force Biologists to Leave Farallon Islands for First Time in Nearly 60 Years Biologists will vacate the Farallon Islands, leaving one of the most ecologically significant wildlife refuges due to federal budget cuts.

Budget Cuts Force Biologists to Leave Farallon Islands for First Time in Nearly 60 Years www.activenorcal.com/budget-cuts-...

Get in good trouble, necessary trouble.

With freshwater ecosystems in decline—some 50% of countries have rivers, lakes, wetlands, or aquifers in a state of degradation—biodiversity and livelihoods are at risk.

Here are five actions countries can take to protect these precious resources: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...