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WATCH: An *actual* plan to beat fascism A masterclass from political sage Anat Shenker-Osorio on how you can fight back against Trump II, create "social proof," mobilize your community, stop waiting for Democrats, and start getting it DONE

Always an honor, and a treat, to talk to @anandwrites.bsky.social about how to fabulously fight fascism:
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Fire Elon Musk Our democracy cannot be held hostage by billionaires. Let’s restore power to the people and demand accountability from our leaders.

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🚨Elon Musk’s DOGE operatives are attempting to access confidential tax information — tax returns, bank data, Social Security numbers — for millions of Americans.

Illegal access can lead to jail time under federal law.

@wyden.senate.gov and I are investigating and fighting back.

We Might Have to “Shut Down the Country” Anthony Romero, the A.C.L.U.’s executive director, talks about what he thinks could happen if the Trump Administration defies the authority of the courts.

Worthwhile interview with head of @aclu.org
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NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.

Opinion | Don’t Believe Him (Gift Article) Look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term and you’ll see something very different than what he wants you to see.

"Trump isn’t building support; he’s losing it. Trump isn’t fracturing his opposition; he’s uniting it" www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...

No one elected Elon Musk.

As Donald Trump allows Musk to access people’s personal information and shut down government funding, Republicans in Washington will also own the consequences.

We must do everything in our power to push back and protect people from harm.

USAID is a criminal organization,” Mr. Musk wrote on Sunday in a social media post that many aid workers saw as confirmation the agency would soon be absorbed into the State Department and that some viewed as a potential threat to their personal safety. “Time for it to die.”
THIS HAS TO STOP.

Ten Things We Can All Do to Protect Democracy From Marc | The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy.

The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy. My advice, take the first step, start with something small and see what works for you. Here are ten things all of us can do. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/10-t...

It’s official: In the USA The Gulf of Mexico is now the “Gulf of America,” and Denali, the Alaska Native name for North America’s tallest peak, has been reverted to Mount McKinley. But we refuse to accept this change—Denali will always be Denali to us. #IStandWithDenali

What would Martin Luther King Jr. urge us to do as we celebrate his life and legacy?

Press On.

Image of book and flowers, with the Altadena hills. Text reads: “CHILDREN'S BOOKS FOR ALTA DENA CBFORALTADENA@GMAIL.COM INSTAGRAM @CBFORALTADENA”

Animal illustrations and stars, with text that reads: “GENTLY USED + NEW BOOKS APPROPRIATE FOR CHILDREN IN GRADES K - 12 CLASSIC + BELOVED LIBRARY & BOOKSHELF FAVORITES HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES! → (SORTED BY READING COMPREHENSION LEVEL)”

Images of various picture books that Los Angeles is looking for from kind souls, including: Curious George, The Cat and the Hat, Corduroy, Harold and the Purple Crayon, Where the Wild Things Are, Goodnight Moon, and more

Images of chapter books Altadena is looking for from kind souls, such as: Holes, Charlotte’s Web, The BFG, Because of Winn-Dixie, The Giver, Matilda and more

Looking to help those who lost their books in the tragedy of the California Wildfires? “CbForAltadena” is a great place to start! ❤️‍🩹

Email your questions to cbforaltadena@gmail or donate to their cause via this link: tinyurl.com/cbforaltadena ✨

Thank you for your kindness & help, library friends 💚

Screenshots of an article titled "Due To "Slavery Clause," 30% of LA Fires Are Being Fought By Inmates"

Last week, I watched a TikTok from a man who was convicted of a crime and he negotiated for a longer sentence so that he could serve his sentence on a California fire camp and ultimately have a slightly shorter sentence.

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I cried to listening on radio this am then this eve watched it and cried again. He was a mensch. A man of integrity.

A Neurodiversity and Gentle Parenting Journey…in Color - Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network (AWN) A Neurodiversity and Gentle Parenting Journey...in ColorAutistic Women & Nonbinary Network (AWN) is excited to present our newest resource: A Neurodiversity and Gentle Parenting Journey...in Color/Mi ...

A Neurodiversity and Gentle Parenting Journey...in Color by Morénike Giwa Onaiwu is a free resource available on our website in both English and Spanish language versions.

Kids in Oregon’s foster care system need safe and secure housing, but an effort underway to create more has some advocates worried A proposed bill ahead of the 2025 legislative session has some advocates for kids in foster care worried.

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I have been expressing my concerns about this Legislative Concept LC 346 for the last month and will continue to do so. Oregon is so far downstream our kids are being thrown into the river by the systems.

The image is from a "Transparency Center" document and lists guidelines regarding acceptable and prohibited content for insults. It mentions: 1. Insults about: Character, such as cowardice, dishonesty, criminality, and sexual promiscuity or immorality. Mental characteristics, including but not limited to accusations of stupidity, intellectual capacity, and mental illness, as well as unsupported comparisons among politically correct (PC) groups based on inherent intellectual traits. 2. Highlighted section: The document allows allegations of mental illness or abnormality when tied to gender or sexual orientation, referencing political and religious discourse about transgenderism and homosexuality. It also acknowledges the non-serious use of terms like "weird."

Meta literally created a LGBTQ exception for calling someone mentally ill as an insult. You can't do it for any other group except LGBTQ people.

yes they are often harmed the most by ABA

Letter to the Editor of ProPublica in Response to " UnitedHealth Is Strategically Limiting Access to Critical Treatment for Kids With Autism" Letter to the editor of ProPublica, re: “UnitedHealth Is Strategically Limiting Access to Critical Treatment for Kids With Autism.”

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How ProPublica Missed Crucial Points About ABA Therapy — THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM Why it is so disappointing to see the recent ProPublica feature promoting hefty insurance mandates for Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA).

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NYC Mayor Wants to Ban Masks in the Wake of Shooting Death of CEO Brian Thompson A look at how the shooting death of Brian Thompson is being used to re-ignite interest in banning masks in New York City - a move which would be a devastating blow to the disabled community.

For more on mask bans, medical exemptions and how Mayor Adams is using the CEO shooting to push a ban - check out my latest article

We’ve lost our way. Banning masks serves no practical purpose and will harm entire communities

Please mask up now. Call lawmakers & tell them you don’t support a ban

Amnesty International Urges Biden to Free Leonard Peltier “Before It’s Too Late” The 80-year-old Indigenous activist has been incarcerated nearly as long as Joe Biden has been in national politics.

The 80-year-old Indigenous activist has been incarcerated nearly as long as Joe Biden has been in national politics.

And now it’s looking like it will be Dr Oz

A colorful “save the date” flier with invite to Dec 5 online event: “What now, what next? How can we understand this moment with an intersectional & cross-movement lens around COVID, Long COVID, health, healing, and disability justice?”

What now, what next? How can we understand this moment with an intersectional & cross-movement lens around COVID, Long COVID, health, healing, and disability justice?

Thurs Dec 5
6:30-8pm ET: Panel presentation and Q&A
8-8:30pm ET: Stay to chat

REGISTER
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I have faced fascism before, in this very country. I was one of 120,000 Japanese Americans summarily rounded up and expelled from our homes at gunpoint, all for the crime of looking like the people who bombed Pearl Harbor.

I spent my childhood behind barbed wire. My parents lost everything. 1/

Ableism is part of white supremacy and here it is on display.

MAGA’s embrace of RFK Jr’s “Make America Healthy Again” is so funny because these same people CRUCIFIED Michelle Obama for daring to suggest that American kids should have access to healthy lunches in school.

Imani Perry: ‘We have to live according to our ethics as opposed to our fears’ Donald Trump is poised to return to power and some groups of people around the country fear what he might do. “It can get much worse and it probably will,” Harvard University Professor and author Iman...

The outlook of another 4 years under Donald Trump is bleak. "It can get much worse and it probably will," says Harvard Prof. Imani Perry. But she urges people to stay steady. "We have to live according to our ethics as opposed to our fears." #Velshi

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