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Don’t shop at Home Depot, Target, or Amazon over the next week. During the busiest shopping period of the year, let’s make our dollars count by refusing to support corporations complicit in Trump’s authoritarian power grab: weaintbuyingit.com/?utm_source=bluesky

People who had a mean school librarian, or were ashamed because of overdue fines or lost materials, rediscovering the library 💚❤️💙

You feel that? The tides are turning.

While Republicans try to cut Medicaid and SNAP, Trump is wasting $100 million on a birthday parade to make himself feel better.

“It is up to all of us to fix this. It’s not going to be because somebody comes and saves you.” - President Obama yesterday

We must organize the pro-democracy majority to reclaim its power. Join an event near you for tomorrow’s nationwide day of action: handsoff2025.com?SQF_SOURCE=i...

Group photograph of office staff members at the Fasken law firm, six women of various ages in an old fashioned office building behind desks with typewriters.

Attorneys general from 21 states (AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, HI, IL, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OR, RI, VT, WA, WI) filed a lawsuit against the administration to stop the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) & other agencies Git 'em

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ATTN FEDERAL WORKERS: It has come to my attention that several agencies are now offering WiFi for you to use with your PERSONAL devices. If I were you, I would NOT use that WiFi. I suspect it's a way for DOGE to monitor your personal communications.

I’m seeing events in a lot of towns that are pretty conservative - Let’s show up!

There's so much bad in this paragraph it's hard to know where to start. FAA is now controlled by Elon Musk. He's awarding himself this contract. That's not what a conflict of interest means. This is simple looting. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Did you see this America??? Canada has our back!!! 🫠🇨🇦

March 4th - 50 Protests. 50 States (PLUS Canada!). 1 Movement.

#50501movement #PeoplesMovement #FiftyFiftyOne #March4thForDemocracy #ImpeachTrump #NoKings #PoliticalRevolution #BuildTheResistance #Canada @polrev.bsky.social

Get in good trouble, necessary trouble.

I heard my friend Dan here give a remarkable brief talk about this last month. Thankfully, he’s written it up at length to share.

WaPo Page One:

“If you’re going to just yell at me, that’s not going to be an effective town hall,” McCormick said ..

“But we’re pissed!” a woman shouted. #GA07

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Literacy is activism.
Reading is a political act.
Books are tools for liberation.

"These guides don't have solutions to your big problems, but they can make coping a little easier when life is difficult... not guaranteed to work for everyone, but with a little time and practice they make a difference for many"

Evidence-based #zines by Kevin Tarlow. Free
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Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.

Democracy requires your courage.

Exclusive | Elon Musk’s Secret Conversations With Vladimir Putin Regular contacts between world’s richest man and America’s chief antagonist raise security concerns. Topics include geopolitics, business and personal matters.

reupping this from the wall street journal -- oct 25 2024:

www.wsj.com/world/russia...

pushback works, part infinity:

apnews.com/article/immi...

The DEI caused the plane crash narrative is a distraction. The tariffs are a distraction. Whatever insane nonsense Trump spews that the media will chase like cats chasing a laser light is a distraction. The only story that counts right now is the wholesale hijacking of control of the US government.

For no particular reason, here is Orson Welles reminding you to apply critical thinking to the media you consume.

The dominant broadcast mediums change over time, but the relevancy of the message will remain as ever.

NonprofitMaven_Representative Resources + Draft Text for Grant Freeze Representative Resources + Draft Text for Federal Grant Freeze Below is an excerpt from the New York Times article this morning about the current administration halting federal grant monies and samp...

Regarding the unconstitutional freeze on all grant funding, please act now “the impact of even a short pause in funding could be devastating and cost lives … This order could decimate thousands of organizations and leave neighbors without the services they need.” Here's how to respond - It's urgent:

The People's Toolkit We won’t surrender or comply without a fight. We refuse to accept right-wing talking points that tell us to stay home and stay silent. Now is the time to unite around shared values and fight for a jus...

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YouTube video by PBS NewsHour PBS News Weekend full episode, Jan. 25, 2025

A while back I asked folks why they’re joining Bluesky and the most common response I saw was, “I just want a good place to get my news” and, yall, no. Bad.

GET YOUR NEWS FROM THE NEWS

PBS Newshour is FREE FOR EVERYONE.

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Anti-Trump protests sweep the globe on inauguration day – in pictures People worldwide take to the streets after Donald Trump was sworn in as US president on Monday

I did not know this happened. where are you all getting your news?

Current and former Capitol police officers joined a congressman to react to President Trump's pardons of January 6 defendants.

More than 140 officers were injured by rioters that day, according to officials.

I listen to books at bedtime. Any book I manage to finish was so incredibly compelling I went back time and time again to figure out what I missed. These are a few that were compelling in 2024.

A frothy drink with a striped straw in an outdoor restaurant

The exterior of an Italian restaurant

Trolleys with wooden horses and a small enclosure for children

Sharing travel pics from Serra Negra, Brazil to kick off this party. Don’t be fooled; the remainder of this party will likely be books and dogs.