Caitlin McLaughlin

Good work.

I hope you told them you are THE Sandra Lawson.

15 Ways You Can Fight for Democracy Every day, hundreds of family members, friends, and Contrarian readers reach out to ask what they can do to stop Trump and turn the tide against autocracy. We can help

15 ways each of us can protect democracy, from The Contrarian

Thousands of fired federal workers must be rehired immediately, judge rules U.S. District Judge William Alsup described the mass firings as a “sham” strategy by the government’s central human resources office.

🚨NEWS: In the latest blow to their illegal DOGE operation, a federal judge has ordered the Musk-Trump administration to immediately reinstate THOUSANDS of illegally-fired federal workers.

The truth — and the law — are catching up to them. We cannot let up.

Spring has arrived near Washington DC and Lailah is here for it.

Spring.

@lisamurkowski.bsky.social

“We’ve Been Essentially Muzzled”: Department of Education Halts Thousands of Civil Rights Investigations Under Trump Since Inauguration Day, the Office for Civil Rights has only opened about 20 investigations focused on Trump’s priorities, placing more than 10,000 student complaints related to disability access and…

Out of the 12,000 civil rights complaints the Education Department has put on hold since Trump took office:
• 6,000 relate to mistreatment of disabled students
• 1,000 are specific to sexual harassment/violence
• 3,200 pertain to racial discrimination

This was a fantastic concert at Boston Symphony Hall. Bravo to Boston Philharmonic orchestra and glorious soprano Claire Booth.

Boston Philharmonic Orchestra: Strauss / Mahler Concert conducted by Benjamin Zander YouTube video by Boston Philharmonic

Today's concert is live now on our YouTube account: youtube.com/live/fRL15kK... Now we're having Benjamin Zander's pre-concert talk then at 3 PM, EST, U.S. time we will start the music.

Voices of Change: 50 Years of Women in the American Cantorate In acknowledgement of the 50th anniversary of the ordination of America’s first female cantor, the Milken Archive presents a multipart series of articles and

Kvelling - 1st article up, in a series coming over several months - interviews of women Cantors by @judypinnolis.bsky.social , along w/general articles by her & by Rachel Adelstein covering even more women Cantors. www.milkenarchive.org/articles/vie... #jewishwomen #cantorialmusic #jewishmusic

Taken a few weeks ago at golden hour.