Elizabeth Lynn

Panelists and participants at the at the Next System Teach-In at Cal Poly Humboldt

Great energy at the Next System Teach-In at Cal Poly Humboldt. @kith51.bsky.social, Friends of Public Bank East Bay & Rick Girling, SF Public Banking Coalition broke down how to keep money local & build a just economy. Thanks @redneckgonegreen.bsky.social for organizing!

www.publicbankeastbay.org

Reporter: Are affirming that you think Trump is a fascist?

Mamdani: We’ve spoken about—

Trump: That’s ok, you can just say it.

this is the peace plan we should be pushing

russia goes home and gets nothing. they learn from this that adventures in occupying neighbors has no benefit and only costs

Philip K. Dick has entered the chat.

I wonder what further bullshit he's going to say when the recession hits next year....

THIS.

I am so tired of this. Trump's minions lie like they breathe.

"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."

This is a list of the known jurisdictions that have cancelled Flock after recent revelations about the systems vulnerability to hacking and fed exploitation

Tell City Council: No FLOCK Surveillance for ICE in Oakland The Oakland Police Department is looking to push through a $2.25M contract to expand its surveillance network under the privately-owned company FLOCK Safety — and we need you to show up and demand the...

If you live in Oakland PLEASE consider writing in via this extremely easy form to our city officials to urge them to REJECT a contract w FLOCK surveillance cameras, which shares data directly with ICE and DHS.

Keep our neighbors safe.

FLOCK OUT OF OAKLAND

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I'll look forward to it.

OTD in 680 CE Hild of Whitby died. Ever year I celebrate. This year by a) showing off my fabulous, specially commissioned snakestone cast in silver to wear as a lapel pin, silver jacket pin cast in silver, and her death
b) my imagined version of her grave marker

That city still exists, but it has gates, and high walls around it, and armed guards in the streets. If you look, you see people with colored armbands -- yellow stars, pink triangles... The smiling faces under the streetlights are (mostly) white; the darker ones move quietly in the shadows.

Not asking for an actual date, of course. Year, month...

I enjoyed The Venetian Heretic very much; will look forward to this new book. Pub date?

“I was 14… I was 16… this was me when I met Epstein… there are thousands of us… time to let the secrets out of the shadows”

Powerful ad from survivors ahead of a vote to tell us where each House rep stands on protecting kids vs protecting pedophiles.

Laura Loomer, on X, (I've seen the post but cannot link to it) is now insinuating that Thomas Massie killed his wife. ("Just asking questions....")

Calvin Duncan wins Orleans clerk of court race - Verite News New Orleans Duncan, a political newcomer and former prisoner, defeated incumbent Darren Lombard by a wide margin in Saturday's runoff.

Truly an amazing story:

"Duncan, a political newcomer and former prisoner who was wrongfully incarcerated for nearly 30 years, won by a wide margin, besting Lombard, a veteran of the city’s courts, 68% to 32%."

Read Robert Stewart's report:

How Big Should Your Tent Be? It's striking to me that a lot of people want politics to be about their personal feelings, in which case they're not engaged in politics, though they may be engaged in the sabotage of politics. This ...

Absolutely on point. Please read and Share.

www.meditationsinanemergency.com/how-big-shou...

Alice Wong, a woman in a wheelchair with dark hair, poses in a pink and orange outfit and berry lipstick. A headline reads: "Alice Wong, Writer and Relentless Advocate for Disability Rights, Dies at 51." Photo via John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

Alice Wong, a writer and activist who was born with muscular dystrophy and who fought relentlessly for equal rights and access for people with disabilities, died on Friday. She was 51. nyti.ms/4r9WqEr

Rest in Power.

He's not rational, his understanding of relationships is entirely transactional, and he negotiates like a Mafia don. He doesn't care about treaties. He's buying personal loyalty.

They can refuse to extradite. And there's this: "Once a person is extradited, the requesting country is generally not allowed to prosecute them for any offense committed before the extradition, except for the offense for which extradition was granted."

NOW WHAT? Part II - Real Talk for Voters, Advocates, & Dem Leaders in Congress

Sherrilyn Ifill - worth reading!

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Heather Cox Richardson: "The U.S. withdrew $870 million from its account at the International Monetary Fund shortly before a similar sum appeared in Argentina’s IMF fund just in time for that country to pay an $840 million debt."

Argentina IS a traditional haven for fascists. Just sayin'!

Five Questions With Miles Taylor The Chief of Staff at DHS during the 1st Trump administration, author of the anonymous NYT op-ed that informed us about resistance to Trump on the inside

"The Donald Trump I met is a creepy and corrupt man who wishes he were a tyrant."

Miles Taylor,
Chief of Staff of DHS during the first Trump administration.

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I really don't want to know any of this. *scrubs brain*

2324 email threads
1670 mention Trump

Undaunted Rep. Robert Garcia shows Democrats how to fight MAGA

Yay for Congressman Robert Garcia! California Democrats FTW! More of this, please.

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This is such bullshit. We don't have enough housing, and the reasons have nothing to do with illegal immigration, it has to do with the immense financial sector - hedge funds, banks, insurance companies, developers - who structured the housing market so that they can milk it for their own benefit.