Okay so now what? The one day no-buy is over.
The system loves symbolic victories. You celebrate & they keep collecting profits.
If you want to scare them, become anti-consumerist. Buy nothing but what you need. Stack cash & invest that in systemic shifts.
Build a new economy outside of the old
There are two people in Congress-the chairs of the Senate & House Appropriations Committees-who have enormous power over the illegal impoundment of funds appropriated by Congress, which is sowing chaos across the US. They need to be relentlessly contacted at their offices, in person and by phone. 1/
Congress is pushing bills to silence criticism of Israel, punish activism, and criminalize boycotts. Here’s what you need to know: mondoweiss.net/2025/02/what...
Citizen Lab released a report that highlights three serious security issues in the RedNote app, including that the app retrieves uploaded user content in a way that allows anyone else on your network, at your ISP, or organizations like the NSA, to see everything you look at and upload to RedNote.
more and more these days, I find myself thinking that you can accept the discipline of your political goals or you can accept the discipline of your resentments.
Hey friends, just read this helpful article on Reddit.
afsa.org/virtual-go-bag
Your friendly neighborhood librarian here...buy physical copies of your favorite books, especially challenged or banned books. Preferably from small local merchants. That's all; carry on. #Read #BookSky #Resist 📚
FOOD SCARCITY IS IMMINENT as long as the Administration controls us. During World War II, USDA designed the Victory Garden campaign addressing food & labor shortages in the U.S. This remains valid.
If you have educational resources please share! ⬇️
#AltGov
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“They can all just get jobs in the private sector” ah, yes, how foolish of me, I forgot they are hiring all over in the CORPORATE forest service right now
Fun fact: USGS does not, in fact, just study geology. Mission areas include core science (geospatial, mapping), ecosystems (biology, ecology), energy and minerals, natural hazards (earth quakes, volcanology), and water resources. We strictly do science and are completely non-regulatory.
Join @naomiaklein.bsky.social, @chenjerai.bsky.social, @keeanga.bsky.social, & @astra.bsky.social for an emergency town hall on resisting the shock & awe politics of the far right & their billionaire enthusiasts
Monday, February 17 at 5:00 pm ET
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The quality of the reporting on this has been disappointing, to say the least, with only the most basic understanding of what the National Archives does.
This is bigger than a little spat with a small agency.
bit.ly/3Ex744a follow @everylibrary.bsky.social to stay informed!
Tomorrow, I'm doing a webinar for clinicians who want to advocate for Medicaid with their federal elected leaders, as Medicaid faces existential threats.
Clinicians are some of the best possible advocates for Medicaid, and I am really, really good at this. We won't waste your time. 🧵
As more tech CEOs seem willing to put their companies’ culture and technology at the behest of the US government, it’s good to remember which platforms have access to what data.
How much Elon Musk makes from the government a day: $8 million.
How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65
Note: In 2024 alone, Musk’s enterprises were awarded approximately $3 billion across nearly 100 federal contracts, averaging about $8 million per day.
Rise n' Resist, folks! That is all.
The NYT "The Daily" podcast incorrectly reported that CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service Officers, or "Disease Detectives", were terminated. Not true. They are at-risk of termination. There's still time to advocate that they and other brilliant, dedicated Title 42 and 5 probationary staff are kept
Realistically, many many won’t survive.
How do we find and create ways to survive?
Tangerine Bolen ponders this on FB
I forget to look at bsky
Yeah, I noticed it. It was strong enough that it blew a few things around on my semi protected balcony.
Today and yesterday I delivered donated pizza to the warming center. I looked people in the eye and smiled. I said “thank you” and “I appreciate you”. I checked out a DVD at the library of the television show ALF.
I’ve had to choose pretend-it’s-not-happeningall to live another day . . . and just-do-the-little-thingsitall.
Why aren’t we looking into corporate welfare? In the United States, it costs taxpayers billions each year, with estimates ranging from $92 billion to $100 billion annually. Meanwhile, USAID costs only $40 billion. Hmmm… doesn’t add up.
Many of you are involved with nonprofits. Lots of good stuff here, even on the individual level.
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