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Michelle Skigen

@michskigen.bsky.social

Fun stuff: Cats & other animals. World of Warcraft. Avid reader. Grandma. Serious stuff: Retired special ed teacher. Autistic. Disability and other marginalized groups advocacy. Myasthenia Gravis and other autoimmune diseases. Social Dem. Grandma.

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#impeachTrump #antifascist #BlueWave

07.05.2025 21:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Well, I had an interesting Sunday night, how 'bout you?

05.05.2025 01:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24304    ๐Ÿ” 6405    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1689    ๐Ÿ“Œ 431
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#protests #resist #BlueWave

22.04.2025 03:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#chronicillness #healthcare #spoonies

21.04.2025 19:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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U.S.-born man held for ICE under Florida's new anti-immigration law โ€ข Florida Phoenix Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez, a 20-year-old U.S. citizen, was being held in the Leon County Jail Thursday, charged with illegally entering Florida as an โ€œunauthorized alienโ€ โ€” even as a supporter waved his...

U.S.-born man held for ICE under Floridaโ€™s new anti-immigration law floridaphoenix.com/2025/04/17/u...

17.04.2025 23:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Cody Balmer referenced Gaza, "Palestinian people" after fire at Gov. Josh Shapiro's residence, documents say Cody Balmer, accused of burning the Pennsylvania Governor's Residence, had "political motivation" connected to the conflict in Gaza, documents say.

#antisemitism

What kind of person thinks that attacking an American Jewish family is the way to "protest" a foreign leader's mishandling of a war on the other side of the planet. And doing so on a major holiday while people are home adds to the heinousness.

www.cbsnews.com/amp/philadel...

16.04.2025 20:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A New Hampshire real estate attorney and American citizen returning home from Canada says he was detained at the border without an explanation and "treated like a criminal."

15.04.2025 20:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8322    ๐Ÿ” 3117    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1386    ๐Ÿ“Œ 590

Vigils are powerful peaceful tools of dissent.

Vigils are about constant symbols of dissent everywhere.

Quiet and poweful.

It can be candles in windows.

It can be sit/down vigils / gatherings

It can be art exhibits like AIDS quilt.

Letโ€™s get to work!

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธdissent

15.04.2025 02:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 468    ๐Ÿ” 78    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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A green moray eel shows out on the Coral City Cameraโ€™s 5-Year anniversary! #greenmorayeel #eel #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #miamibeach #biscaynebay #coralcity #civicpridethroughbiodiversity

15.04.2025 17:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9842    ๐Ÿ” 982    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 141    ๐Ÿ“Œ 59
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#civilrights #antifascist #iimmigration #dueprocess #acab

15.04.2025 22:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

#resist #antifascist #BlueWave #activism #civilrights

Mark your calendar for days of action. DO something. It doesn't have to be joining the protests if you can't do so. Give your time, your donations, etc. wisely and actively.

Silence supports oppression. So be vocal. Be loud. Be courageous.

09.04.2025 17:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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ASAN Unimpressed by White Houseโ€™s 2025 โ€œAutism Awareness Dayโ€ Announcement - Autistic Self Advocacy Network Today, the administration announced its recognition of โ€œWorld Autism Awareness Day.โ€ This is a step backwards from the previous administrationโ€™s recognition of World Autism Acceptance Day. But this ch...

ASAN Unimpressed by White Houseโ€™s 2025 โ€œAutism Awareness Dayโ€ Announcement - autisticadvocacy.org/2025/04/asan...

03.04.2025 01:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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BREAKING: As Cory Booker goes on to his 23rd hour straight, his livestream on TikTok has been โ€œlikedโ€ over 175 million times. Yes 175 MILLION!

01.04.2025 21:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 35039    ๐Ÿ” 5743    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 621    ๐Ÿ“Œ 274
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#namechanges #identity

02.04.2025 02:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#resist #BlueWave #antifascist

31.03.2025 19:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Woman Arrested After Miscarriage In Georgia Under Abortion Law A 24-year-old Tifton woman faces criminal charges after experiencing a miscarriage, raising concerns about the application of Georgia's strict abortion

#womensrights #healthcare #civilrights

Georgia expects women to have funerals for natural miscarriages. EVERY miscarriage will be handled foremost as a murder investigation.
NOTE: HALF OF ALL PREGNANCIES NATURALLY END IN MISCARRIAGE.

thegeorgiasun.com/news/woman-a...

27.03.2025 20:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Corrales and Placitas: Join us this Friday for more town halls in your communities!ย 

We're touring just about every inch of the district, and you're up next! We'd love to hear from you!

26.03.2025 16:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 194    ๐Ÿ” 50    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Massive purge of Pentagon websites includes content on Holocaust remembrance, sexual assault and suicide prevention | CNN Politics Articles about the Holocaust, September 11, cancer awareness, sexual assault and suicide prevention are among the tens of thousands either removed or flagged for removal from Pentagon websites as the ...

#DEI #impeachTrump 8647 #Jewish #Holocaust #womensrights #mentalhealth

edition.cnn.com/2025/03/19/p...

19.03.2025 23:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
New England doctor detained at Logan Airport, deported after visiting family overseas A lawyer said the 34-year-old doctor was cleared to return to the U.S. and that she has both an active visa through 2027 and a passport.

This is horrific.

www.boston25news.com/news/local/n...

17.03.2025 18:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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3/16/2025: Under the Radar; Americaโ€™s Own; Werner Herzog First, an investigation into U.S. drone swarm mysteries dating back years. Then, a report on DEI and a cancelled U.S. Marine Band concert. And, Werner Herzog: The 60 Minutes Interview.

#DEI #antiMAGA #military #musicians #patriotism

Watch the full performance. This 60 Minutes episode is the one with the students who won the opportunity to play with the UMC Band.

These kids deserve our attention.

www.cbsnews.com/video/316202...

17.03.2025 04:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Trump Administration Calls for Elimination of Federal Agency that Funds Libraries. Photo of White House at night.

Trump Administration Calls for Elimination of Federal Agency that Funds Libraries. Photo of White House at night.

Library lovers, we need your help. A recent executive order calls for the elimination of IMLS, the only federal agency that funds libraries nationwide. Without IMLS, many of the resources and programs we love could be at risk.

๐Ÿ“š Learn what you can do to help: ilovelibraries.org/article/trum...

15.03.2025 22:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 339    ๐Ÿ” 237    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 18
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Update on the Erasure of History at Arlington National Cemetery: It's Much Worse Than I Thought Last week I reported on the order to delete lesson plans/modules on the website of Arlington National Cemetery that covers various aspects of the cemeteryโ€™s history.

Update on the Erasure of History at Arlington National Cemetery: It's Much Worse Than I Thought
open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...

15.03.2025 14:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Milwaukee-area woman deported to Laos though she's never been there, doesn't speak the language As Donald Trump pushes the mass deportation of immigrants, Yang believes she is one of the first Hmong Americans to be deported to Laos recently.

#immigration #antiMAGA #Felon4547 #civilrights

With 5 kids, a disabled husband, and her own healthcare, when the COVID pandemic destroyed her income, she found work to do pot repackaging. She did her time for it. Now she's facing death.

www.jsonline.com/story/news/l...

15.03.2025 14:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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JD Vance's downfall is coming โ€“ and soon Sooner or later a transactional guy like Trump finds an ideologue like Vance just too much

#antifascist

Ever since Felon4547 was elected, I've been very concerned about Vance's role. Quietly sitting there while the whole thing is done, with someone on his last legs doing it all and then Vance can step in....

inews.co.uk/opinion/jd-v...

15.03.2025 13:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#socialsecurity #BlueWave #resist #antifascist #activism #disability

Whether elderly or disabled, a person's life still matters. We are NOT measured by how much product/service we can create.

12.03.2025 15:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 40    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

American taxpayers should not be left to pay the bill for Elon Muskโ€™s illegal actions, which are now being challenged in court.

I introduced the Nobody Elected Elon Musk Act, which would ensure that Musk and other Special Government Employees in charge of DOGE are liable for their illegal actions.

11.03.2025 15:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 533    ๐Ÿ” 130    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 25    ๐Ÿ“Œ 13

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