Alyssa Nelson “I read more than I tweet”

On this date, Matthew Shephard died 27 years ago. He was beaten, tortured, and left for dead on fence for being gay. Please keep him and his wonderful mother Judy in your thoughts. And let's all work for a world where such horrific things do not happen to anyone. ❤️🏳️‍🌈

Thank you. And I’m so sorry that happened!
(Me lying here, out of town, with a sudden random injury trying to figure out out if I should go get seen right away now or in the morning, or go to the work event that is relying on me…)

This is a tremendously beautiful project. Scroll down for all the wonderful details.

Oh no that’s awful. More reason for me to keep taking the stairs, too

Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice.

It doesn't have to be this way.

Little kids are having to use their bodies to shield friends from gunfire while armed soldiers are busy picking up trash.

GROSS

This sounds familiar — it has been going around, sadly. Hope you feel better soon.

Kids playing Ozzy's Crazy Train on xylophones

WTAF
“We’re expressing our first amendment rights…” -Interviewee

Freedom from kings.
Freedom from fascism.
Power to the people forever. ♥️

Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸

YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson The Declaration of Independence | Journey to American Democracy

A video about the Declaration of Independence. I'm proud of this one.

I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.

This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.

It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.

July Fourth—Independence Day—is the original No Kings Day.

Just saying.

WORLD’S FIRST EVER DUAL BUS-TRAIN BANNER BREAK-THROUGH!!!!!

LAX/Metro Transit Center opens 5pm!

At the Bitcoin Conference, the Republicans were for sale How many Bitcoin does it take to solve all your political problems?

“My jaw dropped. Coinbase, the world’s largest crypto exchange, the owner of 12 percent of the world’s Bitcoin supply, and listed on the S&P 500, was paying for Trump to hold a military parade.”

@tinanguyen.bsky.social
of @theverge.com takes on Bitcoin 2025.

www.theverge.com/cryptocurren...

Two woman walking and embracing each other in front of an ICE detention center. The woman on the left is wearing a black dress and heels. The woman on the right is smiling and wearing a white hijab, glasses, and a pink garment. Members of the press are in the background.

Two women standing, smiling, and embracing each other with grass, water, and the sky in the background. The woman on the left is wearing a white hijab, glasses, and a pink garment. The woman on the right is wearing a black dress.

Two woman stand next to each other and hold onto one another. The woman on the left is wearing a black dress. The woman on the right is smiling and wearing a white hijab, glasses, and a pink garment. In the background is the fence of an ICE detention center.

Today, our client Rümeysa Öztürk was released on bail from ICE detention in Louisiana, and she will return to New England to continue her studies.

📸 Giancarlo D’Agostaro

Disabled people can be a valuable resource to prepare for what’s coming.

We’re used to fighting for survival. We excel at emergency preparedness and contingency planning. We know what it’s like to try and survive an oppressive system that sees you as “better off dead”.

We were built to resist.

I have a toddler who is of course obsessed with Elmo, and this is radicalizing me in ways I cannot express

Rugged individualism is not the way to survive fascism.

Many folks will toss the disabled and vulnerable aside in an effort to further their own circumstances, but fascism comes for everyone eventually.

We need strong community supports. Networks of care. We must protect the most vulnerable.

Salt Lake City and Boise adopt official pride flags to skirt Republican bans New emblems approved by city councils in defiance of bans on ‘unofficial flags’ on government property

In response to GOP-controlled legislators in Utah and Idaho banning government buildings from flying pride flags and other unofficial flags, leaders in Salt Lake City and Boise changed their official city flags to reflect pluralistic values.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Called my congressman who voted for the SAVE act.

Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?

Pm Private GIF ALT: Pm Private GIF

I would like to nominate Maxwell Smart for national security advisor.

People keep asking me if Dems are divided between left and center of party. Nope. We are divided over old and new ways of fighting. That 20th Century playbook ain’t stopping a dictator.

AOC: I want to live in an America that guarantees healthcare to every person.

I want to live in an America that has a living wage for every person

I want to live in an America where you have free speech to express yourself and not be afraid of being put on a list or deported.

You cannot negotiate with terrorists. If the Ivies give in to any regime demands, the goal posts will move. If the massive ivy endowments aren’t deployed to preserve institutional integrity and academic freedom, what on earth are they for?

Where do weather forecasts come from? #NOAA’s satellites, radar, and experts work behind the scenes to track storms, predict weather, and send out critical alerts. Without them, forecasting would be a lot less reliable, atmospheric scientist Kari Bowen @cires.colorado.edu explains:

The administration is removing phone support for Soc Security recipients. Making it more difficult for seniors to get their checks. It’s a back door way to cut SS benefits. Horrific.

If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved

YAY!

Do you know why rural and working people are listening to Walz and AOC and Bernie?

Because they tell the damn truth. Because they are passionate about people. Because they are authentic. Because they care.

They are the new face of the opposition.