@hatriri.bsky.social
Left-leaning progressive, writer, reader, traveler, peace-seeker
Join the fight against government regulations on the books that you and your family are allowed to read in the United States by signing the petition today.
action.everylibrary.org/bannedbooks via @everylibrary.bsky.social
“Many academics tell us they’re avoiding US travel entirely due to genuine fears about border detention and visa issues.
"Barnes said many LGBTQ+ researchers, in particular, no longer felt safe travelling to the US for conferences, 'directly impacting their career progression.'"
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he has “100% hatred” toward Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
“How else can you see a person who came here and murdered our people, murdered children?” says Zelenskyy. https://cbsn.ws/3YyaIlp
@60minutes.bsky.social told the truth last night as they reported the news and @donaldjtrump-maga.bsky.social said @cbsnews.com should have its license revoked. THIS IS WRONG, SO WRONG. #firstamendmentrights
14.04.2025 11:19 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Hands Off Rally exceeds expectations in Austin at the State Capitol. #handsoff
05.04.2025 20:58 — 👍 293 🔁 17 💬 3 📌 1From @hcrichardson.bsky.social : Minnesota governor Tim Walz told Rachel Maddow tonight he was “speechless.” “I don’t know how to convey…how far out of the norm this is…. These are closely guarded secrets…This is chilling…. Republican senators need to put a stop to this and pull this back.”
21.03.2025 13:07 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Scarfolk Council poster of a finger pointing at the viewer with the word No underneath it.
My voting guide for each of the four amendments Louisiana voters will consider March 29
15.03.2025 14:30 — 👍 47 🔁 22 💬 1 📌 4
It’s hard to overhype how dangerous this moment is. This a naked attempt to seize government by the right wing billionaire class so they can steal from the American people.
03.02.2025 16:12 — 👍 3330 🔁 860 💬 320 📌 55
I just subscribed to 5 Calls Newsletter!
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Does Chuck Schumer know he is the highest ranking democrat in the senate?
04.02.2025 03:10 — 👍 3302 🔁 261 💬 134 📌 35…But yet he has access to areas that affect national security, private citizen data, and governmental operations. Please use your powers as a level headed elected official representing American citizens like me. I count on you to stop these actions unauthorized by Congress. “
04.02.2025 04:20 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Letter I sent my elected officials in Congress today: “Elon Musk has not been elected. His new “department” has not been enacted by Congress. No one other than Trump has given him any authority…
04.02.2025 04:19 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0You need to understand that in 11 days, Trump has advanced anti-transgender policies to near genocidal intensity.
Passports have been denied.
ID documents confiscated.
Banned trans medicine from those <19y.
Essentially banned trans people from using bathrooms.
This is the beginning of a genocide
My annual #goodreads report for #booksky.
20.12.2024 23:06 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
What the hell are we even doing? Normalizing & green-lighting another psychotic
madman. That’s what we’re doing. It’s f’ing insane.
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13.12.2024 12:43 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A page from Maggie Smith’s forthcoming book, DEAR WRITER.
Reading @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social’s DEAR WRITER and deeply admire how intimate and wise the advice is. These two paragraphs especially:
21.11.2024 20:33 — 👍 92 🔁 12 💬 3 📌 0Just finished my second hour in the #24hourwritingsprint with @londonwriterssalon.bsky.social ...this writing community is amazing. Wrote an essay on What I Know About Grief and am working on a holiday memoir piece for #HollowdeckPress.
23.11.2024 17:58 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0and this post about the #24hourwritingsprint with @londonwriterssalon.bsky.social was my first post on @bsky.app
23.11.2024 16:59 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Starting my second hour with the #24hourwritingsprint with the @londonwriterssalon.bsky.social ...inspired and grateful.
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