Lopez Daydreams

Protect the Portland frog at all costs 💪

The Civil-Military Crisis Is Here The leaders of the U.S. military may soon face a terrible decision.

“And the rest of us, whether we’re elected officials or ordinary citizens, should do everything we can to let our fellow Americans in uniform know that if they risk their careers and even their freedom to protect the Constitution, we will stand with them.”
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Outrage alone isn’t going to cut it. Way past that point.

Federal agents knock down elderly couple during Portland protest An 84-year-old said she sustained a concussion and was hit with a projectile after she and her husband, a Vietnam vet, were knocked down by federal officers.

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Watch to the end 😭

RFK Jr fires top NIH scientist weeks after she files whistleblower complaint — Guardian US Jeanne Marrazzo’s complaint reportedly involved the Trump administration’s hostility toward vaccines

Only the good ones get fired

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Not to put too fine a point on it, but unprecedented numbers of immigrants are dying under the second Trump administration. Some people care.

Read about it in the latest edition of Huddles Masses from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-moral-...

Jane Goodall, Eminent Primatologist Who Chronicled the Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91

She embodied the best of our species.

Gift article

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Trump’s attacks on immigrants are morally horrifying, bad for our economy, unconstitutional, and hurt our national security.

At every single level, these cruel and illegal policies are harming our country. We can and must do better.

“WE MAKE, THEY TAKE”

From @moreperfectunion.bsky.social — 50 billboards across 8 states are driving home the message that working Americans (teachers, nurses, etc) keep 🇺🇸 running, but billionaires keep taking more & more.

Share if you agree.

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This just in from Sinclair: "Beginning Tuesday night Sinclair will be preempting 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' across our ABC affiliate stations and replacing it with news programming. Discussions with ABC are ongoing as we evaluate the show's potential return."

Re: Trump handing TikTok to his billionaire allies

Cynthia Nixon ROCKS!

WATCH:

#Resist

Pilchuck salmon run has begun!

Farm Aid Turns 40 and Returns to Crisis Mode

Yes, I understand let them reap what they sow, but what happens when cooperations and billionaires buy up all the land and control the American food supply? Lower prices unlikely and they could exert even more political control.

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Asks the question when is it going to « penetrate » a larger section of American society?

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We are witnessing a full blown war on science, public health & truth itself.

Let me be clear: Vaccines have prevented more than 1.1 million deaths, 500 million cases of illness & 32 million hospitalizations.

That's a lot of moms and dads who don't have to bury their children.

Loved him in the movies and his work for the environment

Now an extraordinarily successful scientific research system — one that took decades to build, has saved millions of lives and generated billions of dollars in profits for American companies and investors — is being dismantled before our eyes.

Reposted Gift Article

Tired of doom scrolling??

Don't worry, I've got you... 😊

#cat #catday #bluesky #nature #animals

Opinion | Charlie Kirk Didn’t Shy Away From Who He Was. We Shouldn’t Either.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/o...

Something is happening in South Carolina.

Authoritarianism Feels Surprisingly Normal—Until It Doesn’t Life in Venezuela was deceptively mundane. Then everything collapsed.

Sorry. I wish I had more inspiring articles to share, but this is where I fear we could be headed. Short of a miracle.

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Ali Velshi: It's time for Democratic leaders to fight — or step aside for those who will In the face of a would-be strongman, the leadership of the Democratic Party cannot seem to find the front of the battle line.

Change is definitely needed and has been for awhile. Big question is WHO can fight and who can unite 47’s opposition?

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Concerning government funding, an issue Democrats may have leverage, Democratic leaders need to have a plan and become more effective, or it’s time for new leadership.

Hand holding small black and white hand lettered zine titled "How to Report ICE and Help Keep Our Neighbors Safe". Sunflowers in background.

Hand holding open zine. Pages read: "S Size of group, A Actions/Activity, L Location, U Uniforms/Clothes, T Time/Date, E Equipment

"How to Report ICE" zines are available for free printable download for these places:
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Chicago
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Zine request form in folder.
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@madgreek2024.bsky.social this is such a well planned and executed protest. I would love to be able to share it with my indivisible group. Is there anyway you can post a link to it. Way to go Sequim!! Love that little town.