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@jcatehill.bsky.social

Writer. Lover of water, the arts, architecture, books, travel; advocate for voting, civil & human rights for all. Posts reflect my personal opinions.

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109 Ways To Fight Back Against What's Happening In The U.S. Right Now We may be living in Hell, but that doesn't mean we have to like it, accept it or surrender.

We may be living in Hell, but that doesn't mean we have to like it, accept it or surrender.

29.01.2025 18:05 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

This order doesn't just ban trans people from the military. It states that this administration believes trans people lack "an honorable, truthful, and disciplined lifestyle" and that being trans "is not consistent with the humility and selflessness required of a service member."

28.01.2025 04:39 β€” πŸ‘ 334    πŸ” 108    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 19

this is an illegal order. the president does not have the legal authority to discriminate against entire categories of americans on the basis of sex. this order is no different than if he had issued one reinstituting segregation.

28.01.2025 04:26 β€” πŸ‘ 11211    πŸ” 2626    πŸ’¬ 370    πŸ“Œ 101
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White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.

Trump is attempting to unilaterally freeze trillions of dollars in federal spending that’s been duly appropriated by Congress. This is completely insane and illegal. He’s seizing unlawful control over the constitutional spending power? Five alarm fire www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

28.01.2025 03:25 β€” πŸ‘ 7870    πŸ” 2781    πŸ’¬ 359    πŸ“Œ 368
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Any Canadian thinking that we, as Canadians, would be better off being the 51st state is off their rocker.

#SheShed

27.01.2025 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1412    πŸ” 492    πŸ’¬ 102    πŸ“Œ 31

One thing about me is that I will fight Nazis until I’m six feet in the ground.

24.01.2025 01:24 β€” πŸ‘ 151060    πŸ” 19476    πŸ’¬ 4260    πŸ“Œ 1988
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β€˜Contempt is a dangerous way to lead a country’: here is the sermon that enraged Donald Trump | Mariann Edgar Budde This week, the Bishop of Washington delivered a sermon in front of President Trump urging him to show mercy towards LGBTQ+ and migrant communities. The president condemned it as β€˜nasty’. We reproduce ...

Read the sermon that enraged Republicans.

24.01.2025 15:52 β€” πŸ‘ 611    πŸ” 167    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 5
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DID YOU KNOW for 25 years Matthew Shepard had no permanent resting place due to concerns his grave would be vandalized

Reverend Budde learned of this, she invited the Shepards to inter him inside the Washington National Cathedral.

www.matthewshepard.org/matthew-shep...

She was and is a real hero.

24.01.2025 00:05 β€” πŸ‘ 6530    πŸ” 1237    πŸ’¬ 58    πŸ“Œ 111
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What to do NOW: 10 actionable ways to make a difference during the Trump years The bad news is that the world is unpredictable and uncontrollable. The good news is that we are not helpless, and we shouldn’t feel hopeless. We can save ourselves and one another.

The bad news is that the world is unpredictable and uncontrollable. The good news is that we are not helpless, and we shouldn’t feel hopeless. We can save ourselves and one another. Here’s how.

22.01.2025 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 632    πŸ” 231    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 31
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Today would have marked 52 years of Roe as the law of the land. But Donald Trump packed the Supreme Court with anti-abortion extremists to get it overturned.

This week, he cut off access to reproductiverights.gov.

We must keep fighting for women’s rights.

22.01.2025 21:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2714    πŸ” 561    πŸ’¬ 115    πŸ“Œ 34

I mean…

22.01.2025 01:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
it is our turn to carry the world – adrienne maree brown

we are the adaptation

no oppressor can imagine

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we are building our stamina

we dream of the real world

we carry god, and see god, in each of our faces

your holiness is not too heavy, not for me

adriennemareebrown.net/2025/01/20/i...

20.01.2025 22:54 β€” πŸ‘ 266    πŸ” 73    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 6
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β€œ..There will be those moments when the buoyancy of hope will be transformed into the fatigue of despair. Our dreams will sometimes be shattered and our ethereal hopes blasted… But… we must walk on in the days ahead with an audacious faith in the future.” - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

21.01.2025 01:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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