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This is absolutely fantastic! Tagging @lauraannegilman.bsky.social for Jewish &protest interest.

Trump’s new ballroom will be 90,000 square feet? A football field is 57,000 square feet. What’s he building, a convention center?

What you can do now A baker’s dozen of important steps to fight Trump fascism

What you can do now
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It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Will. Move. On. To. The. Next. Group. He. Hates.

I did not!

How has no one yet said THE HUNGER? Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie and Susan Sarandon.

Dim sun for brunch and a tea party later in the day.

The fight against the Big Bad Bill isn’t over yet. Even though it passed in the Senate, it needs to pass in the House w/all of the senatorial revisions: the tax cuts for the rich, a giant loss of Medicaid & SNAP funds, so much more. Call your representatives NOW. Don’t let the phones stop ringing.

Yes, Patty! Thank you! Speak the truth! We’re behind you!

What's in the latest version of Trump's big bill now before the Senate At some 940-pages, the legislation is a sprawling collection of tax breaks, spending cuts and other Republican priorities, including new money for national defense and deportations.

What's in Trump's bill:
-Adds 4 trillion to the deficit
-Kicks 11 million people off health insurance
-3 million get thrown off food stamps
-Electricity goes up by 30%
-Millions of jobs could disappear
-Wealthiest see $12K a year back
-Poorest people $1600 more a year

Totally makes sense.

Have you seen the new patches at stands.com? They’re terrific.

Excellent obit. I’d love to see more truth-telling in obituaries. Well done.

“Independence day is canceled because of fear of secret police raids” is really a level of on the nose political symbolism you just can’t make up.

Baldwin: I remember my cross-examination of Secretary Kennedy from HHS, and he said, “We will have radical transparency.” But what they’ve actually had is radical opaqueness. They never answer a letter. They never answer a question.

It’s one of the ways that democracy begins to degrade—

This is a huge win and it’s also a direct result of the grassroots effort. If you've made noise about this over the past few days and weeks, you have a lot to be proud of.

Cat bed? Who needs a cat bed? I love my unbothered king. All hail the sleeping monarch!

I live in a condominium, and every time I suggest to the other owners that we transition our garden over to native plants, I get pushback, told that it’s too expensive, told that natives are ugly, and so on. It’s enormously frustrating.

Following!

Hah! That’s awesome! 😹

It’s nine o’clock on a Saturday
The regular crowd shuffles in
There’s an old man sittin’ next to me
Making love to his tonic and gin
He says, “Perhaps a tweak to the algorithm is in order.”

“Act of terror” during Israeli hostage demonstration leaves several injured on Boulder’s Pearl Street Mall Officers were called to an area near the intersection of 13th and Pearl streets about 2 p.m. Sunday, Boulder police department said.

1/2 Jewish people were set on fire in Boulder at a peaceful vigil for Israeli hostages. That’s not “activism.” That’s terrorism. Antisemitism is not hypothetical—it’s happening right now in the open. If you're still silent, you're complicit.
#JewSky

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#SIFF2025 film #5: TINA
Choir teacher Mareta loses her daughter in an earthquake & loses her interest in life as well. She engages again when she takes a job at a private school and launches a choir there, building relationships with her students, music & life once more. Definitely recommended.

#SIFF2025 film 4: MEETING POL POT
Drama based on real events. Three journalists go to Cambodia to interview its leader Pol Pot amidst his regime’s decline. When they realize they’ve been taken to a bogus “ideal” village & start asking questions their situation becomes perilous. V. good, recommended.

#SIFF2025 film 3: WOLF LAND
Documentary about the challenges of wolf/human interaction in the northeast region of WA state and non-lethal methods to help maintain wolf populations while protecting cattle. Interesting story w/an appealing subject and some beautiful shots of the wild #PNW landscape.

Second #SIFF2025 film: Secret Festival, therefore I am under NDA and can‘t tell you anything about it—which is fine because it was . . . interesting, which is what you often get with Secret Festival films.

First #SIFF2025 film: THE LIBRARIANS
This excellent, important documentary follows several librarians fighting book bans in TX, FL, etc. It shows how Moms for Liberty & the Repub machine are working in schools, using the vague, inflammatory language of all such propagandists. Highly recommended.

The 51st Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) has started and tonight’s my first film. This time of year, I wanna run down the streets yelling, “Festival! Festival!” at the top of my lungs like some demented follower of Landru. (Star Trek reference. . .) I’m so excited! #SIFF2025

A row of pink orchids with dark pink centers.

Timeline cleanse! All my orchids are popping. Show me yours!

Exclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions Changes seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund

Exclusive: National Science Foundation staff were told today that the agency’s 37 divisions—across all eight directorates—are being abolished and the number of programs within those divisions will be drastically reduced.