Mark Sills

Mark Sills

@sills7.bsky.social

Retired human services professional and researcher with a strong interest in the creation of a just, inclusive and healthy community.

1,013 Followers 614 Following 27 Posts Joined Dec 2024
1 week ago

Harsh, but unfortunately it rings true.

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3 weeks ago
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CRITICAL INFO: PLEASE READ THIS NOW by Prof. Joanne Irene Gabrynowicz, Board Member LWV of Oxford/North Mississippi

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3 months ago
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North Carolina advocates for the homeless feel ‘under attack’ • NC Newsline North Carolina advocates for people experiencing homelessness feel ‘under attack’ by new Trump administration housing policies.

North Carolina Advocates for the Homeless feel under attack

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4 months ago

The evil (I know no more accurate word) of this administration has no bounds.

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6 months ago

We certainly are fortunate to have leaders like her and many others working for inclusion and justice!

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8 months ago
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What Should Nonprofits Do If ICE Shows Up? - PopularResistance.Org As immigration authorities continue their relentless arrests of tens of thousands of Americans, from undocumented immigrants to U.S. citizens, nonprofits across the country are facing a difficult ques...

popularresistance.org/what-should-...

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8 months ago
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When Alaskans get fucked in a Snowbank ....blame her

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8 months ago
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Governor Stein urges Senate leaders to reconsider ending clean energy tax credits Governor Stein is urging Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Senate Finance Committe Chair Mike Crapo, and North Carolina Senators Ted Budd and Thom Tillis to to

Congress is considering passing legislation that would threaten more than 20,000 jobs in North Carolina and lead to a significant increase in electricity prices for families and businesses.  
 
North Carolina’s clean energy economy is booming – let’s keep it that way. wcti12.com/news/local/g...

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8 months ago
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He saw his opportunity and he took it Tim Moore keeps profiting from elected office.

He saw his opportunity and he took it
Tim Moore keeps profiting from elected office. #ncpol
www.politicsnc.com/p/he-saw-his...?

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8 months ago

We are heartbroken by the horrific political violence in Minnesotta on Saturday.

Political violence is unacceptable. It is never the answer. It must not be normalized.

In this time of fear & division, we must reaffirm our commitment to honoring human dignity & loving our neighbors, no exceptions.

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8 months ago

Unbelievable! This, and the fact that only a small percentage of Americans actually pay attention to the news, explains a lot!

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8 months ago
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NO KINGS High Point · No Kings **In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allie...

Come out for the No Kings protest tomorrow and stop by and see me at the @carolinaforward.bsky.social table!!
NoKingsProtest
@indivisiblegconc.bsky.social
www.mobilize.us/nokings/even... NO KINGS High Point · No Kings

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8 months ago

Probably kinda like his on one day and off the next tariff strategy. His threats are empty just like his soul.

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9 months ago

I will be damned if I allow a bunch of Confederate-waving January 6th apologists give the American people a lecture on flag waving.

There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later.

They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.

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9 months ago
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SHARE this as a reminder to EVERY member of our military:

“We don't take an oath to a King.

We don't take an oath to a wannabe dictator”

“We take an oath to the Constitution."

#FreedomToDissent http://dlvr.it/TLH1S5

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9 months ago
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🚨 North Carolinians, pls pick-up the 📞 today & call Gov. Stein @ncgovernor.bsky.social.

Ask him to VETO SB 153, a bill that would require state law enforcement to racially target & torment our populace in collaboration with 🧊.

🎥 @siembranc (Insta). Follow them on Bluesky: @siembranc.bsky.social

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9 months ago
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'Deeply troubling trend': Alarm sounded that America is 'no longer a stable country' During the June 7-8 weekend, major media outlets in the United States shifted their focus from what had been their biggest story a few days earlier — President Donald Trump's bitter feud with Tesla/SpaceX leader Elon Musk — to the tensions in Downtown Los Angeles, which has been rocked by large protests in response to immigration raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers. Trump, according to California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, crossed a dangerous line when he ordered 2000 California National Guardian troops to the area. And Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is threatening to deploy 500 active-duty U.S. Marines. California National Guard troops, Trump's critics say, shouldn't be ordered in response to the protests by anyone but Newsom — and only if the California government decides it is necessary. READ MORE: Trump's latest move is a danger to all of us One of Trump's critics on the right is conservative New York Times columnist David French. In his June 8 column, French points to the unrest in L.A. as an example of how dangerously unstable the United States has become. "It's hard to avoid the conclusion that the Trump Administration is spoiling for a fight on America's streets," the Never Trump conservative warns. "On Saturday, (June 7),after a protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests degenerated into violence, the administration reacted as if the country were on the brink of war. The violence was unacceptable. Civil disobedience is honorable; violence is beyond the pale. But so far, thankfully, the violence has been localized and, crucially, well within the capacity of state and city officials to manage." French notes that Newsom described Trump's actions as a "serious breach of state sovereignty" and that California "possesses immense resources to deal with urban unrest." READ MORE: 'Can't you just shoot them?' Inside Trump's threat to deal with 'radical left thugs' in America "If the (Trump) Administration, in its sole discretion, believes that this first, limited deployment is insufficient, then it will escalate," French warns. "It will shout 'Insurrection!' and 'Migrant invasion!' to justify more military control and perhaps the invocation of the Insurrection Act. As I wrote before, the Insurrection Act’s dangerously broad language gives the president all the legal authority he needs to put tens of thousands of troops in the nation’s streets…. It’s too early to declare a constitutional crisis, and in any case, debating the label we attach to any new event can distract us from focusing fully on the event itself." French continues, "But each new day brings us fresh evidence of a deeply troubling trend: America is no longer a stable country, and it is growing less stable by the day." READ MORE: 'Not heading anywhere good': NYT reporter sounds alarm on Trump's military move in LA David French's full New York Times column is available at this link (subscription required).
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9 months ago

The federal government is taking over the California National Guard and deploying 2,000 soldiers in Los Angeles — not because there is a shortage of law enforcement, but because they want a spectacle.

Don't give them one.

Never use violence. Speak out peacefully.

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9 months ago

Gavin Newsome should be seeking a Supreme Court injunction against the Federal Governments misuse of the National Guard.

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9 months ago
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F.D.A. Updates Recall of Tomatoes, Warning of a High Risk of Illness or Death

The FDA has updated an ongoing recall of tomatoes distributed in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina to its most severe warning, saying there is a higher probability that potential salmonella contamination could lead to “serious adverse health consequences or death.”

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9 months ago
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Rural Tour: Nash/Edgecombe County · North Carolina Democrats The North Carolina Democratic Party will bring its statewide Rural Listening Tour to Nash and Edgecombe County on Sunday, June 1st. Hosted by NCDP Chair Anderson Clayton, the Rural Tour brings statewi...

Join the North Carolina Democrats on our first ~rural tour~ stop in Edgecombe and Nash Counties! 🤠

We’ll be joined by Congressman Don Davis, Justice Anita Earls, Representative Dante Pittman, and Senator Kandie Smith!

It’s an event you don’t want to miss!

www.mobilize.us/ncdems/event...

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9 months ago
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RFK Jr.’s War on Vaccines Is Here Anyone who thinks he’ll stop with COVID shots is deluding themselves. The time to raise hell is now.

“If you’re among the vast sea of Americans who remain enthusiastically grateful for vaccines, the time for pushing back against Kennedy isn’t later, when he’ll likely be ratcheting up his program to “reevaluate” longstanding pediatric vaccines. It is now.”

www.thebulwark.com/p/rfk-jrs-wa...

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9 months ago

Yes!!!

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9 months ago

I wish journalists would stop framing political news as wins or losses for politicians or political parties. It’s an abrogation of our mission. Why do we keep doing this? Is the spending bill a win or loss for the American people? Who does it help? Who does it hurt? Is it sound policy? Fiscally?

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9 months ago
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A Terrible Idea Dean Chemerinsky discusses the reconciliation bill’s provision that would restrict federal courts’ authority to hold government officials in contempt for violating court orders

Dean Erwin Chemerinsky Trashes Trump’s Terrible Scheme for Rendering Courts Toothless
www.justsecurity.org/113529/terri...

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9 months ago
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Trump appointee reportedly pressed analyst to redo intelligence the White House didn’t like There's a growing fear that the White House and Trump appointees are potentially destabilizing the U.S. intelligence community.
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9 months ago

What???

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9 months ago

White South African Racists? "Welcome to America!"

Mexican Drug Dealers? "Welcome to America!"

4-year-old girl with cancer? "Get out of here!"

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