She Reads and Writes

Sweeps of Homeless Camps in DC Should Concern Us All Because who's next?

It seems that American values of freedom and dignity come with asterisks (as long as you're not an immigrant, as long as you're not unhoused) I've long been frustrated by the way people simplify the incredibly complicated issue that is homelessness in America
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Keep Gasping And keep fighting, even though you're exhausted

Don't let Trump's newest offense start to feel normal. Keep being offended and keep fighting back!
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Freedom of Speech is Not Without Consequences Speak up anyway

Speaking out often means opening yourself up to risk. I know from experience, which I write about here. But I also know, it's the only way to save our democracy.
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One Month In: A Reflection Well, it’s been a month.

A one-month reflection
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Maybe it's time to give up... On people who refuse to acknowledge reality.

We know that after WW2, many Nazis STILL remained loyal to Hitler. I'm tired of trying to reason with and educate MAGA.
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Joy as Rebellion It really is a thing

I am not someone who is motivated by platitudes, but the more I read about using joy as rebellion, the more I see it’s value.
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Awhile ago Jon Oliver did a segment about sheriff's. VERY eye-opening (and scary!) Thanks for sharing this.

I had the same idea!

My 3rd year of teaching when I announced I was pregnant my boss "joked," "we should have hired 2 'Steves' (name of male colleague that hired in at the same time as me) Those guys don't take maternity leave." 😡

We're going to do it one brick at a time And we're going to remember to breathe

It's only been three days. We must think strategically about how we fight and how to best preserve our emotional energy.
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Thanks Zuck An excuse to disconnect and reconnect

Today I unfriended over 150 people on Facebook. I think it's time to redefine the purpose of social media and who we share our lives with.
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I would have thought we could all agree that Nazi salutes were bad, but I guess a handful of "friends" on my Facebook feed can't. Finally deactivated it. Tired of being made to feel like I'm overreacting.

Preserving Monday for Dr. King When signed into law in 1983, the third Monday in January was to be preserved as a day of remembrance and service.

I'll be spending my Monday honoring Dr. King and preparing to fight fascism.
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TikTok Goes Dark In Less Than 24 Hours Less than 24 hours to go.

NEWS: The Trump Administration is gearing up for mass deportations in Chicago on Tuesday and TikTok goes dark in less than 24 hours. Read up on all the news you missed overnight, and subscribe if you enjoy this content! open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

Armed and Underground: Inside the Turbulent, Secret World of an American Militia Rounding up migrants. Lists of “friendly” sheriffs. Debating political assassinations. Internal messages reveal AP3’s journey from Jan. 6 through the tumultuous lead-up to the 2024 election. One membe...

Be sure to check out this piece from ProPublica written back in April. Kaplan wrote this using the intel from an undercover insider (his expose about this mole is out now). The way militias are aligning with local police (and using FB to recruit) is so disturbing.

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Why Thinking and Questioning Matter Now More than Ever An overview of my favorite chapters from Timothy Snyder's On Tyranny.

Since everyone is talking about it, I read Timothy Snyder's 'On Tyranny.' Here is an overview of the three chapters I find most relevant.
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A Reading List for the Next Four Building community, finding messages of hope, and beginning the fight

Some reading recommendations to prepare for a Trump regime.
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