Michael Eareckson

[LIVESTREAM] People's State of the Union · MoveOn At the State of the Union (SOTU), Republicans in Congress are once again bending the knee to Trump and hanging their constituents out to dry. Nobody should participate in Trump’s vanity project, and t...

If you can't imagine watching the Pedo in Chief's BS SOTU tonight, I'm attending MoveOn's event, “[LIVESTREAM] People's State of the Union” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/moveon/event...

I stand with Greenland 🇬🇱 and all the other nations, as well as individual Americans, who oppose the fascism and colonialism being practiced by the current administration. Protecting the basic rights of all humans is patriotism in the best sense.

ICE Out For Good St. Johnsbury · Indivisible ## Join Indivisible St. Johnsbury for a peaceful protest this Saturday, January 10, 1-2pm on Main Street in St. J Stand with us outside the courthouse and post office as we demand justice, accountabi...

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Or anywhere near you!

Rapid Response Call: ICE Killing and Lawlessness in Minneapolis · Indivisible Join us to Thursday, January 8th, at 8:00 pm ET / 5:00 pm PT to discuss the killing by ICE in Minneapolis and their lawlessness and harm in communities across the country. We will talk with local an...

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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago

I'm looking at you, Stephen Colbert @colbertlateshow.bsky.social
I love your show, love your opposition to the broligarchy around us. But a recent show, ironically with Jen Psaki, who should also know better, sounded like an advertisement for Spotify. You should crucify, not amplify, Spotify.

Take one step beyond the inflammatory rhetoric, and think about the reasoning behind these horrific actions by ICE and the Trump administration. There is no plan or rationale, other than hate.

Touché. Thanks

Sen. Mark Warner calls 28-point plan for Russia-Ukraine truce 'a historically bad deal' The senator said it was worse than the deal British leader Neville Chamberlain accepted from Adolf Hitler.

What fool could possibly look at this "peace" proposal and not see Putin's fingerprints all over it? Russia would get everything, Ukraine nothing. No right- thinking person would reward Russia, which invaded Ukraine for no reason, with the keys to the kingdom.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

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The No Kings Alliance stands with the Starbucks baristas on strike. Don’t shop at Starbucks while workers fight for fair pay, better staffing, and an end to union-busting. Power still belongs to the people who make this country run: nocontractnocoffee.org/#pledge

White House Circulates Draft Executive Order Targeting State AI Laws | TechPolicy.Press The draft order, titled "Eliminating State Law Obstruction of National AI Policy," followed a Truth Social post by President Donald Trump.

As long as "states' rights" means discriminating against citizens of color, WH is fine with it, but let the states try to protect their own people against tyranny, and suddenly it's illegal.
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I Saw A Cop Looking At My ‘Veterans Against Trump’ T-Shirt. Then He Started Walking My Way. "My brain sized him up before he even reached my table. Police officer. White. Middle-aged. Beard. Military tattoos."

"Democracy isn’t held together by slogans or speeches so much as by a million small moments when people resist the urge to oversimplify one another"

A wonderful new essay from @nickallison80.bsky.social that already has almost 1,000,000 reads on @HuffPost Personal

www.huffpost.com/entry/vetera...

Do NOT put Donald Trump on any U.S. currency! Rarely in U.S. history have living presidents minted their image on U.S. currency. Trump wants to change that.  In October, it was reported that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveiled plans f...

Can you imagine anything more ironic and disgusting than putting the face of the man trying to destroy American democracy on US currency?
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Don’t Stream Fascism: Cancel Spotify

Are you unintentionally supporting the authoritarian takeover of America? Spotify is running recruitment ads for ICE, the federal agency behind mass deportation and surveillance of immigrant communities. Cancel your Spotify subscription. #DontStreamFascism app.sosha.ai/s/ca64KXcH

Understanding Systemic Oppression, with Tim Wise · Indivisible Learn foundational knowledge of how power operates in society, shapes injustices, and creates disparities. Additionally, learn how to recognize and analyze systemic power structures and their impact o...

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True, and look how great for America it has been when a media-savvy fascist creates news cycles by declaring non-existent emergencies and spreading blatantly false narratives.

Oh, the bravery of these big, strong men, to patrol the "crime-ridden" DC Wharf, home to free music concerts, restaurants, outdoor movies, and s'mores for the kids. And without helmets! What if someone hurled a Hero Sandwich?
Release the Epstein files!

I live in hope and faith that there are still many more non-Nazis than Nazis. For the moment.
Many individuals CAN fight this, together. I believe that this situation needs to be resolved without everyone shooting everyone else. Organization is the key.
Join an Indivisible group or similar.

Yup. I don't trust Patel's FBI as far as I could toss that rapscallion, so photo "evidence" needs review. But IF he did what they say, he's not the 1st young man to get caught up in the moment. My point was and is: his arrest was completely over the top theater for the sake of Fascistic terror.

Portland man and 'lifelong Quaker' charged with assaulting ICE officer during protest FBI agents arrested a Portland man known as a "lifelong Quaker who is deeply committed to pacifism" on Friday.

Information about the government's claims can be found here. I find the word "alleged" to feature importantly. But he is out of jail.
Yes, under some circumstances, some Quakers have been led to violence, eg joining the Civil War & WWII. But we don't know the facts here.
katu.com/news/local/f...

Thank you for posting this update. Guess my online sleuthing skills need polishing. Couldn't find anything useful myself from way over here.

Yes, THAT Jacob Hoopes! He was my student, and a most thoughtful, caring individual. His arrest is unthinkable, and if you can get to his hearing today in Portland, OR, please do. This unnecessary militarized "policing" cannot be allowed to become normalized.

Jacob Hoopes, a nonviolent pacifist Quaker, was arrested by 20 agents with assault rifles and no warrant, who handcuffed everyone in the house.
This is not police action, nor about justice. It's spectacle and intimidation. It's TERRORISM, FASCISM. They can come for anyone. And they will.
RESIST NOW!

Putin finally has a new USSR - the United States Sucking up to Russia.

In Showdown With Zelensky, Trump Takes Offense on Putin’s Behalf Never in the past few decades at least has an American president engaged in such an angry, scathing attack on a visiting foreign leader in the Oval Office.

In Showdown With Zelensky, Trump Takes Offense on Putin’s Behalf www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/u...

Aw, well. It stayed above zero the whole time.

Protest demonstration in Montpelier VT today just started.
#50501

Since Jan 20 is Dr Martin Luther King Day, and watching something other than the DC circus will lower the ratings for someone who's absurdly obsessed with his ratings, Leslie Uggams has provided a list of appropriate material to watch.
@leslieuggams.bsky.social

Heck, I'm also starting a paid subscription to the Contrarian online news site, to support journalists of conscience and integrity who have resigned from the Post, and to be sure I get straight information.
For good measure, I'm also boycotting Amazon, since Mr Bezos also owns that.

Billionaires kneel before a statue of Trump, offering sacks of money. The Post editors refused to run this Cartoon by Ann Talnaes.

Since Mr Bezos, owner of the Washington Post, has abandoned journalistic independence to fawn on (and pay!) the fascist Felon-in-Chief, I am canceling my Post subscription and instead giving that money to PBS and NPR, where I believe it will continue to support honest reporting of the news.