Mi Robin (they [pl. verb], their, them, themself)

Reasons to testify Commonplace book

from Mary Ann: open.substack.com/pub/maryannd...

The luxury gap: Trump builds his palace as Americans face going hungry Schmoozing the super-rich to fund a $300m ballroom while cutting food aid for those on low incomes threw the president’s architectural folly into sharp relief

via Colleen:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Montanans Go After ‘Citizens United’ - The American Prospect Montanans are putting forth an ingenious ballot measure that, while it wouldn’t legally overturn the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling that allowed corporations to buy elections, would negate its...

via White Rose Resistance:
r.pebmac.ca/https://pros...
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corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2025/08/07/t...
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via Jay Kuo:
This is how Dems should throw these questions back at the normalizing press.

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Prominent US Jewish lawyer quits Heritage Foundation’s antisemitism task force after defense of Tucker Carlson * * *

from and via Cynthia Hope Laub:

Anything breaking apart in the Heritage Foundation is a GOOD THING:

"Prominent US Jewish lawyer quits Heritage Foundation’s antisemitism task force after defense of Tucker Carlson."

www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

via Cynthia Hope Laub:

“The Project Esther coalition is crumbling. This morning a prominent Jewish lawfare advocate resigned from Heritage Foundation's 'fighting antisemitism' task force in the wake of the Kevin Roberts / Tucker Carlson / Nick Fuentes fiasco.”

-Ben Lorber

“Not a Signal Chat”: Mike Waltz Interrupted in Middle of U.N. Speech Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations was embarrassed while speaking to the General Assembly.

via White Rose Resistance:
r.pebmac.ca/https://newr...

"I watched it and MANNNNNN it was so satisfying to see. Basically it was the international diplomatic version of “STFU!!!” and it was glorious"

See similarities of husband in JD: Erika Kirk's mushy hug with Vance sparks buzz What turned heads at the Turning Point USA event was the intimate hug between JD Vance and Erika Kirk, the widow of Trump aide Charlie Kirk, and her glowing words for the vice president.

via Antony Sharman: www.indiatoday.in/world/story/...

Palace’s statement on Andrew is ‘vindication’ for Virginia Giuffre, says her family Women’s rights groups say announcement sends important message to survivors of abuse

via White Rose Resistance: r.pebmac.ca/https://www....

Get it?

Thanks for this.

On fighting the enemy inside ...
which ultimately might be YOU!

With Halloween approaching, I want to point out that the most scary thing I can think of is the FACT that we have a child rapist as our President & a Congress willing to give him cover.
#Pinks #ProudBlue #OneV1

Gaslighting....that's what THEY do!🤬

from Clay Bennett in my thread elsewhere:

So now he’s the Andrew formerly known as Prince?

Judge orders Trump administration to pay SNAP benefits with emergency funds A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from cutting off the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) beginning this weekend because of the government shutdown,…

via White Rose Resistance: r.pebmac.ca/https://theh...

What to Know About Prince Andrew’s Epstein Fallout The King’s brother was stripped of his royal title amid controversy over his association with the late American sex offender.

via Neurodivergent Rebel: Story: time.com/7330018/prin...

Harrisonburg teen posts video of mother's arrest by ICE We’re trying to track down what the official types have to tell us about the Monday morning arrest of a Harrisonburg woman.

via Karly Whitaker's thread:
"This atrocity happened [29 October]
augustafreepress.com/news/harriso...

Denny wrote this in my thread elsewhere:

"And most were erected purposely as an intimidation, insult, kick in the guts, for Black Americans during Jim Crow and the Civil Rights era. theweek.com/speedreads/7...

Carol added this in my thread elsewhere:

More cognitive biases have been identified:
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Belief: Narrative and experience mismatch Commonplace book

from Mary Ann: open.substack.com/pub/maryannd...

Trump Just Announced His Police State In yesterday’s address to U.S. troops

from Robert Reich via Mary Ann: open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

“Do Something B*tch”: Damning Video Shows CBP Agent Shooting Protester The Department of Homeland Security initially said the agent had shot the woman five times in self-defense.

Opposite of military science

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From Jill in my thread elsewhere

“Do Something B*tch”: Damning Video Shows CBP Agent Shooting Protester | The New Republic share.google/Q54R8Ag1BzAb...

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Wisdom fr someone who knows. Mass civil disobedience is an entirely different strategy, w its own legal consequences- that must be made clear. Know the laws, know your rights. I can’t recommend taking a course in nonviolence training/ education, highly enough.

The King Center offers them online

Image of the Uncle Sam wants you poster from World War I with caption, "I want a president who obeys the Constitution."

Self-intro 🧵:

A campaign volunteer for a progressive legislative candidate invited me to Bluesky (joined 5 July 2023 user 264,507). Our candidate won.

My main goal in microblogging networks is to promote democratic values and protect rule of law and civil rights for all.

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I know it’s too much to expect them to know their history, but if the American Revolution had a motto, it definitely would not have been “immigrants go home.”

It would have been “get your fucking soldiers out of our cities.”

YouTube video by Preacher Boys A Professor Researched Charlie Kirk for Years... Here's What He Discovered.

via Erica Kleine: youtu.be/tCU0PtKrY4E?...