Ashley Ocean
@ashleyocean.bsky.social
Artist|Entreprenuer|Humanitarian
🌞 Serve Most in Darkness
🌞 Serve Most in Darkness
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Tonight, support #HourOfAction to help feed America's children dependent upon SNAP.
Don't sleep while America's children go hungry! With tonight's time change, put your extra hour to good use: help USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins see the light and release SNAP funding!!
Don't sleep while America's children go hungry! With tonight's time change, put your extra hour to good use: help USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins see the light and release SNAP funding!!
November 1, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Tonight, support #HourOfAction to help feed America's children dependent upon SNAP.
Don't sleep while America's children go hungry! With tonight's time change, put your extra hour to good use: help USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins see the light and release SNAP funding!!
Don't sleep while America's children go hungry! With tonight's time change, put your extra hour to good use: help USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins see the light and release SNAP funding!!
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#Florida lawmakers took orders from the lobbyist for a shady landowner, and now the taxpayers are paying $83 million for 4 acres in Destin that do NOT need to be preserved. jasongarcia.substack.com/p/florida-la... via @jasongarcia.bsky.social
Florida lawmakers took instructions from a landowner's lobbyist. Now Florida taxpayers will pay $83 million for four acres.
Records show a lobbyist wrote a law enabling a controversial land deal in which Florida will pay more than $20 million an acre to buy a tiny parcel of property from a politically connected seller.
jasongarcia.substack.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:47 PM
#Florida lawmakers took orders from the lobbyist for a shady landowner, and now the taxpayers are paying $83 million for 4 acres in Destin that do NOT need to be preserved. jasongarcia.substack.com/p/florida-la... via @jasongarcia.bsky.social
Thank you for speaking for the voiceless and this courageous level of exposure @sho-walter.bsky.social ❤️ There is so much work to do and speaking the truth is how we get to a future where such human torture doesn’t exist. This is now happening in mental health programs
bookshop.org/p/books/reha...
bookshop.org/p/books/reha...
October 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Thank you for speaking for the voiceless and this courageous level of exposure @sho-walter.bsky.social ❤️ There is so much work to do and speaking the truth is how we get to a future where such human torture doesn’t exist. This is now happening in mental health programs
bookshop.org/p/books/reha...
bookshop.org/p/books/reha...
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A Homeland Security Investigations agent shot at an unarmed Black man during a traffic stop on Oct. 17. But a @dcpolicedept.bsky.social officer omitted any mention of the shooting from his reports, apparently under instruction from a "team leader."
washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7732...
washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7732...
A Federal Agent Shot at a Driver in D.C. An MPD Officer Was Told To Omit the Shooting from His Report.
An HSI agent fired three times into a vehicle police claimed was trying to flee. The charges were dismissed during a preliminary hearing.
washingtoncitypaper.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:54 PM
A Homeland Security Investigations agent shot at an unarmed Black man during a traffic stop on Oct. 17. But a @dcpolicedept.bsky.social officer omitted any mention of the shooting from his reports, apparently under instruction from a "team leader."
washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7732...
washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7732...
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50 yrs ago, 90% of women in Iceland went on strike. No cooking, cleaning or childcare. Schools closed. Flights grounded. Men stayed home or took kids to work. Today Iceland has smallest gender pay gap in the world & tough equal pay laws. @josiecox.bsky.social
www.thepersistent.com/50-years-ice...
www.thepersistent.com/50-years-ice...
50 Years Ago, Iceland's Women Went on Strike. It Changed Everything.
They stopped cleaning and cooking; they stopped doing laundry and they stopped looking after their children. They’d had enough.
www.thepersistent.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
50 yrs ago, 90% of women in Iceland went on strike. No cooking, cleaning or childcare. Schools closed. Flights grounded. Men stayed home or took kids to work. Today Iceland has smallest gender pay gap in the world & tough equal pay laws. @josiecox.bsky.social
www.thepersistent.com/50-years-ice...
www.thepersistent.com/50-years-ice...
October 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
October 23, 2025 at 1:37 AM
May we display survivor stories proudly on every shelf we can.
Any way we can speak to survivors and say: I believe you. I am a safe space. It’s okay to tell.
We must continue to identify who is for this and who is against it.
bookshop.org/p/books/unti...
Any way we can speak to survivors and say: I believe you. I am a safe space. It’s okay to tell.
We must continue to identify who is for this and who is against it.
bookshop.org/p/books/unti...
October 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
May we display survivor stories proudly on every shelf we can.
Any way we can speak to survivors and say: I believe you. I am a safe space. It’s okay to tell.
We must continue to identify who is for this and who is against it.
bookshop.org/p/books/unti...
Any way we can speak to survivors and say: I believe you. I am a safe space. It’s okay to tell.
We must continue to identify who is for this and who is against it.
bookshop.org/p/books/unti...
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Make sure you know your rights!
Attending a No Kings protest today? Know your protest rights:
Know Your Rights | Protesters’ Rights | ACLU
The First Amendment protects your right to assemble and express your views through protest. However, police and other government officials are allowed to place certain narrow restrictions on the exerc...
www.aclu.org
October 18, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Make sure you know your rights!
“In The Double Tax, Harvard researcher Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman summarizes the disparities that women face as they navigate life's biggest moments.”
A juggernaut in what should be required reading in intersectional education. #doubletax expertly outlines the pain points and gives us action plans.
A juggernaut in what should be required reading in intersectional education. #doubletax expertly outlines the pain points and gives us action plans.
TODAY, I AM OFFICIALLY AN AUTHOR!!! A CHILDHOOD DREAM COME TRUE!!!!!
#TheDoubleTax is the first book I've ever written and it’s OUT EVERYWHERE TODAY. Four years. 100s of stories. Countless drafts. I woke up today as a FIRST TIME author. WOW.
Get your copy TODAY: annagifty.com #booksky #blacksky
#TheDoubleTax is the first book I've ever written and it’s OUT EVERYWHERE TODAY. Four years. 100s of stories. Countless drafts. I woke up today as a FIRST TIME author. WOW.
Get your copy TODAY: annagifty.com #booksky #blacksky
October 16, 2025 at 1:48 PM
“In The Double Tax, Harvard researcher Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman summarizes the disparities that women face as they navigate life's biggest moments.”
A juggernaut in what should be required reading in intersectional education. #doubletax expertly outlines the pain points and gives us action plans.
A juggernaut in what should be required reading in intersectional education. #doubletax expertly outlines the pain points and gives us action plans.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Storming an apartment complex by helicopter as families slept. Deploying chemical agents near a public school. Handcuffing a Chicago City Council member at a hospital.
apnews.com/article/chic...
apnews.com/article/chic...
Using helicopters and chemical agents, immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago
Activists, residents and elected leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest cit...
apnews.com
October 6, 2025 at 8:51 PM
CHICAGO (AP) — Storming an apartment complex by helicopter as families slept. Deploying chemical agents near a public school. Handcuffing a Chicago City Council member at a hospital.
apnews.com/article/chic...
apnews.com/article/chic...
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“They’ve taken eight months to assiduously attack our nation now, but they’ve been planning this for 60 years. Our job is to make sure we are fighting back just as hard.” @staceyabrams.com explains the ten steps to autocracy and how the Trump administration has fulfilled all of them.
September 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
“They’ve taken eight months to assiduously attack our nation now, but they’ve been planning this for 60 years. Our job is to make sure we are fighting back just as hard.” @staceyabrams.com explains the ten steps to autocracy and how the Trump administration has fulfilled all of them.
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In a moment like this, when tensions are high, part of the job of the president is to remind us of the ties that bind us together.
September 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
In a moment like this, when tensions are high, part of the job of the president is to remind us of the ties that bind us together.
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Just dropped...
On what would have been her 42nd birthday, I'm thinking of Virginia and wondering how joyful her life might have been, "had she not been forced to slay demons."
www.digitaldrumbeat.com/p/rememberin...
On what would have been her 42nd birthday, I'm thinking of Virginia and wondering how joyful her life might have been, "had she not been forced to slay demons."
www.digitaldrumbeat.com/p/rememberin...
Remembering Virginia Giuffre
Daughter, Sister, Mother, Survivor, and Fierce Advocate
www.digitaldrumbeat.com
August 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Just dropped...
On what would have been her 42nd birthday, I'm thinking of Virginia and wondering how joyful her life might have been, "had she not been forced to slay demons."
www.digitaldrumbeat.com/p/rememberin...
On what would have been her 42nd birthday, I'm thinking of Virginia and wondering how joyful her life might have been, "had she not been forced to slay demons."
www.digitaldrumbeat.com/p/rememberin...
“An experimental mRNA vaccine boosted the tumor-fighting effects of immunotherapy in a mouse-model study, bringing researchers one step closer to their goal of developing a universal vaccine to “wake up” the immune system against cancer.”
Surprising finding could pave way for universal cancer vaccine - UF Health
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — An experimental mRNA vaccine boosted the tumor-fighting effects of immunotherapy in a mouse-model study, bringing researchers one step…
ufhealth.org
August 9, 2025 at 2:54 PM
“An experimental mRNA vaccine boosted the tumor-fighting effects of immunotherapy in a mouse-model study, bringing researchers one step closer to their goal of developing a universal vaccine to “wake up” the immune system against cancer.”
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Public schools receive billions each year in reimbursements for services such as counseling and speech therapy — and those programs are at risk following President Trump's cuts to Medicaid.
Schools brace for potential cuts to special education funding
Medicaid cuts could impact special education services in public schools, leaving districts to find alternative funding sources.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 6, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Public schools receive billions each year in reimbursements for services such as counseling and speech therapy — and those programs are at risk following President Trump's cuts to Medicaid.
Solidarity FOREVER. 💔 Refusal to accept today’s news is the ONLY answer. Donate to survivor Org’s in defiance, volunteer to support community in any way right now while we are asked to hold a line deep in the trenches. They will not break us. Reach out if you need support. KEEP GOING! 🌞 #metoo
A reminder for many. Virginia Giuffrie donated a portion of her settlement to other survivors, knowing her privilege and power. She saved a countless amount of lives globally in speaking her truth and her commitment to such work in the movement. Seek community if you need support. You are not alone.
Virginia Giuffre deserved a much better world to match her courage. We all do.
July 7, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Solidarity FOREVER. 💔 Refusal to accept today’s news is the ONLY answer. Donate to survivor Org’s in defiance, volunteer to support community in any way right now while we are asked to hold a line deep in the trenches. They will not break us. Reach out if you need support. KEEP GOING! 🌞 #metoo
A reminder for many. Virginia Giuffrie donated a portion of her settlement to other survivors, knowing her privilege and power. She saved a countless amount of lives globally in speaking her truth and her commitment to such work in the movement. Seek community if you need support. You are not alone.
Virginia Giuffre deserved a much better world to match her courage. We all do.
April 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
A reminder for many. Virginia Giuffrie donated a portion of her settlement to other survivors, knowing her privilege and power. She saved a countless amount of lives globally in speaking her truth and her commitment to such work in the movement. Seek community if you need support. You are not alone.
This share is so cathartic. The STAND UP, FIGHT BACK ERA continues. 🖤
Strom Thurmond and Elon Musk both catching Ls. Rough night for racists.
April 2, 2025 at 9:04 PM
This share is so cathartic. The STAND UP, FIGHT BACK ERA continues. 🖤
If you feel hopeless, find a phone bank or seek community. We have a job for ALL. Stay brave, we got this! 💙🦋
Hi, BlueSky. It's Hillary.
I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.
I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.
March 31, 2025 at 7:09 PM
If you feel hopeless, find a phone bank or seek community. We have a job for ALL. Stay brave, we got this! 💙🦋
I love this counter argument. The Anti-Defamation League should denounce this signaling in its entirety. People around the world are for a reason. We were taught to as anti-fascists. 🙄 Do not for any reason gaslight someone doing this. He knew what he was doing. The ADL would never do this.
January 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I love this counter argument. The Anti-Defamation League should denounce this signaling in its entirety. People around the world are for a reason. We were taught to as anti-fascists. 🙄 Do not for any reason gaslight someone doing this. He knew what he was doing. The ADL would never do this.
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“It was in those years that we learned that hope had a shape, and learned, slowly, to fold our world to match it.”
Give me sentence (or two) from the future. Something that if it were to happen would mean that the world has made it through this current constriction of confusion, foolishness, and violence.
January 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
“It was in those years that we learned that hope had a shape, and learned, slowly, to fold our world to match it.”