Cindy Zimmerman
@cindyzimmerman.bsky.social
Artist, feminist, organizer, instigator
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This is a brilliant thread of contextualization of this moment and what's praiseworthy about it amidst the atrocities.
I know we don't feel like there's much to celebrate this July 4th. It's been a rough several years.
So I want to talk about how we're making history right now.
So I want to talk about how we're making history right now.
July 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
This is a brilliant thread of contextualization of this moment and what's praiseworthy about it amidst the atrocities.
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One thing I wish people understood about authoritarianism is life often looks more or less the same. Troops aren’t marching down the street every day; people go to restaurants, have their office jobs. But everyone knows that stepping out of line, even slightly, can derail your life with no recourse
April 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
One thing I wish people understood about authoritarianism is life often looks more or less the same. Troops aren’t marching down the street every day; people go to restaurants, have their office jobs. But everyone knows that stepping out of line, even slightly, can derail your life with no recourse
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At some point the press needs to stop adopting right-wing framing that this is a "DEI purge" and call it what it is — white supremacist violence against our collective past.
www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/...
www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/...
Jackie Robinson’s Army career wiped from military website in DEI purge
Robinson trained as an officer and was assigned to a tank regiment during World War II.
www.nbcnews.com
March 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
At some point the press needs to stop adopting right-wing framing that this is a "DEI purge" and call it what it is — white supremacist violence against our collective past.
www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/...
www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/...
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“According to two administration officials, Trump told top members of his administration that Musk was empowered to make recommendations to the departments but not to issue unilateral decisions on staffing and policy. Musk was also in the room.”
Trump to Cabinet: Musk has no authority to fire workers
The president convened his secretaries, with Musk, to clarify power.
www.politico.com
March 6, 2025 at 7:23 PM
“According to two administration officials, Trump told top members of his administration that Musk was empowered to make recommendations to the departments but not to issue unilateral decisions on staffing and policy. Musk was also in the room.”
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recap of things to learn from Korean movement, including a website making it easy to send text messages to anti-impeachment parliamentarians, effectively rendering their mobile phones unusable due to the overwhelming volume of incoming messages. wagingnonviolence.org/2025/02/less...
What the US can learn from South Koreans who stopped an authoritarian power-grab
South Koreans reversed a martial law decree in just 6 hours, showing how ordinary citizens and politicians can take fast action to uphold democracy.
wagingnonviolence.org
February 22, 2025 at 1:54 AM
recap of things to learn from Korean movement, including a website making it easy to send text messages to anti-impeachment parliamentarians, effectively rendering their mobile phones unusable due to the overwhelming volume of incoming messages. wagingnonviolence.org/2025/02/less...
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Of course it’s a coup. Miss the obvious, lose your republic.
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Of course it’s a coup
Miss the obvious, lose your republic
open.substack.com
February 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Of course it’s a coup. Miss the obvious, lose your republic.
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
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Congressman Jamie Raskin live now. This is the strong stuff we wanted.
February 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Congressman Jamie Raskin live now. This is the strong stuff we wanted.
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February 2, 2025
February 2, 2025
Billionaire Elon Musk’s team yesterday took control of the Treasury’s payment system, thus essentially gaining access to the checkbook with which the United States handles about $6 trillion annually a...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 3, 2025 at 6:17 AM
February 2, 2025
@kristineschomaker.bsky.social great to see you!
January 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
@kristineschomaker.bsky.social great to see you!
@rachelleforce.bsky.social great to see you!
January 27, 2025 at 3:06 PM
@rachelleforce.bsky.social great to see you!
I’m here! Opening up my horizons🌞
January 26, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I’m here! Opening up my horizons🌞