Shannon
@drshannong.bsky.social
Scholar. Writer. Educator. Pastor. Feminist. Mother. Caregiver. Decent human being.
Pinned
Shannon
@drshannong.bsky.social
· Jul 3
There are no words.
We are not the people we claim to be.
We are the people we refuse to look in the mirror and see.
We are not the people we claim to be.
We are the people we refuse to look in the mirror and see.
Reposted by Shannon
On this Veteran's Day let's remember that Hegseth canceled the promotion of a female Navy captain who was set to become the first woman to oversee Navy SEALS in Naval Specifal Warefare command.
Hegseth hates women, except to drug and rape them.
The brotherhood of misogny.
Hegseth hates women, except to drug and rape them.
The brotherhood of misogny.
How Pete Hegseth Is Forcing Women Out of the Military
A retired Coast Guard commander said she was “fearful for women in uniform right now.”
newrepublic.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:05 PM
On this Veteran's Day let's remember that Hegseth canceled the promotion of a female Navy captain who was set to become the first woman to oversee Navy SEALS in Naval Specifal Warefare command.
Hegseth hates women, except to drug and rape them.
The brotherhood of misogny.
Hegseth hates women, except to drug and rape them.
The brotherhood of misogny.
Reposted by Shannon
The best way to show that MAGA is not part of some dark authoritarian movement is to remove professors who suggest that it is
Indiana University removed a Lecturer from her "Diversity, Human Rights, and Social Justice" course after a student filed a complaint about a graphic the instructor showed in class, which included "Make America Great Again" as an example of "Covert White Supremacy."
www.wfyi.org/news/article...
www.wfyi.org/news/article...
IU lecturer removed from class during intellectual diversity investigation
A lecturer in the Indiana University School of Social Work has been removed from teaching one of her classes Diversity, Human Rights, and Social Justice while the university investigates a complaint...
www.wfyi.org
November 11, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The best way to show that MAGA is not part of some dark authoritarian movement is to remove professors who suggest that it is
Reposted by Shannon
For Armistice Day, here's a letter my great uncle wrote to his old school in 1914 about the Christmas truce
November 11, 2025 at 8:22 AM
For Armistice Day, here's a letter my great uncle wrote to his old school in 1914 about the Christmas truce
WW2 ended 80 years ago.
Without cultural respect and integration of elders, there is little to no generational memory.
Without generational memory, we are doomed to repeat history over and over again.
What a waste.
Without cultural respect and integration of elders, there is little to no generational memory.
Without generational memory, we are doomed to repeat history over and over again.
What a waste.
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
WW2 ended 80 years ago.
Without cultural respect and integration of elders, there is little to no generational memory.
Without generational memory, we are doomed to repeat history over and over again.
What a waste.
Without cultural respect and integration of elders, there is little to no generational memory.
Without generational memory, we are doomed to repeat history over and over again.
What a waste.
Reposted by Shannon
That may also explain why Trump's trying to starve poor people, instead of paying SNAP benefits out of the large reserve established for that purpose.
November 11, 2025 at 8:35 PM
That may also explain why Trump's trying to starve poor people, instead of paying SNAP benefits out of the large reserve established for that purpose.
Reposted by Shannon
Really great article by Dr. Craig Spencer who bravely attended the CHD anti-vaxxer meeting last week. He makes the case for the need for pro-vaccine public health practitioners to peek behind the curtain to understand the movement in order to better counter it.
www.statnews.com/2025/11/11/c...
www.statnews.com/2025/11/11/c...
I’m a physician who went to the anti-vaccine movement’s biggest gathering. More of my colleagues should too
A pro-vaccine physician went to the anti-vaccine movement’s biggest gathering. He warns that public health must learn what it’s up against.
www.statnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Really great article by Dr. Craig Spencer who bravely attended the CHD anti-vaxxer meeting last week. He makes the case for the need for pro-vaccine public health practitioners to peek behind the curtain to understand the movement in order to better counter it.
www.statnews.com/2025/11/11/c...
www.statnews.com/2025/11/11/c...
Reposted by Shannon
Q: “Can you clarify where you said the Presidential Medal of Freedom is better than the Congressional Medal of Honor? Many veterans are upset about that”
TRUMP: “People who get the Congressional Medal of Honor are often horribly wounded or dead...”
#VeteransDay
TRUMP: “People who get the Congressional Medal of Honor are often horribly wounded or dead...”
#VeteransDay
November 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Q: “Can you clarify where you said the Presidential Medal of Freedom is better than the Congressional Medal of Honor? Many veterans are upset about that”
TRUMP: “People who get the Congressional Medal of Honor are often horribly wounded or dead...”
#VeteransDay
TRUMP: “People who get the Congressional Medal of Honor are often horribly wounded or dead...”
#VeteransDay
Reposted by Shannon
The more data sets that are cut, the easier to hide the damage caused by their policies. Knowledge is power, so they're going after knowledge. @standupforscience.bsky.social @500womensci.bsky.social @alt-nihscience4all.altgov.info @ucs.org
The Trump administration’s systematic targeting of US knowledge infrastructure spans the entire production chain, from soup to nuts. Without reliable statistics, research funding, or accessible data, information asymmetries will surely increase, writes Amelia Acker.
Week After Week, The US is Dismantling Knowledge Infrastructure | TechPolicy.Press
Without reliable statistics, research funding, or accessible data, information asymmetries will surely increase, writes Amelia Acker.
www.techpolicy.press
November 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The more data sets that are cut, the easier to hide the damage caused by their policies. Knowledge is power, so they're going after knowledge. @standupforscience.bsky.social @500womensci.bsky.social @alt-nihscience4all.altgov.info @ucs.org
Reposted by Shannon
NEW: Kim Davis is done. The Supreme Court is not reconsidering Obergefell. What happens now?
There is a reason people were afraid that the Supreme Court would take up case. The reason is the Supreme Court itself. Here's why I'm taking this whole experience seriously.
Today, at Law Dork:
There is a reason people were afraid that the Supreme Court would take up case. The reason is the Supreme Court itself. Here's why I'm taking this whole experience seriously.
Today, at Law Dork:
Kim Davis is done. The Supreme Court is not reconsidering Obergefell. What happens now?
There is a reason people were afraid that the Supreme Court would take up case. The reason is the Supreme Court itself. Here's why I'm taking this whole experience seriously.
www.lawdork.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:32 PM
NEW: Kim Davis is done. The Supreme Court is not reconsidering Obergefell. What happens now?
There is a reason people were afraid that the Supreme Court would take up case. The reason is the Supreme Court itself. Here's why I'm taking this whole experience seriously.
Today, at Law Dork:
There is a reason people were afraid that the Supreme Court would take up case. The reason is the Supreme Court itself. Here's why I'm taking this whole experience seriously.
Today, at Law Dork:
Reposted by Shannon
Literally all this man does is complain.
Trump: "If we die, we must die and we as men we die without complaining."
November 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Literally all this man does is complain.
Reposted by Shannon
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Reposted by Shannon
One specific building in Chicago that has a remarkably high vacancy rate (and has had since it was built in 2009) is Trump Tower, largely because the retail space is so badly designed nobody wants it
Call in the troops to solve the commercial real estate crisis in our swanky downtown cores
You can’t make this shit up, folks
You can’t make this shit up, folks
November 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
One specific building in Chicago that has a remarkably high vacancy rate (and has had since it was built in 2009) is Trump Tower, largely because the retail space is so badly designed nobody wants it
Reposted by Shannon
A Fullerton police officer intervened when he saw a man in plain clothes pointing a gun at a female driver on a busy street in Santa Ana. The man later identified himself as an immigration agent and accused the driver of "following him" during an "operation"
Fullerton police stop man pointing gun at female driver, only to learn he is ICE agent
A Fullerton police officer told the agent he couldn't help 'with someone following or recording him if no crime had occurred.' Under state law, local police cannot enforce federal immigration law.
www.latimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:53 PM
A Fullerton police officer intervened when he saw a man in plain clothes pointing a gun at a female driver on a busy street in Santa Ana. The man later identified himself as an immigration agent and accused the driver of "following him" during an "operation"
Reposted by Shannon
“I’ve been hearing that standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS source said.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Bari Weiss wants to take down ‘too much power’ CBS News Standards unit: sources
EXCLUSIVE: Internal rumblings within the newsroom come after the S&P head resigned and the network disbanded its vaunted Race and Culture unit.
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
“I’ve been hearing that standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS source said.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
If we survive and the people can flip Congress, the very first thing that must happen is a clear law that members of the government have to follow the same laws with no exceptions - healthcare, pay, etc must be tied to whatever else the rest of us have. No exceptions. Also no one on bases.
November 11, 2025 at 2:38 AM
If we survive and the people can flip Congress, the very first thing that must happen is a clear law that members of the government have to follow the same laws with no exceptions - healthcare, pay, etc must be tied to whatever else the rest of us have. No exceptions. Also no one on bases.
Reposted by Shannon
There — I fixed the analysis so it is actually accurate to what happened when 8 Senate Dems caved instead of keeping up the righteous fight to deliver lower health care costs for Americans.
November 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
There — I fixed the analysis so it is actually accurate to what happened when 8 Senate Dems caved instead of keeping up the righteous fight to deliver lower health care costs for Americans.
Reposted by Shannon
RESOURCE: Palantir, Anduril, Space X, Peter Thiel, JD Vance... technofascism is here and it's rapidly consolidating it's control over the US.
This great website maps all the connections.
#CallThemOligarchs #BanTheBillionaire
This great website maps all the connections.
#CallThemOligarchs #BanTheBillionaire
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
www.authoritarian-stack.info
November 11, 2025 at 1:22 AM
RESOURCE: Palantir, Anduril, Space X, Peter Thiel, JD Vance... technofascism is here and it's rapidly consolidating it's control over the US.
This great website maps all the connections.
#CallThemOligarchs #BanTheBillionaire
This great website maps all the connections.
#CallThemOligarchs #BanTheBillionaire
Today’s shoutout to the Portland ICE protest:
“Sweating Out the Fascists”
1980’s themed aerobics workout and neon outfits greeted ICE agents.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
“Sweating Out the Fascists”
1980’s themed aerobics workout and neon outfits greeted ICE agents.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
Neon-clad protesters stage ’80s aerobics demonstration outside Portland ICE facility
Dozens gathered outside Portland’s ICE facility Sunday for a high-energy aerobics protest in leotards and striped socks.
www.oregonlive.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Today’s shoutout to the Portland ICE protest:
“Sweating Out the Fascists”
1980’s themed aerobics workout and neon outfits greeted ICE agents.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
“Sweating Out the Fascists”
1980’s themed aerobics workout and neon outfits greeted ICE agents.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
Reposted by Shannon
The Trump administration State Department is taking money that's supposed to be used for helping vulnerable refugees around the world and using it to bribe corrupt governments into taking people that ICE can't deport to their home countries.
November 11, 2025 at 1:09 AM
The Trump administration State Department is taking money that's supposed to be used for helping vulnerable refugees around the world and using it to bribe corrupt governments into taking people that ICE can't deport to their home countries.
Reposted by Shannon
UPDATE: The Senate votes 53-47 to shoot down the Baldwin amendment to extend ACA funds for 1 year. A party-line vote with every Republican rejecting it.
An important vote in this series: Tammy Baldwin’s proposal to extend ACA expiring funds for 1 year. It’s structured as a motion to table (i.e. scrap it from the amendment tree). But it’ll show the appetite (or lack thereof) in the Senate to address this issue.
November 11, 2025 at 12:38 AM
UPDATE: The Senate votes 53-47 to shoot down the Baldwin amendment to extend ACA funds for 1 year. A party-line vote with every Republican rejecting it.
Reposted by Shannon
NEW: What’s up with the terror indictment against alleged Antifa members?
My colleague @ericcolumbus.bsky.social explains:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what...
My colleague @ericcolumbus.bsky.social explains:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what...
What’s Up With the Terror Indictment Against Alleged Antifa Members?
The Justice Department’s tacked-on charges are just for show. The larger plan is not.
www.lawfaremedia.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
NEW: What’s up with the terror indictment against alleged Antifa members?
My colleague @ericcolumbus.bsky.social explains:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what...
My colleague @ericcolumbus.bsky.social explains:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what...
Reposted by Shannon
"If you’re a Republican official convicted of corruption, your odds of receiving clemency from Trump are roughly 100%...
"The latest move seems intended to deliver a political message: Those who assist Trump with his schemes need not worry about legal consequences..."
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
"The latest move seems intended to deliver a political message: Those who assist Trump with his schemes need not worry about legal consequences..."
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
November 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM
"If you’re a Republican official convicted of corruption, your odds of receiving clemency from Trump are roughly 100%...
"The latest move seems intended to deliver a political message: Those who assist Trump with his schemes need not worry about legal consequences..."
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
"The latest move seems intended to deliver a political message: Those who assist Trump with his schemes need not worry about legal consequences..."
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Oregon continues to lead - a busy few days:
- OR reloads SNAP cards despite not having enough to cover if the Feds don't send $
- OR Gov Tina Kotek moves $1 million to Tribal Food Bank System & $5 million to OR Food Bank
- OR reminds SNAP recipients the money will remain on their debit cards
- OR reloads SNAP cards despite not having enough to cover if the Feds don't send $
- OR Gov Tina Kotek moves $1 million to Tribal Food Bank System & $5 million to OR Food Bank
- OR reminds SNAP recipients the money will remain on their debit cards
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Oregon continues to lead - a busy few days:
- OR reloads SNAP cards despite not having enough to cover if the Feds don't send $
- OR Gov Tina Kotek moves $1 million to Tribal Food Bank System & $5 million to OR Food Bank
- OR reminds SNAP recipients the money will remain on their debit cards
- OR reloads SNAP cards despite not having enough to cover if the Feds don't send $
- OR Gov Tina Kotek moves $1 million to Tribal Food Bank System & $5 million to OR Food Bank
- OR reminds SNAP recipients the money will remain on their debit cards
Reposted by Shannon
@TheRickWilson : "The Republicans cannot believe their luck. They get to end the shutdown, blame it on Democrats, and go back to the MAGA base and say, “We killed Obamacare at last!”" https://open.substack.com/pub/therickwilson/p/schumer-and-the-hateful-eight-betray?r=2lckc&utm_medium=ios
Schumer and the Hateful Eight Betray America
A new low for the Democratic Senate
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
@TheRickWilson : "The Republicans cannot believe their luck. They get to end the shutdown, blame it on Democrats, and go back to the MAGA base and say, “We killed Obamacare at last!”" https://open.substack.com/pub/therickwilson/p/schumer-and-the-hateful-eight-betray?r=2lckc&utm_medium=ios
Reposted by Shannon
NEW: Donald Trump has pardoned a long list of allies in his bid to subvert the 2020 election including:
-Rudy Giuliani
-John Eastman
-Mark Meadows
-Sidney Powell
-Ken Chesebro
-Christina Bobb
-Kelli Ward
-Jenna Ellis
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
-Rudy Giuliani
-John Eastman
-Mark Meadows
-Sidney Powell
-Ken Chesebro
-Christina Bobb
-Kelli Ward
-Jenna Ellis
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 10, 2025 at 5:56 AM
NEW: Donald Trump has pardoned a long list of allies in his bid to subvert the 2020 election including:
-Rudy Giuliani
-John Eastman
-Mark Meadows
-Sidney Powell
-Ken Chesebro
-Christina Bobb
-Kelli Ward
-Jenna Ellis
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
-Rudy Giuliani
-John Eastman
-Mark Meadows
-Sidney Powell
-Ken Chesebro
-Christina Bobb
-Kelli Ward
-Jenna Ellis
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...