Ellen in NH
@ellenw29.bsky.social
Supporting a return to sanity,
the Constitution, and
government of, by and for The People
the Constitution, and
government of, by and for The People
Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
For starters: "Do not obey in advance."
For starters: "Do not obey in advance."
Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing
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December 16, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
For starters: "Do not obey in advance."
For starters: "Do not obey in advance."
Another Weird Week by Jason Salmon
Weird Boat Week #boat #venezuela #somali #mri #veterans #nurses #affordability #funny #jokes #shorts
YouTube video by Jason Salmon
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December 8, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Another Weird Week by Jason Salmon
I think this more or less sums it up...
White House Makeover - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
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December 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I think this more or less sums it up...
Land War or Self-Terrorism?, by @TimothyDSnyder "Trump needs a victorious land war to complete authoritarian regime change at home. But... supporting democracy in Venezuela by force while opposing it in America by force is not a position that makes sense or would generate popularity..."
Land War or Self-Terrorism?
Trump's Likely Next Step
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December 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Land War or Self-Terrorism?, by @TimothyDSnyder "Trump needs a victorious land war to complete authoritarian regime change at home. But... supporting democracy in Venezuela by force while opposing it in America by force is not a position that makes sense or would generate popularity..."
Robert Reich: When the media stood up for freedom
When The Media Stood Up For Freedom
YouTube video by Robert Reich
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November 30, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Robert Reich: When the media stood up for freedom
Ken Burns: “I think the whole American question is, where do you want to live, in Bedford Falls or Pottersville?”
Which path for America: Bedford Falls or Pottersville? | HeraldNet.com
Ken Burns, in a conversation with commentator Nicole Wallace, drew a powerful parallel between America’s past and present, quoting Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln said, “As a nation we began by declaring tha...
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November 30, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Ken Burns: “I think the whole American question is, where do you want to live, in Bedford Falls or Pottersville?”
"War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always evil."
5.4M views · 241K reactions | "We will not learn to live together in peace by killing each other's children."
Former United States President, Jimmy Carter, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 f...
"We will not learn to live together in peace by killing each other's children."
Former United States President, Jimmy Carter, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his decades of untiring...
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November 30, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always evil."
How much longer?
How much longer?
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November 30, 2025 at 2:33 AM
How much longer?
Can Citizens United be curbed at the state level?
How to Get Rid of "Citizens United"
We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment. There’s a far simpler way.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Can Citizens United be curbed at the state level?
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The EPA will approve two new pesticides containing “forever chemicals” and relax a reporting rule for companies who make products with forever chemicals.
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
November 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The EPA will approve two new pesticides containing “forever chemicals” and relax a reporting rule for companies who make products with forever chemicals.
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
Matthew Cooke: Fascists, antifascists, and history
Is ANTIFAscism really a violent, extremist movement?
YouTube video by Matthew Cooke
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November 23, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Matthew Cooke: Fascists, antifascists, and history
From the mouth of a U.S. veteran
Weird Veterans #veterans #shutdown #snap #ice #penny #botulism #shorts #funny #jokes #cleancomedy
YouTube video by Jason Salmon
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November 18, 2025 at 4:22 AM
From the mouth of a U.S. veteran
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This is brilliant
November 3, 2025 at 4:44 AM
This is brilliant
Robert Reich on the path forward
What Democrats SHOULD Be Doing
YouTube video by Robert Reich
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November 4, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Robert Reich on the path forward
Who thinks this is OK?
"I don't think we're gonna necessarily ask for a declaration of war. I think we're just gonna kill people..."
"I don't think we're gonna necessarily ask for a declaration of war. I think we're just gonna kill people..."
Trump: “I think we're just going to kill people”
YouTube video by The Bulwark
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October 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Who thinks this is OK?
"I don't think we're gonna necessarily ask for a declaration of war. I think we're just gonna kill people..."
"I don't think we're gonna necessarily ask for a declaration of war. I think we're just gonna kill people..."
Can DHS be believed when they justify their actions in U.S. cities?
Chris Murphy 🟧 on X: "So this is a really important story that few people are telling. DHS is brazenly fabricating information to justify their brutal treatment of people in U.S. cities. Here's the story of the information they made up or embellished to justify shooting a women in Chicago. https://t.co/5ax7JpYnGG" / X
So this is a really important story that few people are telling. DHS is brazenly fabricating information to justify their brutal treatment of people in U.S. cities. Here's the story of the information they made up or embellished to justify shooting a women in Chicago. https://t.co/5ax7JpYnGG
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October 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Can DHS be believed when they justify their actions in U.S. cities?
Robert Reich: T rump's plan to invoke the insurrection act... to punish any and all who do not bow to him
Trump's Plan
To invoke the Insurrection Act
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October 6, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Robert Reich: T rump's plan to invoke the insurrection act... to punish any and all who do not bow to him
"The cult doesn't start to break up until the leader is in full power"
CULT IS BREAKING FASTER THAN EXPECTED #maga #trump #epsteinfiles #charliekirk #cultleaders #gop
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October 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM
"The cult doesn't start to break up until the leader is in full power"
MAGA ballroom
TRUMP BALLROOM 2028 - AI SATIRE
YouTube video by Joke State
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October 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
MAGA ballroom
Ann Telnaes re: Chicago
October 5, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Ann Telnaes re: Chicago
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It’s a fact. Data from three decades of political violence reveals that right-wing terror attacks outnumber attacks from the left.
And it’s not even close!
And it’s not even close!
September 27, 2025 at 8:23 PM
It’s a fact. Data from three decades of political violence reveals that right-wing terror attacks outnumber attacks from the left.
And it’s not even close!
And it’s not even close!
Slovenian president at UN: "Are we prepared to look our children in the eyes and say this is the world you
will inherit and there is nothing we can do about it?"
will inherit and there is nothing we can do about it?"
Slovenian President’s extraordinary attack on Trump, Netanyahu for Gaza complicity|Janta Ka Reporter
YouTube video by Janta Ka Reporter
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September 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Slovenian president at UN: "Are we prepared to look our children in the eyes and say this is the world you
will inherit and there is nothing we can do about it?"
will inherit and there is nothing we can do about it?"
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I enjoyed a great interview with Ryan Knutson, host of @wsj.com's “The Journal” podcast, at this year's @cascadepbs.bsky.social Ideas Festival in Seattle. If you'd like a peek into my travelin' brain in these complicated days, check out the video here: www.cascadepbs.org/show/cascade...
The Journal: Afraid of America
Rick Steves on travel in 2025, plus the history of democracy and fascism in Europe.
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September 19, 2025 at 2:36 AM
I enjoyed a great interview with Ryan Knutson, host of @wsj.com's “The Journal” podcast, at this year's @cascadepbs.bsky.social Ideas Festival in Seattle. If you'd like a peek into my travelin' brain in these complicated days, check out the video here: www.cascadepbs.org/show/cascade...
Ann Telnaes' latest--
Censoring the satirists
Censoring the satirists
Censoring the satirists
ABC suspends "indefinitely" Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show
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September 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Ann Telnaes' latest--
Censoring the satirists
Censoring the satirists
John Fugelsang: "no matter what you believe, if you're debating a right-wing Christian on the issues that divide us, nine times out of ten, Jesus will be on your side. Even you atheists."
MAGA’s Worst Nightmare
Watch now | The Andy Borowitz Show
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September 16, 2025 at 8:11 AM
John Fugelsang: "no matter what you believe, if you're debating a right-wing Christian on the issues that divide us, nine times out of ten, Jesus will be on your side. Even you atheists."