GKlop
@gklop23.bsky.social
Semi-retired b-ball coach WNBA/NBA…Electric Solar-powered Fat Tire Scooter aficionado…passport renewal done
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Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve on the Minnesota shooting: "The sad thing is we can't sit here and tell them that help is on the way. Because we're not going to do a damn thing about it."
August 28, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve on the Minnesota shooting: "The sad thing is we can't sit here and tell them that help is on the way. Because we're not going to do a damn thing about it."
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The priorities of the Trump regime…
It’s amazing how fast they can build a concentration camp: “Alligator Alcatraz”— but they can’t manage to fix a levee, fund a hospital, or get clean water to poor communities.
July 2, 2025 at 11:31 AM
The priorities of the Trump regime…
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1. In the early hours of June 12, 1963, after Medgar Evers, the first field secretary of the NAACP in Mississippi, was returning from a meeting with NAACP lawyers on voting rights.
Hours after JFK had given his Civil Rights address, Medgar Evers would return late to his home in the early morning
Hours after JFK had given his Civil Rights address, Medgar Evers would return late to his home in the early morning
June 12, 2025 at 11:27 AM
1. In the early hours of June 12, 1963, after Medgar Evers, the first field secretary of the NAACP in Mississippi, was returning from a meeting with NAACP lawyers on voting rights.
Hours after JFK had given his Civil Rights address, Medgar Evers would return late to his home in the early morning
Hours after JFK had given his Civil Rights address, Medgar Evers would return late to his home in the early morning
Sly The Family Stone Higher And Higher live
YouTube video by Carlos López
youtube.com
June 10, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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Not a single international cargo ship at the Port of Seattle. The port is dead. The last ship from China will dock at a West coast port on the 29th, and the last Chinese ship will dock on the East coast around May 10th. After that, there will be no more shipments arriving from China. We’re screwed.
April 27, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Not a single international cargo ship at the Port of Seattle. The port is dead. The last ship from China will dock at a West coast port on the 29th, and the last Chinese ship will dock on the East coast around May 10th. After that, there will be no more shipments arriving from China. We’re screwed.
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New interview with @mskellymhayes.bsky.social (who I recommend you follow) on the Trump admin nightmare, the wasted Biden years, and why you should never give up: organizingmythoughts.org/sarah-kendzi...
Sarah Kendzior: "Don't Give Up On Other People"
"If you still care, then I think there's still potential for this situation to be turned around," says Sarah Kendzior.
organizingmythoughts.org
April 23, 2025 at 1:37 PM
New interview with @mskellymhayes.bsky.social (who I recommend you follow) on the Trump admin nightmare, the wasted Biden years, and why you should never give up: organizingmythoughts.org/sarah-kendzi...
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I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
She’s been warning us for ten years about the autocratic nightmare descending upon us. Thank you for coming to Tulsa @sarahkendzior.bsky.social and for being a true American voice of truth in a sea of chaos.
April 17, 2025 at 12:44 PM
She’s been warning us for ten years about the autocratic nightmare descending upon us. Thank you for coming to Tulsa @sarahkendzior.bsky.social and for being a true American voice of truth in a sea of chaos.
Nails it. “This should have been obvious to anyone who had dealt with a schoolyard bully. If you give him your lunch money the first time, guess what? He will now be waiting for you every day. The only way to break the cycle is to refuse to cooperate; the sooner the better.”
Loving the reposts and likes! Not to nag, but I really do think you'd get even more out of reading this.
I really dig past the "attaboys" and into how this is not about courage, but rationality. Fighting back is smarter than lying down.
I really dig past the "attaboys" and into how this is not about courage, but rationality. Fighting back is smarter than lying down.
Harvard figured out what everyone else in power needs to understand: Complicity with Trump will not save you.
Standing up isn't just the right thing to do. It's the smart thing to do. He will renege on any "deal" you make and come after you anyway.
www.salon.com/2025/04/16/h...
Standing up isn't just the right thing to do. It's the smart thing to do. He will renege on any "deal" you make and come after you anyway.
www.salon.com/2025/04/16/h...
April 16, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Nails it. “This should have been obvious to anyone who had dealt with a schoolyard bully. If you give him your lunch money the first time, guess what? He will now be waiting for you every day. The only way to break the cycle is to refuse to cooperate; the sooner the better.”
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The path might have been circuitous. The process might have been trying. But the ending for Paige Bueckers and UConn? It was as perfect as it gets.
"[Bueckers'] journey," Geno Auriemma said, "has been the most incredible for any kid I've had."
www.espn.com/womens-colle...
"[Bueckers'] journey," Geno Auriemma said, "has been the most incredible for any kid I've had."
www.espn.com/womens-colle...
'It's truly storybook': How Paige Bueckers and UConn got their fairytale ending
After four years of disappointing endings, Paige Bueckers finally lived her -- and UConn's -- dream-come-true.
www.espn.com
April 7, 2025 at 2:31 AM
The path might have been circuitous. The process might have been trying. But the ending for Paige Bueckers and UConn? It was as perfect as it gets.
"[Bueckers'] journey," Geno Auriemma said, "has been the most incredible for any kid I've had."
www.espn.com/womens-colle...
"[Bueckers'] journey," Geno Auriemma said, "has been the most incredible for any kid I've had."
www.espn.com/womens-colle...
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Yes! I hope everyone in Tulsa will go to the Hands Off rally there today!
April 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Yes! I hope everyone in Tulsa will go to the Hands Off rally there today!
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Trump can call me names but the truth remains. He is an unhinged wanna be dictator who is angry that I beat him in court and won't cower in fear. Now he is weaponizing the federal government against his political opponents.
I will not back down.
I will not bow or scrape.
I will never obey.
I will not back down.
I will not bow or scrape.
I will never obey.
Trump name-checks Marc Elias and says he tried to turn American into a communist nation (big, if true)
March 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Trump can call me names but the truth remains. He is an unhinged wanna be dictator who is angry that I beat him in court and won't cower in fear. Now he is weaponizing the federal government against his political opponents.
I will not back down.
I will not bow or scrape.
I will never obey.
I will not back down.
I will not bow or scrape.
I will never obey.
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I hadn't seen this yesterday, Elon Musk saying two lawyers were "undermining civilization" which "seems like a generational trauma transfer issue."
What a strange insult. Does he know their parents or something?
Ah, I see: they're both Jewish.
It's Musk being a Nazi. Again.
What a strange insult. Does he know their parents or something?
Ah, I see: they're both Jewish.
It's Musk being a Nazi. Again.
Elon Musk recently posted on his site that another lawyer and I are “undermining civilization.” He goes on to ask if we suffered childhood trauma and concludes by suggesting we are suffering from “generational trauma.” This is my response. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/my-o...
My Open Letter to Elon Musk
From Marc | Elon Musk recently posted on his site that another lawyer and I are “undermining civilization.” This is my response.
www.democracydocket.com
February 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I hadn't seen this yesterday, Elon Musk saying two lawyers were "undermining civilization" which "seems like a generational trauma transfer issue."
What a strange insult. Does he know their parents or something?
Ah, I see: they're both Jewish.
It's Musk being a Nazi. Again.
What a strange insult. Does he know their parents or something?
Ah, I see: they're both Jewish.
It's Musk being a Nazi. Again.
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There is no line the Republican Party is not willing to cross with and for Donald Trump.
They have now reached a point where even Mitch McConnell, whose place in history as one of democracy’s worst gravediggers is secure, refuses to go.
A reminder of how far things have already escalated.
They have now reached a point where even Mitch McConnell, whose place in history as one of democracy’s worst gravediggers is secure, refuses to go.
A reminder of how far things have already escalated.
52-48, Senate votes to confirm RFK Jr. as the next Health and Human Services secretary.
All Republicans voted YES except one: Mitch McConnell, who joined all Democrats in voting NO.
All Republicans voted YES except one: Mitch McConnell, who joined all Democrats in voting NO.
February 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
There is no line the Republican Party is not willing to cross with and for Donald Trump.
They have now reached a point where even Mitch McConnell, whose place in history as one of democracy’s worst gravediggers is secure, refuses to go.
A reminder of how far things have already escalated.
They have now reached a point where even Mitch McConnell, whose place in history as one of democracy’s worst gravediggers is secure, refuses to go.
A reminder of how far things have already escalated.
Extremist governor criticizes his more extremist Superintendent of Education that he appointed.
oklahomavoice.com/2025/02/12/o...
oklahomavoice.com/2025/02/12/o...
Oklahoma governor rejects immigration checks in schools, says Walters should be 'held accountable’ • Oklahoma Voice
Gov. Kevin Stitt gave a searing indictment of state Superintendent Ryan Walters' performance as Oklahoma's schools chief.
oklahomavoice.com
February 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Extremist governor criticizes his more extremist Superintendent of Education that he appointed.
oklahomavoice.com/2025/02/12/o...
oklahomavoice.com/2025/02/12/o...
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Tesla's stock is ridiculously overvalued, and even a modest consumer boycott could tank the company, which accounts for the majority of Elon Musk's wealth.
The divestment movement weakened apartheid South Africa. Let's do that again. slate.com/business/202...
The divestment movement weakened apartheid South Africa. Let's do that again. slate.com/business/202...
Don’t Buy a Tesla. Sell Your Tesla. Refuse a Tesla at the Rental Counter. Yes—It Will Help.
Elon Musk’s car company is in a precarious spot.
slate.com
February 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Tesla's stock is ridiculously overvalued, and even a modest consumer boycott could tank the company, which accounts for the majority of Elon Musk's wealth.
The divestment movement weakened apartheid South Africa. Let's do that again. slate.com/business/202...
The divestment movement weakened apartheid South Africa. Let's do that again. slate.com/business/202...
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The Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics, a great org, asks individuals & orgs to sign their letter requesting Congress act to restore data that has been removed & ensure a similar purge does not reoccur.
#EconSky #PolicySky #sociology #PoliSky
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#EconSky #PolicySky #sociology #PoliSky
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
February 4, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics, a great org, asks individuals & orgs to sign their letter requesting Congress act to restore data that has been removed & ensure a similar purge does not reoccur.
#EconSky #PolicySky #sociology #PoliSky
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#EconSky #PolicySky #sociology #PoliSky
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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They’re running the “Twitter Files” playbook agains the entire US government, and just as in that case, the claims are a bunch of half-baked conspiracy theories built around idiotic misinterpretations and intentional mischaracterizations of bits of data and out of context communications.
REALITY CHECK
Doge has not discovered ANY actual fraud or crime. Musk and the DOGE youth have army of X trolls culling data from a gov funded transparency website called USAspending.gov. They gin up outrage by making wild accusations against granting agencies.
It’s textbook media manipulation.
Doge has not discovered ANY actual fraud or crime. Musk and the DOGE youth have army of X trolls culling data from a gov funded transparency website called USAspending.gov. They gin up outrage by making wild accusations against granting agencies.
It’s textbook media manipulation.
USAspending.gov
USAspending.gov
February 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
They’re running the “Twitter Files” playbook agains the entire US government, and just as in that case, the claims are a bunch of half-baked conspiracy theories built around idiotic misinterpretations and intentional mischaracterizations of bits of data and out of context communications.
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if you were an unreconstructed segregationist from jim crow alabama, what would you do differently than this administration with regard to civil rights enforcement?
Breaking from me and @mjsdc.bsky.social : Newly installed AG Pam Bondi sent out more than a dozen memos in a 15 minute period on Wednesday. One of them told staffers to come up with "proposals for criminal investigations" of large companies that have DEIA initiatives. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Pam Bondi Instructs Trump DOJ to Criminally Investigate Companies That Do DEI
Civil rights advocates may well file suit immediately against the Justice Department to secure an injunction.
slate.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:09 AM
if you were an unreconstructed segregationist from jim crow alabama, what would you do differently than this administration with regard to civil rights enforcement?
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The Dept of Education may take down many sites soon including studentaid.gov
Folks should go to the website and download all their loan data (under "my activity" on the "My Aid" page), including docs related to loan consolidation, payment plan apps, FAFSA forms, and PSLF
Folks should go to the website and download all their loan data (under "my activity" on the "My Aid" page), including docs related to loan consolidation, payment plan apps, FAFSA forms, and PSLF
February 5, 2025 at 12:05 AM
The Dept of Education may take down many sites soon including studentaid.gov
Folks should go to the website and download all their loan data (under "my activity" on the "My Aid" page), including docs related to loan consolidation, payment plan apps, FAFSA forms, and PSLF
Folks should go to the website and download all their loan data (under "my activity" on the "My Aid" page), including docs related to loan consolidation, payment plan apps, FAFSA forms, and PSLF
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I wrote about Trump's executive orders, including his attacks on trans and undocumented people, and how we should be orienting ourselves to defy fascist violence in this moment. This piece includes commentary from @chasestrangio.bsky.social and @silkys13.bsky.social.
A Brutal Beginning: Orienting Ourselves Amid the Shock and Awe
We must be prepared to live and act defiantly, deriving no legitimacy from the illegitimate brutes who would govern us.
organizingmythoughts.org
January 21, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I wrote about Trump's executive orders, including his attacks on trans and undocumented people, and how we should be orienting ourselves to defy fascist violence in this moment. This piece includes commentary from @chasestrangio.bsky.social and @silkys13.bsky.social.
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These are the words of an extremist. At the moment we should band together to condemn domestic terrorism, this guy incites fear against teachers. Shame on him. Students and teachers deserve better.
OK Schools Chief Ryan Walters says that public school teachers are the ones responsible for domestic terrorism. He says teachers have turned classrooms into “terrorist training camps” by indoctrinating students to “hate America.”
January 3, 2025 at 2:25 AM
These are the words of an extremist. At the moment we should band together to condemn domestic terrorism, this guy incites fear against teachers. Shame on him. Students and teachers deserve better.
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New in PN: We can't memory hole the Election Day bomb threats
"Putin, Trump, and Republicans have learned that potentially violent election interference targeting Democratic voters is fine as long as you win. If they aren’t made to pay some sort of price, why wouldn’t they do it again?"
"Putin, Trump, and Republicans have learned that potentially violent election interference targeting Democratic voters is fine as long as you win. If they aren’t made to pay some sort of price, why wouldn’t they do it again?"
We can't memory hole the Election Day bomb threats
Healthy democracies don't normalize this stuff.
www.publicnotice.co
December 26, 2024 at 2:54 PM
New in PN: We can't memory hole the Election Day bomb threats
"Putin, Trump, and Republicans have learned that potentially violent election interference targeting Democratic voters is fine as long as you win. If they aren’t made to pay some sort of price, why wouldn’t they do it again?"
"Putin, Trump, and Republicans have learned that potentially violent election interference targeting Democratic voters is fine as long as you win. If they aren’t made to pay some sort of price, why wouldn’t they do it again?"
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Authoritarians want you to betray each other but they also encourage you to betray yourself through an inner moral collapse- you give up your agency and let the leader "fix it," and you disregard your moral compass.
November 16, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Authoritarians want you to betray each other but they also encourage you to betray yourself through an inner moral collapse- you give up your agency and let the leader "fix it," and you disregard your moral compass.