Jenn Gandel Ridgeway
@jenngr.bsky.social
professor, poet, anti-grammar as hegemony, exvangelical, 🏳️🌈, everything is complicated
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Fantastic thread
The only thing that will stop Trump is a grassroots movement using diverse tactics.
(not just protests! We need boycotts, strikes, slowdowns, guerrilla art, disruptions, gumming the works from the inside, etc) from a cross-section of society.
It’s on us.
A few skeets here with resources: 1/x
(not just protests! We need boycotts, strikes, slowdowns, guerrilla art, disruptions, gumming the works from the inside, etc) from a cross-section of society.
It’s on us.
A few skeets here with resources: 1/x
On Organizing
time to level up / an early draft of a playbook
www.lifeisasacredtext.com
August 13, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Fantastic thread
Reason (er….example?) #276 that American health care is a farce.
Venus Williams just won her first match in two years and at the end when they were interviewing her about what a miracle it was, she said she had to come back and play a match; they told her she was on cobra and she’s always at the doctor so **she needs the health insurance**
Venus Williams literally a millionaire working for healthcare coverage
July 23, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Reason (er….example?) #276 that American health care is a farce.
At REI, the cashier asked which part of the Bay Area I’m from (bc 408 ph.#). Said he went to h.s. in Morgan Hill but when he visits he can’t wait to get back to CO. “The Bay Area is beautiful but everyone is so stressed out. Here I can relax. I’m not rushed all the time. I feel like I’m living.” 🏔️
June 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
At REI, the cashier asked which part of the Bay Area I’m from (bc 408 ph.#). Said he went to h.s. in Morgan Hill but when he visits he can’t wait to get back to CO. “The Bay Area is beautiful but everyone is so stressed out. Here I can relax. I’m not rushed all the time. I feel like I’m living.” 🏔️
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Tump's assertion that trans women are too strong for sports yet not strong enough to serve in the military is fundamentally illogical.
If we were to apply consistent logic, it would suggest that cis women are too weak to serve in the military.
If we were to apply consistent logic, it would suggest that cis women are too weak to serve in the military.
May 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Tump's assertion that trans women are too strong for sports yet not strong enough to serve in the military is fundamentally illogical.
If we were to apply consistent logic, it would suggest that cis women are too weak to serve in the military.
If we were to apply consistent logic, it would suggest that cis women are too weak to serve in the military.
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File impeachment articles that are just direct quotes from the Declaration of Independence
Grievances 16-19 in Declaration of Independence
16. "For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world"
17. "For imposing taxes on us without our consent"
18. "For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Jury trial"
19. "For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences"
16. "For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world"
17. "For imposing taxes on us without our consent"
18. "For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Jury trial"
19. "For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences"
April 15, 2025 at 2:12 AM
File impeachment articles that are just direct quotes from the Declaration of Independence
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The Egyptian pro-democracy activist Wael Ghonim said,
"The power of the people is greater than the people in power."
This is a checklist of things you can do, probably should do, resources, ideas, ways to move forward.
“I just don’t know what to do!!” shouldn’t be something you say now.
Here:
"The power of the people is greater than the people in power."
This is a checklist of things you can do, probably should do, resources, ideas, ways to move forward.
“I just don’t know what to do!!” shouldn’t be something you say now.
Here:
THE GOOD TROUBLE CHECKLIST
keep all your shenanigans in one place
www.lifeisasacredtext.com
April 3, 2025 at 12:24 PM
The Egyptian pro-democracy activist Wael Ghonim said,
"The power of the people is greater than the people in power."
This is a checklist of things you can do, probably should do, resources, ideas, ways to move forward.
“I just don’t know what to do!!” shouldn’t be something you say now.
Here:
"The power of the people is greater than the people in power."
This is a checklist of things you can do, probably should do, resources, ideas, ways to move forward.
“I just don’t know what to do!!” shouldn’t be something you say now.
Here:
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Has anyone tried unplugging the US and plugging it back in
March 25, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Has anyone tried unplugging the US and plugging it back in
Thousands watch the livestream of Bernie Sanders/AOC outside the UNC arena in Greeley, CO today. Americans will not put up with dictatorship or oligarchy.
March 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Thousands watch the livestream of Bernie Sanders/AOC outside the UNC arena in Greeley, CO today. Americans will not put up with dictatorship or oligarchy.
I’m so ashamed of the religion of my youth. They thought they were the good guys, but they’ve chosen to be the villains in this story arch. I suppose the people who call themselves “righteous” always are. No, I’m not a Christian anymore. I love humanity. I love this planet. Christians hate both.
March 19, 2025 at 4:58 AM
I’m so ashamed of the religion of my youth. They thought they were the good guys, but they’ve chosen to be the villains in this story arch. I suppose the people who call themselves “righteous” always are. No, I’m not a Christian anymore. I love humanity. I love this planet. Christians hate both.
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Jeanette Vizguerra, a Colorado community leader and mother, was detained by ICE March 17, 2025. The agency is readying to deport her, despite questions about the deportation order. Share this to publicize her case and sign the petition below to indicate support.
secure.afsc.org/a/freejeanette
secure.afsc.org/a/freejeanette
March 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Jeanette Vizguerra, a Colorado community leader and mother, was detained by ICE March 17, 2025. The agency is readying to deport her, despite questions about the deportation order. Share this to publicize her case and sign the petition below to indicate support.
secure.afsc.org/a/freejeanette
secure.afsc.org/a/freejeanette
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We are fighting like hell to stop Musk’s staffers. They come into our buildings, forcibly removing us with the FBI, U.S. Marshals, and police. This coup must be stopped.
March 18, 2025 at 2:45 AM
We are fighting like hell to stop Musk’s staffers. They come into our buildings, forcibly removing us with the FBI, U.S. Marshals, and police. This coup must be stopped.
This is the way.
you do not need to make yourself watch the Trump speech
it is perfectly acceptable to consume it entirely through people dunking on it on the internet
it is perfectly acceptable to consume it entirely through people dunking on it on the internet
March 4, 2025 at 10:20 PM
This is the way.
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If 45 had the capacity for self-awareness, he would be ashamed. But he doesn’t, so Americans must be ashamed on his behalf.
Today was such a humiliating day to be American. We are going to have to hide our fucking faces forever. God I’m so mortified.
March 1, 2025 at 3:10 AM
If 45 had the capacity for self-awareness, he would be ashamed. But he doesn’t, so Americans must be ashamed on his behalf.
Took our kids to New Orleans for the first weekend of Mardi Gras, and they asked what the chances were of them catching any beads.
Friends, they caught beads.
Friends, they caught beads.
February 24, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Took our kids to New Orleans for the first weekend of Mardi Gras, and they asked what the chances were of them catching any beads.
Friends, they caught beads.
Friends, they caught beads.
As Project 2025 unfolds in real time, I keep thinking how Christian Nationalists are devoid of empathy, whereas Jesus exemplified empathy to the world.
If C.S. Lewis has ever met one of today's Christian Nationalist theobros he would have felt the man was an embarrassment: a product of petty ambition and boorish spite, a creature utterly lacking in integrity, courage, good will, or any virtue that makes for a pleasant companion.
February 20, 2025 at 4:23 AM
As Project 2025 unfolds in real time, I keep thinking how Christian Nationalists are devoid of empathy, whereas Jesus exemplified empathy to the world.
Sharing for myself and others who may find this relevant in the coming <gestures broadly into the future>.
February 19, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Sharing for myself and others who may find this relevant in the coming <gestures broadly into the future>.
My family tree is full of Petersens and Friedels, and I was born in Cåliførniå, so this New Denmark idea would be a win-win.
Help Denmark Buy California – Because Why Not?
Buy it from Trump, the bigliest crowdsourcing ever
denmarkification.com
February 12, 2025 at 7:40 PM
My family tree is full of Petersens and Friedels, and I was born in Cåliførniå, so this New Denmark idea would be a win-win.
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When MAGA people (fascists) say "corruption" they don't mean what ordinary people mean; they mean "money being spent on things they don't like" and that's *all* that they mean.
All these MAGA pretending to care about corruption and don't have shit to say about Trump making foreign bribery legal and exempting his cabinet from anti-corruption rules.
February 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
When MAGA people (fascists) say "corruption" they don't mean what ordinary people mean; they mean "money being spent on things they don't like" and that's *all* that they mean.
US Friends! There are many English language resources from functioning democracies that you can go to to access reliable information online. I’m bookmarking several Canadian govt pages. And I already get a lot of news from foreign papers but will be more diligent about that now.
February 3, 2025 at 1:18 AM
US Friends! There are many English language resources from functioning democracies that you can go to to access reliable information online. I’m bookmarking several Canadian govt pages. And I already get a lot of news from foreign papers but will be more diligent about that now.
Who’s ready for a weekend?
January 31, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Who’s ready for a weekend?
A cis man in my life heard that in an unnamed US middle school, every student came out as trans. His conclusion? “This is evidence of indoctrination!” NO. It is evidence of anti-trans propaganda that you lapped right up. The willingness to be shocked instead of skeptical is Reason’s downfall.
January 30, 2025 at 8:05 PM
A cis man in my life heard that in an unnamed US middle school, every student came out as trans. His conclusion? “This is evidence of indoctrination!” NO. It is evidence of anti-trans propaganda that you lapped right up. The willingness to be shocked instead of skeptical is Reason’s downfall.
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🚨BOYCOTT ALERT 🚨
STARTING FEBRUARY 1st, MY ORGANIZATION WE ARE SOMEBODY IS CALLING ON A MASS BOYCOTT OF ALL TARGET STORES.
Yesterday, Target announced that they are rolling back diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
STARTING FEBRUARY 1st, MY ORGANIZATION WE ARE SOMEBODY IS CALLING ON A MASS BOYCOTT OF ALL TARGET STORES.
Yesterday, Target announced that they are rolling back diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
January 25, 2025 at 10:51 PM
🚨BOYCOTT ALERT 🚨
STARTING FEBRUARY 1st, MY ORGANIZATION WE ARE SOMEBODY IS CALLING ON A MASS BOYCOTT OF ALL TARGET STORES.
Yesterday, Target announced that they are rolling back diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
STARTING FEBRUARY 1st, MY ORGANIZATION WE ARE SOMEBODY IS CALLING ON A MASS BOYCOTT OF ALL TARGET STORES.
Yesterday, Target announced that they are rolling back diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.