Lisa Firke
@lisafirke.bsky.social
Artist, printmaker, nice-person, hopelessly naive.
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Congratulations!
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November 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Congratulations!
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Updating my LEGO White House
October 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Updating my LEGO White House
You’d think historians and archaeologists would have liked the opportunity to at least oversee the #illegal demolition of the East Wing. Just saying.
October 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
You’d think historians and archaeologists would have liked the opportunity to at least oversee the #illegal demolition of the East Wing. Just saying.
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In what way does the large turnout at the No Kings protests help move the needle? My husband & teenager attended a rally in Northern Virginia. My Marine Corps husband led some of the chants!
October 19, 2025 at 2:53 AM
In what way does the large turnout at the No Kings protests help move the needle? My husband & teenager attended a rally in Northern Virginia. My Marine Corps husband led some of the chants!
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worst reboot of the Abbey Road cover, ever
New in PN: Trump's brownshirts deploy in DC
"Why wouldn’t he keep going? He’s got his list of cities. He’s teeing up his strike force. He’s seen the courts sit on their hands, owns the Republican majorities in Congress, and has military leaders who won’t balk at his abuses of power."
"Why wouldn’t he keep going? He’s got his list of cities. He’s teeing up his strike force. He’s seen the courts sit on their hands, owns the Republican majorities in Congress, and has military leaders who won’t balk at his abuses of power."
Trump's brownshirts deploy in DC
It's happening here.
www.publicnotice.co
August 13, 2025 at 10:17 PM
worst reboot of the Abbey Road cover, ever
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since Kennedy Center is no more, lemme bring back a magical moment that happened there
possibly the best cover for any song in any time in the entire human history.
and I am not even exaggerating.
(I am obviously not)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cZ_...
and I am not even exaggerating.
(I am obviously not)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cZ_...
Heart - Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin - Kennedy Center Honors HD
YouTube video by Mark Pakula
www.youtube.com
August 13, 2025 at 10:40 PM
since Kennedy Center is no more, lemme bring back a magical moment that happened there
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I think so, yes. The biggest thing about protesting en mass like we are is that it reminds people that we aren’t 1939 Germany.
There’s a large, organized social and political resistance to this regime, and the message is clear:
We aren’t going to sleepwalk into a dictatorship.
There’s a large, organized social and political resistance to this regime, and the message is clear:
We aren’t going to sleepwalk into a dictatorship.
July 12, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I think so, yes. The biggest thing about protesting en mass like we are is that it reminds people that we aren’t 1939 Germany.
There’s a large, organized social and political resistance to this regime, and the message is clear:
We aren’t going to sleepwalk into a dictatorship.
There’s a large, organized social and political resistance to this regime, and the message is clear:
We aren’t going to sleepwalk into a dictatorship.
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"I don’t care if Clinton is in the Epstein files. I don’t care if any Democrats are on the client list. I don’t care if any progressives are on the client list... You know why? Because I'm not in a cult."
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/i-dont-car...
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/i-dont-car...
I Don't Care if Democrats Are in the Epstein Files
Hold them all accountable.
charlotteclymer.substack.com
July 12, 2025 at 2:33 AM
"I don’t care if Clinton is in the Epstein files. I don’t care if any Democrats are on the client list. I don’t care if any progressives are on the client list... You know why? Because I'm not in a cult."
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/i-dont-car...
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/i-dont-car...
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If you were too young in 2003 here is what Bush told the American people:
1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money
3) We won’t need a lot of troops
4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq
5) We’ll find WMDs
6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators
7) It will be easy
8) It won’t take long
All lies.
1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money
3) We won’t need a lot of troops
4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq
5) We’ll find WMDs
6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators
7) It will be easy
8) It won’t take long
All lies.
June 22, 2025 at 2:47 AM
If you were too young in 2003 here is what Bush told the American people:
1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money
3) We won’t need a lot of troops
4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq
5) We’ll find WMDs
6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators
7) It will be easy
8) It won’t take long
All lies.
1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money
3) We won’t need a lot of troops
4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq
5) We’ll find WMDs
6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators
7) It will be easy
8) It won’t take long
All lies.
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1. Call your reps about Trump's violation of the War Powers Act
2. Demand Congress haul Hegseth etc. in for hearings/briefings on justification
3. Demand to know why the Gang of Eight was not kept in the loop.
Do it NOW.
2. Demand Congress haul Hegseth etc. in for hearings/briefings on justification
3. Demand to know why the Gang of Eight was not kept in the loop.
Do it NOW.
June 22, 2025 at 12:42 AM
1. Call your reps about Trump's violation of the War Powers Act
2. Demand Congress haul Hegseth etc. in for hearings/briefings on justification
3. Demand to know why the Gang of Eight was not kept in the loop.
Do it NOW.
2. Demand Congress haul Hegseth etc. in for hearings/briefings on justification
3. Demand to know why the Gang of Eight was not kept in the loop.
Do it NOW.
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I need everyone on Normal People internet to know that American Girl Doll Instagram is doing doll protests today. There are tiny t-shirts and signs. AND THEN I realized it's a joint protest with the Barbie ppl, where there are EVEN TINIER SIGNS.
June 14, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I need everyone on Normal People internet to know that American Girl Doll Instagram is doing doll protests today. There are tiny t-shirts and signs. AND THEN I realized it's a joint protest with the Barbie ppl, where there are EVEN TINIER SIGNS.
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Prairie dogs are the Paul Reveres of the Great Plains: They bark to alert neighbors to the presence of predators, with separate calls for dangers coming by land or by air.
This grassland bird eavesdrops on prairie dogs to keep itself safe from predators
Previous research has shown birds frequently eavesdrop on other bird species to glean information about potential food sources or approaching danger. But, so far, scientists have documented only a…
buff.ly
June 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Prairie dogs are the Paul Reveres of the Great Plains: They bark to alert neighbors to the presence of predators, with separate calls for dangers coming by land or by air.
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If you stand with @padilla.senate.gov, stand with @replamonica.bsky.social.
Tell your Reps & Senators how you feel about the charges against her. 202-224-3121
And call the DOJ comment line:
202-353-1555
Tell your Reps & Senators how you feel about the charges against her. 202-224-3121
And call the DOJ comment line:
202-353-1555
The facts are on my side: I was at Delaney Hall to do my job. Through their actions, this administration has made it clear that this is political intimidation, but I won’t roll over. I am looking forward to my day in court.
June 13, 2025 at 11:21 PM
If you stand with @padilla.senate.gov, stand with @replamonica.bsky.social.
Tell your Reps & Senators how you feel about the charges against her. 202-224-3121
And call the DOJ comment line:
202-353-1555
Tell your Reps & Senators how you feel about the charges against her. 202-224-3121
And call the DOJ comment line:
202-353-1555
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"My name is Greta Thunberg and I am from Sweden. If you see this video, we have been intercepted and kidnapped in international waters by the Israeli occupational forces, or forces that support Israel."
June 9, 2025 at 12:52 AM
"My name is Greta Thunberg and I am from Sweden. If you see this video, we have been intercepted and kidnapped in international waters by the Israeli occupational forces, or forces that support Israel."
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This seems like a great day to remind Bluesky that Stephen Miller lived four doors down from me freshman year
And our student council person asked him (and everyone) to sign a birthday card for our dorm’s janitor
And he threw a tantrum and wrote an op-ed about not socializing with “the help.”
And our student council person asked him (and everyone) to sign a birthday card for our dorm’s janitor
And he threw a tantrum and wrote an op-ed about not socializing with “the help.”
June 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
This seems like a great day to remind Bluesky that Stephen Miller lived four doors down from me freshman year
And our student council person asked him (and everyone) to sign a birthday card for our dorm’s janitor
And he threw a tantrum and wrote an op-ed about not socializing with “the help.”
And our student council person asked him (and everyone) to sign a birthday card for our dorm’s janitor
And he threw a tantrum and wrote an op-ed about not socializing with “the help.”
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"A Christian school in the Atlanta suburbs forced a senior to withdraw just weeks before graduation after attending her prom with a transgender boy... [...] ...The school receives taxpayer funds under Georgia’s school voucher program."
www.metroweekly.com/2025/05/teen...
www.metroweekly.com/2025/05/teen...
Teen Expelled for Prom Date with Trans Boy
A Georgia Christian school forced a senior to withdraw just weeks before graduation after she brought a transgender friend to prom.
www.metroweekly.com
May 27, 2025 at 11:26 PM
"A Christian school in the Atlanta suburbs forced a senior to withdraw just weeks before graduation after attending her prom with a transgender boy... [...] ...The school receives taxpayer funds under Georgia’s school voucher program."
www.metroweekly.com/2025/05/teen...
www.metroweekly.com/2025/05/teen...
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More of this energy, please! Thank you, Rep. Glenn Ivey.
May 27, 2025 at 11:36 PM
More of this energy, please! Thank you, Rep. Glenn Ivey.
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Stop the @bsky.app bashing. We’re all under a tremendous strain. We’re not perfect. I block when I need to, but ignore most foolishness.
Don’t become goaded into leaving a platform that’s doing almost all the right things.
To organize for 2026, we need to stay in communication w/each other.
Don’t become goaded into leaving a platform that’s doing almost all the right things.
To organize for 2026, we need to stay in communication w/each other.
May 27, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Stop the @bsky.app bashing. We’re all under a tremendous strain. We’re not perfect. I block when I need to, but ignore most foolishness.
Don’t become goaded into leaving a platform that’s doing almost all the right things.
To organize for 2026, we need to stay in communication w/each other.
Don’t become goaded into leaving a platform that’s doing almost all the right things.
To organize for 2026, we need to stay in communication w/each other.
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It IS cool though to have a means to transporting those two books around with him until he finishes coloring them.
May 25, 2025 at 6:06 AM
It IS cool though to have a means to transporting those two books around with him until he finishes coloring them.
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move to make “ozowned“ a verb, all in favor
December 27, 2023 at 9:25 PM
move to make “ozowned“ a verb, all in favor
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In case y'all missed it - Utah Republicans ordered a study on transgender healthcare, expecting it to come back unsupportive.
Instead, it found that trans youth care was safe and effective, and that transgender youth need it.
Whoops.
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
Instead, it found that trans youth care was safe and effective, and that transgender youth need it.
Whoops.
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
Utah lawmakers’ own study found gender-affirming care benefits trans youth. Will they lift the treatment ban?
The Utah Legislature's own newly-released study found that gender-affirming care benefits trans youth. Now, will lawmakers lift the treatment ban?
www.sltrib.com
May 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
In case y'all missed it - Utah Republicans ordered a study on transgender healthcare, expecting it to come back unsupportive.
Instead, it found that trans youth care was safe and effective, and that transgender youth need it.
Whoops.
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
Instead, it found that trans youth care was safe and effective, and that transgender youth need it.
Whoops.
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
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If we stop calling these “grants” and start calling them “contracts,” it’s clearer to people why this is such an abuse of power. This wasn’t a bunch of gifts. This was a bunch of binding contracts between researchers and the US govt for specific agreed upon projects.
Research into quantum mechanics, volcanic eruptions and all sorts of other studies already underway canceled for no reason - a waste of resources, loss of innovation and undercutting expertise across multiple fields.
NEW: The National Science Foundation last week terminated 196 grants to Harvard amid the university's feud with Trump.
“Pure retribution,” one NSF employee told me of the administration axing $46 million in unfinished research. www.huffpost.com/entry/nation...
“Pure retribution,” one NSF employee told me of the administration axing $46 million in unfinished research. www.huffpost.com/entry/nation...
May 20, 2025 at 11:37 PM
If we stop calling these “grants” and start calling them “contracts,” it’s clearer to people why this is such an abuse of power. This wasn’t a bunch of gifts. This was a bunch of binding contracts between researchers and the US govt for specific agreed upon projects.
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Took me a bit to process how big a deal this report actually is--its thus far the only review to look at the entire body of currently available research. It took two years to conduct, stands at 1,000 pages, and completely contradicts the Cass Review and the common arguments for bans on this care.
Republicans in Utah commissioned an investigation into gender-affirming care for trans youth after banning it in 2023.
They're now rejecting the findings of that investigation which showed access to care reduced suicides and improved "positive mental health and psychosocial functioning outcomes."
They're now rejecting the findings of that investigation which showed access to care reduced suicides and improved "positive mental health and psychosocial functioning outcomes."
Utah lawmakers’ own study found gender-affirming care benefits trans youth. Will they lift the treatment ban?
The Utah Legislature's own newly-released study found that gender-affirming care benefits trans youth. Now, will lawmakers lift the treatment ban?
www.sltrib.com
May 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Took me a bit to process how big a deal this report actually is--its thus far the only review to look at the entire body of currently available research. It took two years to conduct, stands at 1,000 pages, and completely contradicts the Cass Review and the common arguments for bans on this care.
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“sidesteps laws”? no motherfuckers he BROKE laws, words mean things
Hard-hitting analysis from NYT. As you can see from the diagram, legal impediments are a weak gray box that can be defeated by a strong orange arrow and bold typeface
Gift article (but it’s bad) www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Gift article (but it’s bad) www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
May 24, 2025 at 7:14 PM
“sidesteps laws”? no motherfuckers he BROKE laws, words mean things