@lolo4quart.bsky.social
Believing in the power of talking with each other and not at each other.
Let’s see if it can happen here.
Let’s see if it can happen here.
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Rep. Morrison on conditions at Whipple: "She said, 'they are treating us like animals in here. The women that are in this cell with me, we slept on a cold concrete floor last night. We were begging for a blanket, & guards were cruel'... we have to resolve that every single person deserves dignity"
February 1, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Rep. Morrison on conditions at Whipple: "She said, 'they are treating us like animals in here. The women that are in this cell with me, we slept on a cold concrete floor last night. We were begging for a blanket, & guards were cruel'... we have to resolve that every single person deserves dignity"
Because we are all overwhelmed by a daily deluge of insanity, we might miss things. What Miller said yesterday about labor class is repugnant 🤢. Read @hcrichardson.bsky.social letter today for the full story that she is again putting in historical context.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
January 31, 2026
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller posted on social media this morning:
open.substack.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Because we are all overwhelmed by a daily deluge of insanity, we might miss things. What Miller said yesterday about labor class is repugnant 🤢. Read @hcrichardson.bsky.social letter today for the full story that she is again putting in historical context.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Here is a video link with English subtitles: youtu.be/6FQSxTgXbOM?...
Wondering what US politicians think about it and how historians like @hcrichardson.bsky.social would analyse this.
Wondering what US politicians think about it and how historians like @hcrichardson.bsky.social would analyse this.
January 27, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Here is a video link with English subtitles: youtu.be/6FQSxTgXbOM?...
Wondering what US politicians think about it and how historians like @hcrichardson.bsky.social would analyse this.
Wondering what US politicians think about it and how historians like @hcrichardson.bsky.social would analyse this.
This is how, on 1/20/2026, Claude Malhuret a centrist French Senator describes how the USA’s current administration is viewed and how it affects Europe. Strong wording on his description of our USA government.
youtu.be/sfkjFuEsVIQ?...
Here is the English translation: deliberahoc.com/t/speech-by-...
youtu.be/sfkjFuEsVIQ?...
Here is the English translation: deliberahoc.com/t/speech-by-...
Discours sur le rôle de la France dans la prévention et la résolution des crises internationales
YouTube video by Claude Malhuret
youtu.be
January 27, 2026 at 7:37 PM
This is how, on 1/20/2026, Claude Malhuret a centrist French Senator describes how the USA’s current administration is viewed and how it affects Europe. Strong wording on his description of our USA government.
youtu.be/sfkjFuEsVIQ?...
Here is the English translation: deliberahoc.com/t/speech-by-...
youtu.be/sfkjFuEsVIQ?...
Here is the English translation: deliberahoc.com/t/speech-by-...
Are there any guardrails that can still stand? Was the Constitution that fragile?
Trying to ground myself through the work of @hcrichardson.bsky.social and protested today but it feels so little.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Trying to ground myself through the work of @hcrichardson.bsky.social and protested today but it feels so little.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
January 19, 2026
Late last night, Nick Schifrin of PBS NewsHour posted on social media that the staff of the U.S.
open.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Are there any guardrails that can still stand? Was the Constitution that fragile?
Trying to ground myself through the work of @hcrichardson.bsky.social and protested today but it feels so little.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Trying to ground myself through the work of @hcrichardson.bsky.social and protested today but it feels so little.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Another great post from Johan and another reason to rise and protest again and again… open.substack.com/pub/johanuni...
When the Guards Become the Regime: The Behavioral Science of America’s Domestic Security State
By Johan
open.substack.com
January 19, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Another great post from Johan and another reason to rise and protest again and again… open.substack.com/pub/johanuni...
When is it going to be enough for the entire Congress to denounce all this.
ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
January 19, 2026 at 4:04 PM
When is it going to be enough for the entire Congress to denounce all this.
The power of the people is stronger than the people in power. Show up!
Reminder!
It’s time to increase our commitment and amplify our power.
Tuesday, Jan 20, 2pm
walk out. Let’s go!
50501centraloregon.org
@50501bend.bsky.social
@50501movement.bsky.social
#BendOregon
#WalkOut
It’s time to increase our commitment and amplify our power.
Tuesday, Jan 20, 2pm
walk out. Let’s go!
50501centraloregon.org
@50501bend.bsky.social
@50501movement.bsky.social
#BendOregon
#WalkOut
January 19, 2026 at 4:48 AM
The power of the people is stronger than the people in power. Show up!
Written nearly 2 years ago and this so frighteningly close to where we are.
January 13, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Written nearly 2 years ago and this so frighteningly close to where we are.
Thank you for doing this. The message from Andor is so relevant today.
Andor's Nemik eulogizes Renee Nicole Good.
I lifted work from excellent photojournalists to make this video, but it felt really urgent to get the message out and it will take me quite some time to do a credited version. Apologies.
(This a repost with a more cogent description and alt-text.)
I lifted work from excellent photojournalists to make this video, but it felt really urgent to get the message out and it will take me quite some time to do a credited version. Apologies.
(This a repost with a more cogent description and alt-text.)
January 9, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Thank you for doing this. The message from Andor is so relevant today.
The writings of @hcrichardson.bsky.social and substack.com/@johanuniver... are keeping me grounded even though their thorough and true analysis and description of where we are at and where we are heading, are quite worrisome. The feeling of being a pawn gets stronger every day.
January 7, 2026 at 1:32 AM
The writings of @hcrichardson.bsky.social and substack.com/@johanuniver... are keeping me grounded even though their thorough and true analysis and description of where we are at and where we are heading, are quite worrisome. The feeling of being a pawn gets stronger every day.
This analysis has been the best at making me understand the grand scheme behind what just happened. A must read. open.substack.com/pub/johanuni...
Update: Venezuela as Proof-of-Concept
The Doctrine Made Real
open.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:23 AM
This analysis has been the best at making me understand the grand scheme behind what just happened. A must read. open.substack.com/pub/johanuni...
« The behavioral incentive that sustained American leadership: credibility with allies, predictability in commitments, adherence to international law; has been replaced by transactional opportunism » … Looking forward to reading the other parts… open.substack.com/pub/johanuni...
The World Ahead 2026: Part 1
The Behavioral Mechanics of a Fracturing Order
open.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:44 AM
« The behavioral incentive that sustained American leadership: credibility with allies, predictability in commitments, adherence to international law; has been replaced by transactional opportunism » … Looking forward to reading the other parts… open.substack.com/pub/johanuni...
Trying to understand tarifs and bailouts:I am not an expert when it comes to how farming works in the USA but this analysis from Tangle makes me think that a lot has to change. I encourage you to subscribe to the Tangle newsletter. www.readtangle.com/the-12-billi...
@tanglenews.bsky.social
@tanglenews.bsky.social
The $12 billion farm bailout.
Plus, what's the latest on the measles outbreak?
www.readtangle.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Trying to understand tarifs and bailouts:I am not an expert when it comes to how farming works in the USA but this analysis from Tangle makes me think that a lot has to change. I encourage you to subscribe to the Tangle newsletter. www.readtangle.com/the-12-billi...
@tanglenews.bsky.social
@tanglenews.bsky.social
Yes to all the feelings expressed in that thread. None of this is normal and yet we are not screaming it loud enough www.threads.com/@grapeylyle/...
Lyle Fass 🔹 (@grapeylyle) on Threads
I’m sitting in Iceland, watching people live their calm, beautiful lives while I scroll through these Epstein email posts, and I genuinely don’t know how anyone is supposed to process what’s happening...
www.threads.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Yes to all the feelings expressed in that thread. None of this is normal and yet we are not screaming it loud enough www.threads.com/@grapeylyle/...
Or Rodney Taylor, a disabled double amputee who’s been in America since he was two years old.
He was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE grabbed him
His health is declining, they won’t let him get his legs and they’ve placed him in solitary
www.disabledginger.com/p/help-rodne...
He was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE grabbed him
His health is declining, they won’t let him get his legs and they’ve placed him in solitary
www.disabledginger.com/p/help-rodne...
Help Rodney Taylor, a Disabled Double Amputee Being Held by ICE
Rodney has been in the country more than 40 years. He's in solitary confinement in Georgia, being denied disability accommodations and having his medical needs ignored. He must be released.
www.disabledginger.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:39 PM
For over 20 hours now Senator Merkley has been talking and trying to get the Republicans to come to their senses and talk the president into negotiating. I am a CASA and my 3 kiddos are going to lose their SNAP benefits in November if the government does not reopen. Shame.
TUNE IN: I’m STILL on the Senate floor exposing Trump’s attempts to trample on the Constitution. www.youtube.com/live/BPJcq9u...
Merkley CONTINUES Holding the Senate Floor to Protest Trump’s Threats to Democracy
YouTube video by Senator Jeff Merkley
www.youtube.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:17 PM
For over 20 hours now Senator Merkley has been talking and trying to get the Republicans to come to their senses and talk the president into negotiating. I am a CASA and my 3 kiddos are going to lose their SNAP benefits in November if the government does not reopen. Shame.
@melaniekebler.bsky.social I hope that the city of Bend can soon be working on such a plan. It is truly needed and even if a small percentage of people participate, it brings awareness to what can work and what needs to be improved. And we can also learn from the experience in Ashland.
Ashland is offering residents and businesses the chance to practice their wildfire evacuation plans this Saturday.
Ashland plans practice wildfire evacuation drill for Saturday
Ashland is holding a wildfire evacuation drill for people and businesses to rehearse what they would do in a real evacuation, from gathering their belongings to practicing their evacuation route.
www.opb.org
October 9, 2025 at 8:16 PM
@melaniekebler.bsky.social I hope that the city of Bend can soon be working on such a plan. It is truly needed and even if a small percentage of people participate, it brings awareness to what can work and what needs to be improved. And we can also learn from the experience in Ashland.
This is how low this country is falling. What’s next Idaho? A ban on books that help each student feel seen and included? Oh wait…😳
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/f....
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/f....
July 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM
This is how low this country is falling. What’s next Idaho? A ban on books that help each student feel seen and included? Oh wait…😳
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/f....
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/f....
I am ashamed to be living in a country where this happens. In my town, a rainbow sidewalk was damaged purposefully by tire marks. You have to have poor self esteem to be threatened by the fact that the World around you is diverse.
Went to downtown DC to watch them remove the Black Lives Matter mural and wrote about how the removal of such symbols reflects government policy priorities. How the removal of the BLM mural reflects the administration’s desire to remove Black people and history from large segments of American life.
Republicans Tear Down a Black Lives Matter Mural
Symbols aren’t just symbols.
www.theatlantic.com
March 15, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I am ashamed to be living in a country where this happens. In my town, a rainbow sidewalk was damaged purposefully by tire marks. You have to have poor self esteem to be threatened by the fact that the World around you is diverse.
For a dose of realism and clarity, listen to @mariaressa.bsky.social and Jon Stewart.
Then, for a little pick me up, listen to the energy in @benwikler.bsky.social‘s talk with @hcrichardson.bsky.social
He should have been elected party chair
youtu.be/jsHoX9ZpA_M?...
www.youtube.com/live/AyXba-v...
Then, for a little pick me up, listen to the energy in @benwikler.bsky.social‘s talk with @hcrichardson.bsky.social
He should have been elected party chair
youtu.be/jsHoX9ZpA_M?...
www.youtube.com/live/AyXba-v...
Jon Stewart & Maria Ressa On the US’s Authoritarian Slide | The Weekly Show
YouTube video by The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
youtu.be
March 15, 2025 at 1:05 AM
For a dose of realism and clarity, listen to @mariaressa.bsky.social and Jon Stewart.
Then, for a little pick me up, listen to the energy in @benwikler.bsky.social‘s talk with @hcrichardson.bsky.social
He should have been elected party chair
youtu.be/jsHoX9ZpA_M?...
www.youtube.com/live/AyXba-v...
Then, for a little pick me up, listen to the energy in @benwikler.bsky.social‘s talk with @hcrichardson.bsky.social
He should have been elected party chair
youtu.be/jsHoX9ZpA_M?...
www.youtube.com/live/AyXba-v...
Respect to John Larson, House Representative for Connecticut District one and member of the ways and means committee for saying the quiet parts out-loud.
youtube.com/watch?v=0MJD...
youtube.com/watch?v=0MJD...
Larson Demands Answers from Musk-Trump and House Republicans on Social Security
YouTube video by Rep. John Larson
youtube.com
March 13, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Respect to John Larson, House Representative for Connecticut District one and member of the ways and means committee for saying the quiet parts out-loud.
youtube.com/watch?v=0MJD...
youtube.com/watch?v=0MJD...
Listen to @chrismurphyct.bsky.social. What is happening to our country has nothing to do with your political affiliation. It is about rich bullies who are making sure that you stay at the bottom while they grab power and enrich themselves. Sickening.
youtube.com/watch?v=hyco...
youtube.com/watch?v=hyco...
Murphy: Six Weeks In, This White House Is On Its Way To Being The Most Corrupt In U.S. History
YouTube video by Senator Chris Murphy
youtube.com
March 8, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Listen to @chrismurphyct.bsky.social. What is happening to our country has nothing to do with your political affiliation. It is about rich bullies who are making sure that you stay at the bottom while they grab power and enrich themselves. Sickening.
youtube.com/watch?v=hyco...
youtube.com/watch?v=hyco...
Excellent speech here from Claude Malhuret. It is both extremely devastating that this is where we are at today and also it’s great to see that Europe is rising to combat the rise of madness in the USA
March 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Excellent speech here from Claude Malhuret. It is both extremely devastating that this is where we are at today and also it’s great to see that Europe is rising to combat the rise of madness in the USA