Madeleine
@maudiemanding.bsky.social
Old hippie lefty disguised as museum consultant. True history addict, Dzogchen Buddhist, dog lover, foodie.
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they want to do kristalnacht so bad
We’re shutting down immigration and canceling Afghanistani-Americans because of a single incident. But thousands of gun deaths, don’t require a single action of any kind. We’re not banning men, or young men, or abusive young men, or guns.
This wasn’t “mental health”? This one incident?
This wasn’t “mental health”? This one incident?
November 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
they want to do kristalnacht so bad
What Socialism Got Right thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/what-sociali... #Capitalism #DukeUniversityPress #Socialism via @mitpress.bsky.social
What Socialism Got Right
Writing "The Red Riviera" taught me that even flawed socialist systems offered insights into equality, solidarity, and the dignity of everyday life.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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there are two schools of thought on protecting Jewish safety in America: we either fight for a pluralistic democracy where we are safe because minority rights are protected or we seek junior partner status in the MAGA white nationalist alliance
the ADL has chosen a side
forward.com/fast-forward...
the ADL has chosen a side
forward.com/fast-forward...
ADL removes ‘Protect Civil Rights’ from website as it narrows its mission amid right-wing attacks
The removal took place after FBI Director Kash Patel said he would cut ties with the ADL, though it is unclear if that has happened.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:11 PM
there are two schools of thought on protecting Jewish safety in America: we either fight for a pluralistic democracy where we are safe because minority rights are protected or we seek junior partner status in the MAGA white nationalist alliance
the ADL has chosen a side
forward.com/fast-forward...
the ADL has chosen a side
forward.com/fast-forward...
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So when we first showed up at the Union Station today, we ran ICE off as soon as we got here.
August 26, 2025 at 1:46 AM
So when we first showed up at the Union Station today, we ran ICE off as soon as we got here.
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Gotta love the Scots.
July 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Gotta love the Scots.
The laboratory accident that saved 500 million lives
open.substack.com/pub/bigthink...
This makes some very good points and would make me hopeful if we didn’t live in the political climate that we have.
open.substack.com/pub/bigthink...
This makes some very good points and would make me hopeful if we didn’t live in the political climate that we have.
The laboratory accident that saved 500 million lives
“Invention matters, but implementation matters more.”
open.substack.com
July 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The laboratory accident that saved 500 million lives
open.substack.com/pub/bigthink...
This makes some very good points and would make me hopeful if we didn’t live in the political climate that we have.
open.substack.com/pub/bigthink...
This makes some very good points and would make me hopeful if we didn’t live in the political climate that we have.
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staffers are still cleaning up the Kristi Noem mess after she got gutted/filleted by @chrismurphyct.bsky.social
this is A MOMENT. #MustWatch
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this is A MOMENT. #MustWatch
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May 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
staffers are still cleaning up the Kristi Noem mess after she got gutted/filleted by @chrismurphyct.bsky.social
this is A MOMENT. #MustWatch
🧢 @trumpfile.org
this is A MOMENT. #MustWatch
🧢 @trumpfile.org
My rain lilies are blooming! We are just entering the rainy season and they got enough rain to decide to blossom. They will not do it for city water or anything else. So delicate and charming! A bright spot in a gloomy world!
May 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
My rain lilies are blooming! We are just entering the rainy season and they got enough rain to decide to blossom. They will not do it for city water or anything else. So delicate and charming! A bright spot in a gloomy world!
This was a pot of purple dahlias. Now I’m battling iguanas with a spray of garlic and cayenne pepper run through the blender and then sieved. Of course it poured with rain the day after I sprayed but I’ll keep at it. They eat all my flowers and poop everywhere @gardennicola.bsky.social
May 6, 2025 at 2:13 PM
This was a pot of purple dahlias. Now I’m battling iguanas with a spray of garlic and cayenne pepper run through the blender and then sieved. Of course it poured with rain the day after I sprayed but I’ll keep at it. They eat all my flowers and poop everywhere @gardennicola.bsky.social
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Pope Francis was an advocate for the homeless, the marginalized, the vulnerable. We need more of this in our world to push back against the cruel and spiteful who abuse their power to make our world poorer.
April 21, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Pope Francis was an advocate for the homeless, the marginalized, the vulnerable. We need more of this in our world to push back against the cruel and spiteful who abuse their power to make our world poorer.
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April 20, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Beware the attack bunnies!
April 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Beware the attack bunnies!
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Trump, Musk and Republicans have launched a full assault on Social Security, firing staff, closing field offices and making it harder for Americans to access their hard-earned benefits. We’re joining Social Security Works on Tuesday, the Social Security Day of Action, to (once again) say: Hands Off!
Hands off Social Security!
Social Security is facing the greatest threat of its nearly century-long existence. We have to fight back! Social Security Works is working to have as many rallies at Social Security offices as po...
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April 14, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Trump, Musk and Republicans have launched a full assault on Social Security, firing staff, closing field offices and making it harder for Americans to access their hard-earned benefits. We’re joining Social Security Works on Tuesday, the Social Security Day of Action, to (once again) say: Hands Off!
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This is very noticeable among students as well. Especially international students are increasingly reluctant to speak, even inside the classroom, because they are - understandably! rightfully! - frightened they might get punished by the regime.
It is heartbreaking and it makes me so fucking angry.
It is heartbreaking and it makes me so fucking angry.
One sign that we are living under an authoritarian regime is that a lot of people are acting like they are living under an authoritarian regime.
The fear among academics and lawyers now talking on the record on just about any topic that involves the federal government or the White House is really extraordinary and worrisome, and getting worse, it seems to me, every week. Dissent by an establishment figures becoming verboten in the US
April 10, 2025 at 11:31 PM
This is very noticeable among students as well. Especially international students are increasingly reluctant to speak, even inside the classroom, because they are - understandably! rightfully! - frightened they might get punished by the regime.
It is heartbreaking and it makes me so fucking angry.
It is heartbreaking and it makes me so fucking angry.
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A golf event with the Saudis…
April 6, 2025 at 1:17 AM
A golf event with the Saudis…
Thousands showed up at the West Palm demo! Nobody loathes him more than New York and Palm Beach—his “home towns.”
April 6, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Thousands showed up at the West Palm demo! Nobody loathes him more than New York and Palm Beach—his “home towns.”
At the West Palm demo!
April 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
At the West Palm demo!
And we thought President Bonespurs didn’t like armed conflict? I have to say I think he’s going to back off the Gaza annihilation too, but how dare he threaten such a hideous debacle? There’s going to be fighting in the streets, not in Gaza but here. I’m sickened by it all.
February 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
And we thought President Bonespurs didn’t like armed conflict? I have to say I think he’s going to back off the Gaza annihilation too, but how dare he threaten such a hideous debacle? There’s going to be fighting in the streets, not in Gaza but here. I’m sickened by it all.
After hurricane Milton: The beauty in these storms has to catch you unawares.
This is “Petals on wet wet, black bough” homage to Ezra Pound, a hard poet to dismiss. Anyway, it’s tiny leaves on a wet black trash can. Not the same but also gone by tomorrow. It would make great wallpaper.
This is “Petals on wet wet, black bough” homage to Ezra Pound, a hard poet to dismiss. Anyway, it’s tiny leaves on a wet black trash can. Not the same but also gone by tomorrow. It would make great wallpaper.
October 13, 2024 at 11:07 PM
After hurricane Milton: The beauty in these storms has to catch you unawares.
This is “Petals on wet wet, black bough” homage to Ezra Pound, a hard poet to dismiss. Anyway, it’s tiny leaves on a wet black trash can. Not the same but also gone by tomorrow. It would make great wallpaper.
This is “Petals on wet wet, black bough” homage to Ezra Pound, a hard poet to dismiss. Anyway, it’s tiny leaves on a wet black trash can. Not the same but also gone by tomorrow. It would make great wallpaper.