May Boeve
@mayboeve.bsky.social
Former Executive Director and forever fan, 350.org. Host, How We Build This. Social Movements, politics, climate, books, Bay Area
My Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-we-build-this/id1818186909
My Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-we-build-this/id1818186909
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May Boeve
@mayboeve.bsky.social
· Jun 3
I decided to turn a longtime dream of mine into a reality: hosting a podcast about building social movements. Our first episode is live today, with none other than Alicia Garza, co-founder of Black Lives Matter.
Take a listen to How We Build This wherever you get your podcasts! #NewPodcast
Take a listen to How We Build This wherever you get your podcasts! #NewPodcast
I decided to turn a longtime dream of mine into a reality: hosting a podcast about building social movements. Our first episode is live today, with none other than Alicia Garza, co-founder of Black Lives Matter.
Take a listen wherever you do podcasts! Follow us @hwbtpod
Take a listen wherever you do podcasts! Follow us @hwbtpod
Drove by this school tonight. Huge “families belong together” banner flying outside. Thank you to all the teachers, families, city leaders and organizers who rallied to help today
"Your child is safe in school," an OUSD alert to parents read today after immigration agents were seen near Hoover Elementary.
ICE operation in West Oakland causes schools go into 'secure protocol'
"Your child is safe in school," an OUSD alert to parents read today after immigration agents were seen near Hoover Elementary.
oaklandside.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Drove by this school tonight. Huge “families belong together” banner flying outside. Thank you to all the teachers, families, city leaders and organizers who rallied to help today
Best explanation I’ve yet read about why and possibly how Epstein scandal breaks the MAGA brain
Did Trump’s Epstein Switcheroo Send Marjorie Greene on Her Wild Arc? talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/did-t...
Did Trump’s Epstein Switcheroo Send Marjorie Greene on Her Wild Arc?
I try not to share ideas or theories that I suspect, by...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Best explanation I’ve yet read about why and possibly how Epstein scandal breaks the MAGA brain
Pretty please can Larry Summers stay cancelled once and for all
‘No! Not Larry Summers!’ Wails Devastated Nation
‘No! Not Larry Summers!’ Wails Devastated Nation
WASHINGTON—Responding to recent revelations suggesting the prominent economist was a close associate of the late child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, a devastated nation reportedly joined together to...
theonion.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Pretty please can Larry Summers stay cancelled once and for all
…and when, in the bright future when we look back on how we defeated MAGA, it will have been the dignity and power of women that did it.
My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
November 13, 2025 at 4:28 AM
…and when, in the bright future when we look back on how we defeated MAGA, it will have been the dignity and power of women that did it.
As one of the thousands whose flight was delayed and then cancelled yesterday - could not agree more
Trashy MAGA lunatic Sean Duffy says if you cancel flights then the late flights you’re experiencing aren’t real.
I miss Secretary Pete Buttigieg and his exceptional non-idiotic leadership.
I miss Secretary Pete Buttigieg and his exceptional non-idiotic leadership.
November 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
As one of the thousands whose flight was delayed and then cancelled yesterday - could not agree more
November 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Reposted by May Boeve
"You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose.” Fucking SAVAGE for him to invoke Mario Cuomo.
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
"You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose.” Fucking SAVAGE for him to invoke Mario Cuomo.
Reposted by May Boeve
In the event of an encounter with immigration agents in the East Bay, make sure you and your family know your rights. (1/2)
October 23, 2025 at 1:12 AM
In the event of an encounter with immigration agents in the East Bay, make sure you and your family know your rights. (1/2)
So many people here and nationwide, unapologetic and unafraid. Or maybe a little afraid but getting out anyway!! This is the recipe. #nokings
Oakland is OUT and LOUD to say NO KINGS #NOKINGSOAKLAND #NOKINGS
October 19, 2025 at 3:51 AM
So many people here and nationwide, unapologetic and unafraid. Or maybe a little afraid but getting out anyway!! This is the recipe. #nokings
Yes!!
15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
October 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Yes!!
oaklandside.org/2025/10/15/a... Alameda County approves $3.6 million to scale up immigrant defense
Alameda County approves $3.6 million to scale up immigrant defense amid ICE surge
The measure follows a 500% spike in calls to ACILEP, a county hotline. It will expand the hotline hours and fund more legal aid for immigrants.
oaklandside.org
October 16, 2025 at 12:35 AM
oaklandside.org/2025/10/15/a... Alameda County approves $3.6 million to scale up immigrant defense
Reposted by May Boeve
This seems like a good time to remind everyone that Donald Trump’s first appearance in the New York Times was when the Nixon Justice Dept. sued him and his father for refusing to rent apartments to black people.
HUD laid off so many fair housing investigators on Friday that it shuttered the regional offices that oversee discrimination cases in 9 states: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
HUD Issues Layoff Notices, Targeting Fair Housing Staff With Deep Cuts
Fair housing staffers who investigate claims of housing discrimination at field offices nationwide were among the hundreds of HUD staffers who received layoff notices.
www.bloomberg.com
October 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
This seems like a good time to remind everyone that Donald Trump’s first appearance in the New York Times was when the Nixon Justice Dept. sued him and his father for refusing to rent apartments to black people.
How does he keep sinking even lower
“I’ll declare war on you if you don’t give me the peace prize” is an incredible bit
October 10, 2025 at 3:19 AM
How does he keep sinking even lower
Raskin always with the fire
Raskin: "It's not lost on anyone that shutting the government down allows them not swear in our new colleague, Ms Grijalva from Arizona, who would be the 218th signature to discharge the Epstein files and to put a vote on that on the House floor."
October 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Raskin always with the fire
Reposted by May Boeve
Barbra Streisand is joining Jane Fonda and 600+ entertainment figures in re-launching the Committee for the First Amendment. Fonda announced the revival of the organization, initially founded by her father, Henry Fonda. The organization was founded in the 1940s to defend free speech against fascism.
October 2, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Barbra Streisand is joining Jane Fonda and 600+ entertainment figures in re-launching the Committee for the First Amendment. Fonda announced the revival of the organization, initially founded by her father, Henry Fonda. The organization was founded in the 1940s to defend free speech against fascism.
Reposted by May Boeve
The president threatened again this week to deploy National Guard troops to San Francisco. Here’s what the Bay Area can learn from Portland’s ordeal.
Trump’s bumbling, bizarre National Guard stunt in Portland offers lessons for the Bay Area
The president threatened again this week to deploy National Guard troops to San Francisco. Here’s what the Bay Area can learn from Portland’s ordeal.
bit.ly
October 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The president threatened again this week to deploy National Guard troops to San Francisco. Here’s what the Bay Area can learn from Portland’s ordeal.
Reposted by May Boeve
I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
October 1, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
We might romanticize our life pre internet but it isn’t so simple - www.theguardian.com/news/2025/se... Extremely offline: what happened when a Pacific island was cut off from the internet |
Extremely offline: what happened when a Pacific island was cut off from the internet | Samanth Subramanian
A colossal volcanic eruption in January 2022 ripped apart the underwater cables that connect Tonga to the world – and exposed the fragility of 21st-century life
www.theguardian.com
September 30, 2025 at 10:55 PM
We might romanticize our life pre internet but it isn’t so simple - www.theguardian.com/news/2025/se... Extremely offline: what happened when a Pacific island was cut off from the internet |
Reposted by May Boeve
A pattern is developing where everyone who fights back against a Trump attack inevitably wins with their reputation much better than before, and everyone who caves to him looks like shit and has Trump coming back for more a month later.
September 26, 2025 at 11:23 PM
A pattern is developing where everyone who fights back against a Trump attack inevitably wins with their reputation much better than before, and everyone who caves to him looks like shit and has Trump coming back for more a month later.
We talk #climatejustice, US empire, labneh, and we laugh a lot. Listen today! #NYCW2025
September 23, 2025 at 6:50 PM
We talk #climatejustice, US empire, labneh, and we laugh a lot. Listen today! #NYCW2025
Not today, Satan
"Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that."
Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.
Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.
Jimmy Kimmel Returns: ABC Ends Suspension Starting Tuesday
Jimmy Kimmel will return to late night on Tuesday
variety.com
September 22, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Not today, Satan
Some important and good news today - many will remember the #FreeAlaa campaigning in the lead up to COP27 in Egypt. Alaa is a human rights advocate held for many years as a political prisoner.
Today Alaa was pardoned and will be free soon. www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Today Alaa was pardoned and will be free soon. www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Egypt's President Sisi pardons high-profile Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah, al Qahera news says
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pardoned high-profile Egyptian-British activist, Alaa Abd el-Fattah, after a lengthy imprisonment and repeated hunger strikes that prompted international pleas for his release, Al Qahera news said on Monday.
www.reuters.com
September 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Some important and good news today - many will remember the #FreeAlaa campaigning in the lead up to COP27 in Egypt. Alaa is a human rights advocate held for many years as a political prisoner.
Today Alaa was pardoned and will be free soon. www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Today Alaa was pardoned and will be free soon. www.reuters.com/world/africa...
I'm attending Seed the Vote's event, “Bay Area Canvass to Pass Prop 50 with Seed the Vote Action” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/seedthevote/...
Bay Area Canvass to Pass Prop 50 with Seed the Vote Action · Seed the Vote
Join Seed the Vote Action to canvass in the Bay Area for Prop 50, the Election Rigging Response Act.
**LOCATION: We’ll send you an email with the meetup spot several days before your canvass. All mee...
www.mobilize.us
September 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I'm attending Seed the Vote's event, “Bay Area Canvass to Pass Prop 50 with Seed the Vote Action” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/seedthevote/...
Occupy kicked off 14 years ago next week - learn more on @hwbtpod.bsky.social !
September 9, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Occupy kicked off 14 years ago next week - learn more on @hwbtpod.bsky.social !