Marti Etter
@metter.bsky.social
Arts educator, believer in science, democrat, voter, witness to the power of Arts education to change lives!
Vote as if your life and the lives of those you love depend on it!
Election Day is a week from tomorrow, and millions of Americans have a chance to elect important local leaders — judges, council members, school boards, and more — crucial to defending and rebuilding democracy. If you haven’t already, make a plan to cast your vote.
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October 28, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Vote as if your life and the lives of those you love depend on it!
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Great advice! We can do this together!!!
Make your calls. Go to your town halls. Ask your state and local officials what they are doing under state and local law. Rest. Hydrate. Make soup for the hungry. Don’t let people tell you that you’re doing it wrong. Not a sprint. Not a marathon. A relay. Find your team. Thank you.
April 19, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Great advice! We can do this together!!!
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Make your calls. Go to your town halls. Ask your state and local officials what they are doing under state and local law. Rest. Hydrate. Make soup for the hungry. Don’t let people tell you that you’re doing it wrong. Not a sprint. Not a marathon. A relay. Find your team. Thank you.
February 15, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Make your calls. Go to your town halls. Ask your state and local officials what they are doing under state and local law. Rest. Hydrate. Make soup for the hungry. Don’t let people tell you that you’re doing it wrong. Not a sprint. Not a marathon. A relay. Find your team. Thank you.
How can they ignore and hurt people like this?? "When they're burning down this house, there's people still inside.
WATCH this!
And then tell the Republicans in Congress that when they're burning down this house, there's people still inside. #MedicaidCutsKillUS #DemCast #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy
And then tell the Republicans in Congress that when they're burning down this house, there's people still inside. #MedicaidCutsKillUS #DemCast #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy
April 18, 2025 at 6:36 PM
How can they ignore and hurt people like this?? "When they're burning down this house, there's people still inside.
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STAND and DEMAND the immediate return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
BRING HIM HOME!
Abrego Garcia is a SMART Local 100 first-year apprentice who was working full-time to support his young family — before he was brutally abducted and illegally deported to El Salvador.
SMART General President…
BRING HIM HOME!
Abrego Garcia is a SMART Local 100 first-year apprentice who was working full-time to support his young family — before he was brutally abducted and illegally deported to El Salvador.
SMART General President…
April 13, 2025 at 4:00 AM
STAND and DEMAND the immediate return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
BRING HIM HOME!
Abrego Garcia is a SMART Local 100 first-year apprentice who was working full-time to support his young family — before he was brutally abducted and illegally deported to El Salvador.
SMART General President…
BRING HIM HOME!
Abrego Garcia is a SMART Local 100 first-year apprentice who was working full-time to support his young family — before he was brutally abducted and illegally deported to El Salvador.
SMART General President…
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You have to see this.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
20 Lessons on Tyranny: by Timothy Snyder / read by John Lithgow
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
youtu.be
March 31, 2025 at 11:06 PM
You have to see this.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
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This is the news I want to see! We’re not going back!
Equity Arc, which trains young musicians of color, was set to play with the US Marine Band — until Trump's anti-DEI order canceled the show.
But Chicago stepped up, and now the students will perform at @chicagosymphony.bsky.social on 4/6. Grab a free ticket and join me in cheering them on. cso.org
But Chicago stepped up, and now the students will perform at @chicagosymphony.bsky.social on 4/6. Grab a free ticket and join me in cheering them on. cso.org
April 4, 2025 at 2:43 AM
This is the news I want to see! We’re not going back!
Proud to support all the important work you do!!!
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If this is what you value, support it today.
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April 3, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Proud to support all the important work you do!!!
Thank you @booker.senate.gov
I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
April 2, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Thank you @booker.senate.gov
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Imagine calling yourself the master race and have to resort to erasing the achievements of minorities to make yourself feel better.
March 20, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Imagine calling yourself the master race and have to resort to erasing the achievements of minorities to make yourself feel better.
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Tax SCOOP: Trump administration plans to cut staff at the Taxpayer Advocate Service -- the taxpayer help center -- by more than 25%
These are jobs designed to help people struggling with their finances, identity theft or other tax issues.
These are jobs designed to help people struggling with their finances, identity theft or other tax issues.
Trump administration plans 25 percent staff cut at IRS taxpayer help office
The Taxpayer Advocate Service, which operates as an internal watchdog, would see deeper workforce reductions than the agency overall.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 17, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Tax SCOOP: Trump administration plans to cut staff at the Taxpayer Advocate Service -- the taxpayer help center -- by more than 25%
These are jobs designed to help people struggling with their finances, identity theft or other tax issues.
These are jobs designed to help people struggling with their finances, identity theft or other tax issues.
Just when you think they can't go any lower....
Black Medal of Honor recipient removed from US Department of Defense website
Page honoring Charles C Rogers for his Vietnam war service is now defunct with letters ‘DEI’ added to website address
www.theguardian.com
March 16, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Just when you think they can't go any lower....
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“A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.”
— Thomas Paine, Rights of Man, 1791
— Thomas Paine, Rights of Man, 1791
March 9, 2025 at 3:59 PM
“A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.”
— Thomas Paine, Rights of Man, 1791
— Thomas Paine, Rights of Man, 1791
Time to celebrate all the amazing women in our lives. Thank you for inspiring our students to accept challenges and succeed beyond their wildest dreams!
March 8, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Time to celebrate all the amazing women in our lives. Thank you for inspiring our students to accept challenges and succeed beyond their wildest dreams!
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30 years ago, Hillary Clinton stood at the World Conference on Women & spoke facts. Women’s rights are human rights & human rights are women’s rights.
She’s a fighter, a leader, & 1 of the greatest allies we've ever seen.
Hillary, this #CupOfJoe is for you with gratitude.
#InternationalWomensDay
She’s a fighter, a leader, & 1 of the greatest allies we've ever seen.
Hillary, this #CupOfJoe is for you with gratitude.
#InternationalWomensDay
March 8, 2025 at 1:40 PM
30 years ago, Hillary Clinton stood at the World Conference on Women & spoke facts. Women’s rights are human rights & human rights are women’s rights.
She’s a fighter, a leader, & 1 of the greatest allies we've ever seen.
Hillary, this #CupOfJoe is for you with gratitude.
#InternationalWomensDay
She’s a fighter, a leader, & 1 of the greatest allies we've ever seen.
Hillary, this #CupOfJoe is for you with gratitude.
#InternationalWomensDay
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Macron will open debate about extending French nuclear protection to European allies | Reuters | www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Macron will open debate about extending French nuclear protection to European allies
Paris is open to discussing an extension of France's nuclear umbrella to its European partners, President Emmanuel Macron said in a grave address to the nation, in which he warned that Russia was a threat for all of Europe.
www.reuters.com
March 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Macron will open debate about extending French nuclear protection to European allies | Reuters | www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Agree! Maybe they need a bunch of reminders sent to them.
The response of AARP is quite surprising — they’re a 501(c)(4) with plenty of leeway on advocacy, and they’re sitting on more than $2.5 billion in net assets & annual revenues over $1.5 billion. If they’re not the prominent voice on this topic, who is?
One thing I am puzzled about is AARP’s weak response to this. In addition to your reps, I’d suggest registering your displeasure with AARP. They have the capacity to mobilize millions of older adults to prevent this. It’s why they’re there! www.aarp.org/social-secur...
March 3, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Agree! Maybe they need a bunch of reminders sent to them.
We all will remember!
"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."
February 28, 2025 at 10:18 PM
We all will remember!
I really don't want to have to start washing my groceries again!
NEW:
“Kennedy paused a multimillion dollar project to create a new Covid-19 vaccine in pill form on Tuesday, and the Food and Drug Administration canceled an advisory committee meeting on updating next season’s flu vaccine.”
newrepublic.com/post/192059/...
“Kennedy paused a multimillion dollar project to create a new Covid-19 vaccine in pill form on Tuesday, and the Food and Drug Administration canceled an advisory committee meeting on updating next season’s flu vaccine.”
newrepublic.com/post/192059/...
RFK Jr. Takes a Sledgehammer to Two Major Vaccine Developments
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is already implementing his dangerous anti-vax views at HHS.
newrepublic.com
February 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I really don't want to have to start washing my groceries again!
I would say unbelievable but.....
February 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I would say unbelievable but.....
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Disgraceful! Repair relations.... with his owner?
February 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Disgraceful! Repair relations.... with his owner?
Thank you for calling this out! We can’t be silent.
Here’s what is going on. When you start firing the military’s top lawyers, that means you are getting ready to order the military to do unlawful things. Trump replaces those JAGs with men who will justify any future unlawful and unethical actions that he wants the military to do.
February 23, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Thank you for calling this out! We can’t be silent.
This IS a coup!
@raskin.house.gov: "This is a coup, which is a seizure of state power by unelected actors... In addition to everything that Trump is doing to dismantle every part of gov’t that doesn't profit him personally, we have this additional problem of Elon Musk trying to consolidate state power under him."
February 5, 2025 at 5:47 AM
This IS a coup!