Maureen O’Connell (oldWobbly)
@oldwobbly.bsky.social
Retired film editor, traveler, political junkie, book lover, leftist, sometime artist, trade unionist, atheist, and ocean gazer.
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS SANTA CRUZ” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
NO KINGS SANTA CRUZ · No Kings
# In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.
## Join us at 10am in San Lorenzo Park for a short rally followed by a march through downtown Santa Cruz and back to the park again.
Grab everyone...
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October 16, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS SANTA CRUZ” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
I'm attending Indivisible Santa Cruz County's event, “No Kings 2.0 in Santa Cruz, CA” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisibles...
No Kings 2.0 in Santa Cruz, CA · Indivisible Santa Cruz County
Join us at 10 am in San Lorenzo Park for a short rally followed by a march through downtown Santa Cruz and back to the park again.
Grab everyone you know, you don't want to miss this. We broke recor...
www.mobilize.us
September 22, 2025 at 6:20 AM
I'm attending Indivisible Santa Cruz County's event, “No Kings 2.0 in Santa Cruz, CA” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisibles...
I'm attending Indivisible Santa Cruz County's event, “Indivisible Santa Cruz County General Meeting” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisibles...
Indivisible Santa Cruz County General Meeting · Indivisible Santa Cruz County
## Join us for our next in person meeting to discuss our upcoming actions and plans for the next few months.
* To attend in person, please sign up for the 10:00 am shift.
* To attend the livestream ...
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September 9, 2025 at 7:01 AM
I'm attending Indivisible Santa Cruz County's event, “Indivisible Santa Cruz County General Meeting” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisibles...
Reposted by Maureen O’Connell (oldWobbly)
Gazans Are Dying of Starvation www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/w...
Gazans Are Dying of Starvation
www.nytimes.com
July 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Gazans Are Dying of Starvation www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/w...
Ronnie Dugger, Crusading Texas Journalist, Dies at 95 www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/b...
Ronnie Dugger, Crusading Texas Journalist, Dies at 95
www.nytimes.com
June 8, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Ronnie Dugger, Crusading Texas Journalist, Dies at 95 www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/b...
Reposted by Maureen O’Connell (oldWobbly)
Yes. We keep writing headlines that assign powers to the president that he does not have.
May 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Yes. We keep writing headlines that assign powers to the president that he does not have.
I'm attending Indivisible Santa Cruz County's event, “Indivisible Santa Cruz County General Meeting” - sign up now to jo www.mobilize.us/indivisibles...
Indivisible Santa Cruz County General Meeting · Indivisible Santa Cruz County
## Join us for our next in person meeting to discuss our upcoming actions and plans for the next few months.
* To attend in person please sign up for the 7:00pm shift.
* To attend the livestream ple...
www.mobilize.us
April 19, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I'm attending Indivisible Santa Cruz County's event, “Indivisible Santa Cruz County General Meeting” - sign up now to jo www.mobilize.us/indivisibles...
If you live in the area, and can’t make it to Scaramento, come to the locsl protest:
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Hands Off! Indivisible Santa Cruz County Fights Back · Hands Off
**Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them.** Santa Cruz is fighting back!
They're taking everything they can get their hands on—our health care, our data, our jobs, our services...
mobilize.us
March 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
If you live in the area, and can’t make it to Scaramento, come to the locsl protest:
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mobilize.us/s/hvho7x
Media, why are you so timid? Tip-toeing around reviewing this brilliant documentary: fair.org/home/media-o...
Media Obscure Message of Oscar-Winning Documentary No Other Land
In reporting on its historic Oscar win, many publications avoided describing No Other Land in detail, or relied on the passive voice to obscure its specifics.
fair.org
March 7, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Media, why are you so timid? Tip-toeing around reviewing this brilliant documentary: fair.org/home/media-o...
Reposted by Maureen O’Connell (oldWobbly)
Jonathan Pie is back!
The Art of The Deal
YouTube video by Jonathan Pie
youtu.be
February 22, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Jonathan Pie is back!
Intelligent people needed to speak up, and did! www.threads.net/@nytimes/pos...
The New York Times (@nytimes) on Threads
Here is the letter signed by more than 75 Nobel laureates urging that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. not be confirmed to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
www.threads.net
December 11, 2024 at 12:04 AM
Intelligent people needed to speak up, and did! www.threads.net/@nytimes/pos...
November 19, 2024 at 1:30 PM
Reposted by Maureen O’Connell (oldWobbly)
Many people think that as you get older, you care less about politics. But it’s not true.
You start thinking a lot more about the kind of world you want to leave behind. You want it to be better than the one you were born into.
We all have a personal legacy in mind. Mine is to outlive Trumpism.
You start thinking a lot more about the kind of world you want to leave behind. You want it to be better than the one you were born into.
We all have a personal legacy in mind. Mine is to outlive Trumpism.
November 15, 2024 at 4:51 PM
Many people think that as you get older, you care less about politics. But it’s not true.
You start thinking a lot more about the kind of world you want to leave behind. You want it to be better than the one you were born into.
We all have a personal legacy in mind. Mine is to outlive Trumpism.
You start thinking a lot more about the kind of world you want to leave behind. You want it to be better than the one you were born into.
We all have a personal legacy in mind. Mine is to outlive Trumpism.
Reposted by Maureen O’Connell (oldWobbly)
"President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is bypassing traditional FBI background checks for at least some of his Cabinet picks while using private companies to conduct vetting of potential candidates for administration jobs"
www.cnn.com/2024/11/15/p...
www.cnn.com/2024/11/15/p...
Trump’s team skips FBI background checks for some Cabinet picks | CNN Politics
President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is bypassing traditional FBI background checks for at least some of his Cabinet picks while using private companies to conduct vetting of potential candi...
www.cnn.com
November 15, 2024 at 5:08 PM
"President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is bypassing traditional FBI background checks for at least some of his Cabinet picks while using private companies to conduct vetting of potential candidates for administration jobs"
www.cnn.com/2024/11/15/p...
www.cnn.com/2024/11/15/p...