Suzanne Ellis Wernevi
@suzannewe.bsky.social
Providence / Stockholm
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This is it:
3) A massive decentralized movement like this -- everywhere all at once, with everybody pitching in -- is extremely difficult for any regime, even the most autocratic, to derail. There are too many leaders, coordinating in too many different ways, for a movement like this to be easily neutralized.
April 6, 2025 at 4:27 PM
This is it:
The vibes at #nokings Providence look amazing!
Thanks for capturing this, @steveahlquist.bsky.social.
@indivisible.org #nokingsProvidence
Thanks for capturing this, @steveahlquist.bsky.social.
@indivisible.org #nokingsProvidence
Providence, Rhode Island:
Here’s a video of the No Kings March, which started at the Rhode Island State House and went through downtown.
Around 15,000 people attended the event.
Here’s a video of the No Kings March, which started at the Rhode Island State House and went through downtown.
Around 15,000 people attended the event.
No Kings March - Providence, RI - October 18, 2025
YouTube video by Steve Ahlquist
youtu.be
October 19, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The vibes at #nokings Providence look amazing!
Thanks for capturing this, @steveahlquist.bsky.social.
@indivisible.org #nokingsProvidence
Thanks for capturing this, @steveahlquist.bsky.social.
@indivisible.org #nokingsProvidence
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Welcome to the largest day of peaceful protest we’ve ever seen in our lifetimes.
Today, we’re gonna speak out on a grander scale than Trump has ever seen. No Kings Day is going to be big, loud, boisterous, and joyful. Find your local event and let’s make history: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE #NoKings
Today, we’re gonna speak out on a grander scale than Trump has ever seen. No Kings Day is going to be big, loud, boisterous, and joyful. Find your local event and let’s make history: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Welcome to the largest day of peaceful protest we’ve ever seen in our lifetimes.
Today, we’re gonna speak out on a grander scale than Trump has ever seen. No Kings Day is going to be big, loud, boisterous, and joyful. Find your local event and let’s make history: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE #NoKings
Today, we’re gonna speak out on a grander scale than Trump has ever seen. No Kings Day is going to be big, loud, boisterous, and joyful. Find your local event and let’s make history: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE #NoKings
A celebration of democracy at No Dictators, Stockholm.
Find an event near you today: www.nokings.org
#nokings #nodictators #stockholm #nodictatorsStockholm
@indivisible.org
Find an event near you today: www.nokings.org
#nokings #nodictators #stockholm #nodictatorsStockholm
@indivisible.org
October 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
A celebration of democracy at No Dictators, Stockholm.
Find an event near you today: www.nokings.org
#nokings #nodictators #stockholm #nodictatorsStockholm
@indivisible.org
Find an event near you today: www.nokings.org
#nokings #nodictators #stockholm #nodictatorsStockholm
@indivisible.org
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Saturday is going to be huge, boisterous and joyful: “It doesn’t matter if you’ve never protested before. This is a place for you if you believe we don’t do kings in this country.” - @ezralevin.bsky.social to @maddow.msnbc.com
Please join us on No Kings Day: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
Please join us on No Kings Day: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
October 14, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Saturday is going to be huge, boisterous and joyful: “It doesn’t matter if you’ve never protested before. This is a place for you if you believe we don’t do kings in this country.” - @ezralevin.bsky.social to @maddow.msnbc.com
Please join us on No Kings Day: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
Please join us on No Kings Day: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
”Despite its cuddly, quaint and charming exterior, cuteness contains hidden superpowers: It celebrates the vulnerable, while sapping authoritarians of the gravitas they seek to project.”
@janjancl.bsky.social
@janjancl.bsky.social
Something I’ve written about: how cuteness, silliness, and humor strengthen protest. theconversation.com/pikachu-prot...
October 14, 2025 at 6:32 AM
”Despite its cuddly, quaint and charming exterior, cuteness contains hidden superpowers: It celebrates the vulnerable, while sapping authoritarians of the gravitas they seek to project.”
@janjancl.bsky.social
@janjancl.bsky.social
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Jeff Levy is running in the special election for Providence City Council, Ward 2
"The biggest thing facing the city right now is Trump. There are other important issues... but the fact is that Trump’s policies are affecting the city now."
steveahlquist.substack.com/p/jeff-levy-...
"The biggest thing facing the city right now is Trump. There are other important issues... but the fact is that Trump’s policies are affecting the city now."
steveahlquist.substack.com/p/jeff-levy-...
Jeff Levy is running in the special election for Providence City Council, Ward 2
"The biggest thing facing the city right now is Trump. There are other important issues... but the fact is that Trump’s policies are affecting the city now."
steveahlquist.substack.com
September 30, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Jeff Levy is running in the special election for Providence City Council, Ward 2
"The biggest thing facing the city right now is Trump. There are other important issues... but the fact is that Trump’s policies are affecting the city now."
steveahlquist.substack.com/p/jeff-levy-...
"The biggest thing facing the city right now is Trump. There are other important issues... but the fact is that Trump’s policies are affecting the city now."
steveahlquist.substack.com/p/jeff-levy-...
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It’s not just Medicaid and Medicare at risk. This program for working-class RIers has been cut.
"...when the new bills arrive after the new year, 6 out of 7 households enrolled in HealthSource RI plans who receive premium support will discover an estimated 85% increase in their premium payments."
"...when the new bills arrive after the new year, 6 out of 7 households enrolled in HealthSource RI plans who receive premium support will discover an estimated 85% increase in their premium payments."
It’s not just Medicaid and Medicare at risk. This program for working-class Rhode Islanders has been cut.
...when the new bills arrive after the new year, 6 out of 7 households enrolled in HealthSource RI plans who receive premium support will discover an estimated 85% increase in their premium payments.
steveahlquist.substack.com
September 17, 2025 at 3:33 PM
It’s not just Medicaid and Medicare at risk. This program for working-class RIers has been cut.
"...when the new bills arrive after the new year, 6 out of 7 households enrolled in HealthSource RI plans who receive premium support will discover an estimated 85% increase in their premium payments."
"...when the new bills arrive after the new year, 6 out of 7 households enrolled in HealthSource RI plans who receive premium support will discover an estimated 85% increase in their premium payments."
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Happy #NationalVoterRegistrationDay! Rhode Islanders can register to vote, check their voter registration record, and make any necessary updates by visiting @risecstate.bsky.social's website, vote.ri.gov. Voters from other states can visit nationalvoterregistrationday.org.
September 16, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Happy #NationalVoterRegistrationDay! Rhode Islanders can register to vote, check their voter registration record, and make any necessary updates by visiting @risecstate.bsky.social's website, vote.ri.gov. Voters from other states can visit nationalvoterregistrationday.org.
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🚨The Trump Administration just banned nonpartisan groups from offering voter registration services to new citizens at naturalization ceremonies.
This is detrimental to our democracy and only increases the barriers that newly naturalized citizens face when attempting to register to vote in RI. 🧵
This is detrimental to our democracy and only increases the barriers that newly naturalized citizens face when attempting to register to vote in RI. 🧵
September 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
🚨The Trump Administration just banned nonpartisan groups from offering voter registration services to new citizens at naturalization ceremonies.
This is detrimental to our democracy and only increases the barriers that newly naturalized citizens face when attempting to register to vote in RI. 🧵
This is detrimental to our democracy and only increases the barriers that newly naturalized citizens face when attempting to register to vote in RI. 🧵
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Why is it important new citizens be offered the opportunity to register? Here from one directly.
Today, Secretary Amore will testify in support of HJR5515, which would ask voters if the Constitutional restriction requiring voter registration 30 days before an election should be removed.
Watch below to hear Monica's story of becoming a citizen but being unable to vote a full ballot.
Watch below to hear Monica's story of becoming a citizen but being unable to vote a full ballot.
September 8, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Why is it important new citizens be offered the opportunity to register? Here from one directly.
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PROVIDENCE: Attention, Ward 2 voters! The special election will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 2, with a primary scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 4.
www.wpri.com/news/electio... @wpri12.bsky.social
www.wpri.com/news/electio... @wpri12.bsky.social
Providence Board of Canvassers releases key dates for Ward 2 special election
The Providence Board of Canvassers and Registration issued a warrant to hold a special election to fill the vacancy left by Helen Anthony. The council formally accepted Anthony’s resignation …
www.wpri.com
September 9, 2025 at 11:20 PM
PROVIDENCE: Attention, Ward 2 voters! The special election will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 2, with a primary scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 4.
www.wpri.com/news/electio... @wpri12.bsky.social
www.wpri.com/news/electio... @wpri12.bsky.social
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“It’s unbelievable that they’ve decided they should kick the League of Women voters of all groups out of doing that,” said @commoncauseri.bsky.social Executive Director John Marion. By @krish-eh.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/09/08/f...
Feds block League of Women Voters from registering new citizens after R.I. naturalization ceremonies • Rhode Island Current
Rhode Island League of Women Voters volunteers have helped over 1,700 new American citizens register to vote at naturalization ceremonies over the last two years. But a new Trump administration policy...
rhodeislandcurrent.com
September 8, 2025 at 9:51 PM
“It’s unbelievable that they’ve decided they should kick the League of Women voters of all groups out of doing that,” said @commoncauseri.bsky.social Executive Director John Marion. By @krish-eh.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/09/08/f...
@helenabfoulkes.bsky.social campaign should lead with this:
Hasbro said they wanted to be near transit. Directly stated.
We … did the opposite of bend over backwards. We cut it instead.
We … did the opposite of bend over backwards. We cut it instead.
September 9, 2025 at 5:58 AM
@helenabfoulkes.bsky.social campaign should lead with this:
Fascinating constitutional history from historian Jill Lepore:
“There’s…more than a dozen amendments proposed and they all fail. Because it just takes one state saying no.
And usually it's Rhode Island and then everybody hates Rhode Island.”
From today’s On With @karaswisher.bsky.social
“There’s…more than a dozen amendments proposed and they all fail. Because it just takes one state saying no.
And usually it's Rhode Island and then everybody hates Rhode Island.”
From today’s On With @karaswisher.bsky.social
How A ‘Brittle’ Constitution Broke U.S. Politics with Historian Jill Lepore
Podcast Episode · On with Kara Swisher · 09/08/2025 · 51m
podcasts.apple.com
September 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Fascinating constitutional history from historian Jill Lepore:
“There’s…more than a dozen amendments proposed and they all fail. Because it just takes one state saying no.
And usually it's Rhode Island and then everybody hates Rhode Island.”
From today’s On With @karaswisher.bsky.social
“There’s…more than a dozen amendments proposed and they all fail. Because it just takes one state saying no.
And usually it's Rhode Island and then everybody hates Rhode Island.”
From today’s On With @karaswisher.bsky.social
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Thousands of protesters marched in Chicago on Saturday against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and President Donald Trump’s plan to send National Guard troops and immigration agents to the city.
Photos capture Chicagoans’ protest against ICE and Trump’s intervention plans
CHICAGO (AP) — Thousands of protesters marched in Chicago on Saturday against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and President Donald Trump’s plan to send National Guard troops and immigration agents to the city.
bit.ly
September 7, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Thousands of protesters marched in Chicago on Saturday against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and President Donald Trump’s plan to send National Guard troops and immigration agents to the city.
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People from all over are showing up for DC. This is not a moment. It’s a movement. We are united in our demands. We are all DC! #FreeDC
September 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
People from all over are showing up for DC. This is not a moment. It’s a movement. We are united in our demands. We are all DC! #FreeDC
I am so grateful to my friend and neighbor Helen Anthony for her service to our city over the last 6 years. I am amazed by her strength and resilience, under the most difficult circumstances.
Wishing her a restful time of recovery, and more walks in Blackstone Woods.
Wishing her a restful time of recovery, and more walks in Blackstone Woods.
“She actually defines what it is to be resilient, what it is to be strong, to be caring, to be professional, and above all, to be there.”
City councilors shared memories and sent well wishes to the now former Prov. Ward 2 councilor Helen Anthony.
www.wpri.com/news/electio... @wpri12.bsky.social
City councilors shared memories and sent well wishes to the now former Prov. Ward 2 councilor Helen Anthony.
www.wpri.com/news/electio... @wpri12.bsky.social
www.wpri.com
September 6, 2025 at 9:36 AM
I am so grateful to my friend and neighbor Helen Anthony for her service to our city over the last 6 years. I am amazed by her strength and resilience, under the most difficult circumstances.
Wishing her a restful time of recovery, and more walks in Blackstone Woods.
Wishing her a restful time of recovery, and more walks in Blackstone Woods.
I'm excited to support @jefflevy.us for Providence City Council.
I trust Jeff to address the big threats coming from the federal government, and the small details of city government, with equal competence and care for our community.
Join me in supporting Jeff's campaign here: www.jefflevy.us
I trust Jeff to address the big threats coming from the federal government, and the small details of city government, with equal competence and care for our community.
Join me in supporting Jeff's campaign here: www.jefflevy.us
September 5, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I'm excited to support @jefflevy.us for Providence City Council.
I trust Jeff to address the big threats coming from the federal government, and the small details of city government, with equal competence and care for our community.
Join me in supporting Jeff's campaign here: www.jefflevy.us
I trust Jeff to address the big threats coming from the federal government, and the small details of city government, with equal competence and care for our community.
Join me in supporting Jeff's campaign here: www.jefflevy.us
These ads are all over the subway stations in Stockholm, while at home in RI…
cc: @timmonsroberts.bsky.social
youtu.be/3uEpdIKzspA
cc: @timmonsroberts.bsky.social
youtu.be/3uEpdIKzspA
Uncensored version with Samuel L. Jackson - A taste of fossil freedom
YouTube video by Vattenfall
youtu.be
September 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
These ads are all over the subway stations in Stockholm, while at home in RI…
cc: @timmonsroberts.bsky.social
youtu.be/3uEpdIKzspA
cc: @timmonsroberts.bsky.social
youtu.be/3uEpdIKzspA
On my wish list for Providence: a floating dock in the Seekonk River, like this one in Stockholm.
August 28, 2025 at 11:58 AM
On my wish list for Providence: a floating dock in the Seekonk River, like this one in Stockholm.
My friend @timmonsroberts.bsky.social is a fighter, not a folder.
I hope Brown continues to support his research team’s vital work to expose the fossil fuel-funded propaganda campaigns behind the anti-wind movement.
I hope Brown continues to support his research team’s vital work to expose the fossil fuel-funded propaganda campaigns behind the anti-wind movement.
My lab's been attacked by an anti-wind group and their lawyers. They threatened the science funding of my whole university, to shut me and my undergraduate research assistants up.
NYT just covered it. 1/n
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/c...
NYT just covered it. 1/n
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/c...
Law Firm Pressures Brown University to Erase Research on Anti-Wind Groups
www.nytimes.com
August 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
My friend @timmonsroberts.bsky.social is a fighter, not a folder.
I hope Brown continues to support his research team’s vital work to expose the fossil fuel-funded propaganda campaigns behind the anti-wind movement.
I hope Brown continues to support his research team’s vital work to expose the fossil fuel-funded propaganda campaigns behind the anti-wind movement.
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It goes against everything I have in me as a middle-aged dad to make a vertical video, but here we are.
We're trying, as always, to make some progress toward more ethical government in Rhode Island. If you can take a few minutes to help us I'd really appreciate it. Info in the thread below.
We're trying, as always, to make some progress toward more ethical government in Rhode Island. If you can take a few minutes to help us I'd really appreciate it. Info in the thread below.
It is common sense that public officials should NOT be able to accept unlimited gifts from the people lobbying them.
Help us close the lobbyist loophole in RI law by:
🎬Learning more from this short video
🖋️Drafting testimony to the RI Ethics Commission
💻Attending our webinar next Tuesday, 8/19
Help us close the lobbyist loophole in RI law by:
🎬Learning more from this short video
🖋️Drafting testimony to the RI Ethics Commission
💻Attending our webinar next Tuesday, 8/19
August 14, 2025 at 9:26 PM
It goes against everything I have in me as a middle-aged dad to make a vertical video, but here we are.
We're trying, as always, to make some progress toward more ethical government in Rhode Island. If you can take a few minutes to help us I'd really appreciate it. Info in the thread below.
We're trying, as always, to make some progress toward more ethical government in Rhode Island. If you can take a few minutes to help us I'd really appreciate it. Info in the thread below.