Valerie Leavy
@valeavy.bsky.social
Student of library science. Genealogy nerd. California libtard.
I’m entranced @tobyballnh.bsky.social
New podcast about visionary environmentalist Judi Bari comes out Nov 5 -- Rip Current by @tobyballnh.bsky.social. Judi overcame polarization and exposed divisive tactics used to break social movements. We'll see where Rip Current takes this important story. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
Rip Current
History Podcast · Series · On the morning of May 24th, 1990, a pipe bomb exploded in the car driven by Judi Bari, a leader in the radical environmental group, Earth First!. She was critically injured,...
podcasts.apple.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:15 AM
I’m entranced @tobyballnh.bsky.social
This is such an important point.
If fraud where prosecutions? HUH LEON?
If fraud where prosecutions? HUH LEON?
thehill.com
March 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This is such an important point.
If fraud where prosecutions? HUH LEON?
If fraud where prosecutions? HUH LEON?
Feel good read of the day 🥰
Protesters Hit JD Vance With A Frosty 'F**k Off' On Family Ski Trip After Zelenskyy Clash
Vermont residents melted the vice president's family vacation with a sea of signs leading to the ski resort.
www.huffpost.com
March 2, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Feel good read of the day 🥰
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MARCH 4TH: ORGANIZE & MOBILIZE!
• Protest on March 4th, or if/when you are able to—let your voice be heard.
• Find resources, local actions, and more: FiftyFifty.one.
This is our country. This is our fight. This is The People’s Movement.
@polrev.bsky.social #50501Movement #FiftyFiftyOne
• Protest on March 4th, or if/when you are able to—let your voice be heard.
• Find resources, local actions, and more: FiftyFifty.one.
This is our country. This is our fight. This is The People’s Movement.
@polrev.bsky.social #50501Movement #FiftyFiftyOne
February 22, 2025 at 8:17 PM
MARCH 4TH: ORGANIZE & MOBILIZE!
• Protest on March 4th, or if/when you are able to—let your voice be heard.
• Find resources, local actions, and more: FiftyFifty.one.
This is our country. This is our fight. This is The People’s Movement.
@polrev.bsky.social #50501Movement #FiftyFiftyOne
• Protest on March 4th, or if/when you are able to—let your voice be heard.
• Find resources, local actions, and more: FiftyFifty.one.
This is our country. This is our fight. This is The People’s Movement.
@polrev.bsky.social #50501Movement #FiftyFiftyOne
The trolls have descended upon Bluesky! You know why they’re here and what they want. Give trolls no quarter- block and move on with your happy life. Let them go back to Xitter
February 21, 2025 at 9:33 PM
The trolls have descended upon Bluesky! You know why they’re here and what they want. Give trolls no quarter- block and move on with your happy life. Let them go back to Xitter
Resistance made easy! Enter your zip code and the 5 Calls app will give you numbers for your house, senate, and local reps, and provide scripts for issues you’re concerned about. So easy you can call them every day! ✊🤳🗣️
5 Calls: Contact Your Congress
**As seen on MSNBC...**
apps.apple.com
February 21, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Resistance made easy! Enter your zip code and the 5 Calls app will give you numbers for your house, senate, and local reps, and provide scripts for issues you’re concerned about. So easy you can call them every day! ✊🤳🗣️
Reposted by Valerie Leavy
Happening now: protesters are outside the Fine Arts Building on Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago this evening.
People are in line to see House of Reps Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries for an event tonight promoting his recently released book.
Crowd chanting at them, "we don't need a book tour!"
People are in line to see House of Reps Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries for an event tonight promoting his recently released book.
Crowd chanting at them, "we don't need a book tour!"
February 21, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Happening now: protesters are outside the Fine Arts Building on Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago this evening.
People are in line to see House of Reps Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries for an event tonight promoting his recently released book.
Crowd chanting at them, "we don't need a book tour!"
People are in line to see House of Reps Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries for an event tonight promoting his recently released book.
Crowd chanting at them, "we don't need a book tour!"
YES ✊ makes me miss Lower Bottoms 💚💚💚
How Black Communities Are Leading the Fight Against Climate Change
Facing impending threats, Black activists are still fighting the fight.
capitalbnews.org
February 20, 2025 at 1:50 PM
YES ✊ makes me miss Lower Bottoms 💚💚💚
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I've read most of the analyses of the DOGE 2025 "receipts" site. This, from NPR, is the best I've read so far. Some of what they claim to have cut haven't been cut, other "cuts" will incur costs down the road.
NPR says DOGE has made $2B of cuts, not $55B.
www.npr.org/2025/02/19/n...
NPR says DOGE has made $2B of cuts, not $55B.
www.npr.org/2025/02/19/n...
DOGE released data about federal contract savings. It doesn't add up
A new government tracker claims DOGE has saved billions from ending federal contracts. But an NPR analysis of the data finds the claimed savings don't add up.
www.npr.org
February 20, 2025 at 5:25 AM
I've read most of the analyses of the DOGE 2025 "receipts" site. This, from NPR, is the best I've read so far. Some of what they claim to have cut haven't been cut, other "cuts" will incur costs down the road.
NPR says DOGE has made $2B of cuts, not $55B.
www.npr.org/2025/02/19/n...
NPR says DOGE has made $2B of cuts, not $55B.
www.npr.org/2025/02/19/n...
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"Friends, I am just furious that Donald Trump has declared martial law and cancelled the 2026 midterms, but this means the stakes for 2028 couldn't be higher, and your $15 is vital to get all our Democratic candidates out of Guantanamo and back to work"
February 19, 2025 at 3:17 AM
"Friends, I am just furious that Donald Trump has declared martial law and cancelled the 2026 midterms, but this means the stakes for 2028 couldn't be higher, and your $15 is vital to get all our Democratic candidates out of Guantanamo and back to work"
The most dire, underreported threat happening now. This is the end of democracy. WAKE UP
Trump’s new Executive Order instructs federal employees to ignore the judiciary’s interpretation of the law and follow his instead.
February 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The most dire, underreported threat happening now. This is the end of democracy. WAKE UP
From SF city hall today, because I can’t just stay home for constitutional collapse
February 17, 2025 at 11:02 PM
From SF city hall today, because I can’t just stay home for constitutional collapse
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FIGHT THE COUP. NATIONAL PROTESTS ON FEB. 17TH. FIND ONE NEAR YOU: events.pol-rev.com
February 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
FIGHT THE COUP. NATIONAL PROTESTS ON FEB. 17TH. FIND ONE NEAR YOU: events.pol-rev.com
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time to dig up the @adamkotsko.bsky.social tweet
February 16, 2025 at 2:58 PM
time to dig up the @adamkotsko.bsky.social tweet
Have you called your member of congress yet today? They work for you.
February 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Have you called your member of congress yet today? They work for you.
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POSTERS
PRINT THEM OUT
HANG THEM UP
BUY EYELET PUNCHERS FOR HANGING PURPOSES
(OVERPASSES ETC)
PRINT THEM OUT
HANG THEM UP
BUY EYELET PUNCHERS FOR HANGING PURPOSES
(OVERPASSES ETC)
February 8, 2025 at 2:06 PM
POSTERS
PRINT THEM OUT
HANG THEM UP
BUY EYELET PUNCHERS FOR HANGING PURPOSES
(OVERPASSES ETC)
PRINT THEM OUT
HANG THEM UP
BUY EYELET PUNCHERS FOR HANGING PURPOSES
(OVERPASSES ETC)
They are fully preparing to disobey the courts.
February 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
They are fully preparing to disobey the courts.
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Every single right-wing thinker for the past decade: "Liberal democracy is over, when we get in power we're gonna try to do a dictatorship"
Pundits: "I think we can agree Trump is a little unconventional, but perhaps this time he may surprise us"
Pundits: "I think we can agree Trump is a little unconventional, but perhaps this time he may surprise us"
February 7, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Every single right-wing thinker for the past decade: "Liberal democracy is over, when we get in power we're gonna try to do a dictatorship"
Pundits: "I think we can agree Trump is a little unconventional, but perhaps this time he may surprise us"
Pundits: "I think we can agree Trump is a little unconventional, but perhaps this time he may surprise us"
You don’t say
Elon Musk's Enemy, USAID, Was Investigating Starlink's Contracts in Ukraine
The agency was in the midst of a probe into the billionaire's equipment at the time of Musk's assault.
gizmodo.com
February 6, 2025 at 7:51 AM
You don’t say
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New midweek pod is up! @brookegladstone.bsky.social speaks with the great @edzitron.com about DeepSeek and the AI hype: www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
Brooke Talks AI With Ed Zitron | On the Media | WNYC Studios
When OpenAI launched ChatGPT in November 2022, all the big tech firms were clamoring to make their own versions of the “intelligent” chatbot. Billions of dollars have been thrown into...
www.wnycstudios.org
January 30, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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Ideas? I manage several #Facebook Groups dedicated to sharing #genealogy research with my cousins. Each group is dedicated to descendants of a particular ancestor. It’s a great way to share files, stories, and images. I’m seeking a new platform. Substack? #metaexodus
January 28, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Ideas? I manage several #Facebook Groups dedicated to sharing #genealogy research with my cousins. Each group is dedicated to descendants of a particular ancestor. It’s a great way to share files, stories, and images. I’m seeking a new platform. Substack? #metaexodus
Divesting from Meta.
January 28, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Divesting from Meta.