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Founder: The Vet Space
📢disabled veteran/advocate/activist
🖤tattoos & plants
🍷wine
🥾hiking
Founder: The Vet Space
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Veterans Affairs workers shouldn't be forced to rely on the whims of VA Secretary Doug Collins to have affordable healthcare. These working people stuck together and won their union contract.
We need your voice 🔗 shorturl.at/1WaTd
We need your voice 🔗 shorturl.at/1WaTd
August 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Veterans Affairs workers shouldn't be forced to rely on the whims of VA Secretary Doug Collins to have affordable healthcare. These working people stuck together and won their union contract.
We need your voice 🔗 shorturl.at/1WaTd
We need your voice 🔗 shorturl.at/1WaTd
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Jeffries is an establishment Democrat. He will always work for the establishment. He is not a disrupter or innovator or individual thinker. Within that framework, his gutless behavior toward Mamdani or any progressive candidate makes a lot of sense.
August 15, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Jeffries is an establishment Democrat. He will always work for the establishment. He is not a disrupter or innovator or individual thinker. Within that framework, his gutless behavior toward Mamdani or any progressive candidate makes a lot of sense.
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📍GEORGIA : Join us on July 12 in Lithonia for the Good Trouble Lives On Voter Ed & Registration Fair! 🎉
Honor John Lewis, register to vote, and get into #GoodTrouble.
🕑 2–4PM at Black Dot Cultural Center
🔗 RSVP: bit.ly/get-in-good-...
Honor John Lewis, register to vote, and get into #GoodTrouble.
🕑 2–4PM at Black Dot Cultural Center
🔗 RSVP: bit.ly/get-in-good-...
July 11, 2025 at 7:18 PM
📍GEORGIA : Join us on July 12 in Lithonia for the Good Trouble Lives On Voter Ed & Registration Fair! 🎉
Honor John Lewis, register to vote, and get into #GoodTrouble.
🕑 2–4PM at Black Dot Cultural Center
🔗 RSVP: bit.ly/get-in-good-...
Honor John Lewis, register to vote, and get into #GoodTrouble.
🕑 2–4PM at Black Dot Cultural Center
🔗 RSVP: bit.ly/get-in-good-...
I love this! #doonething
TASK FOR TODAY:
Do one thing to improve the day of another person. I recommend choosing a person in one of these categories of people being targeted:
- civil servant
- veteran
- immigrant
- medically vulnerable
- undernourished
- underrepresented
Share here (if appropriate) to promote positivity!
Do one thing to improve the day of another person. I recommend choosing a person in one of these categories of people being targeted:
- civil servant
- veteran
- immigrant
- medically vulnerable
- undernourished
- underrepresented
Share here (if appropriate) to promote positivity!
July 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I love this! #doonething
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TASK FOR TODAY:
Do one thing to improve the day of another person. I recommend choosing a person in one of these categories of people being targeted:
- civil servant
- veteran
- immigrant
- medically vulnerable
- undernourished
- underrepresented
Share here (if appropriate) to promote positivity!
Do one thing to improve the day of another person. I recommend choosing a person in one of these categories of people being targeted:
- civil servant
- veteran
- immigrant
- medically vulnerable
- undernourished
- underrepresented
Share here (if appropriate) to promote positivity!
July 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
TASK FOR TODAY:
Do one thing to improve the day of another person. I recommend choosing a person in one of these categories of people being targeted:
- civil servant
- veteran
- immigrant
- medically vulnerable
- undernourished
- underrepresented
Share here (if appropriate) to promote positivity!
Do one thing to improve the day of another person. I recommend choosing a person in one of these categories of people being targeted:
- civil servant
- veteran
- immigrant
- medically vulnerable
- undernourished
- underrepresented
Share here (if appropriate) to promote positivity!
#SankofaSummerSchool is back and I’m excited to be teaching a class this year. You should join me by visiting SankofaSummerSchool.com and checking out all of the amazing classes being taught this summer on a pay what you can model!
July 8, 2025 at 5:40 PM
#SankofaSummerSchool is back and I’m excited to be teaching a class this year. You should join me by visiting SankofaSummerSchool.com and checking out all of the amazing classes being taught this summer on a pay what you can model!
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"The citation comes with a bequest by the Pulitzer Prize board of at least $50,000 in support of Ms. Wells’s mission. Recipients will be announced at a later date."
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Ida B. Wells Honored with Posthumous Pulitzer
Ms. Wells was an anti-lynching crusader and pioneering journalist.
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May 25, 2025 at 6:27 PM
"The citation comes with a bequest by the Pulitzer Prize board of at least $50,000 in support of Ms. Wells’s mission. Recipients will be announced at a later date."
eji.org/news/ida-b-w...
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Just called Gillibrand and Schumer to demand they not only vote against the murderous Republican budget bill, but that they deny unanimous consent at every opportunity and do everything else they can to gum up the works. This is intolerable.
Find your senators here and make your own calls: reps.fyi
Find your senators here and make your own calls: reps.fyi
cis people: please call your senators today. Please please please. this is so critical. we’re begging you
May 22, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Just called Gillibrand and Schumer to demand they not only vote against the murderous Republican budget bill, but that they deny unanimous consent at every opportunity and do everything else they can to gum up the works. This is intolerable.
Find your senators here and make your own calls: reps.fyi
Find your senators here and make your own calls: reps.fyi
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My #AltCitizen today is Punk fucking rock! From that angsty HS garage band singing “YOU’RE NOT MY DAD!” To that middle aged house band singing “YOUR’RE NOT MY BOSS” to the Misfits singing “FUCK YOU AND YOUR NAZI ASS GOVERNMENT”. No music has ever stayed so close to their roots of fuck you fucker!
a black and white photo of a group of punks standing next to each other on a street .
Alt: a black and white photo of a group of punks standing next to each other on a street .
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May 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
My #AltCitizen today is Punk fucking rock! From that angsty HS garage band singing “YOU’RE NOT MY DAD!” To that middle aged house band singing “YOUR’RE NOT MY BOSS” to the Misfits singing “FUCK YOU AND YOUR NAZI ASS GOVERNMENT”. No music has ever stayed so close to their roots of fuck you fucker!
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Just weeks after undergoing surgery for pancreatic cancer, our Executive Director—and proud U.S. Army veteran—Jose Vasquez stood tall in D.C. to denounce the VA’s plan to slash 83,000 jobs.
Join the fight to protect the VA 🔗 commondefense.us/save-our-va
#SaveOurVA #SupportVets #VetsAgainstTrump
Join the fight to protect the VA 🔗 commondefense.us/save-our-va
#SaveOurVA #SupportVets #VetsAgainstTrump
May 8, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Just weeks after undergoing surgery for pancreatic cancer, our Executive Director—and proud U.S. Army veteran—Jose Vasquez stood tall in D.C. to denounce the VA’s plan to slash 83,000 jobs.
Join the fight to protect the VA 🔗 commondefense.us/save-our-va
#SaveOurVA #SupportVets #VetsAgainstTrump
Join the fight to protect the VA 🔗 commondefense.us/save-our-va
#SaveOurVA #SupportVets #VetsAgainstTrump
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🔥🔥“You didn’t say career fields. You didn’t say whatever. You just said 80,000.”
Sen. Elissa Slotkin RIPPED into Doug Collins for gutting VA jobs with no real plan—just a number. Veterans aren’t numbers—and they’re done being collateral damage.
Sen. Elissa Slotkin RIPPED into Doug Collins for gutting VA jobs with no real plan—just a number. Veterans aren’t numbers—and they’re done being collateral damage.
May 7, 2025 at 6:09 PM
🔥🔥“You didn’t say career fields. You didn’t say whatever. You just said 80,000.”
Sen. Elissa Slotkin RIPPED into Doug Collins for gutting VA jobs with no real plan—just a number. Veterans aren’t numbers—and they’re done being collateral damage.
Sen. Elissa Slotkin RIPPED into Doug Collins for gutting VA jobs with no real plan—just a number. Veterans aren’t numbers—and they’re done being collateral damage.
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Don’t forget, our buddy #DougCollins is supposed to lay out his plans for the VA this week to the Senate Commitee on Veterans’ Affairs. 👀
Stay tuned!
#AltGov #AltFam
www.veterans.senate.gov/2025/4/chair...
Stay tuned!
#AltGov #AltFam
www.veterans.senate.gov/2025/4/chair...
Chairman Moran Announces Committee Hearing with Secretary Collins on May 7th
www.veterans.senate.gov
May 5, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Don’t forget, our buddy #DougCollins is supposed to lay out his plans for the VA this week to the Senate Commitee on Veterans’ Affairs. 👀
Stay tuned!
#AltGov #AltFam
www.veterans.senate.gov/2025/4/chair...
Stay tuned!
#AltGov #AltFam
www.veterans.senate.gov/2025/4/chair...
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On this day, we honor the bravery of the Mexican Army at the Battle of Puebla, as they defended their nation against the French Empire. We also recognize the many Mexican Americans who have proudly served in the US Military and continue to embody that same courage.
May 5, 2025 at 11:44 AM
On this day, we honor the bravery of the Mexican Army at the Battle of Puebla, as they defended their nation against the French Empire. We also recognize the many Mexican Americans who have proudly served in the US Military and continue to embody that same courage.
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🇨🇦 Congratulations Canada! 🇨🇦
We are delighted to see cool heads prevail (and learn from our mistakes).
To peace, order, and good governance!
We are delighted to see cool heads prevail (and learn from our mistakes).
To peace, order, and good governance!
a canadian flag with a red maple leaf in the middle
Alt: a canadian flag with a red maple leaf in the middle
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April 29, 2025 at 5:09 AM
🇨🇦 Congratulations Canada! 🇨🇦
We are delighted to see cool heads prevail (and learn from our mistakes).
To peace, order, and good governance!
We are delighted to see cool heads prevail (and learn from our mistakes).
To peace, order, and good governance!
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If you are a member of the DC Bar, please watch this video and VOTE for Diane Seltzer for DC Bar president.
If you are not a member, please share with others who are.
If you are not a member, please share with others who are.
April 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
If you are a member of the DC Bar, please watch this video and VOTE for Diane Seltzer for DC Bar president.
If you are not a member, please share with others who are.
If you are not a member, please share with others who are.
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#DougCollins with testify in front of the Senate Commitee on Veterans’ Affairs on May 7th.
Fight for our Vets. Fight for those who care for them.
@sanders.senate.gov @hirono.senate.gov @blumenthal.senate.gov @duckworth.senate.gov
www.veterans.senate.gov/2025/4/chair...
Fight for our Vets. Fight for those who care for them.
@sanders.senate.gov @hirono.senate.gov @blumenthal.senate.gov @duckworth.senate.gov
www.veterans.senate.gov/2025/4/chair...
Chairman Moran Announces Committee Hearing with Secretary Collins on May 7th
www.veterans.senate.gov
April 24, 2025 at 12:35 PM
#DougCollins with testify in front of the Senate Commitee on Veterans’ Affairs on May 7th.
Fight for our Vets. Fight for those who care for them.
@sanders.senate.gov @hirono.senate.gov @blumenthal.senate.gov @duckworth.senate.gov
www.veterans.senate.gov/2025/4/chair...
Fight for our Vets. Fight for those who care for them.
@sanders.senate.gov @hirono.senate.gov @blumenthal.senate.gov @duckworth.senate.gov
www.veterans.senate.gov/2025/4/chair...
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I'm excited to host another Black Politics Dissertation workshop sponsored by @apsa.bsky.social. I'll be facilitating with my friend and colleague @pcpeay.bsky.social.
Sign up by April 27th.
#polisky
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Sign up by April 27th.
#polisky
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2025 Dissertation Workshop on Black Politics in the United States | Deadline: April 27, 2025 -
Join us for a virtual dissertation workshop on “Black Politics in the United States.” This dissertation workshop cohort will meet virtually throughout the summer of 2025.
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April 22, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I'm excited to host another Black Politics Dissertation workshop sponsored by @apsa.bsky.social. I'll be facilitating with my friend and colleague @pcpeay.bsky.social.
Sign up by April 27th.
#polisky
politicalsciencenow.com/2025-dissert...
Sign up by April 27th.
#polisky
politicalsciencenow.com/2025-dissert...
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✨ Today is my pub day, nothing else matters.
Today is my pub day, would love if you bought a copy.
Today is my pub day, I will make space for joy.
Today is my pub day, it's gonna be a great day. ✨
Today is my pub day, would love if you bought a copy.
Today is my pub day, I will make space for joy.
Today is my pub day, it's gonna be a great day. ✨
April 22, 2025 at 12:11 PM
✨ Today is my pub day, nothing else matters.
Today is my pub day, would love if you bought a copy.
Today is my pub day, I will make space for joy.
Today is my pub day, it's gonna be a great day. ✨
Today is my pub day, would love if you bought a copy.
Today is my pub day, I will make space for joy.
Today is my pub day, it's gonna be a great day. ✨
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Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
April 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
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American kids in Germany are walking out of school. 🇺🇸🇩🇪
April 14, 2025 at 10:34 PM
American kids in Germany are walking out of school. 🇺🇸🇩🇪
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We didn’t swear an oath to serve a wannabe dictator.
We swore it to the Constitution—and we damn well remember what that means.
Some of us still take that oath seriously.
JOIN US ➡️ votevets.org
We swore it to the Constitution—and we damn well remember what that means.
Some of us still take that oath seriously.
JOIN US ➡️ votevets.org
April 14, 2025 at 5:19 PM
We didn’t swear an oath to serve a wannabe dictator.
We swore it to the Constitution—and we damn well remember what that means.
Some of us still take that oath seriously.
JOIN US ➡️ votevets.org
We swore it to the Constitution—and we damn well remember what that means.
Some of us still take that oath seriously.
JOIN US ➡️ votevets.org
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The Birth Justice Care Fund is a SisterSong Birth Justice Team needs-based initiative, for Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina and Florida residents, in response to the epidemic of Maternal Mortality rates in the United States.
www.sistersong.net/bjcarefund
The Birth Justice Care Fund is a SisterSong Birth Justice Team needs-based initiative, for Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina and Florida residents, in response to the epidemic of Maternal Mortality rates in the United States.
www.sistersong.net/bjcarefund
Care Fund — Sister Song
www.sistersong.net
April 9, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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The Birth Justice Care Fund is a SisterSong Birth Justice Team needs-based initiative, for Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina and Florida residents, in response to the epidemic of Maternal Mortality rates in the United States.
www.sistersong.net/bjcarefund
The Birth Justice Care Fund is a SisterSong Birth Justice Team needs-based initiative, for Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina and Florida residents, in response to the epidemic of Maternal Mortality rates in the United States.
www.sistersong.net/bjcarefund
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Fear has a way of being contagious.
But courage is also contagious.
But courage is also contagious.
April 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Fear has a way of being contagious.
But courage is also contagious.
But courage is also contagious.