Pat Boomsma
@writenaz.bsky.social
Mother, writer, recovering lawyer
Why would anyone want to shut down Americorps? www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/u...
DOGE Guts Agency That Organizes Community Service Programs
Employees of AmeriCorps who were put on administrative leave include all those who work for a national disaster response program.
www.nytimes.com
April 18, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Why would anyone want to shut down Americorps? www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/u...
These pictures make me happy.
Millions Stood Up: April 5 Hands Off Day of Action
I was the closing speaker at the ebullient San Francisco Hands Off rally, and when I got home later I scoured the news for reports on the more than one thousand other rallies. Of course people would ...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
April 6, 2025 at 7:58 PM
These pictures make me happy.
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Shameless plug. Three special elections coming up in 2 weeks. April 1st, we can flip the House.
March 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Shameless plug. Three special elections coming up in 2 weeks. April 1st, we can flip the House.
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Elon Musk called Sen. Mark Kelly a "traitor" in a post on X after Kelly posted that he had visited Ukraine over the weekend.
Kelly, a former Navy pilot and astronaut, fired back in a separate post.
Read more: abcnews.link/wbHrnyK
Kelly, a former Navy pilot and astronaut, fired back in a separate post.
Read more: abcnews.link/wbHrnyK
March 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Elon Musk called Sen. Mark Kelly a "traitor" in a post on X after Kelly posted that he had visited Ukraine over the weekend.
Kelly, a former Navy pilot and astronaut, fired back in a separate post.
Read more: abcnews.link/wbHrnyK
Kelly, a former Navy pilot and astronaut, fired back in a separate post.
Read more: abcnews.link/wbHrnyK
A little light reading. . .
March 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
A little light reading. . .
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I’m the dairy farmer running in the special election to replace Elise Stefanik in New York’s 21st Congressional District.
Can you repost this, give me a follow, and help spread the word?
Can you repost this, give me a follow, and help spread the word?
March 3, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I’m the dairy farmer running in the special election to replace Elise Stefanik in New York’s 21st Congressional District.
Can you repost this, give me a follow, and help spread the word?
Can you repost this, give me a follow, and help spread the word?
We've become the land of grift and money.
March 2, 2025 at 7:14 PM
We've become the land of grift and money.
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Every day another new low.
March 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Every day another new low.
Celebrate books! I'll be at the Indie Pavilion at the Tucson Festival of Books from 10-1 Sunday March 16.
February 27, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Celebrate books! I'll be at the Indie Pavilion at the Tucson Festival of Books from 10-1 Sunday March 16.
Come celebrate books at the Chandler Local Author Fair this Sunday from 1-3:30 at the Downtown Library. See you there!
Local Author Fair
Celebrate the vibrant literary talent in our community at the Local Author Fair! Meet local authors and zine creators, explore their work, and discover new inspiration. Connect with creators, spark yo...
chandler.bibliocommons.com
February 27, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Come celebrate books at the Chandler Local Author Fair this Sunday from 1-3:30 at the Downtown Library. See you there!
“Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them … ” Frederick Douglass
Trump barrage of executive orders can only impose as much injustice as we allow
(RNS) — Most startling is not the dismantling of government agencies that help others, but the public’s tolerance for these actions.
religionnews.com
February 27, 2025 at 8:16 PM
“Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them … ” Frederick Douglass
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No kings.
Pass it on.
Pass it on.
February 25, 2025 at 6:18 AM
No kings.
Pass it on.
Pass it on.
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Excited to host this free event! Sunday Salon Chicago happens on Zoom on Sunday Feb 23 at 6 pm CT. Come support your fellow writers & poets > @marybid.bsky.social, Francine Witte, Mary Kay Zuravleff, Laura Van Prooyen, & @writenaz.bsky.social 🌺😀😍 Register at sundaysalon-chicago.com -Pls share, TY!
February 21, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Excited to host this free event! Sunday Salon Chicago happens on Zoom on Sunday Feb 23 at 6 pm CT. Come support your fellow writers & poets > @marybid.bsky.social, Francine Witte, Mary Kay Zuravleff, Laura Van Prooyen, & @writenaz.bsky.social 🌺😀😍 Register at sundaysalon-chicago.com -Pls share, TY!
An interesting companion to consumer boycotts and no-buy 2025. www.goodsuniteus.com
Home - Goods Unite Us
At Goods Unite Us, we run political background checks on thousands of brands and companies so you can put your money where your vote is.
www.goodsuniteus.com
February 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
An interesting companion to consumer boycotts and no-buy 2025. www.goodsuniteus.com
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Imagine being rich enough to do anything you want and choosing to take food and medicine from starving children to give yourself even more money.
February 18, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Imagine being rich enough to do anything you want and choosing to take food and medicine from starving children to give yourself even more money.
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We just want to say that we are in awe of all of you. You are the ones history will remember—a resistance rising against tyranny. From the moment Trump took office, laws have been broken left and right. We shouted from the rooftops, and it took relentless effort just to have our voices heard.
February 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
We just want to say that we are in awe of all of you. You are the ones history will remember—a resistance rising against tyranny. From the moment Trump took office, laws have been broken left and right. We shouted from the rooftops, and it took relentless effort just to have our voices heard.
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People‼️ We have an opportunity to resist on April 1st, 2025.
Dems 215 GOP 217
💥3 seats up💥
If Dems win 2 seats, no more Speaker Johnson.
3 seat; Speaker Jefferies.
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Dems 215 GOP 217
💥3 seats up💥
If Dems win 2 seats, no more Speaker Johnson.
3 seat; Speaker Jefferies.
Donate here secure.actblue.com/donate/gay-v...
Here secure.actblue.com/donate/jweil...
And here secure.actblue.com/donate/gende...
February 16, 2025 at 6:57 PM
People‼️ We have an opportunity to resist on April 1st, 2025.
Dems 215 GOP 217
💥3 seats up💥
If Dems win 2 seats, no more Speaker Johnson.
3 seat; Speaker Jefferies.
Donate here secure.actblue.com/donate/gay-v...
Here secure.actblue.com/donate/jweil...
And here secure.actblue.com/donate/gende...
Dems 215 GOP 217
💥3 seats up💥
If Dems win 2 seats, no more Speaker Johnson.
3 seat; Speaker Jefferies.
Donate here secure.actblue.com/donate/gay-v...
Here secure.actblue.com/donate/jweil...
And here secure.actblue.com/donate/gende...
Freshman college roommates 55 years later
February 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Freshman college roommates 55 years later
A happy post for a change of pace
February 15, 2025 at 3:18 AM
A happy post for a change of pace
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Friends! Sunday Salon Chicago's next reading event is on Zoom on Feb 23rd at 6pm CT, & features Mary Kay Zuravleff, @marybid.bsky.social, Laura Van Prooyen, Francine Witte & @writenaz.bsky.social. Read their bios at www.sundaysalon-chicago.com and register for the Zoom event 🌺🌺🌺🔥🌈🌏 Do share, TY!
February 11, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Friends! Sunday Salon Chicago's next reading event is on Zoom on Feb 23rd at 6pm CT, & features Mary Kay Zuravleff, @marybid.bsky.social, Laura Van Prooyen, Francine Witte & @writenaz.bsky.social. Read their bios at www.sundaysalon-chicago.com and register for the Zoom event 🌺🌺🌺🔥🌈🌏 Do share, TY!