@yiamas.bsky.social
Recovering cynic. Mid-century-modern, lifelong freedom-fighter who loves dogs wildly & still believes in peace, love, empathy, compassion & this goal that is the United States of America.
( Visit me also at nickiyiamas.substack.com )
( Visit me also at nickiyiamas.substack.com )
PROTECT OUR CHILDREN
Right now, Congress is negotiating new guardrails for ICE in the Department of Homeland Security budget bill. We have a short window of time to tell them to block ICE from going into schools, hospitals, and places of worship. Write today! social.redwine.blue/s/t88RYuEW
Right now, Congress is negotiating new guardrails for ICE in the Department of Homeland Security budget bill. We have a short window of time to tell them to block ICE from going into schools, hospitals, and places of worship. Write today! social.redwine.blue/s/t88RYuEW
Send your letters!
social.redwine.blue
February 6, 2026 at 9:17 PM
PROTECT OUR CHILDREN
Right now, Congress is negotiating new guardrails for ICE in the Department of Homeland Security budget bill. We have a short window of time to tell them to block ICE from going into schools, hospitals, and places of worship. Write today! social.redwine.blue/s/t88RYuEW
Right now, Congress is negotiating new guardrails for ICE in the Department of Homeland Security budget bill. We have a short window of time to tell them to block ICE from going into schools, hospitals, and places of worship. Write today! social.redwine.blue/s/t88RYuEW
I'm attending "No Kings, No Dictators, No Tyrants” Nationwide event - March 28, 2026
February 4, 2026 at 11:32 PM
I'm attending "No Kings, No Dictators, No Tyrants” Nationwide event - March 28, 2026
Aliya Rahman. Her interview available in below post.
January 23, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Aliya Rahman. Her interview available in below post.
2 of 1000s detained & held by ICE share experiences; serve as witnesses to conditions inside facilities
Patty O'Keefe' 4 min testimony can be heard at
youtu.be/aFUl4L_WC5c?...
Aliya Rahman's 17.5 min interview
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlCp...
Is there a better way to spend the next few minutes?
Patty O'Keefe' 4 min testimony can be heard at
youtu.be/aFUl4L_WC5c?...
Aliya Rahman's 17.5 min interview
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlCp...
Is there a better way to spend the next few minutes?
Watch the full hearing: ICE operations in Minnesota, mayors, AG, witnesses testify
YouTube video by KARE 11
youtu.be
January 23, 2026 at 8:00 AM
2 of 1000s detained & held by ICE share experiences; serve as witnesses to conditions inside facilities
Patty O'Keefe' 4 min testimony can be heard at
youtu.be/aFUl4L_WC5c?...
Aliya Rahman's 17.5 min interview
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlCp...
Is there a better way to spend the next few minutes?
Patty O'Keefe' 4 min testimony can be heard at
youtu.be/aFUl4L_WC5c?...
Aliya Rahman's 17.5 min interview
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlCp...
Is there a better way to spend the next few minutes?
I'm attending Indivisible's event, “ICE Out for Good [MODESTO] - MN Solidarity Day of Action” - sign up to support Minnesota, ethics & democracy everywhere: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
ICE Out for Good [MODESTO] - MN Solidarity Day of Action · Indivisible
Wednesday, January 7th, an American citizen was killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This killing is part of a broader pattern of unchecked violence, impunity...
www.mobilize.us
January 23, 2026 at 3:08 AM
I'm attending Indivisible's event, “ICE Out for Good [MODESTO] - MN Solidarity Day of Action” - sign up to support Minnesota, ethics & democracy everywhere: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Homepage
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January 12, 2026 at 10:54 PM
"Kindness In A Fractured World"
Sharon Salzberg's 7 day online course (with lifetime access to lessons)
www.sharonsalzberg.com/kindness
Sharon Salzberg's 7 day online course (with lifetime access to lessons)
www.sharonsalzberg.com/kindness
October 13, 2025 at 1:51 AM
"Kindness In A Fractured World"
Sharon Salzberg's 7 day online course (with lifetime access to lessons)
www.sharonsalzberg.com/kindness
Sharon Salzberg's 7 day online course (with lifetime access to lessons)
www.sharonsalzberg.com/kindness
See Us. We Are Active, Joyful Warriors
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See Us. We Are Active, Joyful Warriors
We Are The Many. We Are Rising. Recognize Us.
open.substack.com
September 29, 2025 at 7:37 PM
See Us. We Are Active, Joyful Warriors
open.substack.com/pub/nickiyia...
open.substack.com/pub/nickiyia...
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Scientists Have Found Homosexuality Nearly Everywhere They've Looked For It In The Animal Kingdom. Mammals, Reptiles, Fish, Birds, Insects… Everywhere. By Definition, It's Natural. Whats
UNNATURAL Is The Irrational (And Mostly Religious-Based) Hate And Homophobia Found Only In Humans #Advocate #Love
UNNATURAL Is The Irrational (And Mostly Religious-Based) Hate And Homophobia Found Only In Humans #Advocate #Love
June 3, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Love's umbrella.
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Mr.E (@denzien)
Sacrifice 😇❤️🥰✌🏻😉
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August 12, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Love's umbrella.
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Smart! A Raven doing Raven things.
August 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Smart! A Raven doing Raven things.
In the final analysis, a democratic government ...
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In the final analysis, a democratic government ...
“In the final analysis, a democratic government represents the sum total of the courage and the integrity of its individuals. It cannot be better than they are.” Eleanor Roosevelt
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August 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
In the final analysis, a democratic government ...
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To any and all interested fellow Bluesky flyers - my latest Substack post
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Something I Hope We Can Ponder Together
Our flag
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July 28, 2025 at 9:44 AM
To any and all interested fellow Bluesky flyers - my latest Substack post
substack.com/inbox/post/1...
substack.com/inbox/post/1...
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" ... a powerful essay ... Very thoughtful and noteworthy in its balance. It touches on past, present and future in a lovely pace ..."
What We Choose To Share or
Never Mind The Mayo - What About Ethics & Decency
nickiyiamas.substack.com/p/what-we-ch...
" ... a powerful essay ... Very thoughtful and noteworthy in its balance. It touches on past, present and future in a lovely pace ..."
What We Choose To Share or
Never Mind The Mayo - What About Ethics & Decency
nickiyiamas.substack.com/p/what-we-ch...
What We Choose to Share
or, Never mind the mayonnaise, what about ethics & decency?
nickiyiamas.substack.com
July 11, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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" ... a powerful essay ... Very thoughtful and noteworthy in its balance. It touches on past, present and future in a lovely pace ..."
What We Choose To Share or
Never Mind The Mayo - What About Ethics & Decency
nickiyiamas.substack.com/p/what-we-ch...
" ... a powerful essay ... Very thoughtful and noteworthy in its balance. It touches on past, present and future in a lovely pace ..."
What We Choose To Share or
Never Mind The Mayo - What About Ethics & Decency
nickiyiamas.substack.com/p/what-we-ch...
106% increase in diagnosed depression and a 134% increase in diagnosed anxiety in U.S. undergraduates since 2010. Jonathan Haidt, social psychologist at NYU-Stern, researches correlation between smartphones & this disturbing trend in mental illnesses & suggests solutions @jonathanhaidt.bsky.social
July 10, 2025 at 10:26 PM
106% increase in diagnosed depression and a 134% increase in diagnosed anxiety in U.S. undergraduates since 2010. Jonathan Haidt, social psychologist at NYU-Stern, researches correlation between smartphones & this disturbing trend in mental illnesses & suggests solutions @jonathanhaidt.bsky.social
I'm attending Indivisible's event, “What’s the Plan? A Weekly Discussion with Indivisible’s Co-Founders” - sign up now to join us! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
What’s the Plan? A Weekly Discussion with Indivisible’s Co-Founders · Indivisible
The onslaught of news, the chaos coming out of the White House – it’s all meant to overwhelm us. It’s a deliberate strategy to sow confusion and make us believe we are powerless to fight back.
The an...
www.mobilize.us
July 10, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I'm attending Indivisible's event, “What’s the Plan? A Weekly Discussion with Indivisible’s Co-Founders” - sign up now to join us! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
This morning I was thinking: one of my freedoms has always been a freedom from this kind of anger & fear. Realizing that, I also quite suddenly saw a whole new aspect of the many layered, brilliantly worded "pursuit of happiness."
Yes Sen. Warren, even after the House vote, We stay in the fight
Yes Sen. Warren, even after the House vote, We stay in the fight
July 7, 2025 at 10:30 PM
This morning I was thinking: one of my freedoms has always been a freedom from this kind of anger & fear. Realizing that, I also quite suddenly saw a whole new aspect of the many layered, brilliantly worded "pursuit of happiness."
Yes Sen. Warren, even after the House vote, We stay in the fight
Yes Sen. Warren, even after the House vote, We stay in the fight
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Ducklings drop down into Lake Michigan through a hole in the concrete at Montrose Pier.
July 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Ducklings drop down into Lake Michigan through a hole in the concrete at Montrose Pier.
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Video of the protest march on our beach trail 5/3/25. Gustavus Alaska is standing up for our rights! A video of the beach action will be posted soon.
#Protest #Protests #Gustavus #Alaska #Mayday #Mayday25 #Maydaystrong #50501Movement #InternationalWorkersDay
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnIO...
#Protest #Protests #Gustavus #Alaska #Mayday #Mayday25 #Maydaystrong #50501Movement #InternationalWorkersDay
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnIO...
Beach Trail Protest March Gustavus Alaska May 3rd 2025
YouTube video by Gene Cornelius
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May 5, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Video of the protest march on our beach trail 5/3/25. Gustavus Alaska is standing up for our rights! A video of the beach action will be posted soon.
#Protest #Protests #Gustavus #Alaska #Mayday #Mayday25 #Maydaystrong #50501Movement #InternationalWorkersDay
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnIO...
#Protest #Protests #Gustavus #Alaska #Mayday #Mayday25 #Maydaystrong #50501Movement #InternationalWorkersDay
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnIO...