Ziptie
@ziptie.bsky.social
Political policy junky, traveling, motorcycles, fly fishing and live rock-n-roll! Burningman alum.
West coast strategies for global justice and liberation for BIPOC. Proud trade unionist.
West coast strategies for global justice and liberation for BIPOC. Proud trade unionist.
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I am once again begging people with power within the Democratic Party to devise a better strategy for dealing with the right-wing death grip on the courts than "win every election for 30 years and hopefully appoint their replacements."
In 30 years of this there won't be anything left to salvage.
In 30 years of this there won't be anything left to salvage.
March 19, 2024 at 6:39 PM
I am once again begging people with power within the Democratic Party to devise a better strategy for dealing with the right-wing death grip on the courts than "win every election for 30 years and hopefully appoint their replacements."
In 30 years of this there won't be anything left to salvage.
In 30 years of this there won't be anything left to salvage.
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Somehow it never occurred to me that a major campaign issue for one of the national parties of the United States in 2024 would be general opposition to a triumph of modern medicine that saves something like 4 million lives worldwide every year and dramatically reduces childhood mortality.
March 4, 2024 at 2:02 AM
Somehow it never occurred to me that a major campaign issue for one of the national parties of the United States in 2024 would be general opposition to a triumph of modern medicine that saves something like 4 million lives worldwide every year and dramatically reduces childhood mortality.
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This sums it up perfectly. It’s not a conversation.
March 4, 2024 at 2:20 AM
This sums it up perfectly. It’s not a conversation.
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1/Cory Doctorow has a piece about private equity (PE) and community hospitals - pluralistic.net/2024/02/28/5.... Everyone that sees this post, I'm asking you PLEASE repost and tell people about this. When do we - as a supposedly free society - stand up and say ENOUGH?!
Pluralistic: When private equity destroys your hospital (28 Feb 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net
March 3, 2024 at 2:22 PM
1/Cory Doctorow has a piece about private equity (PE) and community hospitals - pluralistic.net/2024/02/28/5.... Everyone that sees this post, I'm asking you PLEASE repost and tell people about this. When do we - as a supposedly free society - stand up and say ENOUGH?!
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has he tried cutting out avocado toast
NEW YORK (AP) — NY appellate judge rejects Donald Trump’s request to pause $454 million civil fraud penalty, halts some other sanctions.
February 28, 2024 at 9:01 PM
has he tried cutting out avocado toast
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So everyone knows, ALL 50 STATES require vaccines for school. All of them. Trump is basically promising to end all federal support for American schools.
Good chart showing requirements here: www.reuters.com/graphics/HEA...
Good chart showing requirements here: www.reuters.com/graphics/HEA...
TRUMP VOWS TO DEFUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS OVER VACCINES
The likely GOP nominee told MAGA voters in Virginia he would "not give one penny to any school with a vaccine mandate."
Dig in to democracy at www.erlywrm.com
The likely GOP nominee told MAGA voters in Virginia he would "not give one penny to any school with a vaccine mandate."
Dig in to democracy at www.erlywrm.com
TRUMP VOWS TO DEFUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS OVER VACCINES
The likely GOP nominee told MAGA voters in Virginia he would "not give one penny to any school with a vaccine mandate."
www.youtube.com
March 4, 2024 at 1:34 AM
So everyone knows, ALL 50 STATES require vaccines for school. All of them. Trump is basically promising to end all federal support for American schools.
Good chart showing requirements here: www.reuters.com/graphics/HEA...
Good chart showing requirements here: www.reuters.com/graphics/HEA...
Amazing gathering last night for Ramblin Jack Elliott
January 29, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Amazing gathering last night for Ramblin Jack Elliott
Excited to meet with nurse leadership this morning to brief on the CNA legislative package for this year. Looking for wins like last year!
January 26, 2024 at 6:43 PM
Excited to meet with nurse leadership this morning to brief on the CNA legislative package for this year. Looking for wins like last year!
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There’s no take backs on fascism. There’s no easy undo button. You don’t get a do-over on both-sidesing the big ol whoopsie of mass suppression and cruelty. Not adequately portraying the threat is both awfully short sighted and almost always viewed as complicity in the eyes of history.
December 2, 2023 at 4:20 PM
There’s no take backs on fascism. There’s no easy undo button. You don’t get a do-over on both-sidesing the big ol whoopsie of mass suppression and cruelty. Not adequately portraying the threat is both awfully short sighted and almost always viewed as complicity in the eyes of history.
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Wrote about Elon. www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
November 30, 2023 at 7:05 PM
Wrote about Elon. www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...
Fun night out at Harlows seeing Dave Alvin and the Guilty ones!
November 17, 2023 at 5:42 AM
Fun night out at Harlows seeing Dave Alvin and the Guilty ones!
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Did you miss anything tonight? Our cheat sheet has dozens of results already.
For instance:
1. Dems sweep 4 judicial elections in Pennsylvania.
2. Ohio legalizes weed.
3. MAGA sheriff ousted in Virginia.
4. Mayors elected in Tucson, Manchester, & a lot more.
And sooo much more:
For instance:
1. Dems sweep 4 judicial elections in Pennsylvania.
2. Ohio legalizes weed.
3. MAGA sheriff ousted in Virginia.
4. Mayors elected in Tucson, Manchester, & a lot more.
And sooo much more:
Your Cheat Sheet to the 2023 General Elections - Bolts
Explore our guide to dozens of elections to watch this fall, from governors and lawmakers to DAs and mayors.
boltsmag.org
November 8, 2023 at 6:56 AM
Did you miss anything tonight? Our cheat sheet has dozens of results already.
For instance:
1. Dems sweep 4 judicial elections in Pennsylvania.
2. Ohio legalizes weed.
3. MAGA sheriff ousted in Virginia.
4. Mayors elected in Tucson, Manchester, & a lot more.
And sooo much more:
For instance:
1. Dems sweep 4 judicial elections in Pennsylvania.
2. Ohio legalizes weed.
3. MAGA sheriff ousted in Virginia.
4. Mayors elected in Tucson, Manchester, & a lot more.
And sooo much more:
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Pro-tip: If a candidate or a Supreme Court justice has accepted money from Harlan Crow, they’re dirty. Don’t trust them. Don’t vote for them. Get them out.
November 1, 2023 at 7:59 PM
Pro-tip: If a candidate or a Supreme Court justice has accepted money from Harlan Crow, they’re dirty. Don’t trust them. Don’t vote for them. Get them out.
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Turns out Moms for Liberty are a bunch of Nazis, there was no way to know except for literally every single thing that hate group has ever done.
A Moms for Liberty chair who previously fought a library for having an adaption of Anne Frank’s diary recently promoted her organization on an antisemitic network that warns viewers about “seditious Jews,” “Jewish tyrants,” and how Jewish people “have forsaken God.”
Moms for Liberty chair who pushed for removal of an Anne Frank book went on network that attacks “...
www.mediamatters.org
October 26, 2023 at 10:06 PM
Turns out Moms for Liberty are a bunch of Nazis, there was no way to know except for literally every single thing that hate group has ever done.
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Harlan Crow and a few billionaires have provided Clarence Thomas with:
-38 destination vacations
-26 private jet flights
-6 helicopter flights
-Yacht voyages
And we're going to let Thomas rule on Moore v. US, which could permanently shield billionaires from a wealth tax?
-38 destination vacations
-26 private jet flights
-6 helicopter flights
-Yacht voyages
And we're going to let Thomas rule on Moore v. US, which could permanently shield billionaires from a wealth tax?
October 25, 2023 at 10:24 PM
Harlan Crow and a few billionaires have provided Clarence Thomas with:
-38 destination vacations
-26 private jet flights
-6 helicopter flights
-Yacht voyages
And we're going to let Thomas rule on Moore v. US, which could permanently shield billionaires from a wealth tax?
-38 destination vacations
-26 private jet flights
-6 helicopter flights
-Yacht voyages
And we're going to let Thomas rule on Moore v. US, which could permanently shield billionaires from a wealth tax?
Leaving twitter after more than 16 years, let’s make a place we can enjoy & organize!
October 24, 2023 at 8:53 PM
Leaving twitter after more than 16 years, let’s make a place we can enjoy & organize!