@ahollett.bsky.social
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Our politics seems to be entering a phase of "right supremacy" where only the lives of right-wingers have value. Assassinating the leader of a state legislative body in her own damn home was business as usual, but all of America has to have a reckoning if it's a far-right online influencer.
September 11, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Our politics seems to be entering a phase of "right supremacy" where only the lives of right-wingers have value. Assassinating the leader of a state legislative body in her own damn home was business as usual, but all of America has to have a reckoning if it's a far-right online influencer.
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mews you can use
there’s an election for Cat Mayor currently happening in Somerville, Mass. and every cat deserves to win
August 9, 2025 at 2:17 AM
mews you can use
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people come up with all kinds of fanciful math to justify billionaires' wealth but imo present political moment demonstrates conclusively that we need to tax billionaires at whatever rate will keep them focused on their own fucking business rather than our Medicaid and pediatric cancer research
July 2, 2025 at 3:34 PM
people come up with all kinds of fanciful math to justify billionaires' wealth but imo present political moment demonstrates conclusively that we need to tax billionaires at whatever rate will keep them focused on their own fucking business rather than our Medicaid and pediatric cancer research
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The acting head of ICE couldn't believe that I would question his agency's use of masked, unidentified agents to sweep up student immigrants during *police week*. Have I no sense of patriotism????
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
May 15, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The acting head of ICE couldn't believe that I would question his agency's use of masked, unidentified agents to sweep up student immigrants during *police week*. Have I no sense of patriotism????
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Yes to this and the inherent dignity of all people.
"You said autistic children are a burden. That they ruin families. That they’ll never pay taxes or write poems. That they are, in essence, collateral damage. I’d like to introduce you to my daughter."
An Open Letter to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Who Thinks My Daughter is a Tragedy
Dear Mr. RFK Jr., (The “dear” is tradition. Don’t mistake it for affection.) You said autistic children are a burden. That they ruin families. That...
buff.ly
May 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Yes to this and the inherent dignity of all people.
110k on the livestream. Let's hope this lights a fire for our electeds. Let them know we're paying attention.
@booker.senate.gov is on the cusp of passing Strom Thurmond’s record-setting filibuster against the Civil Rights Act, and he is doing so by speaking passionately about John Lewis and his impact on Booker’s life specifically
April 1, 2025 at 11:17 PM
110k on the livestream. Let's hope this lights a fire for our electeds. Let them know we're paying attention.
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This is, quite literally, how democracies die www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/u...
March 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This is, quite literally, how democracies die www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/u...
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None of these Democrats should enjoy a moment's peace.
Cortez Masto (NV)
Durbin (IL)
Fetterman (PA)
Gillibrand (NY)
Hassan (NH)
Peters (MI)
Schatz (HI)
Schumer (NY)
Shaheen (NH)
They've effectively just voted for Donald Trump's agenda without putting up a fight. Never let them hear the end of it.
Cortez Masto (NV)
Durbin (IL)
Fetterman (PA)
Gillibrand (NY)
Hassan (NH)
Peters (MI)
Schatz (HI)
Schumer (NY)
Shaheen (NH)
They've effectively just voted for Donald Trump's agenda without putting up a fight. Never let them hear the end of it.
March 14, 2025 at 9:09 PM
None of these Democrats should enjoy a moment's peace.
Cortez Masto (NV)
Durbin (IL)
Fetterman (PA)
Gillibrand (NY)
Hassan (NH)
Peters (MI)
Schatz (HI)
Schumer (NY)
Shaheen (NH)
They've effectively just voted for Donald Trump's agenda without putting up a fight. Never let them hear the end of it.
Cortez Masto (NV)
Durbin (IL)
Fetterman (PA)
Gillibrand (NY)
Hassan (NH)
Peters (MI)
Schatz (HI)
Schumer (NY)
Shaheen (NH)
They've effectively just voted for Donald Trump's agenda without putting up a fight. Never let them hear the end of it.
Ffs, we're in desperate need of an opposition party. I called my senators. You can too; it's less painful than you imagine. Likely just leaving a voicemail. If you're in New York, please add your voice. No on cloture, no on the House CR. And uh, no to this Dem "leadership".
NEW: Chuck Schumer says he won't block Republican funding bill amid Democratic divisions over shutdown strategy
Minority leader relents one day after vowing to thwart the "partisan" bill, now saying "chaos" of a gov't shutdown would be a worse option.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Minority leader relents one day after vowing to thwart the "partisan" bill, now saying "chaos" of a gov't shutdown would be a worse option.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Chuck Schumer says he won't block Republican funding bill amid Democratic divisions over shutdown strategy
Schumer relented one day after vowing that Senate Democrats would thwart the "partisan" measure, saying the "chaos" of a government shutdown would be a worse option.
www.nbcnews.com
March 14, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Ffs, we're in desperate need of an opposition party. I called my senators. You can too; it's less painful than you imagine. Likely just leaving a voicemail. If you're in New York, please add your voice. No on cloture, no on the House CR. And uh, no to this Dem "leadership".
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go light up @edmarkey.bsky.social please, Massachusetts people
Compiling what D Senators are telling constituents in this updating post. Some surprises.
Kaine, Warner, Duckworth, Booker: no position
Kim: appears to be a hard no
Markey: office saying he opposes Elon but will vote Yes on Elon/Trump bill talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/tally-3
Kaine, Warner, Duckworth, Booker: no position
Kim: appears to be a hard no
Markey: office saying he opposes Elon but will vote Yes on Elon/Trump bill talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/tally-3
Tally
In this post I am collecting reports about where Democratic Senators are...
talkingpointsmemo.com
March 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
go light up @edmarkey.bsky.social please, Massachusetts people
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taxpayer money should go to flu shots, not crypto
March 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
taxpayer money should go to flu shots, not crypto
I am fully vaccinated and my MMR titer came back negative last year, meaning my immunity was gone sooner than expected. I needed to get re-vaccinated. Now is a great time to get checked at your doctor's office or any lab test facility: LabCorp, quest, etc.
Little known, recently discovered fact:
Measles wipes out immune protections OTHER diseases: many who recover actually face big future risk.
Earlier measles may be implicated in HALF OF ALL LATER CHILDHOOD DEATHS from ALL infectious diseases before vaccines.
Gift🔗👉
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...
Measles wipes out immune protections OTHER diseases: many who recover actually face big future risk.
Earlier measles may be implicated in HALF OF ALL LATER CHILDHOOD DEATHS from ALL infectious diseases before vaccines.
Gift🔗👉
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...
February 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I am fully vaccinated and my MMR titer came back negative last year, meaning my immunity was gone sooner than expected. I needed to get re-vaccinated. Now is a great time to get checked at your doctor's office or any lab test facility: LabCorp, quest, etc.
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The NYT asked me to write an op-ed on Musk and the Treasury and then took a pass. I hope it will still get read.
Personal Discretion Over the Treasury's Payments System Means the End of Democracy
If the Court and federal workers fail to stop Elon Musk, we are heading for authoritarianism.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 4, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The NYT asked me to write an op-ed on Musk and the Treasury and then took a pass. I hope it will still get read.
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Okay, I cannot recommend 5calls.org enough. Enter your address and it will find all your reps (federal and state). AND give you a list of issues to call about AND which reps to call about each of them AND a little script for each, in case it's helpful. They have an app, too.
5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
5calls.org
January 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Okay, I cannot recommend 5calls.org enough. Enter your address and it will find all your reps (federal and state). AND give you a list of issues to call about AND which reps to call about each of them AND a little script for each, in case it's helpful. They have an app, too.
This past year United Healthcare initially denied the planned, entirely routine, in network, and plainly covered birth of my son because it was "expensive" and "maybe we would pay some". (Literally what I was told when I called.) We found out months later with a $40k hospital bill in the mail.
December 6, 2024 at 3:02 PM
This past year United Healthcare initially denied the planned, entirely routine, in network, and plainly covered birth of my son because it was "expensive" and "maybe we would pay some". (Literally what I was told when I called.) We found out months later with a $40k hospital bill in the mail.
Oof. NYT continues to crank it out. By working class the author must mean "white" in which case the answer is racism with a tinge of ignorance fostered by a toxic media ecosystem. In other news, I subscribed to my local newspaper.
October 24, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Oof. NYT continues to crank it out. By working class the author must mean "white" in which case the answer is racism with a tinge of ignorance fostered by a toxic media ecosystem. In other news, I subscribed to my local newspaper.
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Right now we have Democratic incumbents presiding over the best economy of your lifetime running against the oldest man to ever run for president, who previously tried to overthrow the government, was three months ago convicted of 34 unrelated felonies, and is a rapist.
They’re running even.
They’re running even.
October 17, 2024 at 1:28 PM
Right now we have Democratic incumbents presiding over the best economy of your lifetime running against the oldest man to ever run for president, who previously tried to overthrow the government, was three months ago convicted of 34 unrelated felonies, and is a rapist.
They’re running even.
They’re running even.
This is a choice.
Guns continue to be the leading cause of death for US children and teens since surpassing car accidents in 2020.
Firearms accounted for 18% of childhood deaths (ages 1-18) in 2022, the most recent data available from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wonder database. cnn.it/4ef0zQc
Firearms accounted for 18% of childhood deaths (ages 1-18) in 2022, the most recent data available from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wonder database. cnn.it/4ef0zQc
September 7, 2024 at 4:38 PM
This is a choice.
Group of unscrupulous lifetime appointees with zero accountability surprise no one by ruling that laws against bribery are unenforceable because they themselves enjoy the many bribes they receive.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2024/06/26/u...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2024/06/26/u...
Corruption Law Allows Gifts to State and Local Officials, Supreme Court Rules
The court, which has limited the sweep of several anti-corruption laws, distinguished after-the-fact rewards from before-the-fact bribes.
www.nytimes.com
June 27, 2024 at 1:13 AM
Group of unscrupulous lifetime appointees with zero accountability surprise no one by ruling that laws against bribery are unenforceable because they themselves enjoy the many bribes they receive.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2024/06/26/u...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2024/06/26/u...
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Choosing violence?
Fine: Wil Wheaton is already older than Patrick Stewart was when he started playing Captain Picard…
Fine: Wil Wheaton is already older than Patrick Stewart was when he started playing Captain Picard…
June 8, 2024 at 2:37 AM
Choosing violence?
Fine: Wil Wheaton is already older than Patrick Stewart was when he started playing Captain Picard…
Fine: Wil Wheaton is already older than Patrick Stewart was when he started playing Captain Picard…
This is relevant to my interests.
April 2, 2024 at 6:00 AM
This is relevant to my interests.
Discovered some slimy friends in the woods.
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February 24, 2024 at 4:53 PM
Discovered some slimy friends in the woods.
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This. I'd bike commute on it year round, and people including local govt officials treat it like a weird niche hobby when I'm just trying to get to work safely. I have multiple friends with chronic back or leg or foot injuries from being rear ended on 95. Turns out winter driving is dangerous.
Heard of the Minuteman Commuter Bikeway, extolled as a crown jewel of the rails-to-trails movement? It passes through towns that take no responsibility for clearing it in winter.
The “Friends of the Bikeway” have installed trailside signs pleading for donations for this purpose.
The “Friends of the Bikeway” have installed trailside signs pleading for donations for this purpose.
The “license cyclists” discourse has resumed.
We are so vastly far away from a basic level of safe bicycling infrastructure anywhere in the USA that any discussion of the dangers posed to motorists by “reckless cyclists” is no better than auto industry propaganda 🤷🏻♂️
We are so vastly far away from a basic level of safe bicycling infrastructure anywhere in the USA that any discussion of the dangers posed to motorists by “reckless cyclists” is no better than auto industry propaganda 🤷🏻♂️
January 6, 2024 at 8:35 PM
This. I'd bike commute on it year round, and people including local govt officials treat it like a weird niche hobby when I'm just trying to get to work safely. I have multiple friends with chronic back or leg or foot injuries from being rear ended on 95. Turns out winter driving is dangerous.
These mushrooms resolve to keep on keeping on.
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December 25, 2023 at 9:02 PM
These mushrooms resolve to keep on keeping on.
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