Leslie Knope
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Leslie Knope
@banana-stand.bsky.social
Please enjoy this absolutely horrifying Senate Salad of 1958, courtesy of the 1976 Junior League of Grand Rapids.
April 16, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Many products sold in the U.S. are made in El Salvador. In response to the El Salvador president’s statements today, we’re calling for an immediate boycott of all Salvadoran-made goods. Please help by listing any products or brands made in El Salvador in the comments below.
April 14, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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TODAY IS ELECTION DAY! Polls are open 7AM-8PM.

Please make sure you have all the information you need.

Resources:
buff.ly/SDHmjhk
Voter Assistance Hotline: 608-336-3232
April 1, 2025 at 11:30 AM
A stark illustration of a London workhouse.

#EuropeanScrapbook
March 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Some things haven’t changed too much in the past 97 years.

#EuropeanScrapbook
March 26, 2025 at 9:29 PM
A couple years ago, I bought two books at John K. King Books in Detroit: The European Scrapbook and The American Scrapbook (published 1928). As I meander my way through them, I’m going to post any particular nuggets I stumble upon, the first being an opening quote that feels particularly apt….
March 25, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The USPS is a lifeline for hundreds of millions of Americans and an incredible public good that ensures ALL Americans have equal service. We can’t let it be privatized - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/te...
Tell Trump to Keep His Hands Off The Post Office
The U.S. Postal Service is again under attack by Donald Trump and the world's biggest business con, Elon Musk. Trump’s plans to overhaul the post office and privatize it would be disastrous for people...
sign.moveon.org
March 19, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Fruits of my parent’s house cleanup: The discovery of my favorite (very vintage😂😂) #MyLittlePonies.
February 8, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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THIS is what fighting back looks like! 👏

Democrats are planning to hold the Senate floor all night tonight to try and stop the confirmation of Project 2025 architect and OMB nominee Russell Vought.

REPOST if you support their efforts!
Democrats To Hold Senate Floor All Night To Oppose Trump’s OMB Nominee
www.huffpost.com
February 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Hell yeah, let’s do this!
Democrats will hold the Senate floor "all night" to protest the nomination of Russ Vought, a leading Project 2025 architect, to head the Office of Management and Budget.
February 5, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Everyone in the DC area, it is happening at 3pm outside the Department of Labor!
THANK YOU team everyone please head over at 3 pm to Department of Labor for the next action! #SaveDOL #SaveUSAID #SaveAmerica
February 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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TOMORROW: We’re rallying at the Treasury building with @moveon.org to stop Elon Musk’s hostile takeover and tell this unelected billionaire to get his hands off our money. We hope you can join us if you’re in the D.C. area.
We Choose to Fight: Nobody Elected Elon! · MoveOn
**Rally at the Treasury building to stop Elon Musk’s billionaire takeover.** Nobody elected Elon! We need everyone to fight this hostile takeover at every level—that includes Democrats in Congress, wh...
www.mobilize.us
February 3, 2025 at 8:48 PM
This is what we need and what we’ve been begging our elected officials to do!!!
February 4, 2025 at 12:24 AM
IMPORTANT: All those concerned with preserving our democracy must watch this. Trump’s latest confirmation hearings raise HUGE red flags over prospective picks for FBI director, Kash Patel, and director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard.

contrarian.substack.com/p/national-s...
NATIONAL SECURITY NEWS ALERT
RINGING THE ALARM: THE POLITICIZATION OF THE FBI
contrarian.substack.com
January 31, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I have many friends who work for the government or for nonprofits that depend on federal grants to do important and life-saving work. Knowing these amazing humans, the comments on this post a) don’t surprise me, and b) inspire the hell out of me
This comments section is the first time I've felt even a shred of hope in eight days.
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January 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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as requested:

THE DILF MOTHMAN STEALING MY WIFE
January 14, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Starting this Bluesky thing with an appreciation post for whoever names Michigan’s snowplows.
January 14, 2025 at 10:13 AM