Amy J., student of life
@band-o-budika.bsky.social
Background in Critical Studies, Fine Arts, Publishing & Communications. Lifelong Learner, Gardener, Dog mom Camping & Fishing Legend, Survivor & Spoon Carver. Lifelong Democrat. LGBTQ+ /Working Class Warrior and lover of human stories. Gen-X
IT IS TIME FOR BLUE STATES TO HOLD FEDERAL TAXES, IMPOSING CONDITIONAL RELEASE OF FUNDS.
BLUE STATE GOVERNORS NEED TO DECLARE A STATE OF EMERGENCY & CONFRONT OUR CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS.
A NEW ROLE FOR BLUE CITY MAYORS & CITIZENS COUNCILS NEEDS TO BE EXPLORED.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
BLUE STATE GOVERNORS NEED TO DECLARE A STATE OF EMERGENCY & CONFRONT OUR CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS.
A NEW ROLE FOR BLUE CITY MAYORS & CITIZENS COUNCILS NEEDS TO BE EXPLORED.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How can blue states fight back against Trump? With fiscal disobedience | Eric Reinhart
By holding back federal tax revenues, Democratic governors can turn a one-sided assault into a constitutional showdown
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:50 AM
IT IS TIME FOR BLUE STATES TO HOLD FEDERAL TAXES, IMPOSING CONDITIONAL RELEASE OF FUNDS.
BLUE STATE GOVERNORS NEED TO DECLARE A STATE OF EMERGENCY & CONFRONT OUR CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS.
A NEW ROLE FOR BLUE CITY MAYORS & CITIZENS COUNCILS NEEDS TO BE EXPLORED.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
BLUE STATE GOVERNORS NEED TO DECLARE A STATE OF EMERGENCY & CONFRONT OUR CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS.
A NEW ROLE FOR BLUE CITY MAYORS & CITIZENS COUNCILS NEEDS TO BE EXPLORED.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Breaking: An Epstein survivor just silenced press conference attendees when she delivered the following remarks:
“Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government belongs to the American people, or to those who prey on them.”
“Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government belongs to the American people, or to those who prey on them.”
November 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Breaking: An Epstein survivor just silenced press conference attendees when she delivered the following remarks:
“Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government belongs to the American people, or to those who prey on them.”
“Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government belongs to the American people, or to those who prey on them.”
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Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
November 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
BREAKING! RUSSIA NAVY SHIP FIRED LASER WEAPONS ON BRITISH SOLDIERS OFF THE COAST OF SCOTLAND - UK Defense Minister, John Healey
This is a huge escalation.
Trump has been kicking the can down the road, in 2-week increments, that culminate in Trump bending over for Putin, then attacking Ukraine.
This is a huge escalation.
Trump has been kicking the can down the road, in 2-week increments, that culminate in Trump bending over for Putin, then attacking Ukraine.
November 19, 2025 at 9:33 PM
BREAKING! RUSSIA NAVY SHIP FIRED LASER WEAPONS ON BRITISH SOLDIERS OFF THE COAST OF SCOTLAND - UK Defense Minister, John Healey
This is a huge escalation.
Trump has been kicking the can down the road, in 2-week increments, that culminate in Trump bending over for Putin, then attacking Ukraine.
This is a huge escalation.
Trump has been kicking the can down the road, in 2-week increments, that culminate in Trump bending over for Putin, then attacking Ukraine.
It has been quite illuminating to see just how many monstrous people walk among us. Sadistic, greedy, ambulatory psychopaths…All the more reason to remember that just 31% of voting aged adults put Trump back in office. MAGA is NO majority and has NO mandate.
November 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
It has been quite illuminating to see just how many monstrous people walk among us. Sadistic, greedy, ambulatory psychopaths…All the more reason to remember that just 31% of voting aged adults put Trump back in office. MAGA is NO majority and has NO mandate.
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Bernie Has It Right Again….
October 1, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Bernie Has It Right Again….
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AOC: "This will experiences the consequences of this, but we have to be the consequence. Which is why we have to stand tall right now alongside everyday Americans who want us to be standing up."
October 1, 2025 at 2:11 AM
AOC: "This will experiences the consequences of this, but we have to be the consequence. Which is why we have to stand tall right now alongside everyday Americans who want us to be standing up."
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Good morning and here, late, are your FT Weekend highlights in threaded gift link form. We begin with the Weekend Essay in which historian Timothy Snyder consider's the origins of Putin's obsession with Ukraine. Enter a danish chieftain.. on.ft.com/4fNMVFw
The myths that made Putin’s war
[FREE TO READ] The Alaska summit exposed the flawed history and personal vanity that fuel the conflict with Ukraine, argues Timothy Snyder
on.ft.com
August 24, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Good morning and here, late, are your FT Weekend highlights in threaded gift link form. We begin with the Weekend Essay in which historian Timothy Snyder consider's the origins of Putin's obsession with Ukraine. Enter a danish chieftain.. on.ft.com/4fNMVFw
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NEW: Rachel Maddow drops unseen bodycam footage of feds coordinating the arrest of Newark Mayor Baraka.
I REPEAT: the feds ordered his arrest even though he wasn’t breaking any laws.
Federal agent: “We are arresting the mayor right now per the Deputy Attorney General of the United States.”
I REPEAT: the feds ordered his arrest even though he wasn’t breaking any laws.
Federal agent: “We are arresting the mayor right now per the Deputy Attorney General of the United States.”
September 30, 2025 at 2:05 AM
NEW: Rachel Maddow drops unseen bodycam footage of feds coordinating the arrest of Newark Mayor Baraka.
I REPEAT: the feds ordered his arrest even though he wasn’t breaking any laws.
Federal agent: “We are arresting the mayor right now per the Deputy Attorney General of the United States.”
I REPEAT: the feds ordered his arrest even though he wasn’t breaking any laws.
Federal agent: “We are arresting the mayor right now per the Deputy Attorney General of the United States.”
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A thousand words
March 17, 2025 at 4:01 AM
A thousand words
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on MSNBC:
Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted on two criminal counts by a grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia, two people familiar with the matter tell MSNBC.
Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted on two criminal counts by a grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia, two people familiar with the matter tell MSNBC.
September 25, 2025 at 10:51 PM
on MSNBC:
Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted on two criminal counts by a grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia, two people familiar with the matter tell MSNBC.
Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted on two criminal counts by a grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia, two people familiar with the matter tell MSNBC.
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⚡️'He's killing people for no reason' — Trump throws stark criticism at Putin, says war has damaged Russia's 'reputation.'
'He's killing people for no reason' — Trump throws stark criticism at Putin, says war has damaged Russia's 'reputation'
U.S. President Donald Trump doubled down on his apparent shift in tone on Russian President Vladimir Putin during remarks in the Oval Office on Sept. 25, throwing stark criticism towards the Russian l...
kyivindependent.com
September 26, 2025 at 4:55 AM
⚡️'He's killing people for no reason' — Trump throws stark criticism at Putin, says war has damaged Russia's 'reputation.'
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WHATEVER could have caused this??? It's a MYSTERY.
Brooke Rollins: "Soybean, corn, wheat, sorghum, cotton farmers are facing very difficult times. We are currently in conversations here at the White House, across the government, on a farmer aid package."
September 24, 2025 at 10:56 PM
WHATEVER could have caused this??? It's a MYSTERY.
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In 2017, I was in DC at Trump's inauguration protest. We were scared but we were together. I was wearing this shirt. I saw a punk standing by the march holding a sign saying "please be brave." We hugged and promised each other we would be brave. Things are scary. Please be brave.
September 14, 2025 at 1:47 PM
In 2017, I was in DC at Trump's inauguration protest. We were scared but we were together. I was wearing this shirt. I saw a punk standing by the march holding a sign saying "please be brave." We hugged and promised each other we would be brave. Things are scary. Please be brave.
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September 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
There's just one week left to submit to our fourth issue! 🔱
Hurry quick, before the tide goes out.
🌊 www.icaruswritingcollective.com/submit
Hurry quick, before the tide goes out.
🌊 www.icaruswritingcollective.com/submit
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National Wake were a multiracial punk band from South Africa who were created to protest the South African Apartheid. they were South Africa's first multiracial band. their sound was a mix of punk and reggae, but also incorporated African rhythms and ska.
May 15, 2024 at 1:38 PM
National Wake were a multiracial punk band from South Africa who were created to protest the South African Apartheid. they were South Africa's first multiracial band. their sound was a mix of punk and reggae, but also incorporated African rhythms and ska.
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The Dreadnoughts release Polka Pit on Punkerton Records a wild mix of punk polkas shanties and protest anthems redefining folk punk with fiery energy and raw authenticity for a cider soaked revolution. zurl.co/Cst2y
Folk-Punk Rebels The Dreadnoughts Unleash ‘Polka Pit’ on Punkerton Records - That Eric Alper
The Dreadnoughts’ ‘Polka Pit’ a riot of punk, polkas, and protest anthems for the end of the world.The Dreadnoughts are trying to start a revolution, and Polka Pit is the soundtrack. Polkas, tarantellas, sea shanties and protest songs are mixed with gut-crunching street punk, and it sounds like the end of the world… and the […]
zurl.co
September 7, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The Dreadnoughts release Polka Pit on Punkerton Records a wild mix of punk polkas shanties and protest anthems redefining folk punk with fiery energy and raw authenticity for a cider soaked revolution. zurl.co/Cst2y
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Russia is demanding that sanctions on their fleet of stolen airplanes be lifted otherwise they will keep flying them without proper maintenance and they will kill their own citizens in plane crashes.
Russia is not a serious country.
Russia is not a serious country.
September 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Russia is demanding that sanctions on their fleet of stolen airplanes be lifted otherwise they will keep flying them without proper maintenance and they will kill their own citizens in plane crashes.
Russia is not a serious country.
Russia is not a serious country.
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Wow.
Not at all surprising, but wow.
Blatant corruption is perfectly fine (encouraged, even) in this administration.
Not at all surprising, but wow.
Blatant corruption is perfectly fine (encouraged, even) in this administration.
September 20, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Wow.
Not at all surprising, but wow.
Blatant corruption is perfectly fine (encouraged, even) in this administration.
Not at all surprising, but wow.
Blatant corruption is perfectly fine (encouraged, even) in this administration.