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Build a better world with me! "What we do in life echoes in eternity."
⭐️ CONCRETE ACTIONS EXAMPLES ⭐️
👉 call representatives
👉 join a protest
👉 volunteer locally
👉 send letters
👉 boycott Big Bads (Amazon, Meta/Facebook, Tesla)
👉 join a local school board
⭐️ CONCRETE ACTIONS EXAMPLES ⭐️
👉 call representatives
👉 join a protest
👉 volunteer locally
👉 send letters
👉 boycott Big Bads (Amazon, Meta/Facebook, Tesla)
👉 join a local school board
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Hi Bluesky! Did you hear about all the protests, rallies, and gatherings across the USA this weekend (and beyond)?
Festival of Resistance 1/11-1/25
People's March 1/18
United Healthcare Protest 1/19
We Fight Back Protest 1/20
Stop the Trump Agenda 1/20
National Week of Action 1/20-1/25
Join us! 🇺🇸🎉
Festival of Resistance 1/11-1/25
People's March 1/18
United Healthcare Protest 1/19
We Fight Back Protest 1/20
Stop the Trump Agenda 1/20
National Week of Action 1/20-1/25
Join us! 🇺🇸🎉
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Today and in the coming days, remember
January 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Today and in the coming days, remember
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"Well, Grant, we've had the devil's own day today, haven't we?"
"Yes. Lick 'em tomorrow though."
- Grant and Sherman after the disaster of the first day of Shiloh, April 1862. They won the next.
Today is one of the bad days in American history. Better days will come.
"Yes. Lick 'em tomorrow though."
- Grant and Sherman after the disaster of the first day of Shiloh, April 1862. They won the next.
Today is one of the bad days in American history. Better days will come.
January 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
"Well, Grant, we've had the devil's own day today, haven't we?"
"Yes. Lick 'em tomorrow though."
- Grant and Sherman after the disaster of the first day of Shiloh, April 1862. They won the next.
Today is one of the bad days in American history. Better days will come.
"Yes. Lick 'em tomorrow though."
- Grant and Sherman after the disaster of the first day of Shiloh, April 1862. They won the next.
Today is one of the bad days in American history. Better days will come.
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We are not going to do the fascists’ work for them.
Don't give Trump power that he doesn't have
YouTube video by Indivisible
youtube.com
January 20, 2025 at 8:16 PM
We are not going to do the fascists’ work for them.
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We’ve stood strong before—this time is no different. Together, we’ve got this.
January 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
We’ve stood strong before—this time is no different. Together, we’ve got this.
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Just a reminder of some of the context around the TikTok ban: In 2020, Trump tried to ban it via executive order a couple months after K-pop fans used it to organize fake signups to Trump’s Tulsa rally, which led him to publicly overestimate how large the crowd size would be.
January 19, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Just a reminder of some of the context around the TikTok ban: In 2020, Trump tried to ban it via executive order a couple months after K-pop fans used it to organize fake signups to Trump’s Tulsa rally, which led him to publicly overestimate how large the crowd size would be.
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I have been pleading for folks to run for their local public library boards, because LIBRARIANS NEED THE SUPPORT OF THEIR BOARDS to stand up to censorship and defunding and “parental rights” fascism. Good on you!! 📚
Dogs, bikes, and community involvement. I'll be running for a library board position, in addition to already being a town meeting member. Even though I have little control over what will happen federally, it will feel empowering to at least have a voice in how my town is run. Plus, libraries rock!
If you’re in the US, what’s your plan for maintaining your sanity through the incoming administration?
My favorite ideas so far: novels and poetry instead of doomscrolling, daily exercise (even 15 minutes is better than nothing), and maybe we don’t need to check the news more than 1x/day
My favorite ideas so far: novels and poetry instead of doomscrolling, daily exercise (even 15 minutes is better than nothing), and maybe we don’t need to check the news more than 1x/day
January 19, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I have been pleading for folks to run for their local public library boards, because LIBRARIANS NEED THE SUPPORT OF THEIR BOARDS to stand up to censorship and defunding and “parental rights” fascism. Good on you!! 📚
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The TikTok ban, the Musk Twitter takeover, the Facebook moderation policy changes, the Republicans’ rapidly intensifying crackdowns on speech... let these be the proof you needed to move anything you care about online to a space you control.
Digital sovereignty is more important than ever.
Digital sovereignty is more important than ever.
January 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The TikTok ban, the Musk Twitter takeover, the Facebook moderation policy changes, the Republicans’ rapidly intensifying crackdowns on speech... let these be the proof you needed to move anything you care about online to a space you control.
Digital sovereignty is more important than ever.
Digital sovereignty is more important than ever.
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Good morning #booksky
Just a friendly reminder that Audible, owned by Amazon/Bezos, supports the tech giant. Libro.fm offers an alternative, letting you buy audiobooks while supporting independent bookstores. Choose where your dollars go and align your listening with your values.
Just a friendly reminder that Audible, owned by Amazon/Bezos, supports the tech giant. Libro.fm offers an alternative, letting you buy audiobooks while supporting independent bookstores. Choose where your dollars go and align your listening with your values.
Buy audiobooks & support local bookstores
Libro.fm makes it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through local bookstores.
Libro.fm
January 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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#1 social media tip:
Believe in kindness.
Interact with people you like, support them, help them get traction. Comment on their art, cheer them on, share a shop post. Be selfless.
Kindness blossoms into more kindness. It will take you far. People who stick together, grow together.
Believe in kindness.
Interact with people you like, support them, help them get traction. Comment on their art, cheer them on, share a shop post. Be selfless.
Kindness blossoms into more kindness. It will take you far. People who stick together, grow together.
January 18, 2025 at 6:23 PM
#1 social media tip:
Believe in kindness.
Interact with people you like, support them, help them get traction. Comment on their art, cheer them on, share a shop post. Be selfless.
Kindness blossoms into more kindness. It will take you far. People who stick together, grow together.
Believe in kindness.
Interact with people you like, support them, help them get traction. Comment on their art, cheer them on, share a shop post. Be selfless.
Kindness blossoms into more kindness. It will take you far. People who stick together, grow together.
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We got this y'all. It won't be easy, joyful or fun... But it's worth it. I'll always stand on the side of Democracy and anyone that believes in it! Love most of y'all.
Here we go!
Here we go!
January 20, 2025 at 12:45 AM
We got this y'all. It won't be easy, joyful or fun... But it's worth it. I'll always stand on the side of Democracy and anyone that believes in it! Love most of y'all.
Here we go!
Here we go!
I sometimes browse ultraconservative spaces to understand what types of conversations they're having about a given piece of news.
This will be controversial to say, but weirdly, I see a lot of parallels in the format and logic (but opposites in the content) of their discussions
This will be controversial to say, but weirdly, I see a lot of parallels in the format and logic (but opposites in the content) of their discussions
January 20, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I sometimes browse ultraconservative spaces to understand what types of conversations they're having about a given piece of news.
This will be controversial to say, but weirdly, I see a lot of parallels in the format and logic (but opposites in the content) of their discussions
This will be controversial to say, but weirdly, I see a lot of parallels in the format and logic (but opposites in the content) of their discussions
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Listen, when I said earlier that TikTok was back, I hadn’t seen this popup.
Just saw it. Deleting app, because NO. Have not posted on TikTok since 2023 but was using CapCut for YouTube, so had been monitoring the situation.
Worse still, CapCut is still unavailable. 🙃DaVinci, here I come!
Just saw it. Deleting app, because NO. Have not posted on TikTok since 2023 but was using CapCut for YouTube, so had been monitoring the situation.
Worse still, CapCut is still unavailable. 🙃DaVinci, here I come!
January 19, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Listen, when I said earlier that TikTok was back, I hadn’t seen this popup.
Just saw it. Deleting app, because NO. Have not posted on TikTok since 2023 but was using CapCut for YouTube, so had been monitoring the situation.
Worse still, CapCut is still unavailable. 🙃DaVinci, here I come!
Just saw it. Deleting app, because NO. Have not posted on TikTok since 2023 but was using CapCut for YouTube, so had been monitoring the situation.
Worse still, CapCut is still unavailable. 🙃DaVinci, here I come!
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We do not need to cede him any more power than he will have tomorrow. He won the popular vote by 1.5%. He did not crack 50% of the overall vote. His win does not mark a sea change in public opinion. He, his policies, and his cronies will be unpopular. Rest up. Take care of yourself. Then...
January 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
We do not need to cede him any more power than he will have tomorrow. He won the popular vote by 1.5%. He did not crack 50% of the overall vote. His win does not mark a sea change in public opinion. He, his policies, and his cronies will be unpopular. Rest up. Take care of yourself. Then...
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no seriously. deleted instagram and never thought i’d be able to do that. i just hate fuckaberg so bad.
January 19, 2025 at 8:26 PM
no seriously. deleted instagram and never thought i’d be able to do that. i just hate fuckaberg so bad.
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TikTok is worth exactly $0 if you choose not to participate in this scam.
January 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
TikTok is worth exactly $0 if you choose not to participate in this scam.
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Remember, every single day for the next four years is going to show you something that makes you angry and despair. To exhaust you into apathy and resignation is the point.
Trust in a phalanx of community caring and action. Each plate focused on /something/, but not everything at once. 🛡️
Trust in a phalanx of community caring and action. Each plate focused on /something/, but not everything at once. 🛡️
January 19, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Remember, every single day for the next four years is going to show you something that makes you angry and despair. To exhaust you into apathy and resignation is the point.
Trust in a phalanx of community caring and action. Each plate focused on /something/, but not everything at once. 🛡️
Trust in a phalanx of community caring and action. Each plate focused on /something/, but not everything at once. 🛡️
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For Booksky 📚
❌ Goodreads: owned by Amazon.
✅ StoryGraph: black woman-owned, inclusive, has mood based recommendations!
❌ Audible: owned by Amazon.
✅ Libro.fm: supports local books stores.
❌ Goodreads: owned by Amazon.
✅ StoryGraph: black woman-owned, inclusive, has mood based recommendations!
❌ Audible: owned by Amazon.
✅ Libro.fm: supports local books stores.
January 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
For Booksky 📚
❌ Goodreads: owned by Amazon.
✅ StoryGraph: black woman-owned, inclusive, has mood based recommendations!
❌ Audible: owned by Amazon.
✅ Libro.fm: supports local books stores.
❌ Goodreads: owned by Amazon.
✅ StoryGraph: black woman-owned, inclusive, has mood based recommendations!
❌ Audible: owned by Amazon.
✅ Libro.fm: supports local books stores.
Bringing this back now that TikTok is pulling this absurd political stunt.
Resist the temptation to jump ship to Instagram (Zuckerberg/Meta) or YouTube (Pichai/Google).
Our nation is at its best with a lot of competition within an industry. Check out any of these alternatives instead 👇
Resist the temptation to jump ship to Instagram (Zuckerberg/Meta) or YouTube (Pichai/Google).
Our nation is at its best with a lot of competition within an industry. Check out any of these alternatives instead 👇
What if we all deleted our Meta accounts
Alternatives:
Instagram 👉 Pixelfed or Flashes
Facebook 👉 Vero or Minds
Messenger 👉 Signal (or LINE, or WeChat if you're on the 小红书 train)
Marketplace 👉 Craigslist
SO done with these meddling billionaires. Sucks to Zuck!
Alternatives:
Instagram 👉 Pixelfed or Flashes
Facebook 👉 Vero or Minds
Messenger 👉 Signal (or LINE, or WeChat if you're on the 小红书 train)
Marketplace 👉 Craigslist
SO done with these meddling billionaires. Sucks to Zuck!
January 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Bringing this back now that TikTok is pulling this absurd political stunt.
Resist the temptation to jump ship to Instagram (Zuckerberg/Meta) or YouTube (Pichai/Google).
Our nation is at its best with a lot of competition within an industry. Check out any of these alternatives instead 👇
Resist the temptation to jump ship to Instagram (Zuckerberg/Meta) or YouTube (Pichai/Google).
Our nation is at its best with a lot of competition within an industry. Check out any of these alternatives instead 👇
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TikTok replaces its app with MAGA propaganda
January 19, 2025 at 12:41 PM
TikTok replaces its app with MAGA propaganda
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The People's March turnout was greater than many expected. Keep fighting back! GREAT TURNOUT!
January 19, 2025 at 1:29 AM
The People's March turnout was greater than many expected. Keep fighting back! GREAT TURNOUT!
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I’m so serious about this. Do not increase your time on meta platforms. In fact, over the next 48 hours, give your attention to somewhere else. Don’t reward Zuckerberg for this. 1/
January 19, 2025 at 4:37 AM
I’m so serious about this. Do not increase your time on meta platforms. In fact, over the next 48 hours, give your attention to somewhere else. Don’t reward Zuckerberg for this. 1/
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Citizens with papers to the front if you’re planning to disrupt these actions. Know your rights, check on your comrades, shut the hell up if you’re detained, call a lawyer. Don’t give these authoritarian fuckwits a single thing.
If you can’t stay safe, be prudent.
If you can’t stay safe, be prudent.
January 19, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Citizens with papers to the front if you’re planning to disrupt these actions. Know your rights, check on your comrades, shut the hell up if you’re detained, call a lawyer. Don’t give these authoritarian fuckwits a single thing.
If you can’t stay safe, be prudent.
If you can’t stay safe, be prudent.