Whitney
@boxem180.bsky.social
Former librarian. Current nonprofit ED. Potter, dog mom, raging liberal.
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Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse have released a PSA urging Congress to make the records public, produced by World Without Exploitation.
November 17, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse have released a PSA urging Congress to make the records public, produced by World Without Exploitation.
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This is fucking amazing
October 31, 2025 at 2:05 AM
This is fucking amazing
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Wikipedia is one of the last sources of accurate, unbiased information that the right wing billionaires can't control, although they'll continue to try. Please support them with whatever you can. Even $3 now and then helps.
Okay too many to turn into an article cataloging the firings/persecutions and Wikipedia is on it, of course. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reprisa...
Reprisals against commentators on the Charlie Kirk assassination - Wikipedia
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October 15, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Wikipedia is one of the last sources of accurate, unbiased information that the right wing billionaires can't control, although they'll continue to try. Please support them with whatever you can. Even $3 now and then helps.
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42,500 deaths annually. That's the number projected by a Yale study on the loss of Medicaid coverage due to Trump's disgusting abomination bill.
June 3, 2025 at 7:29 PM
42,500 deaths annually. That's the number projected by a Yale study on the loss of Medicaid coverage due to Trump's disgusting abomination bill.
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Why the fuck am I paying taxes if we won’t feed kids at school and keep them safe while there?
Fuck all you morons for allowing things to be like this.
Fuck all you morons for allowing things to be like this.
May 29, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Why the fuck am I paying taxes if we won’t feed kids at school and keep them safe while there?
Fuck all you morons for allowing things to be like this.
Fuck all you morons for allowing things to be like this.
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CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%.
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
May 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%.
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
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The "big, beautiful bill" is a big, ugly, disgusting mess. Here's why.
May 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The "big, beautiful bill" is a big, ugly, disgusting mess. Here's why.
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This is a HUGE scandal.
Elon Musk, JD Vance, and Trump are lying about Social Security fraud.
Internal documents show DOGE found "no significant fraud"—but did slow retirement claim processing by 25%.
Nothing efficient about making it harder for people to get their benefits.
Elon Musk, JD Vance, and Trump are lying about Social Security fraud.
Internal documents show DOGE found "no significant fraud"—but did slow retirement claim processing by 25%.
Nothing efficient about making it harder for people to get their benefits.
DOGE went looking for phone fraud at SSA — and found almost none
Since SSA installed new anti-fraud checks on claims made over the phone, only two claims out of over 110,000 were found to likely be fraudulent, according to internal documents obtained by Nextgov/FCW...
www.nextgov.com
May 15, 2025 at 8:13 PM
This is a HUGE scandal.
Elon Musk, JD Vance, and Trump are lying about Social Security fraud.
Internal documents show DOGE found "no significant fraud"—but did slow retirement claim processing by 25%.
Nothing efficient about making it harder for people to get their benefits.
Elon Musk, JD Vance, and Trump are lying about Social Security fraud.
Internal documents show DOGE found "no significant fraud"—but did slow retirement claim processing by 25%.
Nothing efficient about making it harder for people to get their benefits.
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In New York, ICE detained a busload of farmworkers that were actively involved in a union drive.
In Washington state, ICE dragged a farmworkers’ rights activist and leader out of his car to detain him.
Be warned: attacking unions is a hallmark of fascism.
In Washington state, ICE dragged a farmworkers’ rights activist and leader out of his car to detain him.
Be warned: attacking unions is a hallmark of fascism.
May 8, 2025 at 7:20 PM
In New York, ICE detained a busload of farmworkers that were actively involved in a union drive.
In Washington state, ICE dragged a farmworkers’ rights activist and leader out of his car to detain him.
Be warned: attacking unions is a hallmark of fascism.
In Washington state, ICE dragged a farmworkers’ rights activist and leader out of his car to detain him.
Be warned: attacking unions is a hallmark of fascism.
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With RFK Jr. in charge, measles cases have hit a record high.
But the man nominated to be his second-in-command thinks Kennedy's doing a “great job."
For our kids, I’ll be voting NO on his confirmation.
But the man nominated to be his second-in-command thinks Kennedy's doing a “great job."
For our kids, I’ll be voting NO on his confirmation.
With RFK Jr. in charge, measles cases have hit a record high.
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
www.youtube.com
May 7, 2025 at 9:23 PM
With RFK Jr. in charge, measles cases have hit a record high.
But the man nominated to be his second-in-command thinks Kennedy's doing a “great job."
For our kids, I’ll be voting NO on his confirmation.
But the man nominated to be his second-in-command thinks Kennedy's doing a “great job."
For our kids, I’ll be voting NO on his confirmation.
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happy may day here is a painting I did a long time ago
May 1, 2025 at 1:50 PM
happy may day here is a painting I did a long time ago
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Happy May Day, don’t be a scab.
May 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Happy May Day, don’t be a scab.
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What a different world we could have.
March 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
What a different world we could have.
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February 25, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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Cancelling @joyannreid.bsky.social means the door she held open for the next generation of Black voices will slam shut. Without her, the next her, won't get platformed by white media. That, of course, is why white media pushed her out.
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The Value of Joy
By canceling Joy Reid’s cable news show, MSNBC has not only silenced a brilliant host: It’s silenced the next Black voice you haven’t yet heard.
www.thenation.com
February 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Cancelling @joyannreid.bsky.social means the door she held open for the next generation of Black voices will slam shut. Without her, the next her, won't get platformed by white media. That, of course, is why white media pushed her out.
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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Last night's Pentagon massacre is much more than realized. Not just firing the black CJCS and first woman CNO but all the senior JAG officers and hiring a man who just joined 3 different crypto firms tied to Kushner and Thiel as Chairman. I did a deep dive into it open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...
This is the most dangerous move yet
The canary is gasping for air
open.substack.com
February 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Last night's Pentagon massacre is much more than realized. Not just firing the black CJCS and first woman CNO but all the senior JAG officers and hiring a man who just joined 3 different crypto firms tied to Kushner and Thiel as Chairman. I did a deep dive into it open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...
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Please share widely to get the word out.
Iowa's House File 274, which would criminalize librarians, passes out of the House Education Committee. It can now be heard on the floor.
What this bill is, what it would mean for library and school workers, and why it was rushed through.
bookriot.com/iowa-rushes-...
What this bill is, what it would mean for library and school workers, and why it was rushed through.
bookriot.com/iowa-rushes-...
Iowa Rushes, Advances Librarian Criminalization Bill
Introduced last week, Iowa's librarian criminalization bill has already made it to the House floor.
bookriot.com
February 19, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Please share widely to get the word out.
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Years ago, after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, I interviewed a former fb employee, and I remember her continually emphasizing that these tech bros weren't evil geniuses, but were, in fact, dangerous because they were utterly clueless, totally reckless, and had too much power.
February 19, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Years ago, after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, I interviewed a former fb employee, and I remember her continually emphasizing that these tech bros weren't evil geniuses, but were, in fact, dangerous because they were utterly clueless, totally reckless, and had too much power.
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Proposal to eliminate Arkansas State Library and PBS governing boards passes Senate 📚
arkansasadvocate.com/2025/02/17/p...
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Proposal to eliminate Arkansas State Library and PBS governing boards passes Senate • Arkansas Advocate
Bill sponsor Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Jonesboro, said libraries and Arkansas PBS are "great resources" but poorly managed.
arkansasadvocate.com
February 19, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Proposal to eliminate Arkansas State Library and PBS governing boards passes Senate 📚
arkansasadvocate.com/2025/02/17/p...
arkansasadvocate.com/2025/02/17/p...
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Thank you to everyone who has joined the resistance! Our ranks grow stronger every day.
February 16, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Thank you to everyone who has joined the resistance! Our ranks grow stronger every day.
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If you claim to be a leader but are too scared to lead, fine -- sit down and let someone else take your place. It is easy to be bold when there is no threat.
Now is a time for courage.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/16/p...
Now is a time for courage.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/16/p...
February 16, 2025 at 6:25 PM
If you claim to be a leader but are too scared to lead, fine -- sit down and let someone else take your place. It is easy to be bold when there is no threat.
Now is a time for courage.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/16/p...
Now is a time for courage.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/16/p...
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Got my first "Violating an Executive Order" and "I'll make sure you lose federal funding" parent threat today for teaching "DEI" books in our upcoming "Liberty and Justice" themed unit. Even in "Blue" Massachusetts we're dealing with this.
Anyway, don't obey in advance, and don't obey later.
Anyway, don't obey in advance, and don't obey later.
February 13, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Got my first "Violating an Executive Order" and "I'll make sure you lose federal funding" parent threat today for teaching "DEI" books in our upcoming "Liberty and Justice" themed unit. Even in "Blue" Massachusetts we're dealing with this.
Anyway, don't obey in advance, and don't obey later.
Anyway, don't obey in advance, and don't obey later.
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Does “Golden Age” refer to a time when planes keep crashing, eggs cost $10–15 a dozen, the U.S. is being booed and protested by all our allies, workers are losing their jobs, and Americans’ personal data is being rummaged through by unelected oligarchs and their strange crew of 20-something incels?
February 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Does “Golden Age” refer to a time when planes keep crashing, eggs cost $10–15 a dozen, the U.S. is being booed and protested by all our allies, workers are losing their jobs, and Americans’ personal data is being rummaged through by unelected oligarchs and their strange crew of 20-something incels?
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If you're protesting tomorrow:
"I invoke my rights to silence and counsel and will not answer questions without my attorney present."
MEMORIZE THAT, because aside from asking if you're free to leave (or providing ID if you're in a stop and ID state), that's the ONLY thing you ever say to cops.
"I invoke my rights to silence and counsel and will not answer questions without my attorney present."
MEMORIZE THAT, because aside from asking if you're free to leave (or providing ID if you're in a stop and ID state), that's the ONLY thing you ever say to cops.
February 4, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you're protesting tomorrow:
"I invoke my rights to silence and counsel and will not answer questions without my attorney present."
MEMORIZE THAT, because aside from asking if you're free to leave (or providing ID if you're in a stop and ID state), that's the ONLY thing you ever say to cops.
"I invoke my rights to silence and counsel and will not answer questions without my attorney present."
MEMORIZE THAT, because aside from asking if you're free to leave (or providing ID if you're in a stop and ID state), that's the ONLY thing you ever say to cops.
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Include disabled people in your resistance planning. In many ways we’re built for resistance, as we have to find creative and sustainable ways to survive every single day.
This is the time for intersectionality and community care. We need to work together and save one another.
This is the time for intersectionality and community care. We need to work together and save one another.
February 4, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Include disabled people in your resistance planning. In many ways we’re built for resistance, as we have to find creative and sustainable ways to survive every single day.
This is the time for intersectionality and community care. We need to work together and save one another.
This is the time for intersectionality and community care. We need to work together and save one another.