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Long time Democratic activist, art history professor, and writer. Concerned about climate change denialism, economic disparities, and rising totalitarianism across the globe, but especially in the US.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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Here's a gift link to the New York Times' coverage of the initial Tea Party rallies in April 2009 which inspired the media to treat it like a massive movement.
Check out how tiny the crowds were:
Philly: 200
DC: "several hundred"
Boston: 500
Austin: 1,000
Houston: 2,000
Check out how tiny the crowds were:
Philly: 200
DC: "several hundred"
Boston: 500
Austin: 1,000
Houston: 2,000
Tax Day Is Met With Tea Parties (Published 2009)
www.nytimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Here's a gift link to the New York Times' coverage of the initial Tea Party rallies in April 2009 which inspired the media to treat it like a massive movement.
Check out how tiny the crowds were:
Philly: 200
DC: "several hundred"
Boston: 500
Austin: 1,000
Houston: 2,000
Check out how tiny the crowds were:
Philly: 200
DC: "several hundred"
Boston: 500
Austin: 1,000
Houston: 2,000
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Democracy is on the ballot November 4th!
Are you ready to vote yes on Prop 50? Register to vote today. registertovote.ca.gov
Are you ready to vote yes on Prop 50? Register to vote today. registertovote.ca.gov
September 17, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Democracy is on the ballot November 4th!
Are you ready to vote yes on Prop 50? Register to vote today. registertovote.ca.gov
Are you ready to vote yes on Prop 50? Register to vote today. registertovote.ca.gov
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Apparently, the White House is *not* getting our "NO KINGS" message. (Look at the two crowns.) We are being governed by trolls.
September 18, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Apparently, the White House is *not* getting our "NO KINGS" message. (Look at the two crowns.) We are being governed by trolls.
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"My photographer got hit twice by less than lethal rounds and he's got blood on one of his arms and we just took off running with the entire crowd. It was absolutely chaotic."
July 11, 2025 at 3:06 AM
"My photographer got hit twice by less than lethal rounds and he's got blood on one of his arms and we just took off running with the entire crowd. It was absolutely chaotic."
Edward “Big B**ls” Coristine, the 19 yr old Doge protege of Mucus is the son of Charles Coristine, multi-millionaire CEO of Lesser Evil foods. BOYCOTT LESSER EVIL products which are sold at Whole Foods, Publix, Target and Walmart. Money talks.
February 23, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Edward “Big B**ls” Coristine, the 19 yr old Doge protege of Mucus is the son of Charles Coristine, multi-millionaire CEO of Lesser Evil foods. BOYCOTT LESSER EVIL products which are sold at Whole Foods, Publix, Target and Walmart. Money talks.
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This, from the president of Wesleyan U, is excellent.
“Authoritarians have long known that total control will elude them if they don’t eradicate the autonomous support engendered within civil society by cultural, religious, commercial, and educational institutions.”
slate.com/life/2025/02...
“Authoritarians have long known that total control will elude them if they don’t eradicate the autonomous support engendered within civil society by cultural, religious, commercial, and educational institutions.”
slate.com/life/2025/02...
Dear Fellow College Presidents: We Need to Do More Than Wait This One Out
Why civil society needs university leaders to speak up.
slate.com
February 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
This, from the president of Wesleyan U, is excellent.
“Authoritarians have long known that total control will elude them if they don’t eradicate the autonomous support engendered within civil society by cultural, religious, commercial, and educational institutions.”
slate.com/life/2025/02...
“Authoritarians have long known that total control will elude them if they don’t eradicate the autonomous support engendered within civil society by cultural, religious, commercial, and educational institutions.”
slate.com/life/2025/02...
For two days there has literally been nothing on the front pages of the NY Times and LA Times about Musk's illegal take over of all government computer systems, his infiltration of the Treasury Dept, USAID, getting access to $6 trillion and the data of Americans, and chief competitors and rivals.
February 4, 2025 at 5:33 PM
For two days there has literally been nothing on the front pages of the NY Times and LA Times about Musk's illegal take over of all government computer systems, his infiltration of the Treasury Dept, USAID, getting access to $6 trillion and the data of Americans, and chief competitors and rivals.
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NYT reporting mass immigrant ICE raids have begun in Chicago.
I'm an immigrant & Chicago based human rights lawyer. I wrote this on how to handle ICE, actions to protect our immigrant neighbors, & debunking anti-immigrant hate.
No paywall. Please share widely. www.qasimrashid.com/p/trumps-mas...
I'm an immigrant & Chicago based human rights lawyer. I wrote this on how to handle ICE, actions to protect our immigrant neighbors, & debunking anti-immigrant hate.
No paywall. Please share widely. www.qasimrashid.com/p/trumps-mas...
Trump's Mass Anti-Immigrant Raids to Begin
Here are action items to protect your immigrant neighbors, answers to common FAQs, and insights to debunk anti-immigrant propaganda
www.qasimrashid.com
January 26, 2025 at 7:41 PM
NYT reporting mass immigrant ICE raids have begun in Chicago.
I'm an immigrant & Chicago based human rights lawyer. I wrote this on how to handle ICE, actions to protect our immigrant neighbors, & debunking anti-immigrant hate.
No paywall. Please share widely. www.qasimrashid.com/p/trumps-mas...
I'm an immigrant & Chicago based human rights lawyer. I wrote this on how to handle ICE, actions to protect our immigrant neighbors, & debunking anti-immigrant hate.
No paywall. Please share widely. www.qasimrashid.com/p/trumps-mas...