@bruingirl83.bsky.social
Generation Jones, scuba diving, skiing, (beginner) surfing , animal-loving, wine-drinking, book-reading woman who believes in equality, freedom, and justice.
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Defend Public Broadcasting!
Public broadcasting provides Americans with access to local news, educational programming, and independent journalism without corporate and political influence. Public broadcasters like PBS and NPR ar...
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May 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Right Now, most of the American can relate to this message from the 90's.
April 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Right Now, most of the American can relate to this message from the 90's.
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"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
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Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing
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April 19, 2025 at 1:28 PM
"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
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Reinstate Black History Month, Pride Month, and other cultural events!
Google’s quiet removal of cultural events from their calendars last year is part of a broader trend of tech companies and businesses catering to far-right and extreme groups by rolling back inclusivit...
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February 22, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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"A democracy becomes an oligarchy when the rich figure out how to pervert the laws for themselves...this is plain even to a blind man."
- Plato, Republic - approximately 350 BC
- Plato, Republic - approximately 350 BC
February 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
"A democracy becomes an oligarchy when the rich figure out how to pervert the laws for themselves...this is plain even to a blind man."
- Plato, Republic - approximately 350 BC
- Plato, Republic - approximately 350 BC
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Our team reviewed the entire DOGE website. Nothing they have identified constitutes evidence of fraud or corruption—both of which are crimes. Feel free to audit us. The funds were allotted by Congress, and OIGs regularly reviewed expenditures for fraud.
February 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Our team reviewed the entire DOGE website. Nothing they have identified constitutes evidence of fraud or corruption—both of which are crimes. Feel free to audit us. The funds were allotted by Congress, and OIGs regularly reviewed expenditures for fraud.
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the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president
February 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president
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Doing great 👍
February 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Doing great 👍
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It’s never great to start a day with news about a deadly plane crash and a fraud alert on your debit card.
January 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM
It’s never great to start a day with news about a deadly plane crash and a fraud alert on your debit card.
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One of the most reproduced images in history - The Blue Marble
Credit: NASA 1972
Credit: NASA 1972
January 30, 2025 at 9:30 AM
One of the most reproduced images in history - The Blue Marble
Credit: NASA 1972
Credit: NASA 1972
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I've seen this posted a lot and it just really hits home when you realize that history is truly repeating itself. 😱
January 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I've seen this posted a lot and it just really hits home when you realize that history is truly repeating itself. 😱
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“I had a feeling that there were people watching what was happening and wondering, Was anyone going to say anything?” Bishop Mariann Budde explained. “Was anyone going to say anything about the turn the country’s taking?”
So, she took a breath, and spoke. nyti.ms/3WtmNY2
So, she took a breath, and spoke. nyti.ms/3WtmNY2
January 23, 2025 at 3:03 AM
“I had a feeling that there were people watching what was happening and wondering, Was anyone going to say anything?” Bishop Mariann Budde explained. “Was anyone going to say anything about the turn the country’s taking?”
So, she took a breath, and spoke. nyti.ms/3WtmNY2
So, she took a breath, and spoke. nyti.ms/3WtmNY2
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Yes please
If you want to read a new book coming out but don't want to buy it, a great thing you can do is ask your local library to order it. The more requests they get, the more likely they are to acquire it and then lots of people will get to read it who othewise wouldn't.
January 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Yes please
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my whole life, I wondered what I'd be an old man crank about. i always saw people getting mad at "press 1 for english" or someone saying "no problem" instead of "you're welcome." for me it turns out it's clicking those boxes for which ones are motorcycles
January 22, 2025 at 6:21 PM
my whole life, I wondered what I'd be an old man crank about. i always saw people getting mad at "press 1 for english" or someone saying "no problem" instead of "you're welcome." for me it turns out it's clicking those boxes for which ones are motorcycles
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Here is a cockroach that is much better looking and more useful* than the current occupant of the White House.
*Almost all cockroach species are omnivorous critters that break down debris in the environment. They don't invade homes or bother people.
(Anaplecta sp.) Tatama National Park, Colombia
*Almost all cockroach species are omnivorous critters that break down debris in the environment. They don't invade homes or bother people.
(Anaplecta sp.) Tatama National Park, Colombia
January 23, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Here is a cockroach that is much better looking and more useful* than the current occupant of the White House.
*Almost all cockroach species are omnivorous critters that break down debris in the environment. They don't invade homes or bother people.
(Anaplecta sp.) Tatama National Park, Colombia
*Almost all cockroach species are omnivorous critters that break down debris in the environment. They don't invade homes or bother people.
(Anaplecta sp.) Tatama National Park, Colombia
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The “A” in DEIA stands for accessibility. Federal workers with disabilities, including many veterans, deserve respect and the opportunity to work in public service. A diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible workplace makes public service better and makes everyone’s lives better.
January 23, 2025 at 12:35 AM
The “A” in DEIA stands for accessibility. Federal workers with disabilities, including many veterans, deserve respect and the opportunity to work in public service. A diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible workplace makes public service better and makes everyone’s lives better.
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JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs are pushing back on demands to roll back their diversity initiatives
JPMorgan, Goldman CEOs Resist Calls to Roll Back DEI Programs
JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. are pushing back on demands to roll back their diversity initiatives.
www.bloomberg.com
January 22, 2025 at 8:43 PM
JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs are pushing back on demands to roll back their diversity initiatives
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Attempting to instill manners in the 4yo: “What’s the magic word?”
“You say ‘please’ is the magic word but it’s not. It’s ‘abracadabra’. Everybody knows that.”
“You say ‘please’ is the magic word but it’s not. It’s ‘abracadabra’. Everybody knows that.”
January 23, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Attempting to instill manners in the 4yo: “What’s the magic word?”
“You say ‘please’ is the magic word but it’s not. It’s ‘abracadabra’. Everybody knows that.”
“You say ‘please’ is the magic word but it’s not. It’s ‘abracadabra’. Everybody knows that.”
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Devastating for scientists and their research, and everyone who benefits from that research.
I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
NIH appears to have canceled/postponed all of its study sections—the independent review panels that approve federal grants for health research.
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Devastating for scientists and their research, and everyone who benefits from that research.
I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
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I have and will continue to. But you know why I say it here ? Because @bsky.app is 30m strong and growing quickly. The collective wisdom and influence of users here is far greater than any individual democrat.
I can't say it enough. Bluesky can be the influence that can counter RW media.
I can't say it enough. Bluesky can be the influence that can counter RW media.
No offense, Mark, but you have influence and power most of us don’t. Why don’t you speak up to those in DC you have connections with? Actions speak louder than words as you well know.
January 22, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I have and will continue to. But you know why I say it here ? Because @bsky.app is 30m strong and growing quickly. The collective wisdom and influence of users here is far greater than any individual democrat.
I can't say it enough. Bluesky can be the influence that can counter RW media.
I can't say it enough. Bluesky can be the influence that can counter RW media.
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New from 404 Media: hundreds of subreddits, including some of the most popular, are considering banning all links/content/screenshots from X/Twitter. r/NFL, r/hockey, r/baseball, r/nba, r/formula1, r/ComicBookMovies, r/MadeMeSmile, so many more. Some already have. www.404media.co/hundreds-of-...
Hundreds of Subreddits Are Considering Banning All Links to X
Dozens of big subreddits have already banned all Twitter links, and posts about potential bans are some of the most popular on the site.
www.404media.co
January 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
New from 404 Media: hundreds of subreddits, including some of the most popular, are considering banning all links/content/screenshots from X/Twitter. r/NFL, r/hockey, r/baseball, r/nba, r/formula1, r/ComicBookMovies, r/MadeMeSmile, so many more. Some already have. www.404media.co/hundreds-of-...