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Camala Projansky
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Reality really shouldn't be a partisan issue
April 10, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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A short pause for contemplating the state of spring
March 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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susiedentwords.bsky.social
Word of the Day is ‘ingordigiousness’ (18th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.
February 26, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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firesdie.bsky.social
Tomorrow
February 27, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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February 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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mweinstock.bsky.social
Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
February 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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maddow.bsky.social
after the overturning of roe, black infant mortality has spiked nearly 11% in states with abortion bans:

www.reuters.com/world/us/inf...
Infant mortality rises in states with abortion bans, study finds
Increases in infant mortality have been found in U.S. states that enacted abortion bans or severe restrictions after the Supreme Court overturned the landmark ruling that guaranteed a right to the procedure, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
www.reuters.com
February 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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mbailatj.bsky.social
Sigh. Keeping an eye on the sad sad menchildren and their busy, brittle delusions is tiring.

The world is so full of smarter, more interesting people doing wonderful, thoughtful, creative, important work. And who deserve our time and consideration.
February 12, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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tkiramadden.bsky.social
Do I have friends (friends of friends?) in Indianapolis? I’ll be reading at Butler tomorrow, free and open to the public 💗 www.butler.edu/arts-science...
Visiting Writers Series | Butler University
www.butler.edu
February 12, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
You have questions. Mostly of the "What Can I Do to Resist This Coup?" variety. Choose Democracy has answers. Here's a really handy guide to the how/what/why of organizing... Share widely. Link here: choosedemocracy.us/what-can-i-do/
February 12, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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jenmercieca.bsky.social
If y'all never read Max Lerner's 1938 It is Later Than You Think: Need for a Militant Democracy--well, it's later than you think. I ended my 2020 Trump book by quoting Lerner at length. Last line from my book: "This is the political project of our time. We must defend democracy."
A picture of a library card with date stamps showing the book It's Later Than You Think checked out from 1938 and 1939.
February 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
Hi that was a coup last night in case no one mentioned that to you. The executive branch seized the power of the purse the Constitution gave to Congress, which is a pretty authoritarian / illegal consolidation of powers move. Time to go yell at your reps, the media, etc.
Hey friends! We're seeing a lot of terrible things. We're not able to cover all of them, but we felt this latest one is a really big deal and needs much more awareness. Our summary is this: It's an administrative coup. Trump has ordered tens of billions (maybe up to $3 trillion) of budget halted indefinitely in a blatantly illegal move. He's claiming power to halt and potentially redirect funding that's already been authorized by Congress — a classic authoritarian move. Here's what we know. And we're doing our best to catch up with this story, because it's moving fast. There's a memo from Matthew Vaeth, the acting head of the Office of Management and Budget. (That's the same government entity who set-up the DEI "snitch" line, that's now been spammed by tens of thousands of our fellow residents.) In typical Trump-style, the memo gets its facts wrong. It claims in FY2024 the US government spent $10 trillion (actually it was $6.8 trillion). It says money should be used for the administration's priorities — "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve." (Again, it's very fact deficient.) The memo says a pause will begin at 5pm on January 28th where, "Federal agencies must temporarily pause all activities related to obligation or disbursement of all Federal financial assistance, and other relevant agency activities that may be implicated by the executive orders, including, but not limited to, financial assistance for foreign aid, nongovernmental organizations, DEI, woke gender ideology, and the green new deal." Anyone promised federal grants might have their money at risk, even states. This is Congressional directed spending and Trump is ordering people to not do it. This funding includes universities for education and research programs, nonprofits, local and tribal governments, disaster relief aid, e… So what can we do? It's been a lot. And the shock approach of this administration is to overwhelm us with nonsense and a state of paralysis. We continue to believe the best thing is to stay grounded and keep yourself sane amidst insanity. At this juncture, three actions we suggest that make sense to us: 1) Urge media to cover this story properly This is not "possibly illegal" — it's "patently illegal." You can read notes on that here. It's not "temporary" — it's "indefinite." There's no timetable for ending it. It's not just a memo — it's an administrative coup. 2) Urge your Representatives to act like this is a big deal If you know us, this isn't a knee-jerk action we suggest. We think this is a strategic because it's Congress that's being violated — their power is being directly undermined. 3) Continue to support ACLU and Democracy Forward These groups have been preparing litigation for some time. Unless Trump revokes this, this will certainly make its way through the courts. Our read is even the biased courts will have trouble swallowing this — so it may end up being shut down. Keep breathing. “Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again," Nelson Mandela. Warmly, - Choose Democracy
January 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM
camala.bsky.social
I just signed Team 350’s petition calling on governors to uphold the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement despite the Trump administration’s short-sighted and immoral actions. act.350.org/sign/Jan-25-...
#climateactionNOW
#ParisClimateAgreement
U.S. Governors: Uphold the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement
The Paris Climate Agreement is the backbone of international action to tackle the climate crisis. While Donald Trump withdraws our country from the agreement, and the federal government neglects our c...
act.350.org
January 27, 2025 at 4:45 PM
camala.bsky.social
What could possibly be wrong with the newly introduced US bill, H.R. 7 (written and supported by men)?
January 9, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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nicolashenin.net
Merci Gisèle Pelicot !
"Liberté égalité sororité". Gisèle Pélicot d'après la Marianne de Shepard Fairey (Obey).
December 18, 2024 at 9:23 PM