Candaca Okun
@carlag725.bsky.social
Health Equity Advocate, Nurse, Budding medicinal herbalist, Obeah-Woman reclaiming my traditions.
Hey HoCo folks!
Come on down to Freetown Farm tomorrow at 6PM for a free hearty meal!
Bring food to share or come to eat!
Register at: www.communityecologyinstitute.org/upcoming-eve...
Come on down to Freetown Farm tomorrow at 6PM for a free hearty meal!
Bring food to share or come to eat!
Register at: www.communityecologyinstitute.org/upcoming-eve...
October 22, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Hey HoCo folks!
Come on down to Freetown Farm tomorrow at 6PM for a free hearty meal!
Bring food to share or come to eat!
Register at: www.communityecologyinstitute.org/upcoming-eve...
Come on down to Freetown Farm tomorrow at 6PM for a free hearty meal!
Bring food to share or come to eat!
Register at: www.communityecologyinstitute.org/upcoming-eve...
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I can see how Hitler happened. The last decade or so in the U.S. makes it easy to imagine. Not just Hitler; the Tulsa race massacre, Rosewood, lynching, slavery, the Rwanda & Rohingya genocides & more. There is a wolf pack evil that lurks in the human heart and it’s easily activated by a demagogue.
June 13, 2025 at 5:15 AM
I can see how Hitler happened. The last decade or so in the U.S. makes it easy to imagine. Not just Hitler; the Tulsa race massacre, Rosewood, lynching, slavery, the Rwanda & Rohingya genocides & more. There is a wolf pack evil that lurks in the human heart and it’s easily activated by a demagogue.
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I didn’t give a wit about new pope coverage, but the first American pope being a man with Black ancestry born in Chicago by way of New Orleans by way of Haiti. Names his self after the pope who condemned slavery? In the Trump era? Oh, baebae, I am HERE for it.
www.wwltv.com/article/news...
www.wwltv.com/article/news...
Pope Leo XIV's grandparents were 7th Ward Creoles
The newly elected pontiff, born in Chicago, has ancestral ties to the city’s historic Seventh Ward, according to genealogists at The Historic New Orleans Collection.
www.wwltv.com
May 9, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I didn’t give a wit about new pope coverage, but the first American pope being a man with Black ancestry born in Chicago by way of New Orleans by way of Haiti. Names his self after the pope who condemned slavery? In the Trump era? Oh, baebae, I am HERE for it.
www.wwltv.com/article/news...
www.wwltv.com/article/news...
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I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
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BREAKING: Senator Chris Van Hollen is taking action on the imprisonment of Kilmar Abrego Garcia and is currently on the ground in El Salvador to demand his release.
April 16, 2025 at 5:16 PM
BREAKING: Senator Chris Van Hollen is taking action on the imprisonment of Kilmar Abrego Garcia and is currently on the ground in El Salvador to demand his release.
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Remember when Musk boasted he was taking a "chainsaw” to federal programs?
After blowback from Americans all over the country, watch how his DOGE boys are trying to rebrand. They’re not fooling anyone:
After blowback from Americans all over the country, watch how his DOGE boys are trying to rebrand. They’re not fooling anyone:
From 'chainsaw' to 'scalpel': Elon Musk's lies about DOGE
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
youtube.com
April 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Remember when Musk boasted he was taking a "chainsaw” to federal programs?
After blowback from Americans all over the country, watch how his DOGE boys are trying to rebrand. They’re not fooling anyone:
After blowback from Americans all over the country, watch how his DOGE boys are trying to rebrand. They’re not fooling anyone:
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Columbia University journalism faculty issue statement in defense of free speech. journalism.columbia.edu/news/cjs-fac...
A Statement from Columbia Journalism School Faculty Defending Press Freedom | Columbia Journalism School
journalism.columbia.edu
March 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Columbia University journalism faculty issue statement in defense of free speech. journalism.columbia.edu/news/cjs-fac...
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I said it once and I’ll say it again. I am a HELL NO on cloture and HELL NO on the Republican CR that provides Elon Musk a slush fund to support his illegal operations.
I will be voting no on the House Republican CR
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
youtube.com
March 14, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I said it once and I’ll say it again. I am a HELL NO on cloture and HELL NO on the Republican CR that provides Elon Musk a slush fund to support his illegal operations.
Marylanders: Call your senator! Dems need to be in formation!
Others: Give your senators hell. Even if they’re Republican! All of them serve the people!
Others: Give your senators hell. Even if they’re Republican! All of them serve the people!
March 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Marylanders: Call your senator! Dems need to be in formation!
Others: Give your senators hell. Even if they’re Republican! All of them serve the people!
Others: Give your senators hell. Even if they’re Republican! All of them serve the people!
From NPR’s IG: Great graphic about why being vaccinated (especially against Measles) matters:
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www.instagram.com/p/DGqaPR-zN5...
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March 10, 2025 at 11:30 AM
From NPR’s IG: Great graphic about why being vaccinated (especially against Measles) matters:
www.instagram.com/p/DGqaPR-zN5...
www.instagram.com/p/DGqaPR-zN5...
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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
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It’s coming. Be prepared.
When 47 declares martial law, this is what we do folks
wagingnonviolence.org/2025/02/less...
When 47 declares martial law, this is what we do folks
wagingnonviolence.org/2025/02/less...
What the US can learn from South Koreans who stopped an authoritarian power-grab
South Koreans reversed a martial law decree in just 6 hours, showing how ordinary citizens and politicians can take fast action to uphold democracy.
wagingnonviolence.org
February 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
It’s coming. Be prepared.
When 47 declares martial law, this is what we do folks
wagingnonviolence.org/2025/02/less...
When 47 declares martial law, this is what we do folks
wagingnonviolence.org/2025/02/less...
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"even lawmakers within his party have feared for their personal safety, and at least one has told confidants that it has swayed his decision-making"
"Tillis told people that the FBI warned him about 'credible death threats' when he was considering voting against Pete Hegseth’s nomination"
"Tillis told people that the FBI warned him about 'credible death threats' when he was considering voting against Pete Hegseth’s nomination"
“They’re Scared Shitless”: The Threat of Political Violence Informing Trump’s Grip on Congress
With the president smashing norm after norm, even lawmakers within his party have feared for their personal safety, and at least one has told confidants that it has swayed his decision-making.
www.vanityfair.com
February 20, 2025 at 12:08 AM
"even lawmakers within his party have feared for their personal safety, and at least one has told confidants that it has swayed his decision-making"
"Tillis told people that the FBI warned him about 'credible death threats' when he was considering voting against Pete Hegseth’s nomination"
"Tillis told people that the FBI warned him about 'credible death threats' when he was considering voting against Pete Hegseth’s nomination"
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Heads up, New Yorkers.
New Yorkers: tomorrow is the last day to register to vote in this year's mayoral primary — don’t count on others to get rid of the corrupt & compromised collaborator Eric Adams, who's mayor because 79% of eligible NYers failed to turn out last time.
Do your part, dammit:
vote.nyc/page/registe...
Do your part, dammit:
vote.nyc/page/registe...
Register to Vote | NYC Board of Elections
You can register to vote online, in-person, or by mail.
vote.nyc
February 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Heads up, New Yorkers.
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If you have tips about the DEI mandates coming from the Trump Administration, if you are being impacted or know of others being impacted, email me at nhannahjones@nytimes.com.
January 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
If you have tips about the DEI mandates coming from the Trump Administration, if you are being impacted or know of others being impacted, email me at nhannahjones@nytimes.com.
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Multiple UFW union offices received this in the mail this week. Thanks for reaching out!
January 23, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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Trump has signed an executive order eliminating all funding for diversity and inclusion in the federal government, sending home DEI staff who will then be laid off. The historical echo for this is when Woodrow Wilson resegregated the federal government in 1913. We have reached the second nadir.
January 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Trump has signed an executive order eliminating all funding for diversity and inclusion in the federal government, sending home DEI staff who will then be laid off. The historical echo for this is when Woodrow Wilson resegregated the federal government in 1913. We have reached the second nadir.