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Chris Rolik
@chrisrolik.bsky.social
Artist and Educator, loves books and textiles and cats and dogs and plants and gardening. People, not so much.
Originally from NJ, lived in Chicago, currently residing in West Oakland, CA
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Socialism is what they called public power.

Socialism is what they called social security.

Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.

Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.

—Harry Truman, 1952
November 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Why are ICE agents being paid during the shutdown, but not air traffic controllers? 🤨
November 8, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.

No one has heard from you in 43 days.

As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
April 27, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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Ozymandias
March 18, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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March 15, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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From a poetry collection by Mary Oliver, where after a hundred poems showcasing gentle observations on nature and animals, she hits you with this
March 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Now that English is the official language of the United States, I look forward to everyone understanding the difference between “your” and “you’re,” “their” and “they’re,” and “to,” “two” and “too.”
March 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Get in good trouble, necessary trouble.
February 26, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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You first.
February 25, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Just going to leave this here should it become useful to anyone…
February 25, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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from “Parable of the Talents” by Octavia Butler
February 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
February 14, 2025 at 4:25 AM
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This seems fitting. 😒
February 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Read it slowly and understand it. 😳🥺

Repost 👇🏾 👇🏾
February 10, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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The Papua New Guinea Courier is in rare form.
February 6, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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I cannot emphasize enough how stupid it is to publicly threaten DOGE employees with violence.

You might think it's fun to blow off steam, but trust me: the FBI raiding your home at 5am is not fun. A federal criminal case will bankrupt you and ruin your life and career.
February 3, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they resisted turning over classified material in restricted areas to Elon Musk’s staffers. America, please stand with us—we are fighting to defend this country!
February 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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February 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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It struck me today that every work of dystopian fiction I've ever read involves a future without books. Maybe that's all it takes.
January 31, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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January 28, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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What an astonishing thing a book is. It’s a flat object made from a tree with flexible parts on which are imprinted lots of funny dark squiggles. But one glance at it and you’re inside the mind of another person, maybe somebody dead for thousands of years. CARL SAGAN
January 27, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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The USAF has reversed itself "after uproar." We must continue to pay attention. We must continue to preserve & share the stories of the Tuskegee Airmen & the Women Airforce Service Pilots. I promised them I would always tell their stories. You can too. Knowledge is power! www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
January 27, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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January 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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January 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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If you’re in an institution doing any kind of DEI work, the most important thing to do right now is simply call it something else. Change it to “Community Outreach” & then keep on doing the same important work. When they outlaw Community Outreach rebrand it as “Strategic Partnerships,” rinse/repeat.
January 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM