M Cris Rivera
@crisrivera.bsky.social
Saunterer. Advocate. Also known to make a good sandwich. Durham NC/Duke-CPA, SHRM-SCP, MAPT UPSem 🍽️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🥾🍉 I’m committed to posting one soothing shot for every enraging post about our broken world. Can’t guarantee sanity but you can always share in my hope.
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“If you had assumed we were incompetent, you wouldn’t be in this mess”
So the White House story is now:
“We didn’t mean to threaten Harvard, because we didn’t mean to send the threatening letter we sent, but when Harvard rejected the threats we made but didn’t mean to make, we decided to threaten them twice more.”
The country is now run by thugs and idiots.
“We didn’t mean to threaten Harvard, because we didn’t mean to send the threatening letter we sent, but when Harvard rejected the threats we made but didn’t mean to make, we decided to threaten them twice more.”
The country is now run by thugs and idiots.
Trump Officials Blame Mistake for Setting Off Confrontation With Harvard
An official on the administration’s antisemitism task force told the university that a letter of demands had been sent without authorization.
www.nytimes.com
April 19, 2025 at 2:30 AM
“If you had assumed we were incompetent, you wouldn’t be in this mess”
Today in the Fall…
🗓️ Today in one sentence for Monday, April 14, 2025.
Trump, Day 1546: "Charade of due process."
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Trump, Day 1546: "Charade of due process."
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April 14, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Today in the Fall…
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🗓️ Today in one sentence for Monday, April 14, 2025.
Trump, Day 1546: "Charade of due process."
buff.ly/AOdeqnK
Trump, Day 1546: "Charade of due process."
buff.ly/AOdeqnK
April 14, 2025 at 11:16 PM
🗓️ Today in one sentence for Monday, April 14, 2025.
Trump, Day 1546: "Charade of due process."
buff.ly/AOdeqnK
Trump, Day 1546: "Charade of due process."
buff.ly/AOdeqnK
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If you don’t think this administration is so incompetent or callous as not to do this, you haven’t been paying attention.
March 28, 2025 at 9:30 PM
If you don’t think this administration is so incompetent or callous as not to do this, you haven’t been paying attention.
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This is really depraved.
Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem making content in front of the imprisoned men of El Salvador's notorious Terrorism Confinement Center mega-prison www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
March 27, 2025 at 12:03 AM
This is really depraved.
I’m sorry. I’m just going to say, FU DT and all you are doing.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/restoring-truth-and-sanity-to-american-history/
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/restoring-truth-and-sanity-to-american-history/
Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History – The White House
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose and
www.whitehouse.gov
March 28, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I’m sorry. I’m just going to say, FU DT and all you are doing.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/restoring-truth-and-sanity-to-american-history/
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/restoring-truth-and-sanity-to-american-history/
Focusing on tangible incremental change is my wellness ritual.
https://www.cbs17.com/news/local-news/durham-county-news/durham-nonprofit-raises-money-to-boost-school-bus-driver-recruitment-by-covering-certification-costs/amp/
https://www.cbs17.com/news/local-news/durham-county-news/durham-nonprofit-raises-money-to-boost-school-bus-driver-recruitment-by-covering-certification-costs/amp/
Durham nonprofit raises money to boost school bus driver recruitment by covering certification costs | CBS 17
Durham school bus driver candidates have to pay out of pocket for a physical, training, testing and licensing before they even start the job.
www.cbs17.com
March 26, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Focusing on tangible incremental change is my wellness ritual.
https://www.cbs17.com/news/local-news/durham-county-news/durham-nonprofit-raises-money-to-boost-school-bus-driver-recruitment-by-covering-certification-costs/amp/
https://www.cbs17.com/news/local-news/durham-county-news/durham-nonprofit-raises-money-to-boost-school-bus-driver-recruitment-by-covering-certification-costs/amp/
Slow your feed
(photo from friend in Kenya)
(photo from friend in Kenya)
March 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Slow your feed
(photo from friend in Kenya)
(photo from friend in Kenya)
How can you read the same text and be this kind of cruel? (Leviticus 19)(Luke 10:25-37) oh right, you actually don’t read it…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c33706jy774o.amp
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c33706jy774o.amp
Trump revoking protections for 530,000 Cubans, Haitians and other migrants - BBC News
Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans who entered the US under a Biden-era programme face deportation.
www.bbc.com
March 23, 2025 at 7:12 PM
How can you read the same text and be this kind of cruel? (Leviticus 19)(Luke 10:25-37) oh right, you actually don’t read it…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c33706jy774o.amp
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c33706jy774o.amp
Completely immoral and bankrupt.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-revokes-legal-status-530000-cubans-haitians-nicaraguans-venezuelans-2025-03-21/
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-revokes-legal-status-530000-cubans-haitians-nicaraguans-venezuelans-2025-03-21/
March 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Completely immoral and bankrupt.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-revokes-legal-status-530000-cubans-haitians-nicaraguans-venezuelans-2025-03-21/
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-revokes-legal-status-530000-cubans-haitians-nicaraguans-venezuelans-2025-03-21/
The effect of Dept of Ed EO on Durham Public Schools.
https://www.bullcityschools.org/news/2025/3/20/doe-executive-order-dps-durham-impact
https://www.bullcityschools.org/news/2025/3/20/doe-executive-order-dps-durham-impact
What Dismantling the U.S. Department of Education Could Mean for Durham’s Students — DPS Foundation
President Trump has signed an executive order calling to dismantle the Department of Education. Read more about why Durham and DPS need the DOE and how you can act.
www.bullcityschools.org
March 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The effect of Dept of Ed EO on Durham Public Schools.
https://www.bullcityschools.org/news/2025/3/20/doe-executive-order-dps-durham-impact
https://www.bullcityschools.org/news/2025/3/20/doe-executive-order-dps-durham-impact
As promised, slow your feed. Walk in nature. Admire happy birds.
March 20, 2025 at 3:43 PM
As promised, slow your feed. Walk in nature. Admire happy birds.
Targeting the food for children and families is immoral.
Trump administration ‘villainizes’ immigrant families with misleading directive on food aid
Trump administration ‘villainizes’ immigrant families with misleading directive on food aid
Experts warn new memo could deter families from accessing food assistance, despite no changes to eligibility rules
The Trump administration is now using popular anti-hunger programs, including food assistance and school lunch, as part of its attack…
www.theguardian.com
March 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Targeting the food for children and families is immoral.
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Trump sees Putin and himself as a pair of mob bosses carving up geopolitical territory. On the pod, @saletan.bsky.social is really good in laying out the clear evidence of this. Check out these exchanges in the three screen caps below:
newrepublic.com/article/1929...
newrepublic.com/article/1929...
March 20, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Trump sees Putin and himself as a pair of mob bosses carving up geopolitical territory. On the pod, @saletan.bsky.social is really good in laying out the clear evidence of this. Check out these exchanges in the three screen caps below:
newrepublic.com/article/1929...
newrepublic.com/article/1929...
Have you written your postcards yet?
Just a reminder to start writing those love letters to Dump. Mail ‘em on March 15. Let him know how you really feel about things (remember not to make any threats that could trigger a secret service visit, and don’t include your return address!)
March 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Have you written your postcards yet?
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A 200% increase on the cost of wine is a quick way to get suburban women off the couch and into the fight.
March 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
A 200% increase on the cost of wine is a quick way to get suburban women off the couch and into the fight.
Honestly still baffled by these people.
March 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Honestly still baffled by these people.
Narwhals play. So should you.
Videos Show Narwhals Using Their Tusks to Play With Their Food
Researchers observed a number of surprising behaviors by the ivory-sporting whales during an expedition with drones in the Canadian High Arctic.
www.nytimes.com
March 12, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Narwhals play. So should you.
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Americans: We’d like to afford basic necessities, keep vital programs, and not lose our retirement savings.
Trump: Best I can do is a car commercial for the richest man on Earth.
Trump: Best I can do is a car commercial for the richest man on Earth.
March 11, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Americans: We’d like to afford basic necessities, keep vital programs, and not lose our retirement savings.
Trump: Best I can do is a car commercial for the richest man on Earth.
Trump: Best I can do is a car commercial for the richest man on Earth.
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People are hungry for the new voice of the Democratic Party.
March 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
People are hungry for the new voice of the Democratic Party.
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$290 million buys you a White House produced car commercial and “violence” against your car brand labeled as domestic terrorism.
It’s not a democracy if you can buy sponsorship levels.
It’s not a democracy if you can buy sponsorship levels.
March 11, 2025 at 8:49 PM
$290 million buys you a White House produced car commercial and “violence” against your car brand labeled as domestic terrorism.
It’s not a democracy if you can buy sponsorship levels.
It’s not a democracy if you can buy sponsorship levels.
“In some cases, photos seemed to be flagged for removal simply because their file included the word ”gay,” including service members with that last name and an image of the B-29 aircraft Enola Gay, which dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima.” apnews.com/article/dei-...
War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon's DEI purge
References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and women and minorities are among the tens of thousands of photos and online posts m...
apnews.com
March 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
“In some cases, photos seemed to be flagged for removal simply because their file included the word ”gay,” including service members with that last name and an image of the B-29 aircraft Enola Gay, which dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima.” apnews.com/article/dei-...
Moments of resistance are moments of joy these days. https://www.bullcityschools.org/news/2025/2/25/aqui-estamos-de-pie-supporting-immigrant-families
March 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Moments of resistance are moments of joy these days. https://www.bullcityschools.org/news/2025/2/25/aqui-estamos-de-pie-supporting-immigrant-families