Deirdre V (she/her)
@dbvisser.bsky.social
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You don’t need to be a Democrat to know this is wrong — you just need a conscience. If you can hear what these people survived in ICE custody and feel no outrage, then we are not standing on the same side of right and wrong.
December 10, 2025 at 2:55 AM
You don’t need to be a Democrat to know this is wrong — you just need a conscience. If you can hear what these people survived in ICE custody and feel no outrage, then we are not standing on the same side of right and wrong.
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THIS: Fight Fascism, Live Longer.
Turns out fighting fascism helps you live longer
Retirees are mobilizing to defend democracy—and the benefits literally show up in their DNA.
www.motherjones.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:26 PM
THIS: Fight Fascism, Live Longer.
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The future of the Democratic Party must be rooted in investing in the American people — not Wall St., corporations, and consultants.
Otherwise, Trumpism will continue to use cynicism, racism, and distrust to divide America.
Otherwise, Trumpism will continue to use cynicism, racism, and distrust to divide America.
December 4, 2025 at 12:01 AM
The future of the Democratic Party must be rooted in investing in the American people — not Wall St., corporations, and consultants.
Otherwise, Trumpism will continue to use cynicism, racism, and distrust to divide America.
Otherwise, Trumpism will continue to use cynicism, racism, and distrust to divide America.
Woodworkers, the "furniture-curious," and makers in all materials, check out these educational opportunities! furnsoc.org/events/grant...
2026 Educational Grants
The Furniture Society is grateful to once again offer scholarships through partnerships with Anderson Ranch, Arrowmont, John C. Campbell Folk School, Peters Valley, and Pocosin Arts.
furnsoc.org
December 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Woodworkers, the "furniture-curious," and makers in all materials, check out these educational opportunities! furnsoc.org/events/grant...
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No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:12 AM
No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
This is a fantastic workshop series that really deepened my understanding of forest ecosystem health and resilience. ucanr.edu/site/forest-...
Forest Stewardship Workshops | Forest Research and Outreach
Upcoming Stewardship Workshop Series: San Diego County, Online (Tuesdays), January 27 - March 24, 2026, and in-person Saturday, February 28th in San Diego County
ucanr.edu
December 1, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This is a fantastic workshop series that really deepened my understanding of forest ecosystem health and resilience. ucanr.edu/site/forest-...
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"As recently as a few years ago, there would have been Republican voices denouncing Trump’s bizarre and unAmerican attacks on immigrants. Those voices were the canaries in the coal mine. Their silence now tells us what has been lost."
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
The Silence of the Canaries
Trump has normalized xenophobia
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:55 PM
"As recently as a few years ago, there would have been Republican voices denouncing Trump’s bizarre and unAmerican attacks on immigrants. Those voices were the canaries in the coal mine. Their silence now tells us what has been lost."
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
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To Recap just this week:
•Noem defied court order & deported immigrants
•Hegseth ordered execution of two fishermen
•Netanyahu has killed on avg 2 Palestinians a day since Trump's "ceasefire"
•Witkoff caught coaching Kremlin to undermine Ukraine
The party of "law & order" is proudly pro war crime.
•Noem defied court order & deported immigrants
•Hegseth ordered execution of two fishermen
•Netanyahu has killed on avg 2 Palestinians a day since Trump's "ceasefire"
•Witkoff caught coaching Kremlin to undermine Ukraine
The party of "law & order" is proudly pro war crime.
November 28, 2025 at 10:51 PM
To Recap just this week:
•Noem defied court order & deported immigrants
•Hegseth ordered execution of two fishermen
•Netanyahu has killed on avg 2 Palestinians a day since Trump's "ceasefire"
•Witkoff caught coaching Kremlin to undermine Ukraine
The party of "law & order" is proudly pro war crime.
•Noem defied court order & deported immigrants
•Hegseth ordered execution of two fishermen
•Netanyahu has killed on avg 2 Palestinians a day since Trump's "ceasefire"
•Witkoff caught coaching Kremlin to undermine Ukraine
The party of "law & order" is proudly pro war crime.
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“The U.S. military has killed more than 80 people since the campaign began in early September. But it does not know who specifically is being killed, and the strikes were not designed to take out high-ranking cartel leaders.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
Intelligence on U.S. Military’s Boat Strikes Is Limited
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:33 AM
“The U.S. military has killed more than 80 people since the campaign began in early September. But it does not know who specifically is being killed, and the strikes were not designed to take out high-ranking cartel leaders.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
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It’s the busiest shopping period of the year, so we’re hitting pause on buying from corporations that enable Trump’s fascist agenda: weaintbuyingit.com/?utm_source=bluesky
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
It’s the busiest shopping period of the year, so we’re hitting pause on buying from corporations that enable Trump’s fascist agenda: weaintbuyingit.com/?utm_source=bluesky
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As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
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This is FANTASTIC.
So grateful to visual artist @dreadscott.bsky.social and playwright Lynn Nottage.
#FallFreedoms
www.npr.org/2025/11/21/n...
So grateful to visual artist @dreadscott.bsky.social and playwright Lynn Nottage.
#FallFreedoms
www.npr.org/2025/11/21/n...
This weekend, artists are speaking out across the country
Artists in more than 40 states are spending Friday and Saturday participating in the "Fall of Freedom" – which they say represents a creative resistance to authoritarianism.
www.npr.org
November 21, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This is FANTASTIC.
So grateful to visual artist @dreadscott.bsky.social and playwright Lynn Nottage.
#FallFreedoms
www.npr.org/2025/11/21/n...
So grateful to visual artist @dreadscott.bsky.social and playwright Lynn Nottage.
#FallFreedoms
www.npr.org/2025/11/21/n...
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Spotify is helping ICE recruit more agents to infringe our rights and terrorize our communities. Stop paying for or using the app until Spotify stops running ads for ICE: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky
November 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Spotify is helping ICE recruit more agents to infringe our rights and terrorize our communities. Stop paying for or using the app until Spotify stops running ads for ICE: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky
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The military is not Trump’s personal militia. The law says troops must refuse unlawful commands. Period.
November 21, 2025 at 4:40 AM
The military is not Trump’s personal militia. The law says troops must refuse unlawful commands. Period.
As Black Friday approaches and the holiday season follows on its heels, I'm on board Indivisible's call to pay special attn to where we spend our money. LET'S STAY AWAY FROM:
November 20, 2025 at 7:34 PM
As Black Friday approaches and the holiday season follows on its heels, I'm on board Indivisible's call to pay special attn to where we spend our money. LET'S STAY AWAY FROM:
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Communism! www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Communism! www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Please join us in front of City Hall at 5pm, Thursday, December 18 to honor and remember. 2025 Annual Vigil for the Homeless and Unstably Housed in SF. vimeo.com/1138628745
The Annual Vigil 2025
This is "The Annual Vigil 2025" by ABD/Skywatchers on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Please join us in front of City Hall at 5pm, Thursday, December 18 to honor and remember. 2025 Annual Vigil for the Homeless and Unstably Housed in SF. vimeo.com/1138628745
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I have long said people don't be hatin Chief Justice John Roberts as much as they should be hatin Chief Justice John Roberts
“Roberts has been embedding white-dominant authoritarianism into the country’s source code for two decades. It’s impossible to imagine today’s crisis without the Roberts court having first undermined the foundations of our democracy.”
This all on the leader of the MAGA #scotus ↘️
This all on the leader of the MAGA #scotus ↘️
This is all John Roberts’ fault
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
www.motherjones.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I have long said people don't be hatin Chief Justice John Roberts as much as they should be hatin Chief Justice John Roberts
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Swalwell: Kristi Noem and Tom Homan, you should familiarize yourselves with this room. Get to know that witness chair — you’re going to be parked in it for a long time. Accountability is coming.
November 18, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Swalwell: Kristi Noem and Tom Homan, you should familiarize yourselves with this room. Get to know that witness chair — you’re going to be parked in it for a long time. Accountability is coming.
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The U.S.-born pope has spoken out several times against his native country's treatment of migrants in the U.S. n.pr/4i4exY4
Pope Leo calls out 'extremely disrespectful' treatment of migrants in the U.S.
The U.S.-born pope has spoken out several times against his native country's treatment of migrants in the U.S.
n.pr
November 19, 2025 at 12:58 AM
The U.S.-born pope has spoken out several times against his native country's treatment of migrants in the U.S. n.pr/4i4exY4
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I think Americans are realizing that democracy is a participation sport, and the the government is ours if we want it to be. I feel like we got complacent and hoped some other third party would do the work for us. Seems like we have to learn that lesson every generation.
November 18, 2025 at 3:19 AM
I think Americans are realizing that democracy is a participation sport, and the the government is ours if we want it to be. I feel like we got complacent and hoped some other third party would do the work for us. Seems like we have to learn that lesson every generation.