Diana
@dliwimo.bsky.social
Disabled Vet⚓
I try to live a life of compassion & morality. Helping each other, people power✊🏾, makes us stronger together.
The oath/creed hasn't changed: "I will support and defend the CONSTITUTION"
(not a figurehead)
☑️ Thoughts shared are my own.
I try to live a life of compassion & morality. Helping each other, people power✊🏾, makes us stronger together.
The oath/creed hasn't changed: "I will support and defend the CONSTITUTION"
(not a figurehead)
☑️ Thoughts shared are my own.
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Diana
@dliwimo.bsky.social
· Oct 6
#JaneGoodall final message: “Don’t lose hope.”
YouTube video by ONEST
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"Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope... those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance." Robert F. Kennedy
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Oligarchy (noun):
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
December 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Oligarchy (noun):
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
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Remember: The oligarchs who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us so they can become more powerful.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
December 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Remember: The oligarchs who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us so they can become more powerful.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
6/20 get it but 14/20🤦🏾♀️
“People are saying they're hurting, but apparently they're not hurting” enough to curb such spending... “To bash on the administration and say, ‘Oh, these tariffs are horrible’ and everything, it's like, then why are we still buying things?”
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“People are saying they're hurting, but apparently they're not hurting” enough to curb such spending... “To bash on the administration and say, ‘Oh, these tariffs are horrible’ and everything, it's like, then why are we still buying things?”
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Pinched by higher prices, many Trump voters say: Don't blame the president
Republicans worry that "affordability" is the word that could sink their hopes to retain control of Congress. But Trump supporters from around the country told Reuters they blame structural issues for...
www.reuters.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
6/20 get it but 14/20🤦🏾♀️
“People are saying they're hurting, but apparently they're not hurting” enough to curb such spending... “To bash on the administration and say, ‘Oh, these tariffs are horrible’ and everything, it's like, then why are we still buying things?”
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“People are saying they're hurting, but apparently they're not hurting” enough to curb such spending... “To bash on the administration and say, ‘Oh, these tariffs are horrible’ and everything, it's like, then why are we still buying things?”
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Thank goodness the world's court and staff won't cower to bullies.
“In my country, I prosecuted terrorists and drug lords. I will continue my work.”
apnews.com/article/inte...
“In my country, I prosecuted terrorists and drug lords. I will continue my work.”
apnews.com/article/inte...
Cut off by their banks and even iced out by Alexa, sanctioned ICC staffers remain resolute
International Criminal Court judges and prosecutors are trying to live and work under the same financial and travel restrictions brought against Russian President Vladimir Putin and Osama bin Laden.
apnews.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Thank goodness the world's court and staff won't cower to bullies.
“In my country, I prosecuted terrorists and drug lords. I will continue my work.”
apnews.com/article/inte...
“In my country, I prosecuted terrorists and drug lords. I will continue my work.”
apnews.com/article/inte...
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MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
"The U.S. does not subject itself to accountability, so we're using the avenues we have before us"
In a petition to the premier human rights watchdog in the Americas, the first challenge to U.S. military strikes on alleged drug-carrying boats argues that the death was an extrajudicial killing. n.pr/3Y7cjxW
Family of Colombian man killed in U.S. strike files human rights challenge
In a petition to the premier human rights watchdog in the Americas, the first challenge to U.S. military strikes on alleged drug-carrying boats argues that the death was an extrajudicial killing.
n.pr
December 4, 2025 at 9:24 AM
"The U.S. does not subject itself to accountability, so we're using the avenues we have before us"
I need something to offset eye rolling and head shaking.
In case anyone else needs the same, here's Little King Trash Mouth IRL 🦝👑
apnews.com/article/drun...
In case anyone else needs the same, here's Little King Trash Mouth IRL 🦝👑
apnews.com/article/drun...
Raccoon goes on drunken rampage in Virginia liquor store and passes out on bathroom floor
A raccoon broke into a closed Virginia liquor store and drank alcohol from the bottom shelves over the weekend.
apnews.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:05 PM
I need something to offset eye rolling and head shaking.
In case anyone else needs the same, here's Little King Trash Mouth IRL 🦝👑
apnews.com/article/drun...
In case anyone else needs the same, here's Little King Trash Mouth IRL 🦝👑
apnews.com/article/drun...
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My shelves are overflowing with books. My closet can't fit any more clothes, most of which I haven't worn in years. My attic is filled to the brim.
All of the Black Friday shopping deals remind me that I'm drowning in stuff. Are you?
All of the Black Friday shopping deals remind me that I'm drowning in stuff. Are you?
Do we really need more stuff?
A proposal for a recycled economy
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November 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
My shelves are overflowing with books. My closet can't fit any more clothes, most of which I haven't worn in years. My attic is filled to the brim.
All of the Black Friday shopping deals remind me that I'm drowning in stuff. Are you?
All of the Black Friday shopping deals remind me that I'm drowning in stuff. Are you?
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My prayers are with the National Guard members injured in today’s senseless shooting. Grateful for the officers and first responders who moved quickly. There is no place for this kind of violence in our country.
November 26, 2025 at 11:27 PM
My prayers are with the National Guard members injured in today’s senseless shooting. Grateful for the officers and first responders who moved quickly. There is no place for this kind of violence in our country.
I'd expand it to "service members" and not limit to "soldiers" only.
"Kelly merely reiterated the well-established legal principle that soldiers are permitted and in some cases required to refuse illegal orders."
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"Kelly merely reiterated the well-established legal principle that soldiers are permitted and in some cases required to refuse illegal orders."
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Trump's case against Senator Mark Kelly faces steep hurdles under military law
Threats by the Trump administration to recall Senator Mark Kelly to active Navy duty to prosecute him under military law for urging troops to disobey illegal orders would face steep hurdles in a syste...
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November 26, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I'd expand it to "service members" and not limit to "soldiers" only.
"Kelly merely reiterated the well-established legal principle that soldiers are permitted and in some cases required to refuse illegal orders."
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
"Kelly merely reiterated the well-established legal principle that soldiers are permitted and in some cases required to refuse illegal orders."
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Hell yes!!!
Congrats to the 21,000 @uptecwa.bsky.social health care, research and technical workers at the University of California on voting to ratify their new contract! After 17 months of negotiations, this new contract is a testament to the power of our solidarity.
UC Workers Ratify ‘Best Contract Yet’ After Four Strikes and 17 Months of Negotiations
The union representing 21,000 healthcare, research, and technical professionals celebrates what union leaders are calling a historic win.
www.independent.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Hell yes!!!
No shopping my feelings away here! Big business can get bent.
I've already told my family that we are not doing gifts this year for anyone. Thankfully, even the youngest understand and seem cool with visits/hugs instead.
I've already told my family that we are not doing gifts this year for anyone. Thankfully, even the youngest understand and seem cool with visits/hugs instead.
Signs are pointing to deeper discounts this Black Friday, as stores try to coax anxious shoppers into splurging. n.pr/3K5HhDp
We're shopping our feelings this Black Friday. Here are 3 things to know
Signs are pointing to deeper discounts this Black Friday, as stores try to coax anxious shoppers into splurging.
n.pr
November 25, 2025 at 11:47 AM
No shopping my feelings away here! Big business can get bent.
I've already told my family that we are not doing gifts this year for anyone. Thankfully, even the youngest understand and seem cool with visits/hugs instead.
I've already told my family that we are not doing gifts this year for anyone. Thankfully, even the youngest understand and seem cool with visits/hugs instead.
Disgusting. Most sane people recognize the atrocities, but there's probably a threshold before (or if) the ICC can call the U.S. out and hold these perpetrators accountable... Maybe?
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
November 25, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Disgusting. Most sane people recognize the atrocities, but there's probably a threshold before (or if) the ICC can call the U.S. out and hold these perpetrators accountable... Maybe?
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This young man has it exactly right.
November 21, 2025 at 11:30 PM
This young man has it exactly right.
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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
-FDR, 1937
-FDR, 1937
November 22, 2025 at 6:31 PM
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
-FDR, 1937
-FDR, 1937
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This is really happening. Right now.
November 20, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This is really happening. Right now.
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Is Donald Trump's ballroom really a pay-to-play scheme to score political favors?
This looks like bribery in plain sight. My new bill will put an end to it.
This looks like bribery in plain sight. My new bill will put an end to it.
November 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Is Donald Trump's ballroom really a pay-to-play scheme to score political favors?
This looks like bribery in plain sight. My new bill will put an end to it.
This looks like bribery in plain sight. My new bill will put an end to it.
"We pray for an end to dehumanizing rhetoric and violence, whether directed at immigrants or at law enforcement."
www.npr.org/2025/11/18/g...
www.npr.org/2025/11/18/g...
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.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:45 AM
"We pray for an end to dehumanizing rhetoric and violence, whether directed at immigrants or at law enforcement."
www.npr.org/2025/11/18/g...
www.npr.org/2025/11/18/g...
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A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
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Watch what they do, not what they say. Republicans say they care about personal responsibility, but when it comes to corporations…
This repeal takes money out of your pocket, money that you are owed if airlines mess up & cause extended delays.
How much more blatant can they be?
This repeal takes money out of your pocket, money that you are owed if airlines mess up & cause extended delays.
How much more blatant can they be?
White House Scraps Cash Payments for Delayed or Canceled Flights
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Watch what they do, not what they say. Republicans say they care about personal responsibility, but when it comes to corporations…
This repeal takes money out of your pocket, money that you are owed if airlines mess up & cause extended delays.
How much more blatant can they be?
This repeal takes money out of your pocket, money that you are owed if airlines mess up & cause extended delays.
How much more blatant can they be?
We've already seen this more than once and that he isn't discerning. One man's trash is his treasure after all, especially if accompanied with a friendly tone and cameras to witness it:
"he must be seen to get something. it's that simple."
"he must be seen to get something. it's that simple."
NEW: Jeffrey Epstein said in emails that he had been advising the Russian government on how to deal with Donald Trump, one of several cases in which he wielded his connections to try to influence the course of foreign affairs. w @nahaltoosi
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 18, 2025 at 11:57 AM
We've already seen this more than once and that he isn't discerning. One man's trash is his treasure after all, especially if accompanied with a friendly tone and cameras to witness it:
"he must be seen to get something. it's that simple."
"he must be seen to get something. it's that simple."
Hell yeah!! Stop with this "wait your turn" leadership...
There's no point doing the same ol' same because it isn't working and turning folks off.
There's no point doing the same ol' same because it isn't working and turning folks off.
The Democratic Party hasn’t had enough competition of ideas.
It’s time for fresh, bold voices. People who have been in elected office for over 20 years shouldn’t be the future of our party.
It’s time for fresh, bold voices. People who have been in elected office for over 20 years shouldn’t be the future of our party.
November 18, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Hell yeah!! Stop with this "wait your turn" leadership...
There's no point doing the same ol' same because it isn't working and turning folks off.
There's no point doing the same ol' same because it isn't working and turning folks off.
Like. The. Hunger. Games. 🎯
UFC fighter Brandon Royval slammed a series of cage matches set to take place at the Trump White House next June.
“I don’t give a shit about fighting at the fucking White House. I don’t give a fuck about any of our political figures right now, and it’s like to fight in front of them seems…
“I don’t give a shit about fighting at the fucking White House. I don’t give a fuck about any of our political figures right now, and it’s like to fight in front of them seems…
November 16, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Like. The. Hunger. Games. 🎯
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