Doc Fran
@dr-fran-phd.bsky.social
Gen X Latinx. Environmental & climate justice, anti-racist, improving intersectional feminist, anti-authoritarian, anti-genocide. Books, photos from my walks, poetry, politics, dad jokes. Overwhelmed, caminando.
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Seeing how much of the right-wing on Twitter is just bot farms, kinda lays bare how much hate and hatred is a project that needs to be constantly maintained, a fire that needs to be fed all the time lest it go out for a moment, so much time, effort, and resources to keep people angry and hateful.
November 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Seeing how much of the right-wing on Twitter is just bot farms, kinda lays bare how much hate and hatred is a project that needs to be constantly maintained, a fire that needs to be fed all the time lest it go out for a moment, so much time, effort, and resources to keep people angry and hateful.
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Going forward, you are going to start to ask who is in control of the state and local police more and more as you see them being used to bolster the lines of the gestapo while state officials claim they are being sent to protect the citizens.
Police were always going to side with the fascists.
Police were always going to side with the fascists.
October 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Going forward, you are going to start to ask who is in control of the state and local police more and more as you see them being used to bolster the lines of the gestapo while state officials claim they are being sent to protect the citizens.
Police were always going to side with the fascists.
Police were always going to side with the fascists.
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THEY CLOSED PUBLIC POOLS RATHER THAN SWIM WITH BLACK PEOPLE
YOU ARE DEALING WITH THE SAME GROUP OF PEOPLE AS THE FOLKS WHO DID THIS
PLEASE WAKE THE FUCK UP
YOU ARE DEALING WITH THE SAME GROUP OF PEOPLE AS THE FOLKS WHO DID THIS
PLEASE WAKE THE FUCK UP
September 30, 2025 at 8:58 PM
THEY CLOSED PUBLIC POOLS RATHER THAN SWIM WITH BLACK PEOPLE
YOU ARE DEALING WITH THE SAME GROUP OF PEOPLE AS THE FOLKS WHO DID THIS
PLEASE WAKE THE FUCK UP
YOU ARE DEALING WITH THE SAME GROUP OF PEOPLE AS THE FOLKS WHO DID THIS
PLEASE WAKE THE FUCK UP
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It’s going to break your heart how many people you know, love, and respect will turn out to be cowards. Prepare yourself as best you can. You are not alone, but you are your own center. Be a strong center.
September 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM
It’s going to break your heart how many people you know, love, and respect will turn out to be cowards. Prepare yourself as best you can. You are not alone, but you are your own center. Be a strong center.
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A grim reminder: these people will never be satisfied. There’s no point at which they will say “we’ve won, let’s enjoy life.” They will always be looking for someone else to punish, to revile, to dehumanize. They’re empty without that.
September 18, 2025 at 3:04 AM
A grim reminder: these people will never be satisfied. There’s no point at which they will say “we’ve won, let’s enjoy life.” They will always be looking for someone else to punish, to revile, to dehumanize. They’re empty without that.
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The left was derided for promoting a cancel culture because they went after predators and those who abused their wealth and power.
The right is canceling anyone who dares speak truth to power.
Both sides are not remotely the same.
The right is canceling anyone who dares speak truth to power.
Both sides are not remotely the same.
September 17, 2025 at 11:24 PM
The left was derided for promoting a cancel culture because they went after predators and those who abused their wealth and power.
The right is canceling anyone who dares speak truth to power.
Both sides are not remotely the same.
The right is canceling anyone who dares speak truth to power.
Both sides are not remotely the same.
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If I could just summarize 1 sentence from the new National Academy of Sciences study on climate, boldface, flashing red, it would be:
"the evidence for current and future harm to human health and welfare created by human-caused GHGs is beyond scientific dispute."
BEYOND SCIENTIFIC DISPUTE
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If I could just summarize 1 sentence from the new National Academy of Sciences study on climate, boldface, flashing red, it would be:
"the evidence for current and future harm to human health and welfare created by human-caused GHGs is beyond scientific dispute."
BEYOND SCIENTIFIC DISPUTE
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September 17, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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If I could just summarize 1 sentence from the new National Academy of Sciences study on climate, boldface, flashing red, it would be:
"the evidence for current and future harm to human health and welfare created by human-caused GHGs is beyond scientific dispute."
BEYOND SCIENTIFIC DISPUTE
🚨🚨
If I could just summarize 1 sentence from the new National Academy of Sciences study on climate, boldface, flashing red, it would be:
"the evidence for current and future harm to human health and welfare created by human-caused GHGs is beyond scientific dispute."
BEYOND SCIENTIFIC DISPUTE
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One thing that everyone with any sense will have to do over the next few years is to refuse to accept lies and bullshit.
September 12, 2025 at 2:59 AM
One thing that everyone with any sense will have to do over the next few years is to refuse to accept lies and bullshit.
Thank you, Marisa Kabas.
September 12, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Thank you, Marisa Kabas.
Many of us are totally invested in demonstrably false notions of American peacefulness, respectability, and decorum.
condemnations of political violence are well taken but it does feel as if some
prominent political commentators are of the view that violence isn’t a part of the history of American politics and that is very much not true.
prominent political commentators are of the view that violence isn’t a part of the history of American politics and that is very much not true.
September 11, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Many of us are totally invested in demonstrably false notions of American peacefulness, respectability, and decorum.
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Which work? Calling for gay people to be stoned to death? Blaming airplane crashes on black pilots? Anti-vax bullshit? Election denialism? Pushing Great Replacement Theory?
Kirk’s murder is awful and ominous for this country. But no, we don’t need to honor him or “continue his work.”
Kirk’s murder is awful and ominous for this country. But no, we don’t need to honor him or “continue his work.”
September 11, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Which work? Calling for gay people to be stoned to death? Blaming airplane crashes on black pilots? Anti-vax bullshit? Election denialism? Pushing Great Replacement Theory?
Kirk’s murder is awful and ominous for this country. But no, we don’t need to honor him or “continue his work.”
Kirk’s murder is awful and ominous for this country. But no, we don’t need to honor him or “continue his work.”
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It's absolutely undeniable the system is broken. On so many levels in so many ways. And none of it is sustainable. But the status quo forces have quite the grip! Mostly on what we can imagine is possible.
We need to get busy on imagining a different kind of world. Then get to work on it.
We need to get busy on imagining a different kind of world. Then get to work on it.
September 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM
It's absolutely undeniable the system is broken. On so many levels in so many ways. And none of it is sustainable. But the status quo forces have quite the grip! Mostly on what we can imagine is possible.
We need to get busy on imagining a different kind of world. Then get to work on it.
We need to get busy on imagining a different kind of world. Then get to work on it.
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The battle against authoritarianism is fought in the streets, but also in the mind.
The War for the Imagination
I and we are wildlife whose natural habitat is libraries, when it comes to physical space, because they contain books in which minds roam free through time and space, encounter Dogen and Dante and Sap...
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September 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The battle against authoritarianism is fought in the streets, but also in the mind.
Fantastic thread!
Alright, so I've been afraid to say this out loud, but I think after today, I can say it: In the first Battle of Los Angeles, the good people of LA County have prevailed. We beat ICE back. 1/
September 8, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Fantastic thread!
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"How to Report ICE" zines are available for free printable download for these places:
California
Chicago
Colorado
DC Metro Area
Florida
Massachusetts
NC Triangle Area
NYC
Philly
Pittsburgh
Portland
St. Louis Metro Area
Washington State
Zine request form in folder.
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
California
Chicago
Colorado
DC Metro Area
Florida
Massachusetts
NC Triangle Area
NYC
Philly
Pittsburgh
Portland
St. Louis Metro Area
Washington State
Zine request form in folder.
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
August 30, 2025 at 8:14 PM
"How to Report ICE" zines are available for free printable download for these places:
California
Chicago
Colorado
DC Metro Area
Florida
Massachusetts
NC Triangle Area
NYC
Philly
Pittsburgh
Portland
St. Louis Metro Area
Washington State
Zine request form in folder.
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
California
Chicago
Colorado
DC Metro Area
Florida
Massachusetts
NC Triangle Area
NYC
Philly
Pittsburgh
Portland
St. Louis Metro Area
Washington State
Zine request form in folder.
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
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Today in the @nytimes.com, one of the most important stories of our time. Between the months of February and July, 319,000 Black women exited the workforce. In the same period, White men saw the largest increase in jobs- 365,000.
This is #TheDoubleTax. Pre-order: annagifty.com. #blacksky
This is #TheDoubleTax. Pre-order: annagifty.com. #blacksky
In Trump’s Federal Work Force Cuts, Black Women Are Among the Hardest Hit
www.nytimes.com
August 31, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Today in the @nytimes.com, one of the most important stories of our time. Between the months of February and July, 319,000 Black women exited the workforce. In the same period, White men saw the largest increase in jobs- 365,000.
This is #TheDoubleTax. Pre-order: annagifty.com. #blacksky
This is #TheDoubleTax. Pre-order: annagifty.com. #blacksky
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You are not necessarily going to have to specify what makes you high risk and therefore qualified for a Covid shot. You likely will only just have to click “yes” - and the truth is EVERYONE IS HIGH RISK
Getting covid puts you at risk for disability and chronic illness.
Getting covid puts you at risk for disability and chronic illness.
This. I live in NYC, but my mom is in NJ. Just scheduled an appt online at a CVS in NJ for when I visit her. System asked for age (I’m under 65) then if high risk - I clicked yes and it took me to page to make an appt. So it takes people’s word for it when they click yes and allows scheduling.
August 30, 2025 at 10:56 PM
You are not necessarily going to have to specify what makes you high risk and therefore qualified for a Covid shot. You likely will only just have to click “yes” - and the truth is EVERYONE IS HIGH RISK
Getting covid puts you at risk for disability and chronic illness.
Getting covid puts you at risk for disability and chronic illness.
Nice exhibition of Braceros photos by Ernest Lowe at the Berkeley Public Library West Branch. @berkeleypubliclibrary.org #eastbay #photography
![[6860114]. "Braceros loading into bus". Ernest Lowe Photographs Collection, 1958-
2020 (RA-007). UC Merced Library's Archives & Special Collections.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:y3ccr4ehjq4cetjhydcv3mft/bafkreicngopzlr3zkcof7cblamiowuvx5yrptjukqkum7dwvje6npws4ce@jpeg)
![[6860409]. "Bracero walking with melons". Ernest Lowe Photographs Collection, 1958-2020 (RA-0007). UC Merced Library's Archives & Special Collections.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:y3ccr4ehjq4cetjhydcv3mft/bafkreif56cftgewl74e3axyhw2it6lzbsujaxnrjrknad6lpddopghbfwa@jpeg)
August 30, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Nice exhibition of Braceros photos by Ernest Lowe at the Berkeley Public Library West Branch. @berkeleypubliclibrary.org #eastbay #photography
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August 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Fun titles at the #littlefreelibrary up the street in northwest Berkeley. #booksky 📚
August 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Fun titles at the #littlefreelibrary up the street in northwest Berkeley. #booksky 📚
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Monarez is playing her weak hand perfectly, and should be a model for institutional resistance for the next four years:
1. Make them fire you
2. Don’t go along to get along
3. Don’t apologize, have confidence in your own integrity and the importance of your role
4. Always escalate the conflict
1. Make them fire you
2. Don’t go along to get along
3. Don’t apologize, have confidence in your own integrity and the importance of your role
4. Always escalate the conflict
August 28, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Monarez is playing her weak hand perfectly, and should be a model for institutional resistance for the next four years:
1. Make them fire you
2. Don’t go along to get along
3. Don’t apologize, have confidence in your own integrity and the importance of your role
4. Always escalate the conflict
1. Make them fire you
2. Don’t go along to get along
3. Don’t apologize, have confidence in your own integrity and the importance of your role
4. Always escalate the conflict
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August 23, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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