'Tis the season...
November 16, 2025 at 8:09 PM
'Tis the season...
I am basically just on here to repost Shay Stewart-Bouley. Also, please support her on Patreon.
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May 20, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I am basically just on here to repost Shay Stewart-Bouley. Also, please support her on Patreon.
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Solidarity with all the IMLS staff today.
NEW — Keith Sonderling, Trump’s Deputy Secretary of Labor, has been named the Acting Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), an agency source tells me. He’ll arrive tomorrow at their office with DOGE and their security detail.
March 20, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Solidarity with all the IMLS staff today.
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The Republicans think it's business as usual, and they are winning, with no idea they are the foot soldiers advancing a plan that ultimately will end with their demise, too.
Much of what’s happening can be explained by the fact that the Republican Party has been seized by technofascist extremists, Musk is high most of the time and Donald Trump is a pathological narcissist in full cognitive decline who owes his entire political career to a network of Russian oligarchs.
March 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The Republicans think it's business as usual, and they are winning, with no idea they are the foot soldiers advancing a plan that ultimately will end with their demise, too.
The footage from CECOT prison in El Salvador is absolutely infuriating (been using that word a lot lately) and heartbreaking. The lie that these men are convicted gang members is 100% a cover for a draconian, demented obsession with hurting innocent people as power theater. (1/2)
If the Supreme Court ultimately agrees with what the gov't is arguing today, that the President has broad Article II powers that would permit it to deport people & there can be no judicial review, then literally no one is safe.
March 18, 2025 at 6:16 AM
The footage from CECOT prison in El Salvador is absolutely infuriating (been using that word a lot lately) and heartbreaking. The lie that these men are convicted gang members is 100% a cover for a draconian, demented obsession with hurting innocent people as power theater. (1/2)
Honest recruitment post for the resistance: Are you a high-masking, neurodiverse millennial with CPTSD? Have we got a social anxiety-aggravating hyperfocus for you!
March 15, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Honest recruitment post for the resistance: Are you a high-masking, neurodiverse millennial with CPTSD? Have we got a social anxiety-aggravating hyperfocus for you!
This is nationwide. The USDA is also ending the Emergency Food Assistance Program, which comprises about 20% of what food banks in Maine distribute.
As someone who depended on WIC as a kid in rural Maine, and who moved back here to help other people, Trump and Musk's cruelty is infuriating.
As someone who depended on WIC as a kid in rural Maine, and who moved back here to help other people, Trump and Musk's cruelty is infuriating.
USDA ending local purchasing programs for Maine food banks and schools
Good Shepherd Food Bank said it also recently learned that USDA will stop delivering about 1 million pounds of food through the Emergency Food Assistance Program to Maine. Those deliveries are on hold...
www.mainepublic.org
March 13, 2025 at 10:29 AM
This is nationwide. The USDA is also ending the Emergency Food Assistance Program, which comprises about 20% of what food banks in Maine distribute.
As someone who depended on WIC as a kid in rural Maine, and who moved back here to help other people, Trump and Musk's cruelty is infuriating.
As someone who depended on WIC as a kid in rural Maine, and who moved back here to help other people, Trump and Musk's cruelty is infuriating.
"They are the plutonium pit of the MAGA bomb. Racism and domination... is not a casual pastime for them, it’s their raison d’etre. Some of the most powerful men in America are tuned in to them. They are the brain trust, the moral... nerve center of the Trump 2.0 movement."
MAGA’s Heart of Darkness
Musk and Vance’s Favorite Nazi Radicalizer Lives Up in Canada
open.substack.com
March 13, 2025 at 6:10 AM
"They are the plutonium pit of the MAGA bomb. Racism and domination... is not a casual pastime for them, it’s their raison d’etre. Some of the most powerful men in America are tuned in to them. They are the brain trust, the moral... nerve center of the Trump 2.0 movement."
The weirdest thing to realize about what's going on right now is that an awful lot of people, across the political spectrum, are responding to the current coup as though it were a kind of Saturnalia, and that once the necessary catharsis has been achieved, things will go back to normal. (1/2)
March 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The weirdest thing to realize about what's going on right now is that an awful lot of people, across the political spectrum, are responding to the current coup as though it were a kind of Saturnalia, and that once the necessary catharsis has been achieved, things will go back to normal. (1/2)
There are very few things happening now that would have seemed credible to me, as a third grader, had someone predicted them 35 years ago.
William S. Preston, Esquire being a leader of the American resistance against fascism is, bizarrely, one of those things.
William S. Preston, Esquire being a leader of the American resistance against fascism is, bizarrely, one of those things.
March 9, 2025 at 1:05 PM
There are very few things happening now that would have seemed credible to me, as a third grader, had someone predicted them 35 years ago.
William S. Preston, Esquire being a leader of the American resistance against fascism is, bizarrely, one of those things.
William S. Preston, Esquire being a leader of the American resistance against fascism is, bizarrely, one of those things.
As a non-lawyer who has been sneaking into the American Bar Association's Civil Rights Boot Camp today between teaching, it is a fantastic resource for those in the legal field looking to move into Civil Rights/Immigrant Rights advocacy, and members of the public who want to educate themselves.
ABA to host free two-day virtual civil rights boot camp
WASHINGTON, March 4, 2025 — The American Bar Association Civil Rights and Social Justice Section will host a free two-day virtual boot camp titled “The Civil Rights Lawyer Boot Camp.” The webinar is...
www.americanbar.org
March 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
As a non-lawyer who has been sneaking into the American Bar Association's Civil Rights Boot Camp today between teaching, it is a fantastic resource for those in the legal field looking to move into Civil Rights/Immigrant Rights advocacy, and members of the public who want to educate themselves.
From Ryan DeGooyer's post: "I couldn't figure out why there wasn't more outrage about impending Medicaid cuts.. then saw a lady on TV say she wasn't concerned because she's on Medi-Cal... and realized... some people don't even know THEIR benefits are being cut because states often rename Medicaid":
February 28, 2025 at 1:19 AM
From Ryan DeGooyer's post: "I couldn't figure out why there wasn't more outrage about impending Medicaid cuts.. then saw a lady on TV say she wasn't concerned because she's on Medi-Cal... and realized... some people don't even know THEIR benefits are being cut because states often rename Medicaid":
Midcoast Maine has one of the highest concentrations in the world of retired U.S. secret service professionals, and they have been consistently sounding alarms in conversation about this for the last year. Tl;Dr- The resistance is larger than it looks, but we need everyone off the sidelines. Now.
Their democracy died. They have lessons for America about Trump’s power grab.
Hungarians who lived through Viktor Orbán’s 2010 power grab warn Americans: Act now, before it’s too late.
www.vox.com
February 20, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Midcoast Maine has one of the highest concentrations in the world of retired U.S. secret service professionals, and they have been consistently sounding alarms in conversation about this for the last year. Tl;Dr- The resistance is larger than it looks, but we need everyone off the sidelines. Now.
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The leader will be whoever has the courage to lead the charge and the willingness to sacrifice everything, including their life, to fight back.
Until then, no, there are no leaders. At best, we are shift leaders.
Until then, no, there are no leaders. At best, we are shift leaders.
February 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
The leader will be whoever has the courage to lead the charge and the willingness to sacrifice everything, including their life, to fight back.
Until then, no, there are no leaders. At best, we are shift leaders.
Until then, no, there are no leaders. At best, we are shift leaders.
This is a fantastic resource for tracking bills in Congress and state legislatures. The text search, in particular, is really helpful for identifying specific initiatives when contacting representatives. (Thanks to Craig for sharing!)
US Congress 2025-2026 119th Congress Legislation
Bill tracking browser for US Congress 2025-2026 119th Congress legislation
legiscan.com
February 16, 2025 at 9:59 PM
This is a fantastic resource for tracking bills in Congress and state legislatures. The text search, in particular, is really helpful for identifying specific initiatives when contacting representatives. (Thanks to Craig for sharing!)
We need a support group for people on the left who want to be effective participants in the resistance, but whose parent also stormed the Capitol on January 6th, and who are now wavering neurotically between the desire to preserve civil society and the anxiety that we, too, might be batshit insane.
February 12, 2025 at 3:40 AM
We need a support group for people on the left who want to be effective participants in the resistance, but whose parent also stormed the Capitol on January 6th, and who are now wavering neurotically between the desire to preserve civil society and the anxiety that we, too, might be batshit insane.
"If we save some lives, some jobs, some critical government agencies, some measure of press freedom, some medical and subsistence benefits, academic freedom for some schools and universities, and protect... some of our most vulnerable fellow Americans, it will be worth it."
Democracy is Crumbling. Is Anybody Doing Anything?
Yes. And You Can Too.
open.substack.com
February 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
"If we save some lives, some jobs, some critical government agencies, some measure of press freedom, some medical and subsistence benefits, academic freedom for some schools and universities, and protect... some of our most vulnerable fellow Americans, it will be worth it."
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February 9, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Thinking of starting a group Pilates class focused on breathing, where we all (me included) just hyperventilate into a paper bag while listening to the news.
February 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Thinking of starting a group Pilates class focused on breathing, where we all (me included) just hyperventilate into a paper bag while listening to the news.
This is the health center that I, and 85,000 other Mainers, use for primary care. The center in Belfast, especially, is a remarkable feat of rural medicine, with excellent doctors and staff.
The loss of this would be devastating. I don't think I can overstate this. Our neighbors are going to die.
The loss of this would be devastating. I don't think I can overstate this. Our neighbors are going to die.
Maine healthcare workers at risk as federal funds stall
If funding is not accessible by Friday, 25% of the PCHC's workforce will be sent home.
www.newscentermaine.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:14 PM
This is the health center that I, and 85,000 other Mainers, use for primary care. The center in Belfast, especially, is a remarkable feat of rural medicine, with excellent doctors and staff.
The loss of this would be devastating. I don't think I can overstate this. Our neighbors are going to die.
The loss of this would be devastating. I don't think I can overstate this. Our neighbors are going to die.
Sincere thanks to the organizers of today's protest in Augusta today. They managed to retrieve a gathering that brought hundreds of people together. Many of the people I talked to had never been to a protest before, and needed this opportunity to be heard. (1/2- and will credit photographer asap)
February 5, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Sincere thanks to the organizers of today's protest in Augusta today. They managed to retrieve a gathering that brought hundreds of people together. Many of the people I talked to had never been to a protest before, and needed this opportunity to be heard. (1/2- and will credit photographer asap)
For anyone interested in attending the national protest against Project 2025 policy (and the coup in general) in Augusta tomorrow... The organizers have done a really good job of working together and making sure that as many people can attend as possible. (1/3)
February 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
For anyone interested in attending the national protest against Project 2025 policy (and the coup in general) in Augusta tomorrow... The organizers have done a really good job of working together and making sure that as many people can attend as possible. (1/3)
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Everybody thinks it’s gonna be later, and it’s gonna be somebody else. But it’s not. It’s now, and it’s you.
February 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Everybody thinks it’s gonna be later, and it’s gonna be somebody else. But it’s not. It’s now, and it’s you.
To everyone who is involved in this, I will happily buy you a beverage of your choice. ❤️
Federal Workers Block Doors of Admin Building Over Elon Musk Data Breach - DCMediaGroup
Nearly 100 Federal employees took part in a protest now into its second day of a takeover by Elon Musk surrogates of the high administration arm of the Federal government. Photo: DCMediaGroup Washingt...
dcmediagroup.us
February 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
To everyone who is involved in this, I will happily buy you a beverage of your choice. ❤️