Eva Colen
@evacolen.bsky.social
she/her | ✡️ | mom to Abram & Leah | spouse to Derek | senior policy advisor for City of Richmond & manager for Office of Children & Families
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Sometimes the best hearts gotta protect themselves in a prickly armor and that’s ok too
July 4, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Sometimes the best hearts gotta protect themselves in a prickly armor and that’s ok too
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TFW you can predict the gender of a federal judge via headline
April 15, 2025 at 11:42 PM
TFW you can predict the gender of a federal judge via headline
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia lived in Maryland with his wife and their three children, and has never been charged with any crime.
The Department of Homeland Security issued him a work permit, and he joined a union, working full time as a sheet metal apprentice.
The Department of Homeland Security issued him a work permit, and he joined a union, working full time as a sheet metal apprentice.
April 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Kilmar Abrego Garcia lived in Maryland with his wife and their three children, and has never been charged with any crime.
The Department of Homeland Security issued him a work permit, and he joined a union, working full time as a sheet metal apprentice.
The Department of Homeland Security issued him a work permit, and he joined a union, working full time as a sheet metal apprentice.
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I cannot understate how appalling and helpless it feels as a Jew that this is being done under the guise of fighting antisemitism.
Breaking News: The Trump administration intends to block $510 million in federal contracts and grants for Brown University.
Trump Administration Set to Pause $510 Million for Brown University
The administration has now targeted five schools’ federal funding as part of a pledge to combat what it considers to be antisemitism on university campuses.
www.nytimes.com
April 3, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I cannot understate how appalling and helpless it feels as a Jew that this is being done under the guise of fighting antisemitism.
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I'm seeing a lot of cynical reactions to this move from Cory Booker. And I get it!! But performative opposition is a necessary part of effective opposition from the minority. Not sufficient, but necessary. And our electeds need to know we notice when they do well and not just when they do poorly.
April 1, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I'm seeing a lot of cynical reactions to this move from Cory Booker. And I get it!! But performative opposition is a necessary part of effective opposition from the minority. Not sufficient, but necessary. And our electeds need to know we notice when they do well and not just when they do poorly.
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[laughs uproariously in yiddish]
March 29, 2025 at 12:51 PM
[laughs uproariously in yiddish]
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Purim is this week! Here is a thread of things!
Let's talk about archetypes:
Vashti and Esther.
Lilith and Eve.
Whose agendas do these narratives serve, and how can we claim power from all of them???
Let's talk about archetypes:
Vashti and Esther.
Lilith and Eve.
Whose agendas do these narratives serve, and how can we claim power from all of them???
Wives and Archetypes
This is Life as a Sacred Text, an expansive, loving, everybody-celebrating, nobody-diminished, justice-centered voyage into one of the world’s m…
www.lifeisasacredtext.com
March 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Purim is this week! Here is a thread of things!
Let's talk about archetypes:
Vashti and Esther.
Lilith and Eve.
Whose agendas do these narratives serve, and how can we claim power from all of them???
Let's talk about archetypes:
Vashti and Esther.
Lilith and Eve.
Whose agendas do these narratives serve, and how can we claim power from all of them???
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Morning update: NO on cloture. NO on the CR. We’re fighting this bad bill that cuts Americans a terrible deal with everything we’ve got.
March 13, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Morning update: NO on cloture. NO on the CR. We’re fighting this bad bill that cuts Americans a terrible deal with everything we’ve got.
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Musk states "the fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy". Charles Darwin, who actually researched this stuff, showed it was empathy, specifically, that enabled humanity to flourish.
Government AI, defending DOGE and more: Takeaways from Elon Musk’s three-hour interview with Joe Rogan
The wide-ranging interview between the two prominent Trump supporters comes as Musk remakes the federal government.
www.politico.com
March 5, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Musk states "the fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy". Charles Darwin, who actually researched this stuff, showed it was empathy, specifically, that enabled humanity to flourish.
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can't believe it's 2025 and i'm stressed about tariffs and measles, like am i a character in an american girl book
March 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
can't believe it's 2025 and i'm stressed about tariffs and measles, like am i a character in an american girl book
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I cannot, during these horrific times, recommend enough the importance of making pockets of time to just do things that are not related to anything but the joy of being alive and playing. You need it. You do. It will keep you whole. Which we need. We need you whole.
February 2, 2025 at 5:21 AM
I cannot, during these horrific times, recommend enough the importance of making pockets of time to just do things that are not related to anything but the joy of being alive and playing. You need it. You do. It will keep you whole. Which we need. We need you whole.
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"How do we know where to draw the line, and when it is time to resist?"
This Viewpoint discusses scientific, medical, and public health actions taken so far during the first week of the administration.
ja.ma/4gmik0x
#MedSky
This Viewpoint discusses scientific, medical, and public health actions taken so far during the first week of the administration.
ja.ma/4gmik0x
#MedSky
January 31, 2025 at 4:03 PM
"How do we know where to draw the line, and when it is time to resist?"
This Viewpoint discusses scientific, medical, and public health actions taken so far during the first week of the administration.
ja.ma/4gmik0x
#MedSky
This Viewpoint discusses scientific, medical, and public health actions taken so far during the first week of the administration.
ja.ma/4gmik0x
#MedSky
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They are trying to overwhelm us with all these EOs.
Do what you need to do to stay out of freeze mode the best that you can.
Connect with people. Connect with yourself.
We're gonna fight.
Do what you need to do to stay out of freeze mode the best that you can.
Connect with people. Connect with yourself.
We're gonna fight.
January 30, 2025 at 5:20 AM
They are trying to overwhelm us with all these EOs.
Do what you need to do to stay out of freeze mode the best that you can.
Connect with people. Connect with yourself.
We're gonna fight.
Do what you need to do to stay out of freeze mode the best that you can.
Connect with people. Connect with yourself.
We're gonna fight.
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The Washington Post is reporting an OMB memo says all federal and grant will be paused.
There doesn’t seem to be details on what is or isn’t affected but here are some figures from Virginia’s auditor.
https://buff.ly/42rLXu3
There doesn’t seem to be details on what is or isn’t affected but here are some figures from Virginia’s auditor.
https://buff.ly/42rLXu3
January 28, 2025 at 11:32 AM
The Washington Post is reporting an OMB memo says all federal and grant will be paused.
There doesn’t seem to be details on what is or isn’t affected but here are some figures from Virginia’s auditor.
https://buff.ly/42rLXu3
There doesn’t seem to be details on what is or isn’t affected but here are some figures from Virginia’s auditor.
https://buff.ly/42rLXu3
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Each precious, irreplaceable person a world upon themselves.
When they begin this way, they will only continue down this road.
It will only get worse.
Time to organize.
Find your way into larger networks and help us build a movement that says no.
When they begin this way, they will only continue down this road.
It will only get worse.
Time to organize.
Find your way into larger networks and help us build a movement that says no.
January 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Each precious, irreplaceable person a world upon themselves.
When they begin this way, they will only continue down this road.
It will only get worse.
Time to organize.
Find your way into larger networks and help us build a movement that says no.
When they begin this way, they will only continue down this road.
It will only get worse.
Time to organize.
Find your way into larger networks and help us build a movement that says no.
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When you use Pharisee as a slur but try to say it’s not antisemitic it’s like arguing that saying “that’s so gay” as an insult but not intending to refer to same sex love is magically thus not actually homophobic or harmful to queer people.
January 6, 2025 at 9:34 PM
When you use Pharisee as a slur but try to say it’s not antisemitic it’s like arguing that saying “that’s so gay” as an insult but not intending to refer to same sex love is magically thus not actually homophobic or harmful to queer people.
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I can't believe there's people finding out about THE ODYSSEY because of the new Nolan film and complaining about spoilers. Sir please it was written almost 3000 years ago what spoilers are you talking about.
December 24, 2024 at 10:47 AM
I can't believe there's people finding out about THE ODYSSEY because of the new Nolan film and complaining about spoilers. Sir please it was written almost 3000 years ago what spoilers are you talking about.
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You don't have to pretend that Jesus was a Palestinian non-Jew to be in solidarity with Palestinians now. Does ignoring the actual Jewishness of Jesus, what... complicate your antisemitism? Sorry.
What if we honor the inherent dignity and sacredness of all humans? What would Jesus do about that??
What if we honor the inherent dignity and sacredness of all humans? What would Jesus do about that??
December 24, 2024 at 5:08 PM
You don't have to pretend that Jesus was a Palestinian non-Jew to be in solidarity with Palestinians now. Does ignoring the actual Jewishness of Jesus, what... complicate your antisemitism? Sorry.
What if we honor the inherent dignity and sacredness of all humans? What would Jesus do about that??
What if we honor the inherent dignity and sacredness of all humans? What would Jesus do about that??
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Whew, haven’t read since 2016. Packs a heavier punch now.
“Kind, good, happy, secure people never go Nazi. …Those who haven’t anything in them to tell them what they like & what they don’t—whether breeding, or happiness, or wisdom, or a code, however old-fashioned or however modern, go Nazi.”
“Kind, good, happy, secure people never go Nazi. …Those who haven’t anything in them to tell them what they like & what they don’t—whether breeding, or happiness, or wisdom, or a code, however old-fashioned or however modern, go Nazi.”
In case you haven’t read:
December 24, 2024 at 1:37 AM
Whew, haven’t read since 2016. Packs a heavier punch now.
“Kind, good, happy, secure people never go Nazi. …Those who haven’t anything in them to tell them what they like & what they don’t—whether breeding, or happiness, or wisdom, or a code, however old-fashioned or however modern, go Nazi.”
“Kind, good, happy, secure people never go Nazi. …Those who haven’t anything in them to tell them what they like & what they don’t—whether breeding, or happiness, or wisdom, or a code, however old-fashioned or however modern, go Nazi.”