Mockingbird
@gallopingqwerty.bsky.social
Seattle-based cheese aficionado who's into hopepunk, art, and leaving the world a better place. Here to connect with folks and hold a candle against the darkness.
Are you surprised that this is happening in one of the few blue cities in NC but not any of the red ones? Me neither.
We wrote this to help you imagine how quickly a city can change under Trump…
Charlotte was once a place of slow, easy mornings, coffee cups clinking in cozy cafés, jazz drifting through open doors on Tryon Street, families stepping onto the light rail with strollers and soccer bags.
Charlotte was once a place of slow, easy mornings, coffee cups clinking in cozy cafés, jazz drifting through open doors on Tryon Street, families stepping onto the light rail with strollers and soccer bags.
November 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Are you surprised that this is happening in one of the few blue cities in NC but not any of the red ones? Me neither.
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SPD out here on Northgate shutting down the taco stand between 8th and Roosevelt due to "multiple licensing and health code violations" that they wouldn't provide anymore info about.
November 8, 2025 at 6:52 AM
SPD out here on Northgate shutting down the taco stand between 8th and Roosevelt due to "multiple licensing and health code violations" that they wouldn't provide anymore info about.
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The campaign to label art "too woke" or "too liberal" has dark historical echoes. In my op-ed, I draw the parallel to Nazi Germany's "Degenerate Art" exhibitions and the Soviet doctrine of "Socialist Realism." When a government dictates what art is acceptable, we are on a dangerous path.
Trump’s Campaign to Defund the Arts—and Rewrite History
"The campaign to defund the arts, capture our museums, and rewrite our history is a prelude to silencing dissent."
time.com
October 26, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The campaign to label art "too woke" or "too liberal" has dark historical echoes. In my op-ed, I draw the parallel to Nazi Germany's "Degenerate Art" exhibitions and the Soviet doctrine of "Socialist Realism." When a government dictates what art is acceptable, we are on a dangerous path.
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This is how they claim you were 'over the line'. They pull you over and start the riot for themselves.
This video from Portland is a metaphor for what is going on in America. ICE trying so hard to get Americans to cross a line and if they don't, dragging them across the line and violently attacking.
October 27, 2025 at 1:36 AM
This is how they claim you were 'over the line'. They pull you over and start the riot for themselves.
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starving over 40 million people right before major holidays + massively upping healthcare costs does strike me as a rather bold move this early in the authoritarian consolidation game for any given fascist regime, but I guess we’ll see what happens
October 27, 2025 at 1:46 AM
starving over 40 million people right before major holidays + massively upping healthcare costs does strike me as a rather bold move this early in the authoritarian consolidation game for any given fascist regime, but I guess we’ll see what happens
I still can’t wrap my head around anyone who supports this type of action.
October 26, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I still can’t wrap my head around anyone who supports this type of action.
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Let's see how that government ban on White House demolition photos is going.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
October 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Let's see how that government ban on White House demolition photos is going.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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Trump destroying Eleanor Roosevelt‘s legacy (the east wing) feels a little on the nose.
October 21, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Trump destroying Eleanor Roosevelt‘s legacy (the east wing) feels a little on the nose.
They’re doing this while keeping the government shut down to force deeper cuts and avoid releasing the Epstein files.
Obama built a kitchen garden and converted a tennis court to play basketball while negotiating Obamacare with an uncooperative House and Senate.
They. Are. Different. Sides.
Obama built a kitchen garden and converted a tennis court to play basketball while negotiating Obamacare with an uncooperative House and Senate.
They. Are. Different. Sides.
October 22, 2025 at 10:23 PM
They’re doing this while keeping the government shut down to force deeper cuts and avoid releasing the Epstein files.
Obama built a kitchen garden and converted a tennis court to play basketball while negotiating Obamacare with an uncooperative House and Senate.
They. Are. Different. Sides.
Obama built a kitchen garden and converted a tennis court to play basketball while negotiating Obamacare with an uncooperative House and Senate.
They. Are. Different. Sides.
In these scary times, it’s important to remember that humor is also both a weapon and armor when it comes to fighting fascists. They can’t rule with fear if we’re laughing at them. Keep Portland weird!
October 11, 2025 at 7:12 PM
In these scary times, it’s important to remember that humor is also both a weapon and armor when it comes to fighting fascists. They can’t rule with fear if we’re laughing at them. Keep Portland weird!
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The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
October 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
Si. Este es el camino. 😁
October 11, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Si. Este es el camino. 😁
Sharing in case you need quick access to the Spanish version of these guidelines.
Conoce tus derechos, Illinois.
Mantente seguro e informado.
Mantente seguro e informado.
September 6, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Sharing in case you need quick access to the Spanish version of these guidelines.
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Heads up Boston!!!!!! Know your rights, record everything, use your white privilege if you got it, stay safe, and use the @iceblock.app and Waze apps to report ICE activity to help people avoid them if needed!!!!!! We keep us safe, remember that!!!!! RESIST ✊✊✊✊✊
EVERYONE IN THE BOSTON METRO REGION (YES THAT INCLUDES SOUTHERN NH): ALERT ALERT ALERT
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/u...
ICE Is Said to Have Begun Operation in the Boston Area
www.nytimes.com
September 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Heads up Boston!!!!!! Know your rights, record everything, use your white privilege if you got it, stay safe, and use the @iceblock.app and Waze apps to report ICE activity to help people avoid them if needed!!!!!! We keep us safe, remember that!!!!! RESIST ✊✊✊✊✊
I have no words. Yes, this is a real post.
September 6, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I have no words. Yes, this is a real post.
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Do you have questions about the near-future and COVID vaccination access? (I do.) Fortunately for us, my colleague @meghanbartels.bsky.social has answers. I'm so grateful for the information she pulled together in this article. www.scientificamerican.com/article/who-...
COVID Vaccines Are Still Saving Lives—But They Will Be Harder to Get This Year
Many questions still surround COVID vaccine access this fall, but here’s what we know so far
www.scientificamerican.com
August 27, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Do you have questions about the near-future and COVID vaccination access? (I do.) Fortunately for us, my colleague @meghanbartels.bsky.social has answers. I'm so grateful for the information she pulled together in this article. www.scientificamerican.com/article/who-...
The fact that these are being displayed at the White House should be a bigger story.
August 20, 2025 at 5:55 AM
The fact that these are being displayed at the White House should be a bigger story.
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The key word here being “idiot.”
August 16, 2025 at 1:57 AM
The key word here being “idiot.”
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I bet he'd hate if this side-by-side went viral.
August 16, 2025 at 5:00 AM
I bet he'd hate if this side-by-side went viral.
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HUGE. The first major court victory involving conditions of confinement at ICE field offices. The judge bars detention in any cell which isn't:
- Restricted by capacity
- Has mats for people to sleep on overnight
- Is cleaned 3 times a day
- Provides hygiene supplies
- Offers free legal calls
- Restricted by capacity
- Has mats for people to sleep on overnight
- Is cleaned 3 times a day
- Provides hygiene supplies
- Offers free legal calls
Judge Lewis Kaplan has GRANTED a motion for a TRO sought by lawyers for detainees at 26 Federal Plaza. It requires DHS to provide migrants a clean and safe place to sleep, prescription medication, nutritious meals, access to counsel, & other necessities storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com
August 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
HUGE. The first major court victory involving conditions of confinement at ICE field offices. The judge bars detention in any cell which isn't:
- Restricted by capacity
- Has mats for people to sleep on overnight
- Is cleaned 3 times a day
- Provides hygiene supplies
- Offers free legal calls
- Restricted by capacity
- Has mats for people to sleep on overnight
- Is cleaned 3 times a day
- Provides hygiene supplies
- Offers free legal calls
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BBC: “Al Jazeera’s entire team in Gaza city has been killed.”
August 11, 2025 at 1:08 AM
BBC: “Al Jazeera’s entire team in Gaza city has been killed.”
Several of my friend’s clients are featured in this story. Talented, selfless heroes trying to support the American people who have been chased, sometimes literally, by M-aga vigilantes inspired and led in this hate circus by the top leaders in our government.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Pro-Trump group wages campaign to purge “subversive” federal workers
Federal employees faced a barrage of intimidation and harassment after a group linked to the Trump administration posted their personal information on online “watchlists” denouncing them as liberals. Some have been fired. Two have moved abroad, fearing for their safety.
www.reuters.com
August 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Several of my friend’s clients are featured in this story. Talented, selfless heroes trying to support the American people who have been chased, sometimes literally, by M-aga vigilantes inspired and led in this hate circus by the top leaders in our government.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...