Gina Oboler
@ginaobo.bsky.social
Retired professor of cultural anthropology and sociology. Married, two adult kids, one grandkid. Love cats, travel, and music: classical, folk, rock, jazz. Enjoy singing and playing at playing guitar.
Reposted by Gina Oboler
What could they have possibly expected?
Alabama Woman 'Blindsided' After ICE Detains Her Trump-Supporting Iranian Husband
What did they expect?
www.comicsands.com
July 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
What could they have possibly expected?
Reposted by Gina Oboler
Montco Strong! 🇺🇸💪💙
Montco says no to ICE agreements; advocates continue push for welcoming policy
Advocates say a welcoming ordinance would codify county policies on ICE collaboration, including at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility.
whyy.org
May 16, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Montco Strong! 🇺🇸💪💙
Reposted by Gina Oboler
"86" means "throw out" or "eject" an unruly patron.
A demented, paranoid, or ignorant person might be misled into thinking every bar in the US kills their too-drunk customers.
A demented, paranoid, or ignorant person might be misled into thinking every bar in the US kills their too-drunk customers.
May 18, 2025 at 3:23 PM
"86" means "throw out" or "eject" an unruly patron.
A demented, paranoid, or ignorant person might be misled into thinking every bar in the US kills their too-drunk customers.
A demented, paranoid, or ignorant person might be misled into thinking every bar in the US kills their too-drunk customers.
Reposted by Gina Oboler
Patel is an irresponsible liar and a cancer on the heart of the US!!
The Director of the FBI is openly lying to the American public about Canada being a major source of fentanyl.
In the first three months of 2025, a grand total of 1.35 lbs of fentanyl was seized by border officials at our border with Canada — 0.06% of total seizures.
In the first three months of 2025, a grand total of 1.35 lbs of fentanyl was seized by border officials at our border with Canada — 0.06% of total seizures.
Kash Patel: "You know who has to get to stepping? Canada. Because they're making it up there and shipping it down here. And I don't care about getting into this debate about making someone the 51st state or not ... say what you want about Mexico, but they helped up seal the southern border."
May 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Patel is an irresponsible liar and a cancer on the heart of the US!!
Reposted by Gina Oboler
“This is craziness,” Rey said, shaking her head. “We never thought something like this could happen to us.”
Verdi and Rey voted Trump in 2024. They didn’t expect that that Trump’s immigration dragnet would also catch their legally residing son.
thesarkariform.com/we-voted-for...
Verdi and Rey voted Trump in 2024. They didn’t expect that that Trump’s immigration dragnet would also catch their legally residing son.
thesarkariform.com/we-voted-for...
“We Voted for Trump, Not This”: Now Our Green Card-Holding Son Is in ICE Detention
LUMPKIN, Ga. — Just a couple of miles from one of the largest immigration detention centers…
thesarkariform.com
May 8, 2025 at 10:07 PM
“This is craziness,” Rey said, shaking her head. “We never thought something like this could happen to us.”
Verdi and Rey voted Trump in 2024. They didn’t expect that that Trump’s immigration dragnet would also catch their legally residing son.
thesarkariform.com/we-voted-for...
Verdi and Rey voted Trump in 2024. They didn’t expect that that Trump’s immigration dragnet would also catch their legally residing son.
thesarkariform.com/we-voted-for...
Reposted by Gina Oboler
“Autism has always existed. It is not a disease. Autism is a brain profile—a part of human neurodiversity that has always been here.” - Clain Udy, author of Rebranding Autism: A Guide to Seeing Strength on the Spectrum.
May 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
“Autism has always existed. It is not a disease. Autism is a brain profile—a part of human neurodiversity that has always been here.” - Clain Udy, author of Rebranding Autism: A Guide to Seeing Strength on the Spectrum.
Reposted by Gina Oboler
Whew, glad I passed on that opportunity🤪😂
May 3, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Whew, glad I passed on that opportunity🤪😂
Reposted by Gina Oboler
Good news from Mexico today💙
Mexican President Sheinbaum confirms that Trump has phoned her to secretly pressure her to allow US troops to enter the country.
The president said no to Trump and told him "Mexico's sovereignty is inviolable and it's not for sale."..."We will never accept a US military presence in our territory."
The president said no to Trump and told him "Mexico's sovereignty is inviolable and it's not for sale."..."We will never accept a US military presence in our territory."
May 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Good news from Mexico today💙
Reposted by Gina Oboler
May 4, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Reposted by Gina Oboler
May 4, 1970 ☮️ To the memory of the four students at Kent University that were killed by National Guard troops at a campus demonstration protesting the Vietnam War.
May 4, 2025 at 10:32 PM
May 4, 1970 ☮️ To the memory of the four students at Kent University that were killed by National Guard troops at a campus demonstration protesting the Vietnam War.
Reposted by Gina Oboler
A moment of vaccine/public health/music history (thanks to the National Endowment for the Humanities) @DefendPublicHealth
www.neh.gov/article/elvi...
www.neh.gov/article/elvi...
Elvis Presley Set an Example by Getting his Polio Vaccination
Backstage at CBS Studio 50, before a 1956 airing of The Ed Sullivan Show, New York City Commissioner of Health Leona Baumgartner, right, holds the arm of Elvis Presley as Assistant Commissioner Harold...
www.neh.gov
May 5, 2025 at 1:54 PM
A moment of vaccine/public health/music history (thanks to the National Endowment for the Humanities) @DefendPublicHealth
www.neh.gov/article/elvi...
www.neh.gov/article/elvi...
Reposted by Gina Oboler
To fix social security: Remove the taxable income cap ($172,000 a year) and make the rate progressive (instead of the current flat 6.2% up to the cap). Then make payouts fully progressive, phasing out entirely about where they max out now. There, was that so hard?
April 29, 2025 at 9:32 PM
To fix social security: Remove the taxable income cap ($172,000 a year) and make the rate progressive (instead of the current flat 6.2% up to the cap). Then make payouts fully progressive, phasing out entirely about where they max out now. There, was that so hard?
Reposted by Gina Oboler
"...a new 19th News/SurveyMonkey poll shows that 49% of Americans think politicians should not be focusing on transgender issues at all."
Trump is working to restrict trans rights. That’s not what Americans want. | Arizona Mirror
A new 19th News/SurveyMonkey poll shows that 49 percent of Americans think politicians should not be focusing on transgender issues at all
azmirror.com
April 30, 2025 at 5:21 PM
"...a new 19th News/SurveyMonkey poll shows that 49% of Americans think politicians should not be focusing on transgender issues at all."
Reposted by Gina Oboler
Love this protest in Chicago today💙
NEW: The anti-Trump, May Day protest in Chicago right now is HUGE.
Tens of thousands on the streets.
(🎥 PSL National)
Tens of thousands on the streets.
(🎥 PSL National)
May 1, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Love this protest in Chicago today💙
Reposted by Gina Oboler
Reposted by Gina Oboler
Disgusting!
May 3, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Disgusting!
Reposted by Gina Oboler
DEI NEVER meant hiring the unqualified just for diversity. It ALWAYS meant giving diverse applicants a fair shot. Unlike the current administration's hiring of grossly unqualified sycophants.
April 24, 2025 at 5:28 PM
DEI NEVER meant hiring the unqualified just for diversity. It ALWAYS meant giving diverse applicants a fair shot. Unlike the current administration's hiring of grossly unqualified sycophants.
Reposted by Gina Oboler
Out of the frying pan and into the fire😏
The fuck?
This is untenable. Dude is a walking security threat.
This is untenable. Dude is a walking security threat.
April 25, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Out of the frying pan and into the fire😏
Reposted by Gina Oboler
You can't spell hatred without "red hat"
April 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
You can't spell hatred without "red hat"
Reposted by Gina Oboler
He is such a danger to our democracy.
His behavior is unacceptable and probably illegal.
Can someone please fire him?
His behavior is unacceptable and probably illegal.
Can someone please fire him?
"Unlike the chat in which The Atlantic was included, the newly revealed one was created by Hegseth. Named “Defense | Team Huddle,” it included his wife and about a dozen other people.... He used his private phone, not his government one, to access the Signal chat."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...
Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat
The defense secretary sent sensitive information about strikes in Yemen to an encrypted group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said.
www.nytimes.com
April 21, 2025 at 1:51 AM
He is such a danger to our democracy.
His behavior is unacceptable and probably illegal.
Can someone please fire him?
His behavior is unacceptable and probably illegal.
Can someone please fire him?
Reposted by Gina Oboler
If it’s good for one person, it’s good for the other!
April 23, 2025 at 3:28 AM
If it’s good for one person, it’s good for the other!
Reposted by Gina Oboler
“The aim of science is not to open the door to everlasting wisdom, but to set a limit on everlasting error.” - Bertolt Brecht
April 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
“The aim of science is not to open the door to everlasting wisdom, but to set a limit on everlasting error.” - Bertolt Brecht
Reposted by Gina Oboler
Reposted by Gina Oboler
If this doesn’t concern you, I don’t know what will.
March 30, 2025 at 1:21 AM
If this doesn’t concern you, I don’t know what will.
Reposted by Gina Oboler
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is standing up to Trump.
March 30, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is standing up to Trump.