Golda Velez
@goldavelez.org
60% earnest 10% snark and the rest is random tree pics and stuff
volunteer human rights- RaisetheVoices.org
earned governance startup- LinkedTrust.us
signal: @minty.53
volunteer human rights- RaisetheVoices.org
earned governance startup- LinkedTrust.us
signal: @minty.53
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Soft secession
Legislation creates a Federal Tax Escrow Account in the state treasury. Instead of employers forwarding collected federal taxes to Washington, they send them to the state. The state holds the money in escrow. A legislative panel reviews federal spending for constitutional compliance.
Legislation creates a Federal Tax Escrow Account in the state treasury. Instead of employers forwarding collected federal taxes to Washington, they send them to the state. The state holds the money in escrow. A legislative panel reviews federal spending for constitutional compliance.
Experts Say Blue States Can Stop Paying Federal Taxes. There’s Precedent
If we could use nullification for people to get high, why can’t we use it to protect human rights and stop fascism?
medium.com
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Jewish tradition doesn't just ask whether we can resist unjust state power — it tells us when we're compelled to resist and how to do so.
Learn more from Rabbi Jonah Winer in this first of a new series from T'ruah, Tekiyah Gedolah: Deep Dives into Justice Torah: buff.ly/0VpuBuC
Learn more from Rabbi Jonah Winer in this first of a new series from T'ruah, Tekiyah Gedolah: Deep Dives into Justice Torah: buff.ly/0VpuBuC
November 13, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Jewish tradition doesn't just ask whether we can resist unjust state power — it tells us when we're compelled to resist and how to do so.
Learn more from Rabbi Jonah Winer in this first of a new series from T'ruah, Tekiyah Gedolah: Deep Dives into Justice Torah: buff.ly/0VpuBuC
Learn more from Rabbi Jonah Winer in this first of a new series from T'ruah, Tekiyah Gedolah: Deep Dives into Justice Torah: buff.ly/0VpuBuC
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you know, we could just all be doing stuff like nature art spaces for babies, its an option
Read more on a pilot of nature-based art therapy for 0-5s, a collaboration with @dcadundee.bsky.social @dundee.ac.uk & Douglas medical practice
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Families valued it, wee ones showed increasing social confidence, the natural space allowed choices & playfulness😊🌳
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Families valued it, wee ones showed increasing social confidence, the natural space allowed choices & playfulness😊🌳
November 14, 2025 at 2:17 AM
you know, we could just all be doing stuff like nature art spaces for babies, its an option
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Here it is, from @clairewillett.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Here it is, from @clairewillett.bsky.social
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If Europe wants to maintain credibility when invoking international law in Ukraine, Gaza, or elsewhere, it cannot ignore the atrocities happening in Sudan, writes @willbrownecfr.bsky.social and @cinziabianco.bsky.social @ecfrafrica.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/47DGv8r
https://bit.ly/47DGv8r
Sudan: A war Europe cannot stop, but cannot ignore
El-Fasher in North Darfur is now the epicentre of the world’s greatest humanitarian catastrophe. Europe’s options are limited, but there are still ways to hold the responsible accountable.
bit.ly
November 13, 2025 at 1:19 PM
If Europe wants to maintain credibility when invoking international law in Ukraine, Gaza, or elsewhere, it cannot ignore the atrocities happening in Sudan, writes @willbrownecfr.bsky.social and @cinziabianco.bsky.social @ecfrafrica.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/47DGv8r
https://bit.ly/47DGv8r
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Here’s a gift link (no paywall) to the article, “Catholic bishops condemn ‘indiscriminate mass deportation’ in rare statement”:
wapo.st/448fDw6
wapo.st/448fDw6
November 13, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Here’s a gift link (no paywall) to the article, “Catholic bishops condemn ‘indiscriminate mass deportation’ in rare statement”:
wapo.st/448fDw6
wapo.st/448fDw6
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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BREAKING: At Pope Leo XIV’s urging, U.S. Catholic bishops just delivered the strongest rebuke of a sitting president in Church history — condemning Trump-Vance raids as “inhumane” and “dehumanizing” in a 216–5 vote.
NEW: At Pope Leo’s Urging, Bishops Issue Historic Rebuke of Trump’s Raids
Nearly all U.S. Catholic bishops united in Baltimore to denounce the Trump administration’s “inhumane” deportation campaign — a near-unanimous, unprecedented moral stand against a sitting president.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM
BREAKING: At Pope Leo XIV’s urging, U.S. Catholic bishops just delivered the strongest rebuke of a sitting president in Church history — condemning Trump-Vance raids as “inhumane” and “dehumanizing” in a 216–5 vote.
journalism matters
House will vote to undo provision letting senators sue over Jan. 6-related searches
Johnson “shocked” & “angry” to learn about this language. Bill passed.
Multiple Senate Ds say they had nothing to do with this provision, despite voting for it; some favor repeal.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Johnson “shocked” & “angry” to learn about this language. Bill passed.
Multiple Senate Ds say they had nothing to do with this provision, despite voting for it; some favor repeal.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
House will vote to undo provision letting senators sue over Jan. 6-related searches
House Speaker Mike Johnson said he was "angry" when he learned of the provision in the bill to reopen the government and that he'll fast-track a bill to undo it next week.
www.nbcnews.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:23 AM
journalism matters
hey all btw Roy is the real deal in terms of ethical but also hard minded investor, i hope this group can drive some of the change we need.
Founders are our customers. Our North Star metric, by definition, can’t be “capital returned to our LP.” So what is it?
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November 13, 2025 at 1:19 AM
hey all btw Roy is the real deal in terms of ethical but also hard minded investor, i hope this group can drive some of the change we need.
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Soft secession
Legislation creates a Federal Tax Escrow Account in the state treasury. Instead of employers forwarding collected federal taxes to Washington, they send them to the state. The state holds the money in escrow. A legislative panel reviews federal spending for constitutional compliance.
Legislation creates a Federal Tax Escrow Account in the state treasury. Instead of employers forwarding collected federal taxes to Washington, they send them to the state. The state holds the money in escrow. A legislative panel reviews federal spending for constitutional compliance.
Experts Say Blue States Can Stop Paying Federal Taxes. There’s Precedent
If we could use nullification for people to get high, why can’t we use it to protect human rights and stop fascism?
medium.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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I love this idea. The two states that could try this out (their governors pictured here) are IL and CA. If they’re successful then many more blue states could follow suit.
Soft secession
Legislation creates a Federal Tax Escrow Account in the state treasury. Instead of employers forwarding collected federal taxes to Washington, they send them to the state. The state holds the money in escrow. A legislative panel reviews federal spending for constitutional compliance.
Legislation creates a Federal Tax Escrow Account in the state treasury. Instead of employers forwarding collected federal taxes to Washington, they send them to the state. The state holds the money in escrow. A legislative panel reviews federal spending for constitutional compliance.
Experts Say Blue States Can Stop Paying Federal Taxes. There’s Precedent
If we could use nullification for people to get high, why can’t we use it to protect human rights and stop fascism?
medium.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I love this idea. The two states that could try this out (their governors pictured here) are IL and CA. If they’re successful then many more blue states could follow suit.
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Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
(Published October)
(Published October)
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
November 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
(Published October)
(Published October)
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Raskin: If this were to pass, this astounding provision would give eight Republican senators a personal payday of at least a million dollars each, paid for by the U.S. Taxpayers at a time when we are throwing millions of people off of their health care…
November 12, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Raskin: If this were to pass, this astounding provision would give eight Republican senators a personal payday of at least a million dollars each, paid for by the U.S. Taxpayers at a time when we are throwing millions of people off of their health care…
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Amendment which strikes section which “allows senators who were legally subpoenaed during the January 6 criminal conspiracy investigation to get millions of dollars deposited into their bank accounts at taxpayer expense” voted down by Republicans
November 12, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Amendment which strikes section which “allows senators who were legally subpoenaed during the January 6 criminal conspiracy investigation to get millions of dollars deposited into their bank accounts at taxpayer expense” voted down by Republicans
trees are my favorite thing in wild (assuming this is merkle ones; i really do just like nature trees tho. and you see merkle trees pop up all over not just git)
November 12, 2025 at 2:26 PM
trees are my favorite thing in wild (assuming this is merkle ones; i really do just like nature trees tho. and you see merkle trees pop up all over not just git)
Orly Noy is well spoken on this. Also quote from her, that it think is important:
"we must redefine these lines: not Jews versus Palestinians, but supporters of freedom and equality versus oppressors, supremacists, colonialists and racists"
to me that is the key, to join on principles not tribes
"we must redefine these lines: not Jews versus Palestinians, but supporters of freedom and equality versus oppressors, supremacists, colonialists and racists"
to me that is the key, to join on principles not tribes
Disappearing people, disappearing morals – how two years has changed Gaza and Israel | Orly Noy
Disappearing people, disappearing morals – how two years has changed Gaza and Israel | Orly Noy
There can be no healing until the world stares into and acknowledges the void torn open by this conflict, says Israeli journalist Orly Noy
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Orly Noy is well spoken on this. Also quote from her, that it think is important:
"we must redefine these lines: not Jews versus Palestinians, but supporters of freedom and equality versus oppressors, supremacists, colonialists and racists"
to me that is the key, to join on principles not tribes
"we must redefine these lines: not Jews versus Palestinians, but supporters of freedom and equality versus oppressors, supremacists, colonialists and racists"
to me that is the key, to join on principles not tribes
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Really wish I had gotten a better shot of this but holding a phone that says “who else was just ‘following orders’?” up to a riot cop is hard as hell
November 11, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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so much rooting for the EU here, do people have a sense of what would help?
Europe’s strategic reports are filled with urgent calls for speed and agility. But amid fierce global competition, Europe is still lecturing while other major players deliver results, writes Nicu Popescu @ecfreuropeansec.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/4p6XIhI
https://bit.ly/4p6XIhI
From climate to defence, inertia could be the EU’s undoing
Europe’s strategic reports are filled with urgent calls for speed and agility. But amid fierce global competition, Europe is still lecturing while other major players deliver results…
ecfr.eu
November 11, 2025 at 5:58 PM
so much rooting for the EU here, do people have a sense of what would help?
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We are so moved by this story of coordinated nonviolent resistance -- with whistles -- against the ICE raids that are tearing apart communities in Chicago.
Commentary: In Chicago, residents mount a community-wide defense against Trump's deportation machine
Over the past two months, ICE has swept throughout Chicago but has swung its hammer with gusto on Little Village, considered the Mexican heart of the city.
buff.ly
November 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
We are so moved by this story of coordinated nonviolent resistance -- with whistles -- against the ICE raids that are tearing apart communities in Chicago.
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Veterans Day 2025
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/veterans-day
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/veterans-day
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Veterans Day 2025
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/veterans-day
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/veterans-day
what's really interesting here is that basically the Norway Peace Prize committee can give carrots to Trump to use US influence usefully. i mean, may as well.
A power-sharing arrangement that exists between outright independence and integration into Morocco as envisaged by the autonomy plan could be negotiated, writes @hlovatt.bsky.social @ecfrmena.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/3JGWCdb
https://bit.ly/3JGWCdb
Western Sahara shuffle: Trump’s foray could make or break peace
President Donald Trump’s quest for a peace prize has led him to Western Sahara, where American diplomacy risks either sparking more violence or seizing a rare chance to end a half-century-old war…
ecfr.eu
November 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
what's really interesting here is that basically the Norway Peace Prize committee can give carrots to Trump to use US influence usefully. i mean, may as well.
#nyc #brooklyn @indivisibleny19.bsky.social @indivisibleny18.bsky.social i really believe this is a global struggle, and in particular we are aligned with the struggle inside #israel-#palestine for inclusive democracy, which yes has been lost further but can be reclaimed.
New Yorkers, this is happening tomorrow: Join Sally Abed and Alon-Lee Green for an incredible conversation with NYC Comptroller Brad Lander!
November 12th, 6:30 PM - St. Ann’s Holy Trinity, Brooklyn. Sign up here: standtog.org/NYC
November 12th, 6:30 PM - St. Ann’s Holy Trinity, Brooklyn. Sign up here: standtog.org/NYC
November 11, 2025 at 5:51 PM
#nyc #brooklyn @indivisibleny19.bsky.social @indivisibleny18.bsky.social i really believe this is a global struggle, and in particular we are aligned with the struggle inside #israel-#palestine for inclusive democracy, which yes has been lost further but can be reclaimed.
if someone asks you why not inperson voting answer, voting from home makes it harder to intimidate people
and also disability and stuff
and also disability and stuff
Genuine and credible elections are vital to reaffirm democratic norms and ensure that people’s voices are heard. Yet too often they become flashpoints for intimidation, repression and atrocity crimes.
Our new policy brief explores how to prevent electoral violence and atrocities ⬇️
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Our new policy brief explores how to prevent electoral violence and atrocities ⬇️
bit.ly/47ypVYK
Elections, Power Transitions and the Risk of Atrocity Crimes - Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect
Genuine and credible elections present a crucial opportunity to reaffirm democratic norms, uphold the rule of law and ensure that people’s voices are heard. Yet, all too often elections shift from bei...
bit.ly
November 11, 2025 at 5:49 PM
if someone asks you why not inperson voting answer, voting from home makes it harder to intimidate people
and also disability and stuff
and also disability and stuff
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Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, expresses regret. Editor says court cases against city continue #ksleg
Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, expresses regret • Kansas Reflector
A handful of county-level officials who were involved in a small-town Kansas newspaper raid in 2023 will pay a cumulative $3 million to three journalists and a city councilor.
kansasreflector.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, expresses regret. Editor says court cases against city continue #ksleg