Jill M. Foster
@jillfoster.bsky.social
Hungry for beauty, goodness, truth & perseverance to help them prevail. I hug the U.S. Constitution, like video storytelling, all the emotions. Later-in-life ADHD diagnosis. DC.
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Jill M. Foster
@jillfoster.bsky.social
· Apr 26
A colleague at Stanford’s business school used The Stanford Daily to argue—poorly—against DEI. The piece was riddled with historical errors and left one searching for fact, so I broke my public writing hiatus to respond.
I hope you’ll read and share the piece.
stanforddaily.com/2025/04/22/w...
I hope you’ll read and share the piece.
stanforddaily.com/2025/04/22/w...
What DEI threatens isn’t merit. It’s monopoly.
Political science professor Hakeem Jefferson argues for DEI's importance to de-monopolizing universities.
stanforddaily.com
…well discerned & historically attributed; his essay educates with precision & humility.
Reposted by Jill M. Foster
Listen to Black women…
“The attacks are not random. They seem designed to intimidate those of us who serve in this critical capacity”
“The threats & harassment are attacks on our democracy, on our system of government. And they ultimately risk undermining our Constitution & the rule of law” - KBJ
“The attacks are not random. They seem designed to intimidate those of us who serve in this critical capacity”
“The threats & harassment are attacks on our democracy, on our system of government. And they ultimately risk undermining our Constitution & the rule of law” - KBJ
May 2, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Listen to Black women…
“The attacks are not random. They seem designed to intimidate those of us who serve in this critical capacity”
“The threats & harassment are attacks on our democracy, on our system of government. And they ultimately risk undermining our Constitution & the rule of law” - KBJ
“The attacks are not random. They seem designed to intimidate those of us who serve in this critical capacity”
“The threats & harassment are attacks on our democracy, on our system of government. And they ultimately risk undermining our Constitution & the rule of law” - KBJ
Thank again @jbic.bsky.social for this.
What a stunning leader of peace and dignity he was…; may his words here coat our present days with wise perseverance that I for one so need.
What a stunning leader of peace and dignity he was…; may his words here coat our present days with wise perseverance that I for one so need.
Always💙
TRUMPIAN MALAISE
When I despair
I remember
that all through history
the way of truth
and love have won.
There have been tyrants and murderers,
and for a time,
they can seem invincible,
but in the end,
they always fall.
Think of it.
ALWAYS…
-Gandhi-
When I despair
I remember
that all through history
the way of truth
and love have won.
There have been tyrants and murderers,
and for a time,
they can seem invincible,
but in the end,
they always fall.
Think of it.
ALWAYS…
-Gandhi-
May 3, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Thank again @jbic.bsky.social for this.
What a stunning leader of peace and dignity he was…; may his words here coat our present days with wise perseverance that I for one so need.
What a stunning leader of peace and dignity he was…; may his words here coat our present days with wise perseverance that I for one so need.
…well discerned & historically attributed; his essay educates with precision & humility.
A colleague at Stanford’s business school used The Stanford Daily to argue—poorly—against DEI. The piece was riddled with historical errors and left one searching for fact, so I broke my public writing hiatus to respond.
I hope you’ll read and share the piece.
stanforddaily.com/2025/04/22/w...
I hope you’ll read and share the piece.
stanforddaily.com/2025/04/22/w...
What DEI threatens isn’t merit. It’s monopoly.
Political science professor Hakeem Jefferson argues for DEI's importance to de-monopolizing universities.
stanforddaily.com
April 26, 2025 at 9:22 PM
…well discerned & historically attributed; his essay educates with precision & humility.
All human hearts deserve liberation from poverty.
#popefrancis #goodwill #humanity
Quote from his Evangelii Gaudium (section 202)
www.vatican.va/content/fran...
Image quote per @occupydemocrats.bsky.social
#popefrancis #goodwill #humanity
Quote from his Evangelii Gaudium (section 202)
www.vatican.va/content/fran...
Image quote per @occupydemocrats.bsky.social
April 25, 2025 at 11:25 AM
All human hearts deserve liberation from poverty.
#popefrancis #goodwill #humanity
Quote from his Evangelii Gaudium (section 202)
www.vatican.va/content/fran...
Image quote per @occupydemocrats.bsky.social
#popefrancis #goodwill #humanity
Quote from his Evangelii Gaudium (section 202)
www.vatican.va/content/fran...
Image quote per @occupydemocrats.bsky.social
Reposted by Jill M. Foster
Mahmoud Khalil
Rümeysa Öztürk
Mohsen Mahdawi
Alireza Doroudi
Kseniia Petrova
Kilmar Ábrego García
Andry José Hernández Romero
+ 100s More
Deported. Disappeared. Dehumanized. Don’t forget their names & don’t look away. Keep fighting until justice is served & every abuse of power is held to account.
Rümeysa Öztürk
Mohsen Mahdawi
Alireza Doroudi
Kseniia Petrova
Kilmar Ábrego García
Andry José Hernández Romero
+ 100s More
Deported. Disappeared. Dehumanized. Don’t forget their names & don’t look away. Keep fighting until justice is served & every abuse of power is held to account.
April 23, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Mahmoud Khalil
Rümeysa Öztürk
Mohsen Mahdawi
Alireza Doroudi
Kseniia Petrova
Kilmar Ábrego García
Andry José Hernández Romero
+ 100s More
Deported. Disappeared. Dehumanized. Don’t forget their names & don’t look away. Keep fighting until justice is served & every abuse of power is held to account.
Rümeysa Öztürk
Mohsen Mahdawi
Alireza Doroudi
Kseniia Petrova
Kilmar Ábrego García
Andry José Hernández Romero
+ 100s More
Deported. Disappeared. Dehumanized. Don’t forget their names & don’t look away. Keep fighting until justice is served & every abuse of power is held to account.
Do you have a sense of you?
….seeking hilarity from DC….
please share anything ha ha funny from your world (but not mocking!).
….seeking hilarity from DC….
please share anything ha ha funny from your world (but not mocking!).
April 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Do you have a sense of you?
….seeking hilarity from DC….
please share anything ha ha funny from your world (but not mocking!).
….seeking hilarity from DC….
please share anything ha ha funny from your world (but not mocking!).
A tender loving moment of shared dignity.
(…thank you @lorihjschaffer.bsky.social for sharing this photo; I’m a Catholic convert since a few years back and so admire Pope Francis, & his humble strength to recognize & affirm holiness in people.)
(…thank you @lorihjschaffer.bsky.social for sharing this photo; I’m a Catholic convert since a few years back and so admire Pope Francis, & his humble strength to recognize & affirm holiness in people.)
April 21, 2025 at 11:18 PM
A tender loving moment of shared dignity.
(…thank you @lorihjschaffer.bsky.social for sharing this photo; I’m a Catholic convert since a few years back and so admire Pope Francis, & his humble strength to recognize & affirm holiness in people.)
(…thank you @lorihjschaffer.bsky.social for sharing this photo; I’m a Catholic convert since a few years back and so admire Pope Francis, & his humble strength to recognize & affirm holiness in people.)
Rrrrrrrreally loving this well-anchored reminder by @bradstulberg.bsky.social
April 21, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Rrrrrrrreally loving this well-anchored reminder by @bradstulberg.bsky.social
Reposted by Jill M. Foster
Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
November 12, 2024 at 1:22 AM
Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
now in #nyc for afternoon
momentum + perseverance in sync
in the streets
@50501movement.bsky.social #handsoff
#liberty for all
#handsoff
In Your mercy help us persevere
momentum + perseverance in sync
in the streets
@50501movement.bsky.social #handsoff
#liberty for all
#handsoff
In Your mercy help us persevere
April 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
now in #nyc for afternoon
momentum + perseverance in sync
in the streets
@50501movement.bsky.social #handsoff
#liberty for all
#handsoff
In Your mercy help us persevere
momentum + perseverance in sync
in the streets
@50501movement.bsky.social #handsoff
#liberty for all
#handsoff
In Your mercy help us persevere
Holy Smokes INSPIRATION ALERT:
#nyc + across our land:
crowds & crowds in street here
I’m talkin’ countless BRETHREN of #liberty FOR ALL
To all our country’s voices who care for eachother like this:
PLEASE KEEP BRINGIN’ THE UNITY
#50501 @50501movement.bsky.social
#nyc + across our land:
crowds & crowds in street here
I’m talkin’ countless BRETHREN of #liberty FOR ALL
To all our country’s voices who care for eachother like this:
PLEASE KEEP BRINGIN’ THE UNITY
#50501 @50501movement.bsky.social
April 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Holy Smokes INSPIRATION ALERT:
#nyc + across our land:
crowds & crowds in street here
I’m talkin’ countless BRETHREN of #liberty FOR ALL
To all our country’s voices who care for eachother like this:
PLEASE KEEP BRINGIN’ THE UNITY
#50501 @50501movement.bsky.social
#nyc + across our land:
crowds & crowds in street here
I’m talkin’ countless BRETHREN of #liberty FOR ALL
To all our country’s voices who care for eachother like this:
PLEASE KEEP BRINGIN’ THE UNITY
#50501 @50501movement.bsky.social
Really appreciate your sense of community @northjules.bsky.social your + blue-💙-encouragement to me as a newbie here.
…Ongoing thanks + big hello #bluecrew!
…Ongoing thanks + big hello #bluecrew!
April 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Really appreciate your sense of community @northjules.bsky.social your + blue-💙-encouragement to me as a newbie here.
…Ongoing thanks + big hello #bluecrew!
…Ongoing thanks + big hello #bluecrew!
I keep savoring gratefulness for these friends + #storytellimg community:
their courage + realness to get at the truth…to not run from it but build the truth up even when it may unsettle emotions or ego.
their courage + realness to get at the truth…to not run from it but build the truth up even when it may unsettle emotions or ego.
Hosting a story salon with wonderful friends today!!
…We gather for breakfast treats and respond to a thematic question.
Today’s thematic question is: “what experience in your life has inspired you to champion the truth?”
…We gather for breakfast treats and respond to a thematic question.
Today’s thematic question is: “what experience in your life has inspired you to champion the truth?”
April 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I keep savoring gratefulness for these friends + #storytellimg community:
their courage + realness to get at the truth…to not run from it but build the truth up even when it may unsettle emotions or ego.
their courage + realness to get at the truth…to not run from it but build the truth up even when it may unsettle emotions or ego.
Loving @thebulwark.bsky.social x infinity.
@timmiller.bsky.social and jumped on camera last night to run through some of the best clips of Republicans saying that going after organizations’ tax status because of politics was the end of democracy.
Which is exactly what they’re currently doing to Harvard…
Which is exactly what they’re currently doing to Harvard…
CAUGHT: Vance, Rubio Admit Their Attacks On Speech Mean US NOT A Free Country In Old Video
YouTube video by The Bulwark
youtube.com
April 17, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Loving @thebulwark.bsky.social x infinity.
To all lovers of democratic liberty & how honoring the law secures it: what he says is volcanically massively vital.
Scary fragile cliff = domino effect of executive abuse of power + defiance of Supreme Court in context of Mr. Garcia.
Thanks for asserting this @chrismurphyct.bsky.social.
Scary fragile cliff = domino effect of executive abuse of power + defiance of Supreme Court in context of Mr. Garcia.
Thanks for asserting this @chrismurphyct.bsky.social.
I want to tell you why the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia should matter to you.
The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.
The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.
April 16, 2025 at 9:08 AM
To all lovers of democratic liberty & how honoring the law secures it: what he says is volcanically massively vital.
Scary fragile cliff = domino effect of executive abuse of power + defiance of Supreme Court in context of Mr. Garcia.
Thanks for asserting this @chrismurphyct.bsky.social.
Scary fragile cliff = domino effect of executive abuse of power + defiance of Supreme Court in context of Mr. Garcia.
Thanks for asserting this @chrismurphyct.bsky.social.
Hosting a story salon with wonderful friends today!!
…We gather for breakfast treats and respond to a thematic question.
Today’s thematic question is: “what experience in your life has inspired you to champion the truth?”
…We gather for breakfast treats and respond to a thematic question.
Today’s thematic question is: “what experience in your life has inspired you to champion the truth?”
April 12, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Hosting a story salon with wonderful friends today!!
…We gather for breakfast treats and respond to a thematic question.
Today’s thematic question is: “what experience in your life has inspired you to champion the truth?”
…We gather for breakfast treats and respond to a thematic question.
Today’s thematic question is: “what experience in your life has inspired you to champion the truth?”
Reposted by Jill M. Foster
An innocent man, picked up by “mistake,” must not be allowed to rot in an El Salvadorian jail.
Mr. President. Obey the courts. Obey our Constitution. Bring him home immediately.
Mr. President. Obey the courts. Obey our Constitution. Bring him home immediately.
April 11, 2025 at 8:51 PM
An innocent man, picked up by “mistake,” must not be allowed to rot in an El Salvadorian jail.
Mr. President. Obey the courts. Obey our Constitution. Bring him home immediately.
Mr. President. Obey the courts. Obey our Constitution. Bring him home immediately.
Reposted by Jill M. Foster
Don’t let the doomers or nihilists try and take your power away from you or this movement. These protests are powerful for many reasons.
April 6, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Finally starting to read @timothysnyder.bsky.social’s “On Tyrrany.” Have you read it? ….ultra motivated by today’s protesting with #handsoff #dc #resist
April 5, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Finally starting to read @timothysnyder.bsky.social’s “On Tyrrany.” Have you read it? ….ultra motivated by today’s protesting with #handsoff #dc #resist
Yes Rev Dr King may we hear you anew w/ the will to get rid of poverty, get rid of homelessness, get rid of out-of-reach education, get rid of oligarchic structures — so that every person here can live liberty in the full. #dc #resist #protest #handsoff
"We now have the techniques and the resources to get rid of poverty. The real question is whether we have the will."
— Martin Luther King Jr., March 31, 1968
— Martin Luther King Jr., March 31, 1968
April 5, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Inspired by @pappyparki.bsky.social ‘s data here (would you share more insight on the 3.5%?). Loving the momentum across the country today. It feels GAME ON and unified #dc #protest #resist #handsoff
Today across America, millions will unite in Hands Off protests
From Butler PA to San Diego CA
There are 1200+ protests scheduled
It takes 3.5% of a population, United & Sustained, to affect the change the people seek
That's ~11 million people
Today, we will exceed that number
Be heard
Be together
From Butler PA to San Diego CA
There are 1200+ protests scheduled
It takes 3.5% of a population, United & Sustained, to affect the change the people seek
That's ~11 million people
Today, we will exceed that number
Be heard
Be together
April 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Inspired by @pappyparki.bsky.social ‘s data here (would you share more insight on the 3.5%?). Loving the momentum across the country today. It feels GAME ON and unified #dc #protest #resist #handsoff
Yes (!) Here at #dc Hands off protest. Great persevering energy here that will help galvanize protest for the long haul.
Hands off our social security
Hands off our schools
Hands off our Nat'l parks
Hands off our veterans
Hands off our cancer research
Hands off our farms
Hands off our firefighters
Hands off our due process
Hands off our librarians
Hands off our democracy
Hands off our kids
HandsOff2025.com
Hands off our schools
Hands off our Nat'l parks
Hands off our veterans
Hands off our cancer research
Hands off our farms
Hands off our firefighters
Hands off our due process
Hands off our librarians
Hands off our democracy
Hands off our kids
HandsOff2025.com
Hands Off!
Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. They're taking everything they can get their hands on and daring the world to stop them. On Saturday, April 5th, we're taking to the stre...
HandsOff2025.com
April 5, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Yes (!) Here at #dc Hands off protest. Great persevering energy here that will help galvanize protest for the long haul.
