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JoAnn Early Macken
@joannearlymacken.bsky.social
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Author of Grow; Flip, Float, Fly: Seeds on the Move; Waiting Out the Storm; and more. Sewist of upcycled clothing and Boomerang Bags. Collector and planter of seeds, baker of pies, fan of springtime and waterways and creatures that fly. www.joannmacken.com
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#NoKings Shorewood, Wisconsin!
Protesters line pedestrian bridge and both sides of Capitol Drive in Shorewood, Wisconsin.
October 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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#NoKings Milwaukee, Wisconsin!
Protest sign: "Immigrants make America great" Protest sign: "Imagine being afraid of diversity but not dictatorship" Protest sign: "The fascist always comes disguised as a patriot"
October 18, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Homemade stencils: print on cardstock, cut out with exacto knife, apply chalk. Hint: sans-serif fonts are easier to cut out. Canva has several options.
2 homemade "NO KINGS" stencils, box of multicolored sidewalk chalk, and "NO KINGS" stenciled on street in yellow and orange
September 30, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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New location for Milwaukee No Kings event! mobilize.us/s/05vwWa
NO KINGS Milwaukee · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...
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September 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Tomorrow!
No federal crackdown on Chicago! Ice and the national guard are not welcome here! Saturday, September 6th, 12:00 p.m. Sheridan Road and MLK Drive corner outside Naval Station Great Lakes.
September 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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🚨 The Trump admin is using yet another filibuster-proof budget procedure to cut more federal programs, now targeting congressionally approved funds for foreign aid, NPR and PBS.

The Senate is set to vote on HR 4 **THIS WEEK**

Demand your Senators VOTE NO 👉 5calls.org/issue/hr4-re...
H.R. 4 The Rescissions Act of 2025 A White House Budget Rescissions request to cancel $9.4 billion in vital program funding already approved by Congress. This bill will... Cut $1.1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting which disburses funds to NPR and PBS Cut $900 million from global health programs like HIV prevention Codify the DOGE-led dismantling of USAID international assistance Cut billions more in U.S. foreign aid for disaster relief, climate technology, peacekeeping, UNICEF, and more. This rescissions package must pass Congress by July 18th or be rendered inactionable. It has passed the House and now awaits a filibuster-proof vote in the Senate.
July 14, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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"There are already more of us than there are of them. We can recruit more people. And we can stop them, but first we have to show up."
What you can do to oppose Trump and his camps
YouTube video by Degenerate Art by Andrea Pitzer
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July 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Excellent turnout for No Kings rally and march in Milwaukee!
me with my sign: Arise! Unite! Resist! in colorful fabric letters crowd of marchers carrying signs in Milwaukee protest sign: "If Kamala won, we'd be at brunch right now"
June 14, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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My sign is ready for tomorrow's No Kings rally and march in Milwaukee! Where will you be protecting democracy?
front of sign with colorful fabric letters spelling out "Arise! Unite! Resist!" sewn on white fabric back of sign with colorful fabric letters spelling "Vote!" and fabric flowers sewn on white fabric
June 13, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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"When the fascists crack down on small-scale nonviolent protest, we need large-scale nonviolent protest."
June 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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I left a message for Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson at the Grassroots North Shore Empty Chair Town Hall. Please stop the cruelty!
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JoAnn Early Macken. - Grassroots North Shore Empty Chair Town Hall
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June 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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June 8, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Weeds! Wild Strawberries! #PoetryFriday! www.joannmacken.com/blog/posts/4...
five small wild strawberry plants in a tray on a picnic table in front of a shipping box labeled "Live Plants"
June 6, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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Lots of good ideas here!
standupforscience.bsky.social Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · May 18
Everything you need to execute your own teach in is at this link. Check the event guide, add it to Action Network, make some flyers, and get moving!

#StandUpForScience
#SummerFightForScience

www.standupforscience.net/summer-fight...
Summer Fight For Science 2025 — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
www.standupforscience.net
May 18, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Periwinkle & protests for #PoetryFriday!
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blue periwinkle flower among green leaves and leaf litter
May 16, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Hands off our courts! Milwaukee stands with Judge Dugan!
Protestors in front of Milwaukee Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse. Large red sign says, "Stop Trump's War on Democracy."
May 16, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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Today's #PoetryFriday #haiku: What Then Must We Do?
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male rose-breasted grosbeak on a tray full of birdseed, seen through a window
May 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Chimney swifts are back!
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Chimne...
Chimney Swift Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
A bird best identified by silhouette, the smudge-gray Chimney Swift nimbly maneuvers over rooftops, fields, and rivers to catch insects. Its tiny body, curving wings, and stiff, shallow wingbeats give...
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May 4, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Milwaukee Mayday March!
Sign from Milwaukee Mayday March: Voces de la Frontera: Immigrant - Worker - Student Rights Seen from behind, a crowd of people carrying signs marches underneath a freeway in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
May 1, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Solidarity
gathers, marches, chants, and sings.
We shall not be moved.

#HaikuSaturday
#BetterLateThanNever
#JudgeDugan
A crowd of protesters carrying signs (Hands off!, Neutrality always benefits the oppressor) marches in front of the Milwaukee FBI office.
April 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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A little bit of cheer for #PoetryFriday
two bees shelter inside a daffodil with scilla blooming in the background
April 25, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Dear litterbugs, please
aim your trash at waste baskets,
not thorny bushes!

#EarthDay #TrashPickup #haiku
park in springtime with trash scattered among emerging greenery
April 22, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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#PoetryFriday! #haiku www.joannmacken.com/blog/posts/4...
view of trees through rain-soaked window
April 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Springing Back into Writing--It's #PoetryFriday!
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#haiku
Purple crocuses blooming through leaf litter on our front hill--plus a bee!
April 11, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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The first marches let people know they are not alone.
The next marches show how many people are ready.
The final marches make those in power listen.
April 5, 2025 at 10:18 PM