Jacqueline Sherris
jrs51.bsky.social
Jacqueline Sherris
@jrs51.bsky.social
Great energy at Hands Off rallies across Washington State!Here are pics from one in Shoreline...
April 6, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Chilling comment from political scientist Steven Levitsky that "the first two months [of the current administration] have been more aggressively authoritarian than almost any other comparable case...of democratic backsliding". Here's one way to fight back on April 5 - mobilize.us/handsoff/event.
mobilize.us
March 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Daily outrage : broadscale attacks on academic freedom.
Slim hope: universities will stand up to threats and intimidation
March 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Back after 2 weeks in Europe, where people are generally horrified about what is happening in the US...
Daily Outrage: Defense Dept scrubbing content about the impact of native american code breakers during WWII and labeling it DEI!
Slim hope: the courts
March 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Daily Outrage: As part of the gutting of USAID, the DHS surveys, which track health and development data around the world, are being summarily eliminated. This takes critical decision-making data away from all of us...
Slim Hope: Other donors may partner with countries to keep the data flowing.
March 3, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Daily Outrage: The creepy Whitehouse website with Donald, Melania, and JD glowering/smirking at us from the home page, and no substance to speak of...
Slim hope: the website has a "contact us" portal. Maybe if millions of people use it to decry the Trump-Putin alliance someone will notice?
March 1, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Daily outrage: Ukraine being thrown under the bus by an adminstration cozying up to Putin, and today Vance provoking Zelensky into a public shouting match in the oval office!
Slim hope: Europe seems to be steadfast in support of Ukraine.
February 28, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Daily outrage: mass layoffs at NOAA
Slim hope: California federal judge rules mass firings illegal
February 28, 2025 at 1:48 AM