Angie
@l18rarygyrl.bsky.social
Adventurous introvert. Glass half full. Lifelong book lover & journal keeper. Cartoonist. Election official. Driver. Traveler. Walker. I cherish friends, family, flowers, forests, cats, curiosity, creativity, community & democracy. Retired school librarian
John Lithgow powerfully delivers Timothy Snyder's "Twenty Lessons." Scary stuff. Alllllll the warning signs are here. #20Lessons #OnTyranny
Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing
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March 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
John Lithgow powerfully delivers Timothy Snyder's "Twenty Lessons." Scary stuff. Alllllll the warning signs are here. #20Lessons #OnTyranny
Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. They're taking everything they can get their hands on & daring the world to stop them. On April 5th, we're taking to the streets nationwide to say: Hands Off! #HandsOff #April5 handsoff2025.com
March 30, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. They're taking everything they can get their hands on & daring the world to stop them. On April 5th, we're taking to the streets nationwide to say: Hands Off! #HandsOff #April5 handsoff2025.com
"We can’t burn down the whole patriarchy all at once, but we can—metaphorically, with words, art, and action—set lots of fires and fan those flames!” #librarians #booksellers #writers #TitleIX #women’ssports #marchmadness
We can't burn down the patriarchy all at once
But we can start a bunch of small fires
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March 24, 2025 at 1:23 PM
"We can’t burn down the whole patriarchy all at once, but we can—metaphorically, with words, art, and action—set lots of fires and fan those flames!” #librarians #booksellers #writers #TitleIX #women’ssports #marchmadness
More whimsy today in @carlasonheim.bsky.social Carla Sonheim’s 2025 Art Club. Today we rough-stitched a stuffed pony. I named mine "Bobber, the Plaid Pony" and he’s a gift to my dad, Bob, for his 90th birthday.
March 22, 2025 at 9:21 PM
More whimsy today in @carlasonheim.bsky.social Carla Sonheim’s 2025 Art Club. Today we rough-stitched a stuffed pony. I named mine "Bobber, the Plaid Pony" and he’s a gift to my dad, Bob, for his 90th birthday.
"Be what scares them. Live lives in colors their eyes can’t even see. Cook food they want to deport. Call someone you haven’t in a while. Fight with a smile. Fail and come back. Be weird. Be welcoming. Kiss converts. Refuse despair. Be disobedient. Laugh loudly. Hide someone. Call out. Root down."
The opposite of fascism
Living well and fighting back in a time of terrors
the.ink
March 20, 2025 at 4:13 PM
"Be what scares them. Live lives in colors their eyes can’t even see. Cook food they want to deport. Call someone you haven’t in a while. Fight with a smile. Fail and come back. Be weird. Be welcoming. Kiss converts. Refuse despair. Be disobedient. Laugh loudly. Hide someone. Call out. Root down."
Thank you
#Larry
#Larry
Wisconsin man who showed up to support an anti-trans bill does something amazing - Queerty
“I have a very little knowledge of gay people and things like that there…” “I have a very little knowledge of gay people and things like that there…”
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March 15, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Thank you
#Larry
#Larry
Word!
Nothing screams HYPOCRITE quite like Trump complaining about & gutting school loan forgiveness for grads dedicated to service & bettering our communities while he’s had HUNDREDS of MILLIONS in debt forgiven due bankruptcy 6 times.
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Report: Trump Had Over $280 Million In Debt Forgiven And Avoided Paying Taxes On Most Of It
The debt largely came from his Chicago tower.
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March 12, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Word!
Audiobook listeners. When I can’t find a book at my public library via Libby, I turn to Libro.fm as an alternative to Amazon’s Audible. Each purchase support my local Independent bookstore. Also there are free advance listener choices each month for educators. #resistance #boycotamazon
Buy audiobooks & support local bookstores
Libro.fm makes it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through local bookstores.
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March 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Audiobook listeners. When I can’t find a book at my public library via Libby, I turn to Libro.fm as an alternative to Amazon’s Audible. Each purchase support my local Independent bookstore. Also there are free advance listener choices each month for educators. #resistance #boycotamazon
What day is everyone dropping Amazon Prime in response to Jeff Bezos’ deepening relationship with Trump? Past seasons of “The Apprentice” will be released each Monday thru April. The first season (2004) was released M 3/10. #resistance #boycott #resistboycott #boycottUSA #resistamazon #boycottamazon
‘The Apprentice,’ Starring Donald Trump, Begins Streaming on Amazon (Gift Article)
The company said it would release several seasons of the reality show showcasing Donald J. Trump before he turned to politics.
www.nytimes.com
March 11, 2025 at 12:48 PM
What day is everyone dropping Amazon Prime in response to Jeff Bezos’ deepening relationship with Trump? Past seasons of “The Apprentice” will be released each Monday thru April. The first season (2004) was released M 3/10. #resistance #boycott #resistboycott #boycottUSA #resistamazon #boycottamazon
Calling all CREATORS (visual artists, songwriters, poets, writers, playwrights, etc.). Please find ways to include these words in your work. Thank you. #musiciansky #resistance #poetry #art #painting #drawing #printmaking #collage #mixedmedia #bookarts #fiberart #sculpture #artinstallation #comicart
The Words Federal Agencies Are Discouraged From Using Under Trump (Gift Article)
Federal agencies have issued guidance to employees on hundreds of terms to limit or avoid using. An analysis of government websites shows many of the same words being removed.
www.nytimes.com
March 9, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Calling all CREATORS (visual artists, songwriters, poets, writers, playwrights, etc.). Please find ways to include these words in your work. Thank you. #musiciansky #resistance #poetry #art #painting #drawing #printmaking #collage #mixedmedia #bookarts #fiberart #sculpture #artinstallation #comicart
I’m part of @carlasonheim.bsky.social Carla Sonheim’s 2025 Art Club. We meet twice monthly on Zoom. Recently we did quick contour drawings of vintage buttons on Etsy. Next, we lightly drew "lazy lines.” Then, we added our vintage button flowers and color. It was a truly meditative practice.
March 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I’m part of @carlasonheim.bsky.social Carla Sonheim’s 2025 Art Club. We meet twice monthly on Zoom. Recently we did quick contour drawings of vintage buttons on Etsy. Next, we lightly drew "lazy lines.” Then, we added our vintage button flowers and color. It was a truly meditative practice.
Brush pen and oil pastel whimsy
March 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Brush pen and oil pastel whimsy
I found this fascinating. It’s a visual experience of what it’s like to be in Middle School created by The Pudding which is a company that explains ideas debated in culture with visual essays.. “We should care most about who you are right now, rather than focusing entirely on who you’ll turn into."
The Middle Ages
Follow hundreds of kids as they navigate their treacherous middle school years.
pudding.cool
March 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I found this fascinating. It’s a visual experience of what it’s like to be in Middle School created by The Pudding which is a company that explains ideas debated in culture with visual essays.. “We should care most about who you are right now, rather than focusing entirely on who you’ll turn into."
Guided by science, the Center for Healthy Minds promotes compassion, resilience, and wellbeing for everyone. Poverty, inequality, discrimination, polarization, and climate change undermine our individual & collective wellbeing & have contributed to devastating declines in public mental health. #CHM
Our Commitment to the Science and Practice of Wellbeing
app.explore.wisc.edu
March 7, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Guided by science, the Center for Healthy Minds promotes compassion, resilience, and wellbeing for everyone. Poverty, inequality, discrimination, polarization, and climate change undermine our individual & collective wellbeing & have contributed to devastating declines in public mental health. #CHM
What do YOU think of the INDIVISIBLE movement? It offers a road map for action to build and wield power in ways that individuals can’t. To create change, we need the collective constituent power that comes with working together. indivisible.org
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March 6, 2025 at 2:14 PM
What do YOU think of the INDIVISIBLE movement? It offers a road map for action to build and wield power in ways that individuals can’t. To create change, we need the collective constituent power that comes with working together. indivisible.org
Making art is becoming increasingly essential to me. I appreciate illustrator Wendy MacNaughton. I am seeing more US flags hanging upside down. The U.S. flag code says that the flag is not to be inverted “except as a signal of dire distress in instance of extreme danger to life or property.”
Wendy MacNaughton on Substack
Part of making art is using it to say HELL NO.
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March 2, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Making art is becoming increasingly essential to me. I appreciate illustrator Wendy MacNaughton. I am seeing more US flags hanging upside down. The U.S. flag code says that the flag is not to be inverted “except as a signal of dire distress in instance of extreme danger to life or property.”
Every congressional representative & senator takes an oath to "support & defend" this document. You can print & send this poster to your congressional representatives & senators, in case they need a reminder. Thanks, Marek @marekbennett.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/marekben...
February 26, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Every congressional representative & senator takes an oath to "support & defend" this document. You can print & send this poster to your congressional representatives & senators, in case they need a reminder. Thanks, Marek @marekbennett.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/marekben...
Unbelievable and CONFIRMED as truth.
✅ Yes, President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated video showing "Trump Gaza" that included a clip of himself and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sunbathing together.
Yes, Trump shared video of 'Trump Gaza' — including sunbathing scene with Netanyahu
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February 26, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Unbelievable and CONFIRMED as truth.
"Behavior in the real world is what affects political change, not getting anxious in front of a screen.” I have been anxious. So, today I contacted my house rep urging support of Medicaid. Cutting it would be devastating to millions of enrollees and would have far-reaching consequences for us all.
February 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
"Behavior in the real world is what affects political change, not getting anxious in front of a screen.” I have been anxious. So, today I contacted my house rep urging support of Medicaid. Cutting it would be devastating to millions of enrollees and would have far-reaching consequences for us all.
THANK YOU, Gov. Janet Mills, (D-Maine) for standing up — face to face — with Donald Trump his mtg with governors. Your courage and commitment to follow state & federal laws (not EOs) is EXACTLY what is going to make an impact. Threats of “aggressive enforcement.” Jeez. See you in court.
Heated Exchange Between President Trump and Gov. Janet Mills (D-ME) over Transgender Women in Sports
Heated exchange between President Trump and Gov. Janet Mills (D-ME) over executive order banning transgender women in sports
Trump: "Are you not going to comply with that?"
Mills: "I'm complying wit...
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February 22, 2025 at 2:33 PM
THANK YOU, Gov. Janet Mills, (D-Maine) for standing up — face to face — with Donald Trump his mtg with governors. Your courage and commitment to follow state & federal laws (not EOs) is EXACTLY what is going to make an impact. Threats of “aggressive enforcement.” Jeez. See you in court.
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February 21, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Snopes is fact checking social media and providing context so that we have reliable information for conversations with our Trump-supporting neighbors, friends, family, and coworkers.
During his time in office, U.S. President Bill Clinton oversaw the termination of 377,000 federal employees.
Clinton initiative cut over 377K federal jobs in the 1990s. It's not comparable to Trump's effort
Social media posts claimed Donald Trump and Elon Musk had simply "learned from the master" in their attempts to cut government jobs.
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February 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Snopes is fact checking social media and providing context so that we have reliable information for conversations with our Trump-supporting neighbors, friends, family, and coworkers.
"These two trains are on a collision course. And most of the impact of what’s already happened hasn’t hit yet. But it will. It’s like a person who jumps off a skyscraper and they’re halfway to the ground,” writes Josh Marshall, founder of Talking Points Memo. Hmmm . . . “interesting" image(s).
INFLECTION: The Backlash Begins As Elon Goes Wild
Against the backdrop of a month of chaos and destruction, something began...
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February 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM
"These two trains are on a collision course. And most of the impact of what’s already happened hasn’t hit yet. But it will. It’s like a person who jumps off a skyscraper and they’re halfway to the ground,” writes Josh Marshall, founder of Talking Points Memo. Hmmm . . . “interesting" image(s).
Sketch Cute with Ronnie Walter. Session 1 — Turn simple shapes into something cute and practice patterning. And Ronnie’s helpful reminders. #MSCR #Madtown #sketchcute #doodle @myfriendronnie.bsky.social
February 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Sketch Cute with Ronnie Walter. Session 1 — Turn simple shapes into something cute and practice patterning. And Ronnie’s helpful reminders. #MSCR #Madtown #sketchcute #doodle @myfriendronnie.bsky.social