@lizziedigs.bsky.social
Studying conflict resolution and peace making
Anthropology/archaeology
One time tribal liaison
Also here for the cat pics and Bravo
I made two feeds! PNW News & Bravo 💖
Anthropology/archaeology
One time tribal liaison
Also here for the cat pics and Bravo
I made two feeds! PNW News & Bravo 💖
This skeet was “not on my bingo card”
November 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
This skeet was “not on my bingo card”
Not only are we ready, but in the 2016 presidental election a woman won the popular vote.
Former first lady Michelle Obama said America is "not ready for a woman" president during a conversation at her New York book event. https://cnn.it/43ApuKZ
November 16, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Not only are we ready, but in the 2016 presidental election a woman won the popular vote.
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A little bit of history worth knowing. If it’s history, they are trying to wipe it out, to make room for the absurd tales of eternal innocence that bring fascism and bloodshed closer.
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 12, 2025 at 3:12 AM
A little bit of history worth knowing. If it’s history, they are trying to wipe it out, to make room for the absurd tales of eternal innocence that bring fascism and bloodshed closer.
“We've been very mindful of other treaties that have already happened and to draw from those experiences, particularly from British Columbia and the Native American groups, and to be able to learn from that about what's worked and what hasn't worked.”
www.npr.org/2025/11/03/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/03/n...
Australia to sign treaty with its Indigenous population, giving them more say
Australia's first treaty with its Indigenous peoples will be signed in the state of Victoria this month. It will give First Nations more say on laws and policy affecting them.
www.npr.org
November 4, 2025 at 1:14 AM
“We've been very mindful of other treaties that have already happened and to draw from those experiences, particularly from British Columbia and the Native American groups, and to be able to learn from that about what's worked and what hasn't worked.”
www.npr.org/2025/11/03/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/03/n...
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How the Mashantucket Pequot tribe in Connecticut is fighting to tell Indigenous history in American classrooms. www.ctinsider.com/news/educati...
How a Native American tribe in Connecticut is fighting to tell Indigenous history in American classrooms
The tribe had to fund its teacher institute itself after federal cuts.
www.ctinsider.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:07 AM
How the Mashantucket Pequot tribe in Connecticut is fighting to tell Indigenous history in American classrooms. www.ctinsider.com/news/educati...
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In late 80s I was social worker in Houston working in Verification unit for food stamps. Made unannounced home visits to verify applicants were qualified &had reported all income etc. Unit was dismantled because cost more to run than were recovering. Very little fraud.So many myths/lies about SNAP
As SNAP hangs in the balance for nearly 42 million people, misinformation is rampant. Myths of laziness and fraud persist when we should be talking about too low wages for workers, income inequality, and our threadbare social safety net.
In this guest post, Adam Chandler sorts fact from fiction:
In this guest post, Adam Chandler sorts fact from fiction:
SNAP benefits feed essential needs while still leaving many hungry for more
Journalist and author Adam Chandler explains what so much of the conversation about them gets wrong.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
In late 80s I was social worker in Houston working in Verification unit for food stamps. Made unannounced home visits to verify applicants were qualified &had reported all income etc. Unit was dismantled because cost more to run than were recovering. Very little fraud.So many myths/lies about SNAP
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If SNAP (aka food stamps) runs out of funding on Nov 1 due to the government shutdown, over 1 million Native Americans could lose their benefits. That is 24% of Native American households.
Over one million American Indian, Alaska Natives at risk if SNAP funding lapses - ICT
SNAP is often more accessible than commodities for Native people, especially those in urban areas
ictnews.org
October 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
If SNAP (aka food stamps) runs out of funding on Nov 1 due to the government shutdown, over 1 million Native Americans could lose their benefits. That is 24% of Native American households.
I did not realize how I was actually related to members of my mom’s family until her best friend starting asking questions at my grandmother‘s funeral. To me, they were all aunts/uncles and cousins.
Wait, are people really upset that Mamdani spoke about his “aunt,” and it was actually his father’s cousin and not his father’s sibling?
Because that is an extremely normal thing a lot of cultures do. Including a lot of large Jewish families!
Because that is an extremely normal thing a lot of cultures do. Including a lot of large Jewish families!
In a bit of a tense moment, one of the La Mega co-hosts presses Mamdani on why he "lied" about his "aunt" having been scared to ride the subway after 9/11 while wearing a hijab.
Mamdani says it was "not a lie" because he refers to his father's cousin as his "aunt."
Mamdani says it was "not a lie" because he refers to his father's cousin as his "aunt."
October 28, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I did not realize how I was actually related to members of my mom’s family until her best friend starting asking questions at my grandmother‘s funeral. To me, they were all aunts/uncles and cousins.
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This is who is paying for the destruction of the White House East Wing, per @wsj.com
Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
Google
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
1/3
Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
1/3
October 21, 2025 at 12:28 AM
This is who is paying for the destruction of the White House East Wing, per @wsj.com
Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
Google
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
1/3
Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
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ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
October 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
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I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.
October 22, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.
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Many people are outraged that Trump is demolishing part of the White House. But of course Trump can't do it without help. It's ACECO LLC of Silver Spring MD ("full-service demolition") that is tearing down the People's House. You can call them and let them know how you feel. 1/
October 20, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Many people are outraged that Trump is demolishing part of the White House. But of course Trump can't do it without help. It's ACECO LLC of Silver Spring MD ("full-service demolition") that is tearing down the People's House. You can call them and let them know how you feel. 1/
What’s that? The sound of thousands of historic preservationists screaming in unison
Demolition crews began tearing down part of the White House to build Trump's long-desired ballroom — despite his pledge that construction of the addition wouldn't "interfere" with the existing building.
The addition costs $250 million. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
The addition costs $250 million. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom
The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 21, 2025 at 12:37 AM
What’s that? The sound of thousands of historic preservationists screaming in unison
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My response to the NYT’s “moderate to win” argument: The data shows the strategy is tapped out. Being seen as moderate by voters doesn’t boost votes, replacing every progressive with moderates would net 0 seats, and the graveyard of defeated D incumbents if full of moderates, not progressives.
The New York Times Argues “Moving to the Center Is the Way to Win.” But the Data Shows the Strategy Is Tapped Out.
Democrats already run moderates in nearly every swing district. It's not enough. A data-driven response to the case for centrism as a core electoral strategy.
data4democracy.substack.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:17 PM
My response to the NYT’s “moderate to win” argument: The data shows the strategy is tapped out. Being seen as moderate by voters doesn’t boost votes, replacing every progressive with moderates would net 0 seats, and the graveyard of defeated D incumbents if full of moderates, not progressives.
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My team at the Crowd Counting Consortium (@djpressman.bsky.social, Hammam, & Chris Shay) has a new piece, whose title speaks for itself. A 🧵 with some key descriptive takeaways:
The resistance reaches into Trump country
As organizers for No Kings 2 seek historic turnout on Oct. 18, the broader pro-democracy movement has already broken new ground.
wagingnonviolence.org
October 16, 2025 at 8:11 PM
My team at the Crowd Counting Consortium (@djpressman.bsky.social, Hammam, & Chris Shay) has a new piece, whose title speaks for itself. A 🧵 with some key descriptive takeaways:
As a rule I try not to comment on people’s appearances, but I could not help but laugh at the irony of Angie trying to insult Lisa for having a face lift while not able to fully move her mouth muscles. #RHOSLC
October 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
As a rule I try not to comment on people’s appearances, but I could not help but laugh at the irony of Angie trying to insult Lisa for having a face lift while not able to fully move her mouth muscles. #RHOSLC
Reminder that within the American legal system, tribal citizens are a political class. The tribal trust responsibility has a Constitutional foundation in treaty making, it’s not based on ethnic or racial classifications.
October 16, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Reminder that within the American legal system, tribal citizens are a political class. The tribal trust responsibility has a Constitutional foundation in treaty making, it’s not based on ethnic or racial classifications.
A bus driver refused to let me on at the bus stop, while she was stopped with her NOT FULL bus, indicating the next one was 2 minutes behind.
Reader, it was 11 minutes behind.
Reader, it was 11 minutes behind.
October 16, 2025 at 1:10 AM
A bus driver refused to let me on at the bus stop, while she was stopped with her NOT FULL bus, indicating the next one was 2 minutes behind.
Reader, it was 11 minutes behind.
Reader, it was 11 minutes behind.
I survived TWO socially awkward situations today. Despite the lingering cringey-ness, I am impressed with myself for making it through. 😅
October 11, 2025 at 4:28 AM
I survived TWO socially awkward situations today. Despite the lingering cringey-ness, I am impressed with myself for making it through. 😅
A truly Portland dilemma, do I protest the rise of authoritarianism naked on a bike or walking dressed as a narwhal? 🤔
#warravagedportland
#warravagedportland
October 10, 2025 at 1:43 AM
A truly Portland dilemma, do I protest the rise of authoritarianism naked on a bike or walking dressed as a narwhal? 🤔
#warravagedportland
#warravagedportland
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October 8, 2025 at 11:23 AM