Lisa Umscheid
@lmumscheid.bsky.social
Lawyer, hiker, kayaker, cancer survivor. Working on remaining optimistic about our species and our society.
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia lived in Maryland with his wife and their three children, and has never been charged with any crime.
The Department of Homeland Security issued him a work permit, and he joined a union, working full time as a sheet metal apprentice.
The Department of Homeland Security issued him a work permit, and he joined a union, working full time as a sheet metal apprentice.
April 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Kilmar Abrego Garcia lived in Maryland with his wife and their three children, and has never been charged with any crime.
The Department of Homeland Security issued him a work permit, and he joined a union, working full time as a sheet metal apprentice.
The Department of Homeland Security issued him a work permit, and he joined a union, working full time as a sheet metal apprentice.
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Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
April 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
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I see it. I have lived it. 83 years ago, the U.S. government turned upon a group of its own citizens and residents and sent them to internment camps without due process. I was there among them. American fascism is back. It is here. It is now.
April 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I see it. I have lived it. 83 years ago, the U.S. government turned upon a group of its own citizens and residents and sent them to internment camps without due process. I was there among them. American fascism is back. It is here. It is now.
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Susan Crawford addresses a cheering crowd at victory party: “Justice does not have a price. Our courts are not for sale”
April 2, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Susan Crawford addresses a cheering crowd at victory party: “Justice does not have a price. Our courts are not for sale”
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On April 5, we’re uniting to say Hands Off! Join me to fight back against Trump’s unprecedented power grab. app.sosha.ai/s/PA2Mwr7g
Join me on April 5th
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March 24, 2025 at 3:08 AM
On April 5, we’re uniting to say Hands Off! Join me to fight back against Trump’s unprecedented power grab. app.sosha.ai/s/PA2Mwr7g
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What a weekend!
Across the U.S., over 100,000 Americans mobilized — including more than 34,000 attendees at the Bernie/AOC rally, marking the biggest political event since Obama. Protests erupted in multiple states to defend Social Security, Tesla takedown protest gained momentum, and so much more!
Across the U.S., over 100,000 Americans mobilized — including more than 34,000 attendees at the Bernie/AOC rally, marking the biggest political event since Obama. Protests erupted in multiple states to defend Social Security, Tesla takedown protest gained momentum, and so much more!
March 22, 2025 at 7:44 PM
What a weekend!
Across the U.S., over 100,000 Americans mobilized — including more than 34,000 attendees at the Bernie/AOC rally, marking the biggest political event since Obama. Protests erupted in multiple states to defend Social Security, Tesla takedown protest gained momentum, and so much more!
Across the U.S., over 100,000 Americans mobilized — including more than 34,000 attendees at the Bernie/AOC rally, marking the biggest political event since Obama. Protests erupted in multiple states to defend Social Security, Tesla takedown protest gained momentum, and so much more!
To effect serious change, peaceful protests are more effective than violent movements. Peaceful protests need the participation of only 3.5 percent of the population to be successful.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
The '3.5% rule': How a small minority can change the world
Nonviolent protests are twice as likely to succeed as armed conflicts – and those engaging a threshold of 3.5% of the population have never failed to bring about change.
www.bbc.com
March 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
To effect serious change, peaceful protests are more effective than violent movements. Peaceful protests need the participation of only 3.5 percent of the population to be successful.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Let’s show our power. The people have the power.
March 16, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Let’s show our power. The people have the power.
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It’s borderline criminal.
March 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
It’s borderline criminal.
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Every time I read a story like this I recommit to be louder and more defiant.
March 6, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Every time I read a story like this I recommit to be louder and more defiant.
How Elon got rich by accepting our tax dollars, including a lucrative side hustle selling tax credits. Yet now he wants to destroy our national parks and our federal infrastructure that protects consumers, our seniors, our poor, our food supply, and clean air and water. Hypocrisy!
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Elon Musk’s business empire is built on $38 billion in government funding
Government infusions at key moments helped Tesla and SpaceX flourish, boosting Musk’s wealth.
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February 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
How Elon got rich by accepting our tax dollars, including a lucrative side hustle selling tax credits. Yet now he wants to destroy our national parks and our federal infrastructure that protects consumers, our seniors, our poor, our food supply, and clean air and water. Hypocrisy!
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Currently appearing at UK bus-stops.
More of this pointed ridicule, please.
More of this pointed ridicule, please.
February 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Currently appearing at UK bus-stops.
More of this pointed ridicule, please.
More of this pointed ridicule, please.
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Sign of the day…
February 23, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Sign of the day…
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Thousands in Midwestern GOP Districts Attend Sanders' First Stops on Tour to Fight Oligarchy www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
Thousands in Midwestern GOP Districts Attend Sanders' First Stops on Tour to Fight Oligarchy | Common Dreams
Senator Bernie Sanders is on a mission to fight oligarchy and empower the people. With a powerful message against Trumpism and billionaire influence, he's rallying Americans to stand up for democracy....
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February 24, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Thousands in Midwestern GOP Districts Attend Sanders' First Stops on Tour to Fight Oligarchy www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
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El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.
February 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.
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CDC layoffs strike deeply at its ability to respond to the current flu, norovirus and measles outbreaks and other public health emergencies
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CDC layoffs strike deeply at its ability to respond to the current flu, norovirus and measles outbreaks and other public health emergencies
The CDC was instrumental in eradicating smallpox, identifying the causes of HIV and encouraging Americans to get the COVID-19 shot.
theconversation.com
February 23, 2025 at 12:15 AM
CDC layoffs strike deeply at its ability to respond to the current flu, norovirus and measles outbreaks and other public health emergencies
theconversation.com/cdc-layoffs-...
theconversation.com/cdc-layoffs-...
The voices of three young people unceremoniously fired. We won’t quickly be able to rebuild trust among young scientists and workers in our public institutions after the incompetence and heartlessness shown by the Trumpists.
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Wipeout: New Mexicans talk about what mass firings mean for the future of public lands | Searchlight New Mexico
Searchlight connected with three abruptly terminated federal employees, who offer deep insights on the meaning of the purge that just happened.
searchlightnm.org
February 22, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The voices of three young people unceremoniously fired. We won’t quickly be able to rebuild trust among young scientists and workers in our public institutions after the incompetence and heartlessness shown by the Trumpists.
searchlightnm.org/new-mexico-f...
searchlightnm.org/new-mexico-f...
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In future generations, when your children and grandchildren look back on this moment, they are not going to ask about the price of eggs. They are going to ask you what you did. Not what you felt. Not what you paid. But what you did. And I want to be able to say I did everything I possibly could.
February 20, 2025 at 11:37 PM
In future generations, when your children and grandchildren look back on this moment, they are not going to ask about the price of eggs. They are going to ask you what you did. Not what you felt. Not what you paid. But what you did. And I want to be able to say I did everything I possibly could.