Annette Baker
@missbakerpiano.bsky.social
Piano Instructor, lover of jazz/harmonically interesting genres/players, and supporter of live jazz/blues.
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The government doesn't get to decide if your protest is funny, and the government officials can’t punish you for making them the punchline.
May the Force and the First Amendment be with you.
May the Force and the First Amendment be with you.
Man detained for protesting National Guard with Star Wars song sues
Sam O’Hara filmed National Guard troops in D.C. while playing “The Imperial March” on his phone. He never thought his protest would lead to his being detained.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 23, 2025 at 7:52 PM
The government doesn't get to decide if your protest is funny, and the government officials can’t punish you for making them the punchline.
May the Force and the First Amendment be with you.
May the Force and the First Amendment be with you.
Aaron Golay & the Original Sin!
September 15, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Aaron Golay & the Original Sin!
I'm attending John Lewis Actions's event, “50501 San Jose "Good Trouble Lives On" Protest and March” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/john-lewis-a...
50501 San Jose "Good Trouble Lives On" Protest and March · John Lewis Actions
Good Trouble Lives On is a national day of nonviolent action to respond to the attacks posed on our civil and human rights by the Trump administration and to remind them that in America, the power lie...
www.mobilize.us
July 10, 2025 at 5:24 AM
I'm attending John Lewis Actions's event, “50501 San Jose "Good Trouble Lives On" Protest and March” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/john-lewis-a...
“Ignorance allied with power is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.”
- James Baldwin
- James Baldwin
April 22, 2025 at 1:54 PM
“Ignorance allied with power is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.”
- James Baldwin
- James Baldwin
FUND RESEARCH!! PLEASE!
April 22, 2025 at 6:45 AM
FUND RESEARCH!! PLEASE!
Reposted by Annette Baker
Almost every line of this story would have been simply unbelievable a few months ago:
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
New images could change cancer diagnostics, but ICE detained the Harvard scientist who analyzes them
Without scientist Kseniia Petrova’s expertise, no one can fully unlock the data’s potential, putting crucial advancements in early cancer detection at risk.
www.nbcnews.com
April 22, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Almost every line of this story would have been simply unbelievable a few months ago:
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Reposted by Annette Baker
"Pope Francis skipped the Vatican’s official meeting with Vice President JD Vance Saturday, instead having his No. 2 give the vice president a lecture on compassion, according to a Vatican statement."
Pope Sends Deputy to Lecture Vance on Compassion at Vatican
Vance had an “an exchange of opinions” with Cardinal Pietro Parolin that touched on migration, the Vatican said.
www.thedailybeast.com
April 19, 2025 at 9:35 PM
"Pope Francis skipped the Vatican’s official meeting with Vice President JD Vance Saturday, instead having his No. 2 give the vice president a lecture on compassion, according to a Vatican statement."
Oh, let's end Head Start! That'd be a good idea?🤦🏼♀️
www.axios.com/2025/04/16/h...
www.axios.com/2025/04/16/h...
Advocates worry over possible cuts to Head Start
The decades-old federal program provides childcare, nutrition assistance and other services to the nation's poorest families.
www.axios.com
April 19, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Oh, let's end Head Start! That'd be a good idea?🤦🏼♀️
www.axios.com/2025/04/16/h...
www.axios.com/2025/04/16/h...
