@mrrp001.bsky.social
Anti-fascist Unitarian Universalist she/her
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A reminder that the MAGA politicians mocking Democrats for visiting wrongly detained immigrants for their "crime" of free speech are the same MAGA politicians who visited duly convicted white supremacist insurrectionists for their actual crime of trying to overthrow the government.
April 24, 2025 at 3:25 AM
A reminder that the MAGA politicians mocking Democrats for visiting wrongly detained immigrants for their "crime" of free speech are the same MAGA politicians who visited duly convicted white supremacist insurrectionists for their actual crime of trying to overthrow the government.
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Yikes. They're complying with Erdogan's suppression of opposition.
Report: Bluesky restricted access to 72 accounts in Turkey at the government's request; the accounts are available on third-party apps using the AT Protocol (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
April 24, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Yikes. They're complying with Erdogan's suppression of opposition.
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It’s not just about us. More than 80 Afghan women funded by USAID fled Afghanistan to pursue higher education in Oman, have had their scholarship terminated. They were informed they will be sent back to the Taliban. BBC
There is true evil in this world. Women women’s rights are civil rights.
There is true evil in this world. Women women’s rights are civil rights.
March 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
It’s not just about us. More than 80 Afghan women funded by USAID fled Afghanistan to pursue higher education in Oman, have had their scholarship terminated. They were informed they will be sent back to the Taliban. BBC
There is true evil in this world. Women women’s rights are civil rights.
There is true evil in this world. Women women’s rights are civil rights.
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Our patients persecuted; colleagues and public health institutions under attack. Our field needs to rise up & fight back
Silence=Death Redux: Infectious Diseases, Public Health, and the Imperative to Resist
Viewpoint by @ericmeyerowitz.bsky.social & me
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Silence=Death Redux: Infectious Diseases, Public Health, and the Imperative to Resist
Viewpoint by @ericmeyerowitz.bsky.social & me
OpenAccess: academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...
Silence=Death Redux: Infectious Diseases, Public Health, and the Imperative to Resist
The second Trump administration has released a torrent of executive policies hostile to public health, science, and marginalized populations. We outline th
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March 25, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Spread the word far and wide
Wide and far
Wide and far
Call to Action: On April 5th, take to the streets to say Hands Off. Spread the word, fire up your networks, and make sure everyone knows:
“We don’t have kings in the US, and we won’t let a handful of billionaires run our country into the ground.” #3E #USprotests #HandsOff
“We don’t have kings in the US, and we won’t let a handful of billionaires run our country into the ground.” #3E #USprotests #HandsOff
March 25, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Spread the word far and wide
Wide and far
Wide and far
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Elon Musk would now be in charge of the databases determining voter eligibility.
March 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Elon Musk would now be in charge of the databases determining voter eligibility.
Just want to remind people about www.donorschoose.org
It can help teachers get supplies they need, and you can focus your giving on teachers in underfunded schools
It can help teachers get supplies they need, and you can focus your giving on teachers in underfunded schools
DonorsChoose: Support a classroom. Build a future.
DonorsChoose connects teachers in high-need communities with donors who want to help.
www.donorschoose.org
March 25, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Just want to remind people about www.donorschoose.org
It can help teachers get supplies they need, and you can focus your giving on teachers in underfunded schools
It can help teachers get supplies they need, and you can focus your giving on teachers in underfunded schools
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Happy to be joining BlueSky to share information about archives and archivists.
March 18, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Happy to be joining BlueSky to share information about archives and archivists.
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Donald Trump signs an executive order on a child size desk to begin eliminating the Department of Education and defund public schools WHILE SURROUNDED BY CHILDREN.
Trump signs order to begin eliminating the Department of Education WHILE SURROUNDED BY CHILDREN.
YouTube video by Adam Parkhomenko
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March 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Donald Trump signs an executive order on a child size desk to begin eliminating the Department of Education and defund public schools WHILE SURROUNDED BY CHILDREN.
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Rep. Andy Biggs held GOP-only “town hall” in Chandler AZ.
Town halls are meant for all constituents, not just one party. This violates public access and transparency laws , as taxpayer resources are used. Protests erupted outside - covered by local media. #3E #USprotests
Keep it up - it’s working
Town halls are meant for all constituents, not just one party. This violates public access and transparency laws , as taxpayer resources are used. Protests erupted outside - covered by local media. #3E #USprotests
Keep it up - it’s working
March 20, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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It is a sad day for the legal industry. Paul Weiss, didn't just bend a knee, it set a new standard for shameful capitulation. This is a stain on the firm, every one of its partners, and the entire legal profession.
March 20, 2025 at 11:25 PM
It is a sad day for the legal industry. Paul Weiss, didn't just bend a knee, it set a new standard for shameful capitulation. This is a stain on the firm, every one of its partners, and the entire legal profession.
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WAIT. Where is this ad?
It is extremely important news that rightwing billionaires are airing ads with lies about how Trump isn’t killing cancer research.
Why?
Because it means we are hurting him. Conservative elites are scared about #NIH publicity.
More! Turn it up.
It is extremely important news that rightwing billionaires are airing ads with lies about how Trump isn’t killing cancer research.
Why?
Because it means we are hurting him. Conservative elites are scared about #NIH publicity.
More! Turn it up.
Have you seen the infuriating ad that just aired saying all the things tRump has done for science and that he plans to “make cancer history” by January 2029? I screamed at my tv
March 20, 2025 at 10:44 PM
WAIT. Where is this ad?
It is extremely important news that rightwing billionaires are airing ads with lies about how Trump isn’t killing cancer research.
Why?
Because it means we are hurting him. Conservative elites are scared about #NIH publicity.
More! Turn it up.
It is extremely important news that rightwing billionaires are airing ads with lies about how Trump isn’t killing cancer research.
Why?
Because it means we are hurting him. Conservative elites are scared about #NIH publicity.
More! Turn it up.
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The government can't threaten to cut funding to suppress certain viewpoints. This is especially crucial on college campuses.
Read this letter from constitutional scholars on why the Trump administration's treatment of Columbia University is a threat to the First Amendment.
Read this letter from constitutional scholars on why the Trump administration's treatment of Columbia University is a threat to the First Amendment.
A Statement from Constitutional Law Scholars on Columbia | ACLU
The government may not threaten funding cuts as a tool to pressure recipients into suppressing First Amendment–protected speech.
www.aclu.org
March 21, 2025 at 12:05 AM
The government can't threaten to cut funding to suppress certain viewpoints. This is especially crucial on college campuses.
Read this letter from constitutional scholars on why the Trump administration's treatment of Columbia University is a threat to the First Amendment.
Read this letter from constitutional scholars on why the Trump administration's treatment of Columbia University is a threat to the First Amendment.
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🚨 WELL, HE DID IT: Trump just signed an executive order to abolish the Dept. of Ed., because apparently, an informed and educated public is just too much of a threat to his authoritarian dreams. 📜✂️
FIND or HOST a protest at www.FiftyFifty.one
#50501movement #PeoplesMovement @polrev.bsky.social
FIND or HOST a protest at www.FiftyFifty.one
#50501movement #PeoplesMovement @polrev.bsky.social
March 20, 2025 at 11:38 PM
🚨 WELL, HE DID IT: Trump just signed an executive order to abolish the Dept. of Ed., because apparently, an informed and educated public is just too much of a threat to his authoritarian dreams. 📜✂️
FIND or HOST a protest at www.FiftyFifty.one
#50501movement #PeoplesMovement @polrev.bsky.social
FIND or HOST a protest at www.FiftyFifty.one
#50501movement #PeoplesMovement @polrev.bsky.social
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If Mr. Schumer spent a fraction as much time pushing an aggressive policy vision for the Democratic Party as he's spent the past week calling lawmakers, donors, and organizations to save his own hide, he wouldn't be in this situation, nor would we.
Sign the petition: www.change.org/p/boycott-co...
Sign the petition: www.change.org/p/boycott-co...
March 21, 2025 at 12:24 AM
If Mr. Schumer spent a fraction as much time pushing an aggressive policy vision for the Democratic Party as he's spent the past week calling lawmakers, donors, and organizations to save his own hide, he wouldn't be in this situation, nor would we.
Sign the petition: www.change.org/p/boycott-co...
Sign the petition: www.change.org/p/boycott-co...
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"Musk's claim ("the left is supposed to be the party of empathy") perfectly distills the asymmetry in our politics. The left is “supposed to be” empathetic, so that’s the standard it must live up to. The right isn't, so when its leader incites a riot, that’s fine since it meets our expectations."
Woe is M-Elon
The world's richest man is embarking on a public victimhood tour.
plus.briantylercohen.com
March 20, 2025 at 11:43 PM
"Musk's claim ("the left is supposed to be the party of empathy") perfectly distills the asymmetry in our politics. The left is “supposed to be” empathetic, so that’s the standard it must live up to. The right isn't, so when its leader incites a riot, that’s fine since it meets our expectations."
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Florida today is your last day to request mail in ballots
March 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Florida today is your last day to request mail in ballots
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They are taking back grants that have already been awarded & destroying the careers of promising scientists.
I am so fucking pissed off at folks who couldn’t bring themselves to vote for the black lady…hope you weren’t waiting for any new miracle cures because they are not happening any time soon
I am so fucking pissed off at folks who couldn’t bring themselves to vote for the black lady…hope you weren’t waiting for any new miracle cures because they are not happening any time soon
There are days in life that shake you.
I’m shattered 💔 to share that I just found out that the US Government terminated my 2024 NIH Director’s Early Independence Award (~$2 million), threatening my long-promised assistant professor job at Columbia University
& academic career... 1/🧵
I’m shattered 💔 to share that I just found out that the US Government terminated my 2024 NIH Director’s Early Independence Award (~$2 million), threatening my long-promised assistant professor job at Columbia University
& academic career... 1/🧵
March 19, 2025 at 11:35 PM
They are taking back grants that have already been awarded & destroying the careers of promising scientists.
I am so fucking pissed off at folks who couldn’t bring themselves to vote for the black lady…hope you weren’t waiting for any new miracle cures because they are not happening any time soon
I am so fucking pissed off at folks who couldn’t bring themselves to vote for the black lady…hope you weren’t waiting for any new miracle cures because they are not happening any time soon
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Badar Khan Suri, a Georgetown post doctoral fellow who is a legal immigrant, was detained solely for sharing pro Palestinian views on social media. He was detained under the same provision as Mahmoud Khalil.
He's already been moved to Louisiana.
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
He's already been moved to Louisiana.
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
Trump is seeking to deport another graduate student who is legally in the country, lawsuit says
Badar Khan Suri, a fellow at Georgetown, says he is being punished because of the suspected views of his wife, a U.S. citizen with Palestinian heritage.
www.politico.com
March 19, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Badar Khan Suri, a Georgetown post doctoral fellow who is a legal immigrant, was detained solely for sharing pro Palestinian views on social media. He was detained under the same provision as Mahmoud Khalil.
He's already been moved to Louisiana.
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
He's already been moved to Louisiana.
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
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Musk staffers are joking about how upcoming Social Security changes will restrict access by requiring in-person visits while simultaneously shutting down offices. They are touting the cost savings from limiting access.
March 19, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Musk staffers are joking about how upcoming Social Security changes will restrict access by requiring in-person visits while simultaneously shutting down offices. They are touting the cost savings from limiting access.
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USIP owns their building. DOGE is vandalizing a building the federal government DOES NOT OWN.
After breaking into the US Institute of Peace (USIP) Monday, DOGE members immediately got to work taking down signs to erase the independent agency.
Photos taken yesterday shared directly with me:
Photos taken yesterday shared directly with me:
March 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
USIP owns their building. DOGE is vandalizing a building the federal government DOES NOT OWN.
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Update: CNN reports that the State Dept is now *confirming* cancellation of the contract tracking abducted Ukrainian kids, claiming it's not in US interests. Also, a State spox claims data is with a subcontractor. If true, pressure will now intensify to reinstate the program.
March 19, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Update: CNN reports that the State Dept is now *confirming* cancellation of the contract tracking abducted Ukrainian kids, claiming it's not in US interests. Also, a State spox claims data is with a subcontractor. If true, pressure will now intensify to reinstate the program.
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NEWS: An Indian national teaching at Georgetown was arrested by immigration authorities in Rosslyn, Va. Monday.
His lawyers say he's being targeted for his pro-Palestinian views. His U.S. citizen wife's father was a Hamas adviser.
w/ @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
His lawyers say he's being targeted for his pro-Palestinian views. His U.S. citizen wife's father was a Hamas adviser.
w/ @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
March 19, 2025 at 11:28 PM
NEWS: An Indian national teaching at Georgetown was arrested by immigration authorities in Rosslyn, Va. Monday.
His lawyers say he's being targeted for his pro-Palestinian views. His U.S. citizen wife's father was a Hamas adviser.
w/ @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
His lawyers say he's being targeted for his pro-Palestinian views. His U.S. citizen wife's father was a Hamas adviser.
w/ @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
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#SoulMatters #UUFresno #healthydistrust
#SoulMatters #UUFresno #healthydistrust
March 18, 2025 at 8:19 PM
(Image Description: A black and white photo of a single string of barbed wire. A blurred chain link fence in the background. A quote saying, "Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful.", by Freidrich Nieitszche to the bottom right)
#SoulMatters #UUFresno #healthydistrust
#SoulMatters #UUFresno #healthydistrust