Tracy Naber
@nabertj.bsky.social
Retired diplomat. Master naturalist. Big supporter of democracy. Trying to be as noble as my dog. Work in progress.
While (rightly) focused on the immediate human costs of this administration's chaos and malevolence, we are quietly losing so much that makes this world beautiful and meaningful. The humanities are the apex of our civilization, and they are being discarded. www.pbk.org/statement-ne...
April 11, 2025 at 12:30 PM
While (rightly) focused on the immediate human costs of this administration's chaos and malevolence, we are quietly losing so much that makes this world beautiful and meaningful. The humanities are the apex of our civilization, and they are being discarded. www.pbk.org/statement-ne...
Oh good, Congressional Democrats are color coordinating. If only the Germans had thought to do that in 1933, they could have stopped Hitler.
March 5, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Oh good, Congressional Democrats are color coordinating. If only the Germans had thought to do that in 1933, they could have stopped Hitler.
@kaine.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social This you?
Oops: Senate Democrats Regret Voting For Some Trump Cabinet Nominees
Oops!
www.huffpost.com
February 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
@kaine.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social This you?
@kaine.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social @repsuhas.bsky.social
These are federal employees, many if not most your constituents. Do something!!!
These are federal employees, many if not most your constituents. Do something!!!
BREAKING: USAID missions worldwide have been told to shut down, thousands of staff members being recalled to the U.S. - ABC/CBS
February 4, 2025 at 11:20 PM
@kaine.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social @repsuhas.bsky.social
These are federal employees, many if not most your constituents. Do something!!!
These are federal employees, many if not most your constituents. Do something!!!
This! Call your representatives and senators and ask them to go to the agencies under assault, starting with USAID and OPM.
Breaking: Moments ago members of Congress gave a press briefing in front of USAID building then demanded access to gain entrance to the building which has been sealed to anyone but Musk and his bro-staff.
February 3, 2025 at 6:53 PM
This! Call your representatives and senators and ask them to go to the agencies under assault, starting with USAID and OPM.
Easy way to support civilization -- shovel your sidewalk. Not just your driveway. Not just the area around your car. Shovel the place you probably don't walk much, but your neighbors do.
January 6, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Easy way to support civilization -- shovel your sidewalk. Not just your driveway. Not just the area around your car. Shovel the place you probably don't walk much, but your neighbors do.
I'll be working the polls all day, snow or no snow. Please come out and vote if you're in these districts!
This is our first chance to fight back and demonstrate our power in this new political terrain. The stakes are very high.
Meet Kannan Srinivasan and JJ Singh, the Democratic nominees running in these two seats that'll decide our majorities.
Meet Kannan Srinivasan and JJ Singh, the Democratic nominees running in these two seats that'll decide our majorities.
Democrats’ first test after November drubbing will take place in Virginia
A pair of special elections for state legislative seats will be the first test for Democrats after November's drubbing.
www.politico.com
January 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I'll be working the polls all day, snow or no snow. Please come out and vote if you're in these districts!
RIP Jimmy Carter. "There are people among us who live quietly, enjoying the world rightly, loving other people, loving nature, behaving decently, wisely, generously. Some religious traditions teach that such people make it possible for civilized life to continue." (from Timothy Miller)
December 30, 2024 at 12:30 PM
RIP Jimmy Carter. "There are people among us who live quietly, enjoying the world rightly, loving other people, loving nature, behaving decently, wisely, generously. Some religious traditions teach that such people make it possible for civilized life to continue." (from Timothy Miller)
I feel this.
just totted up all the substacks I pay for and found myself thinking ‘wow wouldn’t it be better if all these writers were in one place and I could just pay a flat fee’ so anyway that’s how today I invented the concept of the ‘newspaper’
December 21, 2024 at 9:37 AM
I feel this.
Anyone else new to BlueSky just start by following everyone @anneapplebaum.bsky.social is following?
December 12, 2024 at 11:58 AM
Anyone else new to BlueSky just start by following everyone @anneapplebaum.bsky.social is following?