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The (mostly) made it through the kiln.
Need to repair the ear & decide if I’m gonna give it a color wash.
Need to repair the ear & decide if I’m gonna give it a color wash.
March 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The (mostly) made it through the kiln.
Need to repair the ear & decide if I’m gonna give it a color wash.
Need to repair the ear & decide if I’m gonna give it a color wash.
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President Trump's executive order to eliminate the Institute of Museum & Library Services would have disastrous effects for communities nationwide. We call on all Americans who value reading & learning to reach out to their elected leaders.
Read ALA's full response: www.ala.org/news/2025/03...
Read ALA's full response: www.ala.org/news/2025/03...
March 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
President Trump's executive order to eliminate the Institute of Museum & Library Services would have disastrous effects for communities nationwide. We call on all Americans who value reading & learning to reach out to their elected leaders.
Read ALA's full response: www.ala.org/news/2025/03...
Read ALA's full response: www.ala.org/news/2025/03...
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Please read—this is becoming serious!
March 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Please read—this is becoming serious!
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Freedom of speech is part of the 1st Amendment for a reason — it's a foundational right of all Americans. It is currently under under attack by Trump.
Your Freedoms Under Siege
Why Trump’s fight with the AP is a big deal
steady.substack.com
February 18, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Freedom of speech is part of the 1st Amendment for a reason — it's a foundational right of all Americans. It is currently under under attack by Trump.
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President Trump banning the Associated Press from an event over their usage of "Gulf of Mexico" instead of "Gulf of America" may seem more absurd than alarming, but Trump's attacks on the free press are no joke.
AP statement on Oval Office access | The Associated Press
The Associated Press issued this statement on Tuesday from Executive Editor Julie Pace: As a global news organization, The Associated Press informs
www.ap.org
February 12, 2025 at 1:35 AM
President Trump banning the Associated Press from an event over their usage of "Gulf of Mexico" instead of "Gulf of America" may seem more absurd than alarming, but Trump's attacks on the free press are no joke.
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Kendrick Lamar showed more courage in the face of rising American tyranny than we’ve seen from ANY former American leader. If you swore an oath to protect this nation, where are you now?
youtube.com/shorts/keNw6...
youtube.com/shorts/keNw6...
Where Are Our Leaders
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
youtube.com
February 11, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Kendrick Lamar showed more courage in the face of rising American tyranny than we’ve seen from ANY former American leader. If you swore an oath to protect this nation, where are you now?
youtube.com/shorts/keNw6...
youtube.com/shorts/keNw6...
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February 7, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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February 4, 2025:
February 4, 2025
Shortly after 1:00 this morning, Vittoria Elliott, Dhruv Mehrotra, Leah Feiger, and Tim Marchman of Wired reported that, according to three of their sources, “[a] 25-year-old engineer named Marko Elez...
open.substack.com
February 5, 2025 at 6:21 AM
February 4, 2025:
Because we don’t exist.
Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were ordered to withdraw any pending publications, at any scientific journal, that mention terms such as “transgender,” “immigrant,” “L.G.B.T.” or “pregnant people.”
February 2, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Because we don’t exist.
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"Once you decide that a single vulnerable minority can be sacrificed, you're operating within a fascist logic, because that means there might be a second one you're willing to sacrifice, and a third, a fourth, and then what happens?"
Judith Butler, philosopher: ‘If you sacrifice a minority like trans people, you are operating within a fascist logic’
A leading figure in feminism and gender studies, the thinker welcomes EL PAÍS in California after being voted one of the most influential minds in the world
english.elpais.com
January 31, 2025 at 9:28 PM
"Once you decide that a single vulnerable minority can be sacrificed, you're operating within a fascist logic, because that means there might be a second one you're willing to sacrifice, and a third, a fourth, and then what happens?"
We can’t let our well-trained, professional government staff be decimated in favor of flunkies & yes-men (id say people, but we all know it’ll be mostly men).
Trump is offering all federal workers a buyout with seven months’ pay to shrink the government—but that’s not the whole story. Reports reveal some employees are being pressured to resign or face termination under the guise of organizational restructuring. In short: take the buyout or be fired.
January 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
We can’t let our well-trained, professional government staff be decimated in favor of flunkies & yes-men (id say people, but we all know it’ll be mostly men).
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Her messaging is so strong. This is the entire crux of it.
He can't do it. It's illegal. Congress is responsible to the constitution and must deny this request. Full stop.
He can't do it. It's illegal. Congress is responsible to the constitution and must deny this request. Full stop.
January 29, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Her messaging is so strong. This is the entire crux of it.
He can't do it. It's illegal. Congress is responsible to the constitution and must deny this request. Full stop.
He can't do it. It's illegal. Congress is responsible to the constitution and must deny this request. Full stop.
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
When interacting with ICE, you have rights guaranteed by the Constitution, no matter your immigration status. ⬇️
When interacting with ICE, you have rights guaranteed by the Constitution, no matter your immigration status. ⬇️
January 27, 2025 at 10:49 PM
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
When interacting with ICE, you have rights guaranteed by the Constitution, no matter your immigration status. ⬇️
When interacting with ICE, you have rights guaranteed by the Constitution, no matter your immigration status. ⬇️
Preparing mass layoffs of civil servants in order to replace them with loyalists is another move from the authoritarian playbook
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
‘I am terrified’: Workers describe the dark mood inside federal agencies
“I would love to leave, but I don't know where I'd go," said one staffer.
www.politico.com
January 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM