Peg Kip
@pegkip.bsky.social
SM emigre of FB, now X. Starting over. Bsky has given me back my voice. Good Trouble now. No Kings
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In English we know it as “Carol of the Bells,” but the melody arises from a Ukrainian folk tradition of songs welcoming the new year and summoning the forces of nature to meet human labor and bring prosperity.
Do listen.
I wrote about the history here: snyder.substack.com/p/o-generous...
Do listen.
I wrote about the history here: snyder.substack.com/p/o-generous...
Another beautiful Shchedryk performance amidst ruins.
It was set in what used to be a DTEK thermal power plant — now destroyed by russia.
The contrast between russia’s destructive nature and the Ukrainian will to create beauty even in the darkest times is palpable.
It was set in what used to be a DTEK thermal power plant — now destroyed by russia.
The contrast between russia’s destructive nature and the Ukrainian will to create beauty even in the darkest times is palpable.
December 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
In English we know it as “Carol of the Bells,” but the melody arises from a Ukrainian folk tradition of songs welcoming the new year and summoning the forces of nature to meet human labor and bring prosperity.
Do listen.
I wrote about the history here: snyder.substack.com/p/o-generous...
Do listen.
I wrote about the history here: snyder.substack.com/p/o-generous...
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December 21, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Burns' six-part documentary uses voiceover, reenactors and drone footage to tell the story of America's founding. And it reminds viewers that the quest for a more perfect union is far from over.
Ken Burns' 'American Revolution' will make you think differently about U.S. history
Burns' six-part documentary uses voiceover, reenactors and drone footage to tell the story of America's founding. And it reminds viewers that the quest for a more perfect union is far from over.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Burns' six-part documentary uses voiceover, reenactors and drone footage to tell the story of America's founding. And it reminds viewers that the quest for a more perfect union is far from over.
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"My father fled to California six years later to become an American citizen. Why America? Because he sensed that Americans believed not only in 'life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness' but also in due process and in the law itself." www.thebulwark.com/p/my-fathers...
My Father’s Flag and the Idea of America
Over decades, across continents, and through harrowing experiences, my family held on to this bit of cloth as a reminder of everything they believed in—and were running toward.
www.thebulwark.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:00 AM
"My father fled to California six years later to become an American citizen. Why America? Because he sensed that Americans believed not only in 'life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness' but also in due process and in the law itself." www.thebulwark.com/p/my-fathers...
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“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”
apnews.com/article/pope...
apnews.com/article/pope...
Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths
Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.
apnews.com
October 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”
apnews.com/article/pope...
apnews.com/article/pope...
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quaker here. do i now have a right to have my children opt out of seeing any school books that relate to war?
🚨In its fourth decision, the Supreme Court holds that parents who object to LGBTQ books in the classroom have a First Amendment right to "opt out" their children from seeing those books. Alito writes for the 6-3 majority, with all three liberals dissent. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
June 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
quaker here. do i now have a right to have my children opt out of seeing any school books that relate to war?
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MSNBC with a great speed debunk of DHSs justifications for tackling and handcuffing Sen. Padilla.
Padilla is the top Dem on the Senate Judiciary immigration subcommittee -- there's no way Noem (who meets regularly with senators on this topic) didn't know who he is.
Padilla is the top Dem on the Senate Judiciary immigration subcommittee -- there's no way Noem (who meets regularly with senators on this topic) didn't know who he is.
June 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
MSNBC with a great speed debunk of DHSs justifications for tackling and handcuffing Sen. Padilla.
Padilla is the top Dem on the Senate Judiciary immigration subcommittee -- there's no way Noem (who meets regularly with senators on this topic) didn't know who he is.
Padilla is the top Dem on the Senate Judiciary immigration subcommittee -- there's no way Noem (who meets regularly with senators on this topic) didn't know who he is.
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They had no right to impede the U.S. Senator.
I’m guessing these clowns violated state law with regard to assault.
Anyone that laid hand on the Senator should be brought to justice.
And the faces of these thugs should be known.
#ImpeachNoem
I’m guessing these clowns violated state law with regard to assault.
Anyone that laid hand on the Senator should be brought to justice.
And the faces of these thugs should be known.
#ImpeachNoem
June 12, 2025 at 8:45 PM
They had no right to impede the U.S. Senator.
I’m guessing these clowns violated state law with regard to assault.
Anyone that laid hand on the Senator should be brought to justice.
And the faces of these thugs should be known.
#ImpeachNoem
I’m guessing these clowns violated state law with regard to assault.
Anyone that laid hand on the Senator should be brought to justice.
And the faces of these thugs should be known.
#ImpeachNoem
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As a four-decade veteran of the daily journalism business, let me tell you: Every competent political reporter in this country knows that Trump is trying to establish a dictatorship. The industry's shame is that so few journalists will say so, and the ones who do lose their jobs.
June 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
As a four-decade veteran of the daily journalism business, let me tell you: Every competent political reporter in this country knows that Trump is trying to establish a dictatorship. The industry's shame is that so few journalists will say so, and the ones who do lose their jobs.
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He’s whoring out American citizenship…
June 12, 2025 at 1:04 AM
He’s whoring out American citizenship…
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While performing official oversight duties, a Democratic senator was violently tackled and handcuffed by federal agents because he dared to ask a question.
This isn’t law enforcement. This is occupation. 🧵
This isn’t law enforcement. This is occupation. 🧵
Sen. Alex Padilla was just removed from Kristi Noem's press conference in Los Angeles (video: Bill Melugin/Fox News)
June 12, 2025 at 8:27 PM
While performing official oversight duties, a Democratic senator was violently tackled and handcuffed by federal agents because he dared to ask a question.
This isn’t law enforcement. This is occupation. 🧵
This isn’t law enforcement. This is occupation. 🧵
Best tariff refutation in hearings: “you cannot build bananas in America.” Rep. Madeleine Dean
Good trouble, Madam.
Good trouble, Madam.
June 6, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Best tariff refutation in hearings: “you cannot build bananas in America.” Rep. Madeleine Dean
Good trouble, Madam.
Good trouble, Madam.
@kenlburns.bsky.social Please consider doing a documentary on Pope Leo XIV.
May 11, 2025 at 11:08 PM
@kenlburns.bsky.social Please consider doing a documentary on Pope Leo XIV.
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“These cuts are killing Veterans. Veterans will die.” – MG (Ret.) Paul Eaton, at yesterday's SVAC shadow hearing
He even offered to advise DOGE. They ignored him.
Now they’re gutting care and shutting Veterans out.
It’s a knife in the back of everyone who ever wore the uniform.
He even offered to advise DOGE. They ignored him.
Now they’re gutting care and shutting Veterans out.
It’s a knife in the back of everyone who ever wore the uniform.
April 3, 2025 at 1:31 PM
“These cuts are killing Veterans. Veterans will die.” – MG (Ret.) Paul Eaton, at yesterday's SVAC shadow hearing
He even offered to advise DOGE. They ignored him.
Now they’re gutting care and shutting Veterans out.
It’s a knife in the back of everyone who ever wore the uniform.
He even offered to advise DOGE. They ignored him.
Now they’re gutting care and shutting Veterans out.
It’s a knife in the back of everyone who ever wore the uniform.
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You have to see this.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
20 Lessons on Tyranny: by Timothy Snyder / read by John Lithgow
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
youtu.be
March 31, 2025 at 11:06 PM
You have to see this.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
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🔥Rufus Gifford, former U.S. amb. to Denmark, unloaded on JD Vance for saying Denmark “is not a good ally”:
Go to Denmark and say it to the faces of the parents of the young men and women who lost their lives alongside U.S. troops. Say it to them!
Go to Denmark and say it to the faces of the parents of the young men and women who lost their lives alongside U.S. troops. Say it to them!
March 27, 2025 at 12:32 PM
🔥Rufus Gifford, former U.S. amb. to Denmark, unloaded on JD Vance for saying Denmark “is not a good ally”:
Go to Denmark and say it to the faces of the parents of the young men and women who lost their lives alongside U.S. troops. Say it to them!
Go to Denmark and say it to the faces of the parents of the young men and women who lost their lives alongside U.S. troops. Say it to them!
@wttw.bsky.social on Prime tonight you re-ran the documentary John Lewis - Get In The Way. Timely for those of us who need encouragement to find the Good Trouble. Thanks
January 21, 2025 at 4:35 AM
@wttw.bsky.social on Prime tonight you re-ran the documentary John Lewis - Get In The Way. Timely for those of us who need encouragement to find the Good Trouble. Thanks
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This billboard says it all.
January 14, 2025 at 1:58 PM
This billboard says it all.
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“These patriotic civil servants are the backbone of our nation — they inspect our food, protect our borders, ensure safe travel, and provide relief to disaster victims. Over 642,000 of them are veterans of our armed services. Allowing them to go without a paycheck over the holidays is unacceptable.”
What’s at risk if Congress doesn’t fund the government by Friday night | CNN Politics
Facing intense pressure of the federal government potentially shutting down within days and disaster aid coffers that need replenishment, lawmakers are racing to cobble together a temporary government...
www.cnn.com
December 20, 2024 at 1:25 PM
“These patriotic civil servants are the backbone of our nation — they inspect our food, protect our borders, ensure safe travel, and provide relief to disaster victims. Over 642,000 of them are veterans of our armed services. Allowing them to go without a paycheck over the holidays is unacceptable.”
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The Biden admin just canceled federal student loans for 55,000 workers through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
The cancellation targets teachers, nurses, service members, law enforcement and others who have worked 10 years or more in government or nonprofit jobs.
The cancellation targets teachers, nurses, service members, law enforcement and others who have worked 10 years or more in government or nonprofit jobs.
December 20, 2024 at 1:45 PM
The Biden admin just canceled federal student loans for 55,000 workers through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
The cancellation targets teachers, nurses, service members, law enforcement and others who have worked 10 years or more in government or nonprofit jobs.
The cancellation targets teachers, nurses, service members, law enforcement and others who have worked 10 years or more in government or nonprofit jobs.
Support of public television has never been more important than it is now. Consider PBS on Giving Tuesday. It’s self-serving, really.
December 3, 2024 at 6:38 PM
Support of public television has never been more important than it is now. Consider PBS on Giving Tuesday. It’s self-serving, really.
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BREAKING NEWS:
President Biden has just pardoned his son Hunter Biden and has released a statement.
Who else agrees this was a good decision?
President Biden has just pardoned his son Hunter Biden and has released a statement.
Who else agrees this was a good decision?
December 2, 2024 at 12:37 AM
BREAKING NEWS:
President Biden has just pardoned his son Hunter Biden and has released a statement.
Who else agrees this was a good decision?
President Biden has just pardoned his son Hunter Biden and has released a statement.
Who else agrees this was a good decision?