War is Not the Answer
@rlwood.bsky.social
No Starter Packs. Retired int'l trade expert seeking engaged, progressive voices. Interests: travel, languages, photography, birds, gardening, cooking. I block MAGA/Nazis/porn/crypto. Francophone/Deutschsprachig. This Yinzer votes straight blue.
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On this day in 1991 Anita Hill accused Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment. Few believed her claims then, not enough people believed Hillary Clinton in 2016 and too few listened to Kamala Harris in 2024. See a pattern? Believe women, burn the patriarchy.
#BelieveWomen
#BelieveWomen
October 11, 2025 at 12:32 PM
On this day in 1991 Anita Hill accused Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment. Few believed her claims then, not enough people believed Hillary Clinton in 2016 and too few listened to Kamala Harris in 2024. See a pattern? Believe women, burn the patriarchy.
#BelieveWomen
#BelieveWomen
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Something to consider: We wouldn’t be waiting for a list if we simply believed women.
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July 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Something to consider: We wouldn’t be waiting for a list if we simply believed women.
@feministnews.bsky.social
@feministnews.bsky.social
Well-timed citation: "...police everywhere, justice nowhere."
-- Victor Hugo in July 1851.
-- Victor Hugo in July 1851.
La citation du soir :
"Ce gouvernement, je le caractérise d’un mot : la police partout, la justice nulle part."
Victor Hugo à l'Assemblée nationale législative en 1851
"Ce gouvernement, je le caractérise d’un mot : la police partout, la justice nulle part."
Victor Hugo à l'Assemblée nationale législative en 1851
June 8, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Well-timed citation: "...police everywhere, justice nowhere."
-- Victor Hugo in July 1851.
-- Victor Hugo in July 1851.
While rare, my windows may have claimed an Eastern Wood-Pewee. I have it wrapped loosely in a towel and am hoping it is just stunned. Sad because I love my backyard #birds
May 21, 2025 at 1:48 PM
While rare, my windows may have claimed an Eastern Wood-Pewee. I have it wrapped loosely in a towel and am hoping it is just stunned. Sad because I love my backyard #birds
Now following #langsky. I love languages. In chronological order, I have studied French, German, Spanish, & Italian. It helps to have lived in France, Germany, Switzerland, & Italy. The first language is always the hardest.
April 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Now following #langsky. I love languages. In chronological order, I have studied French, German, Spanish, & Italian. It helps to have lived in France, Germany, Switzerland, & Italy. The first language is always the hardest.
This is what calls to your Congressional representatives can accomplish -- I have a meeting with my GOP House Rep., on Wed., 4/23. I will focus on trade & tariffs (see bio) to argue that Congress needs to re-assert its authority on this issue. Never think that calls to your MOC are in vain!
April 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
This is what calls to your Congressional representatives can accomplish -- I have a meeting with my GOP House Rep., on Wed., 4/23. I will focus on trade & tariffs (see bio) to argue that Congress needs to re-assert its authority on this issue. Never think that calls to your MOC are in vain!
The U.S. government has economists specializing in international trade at the International Trade Commission and U.S. Trade Representative. This people could have done a real assessment of "unfair" import competition. Instead, the Trump Administration is relying on 9th grade math.
April 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The U.S. government has economists specializing in international trade at the International Trade Commission and U.S. Trade Representative. This people could have done a real assessment of "unfair" import competition. Instead, the Trump Administration is relying on 9th grade math.
I have been talking with a local reporter about tariffs, and we have a follow up call after the press conference/ speech/ whatever. So, I am now obligated to watch it. Argh!
April 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I have been talking with a local reporter about tariffs, and we have a follow up call after the press conference/ speech/ whatever. So, I am now obligated to watch it. Argh!
Canada Geese are very common in my area but not on my back deck. There appears to a dispute with the neighbors over a nesting site (but it might be well be over tariffs). #birds
April 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Canada Geese are very common in my area but not on my back deck. There appears to a dispute with the neighbors over a nesting site (but it might be well be over tariffs). #birds
Cory Booker taking a stand, still, at 5 am.
WE’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!
Cory Booker is throwing down—filibustering & standing up to Trump’s authoritarian overreach.
This is what we need—Dems who disrupt, resist, and fight back. Booker’s stand is a rallying cry for all of us to demand better.
Watch here 👉🏾 www.youtube.com/live/v2utlMx...
Cory Booker is throwing down—filibustering & standing up to Trump’s authoritarian overreach.
This is what we need—Dems who disrupt, resist, and fight back. Booker’s stand is a rallying cry for all of us to demand better.
Watch here 👉🏾 www.youtube.com/live/v2utlMx...
April 1, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Cory Booker taking a stand, still, at 5 am.
The U.S. and Canada agreed to free trade in vehicles and vehicle parts in 1965. Tariffs did not disappear immediately but were phrased out over time. Imposing 25% tariffs now will reverse a half-century of cross-border investment. This will be very detrimental to both economies.
March 27, 2025 at 1:11 AM
The U.S. and Canada agreed to free trade in vehicles and vehicle parts in 1965. Tariffs did not disappear immediately but were phrased out over time. Imposing 25% tariffs now will reverse a half-century of cross-border investment. This will be very detrimental to both economies.
I am binge watching the new Netflix series The Residence. Another excellent offering from Shondaland. And the main character is a birder. #birds
March 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I am binge watching the new Netflix series The Residence. Another excellent offering from Shondaland. And the main character is a birder. #birds
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Another message to Fetterman, who never has live people at any of his offices. I told him that he couldn't be elected dogcatcher in Bradford PA if he didn't start standing with his party and for his constituents. Left all my details and asked for a call back.
March 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Another message to Fetterman, who never has live people at any of his offices. I told him that he couldn't be elected dogcatcher in Bradford PA if he didn't start standing with his party and for his constituents. Left all my details and asked for a call back.
So I called up my brother-in-law about 10 is the am to chat about the stock market. He is an active trader with a very large portfolio. I called back at 4 pm to tell him that I would never again call him to "chat" about the market.
March 10, 2025 at 9:37 PM
So I called up my brother-in-law about 10 is the am to chat about the stock market. He is an active trader with a very large portfolio. I called back at 4 pm to tell him that I would never again call him to "chat" about the market.
With 40 years of experience in international trade, here is a portion of my week's shopping list: athletic shoes (China), avocados (Mexico), and toilet paper (Canada). All will increase in price by the end of the month.
March 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
With 40 years of experience in international trade, here is a portion of my week's shopping list: athletic shoes (China), avocados (Mexico), and toilet paper (Canada). All will increase in price by the end of the month.
Sans camera, I spied a pair of Tufted Titmice (Titmouses?) building a nest near my home. I will now spend the next three days trying to get a halfway decent pic. #birds #photography.
March 4, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Sans camera, I spied a pair of Tufted Titmice (Titmouses?) building a nest near my home. I will now spend the next three days trying to get a halfway decent pic. #birds #photography.
Trump going ahead with tariffs on Canada & Mexico.
This is not just a massively stupid decision--it will cause short-term and long-term economic harm both to the US and to our closest neighbors & allies.
I stand with Canada. I stand with Mexico.
This is not just a massively stupid decision--it will cause short-term and long-term economic harm both to the US and to our closest neighbors & allies.
I stand with Canada. I stand with Mexico.
February 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Trump going ahead with tariffs on Canada & Mexico.
This is not just a massively stupid decision--it will cause short-term and long-term economic harm both to the US and to our closest neighbors & allies.
I stand with Canada. I stand with Mexico.
This is not just a massively stupid decision--it will cause short-term and long-term economic harm both to the US and to our closest neighbors & allies.
I stand with Canada. I stand with Mexico.
My (GOP) Congressman's staff confirmed that there will be a vote on a budget (including Medicaid) this evening. I expressed grave reservations about the impact of cuts on his constituents, stressing that this is not a wealthy district.
February 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
My (GOP) Congressman's staff confirmed that there will be a vote on a budget (including Medicaid) this evening. I expressed grave reservations about the impact of cuts on his constituents, stressing that this is not a wealthy district.
Key calling your Senators and House representatives, particularly the GOP ones. This morning's call was to McCormick, the new PA GOP Senator complaining about cozying up to Russia.
February 20, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Key calling your Senators and House representatives, particularly the GOP ones. This morning's call was to McCormick, the new PA GOP Senator complaining about cozying up to Russia.
Pleased to see the Presbyterian Church (USA) among those filing this lawsuit. My PCUSA church in Maryland housed and supported immigrants dumped by bus in DC from Texas in 2023.
27 Christian & Jewish groups representing millions of Americans — from the Episcopal Church & the Union for Reform Judaism to the Mennonites and Unitarian Universalists — filed a lawsuit challenging Trump from arrests at houses of worship.
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27 religious groups sue Trump administration to protect houses of worship from immigration arrests
More than two-dozen Christian and Jewish groups representing millions of Americans have filed a federal court lawsuit challenging a Trump administration move giving immigration agents more leeway to m...
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February 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Pleased to see the Presbyterian Church (USA) among those filing this lawsuit. My PCUSA church in Maryland housed and supported immigrants dumped by bus in DC from Texas in 2023.
This old white lady who saw John Denver in concert just watched "Not Like Us" for the first time.
February 10, 2025 at 2:25 AM
This old white lady who saw John Denver in concert just watched "Not Like Us" for the first time.
New York Times today:
"Senate phone system ... receiving 1,600 calls per minute, a sharp increase from the usual 40 calls a minute...."
"Calls ... pouring in ... constituents outraged ... how {Trump} allowed Mr. Musk to gain access to ... critical parts of the federal bureaucracy."
Keep calling!
"Senate phone system ... receiving 1,600 calls per minute, a sharp increase from the usual 40 calls a minute...."
"Calls ... pouring in ... constituents outraged ... how {Trump} allowed Mr. Musk to gain access to ... critical parts of the federal bureaucracy."
Keep calling!
February 9, 2025 at 1:07 PM
New York Times today:
"Senate phone system ... receiving 1,600 calls per minute, a sharp increase from the usual 40 calls a minute...."
"Calls ... pouring in ... constituents outraged ... how {Trump} allowed Mr. Musk to gain access to ... critical parts of the federal bureaucracy."
Keep calling!
"Senate phone system ... receiving 1,600 calls per minute, a sharp increase from the usual 40 calls a minute...."
"Calls ... pouring in ... constituents outraged ... how {Trump} allowed Mr. Musk to gain access to ... critical parts of the federal bureaucracy."
Keep calling!
When it comes to trade wars, the only way to win is not to play the game. Joshua knew.
February 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
When it comes to trade wars, the only way to win is not to play the game. Joshua knew.