Bear Bear
@rnlawson.bsky.social
🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦. Antifascist. Antiracist. Pro personal choice in all things. 🏳️🌈💙. Dogs. Gardening. Photography. Art. Cooking. We are all humans. (Well most of us!). PA10. Fibrowarrior. Chronic illness. Ex evangelical.
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Bear Bear
@rnlawson.bsky.social
· May 22
Quoting French journalist Hippolyte Babou. “The system was never designed to set you free-it was built to keep you chasing, doubting, and conforming. True Liberation begins the moment you unlearn the lies, reclaim your power, and choose joy over fear. “
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If Schumer were Mitch McConnell, he’d tell these Senators that supporting Trump will lead to their immediate removal from committees, elimination of their staff down to minimal levels, taking away their “hideaway” offices, and a portfolio of other large and small cruelties. Cocaine Mitch, say what..
Schumer and the Hateful Eight Betray America
A new low for the Senate Democrats.
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:30 AM
If Schumer were Mitch McConnell, he’d tell these Senators that supporting Trump will lead to their immediate removal from committees, elimination of their staff down to minimal levels, taking away their “hideaway” offices, and a portfolio of other large and small cruelties. Cocaine Mitch, say what..
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Since 2020, I have been fighting for mail-in voting and the GOP has been fighting against it. A critical court case is now going before the U.S. Supreme Court. I can assure you that I will be there fighting hard to ensure every lawful ballot counts.
November 11, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Since 2020, I have been fighting for mail-in voting and the GOP has been fighting against it. A critical court case is now going before the U.S. Supreme Court. I can assure you that I will be there fighting hard to ensure every lawful ballot counts.
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Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
November 11, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:20 AM
This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
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Oh, so he totally stole the money
November 11, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Oh, so he totally stole the money
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A vile country isn't a country that can't feed its children, a vile country is a country that *won't* feed its children.
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
A vile country isn't a country that can't feed its children, a vile country is a country that *won't* feed its children.
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You may have missed this gem yesterday. From which we learn that:
1. Betting shops are really good for the mental health of isolated people.
2. Most drug-takers are not a problem.
3. Kids put tuppence in slot machines in the hope of getting rich.
4. Farage probably has a gambling industry donor.
1. Betting shops are really good for the mental health of isolated people.
2. Most drug-takers are not a problem.
3. Kids put tuppence in slot machines in the hope of getting rich.
4. Farage probably has a gambling industry donor.
November 11, 2025 at 10:08 AM
You may have missed this gem yesterday. From which we learn that:
1. Betting shops are really good for the mental health of isolated people.
2. Most drug-takers are not a problem.
3. Kids put tuppence in slot machines in the hope of getting rich.
4. Farage probably has a gambling industry donor.
1. Betting shops are really good for the mental health of isolated people.
2. Most drug-takers are not a problem.
3. Kids put tuppence in slot machines in the hope of getting rich.
4. Farage probably has a gambling industry donor.
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This corrupted, neoliberal idea of government…
Swarming with lobbyists & drowning in corporate money.
Serving shareholder profit instead of people & planet.
It’s a cancer that belongs to the bin fire of history.
And more & more people are waking up to this.
Swarming with lobbyists & drowning in corporate money.
Serving shareholder profit instead of people & planet.
It’s a cancer that belongs to the bin fire of history.
And more & more people are waking up to this.
Developers met ministers dozens of times over planning bill while ecologists were shut out
Exclusive: Leading ecologists say warnings over threat to wildlife have been ignored in drive to build 1.5m new homes
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:17 AM
This corrupted, neoliberal idea of government…
Swarming with lobbyists & drowning in corporate money.
Serving shareholder profit instead of people & planet.
It’s a cancer that belongs to the bin fire of history.
And more & more people are waking up to this.
Swarming with lobbyists & drowning in corporate money.
Serving shareholder profit instead of people & planet.
It’s a cancer that belongs to the bin fire of history.
And more & more people are waking up to this.
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In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
November 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
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The reason people think the Democratic Party doesn't actually stand for anything is because it doesn't.
November 10, 2025 at 3:27 AM
The reason people think the Democratic Party doesn't actually stand for anything is because it doesn't.
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Someone please tell me how a “promise” of a meeting in mid December helps those who have to pay their bill by December 15th to be eligible for coverage Jan 1, 2026.
They still have to pay the first bill with no subsidy and higher premium.
These 8 Senators are fucking morons.
Call them.
They still have to pay the first bill with no subsidy and higher premium.
These 8 Senators are fucking morons.
Call them.
November 10, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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CRITICAL CALL URGENT NEED
Dick Durbin (IL): 202-224-2152
Angus King (ME): 202-224-5344
Maggie Hassan (NH): 202-224-3324
Jeanne Shaheen (NH): 202-224-2841
Catherine Cortez Masto (NV): 202-224-3542
John Fetterman (PA): 202-224-4254
Jackie Rosen (NV): 202-224-6244
Tim Kaine (VA): 202-224-4024
Angus King (ME): 202-224-5344
Maggie Hassan (NH): 202-224-3324
Jeanne Shaheen (NH): 202-224-2841
Catherine Cortez Masto (NV): 202-224-3542
John Fetterman (PA): 202-224-4254
Jackie Rosen (NV): 202-224-6244
Tim Kaine (VA): 202-224-4024
November 10, 2025 at 11:42 PM
CRITICAL CALL URGENT NEED
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WFP cleaned house in my town, for what it's worth. Our town supervisor and county legislator were both Working Families candidates and they're fantastic
If you’re in NY, you absolutely should follow and join the efforts of the @nywfp.bsky.social. They are ACTIVE and ON THE BALL and a big part (along with many other parts) of how Mamdani won.
This is a good time to join the WFP @workingfamilies.org I'm a broken record and if they ain't going to learn they need to learn by us not cooperating with their party anymore and building a political force that is so big that can hold different tenants but still have values.
November 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
WFP cleaned house in my town, for what it's worth. Our town supervisor and county legislator were both Working Families candidates and they're fantastic
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WFP is an incredible organization made up of incredible people. It has felt like home since I joined, including when I was on the West Coast and now here back at home. Every chapter seems to pull in the best people fighting for justice in all the right ways.
@workingfamilies.org is the future.
@workingfamilies.org is the future.
If you’re in NY, you absolutely should follow and join the efforts of the @nywfp.bsky.social. They are ACTIVE and ON THE BALL and a big part (along with many other parts) of how Mamdani won.
This is a good time to join the WFP @workingfamilies.org I'm a broken record and if they ain't going to learn they need to learn by us not cooperating with their party anymore and building a political force that is so big that can hold different tenants but still have values.
November 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
WFP is an incredible organization made up of incredible people. It has felt like home since I joined, including when I was on the West Coast and now here back at home. Every chapter seems to pull in the best people fighting for justice in all the right ways.
@workingfamilies.org is the future.
@workingfamilies.org is the future.
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Also worth noting: I'm a dues paying member of the @nywfp.bsky.social - AND I'm also a registered Democrat. You can do both! That means I still vote in Democratic primaries - which is CRITICAL in NYC, because that's where many elections get decided.
November 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Also worth noting: I'm a dues paying member of the @nywfp.bsky.social - AND I'm also a registered Democrat. You can do both! That means I still vote in Democratic primaries - which is CRITICAL in NYC, because that's where many elections get decided.
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And yes, if we're gonna kick Schumer and Gillibrand and a bunch of other terrible Ds to the curb, groups like the @nywfp.bsky.social and @socialists.nyc and @bkindivisible.bsky.social are gonna be key. Find your organizing home, friends, and let's do this!
November 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
And yes, if we're gonna kick Schumer and Gillibrand and a bunch of other terrible Ds to the curb, groups like the @nywfp.bsky.social and @socialists.nyc and @bkindivisible.bsky.social are gonna be key. Find your organizing home, friends, and let's do this!
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Everything is everyone else's fault but his, which is of course hallmark malignant narcissism.
Now we have Trump blasting air traffic controllers, telling them they hate this country for not showing up without pay.
"I am NOT HAPPY WITH YOU. You didn’t step up to help the U.S.A. against the FAKE DEMOCRAT ATTACK... You will have a negative mark, at least in my mind, against your record."
"I am NOT HAPPY WITH YOU. You didn’t step up to help the U.S.A. against the FAKE DEMOCRAT ATTACK... You will have a negative mark, at least in my mind, against your record."
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Everything is everyone else's fault but his, which is of course hallmark malignant narcissism.
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And PS. Rubio, Vance, and Johnson also show some hallmarks of very serious disorders and without armchair shrinking them, if I could scream anything from the rooftops, it's that you cannot negotiate with pathologies like this.
They will fuck you over every time.
They will fuck you over every time.
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
And PS. Rubio, Vance, and Johnson also show some hallmarks of very serious disorders and without armchair shrinking them, if I could scream anything from the rooftops, it's that you cannot negotiate with pathologies like this.
They will fuck you over every time.
They will fuck you over every time.
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One key thing that we all should be remembering right now is that disordered personalities DO NOT CHANGE.
Trump will not change. Fetterman will not change. There is no way to convince or mollify Stephen Miller.
The only option is to organize to remove disordered people from power forever.
Trump will not change. Fetterman will not change. There is no way to convince or mollify Stephen Miller.
The only option is to organize to remove disordered people from power forever.
November 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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If you’re ready to turn your outrage into impact, to stop waiting for permission and start building the future, this episode is your first step. The system is designed to make you feel small. It’s time to remember how powerful you truly are.
youtu.be/Wcx6Ar2fQWo
youtu.be/Wcx6Ar2fQWo
How to Stop Authoritarianism In Its Tracks (and Why You've Had It All Along)
YouTube video by The Ripple Effect Institute
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November 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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There will be another 60 vote Friday* on the garbage shutdown deal. If we can convince just one Senator from the 52 republicans and 8 Dems that voted yes to flip, we could still stop this. Please jump on the phone today, call them, and share this widely.
*If all goes by the regular schedule
*If all goes by the regular schedule
November 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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New York AG James said she's received complaints of stores in her state refusing EBT cards and has already sent out several cease and desist letters. Stores are not allowed to refuse SNAP benefits. If this happens to you, call the AG's hotline to report at 1-800-771-7755.
November 10, 2025 at 7:27 PM
New York AG James said she's received complaints of stores in her state refusing EBT cards and has already sent out several cease and desist letters. Stores are not allowed to refuse SNAP benefits. If this happens to you, call the AG's hotline to report at 1-800-771-7755.
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The absolute foolishness of this. My lord.
Whoa -- Sen. Durbin went to up Leader Thune during the vote last night to tell him that on the shutdown vote and ACA promise that "8 of us are sticking our neck out that you're going to keep your word. I hope you will. He said 'I assure you I will,'" Durbin says just now
November 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The absolute foolishness of this. My lord.