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Ms. Betty Reid Soskin did so many things, she was "so many people".
Listen to her talk about her life.
She was so much more than a park ranger. Mom to 4, in the late 1960s, she held fund-raisers to support the Black Panthers. She wrote songs and sang. She was a delegate to the DNC.
#BlackSky 🌱
Listen to her talk about her life.
She was so much more than a park ranger. Mom to 4, in the late 1960s, she held fund-raisers to support the Black Panthers. She wrote songs and sang. She was a delegate to the DNC.
#BlackSky 🌱
What life feels like at 101 (EXTENDED CUT)
YouTube video by Brief But Spectacular
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December 22, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Ms. Betty Reid Soskin did so many things, she was "so many people".
Listen to her talk about her life.
She was so much more than a park ranger. Mom to 4, in the late 1960s, she held fund-raisers to support the Black Panthers. She wrote songs and sang. She was a delegate to the DNC.
#BlackSky 🌱
Listen to her talk about her life.
She was so much more than a park ranger. Mom to 4, in the late 1960s, she held fund-raisers to support the Black Panthers. She wrote songs and sang. She was a delegate to the DNC.
#BlackSky 🌱
Ben Jennings on the Bondi beach terror attack – cartoon www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Ben Jennings on the Bondi beach terror attack – cartoon
Ahmed al-Ahmed has been hailed as a hero after tackling one of the alleged gunmen during Sunday’s attack
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Ben Jennings on the Bondi beach terror attack – cartoon www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Zohran Mamdani took a leaf from Marina Abramović’s “The Artist is Present” by staging a daylong appearance at the Museum of the Moving Image, where he had one-on-one conversations with more than 100 constituents.
Mamdani Pulls a Marina Abramović at a Queens Museum
New York’s mayor-elect staged a 12-hour appearance at the Museum of the Moving Image, meeting with around 140 visitors for brief one-on-one meetings.
hyperallergic.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Zohran Mamdani took a leaf from Marina Abramović’s “The Artist is Present” by staging a daylong appearance at the Museum of the Moving Image, where he had one-on-one conversations with more than 100 constituents.
Don't give up the ship.
November 23, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Don't give up the ship.
#NoKings was the Sunday headline in my mom's hometown paper. (I have to wait for my dad's hometown paper, which only publishes on Wednesdays.)
June 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
#NoKings was the Sunday headline in my mom's hometown paper. (I have to wait for my dad's hometown paper, which only publishes on Wednesdays.)
I wanted to share the #NoKings part, but the whole speech was good. Here's a link to the long version. youtu.be/1oRG5Pr6iBY
June 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I wanted to share the #NoKings part, but the whole speech was good. Here's a link to the long version. youtu.be/1oRG5Pr6iBY
For #NoKings Day, here is Senator Adam Schiff, @schiff.senate.gov, eloquently quoting the Declaration of Independence.
Spoiler: What King George was doing in 1776, it's what Donald Trump is doing now.
(Excerpt from a speech about the mistreatment of Senator Alex Padilla on June 12, 2025.)
Spoiler: What King George was doing in 1776, it's what Donald Trump is doing now.
(Excerpt from a speech about the mistreatment of Senator Alex Padilla on June 12, 2025.)
June 14, 2025 at 9:13 AM
For #NoKings Day, here is Senator Adam Schiff, @schiff.senate.gov, eloquently quoting the Declaration of Independence.
Spoiler: What King George was doing in 1776, it's what Donald Trump is doing now.
(Excerpt from a speech about the mistreatment of Senator Alex Padilla on June 12, 2025.)
Spoiler: What King George was doing in 1776, it's what Donald Trump is doing now.
(Excerpt from a speech about the mistreatment of Senator Alex Padilla on June 12, 2025.)
law enforcement + cruelty = cruelty
Fake emergencies to justify crackdowns-not very original
June 8, 2025 at 3:59 AM
law enforcement + cruelty = cruelty
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My dad and his high school girlfriend wrote an anti-Hitler sketch for a high school show in 1943. My dad played Hitler!
I'm proud to share this news on Memorial Day. My dad was drafted two years after that show.
I never heard that story from him. I discovered it in a newspaper archive yesterday.
I'm proud to share this news on Memorial Day. My dad was drafted two years after that show.
I never heard that story from him. I discovered it in a newspaper archive yesterday.
May 26, 2025 at 10:19 PM
My dad and his high school girlfriend wrote an anti-Hitler sketch for a high school show in 1943. My dad played Hitler!
I'm proud to share this news on Memorial Day. My dad was drafted two years after that show.
I never heard that story from him. I discovered it in a newspaper archive yesterday.
I'm proud to share this news on Memorial Day. My dad was drafted two years after that show.
I never heard that story from him. I discovered it in a newspaper archive yesterday.
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A report from the scene of a horrifying kidnapping on the streets of Worcester, MA today by @billshaner.bsky.social www.welcometohellworld.com/they-dont-ne...
They don't need a warrant
A federal kidnapping in Worcester
www.welcometohellworld.com
May 8, 2025 at 10:54 PM
A report from the scene of a horrifying kidnapping on the streets of Worcester, MA today by @billshaner.bsky.social www.welcometohellworld.com/they-dont-ne...
But wait...he was one of jerks, a Trump appointee with no experience. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameron...
May 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM
But wait...he was one of jerks, a Trump appointee with no experience. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameron...
I admire that he stuck with his job, did his actual job, and made the jerks fire him. www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
May 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I admire that he stuck with his job, did his actual job, and made the jerks fire him. www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
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" We have the right to go out and put together a sandwich and have it not kill us. That's a fundamental right, and the country is stronger when that right is in place." from the woman who literally wrote the book on food safety in the US: buttondown.com/theswordandt...
How to Not Get Poisoned in America
The minute I saw that Robert Kennedy Jr., a notorious disease-loving health crank, was going to be responsible for the nation’s health—and the health of its...
buttondown.com
April 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
" We have the right to go out and put together a sandwich and have it not kill us. That's a fundamental right, and the country is stronger when that right is in place." from the woman who literally wrote the book on food safety in the US: buttondown.com/theswordandt...
Top ten (bottom ten) list from Adam Schiff about the first 100 days.
#9 - Gutting the Watchdogs
Trump has acted to dismantle or manipulate regulatory agencies, like the NLRB and CFPB, that are, in many cases, investigating companies owned by Musk and Trump's other billionaire buddies.
With no watchdogs, corruption becomes policy.
Trump has acted to dismantle or manipulate regulatory agencies, like the NLRB and CFPB, that are, in many cases, investigating companies owned by Musk and Trump's other billionaire buddies.
With no watchdogs, corruption becomes policy.
April 29, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Top ten (bottom ten) list from Adam Schiff about the first 100 days.
Read a short Murderbot novel before you watch the TV series, please. Get your own idea, in your own head, about who this fantastic character is.
Don't let the nickname "Murderbot" put you off. It's self-deprecating.
Thank you @marthawells for constructing Murderbot.
www.biblio.com/book/murderb...
Don't let the nickname "Murderbot" put you off. It's self-deprecating.
Thank you @marthawells for constructing Murderbot.
www.biblio.com/book/murderb...
I stopped. I did not scream, though I thought about it for .02 of a second.
April 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Read a short Murderbot novel before you watch the TV series, please. Get your own idea, in your own head, about who this fantastic character is.
Don't let the nickname "Murderbot" put you off. It's self-deprecating.
Thank you @marthawells for constructing Murderbot.
www.biblio.com/book/murderb...
Don't let the nickname "Murderbot" put you off. It's self-deprecating.
Thank you @marthawells for constructing Murderbot.
www.biblio.com/book/murderb...
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OMG I think I just saw two bald eagles flying over my yard! It happened too fast for me to get a photo unfortunately. But I googled it to see if my eyes were just playing tricks on me and it seems there have been increased sightings in the East Bay, possibly due to cleaner air. Wow.
Eye on the Hills: Bald eagles are being seen near Oakland more often
The once-elusive birds are making appearances in Alameda, Moraga and elsewhere, possibly due to improving air quality.
www.eastbaytimes.com
April 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
OMG I think I just saw two bald eagles flying over my yard! It happened too fast for me to get a photo unfortunately. But I googled it to see if my eyes were just playing tricks on me and it seems there have been increased sightings in the East Bay, possibly due to cleaner air. Wow.
I opened a world map and saw why Trump wants Canada and Greenland. He wants to be president of the biggest country.
Russia is the biggest, only 11th in economic size, but #1 in land.
Canada is also bigger than the USA. 9th in economy, but 2nd in land. It irks him.
Largest economy? US. Not enough.
Russia is the biggest, only 11th in economic size, but #1 in land.
Canada is also bigger than the USA. 9th in economy, but 2nd in land. It irks him.
Largest economy? US. Not enough.
April 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I opened a world map and saw why Trump wants Canada and Greenland. He wants to be president of the biggest country.
Russia is the biggest, only 11th in economic size, but #1 in land.
Canada is also bigger than the USA. 9th in economy, but 2nd in land. It irks him.
Largest economy? US. Not enough.
Russia is the biggest, only 11th in economic size, but #1 in land.
Canada is also bigger than the USA. 9th in economy, but 2nd in land. It irks him.
Largest economy? US. Not enough.
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The hearing on the rule of law deserved more coverage, but here's one story. www.politico.com/live-updates...
And yes, I watched the hearing and I recommend watching it.
And yes, I watched the hearing and I recommend watching it.
April 10, 2025 at 2:53 AM
The hearing on the rule of law deserved more coverage, but here's one story. www.politico.com/live-updates...
And yes, I watched the hearing and I recommend watching it.
And yes, I watched the hearing and I recommend watching it.
The hearing on the rule of law deserved more coverage, but here's one story. www.politico.com/live-updates...
And yes, I watched the hearing and I recommend watching it.
And yes, I watched the hearing and I recommend watching it.
April 10, 2025 at 2:53 AM
The hearing on the rule of law deserved more coverage, but here's one story. www.politico.com/live-updates...
And yes, I watched the hearing and I recommend watching it.
And yes, I watched the hearing and I recommend watching it.
This is how to Congress.
Go @schiff.senate.gov, @raskin.house.gov, @durbin.senate.gov, @nadler.house.gov, @whitehouse.senate.gov, @hankjohnson.house.gov, @klobuchar.senate.gov, @scanlon.house.gov, @blumenthal.senate.gov, @balint.house.gov, @hirono.senate.gov, @chuygarcia.house.gov and Sen. Welch.
Go @schiff.senate.gov, @raskin.house.gov, @durbin.senate.gov, @nadler.house.gov, @whitehouse.senate.gov, @hankjohnson.house.gov, @klobuchar.senate.gov, @scanlon.house.gov, @blumenthal.senate.gov, @balint.house.gov, @hirono.senate.gov, @chuygarcia.house.gov and Sen. Welch.
Republicans in Congress aren't holding Donald Trump accountable.
So @raskin.house.gov and I are.
Tune in:
www.youtube.com/live/ElEVeJA...
So @raskin.house.gov and I are.
Tune in:
www.youtube.com/live/ElEVeJA...
Schiff & Raskin Expose Trump’s Attacks on the Rule of Law in Major Hearing
YouTube video by Sen. Adam Schiff
www.youtube.com
April 10, 2025 at 2:44 AM
This is how to Congress.
Go @schiff.senate.gov, @raskin.house.gov, @durbin.senate.gov, @nadler.house.gov, @whitehouse.senate.gov, @hankjohnson.house.gov, @klobuchar.senate.gov, @scanlon.house.gov, @blumenthal.senate.gov, @balint.house.gov, @hirono.senate.gov, @chuygarcia.house.gov and Sen. Welch.
Go @schiff.senate.gov, @raskin.house.gov, @durbin.senate.gov, @nadler.house.gov, @whitehouse.senate.gov, @hankjohnson.house.gov, @klobuchar.senate.gov, @scanlon.house.gov, @blumenthal.senate.gov, @balint.house.gov, @hirono.senate.gov, @chuygarcia.house.gov and Sen. Welch.
"Not. A. Crime."
There is no such thing as an ‘illegal immigrant’ | Mehdi Hasan www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There is no such thing as an ‘illegal immigrant’ | Mehdi Hasan www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There is no such thing as an ‘illegal immigrant’ | Mehdi Hasan
It is a factually inaccurate and totally, utterly wrong to say that undocumented people are ‘illegal’ and are ‘criminals’
www.theguardian.com
April 2, 2025 at 1:17 PM
"Not. A. Crime."
There is no such thing as an ‘illegal immigrant’ | Mehdi Hasan www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There is no such thing as an ‘illegal immigrant’ | Mehdi Hasan www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Screenshot in case the main post gets taken down
March 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Screenshot in case the main post gets taken down
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Scientists have just cured pancreatic cancer in some patients with personalized mRNA vaccines. Pancreatic cancer. And this Trump administration wants to throw it all away.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
Exclusive: NIH officials have advised scientists to remove reference to mRNA vaccines from their grant applications, in expectation the Trump administration intends to abandon most research in the field.
By @arthurallen202.bsky.social
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
By @arthurallen202.bsky.social
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Scientists Say NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub mRNA References on Grants - KFF Health News
Two senior scientists say National Institutes of Health officials advised them to remove references to mRNA vaccines in grant applications, and they fear the Trump administration will abandon a promis...
kffhealthnews.org
March 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Scientists have just cured pancreatic cancer in some patients with personalized mRNA vaccines. Pancreatic cancer. And this Trump administration wants to throw it all away.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.