Shar
@sdiw.bsky.social
I am an old activist, retired professor, and Oregonian. Time to dust off those marching boots.
Trump Waging War Against Blue States and Cities
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Trump Waging War Against Blue States and Cities
So much for "states’ rights"
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July 28, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Trump Waging War Against Blue States and Cities
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Tennessee opens a new front in its unrelenting attacks on bodily autonomy
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Tennessee opens a new front in its unrelenting attacks on bodily autonomy
A new law allows doctors to deny treatment based on 'conscience.' Now a woman has been denied prenatal care.
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July 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Tennessee opens a new front in its unrelenting attacks on bodily autonomy
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No, Mitch, we won't "Get over it."
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No, Mitch, we won't "Get over it."
July 4, 2025
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July 4, 2025 at 10:18 PM
No, Mitch, we won't "Get over it."
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Cutting or defunding programs like Medicaid would create major gaps in state funding and devastate state budgets. We're running out of time to protect our health care. Tell Congress NO CUTS to Medicaid!
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NO CUTS to Medicaid!
Cutting or defunding programs like Medicaid would create major gaps in state funding and devastate state budgets. We're running out of time to protect our health care. Tell Congress NO CUTS to Medicai...
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July 3, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Cutting or defunding programs like Medicaid would create major gaps in state funding and devastate state budgets. We're running out of time to protect our health care. Tell Congress NO CUTS to Medicaid!
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sign.moveon.org/petitions/te...
I'm attending MoveOn's event, “Phone Bank to Save Medicaid!” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/moveon/event...
Phone Bank to Save Medicaid! · MoveOn
Congress will soon vote on whether to advance a budget resolution that would take away nearly a trillion dollars of support and assistance from everyday people, including the largest proposed cuts to ...
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July 2, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I'm attending MoveOn's event, “Phone Bank to Save Medicaid!” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/moveon/event...
We’re All Rats Now
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We’re All Rats Now
Time to take a stand, again, against racism
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June 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
We’re All Rats Now
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I'm attending John Lewis Actions's event, “GOOD TROUBLE RALLY & FILM SCREENING” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/john-lewis-a...
GOOD TROUBLE RALLY & FILM SCREENING · John Lewis Actions
Good Trouble Lives On in Lincoln City with two connected events.
We join this national day of nonviolent action to respond to the attacks posed on our civil and human rights by the Trump administrat...
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June 26, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I'm attending John Lewis Actions's event, “GOOD TROUBLE RALLY & FILM SCREENING” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/john-lewis-a...
A Handmaid's Tale just got real for women and girls in SC.
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Supreme court paves way for South Carolina and other states to defund Planned Parenthood
Decision could embolden red states in US to block clinics that provide abortions from receiving Medicaid funds
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June 26, 2025 at 2:39 PM
A Handmaid's Tale just got real for women and girls in SC.
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He said he was anti-war.
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
Live Updates: U.S. Enters War With Iran, Bombing Key Nuclear Sites
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June 22, 2025 at 12:33 AM
He said he was anti-war.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
As the woman said, freedom isn't free.
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Reflecting on Juneteenth
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June 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
As the woman said, freedom isn't free.
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This just appeared at my feet. Sometimes the universe gives you just what you need.
June 20, 2025 at 2:13 PM
This just appeared at my feet. Sometimes the universe gives you just what you need.
I'm attending No Kings's event, “One Million Rising: One Million Trained, Millions More Empowered” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
One Million Rising: One Million Trained, Millions More Empowered · No Kings
Across the country, authoritarian forces are getting bolder and more dangerous. Trump and his allies are not hiding their agenda: mass deportations, rollbacks of civil rights, weaponized courts, and ...
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June 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I'm attending No Kings's event, “One Million Rising: One Million Trained, Millions More Empowered” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
3.5% of U.S. population = 11.7 million.
Yesterday, 11 million stood together.
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Yesterday, 11 million stood together.
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The 3.5% Protest Rule That Could Bring Down Trump | Crooked Media
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June 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
3.5% of U.S. population = 11.7 million.
Yesterday, 11 million stood together.
crooked.com/podcast/the-...
Yesterday, 11 million stood together.
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Tomorrow, over 2000 communities world-wide will protest Trump’s dismantling of the U.S. government. Our forebears rejected royal rule almost 250 years ago in favor of a democratic system. We must do it now. We stand up for what our flag symbolizes.
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Millions in US expected to join ‘No Kings’ protests against Trump
Rallies at roughly 2,000 sites planned for Saturday, same day as US president’s military parade and birthday
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June 13, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Tomorrow, over 2000 communities world-wide will protest Trump’s dismantling of the U.S. government. Our forebears rejected royal rule almost 250 years ago in favor of a democratic system. We must do it now. We stand up for what our flag symbolizes.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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We have been at the forefront of scientific contributions to humanity for two centuries. The radical right is intent on destroying our standing right now, right in front of our eyes.
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Nobody Expected the MAGA Inquisition open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
Nobody Expected the MAGA Inquisition
But it’s here, and will destroy American science
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June 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM
We have been at the forefront of scientific contributions to humanity for two centuries. The radical right is intent on destroying our standing right now, right in front of our eyes.
Nobody Expected the MAGA Inquisition open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
Nobody Expected the MAGA Inquisition open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
This is what they call "death by a thousand cuts," brought to you by evil nerds.
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Millions Would Lose Their Obamacare Coverage Under Trump’s Bill
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June 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
This is what they call "death by a thousand cuts," brought to you by evil nerds.
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Frankly, David Brooks can be irritating.
I had just written a short Substack piece when I saw his NYT editorial, "I'm Normally a Mild Guy."
Strap in.
sharwalbaum.substack.com/p/ok-boomer
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I had just written a short Substack piece when I saw his NYT editorial, "I'm Normally a Mild Guy."
Strap in.
sharwalbaum.substack.com/p/ok-boomer
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/o...
Opinion | I’m Normally a Mild Guy. Here’s What’s Pushed Me Over the Edge.
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June 1, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Frankly, David Brooks can be irritating.
I had just written a short Substack piece when I saw his NYT editorial, "I'm Normally a Mild Guy."
Strap in.
sharwalbaum.substack.com/p/ok-boomer
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/o...
I had just written a short Substack piece when I saw his NYT editorial, "I'm Normally a Mild Guy."
Strap in.
sharwalbaum.substack.com/p/ok-boomer
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/o...
Can you hear the chant?
THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE
NO KINGS protests 5.16 (top) vs. 5.30 (bottom)
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THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE
NO KINGS protests 5.16 (top) vs. 5.30 (bottom)
p.s. maps are non-clickable
May 30, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Can you hear the chant?
THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE
NO KINGS protests 5.16 (top) vs. 5.30 (bottom)
p.s. maps are non-clickable
THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE
NO KINGS protests 5.16 (top) vs. 5.30 (bottom)
p.s. maps are non-clickable
RFK hasn't had a cogent thought since before his heroin addiction.
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RFK Jr. threatens to bar government scientists from publishing in leading medical journals
The health secretary said the New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of the American Medical Association and The Lancet are in bed with pharma.
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May 29, 2025 at 12:59 AM
RFK hasn't had a cogent thought since before his heroin addiction.
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There is nothing "pro-life" about taking away women's healthcare.
May 27, 2025 at 7:20 PM
There is nothing "pro-life" about taking away women's healthcare.
WHY WE WILL PROTEST ON JUNE 14
Military Parade Concerns Dissolve With a More Acquiescent Pentagon www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...
Military Parade Concerns Dissolve With a More Acquiescent Pentagon www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...
Military Parade Concerns Dissolve With a More Acquiescent Pentagon
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May 27, 2025 at 1:55 PM
WHY WE WILL PROTEST ON JUNE 14
Military Parade Concerns Dissolve With a More Acquiescent Pentagon www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...
Military Parade Concerns Dissolve With a More Acquiescent Pentagon www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...
NO KINGS DAY IS FLAG DAY
Nearly 250 years ago, regular people stood up for freedom and against the tyranny of royal rule. The stars and stripes symbolize the work it took/takes to live in a democracy. Now, in over 700 communities in the USA, we will stand up again for democracy.
STAND UP ON 6.14
Nearly 250 years ago, regular people stood up for freedom and against the tyranny of royal rule. The stars and stripes symbolize the work it took/takes to live in a democracy. Now, in over 700 communities in the USA, we will stand up again for democracy.
STAND UP ON 6.14
May 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM
NO KINGS DAY IS FLAG DAY
Nearly 250 years ago, regular people stood up for freedom and against the tyranny of royal rule. The stars and stripes symbolize the work it took/takes to live in a democracy. Now, in over 700 communities in the USA, we will stand up again for democracy.
STAND UP ON 6.14
Nearly 250 years ago, regular people stood up for freedom and against the tyranny of royal rule. The stars and stripes symbolize the work it took/takes to live in a democracy. Now, in over 700 communities in the USA, we will stand up again for democracy.
STAND UP ON 6.14
