SherryInOblastAmerica
@sherryn.bsky.social
Retired techie in Philadelphia suburbs. Book reader. Following: E Europe, Ukraine, Ru, Arctic, authoritarianism, academia. I support 🇺🇦🇬🇱🇨🇦🇵🇦 🇿🇦
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A building in DC displaying the forbidden D word. (Canadian Embassy 🇨🇦 ) #DEI
Everybody should see this excellent documentary about ballet and the war in Ukraine
www.razomforukraine.org/events/balle...
www.razomforukraine.org/events/balle...
Ballet and war in Ukraine | Screening of "The Sky Was on Fire" - Razom
November 12, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm - The story of Ukrainian ballerinas and dancers as they confront life-changing decisions in the face of war. Location: Landmark's Ritz Five (214 Walnut St, Philad...
www.razomforukraine.org
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Everybody should see this excellent documentary about ballet and the war in Ukraine
www.razomforukraine.org/events/balle...
www.razomforukraine.org/events/balle...
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Meet a few of the amazing speakers joining us for Terror Camp V, December 5-7th! 👀💫
October 29, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Meet a few of the amazing speakers joining us for Terror Camp V, December 5-7th! 👀💫
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Please join me in raising funds for medical cargo buses and trucks with electric jamming for brigades of Ukraine's Khartiia Corps. These automobiles make the difference between whether people survive or not. We can do something very specific and meaningful to help.
www.help99.co/patches/timo...
www.help99.co/patches/timo...
Timothy Snyder: Freedom is Action
Professor Timothy Snyder – a prominent voice of freedom, teams up with NAFO to fundraise for ten trucks and ten cargo buses with anti-drone jamming systems. These will transport and protect those who ...
www.help99.co
October 8, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Please join me in raising funds for medical cargo buses and trucks with electric jamming for brigades of Ukraine's Khartiia Corps. These automobiles make the difference between whether people survive or not. We can do something very specific and meaningful to help.
www.help99.co/patches/timo...
www.help99.co/patches/timo...
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Philadelphia is what Democracy Looks Like. Thank You @nbcphiladelphia.com @indivisiblepa.bsky.social @indivisible.org @maddow.msnbc.com #IndivisiblePA
Holy fuck! No Kings protesters are marching through Center City in Philadelphia. 🙌💪👏✊️👇
October 18, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Philadelphia is what Democracy Looks Like. Thank You @nbcphiladelphia.com @indivisiblepa.bsky.social @indivisible.org @maddow.msnbc.com #IndivisiblePA
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One of our favorites we saw during No Kings day
What did you guys wear to the protest? Would love to see some of the crazy outfits you guys put together!
What did you guys wear to the protest? Would love to see some of the crazy outfits you guys put together!
October 18, 2025 at 9:04 PM
One of our favorites we saw during No Kings day
What did you guys wear to the protest? Would love to see some of the crazy outfits you guys put together!
What did you guys wear to the protest? Would love to see some of the crazy outfits you guys put together!
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An incredibly important election in a tiny country just went the right way. Moldova has resisted a huge Russian disinformation campaign and will not become a Russian puppet state.
September 29, 2025 at 10:42 AM
An incredibly important election in a tiny country just went the right way. Moldova has resisted a huge Russian disinformation campaign and will not become a Russian puppet state.
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As the Putinization of America accelerates, “Trump’s opponents must build up forces to withstand the administration on every level, from grassroots protests to lawsuits in the courts,” Garry Kasparov writes:
The Race to Save America’s Democracy
Trump’s administration may seem chaotic, but Americans should not take the integrity of next year’s elections for granted.
bit.ly
September 28, 2025 at 11:15 PM
As the Putinization of America accelerates, “Trump’s opponents must build up forces to withstand the administration on every level, from grassroots protests to lawsuits in the courts,” Garry Kasparov writes:
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Here's an excerpt -- I hope you'll take a few moments to read the whole column and tell me what you think
September 28, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Here's an excerpt -- I hope you'll take a few moments to read the whole column and tell me what you think
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❗️5 Tu-95MS and 1 Tu-160 in the air heading for launch lines.
September 27, 2025 at 10:27 PM
❗️5 Tu-95MS and 1 Tu-160 in the air heading for launch lines.
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Delaware bans book bans based on author’s background or partisan, ideological or religious objections | The new law creates a statewide process that school boards and communities must follow when someone wants books taken off library shelves, reports @whyynews.bsky.social's Cris Barrish.
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Delaware bans book bans based on partisan, ideological or religious objections
The new law creates a statewide process that school boards and communities must follow when someone wants books taken off library shelves.
whyy.org
September 24, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Delaware bans book bans based on author’s background or partisan, ideological or religious objections | The new law creates a statewide process that school boards and communities must follow when someone wants books taken off library shelves, reports @whyynews.bsky.social's Cris Barrish.
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Scientists record 9,000 hours of languages spoken in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa as free-access training data for AI models
go.nature.com/4miL25O
go.nature.com/4miL25O
AI models are neglecting African languages — scientists want to change that
Scientists record 9,000 hours of languages spoken in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa as free-access training data for AI models.
go.nature.com
July 30, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Scientists record 9,000 hours of languages spoken in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa as free-access training data for AI models
go.nature.com/4miL25O
go.nature.com/4miL25O
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This is such an important article on where we are headed. Will Bunch is the reason I subscribe to the Philadelphia Inquirer. Gift link below
Growing up after WWII, I always hoped concentration camps were history, not current events. But here we are, with thousands of migrants in squalid conditions, no due process, and $45B in new camps to come
Coming to terms with an American nightmare. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/us-c...
Coming to terms with an American nightmare. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/us-c...
This column on U.S. concentration camps is the one I hoped I’d never write | Will Bunch
Andrea Pitzer literally wrote the book on concentration camps. I talked to her about how they came to America.
www.inquirer.com
July 25, 2025 at 1:31 AM
This is such an important article on where we are headed. Will Bunch is the reason I subscribe to the Philadelphia Inquirer. Gift link below
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‼️ Urgent protests against crackdown on Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies held in Kyiv and Lviv – photos, video
Urgent protests against crackdown on Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies held in Kyiv and Lviv – photos, video
Dmytro Koziatynskyi, a veteran of the Russo-Ukrainian war, has rallied Kyiv residents to unite in protest this Tuesday evening following the adoption of a contentious law stripping the National Anti-C...
www.pravda.com.ua
July 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
‼️ Urgent protests against crackdown on Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies held in Kyiv and Lviv – photos, video
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On July 17th we are getting into #GoodTrouble to resist the fascist machine. To FIND or HOST a protest visit www.FiftyFifty.one
If you’re receiving this message… YOU are the resistance.
#50501Movement #FiftyFiftyOne #NoKings #PeoplesMovement #GoodTrouble #FuckTrump #Resist #FightFascism
If you’re receiving this message… YOU are the resistance.
#50501Movement #FiftyFiftyOne #NoKings #PeoplesMovement #GoodTrouble #FuckTrump #Resist #FightFascism
July 9, 2025 at 1:40 AM
On July 17th we are getting into #GoodTrouble to resist the fascist machine. To FIND or HOST a protest visit www.FiftyFifty.one
If you’re receiving this message… YOU are the resistance.
#50501Movement #FiftyFiftyOne #NoKings #PeoplesMovement #GoodTrouble #FuckTrump #Resist #FightFascism
If you’re receiving this message… YOU are the resistance.
#50501Movement #FiftyFiftyOne #NoKings #PeoplesMovement #GoodTrouble #FuckTrump #Resist #FightFascism
“even Trump’s policies are not enough to persuade some American conservatives to stay in their home country”
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Russia’s ‘anti-woke’ visa lures those fearing a moral decline in the West
A network of Kremlin-backed influencers seek to portray Russia as a bastion of traditional values in an attempt to attract those who deplore Western “liberalism.”
www.washingtonpost.com
July 7, 2025 at 2:13 AM
“even Trump’s policies are not enough to persuade some American conservatives to stay in their home country”
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
I’m enjoying watching the South African crime series, Kings of Jo’burg. The mostly English dialog is peppered with Zulu, Xhosa, Tswana, Sotho & more. Fascinating for a language geek!
July 1, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I’m enjoying watching the South African crime series, Kings of Jo’burg. The mostly English dialog is peppered with Zulu, Xhosa, Tswana, Sotho & more. Fascinating for a language geek!
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June 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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‘Stop the Billionaire Giveaway’ Tour Talks Medicaid and Tax Cuts at Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick’s Office | Fair Share America's Kristen Crowell said the GOP budget bill is the “most unpopular piece of legislation in the history of this country,” and Rep. Fitzpatrick should be aware of this. #PA01
‘Stop the Billionaire Giveaway’ Tour Talks Medicaid and Tax Cuts at Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick’s Office - Bucks County Beacon
Kristen Crowell, executive director of Fair Share America, said the GOP budget bill is the “most unpopular piece of legislation in the history of this country,” and Rep. Fitzpatrick should be aware of...
buckscountybeacon.com
June 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
‘Stop the Billionaire Giveaway’ Tour Talks Medicaid and Tax Cuts at Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick’s Office | Fair Share America's Kristen Crowell said the GOP budget bill is the “most unpopular piece of legislation in the history of this country,” and Rep. Fitzpatrick should be aware of this. #PA01
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Nothing could be more perilous to American democracy than going to war under Donald Trump, Robert Kagan writes.
American Democracy Might Not Survive a War With Iran
The United States is well down the road to dictatorship. Imagine what Trump would do with a state of war.
bit.ly
June 22, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Nothing could be more perilous to American democracy than going to war under Donald Trump, Robert Kagan writes.
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"Libraries embody our cherished democratic principles. Today these safe havens of free thought are being threatened." — Kelly Ann Deluna Campbell, President Hawaiʻi Library Assoc. & Christian Fern, ED of the Univ. of Hawaiʻi Professional Assembly, AFT Local 6625. www.civilbeat.org/2025/06/libr...
Librarians Strive To Preserve Democratic Principles
Books represent freedom of thought and speech, principles enshrined in the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
www.civilbeat.org
June 18, 2025 at 7:25 PM
"Libraries embody our cherished democratic principles. Today these safe havens of free thought are being threatened." — Kelly Ann Deluna Campbell, President Hawaiʻi Library Assoc. & Christian Fern, ED of the Univ. of Hawaiʻi Professional Assembly, AFT Local 6625. www.civilbeat.org/2025/06/libr...
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🚨 URGENT: CHICAGO ORGANIZER DETAINED BY ICE, SHOW UP NOW!!! 🚨
A longtime organizer in our Chicago community has just been detained by ICE. And she’s not alone, demonstrators outside have seen 3 people shackled in chains.
📍 GET TO 1930 Beach St., Broadview, IL RIGHT NOW.
A longtime organizer in our Chicago community has just been detained by ICE. And she’s not alone, demonstrators outside have seen 3 people shackled in chains.
📍 GET TO 1930 Beach St., Broadview, IL RIGHT NOW.
June 5, 2025 at 1:14 AM
🚨 URGENT: CHICAGO ORGANIZER DETAINED BY ICE, SHOW UP NOW!!! 🚨
A longtime organizer in our Chicago community has just been detained by ICE. And she’s not alone, demonstrators outside have seen 3 people shackled in chains.
📍 GET TO 1930 Beach St., Broadview, IL RIGHT NOW.
A longtime organizer in our Chicago community has just been detained by ICE. And she’s not alone, demonstrators outside have seen 3 people shackled in chains.
📍 GET TO 1930 Beach St., Broadview, IL RIGHT NOW.
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The Kenyan author championed local African languages and was imprisoned for his work. His name was often mentioned in discussions about the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Kenyan literary giant who fought colonialism, dies at 87
The Kenyan author championed local African languages and was imprisoned for his work. His name was often mentioned in discussions about the Nobel Prize in Literature.
n.pr
May 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The Kenyan author championed local African languages and was imprisoned for his work. His name was often mentioned in discussions about the Nobel Prize in Literature.