Bettye Callison-Palermo
@sparklediamond.bsky.social
Among the many things I cherish are these: character, competence, fairness, compassion, evidence, reality, integrity, freedom, equity, accountability, and above all JUSTICE.
I'm attending Indivisible's event on November 22, “Stand Strong Together” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Stand Strong Together · Indivisible
Peaceful gathering to continue our fight and celebrate our victories. This will include a food/essentials drive for local bleesing boxes and Monetary drive for our local VFW. (will be marked with ball...
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November 11, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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NO KINGS Canandaigua NY · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.**
Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...
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September 16, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Two decades ago, writer Laurence Britt listed 14 defining characteristics of fascism. In this thread, I match them up with actions of Trump and his regime. Spoiler alert: MAGA is 14-for-14.
1. Powerful and continuing nationalism
Two decades ago, writer Laurence Britt listed 14 defining characteristics of fascism. In this thread, I match them up with actions of Trump and his regime. Spoiler alert: MAGA is 14-for-14.
1. Powerful and continuing nationalism
Donald Trump thinks not clapping for him is ‘treasonous’ | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump wasn’t – and, apparently, still isn’t – happy that Democrats in Congress didn’t stand to applaud him in his State of the Union address last week.
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September 7, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Two decades ago, writer Laurence Britt listed 14 defining characteristics of fascism. In this thread, I match them up with actions of Trump and his regime. Spoiler alert: MAGA is 14-for-14.
1. Powerful and continuing nationalism
Two decades ago, writer Laurence Britt listed 14 defining characteristics of fascism. In this thread, I match them up with actions of Trump and his regime. Spoiler alert: MAGA is 14-for-14.
1. Powerful and continuing nationalism
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Opinion | Autism Rates Have Increased 60-Fold. I Played a Role in That.
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September 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Vote of No Confidence in Our Current Federal Government
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Vote of No Confidence in Our Current Federal Government
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August 22, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Vote of No Confidence in Our Current Federal Government
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Stop the Cuts: Canandaigua Rally · Indivisible
We Dissent is hosting Stop The Cuts. We need to stand together to STOP the cuts
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August 12, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Please media. Educate and inform Americans.
I cannot say often enough that for all his narcissistic swanning about the stage "agonizing" about "his" decision, the Constitution flatly forbids Trump from attacking a sovereign country that has not attacked the US without obtaining congressional consent.
1/2 Marker of our times:
Public discuss has normalized idea that whatever is churning around in Trump's mind can, *w no restraint or involvement from anyone else,* plunge world into recession ("my tariffs") or major war (Iran)
And that he'll make "reveal" of his whim something like 'Survivor.'
Public discuss has normalized idea that whatever is churning around in Trump's mind can, *w no restraint or involvement from anyone else,* plunge world into recession ("my tariffs") or major war (Iran)
And that he'll make "reveal" of his whim something like 'Survivor.'
June 21, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Please media. Educate and inform Americans.
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The artists responsible for last year's poop statue appear to have struck again. This time with a work called “Dictator Approved,” an 8-foot-tall sculpture showing a gold-painted hand with a thumbs-up quashing the sea foam green crown of the Statute of Liberty on the National Mall.
Eight-foot-tall ‘Dictator Approved’ sculpture appears on National Mall
Did the mystery poop artist strike again? Signs point to yes.
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June 19, 2025 at 1:55 AM
The artists responsible for last year's poop statue appear to have struck again. This time with a work called “Dictator Approved,” an 8-foot-tall sculpture showing a gold-painted hand with a thumbs-up quashing the sea foam green crown of the Statute of Liberty on the National Mall.
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New column.
Why Are Tyrant Trump's Institutional Critics Remaining Silent? - Ralph Nader
By Ralph Nader June 13, 2025 By now Tyrant Trump and his fascist wrecking crew have made abundantly clear their objectives of police state control, corporatist rule, and corrupt self-enrichment result...
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June 14, 2025 at 12:16 AM
New column.
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"Millions of Lives at Risk": USAID Cuts Lead to Global Rise in Death, Hunger, Poverty and Disease
“Millions of Lives at Risk” as USAID Cuts Increase Death, Hunger, Poverty and Disease
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered the termination of all remaining overseas employees of USAID to complete the dismantling of the six-decade-old agency. USAID was an early target of Elon Musk...
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June 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"Millions of Lives at Risk": USAID Cuts Lead to Global Rise in Death, Hunger, Poverty and Disease
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NO KINGS Canandaigua · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.**
NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allie...
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May 22, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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America has HAD IT with @realDonaldTrump
May 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
America has HAD IT with @realDonaldTrump
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Harvard Law professor Michael Klarman gave an inspiring lecture about the need for lawyers to protect democracy. I was honored that he noted the attacks and threats aimed at me. His words serve to steel my spine and make me more committed than ever to fighting for democracy.
Thank you professor.🙏
Thank you professor.🙏
May 1, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Harvard Law professor Michael Klarman gave an inspiring lecture about the need for lawyers to protect democracy. I was honored that he noted the attacks and threats aimed at me. His words serve to steel my spine and make me more committed than ever to fighting for democracy.
Thank you professor.🙏
Thank you professor.🙏
Trump’s Single Stroke of Brilliance www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Single Stroke of Brilliance
His initiative has been the key to much of his success, but lacking any sense of prudence, he does not understand the difference between a risk and a gamble.
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April 25, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Chris Murphy is fabulously kind. 😍
"Everybody here has to decide how much energy they're going to put in to trying to fight for that world.
Because you were so bold & courageous, I bet everybody in this room is going to work a little bit harder to make the world you're asking us to believe in."
"Everybody here has to decide how much energy they're going to put in to trying to fight for that world.
Because you were so bold & courageous, I bet everybody in this room is going to work a little bit harder to make the world you're asking us to believe in."
April 11, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Chris Murphy is fabulously kind. 😍
"Everybody here has to decide how much energy they're going to put in to trying to fight for that world.
Because you were so bold & courageous, I bet everybody in this room is going to work a little bit harder to make the world you're asking us to believe in."
"Everybody here has to decide how much energy they're going to put in to trying to fight for that world.
Because you were so bold & courageous, I bet everybody in this room is going to work a little bit harder to make the world you're asking us to believe in."
Yes, courage IS contagious. Kudos to the courage of these Israeli combat pilots! “Continuation of the war does not contribute to any of the declared goals of the war, and will bring about the deaths of the hostages, of IDF soldiers and innocent civilians.”
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IDF kicks out Air Force reservists who publicly called to end 'politically motivated' fighting in Gaza
'Whoever signed can't sit in the cockpit’ – military vows to act against 'those who bring politics into the army'
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April 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Yes, courage IS contagious. Kudos to the courage of these Israeli combat pilots! “Continuation of the war does not contribute to any of the declared goals of the war, and will bring about the deaths of the hostages, of IDF soldiers and innocent civilians.”
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Any desire to be even more outraged? If so, listen to this:
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Donald Trump fired the man who likely saved his life: Former medical official
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April 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Any desire to be even more outraged? If so, listen to this:
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Worth a read, folks. "Assessing Elon Musk’s Misleading Claims About Fraud in Government Spending" www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/u...
Assessing Elon Musk’s Misleading Claims About Fraud in Government Spending
The world’s richest man made inaccurate claims about entitlement fraud, how a government payment system works and government survey costs.
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March 31, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Worth a read, folks. "Assessing Elon Musk’s Misleading Claims About Fraud in Government Spending" www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/u...
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🙌🏼 I’m not sure who had the amazing idea to invite this constitutional lawyer to a senate hearing that intended to prove Biden colluded with Meta to censor conservatives, but she took the opportunity to speak truth to power ✊🏼 on the hypocrite 👑 KING OF FREE SPEECH, Donald Trump, himself. 👏🏼 Brava!!
March 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
🙌🏼 I’m not sure who had the amazing idea to invite this constitutional lawyer to a senate hearing that intended to prove Biden colluded with Meta to censor conservatives, but she took the opportunity to speak truth to power ✊🏼 on the hypocrite 👑 KING OF FREE SPEECH, Donald Trump, himself. 👏🏼 Brava!!
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This is what we need. It's not sufficient, but it's necessary.
March 13, 2025 at 1:40 AM
This is what we need. It's not sufficient, but it's necessary.
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French MEP Raphaël Glucksmann posted this on Xitter following Caroline Leavitt's BS response to his call for the U.S. to return the Statue of Liberty to France:
Dear Americans,
Since the White House press secretary is attacking me today, I wanted to tell you this:
Dear Americans,
Since the White House press secretary is attacking me today, I wanted to tell you this:
March 20, 2025 at 12:58 PM
French MEP Raphaël Glucksmann posted this on Xitter following Caroline Leavitt's BS response to his call for the U.S. to return the Statue of Liberty to France:
Dear Americans,
Since the White House press secretary is attacking me today, I wanted to tell you this:
Dear Americans,
Since the White House press secretary is attacking me today, I wanted to tell you this:
Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True.
A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.
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March 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Why Teddy Roosevelt’s face will remain on Mount Rushmore and Trump’s image will never be there or anywhere else
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Why Teddy Roosevelt’s face will remain on Mount Rushmore and Trump’s image will never be there or anywhere else
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March 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Why Teddy Roosevelt’s face will remain on Mount Rushmore and Trump’s image will never be there or anywhere else
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My column: You Cannot Run a Country This Way www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/o...
Opinion | You Cannot Run a Country This Way
Trump’s foreign policy philosophy is not “containment” or “engagement,” but “smash and grab.”
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March 11, 2025 at 11:36 PM
My column: You Cannot Run a Country This Way www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/o...