Steve Z
@stevezoso.bsky.social
Freelance Guitarist, 70's Classic Rock aficionado, lover of democracy.
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Not 2 months since he spoke at the SM No Kings rally. RIP Rob Reiner, a true legend.
Rob Reiner speaking at #NoKings in Santa Monica today. Some MAGAt tried heckling him. Rob urged the crowd to be calm, let the guy have his say (I wasn't close enough to hear what it was), then said, "You have the right to have your say, now I have the right to have mine, " and continued.
December 15, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Not 2 months since he spoke at the SM No Kings rally. RIP Rob Reiner, a true legend.
Rob Reiner speaking at #NoKings in Santa Monica today. Some MAGAt tried heckling him. Rob urged the crowd to be calm, let the guy have his say (I wasn't close enough to hear what it was), then said, "You have the right to have your say, now I have the right to have mine, " and continued.
October 18, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Rob Reiner speaking at #NoKings in Santa Monica today. Some MAGAt tried heckling him. Rob urged the crowd to be calm, let the guy have his say (I wasn't close enough to hear what it was), then said, "You have the right to have your say, now I have the right to have mine, " and continued.
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I stand with Jimmy Kimmel.
September 18, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I stand with Jimmy Kimmel.
A few signs from the No Kings rally in Santa Monica, CA today. So happy to be there!
June 14, 2025 at 8:54 PM
A few signs from the No Kings rally in Santa Monica, CA today. So happy to be there!
Make the flu great again! 🤬
NEWS: The FDA abruptly canceled its upcoming advisory committee meeting to select the strains for next year's flu shot.
by @berkeleyjr.bsky.social
by @berkeleyjr.bsky.social
FDA cancels meeting to select flu strains for next season's shots
The canceled meeting comes just days after a CDC vaccine advisory committee meeting was abruptly postponed.
www.nbcnews.com
February 27, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Make the flu great again! 🤬
When companies invest in DEI, they invest in people. Now's the time for Target to stand firm in its values, not retreat. Will you add your name to call on Target's leadership to reinstate its DEI programs? sign.moveon.org/petitions/ta...
Reinstate Target's DEI Programs NOW!
When companies invest in DEI, they invest in people. Now's the time for Target to stand firm in its values, not retreat. Will you add your name to call on Target's leadership to reinstate its DEI prog...
sign.moveon.org
February 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
When companies invest in DEI, they invest in people. Now's the time for Target to stand firm in its values, not retreat. Will you add your name to call on Target's leadership to reinstate its DEI programs? sign.moveon.org/petitions/ta...
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After a college student finally found a treatment that worked, the insurance giant decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs. His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims.
(Published Feb. 2023)
(Published Feb. 2023)
UnitedHealthcare tried to deny coverage to a chronically ill patient. He fought back, exposing the insurer’s inner workings.
After a college student finally found a treatment that worked, the insurance giant decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs. His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for…
propub.li
February 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
After a college student finally found a treatment that worked, the insurance giant decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs. His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims.
(Published Feb. 2023)
(Published Feb. 2023)
I can't take credit for this, but had to share!
February 20, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I can't take credit for this, but had to share!
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NEW: A letter from an anonymous federal worker. Please read and share: www.muellershewrote.com/p/letter-fro...
Letter From a Federal Worker
This is a heartbreaking letter that a federal worker has asked me to share with the public.
www.muellershewrote.com
February 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
NEW: A letter from an anonymous federal worker. Please read and share: www.muellershewrote.com/p/letter-fro...
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Perfect!
January 29, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Perfect!
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Wow. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde fearlessly calls out Trump and Vance to their faces. This is heroic.
(posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)
(posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)
January 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Wow. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde fearlessly calls out Trump and Vance to their faces. This is heroic.
(posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)
(posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)
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Any elected Democrat who looks at the events of the day and communicates “We’ll find ways to work with this” and not “We’re going to fight this” needs to go. I get that they will have to work with it on some practical level, but when Trump is in shock and awe mode, meet the damn moment.
January 21, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Any elected Democrat who looks at the events of the day and communicates “We’ll find ways to work with this” and not “We’re going to fight this” needs to go. I get that they will have to work with it on some practical level, but when Trump is in shock and awe mode, meet the damn moment.
Off to KY to play some Pink Floyd, symphonic style.
lexphil.org/pink-floyd
lexphil.org/pink-floyd
The Music of Pink Floyd — The Lexington Philharmonic
lexphil.org
January 17, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Off to KY to play some Pink Floyd, symphonic style.
lexphil.org/pink-floyd
lexphil.org/pink-floyd
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We’re not going back.
November 24, 2024 at 10:07 PM
We’re not going back.
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Dear Humans,
Please develop critical thinking.
Thanks,
God
Please develop critical thinking.
Thanks,
God
November 29, 2024 at 10:57 PM
Dear Humans,
Please develop critical thinking.
Thanks,
God
Please develop critical thinking.
Thanks,
God
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Quite a few Americans like the idea of strongman rule. Essential to it is the idea that a strongman will be your strongman. He won't.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-strong...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-strong...
The Strongman Fantasy (updated 11/24)
And dictatorship in real life
snyder.substack.com
November 27, 2024 at 5:09 PM
Quite a few Americans like the idea of strongman rule. Essential to it is the idea that a strongman will be your strongman. He won't.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-strong...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-strong...
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Release the Gaetz report.
Pass it on.
Pass it on.
Release the Gaetz report.
Pass it on.
Pass it on.
November 18, 2024 at 5:08 AM
Release the Gaetz report.
Pass it on.
Pass it on.
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Hegseth is so innocent he paid off the woman who accused him of rape & got her to sign an NDA.
Gaetz is so innocent he resigned Congress to keep the report from coming out, after asking for a pardon.
Trump is so innocent only 26 women have accused him of doing what he said on tape he likes to do.
Gaetz is so innocent he resigned Congress to keep the report from coming out, after asking for a pardon.
Trump is so innocent only 26 women have accused him of doing what he said on tape he likes to do.
November 19, 2024 at 12:13 AM
Hegseth is so innocent he paid off the woman who accused him of rape & got her to sign an NDA.
Gaetz is so innocent he resigned Congress to keep the report from coming out, after asking for a pardon.
Trump is so innocent only 26 women have accused him of doing what he said on tape he likes to do.
Gaetz is so innocent he resigned Congress to keep the report from coming out, after asking for a pardon.
Trump is so innocent only 26 women have accused him of doing what he said on tape he likes to do.
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This is such an obvious bill to pass that it's supported by Jim Jordan, @wyden.senate.gov, and everyone in between. It's absolutely bonkers that Schumer won't let it come to a vote, and every single person in NY who works as a journalist or with journalists should be lighting up his switchboard.
NEW: Legislation that would bar the United States government from spying on journalists—except under rare, specific circumstances—is currently stalled in Congress.
Now, with only weeks left to legislate, press advocates are urging Senate Democrats to pass the bill, known as the PRESS Act.
Now, with only weeks left to legislate, press advocates are urging Senate Democrats to pass the bill, known as the PRESS Act.
Senate Democrats Are Running Out of Time to Pass a Shield Law to Protect Journalism
The PRESS Act, which would protect journalists from government spying, enjoys broad bipartisan support and has passed the House—but it’s unclear whether the Senate will take it up.
www.wired.com
November 14, 2024 at 7:05 PM
This is such an obvious bill to pass that it's supported by Jim Jordan, @wyden.senate.gov, and everyone in between. It's absolutely bonkers that Schumer won't let it come to a vote, and every single person in NY who works as a journalist or with journalists should be lighting up his switchboard.
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There's a reason democracies don't let people who tried coups back into power.
November 13, 2024 at 11:45 PM
There's a reason democracies don't let people who tried coups back into power.
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Also undermining Twitter is undermining Musk. Anything that decreases Musk's power and reputation helps diminish his status and decrease his ability to destroy government services.
The best way to defeat bullies is to isolate them. Once the core user base is gone--which it more or less is, at this point--Xitter will no longer have the same power over the collective imagination. Decentralizing public discourse is a good thing.
November 11, 2024 at 4:03 AM
Also undermining Twitter is undermining Musk. Anything that decreases Musk's power and reputation helps diminish his status and decrease his ability to destroy government services.
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Folks: we hate doing these posts, but now is the time to rebuild our pro-democracy community right here on BlueSky. No more leaving our future in the hands of Elon Musk. If you are able, please follow, repost this, and let your followers know we are here. Let's do this!
November 10, 2024 at 9:17 PM
Folks: we hate doing these posts, but now is the time to rebuild our pro-democracy community right here on BlueSky. No more leaving our future in the hands of Elon Musk. If you are able, please follow, repost this, and let your followers know we are here. Let's do this!