svbluedot.bsky.social
@svbluedot.bsky.social
A blue dot amongst a field of red. 3 fab kids, several dogs, cats, a bearded dragon. I’m an unashamed liberal & secular humanist.
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What’s at stake here is free speech.

Across the board, we’ve seen the Trump administration use the power of government to go after anybody who’s criticized them — and in this case, Jimmy Kimmel.

We need to all stand up and speak out.
September 18, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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as you cancel disney subscriptions, please remember to support your favorite independent media. there are amazing people doing critical work with very little support, and things are only getting harder.

here are some of my favorites: www.citationneeded.news/friends/. feel free to post yours below!
Friends of the blog
Citation Needed is part of a loose collective of independent publications that share a commitment to thoughtful, critical reporting. I encourage you to check them out, and consider supporting their wo...
www.citationneeded.news
September 18, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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September 15, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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"far-right extremists have committed far more ideologically motivated homicides than far-left or radical Islamist extremists" |
Use internet archive to look it up: "What NIJ Research Tells Us About Domestic Terrorism" | nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/what-nij-research-tells-us-about-domestic-terrorism
Advancing Justice Through Science
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is dedicated to improving knowledge and understanding of crime and justice issues through science.
nij.ojp.gov
September 16, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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What she said 👏🏻 👇🏻
June 30, 2025 at 6:51 AM
RFK Jr.’s Autism Quackery is Harrowing - Vanity Fair

apple.news/A3vpr_2b8Rjm...

This fool is dangerous. It feels like he’s setting us up for something nefarious.
RFK Jr.’s Autism Quackery is Harrowing — Vanity Fair
The Health and Human Services secretary's antiquated remarks about autism are setting the movement for autism acceptance back decades.
apple.news
April 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Can’t stop!
Won’t stop!
Join me!
April 8, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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April 7, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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😂😅
March 8, 2025 at 2:38 AM
thought this must be fake. Apparently it’s not. Love those Brits!!!!
February 25, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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Funeral Director here: People who pass away don’t receive social security checks once the agency has been notified. We fill out a form (SSA-721) and fax it directly to social security.

Elon Musk is lying to you.
February 23, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I’m actually thankful that I no longer work for a company that was doing business with this creep & destroying our environment in the process. Hypocrisy at its height!

open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
Musk and DOGE Might Soon Have Access to the Most Lucrative Defense-Contract Database of All
Ex-officials warn Zeteo that the USXports database is a means for Musk to undercut competitors to SpaceX in the defense sector.
open.substack.com
February 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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"Tyranny requires your fear and your silence and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage." -- @govpritzker.illinois.gov
February 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Ruhle: The left-leaning podcast MeidasTouch has just done the unthinkable—dethroned Joe Rogan to become the country’s most popular podcast…
February 20, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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While it feels nothing is happening fast enough, there are some things happening in the name of justice and democracy.
Lawyers Mark Zaid, Norm Eisen, and Nancy Gertner of Democracy Defenders Fund threaten to sue DOJ over fired prosecutors and FBI agents. Your turn, Senate. Bring Bondy and Patel back for more questioning.
Letter to Bove over DOJ/FBI firings
CNN
buff.ly
February 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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SUCCESS......Another judge blocked the funding freeze.

Keep fighting!!
NEVER SURRENDER.

www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
February 4, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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If you are looking for the guardrails on MAGA extremism, it does not reside in government institutions or norms. Nor will you find any courage in the boardrooms of large corporations as they bow and scrape before Trump.

That leaves only the courts.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/cour...
Courts Are the Last Guardrail
From Marc | If democracy is to survive the next four years, the courts will need to perform each of these functions.
www.democracydocket.com
February 2, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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If you are a leader who previously boasted about your pro-democracy positions, you have a greater obligation. If you feel obliged to obey Trump, spare us your justifications. Just tell us you are too scared to fight. If you feel the need to bow down, let someone with more courage take your spot.
Now Is the Time for Courage
From Marc | I started Democracy Docket to be fearlessly independent and unapologetically pro-democracy.
www.democracydocket.com
February 2, 2025 at 2:06 AM
An oldie but a goodie….readon # 185: why I love Jon Stewart

substack.com/@sustainably...
Aalia Mauro on Substack
and this level of truthtelling is why they canceled his show
substack.com
December 21, 2024 at 4:33 PM
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I’m excited for @gregcasar.bsky.social’s leadership at the Progressive Caucus. He’s going to be great.
Newly elected Congressional Progressive Caucus chair Greg Casar is already cooking
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
December 7, 2024 at 4:46 PM