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Sonya Gravlee
@sygred.bsky.social
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just another southern, witty, moody, mischievous, feisty, mellow, loving, saucy, feminist, teaching, preaching, peace-nikking, web-surfing, reading, playing, music-listening, movie-watching, roll tide yelling, over-educated redhead.
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Make Them Hear You
Make Them Hear You
Moral leaders arrested in the US Capitol rotunda ask members of Congress to pray with them & constituents who will be harmed by cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, HeadStart & federal housing programs
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May 6, 2025 at 7:29 PM
sygred.bsky.social
Just learned that "Nazi" is Bavarian for "bumpkin," which is why artists in Germany called Adolf's minions Nazis. The name was so widespread it stuck.
March 15, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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davidbarnhart.bsky.social David Barnhart @davidbarnhart.bsky.social · Mar 4
"May those who are in power today think beyond this day and consider the future of mankind. Their responsibility is enormous. Today, an altogether new order can be created for the benefit of all peoples. Short-sighted misuse of that power can ruin everything." -LQ thisistheday.beehiiv.com/p/march-4
March 4
Jean O'Leary, T.R.M. Howard, Ludwig Quidde, and Saint Casimir
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March 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
sygred.bsky.social
Check out my nephew Josh's paintings in his Etsy shop and buy lots. He takes commissions, too! ❤️
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March 2, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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On YouTube: m.youtube.com/watch?featur...
What’s Happening & How You Can Take Action | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
YouTube video by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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February 4, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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marcelias.bsky.social
🚨BREAKING: The Federal Bureau of Investigation Agents Association files federal court lawsuit against Department of Justice over the improper targeting of agents previously involved in politically sensitive investigation.

For more details follow @democracydocket.com.
www.democracydocket.com
February 4, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Please stop screaming that nothing is being done. From Jay Michaelson on FB. With important follow up link here: www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...

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Hello! I'm posting in response to the many sincerely anguished claims that not enough is being done to stop Trump. This is not reflected in the facts. - Represented by Public Citizen Litigation Group and State Democracy Defenders Fund, the Alliance for Retired Americans, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) filed suit on Monday against the Treasury Department “for sharing confidential data with the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), run by Elon Musk.” Go to Public Citizen's website to learn all about this lawsuit, which is very likely to prevail. - On USAID, appearing with other Democratic lawmakers outside USAID offices on Monday, Representative Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) shouted, “Elon Musk, you didn't create USAID. The United States Congress did for the American people … like Elon Musk did not create USAID, he doesn't have the power to destroy it. And who's going to stop him? We are... This a constitutional crisis that we are in today.” Lawsuits have also been filed in this matter, and are also likely to prevail. - Hakeem Jeffries has announced lawsuits have been filed regarding the firings of inspectors general. - On Jan 21, Democracy Forward, was filed at 12:01 p.m. ET on Monday and accused Elon Musk's DOGE of being a "shadow operation led by unelected billionaires" that flouts federal transparency rules. That should win. - National Security Counselors filed a suit arguing that DOGE meets the requirements to be a federal advisory committee and is therefore legally required to have "fairly balanced" representation, keep regular minutes of meetings and allow public access to meetings. Clearly accurate. - Eighteen state attorneys general and a slew of immigrants' rights groups brought swift legal action against Trump after he signed his executive order seeking to ban birthright citizenship for some children born in the U.S., arguing that it violates the Fourteenth Amendment. Obviously, clearly unconstitutional. - "Schedule F" has been challenged in court by the National Treasury Employees Union, which represents employees in 37 agencies and departments. - Several immigrant rights groups in the United States, as well as the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), have filed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s ban on asylum claims. - GLAD Law and the National Center For Lesbian Rights (NCLR) have sued to stop Trump's ban on trans people in the military. And there are many more - I'll link to a great list of them in the comments. Yes, there are Trump judges in the courts, and if Aileen Cannon types get these cases, Trump may prevail. But most judges are not like her. These actions are clearly illegal and/or unconstitutional, and they WILL be stopped. Just like the tariffs were not meant to prevail -- Trump won that round, "forcing" Canada and Mexico to take "action" on fentanyl -- these actions are not meant to prevail. They're meant to flood the zone with shit, confuse and immobilize us. They said they'd do "Shock and Awe" and that's what they've done. Nothing here should be surprising. Shock and Awe is up to YOU. I am not shocked, I am not in awe. Oh, and the "mainstream media" has reported on all of these. The info above has come from Newsweek, the NY Times, and other mainstream sources. Please stop attacking journalists when we are being threatened by the FBI. Who do you think you're helping by doing that? Stop it with the doomsaying and gloomsaying. Want to make a difference? Give thousands of dollars to Public Citizen, the ACLU, and similar groups. Show up at marches. Put your ass on the line and help protect people from ICE. If you're safe, do simple symbolic things (like changing your social media pictures) to support people who are not safe. Just like we should not obey in advance, we should not panic in advance either. This is not the end of democracy. That is just what the bad guys want you to think. Get over it and fight.
February 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
sygred.bsky.social
@liturgygeek.bsky.social -- would you add me to your starter pack for progressive ucc pastors? thanks!
February 1, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Speaking truth to power: kudos to Bishop Budde!
youtu.be/5ESheItSWy4?...
WOW: Bishop calls out Trump TO HIS FACE at church
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen
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January 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Seeking beauty and inspiration, especially today? Check out #JanuArty
January 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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"I have decided to stick to love…Hate is too great a burden to bear.” ― Martin Luther King Jr.
January 20, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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@christieb8s.bsky.social sending you lots of love and light, sweet friend ❤️🌟🤗
January 20, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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🟦 Blindspot for the Left:
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) criticized health insurance practices, describing denied claims as “an act of violence” during a CBS interview.
ground.news/article/alex...
December 13, 2024 at 10:29 PM
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Happy holidays! New video out now! 🎁🎶😵‍💫

See the extended directors edit exclusively on YouTube: youtu.be/BmrNhbn8KI8

As always, the ad-free version available on all other social media platforms. #Annie #Musical #ChristmasSpecial #Parody
I Think I'm Gonna Hate It Here - A Randy Rainbow Song Parody
YouTube video by Randy Rainbow
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December 16, 2024 at 6:03 PM
sygred.bsky.social
@johnarchibald.bsky.social hey, famous jet!
November 20, 2024 at 9:54 PM
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Peace, love, equality, compassion, generosity, empathy, equity, inclusion, dignity, diversity, curiosity, creativity, intelligence, kindness, biodiversity, liberty, freedom, progress, joy, and happiness.

Those are the pillars upon which the future must be built.
November 20, 2024 at 2:23 AM
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Could tonight be the night?
November 16, 2024 at 12:17 AM
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To the delight of English majors everywhere
swilua.bsky.social 🌈Dr. Frizzle @swilua.bsky.social · Nov 17
The first known use of singular “they” is so old that not only does it pre-date singular “you,” it wasn’t even spelled with a “th”

When William and the Werewolf, in 1375 CE, used singular “they,” it was spelled with a Thorn
The excerpt from William and the Werewolf showing singular they spelled with a Thorn
November 18, 2024 at 12:38 PM
sygred.bsky.social
@dgar.bsky.social hurray for the oxford comma!
November 13, 2024 at 7:14 AM
sygred.bsky.social
@mwslay.bsky.social hey you! We'll figure this out together. My friend @stephsleeps has been on here awhile if you want to follow her, too.
November 13, 2024 at 2:14 AM
sygred.bsky.social
Just joined and feeling my way around the blue sky. Feel free to send tips!
November 13, 2024 at 1:34 AM