Rachael
@thebadcatholic.bsky.social
True democracy doesn't have an official language.
I think every language should have the "You" informal ("y'all," in English 《vosotros》en Español) because it's dead useful.
I think every language should have the "You" informal ("y'all," in English 《vosotros》en Español) because it's dead useful.
Pinned
Rachael
@thebadcatholic.bsky.social
· Mar 15
'Do something, dammit!': Tim Walz says Democrats need to answer Americans' 'primal scream'
Tim Walz held a town hall in Des Moines as he tours swing districts where vulnerable Republicans are not holding public town halls of their own.
www.desmoinesregister.com
"Democratic officials should hear the primal scream... coming from America" "‘Do something, dammit! This is wrong!'”
“A town hall is not a performative event. It's an expression of the people's right to petition their government.” - Tim Walz
#DoBetterDems
www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/p...
“A town hall is not a performative event. It's an expression of the people's right to petition their government.” - Tim Walz
#DoBetterDems
www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/p...
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And please do not forget that we need to......
❌BOYCOTT ALL MAGA COMPANIES!❌
WE hold the power! Not the billionaires!
Please share far and wide. 🙏🏻
❌BOYCOTT ALL MAGA COMPANIES!❌
WE hold the power! Not the billionaires!
Please share far and wide. 🙏🏻
April 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
And please do not forget that we need to......
❌BOYCOTT ALL MAGA COMPANIES!❌
WE hold the power! Not the billionaires!
Please share far and wide. 🙏🏻
❌BOYCOTT ALL MAGA COMPANIES!❌
WE hold the power! Not the billionaires!
Please share far and wide. 🙏🏻
We've lost one of our greatest popes just when we need him most.RIP @pontifexes.bsky.social Your Christian love, acceptance & Grace was inspiring.
We'll miss your presence. I pray the Conclave selects similarly for our next great Catholic leader.
#NoOneIsPerfect
#Grace
#PopeFrancis
#PapaFransico
We'll miss your presence. I pray the Conclave selects similarly for our next great Catholic leader.
#NoOneIsPerfect
#Grace
#PopeFrancis
#PapaFransico
April 23, 2025 at 12:12 AM
We've lost one of our greatest popes just when we need him most.RIP @pontifexes.bsky.social Your Christian love, acceptance & Grace was inspiring.
We'll miss your presence. I pray the Conclave selects similarly for our next great Catholic leader.
#NoOneIsPerfect
#Grace
#PopeFrancis
#PapaFransico
We'll miss your presence. I pray the Conclave selects similarly for our next great Catholic leader.
#NoOneIsPerfect
#Grace
#PopeFrancis
#PapaFransico
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Listen. Act.
🚨 Don’t miss the new episode. It’s one of our most urgent yet.
Trump is openly defying the Supreme Court. Stephen Miller calls it a win.
Harvard is under siege.
The coup is happening—in real time.
Listen now on The Oath and The Office. @johnfugelsang.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Trump is openly defying the Supreme Court. Stephen Miller calls it a win.
Harvard is under siege.
The coup is happening—in real time.
Listen now on The Oath and The Office. @johnfugelsang.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Trump’s Coup Continues: Supreme Court Defiance and the Ivy League Showdown
Podcast Episode · The Oath and The Office · 04/16/2025 · 44m
podcasts.apple.com
April 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Listen. Act.
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⚠️ Trump’s threat to democracy echoes history’s worst (John Adams, Woodrow Wilson) — but unlike them, he’s back with a plan to dismantle it. Our episode explains why this is unprecedented and how citizen resistance can rise to the challenge again. #Authoritarianism
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Trump’s Coup Continues: Supreme Court Defiance and the Ivy League Showdown
Podcast Episode · The Oath and The Office · 04/16/2025 · 44m
podcasts.apple.com
April 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
⚠️ Trump’s threat to democracy echoes history’s worst (John Adams, Woodrow Wilson) — but unlike them, he’s back with a plan to dismantle it. Our episode explains why this is unprecedented and how citizen resistance can rise to the challenge again. #Authoritarianism
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Let’s be clear. When the President defies the Supreme Court, it is the role of Congress to remove him from office. Full stop.
April 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Let’s be clear. When the President defies the Supreme Court, it is the role of Congress to remove him from office. Full stop.
WHY did you vote YEA?
We deserve to know.
@amyklobuchar.com @bennet.senate.gov @coons.senate.gov @gallego.senate.gov @hassan.senate.gov @senatorhick.govpeeps.us @kaine.senate.gov @reed.senate.gov @shaheen.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social @warnock.senate.gov
www.senate.gov/legislative/...
We deserve to know.
@amyklobuchar.com @bennet.senate.gov @coons.senate.gov @gallego.senate.gov @hassan.senate.gov @senatorhick.govpeeps.us @kaine.senate.gov @reed.senate.gov @shaheen.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social @warnock.senate.gov
www.senate.gov/legislative/...
April 9, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Thank you @rbreich.bsky.social
Shorter than a pop song and a public service.
youtu.be/Wj8ReUwyMes?...
#DoBetterDems
#DumpTrump
#ResistFacism
#CriminalinChief
#Abundance
Shorter than a pop song and a public service.
youtu.be/Wj8ReUwyMes?...
#DoBetterDems
#DumpTrump
#ResistFacism
#CriminalinChief
#Abundance
How DOGE Helps Billionaires Evade Taxes
YouTube video by Robert Reich
youtu.be
April 9, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Thank you @rbreich.bsky.social
Shorter than a pop song and a public service.
youtu.be/Wj8ReUwyMes?...
#DoBetterDems
#DumpTrump
#ResistFacism
#CriminalinChief
#Abundance
Shorter than a pop song and a public service.
youtu.be/Wj8ReUwyMes?...
#DoBetterDems
#DumpTrump
#ResistFacism
#CriminalinChief
#Abundance
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Here’s how to stay in the fight:
📱 Use the 5 Calls app or Resist Bot to contact your elected officials daily.
🎤 Demand town halls. Show up at their public appearances.
🚫 Boycott evil corporations.
🗣️ Talk to your friends, family, coworkers, and neighbors.
🌳 Build community power.
#FiftyFiftyOne
📱 Use the 5 Calls app or Resist Bot to contact your elected officials daily.
🎤 Demand town halls. Show up at their public appearances.
🚫 Boycott evil corporations.
🗣️ Talk to your friends, family, coworkers, and neighbors.
🌳 Build community power.
#FiftyFiftyOne
April 7, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Here’s how to stay in the fight:
📱 Use the 5 Calls app or Resist Bot to contact your elected officials daily.
🎤 Demand town halls. Show up at their public appearances.
🚫 Boycott evil corporations.
🗣️ Talk to your friends, family, coworkers, and neighbors.
🌳 Build community power.
#FiftyFiftyOne
📱 Use the 5 Calls app or Resist Bot to contact your elected officials daily.
🎤 Demand town halls. Show up at their public appearances.
🚫 Boycott evil corporations.
🗣️ Talk to your friends, family, coworkers, and neighbors.
🌳 Build community power.
#FiftyFiftyOne
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Less complaining about how big rallies don't do anything, more brainstorming about how to activate their attendees to get involved with targeted campaigns, direct action, and mutual aid.
April 5, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Less complaining about how big rallies don't do anything, more brainstorming about how to activate their attendees to get involved with targeted campaigns, direct action, and mutual aid.
Check the thread for lots of great ways to make our America a place we can be proud of.
Our destiny lies in our hands.
Our destiny lies in our hands.
One of my favorite things about Bluesky (or at least my little corner of it) is that people are always sharing resources for taking action.
So here's a pinned thread collecting those resources, some made by me and some made by others.
So here's a pinned thread collecting those resources, some made by me and some made by others.
April 5, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Check the thread for lots of great ways to make our America a place we can be proud of.
Our destiny lies in our hands.
Our destiny lies in our hands.
Some of my favorites from today, including a few of ours!
#SlavaUkraina
#DoBetterDems
#DumpTrump
#ResistFacism
#CriminalinChief
#SlavaUkraina
#DoBetterDems
#DumpTrump
#ResistFacism
#CriminalinChief
April 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Some of my favorites from today, including a few of ours!
#SlavaUkraina
#DoBetterDems
#DumpTrump
#ResistFacism
#CriminalinChief
#SlavaUkraina
#DoBetterDems
#DumpTrump
#ResistFacism
#CriminalinChief
An important point getting overlooked:
When NIH cancels "diversity" grants (e.g., diversity supplements, Fs, Ks, etc), they aren't canceling the grants based on *what* the grant studies.
They're cancelling them based on *who* is doing the research. And that disallowed "who" is anyone not white.
When NIH cancels "diversity" grants (e.g., diversity supplements, Fs, Ks, etc), they aren't canceling the grants based on *what* the grant studies.
They're cancelling them based on *who* is doing the research. And that disallowed "who" is anyone not white.
April 5, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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Beta testing poster sign ideas for NW IL tom. Please pick your faves or suggest new ones!
1. Do Better Dems
2. Save the 99%
3. End American Oligarchy
4. Save My Social Security
5. Trickle Down Economics Fails Every Time
6. Reverse Trump Tariffs
7. Restore Due Process
8. End Facist America
1. Do Better Dems
2. Save the 99%
3. End American Oligarchy
4. Save My Social Security
5. Trickle Down Economics Fails Every Time
6. Reverse Trump Tariffs
7. Restore Due Process
8. End Facist America
April 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Beta testing poster sign ideas for NW IL tom. Please pick your faves or suggest new ones!
1. Do Better Dems
2. Save the 99%
3. End American Oligarchy
4. Save My Social Security
5. Trickle Down Economics Fails Every Time
6. Reverse Trump Tariffs
7. Restore Due Process
8. End Facist America
1. Do Better Dems
2. Save the 99%
3. End American Oligarchy
4. Save My Social Security
5. Trickle Down Economics Fails Every Time
6. Reverse Trump Tariffs
7. Restore Due Process
8. End Facist America
We cannot wait for the change we wish to see.
Instead, we must create it ourselves from the bottom up.
We *cannot* wait until 2026. Any politician who says otherwise uses the system that benefits them.
It's time to get used to making civic action part of our daily lives.
#EndOligarchy
#Resist
Instead, we must create it ourselves from the bottom up.
We *cannot* wait until 2026. Any politician who says otherwise uses the system that benefits them.
It's time to get used to making civic action part of our daily lives.
#EndOligarchy
#Resist
April 4, 2025 at 11:59 AM
We cannot wait for the change we wish to see.
Instead, we must create it ourselves from the bottom up.
We *cannot* wait until 2026. Any politician who says otherwise uses the system that benefits them.
It's time to get used to making civic action part of our daily lives.
#EndOligarchy
#Resist
Instead, we must create it ourselves from the bottom up.
We *cannot* wait until 2026. Any politician who says otherwise uses the system that benefits them.
It's time to get used to making civic action part of our daily lives.
#EndOligarchy
#Resist
There are mistakes we will never be able to recover from. Destroying CDC, NIH are exactly those among the wreckage.
We need them back NOW!!
@booker.senate.gov @housedemocrats.bsky.social
@sanders.senate.gov
@schiff.senate.gov
@aoc.bsky.social
@duckworth.senate.gov
@schakowsky.house.gov
We need them back NOW!!
@booker.senate.gov @housedemocrats.bsky.social
@sanders.senate.gov
@schiff.senate.gov
@aoc.bsky.social
@duckworth.senate.gov
@schakowsky.house.gov
CDC and health departments keep Americans safe.
These reckless cuts will leave us sicker and more vulnerable.
As one CDC scientist said, ‘They are cutting off our arms and legs.’
Gutting public health isn’t efficiency—it’s sabotage.
nytimes.com/2025/04/02/h...
These reckless cuts will leave us sicker and more vulnerable.
As one CDC scientist said, ‘They are cutting off our arms and legs.’
Gutting public health isn’t efficiency—it’s sabotage.
nytimes.com/2025/04/02/h...
Trump Administration Demands Additional Cuts at C.D.C. (Gift Article)
In addition to reductions in agency personnel, federal regulators are demanding $2.9 billion in contract cancellations.
nytimes.com
April 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
There are mistakes we will never be able to recover from. Destroying CDC, NIH are exactly those among the wreckage.
We need them back NOW!!
@booker.senate.gov @housedemocrats.bsky.social
@sanders.senate.gov
@schiff.senate.gov
@aoc.bsky.social
@duckworth.senate.gov
@schakowsky.house.gov
We need them back NOW!!
@booker.senate.gov @housedemocrats.bsky.social
@sanders.senate.gov
@schiff.senate.gov
@aoc.bsky.social
@duckworth.senate.gov
@schakowsky.house.gov
"Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness." Sen Cory Booker
Our repairs list predates T2 and keeps getting longer.
Our country needs education to build self-awareness. Germany faced a similar situation. Replace DEI w/ better.
#resist
youtu.be/t0k7Do5JWq0?...
Our repairs list predates T2 and keeps getting longer.
Our country needs education to build self-awareness. Germany faced a similar situation. Replace DEI w/ better.
#resist
youtu.be/t0k7Do5JWq0?...
2017 05 02 Tim Wise - Beyond Diversity
YouTube video by Pasadena City College
youtu.be
April 3, 2025 at 1:43 PM
"Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness." Sen Cory Booker
Our repairs list predates T2 and keeps getting longer.
Our country needs education to build self-awareness. Germany faced a similar situation. Replace DEI w/ better.
#resist
youtu.be/t0k7Do5JWq0?...
Our repairs list predates T2 and keeps getting longer.
Our country needs education to build self-awareness. Germany faced a similar situation. Replace DEI w/ better.
#resist
youtu.be/t0k7Do5JWq0?...
Americans collectively strike me as long-suffering complacent, and too-easily satisfied.
And I should know. I'm an American.
Countrymən, we must do better.
#SlavaUkraina
#DoBetterDems
#DumpTrump
#ResistFacism
#CriminalinChief
And I should know. I'm an American.
Countrymən, we must do better.
#SlavaUkraina
#DoBetterDems
#DumpTrump
#ResistFacism
#CriminalinChief
April 3, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Americans collectively strike me as long-suffering complacent, and too-easily satisfied.
And I should know. I'm an American.
Countrymən, we must do better.
#SlavaUkraina
#DoBetterDems
#DumpTrump
#ResistFacism
#CriminalinChief
And I should know. I'm an American.
Countrymən, we must do better.
#SlavaUkraina
#DoBetterDems
#DumpTrump
#ResistFacism
#CriminalinChief
@governorwalz.mn.gov
Watch your 6.
#TheRedHatsAreComing
#dumptrump
#resist
#resistfacism
#SlavaUkraina
#trumpthefacist
www.startribune.com/gop-minnesot...
Watch your 6.
#TheRedHatsAreComing
#dumptrump
#resist
#resistfacism
#SlavaUkraina
#trumpthefacist
www.startribune.com/gop-minnesot...
Star Tribune
Your source for Minnesota news today. Read articles, view photos or watch videos about news in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Duluth, St. Cloud, Rochester, and beyond.
www.startribune.com
March 18, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Want to join me for this Indivisible event? mobilize.us/s/ALTtbf/o
HANDS OFF: April 5th Mobilization Informational For Event Hosts · Indivisible
Join us on Friday, March 21st at 3 pm ET / 12pm PT for an informational meeting for event hosts about our national mobilization!
Please visit https://handsoff2025.com/ for our host toolkit and more ...
mobilize.us
March 16, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Want to join me for this Indivisible event? mobilize.us/s/ALTtbf/o
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cut to me shoveling snow in a panic right before i have to take an important call
We tried out the new productivity app Touch Grass, which just came out for iOS. It blocks apps of your choosing and only unblocks them after you take a picture of your hand literally touching grass.
March 15, 2025 at 2:44 AM
cut to me shoveling snow in a panic right before i have to take an important call
Reposted by Rachael
Every once in a while criticisms of American foreign policy are met with an insistence that actually the US does a lot of good in the world, citing work by organizations like USAID. The current administration seems determined to completely destroy that argument.
The New York Times is the first to put out comprehensive estimates on the cost of a year without U.S.A.I.D. and they’re higher than I thought:
- 1.65 million deaths from AIDS
- 500,000 from lack of vaccines
- 550,000 from lack of food aid
- 290,000 from malaria
- 310,000 from TB
- 1.65 million deaths from AIDS
- 500,000 from lack of vaccines
- 550,000 from lack of food aid
- 290,000 from malaria
- 310,000 from TB
Killing children is by design, I'm afraid. "Pro-natalists" like Musk claim they aren't racist, but their pressure to have children is solely focused on white women, while they back policies that literally kill of non-white children.
He's a eugenicist.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
He's a eugenicist.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
March 15, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Every once in a while criticisms of American foreign policy are met with an insistence that actually the US does a lot of good in the world, citing work by organizations like USAID. The current administration seems determined to completely destroy that argument.
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DC, April 5th. Be there! (Or find/start your local protest.)
handsoff2025.com
www.fiftyfifty.one
Pass it along!
handsoff2025.com
www.fiftyfifty.one
Pass it along!
March 16, 2025 at 6:19 AM
DC, April 5th. Be there! (Or find/start your local protest.)
handsoff2025.com
www.fiftyfifty.one
Pass it along!
handsoff2025.com
www.fiftyfifty.one
Pass it along!
Got a push notification from Amazon.
Not shopping Amazon these days but it got me thinking...
Tell me, where can I go?
Is it even ok/safe/wise to travel to abroad? Will the flight crash when instead of touching down?
Am I being a scardy cat, realistic, or something else?
Not shopping Amazon these days but it got me thinking...
Tell me, where can I go?
Is it even ok/safe/wise to travel to abroad? Will the flight crash when instead of touching down?
Am I being a scardy cat, realistic, or something else?
March 15, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Got a push notification from Amazon.
Not shopping Amazon these days but it got me thinking...
Tell me, where can I go?
Is it even ok/safe/wise to travel to abroad? Will the flight crash when instead of touching down?
Am I being a scardy cat, realistic, or something else?
Not shopping Amazon these days but it got me thinking...
Tell me, where can I go?
Is it even ok/safe/wise to travel to abroad? Will the flight crash when instead of touching down?
Am I being a scardy cat, realistic, or something else?