Victoriola
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Wouldn’t it be amazing if @carlosalcaraz.bsky.social and Jannek Sinner forfeited their US Open match in protest if tRump shows up as planned Sunday night?
To all those attending the US Open, you know what to do.
Boo loudly, record footage, and share it EVERYWHERE.
Boo loudly, record footage, and share it EVERYWHERE.
Broadcasters told not to air any booing of Donald Trump at US Open men’s final
US Open broadcasters have been asked not to show any negative crowd reactions to Donald Trump at Sunday’s men’s final
www.theguardian.com
September 7, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Wouldn’t it be amazing if @carlosalcaraz.bsky.social and Jannek Sinner forfeited their US Open match in protest if tRump shows up as planned Sunday night?
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Here's an owlet showing off his flexibility last week.🪶
September 4, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Here's an owlet showing off his flexibility last week.🪶
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”No matter how dark it gets,” Jon Batiste told the crowd last night. “I know: We can win. We can win. We can win.””
Yes, we can. Let’s not lose sight of the good & motivated people in our country who remain committed to creativity, diversity, inclusion—& joy.
www.americaamerica.news/p/america-wh...
Yes, we can. Let’s not lose sight of the good & motivated people in our country who remain committed to creativity, diversity, inclusion—& joy.
www.americaamerica.news/p/america-wh...
America, Wherefore Art Thou?
We found one answer when the buoyant Jon Batiste lit up Central Park last night
www.americaamerica.news
August 21, 2025 at 3:38 AM
”No matter how dark it gets,” Jon Batiste told the crowd last night. “I know: We can win. We can win. We can win.””
Yes, we can. Let’s not lose sight of the good & motivated people in our country who remain committed to creativity, diversity, inclusion—& joy.
www.americaamerica.news/p/america-wh...
Yes, we can. Let’s not lose sight of the good & motivated people in our country who remain committed to creativity, diversity, inclusion—& joy.
www.americaamerica.news/p/america-wh...
Press on!!! Thank you @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social!
July 3, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Press on!!! Thank you @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social!
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This is the spirit of Los Angeles.
This is California.
Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
#FreeDavidEndRaids
This is California.
Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
#FreeDavidEndRaids
June 9, 2025 at 8:43 PM
This is the spirit of Los Angeles.
This is California.
Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
#FreeDavidEndRaids
This is California.
Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
#FreeDavidEndRaids
Does this make anyone else uneasy?
In preparation for next week’s parade/demonstration, tanks are being moved into Washington, DC today. Unprecedented.
(Photo from a colleague in DC)
(Photo from a colleague in DC)
June 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Does this make anyone else uneasy?
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April 26, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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I’m the Canadian who was detained by ICE for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped |"I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky," writes Jasmine Mooney in @theguardian.com.
I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky
www.theguardian.com
April 3, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I’m the Canadian who was detained by ICE for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped |"I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky," writes Jasmine Mooney in @theguardian.com.
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Cory Booker is doing something incredible on the Senate floor. If you're not watching, you need to watch: www.youtube.com/live/Ej6locU...
LIVE: Cory Booker goes for floor speech RECORD
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen
www.youtube.com
April 1, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Cory Booker is doing something incredible on the Senate floor. If you're not watching, you need to watch: www.youtube.com/live/Ej6locU...
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“The people are what matter to government, and a government should aim to give all the people under its jurisdiction the best possible life.”
Words from Frances Perkins, FDR's labor secretary and an architect of Social Security.
Remember this as the program is under attack.
Words from Frances Perkins, FDR's labor secretary and an architect of Social Security.
Remember this as the program is under attack.
March 3, 2025 at 9:31 PM
“The people are what matter to government, and a government should aim to give all the people under its jurisdiction the best possible life.”
Words from Frances Perkins, FDR's labor secretary and an architect of Social Security.
Remember this as the program is under attack.
Words from Frances Perkins, FDR's labor secretary and an architect of Social Security.
Remember this as the program is under attack.
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The closing of a MAJOR Social Security office hub, White Plains, New York, will NOT end well. It services 2.4M people in the area and has case backlogs. This will NOT end well.
BREAKING: 24 senior leaders have resigned and regions have been consolidated from 10 to 4 at the Social Security Administration. We're SCREWED! THIS IS A 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
CALL YOUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS: 202-224-3121
socsecnews.blogspot.com/2025/02/even...
CALL YOUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS: 202-224-3121
socsecnews.blogspot.com/2025/02/even...
Even If All Of This Was A Good Idea, It Would Still Be Insane To Do It All At The Same Time
Social Security Disability Retirement Supplemental Security Income SSI Social Security Administration POMS HALLEX SSDI Hall & Rouse Attorney
socsecnews.blogspot.com
February 28, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The closing of a MAJOR Social Security office hub, White Plains, New York, will NOT end well. It services 2.4M people in the area and has case backlogs. This will NOT end well.
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The Department of Ed has a form to snitch on DEI policies in schools.
I’d be a shame if we broke it with thousands of responses… enddei.ed.gov
I’d be a shame if we broke it with thousands of responses… enddei.ed.gov
Department of Education FormLock
enddei.ed.gov
February 27, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The Department of Ed has a form to snitch on DEI policies in schools.
I’d be a shame if we broke it with thousands of responses… enddei.ed.gov
I’d be a shame if we broke it with thousands of responses… enddei.ed.gov
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1/ The nascent Tesla boycott movement got me thinking back to the 80s anti-apartheid movement. How it took off and literally changed the world.
If the South African apartheid regime could be brought down, perhaps one South African oligarch could be? www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
If the South African apartheid regime could be brought down, perhaps one South African oligarch could be? www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Elon Musk, apartheid, and America's new boycott movement
If you think mass protests can’t combat evil, remember what we did in the 1980s.
www.motherjones.com
February 27, 2025 at 8:21 PM
1/ The nascent Tesla boycott movement got me thinking back to the 80s anti-apartheid movement. How it took off and literally changed the world.
If the South African apartheid regime could be brought down, perhaps one South African oligarch could be? www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
If the South African apartheid regime could be brought down, perhaps one South African oligarch could be? www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Elon Musk, Apartheid, and America’s New Boycott Movement
"If you think mass protests can’t combat evil," writes @clarajeffery.bsky.social, "remember what we did in the 1980s." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
"If you think mass protests can’t combat evil," writes @clarajeffery.bsky.social, "remember what we did in the 1980s." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Elon Musk, apartheid, and America's new boycott movement
If you think mass protests can’t combat evil, remember what we did in the 1980s.
www.motherjones.com
February 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Elon Musk, Apartheid, and America’s New Boycott Movement
"If you think mass protests can’t combat evil," writes @clarajeffery.bsky.social, "remember what we did in the 1980s." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
"If you think mass protests can’t combat evil," writes @clarajeffery.bsky.social, "remember what we did in the 1980s." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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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...
Do not forget!
Ahh, memories:
in 1938 the Nazis used the German revenue collection service to reduce allowances & forced jews into the highest tax bracket regardless of their income and Jewish owned firms were falsely charged with tax evasion and made to pay steep penalties www.smithsonianmag.com/history/1938...
in 1938 the Nazis used the German revenue collection service to reduce allowances & forced jews into the highest tax bracket regardless of their income and Jewish owned firms were falsely charged with tax evasion and made to pay steep penalties www.smithsonianmag.com/history/1938...
February 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Do not forget!
Seen in NYC last night…
February 10, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Seen in NYC last night…
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I've been talking with the real Mariann Budde today and she has told me that this account is a fake. She asks our assistance in taking it down. @mariannedgarbudde.bsky.social
January 22, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I've been talking with the real Mariann Budde today and she has told me that this account is a fake. She asks our assistance in taking it down. @mariannedgarbudde.bsky.social
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January 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Me before the 2024 election cycle
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December 30, 2024 at 11:13 PM
Me before the 2024 election cycle
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