Wendy Thomas
@wendyrides.bsky.social
American, British, Italian. Former County Councillor in 🇬🇧 , raging against fascism in 🇺🇸 , planning to move to 🇮🇹.
This is a hard no. If you're an archivist, a curator, a historian or the director of the Smithsonian, this IS the hill you die on.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/a...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/a...
Smithsonian Removes Label Noting Trump Impeachments
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 11:04 AM
This is a hard no. If you're an archivist, a curator, a historian or the director of the Smithsonian, this IS the hill you die on.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/a...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/a...
This is so important, especially now. Please consider stepping up in your community! P.S., I think it's actually quite cool....
It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
February 22, 2025 at 8:16 PM
This is so important, especially now. Please consider stepping up in your community! P.S., I think it's actually quite cool....
This is one of the most practical guides on how to fight the coup. Actions are grouped by category and include easy steps everyone can take.
choosedemocracy.us/what-can-i-do/
choosedemocracy.us/what-can-i-do/
What can I do to fight this coup? - Choose Democracy
If you look, there are people resisting at every level. Blockades of freeways. American Bar Association urging an end to...
choosedemocracy.us
February 12, 2025 at 8:23 AM
This is one of the most practical guides on how to fight the coup. Actions are grouped by category and include easy steps everyone can take.
choosedemocracy.us/what-can-i-do/
choosedemocracy.us/what-can-i-do/
Why isn't this being called for what it is?? It's a COUP.
This is what should be on every front page right now. What's happening in the US right now is an illegal power grab by a private citizen. IT'S A COUP.
It's a digital coup. It's Musk who's leading it. The consequences are terrifying. And it's coming for us next.
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open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
It's a digital coup. It's Musk who's leading it. The consequences are terrifying. And it's coming for us next.
1/
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
IT IS A COUP
This is what should be on every front page in 150 point banner headlines. All I have is this Substack but I lay it beneath your feet and pray to a higher power that I'm wrong.
open.substack.com
February 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Why isn't this being called for what it is?? It's a COUP.
OK, this already has enough signatures to be debated in Parliament, but please share to raise visibility. And write to your MP. This is one of the few ways we can reduce the chances of a Musk takeover in the UK. And if you think that couldn't happen....
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: Tighten the rules on political donations
We want the government to:
Remove loopholes that allow wealthy foreign individuals to make donations into UK political parties (e.g. by funnelling through UK registered companies).
Cap all donations ...
petition.parliament.uk
February 7, 2025 at 8:24 AM
OK, this already has enough signatures to be debated in Parliament, but please share to raise visibility. And write to your MP. This is one of the few ways we can reduce the chances of a Musk takeover in the UK. And if you think that couldn't happen....
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Proud that this is a judge in Massachusetts!
UPDATE: The Trump administration had given more than 2 million federal employees until today to decide whether to stay or go. A federal judge in Massachusetts has paused the effort until Monday.
Federal judge pauses deadline for Trump administration's 'Fork' resignation offer until Monday
The Trump administration had given more than 2 million federal employees until today to decide whether to stay or go. A federal judge in Massachusetts has paused the effort until at least Monday.
www.npr.org
February 6, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Proud that this is a judge in Massachusetts!