Leah A. Zeldes
@zeldes.bsky.social
Retired journalist. Chicago. Milwaukee. Books, crochet, food. 50 years of FIAWOL. לערנען ייִדיש, פּאַמעלעך
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It's not just married women. It's people who've changed their name for any reason. It's older people who haven't seen their birth certificates since college enrollment. It's anyone who can't afford $165 for a passport. It's anyone who moves and needs to register.
It's a voter suppression bill.
It's a voter suppression bill.
April 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
It's not just married women. It's people who've changed their name for any reason. It's older people who haven't seen their birth certificates since college enrollment. It's anyone who can't afford $165 for a passport. It's anyone who moves and needs to register.
It's a voter suppression bill.
It's a voter suppression bill.
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Can anyone point me at the origins of the phrase, “The Jews are tired” or a use from before 2017?
April 9, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Can anyone point me at the origins of the phrase, “The Jews are tired” or a use from before 2017?
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Elon Musk bought and paid for Brad Schimel. That tells you all you need to know, Wisconsin.
Vote Susan Crawford today.
Vote Susan Crawford today.
Crazy
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
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April 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Elon Musk bought and paid for Brad Schimel. That tells you all you need to know, Wisconsin.
Vote Susan Crawford today.
Vote Susan Crawford today.
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The Budapest Memorandum (1994) saw Ukraine give up its nuclear arsenal in exchange for U.S., UK, and Russian security assurances. Today, as the U.S. halts aid under Trump, it abandons those commitments, signaling to the world that American promises are worthless. A betrayal of global trust.
March 4, 2025 at 11:18 AM
The Budapest Memorandum (1994) saw Ukraine give up its nuclear arsenal in exchange for U.S., UK, and Russian security assurances. Today, as the U.S. halts aid under Trump, it abandons those commitments, signaling to the world that American promises are worthless. A betrayal of global trust.
Have you heard? There’s a new bill that makes it harder for millions of eligible Americans to vote. Join me and @standupamerica.bsky.social in urging Congress to vote NO on the SAVE Act: act.standupamerica.com/letters/no-o...
Vote NO on the SAVE Act!
The SAVE Act is a trick to undermine our voting rights. Urge Congress to vote no on the SAVE ACT.
act.standupamerica.com
March 4, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Have you heard? There’s a new bill that makes it harder for millions of eligible Americans to vote. Join me and @standupamerica.bsky.social in urging Congress to vote NO on the SAVE Act: act.standupamerica.com/letters/no-o...
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Most people probably aren’t tracking this but Senate Republicans just started an all-night voting marathon that will allow them to gut Medicaid and increase child hunger while giving handouts to billionaires like Elon Musk.
February 21, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Most people probably aren’t tracking this but Senate Republicans just started an all-night voting marathon that will allow them to gut Medicaid and increase child hunger while giving handouts to billionaires like Elon Musk.
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If you’re concerned about birth rates, shouldn’t you also be concerned with keeping those people alive?
BREAKING: House Republicans have released their budget resolution. They are aiming to cut Medicaid by at least $880 billion, and cut SNAP by at least 20%.
February 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If you’re concerned about birth rates, shouldn’t you also be concerned with keeping those people alive?
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What if there were a coup, the US government fell to a drug-addled oligarch who seized control of our money, secrets, and levers of power, and Corporate media did not report on it?
February 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
What if there were a coup, the US government fell to a drug-addled oligarch who seized control of our money, secrets, and levers of power, and Corporate media did not report on it?
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The more you know…
January 13, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The more you know…
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Tammy Duckworth is just killing Hegseth.
Gets him to admit he has never done internationals security arrangements. Doesn't know what SecDef has to do on same.
She asks him to name ASEAN countries and significance of them. He names a bunch of countries that aren't part of ASEAN.
Gets him to admit he has never done internationals security arrangements. Doesn't know what SecDef has to do on same.
She asks him to name ASEAN countries and significance of them. He names a bunch of countries that aren't part of ASEAN.
January 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Tammy Duckworth is just killing Hegseth.
Gets him to admit he has never done internationals security arrangements. Doesn't know what SecDef has to do on same.
She asks him to name ASEAN countries and significance of them. He names a bunch of countries that aren't part of ASEAN.
Gets him to admit he has never done internationals security arrangements. Doesn't know what SecDef has to do on same.
She asks him to name ASEAN countries and significance of them. He names a bunch of countries that aren't part of ASEAN.
That and the idea that when you’re sick, you should stay home.
January 10, 2025 at 7:10 AM
That and the idea that when you’re sick, you should stay home.
Very nicely done, reminiscent of Woody Guthrie. The tune is John Prine’s “Fish and Whistle.”
United Health
YouTube video by Jesse Welles
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December 12, 2024 at 7:39 PM
Very nicely done, reminiscent of Woody Guthrie. The tune is John Prine’s “Fish and Whistle.”
I am seeing lots of gnashing and wailing. What I am not seeing are plans for resistance and taking back seats in the midterms. Who is there even to run? What about the grassroots level?
Don’t mourn. Organize!
Don’t mourn. Organize!
December 4, 2024 at 8:09 PM
I am seeing lots of gnashing and wailing. What I am not seeing are plans for resistance and taking back seats in the midterms. Who is there even to run? What about the grassroots level?
Don’t mourn. Organize!
Don’t mourn. Organize!
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Chris is correct. Everyone stop saying landslide or mandate now. And let’s get to work blocking their most extreme plans.
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Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner.bsky.social)
220-215. 53-47. 48.43%-49.91%. No landslide. No realignment. Just an election.
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December 4, 2024 at 7:53 PM
Chris is correct. Everyone stop saying landslide or mandate now. And let’s get to work blocking their most extreme plans.
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Such a simple cartoon that really speaks volumes.
December 1, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Such a simple cartoon that really speaks volumes.
Free fiction: “Proteus Island” by Stanley G. Weinbaum (1936)
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Weinbaum, one of the best of the pre-Golden Age sf writers, remains eminently readable. Here, a zoologist marooned on a island discovers its flora and fauna are dangerously odd.
#BookSky
💙 📚🪐
#FreeBooks
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Weinbaum, one of the best of the pre-Golden Age sf writers, remains eminently readable. Here, a zoologist marooned on a island discovers its flora and fauna are dangerously odd.
#BookSky
💙 📚🪐
#FreeBooks
Astounding Stories v17n06 1936-08 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Astounding Stories, August 1936Volume 17, Number 6 n17n06 1936-08Table of Contents6 • The Incredible Invasion (Part 1 of 5) • serial by Murray Leinster...
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November 23, 2024 at 7:07 PM
Free fiction: “Proteus Island” by Stanley G. Weinbaum (1936)
archive.org/details/asto...
Weinbaum, one of the best of the pre-Golden Age sf writers, remains eminently readable. Here, a zoologist marooned on a island discovers its flora and fauna are dangerously odd.
#BookSky
💙 📚🪐
#FreeBooks
archive.org/details/asto...
Weinbaum, one of the best of the pre-Golden Age sf writers, remains eminently readable. Here, a zoologist marooned on a island discovers its flora and fauna are dangerously odd.
#BookSky
💙 📚🪐
#FreeBooks
Gutenberg.org is full of neglected gems.
November 23, 2024 at 6:43 PM
Gutenberg.org is full of neglected gems.
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Trump has loaded his cabinet with men credibly accused of sexual assault.
So, naturally, the media, with MAGA’s guidance, is focused on… whether one trans woman should be allowed to use a bathroom.
The American press never fails to fail covering this guy and his sexually deviant posse.
So, naturally, the media, with MAGA’s guidance, is focused on… whether one trans woman should be allowed to use a bathroom.
The American press never fails to fail covering this guy and his sexually deviant posse.
November 20, 2024 at 8:27 PM
Trump has loaded his cabinet with men credibly accused of sexual assault.
So, naturally, the media, with MAGA’s guidance, is focused on… whether one trans woman should be allowed to use a bathroom.
The American press never fails to fail covering this guy and his sexually deviant posse.
So, naturally, the media, with MAGA’s guidance, is focused on… whether one trans woman should be allowed to use a bathroom.
The American press never fails to fail covering this guy and his sexually deviant posse.
It Can’t Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis (1935), another prophetic story of our time.
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It can't happen here : a novel : Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951, author : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
458 pages ; 21 cm
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November 19, 2024 at 11:17 PM
It Can’t Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis (1935), another prophetic story of our time.
archive.org/details/itca...
archive.org/details/itca...
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today in one sentence. https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2024/11/18/day-1399/
November 18, 2024 at 11:49 PM
today in one sentence. https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2024/11/18/day-1399/
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An outbreak of E. coli has infected dozens of people who ate bagged organic carrots sold by Grimmway Farms, and one person died from the infection
1 Dead, Dozens Sick After Eating Carrots Contaminated With E. Coli
The carrots were sold in stores under multiple brand names, including 365, Cal-Organic, Nature's Promise, O-Organics, Trader Joe's and Wegmans.
www.huffpost.com
November 18, 2024 at 2:15 AM
An outbreak of E. coli has infected dozens of people who ate bagged organic carrots sold by Grimmway Farms, and one person died from the infection
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We don't know who needs to hear this, but an economy controlled by a handful of oligarchs isn't a "free market."
November 15, 2024 at 4:12 AM
We don't know who needs to hear this, but an economy controlled by a handful of oligarchs isn't a "free market."