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Retired English Prof. (Victorian lit) 💙📚 Pissed off Feminist; 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ ally Chair, Black Mountain, NC, Democratic Party precincts cluster Author of Harry Potter and Resistance (https://routledge.pub/Harry-Potter-and-Resistance) fan of black bears #resistance2.0
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Estimated 650 at No Kings rally in little Black Mountain, NC. Our little town rocks!

I'm a human rights lawyer. If you're exercising your human right to protest on June 14, here are 13 rules I recommend you follow. No paywall. Free access. Please do read and share: www.qasimrashid.com/p/13-rules-t...

We have long passed the point when impeachment is justified

"The dimmest perception that you may be mistaken will save you from making as ass of yourself" Sarah Grand, born this day, 1854 #booksky

i understand the framing, which is about RFK jr lying to a senator to get senate approval but RFK jr also lied to the american public just completely unacceptable for a public official and senator bill cassidy is not the only one who should take action for being lied to

Cub in a tub!

Actually totally on brand.

The LAPD whenever they think no one can see

"In our federal system, the National Gov. possesses only limited powers; the States and the people retain the remainder. The States have broad authority to enact legislation for the public good—what we have often called a 'police power.' The Fed. Gov., by contrast, has no such authority."-SCOTUS '14

Happy Pride, y’all!

Fake emergencies to justify crackdowns-not very original

"Something there is that doesn't love a wall." On the other hand, the bear stepped very delicately around the plants that are waiting to be put in the ground, without knocking them over.

Become ungovernable xox

Just dropped by for a drink.

These two psychos have access to all your personal data, by the way.

Hahahaha! Here's hoping.

Lyft driver picked me up from UNC, turned out he was a medicinal chemistry post-doc in a building near mine, until his grant got cut last month. Worked on novel antivirals.

Agreed!!

Everybody hates Tillis! #NCpol Meanwhile, Governor Roy Cooper “has promised an announcement as soon as this month.” 🤞

So on brand for this administration.

David Sipress, The New Yorker

Christopher Weyant, The New Yorker

Elon Musks drug use "was more intense than previously known." Seems like this should have been reported BEFORE THE FUCKING ELECTION YOU DIRTBAGS www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...

The more I think about this, the angrier I get. I literally would not have accepted a paper with this kind of sloppy research in English 110, where the stakes were nothing more than a student’s grade. But we’re supposed to use this garbage to make health policy for young people?

Sigh. Another freshman research paper written by AI.

Pope Leo trolling Trump big time: Mass at 2:30 p.m. on June 14. Anything else going on that day and time?

BINGO.

#Resistance is essential.

Definitely news that needs to be spread far and wide before it gets buried!! Do your best!

It’s just one horrifying feature after another. Also, what does this have to do with the budget? Jeebus.

This troubles me at least as much as anything else I've seen today, and much more than most. We are in deeper than the media admits. Don't ignore what your senses and rational thoughts point to. Some things...you don't have to be told.

Yes!

SV DATE: “There was an implicit understanding that access to the Republican nominee meant you would not portray him as a fundamental, proven threat to American democracy. Which, of course, he was — and continues to prove himself to be…” www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

One more reason to love penguins: they help counteract climate change. Well, more accurately, their poop does.

“‘We’re past trying to save our democracy; we’re going to be reinstating democracy.’ To do that, we’ll not only need officers to refuse to obey unlawful orders. The rest of us also need to step up, speak out, and push back.”

"Border Czar" Tom Homan's security detail is reportedly costing taxpayers $1 million A MONTH. This is absurd. Where's DOGE?

Favorite little visitor, viewed from the door beneath our deck.