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emgeekay.bsky.social

Retired archivist, librarian, linguist, feminist, reader, mom, grandma, pacifist, socialist, supporter of trade unions, the welfare state, and Amnesty International. I like digital preservation and old photographs. Banner photo of poppies.

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i've been trying to see what the right wing platforms (even outside of X) are showing people regarding the protests in LA and i am not sure it can be overstated just how much the AI slop is being used to reinforce the idea that downtown is a post-apocalyptic war zone

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“You don’t vote for kings.” youtu.be/YAA-G947ofg?...

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We are the ones who are coming to save us.

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Remember this weekend how lawmakers are being treated in the USA. Protest loudly! #NoKings Judge Hannah Dugan indicted. Congresswoman LaMonica McIver indicted. Congresswoman Maxine Waters refused entry to detention centre. Senator Alex Padilla assaulted.

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@lulaoficialbluesky.bsky.social Brazilian citizen Thiago Ávila is on a hunger and thirst strike and is being held in solitary confinement after being kidnapped from the Madleen, a humanitarian aid ship, in international waters by Israeli forces. He must be freed immediately. His life is in danger.

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The Society of American Archivists calls on its members to support tribal communities. Cuts to the IMLS and the NEH have affected many Tribal archivists at a time when Tribal Nations are seeking access to records for healing and justice. #archive #library 📚 www2.archivists.org/news/2025/th...

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Some much needed good news. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

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The Society of American Archivists calls on its members to support tribal communities. Cuts to the IMLS and the NEH have affected many Tribal archivists at a time when Tribal Nations are seeking access to records for healing and justice. #archive #library 📚 www2.archivists.org/news/2025/th...

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This Saturday, June 14th, join one of the 1,800+ No Kings protests across the country. While Trump celebrates his birthday with a military parade in D.C. like a wannabe king, we'll be joining together to uphold our democracy and protect our rights! @indivisible.org #NoKingsDay

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What happened to Senator Padilla is not homeland security. This is homeland fascism. This is homeland authoritarianism.

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Excellent article by a Canadian journalist. North of the US border, we all see clearly that the US is now an authoritarian state. We stand with you in your protests this weekend! #NoKings

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Padilla: If this is how DHS responds to a senator with a question you can only imagine what they're doing to farm workers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California.

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FULL clip of agents throwing Sen. Alex Padilla to the ground and handcuffing him. Officers threw him and held him to the ground even while he is seen as not resisting. Footage from Sen. Padilla’s staff

i've been trying to see what the right wing platforms (even outside of X) are showing people regarding the protests in LA and i am not sure it can be overstated just how much the AI slop is being used to reinforce the idea that downtown is a post-apocalyptic war zone

“You don’t vote for kings.” youtu.be/YAA-G947ofg?...

We are the ones who are coming to save us.

Remember this weekend how lawmakers are being treated in the USA. Protest loudly! #NoKings Judge Hannah Dugan indicted. Congresswoman LaMonica McIver indicted. Congresswoman Maxine Waters refused entry to detention centre. Senator Alex Padilla assaulted.

@lulaoficialbluesky.bsky.social Brazilian citizen Thiago Ávila is on a hunger and thirst strike and is being held in solitary confinement after being kidnapped from the Madleen, a humanitarian aid ship, in international waters by Israeli forces. He must be freed immediately. His life is in danger.

The Society of American Archivists calls on its members to support tribal communities. Cuts to the IMLS and the NEH have affected many Tribal archivists at a time when Tribal Nations are seeking access to records for healing and justice. #archive #library 📚 www2.archivists.org/news/2025/th...

Some much needed good news. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

The Society of American Archivists calls on its members to support tribal communities. Cuts to the IMLS and the NEH have affected many Tribal archivists at a time when Tribal Nations are seeking access to records for healing and justice. #archive #library 📚 www2.archivists.org/news/2025/th...

This Saturday, June 14th, join one of the 1,800+ No Kings protests across the country. While Trump celebrates his birthday with a military parade in D.C. like a wannabe king, we'll be joining together to uphold our democracy and protect our rights! @indivisible.org #NoKingsDay

What happened to Senator Padilla is not homeland security. This is homeland fascism. This is homeland authoritarianism.

Excellent article by a Canadian journalist. North of the US border, we all see clearly that the US is now an authoritarian state. We stand with you in your protests this weekend! #NoKings

Padilla: If this is how DHS responds to a senator with a question you can only imagine what they're doing to farm workers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California.

FULL clip of agents throwing Sen. Alex Padilla to the ground and handcuffing him. Officers threw him and held him to the ground even while he is seen as not resisting. Footage from Sen. Padilla’s staff

Gas Station Kern County California, 1938 Dorothea Lange

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