open.substack.com/pub/heatherc... We're all thrilled by what #CoryBooker did. Less attention has been paid to what he actually said. @hcrichardson.bsky.social fixes that & gives a great summary of Booker's full-throated defense of US democracy (& telling contrasts with the behavior of the regime). - ThreadSky

tomwillard2020.bsky.social • 3 days ago

https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/april-1-2025?r=adjdm

We're all thrilled by what #CoryBooker did. Less attention has been paid to what he actually said. @hcrichardson.bsky.social fixes that & gives a great summary of Booker's full-throated defense of US democracy (& telling contrasts with the behavior of the regime).

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incognito277.bsky.social•3 days ago

I'm sorry he said nothing in defense of Palestine.

gardnervogel.bsky.social•3 days ago

This has given me a little bit of hope! Stay strong people.

lauraapollo.bsky.social•3 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/hunterw.bsky.social/post/3llrzv3km4c2o

aphili8.bsky.social•3 days ago

What is happening to Heather’s Facebook account? Did her account get hacked, or are her posts being deleted by Facebook?

tomwillard2020.bsky.social•3 days ago

I don't really know. If I had to guess, I'd say that her posts are being de-prioritized by one of the subtle ways FB puts their thumb on the scale w/o messing with the algorithm.

srhbrgr.bsky.social•3 days ago

But they aren’t even coming up on her FB page. It shows her last post was March 25th. Her April 1 Substack post comes up okay from BlueSky.

tomwillard2020.bsky.social•3 days ago

Weird- I just checked and I am able to see her posts... including the one about how she and Buddy can't see them but others can.

aphili8.bsky.social•2 days ago

They are now all back for me, but it was weird & made me uneasy… if ever this voice of reason is silenced it will be a very bad sign indeed.

tomwillard2020.bsky.social•2 days ago

Glad to hear it! And I don't blame you for being uneasy, I think you had good cause. But honestly, I rarely ever read her on FB. I have a free subscription to her newsletter & a paid one; there's no difference in the content. You should sign up!

tomwillard2020.bsky.social•3 days ago

Also saw this:
https://www.dannebohm.com/post/03-20-2025

lisalen.bsky.social•3 days ago

Great read. Thx for sharing.

pofoto.bsky.social•3 days ago

She always does.

ljl06.bsky.social•3 days ago

Heather Cox Richardson has been giving a voice to democracy for years now!!! She is brilliant

cayugan.bsky.social•3 days ago

Also, the story of John Lewis forgiving his attacker was quite compelling.

yankeenana.bsky.social•3 days ago

I see your posts are being suppressed on fb. So glad you are here.

yankeenana.bsky.social•3 days ago

Heather Cox Richardson posts are being deleted and censored on FB

tomwillard2020.bsky.social•3 days ago

I can see them on FB, including the one from @hcrichardson.bsky.social where she said she & Buddy can't see them but at least some others can.

yankeenana.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yes. I see some, others I’ll get a notification they are there, go look and it’s not there.

giuliano51.bsky.social•3 days ago

A silver lining in these dark days. Wisconsin voters showed integrity and a willingness to show the nation its all about saving democracy.

tomwillard2020.bsky.social•3 days ago

I believe that they're green shoots and we'll be seeing more of this

mariena91.bsky.social•3 days ago

So important. Not read from an Encyclopedia or Dr Seus. The guy proved he’s the real deal (for 25 hours). He spoke from his gut - an idealist calling on us to be our better selves. Not sure I can get there but he makes me want to. Leadership at its finest. Thanks to HCR for capturing this history.

tomwillard2020.bsky.social•3 days ago

I admit that while I saw the video clips, I was also laughing at the jokes on BlueSky about how he was using his time to explain Star Trek timelines & game cheat codes. I didn't realize how powerful it really was until I read @hcrichardson.bsky.social at 3am :-)

puffin60.bsky.social•3 days ago

I asked Facebook why HCR is being silenced. Did they really just admit to protecting Trump and recommend other social media?????

aggiewoj.bsky.social•3 days ago

Wow

tomwillard2020.bsky.social•3 days ago

Wouldn't be a surprise, would it? FB just gets worse and worse. I still lurk but I haven't posted anything there in 13 years.

nbrockway.bsky.social•3 days ago

Not thrilled with what Booker did. What did it accomplish? Nothing as far as ai can see. Showed D leadership to be more interested in performance art than power.

tomwillard2020.bsky.social•3 days ago

No surprise but I disagree. You shouldn't underestimate the power of storytelling in politics, especially for the minority party. Everything they do, including gumming up the works, requires building a supporting narrative that reaches outside the circle that's paying attention.

jonpelican.bsky.social•3 days ago

Thanks for posting that. The man was incredible, just what we need more of. Even in his 22nd hour he was absolutely on fire with passion and articulating his points with clarity and precision. Would it be a dream to one day see a prez ticket with Cory Booker and his pal Chris Murphy?