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Sharing more townhall videos today because they’re giving me hope. THIS is good trouble! Who is this man? I want to shake his hand and buy him a drink.

This bully is not rational. He doesn't leave you alone because you roll over, he takes the praise and money and continues hitting you until you fight back.

I genuinely feel crazy. What alternate dimension trump have these people been watching?

When my car gets stuck in a foot of snow, I get embarrassed. But then I remind myself that I don't drive a cyber truck so there actually isn't 12 people filming me laughing as I try to get it out of 3 inches of snow.

Favorite paragraph from this:

Nice thing about this cabinet is that it’s a cure for imposter syndrome. If you ever think “I’m not qualified to do that” there’s always someone say, running public health, who’s even less qualified.

And it was mostly just us weirdos writing fanfic under pseudonyms so the worst that happened is people made sock puppet accounts that pretended to die occasionally. Down right quaint compared to now.

You don’t get to have it both ways… you don’t get to harass and terrorize immigrants … then beg for their labor www.wsbtv.com/news/local/a...

8th grade kids in Germany have more guts than Dem Senators.

I did this last night. If nothing else it's a little satisfying.

What they mean is that Dems are mad we're trying to make them do things that would make their own lives harder.

We’re participating in @projectforawesome.bsky.social this year! Vote for us so we can be considered for a grant 🩷🌈📚 www.projectforawesome.com/watch?v=itcY...

This thread is incredible.

More State Bills Targeting Books and Libraries: buttondown.com/wellsourced/...

Update on my life: Last year, I joined my kids' school's PTA, because they needed a treasurer and I'm good enough with numbers. It was a straightforward, self-contained job: balancing the checkbook for an organization that only did a few fundraisers each year.

The Trump administration just halted all USAID operations—locking employees out, cutting off billions in foreign aid, and threatening lifesaving programs like PEPFAR. This reckless move puts millions of lives at risk. Watch the full breakdown and learn what you can do: act.pih.org/act-for-aid

Imagine if Obama had done this.

We're getting ready to assign volunteers to help pull any remaining digital materials for closed offices so please help us get this list as complete as possible. Any closed or closing DEIA offices or departments in the US. forms.gle/RVswbQkoGV9j...

I just really don't think I should have to file my taxes during a coup.

Wait, have I been Congress this entire time? Shit, I'm sorry, you guys.

Librarians aren't going to save us. Librarians aren't superheroes. They're just people trying to keep largely underfunded and overwhelmed public services going. Praise is nice; realistic expectations are better; material support is best.

i do not want to read a "statement" from my reps, I want to see them getting handcuffed on the News

It occurs to me that this @uncannymagazine.bsky.social article may be useful again right now www.uncannymagazine.com/article/meet...

honestly think some of the hesitation here is that no one wants to sound like a crank. i was talking at an event last night and even i felt like a crank while i was speaking!

A friend in the neighborhood just sent me a picture from in front of Schumer’s building. (I’d join them if I didn’t have a soup to attend to right now!!)

Libraries prove their worth to politicians when YOU use the library. New library cards, books checked out, and programs attended PROTECT the library from anti-book activists. Every town has some asshats trying to close the library. And ask your local public library to get those GNs you can't buy!

Any Dem congressperson could round up a few friendly and alarmed FBI agents right now and go arrest Musk’s gang of children. “Just fucking do it and see what happens” is a stronger move for the side that is upholding the law.

The entire archive of CDC datasets can be found here. HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻 archive.org/details/2025...

This government has done such a bad job that when we're in a fight with another country, we root for the other country to win. Please, Canada, take us down. Also, take me with you.

BERNIE SANDERS: Vaccines do not cause autism. Do you agree? RFK Jr: As I said, I'm not going into HHS with any preordained-- SANDERS: I asked you a simple question, Bobby RFK Jr: If you show me those studies ... SANDERS: That is a very troubling response

the answer is "I want to speak to a lawyer/my union rep." then you shut the fuck up. that's always the answer.

This reminds me to remind you: If there's something online that you access regularly or for which you're responsible, pls pls, wherever possible, print out hard copies. Even if it's not this Super Villain Level of bullshit, things are going to keep disappearing or breaking online. Hard. Copies.

Pretty big deal. @bookshop-org.bsky.social is selling ebooks now. You can now support indies while purchasing digital books. bookshop.org/ebooks