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counselorbill.bsky.social

Mental health counselor, writer, former pro jazz musician. He/Him Pro LGBTQ+, BLM, freedom & democracy (remember that?). Fuck Trump Making the Low Notes: A Life in Music was published in 2023 by Open Books Press https://billharrisonauthor.com

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DOGE recommended firing workers at: -FDA, which oversees Neuralink -FAA, which oversees SpaceX -USAID, which probed Starlink -CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X. "Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.

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It's a coup d'etat. You know it; I know it. When will the MSM stop soft-pedaling what's happening?

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Hey Mitch, where you been, baby?

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Caveat emperor

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Call your reps (again!)--find their info at reps.fyi. Tell them to join AOC. 👇

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“These stories should concern all Americans because they are our family members, neighbors and friends. No American can be proud of a government that carries out change in this way.” The American Bar Association speaks out. Please read and share. www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...

submitted 12 days ago • 249 comments

I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what Trump did.

submitted 13 days ago • 139 comments

katemanne.substack.com/p/cis-women-...

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WTF Congress?

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No comment needed.

submitted 17 days ago • 2 comments

Marco Rubio is the Toady-in-Chief.

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Are you interested in protecting trans rights? www.christopherstreetproject.org

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Here are the options on the table (which are not mutually exclusive): 1. House Dems bring articles of impeachment* 2. Senate Dems play constitutional hardball and obstruct everything 3. State AGs litigate (and prosecute) everything they can 4. Citizens march en mass

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Tim Seibles’s blues villanelles tap into two traditions of song—both rooted in rustic communities, both capable of expressing the most complex emotions. We are lucky to have three of them in the latest issue of @nimrodjournal.bsky.social. In this one, Ma Rainey and George Clinton meet Auden.

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i think it is important to say that the open and explicit racism of the president and the vice president isn’t just uncouth or “controversial” but a direct attack on tens of millions of americans and a dereliction of their duty to represent the entire country

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Whitehouse: "There's an unfathomable difference between a seeming facade being constructed around this nominee here today and what he has actually done and said in real life...if you look at history you see the danger of security chiefs in authoritarian regimes becoming the tools of political power"

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Got a few bucks to invest in defending democracy? www.aclu.org

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I just saw Trump’s latest executive order targeting trans kids and shutting down their health care. I’m asking all of us to stand up with one voice for the trans community.

submitted 25 days ago • 77 comments

Do not comply. Do not bow down. Do not stop calling out the fascist lies of this regime.

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I will not give in to the lies. I will not give in to fear.

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How’s it going, America?

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TikTok took it down, so let’s share the shit out of this reading list. #HolocaustRemembranceDay #NeverAgainIsNow #BookSky #StateMediaCensorship

submitted 27 days ago • 432 comments

#ProudBlue Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, designated by the U.N. to mark the anniversary of the January 27, 1945, liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi concentration camp. Let us never forget the dangers of prejudice, discrimination, antisemitism and dehumanization.

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Absolutely

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@chenjerai.bsky.social I love Empire City. Thank you for your excellent research and reporting.

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

Please don’t get caught up in the deluge of madness. His game is shock and awe and we don’t have to let him win. We will methodically block all his unconstitutional bullshit.

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

YES, thank you.

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"Across the country, the filing states, an estimated 153,000 children are born to two undocumented parents annually." -WaPo Those must be some busy parents.

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

HELL YEAH! Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announces he Will NOT COMPLY to Donald Trump’s demands for the DMV to turn over data about undocumented immigrants without due process. It gets even better.

submitted 31 days ago • 287 comments

Never forget January 6th. Never forget January 6th. Never forget January 6th.

submitted 31 days ago • 323 comments

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I hope my state reps stand strong against the terrorist-in-chief.

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

Of course he pardoned a bunch of a convicted criminals. Birds of a feather.

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

"Here's What You Can Do to Keep Democracy Alive During Trump's Second Term" Authoritarians thrive on fear and hopelessness. For Zeteo, George Lakoff & Gil Duran outline 17 important and useful things you can do to not give into such negativity. Read/share/subscribe:

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Yes to MLK, no to TFG

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DOGE recommended firing workers at: -FDA, which oversees Neuralink -FAA, which oversees SpaceX -USAID, which probed Starlink -CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X. "Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.

It's a coup d'etat. You know it; I know it. When will the MSM stop soft-pedaling what's happening?

Hey Mitch, where you been, baby?

Caveat emperor

Call your reps (again!)--find their info at reps.fyi. Tell them to join AOC. 👇

“These stories should concern all Americans because they are our family members, neighbors and friends. No American can be proud of a government that carries out change in this way.” The American Bar Association speaks out. Please read and share. www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...

I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what Trump did.

katemanne.substack.com/p/cis-women-...

WTF Congress?

No comment needed.

Marco Rubio is the Toady-in-Chief.

Are you interested in protecting trans rights? www.christopherstreetproject.org

Here are the options on the table (which are not mutually exclusive): 1. House Dems bring articles of impeachment* 2. Senate Dems play constitutional hardball and obstruct everything 3. State AGs litigate (and prosecute) everything they can 4. Citizens march en mass

Tim Seibles’s blues villanelles tap into two traditions of song—both rooted in rustic communities, both capable of expressing the most complex emotions. We are lucky to have three of them in the latest issue of @nimrodjournal.bsky.social. In this one, Ma Rainey and George Clinton meet Auden.

i think it is important to say that the open and explicit racism of the president and the vice president isn’t just uncouth or “controversial” but a direct attack on tens of millions of americans and a dereliction of their duty to represent the entire country

Whitehouse: "There's an unfathomable difference between a seeming facade being constructed around this nominee here today and what he has actually done and said in real life...if you look at history you see the danger of security chiefs in authoritarian regimes becoming the tools of political power"

Got a few bucks to invest in defending democracy? www.aclu.org

I just saw Trump’s latest executive order targeting trans kids and shutting down their health care. I’m asking all of us to stand up with one voice for the trans community.

Do not comply. Do not bow down. Do not stop calling out the fascist lies of this regime.

I will not give in to the lies. I will not give in to fear.

How’s it going, America?

TikTok took it down, so let’s share the shit out of this reading list. #HolocaustRemembranceDay #NeverAgainIsNow #BookSky #StateMediaCensorship

#ProudBlue Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, designated by the U.N. to mark the anniversary of the January 27, 1945, liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi concentration camp. Let us never forget the dangers of prejudice, discrimination, antisemitism and dehumanization.

Absolutely

@chenjerai.bsky.social I love Empire City. Thank you for your excellent research and reporting.

Please don’t get caught up in the deluge of madness. His game is shock and awe and we don’t have to let him win. We will methodically block all his unconstitutional bullshit.

YES, thank you.

"Across the country, the filing states, an estimated 153,000 children are born to two undocumented parents annually." -WaPo Those must be some busy parents.

HELL YEAH! Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announces he Will NOT COMPLY to Donald Trump’s demands for the DMV to turn over data about undocumented immigrants without due process. It gets even better.

Never forget January 6th. Never forget January 6th. Never forget January 6th.

I hope my state reps stand strong against the terrorist-in-chief.

Of course he pardoned a bunch of a convicted criminals. Birds of a feather.

"Here's What You Can Do to Keep Democracy Alive During Trump's Second Term" Authoritarians thrive on fear and hopelessness. For Zeteo, George Lakoff & Gil Duran outline 17 important and useful things you can do to not give into such negativity. Read/share/subscribe:

Yes to MLK, no to TFG

It seems fitting that on this dark day in U.S. politics there's a dystopian wave of arctic cold and snow.

Here we go. Stay strong.

Chronic pain sucks. That is all.

It’s hard not to blame Merrick Garland.