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cyof.bsky.social
Watching in dismay from afar while my country is overtaken by oligarchs. Personal finance educator and coach. American abroad.
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This is how it’s done.

If you still have friends/family who think this administration will help them, talk to them about money....

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Dolly Parton Calls Out Indiana Gov Over Plan to Dump Her Imagination Library

“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

Two Palestinian children were shot in the back and killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank aje.io/gbbln5

Call to Action: No Kings protest. Wenatchee, Washington. February 22 at 12PM "We the people resist" #3E #USProtest #ProtestWA #ProtestWenatchee #Feb22

No to oligarchy. Join the #3E movement.

What's the difference between firing someone "for DEI" and firing them because they are Black?

General Brown is a brilliant, amazing leader. I worked at the Air Staff for three years and it was known that he read everything the staff wrote for him. He believes if an analyst took the time to write it, it’s his responsibility to read it. Very few generals do this.

The Trump Administration has cost our country over 22,406 American jobs. trumpcostsamerica.com

Last night I attended the Save Our Services rally in New York City. Listen to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) fighting for people & federal workers: “Every day our job is to wake up and say ‘what can I do today?’ — There is no act too small. Every action matters.” @aoc.bsky.social

On Being in Community joycevance.substack.com/p/on-being-i...

Please follow and support former Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe — an inspiring representation of our OPPOSITION movement. Earlier this week, Kluwe appeared at a city council meeting in Huntington Beach City, California and exercised his right to peaceful civil disobedience —…

Opposing free books for children is pure evil.

On this Day of Remembrance, we honor the 120,000 Japanese Americans unjustly imprisoned during WWII because of their heritage. Their resilience remind us to never forget the lessons of history. We will continue to fight for justice, equality, and civil rights for all.

A friend of mine had his life saved by a Bradley IFV which took a direct russian hit but protected him, he then started wearing an American flag patch on his plate carrier He ripped it off today :)

Well, I was going to write today about Trump throwing our allies and democratic values under the bus for Putin...then GOP said they'll cut Medicaid, so I wanted to write about that...now Trump is coming out and saying he's King after quoting Napoleon a few days ago...

Listen to @aoc.bsky.social. She's speaking the truth.

If I had a band or a label, I would do a punk cover of "No More Kings" from Schoolhouse Rock. And then I would gather a bunch of people to write a whole album of next-generation Schoolhouse Rock songs, with songs about Social Security and Medicaid and NOAA. I am not kidding in the least.

When the problem goes this deep, children doing the work of dictators. It feels like partition is the only way out. And that's not a path that resolves without immense suffering.

This does not seem like the best idea to me, but I'm curious to hear someone who knows things explain how it could be possible from a legal and logistical standpoint.

It's not lost on me that the two Democratic electeds talking consistently to regular people right now are AOC and Jasmine Crockett. Dassit.

Professors please pull up a chair. I’ve been talking to my classes about what has been going on. I explained indirect costs to them. I talked to them about what a probationary employee is in the government. At the end of class they asked if we could talk about it more. (1/)

"Tyranny requires your fear and your silence and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage." -- @govpritzker.illinois.gov

No more kings

I need to go watch Hamilton again

IQ is a basically meaningless metric. It measures your ability to perform well on IQ tests. There is a correlation with academic performance, but effort and emotional well-being play a bigger role. That said, I have a pretty high IQ as measured on a school admissions test from when I was a kid.

This is what building community can create: a sense of collective power and responsibility. This is why getting to know your neighbors, hosting game nights, coaching little league, joining a team of any kind... This is why that's important.

“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” Malcolm X