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drpen.bsky.social
Academic and educator, capable of critical thinking *and* deep compassion. Interested in creating a livable planet and world we can all live in and be at peace with one another.
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He nails it.

submitted 7 hours ago • 1155 comments

Breaking: Six of the eight joint chiefs are white men. Which two joint chiefs Trump fired last night may surprise you.

submitted 11 hours ago • 5 comments

“consider this: It took the Nazis one month, three weeks, two days, eight hours and 40 minutes to dismantle a constitutional republic” @govpritzker.illinois.gov quoted in yesterday’s @hcrichardson.bsky.social post: open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

submitted 9 hours ago • 9 comments

This is so true…..

submitted 9 hours ago • 2 comments

Andrew J. Beard (1849-1921) was born into slavery but became one of the most brilliant inventors. Even before working for various rail companies, he invented a flour mill, several plows, and a rotary steam engine. However, his most famous invention is the Jenny coupler. #BlackHistoryMonth

submitted 10 hours ago • 4 comments

Used the same fudgy math as when they file federal tax returns.

submitted 10 hours ago • 0 comments

REPOST if you stand with Maine Governor Janet Mills against Donald Trump!

submitted 23 hours ago • 68 comments

EVERY ACTION MATTERS. NO ACT TOO SMALL. @aoc.bsky.social has been unwavering in her principles and support of the people.

submitted 10 hours ago • 0 comments

🗣️ @aoc.bsky.social out fighting for the 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.” 🇺🇸

submitted 2 days ago • 965 comments

No, but if you’re looking for one, I am aware of a guy you work with that was indicted four times and convicted of thirty-four felonies.

submitted 2 days ago • 5074 comments

I mean... 🤷🏾‍♀️

submitted 4 days ago • 2 comments

I love math. 25% is the tipping point for collective action to make a difference. 25% of 350M in the US = 87.5M Let’s do our reps and build to #88M resisters!

submitted 10 hours ago • 0 comments

Hubris ≠ Intelligence Hubris + Sadism = Dangerous (Hubris + Sadism) x 2 = GLOBAL DISASTER

submitted 10 hours ago • 0 comments

This is practice. Practice resistance. Practice collective action. Practice showing broligarchs how dependent they are on US!

submitted 10 hours ago • 0 comments

Join the millions of Americans who are not going to feed the corporations on February 28. We are done with the oligarchs and big corporations taking advantage of the system, of us. Join us in a day without spending! #EconomicBlackout is February 28th, 2025.

submitted 1 day ago • 6 comments

Like this quote: “Consumer spending is the bedrock of the U.S. economy, contributing almost 70% of GDP, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.”

submitted 10 hours ago • 0 comments

IN 1956 NIKITA KHRUSCHEV SAID "We do not have to invade the USA we will destroy you from within"

submitted 90 days ago • 671 comments

Nevermind the eggs. There weren’t any at Costco the other day. No eggs, no problem. This is what happens when you fire workers at CDC, USDA, FSIS, and APHIS.

submitted 11 hours ago • 0 comments

Donald Trump has 'spent $10.7m of taxpayers money' playing golf since return to White House. In one month folks. Maybe that’s the breaking news. Instead of demonizing ‘lazy’ federal employees, he should get off his fat ass and get to doing a decent day’s work. He owes us.

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#Trumputin must be stopped

submitted 16 hours ago • 0 comments

Rep Raskin has been great. Rep Ocasio-Cortez has been great. And Rep Frost and Rep Crockett. Senator Murphy. Maybe no one knew exactly what to do. But such people laid down a clear marker. Let’s respect these and other elected federal representatives who stood out these first few weeks.

submitted 1 day ago • 1277 comments

Medicaid is not for sale. NASA is not for sale. The Post Office is not for sale. America is not for sale. We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.

submitted 1 day ago • 2350 comments

A defining policy battle is about to come to a head in this country. The Republican budget will force everyone - especially Congress and the White House - to make plain whether they are prepared to harm the rest of us in order to fund tax cuts for the wealthiest.

submitted 1 day ago • 708 comments

This is how it’s done.

submitted 23 hours ago • 2758 comments

This is how it’s done.

submitted 22 hours ago • 0 comments

I'm just saying...

submitted 1 day ago • 206 comments

It’s a start. We’ll see if she: a) sticks to her guns b) can persuade other reasonable republican senators that the tide is turning

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submitted 3 days ago • 3 comments

I vote both.

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

Feb 28 economic boycott is our first practice at collective action. Here's the plan through April: Hit them where it hurts.

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Thanks to @nytimes.com we have a list of firings. They’ll periodically update it. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

He always gives himself away with his “I know you are but what am I” comments.

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

The Cruelty Isn’t the Point. It’s the Pleasure. open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

submitted 2 days ago • 5 comments

This is the kind of simple clear language #dems need.

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage.

submitted 2 days ago • 1914 comments

Oil AND biofuels banding together? He’s a uniter. #unite #resist

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

$5K is only 2-3 months of someone’s social security that they’re taking away.

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

Truth 💙 right here

submitted 2 days ago • 17 comments

And while we are distracted by the trumpster-fire, the republican congress is passing legislation to take away our Citizen Benefits - Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid

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submitted 2 days ago • 4 comments

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.

submitted 3 days ago • 1213 comments