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Fiber artist, cat mom, gardener, voter, pro-choice, and resister sister. Paying attention to the 2026 midterms—especially local elections. 🏳️‍🌈Ally 🚫MAGA 🚫Crypto 🚫DM unless I know you.
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NEW: Whistleblower records show that the NIH axed research grants – even after a federal judge blocked the cuts with an injunction. www.propublica.org/article/trum... 🧵

Amazing. Ann Telnaes just won a Pulitzer Prize for her work at The Washington Post --- which she resigned from after they refused to run this cartoon.

A Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected on Monday to allow Trump to revoke the temporary legal status of hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans living in the United States. #MomSky #Voices4Victory www.reuters.com/legal/us-app...

Friday Flower Therapy Session

THERE'S A REASON THEY ARE #1: Harvard’s Trick for Fighting Trump? A Deep Bench of Conservative Lawyers. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/u...

Ann Arbor Indivisible’s May Day March and Rally! ~540 people! Great weather, many speakers, including Yousef Rabhi, a union rep, an immigration attorney, and a surprise visit by our US Rep Debbie Dingell. This is what democracy looks like and we are growing!

AOC: We heard that we should take your word that Medicaid will be protected — that we should trust you that no one is going to be affected by this. But as a woman, the word was given that my rights would not be taken away by the Supreme Court — and that wasn’t true.

Fantastic piece from @dahlialithwick.bsky.social on the tide finally starting to turn: "But what really matters—what is measurable and knowable now in a way that was not a few weeks ago—is that standing up to Trump is going to be worth it." slate.com/news-and-pol...

Bezos is a pussy who sold out his customers for his orange daddy.

My takeaway from this: He is so fucked.

Someone skipped Marbury v. Madison day in school.

personally would like to see every store show what part of the price increase is due to tariffs bc if these tariffs ever come down, i need to see that price go right back down

Right-wing 'LeBron James of lawyers' steps up to defend judge arrested by Trump's FBI https://www.rawstory.com/judge-hannah-dugan-defense/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=681145060a54ef000103e4e2&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

100 DAYS...of lying, grifting, lawbreaking, division, incompetence, ignorance, illegal deportations, self-aggrandizement, vulgarity, self-pity, cruelty, ignoring the Supreme Court & due process while attacking: the Media, Universities, Law Firms, the Courts & Journalists. 1362 Days to go...

The world is on Zelensky’s side. Zelensky applauded by world leaders upon entering church.

I think @amandalitman.bsky.social is correct here

House Rep. Gerry Connolly is pushing CDC leadership to explain why the personnel who handle FOIA requests lost their jobs, noting that that the public has a right to access federal records.

Earth Day 2025: we will march at the EPA lab in Ann Arbor to protest Musk's gutting of the EPA and the firing its workers. You're invited! The EPA's mission is to keep our air and water clean and safe, and you can help show massive public support for it. Tuesday April 22 4:30-6 PM

One last Julie gem! Cracked egg in his hand, JD Vance rides through the dawn— Bunny boots, truth gone. ~Tizzy #EasterTruths

I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.

SS Protest WHERE: W. Stadium and Jackson in Ann Arbor WHEN: Friday 11 April 2025 WHO: Ann Arbor Indivisible We will have banners, signs, and fliers for handing out. Come show public support for Social Security! Park at Veterans Memorial Park. There are several parking lots around the park.

Bad omen for the GOP? Ossoff sets a record raising $11 million with donations from 156 of the 159 counties. Take note GOP, You may bow to Trump but we don’t. #ProudBlue#Voices4Victory apple.news/A0oP0zoYBTLS...

Let’s nutshell it!

Detroit strong! ✊💪🏼👊🏻🇺🇸

I take almost no pleasure in being right

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The worst catastrophes of history are caused by men who are malevolent, ignorant, and have exceptional wills.

Check out this gallery from Detroit Free Press: Protesters attend "Hands Off" rallies across metro Detroit www.freep.com/picture-gall...

Hands Off protests in Detroit

Crawford: Today, Wisconsinites fended off an unprecedented attack on our democracy, our fair elections, and our Supreme Court.. Wisconsin stood up and said that justice does not have a price, our courts are not for sale

HANDS OFF! MASS MARCH TO SHOW OPPOSITION TO TRUMP! Saturday April 5th 1-4 PM Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) 5200 Woodward March down Woodward to Little Caesar's Arena INDIVISIBLE is in the coalition to create large marches in large metro areas to show our power! So join us in Detroit at the DIA!

Important to remember Mike Johnson can’t math

A picture paints a 1000 words! Our heroes of pro-democracy! #MomSky

In his 1957 filibuster, Strom Thurmond said "Negroes ... are not so well qualified to vote as are the white people.” A Black senator just broke the record Thurmond set with that speech. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/cory-bo...

You have to see this. PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.