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Lady Libertie writes the Substack The American Pamphleteer, where her work is a rallying cry for courage, resilience and unity with the unyielding belief that change starts at informed, determined individuals. https://open.substack.com/pub/ladylibertie
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Will UCLA stand up when Trump comes with his “offer they can’t refuse?” Or will they kiss the ring, like Columbia?

Exactly. History’s clear: when the powerful cave, it’s the people who hold the line. It won’t be the deans or the CEOs who save democracy—it’ll be the defiant, the loud, and the unbought.

Columbia University just just auctioned off its spine for $400 million and a pat on the head from President Mussolini-in-a-MAGA-hat. And let’s not play coy here: this isn't just a sad day for one Ivy League school. It’s a five-alarm fire for academic freedom in America.

Don’t forget who you are—this is Columbia, birthplace of student uprisings, where in ‘68 you shut the place down over war & racism. Where students stood with Harlem, faced batons & won. That spirit didn’t die. You’re continuing the legacy of MalcomX, Audre Lorde, Mark Rudd, J.J., Mahmoud Khalil.✊

Trump’s entire second presidency is a petty little revenge tour with executive powers and a grudge ledger. This isn’t governance. It’s grievance cosplay.

Columbia’s administration has no moral authority left. But students, faculty, neighbors, alums—they do. They’re the legacy of Audre Lorde and Malcolm X and every protester who ever chained themselves to the president’s office door. And it’s time to rise again.✊

Columbia used to stand for that spirit of pushing back, of questioning authority, of standing with the people instead of power. And now? She’s siding with the fascists. And we’re keeping a list.

The crowd in Denver? Massive. AOC and Bernie out here proving the people are done playing footsie with billionaires. This ain’t a rally—it’s a warning shot. #FightOligarchy #PowerToThePeople #DenverRising

Right!? Folks are out here still bleeding to pay off student loans for a degree that now stands for compliance over courage.

Now that’s what holding the line looks like! Props to Georgetown for showing the spine Columbia misplaced. In a time when too many institutions are trading integrity for influence, Georgetown reminded the world that academic freedom isn’t negotiable. More of this, please. Courage is contagious.

Columbia used to stand for that spirit—of pushing back, of questioning authority, of standing with the people instead of power. And now? She’s siding with the fascists.

A friend drove two hours today for her breast cancer chemotherapy only to learn it was canceled due to NIH cuts. Clinical trial ended midstream. No treatment, no restart, no plan, no information. Her bro-in-law's chemo was also canceled.

This is the story that Karoline Leavitt said probably wasn’t accurate when it was first reported by Reuters because she said they aren’t reliable.

How about we STOP him?

A nation will not survive morally or economically when so few have so much, while so many have so little. - Bernie Sanders

MAGA math: Tax the importer → Charge the store → YOU pay for it! Making everything greatly expensive again.

The silence? That’s not a glitch—it’s the system working exactly as designed. They think they can ride this out, that institutions will hold. But guess what? Institutions don’t enforce themselves. People do. If the people in power won’t step up, we have to make enough noise to leave them no choice.

Let’s Make Tesla Great Again

This is the energy we need! Red American is a myth—we are ALL Americans and what’s happening now is affecting all of us!

Oh, so now ‘let them eat cake’ is too generous for the MAGA overlords? Starving the poor isn’t just a policy choice—it’s a feature, not a bug. But sure, tell me again how they’re the party of the people. 🙄 #MAGAeugenics #CrueltyIsThePoint

Oh no, do you think he’ll be okay? Maybe we should start a GoFundMe… oh wait, he can just sell another failed startup to himself. Crisis averted! 🎻🎻🎻

Jackie Robinson has been restored!!! 😊💙 Huge win for our democracy!!! 💙 Keep up the noise!!! 🤗💙 #Thisiswhywefight #Bluecrew #Resistance #Resist www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/u-s...

Welcome to the latest episode of Authoritarians Gone Wild! The White House knows what they’re doing is illegal—but that’s the point. They’re forcing a constitutional crisis to strong-arm SCOTUS into rewriting precedent and gutting antitrust regulators. Buckle up, it’s a power grab in real-time.

Hard agree. If enough people feel the pain, maybe—just maybe—we finally shake off these MAGA traitors like the parasites they are.

Imma say, not safe at all. Also, don’t feed the oligarchy.

Slowly falling for Bluesky’s political writers—and, bonus, I just found a game-changing espresso-lemonade recipe. Revolutionary vibes and a caffeinated citrus kick? Yes, please.

Erasing a Black man who broke barriers won’t erase history—just shows how fragile they are. Jackie’s legacy isn’t a webpage; it’s in every fight for justice they fear. Reposting that meme so they can cry about it.

Some days (like today), all of this feels exhausting. Then I remember the ordinary people of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon—a tiny village that stood up to the Nazis, not with weapons, but with quiet, relentless defiance. And if they could keep going in the face of real danger, then I can keep going too.

Ninety-two years later, and here we are—right back where we started. The question is, do we have a Roosevelt waiting in the wings, or are we on our own this time?