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Member of the Opposition. My advice is tune out the noise, but don't drop the signal. Not especially prosaic or funny, but do want to #ProtectOurFreedoms and share enviro, travel, arts & #VisionZero views; plus sprinkle in some randomness & photos.
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This is good stuff. archaeologymag.com/2025/04/stud...

Connections Puzzle #685 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪

Abject mainstream media failure, writ large…

What a gorgeous walk...the skies cleared up to let the sun shine in, while we had gorgeous cloud-crowned skyline views AND no bitter cold winds...wow! Picture perfect with @noahtarnow.bsky.social @troubpk.bsky.social @lisarosenthal.bsky.social @goldengate.org

#TDIL that Amelia Earhart had her own designer brand—an aviation clothing line, the first made specifically for women. It was marketed to “the woman who lives actively,” and included anti-wrinkle dresses and pants. interestingfacts.com/fact/amelia-...

#ClimateAction is more critical now than ever, as Tr*mp goes all in for his dirty coal, oil & gas billionaires… #EarthWeek

Man, I was saying this to everyone I knew a decade ago, but no one wanted to acknowledge that very obvious elephant under the rug - presumably because doing so felt too overwhelming; too painful. It's easier to blame one guy from afar than deal with the racist, xenophobic rot in our own communities.

Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew's most prominent rape survivors, dies by suicide. Other victims credit Giuffre with giving them the courage to speak out. She also provided critical information that contributed to the investigation into the Epstein network. #OpDeathEaters

Now are we ready to engage the process written into our Constitution for confronting and removing dictators? Turns out, the majority of voters are. Memo on new polling: drive.google.com/file/d/1RJkj...

what a stunner…

HAPPENING NOW: Hundreds of protesters have now gathered outside a federal courthouse in downtown Milwaukee to support Judge Hannah Dugan

I just submitted my first ever 'Letter to the Editor' using this handy little tool. If you don't want to be one of the tens of millions that MAGA Repubs want steal voting rights from, here's a fast, easy way to make your voice heard in your local papers. h/t @dfadcoalition.bsky.social

Who could have known that the anti-migrant moral panic would be used as a pretext for a larger expansion of autocratic police power? Who, I ask you?

Why not get out this Saturday with some local folks who are an active, volunteer members of the opposition! RSVP to join us for an annual Bridges walk on the Golden Gate: 10am–noon with @sisterdistrictsf.bsky.social @sisterdistrictsouthbay.com @sisterdistrictsac.bsky.social & Yolo chapters!

Protest begins at the Milwaukee Federal Courthouse at 3:00 PN. Milwaukee Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse (414) 297-3035 g.co/kgs/7qgc5J7

🚨 On May 1, 2025, in cities across the US, we will gather in solidarity—honoring the legacy of workers who organized for the 8-hour day. Today, we face a new threat. A billionaire-backed minority is quietly reshaping our democracy. BUT a peaceful People’s Movement is growing. 👉 www.FiftyFifty.one

There is an entire political movement that believes the statement “if you work full-time in America, you should be able to pay your bills and have a savings account with your paycheck” is radical. We must come to an agreement that it’s not radical to demand that.

Connections Puzzle #683 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪

College presidents from 170 schools including Harvard and Princeton sign letter rebuking Trump administration ‘overreach’ ⚖️🦋⚖️🗽⚖️📕📕📘📘📚📚⚖️🗽⚖️🦋⚖️ It’s the largest collective show of resistance yet against the president’s crackdown on higher education

📣 ATTN: Student organizers! CivXP is hosting a Genz Town Hall for leaders to connect + share visions for sustaining movements. We’ll talk about ⚠️  Threats to Student Rights/Activism 🤝  Coalitions/Student Collaborations ✊ Expectations/Demands for School Admin streamyard.com/watch/hJ9ei2...

What's old is new again—MAGA Repubs are trying to trick us with so-called "SAVE" Act, which would create an obstacle course to register/re-register for 10s of millions of voters; incl costing $130-160 for a passport if you don't have other proof of citizenship (i.e., a certified birth certificate)!

Why's the world's RICHEST man so bent on eliminating support for @npr.org? If 'cost-savings' mattered, he'd be shouting to defund the government subsidies & grants showered on SpaceX. Instead, he wants to take away Americans' freedom to watch non-state (i.e., non-MAGA) sanctioned media content.

I will say good night Bskyteers (pronounced biscuit-ears) with this #GoodNews

Early voter turnout in the 4 advance voting days shattered records in Canada, with 7.3 million ballots cast. Keep voting, Canada. Dont take anything for granted. The consequences are too high. #CanadaStrong #VoteCarney #VOTE

Today’s MAGA Repubs—the party of cruelty and death. Prove me wrong…

Black communities around Oakland's port have fought for decades for the right to clean air. Now, thx to Biden's IRA, that dream's within reach! EPA grant funds, issued under Biden, will help cut the 69K+ tons of greenhouse gas/yr emitted by trucks, cranes, forklifts & tractors #ClimateAction

Tr*mp's just a wannabe mob boss. Every action (that's not a distraction to divide based on racism, nativism, sexism or LGBTQ-hatred) is just another grift, extortion and/or racketeering crime. His POTUS run was to stay out of prison (thx to MAGA Repub Justices) and line his pockets. #DontheCon

Not your typical head of one of the world's wealthiest religious institutions. I will miss & mourn #PopeFrancis. While by no means perfect (and really, who is), he was—far and away, a man who held true to the values of decency, tolerance, love and forgiveness—a Christian in the true sense.

Stop your doom scrolling & go on a #GoldenGateBridge walk with us & @sisterdistrictsouthbay.com on Sat, April 26, 10am–12pm RSVP www.mobilize.us/sisterdistri... As chaos rains from Tr*mp/MAGA Repubs at Federal level—Dem states are THE critical firewall! #ElectionsMatter #ItStartswithStates

Louder for the people in the back…

See this is what I mean. Mississippi is a state with a 40% Black population. African American candidate Mike Espy garnered nearly 45% of the vote in the 2020 General Election for the U.S. Senate. Why isn’t there a 10 yr Dem plan for organizing Mississippi? Why concede the state w/a 40% Black pop?

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🧵🐔🤧What is going on with Influenza A, H5N1 (Bird Flu)? TL;DR: Bird flu is infecting animals in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. There have been 70 confirmed and 7 probable human cases. 95% of human cases were from exposure to infected animals. There is not yet evidence of human to human transmission

"It's hypocrisy to call yourself a Christian and chase away a refugee or someone seeking help, someone who is hungry or thirsty, toss out someone who is in need. If I say I am Christian, but do these things, I'm a hypocrite." ~Pope Francis Not a perfect human being, but truly, a decent one...

Can't be soon enough...maybe this time, Repub Senators (McConnell, Murkowski and Collins exempted) will take their confirmation duties seriously and not rubber stamp a walking and texting, enemy-abetting national security disaster to head our Dept of Defense.