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Tomorrow, February 28, let’s disrupt the status quo by spending ONLY at businesses that uplift our communities. That means: 🚫 No gas from corporate giants 🚫 No fast food chains 🚫 No big-box retailers (Target, Walmart, Amazon, etc.)

A federal judge in Washington, D.C. extended a block on Trump’s blanket freeze on all governmental grants and loans, saying the administration’s actions were “irrational, imprudent, and precipitated a nationwide crisis.”

Opt out tomorrow!

I have written a short statement responding to mass firings today of #NOAA / National Weather Service (#NWS) staff (which were concentrated among recent hires as well as highly experienced staff who had recently been promoted). Please see below screenshot & below for full text.

I was assuming this was the case. Gangster in the White House - www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

One day left! Tomorrow I’m hosting a telephone town hall at 5:30pm PT – join me for an update on what’s happening in Washington.

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Don’t buy stuff on February 28. Money’s the only thing these dicks understand. #resist

This says it all

Monday thought:

A video from 3 years ago but even more urgently needed now-let’s learn from history to stop fascism. We must be vigilant. centrists must work with the left to unite against this danger! youtu.be/Z55AEOPYlYc?...

Yikes

Once again, Donald Trump is lying and appears to have no interest in telling the truth about CA water. Some of these photos are from last spring when I toured a floating solar project funded through the Inflation Reduction Act. I confirmed with former Reclamation officials myself.

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent. Opportunities are everywhere. Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

Power in politics is, as much as anything, the perception of power. And as malevolent as they may be, these incompetent fools in the White House have come out of the gate looking very, very weak.

Read, share, act.

EveryLibrary gives you the power, resources, and tools to fight for your library! www.everylibrary.org/we_re_giving... via @everylibrary.bsky.social

A while back I asked folks why they’re joining Bluesky and the most common response I saw was, “I just want a good place to get my news” and, yall, no. Bad. GET YOUR NEWS FROM THE NEWS PBS Newshour is FREE FOR EVERYONE. youtu.be/PMOYN8JWdUk?...

✨🌈 The more you know 🌈✨

2025 has been my least favorite decade so far.

Huge thanks to @laminda.bsky.social for curating one of my favorite Bluesky Starter Packs: "Independent, Worker-Owned and Reader-Funded Media" Highly recommend: bsky.app/starter-pack...

SHARE WIDELY. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS. With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights. You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one. (1/3)

President Trump announced an executive order that attempts to deny citizenship for countless children born on U.S. soil. Tell Congress: Protect birthright citizenship.

We are about to enter an era of extreme and dangerous culture war in the United States. How do we protect our communities and work toward a cultural ceasefire? In this piece I wrote a couple months ago, I offer one possible path. wapo.st/40q1BDn

Reading Parable of the Talents now by Octavia E Butler. Found this passage relevant to our times. Actually this entire book is relevant to our dystopian reality. #booksky #booktok

The Funeral of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Nikki Giovanni His headstone said FREE AT LAST, FREE AT LAST But death is a slave's freedom We seek the freedom of free men And the construction of a world Where Martin Luther King could have lived and preached non-violence.

Guardian vs. NYT. You know who's going to call things by their true names and who's not even gonna give you syrup with that waffle. Guardian: "Elon Musk waded into controversy on Monday when he gave back-to-back fascist-style salutes....

Today and in the coming days, remember

Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data.

Today, I signed an executive order prohibiting greedy land developers from ripping off LA wildfire victims with unsolicited, undervalued offers to buy their destroyed property. Make no mistake — this is a prosecutable crime.

“We’ve eliminated fact-checkers and spell checkers.” - The GOP

can’t stop thinking about this Mary Oliver poem 🥹

A government run by billionaires will never be for the people.

Be aware

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