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sharonway.bsky.social
Writer, mother, wife, animal lover, and very pissed off historian.
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This is a direct reference to the Proud Boys who use the gold wreath FAFO logo. I fully believe Elon is going to utilize vigilante violence to enforce things. You should take this seriously.

You don’t even need to be a historian to understand how incredibly false this narrative is, unless you’re only referring to the robber barons. And he will never miss a chance to lie about the transgender community.

Feeling overwhelmed about where to start in the fight against Trump. Signing up for my SHERO newsletter is a great place to start. There are free and paid options so you can choose your level of involvement and support. Check it out! shero.substack.com

Here's my action of the day for anyone in Texas. These are the agencies that the Commerce Committee, headed by your very own Teddy Cancun, oversees. He's the guy w/oversight authority over Sean Duffy's cuts to FAA (and failures to respond to plane crashes). Think of creative ways to lobby him!

Trying to ease us into fascism, well done.

“I have come to wonder whether these expressions of despair and surrender are really masking an irrational longing for a magical way out of this nightmare - a hope that some deus ex machina will swoop down and spare us what we are facing.” open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...

Ok, but I don’t need a performance. I need action. LFG do something

Again, this is civil society stepping up--and it reflects work that started in November. On top of all the POLITICAL things you can do to fight this menace, do what you can to shore up your civil society, even if it's just a knitting club.

"It was a plan to steal power through executive actions knowing that neither the courts or Congress will have the strength to resist them" @elienyc.bsky.social on Trump seemingly following the Project 2025 playbook. "What is Congress doing? Why are they even there? Is it for the parking?"

It's amazing how badly most congressional Democrats are misreading the mood of their base. On the bright side, if you're ever considered running for Congress, the 2026 Democratic Party primaries are going to be a prime moment for "throw the old guard out" insurgents.

Any university that voluntarily shutters a DEI program, office or personnel “Because of Trumps Executive Order” is making a PR decision. Not a legal one. Trumps EO does not change anti discrimination law. If anything, the EO is unlawful. Universities should treat it that way.

ATTN, FEDS: Today, I am particularly interested in any information regarding the implementation of Wednesday's OPM memo directing agencies/departments to take action by 5p Friday (today) regarding the anti-trans "sex" definition EO.

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Evil has a name

Anyone else rewatching Ted Lasso and Schitt’s Creek now?

Imagine if white men cared as much about the dismantling of our democracy as they do Taylor Swift getting put on camera at a football game.

Jim Acosta announces on air that he's leaving CNN and says, "it is never a good time to bow down to a tyrant ... don't give in to the lies."

Dear members of the press, Can one of you, PLEASE just ONE: When Trump says we deleted all the evidence, please for the love of God, push back. The evidence is all here: www.govinfo.gov/collection/j...

Democrats in Congress: WHAT IS THE PLAN? Going on Sunday shows and spewing consultant speak isn't going to cut it. Twelve inspectors general fired and there's no sit-in? No filibuster? No direction to voters? And in fact, some of you are actually voting for Trump's agenda?

Costco pharmacy is selling single dose levonorgestrel emergency contraception ("morning after pill") for $5.99 per dose. This is a product with a fairly long shelf life and they don't seem to mind selling it to people who clearly don't need it. No prescription needed.

Sen. Thom Tillis will be remembered by history as a coward. For not, let us work to see that he is defeated in Nov. 2026.

Democrats are as exhausting as republicans are infuriating.

One thing about me is that I will fight Nazis until I’m six feet in the ground.

We lost Diane. She donated her organs before she left. Let’s fill the barns with valentines. For Beth. For the critters. For all of us who value truth and magic♥️ www.gofundme.com/f/help-our-a...

Flavor Flav Launches Fundraiser for Black Families Displaced by Wildfires: "Let’s Make L.A. Strong, Baby"

AOC: I don’t care what Elon Musk is doing behind the presidential seal, but in this country we hate Nazis. Kind of like a foundational defining thing. Two of the foundational things about American history is that we beat the confederates and we beat the Nazis.

Whether it’s Obama, wearing a tan suit or Elon Musk doing Hitler salutes, both sides have engaged in incendiary behavior

A thread on birthright citizenship I wrote in 2018, that unfortunately remains relevant. I always thought this was where it was all headed. Abolishing birthright citizenship for the non-white and non-rich. And why I teach on United States v. Wong Kim Ark every semester. Who was Wong Kim Ark? 1/

Made me lol

While the elite billionaire tech bros are granted access to the king, the poors have wasted all their egg money on hotel rooms and flights. Now left scrambling to watch the inauguration on TV. Sad.

Historian of fascism here. It was a Nazi salute and a very belligerent one too.

My heart breaks for this country

NEW: "Undemocratic, un-American and just plain wrong." Protestors gathered in Raleigh today to draw attention to Jefferson Griffin's (R) ongoing attempts to disenfranchise 60k North Carolinians and overturn his loss in the state Supreme Court race: www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Every day these people find a new way of flabbergasting me. I didn’t think it was possible at this point, but here I am.

Neil Gaiman shouldn’t be treated like an extreme outlier. It’s not fame or following that enables men like Gaiman to act the way they do. It’s power. And power can be A-list celebrity status or it can be the head of any ordinary household or a leader in any local community.

Just the thing I needed 💙

It’s a very cool moment when you realize you helped raise really great kids.

Good information to have

Oh, and if you've never watched Anita Bryant taking a pie, tonight's the night. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tHG...

BREAKING: A federal district court judge in Kentucky vacates the Biden administration's Title IX rule, challenged largely for its transgender protections, a decision with nationwide effect. Law Dork's extensive coverage of challenges to the rule can be found here: www.lawdork.com/t/title-ix-r...