CourtneyFrog
@gzbichorski.bsky.social
She/her, wife, mom of grown kids, fiercely love my lgbtqia family and friends, book and library nerd, flaming UU / UCC - "We who believe in freedom cannot rest." - Sweet Honey in the Rock "
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'The Second World War itself supplied Wilson with income and recognition for some years. Her wartime journalism and knowledge about refugees made her a woman of interest.'
Ellen Ross on the career of British Quaker Francesca Wilson.
Ellen Ross on the career of British Quaker Francesca Wilson.
On Writing and Relief Work
Ellen Ross on the humanitarian activities of a British Quaker, Francesca Wilson, in the Spanish Civil War and beyond.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
November 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
'The Second World War itself supplied Wilson with income and recognition for some years. Her wartime journalism and knowledge about refugees made her a woman of interest.'
Ellen Ross on the career of British Quaker Francesca Wilson.
Ellen Ross on the career of British Quaker Francesca Wilson.
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BREAKING: new emails CONFIRM my reporting that there are TRAINING VIDEOS instructing FBI personnel on how to review the Epstein Files. Plus, a lot more…
The emails reveal the special training given to FBI personnel working on what it called the “Epstein Transparency Project.” In some instances they referred to it as the “Special Redaction Project.” The training entailed PowerPoint slide presentations and video instruction on how to review the files.
November 25, 2025 at 11:43 PM
BREAKING: new emails CONFIRM my reporting that there are TRAINING VIDEOS instructing FBI personnel on how to review the Epstein Files. Plus, a lot more…
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Protect the Sacred. This is why protecting the Petroglyphs and Chaco Canyon matters—not just for a New Mexico—but for everyone! 🐺🐾💕 #ProtectChacoCanyon #ProtectthePetroglyphs
Rep. Stansbury: Protect the Sacred!
YouTube video by Rep. Melanie Stansbury
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November 26, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Protect the Sacred. This is why protecting the Petroglyphs and Chaco Canyon matters—not just for a New Mexico—but for everyone! 🐺🐾💕 #ProtectChacoCanyon #ProtectthePetroglyphs
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Kids as young as 3 and 4 years old are being hauled into immigration court in Seattle and read their rights.
They’re being told they have the right to an attorney despite having no capacity to hire one or understand what that means.
As Rep Jayapal says, that’s not due process… it’s a farce.
They’re being told they have the right to an attorney despite having no capacity to hire one or understand what that means.
As Rep Jayapal says, that’s not due process… it’s a farce.
November 26, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Kids as young as 3 and 4 years old are being hauled into immigration court in Seattle and read their rights.
They’re being told they have the right to an attorney despite having no capacity to hire one or understand what that means.
As Rep Jayapal says, that’s not due process… it’s a farce.
They’re being told they have the right to an attorney despite having no capacity to hire one or understand what that means.
As Rep Jayapal says, that’s not due process… it’s a farce.
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A 13-year search for one of the world's rarest flowers in Indonesia ends in a 'magical experience'
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Researcher cries after finding rare flower in Indonesia
A team of researchers describe the "magical" experience of finding a rare species of flower in bloom deep in the Sumatran rainforest after a 23-hour trek.
www.abc.net.au
November 26, 2025 at 12:13 AM
A 13-year search for one of the world's rarest flowers in Indonesia ends in a 'magical experience'
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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"A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts."
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
![REVERE, Mass. —
A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts.
The woman, Bruna Ferreira, has an 11-year-old son with Michael Leavitt, Karoline Leavitt's brother.
Ferreira migrated with her family to the United States from Brazil as a child and is currently in custody at an ICE facility in southern Louisiana.
Michael Leavitt released a statement, saying that his "only concern has always been the safety, well-being, and privacy of [his] son."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x4qyokjtdzgl7gmqhsw4ajqj/bafkreiacyzixchgacpjse7wyra342opgjsvdxzqdrkxq55zzqah65zyeae@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 AM
"A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts."
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
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Sharing from Author's Publish: These free books for the writer in your family or friend group might make good stocking stuffers.
authorspublish.com/books/#booksky #authors #writers #amwriting
authorspublish.com/books/#booksky #authors #writers #amwriting
» Books
authorspublish.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Sharing from Author's Publish: These free books for the writer in your family or friend group might make good stocking stuffers.
authorspublish.com/books/#booksky #authors #writers #amwriting
authorspublish.com/books/#booksky #authors #writers #amwriting
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Scottish Cheddar was our kind of cheese in 1985
November 26, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Scottish Cheddar was our kind of cheese in 1985
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Now here’s the kind of news you drop going into a long holiday weekend. Maybe no one will notice. 🤡
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
November 26, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Now here’s the kind of news you drop going into a long holiday weekend. Maybe no one will notice. 🤡
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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How far back in time can the naked eye see? Every observation out into deep #space is also a look back in time. #DeepSpace #LightYears
Link for more photos and info to make you think (and realize just how small we are in the universe . . .) :
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
Link for more photos and info to make you think (and realize just how small we are in the universe . . .) :
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
November 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
How far back in time can the naked eye see? Every observation out into deep #space is also a look back in time. #DeepSpace #LightYears
Link for more photos and info to make you think (and realize just how small we are in the universe . . .) :
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
Link for more photos and info to make you think (and realize just how small we are in the universe . . .) :
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
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In stead of sending a link to old threads every time someone uses the term "Dark Ages", I decided to put it all in an article.
Why most historians no longer use the biased misnomer “dark ages”.
Read it here:
fakehistoryhunter.net/2025/11/25/w...
or:
fakehistoryhunter.substack.com/p/why-most-h...
Why most historians no longer use the biased misnomer “dark ages”.
Read it here:
fakehistoryhunter.net/2025/11/25/w...
or:
fakehistoryhunter.substack.com/p/why-most-h...
Why most historians no longer use the biased misnomer “dark ages”
This is not YET another article on why calling the early middle ages the dark ages is iffy, it’s a list of sources & references. These days most historians no longer use the term “D…
fakehistoryhunter.net
November 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
In stead of sending a link to old threads every time someone uses the term "Dark Ages", I decided to put it all in an article.
Why most historians no longer use the biased misnomer “dark ages”.
Read it here:
fakehistoryhunter.net/2025/11/25/w...
or:
fakehistoryhunter.substack.com/p/why-most-h...
Why most historians no longer use the biased misnomer “dark ages”.
Read it here:
fakehistoryhunter.net/2025/11/25/w...
or:
fakehistoryhunter.substack.com/p/why-most-h...
If you are flying Delta over the holidays, I recommend The Door to Door Bookseller. Charming characters and scenery, lots of books. In German with English subtitles.
The Door-to-Door Bookstore - Trailer
YouTube video by BerlinBeyond
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November 25, 2025 at 6:27 PM
If you are flying Delta over the holidays, I recommend The Door to Door Bookseller. Charming characters and scenery, lots of books. In German with English subtitles.
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I am again saying
In this season when we encounter so many people who have known us so long but who often don't know us at all—I wish for you patience, peace, confidence deep in your core about who you are, as many opportunities as possible to just be your gorgeous real self, and self-kindness in bountiful measure
November 25, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I am again saying
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Thanks to @CulturedMag for letting me talk about a book that's helped me make sense of our political moment: The Strike of '28 by Daniel Georgianna and Roberta Hazen Aaronson. It’s a powerful reminder of what workers can accomplish when we stand together.
www.culturedmag.com/article/2025...
www.culturedmag.com/article/2025...
Lost in Our Political Mayhem? These Politicians, Activists, Professors, and More Have a Reading Guide to Help You Through
We called up a few of the people navigating our most pressing issues to share the texts that have shaped their work.
www.culturedmag.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Thanks to @CulturedMag for letting me talk about a book that's helped me make sense of our political moment: The Strike of '28 by Daniel Georgianna and Roberta Hazen Aaronson. It’s a powerful reminder of what workers can accomplish when we stand together.
www.culturedmag.com/article/2025...
www.culturedmag.com/article/2025...
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As the holidays approach, please remember the people who work tirelessly to make the holidays happen for everyone across the country. Like all workers, they should be able to feel safe on the job and be treated with dignity and respect.
As the holiday shopping season is underway, the RWDSU issued the following statement urging workers be treated with dignity and respect from in-store shopping to e-commerce warehousing, from farm to table and everything in between: nycclc.org/news/holiday...
Holiday Shopping Statement from RWDSU
As the holiday shopping season is underway, the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), issued the following
nycclc.org
November 12, 2025 at 7:54 PM
As the holidays approach, please remember the people who work tirelessly to make the holidays happen for everyone across the country. Like all workers, they should be able to feel safe on the job and be treated with dignity and respect.
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Dismantling the Department of Education — a move ripped right from the Project 2025 playbook — is an attack on students, parents, working families and teachers who rely on its essential resources.
The Trump admin is playing games with our kids’ futures. https://to.pbs.org/3LUs2xH
The Trump admin is playing games with our kids’ futures. https://to.pbs.org/3LUs2xH
Schools fear disruptions as White House begins dismantling Department of Education
Much of the Education Department’s work now will be spread across four other federal departments. For President Donald Trump, it’s a step toward fully closing the department and giving states more pow...
www.pbs.org
November 24, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Dismantling the Department of Education — a move ripped right from the Project 2025 playbook — is an attack on students, parents, working families and teachers who rely on its essential resources.
The Trump admin is playing games with our kids’ futures. https://to.pbs.org/3LUs2xH
The Trump admin is playing games with our kids’ futures. https://to.pbs.org/3LUs2xH
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Our bipartisan bill to reverse President Trump’s union-busting executive order is getting a vote in Congress!
Tell your reps: pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act and save 1 million federal workers’ union rights. https://act.aflcio.org/call_campaigns/pass-pawa-house/
Tell your reps: pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act and save 1 million federal workers’ union rights. https://act.aflcio.org/call_campaigns/pass-pawa-house/
November 24, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Our bipartisan bill to reverse President Trump’s union-busting executive order is getting a vote in Congress!
Tell your reps: pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act and save 1 million federal workers’ union rights. https://act.aflcio.org/call_campaigns/pass-pawa-house/
Tell your reps: pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act and save 1 million federal workers’ union rights. https://act.aflcio.org/call_campaigns/pass-pawa-house/
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Congrats to the 21,000 @uptecwa.bsky.social health care, research and technical workers at the University of California on voting to ratify their new contract! After 17 months of negotiations, this new contract is a testament to the power of our solidarity.
UC Workers Ratify ‘Best Contract Yet’ After Four Strikes and 17 Months of Negotiations
The union representing 21,000 healthcare, research, and technical professionals celebrates what union leaders are calling a historic win.
www.independent.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Congrats to the 21,000 @uptecwa.bsky.social health care, research and technical workers at the University of California on voting to ratify their new contract! After 17 months of negotiations, this new contract is a testament to the power of our solidarity.
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I wonder if she ever has to go back?
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
I wonder if she ever has to go back?
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"What usefulness can nationalism serve now, as the old world yields to a new century? What is America’s right relation and right role, and my right role as a citizen?"
—Victoria Safford, an excerpt from "Turquoise Patriot" from Walking Toward Morning
—Victoria Safford, an excerpt from "Turquoise Patriot" from Walking Toward Morning
July 4, 2025 at 1:17 PM
"What usefulness can nationalism serve now, as the old world yields to a new century? What is America’s right relation and right role, and my right role as a citizen?"
—Victoria Safford, an excerpt from "Turquoise Patriot" from Walking Toward Morning
—Victoria Safford, an excerpt from "Turquoise Patriot" from Walking Toward Morning
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Folks, if your library doesn’t have a book you want to read, ask them to buy a copy. Most have a convenient form and will let you know when it comes in. If your library offers ILL, they can even borrow books from other libraries.
November 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Folks, if your library doesn’t have a book you want to read, ask them to buy a copy. Most have a convenient form and will let you know when it comes in. If your library offers ILL, they can even borrow books from other libraries.
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Real power is being able to cut them off from their revenue stream.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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What is the latest Black Friday boycott – and will it work?
While others scramble for deals on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, activists hope to leverage shopping behavior for societal change
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Real power is being able to cut them off from their revenue stream.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...