Florence
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The name we all need to be remembering right now is Ernst vom Rath.
September 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The name we all need to be remembering right now is Ernst vom Rath.
Yes!
Elon, you can’t buy Wisconsin!
Conservatives are disappointed, liberals are furious. Let’s carry that energy into the midterms.
Elon, you can’t buy Wisconsin!
Conservatives are disappointed, liberals are furious. Let’s carry that energy into the midterms.
April 2, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Yes!
Elon, you can’t buy Wisconsin!
Conservatives are disappointed, liberals are furious. Let’s carry that energy into the midterms.
Elon, you can’t buy Wisconsin!
Conservatives are disappointed, liberals are furious. Let’s carry that energy into the midterms.
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The people have spoken tonight.
Elon—you can’t buy Wisconsin.
Turnout was incredible for a spring election. Your VOTE matters!!!!
This is what democracy looks like. 🗳️
Elon—you can’t buy Wisconsin.
Turnout was incredible for a spring election. Your VOTE matters!!!!
This is what democracy looks like. 🗳️
April 2, 2025 at 2:24 AM
The people have spoken tonight.
Elon—you can’t buy Wisconsin.
Turnout was incredible for a spring election. Your VOTE matters!!!!
This is what democracy looks like. 🗳️
Elon—you can’t buy Wisconsin.
Turnout was incredible for a spring election. Your VOTE matters!!!!
This is what democracy looks like. 🗳️
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If you don't want to see this horrible garbage happen in every future high-stakes election, make sure it demonstrably fails in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race by helping elect Susan Crawford
March 27, 2025 at 3:24 AM
If you don't want to see this horrible garbage happen in every future high-stakes election, make sure it demonstrably fails in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race by helping elect Susan Crawford
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The Trump administration has deported hundreds of migrants while refusing to reveal their identities or the evidence against them, prompting complaints from the migrants’ families and from critics who say the administration is trampling on civil liberties.
Trump administration says deported migrants are gang members, but won’t name them or provide evidence
By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has deported hundreds of migrants while refusing to reveal their identities or the evidence against them, prompting complaints from the…
buff.ly
March 20, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The Trump administration has deported hundreds of migrants while refusing to reveal their identities or the evidence against them, prompting complaints from the migrants’ families and from critics who say the administration is trampling on civil liberties.
I feel like the grown-up version of the monster under the bed is the task you've been procrastinating on for weeks.
#ittookfiveminutestodo #notaproblem #whywasIstressingabouthisforweeks
#adulting #procrastination
#ittookfiveminutestodo #notaproblem #whywasIstressingabouthisforweeks
#adulting #procrastination
March 17, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I feel like the grown-up version of the monster under the bed is the task you've been procrastinating on for weeks.
#ittookfiveminutestodo #notaproblem #whywasIstressingabouthisforweeks
#adulting #procrastination
#ittookfiveminutestodo #notaproblem #whywasIstressingabouthisforweeks
#adulting #procrastination
You don't have to like or agree with Mahmoud Khalil. That's the point. They deliberately picked someone to be first who wouldn't be as universally sympathetic.
If we want to keep people from being stripped of their rights, we have to defend the rights of EVERYONE, even people we might not like.
If we want to keep people from being stripped of their rights, we have to defend the rights of EVERYONE, even people we might not like.
Mahmoud Khalil should be at home with his pregnant wife.
Instead, he's been illegally abducted & had his constitutional right to free speech & due process stripped.
We're demanding his immediate release and we cannot allow this abuse of power to go unchecked. #FreeMahmoudKhalil
Instead, he's been illegally abducted & had his constitutional right to free speech & due process stripped.
We're demanding his immediate release and we cannot allow this abuse of power to go unchecked. #FreeMahmoudKhalil
March 12, 2025 at 2:33 AM
You don't have to like or agree with Mahmoud Khalil. That's the point. They deliberately picked someone to be first who wouldn't be as universally sympathetic.
If we want to keep people from being stripped of their rights, we have to defend the rights of EVERYONE, even people we might not like.
If we want to keep people from being stripped of their rights, we have to defend the rights of EVERYONE, even people we might not like.
Having accidentally done it today, I think "go chew glass" will be my new condemnation of choice. 0/10 Do not recommend.
March 11, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Having accidentally done it today, I think "go chew glass" will be my new condemnation of choice. 0/10 Do not recommend.
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we're in legit first they came for territory and a lot of people have been failing at this test they cite all the time
if you find yourself reluctant to support the guy at Columbia because you find some of the politics he espoused distasteful or even abhorrent, you should know that this is exactly the reaction that they hoped for in choosing him as a target for unlawful detention based on political speech.
March 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
we're in legit first they came for territory and a lot of people have been failing at this test they cite all the time
Make America boring again!
I want a government that's actively reducing the risk of my life/house/family being destroyed by wildfire, epidemics, hurricanes, serious health diagnosis, floods, unemployment, landslides, critical goods shortages, violence, dust storms, etc.
I want a government that's actively reducing the risk of my life/house/family being destroyed by wildfire, epidemics, hurricanes, serious health diagnosis, floods, unemployment, landslides, critical goods shortages, violence, dust storms, etc.
March 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Make America boring again!
I want a government that's actively reducing the risk of my life/house/family being destroyed by wildfire, epidemics, hurricanes, serious health diagnosis, floods, unemployment, landslides, critical goods shortages, violence, dust storms, etc.
I want a government that's actively reducing the risk of my life/house/family being destroyed by wildfire, epidemics, hurricanes, serious health diagnosis, floods, unemployment, landslides, critical goods shortages, violence, dust storms, etc.
Why do I support my tax dollars going to various federal agencies?
Because I'm already living paycheck to paycheck, paying for housing, childcare, health deductibles, insurance, glasses & dental care (somehow not part of healthcare), saving for college & retirement, etc.
Because I'm already living paycheck to paycheck, paying for housing, childcare, health deductibles, insurance, glasses & dental care (somehow not part of healthcare), saving for college & retirement, etc.
March 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Why do I support my tax dollars going to various federal agencies?
Because I'm already living paycheck to paycheck, paying for housing, childcare, health deductibles, insurance, glasses & dental care (somehow not part of healthcare), saving for college & retirement, etc.
Because I'm already living paycheck to paycheck, paying for housing, childcare, health deductibles, insurance, glasses & dental care (somehow not part of healthcare), saving for college & retirement, etc.
Anti-vax? Why haven't you disabled the airbags in your car yet? After all 284 people died in 1990-2017 due to airbag-related injuries. And they only reduce death crashes by 34% (61% w' seatbelts.)
If something isn't 100% certain and there's any risk of death, you shouldn't do it, right? /s
If something isn't 100% certain and there's any risk of death, you shouldn't do it, right? /s
March 5, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Anti-vax? Why haven't you disabled the airbags in your car yet? After all 284 people died in 1990-2017 due to airbag-related injuries. And they only reduce death crashes by 34% (61% w' seatbelts.)
If something isn't 100% certain and there's any risk of death, you shouldn't do it, right? /s
If something isn't 100% certain and there's any risk of death, you shouldn't do it, right? /s
When conservatives bleat about DEI hires, a reason they think that women and minorities are less competent than white men is that the women and minorities *on their side* legitimately ARE less competent. They just can't understand why the competent people might not want to be on their team.
March 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM
When conservatives bleat about DEI hires, a reason they think that women and minorities are less competent than white men is that the women and minorities *on their side* legitimately ARE less competent. They just can't understand why the competent people might not want to be on their team.
Well... Bill Clinton no longer has the title of the President who did the most disgusting thing in the Oval Office.
March 1, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Well... Bill Clinton no longer has the title of the President who did the most disgusting thing in the Oval Office.
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The first measles death in the US in a decade -- the tragic, preventable death of a child whose parents chose not to protect them with vaccination -- should spark an immediate nation-wide campaign to ensure all children are protected against preventable diseases. Anything less is unconscionable.
February 26, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The first measles death in the US in a decade -- the tragic, preventable death of a child whose parents chose not to protect them with vaccination -- should spark an immediate nation-wide campaign to ensure all children are protected against preventable diseases. Anything less is unconscionable.
It's cookie time! Genevieve has an ambitious goal (600 boxes 😯) and every order helps! She can deliver to you if you're within an hour or so of Madison, WI or you can place an order to be shipped. Order here: digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/genevi...
#GirlScoutcookies #GirlScout #CookieSeason
#GirlScoutcookies #GirlScout #CookieSeason
February 23, 2025 at 2:17 AM
It's cookie time! Genevieve has an ambitious goal (600 boxes 😯) and every order helps! She can deliver to you if you're within an hour or so of Madison, WI or you can place an order to be shipped. Order here: digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/genevi...
#GirlScoutcookies #GirlScout #CookieSeason
#GirlScoutcookies #GirlScout #CookieSeason
In the wins column: My 9-year-old spontaneously folded two loads of laundry, her own and her sister's. This is a first-ever for her.
In the losses: My 3-year-old refuses to eat absolutely anything I cook her, even previously acceptable foods. She now lives on fruit and goldfish.
In the losses: My 3-year-old refuses to eat absolutely anything I cook her, even previously acceptable foods. She now lives on fruit and goldfish.
February 21, 2025 at 1:27 AM
In the wins column: My 9-year-old spontaneously folded two loads of laundry, her own and her sister's. This is a first-ever for her.
In the losses: My 3-year-old refuses to eat absolutely anything I cook her, even previously acceptable foods. She now lives on fruit and goldfish.
In the losses: My 3-year-old refuses to eat absolutely anything I cook her, even previously acceptable foods. She now lives on fruit and goldfish.
Have you ever run into a problem and thought, "Somebody should do something about this?" Yeah, well for countless times in the past that "somebody" was a federal employee.
February 19, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Have you ever run into a problem and thought, "Somebody should do something about this?" Yeah, well for countless times in the past that "somebody" was a federal employee.
Can we just ID this guy as the nepo baby he is?
robert f. kennedy jr. submits his application to harvard university. his application is, in its entirety, a single page with his name "Robert F. Kennedy Jr."
he is accepted immediately.
he is accepted immediately.
January 30, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Can we just ID this guy as the nepo baby he is?
My daughter has a school assignment to write historical fiction about the Japanese internment during World War II. She's eight years old.
I really didn't anticipate how topical that particular chapter in US history would suddenly become.
#guantanamo #internmentcamps #neveragain?
I really didn't anticipate how topical that particular chapter in US history would suddenly become.
#guantanamo #internmentcamps #neveragain?
January 30, 2025 at 3:09 AM
My daughter has a school assignment to write historical fiction about the Japanese internment during World War II. She's eight years old.
I really didn't anticipate how topical that particular chapter in US history would suddenly become.
#guantanamo #internmentcamps #neveragain?
I really didn't anticipate how topical that particular chapter in US history would suddenly become.
#guantanamo #internmentcamps #neveragain?
Today is Lunar New Year and we're going into the year of the wood snake.
I've seen two commentators in the last couple of days evoke the ouroboros, the ancient symbol of a serpent eating its tail, to describe two different aspects of what's happening now.
That feels meaningful to me.
I've seen two commentators in the last couple of days evoke the ouroboros, the ancient symbol of a serpent eating its tail, to describe two different aspects of what's happening now.
That feels meaningful to me.
January 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Today is Lunar New Year and we're going into the year of the wood snake.
I've seen two commentators in the last couple of days evoke the ouroboros, the ancient symbol of a serpent eating its tail, to describe two different aspects of what's happening now.
That feels meaningful to me.
I've seen two commentators in the last couple of days evoke the ouroboros, the ancient symbol of a serpent eating its tail, to describe two different aspects of what's happening now.
That feels meaningful to me.
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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?...
GET YOUR NEWS FROM THE NEWS
PBS Newshour is FREE FOR EVERYONE.
youtu.be/PMOYN8JWdUk?...
PBS News Weekend full episode, Jan. 25, 2025
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
youtu.be
January 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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?...
GET YOUR NEWS FROM THE NEWS
PBS Newshour is FREE FOR EVERYONE.
youtu.be/PMOYN8JWdUk?...
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As Americans we should be able to make our own decisions about who we are and how we identify. But Trump has taken actions that attacks trans rights, risking young people’s lives. We must protect these young people. Here are resources to help trans kids and ways you can support them.
Trans Kids, Here's What You Need to Get Through the Trump Administration
From navigating anti-trans laws to protecting your joy.
www.teenvogue.com
January 26, 2025 at 12:41 PM
As Americans we should be able to make our own decisions about who we are and how we identify. But Trump has taken actions that attacks trans rights, risking young people’s lives. We must protect these young people. Here are resources to help trans kids and ways you can support them.
If you didn't vote for Harris because of Gaza either you don't understand cause and effect or prioritize your own feelings over the lives of millions, including Palestinians.
(Just in case you're wondering, the latter of those two choices would mean you're Not a Good Person. Live with it.)
(Just in case you're wondering, the latter of those two choices would mean you're Not a Good Person. Live with it.)
“The Democrats didn’t do enough on Gaza, so I withheld my vote to make a statement.”
“Well, Trump won and now he’s gonna destroy Gaza.”
“Yep. We’re paying the price for the Democrats’ incompetence.”
“‘We?’ The Gazans are paying the price, not us”
Pause.
“I needed to make a statement.”
“Well, Trump won and now he’s gonna destroy Gaza.”
“Yep. We’re paying the price for the Democrats’ incompetence.”
“‘We?’ The Gazans are paying the price, not us”
Pause.
“I needed to make a statement.”
January 26, 2025 at 8:05 PM
If you didn't vote for Harris because of Gaza either you don't understand cause and effect or prioritize your own feelings over the lives of millions, including Palestinians.
(Just in case you're wondering, the latter of those two choices would mean you're Not a Good Person. Live with it.)
(Just in case you're wondering, the latter of those two choices would mean you're Not a Good Person. Live with it.)