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Liz McGeachy @lizmcgeachy.bsky.social · 21d

Welcome to the brand new Kudzu Coffee Club substack! I hope you'll subscribe.

Welcome, friends and neighbors, to the Kudzu Coffee Club, which we are launching to stay in touch as we wander the world, trying to live reasonably meaningful lives amidst the chaos.

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Liz McGeachy @lizmcgeachy.bsky.social · Aug 29

Tell the Smithsonian: Reject demands to whitewash history act.indivisible.org/sign/smithso...

Tell the Smithsonian: Reject demands to whitewash history

The Trump regime’s campaign of whitewashing US history has reached the halls of the Smithsonian museums, with exhibits dealing with slavery, the civil rights movement, and other struggles against oppr...

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Liz McGeachy @lizmcgeachy.bsky.social · Aug 26

Gerrymandering has got to stop. You can see how it has completely f@#ked up politics in TN. Here's a good commentary from @tennesseelookout.com

How the Texas-California redistricting brawl relates to Tennessee • Tennessee Lookout

A gerrymandered 7th Congressional District in Tennessee has opened the door for 18 candidates and Democrats hope to pick up a seat.

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Liz McGeachy @lizmcgeachy.bsky.social · Jul 17

Currently attending a training session to learn about strategic non-cooperation to fight authoritarianism, sponsored by Indivisible. Yes I’m scared but I feel HOPEFUL for the first time in a long time cause I see what has to be done. Recommend! #onemillionrising www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoeY...

One Million Rising: One Million Trained, Millions More Empowered

YouTube video by Indivisible

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Liz McGeachy @lizmcgeachy.bsky.social · Apr 5

Wow. I’d say 4 or 5000 people showed up in #KnoxvillTN for the #HandsOff rally today. Many more honked in support. They will go down.

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Liz McGeachy @lizmcgeachy.bsky.social · Apr 4

Excellent article from New Hampshire that applies to all of us. We all have that sinking feeling.
tennesseelookout.com/2025/04/03/t...

That sinking feeling in New Hampshire is brought to you by the grand illusion • Tennessee Lookout

Shouldn't bills be easier to pay in the richest country in the world, writes Dana Wormald of the New Hampshire Bulletin.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · Feb 28

we may be one of the few pubs that got this headline right

Trump And Vance Ambush Zelensky In Prelude To Betrayal talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-a...

Trump And Vance Ambush Zelensky In Prelude To Betrayal

President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance moved to betray a...

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Liz McGeachy @lizmcgeachy.bsky.social · Feb 28

Am I the only one who's been thinking of Simon Bar Sinister, the evil scientist who wanted to take over the world? Who knew the villains of our childhood cartoons would become real? Where is Underdog? #muskmustgo #WeAreUnderdog

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Liz McGeachy @lizmcgeachy.bsky.social · Feb 20

“When someone shows you who they are, believe them” #resistpersistinsist

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Liz McGeachy @lizmcgeachy.bsky.social · Feb 17

Lots of folks showed up today in Knoxville for the protest against the billionaires taking over our country! #indivisible #takeaction

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Liz McGeachy @lizmcgeachy.bsky.social · Feb 13

Very wise words for these dark times from my friend Dr. Wendy Farley. Do not give up on your joy or your humanity.
www.wendyfarley.org/reflections/...

On Surviving and “Refusitive Joy” — Wendy Farley

“Faith does not spring from nothing. It comes with the holy dimension of our existence. Suddenly we become aware that our lips touch the veil that hangs before the holy of Holies.” --Abraham Joshua H...

www.wendyfarley.org

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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · Feb 9

Folks trying to save USAID are trying to counterprogram Musk's $40 million Super Bowl ad. They're asking everyone to share this video as widely as you can today: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqUE...

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Liz McGeachy @lizmcgeachy.bsky.social · Jan 26

If you are in East TN on Feb 15, make plans to attend our Midwinter Concert at the Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church. It's a fundraiser for the church but definitely open to the public! lizandtim.com/tour

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Liz McGeachy @lizmcgeachy.bsky.social · Jan 24

No, Jordie is 11 but she's still in good shape and loves the lake!

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Liz McGeachy @lizmcgeachy.bsky.social · Jan 24

Yet here you are! 😍

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Liz McGeachy @lizmcgeachy.bsky.social · Jan 22

I guess my first Bluesky post should be of my dog. And a blue sky.

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