Loopymom6, she/her
@loopymom6.bsky.social
Stitcher, shopgirl, fiber curious nonmonogomous crafter
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Democracy, more than anything is a practice. I always think that the Civil Rights Movement succeeded because from the Civil War black Americans built institutions: universities, fraternities and sororities, churches, that engaged them in democratic practice.
generally speaking, and with the glaring exception of november 2024, the more directly democratic an institution has been, the better it has checked Trump (eg grand and petit juries); the more elite and insular, the less effective (the Senate, the Supreme Court, big business)
September 18, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Democracy, more than anything is a practice. I always think that the Civil Rights Movement succeeded because from the Civil War black Americans built institutions: universities, fraternities and sororities, churches, that engaged them in democratic practice.
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Even individually, this is so important. I don’t want to debate if “posting is praxis”—but speaking out, even posting, matters more than we think. It reminds each other we’re not alone and helps keep us from the black hole of self-censorship that’s so much harder to escape.
One of the hallmarks of authoritarianism is to terrify people into self-censorship. ABC ending Kimmel’s show is the perfect example of this.
September 18, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Even individually, this is so important. I don’t want to debate if “posting is praxis”—but speaking out, even posting, matters more than we think. It reminds each other we’re not alone and helps keep us from the black hole of self-censorship that’s so much harder to escape.
@mindseyeyarns.bsky.social Thanks for the lovely help today in your shop! What a pleasure! And thanks for all the info and yarns & merch! Will be back soon!!! Nicky
August 5, 2025 at 8:17 PM
@mindseyeyarns.bsky.social Thanks for the lovely help today in your shop! What a pleasure! And thanks for all the info and yarns & merch! Will be back soon!!! Nicky
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Trump et al are using these tactics to reassert dominance and impose hierarchies they consider "natural" on every level.
Men over women.
Parents over children.
White people over everyone else.
America over the world...
The goal is far more ambitious than deregulation and privatization.
Men over women.
Parents over children.
White people over everyone else.
America over the world...
The goal is far more ambitious than deregulation and privatization.
January 28, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Trump et al are using these tactics to reassert dominance and impose hierarchies they consider "natural" on every level.
Men over women.
Parents over children.
White people over everyone else.
America over the world...
The goal is far more ambitious than deregulation and privatization.
Men over women.
Parents over children.
White people over everyone else.
America over the world...
The goal is far more ambitious than deregulation and privatization.
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it really is appropriate to view this as potentially the biggest privacy and cybersecurity scandal in American history
“Thomas Shedd, a former Tesla engineer who has been tapped to lead a technology team at G.S.A., told some staff members that he hoped to put all federal contracts into a centralized system so they could be analyzed by artificial intelligence”
Our deep dive into Musk's takeover: Even some officials who like what Musk is doing feel helpless to hold him accountable. His allies are diving in to agencies, gaining access to systems, planning layoffs, and proposing a sweeping AI initiative to review contracts. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
February 3, 2025 at 11:44 PM
it really is appropriate to view this as potentially the biggest privacy and cybersecurity scandal in American history