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Dr. Tara L. Conley @taralconley.com · 2h

kinda obsessed with weird as fuck as strategy right now.

Constant Scream @ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 1d

It's interesting seeing the different ways resistance has formed in different cities. Los Angeles Organized, Chicago Radicalized, and Portland Got Weird as Fuck. All 3 have had success unifying their respective cities.

I guess my point is there are multiple paths to ungovernability.

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Deborah McDowell @dem8z.bsky.social · 1h

Faculty members, students and staff are registering our vehement opposition to this latest federal intrusion into university operations. The ultimate decision regarding the “compact” will rest with the Board of Visitors, who have received votes of no confidence from the major constituencies of UVA.

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Deborah McDowell @dem8z.bsky.social · 2h

augustafreepress.com/news/uva-may...

UVA: No decision on Trump compact; faculty strongly oppose it

The University of Virginia’s faculty has voted to reject any cooperation with U.S. Department of Education on a proposed compact.

augustafreepress.com

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Lisa Schiff @lschiff.bsky.social · 36m

Yes, @democrats.org, do this!

Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 38m

If it were in charge, I'd be posting up billboards and mobile bus signage and YouTube ads to that effect esp in swing districts.

Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 6h

I'm sorry but it's just wild we are in the middle of a government shutdown and the House Republicans are REFUSING TO SHOW UP FOR WORK so they can protect billionaire pedophiles and billionaire tax breaks.

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Climate.us @climate.us · 16d

🚨 NCA5 is now LIVE! 🚨

They took it down, but we've brought it back at: nca5.climate.us

Bookmark. 👏 this. 👏 page. 👏

This is just our first step in restoring trusted science information that Americans need to understand what's happening with the climate.

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Kathleen Searles @kesearles.bsky.social · 13h

NYT wants to hear from researchers who had their funding cut, form here: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/c...

Has Your Scientific Work Been Cut? We Want to Hear.

www.nytimes.com

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Lisa Schiff @lschiff.bsky.social · 3h

This #BannedBooksWeek it is more important than ever to celebrate the freedom to read and step into roles that continue to fight for one of the last free spaces--libraries. We created a Friends of the Library zine so you can learn how! www.librariesforthepeople.org/resources#fo...

Resources — For The People

www.librariesforthepeople.org

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Judith A. Miller @1789jam.bsky.social · 7h

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 9h

🚨🚨🚨University of Arizona students, staff, and faculty are speaking out against Trumps demands in exchange for money. Let’s boost their voices! 1/2

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 9h

No surprises here. Bari Weiss understands that her major mission is to use CBS News to effect urgent damage repair on the Netanyahu regime image with the US public. This is not consistent with running a news operation. Rather it is a political propaganda operation for the benefit of a foreign power

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Lorie @ppattycat2.bsky.social · 12h

Once again, ANTIFA means Anti Facist!

It is a concept, not a group or organization.

An anti-facist is a person who doesn't want power concentrated into a person or group, like Kings/Queens or monarchs.

We want democratic rule.

Got it?

#SheShed
#DefendersofDemocracy

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Mia Ives-Rublee @seemiaroll.bsky.social · 12h

This is called colonization and genocide.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Trump: "Gaza is gonna be slowly redone. You have tremendous wealth in that part of the world by certain countries and just a small part of what they make will do wonders for Gaza."

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Lisa Schiff @lschiff.bsky.social · 12h

What gets me is anyone depending on the NYT for any real info about what's going on.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 14h

It really can't be said enough: the goal of the "anti-woke" movement was always to destroy social norms against bigotry. And it worked. And there's a whole lot of purportedly "left" thinkers & commentators who helped it -- indeed, it couldn't have been done without them.

They should feel bad.

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Lisa Schiff @lschiff.bsky.social · 1d

Agree 100%. I find myself feeling more and more anxious and more and more frustrated with my inability to find ways to help people move to that space of recognition and willingness to take action.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

no they're LITERALLY exaggerating this issue. there is absolutely no data backing up their claims. ffs just say that!!

NBC news: The discussions come as Trump has sought to deploy National Guard troops in several major cities — including Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland, Oregon — saying they’re needed to reduce crime and protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials from protesters. Critics have said that the Trump administration is exaggerating issues in those cities.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 1d

Softening up the public. If they’re saying they’re talking about it, they’re going to use it.

Trump administration officials seriously discussing invoking Insurrection Act, sources say

A decision is not expected to be imminent, one source said, but debate within the administration has shifted recently to more deeply exploring how and when the act might be invoked.

www.nbcnews.com

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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 1d

Dems should have adopted Pritzker’s current orientation towards Trump from day one.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

If you come for my people, you come through me.

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Lisa Schiff @lschiff.bsky.social · 1d

A great job has opened up at the California Digital Library at the University of California-- the Technical Team Manager for Discovery and Delivery! #Jobs #libraries #TechManagers cdlib.org/about/job-op...

Job Opportunities

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Tara Goddard, PhD @drtaragoddard.com · 2d

I never thought of it quite like this, but the world seems to be made up of two kinds of people. Those who find the diversity in the world to be comforting and approach difference with curiosity even if they are cautious, and the opposite. Those scared by difference, who go in assuming the worst.

Kath Barbadoro @kathbarbadoro.bsky.social · 2d

I love living in a city full of immigrants and tons and tons of people who are not at all like me and not like each other. It makes us all better and it makes our city better. I know I’m preaching to the choir by saying this on the lib app but I sometimes just get so overwhelmed by how special it is

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 2d

This has nothing to do with crime. This is an attempt to crush political dissent.

Never before, in our entire 250 year history, has the military or immigration agents been used like this. It's dystopian, illegal, and it should stop.

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MJ @ambientheat.bsky.social · 2d

My only question about that is why isn’t everyone?
We proved with Jimmy Kimmel that money talks. Why aren’t we shutting the whole damn thing down?

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 2d

"So, Democrats have three words for this: no fucking way. It's literally life or death. We will not let Republicans blow up our health care system."

This is, hands down, the best comms work Chuck Schumer has done in YEARS. Surprisingly good.

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reexamineall.bsky.social @reexamineall.bsky.social · 2d

Johnson just said anytime she wants! Get there, girl!!! And take every media group with you!!

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 2d

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Lisa Schiff @lschiff.bsky.social · 2d

A great suggestion for @democrats.org to get Adelita Grijalva sworn in!

Chainmailed Heart @chainmailedheart.bsky.social · 2d

I would think a formal request would have to be made.
The Speaker cannot refuse to seat anyone, and federal judges can administer the oath of office.
That being the case, Rep. Grijalva should submit paperwork to the closest federal judge to get it done, Jeffries and Schumer should support the move.

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