Renee (paix120)
@paix120.bsky.social
Christian. Feminist. Anti-Fascist. Democrat. Works with data. Lives in Virginia. ADHD. Has a veggie garden & some aquariums.
Please remind me to go read a long-bookmarked post (and I often share them), so my bookmarks don't stay out-of-sight-out-of-mind.
Please remind me to go read a long-bookmarked post (and I often share them), so my bookmarks don't stay out-of-sight-out-of-mind.
Reposted by Renee (paix120)
"The Donald Trump administration has changed which holidays qualify for free entrance to national parks, removing two holidays celebrating Black people and adding the president’s birthday."
National parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black people
Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth.
www.sfgate.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:10 AM
"The Donald Trump administration has changed which holidays qualify for free entrance to national parks, removing two holidays celebrating Black people and adding the president’s birthday."
Virginia
December 5, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Virginia
Reposted by Renee (paix120)
ABC News and MS NOW reports that a Virginia grand jury has refused to re-indict Letitia James on mortgage fraud charges
December 4, 2025 at 10:41 PM
ABC News and MS NOW reports that a Virginia grand jury has refused to re-indict Letitia James on mortgage fraud charges
Reposted by Renee (paix120)
it should probably be a bigger story that the richest man on earth and leading Republican is a fucking Nazi
media needs to stop beating around the bush. this is Nazi shit.
media needs to stop beating around the bush. this is Nazi shit.
December 3, 2025 at 5:03 AM
it should probably be a bigger story that the richest man on earth and leading Republican is a fucking Nazi
media needs to stop beating around the bush. this is Nazi shit.
media needs to stop beating around the bush. this is Nazi shit.
DC has more people than Vermont or Wyoming
The refusal to consider DC Statehood is largely a reluctance to give DC two Senators, which itself is a tacit admission that the United States Senate is an anti-democratic institution.
Statehood for D.C. is an ethical obligation at this point, required to protect the rights of our residents to govern ourselves against such out-of-state troops being sent to patrol our city.
December 3, 2025 at 6:04 AM
DC has more people than Vermont or Wyoming
Maybe he shouldn't be in charge of anything at all.
Q: So you didn't see any survivors after that first strike?
HEGSETH: I did not personally see survivors. The thing was on fire. This is called the fog of war. This is what you in the press don't understand. You sit in your air conditioned offices and plant fake stories in the Washington Post
HEGSETH: I did not personally see survivors. The thing was on fire. This is called the fog of war. This is what you in the press don't understand. You sit in your air conditioned offices and plant fake stories in the Washington Post
December 3, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Maybe he shouldn't be in charge of anything at all.
I live in a "deep red rural" district that had a close election this year.
The fact that Republicans have to fight to win what are supposed to be districts drawn in their favor shows a shift is happening.
Hopefully, Democrats see these seats as winnable in the future, and send more resources.
The fact that Republicans have to fight to win what are supposed to be districts drawn in their favor shows a shift is happening.
Hopefully, Democrats see these seats as winnable in the future, and send more resources.
December 3, 2025 at 2:22 AM
I live in a "deep red rural" district that had a close election this year.
The fact that Republicans have to fight to win what are supposed to be districts drawn in their favor shows a shift is happening.
Hopefully, Democrats see these seats as winnable in the future, and send more resources.
The fact that Republicans have to fight to win what are supposed to be districts drawn in their favor shows a shift is happening.
Hopefully, Democrats see these seats as winnable in the future, and send more resources.
Reposted by Renee (paix120)
Yes. Important to realize that Tennessee sent 2 Dems to Congress until very recently. This seat was rigged with the explicit intent of not being anywhere near winnable. The fact that the Reps had to sweat it is VERY bad for them.
TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
December 3, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Yes. Important to realize that Tennessee sent 2 Dems to Congress until very recently. This seat was rigged with the explicit intent of not being anywhere near winnable. The fact that the Reps had to sweat it is VERY bad for them.
Reposted by Renee (paix120)
And why were we getting information from social media, @hillaryclinton.bsky.social ??
Why wasn't there independent or mainstream journalism covering Gaza, for us to follow??
Hmmmmmm????
Why wasn't there independent or mainstream journalism covering Gaza, for us to follow??
Hmmmmmm????
December 2, 2025 at 10:21 PM
And why were we getting information from social media, @hillaryclinton.bsky.social ??
Why wasn't there independent or mainstream journalism covering Gaza, for us to follow??
Hmmmmmm????
Why wasn't there independent or mainstream journalism covering Gaza, for us to follow??
Hmmmmmm????
Reposted by Renee (paix120)
A friend with a new baby asked guests to mask in order to hold her baby. A relative refused to mask & broke down in tears about her "restrictions"
As a reminder, babies <6 months have the 2nd highest hospitalization rate from Covid after adults 75+ & are too young to be vaxxed
As a reminder, babies <6 months have the 2nd highest hospitalization rate from Covid after adults 75+ & are too young to be vaxxed
December 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
A friend with a new baby asked guests to mask in order to hold her baby. A relative refused to mask & broke down in tears about her "restrictions"
As a reminder, babies <6 months have the 2nd highest hospitalization rate from Covid after adults 75+ & are too young to be vaxxed
As a reminder, babies <6 months have the 2nd highest hospitalization rate from Covid after adults 75+ & are too young to be vaxxed
People should keep asking: If you don't want us to rely on social media videos from inside Gaza, then why won't you force Israel to allow independent journalists & protect them?
You want us to know what's "actually" happening? Allow coverage!
Oh, you won't? Wait, you're KILLING the journalists???
You want us to know what's "actually" happening? Allow coverage!
Oh, you won't? Wait, you're KILLING the journalists???
Hillary Clinton blames TikTok and “totally made up” videos for young people’s views on Israel and Palestine.
She says social media influenced “not just the usual suspects” but also “young Jewish Americans who don’t know the history and don’t understand.”
She says social media influenced “not just the usual suspects” but also “young Jewish Americans who don’t know the history and don’t understand.”
December 2, 2025 at 10:17 PM
People should keep asking: If you don't want us to rely on social media videos from inside Gaza, then why won't you force Israel to allow independent journalists & protect them?
You want us to know what's "actually" happening? Allow coverage!
Oh, you won't? Wait, you're KILLING the journalists???
You want us to know what's "actually" happening? Allow coverage!
Oh, you won't? Wait, you're KILLING the journalists???
Reposted by Renee (paix120)
There are 75,977 people born in Somalia who are now citizens of the United States, including those specific people.
He is talking about US citizens. He is talking about *us*.
The truth is that none of us are garbage, and the job of the US president is to represent all of us.
We, the people.
He is talking about US citizens. He is talking about *us*.
The truth is that none of us are garbage, and the job of the US president is to represent all of us.
We, the people.
Trump on Somalis: "We're gonna go the wrong way if we keep taking in garbage into our country. Ilhan Omar is garbage. She's garbage. Her friends are garbage."
December 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
There are 75,977 people born in Somalia who are now citizens of the United States, including those specific people.
He is talking about US citizens. He is talking about *us*.
The truth is that none of us are garbage, and the job of the US president is to represent all of us.
We, the people.
He is talking about US citizens. He is talking about *us*.
The truth is that none of us are garbage, and the job of the US president is to represent all of us.
We, the people.
Reposted by Renee (paix120)
“Big Brother is infallible and all-powerful. Every success, every achievement, every victory, every scientific discovery, all knowledge, all wisdom, all happiness, all virtue, are held to issue directly from his leadership and inspiration.”
- 1984, George Orwell
- 1984, George Orwell
Kristi Noem: "Sir, you made it through hurricane season without a hurricane. You kept the hurricanes away. We appreciate that."
December 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
“Big Brother is infallible and all-powerful. Every success, every achievement, every victory, every scientific discovery, all knowledge, all wisdom, all happiness, all virtue, are held to issue directly from his leadership and inspiration.”
- 1984, George Orwell
- 1984, George Orwell
😵💫
TX Tech has a flow chat for guidance on what can be taught in the university system. Two things:
1. Very little content seems to be permitted. This is partisan control of the curriculum.
2. I would not enjoy teaching under these conditions, but I really would not want to be a Chair or Dean.
1. Very little content seems to be permitted. This is partisan control of the curriculum.
2. I would not enjoy teaching under these conditions, but I really would not want to be a Chair or Dean.
December 2, 2025 at 6:33 AM
😵💫
Reposted by Renee (paix120)
Holy shit
A methodology out of date since the FUCKING 1700S???
A methodology out of date since the FUCKING 1700S???
December 2, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Holy shit
A methodology out of date since the FUCKING 1700S???
A methodology out of date since the FUCKING 1700S???
Reposted by Renee (paix120)
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
I don't have a login to read the article, but "They won't let us, so we won't even try." is getting REALLY OLD.
Don't you want your name on record showing your constituents that you tried? And GOP names on record showing they were fine with it?
Don't you want your name on record showing your constituents that you tried? And GOP names on record showing they were fine with it?
December 1, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I don't have a login to read the article, but "They won't let us, so we won't even try." is getting REALLY OLD.
Don't you want your name on record showing your constituents that you tried? And GOP names on record showing they were fine with it?
Don't you want your name on record showing your constituents that you tried? And GOP names on record showing they were fine with it?
Reposted by Renee (paix120)
This time last year, I was on the South Lawn of the White House helping to lay out the AIDS Memorial Quilt.
This year the White House did nothing and the State Department instructed empoyees and grant recipients to “refrain from publicly promoting World Aids Day through any communication channels”
This year the White House did nothing and the State Department instructed empoyees and grant recipients to “refrain from publicly promoting World Aids Day through any communication channels”
This morning I had the honor of helping lay out some panels of the #AIDS Memorial Quilt on the South Lawn of the White House. Seeing all these individual lives that were lost and knowing they are just a miniscule part of that great tapestry of loss is haunting.
December 1, 2025 at 5:48 PM
This time last year, I was on the South Lawn of the White House helping to lay out the AIDS Memorial Quilt.
This year the White House did nothing and the State Department instructed empoyees and grant recipients to “refrain from publicly promoting World Aids Day through any communication channels”
This year the White House did nothing and the State Department instructed empoyees and grant recipients to “refrain from publicly promoting World Aids Day through any communication channels”
Reposted by Renee (paix120)
I think a big thing I struggle with, and something that is an important thing for people of my generation to attempt to understand, is separating toxic nostalgia from knowledge of the actual ways in which American life has gotten appreciably worse in my lifetime
it’s so weird to look around and realize like, tech and media are materially worse than a decade ago
November 30, 2025 at 5:37 AM
I think a big thing I struggle with, and something that is an important thing for people of my generation to attempt to understand, is separating toxic nostalgia from knowledge of the actual ways in which American life has gotten appreciably worse in my lifetime
Alt text:
First image - photos of large capital-letter signs on two bridges spelling out "Pardon turkeys not tyrants" and "Shop Local #weaintbuyingit"
Second image - a small group of folks standing on a bridge over a highway, smiling and waving American flags
First image - photos of large capital-letter signs on two bridges spelling out "Pardon turkeys not tyrants" and "Shop Local #weaintbuyingit"
Second image - a small group of folks standing on a bridge over a highway, smiling and waving American flags
Busy Thanksgiving week over here at WofA! 🦃🍽️🍁 We hope that you all will shop local and support our small businesses this holiday season. We also hope that, in the future, this administration will pardon turkeys… not tyrants.
November 29, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Alt text:
First image - photos of large capital-letter signs on two bridges spelling out "Pardon turkeys not tyrants" and "Shop Local #weaintbuyingit"
Second image - a small group of folks standing on a bridge over a highway, smiling and waving American flags
First image - photos of large capital-letter signs on two bridges spelling out "Pardon turkeys not tyrants" and "Shop Local #weaintbuyingit"
Second image - a small group of folks standing on a bridge over a highway, smiling and waving American flags
When I call my Republican Congressman with opinions, I often point out how siding with Trump on certain issues will tarnish his reputation forever.
Maybe they're starting to see it.
Maybe they're starting to see it.
—Shitty polling
—MTG breakup
—Thune refusing to kill the filibuster
—Near-unanimous Epstein vote
—House backlash over ACA proposal
—2 IN state senators telling him to fuck off
—Now this
Something is happening…
—MTG breakup
—Thune refusing to kill the filibuster
—Near-unanimous Epstein vote
—House backlash over ACA proposal
—2 IN state senators telling him to fuck off
—Now this
Something is happening…
Wow: JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon seems to think that companies involved with Trump's ballroom project could be criminally prosecuted. thehill.com/business/559...
November 29, 2025 at 6:39 PM
When I call my Republican Congressman with opinions, I often point out how siding with Trump on certain issues will tarnish his reputation forever.
Maybe they're starting to see it.
Maybe they're starting to see it.
Reposted by Renee (paix120)
Happy Small Business Saturday!
Today, we're highlighting Buttondown authors. Check out their books on @bookshop.org or at your local bookstore to support small businesses.💙 📚
bookshop.org/wishlists/1d...
Today, we're highlighting Buttondown authors. Check out their books on @bookshop.org or at your local bookstore to support small businesses.💙 📚
bookshop.org/wishlists/1d...
Buttondown books
Bookshop.org Custom Wishlist
bookshop.org
November 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Happy Small Business Saturday!
Today, we're highlighting Buttondown authors. Check out their books on @bookshop.org or at your local bookstore to support small businesses.💙 📚
bookshop.org/wishlists/1d...
Today, we're highlighting Buttondown authors. Check out their books on @bookshop.org or at your local bookstore to support small businesses.💙 📚
bookshop.org/wishlists/1d...