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Robin Kirby @robinmk.bsky.social · Jun 9

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Rebecca Shannon Butler @resistfashion.bsky.social · Jun 5

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Live Updates: Trump Threatens to Cut Elon Musk’s Government Contracts as Feud Escalates

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Rebecca Shannon Butler @resistfashion.bsky.social · May 29

The weaponization of antisemitism does not make Jews safer. It does not make anyone safer.

www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

Trump's fight with Harvard risks making Jewish students a scapegoat | Opinion

By reducing antisemitism to a partisan talking point, President Donald Trump undermines efforts to address it meaningfully.

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Rebecca Shannon Butler @resistfashion.bsky.social · May 20

This morning I laughed and immediately burst into tears. It sounded like my aunt Susie's laugh, as it has for years. I'd almost forgotten my dream and it brought me right back; Susie was visiting from FL. She laughed as she greeted our kitties. I heard it clear as a bell, it was a nice dream. ♥️♥️♥️

Rebecca Shannon Butler @resistfashion.bsky.social · May 15

There I was, walking
Confidently to the train.
Alack! Shuttle bus.

An MBTA haiku, 2025

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Rebecca Shannon Butler @resistfashion.bsky.social · May 1

THIS MORNING AS I WAS PUTTING ON MY SNEAKERS THERE WAS A DRIED LEAF CAUGHT IN THE LACES SO I PULLED IT OUT BUT IT WAS A CENTIPEDE AND IT CRAWLED OUT AND IT WAS ANGRY THAT I PULLED OFF SOME OF ITS LEGS AND NOW LIFE MAY NEVER BE GOOD AGAIN. THE CENTIPEDE IS IN MY LIVING ROOM SOMEWHERE PLOTTING REVENGE

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · Apr 18

This is an obvious point, but cannot overstated. There is an enormous difference between deporting someone - where they get off a plane as a free citizen in their home country AND FUNNELING THEM INTO A BRUTAL PRISON FROM WHICH THEY HAVE NO CHANCE OF EVER EMERGING!!!

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · Apr 14

Criminals deserve due process because due process is literally how we determine whether someone is, *in fact*, a criminal

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · Apr 15

We don't know who wrote this but it resonates. Keep holding on to that ember of hope. Goodnight friends. Get some rest. We rise to fight again tomorrow.

It’s going to be okay not because the world will suddenly become just, but because history proves that even in the darkest times, people find ways to love, to create, to fight, and to endure.

Empires have risen and crumbled, movements have been crushed and reborn, but the pulse of those who refuse to surrender to despair, to hatred, to silence ꟷ has never stopped.

If you are here, breathing, bearing witness, holding onto even the smallest ember of hope, then you are part of that unbroken lineage. No single moment, no single leader, no single election is the sum of what we are or what we can be.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Apr 8

When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king, the palace becomes a circus. -Turkish proverb

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Rebecca Shannon Butler @resistfashion.bsky.social · Mar 12

My bad, 35th anniversary!

Rebecca Shannon Butler @resistfashion.bsky.social · Mar 12

25th Anniversary of the Capitol Crawl. A good reminder that the power lies squarely with the people and we only get to keep/exercise the rights we demand.

Crip Camp is a great documentary about the Disability Rights movement if you need something to watch tonight!

When the 'Capitol Crawl' Dramatized the Need for Americans with Disabilities Act | HISTORY

The 1990 protest demonstrated the barriers that inaccessible buildings create for people with disabilities.

www.history.com

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Cooger & Dark’s Pandemonium Shadow Podcast @gonebabygone.bsky.social · Mar 12

Today is the 35th anniversary of the Capitol Crawl, in which disabled activists discarded their mobility aids at the foot of the Capitol steps to climb them in support of passage of the Americans with Disabilities Ac. Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins, 8, told reporters "I'll take all night if I have to!"

Three people in sky blue shirts and jeans climbing the steps of the US Capitol, including a young blonde girl wearing a red and white bandanna around her head and turning to look at the camera

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Rebecca Shannon Butler @resistfashion.bsky.social · Mar 12

What Does It Take to Quit Shopping? Mute, Delete and Unsubscribe. (Gift Article)

Marketers followed consumers to social media and their phones. “Low Buy 2025” influencers are sharing tips for how to resist them.

www.nytimes.com

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · Mar 5

What he said about Social Security payments has been repeatedly debunked - so the question isn’t whether he’s lying about this, the question is why.

What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Mar 4

Trudeau: I want to speak first directly to the American people… your government has chosen to do this to you. Your government has chosen to put American jobs at risk. They have chosen to raise costs for American consumers on everyday essential items…

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Rebecca Shannon Butler @resistfashion.bsky.social · Mar 5

Lol I had the same thought.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · Mar 4

First, Donald Trump blamed Zelenskyy for Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

Then, he says he “trusts” Putin.

Now, he’s frozen bipartisan military aid.

It’s clear that Donald Trump is putting his fragile ego before our national security — siding with Putin over U.S. allies in Europe.

Trump administration pauses U.S. military aid to Ukraine

The U.S. has been a key supplier of weapons for Ukraine as it continues to fend off the invasion launched by Russia three years ago.

www.cbsnews.com

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Brian J. Karem @briankarem.bsky.social · Feb 28

I have covered presidential politics for 40 years. This was the most juvenile display by a President and Vice President I have ever seen. Other presidents treated their enemies with more respect. This is a low point and a dark day for the US. Totally embarrassing.

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Rebecca Shannon Butler @resistfashion.bsky.social · Mar 1

Tried to pick a movie Dad would've liked. Cool Runnings won by a landslide...

I think he would've liked that, and also what my cousin Devra said, "may his memory be a revolution"!

Love you, Dad! We carry on with your loving, inclusive, and generosity in our hearts. Thanks for the memories ❤️

a man reading a book with the words ice ice written on the bottom

ALT: a man reading a book with the words ice ice written on the bottom

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Rebecca Shannon Butler @resistfashion.bsky.social · Feb 26

"Jacqui Heinrich, a senior White House correspondent at Fox News, responded to that remark on social media, writing: 'This move does not give the power back to the people — it gives power to the White House.'"

White House Moves to Pick the Pool Reporters Who Cover Trump (Gift Article)

In announcing plans to hand-select the reporters who can ask the president questions at many events, the White House is breaking decades of precedent.

www.nytimes.com

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Feb 25

Rather than violate their oath or comply with Musk’s illegal requests, 21 civil service employees resigned today from Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (formerly the United States Digital Service), stating they would not use their technical expertise to dismantle critical public services.

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Rebecca Shannon Butler @resistfashion.bsky.social · Feb 24

'What did you do last week?' email stokes confusion and anger among federal workers

Elon Musk's claim that federal workers who ignore a mass email will lose their job isn't supported by the email's request — or OPM guidance that says responses to its mass emails are "voluntary."

www.wbur.org

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Rebecca Shannon Butler @resistfashion.bsky.social · Feb 20

The last flight I took, my seatmate was a very drunk 21 year old. The flight attendant asked her to buckle her seatbelt 3 times and she just flipped it over to make it look buckled. I'm not tryna ruin someone's day so I didn't say anything to the attendant, but I still wonder if I should have.

Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · Feb 19

After that plane literally flipped upside down after smashing into the runway and 100% of people survived, I hope every person who ever said “what’s even the point of seatbelts on a plane” feels like a real doof.

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