@violamem.bsky.social
Memphis has me now, I’m too old to move. Travel is mostly to visit kids & grands who had more sense. Recovering classical musician & RN
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This seems huge, and deserves more attention.
SCOTUS has gone out of its way to make it harder to sue Fed law enforcement for damages when they trample—sometimes literally—on your rights.
Illinois just made it so their resident can sue the Feds in state court.
Feds fail us, states step up.
SCOTUS has gone out of its way to make it harder to sue Fed law enforcement for damages when they trample—sometimes literally—on your rights.
Illinois just made it so their resident can sue the Feds in state court.
Feds fail us, states step up.
The Illinois legislature had passed the “Illinois Bivens Act,” allowing people to sue ICE agents in state court. Just waiting for Pritzker’s signature.
dailynorthwestern.com/2025/11/03/c...
dailynorthwestern.com/2025/11/03/c...
November 5, 2025 at 1:09 PM
This seems huge, and deserves more attention.
SCOTUS has gone out of its way to make it harder to sue Fed law enforcement for damages when they trample—sometimes literally—on your rights.
Illinois just made it so their resident can sue the Feds in state court.
Feds fail us, states step up.
SCOTUS has gone out of its way to make it harder to sue Fed law enforcement for damages when they trample—sometimes literally—on your rights.
Illinois just made it so their resident can sue the Feds in state court.
Feds fail us, states step up.
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Greetings from the Dirksen federal courthouse, where Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino is set to appear before U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis.
What you need to know, for @wttw.bsky.social:
What you need to know, for @wttw.bsky.social:
Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino, Who Fired Tear Gas at Little Village Crowd, Set to Face Federal Judge
U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis ordered Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino to appear in her courtroom at the Dirksen Federal Building in downtown Chicago at 10 a.m. Tuesday.
news.wttw.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Greetings from the Dirksen federal courthouse, where Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino is set to appear before U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis.
What you need to know, for @wttw.bsky.social:
What you need to know, for @wttw.bsky.social:
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Fascist regime update: AG Pam Bondi announces investigation into another Trump foe: Nancy Pelosi.
Pelosi suggested those who break the law should be held accountable, even if those people are federal agents. The attorney general wasn’t pleased.
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Pelosi suggested those who break the law should be held accountable, even if those people are federal agents. The attorney general wasn’t pleased.
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
AG Pam Bondi announces investigation into another Trump foe: Nancy Pelosi
Pelosi suggested those who break the law should be held accountable, even if those people are federal agents. The attorney general wasn’t pleased.
www.msnbc.com
October 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Fascist regime update: AG Pam Bondi announces investigation into another Trump foe: Nancy Pelosi.
Pelosi suggested those who break the law should be held accountable, even if those people are federal agents. The attorney general wasn’t pleased.
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Pelosi suggested those who break the law should be held accountable, even if those people are federal agents. The attorney general wasn’t pleased.
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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Audiobook narrator Michael Sheen introduces 'The Book of Dust: The Rose Field' by Philip Pullman
youtu.be/xuKLzAdX2Mo?...
youtu.be/xuKLzAdX2Mo?...
Audiobook Narrator Michael Sheen Introduces 'The Book of Dust: The Rose Field' by Philip Pullman
YouTube video by prhlibrary
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October 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Audiobook narrator Michael Sheen introduces 'The Book of Dust: The Rose Field' by Philip Pullman
youtu.be/xuKLzAdX2Mo?...
youtu.be/xuKLzAdX2Mo?...
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The amount is meaningless — less than one day of salary. But the principle is important: once the armed services are paid by the oligarchs, they become a private militia, and we no longer have a country.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Pentagon Accepts $130 Million Donation to Help Pay Troops During Shutdown
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
The amount is meaningless — less than one day of salary. But the principle is important: once the armed services are paid by the oligarchs, they become a private militia, and we no longer have a country.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
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Where is the Republican budget? By law it was required to be passed and in place by Sept 30th. Anyone seen it? Got any idea what might be in it? Why the f-ck is the House taking a month long vacation without getting their work done?
Dems ready to negotiate. Rs remain on vacation.
Dems ready to negotiate. Rs remain on vacation.
October 13, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Where is the Republican budget? By law it was required to be passed and in place by Sept 30th. Anyone seen it? Got any idea what might be in it? Why the f-ck is the House taking a month long vacation without getting their work done?
Dems ready to negotiate. Rs remain on vacation.
Dems ready to negotiate. Rs remain on vacation.
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🚨NEW: A case at the Supreme Court cites Trump reportedly promising oil donors favors as proof that pay-to-play influence is so pervasive that bribery laws must be narrowed so pay-to-play is no longer a prosecutable crime.
The case is represented by a Trump-connected law firm.
The case is represented by a Trump-connected law firm.
October 13, 2025 at 10:38 PM
🚨NEW: A case at the Supreme Court cites Trump reportedly promising oil donors favors as proof that pay-to-play influence is so pervasive that bribery laws must be narrowed so pay-to-play is no longer a prosecutable crime.
The case is represented by a Trump-connected law firm.
The case is represented by a Trump-connected law firm.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Live Updates: 19 Missing After Blast Tears Through Tennessee Munitions Plant
www.nytimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
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This is the way friends. Make the violence obvious. Make the wrong side obvious.
Patriot Banana supports the frogs doing protest the nonviolent and correct way.
Patriot Banana supports the frogs doing protest the nonviolent and correct way.
October 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
This is the way friends. Make the violence obvious. Make the wrong side obvious.
Patriot Banana supports the frogs doing protest the nonviolent and correct way.
Patriot Banana supports the frogs doing protest the nonviolent and correct way.
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Click on the petition When you click you’ll see other names. Clicking on them opens their comments. Not angry yet? Read a few.
Click on the petition When you click you’ll see other names. Clicking on them opens their comments. Not angry yet? Read a few.
A Thing You Can Do Right Now To Help Protect The Right To Vote
The U.S.
open.substack.com
October 7, 2025 at 7:12 PM
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Click on the petition When you click you’ll see other names. Clicking on them opens their comments. Not angry yet? Read a few.
Click on the petition When you click you’ll see other names. Clicking on them opens their comments. Not angry yet? Read a few.
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"I think in a free country we should be able to post onto the internet, 'hey, there are masked agents on Broadway and Vine and not have the government or the tech oligarchs prevent us from doing that.' Shame on you, Tim Cook."
@radiofreetom.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social:
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October 3, 2025 at 11:16 PM
"I think in a free country we should be able to post onto the internet, 'hey, there are masked agents on Broadway and Vine and not have the government or the tech oligarchs prevent us from doing that.' Shame on you, Tim Cook."
@radiofreetom.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social:
@radiofreetom.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social:
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Kristi Noem and ICE broke into a city building from Blackhawk choppers and zip tied children and stripped them terrified and screaming from their parents in the middle of the night. She is crying because she can’t use a bathroom. Trump voter ghouls, you help her, you fucks.
October 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Kristi Noem and ICE broke into a city building from Blackhawk choppers and zip tied children and stripped them terrified and screaming from their parents in the middle of the night. She is crying because she can’t use a bathroom. Trump voter ghouls, you help her, you fucks.
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Trump during the campaign: I never even heard of Project 2025, don’t know anything about it, don’t know who is involved.
Trump today:
Trump today:
October 2, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Trump during the campaign: I never even heard of Project 2025, don’t know anything about it, don’t know who is involved.
Trump today:
Trump today:
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~ Government shutdown, Military in our cities, Stephen Miller, JD Vance, Dementia, unfit for office
October 2, 2025 at 2:34 PM
~ Government shutdown, Military in our cities, Stephen Miller, JD Vance, Dementia, unfit for office
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Keep in mind that Stephen Miller is speaking to people who've been uprooted from their day jobs and homes to serve as props.
Stephen Miller: "All that bullshit is done, over, it's finished. The gangbangers you deal with- they think they're ruthless? They have no idea how ruthless we are. They think they're tough? They have no idea how tough we are. They think they're hardcore? We are so much more hardcore than they are"
October 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Keep in mind that Stephen Miller is speaking to people who've been uprooted from their day jobs and homes to serve as props.
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🔥 NO KINGS 2: MEMPHIS RESISTANCE FEST 🔥
October 17–19 | Memphis, TN
Join us for three days of power, protest, and people’s resilience:
🧵(1/5)
#NoKings #MemphisResistanceFest #FreeThe901 #IndivisibleMemphis #PeoplePower
October 17–19 | Memphis, TN
Join us for three days of power, protest, and people’s resilience:
🧵(1/5)
#NoKings #MemphisResistanceFest #FreeThe901 #IndivisibleMemphis #PeoplePower
September 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
🔥 NO KINGS 2: MEMPHIS RESISTANCE FEST 🔥
October 17–19 | Memphis, TN
Join us for three days of power, protest, and people’s resilience:
🧵(1/5)
#NoKings #MemphisResistanceFest #FreeThe901 #IndivisibleMemphis #PeoplePower
October 17–19 | Memphis, TN
Join us for three days of power, protest, and people’s resilience:
🧵(1/5)
#NoKings #MemphisResistanceFest #FreeThe901 #IndivisibleMemphis #PeoplePower
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I have been struck with something. We all mourn the death of Charlie Kirk. It absolutely was pure evil.
But there have been an immense amount of school shootings… against children.. and the GOP doesn’t show 1/456th of the remorse they demand America shows for Charlie
But there have been an immense amount of school shootings… against children.. and the GOP doesn’t show 1/456th of the remorse they demand America shows for Charlie
September 19, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I have been struck with something. We all mourn the death of Charlie Kirk. It absolutely was pure evil.
But there have been an immense amount of school shootings… against children.. and the GOP doesn’t show 1/456th of the remorse they demand America shows for Charlie
But there have been an immense amount of school shootings… against children.. and the GOP doesn’t show 1/456th of the remorse they demand America shows for Charlie
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That's what college is for, you Trump like idiots! To explore research and knowledge! To learn! If you want a damn job you'll hate for 20 or 30 years go to tech school!
I hate ignorant people who hate education.
I hate ignorant people who hate education.
That's a Labour government minister berating university students and staff by saying that 'too often people go to university to "explore research and knowledge"'.
I'm very glad of our students who study history to explore research and knowledge.
I'm very glad of our students who study history to explore research and knowledge.
British students lack ‘drive’ of their American peers, says Business Secretary | LBC
The Business Secretary has defended comments he made at a meeting with investors where he said British students lack the ‘drive’ and ‘vigour’ of their American peers.
www.lbc.co.uk
September 19, 2025 at 11:23 AM
That's what college is for, you Trump like idiots! To explore research and knowledge! To learn! If you want a damn job you'll hate for 20 or 30 years go to tech school!
I hate ignorant people who hate education.
I hate ignorant people who hate education.
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The USTA has asked ordered broadcasters to censor negative audience reactions to Trump. Here's why tennis has a liberal bias problem.
September 7, 2025 at 1:52 AM
The USTA has asked ordered broadcasters to censor negative audience reactions to Trump. Here's why tennis has a liberal bias problem.
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Handy to have!
Here's a handy science website to rebut global-warming disinformation.
Every global-warming myth has its own page to provide factual information to effectively rebut each false claim.
skepticalscience.com/argument.php 🧪
Every global-warming myth has its own page to provide factual information to effectively rebut each false claim.
skepticalscience.com/argument.php 🧪
Arguments from Global Warming Skeptics and what the science really says
Examines the science and arguments of global warming skepticism. Common objections like 'global warming is caused by the sun', 'temperature has changed naturally in the past' or 'other planets are war...
skepticalscience.com
August 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Handy to have!
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Results I would have anticipated but the confirmation and specificity are welcome.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
How the audiences of 30 major news sources differ in their levels of education
The share of regular news consumers with college degrees ranges from 62% for The Atlantic to 15% and 16%, respectively, for Univision and Telemundo.
www.pewresearch.org
August 19, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Results I would have anticipated but the confirmation and specificity are welcome.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
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How it started How it’s going
@SenJoniErnst edition
@SenJoniErnst edition
August 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
How it started How it’s going
@SenJoniErnst edition
@SenJoniErnst edition