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NO KINGS MARTHA'S VINEYARD · Mobilize
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.**
NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allie...
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May 13, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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ICE isn't "deporting" immigrants, it is kidnapping them.
DOGE isn't "fixing" the government, it is dismantling it.
Trump isn't "helping" Americans, he is retaliating against them.
Pam Bondi isn't "upholding" the Constitution, she is ignoring it.
DOGE isn't "fixing" the government, it is dismantling it.
Trump isn't "helping" Americans, he is retaliating against them.
Pam Bondi isn't "upholding" the Constitution, she is ignoring it.
April 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
ICE isn't "deporting" immigrants, it is kidnapping them.
DOGE isn't "fixing" the government, it is dismantling it.
Trump isn't "helping" Americans, he is retaliating against them.
Pam Bondi isn't "upholding" the Constitution, she is ignoring it.
DOGE isn't "fixing" the government, it is dismantling it.
Trump isn't "helping" Americans, he is retaliating against them.
Pam Bondi isn't "upholding" the Constitution, she is ignoring it.
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"use creative tactics, stay active for long periods of time, and retain public support by eschewing violence even when facing government repression..."
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How to Save a Democracy
Americans can learn from opponents of authoritarianism elsewhere.
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March 31, 2025 at 5:22 PM
"use creative tactics, stay active for long periods of time, and retain public support by eschewing violence even when facing government repression..."
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
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Don’t forget to keep track of your friendly neighborhood fascism✖️😵💫🖕
#FightLikeHell #RESIST #EndOligarchy
www.realtimefascism.com
#FightLikeHell #RESIST #EndOligarchy
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Realtime Fascism | Tracking Fascist Trends in the US
Realtime Fascism is an automated system that tracks and analyzes news headlines against historically confirmed steps toward fascism in the United States. See the data in real-time.
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March 24, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Don’t forget to keep track of your friendly neighborhood fascism✖️😵💫🖕
#FightLikeHell #RESIST #EndOligarchy
www.realtimefascism.com
#FightLikeHell #RESIST #EndOligarchy
www.realtimefascism.com
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"Ice detention isn’t just a bureaucratic nightmare. It’s a business. These facilities are privately owned and run for profit."
"It’s a lucrative business: CoreCivic made over $560m from Ice contracts in a single year. In 2024, GEO Group made more than $763m from Ice contracts."
"It’s a lucrative business: CoreCivic made over $560m from Ice contracts in a single year. In 2024, GEO Group made more than $763m from Ice contracts."
March 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM
"Ice detention isn’t just a bureaucratic nightmare. It’s a business. These facilities are privately owned and run for profit."
"It’s a lucrative business: CoreCivic made over $560m from Ice contracts in a single year. In 2024, GEO Group made more than $763m from Ice contracts."
"It’s a lucrative business: CoreCivic made over $560m from Ice contracts in a single year. In 2024, GEO Group made more than $763m from Ice contracts."
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Problem solved
March 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Problem solved
One of the reasons I didn't stay long in China was censorship and lack of free speech. I'm disgusted that we're dealing with it here now, too. There has to be a way of regaining our democracy, and it can't wait until 2026. (gift article) www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/b...
Many Chinese See a Cultural Revolution in America (Gift Article)
People in China are expressing alarm at what looks like a familiar authoritarian turn in the United States, their longtime role model for democracy.
www.nytimes.com
March 8, 2025 at 1:52 PM
One of the reasons I didn't stay long in China was censorship and lack of free speech. I'm disgusted that we're dealing with it here now, too. There has to be a way of regaining our democracy, and it can't wait until 2026. (gift article) www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/b...
Made another little video, am utterly done with the Washington Post and Bezos. youtube.com/shorts/I6c0G...
February 26, 2025
YouTube video by Amelia Smith
youtube.com
February 26, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Made another little video, am utterly done with the Washington Post and Bezos. youtube.com/shorts/I6c0G...
Feeling the overwhelm but not giving in to it yet! youtube.com/shorts/m2fz_...
February 25, 2025
YouTube video by Amelia Smith
youtube.com
February 26, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Feeling the overwhelm but not giving in to it yet! youtube.com/shorts/m2fz_...
I've now downloaded all my Kindle books. It was interesting thumbing through the past 13ish years of reading.
February 24, 2025 at 12:11 PM
I've now downloaded all my Kindle books. It was interesting thumbing through the past 13ish years of reading.
Another day, another micro-vlog. youtube.com/shorts/edMve... I rejoined the ACLU today.
February 19, 2025
YouTube video by Amelia Smith
youtube.com
February 19, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Another day, another micro-vlog. youtube.com/shorts/edMve... I rejoined the ACLU today.
This vlog is mostly a way to hold myself accountable and stay on track. youtu.be/7VNsR_CgE8k
Today's poem is by Starhawk.
Also, I don't know why youtube makes some of these videos and others "shorts." I think it has to do with the formatting, not the length.
Today's poem is by Starhawk.
Also, I don't know why youtube makes some of these videos and others "shorts." I think it has to do with the formatting, not the length.
February 18, 2025
YouTube video by Amelia Smith
youtu.be
February 19, 2025 at 1:31 AM
This vlog is mostly a way to hold myself accountable and stay on track. youtu.be/7VNsR_CgE8k
Today's poem is by Starhawk.
Also, I don't know why youtube makes some of these videos and others "shorts." I think it has to do with the formatting, not the length.
Today's poem is by Starhawk.
Also, I don't know why youtube makes some of these videos and others "shorts." I think it has to do with the formatting, not the length.
Did the MV Classic/20 Miler today and am worn out but had time to read a poem anyway.
www.youtube.com/shorts/99Yv5...
Oh, yeah, and the local meeting and the run were not the same event.
www.youtube.com/shorts/99Yv5...
Oh, yeah, and the local meeting and the run were not the same event.
February 15, 2025
YouTube video by Amelia Smith
www.youtube.com
February 15, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Did the MV Classic/20 Miler today and am worn out but had time to read a poem anyway.
www.youtube.com/shorts/99Yv5...
Oh, yeah, and the local meeting and the run were not the same event.
www.youtube.com/shorts/99Yv5...
Oh, yeah, and the local meeting and the run were not the same event.
Another short musing. Happy Valentine's Day! youtube.com/shorts/kVYLX...
February 14, 2025
YouTube video by Amelia Smith
youtube.com
February 15, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Another short musing. Happy Valentine's Day! youtube.com/shorts/kVYLX...
Continuing my micro-vlog: youtube.com/shorts/qU2Sc...
February 13, 2025
YouTube video by Amelia Smith
youtube.com
February 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Continuing my micro-vlog: youtube.com/shorts/qU2Sc...
youtube.com/shorts/52D8q... A short prayer from Hildegard von Bingen for today's reading and some pictures of the snow.
February 11, 2025
YouTube video by Amelia Smith
youtube.com
February 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
youtube.com/shorts/52D8q... A short prayer from Hildegard von Bingen for today's reading and some pictures of the snow.
Video 2, from today.
youtu.be/NyP2j8bnbtU
youtu.be/NyP2j8bnbtU
February 10, 2025
YouTube video by Amelia Smith
youtu.be
February 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Video 2, from today.
youtu.be/NyP2j8bnbtU
youtu.be/NyP2j8bnbtU
I'm messing around with video and creating a very minimalist, structured blog. Here's my first one, from yesterday.
youtu.be/sHPBuRJoluw
youtu.be/sHPBuRJoluw
February 9, 2025
YouTube video by Amelia Smith
youtu.be
February 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I'm messing around with video and creating a very minimalist, structured blog. Here's my first one, from yesterday.
youtu.be/sHPBuRJoluw
youtu.be/sHPBuRJoluw
Avian Flu: it's here. People and their pets should stay away from wild birds, especially waterfowl, especially if they're sick or dead.
www.westtisbury-ma.gov/sites/g/file...
www.westtisbury-ma.gov/sites/g/file...
www.westtisbury-ma.gov
January 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Avian Flu: it's here. People and their pets should stay away from wild birds, especially waterfowl, especially if they're sick or dead.
www.westtisbury-ma.gov/sites/g/file...
www.westtisbury-ma.gov/sites/g/file...
I just found out that I am in a little liberal echo chamber. I wondered: Is everyone outraged about what's going on, or am I only hearing from people who are outraged?
There isn't nearly enough outrage:
projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/favora...
There isn't nearly enough outrage:
projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/favora...
Donald Trump : Favorability Polls
The latest political polls and polling averages from FiveThirtyEight.
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January 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I just found out that I am in a little liberal echo chamber. I wondered: Is everyone outraged about what's going on, or am I only hearing from people who are outraged?
There isn't nearly enough outrage:
projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/favora...
There isn't nearly enough outrage:
projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/favora...
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If she can do it, we can all do it.
January 22, 2025 at 10:43 AM
If she can do it, we can all do it.