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Courtenay Taylor @courtenaytaylor.bsky.social · Jul 4

A worthy listen and repeat

PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · Mar 31

America is in trouble, and we must meet this moment with courage. The time of wishful thinking is over. Now we act.
youtu.be/cXR5HLodsT8

20 Lessons on Tyranny: by Timothy Snyder / read by John Lithgow

YouTube video by PoliticsGirl

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Courtenay Taylor @courtenaytaylor.bsky.social · 14h

Worried about ICE raids in your neighborhood? Attend Showing Up for Racial Justice's event, “Solidarity Mobilizations: a 2-part training on showing up for immigrant communities” - sign www.mobilize.us/surj/event/8...

Solidarity Mobilizations: a 2-part training on showing up for immigrant communities · Showing Up for Racial Justice

Across the country, immigrant communities are under attack and authoritarian forces are gaining ground. But there’s a growing movement of people ready to take action with clarity, courage, and discipl...

www.mobilize.us

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Cate Denial @cjdenial.bsky.social · 7d

@skpawlicki.bsky.social was, until the Trump administration canceled the program, working as a Mellon fellow for the National Parks Service. She created the most incredible women's history programming, and now, she's recreated it entirely separately: storymaps.arcgis.com/collections/...

Women's History Illuminated

Women's History and the National Historic Landmarks Program

storymaps.arcgis.com

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 8d

If you live in:

South Dakota
Louisiana
West Virginia
Wyoming
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alaska

Call your right wing Senator and ask them why they're pushing to increase their constituents healthcare prices so much.

Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 8d

If you live in these states, your ACA premiums are about to jump:

SD - Up 235% LA - Up 150% WV - Up 387% WY - Up 382% TN - Up 320% MS - Up 314% AK - Up 346%

Republicans are fighting to make sure this happens to their own constituents.

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Courtenay Taylor @courtenaytaylor.bsky.social · 8d

Need suggestions: What are some of your favorite songs that break or fill your heart or both?

A few I've already got:
Wonderful (The Way I Feel) by My Morning Jacket,
Lucky Man by the Verve and One Tree Hill by U2

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 9d

We owe it to this family to keep showing up — like thousands of us did last week, like those of us who engaged in civil disobedience did the week before — for as long as it takes.

We will not let violence & cruelty & the lawless abduction of our neighbors go unanswered.

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Kikki Planet @kikkiplanet.bsky.social · 10d

There have been 6 mass shootings in the USA over the past 24 hours. The casualty count stands at 41.

Here’s the President of the United States of America.

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 10d

reader i cackled

perpetual jigsaw masked @LauraLoomer posted:
No @LoomerUnleashed tonight. Still feeling very sick. I have a respiratory infection.
Seems to only be getting worse.

and then CA Gov Newsom Press Office @GovPressOffice replied:
vaxxed?

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Courtenay Taylor @courtenaytaylor.bsky.social · 13d

There are a lot of folks that know - I promise.

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Courtenay Taylor @courtenaytaylor.bsky.social · 13d

I called my trip to Scotland last month AyePologyTour25

Courtenay Taylor @courtenaytaylor.bsky.social · 15d

Dear United Nations:

Sorry.

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Julian Barg @jbarg.bsky.social · 19d

Unrelated, but my favorite German word is "vorauseilender Gehorsam" or anticipatory compliance. When you take action in expectation of orders that haven't even been given to you or even if you're not in the line of command, to avoid trouble or even opportunistically. For examples see German history.

Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 20d

My first academic article was on the dictatorship of Uzbekistan inventing a group called "Akromiya" that did not really exist but which they used to arrest anyone with whom they disagreed under the pretext of "terrorism". Just bringing this up for no reason whatsoever!

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 20d

Whatever you do, please don’t stop reading.

Read for joy. Read for education. Read for resistance. Read banned books. Read books by marginalized authors. Read about experiences that differ from your own.

Just. Keep. Reading.

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Courtenay Taylor @courtenaytaylor.bsky.social · 21d

If you don't like what entertainment corporations are implementing - remove your $$ from their coffers. Yes it's annoying and yes it's necessary.

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Courtenay Taylor @courtenaytaylor.bsky.social · 22d

IN HEELS. 👠

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 22d

The passing of Paul Newman (2008), Sean Connery (2020), Sidney Poitier (2022), and now Robert Redford (2025) signals the slow disappearance of a certain type of 20th century figure: men who embodied classic style in a way that reflected their taste, rather than a professional stylist.

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Courtenay Taylor @courtenaytaylor.bsky.social · 22d

Congrats. Every single one counts.

Courtenay Taylor @courtenaytaylor.bsky.social · 22d

I've had enough of "unprecedented", I miss living in "regular old" times 😑

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Oversight Dems @oversightdemocrats.house.gov · 23d

Release the Epstein files. Now.

Read Ranking Member Robert Garcia's full statement here:

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Matthew Medina 裸足のマシュー @barefootmatthew.com · Aug 19

Good news if you, like me, really value the voice performances of our incredible cast. You can now hear the concluding chapters of Janthir Wilds as they were meant to be heard! Superb work from @courtenaytaylor.bsky.social @marajunot.bsky.social Cat Taber and more!

Guild Wars 2 @guildwars2.com · Aug 19

Today’s update adds the missing English voice over and new achievements for those chapters! Find plenty of additional fixes and tweaks to open world, WvW, and professions. Hop on #GuildWars2 and see our latest patch notes: en-forum.guildwars2.com/topic/161386...

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TooManyGames @tmgexpo.bsky.social · 26d

The Voices of Resident Evil panel with Michelle Ruff and @courtenaytaylor.bsky.social was an absolute blast! Fans got to hear fun behind-the-scenes stories and celebrate the voices behind some of gaming’s most legendary characters. Watch the full panel now: youtu.be/CG74l3SzqwI?...

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Courtenay Taylor @courtenaytaylor.bsky.social · 22d

This is how it should be

Rebecca Givan @rkgwork.bsky.social · 22d

New Mexico will soon have free universal childcare and tuition free college for all.

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24d

Starting November 1st, New Mexico will become the first state to offer free universal childcare to all its residents.

It's expected to save families over $12,000 per child annually.

This is a huge step forward — and a reminder that we have the power to fix the system.

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 23d

"When the rich rob the poor, the rich call it 'business'. When the poor fight back, the rich call it 'violence'."

Mark Twain

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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 23d

I am just going to keep posting that the TX governor recently pardoned a political murderer.

The dude texted "I'm going to shoot protestors", then went and shot a Black Lives Matter protester. He was convicted in a jury trial.

Hard to find a more blatant example of celebrating political violence.

Gov. Greg Abbott pardons Daniel Perry, veteran who killed police brutality protester in 2020

A Travis County jury sentenced Perry to 25 years in prison last year, prompting Abbott to ask the state parole board to review his case.

www.texastribune.org

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 22d

Remember trumps weave about inflation which we called “bacon” for short.

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Regular Show Wiki @regularshowwiki.bsky.social · Aug 30

Our exclusive interview with @courtenaytaylor.bsky.social is out now!

All links available here: All links available here: linktr.ee/regularshoww...

#regularshow

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