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Governor Wes Moore @govwesmoore.bsky.social · 9h

Day 8 of President Trump’s shutdown:

I’m alarmed that federal workers, including TSA agents and air traffic controllers, will miss their first full paycheck this Friday because of the President’s federal shutdown.

This is no way to run a government.

https://bit.ly/4o8GVKv

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 9h

“I’m proud to be one of US… I’m ready to fight for US… the 🇺🇸 House of Representatives must be centered on US…”

MEMPHIS Rep. @Justinjpearson’s campaign for Congress launch video👇🏽 (which mentions #MedicareForAll as a policy priority 🏆 )

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Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 2d

apple.news/ARCzJKbBbS4S...

Autism Is Not a Single Condition and Has No Single Cause, Scientists Conclude — WIRED

Research reveals that those diagnosed with autism early show distinct genetic and developmental profiles from those diagnosed later.

apple.news

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 5d

The government is in full shutdown and the Republicans are refusing to call the House back into session.

Want to know why?

Because we have secured the final vote on releasing the Epstein Files and they don’t want it out.

Call GOP and tell them to swear in @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social.

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 7d

Every few months now I re-read this "Who Goes Nazi?" piece from 1941 and am blown away by how it captures the people we are dealing with 80 years later.

harpers.org/archive/1941...

Who Goes Nazi?, by Dorothy Thompson

harpers.org

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 8d

Oh yes, this is clearly now.

A post on X by Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan
) expresses frustration, asking how anyone can read a definition of fascism and not be alarmed, emphasizing that it is happening now. The post includes a quote from Cody Johnston (@drmistercody
) from one day ago, defining fascism as a form of political behavior marked by an obsessive preoccupation with community decline, humiliation, or victimhood, and compensatory cults of unity, energy, and purity. The definition describes a mass-based party of nationalist militants working with traditional elites, abandoning democratic liberties, and pursuing redemptive violence for internal cleansing and external expansion without ethical or legal restraints.

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 8d

Senate Republicans just voted to shut down the government — blocking our bill to fund it responsibly, protect health care, and stop Trump from getting a blank check for his lawlessness.

They’d rather please their Dear Leader than deliver for the American people. Shameful.

Senate Republicans just voted to shut down the government

YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen

youtube.com

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 8d

AOC: I think there's two things that are happening at once: One, there absolutely is an unprecedented abuse of power, destruction of norms, erosion of our government and our democracy in order to prop up an authoritarian style of governance

However, they are weaker than they look…

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Eric Gardner @profgardner.bsky.social · 14d

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper is 200 today! @c19americanists.bsky.social @digblk.bsky.social @ccp-org.bsky.social @blkgrlpoet.bsky.social @profgabrielle.bsky.social @npr.org She’s just as fabulous, relevant, and fiery now as she was in C19! For a sample, see commonplace.online/article/vol-...

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Liz Covart @lizcovart.bsky.social · 16d

Something I’ve been thinking about:

History as a profession has long relied on affiliation.

Your university or museum pays your salary, and in return, you give time to edit journals, peer review articles, write book reviews, consult on exhibits, and volunteer for institutional support. 1/

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KEW @kidadaewilliams.com · 18d

Discover the legacy of Mary Church Terrell, cofounder of the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs, educator, and women’s rights advocate who fought segregation. www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smiths...

Activist and Writer Mary Church Terrell Led the Charge for Desegregation

Discover the legacy of Mary Church Terrell, cofounder of the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs, educator, and women’s rights advocate.

www.smithsonianmag.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20d

New in PN: Dems need get serious about DC statehood. For real.

"Republicans act like DC residents need to earn their political rights, something they supposedly have not yet done. But consider this: If DC were populated by white Republicans, would it have statehood by now? We all know the answer."

Dems need to get serious about DC statehood. For real.

No more pussyfooting. With troops in the streets, the time is now.

www.publicnotice.co

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Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD @prasad.bsky.social · 25d

“Mr. Van Hollen saw a different lesson [from his role in the Abrego Garcia case]. ‘This finger in the wind stuff has got to end. We also need to stop deluding ourselves that the problem is all about messaging, or about volume, or style. We don’t just need to fight. We need to fight for something.’”

In his remarks, Mr. Van Hollen cited his involvement in fighting for the return of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was wrongfully deported by the Trump administration to El Salvador in the spring. Some in his party, he said, argued that getting embroiled in a fight over a deportation was a “distraction” and potentially politically unpopular, because Mr. Trump’s hard line on immigration had resonated with voters.

Mr. Van Hollen saw a different lesson.

“This finger in the wind stuff has got to end. We also need to stop deluding ourselves that the problem is all about messaging, or about volume, or style,” he said. “We don’t just need to fight. We need to fight for something.”

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Elizabeth Gonzalez @eagonzalez.bsky.social · 25d

Woke up early ish and set up the table to mark up a draft
Dog: no, only couch with me
I guess we made up the draft on the couch then 🤷🏻‍♀️

Brindle patterned dog with white stripe down the face and two enormous ears with thier head down on a blanket perched on a couch

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Congresswoman Nanette Barragán @repbarragan.bsky.social · 29d

SCOTUS has allowed ICE’s discriminatory raids in LA for the time being. While I am closely monitoring the situation, know that EVERYONE has the right to:

❗️Remain silent
❗️Refuse entry without a valid search warrant
❗️Speak with an attorney

Protect yourself and your loved ones by knowing your rights.

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Elizabeth Gonzalez @eagonzalez.bsky.social · Sep 3

I’m having visions of bachelorette parties on pedal bars getting stopped at military run checkpoints and it’s both terrifying and hilarious to imagine

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Sep 3

Pinocchiogles wants Trump to send the National Guard to NASHVILLE also

Asking for your own constituents to be invaded is wild — especially when Andy won’t even face them himself

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Elizabeth Gonzalez @eagonzalez.bsky.social · Aug 25

My fav part of being the unofficial neighborhood babysitter is the imaginative questions that toddlers come up with and mostly answering with “wow that’s a big/ interesting/ cool question- let’s find out together”

Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.bsky.social · Aug 24

‘How am I supposed to explain this to my children?’ is one of the laziest copouts that bigots have been allowed to weaponize against social progress.

“I don’t know.“ is perfectly acceptable in any situation and “Let’s find out together.” is one of the most precious ways to engage with your child.

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Elizabeth Gonzalez @eagonzalez.bsky.social · Aug 25

Blessed to live in the state of Maryland

Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · Aug 24

BREAKING: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore just announced he refuses to authorize National Guard deployment in Maryland. 🧵

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · Aug 19

As Tennessee becomes the fifth state to send "red" troops to Washington, @joanwalsh.bsky.social writes for The Nation about how this may be part of an idea I call "slow civil war." www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Is Trump’s DC Military Deployment the Start of a Slow-Motion Civil War?

Anything is possible in the coming days and weeks, but it’s difficult not to feel like we are veering toward escalating violence.

www.thenation.com

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · Aug 19

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · Aug 18

I’m kind of speechless with this one. I can’t imagine the kind of person who continues to make the argument that it doesn’t count as real starvation if the kids were already sick.

They Became Symbols for Gazan Starvation. But All
12 Suffer from Other Health Problems.
A Free Press investigation found that the viral photos lacked important context: The subjects have cystic fibrosis, rickets, or other serious ailments.
By Olivia Reingold and Tanya Lukyanova
08.17.25 -Israel and Antisemitism

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · Aug 16

A useful WaPo map of where Trump Storm Troops are actually operating in DC.

www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

If you know DC, what this map tell you is: They're making the gaudy show of strength in areas where it matters least and will do least good. Except for sheer spectacle.

Map of DC showing federal troops mainly in tourist-heavy areas, not crime centers.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · Aug 11

Trump is invoking Section 740 of the D.C. Home Rule Act, which authorizes him to seize control of the entire DC police department for a maximum of 30 days.

This is insane stuff. D.C. is not in the grip of a crime wave. Crime has been falling for three years now. Violent crime is at a 30-year low.

Emergency Control of Police: SEC. 740. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever the President of the United States determines that special conditions of an emergency nature exist which require the use of the Metropolitan Police force for Federal purposes, he may direct the Mayor to provide him, and the Mayor shall provide, such services of the Metropolitan Police force as the President may deem necessary. In no case, however, shall such services made available able pureuaiit to any such direction under this subsection extend for a period in excess of forty-eight hours unless the President has, prior to the expiration of such period, notified the Chairman and ranking minority Members of the Committees on the District of Columbia of the Senate and the House of Representatives, in writing, as to the reason for such direction and the period of time during which the need for such services is likely to continue.
(b) Subject to the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, such services made available in accordance with subsection (a) of this section shall terminate upon the end of such emergency, the expiration of a period of thirty days following the date oh which such services are first made available, or the adoption of a resolution by either the Senate or the House of Representatives providing for such termination, whichever first occurs. (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, in any case in which such services are made available in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section during any period of an adjournment of the Congress sine die, such services shall terminate upon the end of the emergency, the expiration of the thirty-day period following the date on which Congress first convenes following such adjournment, or the adoption of a resolution by either the Senate or the House of Representatives providing for such termination, whichever first occurs, (d) Except to the extent provided for in subsection …

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Ida B Wells' Winchester Rifle @dytsras.bsky.social · Aug 10

Imagine being born in slavery and living up until 5 months before the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Anna Julia Cooper is one of my favorite people in history. She was born on August 10, 1858, and lived to the age of 105.

I can't sum her up in a single post, but she was born 167yrs ago today

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Elizabeth Gonzalez @eagonzalez.bsky.social · Jul 28

Volcanos and their impact on society- took it to fulfill a science requirement and loved it

David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · Jul 28

What was your favorite early clas NOT in your eventual major. Mine was Ethnomusicology: an introduction to folk music.

Anthrodiva La Chatte @anthrodiva.bsky.social · Jul 28

I invariably get, "Ooh anthro that was my favorite class/cool professor" from people I meet. I tend to think soms of it is our outré material, being willing to talk "taboo" subjects in a cross-cultural context.

Ironically MY favorite class was probably Geology 101...

Elizabeth Gonzalez @eagonzalez.bsky.social · Jul 24

Everything is terrible and yet the flowers still bloom and the dog still smiles and the sun should still come up tomorrow so let’s fight another day

Brindle doggie with a side flopped tongue and goofy smile

Focused on the NPS BarkRanger keychain received at the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, brindle patterned doggie in the background