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Elizabeth (Libby) Sharrow @esharrow.bsky.social · Aug 27

*I* feel seen to learn we’ve seemingly handled the intellectual space of migraine in similar ways 😂

Elizabeth (Libby) Sharrow @esharrow.bsky.social · Aug 27

Thanks for sharing this! I’m sorry to learn you too suffer from migraines; they’re life-altering.

JHU Press also published a history that might interest you. I’m going to track down your rec today! www.press.jhu.edu/newsroom/mig...

Migraine: A History

www.press.jhu.edu

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Asheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshksi.bsky.social · Aug 15

The Slavery North initiative at UMass Amherst is hiring a Director of Curriculum & Outreach; great opportunity for someone with training in art history; application deadline is 8/24. careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u... 🗃️

Details - Director Curriculum & Outreach (Slavery North) | Human Resources | UMass Amherst

careers.umass.edu

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AG Andrea Joy Campbell @massago.bsky.social · Aug 4

Trump’s attempt to restrict life-saving healthcare for trans youth is cruel and illegal, and we won’t stand for it.

My office will keep fighting to protect these rights and the safety of our LGBTQ+ youth.

AG Campbell poses with a woman holding a sign that reads, “Protect queer, non-binary, and trans youth”

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · Jul 25

i’m finding it requires more and more cognitive dissonance to enjoy indulgences as the fascism becomes increasingly omnipresent and suffocating

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Orion Rummler @oriion.bsky.social · Jul 15

“It’s a sort of death by a thousand cuts."

LGBTQ+ Americans, who disproportionately rely on Medicaid, are at risk of losing their health care at a time when rising discrimination + fewer workplace protections puts them at risk of being pushed further into the margins.

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With fewer protections and more paperwork, LGBTQ+ Americans face a Medicaid coverage cliff

LGBTQ+ adults are twice as likely to use Medicaid as their main insurance. Trump’s new tax law could create insurmountable hurdles for their health care.

19thnews.org

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · Jul 14

Yet another seismic decision fundamentally reshaping our system of government issued on the shadow docket with not even a single word of explanation.

Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · Jul 14

BREAKING: The Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to move forward with the abolition of the Department of Education. It gives no explanation for its order. All three liberals dissent. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

From Sotomayor's dissent:

Lifting the District Court’s injunction will unleash
untold harm, delaying or denying educational opportunities
and leaving students to suffer from discrimination, sexual
assault, and other civil rights violations without the federal
resources Congress intended. The majority apparently
deems it more important to free the Government from paying employees it had no right to fire than to avert these very
real harms while the litigation continues. Equity does not
support such an inequitable result.
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The President must take care that the laws are faithfully
executed, not set out to dismantle them. That basic rule
undergirds our Constitution’s separation of powers. Yet today, the majority rewards clear defiance of that core principle with emergency relief. Because I cannot condone such
abuse of our equitable authority, I respectfully dissent.

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · Jul 10

It doesn't matter if they are ever coming for you.

It was always ever already too much that they were coming for anyone.

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Sam Cole @samleecole.bsky.social · Jul 8

next time you're in a national park, take some photos of the signage and upload it to help these archivists www.404media.co/save-our-sig...

'Save Our Signs' Wants to Save the Real History of National Parks Before Trump Erases It

Trump wants to erase any "negative" content from educational sites at National Parks. A group of data preservationists asks visitors to help them document placards and monuments, before they disappear...

www.404media.co

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · Jun 28

Horrific political assassinations took place in America, & we’ve totally erased it from the National Conversation™️ because they happened in the Midwest instead of Manhattan & we’re not a serious country. Incredibly depressing on so many deep, pathetic levels. May their memories be a blessing.

Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · Jun 28

This broke me from the first paragraph

"For Melissa Hortman’s last day at work, they draped her coffin with pink flowers and filled the cold marble under the Minnesota Capitol dome with the green and growing things that she loved."

Thank you, @stribrooks.bsky.social

Brooks: Minnesota’s greatest honor for a family’s great loss

Former President Joe Biden paid his respects in person, and mourners waited in long lines to honor Melissa and Mark Hortman, and their dog Gilbert, as they lay in state at the Capitol.

www.startribune.com

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Elizabeth (Libby) Sharrow @esharrow.bsky.social · Jun 25

What a thrill!

XFilesNews @xfilesnews.bsky.social · Jun 25

It’s actually happening! New #TheXFiles Lego set gets the green light 👽🛸

Two new LEGO Ideas ‘90s sets officially confirmed

LEGO Ideas has revealed the winners of its two latest contests, confirming which ‘90s-inspired sets will be joining the portfolio next.

www.brickfanatics.com

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Elizabeth (Libby) Sharrow @esharrow.bsky.social · Jun 25

Health care, vaccines, entitlement programs: they are actually life or death.

Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · Jun 25

Mitch McConnell told Senate Republicans that Americans concerned about losing Medicaid will “get over it."

No one will “get over” losing a loved one because Republicans in Congress failed them.

No one will “get over” losing a loved one because Republicans in Congress failed them.

YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren

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Elizabeth (Libby) Sharrow @esharrow.bsky.social · Jun 20

From one Libby to another Libby whose partner is a librarian and has been foretelling the devastation for Libby (both Libby’s, in this case), this is very sad news for a literate, educated public.

Equal access to knowledge and libraries forever.

Aprilcots @aprilcots.bsky.social · Jun 20

Oh HELL no! Not my beloved Libby! Those bastards. We ride at dawn. #booksky

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Elizabeth (Libby) Sharrow @esharrow.bsky.social · Jun 19

Rep. Hortman’s pup, Gilbert, was gravely wounded during the attack on Sat in MN. Apparently he was trained as a service animal deemed “too friendly” to be placed, staying with the family after they trained him.

The org that supports these dogs takes donations here: helpingpaws.org/donation-page/

Donate 2023 | Helping Paws

Calling All Paws! Every Gift Of Any Amount Makes A Difference! Choose the amount that works best for you or join as a monthly supporter! Contributions are tax deductible to the full extent of the law....

helpingpaws.org

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Elizabeth (Libby) Sharrow @esharrow.bsky.social · Jun 19

Rep. Hortman’s pup, Gilbert, was gravely wounded during the attack on Sat in MN. Apparently he was trained as a service animal deemed “too friendly” to be placed, staying with the family after they trained him.

The org that supports these dogs takes donations here: helpingpaws.org/donation-page/

Donate 2023 | Helping Paws

Calling All Paws! Every Gift Of Any Amount Makes A Difference! Choose the amount that works best for you or join as a monthly supporter! Contributions are tax deductible to the full extent of the law....

helpingpaws.org

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Madison Pauly @msjpauly.bsky.social · Jun 18

These state laws banning gender-affirming care for youth are a product of religious-right and anti-LGBTQ activist organizing, starting in the years after Obergefell.

We know this, because we have the receipts. Here's my 2023 investigation.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Inside the secret working group that helped push anti-trans laws across the country

Leaked emails give a glimpse of the religious-right networks behind transgender health care bans.

www.motherjones.com

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Elizabeth (Libby) Sharrow @esharrow.bsky.social · Jun 17

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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · Jun 17

Please read and share this statement from Sophie and Colin Hortman, children of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark.

(via WCCO reporter Caroline Cummings on X)

"We are devastated and heartbroken at the loss of our parents, Melissa and Mark. They were the bright lights at the center of our lives, and we can't believe they are gone. Their love for us was boundless. We miss them so much.
"We want everyone to know that we are both safe and with loved ones. We are grateful for the outpouring of love and support we have received, and we appreciate your respect for our family's privacy as we grieve.
"Our family would like to thank law enforcement for their swift action that saved others and for the coordination across communities that led to the arrest of the man who murdered our parents. We especially would like to thank the officers who were first on the scene to our parents' home and their heroic attempts to rescue our mom and dad.
"Our parents touched so many lives, and they leave behind an incredible legacy of dedication to their community that will live on in us, their friends, their colleagues and co-workers, and every single person who knew and loved them.
"If you would like to honor the memory of Mark and Melissa, please consider the following:
• Plant a tree.
• Visit a local park and make use of their amenities, especially a bike trail.
• Pet a dog. A golden retriever is ideal, but any will do.
• Tell your loved ones a cheesy dad joke and laugh about it.
• Bake something — bread for Mark or a cake for Melissa, and share it with someone.
• Try a new hobby and enjoy learning something.
• Stand up for what you believe in, especially if that thing is justice and peace.
"Hope and resilience are the enemy of fear. Our parents lived their lives with immense dedication to their fellow humans. This tragedy must become a moment for us to come together. Hold your loved ones a little closer. Love your neighbors. Treat each other with kindness and respect. The best way to honor our parents' memory is to do something, whether big or small, to make our community just a little better for someone else."

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Ben McAdams Memorial Act. but on BlueSky @purrtah.bsky.social · Jun 16

A top staffer to Sen. Tina Smith emailed Sen. Mike Lee’s top staffers on Monday about “how much additional pain you’ve caused on an unspeakably horrific weekend”

Via Sam Stein on twitter

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Jun 17

“I told him it was brutal and cruel.”

Minnesota Senator @tinasmithmn (D) pulled Utah’s @senmikelee out of a Republican meeting and confronted him for his ugly tweets blaming Democrats for the shootings of Dems in Minnesota — by a man friends say was a staunch conservative.

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Elizabeth (Libby) Sharrow @esharrow.bsky.social · Jun 15

Morally unfit for leadership. Sociopathic misrepresentation and beyond cruel to the families.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jun 15

This is an egregiously shameful tweet from a US senator

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · Jun 14

We should've made a bigger national crisis of someone breaking into Nancy Pelosi's home & trying to kill her husband. But then, we should've made a bigger national crisis about hundreds of someones breaking into the Capitol & trying to steal an election. But then, we should've done lots of things.

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Elizabeth (Libby) Sharrow @esharrow.bsky.social · Jun 15

Every Member of Congress, not only state delegations but the parties as a whole led full-throatedly by leadership, must do the same. Even with a coordinated response we are forced to sit in our mutual vulnerability in a volatile, violent society.

Grieving for the deceased and the fabric of my home

Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · Jun 14

Today we speak with one voice to express our outrage, grief, and condemnation of this horrible attack on public servants.

There is no place in our democracy for politically-motivated violence.

Entire Minnesota Congressional Delegation Issues Joint Statement on Politically-Motivated Shooting
Today we speak with one voice to express our outrage, grief, and condemnation of this horrible attack on public servants. There is no place in our democracy for politically-motivated violence.
We are praying for John and Yvette's recovery and we grieve the loss of Melissa and Mark with their family, colleagues, and Minnesotans across the state. We are grateful for law enforcement's swift response to the situation and continued efforts.

Amy Klobuchar
United States Senator
Tom Emmer
Member of Congress
Pete Stauber
Member of Congress
Michelle Fischbach
Member of Congress
Brad Finstad
Member of Congress
Tina Smith
United States Senator
Betty McCollum
Member of Congress
Angie Craig
Member of Congress
Ilhan Omar
Member of Congress
Kelly Morrison
Member of Congress

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · Jun 14

When Tim Walz became Kamala Harris's running mate, progressives highlighted policies passed. It could not have been possible without Melissa Hortman.
-Free school breakfast and lunch
-Restoring voting rights for felons
-Paid leave
Great piece by @gracepanetta.bsky.social
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Rep. Melissa Hortman, killed in targeted attack, was a champion for Minnesotan families

Hortman worked closely with Gov. Tim Walz to enact policies that prioritized children and expanded protections for abortion and gender-affirming care

19thnews.org

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daviss @chaddavis.photography · Jun 14

Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shooting of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

No Kings protest at the Minnesota State Capitol

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · Jun 14

Melissa Hortman, who was assassinated last night, was the Speaker of the Minnesota House in the 2023-2024 session, when Democrats ran the state government.

That means she had a leading role in shepherding the many landmark reforms that Dems adopted in that period—an important legacy. Brief 🧵.

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