Jen Rand
@jenrand.bsky.social
Tender of gardens l Educator l Maker l Joy is my resistance l and justice for all
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Democratic Senator Chris Murphy on Mahmoud Khalil.
March 11, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Democratic Senator Chris Murphy on Mahmoud Khalil.
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Republicans really went from “Leave No Child Behind” to “Fuck Those Damn Kids.” 😩😩😩
Department of Education to lay off nearly half its workforce – US politics live
Education secretary Linda McMahon announced hundreds of staff were subject to the ‘reduction in workforce’
www.theguardian.com
March 12, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Republicans really went from “Leave No Child Behind” to “Fuck Those Damn Kids.” 😩😩😩
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My fellow Americans, we officially hit a new low today.
Thanks to felon Trump’s all out assault on democracy, we are now on a civil rights loss warning list with the Democratic Republic of Congo, Italy, Pakistan & Serbia.
Nonviolent civil resistance is a must!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Thanks to felon Trump’s all out assault on democracy, we are now on a civil rights loss warning list with the Democratic Republic of Congo, Italy, Pakistan & Serbia.
Nonviolent civil resistance is a must!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US added to international watchlist for rapid decline in civic freedoms
Civicus, an international non-profit, puts country alongside Democratic Republic of Congo, Italy, Pakistan and Serbia
www.theguardian.com
March 10, 2025 at 1:29 AM
My fellow Americans, we officially hit a new low today.
Thanks to felon Trump’s all out assault on democracy, we are now on a civil rights loss warning list with the Democratic Republic of Congo, Italy, Pakistan & Serbia.
Nonviolent civil resistance is a must!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Thanks to felon Trump’s all out assault on democracy, we are now on a civil rights loss warning list with the Democratic Republic of Congo, Italy, Pakistan & Serbia.
Nonviolent civil resistance is a must!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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The coolest thing I’ve seen today is that a bunch of volunteer public health professionals and developers have restored the CDC website from before January 20th 2025.
This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.
This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
restoredcdc.org
March 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The coolest thing I’ve seen today is that a bunch of volunteer public health professionals and developers have restored the CDC website from before January 20th 2025.
This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.
This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.
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The President of Columbia just told Trump to fuck off in the most extraordinary call for the Americas to rise up against American tyranny that I have possibly ever read.
FREEDOM. Let’s go.
FREEDOM. Let’s go.
January 26, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The President of Columbia just told Trump to fuck off in the most extraordinary call for the Americas to rise up against American tyranny that I have possibly ever read.
FREEDOM. Let’s go.
FREEDOM. Let’s go.
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The terrible electoral analyses we get from many in the current generation of reporters who don't know how to analyze data & context. Dems came within 115,000 voters switching from winning. It's likely that a thermostatic response to Trump will help them in 2026 & 2028. It's not a massive hole.
December 22, 2024 at 10:28 PM
The terrible electoral analyses we get from many in the current generation of reporters who don't know how to analyze data & context. Dems came within 115,000 voters switching from winning. It's likely that a thermostatic response to Trump will help them in 2026 & 2028. It's not a massive hole.
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As we gawk at the $250M Musk spent elect Trump, take a guess how long it took him to “earn” it back in the market?
It took just 15 minutes. I'm not kidding... 15 minutes. According to Bloomberg, his net worth soared by $8B just today.
That’s billionaire math for you—and it’s all of our problem.
It took just 15 minutes. I'm not kidding... 15 minutes. According to Bloomberg, his net worth soared by $8B just today.
That’s billionaire math for you—and it’s all of our problem.
December 7, 2024 at 12:00 AM
As we gawk at the $250M Musk spent elect Trump, take a guess how long it took him to “earn” it back in the market?
It took just 15 minutes. I'm not kidding... 15 minutes. According to Bloomberg, his net worth soared by $8B just today.
That’s billionaire math for you—and it’s all of our problem.
It took just 15 minutes. I'm not kidding... 15 minutes. According to Bloomberg, his net worth soared by $8B just today.
That’s billionaire math for you—and it’s all of our problem.
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If you wanted to panic, the time was the night he was re-elected. Now it's time to take a deep breath and do things like express your views to your member of Congress, and start planning for 2026.
There will be no panic in this dojo.
There will be no panic in this dojo.
NOW can we panic?
December 1, 2024 at 2:57 AM
If you wanted to panic, the time was the night he was re-elected. Now it's time to take a deep breath and do things like express your views to your member of Congress, and start planning for 2026.
There will be no panic in this dojo.
There will be no panic in this dojo.
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Volunteers counted 10,000 overwintering monarch butterflies last year in lighthouse field.. fourth largest count in California.
November 28, 2024 at 5:04 PM
Volunteers counted 10,000 overwintering monarch butterflies last year in lighthouse field.. fourth largest count in California.
From the Substack of Olga Lautman: Researcher/analyst focusing on Russian intel ops Senior fellow CEPA Senior Investigative researcher IEI: Institute for European Integrity
From Kremlin to MAGA: Russia's Decade-Long Influence in America
For decades, Russia has been running a sophisticated operation designed to destabilize the United States and polarize its society.
open.substack.com
November 24, 2024 at 1:28 PM
From the Substack of Olga Lautman: Researcher/analyst focusing on Russian intel ops Senior fellow CEPA Senior Investigative researcher IEI: Institute for European Integrity
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“Gaetz is gone, but the next nominee will be bad too,” probably, but you still need to build on and rally people around wins, too. Treating every development like a prelude to another loss is how you fall into the pattern of being a loser.
November 21, 2024 at 5:40 PM
“Gaetz is gone, but the next nominee will be bad too,” probably, but you still need to build on and rally people around wins, too. Treating every development like a prelude to another loss is how you fall into the pattern of being a loser.
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fascism is stopped when enough people say one of two things:
1) "nah, I'm not doing that"
2) "nah, you're not doing that"
a lot of people want to imagine how they'll say the second thing, but you should *really* start practicing the first one
1) "nah, I'm not doing that"
2) "nah, you're not doing that"
a lot of people want to imagine how they'll say the second thing, but you should *really* start practicing the first one
November 17, 2024 at 4:32 AM
fascism is stopped when enough people say one of two things:
1) "nah, I'm not doing that"
2) "nah, you're not doing that"
a lot of people want to imagine how they'll say the second thing, but you should *really* start practicing the first one
1) "nah, I'm not doing that"
2) "nah, you're not doing that"
a lot of people want to imagine how they'll say the second thing, but you should *really* start practicing the first one
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@hcrichardson.bsky.social letter from 11/16 on the Department of Education.
To me, the dismantling of the DOE is to create and maintain a underclass of uneducated NON-voters who will feed the prison system of LEGAL slavery and constant flow of menial workers.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
To me, the dismantling of the DOE is to create and maintain a underclass of uneducated NON-voters who will feed the prison system of LEGAL slavery and constant flow of menial workers.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
November 16, 2024
One of President-elect Trump’s campaign pledges was to eliminate the Department of Education.
open.substack.com
November 17, 2024 at 12:12 PM
@hcrichardson.bsky.social letter from 11/16 on the Department of Education.
To me, the dismantling of the DOE is to create and maintain a underclass of uneducated NON-voters who will feed the prison system of LEGAL slavery and constant flow of menial workers.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
To me, the dismantling of the DOE is to create and maintain a underclass of uneducated NON-voters who will feed the prison system of LEGAL slavery and constant flow of menial workers.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
A solid analysis with almost exactly the right number of digs at the NYT.
The Democratic Party is sifting through the rubble of its sweeping election loss and trying to work out what went wrong.
On "The Daily," Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont discusses how Democrats can chart a path back to power.
On "The Daily," Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont discusses how Democrats can chart a path back to power.
Bernie Sanders Says Democrats Have Lost Their Way
An interview with the Vermont senator on the fallout of the election defeat.
nyti.ms
November 15, 2024 at 9:59 PM
A solid analysis with almost exactly the right number of digs at the NYT.
H/t United Humanists fb
November 15, 2024 at 9:55 PM
H/t United Humanists fb
Settings>>accessibility>>Require ALT text before posting
Also, please, please, please turn on alt text as a default in accessibility settings to demonstrate inclusive posting. We have had a terrible time getting people to make their images accessible to low visibility and disabled users.
November 15, 2024 at 1:52 AM
Settings>>accessibility>>Require ALT text before posting
More animal content please.
Here's a juvenile whale shark--just a 17-foot-long baby--shaking off some pesky fishies.
#MarineLife
#MarineLife
November 15, 2024 at 1:35 AM
More animal content please.