@makingbetterworld.bsky.social
Rebel at heart, especially now. Sometimes sarcastic. Sometimes a smart aleck. Often a cat lover. (Never a cat or dog hater.) Happily married. Avid walker.
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@harvard.edu Standup for education by standing up for the free speech of your professors and students. If we all fight well, Harvard will get its funding. Don't sell your educational soul. Team up w/other universities. There's strength in numbers. Trump picks on universities 1 by 1 for a reason.
MS Now reports that Republicans have an offer for democrats for ice funding: Body cams. Indivisible.org wants us telling our congress people no funding for ICE/DHS.
We need to press on epstein files, no funding for ICE/DHS.
Not sure what body cams do if we can’t know who’s wearing them.
We need to press on epstein files, no funding for ICE/DHS.
Not sure what body cams do if we can’t know who’s wearing them.
January 15, 2026 at 6:37 AM
MS Now reports that Republicans have an offer for democrats for ice funding: Body cams. Indivisible.org wants us telling our congress people no funding for ICE/DHS.
We need to press on epstein files, no funding for ICE/DHS.
Not sure what body cams do if we can’t know who’s wearing them.
We need to press on epstein files, no funding for ICE/DHS.
Not sure what body cams do if we can’t know who’s wearing them.
Happy New Year! Best wishes to us all in 2026!
Some of you may have caught Rachel Maddow’s interview of Timothy Snyder that aired mid-Dec. Snyder is a professor of history with expertise on authoritarians. Key resistance takeaways were:
- We don’t all have to be doing the same thing to resist;
Some of you may have caught Rachel Maddow’s interview of Timothy Snyder that aired mid-Dec. Snyder is a professor of history with expertise on authoritarians. Key resistance takeaways were:
- We don’t all have to be doing the same thing to resist;
January 1, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Happy New Year! Best wishes to us all in 2026!
Some of you may have caught Rachel Maddow’s interview of Timothy Snyder that aired mid-Dec. Snyder is a professor of history with expertise on authoritarians. Key resistance takeaways were:
- We don’t all have to be doing the same thing to resist;
Some of you may have caught Rachel Maddow’s interview of Timothy Snyder that aired mid-Dec. Snyder is a professor of history with expertise on authoritarians. Key resistance takeaways were:
- We don’t all have to be doing the same thing to resist;
Bill Maher has reportedly endorsed Cuomo for NY mayor. No one should let this endorsement sway them. Maher now regrets his prior support of Trump. Maher seems to have no judgement in politicians.
October 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Bill Maher has reportedly endorsed Cuomo for NY mayor. No one should let this endorsement sway them. Maher now regrets his prior support of Trump. Maher seems to have no judgement in politicians.
Heard on the news this morning that DOJ is sending observers to NJ to observe the governor election and CA to observe the Prop 50, temporary, anti-trump gerrymandering election. Hope dems have observers too.
October 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Heard on the news this morning that DOJ is sending observers to NJ to observe the governor election and CA to observe the Prop 50, temporary, anti-trump gerrymandering election. Hope dems have observers too.
Want to thank @mit.edu @upenn.edu Dartmouth, Brown University, USC, University of Virginia and any institution that stood/is standing up to the current administration. All of us pro-democracy people will remember!
www.cnn.com/2025/10/16/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/16/u...
7 universities reject White House funding deal with attached demands. Multiple other schools have yet to respond | CNN
The battle for academic freedom and institutional sovereignty in higher education continues to play out as another university has rejected a White House offer for expanded access to federal funding in...
www.cnn.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Want to thank @mit.edu @upenn.edu Dartmouth, Brown University, USC, University of Virginia and any institution that stood/is standing up to the current administration. All of us pro-democracy people will remember!
www.cnn.com/2025/10/16/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/16/u...
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And we have a winner, folks!!
October 12, 2025 at 11:24 PM
And we have a winner, folks!!
Cable news ratings for 3rd quarter of 2025 per TV Insider:
October 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Cable news ratings for 3rd quarter of 2025 per TV Insider:
ABC Reports: Leavitt rejects Pope's comments over immigration
Leavitt said, "I would reject there is inhumane treatment of illegal immigrants in the US under this administration," before pivoting to immigration policy failures of the last administration. Whose comments would you trust?
Leavitt said, "I would reject there is inhumane treatment of illegal immigrants in the US under this administration," before pivoting to immigration policy failures of the last administration. Whose comments would you trust?
October 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
ABC Reports: Leavitt rejects Pope's comments over immigration
Leavitt said, "I would reject there is inhumane treatment of illegal immigrants in the US under this administration," before pivoting to immigration policy failures of the last administration. Whose comments would you trust?
Leavitt said, "I would reject there is inhumane treatment of illegal immigrants in the US under this administration," before pivoting to immigration policy failures of the last administration. Whose comments would you trust?
This will be the "Trump Shutdown". Call it this and spread the word!
September 29, 2025 at 10:36 PM
This will be the "Trump Shutdown". Call it this and spread the word!
Gavin Newsom signs bills limiting ICE contact and law enforcement masking in CA
Read more at: www.sacbee.com/news/politic...
Read more at: www.sacbee.com/news/politic...
Gavin Newsom signs bills limiting ICE contact and law enforcement masking in CA
Law enforcement operating in California, including ICE, will be prohibited from wearing masks in the state beginning January 2026.
www.sacbee.com
September 20, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Gavin Newsom signs bills limiting ICE contact and law enforcement masking in CA
Read more at: www.sacbee.com/news/politic...
Read more at: www.sacbee.com/news/politic...
ABC reported that OR Sen Wyden asked that RFK Jr be under oath for hearing, as a witness "that has lied to members". ID Chair Crapo denied the request. Wyden: "... unwillingness ... is basically a message that it is acceptable to lie to the Senate Finance Committee .... it's a great mistake.".
September 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
ABC reported that OR Sen Wyden asked that RFK Jr be under oath for hearing, as a witness "that has lied to members". ID Chair Crapo denied the request. Wyden: "... unwillingness ... is basically a message that it is acceptable to lie to the Senate Finance Committee .... it's a great mistake.".
@govpritzker.illinois.gov
Thank you for your speech today. You nailed it. Loved the unity of business, faith, civic leaders with you. We all have to work to bend the arc of history into a better direction.
Thank you for your speech today. You nailed it. Loved the unity of business, faith, civic leaders with you. We all have to work to bend the arc of history into a better direction.
August 26, 2025 at 2:54 AM
@govpritzker.illinois.gov
Thank you for your speech today. You nailed it. Loved the unity of business, faith, civic leaders with you. We all have to work to bend the arc of history into a better direction.
Thank you for your speech today. You nailed it. Loved the unity of business, faith, civic leaders with you. We all have to work to bend the arc of history into a better direction.
Gotta love this protest sign.
August 22, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Gotta love this protest sign.
At work, started an e-mail. Outlook offered Copilot "AI" to draft my e-mail. Provided Copilot the 2 sentences that I wanted to communicate. Copilot added a salutation, reworded my 2 sentences and added the ending, "Thank you for your attention to this matter." 😆 Sharing the laugh. 🙂
August 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
At work, started an e-mail. Outlook offered Copilot "AI" to draft my e-mail. Provided Copilot the 2 sentences that I wanted to communicate. Copilot added a salutation, reworded my 2 sentences and added the ending, "Thank you for your attention to this matter." 😆 Sharing the laugh. 🙂
Too much caving to DJT! CEOs, law firms, congress, universities. Avelo was the 1st commercial airlines in the US to sign a deportation charter contract w/ICE. Take action to prevent profiting from DJT's policies.
For info, links, scripts: groundavelo.org
(Paid for by Indivisible Project)
For info, links, scripts: groundavelo.org
(Paid for by Indivisible Project)
ground avelo
groundavelo.org
August 19, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Too much caving to DJT! CEOs, law firms, congress, universities. Avelo was the 1st commercial airlines in the US to sign a deportation charter contract w/ICE. Take action to prevent profiting from DJT's policies.
For info, links, scripts: groundavelo.org
(Paid for by Indivisible Project)
For info, links, scripts: groundavelo.org
(Paid for by Indivisible Project)
@vanhollen.senate.gov
Thank you for going to El Salvador, your lawful persistence and pressure, your questioning of the situation, and press conference sharing your findings & truth.
Thank you for going to El Salvador, your lawful persistence and pressure, your questioning of the situation, and press conference sharing your findings & truth.
April 19, 2025 at 4:59 AM
@vanhollen.senate.gov
Thank you for going to El Salvador, your lawful persistence and pressure, your questioning of the situation, and press conference sharing your findings & truth.
Thank you for going to El Salvador, your lawful persistence and pressure, your questioning of the situation, and press conference sharing your findings & truth.
@harvard.edu Standup for education by standing up for the free speech of your professors and students. If we all fight well, Harvard will get its funding. Don't sell your educational soul. Team up w/other universities. There's strength in numbers. Trump picks on universities 1 by 1 for a reason.
April 1, 2025 at 2:48 AM
@harvard.edu Standup for education by standing up for the free speech of your professors and students. If we all fight well, Harvard will get its funding. Don't sell your educational soul. Team up w/other universities. There's strength in numbers. Trump picks on universities 1 by 1 for a reason.
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🚨 CALL TO ACTION!🚨
Please join Josh Weil for Congress Fl-6 to SAVE SOCIAL SECURITY! 🆘
Please join Josh Weil for Congress Fl-6 to SAVE SOCIAL SECURITY! 🆘
March 18, 2025 at 6:44 PM
🚨 CALL TO ACTION!🚨
Please join Josh Weil for Congress Fl-6 to SAVE SOCIAL SECURITY! 🆘
Please join Josh Weil for Congress Fl-6 to SAVE SOCIAL SECURITY! 🆘
Got rid of electric vehicle mandates to make vehicles more affordable (and then adds tariffs to make them way more expensive).
March 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Got rid of electric vehicle mandates to make vehicles more affordable (and then adds tariffs to make them way more expensive).
Apparently FFOTUS posted that the military entered California and under emergency powers turned on the water. Something like this was reportedly posted, “The days of putting a fake environmental argument over the people are over. Enjoy the water California.”
kermit the frog is sitting in the driver 's seat of a car and saying whaaaat .
ALT: kermit the frog is sitting in the driver 's seat of a car and saying whaaaat .
media.tenor.com
January 28, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Apparently FFOTUS posted that the military entered California and under emergency powers turned on the water. Something like this was reportedly posted, “The days of putting a fake environmental argument over the people are over. Enjoy the water California.”