The Shannah Whithaus
@shannahw.bsky.social
Writer, reader, teacher and learner. Confirmed cat lady and mom of 4 amazing kids. Neurospicy and proud. Ready to get out from under the corporate thumb and working towards justice for all every day.
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You can thank the LAPD for creating militarized policing. They used the shootout with the Black Panther’s and the Watts Uprising to justify its existence. Later on they’d use the 1984 Olympics and War on Drugs to further entrench the police as soldier, in equipment and mentality.
I simply refuse to accept that police ever have to look like this. this is just pure cosplay. it should be illegal for cops to be dressed like soldiers going to war.
November 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
You can thank the LAPD for creating militarized policing. They used the shootout with the Black Panther’s and the Watts Uprising to justify its existence. Later on they’d use the 1984 Olympics and War on Drugs to further entrench the police as soldier, in equipment and mentality.
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For crying out loud. J6 insurrectionist and Oregon MAGA celebrity, David Medina, is joining libsoftiktok to target a school in Eugene because they have an LGBTQ+ lunch club. Can't even have school lunch clubs without these religious fundamentalist extremists targeting your school.
November 13, 2025 at 5:22 PM
For crying out loud. J6 insurrectionist and Oregon MAGA celebrity, David Medina, is joining libsoftiktok to target a school in Eugene because they have an LGBTQ+ lunch club. Can't even have school lunch clubs without these religious fundamentalist extremists targeting your school.
We need a national public health response to antisemitism jweekly.com/2025/11/12/w...
OPINION | Rising antisemitism is a national public health crisis
Definitional debates about antisemitism are a distraction. Many Jews fear for their safety, and it’s impacting their mental health.
jweekly.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
We need a national public health response to antisemitism jweekly.com/2025/11/12/w...
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our country rn
July 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
our country rn
Not surprised in the least
June 6, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Not surprised in the least
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A little good news.
June 3, 2025 at 9:44 PM
A little good news.
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abcnews.go.com/Politics/heg...
Thread 🧵
I am full of heartache & disgust
Pride Month 🌈
We should be HONORING HARVEY MILK
NOW THIS
HEGSETH orders NAVY
to rename ship named for Harvey Milk, Gay Rights Activist
HARVEY MILK IS A HERO
He, served in the Navy
This was done intentionally
Thread 🧵
I am full of heartache & disgust
Pride Month 🌈
We should be HONORING HARVEY MILK
NOW THIS
HEGSETH orders NAVY
to rename ship named for Harvey Milk, Gay Rights Activist
HARVEY MILK IS A HERO
He, served in the Navy
This was done intentionally
Hegseth orders Navy to rename ship honoring gay rights activist Harvey Milk
Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to strike the name of gay rights activist Harvey Milk from one of its ships, orchestrating the change amid Pride month celebrations.
abcnews.go.com
June 3, 2025 at 7:48 PM
abcnews.go.com/Politics/heg...
Thread 🧵
I am full of heartache & disgust
Pride Month 🌈
We should be HONORING HARVEY MILK
NOW THIS
HEGSETH orders NAVY
to rename ship named for Harvey Milk, Gay Rights Activist
HARVEY MILK IS A HERO
He, served in the Navy
This was done intentionally
Thread 🧵
I am full of heartache & disgust
Pride Month 🌈
We should be HONORING HARVEY MILK
NOW THIS
HEGSETH orders NAVY
to rename ship named for Harvey Milk, Gay Rights Activist
HARVEY MILK IS A HERO
He, served in the Navy
This was done intentionally
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Let's make this happen...😂
June 3, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Let's make this happen...😂
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Big news: The Trump administration has essentially proposed shutting down tribal colleges and universities, displacing more than 20,000 students.
My latest for ProPublica:
My latest for ProPublica:
NEW: A nearly 90% funding cut proposed by the Trump administration would likely shut down and devastate the 37 tribal colleges and universities created to serve the students disadvantaged by the nation’s historic mistreatment of Indigenous communities.
By @mattkrupnick.bsky.social
By @mattkrupnick.bsky.social
Trump Wants to Cut Tribal College Funding by Nearly 90%, Putting Them at Risk of Closing
ProPublica found that Congress was underfunding tribal colleges by a quarter-billion dollars per year. Rather than fixing the problem, proposed federal funding cuts unveiled this week would devastate ...
www.propublica.org
June 3, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Big news: The Trump administration has essentially proposed shutting down tribal colleges and universities, displacing more than 20,000 students.
My latest for ProPublica:
My latest for ProPublica:
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It's hard to celebrate when someone like Elon Musk waltzes into the federal government, wrecks the place, and walks away seemingly with everything he wanted. But did he, though? In the end, Musk left defeated, humiliated, and widely despised. That’s no small thing. We should take the win.
Elon Is Out, and We Should Take the Win
As Elon exits the government literally bruised and battered, there is plenty of reason to rejoice
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
June 3, 2025 at 8:47 PM
It's hard to celebrate when someone like Elon Musk waltzes into the federal government, wrecks the place, and walks away seemingly with everything he wanted. But did he, though? In the end, Musk left defeated, humiliated, and widely despised. That’s no small thing. We should take the win.
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Protestors block ICE in Minneapolis
June 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Protestors block ICE in Minneapolis
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FBI in camo fatigues with guns out carrying out an anti-immigration mission in Minneapolis. Homeland Security, ATF, local police also seen participating in the raid.
Pictures from @taylr.bsky.social:
Pictures from @taylr.bsky.social:
June 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
FBI in camo fatigues with guns out carrying out an anti-immigration mission in Minneapolis. Homeland Security, ATF, local police also seen participating in the raid.
Pictures from @taylr.bsky.social:
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DC reporters have indicated there's some skepticism in Congress about putting their names on attacking Big Bird, so they may struggle to find the votes for this.
Let's make it a little harder. Call your reps and tell them hell no to PBS, NPR and foreign aid cuts. Scripts/language here:
Let's make it a little harder. Call your reps and tell them hell no to PBS, NPR and foreign aid cuts. Scripts/language here:
June 3, 2025 at 9:01 PM
DC reporters have indicated there's some skepticism in Congress about putting their names on attacking Big Bird, so they may struggle to find the votes for this.
Let's make it a little harder. Call your reps and tell them hell no to PBS, NPR and foreign aid cuts. Scripts/language here:
Let's make it a little harder. Call your reps and tell them hell no to PBS, NPR and foreign aid cuts. Scripts/language here:
Such a cool book! Congrats to @carlwhithaus.bsky.social!
The author’s copies of my new book Swarms, Viral Writing, and the Local arrived a few day ago!!!! Really excited to see what folks think about this book!
April 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Such a cool book! Congrats to @carlwhithaus.bsky.social!
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The Trump administration wants to incentivize women to have babies rather than fix the actual problems preventing women from choosing motherhood, and it’s causing a drastic decline in the US birth rate.
Nothing is more on brand for Republicans. I explain it here in a short video 👇👇 Momsky
Nothing is more on brand for Republicans. I explain it here in a short video 👇👇 Momsky
April 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The Trump administration wants to incentivize women to have babies rather than fix the actual problems preventing women from choosing motherhood, and it’s causing a drastic decline in the US birth rate.
Nothing is more on brand for Republicans. I explain it here in a short video 👇👇 Momsky
Nothing is more on brand for Republicans. I explain it here in a short video 👇👇 Momsky
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How is the top University in the Bluest state in the US reacting to Trump’s attacks on Academic Freedom in the form of the “Anti-DEI order? The answer is: NOT good. A thread 🧵 about how the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa is responding to these attacks.
March 2, 2025 at 1:43 AM
How is the top University in the Bluest state in the US reacting to Trump’s attacks on Academic Freedom in the form of the “Anti-DEI order? The answer is: NOT good. A thread 🧵 about how the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa is responding to these attacks.
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‼️https://www.propublica.org/article/ed-martin-trump-interim-dc-us-attorney-secret-judge-attacks
The Untold Story of How Ed Martin Ghostwrote Online Attacks Against a Judge — and Still Became a Top Trump Prosecutor
Martin’s career is dotted with ethical and professional questions, records show. Some of the most serious ones about the interim U.S. attorney for D.C. have remained buried in court filings, overlooke...
www.propublica.org
April 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
‼️https://www.propublica.org/article/ed-martin-trump-interim-dc-us-attorney-secret-judge-attacks
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Why feed, immunize and educate children in the hopes of turning them into healthier and more productive adults in the future, when you could simply enlist them in hard labor today? wapo.st/4jcUg2f
April 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Why feed, immunize and educate children in the hopes of turning them into healthier and more productive adults in the future, when you could simply enlist them in hard labor today? wapo.st/4jcUg2f
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Shout-out to everyone on Senator Cory Booker’s team who have done a stellar job curating, organizing, and preparing position statements and letters for him to share for 17 hours (and counting)
He is the one on screen, but we know it takes a village to make this happen. We appreciate you 👏
He is the one on screen, but we know it takes a village to make this happen. We appreciate you 👏
April 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Shout-out to everyone on Senator Cory Booker’s team who have done a stellar job curating, organizing, and preparing position statements and letters for him to share for 17 hours (and counting)
He is the one on screen, but we know it takes a village to make this happen. We appreciate you 👏
He is the one on screen, but we know it takes a village to make this happen. We appreciate you 👏