@SwanSuz.bsky.social
@swansuz.bsky.social
Retired rhetoric, communication, & humanities prof who adores classic film -- and who is hell bent on standing up for equal rights for us all.
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The documentary Power (1924) by Yance Ford -- streaming on Netflix -- is a must-see film on how abuse of power has been baked into policing in America from the beginning. youtu.be/BNfYuUKyXBU?...
June 14, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The documentary Power (1924) by Yance Ford -- streaming on Netflix -- is a must-see film on how abuse of power has been baked into policing in America from the beginning. youtu.be/BNfYuUKyXBU?...
Some days the events are just flabbergasting.
Missouri's AG Andrew Bailey is suing Starbucks, arguing that its workforce is too "female" and "non-white" and as a result Missouri consumers “pay higher prices and wait longer for goods and services" because its workforce is "less qualified"
This is a brazenly racist and sexist lawsuit.
This is a brazenly racist and sexist lawsuit.
February 15, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Some days the events are just flabbergasting.
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Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.
February 15, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.
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Conflict of interest? The State Department’s procurement forecast lists Tesla as the recipient of the largest expected contract, with Marco Rubio’s department planning to purchase $400 million worth of “Armored Tesla” vehicles.
February 13, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Conflict of interest? The State Department’s procurement forecast lists Tesla as the recipient of the largest expected contract, with Marco Rubio’s department planning to purchase $400 million worth of “Armored Tesla” vehicles.
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Keep your messaging simple:
“Trump fired everyone in charge of airplane safety, and a week later planes started crashing into each other.”
That’s it. That’s the messaging. Don’t get bogged down disputing Trump’s false claims. Just blame him, in short and repeatable sentences.
“Trump fired everyone in charge of airplane safety, and a week later planes started crashing into each other.”
That’s it. That’s the messaging. Don’t get bogged down disputing Trump’s false claims. Just blame him, in short and repeatable sentences.
January 30, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Keep your messaging simple:
“Trump fired everyone in charge of airplane safety, and a week later planes started crashing into each other.”
That’s it. That’s the messaging. Don’t get bogged down disputing Trump’s false claims. Just blame him, in short and repeatable sentences.
“Trump fired everyone in charge of airplane safety, and a week later planes started crashing into each other.”
That’s it. That’s the messaging. Don’t get bogged down disputing Trump’s false claims. Just blame him, in short and repeatable sentences.
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“Make good trouble.”
~ John Lewis
~ John Lewis
January 22, 2025 at 7:37 PM
“Make good trouble.”
~ John Lewis
~ John Lewis
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
(1/3)
January 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
SHARE WIDELY.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
(1/3)
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
(1/3)
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“Cecile was an inspiration to women and the men who love and respect us. Rest in peace and power.”- CK
Cecile Richards, former president of Planned Parenthood, dies at 67
Texas-born activist who spent lifetime advocating for abortion rights died after a battle with brain cancer
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2025 at 8:37 PM
“Cecile was an inspiration to women and the men who love and respect us. Rest in peace and power.”- CK
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This is hysterical.
The President of Mexico was spotted wearing a “Make America Mexicana Again.”
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The President of Mexico was spotted wearing a “Make America Mexicana Again.”
🤣
January 17, 2025 at 12:16 AM
This is hysterical.
The President of Mexico was spotted wearing a “Make America Mexicana Again.”
🤣
The President of Mexico was spotted wearing a “Make America Mexicana Again.”
🤣
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House Ethics Committee Republicans have landed on an excuse of not releasing the Gaetz report because it’s “unfinished,” and that would set bad precedent. Yes, THAT’S the precedent we must avoid— but nominating someone accused of child sex trafficking? That precedent is apparently fine with the GOP.
November 21, 2024 at 12:06 AM
House Ethics Committee Republicans have landed on an excuse of not releasing the Gaetz report because it’s “unfinished,” and that would set bad precedent. Yes, THAT’S the precedent we must avoid— but nominating someone accused of child sex trafficking? That precedent is apparently fine with the GOP.
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How many of these do we have?
November 20, 2024 at 2:10 PM
How many of these do we have?
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Leak the report. Pass it on.
November 21, 2024 at 2:08 AM
Leak the report. Pass it on.
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A lot of people are asking, “What can we do to protect our parks from being destroyed by the Trump admin?” Let’s be honest, the next four years are going to be tough. Just like the first term, we anticipate a relentless assault on the environment-maybe even worse, now that lessons were learned. 1/4
November 19, 2024 at 12:46 AM
A lot of people are asking, “What can we do to protect our parks from being destroyed by the Trump admin?” Let’s be honest, the next four years are going to be tough. Just like the first term, we anticipate a relentless assault on the environment-maybe even worse, now that lessons were learned. 1/4
And yet Cicero ended up with his hands and tongue nailed to the rostrum of the Roman Senate after Marc Antony objected to Cicero's political views. This ushered in a set of events ending up in the Senate losing control and an emperor seizing power. Hmm. Sounds familiar.
November 14, 2024 at 8:35 PM
And yet Cicero ended up with his hands and tongue nailed to the rostrum of the Roman Senate after Marc Antony objected to Cicero's political views. This ushered in a set of events ending up in the Senate losing control and an emperor seizing power. Hmm. Sounds familiar.
Mostly "news" these days adds to my continuing anxiety and nausea. One tidbit today makes me smile: the Onion satire site, w/ funding from Sandy Hook families, has bought Alex Jones' InfoWars wh/ was being sold out of bankruptcy to pay a judgement TO Sandy Hook families.
November 14, 2024 at 7:55 PM
Mostly "news" these days adds to my continuing anxiety and nausea. One tidbit today makes me smile: the Onion satire site, w/ funding from Sandy Hook families, has bought Alex Jones' InfoWars wh/ was being sold out of bankruptcy to pay a judgement TO Sandy Hook families.