Sweet Caroline
@wtlb50.bsky.social
Lover of all great things with people, music, food, and causes. Proud Democrat and believer in our democracy.
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The new cover of TIME.
February 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The new cover of TIME.
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Please understand me when I say this:
It is MORE IMPORTANT, not less, to listen to your lawyers and legal support right now if you are doing ANY kind of activism, direct action, or organizing work. It is MORE important. I'm really serious.
It is MORE IMPORTANT, not less, to listen to your lawyers and legal support right now if you are doing ANY kind of activism, direct action, or organizing work. It is MORE important. I'm really serious.
February 4, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Please understand me when I say this:
It is MORE IMPORTANT, not less, to listen to your lawyers and legal support right now if you are doing ANY kind of activism, direct action, or organizing work. It is MORE important. I'm really serious.
It is MORE IMPORTANT, not less, to listen to your lawyers and legal support right now if you are doing ANY kind of activism, direct action, or organizing work. It is MORE important. I'm really serious.
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I am serious too. I was dismissed when I raised this a few days ago, called a "scourge" and other things, by those who don't want to admit that there is REAL DANGER right now for those engaging in direct action, including consequences to the nation at large.
I don't know how to put it more plainly.
I don't know how to put it more plainly.
Please understand me when I say this:
It is MORE IMPORTANT, not less, to listen to your lawyers and legal support right now if you are doing ANY kind of activism, direct action, or organizing work. It is MORE important. I'm really serious.
It is MORE IMPORTANT, not less, to listen to your lawyers and legal support right now if you are doing ANY kind of activism, direct action, or organizing work. It is MORE important. I'm really serious.
February 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I am serious too. I was dismissed when I raised this a few days ago, called a "scourge" and other things, by those who don't want to admit that there is REAL DANGER right now for those engaging in direct action, including consequences to the nation at large.
I don't know how to put it more plainly.
I don't know how to put it more plainly.
www.youtube.com/live/cPDtF1l.... Good advice and information from a real attorney/activist/
Musk RAIDS US Treasury Department, Shuts Down USAID: Can He Be STOPPED?!
YouTube video by #ResistanceLive
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February 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
www.youtube.com/live/cPDtF1l.... Good advice and information from a real attorney/activist/
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🪓MASS DELETION UPDATE—More than 1,000 pages are now deleted from websites of CDC, National Institutes of Health, and other sites of the Department of Health and Human Services, according to a new WSJ analysis—including many **vaccine recommendation** scientific pages!
February 1, 2025 at 1:23 AM
🪓MASS DELETION UPDATE—More than 1,000 pages are now deleted from websites of CDC, National Institutes of Health, and other sites of the Department of Health and Human Services, according to a new WSJ analysis—including many **vaccine recommendation** scientific pages!
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Coming up at 12n ET, we're talking about Musk trying to access a sensitive US Treasury platform paying out $1 trillion/yr in social security & tax refunds, as official in charge quits; senior FBI officials fired; Trump signs a racist EO blaming DEI for crash; and more.
youtube.com/live/z_Ql3O9...
youtube.com/live/z_Ql3O9...
Musk DEMANDS ACCESS to Treasury System that Pays Out TAX REFUNDS, SOCIAL SECURITY-- Official QUITS
YouTube video by #ResistanceLive
youtube.com
January 31, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Coming up at 12n ET, we're talking about Musk trying to access a sensitive US Treasury platform paying out $1 trillion/yr in social security & tax refunds, as official in charge quits; senior FBI officials fired; Trump signs a racist EO blaming DEI for crash; and more.
youtube.com/live/z_Ql3O9...
youtube.com/live/z_Ql3O9...
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#Maddow pointing out that Pete Hegseth has already made a massive blunder, breaking protocol on death notifications related to the service members killed in the helicopter crash. He was supposed to keep their information private for 24 hours. It took him about 12 hours to blab details about them.
January 31, 2025 at 2:08 AM
#Maddow pointing out that Pete Hegseth has already made a massive blunder, breaking protocol on death notifications related to the service members killed in the helicopter crash. He was supposed to keep their information private for 24 hours. It took him about 12 hours to blab details about them.
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I'm listening ECM right now & she's explaining the legal ramifications of this pretty clearly. I have hope!
www.youtube.com/live/m7hhK0G...
www.youtube.com/live/m7hhK0G...
Federal Employees REVOLT at Fake Buyout Offer, as DC Court Stops Funding Freeze in Its Tracks
YouTube video by #ResistanceLive
www.youtube.com
January 29, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I'm listening ECM right now & she's explaining the legal ramifications of this pretty clearly. I have hope!
www.youtube.com/live/m7hhK0G...
www.youtube.com/live/m7hhK0G...
I with there was a common sense form of etiquette on social media. Tided for #1 on my list would fast checking your posts for accuracy, including memes. I think it's rude to leave it to the reader to fact check your comments. Please post a credible source. Thank you.
January 29, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I with there was a common sense form of etiquette on social media. Tided for #1 on my list would fast checking your posts for accuracy, including memes. I think it's rude to leave it to the reader to fact check your comments. Please post a credible source. Thank you.
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BREAKING: The White House budget office has rescinded its order that froze federal grants and sparked widespread confusion.
Trump White House rescinds order freezing federal grants after widespread confusion
President Donald Trump’s budget office rescinded an order freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country, accordi...
apnews.com
January 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
BREAKING: The White House budget office has rescinded its order that froze federal grants and sparked widespread confusion.
Learn from ECM and more. She is an attorney and activist. Your living in a participatory democracy means more than posting memes, some of which are not even fact-checked.
Coming up at 12n ET on YT, we're talking about Trump's fake attempt to buy out all 2m federal employees and the revolt, the DDC Court stopping the funding freeze, RFK Jr.'s confirmation hearing, Trump's new abominable anti-trans EO, a spate of new lawsuits, and more.
youtube.com/live/m7hhK0G...
youtube.com/live/m7hhK0G...
Federal Employees REVOLT at Fake Buyout Offer, as DC Court Stops Funding Freeze in Its Tracks
YouTube video by #ResistanceLive
youtube.com
January 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Learn from ECM and more. She is an attorney and activist. Your living in a participatory democracy means more than posting memes, some of which are not even fact-checked.
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The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy. My advice, take the first step, start with something small and see what works for you.
Here are ten things all of us can do.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/10-t...
Here are ten things all of us can do.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/10-t...
Ten Things We Can All Do to Protect Democracy
From Marc | The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy.
www.democracydocket.com
January 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy. My advice, take the first step, start with something small and see what works for you.
Here are ten things all of us can do.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/10-t...
Here are ten things all of us can do.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/10-t...
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You read anything today, make this a priority!
When H5N1 mutates, we will never know!
1.1 million new covid-19 infections daily! We are in the middle of a huge surge!
The Trump administration has made it Crystal clear, the health of the American people does not matter!
When H5N1 mutates, we will never know!
1.1 million new covid-19 infections daily! We are in the middle of a huge surge!
The Trump administration has made it Crystal clear, the health of the American people does not matter!
NEW—Trump WH has blocked all CDC science reports (eg MMWR) & suspended all CDC / FDA / NIH external communications of all HHS agencies until further notice... including all FDA & CDC Health Alert warnings & all social media. Public health be damned.
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Trump officials pause health agencies’ communications, citing review
The agencies are charged with making decisions that touch the lives of every American and are the source of crucial information to health-care providers.
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January 22, 2025 at 3:03 AM
You read anything today, make this a priority!
When H5N1 mutates, we will never know!
1.1 million new covid-19 infections daily! We are in the middle of a huge surge!
The Trump administration has made it Crystal clear, the health of the American people does not matter!
When H5N1 mutates, we will never know!
1.1 million new covid-19 infections daily! We are in the middle of a huge surge!
The Trump administration has made it Crystal clear, the health of the American people does not matter!
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On today's broadcast at 12 noon ET, we're talking about Trump's return to office, all the EOs and whether they will stick, Trump's pardons of the 1/6 insurrectionists, Musk's salute, Cannon's refusal to disclose the second volume of the report, and way more.
youtube.com/live/7f0WmLP...
youtube.com/live/7f0WmLP...
The SH*TSHOW of Trump's First Day Back in Office | #ResistanceLive
YouTube video by #ResistanceLive
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January 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
On today's broadcast at 12 noon ET, we're talking about Trump's return to office, all the EOs and whether they will stick, Trump's pardons of the 1/6 insurrectionists, Musk's salute, Cannon's refusal to disclose the second volume of the report, and way more.
youtube.com/live/7f0WmLP...
youtube.com/live/7f0WmLP...
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47 minutes into the argument - Francisco isn't done. We've got two more advocates. It's already clear it's over for TikTok.
Just a mess.
Just a mess.
January 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
47 minutes into the argument - Francisco isn't done. We've got two more advocates. It's already clear it's over for TikTok.
Just a mess.
Just a mess.
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This cuts SNAP, Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, plus defunds climate remediation efforts and so much more.
Project 2025 has arrived.
Project 2025 has arrived.
Politico got a hold of a leaked list of GOP plans to cut federal spending on Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
January 10, 2025 at 10:52 PM
This cuts SNAP, Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, plus defunds climate remediation efforts and so much more.
Project 2025 has arrived.
Project 2025 has arrived.
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A bit of good news for a change 😊
The "Pizzagate" gunman who shot up a DC pizza restaurant in 2016 because he believed a fake story that there was a child abuse sex ring inside has been shot and killed by police
‘Pizzagate’ gunman fatally shot by police outside Charlotte in traffic stop
Kannapolis police said Edgar Maddison Welch pointed a gun at officers on Saturday, two of whom then fired at him.
www.charlotteobserver.com
January 9, 2025 at 11:08 PM
A bit of good news for a change 😊
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December 26, 2024 at 11:19 PM
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WestJet Christmas Miracle: Real-time Giving
YouTube video by WestJet
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December 19, 2024 at 2:33 AM
Please consider credibly posting your source of info with pertinent posts. I think there is implied etiquette with not burdening the reader to Goggle your post for legitimacy.
Imho, opinions are one thing, but "news' is worth of credibility.
Imho, opinions are one thing, but "news' is worth of credibility.
December 18, 2024 at 1:22 AM
Please consider credibly posting your source of info with pertinent posts. I think there is implied etiquette with not burdening the reader to Goggle your post for legitimacy.
Imho, opinions are one thing, but "news' is worth of credibility.
Imho, opinions are one thing, but "news' is worth of credibility.
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If I had to express my deep sense of dislocation about this political moment and the national mood, I’d put it this way: I feel like the murder of a healthcare CEO probably has wider support than *actual* single payer healthcare.
December 13, 2024 at 9:34 PM
If I had to express my deep sense of dislocation about this political moment and the national mood, I’d put it this way: I feel like the murder of a healthcare CEO probably has wider support than *actual* single payer healthcare.
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And people wonder why Bluesky is taking off while Threads is decaying.
December 12, 2024 at 12:44 PM
And people wonder why Bluesky is taking off while Threads is decaying.