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Shelley Krause 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
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Edutummler, Creampuff, Earper. Grateful to all who "learn out loud". Empowering purposeful networks. Pers. account. White settler, cis & queer. Daily haiku over at butwait.blogspot.com.
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Shelley Krause 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @butwait.bsky.social · Nov 8
I saw someone else's version of this list without alt text. Every community includes low vision, blind, and otherwise disabled folks who make extensive use of screen readers, so I've created a revised version that includes alt text.

Our fears are justified.

Alt text: bit.ly/theywilltry
(white non-seraphed text on a square black background, with list items in two columns (A link to GDoc with the text of the list - bit.ly/theywilltry - is added at the end of the list.) What we think Trump & Vance will try to do End programs that authorize immigrants' rights to live and work in the US Orchestrate a program of mass detention and deportation of immigrants End birthright citizenship Implement a national "backdoor ban' on abortion - without Congress - and jail health care providers Pack the Supreme Court with young MAGA extremists End climate protections and gut clean energy programs Discontinue any student debt payment relief Replace non-partisan government employees - career civil servants - with politically appointed Trump loyalists Pardon violent January 6 criminal insurrectionists Abolish the Department of Education Force state to report women's miscarriages and abortions to Trump's federal government Repeal protections for LGBTQ+ Americans Reinstate Trump's ban on transgender members of the military and discharge transgender service members Cut taxes for the ultra wealthy Increase taxes for middle-class families Implement and expand book bans Revive plans to drill for oil in Alaska End support for Ukraine Gut Medicare and Social Security Eliminate union and worker protections Reinstate and expand Trump's Muslim ban Withdraw from the Paris C;imate Agreement Withdraw from NATO End the independence of the Department of Justice and FBI Turn the Department of Justice and the FTI into enforcement arms of the White House Seek ways to demote or fire independent Fed chair Colin Powell Prioritize big pharma over people by discontinuing plans to permit Medicare to negotiate for lower prices Ban abortion medication Restrict access to contraception Replace climate advisors with fossil fuel lobbyists Reduce or remove regulations that support clean air and water Weaken environmental protections across the board alt-text: bit.ly/theywilltry
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Lynn Stahl @msbtterswrth.altgov.info · 1d
Hot off the presses! If you need a bigger size to print your stickers let me know!
The Portland frog as a founding father, surround by the words "give me ribberty or give me death"
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Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 6h
We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.

When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.
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Kim Weeden @weedenkim.bsky.social · 7h
Context: Kipnuk, a Yup'ik village near Bering Sea in SW Alaska, was hit with a massive storm and flooding last August, too. Last spring, it won a $20M grant for erosion control.

The GOP's Bugly Bill killed the grant program, which allocated 2.8B to communities hardest hit by climate change.
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ᒪᑰᓯ Mark Springer @markspringer.bsky.social · 8h
FB reports of major flood damage in Kipnuk - homes and store floating, people swimming.
Very high water in Quinhagak as well.
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 6h
It would be interesting for someone to run for US president on the platform of firing every one hired to work for ICE over the past 4 years. Firing all of them on day 1.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 1d
ONE WEEK FROM TODAY: Make your voices heard. Join us in a peaceful protest across our country against the most corrupt, deceitful & criminal Administration in U.S. History. We say NO KINGS, NO CROOKS, NO SPRAY-TAN CONMAN! 👎

Check for a location near you at: www.nokings.org

#BeThere 👍
No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
www.nokings.org
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Ordinary Notes @hystericalblkns.bsky.social · 1d
Some light. The garden in fall. Some respite.
Sunset. Pink clouds. Smokebush. Lilac. Wire. Sunset. Pink clouds. Smokebush. Lilac. Wire.
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Shelley Krause 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @butwait.bsky.social · 18h
Remember shame?
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Steve Yelvington @yelvington.com · 1d
MLK gravesite vandalized

www.wsbtv.com/news/local/a...
Eternal flame at Martin Luther King Jr.’s Atlanta burial site destroyed – WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta
Police say the man also urinated in the reflective pool.
www.wsbtv.com
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1d
www.chicagomag.com/news/chicago...
Chicago Is Organizing for All
Everyday Chicagoans are proving to be the first line of defense against the federal incursion into their city.
www.chicagomag.com
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Shelley Krause 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @butwait.bsky.social · 1d
Full marks. That uncle gig is a pretty good one... nice to see you rocking it.
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Shelley Krause 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @butwait.bsky.social · 1d
The only way out is through... keep going!
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 1d
At a time when so many people feel “really powerless, Michelle’s work is a reminder that it’s still possible to be powerful, and she’s done it through art.”

One woman’s quest to reclaim the ugly history of Black maternal health
One woman's quest to reclaim the ugly history of Black maternal health
Artist Michelle Browder's Mothers of Gynecology project is an act of resistance.
www.motherjones.com
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Shelley Krause 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @butwait.bsky.social · 1d
Love this for you!
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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 1d
I know not everyone is who they thought they would be under a fascist, authoritarian regime. That's okay. But it's time to do more than react and post about it. It's time to get organized—including mapping or creating lines of support and defense in your community.
Mapping Community Defense and Care in Our Neighborhoods
This worksheet can help us prepare for Trump's military interventions at the neighborhood level.
organizingmythoughts.org
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Shelley Krause 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @butwait.bsky.social · 1d
#goals
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 2d
Good news for transgender people at MIT.

Unlike some prestigious universities, MIT has defied the Trump administration and refused its attempt to pressure the university into banning transgender people from bathrooms.

The latest from reporter S. Baum.

Subscribe to support our journalism.
MIT Rejects Trump’s Bid to Institute Trans Bathroom, Athletics Ban
“A government that can reward colleges and universities for speech it favors today can punish them for speech it dislikes tomorrow.”
www.erininthemorning.com
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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 2d
BREAKING: Sens. DURBIN, DUCKWORTH were just denied entrance to the Broadview ICE Facility in Illinois, unable to conduct constitutional role of oversight.
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The Sick Times @thesicktimes.org · 2d
A group of 53 people with #LongCOVID joined a clinical trial for Vyvgart. For many of them, the treatment changed everything.

Then, without warning, Argenx canceled the trial.

Most of them have now relapsed.

They're calling on the NIH and HHS to study the drug: bit.ly/48l1Qp5
A photo Nicole Barrick, a woman in a pink KN95 mask, receives an infusion of Vyvgart. The text reads, "The Sick Times. Vyvgart brought us back to life, but the Long COVID trial was canceled. We are calling on the NIH and HHS to study the drug. By Clare Banaszewski, Nicole Barrick, Mike Bilik, Addie Davis, Mia Delli Gatti, Ellie Hayes, Roman White." "For those living with Long COVID, every ounce of hope is hard-won. This isn’t just about physical symptoms. It’s about the emotional toll of being given hope — and then having it taken away." - Vyvgart clinical trial participants Clare Banaszewski, Nicole Barrick, Mike Bilik, Addie Davis, Mia Delli Gatti, Ellie Hayes, Roman White
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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 4d
Tell someone who can spare it to fund this pleas it would make my October and let me freelance and finish research on moderation while I consider PHD apps

Pwease I’m cute and I’m right about everything
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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · Apr 10
Welp it’s gotten real real if you can please help. If you can’t it’s really hard out here so share

gofund.me/a5ee0064
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💥 @dynamoe.bsky.social · 2d
there. I spent $275 to have an ad here. So hire me, getting-married-fuckers

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 2d
Hello, will you become a member of my Patreon today?
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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 2d
It's been awhile since I've done a serious paid subscriber drive on here. I came into this year with 509 paid Patreon subscribers and set the ambitious goal of hitting 1000 by the end of this year. I'm a little behind pace on that now at 802. patreon.com/katelynburns
Katelyn Burns | Patreon
creating LGBTQ journalism
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Shelley Krause 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @butwait.bsky.social · 2d
Doesn't this sound great?
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We Need Diverse Books @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social · 2d
🛻 COVER REVEAL! 🛻 WNDB is excited to give you all a first look at the cover for WAYS PAPI SAYS I LOVE YOU by Delia Ruiz and Carlos Vélez Aguilera, a heartfelt picture book celebrating the father-daughter bond forthcoming from Charlesbridge on March 24th, 2026!

✨ bit.ly/WaysPapiSays
Graphic with a background image depicting a clear, bright blue sky over green rolling hills in the countryside. At the center of the graphic is the cover for the upcoming picture book “Ways Papi Says I Love You” written by Delia Ruiz and illustrated by Carlos Vélez Aguilera. The cover illustration depicts an old pick up truck sitting on a countryside road. Sitting on the edge of the truck bed is a young Mexican girl with her hair in two braids and wearing overalls. Next to her and leaning on the edge of the truck bed is a Mexican rancho wearing a broad straw hat, a long sleeve shirt, and jeans. At his feet there is a dog sitting, with its tongue hanging out of its mouth. At the top of the graphic is the release date: March 24th, 2026. At the bottom of the graphic is a tagline for the book that says, “A heartfelt celebration of the father-daughter bond.” Graphic with a background image depicting a clear, bright blue sky over green rolling hills in the countryside. The graphic contains a book summary, which reads in part: “How many ways can Papi say I love you without saying the words? Through actions big and small, his love shines during their road trip. A heartfelt celebration of the father-daughter bond—ideal for fans of My Papi Has a Motorcycle. When Papi, who is always busy working at el rancho, asks Maricruz to jump in the truck with him to go get groceries for Mami, she grabs the list and sprints! Inspired by the author’s own truck rides with her father through a ranch in Mexico, Ways Papi Says I Love You connects the love languages between a father and daughter and shows the many ways love can be expressed and received. Written and illustrated by a Latine duo, Ways Papi Says I Love You is available in English and in Spanish.”
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 2d
None of us can do everything but each of us can do SOMETHING.
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ACLU of Washington @acluwa.bsky.social · 3d
Losing access to a library can be just as damaging as outright censorship🧵
Navy blue background with a quote from ACLU-WA's Integrated Advocacy Director, Vanessa Torres Hernandez: "Libraries are a critical institution for the health of a democratic society. They must be protected. Federal efforts to defund and dismantle the Washington State Library, amidst a significant state budget shortfall, have resulted in its closure to the public. threatening access to knowledge and educational materials for many who rely on its services."
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 3d
Link to Propublica's reporting ↘️
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
Scientists Completed a Toxicity Report on This Forever Chemical. The EPA Hasn’t Released It.
Agency scientists found that PFNA could cause developmental, liver and reproductive harms. Their final report was ready in mid-April, according to an internal document reviewed by ProPublica, but the ...
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