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Cyndi Lavin

@cyndilavin.bsky.social

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Director of Stone Soup Kitchen: Potluck ° Pantry ° Community Artist, lover of all things chocolate, social justice advocate + ally. Equality hurts no one and helps all ❤️ 🚫No DMs unless I know you! 🚫Not interested in a new boyfriend or girlfriend

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Cyndi Lavin @cyndilavin.bsky.social · Jan 9

I am a privileged person. I pledge to use that fact to fight for others who are not.

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Cyndi Lavin @cyndilavin.bsky.social · 7h

Remember this on Saturday

Cyndi Lavin @cyndilavin.bsky.social · 7h

Yup

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Cyndi Lavin @cyndilavin.bsky.social · 7h

Portland, oh Portland...woe is me! 😊

Cyndi Lavin @cyndilavin.bsky.social · 2d

I know that Antifa isn't an organized group, because they've never sent me a request for donations

Cyndi Lavin @cyndilavin.bsky.social · 2d

This speaks for itself

Cyndi Lavin @cyndilavin.bsky.social · 2d

Whether or not you choose to swear in a House member who has been duly elected

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Cyndi Lavin @cyndilavin.bsky.social · 3d

Seems pretty clear what the priority is

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Cyndi Lavin @cyndilavin.bsky.social · 6d

Here's how you can tell he doesn't care:

Cyndi Lavin @cyndilavin.bsky.social · 6d

Mikey doesn't care.
He is a Christian Nationalist who wants to burn it all down and have the church (his church, of course) run the nation.
They are perfectly willing to use a felon to accomplish that.

Cyndi Lavin @cyndilavin.bsky.social · 7d

But our anger, our outrage, our righteous indignation must remain focused on the perversion of policies and traditions meant for good into laws and practices that do harm and evil. Not on particular groups or personalities, but on unjust policies and practices." pg 165

Cyndi Lavin @cyndilavin.bsky.social · 7d

We must be angered by the mistreatment of any of God's children. When we see people hurt and excluded in the name of God. we should be angry.... (more)

Cyndi Lavin @cyndilavin.bsky.social · 7d

The politics of Jesus, Obery M Hendricks, Jr 2006

... we must endeavor to love everyone, but we must also take sides. We cannot be against injustice if we do not take the side of Justice. (more)

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774K views · 31K reactions | Rep. Stansbury highlighted serious concerns about a case involving 40 minors who provided sworn statements to the FBI, alleging they were raped, abused, and trafficked. De...

Rep. Stansbury highlighted serious concerns about a case involving 40 minors who provided sworn statements to the FBI, alleging they were raped, abused, and trafficked. Despite an 82-page memo and a.....

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Cyndi Lavin @cyndilavin.bsky.social · 8d

If you're whyte in the USA, you're privileged. Being privileged is not a bad thing: use it for the good of others!

Cyndi Lavin @cyndilavin.bsky.social · 8d

Set the boundaries that you need for your own mental health, whether it's boundaries on news consumption, toxic people, or the work you choose to do <3

Cyndi Lavin @cyndilavin.bsky.social · 9d

It's performative and has nothing to do with our safety or with getting rid of "criminal illegals." Round 'em up first, terrorize them, trash their apartments for no reason, and sort 'em out later.

Cyndi Lavin @cyndilavin.bsky.social · 9d

Especially when they go to a raid with a full professional camera crew and lights... Many of my Republican friends are horrified by this too. 😥

How do the agents live with themselves?