GeralynA
@geralya.bsky.social
Writer, parrot-owner, illustrator, cook, daydreamer #news #environment, #humanrights, #freepalestine,
The world needs more Jane Goodalls
October 2, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The world needs more Jane Goodalls
The Nineteenth Amendment
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The Nineteenth Amendment
Yesterday, I intended to write about the Nineteenth Amendment prohibiting states from denying women the right to vote because today is the anniversary of the amendment’s certification in 1920.
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August 27, 2025 at 4:48 AM
The Nineteenth Amendment
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So perfect, I had to share
August 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
So perfect, I had to share
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025.... Can this really be not the worst thing I read in the news? Sadly , yes. #pbs #nokings. #republicanssuck. Etc
Corporation for Public Broadcasting to close after US funding cut
Closure of public broadcasting group follows House Republicans’ decision to strip $1.1bn in funding over two years
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August 2, 2025 at 8:07 AM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025.... Can this really be not the worst thing I read in the news? Sadly , yes. #pbs #nokings. #republicanssuck. Etc
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There’s renewable energy ads and there’s mother**cking wind farm ads. This, blissfully, is the latter.
July 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
There’s renewable energy ads and there’s mother**cking wind farm ads. This, blissfully, is the latter.
“Do not get lost in a sea of despair,” Lewis tweeted a year before his death. “Do not become bitter or hostile. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble. We will find a way to make a way out of no way.” Rep. John Lewis
July 18, 2025 at 5:26 AM
“Do not get lost in a sea of despair,” Lewis tweeted a year before his death. “Do not become bitter or hostile. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble. We will find a way to make a way out of no way.” Rep. John Lewis
Distraction from the ongoing genocide with the ‘legitimate hunt for the bad guys’ who are the real bad guys here? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Israeli forces kill 11 Palestinians awaiting food trucks, say Gaza officials
IDF ‘looking into’ incident in central Gaza, as over a hundred die in recent days near or along routes to distribution sites
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June 19, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Distraction from the ongoing genocide with the ‘legitimate hunt for the bad guys’ who are the real bad guys here? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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This one is important. Share it widely. "Contrary to conventional wisdom, the size and scale of anti-Trump protests this year have dwarfed those in 2017, and they have been extraordinarily peaceful." wagingnonviolence.org/2025/06/amer...
American Spring? How nonviolent protest in the US is accelerating
Contrary to conventional wisdom, anti-Trump protests this year have dwarfed 2017 in size, and they have been extraordinarily peaceful.
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June 13, 2025 at 9:16 AM
This one is important. Share it widely. "Contrary to conventional wisdom, the size and scale of anti-Trump protests this year have dwarfed those in 2017, and they have been extraordinarily peaceful." wagingnonviolence.org/2025/06/amer...
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Fun fact: in the 1960s, Civil Rights protestors were given literal classes on nonviolent protest; they didn't all just spontaneously know what to do.
So, if you're planning on showing up, this weekend: read this comic. And if you're staying home, signal-boost it/link it around.
So, if you're planning on showing up, this weekend: read this comic. And if you're staying home, signal-boost it/link it around.
I did my best to compile as many protest safety notes as possible into a one page foldout zine! Coincidentally…it seems the file has breached containment…like it’s available for anyone to print or hand out 👀⚖️
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toonyart.com/s/PSZine.pdf
June 13, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Fun fact: in the 1960s, Civil Rights protestors were given literal classes on nonviolent protest; they didn't all just spontaneously know what to do.
So, if you're planning on showing up, this weekend: read this comic. And if you're staying home, signal-boost it/link it around.
So, if you're planning on showing up, this weekend: read this comic. And if you're staying home, signal-boost it/link it around.
www.bbc.com/news/article... inappropriate??? It’s a press conference bitch, you’re supposed to ask questions. Seriously, a police state. 1984
Sen Alex Padilla dragged out of Noem immigration briefing in LA
California senator Alex Padilla was pushed out of the news conference by authorities after he interrupted Noem.
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June 13, 2025 at 6:08 PM
www.bbc.com/news/article... inappropriate??? It’s a press conference bitch, you’re supposed to ask questions. Seriously, a police state. 1984
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Interesting how an aggressor can keep claiming to be a victim and the world just stands by
Interesting how an aggressor can keep claiming to be a victim and the world just stands by
Israel launches fresh wave of strikes on Iran after hitting nuclear and military sites overnight - live updates
Iranian state media report more explosions, with blasts heard in Tehran, as Israel says its air force is hitting military targets.
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June 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Interesting how an aggressor can keep claiming to be a victim and the world just stands by
Interesting how an aggressor can keep claiming to be a victim and the world just stands by
Four people killed after starving Palestinians burst into UN food warehouse in Gaza. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Other countries must take action. Real action. The world must, needs to respond powerfully. This must stop.
Other countries must take action. Real action. The world must, needs to respond powerfully. This must stop.
Four people killed after starving Palestinians burst into UN food warehouse in Gaza
Deaths from crushing and gunshot wounds come a day after Israeli forces opened fire at a food distribution point
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May 29, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Four people killed after starving Palestinians burst into UN food warehouse in Gaza. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Other countries must take action. Real action. The world must, needs to respond powerfully. This must stop.
Other countries must take action. Real action. The world must, needs to respond powerfully. This must stop.
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The Most Dangerous Animal in the World was a 1963 exhibit at the Bronx Zoo in the Bronx, a borough of New York City. It featured a mirror and text describing the dangers humans pose to life on earth. In 1968 the exhibit was duplicated at Brookfield Zoo in Chicago.
May 14, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The Most Dangerous Animal in the World was a 1963 exhibit at the Bronx Zoo in the Bronx, a borough of New York City. It featured a mirror and text describing the dangers humans pose to life on earth. In 1968 the exhibit was duplicated at Brookfield Zoo in Chicago.
My next great read. Just arrived by sister-delivery service!! So excited @laminda.bsky.social
April 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
My next great read. Just arrived by sister-delivery service!! So excited @laminda.bsky.social
No argument, no history, can justify this evil. So much can’t even begin to list the atrocities. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Despair in Gaza as Israeli aid blockade creates crisis ‘unmatched in severity’
Palestinians pushed into new misery as supplies of food, fuel and medicine run out in seven-week siege
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April 20, 2025 at 9:02 AM
No argument, no history, can justify this evil. So much can’t even begin to list the atrocities. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
So excited. Can’t wait to read the fascinating stories by amazing writer, Mindy Weisberger!!!!!
TOMORROW! Rise of the Zombie Bugs will burst into the world
like a zombifying wasp larva from inside a caterpillar 🐛
...or a fungal stalk from the body of an ant 🐜
...or fly larvae from a bee 🐝
Preorder below, at @bookshop.org or from your local bookstore, or request it from your library! 🧪📚
like a zombifying wasp larva from inside a caterpillar 🐛
...or a fungal stalk from the body of an ant 🐜
...or fly larvae from a bee 🐝
Preorder below, at @bookshop.org or from your local bookstore, or request it from your library! 🧪📚
Rise of the Zombie Bugs
The Surprising Science of Parasitic Mind-Control
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April 15, 2025 at 6:44 AM
So excited. Can’t wait to read the fascinating stories by amazing writer, Mindy Weisberger!!!!!
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Starting off a new week, and the emotional support team has arrived, for those moments that you need them 🖤
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April 14, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Starting off a new week, and the emotional support team has arrived, for those moments that you need them 🖤
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“The Trump administration has purged certain books from U.S. Naval Academy’s library: “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou is gone, while “Mein Kampf” remains”
We know where this is going. Actually already there
We know where this is going. Actually already there
April 12, 2025 at 10:44 AM
“The Trump administration has purged certain books from U.S. Naval Academy’s library: “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou is gone, while “Mein Kampf” remains”
We know where this is going. Actually already there
We know where this is going. Actually already there
#ripValKilmer “I have behaved poorly. I have behaved bravely. I have behaved bizarrely to some. I deny none of this and have no regrets because I have lost and found parts of myself that I never knew existed,” Kilmer said in Val, the 2021 documentary about his life and career. “And I am blessed.”
April 2, 2025 at 7:53 AM
#ripValKilmer “I have behaved poorly. I have behaved bravely. I have behaved bizarrely to some. I deny none of this and have no regrets because I have lost and found parts of myself that I never knew existed,” Kilmer said in Val, the 2021 documentary about his life and career. “And I am blessed.”
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Cory Booker, from NJ, taking action. Fighting for democracy. Proud to be from NJ. Keep fighting for our country. @corybooker.com #savedemocracy #freedomofspeech
Cory Booker, from NJ, taking action. Fighting for democracy. Proud to be from NJ. Keep fighting for our country. @corybooker.com #savedemocracy #freedomofspeech
April 1, 2025
Today Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) made history.
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April 2, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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Cory Booker, from NJ, taking action. Fighting for democracy. Proud to be from NJ. Keep fighting for our country. @corybooker.com #savedemocracy #freedomofspeech
Cory Booker, from NJ, taking action. Fighting for democracy. Proud to be from NJ. Keep fighting for our country. @corybooker.com #savedemocracy #freedomofspeech
@corybooker.com thank you. Thank you for stepping up. I was losing faith in our party and NJ.
April 1, 2025 at 10:20 PM
@corybooker.com thank you. Thank you for stepping up. I was losing faith in our party and NJ.