Snickster (she/hers)
@snickster.bsky.social
💙Democracy 🇺🇸 (the real kind) home movies📽️, history, moving image archives🎥, family history & genealogy🌳, puzzles🧩 Harris/Walz voter💙 Mom, Animal lover 💙 Los Angeles dweller 🇺🇸🌴 + part-time NZ 🇳🇿 Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma survivor - woo-hoo!
Great, handy that this happened at same time as our NZ Perm Residency paperwork. World just keeps getting better and better (sarcastic). American and returning to USA for immediate future. We will fight to undo the damage and, then begin (again) to try to improve it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/w...
Chinese Navy Drills in Tasman Sea Unnerve Australia and New Zealand (Gift Article)
The vessels were sailing in the Tasman Sea, and their announced intent to perform exercises prompted a call for commercial flights to divert course.
www.nytimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Great, handy that this happened at same time as our NZ Perm Residency paperwork. World just keeps getting better and better (sarcastic). American and returning to USA for immediate future. We will fight to undo the damage and, then begin (again) to try to improve it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/w...
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PSA: Are you age 50 or older? In late 2024, CDC came out with new recommendation that adults as young as age 50 get the pneumococcal vaccine (it used to be recommended for age 65+).
This is NOT an annual vaccine. Get it once! Of course, check with your doctor, etc.
www.nytimes.com/2024/10/25/w...
This is NOT an annual vaccine. Get it once! Of course, check with your doctor, etc.
www.nytimes.com/2024/10/25/w...
C.D.C. Lowers Age to Get Vaccine Against Pneumonia (Gift Article)
Adults 50 and older can now get the shot, as rates of the illness climb.
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2024 at 8:33 PM
PSA: Are you age 50 or older? In late 2024, CDC came out with new recommendation that adults as young as age 50 get the pneumococcal vaccine (it used to be recommended for age 65+).
This is NOT an annual vaccine. Get it once! Of course, check with your doctor, etc.
www.nytimes.com/2024/10/25/w...
This is NOT an annual vaccine. Get it once! Of course, check with your doctor, etc.
www.nytimes.com/2024/10/25/w...
November 15, 2024 at 7:12 PM
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As tempting as it is to flee the US to Aotearoa / NZ or Portugal or Canada or wherever, you can't completely escape Trump's chaos with global security & global economy. However, Aotearoa is gorgeous, the people are kind, and hopefully it will not follow MAGA lead.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
6500% increase: NZ immigration site swamped following Donald Trump's victory
Trump exodus: Americans have registered their interest in moving to NZ in their thousands.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 14, 2024 at 6:43 PM
As tempting as it is to flee the US to Aotearoa / NZ or Portugal or Canada or wherever, you can't completely escape Trump's chaos with global security & global economy. However, Aotearoa is gorgeous, the people are kind, and hopefully it will not follow MAGA lead.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
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And they’re going to turn it into an “everytown for gun safety” website.
This might be the most brilliant troll job in history.
This might be the most brilliant troll job in history.
The Onion bought Infowars at auction?!
🤣🤣🤣🤣
I needed this news today.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
I needed this news today.
November 14, 2024 at 2:26 PM
And they’re going to turn it into an “everytown for gun safety” website.
This might be the most brilliant troll job in history.
This might be the most brilliant troll job in history.
I forgot I ordered this from #TheNation before the election. It arrived today to rub salt in the wounds. 😢 At least it is only 500 pieces. Ugh. But hey, I know we can come back from this. Let me just bury myself in a painful jigsaw puzzle for a minute.
November 15, 2024 at 2:11 AM
I forgot I ordered this from #TheNation before the election. It arrived today to rub salt in the wounds. 😢 At least it is only 500 pieces. Ugh. But hey, I know we can come back from this. Let me just bury myself in a painful jigsaw puzzle for a minute.
As tempting as it is to flee the US to Aotearoa / NZ or Portugal or Canada or wherever, you can't completely escape Trump's chaos with global security & global economy. However, Aotearoa is gorgeous, the people are kind, and hopefully it will not follow MAGA lead.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
6500% increase: NZ immigration site swamped following Donald Trump's victory
Trump exodus: Americans have registered their interest in moving to NZ in their thousands.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 14, 2024 at 6:43 PM
As tempting as it is to flee the US to Aotearoa / NZ or Portugal or Canada or wherever, you can't completely escape Trump's chaos with global security & global economy. However, Aotearoa is gorgeous, the people are kind, and hopefully it will not follow MAGA lead.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
More about mois: Anti-facist 💪 anti-racist feminist 💗 pro-union 💙💙💙 for 60 yrs Married 25 yrs. 2 kids in 20's. Cats: Chookie & Sable 🐈⬛ #Resistor #CancerSurvivor #Genealogy #MovingImages #History LOVE #Libraries #Archives #Museums & the people who work there! Reside in #LosAngeles and #Aotearoa 🇳🇿
November 13, 2024 at 11:22 PM
More about mois: Anti-facist 💪 anti-racist feminist 💗 pro-union 💙💙💙 for 60 yrs Married 25 yrs. 2 kids in 20's. Cats: Chookie & Sable 🐈⬛ #Resistor #CancerSurvivor #Genealogy #MovingImages #History LOVE #Libraries #Archives #Museums & the people who work there! Reside in #LosAngeles and #Aotearoa 🇳🇿
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Are there any #genealogy or #familyhistory or #DNA or #ancestry folks on here who are anti-facist liberal #blue 💙 whether American or not? Most who post about family history or genealogy don't seem to mix politics with a love of genealogy. Just wondering who else out there shares my 2 interests?
November 11, 2024 at 1:41 AM
Are there any #genealogy or #familyhistory or #DNA or #ancestry folks on here who are anti-facist liberal #blue 💙 whether American or not? Most who post about family history or genealogy don't seem to mix politics with a love of genealogy. Just wondering who else out there shares my 2 interests?
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This is an important thing to remember.
The harm won’t be evenly distributed. Mostly things will go on as usual, unless (and until) you’re a target.
We can see this here in Aotearoa. The govt is diligently stripping rights and protections from Māori, from the disabled, from beneficiaries.
The harm won’t be evenly distributed. Mostly things will go on as usual, unless (and until) you’re a target.
We can see this here in Aotearoa. The govt is diligently stripping rights and protections from Māori, from the disabled, from beneficiaries.
November 10, 2024 at 3:43 AM
This is an important thing to remember.
The harm won’t be evenly distributed. Mostly things will go on as usual, unless (and until) you’re a target.
We can see this here in Aotearoa. The govt is diligently stripping rights and protections from Māori, from the disabled, from beneficiaries.
The harm won’t be evenly distributed. Mostly things will go on as usual, unless (and until) you’re a target.
We can see this here in Aotearoa. The govt is diligently stripping rights and protections from Māori, from the disabled, from beneficiaries.
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I rarely bring it up anymore (IDK why, it feels weird to promote??) but feels sadly/newly relevant again: If you're thinking about running for office, I wrote a book for you. www.simonandschuster.com/books/Run-fo...
Run for Something
The must-have guide for young progressives looking to run for local office, complete with contributions from elected officials and political operat...
www.simonandschuster.com
November 12, 2024 at 2:43 PM
I rarely bring it up anymore (IDK why, it feels weird to promote??) but feels sadly/newly relevant again: If you're thinking about running for office, I wrote a book for you. www.simonandschuster.com/books/Run-fo...
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One piece of early Twitter etiquette that would be a good addition to the culture here is the use of “h/t” acknowledgements.
H/t means “hat tip” and is a way of giving credit to the account where you first saw the content you’re promoting.
It’s a great network building tool and feels good as well.
H/t means “hat tip” and is a way of giving credit to the account where you first saw the content you’re promoting.
It’s a great network building tool and feels good as well.
November 12, 2024 at 4:10 PM
One piece of early Twitter etiquette that would be a good addition to the culture here is the use of “h/t” acknowledgements.
H/t means “hat tip” and is a way of giving credit to the account where you first saw the content you’re promoting.
It’s a great network building tool and feels good as well.
H/t means “hat tip” and is a way of giving credit to the account where you first saw the content you’re promoting.
It’s a great network building tool and feels good as well.
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It’s really pretty cool that one thing you can do to support people you like is ask your local library to get their book because it doesn’t cost you anything, it helps them, and the librarian gets to know someone actually wants to read a book and not just use the computer for Roblox
November 12, 2024 at 4:32 PM
It’s really pretty cool that one thing you can do to support people you like is ask your local library to get their book because it doesn’t cost you anything, it helps them, and the librarian gets to know someone actually wants to read a book and not just use the computer for Roblox
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I know everyone says this, but the amount of STUFF libraries have available digitally is just breathtaking. My library system here in Baton Rouge has thousands of Udemy courses available. And they're free! They're so free.
Libraries are cool. Librarians are cool. Support your libraries.
Libraries are cool. Librarians are cool. Support your libraries.
November 12, 2024 at 2:10 AM
I know everyone says this, but the amount of STUFF libraries have available digitally is just breathtaking. My library system here in Baton Rouge has thousands of Udemy courses available. And they're free! They're so free.
Libraries are cool. Librarians are cool. Support your libraries.
Libraries are cool. Librarians are cool. Support your libraries.
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for anyone trying to extricate yourself from the clutches of Amazon: bookstores make more than a third of their money between now & New Year’s, & most bookstores ship nationwide 💌
November 11, 2024 at 10:10 PM
for anyone trying to extricate yourself from the clutches of Amazon: bookstores make more than a third of their money between now & New Year’s, & most bookstores ship nationwide 💌
I'm terribly awkward at online interactions (you'd love me in person) but I'm learning. One thing I do think I can help with is draw attention to Diane Ravitch's arrival. She had 144K on loser site. See below & repost! Put her on a starter kit! #resist #blue #education
@dianeravitch.bsky.social
@dianeravitch.bsky.social
November 12, 2024 at 2:11 AM
I'm terribly awkward at online interactions (you'd love me in person) but I'm learning. One thing I do think I can help with is draw attention to Diane Ravitch's arrival. She had 144K on loser site. See below & repost! Put her on a starter kit! #resist #blue #education
@dianeravitch.bsky.social
@dianeravitch.bsky.social
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I just joined BlueSky, leaving Twitter. I waited so long because I have 144k followers there. 0 here. I write about education and democracy. I got tired of being slammed on Twitter by Nazis. Thanks for following.
November 11, 2024 at 3:40 AM
I just joined BlueSky, leaving Twitter. I waited so long because I have 144k followers there. 0 here. I write about education and democracy. I got tired of being slammed on Twitter by Nazis. Thanks for following.
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Such a good piece.
Read it.
Make time to sit with it.
And then keep planning.
Read it.
Make time to sit with it.
And then keep planning.
November 10, 2024 at 6:50 PM
Such a good piece.
Read it.
Make time to sit with it.
And then keep planning.
Read it.
Make time to sit with it.
And then keep planning.
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Hey new users— we’ve been trying to build a strong culture of expecting alt text. Take it from me, because I’ve heard from them: there are blind people on this app and they appreciate being included. You can also turn on a setting that prevents you from posting images without it, if you forget
November 11, 2024 at 4:20 AM
Hey new users— we’ve been trying to build a strong culture of expecting alt text. Take it from me, because I’ve heard from them: there are blind people on this app and they appreciate being included. You can also turn on a setting that prevents you from posting images without it, if you forget
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This is a photograph of my great uncle, Jim Ida, in 1942. The photograph was taken by Dorothea Lange as part of her documentation of the Japanese American incarceration. He is sitting with his family’s bags, waiting to be taken to an internment camp. (Tanforan, I believe.) He was 17.
November 10, 2024 at 10:16 PM
This is a photograph of my great uncle, Jim Ida, in 1942. The photograph was taken by Dorothea Lange as part of her documentation of the Japanese American incarceration. He is sitting with his family’s bags, waiting to be taken to an internment camp. (Tanforan, I believe.) He was 17.
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CALL TO ACTIVISM is still catching up on our follow backs.
To make it easier can you repost this, follow us and drop a 💙 in the comments?
We’ll follow everyone who does!
To make it easier can you repost this, follow us and drop a 💙 in the comments?
We’ll follow everyone who does!
November 10, 2024 at 10:06 PM
CALL TO ACTIVISM is still catching up on our follow backs.
To make it easier can you repost this, follow us and drop a 💙 in the comments?
We’ll follow everyone who does!
To make it easier can you repost this, follow us and drop a 💙 in the comments?
We’ll follow everyone who does!
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Folks: we hate doing these posts, but now is the time to rebuild our pro-democracy community right here on BlueSky. No more leaving our future in the hands of Elon Musk. If you are able, please follow, repost this, and let your followers know we are here. Let's do this!
November 10, 2024 at 9:17 PM
Folks: we hate doing these posts, but now is the time to rebuild our pro-democracy community right here on BlueSky. No more leaving our future in the hands of Elon Musk. If you are able, please follow, repost this, and let your followers know we are here. Let's do this!
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Going to reiterate that everyone on this website should run for something. Tree warden, Senator, horse catcher, whatever. The Democratic Party is currently screaming at each other about precisely how much more racist and transphobic they should get. Sneak past them, primary an old guy, take control.
November 10, 2024 at 3:27 AM
Going to reiterate that everyone on this website should run for something. Tree warden, Senator, horse catcher, whatever. The Democratic Party is currently screaming at each other about precisely how much more racist and transphobic they should get. Sneak past them, primary an old guy, take control.
Why did I just realize that all 4 of my grandparents were born in the 1800's? My kids say in reply, "You're soo old Mom." Well, I'm not that old. One set lived till ages 99 and 101, although that's pretty irrelevant. And my mom got married and had kids later than the norm for her demo at the time.
November 10, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Why did I just realize that all 4 of my grandparents were born in the 1800's? My kids say in reply, "You're soo old Mom." Well, I'm not that old. One set lived till ages 99 and 101, although that's pretty irrelevant. And my mom got married and had kids later than the norm for her demo at the time.