Nola Taylor Tillman
@astrowriter.bsky.social
Freelance science journalist with a focus on space & astronomy. Mental health expert - as in, I deal with it every day, not that I have a degree. Love to learn. www.astrowriter.com
Formerly Nola T Redd
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Formerly Nola T Redd
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Okay, let's start a thread for nonviolent #civildisobedience
Please post your ideas to make things uncomfortable. Please share so that others can make use of them.
Remember that laws vary by states, so check your laws, I'm not a lawyer, etc.
Please post your ideas to make things uncomfortable. Please share so that others can make use of them.
Remember that laws vary by states, so check your laws, I'm not a lawyer, etc.
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Hey North Carolina!
This is one of our Courage Candidates, @kyahcreekmore.bsky.social who is running in NC-05. Give him a follow!
You’re never too young to make a difference
This is one of our Courage Candidates, @kyahcreekmore.bsky.social who is running in NC-05. Give him a follow!
You’re never too young to make a difference
November 22, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Hey North Carolina!
This is one of our Courage Candidates, @kyahcreekmore.bsky.social who is running in NC-05. Give him a follow!
You’re never too young to make a difference
This is one of our Courage Candidates, @kyahcreekmore.bsky.social who is running in NC-05. Give him a follow!
You’re never too young to make a difference
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No, he isn’t. There is literally no legal means by which he can do this. It’s not presidential power. TPS by law cannot be terminated early, and Somali TPS is not set to expire until March 17, 2026.
Trump says he’s ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somali refugees in Minnesota “immediately.”
November 22, 2025 at 1:50 AM
No, he isn’t. There is literally no legal means by which he can do this. It’s not presidential power. TPS by law cannot be terminated early, and Somali TPS is not set to expire until March 17, 2026.
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BREAKING: Federal judge rejects DOJ's effort to subpoena the names and medical records of children who have received gender-affirming medical care from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
BREAKING: Federal judge rejects DOJ's effort to subpoena the names and medical records of children who have received gender-affirming medical care from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Last weekend, my youngest was part of the crew for their high school production of Hadestown. And it once again got me thinking about how long people have been trading freedom for 'security' - and how that security is so often a lie.
Keep your head low
This article has some light spoilers for the show Hadestown. But as they note, 'it's an old song', a story based on an ancient myth, one you probably studied and maybe forgot back in high school.
astrowriterntt.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Last weekend, my youngest was part of the crew for their high school production of Hadestown. And it once again got me thinking about how long people have been trading freedom for 'security' - and how that security is so often a lie.
Me in the euphoria post-election, settling down to work:
Stars are blah blah. "As these bright dreams encounter one another..."
Yes, it will likely be a darling cut, but I'm leaving it in for now.
Stars are blah blah. "As these bright dreams encounter one another..."
Yes, it will likely be a darling cut, but I'm leaving it in for now.
November 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Me in the euphoria post-election, settling down to work:
Stars are blah blah. "As these bright dreams encounter one another..."
Yes, it will likely be a darling cut, but I'm leaving it in for now.
Stars are blah blah. "As these bright dreams encounter one another..."
Yes, it will likely be a darling cut, but I'm leaving it in for now.
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Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.
Sometimes, offline, I feel like my house is the only piece of sanity in a surreal reality.
This election wasn't just about voice and power. It was about hope.
The last 12 months have caused me to lose hope, over and over. Once again, that hope has returned.
open.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Sometimes, offline, I feel like my house is the only piece of sanity in a surreal reality.
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It's not in this article but the government asserts that the sandwich was thrown at "point blank range", which implies subway sandwiches have defined effective weapon ranges of varying lethality, and I would like to see the government's chart of these ranges.
Trial Begins for Man Accused of Lobbing a Sandwich at a Federal Agent www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
Trial Begins for Man Accused of Lobbing a Sandwich at a Federal Agent
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM
It's not in this article but the government asserts that the sandwich was thrown at "point blank range", which implies subway sandwiches have defined effective weapon ranges of varying lethality, and I would like to see the government's chart of these ranges.
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Sometimes I wonder if giving up a steady paycheck was the right call and sometimes I don't.
Another abominable editorial from the Wash Post
November 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Sometimes I wonder if giving up a steady paycheck was the right call and sometimes I don't.
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Watch my supercut of things Mike Johnson doesn’t know. You can see the whole show here: www.youtube.com/live/Ams4OLn...
October 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Watch my supercut of things Mike Johnson doesn’t know. You can see the whole show here: www.youtube.com/live/Ams4OLn...
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it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
November 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
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This is mutual aid, not charity, a community response to hunger & instability when gov safety nets fail. Right now, as 42 million Americans who rely on SNAP food assistance face uncertainty during the gov shutdown, understanding the difference between charity and mutual aid is incredibly important.
The Buckets We Fill When Government Fails: Mutual Aid and Food Insecurity in America
As government aid falters and SNAP benefits face cuts, Americans are turning to neighborhood mutual aid networks. People are organizing food drives and community care to fight hunger and restore digni...
open.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:54 PM
This is mutual aid, not charity, a community response to hunger & instability when gov safety nets fail. Right now, as 42 million Americans who rely on SNAP food assistance face uncertainty during the gov shutdown, understanding the difference between charity and mutual aid is incredibly important.
Love this so much.
As a Georgia resident, after reading One Person, One Vote, (by Carol Anderson), I cried.
Push back, California. Push back, USA.
As a Georgia resident, after reading One Person, One Vote, (by Carol Anderson), I cried.
Push back, California. Push back, USA.
The closing ad for Proposition 50. The future of our democracy could depend on this passing on Tuesday.
Yes On Prop 50: You Have The Power
YouTube video by Yes on 50
youtube.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Love this so much.
As a Georgia resident, after reading One Person, One Vote, (by Carol Anderson), I cried.
Push back, California. Push back, USA.
As a Georgia resident, after reading One Person, One Vote, (by Carol Anderson), I cried.
Push back, California. Push back, USA.
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New in PN: The triumph of bullshit
"We’re a long way from 'covfefe' and tumescent hurricanes Sharpied on a weather map. This is an era of lies as policy, where government priorities are based on right-wing conspiracy theories and fear-mongering."
"We’re a long way from 'covfefe' and tumescent hurricanes Sharpied on a weather map. This is an era of lies as policy, where government priorities are based on right-wing conspiracy theories and fear-mongering."
The triumph of bullshit
Internet conspiracy theories are now official government policy.
www.publicnotice.co
October 29, 2025 at 12:37 PM
New in PN: The triumph of bullshit
"We’re a long way from 'covfefe' and tumescent hurricanes Sharpied on a weather map. This is an era of lies as policy, where government priorities are based on right-wing conspiracy theories and fear-mongering."
"We’re a long way from 'covfefe' and tumescent hurricanes Sharpied on a weather map. This is an era of lies as policy, where government priorities are based on right-wing conspiracy theories and fear-mongering."
So I just stumbled onto what may be the most awesome soap ad ever. I am now struggling with my basic, uh, thriftiness, combined with my desire to support these guys!
@mycluckhut.bsky.social
@mycluckhut.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
So I just stumbled onto what may be the most awesome soap ad ever. I am now struggling with my basic, uh, thriftiness, combined with my desire to support these guys!
@mycluckhut.bsky.social
@mycluckhut.bsky.social
Watch out, New York, you don't want to become Georgia
signed, Georgia resident
signed, Georgia resident
oh just straight up gutter racism!
So here's Andrew Cuomo reacting to Maria Bartiromo wondering if Mamdani will "change the look of New York" and have Muslim women "completely covered up," telling her that Mamdani "doesn't understand New York culture" because he has "dual citizenship" and "he's a citizen of Uganda."
October 29, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Watch out, New York, you don't want to become Georgia
signed, Georgia resident
signed, Georgia resident
Calling a non-relative an aunt is a scandal
But accepting bribes, flying on the Lolita express, and sexually assaulting women and children is "just the cost of doing business."
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But accepting bribes, flying on the Lolita express, and sexually assaulting women and children is "just the cost of doing business."
...
October 29, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Calling a non-relative an aunt is a scandal
But accepting bribes, flying on the Lolita express, and sexually assaulting women and children is "just the cost of doing business."
...
But accepting bribes, flying on the Lolita express, and sexually assaulting women and children is "just the cost of doing business."
...
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During non-midterm years, the House usually takes votes in October. They did even during the shutdown in 2013. But there have been no votes this year since the Friday before Grijalva became the 218th Epstein vote.
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October 28, 2025 at 3:01 AM
During non-midterm years, the House usually takes votes in October. They did even during the shutdown in 2013. But there have been no votes this year since the Friday before Grijalva became the 218th Epstein vote.
www.pbump.net/o/remember-t...
www.pbump.net/o/remember-t...
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A lot of Americans would love to talk about kitchen table issues, unfortunately the kitchen table is being used to barricade the front door because ICE is trying to illegally enter private property to arrest and detain them.
October 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
A lot of Americans would love to talk about kitchen table issues, unfortunately the kitchen table is being used to barricade the front door because ICE is trying to illegally enter private property to arrest and detain them.
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Sorry I refuse to entertain the complete non-existent world where white people don’t know that countless cultures, including some of their own but certainly diasporic racialized ones, call their mom’s cousin’s friend’s sister they grew up with “cousin” and call close women elders “aunt/auntie”
October 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Sorry I refuse to entertain the complete non-existent world where white people don’t know that countless cultures, including some of their own but certainly diasporic racialized ones, call their mom’s cousin’s friend’s sister they grew up with “cousin” and call close women elders “aunt/auntie”
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I have an even worse feeling about THIS:
I have an even worse feeling about THIS:
October 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
🫢 😳 😧 🤢 🤮 😡
I have an even worse feeling about THIS:
I have an even worse feeling about THIS: