Anna Shockley
@guineapeople.bsky.social
Planter of trees, servant to guinea fowl and other animals. 1/2 century ago was privileged immigrant to the U.S. Many decades vegan 🌱🌳🐷 Retired from lots of things.
Bluffton, South Carolina, February 21. They still need volunteers, so if you are in the area and can help, contact info is at the bottom of the flyer.
December 2, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Bluffton, South Carolina, February 21. They still need volunteers, so if you are in the area and can help, contact info is at the bottom of the flyer.
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During my last week in Israel this summer, there were seven reported suicides by active-duty soldiers.
Last week began with a massive national strike that culminated in a rally ... that included around 500,000 people. Another day of action is planned for this week.
During my last week in Israel this summer, there were seven reported suicides by active-duty soldiers.
Last week began with a massive national strike that culminated in a rally ... that included around 500,000 people. Another day of action is planned for this week.
I Visit Israel Every Summer. I’ve Never Seen Hopelessness Like This.
The slaughter of Palestinians continues. Most Israelis hate the war and their government. But a tiny right-wing faction controls all.
newrepublic.com
August 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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During my last week in Israel this summer, there were seven reported suicides by active-duty soldiers.
Last week began with a massive national strike that culminated in a rally ... that included around 500,000 people. Another day of action is planned for this week.
During my last week in Israel this summer, there were seven reported suicides by active-duty soldiers.
Last week began with a massive national strike that culminated in a rally ... that included around 500,000 people. Another day of action is planned for this week.
Friday, August 29, free, via Zoom. I have "met" several of the speakers over Zoom and they are engaging speakers, knowledgeable and helpful.
August 25, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Friday, August 29, free, via Zoom. I have "met" several of the speakers over Zoom and they are engaging speakers, knowledgeable and helpful.
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Join us on Labor Day for our next day of action!
August 22, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Join us on Labor Day for our next day of action!
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Gaza mourners have laid to rest five Al Jazeera staff killed in an Israeli air strike on a media tent.
Funerals held for Al Jazeera journalists assassinated by Israel in Gaza
Gaza mourners have laid to rest five Al Jazeera staff killed in an Israeli air strike on a media tent.
bit.ly
August 11, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Gaza mourners have laid to rest five Al Jazeera staff killed in an Israeli air strike on a media tent.
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RFK Jr. backs down all the time when he gets push back, so if anyone wants to call, here's the HHS number 1-877-696-6775.
I'd also call your senators/reps as well.
I'd also call your senators/reps as well.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces he will cancel $500 million in vaccine development projects.
August 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
RFK Jr. backs down all the time when he gets push back, so if anyone wants to call, here's the HHS number 1-877-696-6775.
I'd also call your senators/reps as well.
I'd also call your senators/reps as well.
Do you recognize the species of toad (frog)? He's tiny, 1 1/4" long adult (young are fingernail size!), dark brown/black, tan stripe on back, lighter speckled belly. SC Francis Marion Forest. Only oak toad comes at all close, in this area. Apologies for photo quality; he hates the camera!
August 1, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Do you recognize the species of toad (frog)? He's tiny, 1 1/4" long adult (young are fingernail size!), dark brown/black, tan stripe on back, lighter speckled belly. SC Francis Marion Forest. Only oak toad comes at all close, in this area. Apologies for photo quality; he hates the camera!
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🚨 BREAKING: @nytimes.com just profiled L4GG's newest—and boldest—initiative yet.
The Pro Bono Litigation Corps mobilizes retired and unaffiliated attorneys to defend constitutional rights when traditional pro bono models are under political attack.
📰 L4GG.org/NYT
🌐 L4GG.org/PBLC
The Pro Bono Litigation Corps mobilizes retired and unaffiliated attorneys to defend constitutional rights when traditional pro bono models are under political attack.
📰 L4GG.org/NYT
🌐 L4GG.org/PBLC
Big Law Firms Bowed to Trump. A Corps of ‘Little Guys’ Jumped in to Fight Him.
Solo practitioners, former government litigators and small law offices stepped up to help challenge the Trump administration’s agenda in court after the White House sought to punish many big firms.
L4GG.org
July 21, 2025 at 11:27 PM
🚨 BREAKING: @nytimes.com just profiled L4GG's newest—and boldest—initiative yet.
The Pro Bono Litigation Corps mobilizes retired and unaffiliated attorneys to defend constitutional rights when traditional pro bono models are under political attack.
📰 L4GG.org/NYT
🌐 L4GG.org/PBLC
The Pro Bono Litigation Corps mobilizes retired and unaffiliated attorneys to defend constitutional rights when traditional pro bono models are under political attack.
📰 L4GG.org/NYT
🌐 L4GG.org/PBLC
They sound great! www.lawyersforgoodgovernment.org/blog/2025/7/...
Introducing the Pro Bono Litigation Corps: A New Force in the Fight for Justice — Lawyers for Good Government
Today, Lawyers for Good Government (L4GG) is proud to launch the Pro Bono Litigation Corps (PBLC) —a first-of-its-kind initiative mobilizing experienced attorneys to take on some of the most pressi...
www.lawyersforgoodgovernment.org
July 23, 2025 at 12:09 AM
They sound great! www.lawyersforgoodgovernment.org/blog/2025/7/...
Please forward to all lawyers you know (even if they don't or didn't work for the government; they may know someone!)
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Former Chief Federal Lawyers Sound the Alarm: Federal Employees Need Your Help
A call to action for legal aid
contrarian.substack.com
July 19, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Please forward to all lawyers you know (even if they don't or didn't work for the government; they may know someone!)
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📢 Join us for #GoodTrouble! The SPLC is honored to join our allies in remembering the late Congressman John Lewis on July 17 for the #GoodTroubleLivesOn national day of nonviolent action.
👏 The power lies with the people! Learn how to get involved in your area: goodtroubleliveson.org#attend
👏 The power lies with the people! Learn how to get involved in your area: goodtroubleliveson.org#attend
July 15, 2025 at 12:58 PM
📢 Join us for #GoodTrouble! The SPLC is honored to join our allies in remembering the late Congressman John Lewis on July 17 for the #GoodTroubleLivesOn national day of nonviolent action.
👏 The power lies with the people! Learn how to get involved in your area: goodtroubleliveson.org#attend
👏 The power lies with the people! Learn how to get involved in your area: goodtroubleliveson.org#attend
A new friend in our yard. A large box turtle lived in our woods for decades, and I was sad last month to find that someone (the huge local bobcat?) had killed him and left only his top shell. I hope this much smaller one stays near the yard, away from predators! (He may; we see him often now.)
July 12, 2025 at 12:13 AM
A new friend in our yard. A large box turtle lived in our woods for decades, and I was sad last month to find that someone (the huge local bobcat?) had killed him and left only his top shell. I hope this much smaller one stays near the yard, away from predators! (He may; we see him often now.)
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"We all can use this Independence Day to rouse our fellow Americans from their stupor, recall for them the offenses of our modern tyrant, and summon them to embrace the spirit of the Declaration"
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Check out the Declaration’s list of grievances
It’s time to recapture our freedoms.
contrarian.substack.com
July 3, 2025 at 1:09 PM
"We all can use this Independence Day to rouse our fellow Americans from their stupor, recall for them the offenses of our modern tyrant, and summon them to embrace the spirit of the Declaration"
contrarian.substack.com/p/check-out-...
contrarian.substack.com/p/check-out-...
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Late last night, Senate Republicans voted to advance Trump’s Tax Scam.
But it’s still not clear if the GOP has enough votes for final passage of the reconciliation bill, so we need to make *lots* of calls today.
Call now: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/no-cutt...
But it’s still not clear if the GOP has enough votes for final passage of the reconciliation bill, so we need to make *lots* of calls today.
Call now: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/no-cutt...
Senate Republicans advance Trump's tax and spending cuts bill after dramatic late-night vote
Senate Republicans cleared a key procedural step as they race to pass Trump’s big bill of tax breaks, spending cuts and bolstered deportation funds by his July Fourth deadline.
apnews.com
June 29, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Late last night, Senate Republicans voted to advance Trump’s Tax Scam.
But it’s still not clear if the GOP has enough votes for final passage of the reconciliation bill, so we need to make *lots* of calls today.
Call now: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/no-cutt...
But it’s still not clear if the GOP has enough votes for final passage of the reconciliation bill, so we need to make *lots* of calls today.
Call now: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/no-cutt...
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It’s too damn hot to be outside, & the world's burning anyway, so why not stay in & check out all the amazing public scholarly writing, podcast eps, new books from the last week in my 230th #ScholarSunday thread? Add more below, share widely, & enjoy! 🗃️
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#ScholarSunday Thread 230
Shared on June 22, 2025
americanstudier.substack.com
June 22, 2025 at 11:57 AM
It’s too damn hot to be outside, & the world's burning anyway, so why not stay in & check out all the amazing public scholarly writing, podcast eps, new books from the last week in my 230th #ScholarSunday thread? Add more below, share widely, & enjoy! 🗃️
americanstudier.substack.com/p/scholarsun...
americanstudier.substack.com/p/scholarsun...
I've been wearing a N95 mask in public mainly to let people with compromised immune systems know that some people do care about them and don't want them to get Covid and die. Turns out it may also be necessary to protect my own health! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Pandemic preparedness ‘dramatically eroding’ under Trump, experts say
With misinformation and murky details on bird flu and measles outbreaks, experts worry about the next pandemic
www.theguardian.com
June 20, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I've been wearing a N95 mask in public mainly to let people with compromised immune systems know that some people do care about them and don't want them to get Covid and die. Turns out it may also be necessary to protect my own health! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Breaking: The Trevor Project received a stop-work order last night on its contract with the national 988 suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is eliminating the option for LGBTQ callers to the hotline to press 3 and connect with someone who specializes in LGBTQ mental health.
June 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Breaking: The Trevor Project received a stop-work order last night on its contract with the national 988 suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is eliminating the option for LGBTQ callers to the hotline to press 3 and connect with someone who specializes in LGBTQ mental health.
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Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” isn’t just about tax cuts it quietly guts federal protections and reshapes entire agencies. Here’s what’s buried inside:
May 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” isn’t just about tax cuts it quietly guts federal protections and reshapes entire agencies. Here’s what’s buried inside:
In case another tree person sees my posts: Penn State webinar tomorrow on underground fungi. Free, unless you want credit. Their webinars are informative and (to a crazy tree person) a lot of fun. cvent.me/wq7ovQ?refid...
Getting to Know Mycorrhizal Fungi
cvent.me
May 5, 2025 at 12:35 PM
In case another tree person sees my posts: Penn State webinar tomorrow on underground fungi. Free, unless you want credit. Their webinars are informative and (to a crazy tree person) a lot of fun. cvent.me/wq7ovQ?refid...
Another good judge. (Doesn't it seem like a disproportionate number of the especially sensible/brave judges are women?) - Also, another good law firm! Apparently they started fighting back immediately.
Apologies for the ugly clown picture attached to this story. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Apologies for the ugly clown picture attached to this story. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump order targeting law firm Perkins Coie is unconstitutional, judge rules
US district judge Beryl Howell says order violates first, fifth and sixth amendments and permanently blocks it
www.theguardian.com
May 3, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Another good judge. (Doesn't it seem like a disproportionate number of the especially sensible/brave judges are women?) - Also, another good law firm! Apparently they started fighting back immediately.
Apologies for the ugly clown picture attached to this story. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Apologies for the ugly clown picture attached to this story. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Among his suggestions:
— Call your representatives, particularly if they’re Republicans (only 4 or 5 Republicans in the House and Senate could change the course of history).
He's right. Will do. (I'd thought that calling my hopeless reps was a waste of time.)
hartmannreport.com/p/breathing-...
— Call your representatives, particularly if they’re Republicans (only 4 or 5 Republicans in the House and Senate could change the course of history).
He's right. Will do. (I'd thought that calling my hopeless reps was a waste of time.)
hartmannreport.com/p/breathing-...
Breathing Is Now a Political Act: The GOP Has Made Clean Air a Partisan Weapon
If you want your children to grow up with lungs that work, you better start voting like your life—and theirs—depends on it…
hartmannreport.com
April 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Among his suggestions:
— Call your representatives, particularly if they’re Republicans (only 4 or 5 Republicans in the House and Senate could change the course of history).
He's right. Will do. (I'd thought that calling my hopeless reps was a waste of time.)
hartmannreport.com/p/breathing-...
— Call your representatives, particularly if they’re Republicans (only 4 or 5 Republicans in the House and Senate could change the course of history).
He's right. Will do. (I'd thought that calling my hopeless reps was a waste of time.)
hartmannreport.com/p/breathing-...
