Hope Despite the Times
@hopedespitetimes.bsky.social
Lover of music, words, games, food, cities, and science. Fighting to make the New Belong a reality. Blog: https://substack.com/@notesforanewbelong
#NoKings is coming 3/28. Are you going?
No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
www.nokings.org
February 17, 2026 at 7:35 PM
#NoKings is coming 3/28. Are you going?
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Power to the People!
February 16, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Power to the People!
CAKE - The Distance (Official HD Video)
YouTube video by CakeVEVO
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February 13, 2026 at 11:32 PM
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Orion Nebula in Infrared
Art available here: fineartamerica.com/featured/ori...
#space #nasa #wallart #homedecor #fineartamerica
Art available here: fineartamerica.com/featured/ori...
#space #nasa #wallart #homedecor #fineartamerica
February 12, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Orion Nebula in Infrared
Art available here: fineartamerica.com/featured/ori...
#space #nasa #wallart #homedecor #fineartamerica
Art available here: fineartamerica.com/featured/ori...
#space #nasa #wallart #homedecor #fineartamerica
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In other words, to quote Hegseth’s favorite saying: FAFO.
February 12, 2026 at 8:28 PM
In other words, to quote Hegseth’s favorite saying: FAFO.
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When Ds are back in charge, they have to change everything. No moderate half-measures. Just relentless razing of the corrupt institutions that enriched the worst people in the world and propped up fascism.
A few suggestions...
A few suggestions...
February 13, 2026 at 1:38 AM
When Ds are back in charge, they have to change everything. No moderate half-measures. Just relentless razing of the corrupt institutions that enriched the worst people in the world and propped up fascism.
A few suggestions...
A few suggestions...
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Regardless if the withdrawal next week happens or not, the brave people of Minnesota have shown us the blueprint for resisting occupation.
Other cities MUST take note. If they do leave MN, the paramilitaries will undoubtably just be moving to terrorize another community.
Other cities MUST take note. If they do leave MN, the paramilitaries will undoubtably just be moving to terrorize another community.
February 12, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Regardless if the withdrawal next week happens or not, the brave people of Minnesota have shown us the blueprint for resisting occupation.
Other cities MUST take note. If they do leave MN, the paramilitaries will undoubtably just be moving to terrorize another community.
Other cities MUST take note. If they do leave MN, the paramilitaries will undoubtably just be moving to terrorize another community.
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The House could vote today on the GOP’s new voter suppression legislation modeled on the infamous SAVE Act. This series of bills would end registration by mail and add new ID requirements that could prevent millions of eligible voters from registering. Make sure your representative hears from you.
Tell Your Representative: Vote NO on Voter Suppression | Indivisible
indivisible.org
February 11, 2026 at 1:27 PM
The House could vote today on the GOP’s new voter suppression legislation modeled on the infamous SAVE Act. This series of bills would end registration by mail and add new ID requirements that could prevent millions of eligible voters from registering. Make sure your representative hears from you.
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Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
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Misty Waning Gibbous Moon 59% illumination, Distance 401,497km. Galway, Ireland. #Moon #MoonPhotos #MoonShots #MoonShot #Luna #SkyAtNight #Ireland #Scape #Landscape #Sky #Clouds #SkyScape #Photography
February 9, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Misty Waning Gibbous Moon 59% illumination, Distance 401,497km. Galway, Ireland. #Moon #MoonPhotos #MoonShots #MoonShot #Luna #SkyAtNight #Ireland #Scape #Landscape #Sky #Clouds #SkyScape #Photography
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Thrilled to hear @nynurses.bsky.social reached a deal with Mt. Sinai & Montefiore for safe staffing ratios, benefits, & stronger workplace protections, after nearly a month on the picket line.
Shameful that NY-Presbyterian still has them freezing out in the cold.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/n...
Shameful that NY-Presbyterian still has them freezing out in the cold.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/n...
N.Y.C. Nurses Reach Deal to End Strike at Two Hospital Systems
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Thrilled to hear @nynurses.bsky.social reached a deal with Mt. Sinai & Montefiore for safe staffing ratios, benefits, & stronger workplace protections, after nearly a month on the picket line.
Shameful that NY-Presbyterian still has them freezing out in the cold.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/n...
Shameful that NY-Presbyterian still has them freezing out in the cold.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/n...
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It's not even midnight and we're already at "Deport Elmo."
February 9, 2026 at 3:15 AM
It's not even midnight and we're already at "Deport Elmo."
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Elections are run by the states and that’s not changing. Don’t give the regime power that it doesn’t have.
February 6, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Elections are run by the states and that’s not changing. Don’t give the regime power that it doesn’t have.
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TOMORROW: Get trained on the tools you need to exercise your constitutional right to monitor ICE and other federal agencies as they terrorize our communities.
Over 200,000 people joined last week’s ICE watch training. Let’s make this call even bigger: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Over 200,000 people joined last week’s ICE watch training. Let’s make this call even bigger: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
February 5, 2026 at 12:20 AM
TOMORROW: Get trained on the tools you need to exercise your constitutional right to monitor ICE and other federal agencies as they terrorize our communities.
Over 200,000 people joined last week’s ICE watch training. Let’s make this call even bigger: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Over 200,000 people joined last week’s ICE watch training. Let’s make this call even bigger: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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NEW: The Supreme Court allows California to use its new voter-approved congressional map in the 2026 midterm elections.
Democrats could pick up as many as five more seats in Congress under the new map, and counter the GOP gains made in Texas.
Democrats could pick up as many as five more seats in Congress under the new map, and counter the GOP gains made in Texas.
SCOTUS allows California to use new congressional map in 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed California to use its new, voter-approved congressional map in the 2026 election, clearing the way for Democrats to counter President Donald Trump's redistricting gains in Texas.
www.democracydocket.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:06 PM
NEW: The Supreme Court allows California to use its new voter-approved congressional map in the 2026 midterm elections.
Democrats could pick up as many as five more seats in Congress under the new map, and counter the GOP gains made in Texas.
Democrats could pick up as many as five more seats in Congress under the new map, and counter the GOP gains made in Texas.
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Spiral Galaxy NGC 1512: Wide Field apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap26020...
Most galaxies don't have any rings -- why does this galaxy have three? To begin, a ring that's near NGC 1512's center -- and so hard to see here -- is the nuclear ring which glows brightly with recently formed stars
Most galaxies don't have any rings -- why does this galaxy have three? To begin, a ring that's near NGC 1512's center -- and so hard to see here -- is the nuclear ring which glows brightly with recently formed stars
February 4, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Spiral Galaxy NGC 1512: Wide Field apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap26020...
Most galaxies don't have any rings -- why does this galaxy have three? To begin, a ring that's near NGC 1512's center -- and so hard to see here -- is the nuclear ring which glows brightly with recently formed stars
Most galaxies don't have any rings -- why does this galaxy have three? To begin, a ring that's near NGC 1512's center -- and so hard to see here -- is the nuclear ring which glows brightly with recently formed stars
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It was Melania, she needs to get the negative attention off of her movie flop.
February 1, 2026 at 6:12 PM
It was Melania, she needs to get the negative attention off of her movie flop.
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A spiral galaxy in a merger, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the GEMS survey.
It is at redshift 0.61 (lookback time 5.96 billion years) with coordinates (52.82775, -27.97620).
133 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
It is at redshift 0.61 (lookback time 5.96 billion years) with coordinates (52.82775, -27.97620).
133 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
January 29, 2026 at 11:35 AM
A spiral galaxy in a merger, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the GEMS survey.
It is at redshift 0.61 (lookback time 5.96 billion years) with coordinates (52.82775, -27.97620).
133 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
It is at redshift 0.61 (lookback time 5.96 billion years) with coordinates (52.82775, -27.97620).
133 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
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January 28, 2026 at 10:33 PM
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Freedom Truck programming isn’t history. It’s propaganda. One version of America, one set of “values,” using a federal agency meant to serve everyone. Libraries teach HOW to think. They want to tell you WHAT to think. bookriot.com/imls-freedom...
January 26, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Freedom Truck programming isn’t history. It’s propaganda. One version of America, one set of “values,” using a federal agency meant to serve everyone. Libraries teach HOW to think. They want to tell you WHAT to think. bookriot.com/imls-freedom...
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The date for the next No Kings Day is set.
But this is a save the date, not a “sit back and wait.” 🧵
But this is a save the date, not a “sit back and wait.” 🧵
January 28, 2026 at 3:04 PM
The date for the next No Kings Day is set.
But this is a save the date, not a “sit back and wait.” 🧵
But this is a save the date, not a “sit back and wait.” 🧵
TIL Pete Townshend is an R.E.M. fan.
“I’d trade 150 Def Leppards for one R.E.M. It's as simple as that.” Pete Townshend on the music he despises, even though he influenced it with one vital Who album
The guitarist wondered “why these guys look like that, and why it is that they think they look so cool?”
www.guitarplayer.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:22 AM
TIL Pete Townshend is an R.E.M. fan.
Downfall memes never get old.
January 28, 2026 at 5:17 AM
Downfall memes never get old.
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Who’s next?
One demotion cannot detract from accountability.
Greg Bovino and Trump’s agents must still be held responsible for the killings and the damage they’ve done to America.
One demotion cannot detract from accountability.
Greg Bovino and Trump’s agents must still be held responsible for the killings and the damage they’ve done to America.
Greg Bovino Loses His Job
The Border Patrol chief has been ousted from his role as “commander at large,” and will return to El Centro.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Who’s next?
One demotion cannot detract from accountability.
Greg Bovino and Trump’s agents must still be held responsible for the killings and the damage they’ve done to America.
One demotion cannot detract from accountability.
Greg Bovino and Trump’s agents must still be held responsible for the killings and the damage they’ve done to America.