Lisa Bastoni
@lisabastoni.bsky.social
Singer, songwriter, painter & teacher in Western Mass.
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Lisa Bastoni
@lisabastoni.bsky.social
· Jan 7
Hello, Bluesky! Folksinger & art teacher here in Western Mass, USA ✌️✨
October 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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remember folks, we cant have gun restrictions because if we do the federal government will occupy our streets, imprison people without due process, ship dissidents to foreign gulags and things of that nature
August 27, 2025 at 6:42 PM
remember folks, we cant have gun restrictions because if we do the federal government will occupy our streets, imprison people without due process, ship dissidents to foreign gulags and things of that nature
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I’m a K-5 art teacher, and I’m constantly emphasizing to my kiddos how important and true and beautiful it is to see brush strokes and dents and mistakes because it shows that a human being made this thing. They’ve taken to calling out all kinds of human things as showing “the hand of the artist.”
July 14, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I’m a K-5 art teacher, and I’m constantly emphasizing to my kiddos how important and true and beautiful it is to see brush strokes and dents and mistakes because it shows that a human being made this thing. They’ve taken to calling out all kinds of human things as showing “the hand of the artist.”
I'm attending No Kings's event, “One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism · No Kings
Across the country, authoritarian forces are getting bolder and more dangerous. Trump and his allies are not hiding their agenda: mass deportations, rollbacks of civil rights, weaponized courts, and f...
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July 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I'm attending No Kings's event, “One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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We have a madman in the White House who is actively trying to trigger total war.
If Jeffries, Schumer, or any other Democratic leaders try to justify this, shrug indifferently, or write a strongly-worded letter and call it a day, they need to step down or be aggressively primaried.
If Jeffries, Schumer, or any other Democratic leaders try to justify this, shrug indifferently, or write a strongly-worded letter and call it a day, they need to step down or be aggressively primaried.
June 22, 2025 at 1:41 AM
We have a madman in the White House who is actively trying to trigger total war.
If Jeffries, Schumer, or any other Democratic leaders try to justify this, shrug indifferently, or write a strongly-worded letter and call it a day, they need to step down or be aggressively primaried.
If Jeffries, Schumer, or any other Democratic leaders try to justify this, shrug indifferently, or write a strongly-worded letter and call it a day, they need to step down or be aggressively primaried.
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We live in a rogue and dangerous country.
Do what you need to do to maintain your internal peace. Hold the core of your spirit. Pray for peace. Commit yourself to justice. And just rest.
Do what you need to do to maintain your internal peace. Hold the core of your spirit. Pray for peace. Commit yourself to justice. And just rest.
June 22, 2025 at 2:52 AM
We live in a rogue and dangerous country.
Do what you need to do to maintain your internal peace. Hold the core of your spirit. Pray for peace. Commit yourself to justice. And just rest.
Do what you need to do to maintain your internal peace. Hold the core of your spirit. Pray for peace. Commit yourself to justice. And just rest.
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For your June (and beyond) soundtrack: No Kings in America
by @lisabastoni.bsky.social
youtu.be/owMZKacMsyw?...
by @lisabastoni.bsky.social
youtu.be/owMZKacMsyw?...
No Kings in America (lyric video)
YouTube video by Lisa Bastoni
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June 6, 2025 at 3:35 AM
For your June (and beyond) soundtrack: No Kings in America
by @lisabastoni.bsky.social
youtu.be/owMZKacMsyw?...
by @lisabastoni.bsky.social
youtu.be/owMZKacMsyw?...
Bye bye, Verizon
It's the latest big company to back away from its diversity pledges to keep the U.S. government happy.
Verizon ends DEI policies to get FCC's blessing for its $20 billion Frontier deal
It's the latest big company to back away from its diversity pledges to keep the U.S. government happy.
www.npr.org
May 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Bye bye, Verizon
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you don't need chatGPT i am perfectly capable of drinking a bottle of water and lying to you
May 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
you don't need chatGPT i am perfectly capable of drinking a bottle of water and lying to you
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A song for this moment (from the amazing @lisabastoni.bsky.social): www.facebook.com/lisabastoni/...
You're probably not going to see this, due to the content and the platform, but I am excited to share this song with you. I don't often write "political"... | By Lisa | Facebook
You're probably not going to see this, due to the content and the platform, but I am excited to share this song with you. I don't often write "political"...
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May 1, 2025 at 11:50 AM
A song for this moment (from the amazing @lisabastoni.bsky.social): www.facebook.com/lisabastoni/...
No Kings in America (lyric video)
YouTube video by Lisa Bastoni
m.youtube.com
May 1, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Road trip! Playing just outside of Baltimore tonight at beautiful @manormillmonkton with @letitiavansant - hope to see you there 🚙💙
April 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Road trip! Playing just outside of Baltimore tonight at beautiful @manormillmonkton with @letitiavansant - hope to see you there 🚙💙
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Spot the American. Is it someone who speaks his mind and does the work to get citizenship? Or is it someone born into citizenship who covers his face while abducting people in a Черный ворон?
Breaking News: Mohsen Mahdawi, a Columbia student activist who is a legal permanent resident, was arrested by ICE at a meeting he thought was a step to becoming a U.S. citizen. nyti.ms/4cxlwG4
April 15, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Spot the American. Is it someone who speaks his mind and does the work to get citizenship? Or is it someone born into citizenship who covers his face while abducting people in a Черный ворон?
No Kings in America
April 15, 2025 at 1:24 PM
No Kings in America
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Final_Version_of_Tarrifs_actualFINALcopy_version7_USETHISONE.docx
April 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Final_Version_of_Tarrifs_actualFINALcopy_version7_USETHISONE.docx
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Thurmond was the same age as Booker when he set the record Senator Cory Booker just broke.
Thurmond was afforded a bathroom break and read from the encyclopedia. Booker held the floor the entire time and delivered a consistent, cogent speech for more than 24 hours.
Incredible.
Thurmond was afforded a bathroom break and read from the encyclopedia. Booker held the floor the entire time and delivered a consistent, cogent speech for more than 24 hours.
Incredible.
April 1, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Thurmond was the same age as Booker when he set the record Senator Cory Booker just broke.
Thurmond was afforded a bathroom break and read from the encyclopedia. Booker held the floor the entire time and delivered a consistent, cogent speech for more than 24 hours.
Incredible.
Thurmond was afforded a bathroom break and read from the encyclopedia. Booker held the floor the entire time and delivered a consistent, cogent speech for more than 24 hours.
Incredible.
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Things that stand out:
- they involved women to try to calm her down/tell her everything is fine, while they are actively stopping her from moving
- the covering their faces as soon as they have her surrounded (and not before)
Good work here by @wcvb5.bsky.social @mattreednews.bsky.social
- they involved women to try to calm her down/tell her everything is fine, while they are actively stopping her from moving
- the covering their faces as soon as they have her surrounded (and not before)
Good work here by @wcvb5.bsky.social @mattreednews.bsky.social
Not sure if this has been shared here yet, but this is video of Rumeysa Ozturk's arrest posted by WCVB. It's terrifying.
March 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Things that stand out:
- they involved women to try to calm her down/tell her everything is fine, while they are actively stopping her from moving
- the covering their faces as soon as they have her surrounded (and not before)
Good work here by @wcvb5.bsky.social @mattreednews.bsky.social
- they involved women to try to calm her down/tell her everything is fine, while they are actively stopping her from moving
- the covering their faces as soon as they have her surrounded (and not before)
Good work here by @wcvb5.bsky.social @mattreednews.bsky.social
Great to see wool Bernie again! Love the idea of a needle felted AOC talisman. Stay tuned 💗
Bernie doesn’t give up. Bernie shows up. I love my Bernie by @lisabastoni.bsky.social Can she make an AOC?
March 22, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Great to see wool Bernie again! Love the idea of a needle felted AOC talisman. Stay tuned 💗
Ok, whew, taking a break from the news to relax and read a couple chapters of The Handmaid’s Tale
March 19, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Ok, whew, taking a break from the news to relax and read a couple chapters of The Handmaid’s Tale
Today’s report from the Dept of Not Falling into Despair: new lambs, hand-sewn log cabin square for a mutual aid fundraiser raffle quilt #craftersofbluesky
March 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Today’s report from the Dept of Not Falling into Despair: new lambs, hand-sewn log cabin square for a mutual aid fundraiser raffle quilt #craftersofbluesky
Full of rage, esp at those 9 cowardly democrats. How are you all protecting your mental peace today? I’m knitting in the car during kid’s sportsball practice, also these little kale sprouts!🥹🌱 #knitting #seedlings
March 14, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Full of rage, esp at those 9 cowardly democrats. How are you all protecting your mental peace today? I’m knitting in the car during kid’s sportsball practice, also these little kale sprouts!🥹🌱 #knitting #seedlings
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As predicted, women in New Hampshire had a hard time voting yesterday because of the new proof of citizenship law:
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
NH’s new ID requirements send some would-be voters home to grab passports, birth certificates
The law requires all new voters to show proof of their U.S. citizenship. For some, that meant making multiple trips to and from the polls before finally casting a ballot on Tuesday.
www.nhpr.org
March 13, 2025 at 9:50 AM
As predicted, women in New Hampshire had a hard time voting yesterday because of the new proof of citizenship law:
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...