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@monicaisabel.bsky.social
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When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public
March 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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I do think that the people still in denial about democratic freedoms being stripped are waiting for people LIKE THEM to be impacted for it to "really" count.

And therein lies what bred this era in the first place.
March 26, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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IT'S OFFICIAL. I WROTE MY FIRST BOOK! 🤯

#TheDoubleTax unpacks the cost of being a woman, why the bill runs higher for women of color, and how closing the gaps moves us ALL forward. #blacksky #booksky #econsky

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March 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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The Trump administration's efforts to end DEI programs is hitting some unexpected targets, including a nationwide effort planting shade trees in neighborhoods to reduce extreme heat.
Is planting trees 'DEI'? Trump administration cuts nationwide tree-planting effort
The Trump administration's efforts to end DEI programs is hitting some unexpected targets, including a nationwide effort planting shade trees in neighborhoods to reduce extreme heat.
www.npr.org
March 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Everything is.

And a lot of "allies" who could be making a difference are taking low-key advantage. But be on notice: every achievement going forward is going to have an asterisk, for the lesser competition. They'll always have to question whether they really earned it.

Enjoy.
March 23, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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March 9, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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Using AI to scan the social media posts of students at U.S. universities and then punish them for their views is discriminatory and a direct attack on our freedom of speech.
Scoop: State Dept. to use AI to revoke visas of foreign students who appear "pro-Hamas"
The effort includes AI-assisted reviews of tens of thousands of student visa holders' social media accounts and marks a dramatic escalation in the U.S. government's policing of foreign nationals' cond...
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March 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Sums it up all in one cartoon. Makes me sick.
March 4, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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March 4, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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Sign of the day…
February 23, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Protestors marching through New York. (📷 @democracynow.org )

"Today is president's day, not dictators day"
"keep families together"

#3E #USProtests #fiftyfiftyone #NoKings #Feb17
February 17, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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February 16, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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February 13, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Kendrick Lamar showed more courage in the face of rising American tyranny than we’ve seen from ANY former American leader. If you swore an oath to protect this nation, where are you now?

youtube.com/shorts/keNw6...
Where Are Our Leaders
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
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February 11, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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Around 35% of SpaceX’s revenue comes directly from the federal govt.

Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.
February 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Oops 😬
February 8, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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February 6, 2025 at 1:43 AM
February 8, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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CALL TO ACTION: Congress members are not allowed access to the ED building. GO HELP THEM PUSH THROUGH FORCEFULLY!!!! *************The headquarters of the United States Department of Education (ED) is located at 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20202.
February 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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***REPOST - CALL TO ACTION: Congress members are not allowed access to the ED building. GO HELP THEM PUSH THROUGH FORCEFULLY!!!! *************The headquarters of the United States Department of Education (ED) is located at 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20202.
February 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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February 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
✨👏🏼✨🆘🇺🇸✨Rep LaMonica McIver NJ
February 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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ICE raids are conditioning Americans to see people being snatched off the street, from their jobs, or from their schools without fighting back or assisting them.
February 4, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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February 3, 2025 at 8:40 PM
He SAID 🗣️
January 30, 2025 at 5:44 PM