Olive
@olive187.bsky.social
Sitting in the back of the room knitting.
Love history - prefer reading about it vs living it.
Lean towards the light.
Love history - prefer reading about it vs living it.
Lean towards the light.
Pinned
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Coercive government power exercised with less visibility and accountability is incompatible with democratic government. When the state’s capacity to inflict pain expands while scrutiny weakens, the danger of abuse expands with it.
zurl.co/Ppndo
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ICE's plan to give officers electric shock gloves draws outrage and fears of misuse
Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s plan to give officers gloves that deliver painful electric shocks is facing criticism from Democratic elected officials and civil rights advocates, who call it unnecessary and cruel.
apnews.com
August 14, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Coercive government power exercised with less visibility and accountability is incompatible with democratic government. When the state’s capacity to inflict pain expands while scrutiny weakens, the danger of abuse expands with it.
zurl.co/Ppndo
zurl.co/Ppndo
I'm attending American Civil Liberties Union's event, “Organizing to Protect Democracy: Messaging that Motivates Voter Participation” - sign up now t www.mobilize.us/aclu/event/9...
Organizing to Protect Democracy: Messaging that Motivates Voter Participation · American Civil Liberties Union
### Our democracy depends on our participation.
And as we head into elections, that participation is strongest when our communities understand how our elections work.
**Organizing To Protect Democra...
www.mobilize.us
August 6, 2026 at 11:46 PM
I'm attending American Civil Liberties Union's event, “Organizing to Protect Democracy: Messaging that Motivates Voter Participation” - sign up now t www.mobilize.us/aclu/event/9...
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Another day, another atrocity.
July 31, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Another day, another atrocity.
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According to the latest Fox News poll, if the election were held today, we would own the House and the Senate, so let’s make sure we’re all registered and vote big in November!
July 31, 2026 at 1:09 AM
According to the latest Fox News poll, if the election were held today, we would own the House and the Senate, so let’s make sure we’re all registered and vote big in November!
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"We can not have free government without elections; and if the rebellion could force us to forego, or postpone a national election it might fairly claim to have already conquered and ruined us."--Abraham Lincoln (1864) www.nps.gov/liho/learn/h...
Lincoln on the 1864 Election - Lincoln Home National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)
www.nps.gov
July 17, 2026 at 12:11 AM
"We can not have free government without elections; and if the rebellion could force us to forego, or postpone a national election it might fairly claim to have already conquered and ruined us."--Abraham Lincoln (1864) www.nps.gov/liho/learn/h...
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Thanks to @hcrichardson.bsky.social and the entire team at 250 to 250 for the opportunity to talk about Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts on the eve of the anniversary of their famous assault against Battery Wagner. #WeAreAmerica250 #CivilWarMemory
Kevin M. Levin is an award-winning historian and the author of four books on the history of the Civil War era. Levin tells the story of the 54th Massachusetts and its young colonel, whose 1863 assault on Battery Wagner moved the nation closer to emancipation and equal rights. #WeAreAmerica250
July 17, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Thanks to @hcrichardson.bsky.social and the entire team at 250 to 250 for the opportunity to talk about Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts on the eve of the anniversary of their famous assault against Battery Wagner. #WeAreAmerica250 #CivilWarMemory
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Many people are saying Mitch unplugged himself while Scott Jennings was on the phone.
July 10, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Many people are saying Mitch unplugged himself while Scott Jennings was on the phone.
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people got mad at me yesterday when i said the dems were not ready to take court reform seriously. 5-4 for non-racial citizenship is not a win, it's a reprieve bsky.app/profile/schu...
Despite Trump’s best efforts to bully them, the Supreme Court just reaffirmed that if you are born in America, you belong in America.
Breaking News: In a blow to President Trump, the Supreme Court blocked his executive order limiting birthright citizenship. nyti.ms/4gOxDCU
June 30, 2026 at 4:28 PM
people got mad at me yesterday when i said the dems were not ready to take court reform seriously. 5-4 for non-racial citizenship is not a win, it's a reprieve bsky.app/profile/schu...
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GOOD MORNING, DORKS!
I have 18k followers and there are just over 8k comments. Which means 10k of you need to head to the link and STAND UP FOR SCIENCE (and democracy) by leaving your public comment.
🔗 fight2win.standupforscience.net
@standupforscience.net
I have 18k followers and there are just over 8k comments. Which means 10k of you need to head to the link and STAND UP FOR SCIENCE (and democracy) by leaving your public comment.
🔗 fight2win.standupforscience.net
@standupforscience.net
June 23, 2026 at 11:35 AM
GOOD MORNING, DORKS!
I have 18k followers and there are just over 8k comments. Which means 10k of you need to head to the link and STAND UP FOR SCIENCE (and democracy) by leaving your public comment.
🔗 fight2win.standupforscience.net
@standupforscience.net
I have 18k followers and there are just over 8k comments. Which means 10k of you need to head to the link and STAND UP FOR SCIENCE (and democracy) by leaving your public comment.
🔗 fight2win.standupforscience.net
@standupforscience.net
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Listen to @billmckibben.bsky.social Third Act is going to be a powerful force. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
How Trump 'Outrage' Is Driving Retired Americans to Take Action
Third Act is an organization of Americans over 60 who are fed up with Donald Trump and his administration, and who are working to protect democracy.
www.rollingstone.com
June 10, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Listen to @billmckibben.bsky.social Third Act is going to be a powerful force. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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The Trump regime has paid $2.5 billion of our money to ensure that fossil fuel companies continue to profit off the destruction of our planet.
Trump Administration to Pay $765 Million to Cancel 4 More Wind Projects
www.nytimes.com
June 17, 2026 at 10:46 PM
The Trump regime has paid $2.5 billion of our money to ensure that fossil fuel companies continue to profit off the destruction of our planet.
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A really important read for anyone who wants to understand recent attacks on climate attribution science (and who is behind it—the fossil fuel industry).
share.google/cMbSLfBflTtC...
share.google/cMbSLfBflTtC...
Inside the campaign to discredit a key climate science report
An emerging field of research that can measure how much climate change has worsened individual disasters is under attack by friends of the fossil fuel industry. Billions of dollars are at stake.
share.google
June 11, 2026 at 2:01 PM
A really important read for anyone who wants to understand recent attacks on climate attribution science (and who is behind it—the fossil fuel industry).
share.google/cMbSLfBflTtC...
share.google/cMbSLfBflTtC...
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I urge ALL AMERICANS to keep their guard up and be ready to fight. The mid-terms are NOT guaranteed. We have to fight voter suppression, gerrymandering intimidation, false claims, DOJ interference, and more. Check your registrations BEFORE voting. Spread the word.
June 14, 2026 at 3:24 AM
I urge ALL AMERICANS to keep their guard up and be ready to fight. The mid-terms are NOT guaranteed. We have to fight voter suppression, gerrymandering intimidation, false claims, DOJ interference, and more. Check your registrations BEFORE voting. Spread the word.
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I'm sick of listening to people sanewashing his enormous wealth, built on the backs of people struggling to survive. F#ck him.
#USDemocracy
#USDemocracy
June 13, 2026 at 4:41 PM
I'm sick of listening to people sanewashing his enormous wealth, built on the backs of people struggling to survive. F#ck him.
#USDemocracy
#USDemocracy
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The IRS lost so many people. We are literally struggling to maintain the mission. We were always understaffed and underfunded since Reagan.
But hey we can put your financial information in ChatGPT. Fuck your privacy.
I need a drink.
www.tigta.gov/sites/defaul...
But hey we can put your financial information in ChatGPT. Fuck your privacy.
I need a drink.
www.tigta.gov/sites/defaul...
www.tigta.gov
June 15, 2026 at 12:29 AM
The IRS lost so many people. We are literally struggling to maintain the mission. We were always understaffed and underfunded since Reagan.
But hey we can put your financial information in ChatGPT. Fuck your privacy.
I need a drink.
www.tigta.gov/sites/defaul...
But hey we can put your financial information in ChatGPT. Fuck your privacy.
I need a drink.
www.tigta.gov/sites/defaul...
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I would like to go back to the days we had the luxury of complaining about taxes instead of a 5 alarm fire about yet another government agency we depend upon torn down to ruin. Do you believe they can even do the job w/ 31k ppl lost?
Call your reps. Please!
House 202-225-3121
Senate 202-224-3121
Call your reps. Please!
House 202-225-3121
Senate 202-224-3121
The IRS lost so many people. We are literally struggling to maintain the mission. We were always understaffed and underfunded since Reagan.
But hey we can put your financial information in ChatGPT. Fuck your privacy.
I need a drink.
www.tigta.gov/sites/defaul...
But hey we can put your financial information in ChatGPT. Fuck your privacy.
I need a drink.
www.tigta.gov/sites/defaul...
www.tigta.gov
June 15, 2026 at 4:05 AM
I would like to go back to the days we had the luxury of complaining about taxes instead of a 5 alarm fire about yet another government agency we depend upon torn down to ruin. Do you believe they can even do the job w/ 31k ppl lost?
Call your reps. Please!
House 202-225-3121
Senate 202-224-3121
Call your reps. Please!
House 202-225-3121
Senate 202-224-3121
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Washington Nat'l Opera sues the Kennedy Center alleging that the Center STOLE the opera's endowment.
WNO had a longterm agreement where KC ran the opera's development back office, and in 2025 KC just ... stopped doing it and seized the funds.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
WNO had a longterm agreement where KC ran the opera's development back office, and in 2025 KC just ... stopped doing it and seized the funds.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
June 12, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Washington Nat'l Opera sues the Kennedy Center alleging that the Center STOLE the opera's endowment.
WNO had a longterm agreement where KC ran the opera's development back office, and in 2025 KC just ... stopped doing it and seized the funds.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
WNO had a longterm agreement where KC ran the opera's development back office, and in 2025 KC just ... stopped doing it and seized the funds.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Since the Trump administration doesn’t track how many children have been separated from their parents by immigration detention, a Brookings report tried to calculate it — and it cited ProPublica’s reporting.
More Than 100,000 American Kids Have Had a Parent Detained in Immigration Sweeps, Report Estimates
Since the Trump administration doesn’t track how many children have been separated from their parents by immigration detention, a Brookings report tried to calculate it — and it cited ProPublica’s rep...
www.propublica.org
May 23, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Since the Trump administration doesn’t track how many children have been separated from their parents by immigration detention, a Brookings report tried to calculate it — and it cited ProPublica’s reporting.
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I’ve said it before and will say it a few more times. When Trump 2.0 came for accreditation I knew we had crossed into a different era of white reclamation. Precise, focused, stealth.
Anyway, you probably don’t want these reforms.
Anyway, you probably don’t want these reforms.
The US Department of Education is currently overhauling federal accreditation rules for colleges & universities. The April 6, 2026, Proposed Changes to Initial Draft Regulations unacceptably seek to narrow & control what can be taught, learned, & researched on college & university campuses.
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AIM Committee Negotiated Rulemaking Statement
If the regulations developed by the ED’s Accreditation, Innovation, and Modernization (AIM) negotiated rulemaking committee include a definition of academic freedom, it must be the foundational nation...
www.aaup.org
May 22, 2026 at 12:08 PM
I’ve said it before and will say it a few more times. When Trump 2.0 came for accreditation I knew we had crossed into a different era of white reclamation. Precise, focused, stealth.
Anyway, you probably don’t want these reforms.
Anyway, you probably don’t want these reforms.
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The claim that AI will be used to boost productivity and improve everyone's lives would have just a little bit more credibility if the big tech companies weren't already using AI exactly as every knows they will, which is to fire people and extract more work from those remaining.
Meta Lays Off 8,000 Employees, as A.I. Casualties Mount www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/t...
Meta Lays Off 8,000 Employees, as A.I. Casualties Mount
www.nytimes.com
May 22, 2026 at 12:21 PM
The claim that AI will be used to boost productivity and improve everyone's lives would have just a little bit more credibility if the big tech companies weren't already using AI exactly as every knows they will, which is to fire people and extract more work from those remaining.
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While the world’s eyes are on fashion’s biggest night, we’re turning ours to the garment, retail, and warehouse workers who keep the industry running.
From true love found on the picket line to a free tailoring school out of a Brooklyn basement — meet the New Yorkers who make it all possible.
From true love found on the picket line to a free tailoring school out of a Brooklyn basement — meet the New Yorkers who make it all possible.
May 5, 2026 at 1:30 AM
While the world’s eyes are on fashion’s biggest night, we’re turning ours to the garment, retail, and warehouse workers who keep the industry running.
From true love found on the picket line to a free tailoring school out of a Brooklyn basement — meet the New Yorkers who make it all possible.
From true love found on the picket line to a free tailoring school out of a Brooklyn basement — meet the New Yorkers who make it all possible.
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Which is the backwards country now, United States?
May 4, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Which is the backwards country now, United States?