L.R. Woodard @americanwoman54.bsky.social

Retired educator who still believes "History Makes Literature" and "Literature is news that stays news"-Ezra Pound; Jeffersonian; WWII Aficionado; American attitude with a European soul; demure rabble-rouser. (DO NOT FOLLOW ME if you only follow females.)

"Respect for expertise, support for free inquiry, a belief that ideas supported by evidence ought to win out—all of that has fallen by the wayside." And this will haunt us for decades. 😢😡🤬

I’m a Nobel Prize-winning immigrant. I can no longer recognize this country. share.google/lsP0K9Au98rxc9qjK
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social
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Bill Nye speaks out against cuts to NASA.

“The proposed cuts would terminate 53 NASA Science missions, throwing away more than $13 billion in taxpayer investment and halting the development of nearly every future NASA Science mission" ... “an insult to our astronauts and entire NASA workforce.”
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As the saying goes, Timing is everything. And this is AMAZING!!
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social
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Canada shares a 9,000 km border with a country that is no longer under the rule of law.
The threat to our country is real.
Here are ten steps that every Canadian should take to protect our democracy and sovereignty in this time of gangster politics.
youtu.be/xIo-CaUDvEg?si=R2uWEhB1tcsGx53-
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Yep, and what she said in the beginning is true, for when I was in Serbia in 2006 and volunteered at The American Corner, many teens who visited knew way more American history than my students did here. I asked one why that was, and he said they have to, for whatever America does, so does the world.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com
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📽️NEW: Marc Elias is suing Trump to stop his new order targeting mail voting, which mandates the creation of a voter database ahead of the midterms.

He breaks down how the directive constitutes executive overreach by trampling on states’ power to administer elections👇
bit.ly/4sp0zno
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social
5d
It’s probably nothing. 🤡

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social
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Hate is on the move and yet groups like B'nai Brith diminish the seriousness of the threat by smearing progressive leaders like Premier Wab Kinew. It is about about creating a false moral shield to protect the crimes in Israel. Meanwhile serious extremists walk among us.
substack.com/home/post/p-192965102
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United Humanists @unitedhumanists.bsky.social
9d
This 💯
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"This is happening right now is the deliberate dismantling of American institutions that took generations to build. The 'shining city upon a hill' is being looted from within." This REALLY broke my heart. SCREAMING into the abyss...

morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/breaking-trump-administration-orders?utm_medium=ios
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This👇
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Well, this brought a tear.
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Pretty dang AMAZING!!
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com
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After SCOTUS heard oral arguments in a case that could decide the results of the midterms, one message is clear:

Republicans intend to make it harder for their opponents to vote and easier to control election outcomes.

Legacy media isn’t taking it seriously, but Marc Elias asks, will you?

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social
16d
The Republican Party is telling us, with brimming confidence and zero shame, that it intends to make it harder for its opponents to vote and easier to control the outcome of elections. They are prepared to use every tool available to them — legal or not — to stay in power.
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Third Rate Podcasts Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social
16d
The government hands your tax dollars out as gifts to the President‘s criminous toadies.
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Cory Booker @corybooker.com
20d
Their hypocrisy knows no bounds.
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😠😡🤬
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A perfect tribute.
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10mo
Almost forgot to post.

Brand new street art in Pilsen just dropped: 18th & Western

#Chicago
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Love this!!
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Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social
10mo
No, We Do Not Have to 'Go To War With the President We Have'
open.substack.com/pub/charliesykes/p/no-we-do-not-have-to-go-to-war-with?r=2k4r8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
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This👇
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social
10mo
A win! Thank you to everyone who spoke out! After facing bipartisan resistance, the Senate Parliamentarian, ruled that Sen. Mike Lee’s proposal to sell off millions of acres of federal land cannot be included under reconciliation rules.
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VoteVets @votevets.org
10mo
NEW: VoteVets Calls Out Trump and GOP After Iran Retaliates—Reckless Leadership Is Putting American Lives at Risk
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This was a "choke on my tea" meme I laughed so hard. 😆
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Discovered Australia is more curious than we are.

youtu.be/12n1bBS6LHw?feature=shared
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Unbelievable on so many levels.
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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social
10mo
I don't care about Trump dropping profanities while talking about international affairs, and unhinged state actors doing unhinged things.

I do care about it because it suggests that his ego is bruised and he's mad. And this isn't a man we want making war decisions because his feelings are hurt.
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