MJ @boskydell.bsky.social

Artist. Writer. But yeah, I’ve had some life so far.

There was once an enslaved man who stole a Confederate ship and sailed his a bunch of families to Union controlled waters & got everyone free.

Then he fought as a soldier in the Union Army.

Then he was elected to US House of Representatives.

Robert Smalls was born 187 years ago today
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Had to doublecheck the date on this
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When Life Gave Her Ageism, She Created Oldster www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/style/oldster-substack-sari-botton-aging.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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This is not the way serious leaders talk about war.
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@knowyourvalue.bsky.social I just read that the summit has to be postponed.
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Medical experiments on prisoners?

Where have we seen this before?
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Under a new policy released Thursday, the Trump Administration will test conversion therapy on trans people in prisons. It explicitly states that it aims to help trans people “recover,” all the while forcibly detransitioning them both medically and socially.

transitics.substack.com/p/the-trump-administration-is-testing
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Literal Nazi shit being inflicted on trans people by literal Nazis
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I read that both of the hospital ships are in dry dock, so…
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Rapist mentality and rapist language
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Sexist.
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00254-z
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ohhh ‘democracy dies in darkness’ was aspirational
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We are now facing the largest measles outbreak since the disease was eliminated from the United States over a quarter-century ago.

The science is clear: vaccines are the best way to protect against measles. The NIH Director admits it. Why won’t RFK, Jr.?
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Constution!? A nonstarter.
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Kaz @kazlefay.bsky.social
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In case you need something wholesome in your feed, in Vermont we have an online community bulletin board of sorts called Front Porch Forum and it’s filled with this kind of stuff.
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Wearing two balaclavas at once is too bunchy!
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Livid at every single person who knew about this post and didn’t tell me
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Kaz @kazlefay.bsky.social
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Something happened in Vermont that got very little press but is wildly important.

Peaceful protestors went to an ICE data center in Williston. DHS called the police.

The police REFUSED to arrest the protestors & left. DHS kept threatening them but eventually gave up.

substack.com/ href="/profile/catcolor31/note/c-206791422?r=smvi5">@catcolor31/note/c-206791422?r=smvi5
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This is authoritarianism, plain and simple.

The Trump administration is targeting states that didn’t vote for him — including my home state of Vermont.

Using federal power to punish political opponents is anti-democratic and blatantly illegal.
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At a time when ICE is rounding up 5-year-olds, terrorizing communities and killing American citizens, the last thing we should be doing is increasing its funding.

I will vote NO on the upcoming spending bill to fund Trump's domestic army.
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once again, "chuck schumer" is a complete sentence
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When they tell you "CBP stays at the border," this is what they mean:
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“Abolish ICE” is literally the MODERATE position in America today. Not even the position Schumer’s constituents are demanding. The MODERATE position is “abolish.”
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One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
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Senate Dems needn’t come to agreement on everything right now. That’s a path to the lowest common denominator. They simply have to agree to filibuster DHS approps. As to which of a host of anti-brutality and anti-authoritarian proposals to advance, let a thousand flowers bloom.
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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
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Statement from the Obamas:
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