Reposted by @conniesh.bsky.socialSusan Kaye Quinn is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱 @susankayequinn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026When I was writing Open Minds, fascism had not yet risen in America, but I understood fascism says *those people* are The Bad Ones, to be feared, that we must take away their rights. So I wrote that story: In a world where everyone reads minds, I made a sub-class of humans who couldn't. 133
Reposted by @conniesh.bsky.socialEllen Mellor 🏳️⚧️ Preorder Wiz Duos #4! @samarcand.northsky.social · 15/09/2026There are some surprisingly moving events and unexpected twists and turns that put this book well above the standard YA Dystopian novels. The examination of discrimination and fear of the other - even when (especially when) that other is technically less powerful than you (as is the case with the /4 101
Reposted by @conniesh.bsky.socialEllen Mellor 🏳️⚧️ Preorder Wiz Duos #4! @samarcand.northsky.social · 15/09/2026She is a Jacker. And she's not the only one. So begins a battle both against the criminal Jackers who want to use her for their own purposes and the authorities who want to use or destroy her. This is a fun, fast-moving dystopian novel of a teenage girl fighting against all the odds. /3 111
Reposted by @conniesh.bsky.socialEllen Mellor 🏳️⚧️ Preorder Wiz Duos #4! @samarcand.northsky.social · 15/09/2026#115 Open Minds by @susankayequinn.bsky.social This is the first of a YA trilogy. In the future, almost everyone is telepathic. Those few who aren't are called 'Zeros' and are, if they're lucky, ignored. Kira is a Zero. Or so she thinks until she discovers that she can control people's minds. /2 121
Reposted by @conniesh.bsky.socialAmendment @amendment.app · 20/08/2026Financial disclosure, divestment from conflicting businesses, no payments from foreign governments: limits most people assume bind the presidency, and mostly they’re custom, not law. A bill to make them binding has sat without a vote since January, and every House seat is on the ballot in 2026.amendment.appWe need to legislate "norms" into lawWe long assumed that certain limits on presidential power needed no enforcement — that any occupant of the office would respect them out of basic decency. That assumption has proven naive. What was once custom must now be law. We call on Congress to enact binding statutory requirements: full financial disclosure, divestment from conflicting business interests, and a hard prohibition on gifts and payments from foreign powers. 084
conniesh.bsky.social @conniesh.bsky.social · 20/08/2026www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ai-is-maki...doomsdayscenario.coAI is making everything worseThe political problem isn't the data centers — it's that AI is a turd mountain looming over daily life. 000
Reposted by @conniesh.bsky.social50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 02/08/2026The CA Democratic Party voted to stand with We the People by supporting the One-Time Billionaire Wealth Tax (Prop 40). Prop 40 will be on the ballot for all Californians on November 3rd. A vote for it means a vote to fund healthcare, education, & more proof that taxing the rich works! 13405108
Reposted by @conniesh.bsky.socialAmendment @amendment.app · 02/08/2026Delaware just became the only state in the country with an active ban on private equity buying its nonprofit hospitals, and any deal that tries anyway is void. It catches creeping control too: a minority stake, the right to name executives, even a single board observer seat.amendment.appSB313 Delaware: An Act To Amend Titles 16 And 29 Of The… (Passed)Delaware SB313 imposes a moratorium on transactions involving nonprofit acute care hospitals to prevent private equity firms from gaining control. 11812
conniesh.bsky.social @conniesh.bsky.social · 04/06/2025A school board in North Carolina has silenced a valedictorian because their speech was "too political". What do you think? m.facebook.com/story.php?st...m.facebook.comLog in or sign up to viewSee posts, photos and more on Facebook. 000
conniesh.bsky.social @conniesh.bsky.social · 04/06/2025www.instagram.com/reel/DKdjFM1... Missouri wants to know the menstrual period data of the young women in their school systems. What can be done about this attack on women's privacy? 000
conniesh.bsky.social @conniesh.bsky.social · 29/04/2025Trump has broken his own record for the lowest presidential approval rating at the 100-day mark. app.sosha.ai/s/bxxpzM4lapp.sosha.aiTrump is historically unpopular 010
Reposted by @conniesh.bsky.socialNPR @npr.org · 12/04/2025Crows in a lab were able to distinguish shapes that exhibited right angles, parallel lines, and symmetry, suggesting that, like humans, they have a special ability to perceive geometric regularity.npr.orgA crow's math skills include geometryCrows in a lab were able to distinguish shapes that exhibited right angles, parallel lines, and symmetry, suggesting that, like humans, they have a special ability to perceive geometric regularity. 416118041983
Reposted by @conniesh.bsky.social🇺🇸𝕀𝕟𝕕𝕪 ℝ𝕖𝕗𝕦𝕘𝕖𝕖🇺🇸 ᵀʳᵘᵐᵖˡᵉˢˢ ᵁˢᴬ @indyrefugee.bsky.social · 12/04/2025House sparrows go completely silent and disappear from my yard whenever a hawk flies over. They don’t help the hawk. I wish US voters were as smart as birds. 281171572193
Reposted by @conniesh.bsky.socialAlt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 12/04/2025🧵There’s a lot of people out there saying that measles is being brought to the US by immigrants, specifically undocumented immigrants crossing the southern border. Let’s talk about measles and migration. ✈️ TL:DR: Measles in the US comes from outbreaks started by unvaccinated traveling Americans. 471613423
Reposted by @conniesh.bsky.socialCannaman @midem.bsky.social · 11/04/2025The SAVE act was designed to take away a person's right to vote. #HandsOff 14373128
Reposted by @conniesh.bsky.socialResistbot @resist.bot · 12/04/2025🔥 Top Campaigns, Last 24 Hours: 1️⃣ “Stop the SAVE Act!” (+1,873) 2️⃣ “Protect 1st Amdt! Immigrants are deported for dissent, arresting CITIZENS next?” (+1,526) 3️⃣ “NO to the "Save" Act. It's a harmful Jim Crow vote suppression stunt.” (+1,209) resist.botResistbot PetitionsTrending campaigns organized by Resistbot members. 0173
conniesh.bsky.social @conniesh.bsky.social · 12/04/2025The Passover Satyr: A Wiccan's Journey into Jewish Tradition aspentradition.com/2025/04/12/t...aspentradition.comThe Passover Satyr: A Wiccan’s Journey into Jewish TraditionThe Wheel of the Year turns, marking the cycles of nature, but sometimes, the journey brings unexpected invitations. This year, Miriam’s family sent out invitations for their annual Passover Seder—… 010
conniesh.bsky.social @conniesh.bsky.social · 15/03/2025www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2b4TmYa/tiktok.comVote ➡️ Resist #resist #riseup #grandma #freedom TikTok video by grandmaelli 010
conniesh.bsky.social @conniesh.bsky.social · 15/03/2025Check out this map of what a U.S. high speed rail network could look like. It would be an awesome way to make travel more equitable and sustainable while creating millions of jobs! sites.google.com/site/califor...sites.google.comCalifornia Rail Map - US High Speed Rail SystemWant to modify it and put your town on the map? Download Editable PDF File at this link. 000
conniesh.bsky.social @conniesh.bsky.social · 15/03/2025www.votervoice.net/Shares/BY3cA...votervoice.netTell Amazon: there's still time to reverse courseAmazon has the power to make a meaningful stand against the Trump Administration—instead, they have rolled back their DEI initiatives and continued to move off-track with respect to their climate comm... 000
Reposted by @conniesh.bsky.socialGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 15/03/2025This is so symbolic 😳comicsands.comCanada Goose Fends Off Bald Eagle Attack In Viral Photos—And The Symbolism Is Off The ChartsWowww 😳 1604651581
Reposted by @conniesh.bsky.socialT. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 15/03/2025www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/1-8...cidrap.umn.edu1 in 8 COVID survivors still have symptoms 2 years after infection, researchers say 615167
Reposted by @conniesh.bsky.socialRick @rickylongthread.bsky.social · 15/03/2025Education pays for itself. 493177705010
Reposted by @conniesh.bsky.socialLady Petra @ladypetra.bsky.social · 15/03/2025This is such a beautiful idea and now I want to do this with my own twist.💜 3204
Reposted by @conniesh.bsky.socialGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 12/03/2025I’m shocked by this. Trump can read?! 2423984339
Reposted by @conniesh.bsky.socialJess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 12/03/2025… 8085382210797
Reposted by @conniesh.bsky.socialCongresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Firing half of the Education Department’s staff only hurts America’s children. Children with disabilities will lose out on resources they need to learn. Schools in low-income areas won’t have enough teachers or updated books in classrooms.nbcnews.comEducation Department to cut roughly half its staffAround 3,000 people work in the department's Washington headquarters, and about 1,000 are in 10 regional offices across the country. 64614
Reposted by @conniesh.bsky.socialUnion of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 12/03/2025In her blog, UCS’s Omanjana Goswami explains the impact of the Trump administration’s trade and tariff war on food and agricultural products. “The US relies on other nations for its food supply, and jeopardizing international trade relations can have serious implications for food security.”blog.ucs.orgFarmers Will Pay More for Fertilizer Because of President Trump’s TariffsFarmers that were hurt by the first Trump administration's trade war are bracing for a repeat of the same policies, but on a broader scale. 03613
conniesh.bsky.social @conniesh.bsky.social · 12/03/2025www.votervoice.net/Shares/BY3cA...votervoice.netSign a petition urging major philanthropies to help fund the gap left by USAIDThe ones who will undoubtedly suffer the most without this funding are the residents of the developing countries that rely on it to advance public health initiatives, prevent new infections and diseas... 000
conniesh.bsky.social @conniesh.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Urge Congress to Institute Scientific Integrity Protections for Federal Scientists secure.ucsusa.org/a/2025-scien...secure.ucsusa.orgUrge Congress to Institute Scientific Integrity Protections for Federal ScientistsScientists working for the federal government need safeguards to do evidence-based work and to inform our nation’s policymaking without political interference. Urge Congress to support the Scientific ... 000
Reposted by @conniesh.bsky.socialUnion of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 11/03/2025UCS’s Delta Merner attended the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) meeting in Hangzhou, China. Despite slow progress in some areas, “the IPCC remains a cornerstone of global climate science, shaping the foundation for climate policy and action worldwide.” Learn more in her blog:blog.ucs.orgDelays and Disagreements: The IPCC's Struggle to Stay on CourseWeakening of scientific language, delayed deadlines, and a failure to reach consensus on the most fundamental areas of research. 0225
Reposted by @conniesh.bsky.socialUnion of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 11/03/2025“The EPA’s decision to roll back the Risk Management Program puts the health of workers and fenceline communities in grave danger,” said Darya Minovi, senior analyst with the Center for Science and Democracy at UCS. @earthjustice.bsky.socialearthjustice.orgTrump Administration Moves to Redo Chemical Disasters Safety Protections, Putting Millions at Risk Half the U.S. population lives in harm’s way as Trump’s EPA says it’s starting over again on safety 03820
Reposted by @conniesh.bsky.socialCongresswoman Lateefah Simon @replsimon.bsky.social · 09/03/2025"I walked out when he started lying about Social Security, and we know what's really happening...I couldn't take that." Listen to my radio interview with KCBS on why I walked out of the President's Joint Address and how I'm focusing on #CA12. 55015
Reposted by @conniesh.bsky.socialT. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 09/03/2025North Vietnam did not commit a second attack on American vessels in the Gulf of Tonkin. Iraqi soldiers did not dump Kuwaiti babies out of incubators. Iraq was not involved in 9/11 and did not have weapons of mass destruction. Canada is not a major source of fentanyl in the US. 525269
Reposted by @conniesh.bsky.socialGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 09/03/2025As Orwell predicted. 618280555775
Reposted by @conniesh.bsky.socialOlga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 07/03/2025Tadaa. 13853206413482
Reposted by @conniesh.bsky.socialRick @rickylongthread.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Human kindness is the way ... 21477171
Reposted by @conniesh.bsky.socialRick @rickylongthread.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Cutting funding to NASA and giving government grants to SpaceX may not have been so "efficient" after all. 421165504