Reposted by Deb StanleyKarma-Shan @karmashan.bsky.social · 05/02/2025@jimacosta.bsky.social Truth… 522368726
Reposted by Deb StanleySeth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 05/02/2025I know all of us who understand what is happening are experiencing mental health challenges because of that. The only message of comfort I can offer to this community of readers is this: you are correct. What you think is happening is really happening, and is just as concerning as you think it is. 1022280945744
Reposted by Deb StanleyThe Borowitz Report @borowitzreport.bsky.social · 03/02/2025If we’re going to have a South African as president why can’t it be Trevor Noah 311427191
Reposted by Deb StanleyAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 02/02/2025Please share: We’ve received word that Elon Musk’s staffers are using space characters to identify information leakers. Before sharing any information, please use a checker to detect and remove these. 196126514372
Deb Stanley @debstanley.bsky.social · 11/12/2024Language matters. We must catch the deceptive word choices that the media fails to call out. Presidents do not “appoint” ambassadors. They nominate, and each nominee then undergoes the Senate confirmation process. None of these personnel “appointments” is a done deal yet. Don’t forfeit. 020
Reposted by Deb StanleyMorgana for Democracy🎗️🇮🇱 🍌 🪷 🐝 @morganarae.bsky.social · 08/12/2024The AI tool for appealing insurance claims seems appropriate since insurance companies use AI to deny your claims. Let the robots fight it out, then speak to someone at your state's insurance oversight department. They're employees who have health insurance, too. projects.propublica.org/claimfile/projects.propublica.orgFind Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your ClaimYou likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f... 053
Deb Stanley @debstanley.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Here’s hoping we also have “a military that is unwilling to kill its own citizens” 010
Reposted by Deb StanleyRobert Cooper @robertcooper-us.bsky.social · 03/12/2024In a major backtrack, Trump’s transition team has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Justice Department, paving the way for the team to seek FBI background checks on the Trump’s appointees.cnn.comTrump transition signs agreement with Justice Department, paving the way for FBI background checks on Trump picks | CNN PoliticsDonald Trump’s transition team has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Justice Department, paving the way for the team to seek FBI background checks on the president-elect’s appointees. 1317838
Reposted by Deb StanleyBrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Accurate. 12125023610559
Deb Stanley @debstanley.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Lately that starfish story keeps crossing my mind. The one where someone remarks that tossing stranded starfish back into the sea doesn't make a difference because you can't help them all, to which the kid tosses another and utters the mic drop, "It made a difference to that one." 🧵 1/9 120
Deb Stanley @debstanley.bsky.social · 01/12/2024I know some people are afraid to have empathy because they don't know how to close that door once they've opened it. They're afraid of giving more than they can afford or being taken advantage of. But without empathy we can’t address humanity's obscene imbalances. www.esquire.com/news-politic...esquire.comMy Life As a Homeless Man in AmericaAn extraordinary firsthand account. 010
Reposted by Deb StanleyAbigail Breiseth @abinbaltimore.bsky.social · 01/12/2024And @hcrichardson.bsky.social has me reflecting on power for regular people this morning. Do we want to protect it, as did Lincoln, TR, FDR, Truman, Eisenhower, and Biden, or do we give up the people’s power the way Reagan, Bush, Trump, and Musk want? open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...open.substack.comNovember 30, 2024Cas Mudde, a political scientist who specializes in extremism and democracy, observed yesterday on Bluesky that “the fight against the far right is secondary to the fight to strengthen liberal democra... 727879
Reposted by Deb StanleyAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/12/2024The safe way to leave Twitter. lifehacker.com/dont-delete-...lifehacker.comDon't Delete Your X Account (Do This Instead)It's temping to delete your X account now that things have gotten so bad. However, it's not the best move for your security. 51565172273
Reposted by Deb StanleyTimothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Yikes. No surprise. Still, yikes! Online influencers need ‘urgent’ fact-checking training, warns Unesco theguardian.com/media/2024/n... "...two-thirds of content creators fail to check the accuracy of their material, making them and their followers vulnerable to misinformation." #ScienceUpFirsttheguardian.comOnline influencers need ‘urgent’ fact-checking training, warns UnescoResearch shows six in 10 social media content creators do not verify accuracy of information before posting it 27683220
Reposted by Deb StanleyKaitlin Is Just Getting Started @gothamgirlblue.com · 21/11/2024I’m saying it now with hopes that it sinks in: Donald Trump cannot take any oath of office until he is granted amnesty for breaking the last one he swore. That’s just straight up in the Constitution. 2/3 of each House. That’s the bar. 982562699
Reposted by Deb StanleySeth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 29/11/2024The meme I didn't know I needed 9745840411310
Reposted by Deb StanleyJoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 29/11/2024This will always be true. 1338281944792
Reposted by Deb StanleyAaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 29/11/2024This must be condemned by everyone. 37484372349
Reposted by Deb StanleyFred Wellman @fpwellman.bsky.social · 29/11/2024The Economist ran this story this week. Yes...they are coming for veterans benefits. No one voted to destroy the VA or the benefits that our 15 million living veterans receive. Just 6% of Americans have served and these fuckers are coming for our hard earned benefits. 57167262692
Reposted by Deb StanleyDan McClellan @maklelan.bsky.social · 24/11/2024Genesis 18 did not inspire the Bill of Rights #maklelan2414 youtu.be/2Xgw70tG3Csyoutu.beGenesis 18 did not inspire the Bill of RightsYouTube video by Dan McClellan 818937
Reposted by Deb StanleyMachine Pun Kelly @kellyscaletta.bsky.social · 23/11/2024When we were children, we were taught that no matter how you reached, no matter much wealth and power you accumulated, you were not above the law. We can no longer teach our children that. And that's really fucking tragic. 34174651525
Reposted by Deb StanleyGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 23/11/2024More Trumpian attacks on our health system. 67486572168
Reposted by Deb StanleyJamie Carter @jctheresistance.demcast.com · 22/11/2024Republicans in states with extreme abortion bans are now trying to cover up the DEATHS of women that died because of their extreme abortion bans. 13627541471
Reposted by Deb StanleySimon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Pretty interesting idea - Biden can order background checks into Trump’s outrageous nominees. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...msnbc.comOpinion | Biden should order background checks of Trump’s Cabinet picksThe FBI has conducted background investigations of White House nominees since at least the tenure of President Dwight Eisenhower’s time in office. 971285411
Deb Stanley @debstanley.bsky.social · 23/11/2024The real Emily Kimelman would agree: Trust no one until it’s earned. We wait. #booksky 100
Deb Stanley @debstanley.bsky.social · 23/11/2024Wait a minute … *she* might turn out to be the hero? Starting to think the writers of Cobra Kai are scripting our government 😂 @meidastouch.bsky.social 000
Reposted by Deb StanleyAndrew Weissmann @weissmann.substack.com · 22/11/2024Re Pam Bondi and the $25,000 she reportedly solicited from Trump. Even assuming there was no quid pro quo, who takes $$$ sent by a person under investigation or immediately after you close an investigation into that person? What does that say about ethics and judgment? 1241773363
Reposted by Deb StanleyRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Why is Trump refusing to obey the law and sign Transition of Power agreements with the White House? There’s a reason, and it isn’t good. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...open.substack.comWhy Is Trump Refusing to Sign Transition of Power Agreements?It's not for a good reason. 53450111692
Deb Stanley @debstanley.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Currently: Surviving Autocracy by @mashagessen.bsky.social . Recently finished On Tyranny by @timothysnyder.bsky.social . Next up: Strongmen by @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social . @penamerica.bsky.social #WhatImReading 000
Deb Stanley @debstanley.bsky.social · 22/11/2024We’re 59 days out from the inauguration. Which books or podcasts on authoritarianism have you finished? Which experts are you listening to? 000
Reposted by Deb StanleyLisa Reyna Loe @lisaloe.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Sound up 🔊 youtu.be/Psag-E8Xr1s?...youtu.beBluesky CEO: Our platform is 'radically different' from anything else in social mediaYouTube video by CNBC Television 816737
Deb Stanley @debstanley.bsky.social · 22/11/2024This is lengthy and perhaps overwhelming. If so, read it in sections over time. @wagingnv.bsky.social is publishing the task lists we’ve been asking for. 000
Reposted by Deb StanleyWaging Nonviolence @wagingnonviolence.org · 06/11/2024For us to be of any use in a Trump world, we have to pay grave attention to our inner states, so we don’t perpetuate the autocrat’s goals of fear, isolation, exhaustion or constant disorientation.wagingnonviolence.orgThere is hope — 10 ways to be prepared and grounded for another Trump presidencyThe key to taking effective action if Trump wins is to avoid perpetuating his goals of fear, isolation, exhaustion and disorientation. 26537
Reposted by Deb StanleyRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Just in case I forgot to post Daniel Hunter's fantastic guide here. wagingnonviolence.org/2024/11/10-t...wagingnonviolence.org10 ways to be prepared and grounded now that Trump has wonThe key to taking effective action if Trump wins is to avoid perpetuating his goals of fear, isolation, exhaustion and disorientation. 521183399
Reposted by Deb StanleyJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Trump's new AG nominee Pam Bondi, Florida's AG, drew fire over Trump charitable donations from @crew.bsky.social in 2016 www.citizensforethics.org/reports-inve...citizensforethics.orgThe Trump Foundation-Pam Bondi scandal - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in WashingtonIn March 2016, CREW discovered that the Trump Foundation had broken the law by giving an illegal $25,000 contribution to a political group supporting Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi. This would set... 1021194329
Deb Stanley @debstanley.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Everyone needs to read this. I lack the tech knowledge to form an opinion about whether it’s plausible, but the author, @spoonamore.bsky.social, has extensive expertise and deserves to be heard. I hope this does result in recounts. open.substack.com/pub/spoonamo...open.substack.comInbox | Substack 030
Deb Stanley @debstanley.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Yes. We need to pace ourselves. This is a marathon, not a sprint. 0111
Deb Stanley @debstanley.bsky.social · 21/11/2024These are features, not bugs 💅 Men like him need the boundaries of the Matriarchy and a mission in life to mind their own business. 1174
Reposted by Deb StanleyRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Bolsonaro has just been indicted for his involvement in a conspiracy to kill his successor and overturn his election loss. 34371131857
Reposted by Deb StanleyRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Started / Going 982340407
Reposted by Deb StanleyRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Started / Going 1252594504
Reposted by Deb StanleyThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21/11/2024🔥 AOC on Nancy Mace 441146812658
Deb Stanley @debstanley.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Find your Representative at www.house.gov, call their DC office phone (not local #), and politely tell them you need their No vote on HR 9495. Call when you see this and leave a voicemail if after hours.house.govHomepage | house.gov 011
Deb Stanley @debstanley.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #Books #BookSky 💙📚 #BookChallenge Day 4 010
Deb Stanley @debstanley.bsky.social · 21/11/2024The people who support this would treat cattle more humanely. 000
![[Me & Hubs, walking the dogs the other night]
Him: “I just do not understand how these a**h**** don’t give a f*** about all the people they’re gonna hurt!”
Me: “See that field over there? When you ran the dogs through it just now, did you think about all the insects you trampled?”
Him: 😳
Me: “Yeah babe. We’re the bugs. That’s how.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:522ec7s5eppxm6ofydrmpfy2/bafkreigs2kazr5w5tqvlfrtusey2pe72xkand3dcratg4u6gfznpg2r5pq)
