Deb Stanley @debstanley.bsky.social · 21/06/2026I’m rarely on Bluesky but came here to check on Rosie. Thanks for posting 🤞🏻🦜 020
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 · 11/12/2024A) sarcasm. B) some would argue that yes, your statement is accurate. 000
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
Deb Stanley @debstanley.bsky.social · 09/12/2024As the Frank Turner song goes, “Let’s be the sand in the gears for the next four years” 🙌🏻💪🏻 010
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 · 08/12/2024The first thing I saw when I opened the app. I love this and Bluesky so much 🫶 1110
Deb Stanley @debstanley.bsky.social · 04/12/2024This is the most U.S.-applicable take I’ve seen so far: 000
Deb Stanley @debstanley.bsky.social · 04/12/2024I’m in it now, in independent world, not label world. I teach music professionals how to be organized. 010
Deb Stanley @debstanley.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Here’s hoping we also have “a military that is unwilling to kill its own citizens” 010
Deb Stanley @debstanley.bsky.social · 03/12/2024But will they get done before or after he installs his own people in the FBI? 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 · 02/12/2024What's the alternative? To look around at all the need and do nothing because I can't do everything? That might be the most defeatist of all the cognitive distortions. So, no, I'll keep helping one starfish at a time and trust that it is meaningful action. 8/9 110
Deb Stanley @debstanley.bsky.social · 02/12/2024I don't have enough money or time to alleviate all of the needs of those recipients, but I believe my little bit still makes a difference to them. 7/9 110
Deb Stanley @debstanley.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Solo meliorism is why I "bother" to pledge $1 to a Patreon creator, or give $5 or $10 to a charity. It's one bottle of water for someone living on the street. It's one call to one Senator about one bill to help one vulnerable group (one galaxy*). 6/9 110
Deb Stanley @debstanley.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Group meliorism is motivating -- you see others trying, so you try even harder. When it's solo, we have to take it on faith that our small act is inherently worth doing, even if we don't know whether anyone else is amplifying our effort with their own. 5/9 110
Deb Stanley @debstanley.bsky.social · 02/12/2024But that last one is different. Do you see it? The difference is that the bucket brigade and the tug-of-war team and the soldiers all see one another doing their small part, but individuals calling their congressperson typically do so in isolation. 4/9 110
Deb Stanley @debstanley.bsky.social · 02/12/2024One hundred meliorists together is a bucket brigade putting out a fire, a team winning the picnic tug-of-war, an army winning a battle, a sample of constituents persuading a congressperson.... 3/9 110
Deb Stanley @debstanley.bsky.social · 02/12/2024I realize now that that story is an illustration of meliorism, and I've also realized recently that I live by meliorism. It's the idea that the smallest of helpful actions is worth doing. 2/9 110
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 · 01/12/2024Clicked on the fake account six hours after you posted this and it shows it’s been suspended. Bluesky is on it! 000
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. 51565182273
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 9745840411309
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
Deb Stanley @debstanley.bsky.social · 01/12/2024I don’t know exactly. I’ve caught some as they rolled by in my feed, and I’ve found some by searching on the phrase “block list.” But we have to be careful now because some bad actors are putting good people on lists described as antifascist or anti-MAGA. 000
Deb Stanley @debstanley.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Responding on the fly and apologies for not checking into this, but I think you can make a list of specific accounts that you want to post to. Versus posting to anyone. 120
Deb Stanley @debstanley.bsky.social · 24/11/2024I just verified it’s her via an email exchange. 💪🏻 010
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
Deb Stanley @debstanley.bsky.social · 24/11/2024I’m getting a lot of follows too. So many that it’s got me suspicious. And also a dwindling number of conversations the more people join. Still better than the bad place though. 230
Deb Stanley @debstanley.bsky.social · 24/11/2024I could be wrong but it seems to me the only way to get traction is to be on here for hours, commenting and quote-sharing, and then if you time it right, one of your original posts will also get noticed. 230
