Reposted by It’s me, Robin!Benjamin McKean @blmckean.bsky.social · 15/04/2026I taught an old Michael Walzer piece from the 80's called "In Defense of Inequality" in one of my classes this semester. I had to impress upon students that he was upset about a level of income inequality that is literally *an order of magnitude* LESS than what the U.S. has today 113030
It’s me, Robin! @itsmerobin.bsky.social · 05/09/2025If you’re near Seattle, the Ai Weiwei show at SAM is stunning. It is unfortunately closing Sunday but I hope that it’s moving to a museum elsewhere in the US. As you can see, my kid felt very passionate and inspired 010
It’s me, Robin! @itsmerobin.bsky.social · 10/08/2025I’ve been canning a lot lately. I haven’t done much in years but I figure now’s the time. I’ve done pickled sweet peppers, asparagus and green beans, peaches, preserves, and juice concentrate. I have a box of apples to make sauce and I’m going to blend some with other fruits and berries 😻 100
It’s me, Robin! @itsmerobin.bsky.social · 07/08/2025When I was a kid we weren’t allowed to touch our new clothes and shoes until the first day of school. Now as a mom I’m desperate to throw away my kids high water pants and torn up shoes and holey flannels and hoodies so they’re available immediately. I could care less about the first day of school 😅 100
It’s me, Robin! @itsmerobin.bsky.social · 19/07/2025Stopped at my local Costco in western Washington today and the produce section was low - the walkways were twice as wide as normal in the refrigerated area and non refrigerated area. They even filled in an entire table with baked goods that usually has produce. What are you seeing out there? 000
Reposted by It’s me, Robin!Snohomish County Indivisible @snocoindivisible.bsky.social · 11/07/2025How aren't these numbers in headlines? How's your state been affected. 032
Reposted by It’s me, Robin!Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/07/2025Trump calls for deporting US citizens: "We also have a lot of bad people that have been here for a long time ... many of them were born in our country. I think we ought to get them the hell out of here too, if you want to know the truth. So maybe that'll be the next job." 178776213821
Reposted by It’s me, Robin!Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 22/06/2025it’s even more demoralizing when the history you’re repeating is history you were around for the first time 390364387700
Reposted by It’s me, Robin!Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 17/06/2025a nation on edge holds its breath as the former host of celebrity apprentice huddles with his advisors, the wrestlemania ceo and the former co-host of fox & friends weekends 479210165333
Reposted by It’s me, Robin!Dr Lisa 🇰🇳🇨🇦🏳️🌈❤️🧘🏽♀️🎸🏝💃🏽🛸🐸✊🏽🕉☯️⚧️☮️ @xitter-refugee.bsky.social · 16/06/2025❤️🙏🏽🪶 413130
Reposted by It’s me, Robin!Olga Lautman 🇺🇦 @olgalautman.bsky.social · 14/06/2025What a good look for Republicans The marines saved Los Angeles by detaining a veteran on his way to the VA. Doesn’t everyone feel safer now in our police state? Exclusive: US Marines carry out first known detention of civilian in Los Angeles, video showsreuters.comExclusive: US Marines carry out first known detention of civilian in Los Angeles, video showsMarines deployed to Los Angeles carried out the detention of a civilian on Friday, the U.S. military confirmed after being presented with Reuters images, in the first known detention by active-duty troops deployed there by President Donald Trump. 29773291
Reposted by It’s me, Robin!Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 14/06/2025US Veterans peacefully protesting Trump’s military birthday parade arrested at Capitol Hill. This is the moment a 80+ year old US veteran is taken away in handcuffs for practicing his 1st Amendment right. #3E #NoKings #NoKingsProtests (🎥 @gregjstoker.bsky.social ) 1410149408290
Reposted by It’s me, Robin!LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 13/06/2025New Yorkers scream out each officer’s lawsuits against them for excessive force and more upon their city, right to their faces while protesting. 8353439410136
Reposted by It’s me, Robin!Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 12/06/2025VIDEO: Here is the Regime treating a duly elected U.S. Senator like a farm animal because he had the temerity to ask questions of Kristi Noem. Fascism is here. The jackboot of Big Government is pressing down on all our faces, and the only question is what we do next.youtube.comNew footage: Padilla thrown to floor and cuffed at Kristi Noem presserYouTube video by The Bulwark 25437321450
It’s me, Robin! @itsmerobin.bsky.social · 12/06/2025My white rose bush has suddenly started growing a new color. Have any of you seen this? We’ve lived here since 2019 and the bush was preexisting. Could it be cross pollination or something genetic? 🌱 🌹 thank you all 🥰 030
Reposted by It’s me, Robin!Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 10/06/2025If your boss tells you to lie to teachers, hide your identity, and steal 1st graders from their schools you have a bad job and an evil boss and you should say no 91539318
Reposted by It’s me, Robin!Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 09/06/2025This is a pretty important point! 197117053875
Reposted by It’s me, Robin!Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 09/06/2025This is not okay 1932484462
Reposted by It’s me, Robin!Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 03/06/2025Lowe’s Dyson Nivea Tiffany Capital One UPS Disney Door Dash Live Nation Anheuser-Busch Diageo Pepsi Nissan PWC Citi Mastercard …all pulled their support for Pride. If brands aren’t supporting your equality, you don’t need to support their profitability. popular.info/p/pride-and-...popular.info19 companies pulling back their support for PrideFor years, major corporations publicly celebrated the LGBTQ community. 19729461560
It’s me, Robin! @itsmerobin.bsky.social · 27/05/2025youtu.beIt's time for Tr*mp-supporting corporations to pay the price for betraying us.YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture 000
Reposted by It’s me, Robin!tmel1219.bsky.social @tmel1219.bsky.social · 24/05/2025#ProudBlue #Voices4Victory I don’t think enough Americans are aware that the trump administration is deploying troops on American soil. The DOD is sending another 1,115 troops to join the 7000 troops & 4000 national guard already at the southern border. mexiconewsdaily.com/news/us-depl...mexiconewsdaily.comUS deploys over 1,000 additional troops to border with MexicoThe U.S. government has announced plans to deploy more than 1,000 troops to its shared border with Mexico. 2311585
Reposted by It’s me, Robin!jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 23/05/2025everything means the opposite for these people. freedom means your freedom to obey. the first amendment means their freedom to tell you what you can read and think. 18962781766
It’s me, Robin! @itsmerobin.bsky.social · 22/05/2025Fucking sickeningkuow.orgICE agents at Seattle courthouse arrest people whose deportation hearings are dismissedPeople showing up for hearings at the Seattle Immigration Court this week are facing something new. Federal immigration agents wait in the courthouse hallways to arrest people if their deportation pro... 000
Reposted by It’s me, Robin!Amy Sundberg @amysundberg.bsky.social · 11/05/2025If the national government abdicates its basic public health responsibilities around vaccines, we as a society will be sicker (potentially much sicker) for it. It would be nice if states would step in but I'm not holding my breath. 3182
It’s me, Robin! @itsmerobin.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Yesterday I canned some Rhubarb from the garden. It’s so satisfying to grow and preserve food. I realize I’m privileged to have a big yard and $$ to get started but I’m sure my family will come to rely on the garden this summer 🧵 220
Reposted by It’s me, Robin!Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 06/05/2025“They Actually Had a List”: ICE Arrests Workers Involved in Landmark Labor Rights Case. Must-read reporting by @noahhurowitz.bsky.social byhttps://theintercept.com/2025/05/05/ice-raid-farm-labor-union-new-york-ufw/theintercept.com“They Actually Had a List”: ICE Arrests Workers Involved in Landmark Labor Rights Case“We are concerned at the appearance of targeting publicly pro-union worker leaders,” said a UFW official about an ICE raid in New York. 07446
It’s me, Robin! @itsmerobin.bsky.social · 05/05/2025I cackled. I mean, why not? We live in the craziest stupidest timeline 100
It’s me, Robin! @itsmerobin.bsky.social · 04/05/2025I’ve never heard of this before but I want to send it to every teacher I know 000
It’s me, Robin! @itsmerobin.bsky.social · 04/05/2025🌱 last spring I bought this rhododendron entirely based on the name. Finally my impulsive purchase has been completely vindicated as my “Dark Lord” rhododendron had bloomed and it is stunning 🤩 010
Reposted by It’s me, Robin!United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 03/05/2025On May 2nd, in Western NY, federal immigration agents stopped a bus of farm workers from Lynn-Ette & Sons Farms. They had a list of names, including UFW worker leaders who have been organizing to unionize their workplace. Those workers were detained. 1/ #WeFeedYou 741465919
Reposted by It’s me, Robin!Craig Johnson @cajohnson-craig.bsky.social · 02/05/2025I wrote a book about this, How to Talk to Your Son about Fascism -- the right-wing offers young men easy and evil answers to complex questions, and gives community. To fight it we need our own answers, and our own appealing communities. www.routledge.com/How-to-Talk-...routledge.comHow to Talk to Your Son about FascismHow to Talk to Your Son about Fascism is a practical guide for parents, carers, and others with young men in their lives on how to talk with those young men about fascism and the right-wing, which spe... 1116175
Reposted by It’s me, Robin!Tal Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 30/04/2025i realize the title is a bit counterintuitive but the answer is that you cannot as an individual guarantee your food is safe. we can, as a collective, push back HARD on dismantling food safety regulations, and put pressure on an unpopular administration to keep our food from killing us. 344839987
Reposted by It’s me, Robin!🏳️🌈Alex Vander Veur💙🇲🇽🇨🇦🇺🇦🇬🇱🇪🇺🇵🇸🇻🇪💙🇺🇸💔 @alexvanderveur.bsky.social · 30/04/2025@esqueer.net Was talking about it a month ago. bsky.app/profile/esqu... 02712
Reposted by It’s me, Robin!Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 30/04/2025Rep Eric Swalwell walked out in *shock*—and who could blame him? Every single GOP member on the House Judiciary Committee just voted to let Trump “deport” American citizens. This is illegal, authoritarian, and unforgivable 🤬 Time to call, write, & protest before the full House votes. 36449192495
Reposted by It’s me, Robin!Veronica @veronicaeye.bsky.social · 30/04/2025This is who we are. A country where we need to build a missing persons website for all the friends & family disappeared under this administration. Please share so folks can connect. #MOMSky 57570
It’s me, Robin! @itsmerobin.bsky.social · 29/04/2025I’ve been disappointed with Ferguson and he’s only been Gov for a few months 000
Reposted by It’s me, Robin!Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 27/04/2025If there’s one thing I’ve taken away from reporting on the current DOGE collection of govt data, it is that the people who’ve previously spent their careers carefully handling this information believe there is almost no limit to how it could be abused (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...theatlantic.comAmerican PanopticonThe Trump administration is pooling data on Americans. Experts fear what comes next. 9036861598
It’s me, Robin! @itsmerobin.bsky.social · 26/04/2025The fuck? They want to send these assholes into local regions too 😡 010
It’s me, Robin! @itsmerobin.bsky.social · 26/04/2025I looked up my area. Some were unsurprising, some very surprising. 010
Reposted by It’s me, Robin!Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 26/04/2025If they can deport these 3 little children what are US Citizens, they can do it to you! This is the story you need to be talking about everywhere along with the arresting of judge Hannah Dugan. They're disappearing people & dismantling democracy & WE could be next. www.aclu.org/press-releas....aclu.orgICE Deports 3 U.S. Citizen Children Held Incommunicado Prior to the Deportation | American Civil Liberties UnionFamilies disappeared and isolated without legal access; one child with cancer deported without medication and pregnant mother deported as well 13257151
Reposted by It’s me, Robin!Parkrose Permaculture @parkroseperma.bsky.social · 25/04/2025The power of the people is greater than the people in power. Do not forget that together, we control the economy. Withhold your $$ and make sure corporations know their profit margin is fucked as long as Tr*mp is in charge. Make sure they understand how to get us to buy their products again. 612335
Reposted by It’s me, Robin!Kathleen Bush-Joseph @kathleenbush.bsky.social · 25/04/2025The Justice Dept. has authorized law enforcement officers to GO INTO PEOPLE'S HOMES WITHOUT SEARCH WARRANTS if they suspect that someone is an "alien enemy" I talked to @usatoday.com about Attorney General Bondi's "Guidance for Implementing the Alien Enemies Act," links below 34447132241
Reposted by It’s me, Robin!Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 24/04/2025I just wrote: "Switching from ICE to DoD Custody: An Alarming Violation of Court Order on Deportations to El Salvador" Astonishing. Read ICE official's affidavit. ICE had the detainees in their custody before turning them over to DOD for transfer to torture in El Salvador. AFTER court issued TRO.open.substack.comSwitching from ICE to DoD Custody: An Alarming Violation of Court Order on Deportations to El SalvadorEarlier today, I discussed one of the “sleeper” immigration cases that had largely flown below the radar: D.V.D. 12126851249