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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her)

@joalysonparker.bsky.social
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I'm a long-time professor of English lit, who is now in my next chapter. In this next chapter, I'm writing, reading, and traveling. I also serve on the council for the International Society for the Study of Time, and I volunteer for Third Act.

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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I'm attending No Kings's event, “No Kings: Vote Early in Lower Merion/Narberth, PA” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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No Kings: Vote Early in Lower Merion/Narberth, PA · No Kings
On Saturday, October 17, 12 pm - 1:30 pm in Narberth, join our (non-partisan) rally that is all about voting, especially voting early. We'll remind registered voters to vote early using a mail ballot...
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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
I'm attending a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social event: Hands Off Our Vote!. RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/hands...
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Hands Off Our Vote!
The "Hands Off Our Vote" initiative is a national action plan designed to defend voting rights and hold power accountable by galvanizing communities around the message that voters, not leaders, decide...
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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I took action with Indivisible. Will you join me? Use this link to sign up: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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Hands Off Our Vote in 2026! · Indivisible
**We know that Trump and his Big Lie cronies are plotting to do everything they can to undermine our elections in 2026.** Whether it’s trying to end mail-in voting, targeting registration programs, bl...
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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I'm attending Indivisible's event, “Hands Off Our Vote!” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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Hands Off Our Vote! · Indivisible
Join Indivisibles across the country for the kickoff call for Hands Off Our Vote, Indivisible’s national program to ensure all eligible voters get to cast their ballot, and that those ballots get coun...
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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/ci...
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Citizens Bank: Stop financing CoreCivic and The GEO Group.
CoreCivic and the GEO Group have seen skyrocketing profits in the last year as a result of their direct involvement in Trump’s violent deportation agenda. CoreCivic saw a nearly 70% increase in net in...
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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
I'm attending a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social event: Summer All In Call with Bernie Sanders . RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/summe...
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Summer All In Call with Bernie Sanders
Join us
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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
I'm attending NOPE Neighbors's event, “Pennsylvania - Key to Winning the Midterms” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nope/event/9...
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Pennsylvania - Key to Winning the Midterms · NOPE Neighbors
We can’t overstate the importance of flipping the House to put a check on Trump. Nationwide, there are only 17 tossup races – and the party that wins the majority of these will very likely control the...
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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
I'm attending Progressive Turnout Project's event, “Midterm Postcards & New Research” - sign up now to join me! #DemocracyForward www.mobilize.us/ptp/event/93...
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Midterm Postcards & New Research · Progressive Turnout Project
Join us on YouTube Live to learn about our Get Out the Vote postcard program for the 2026 midterms. We're also excited to share the results of our research measuring the effectiveness of our innovat...
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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
I'm attending a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social event: Spring All In Call: "Connecting the Dots: Climate Justice in the Age of Techno-Fascism". RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/sprin...
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Spring All In Call: "Connecting the Dots: Climate Justice in the Age of Techno-Fascism"
Save The Date for Third Act’s Spring All-In Call! We will just have finished No Kings 3 and will continue to connect the dots between climate justice and politics in this age of techno-fascism. We ...
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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
A short video from Jim Lardner to get people charged up for No Kings. drive.google.com/file/d/126hm...
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OneManRuleNatShortened.mp4
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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
I'm attending May Day Strong's event, “No Occupation of Our Cities ARDMORE SUNDAY JAN 11” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
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No Occupation of Our Cities ARDMORE SUNDAY JAN 11 · Mobilize
Don’t stand on the sidelines while Trump spills blood on behalf of the billionaire class while they jack up the prices for rent, healthcare and groceries . **Stand with us and take action.** We know...
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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
I'm attending VoteRiders's event, “Helpline Orientation” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/voteriders/e...
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Helpline Orientation · VoteRiders
Want to be on the front lines of helping your fellow citizens get the ID they need to vote? Good news, this is your chance! VoteRiders is looking for volunteers to support our Helpline. In this role, ...
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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
I'm attending Volunteer Blue/Together We Elect's event, “The Time is Now! Meeting The Moment - Featuring Heather Cox Richardson and Sen. Gallego” - www.mobilize.us/volunteerblu...
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The Time is Now! Meeting The Moment - Featuring Heather Cox Richardson and Sen. Gallego · Volunteer Blue/Together We Elect
The pace of the damage being inflicted on our country is increasing with every passing week. Whether it’s immigration, the environment, our inalienable rights, or economic justice, we have no time to ...
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Trump and Vance want badly to stop you from using the f-word That's because if we accurately call out rising fascism from the streets of Chicago to the waters of the Caribbean, we will understand that we must fight back with the moral strength of war My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
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Why we can’t allow Trump to ban that other f-word | Will Bunch
The column the Trump regime wants to ban: America has to call out surging fascism in order to defeat it.
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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Philadelphia” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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NO KINGS Philadelphia · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...
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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
I'm attending Indivisible's event, “Meet the Justices Up For Retention In November's Election” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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Meet the Justices Up For Retention In November's Election · Indivisible
Join us as we welcome Justice Dougherty and Justice Donohue of the PA Supreme Court to describe to us the importance of this year's November 4th election. Courts make a huge difference in our lives a...
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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
I'm attending May Day Strong's event, “ARDMORE #WorkersOverBillionaires Labor Day” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mayday/event...
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ARDMORE #WorkersOverBillionaires Labor Day · May Day Strong
Labor and community are planning more than a barbecue on Labor Day this year because we have to stop the billionaire takeover. They are converting the government into their private slush fund and just...
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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
I'm attending Indivisible's event, “Meet the Justices Up For Retention In November's Election” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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Meet the Justices Up For Retention In November's Election · Indivisible
Join us as we welcome Justice Dougherty and Justice Donohue of the PA Supreme Court to describe to us the importance of this year's November 4th election. Courts make a huge difference in our lives a...
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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Do check out this worthwhile project to bring to light the stories of people suffering under the Trump regime--and do consider donating: weareyourneighbors.net
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We Are Your Neighbors
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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
I'm attending John Lewis Actions's event, “GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON:” - sign up now to join me! #citizensagainstyranny www.mobilize.us/citizensagai...
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GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON: · Citizens Against Tyranny
PHILLY (Birthplace of Democracy Activation) Good Trouble Lives On is a national day of nonviolent action to respond to the attacks posed on our civil and human rights by the Trump administration an...
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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Well, I think Senator Angus King (I-ME) said it all regarding the vote on the reconciliation bill: “Shame on you guys. That was the most disgusting vote I’ve ever seen in my life.” In my state alone, 300,000 people may lose their health care so that billionaires can get tax cuts.
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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
A great march in Philly on Saturday.
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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
The current administration threatens all I hold dear. That's why you'll see me marching in Philly (the birthplace of democracy) tomorrow. I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS in Philadelphia” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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NO KINGS in Philadelphia · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allie...
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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
As someone who grew up in the LA area, I'm glad that Robert Hubbell is giving us a picture of what's really going on there. My city is NOT gone. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp6_...
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The Real Los Angeles 6 10 25
YouTube video by Jill Bickett
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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
I'm attending No Kings's event, “No Kings: Event Attendee Pre-Mobilization Call” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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No Kings: Event Attendee Pre-Mobilization Call · Indivisible
Join us, Thursday, June 12th at 8:00 pm ET / 5:00 pm PT for a No Kings strategic prep call designed specifically for No Kings event attendees! During the call, we will provide timely updates, walk thr...
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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Jessica Craven pointed out this great political ad by Dr. Annie Andrews, who is running against the feckless Lindsay Graham: www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8wM...
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Annie Andrews Launch Video: "Unafraid"
YouTube video by Annie Andrews
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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Tell your senators to take a stand against the “No Contempt Clause” act.indivisible.org/sign/senator...
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Tell your senators to take a stand against the “No Contempt Clause”
Congressional Republicans hid a provision deep in their Medicaid-slashing megabill to shield Trump and his cronies from contempt of court orders. Their “No Contempt Clause” would cause chaos for our c...
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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Will Bunch hits the ball out of the park again with his column on Cryptogate. Am I the only one who looks at the cryptocurrency names $Trump and $Melania and see Strump (as in strumpet) and Smelania? www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
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Your guide to Cryptogate, Trump’s $4 billion corruption scandal that’s 10X bigger than Watergate | Will Bunch
Here's an in-depth guide to the key players, companies and deals behind Donald Trump's scheme to cash in on his presidency.
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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Third Act Pennsylvania newsletter, highlighting the forthcoming "No Kings" protest: mailchi.mp/8ff3bbbcead4...
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May Newsletter: No Kings!
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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS in Philadelphia” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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NO KINGS in Philadelphia · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allie...
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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
The Third Act PA Newsletter is hot off the (virtual) press. Do check it out. mailchi.mp/2050757a67f3...
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April Newsletter: Keep the momentum going!
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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Cory Booker has been speaking for 19 hours on the Senate floor. He reminds us of what America should be. www.npr.org/2025/04/01/n...
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Cory Booker's anti-Trump speech on the Senate floor has lasted 19 hours and counting
The New Jersey Democrat has been criticizing the Trump administration's policies on immigration, education, the economy and more since 7 p.m. Monday. Here's what to know about his marathon speech.
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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Just a reminder about "Fifteen Minutes for Our Future," a Monday morning 15-minute Zoom (9:00 a.m. EST) in which a group of us Third Actors suggest a couple actions for the week. If you can't make th Zoom, check out the site: thirdactvt.org/fifteen/ Zoom link: thirdact-org.zoom.us/j/8244072594...
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Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting
Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems. Zoom ...
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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Here's the Third Act PA March newsletter, featuring a shout-out to one of my favorite books: mailchi.mp/1a0a992f1cb0...
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March Newsletter: Get Psyched for the National Day of Action!
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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Each Monday at 9 a.m., a group of Third Actors is holding a 15-minute supportive Zoom call and recommending a weekly pro-democracy action. If you can't make the meeting, check out our website, which includes resources for those of us in the Resistance. thirdactvt.org/fifteen/
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Fifteen Minutes For Our Future
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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
In case anyone wants to join me in the postcard writing campaign that's being called the Ides of Trump, you can find our more and sign up at this Mobilize link: www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
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ides of Trump campaign · Mobilize
Join us virtually writing postcards telling Donald J Trump his probationary period is over. HE'S FIRED! Don't take anything with you other than your personal effects. Name calling is what he likes t...
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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
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Write a Letter to the Editor: The Legacy Project Rejects This Administration – Third Act
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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Robert Hubbell's words of encouragement today: Here is my advice: "We must use every tool in our toolkit every day. You don’t have to do everything personally. Resistance is a collective obligation in which we each share the burden." For the full essay, see roberthubbell.substack.com/p/we-must-do...
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We must do everything, everywhere, all at once
February 17, 2025
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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
It looks like the Trusk name is already circulating: worldcrunch.com/eyes-on-the-...
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"Trusk & Moi" — Is Europe Ready To Face The Trump-Musk Assault?
Europeans expected to deal with the return of Donald Trump, but now face both Trump and Elon Musk, who continue to make provocative statements. Yet the EU is divided, with Italy's Giorgia Meloni going...
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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
As Robert Reich wrote this week: “It’s time to get serious about boycotting companies that are enabling the Trump regime, starting with Elon Musk’s X and Tesla and any companies that advertise on X or Fox News. ... Please download the app Goods Unite Us and use it. ... www.goodsuniteus.com
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Home - Goods Unite Us
At Goods Unite Us, we run political background checks on thousands of brands and companies so you can put your money where your vote is.
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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Robert Hubbell's column today is a must-read: mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#in...
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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
In the stellar season 2 Babylon-5 episode "In the Shadow of Z'ha'dum," we're introduced to Nightwatch, an organization that recruits ordinary citizens to report on "subversive activities" (and they get to wear Nazi-like armbands). Sounds a lot like the encouragement to snitch on DEI programs.
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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Here's the link to the January isse of the Third Act Pennsylvania newsletter, making clear that we won't back down: mailchi.mp/67d546003d21...
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January Newsletter: The Fight Continues!
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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Lest we forget-- www.nytimes.com/2024/12/08/u...
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Threatened With Jail, Cheney Condemns Trump’s ‘Assault on the Rule of Law’
Liz Cheney, the former Republican representative, said President-elect Donald J. Trump “lied about” the bipartisan House committee that investigated his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack.
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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Here's an article sent to me by a Canadian friend with whom I was joking about Canada becoming our 51st state. The article makes an amusing and compelling case for the USA becoming Canada's 11th province: vancouversun.com/opinion/colu...
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Pete McMartin: Why the U.S. should be Canada's 11th province
Donald Trump joked about Canada becoming the 51st state during his dinner with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Mar-a-Lago last month.
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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Babylon 5 is streaming on Prime as of Dec. 1. A five-year television "novel," it's particularly relevant now--an authoritarian dictatorship running Earth, a compromised press that spouts propaganda, a group of people who resist. Worth the slow build
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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
This interview with Sarah McBride is so inspiring. www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-...
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Sarah McBride Wasn’t Looking for a Fight on Trans Rights
The first trans person elected to Congress discusses how to respond to a bathroom bill and transphobic attacks from her new colleagues in the House.
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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
In our November newsletter, Third Act PA members Tom Hoffman and Jo Parker have a fascinating discussion about Marcia Bjornerud’s book "Timefulness: How Thinking Like a Geologist Can Save the World." #NotToBeMissed thirdact.org/.../book-rev...
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Jo Alyson Parker (she/her) @joalysonparker.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
If I'm going to be on bluesky, I should probably post something, so here is a link to my piece on environmental issues in David Mitchell's The Bone Clocks: c21.openlibhums.org/article/id/5...
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Mind the Gap(s): Holly Sykes’s Life, the ‘Invisible’ War, and the History of the Future in <i>The Bone Clocks</i>
David Mitchell’s The Bone Clocks (2014) features a complex temporal scheme. Critics have discussed the novel as an allegory of mortality and in terms of labyrinthine time and reincarnation time. I her...
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