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JoAnn Early Macken @joannearlymacken.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I'll be standing with Shorewood Resists on No Kings Day. Join us!

No Kings: Vote Early flyer for Shorewood, WI, event Saturday October 17, 11:30-1 pm.

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progesterin @erinys.uwu.lgbt · 03/01/2026

hey remember when a bunch of middle-aged drunk korean lawmakers climbed the locked gates to the national assembly to hold an emergency session after the president gave illegal orders to the military, all of which ended with said president being sentenced to prison

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JoAnn Early Macken @joannearlymacken.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Milwaukee stands up: No war in Venezuela! (Glendale, WI, at noon; Red Arrow Park, Milwaukee, at 1)

Protesting in Glendale, Wisconsin. No war in Venezuela!

Protesting in Glendale, Wisconsin: power to the people, hung for democracy, stop normalizing corruption, no Kings, fight fascism.

Protesting in Glendale, Wisconsin. No war in Venezuela, abolish ice, stop the abuse of power.

Protest at Red Arrow Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. U.S. hands off Venezuela, No blood for oil.

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Get yer whistle info: bsky.app/profile/dans...

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JoAnn Early Macken @joannearlymacken.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Homemade stencils: print on cardstock, cut out with exacto knife, apply chalk. Hint: sans-serif fonts are easier to cut out. Canva has several options.

2 homemade "NO KINGS" stencils, box of multicolored sidewalk chalk, and "NO KINGS" stenciled on street in yellow and orange

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5 Calls @5calls.org · 14/07/2025

🚨 The Trump admin is using yet another filibuster-proof budget procedure to cut more federal programs, now targeting congressionally approved funds for foreign aid, NPR and PBS. The Senate is set to vote on HR 4 **THIS WEEK** Demand your Senators VOTE NO 👉 5calls.org/issue/hr4-re...

H.R. 4 The Rescissions Act of 2025

A White House Budget Rescissions request to cancel $9.4 billion in vital program funding already approved by Congress.

This bill will...
Cut $1.1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting which disburses funds to NPR and PBS

Cut $900 million from global health programs like HIV prevention

Codify the DOGE-led dismantling of USAID international assistance

Cut billions more in U.S. foreign aid for disaster relief, climate technology, peacekeeping, UNICEF, and more.

This rescissions package must pass Congress by July 18th or be rendered inactionable. It has passed the House and now awaits a filibuster-proof vote in the Senate.

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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

"There are already more of us than there are of them. We can recruit more people. And we can stop them, but first we have to show up."

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What you can do to oppose Trump and his camps

YouTube video by Degenerate Art by Andrea Pitzer

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JoAnn Early Macken @joannearlymacken.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Excellent turnout for No Kings rally and march in Milwaukee!

me with my sign: Arise! Unite! Resist! in colorful fabric letters

crowd of marchers carrying signs in Milwaukee

protest sign: "If Kamala won, we'd be at brunch right now"

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JoAnn Early Macken @joannearlymacken.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

My sign is ready for tomorrow's No Kings rally and march in Milwaukee! Where will you be protecting democracy?

front of sign with colorful fabric letters spelling out "Arise! Unite! Resist!" sewn on white fabric

back of sign with colorful fabric letters spelling "Vote!" and fabric flowers sewn on white fabric

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JoAnn Early Macken @joannearlymacken.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

"When the fascists crack down on small-scale nonviolent protest, we need large-scale nonviolent protest."

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JoAnn Early Macken @joannearlymacken.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

I left a message for Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson at the Grassroots North Shore Empty Chair Town Hall. Please stop the cruelty! youtu.be/J2yD-C87Pv4?...

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JoAnn Early Macken. - Grassroots North Shore Empty Chair Town Hall

YouTube video by Grassroots North Shore

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JoAnn Early Macken @joannearlymacken.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Weeds! Wild Strawberries! #PoetryFriday! www.joannmacken.com/blog/posts/4...

five small wild strawberry plants in a tray on a picnic table in front of a shipping box labeled "Live Plants"

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JoAnn Early Macken @joannearlymacken.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Periwinkle & protests for #PoetryFriday! www.joannmacken.com/blog/posts/4...

blue periwinkle flower among green leaves and leaf litter

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JoAnn Early Macken @joannearlymacken.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Hands off our courts! Milwaukee stands with Judge Dugan!

Protestors in front of Milwaukee Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse. Large red sign says, "Stop Trump's War on Democracy."

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JoAnn Early Macken @joannearlymacken.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Today's #PoetryFriday #haiku: What Then Must We Do? www.joannmacken.com/blog/posts/4...

male rose-breasted grosbeak on a tray full of birdseed, seen through a window

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JoAnn Early Macken @joannearlymacken.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Solidarity gathers, marches, chants, and sings. We shall not be moved. #HaikuSaturday #BetterLateThanNever #JudgeDugan

A crowd of protesters carrying signs (Hands off!, Neutrality always benefits the oppressor) marches in front of the Milwaukee FBI office.

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JoAnn Early Macken @joannearlymacken.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

www.joannmacken.com/blog/posts/4... A little bit of cheer for #PoetryFriday

two bees shelter inside a daffodil with scilla blooming in the background

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JoAnn Early Macken @joannearlymacken.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Dear litterbugs, please aim your trash at waste baskets, not thorny bushes! #EarthDay #TrashPickup #haiku

park in springtime with trash scattered among emerging greenery

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JoAnn Early Macken @joannearlymacken.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Springing Back into Writing--It's #PoetryFriday! www.joannmacken.com/blog/posts/4... #haiku

Purple crocuses blooming through leaf litter on our front hill--plus a bee!

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Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

The first marches let people know they are not alone. The next marches show how many people are ready. The final marches make those in power listen.

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JoAnn Early Macken @joannearlymacken.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Happy #NationalPoetryMonth! It's April, but let's march! www.joannmacken.com/blog/posts/4...

handmade letters cut from assorted fabrics to spell "Resist!" on a white cloth with embroidery thread, a scissors, and a pincushion

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JoAnn Early Macken @joannearlymacken.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Proud to be a Wisconsinite! We did it!

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JoAnn Early Macken @joannearlymacken.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Today's call to Sen. Ron Johnson, with help from Chop Wood Carry Water: I know you plan to cut Medicaid and SNAP so you can give tax breaks to billionaires. I expect you to stand up for your constituents. Vote no on the budget! #DoYourJob chopwoodcarrywaterdailyactions.substack.com/p/chop-wood-...

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Chop Wood Carry Water 4/1

A big day in Wisconsin and Florida!

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JoAnn Early Macken @joannearlymacken.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Today's call to Senator Ron Johnson: Rein in ICE's appalling arrests and detentions of legal residents and citizens! Also, judges who rule against Trump's unlawful behavior should be protected, not targeted. #callfromanywhere #DoYourJob

Protest sign: the needs of the many outweigh the greed of the few

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JoAnn Early Macken @joannearlymacken.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Busy week! Sunday: Post Office rally Tuesday: GOTV, UWM Thursday: GOTV, UWM Saturday: Milwaukee #TeslaTakedown plus Susan Crawford GOTV Rally at Humboldt Park. Putting my feet up now!

Early Persisters with protest signs at #TeslaTakedown: Nobody voted for chainsaws, No one voted for Elon Musk, Bad doge! Keep your paws off our rights!

Protester at Humboldt Park Susan Crawford GOTV Rally in Milwaukee with sign: I will not go quietly back to the 1950s.

Sign at Milwaukee #Tesla Takedown:
Tell Elon Stop LootingAmerica

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JoAnn Early Macken @joannearlymacken.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Getting Out The Vote* yesterday at UW-Milwaukee. Look what flew over! *Susan Crawford for Wisconsin State Supreme Court, Jill Underly for Superintendent of Public Instruction, No on the constitutional amendment!

small plane pulling a banner: "Go Home Elon. Vote Susan"

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JoAnn Early Macken @joannearlymacken.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

If I Could Choose a Best Day: Poems of Possibility, selected by Irene Latham and Charles Waters and illustrated by Olivia Sua, inspired me to write my own Poem of Possibility for #PoetryFriday. Enjoy! www.joannmacken.com/blog/posts/4...

cover of If I Could Choose a Best Day: Poems of Possibility selected by Irene Latham and Charles Waters and illustrated by Olivia Sua: two children running in a field with kites

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JoAnn Early Macken @joannearlymacken.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Today's call to Senator Ron Johnson: Libraries are important to communities. Don't let Trump dismantle the Institute for Museum and Library Services! app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag... #callfromanywhere #DoYourJob

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Call on Congress to Protect Federal Library Funding

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JoAnn Early Macken @joannearlymacken.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

U.S. Mail? Not for sale! Rally at the downtown Milwaukee Post Office. Stand up! Fight back!

Crowd of protesters outside downtown Milwaukee post office carrying signs: " My grandfather fought Nazis. So shall I," "Hands off USPS," Fight Like Hell!"

Billboard: "USPS under threat. Take action now! Call 844-402-1001"

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JoAnn Early Macken @joannearlymacken.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

#PoetryFriday! Could You? www.joannmacken.com/blog/posts/4...

view of icy Milwaukee River between banks covered in wintry brown bushes and trees. If you look closely, you can see a can in the bushes.

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JoAnn Early Macken @joannearlymacken.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

I took some time off for covid, but today I called Sen. Ron Johnson again: How could anyone believe that Musk is saving money when all the administration's lost court cases result in workers being returned to their jobs? #DoYourJob

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 16/03/2025

Trump and Rubio have defied a court order. So what’s next?

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JoAnn Early Macken @joannearlymacken.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Milwaukee International Women's Day 2025 Rally and March: Stand up! Fight back!

three sisters in pink hats carrying signs: "I'm part of the persisterhood," "Stop the save act! Protect our votes!", "Love trumps hate."

crowd of protesters marching down Milwaukee street carrying signs

crowd of protesters gathered at rally in downtown Milwaukee park

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JoAnn Early Macken @joannearlymacken.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

A person answered the phone again in Sen. Ron Johnson's Milwaukee office! I mentioned the court cases that Trump is losing for illegally firing government employees & asked him again to stop Elon Musk & stand up for Wisconsinites instead of billionaires. #callfromanywhere #DoYourJob

bumper sticker: Republicans want smaller government for the same reason crooks want fewer cops. (James Carville)

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