Reposted by Kirstin DeGeerJay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I don’t fucking care how much LLMs can learn about my preferences or habits; I don’t feel like outsourcing my humanity. 429554
Kirstin DeGeer @melampous.bsky.social · 26/09/2026@miniminuteman.bsky.social addressing the closing of The Academy of Natural Sciences and action steps to hopefully keep it open youtu.be/nxyfBfCrbDw?...youtu.beThe Plan To Destroy America's Oldest Natural History MuseumYouTube video by Miniminuteman 000
Kirstin DeGeer @melampous.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Drexel University seems hell-bent on closing the Academy of Natural Sciences, despite public outcry. It is the oldest natural history museum in the Americas and has an amazing collection. If you do nothing else, please sign the petition. actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...actionnetwork.orgPetition to Keep the Academy of Natural Sciences Open to the PublicThe scientific community in Philadelphia and concerned neighbors are calling on Drexel University to keep the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia’s public-facing museum open beyond their impos... 201
Reposted by Kirstin DeGeerAugust J. Pollak @augustjpollak.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I know it sounds bad that Gavin Newsom sold out California so Larry Ellison can buy about half of the entire American entertainment industry but to be fair to Newsom, half of that is actually going to be bought by Saudi Arabia 1514142
Reposted by Kirstin DeGeerAlt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 20/09/2026📣📣 Protect vaccines: Make a public comment DEADLINE: Sun Sept 20 📝 www.regulations.gov/document/HHS... Lots of anti-vaxxers have already commented 😨 - now it’s up to all of us to add some common-sense points. Confused about what’s going on? Let’s dive in (🧵)regulations.govRegulations.gov 23317199
Reposted by Kirstin DeGeercee @cee.wtf · 04/09/2026throng.cee.wtf i've invented a new way to browse bluesky 35482081908
Reposted by Kirstin DeGeerShelly 🦑 @inki-drop.com · 06/08/2026I drew Momo & Momota 🐻❄️ #cuteart #polarbear #trafficcone 4501176
Reposted by Kirstin DeGeerRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/08/2026A second man, Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, has died at Delaney Hall, the inhumane ICE detention center run by private prison contractor GEO Group. GEO Group’s profits have soared by over 700% since Trump has been back in office. Imagine profiting from death and suffering. Deplorable. 751558714
Reposted by Kirstin DeGeerBrant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 29/07/2026A Very Bad Thing to Do…. 306106003065
Reposted by Kirstin DeGeerRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/07/2026For those who have forgotten the past 40 years: Tax cuts for the rich ...don’t trickle down Boosting military spending ...doesn’t bring peace Slashing regulations ...doesn’t create jobs Folks, we’ve seen this all before. 381181755839
Reposted by Kirstin DeGeer404 Media @404media.co · 23/12/2025Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable group.404media.coGoogle Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation EffortGoogle is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr... 391418746
Reposted by Kirstin DeGeerMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23/12/2025Having to watch a bootlegged copy of a video from another country because my country censored it is making me feel as if I'm living in 1980s Eastern Germany. 745222965114
Reposted by Kirstin DeGeerAsha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 14/09/2025People missing an important point about folks getting fired for whatever they said about Charlie Kirk: Americans are being conditioned to be snitches on their fellow citizens who don’t toe a party line on what is “allowed” to be expressed. And employers are going along. It’s the new secret police 13843738911253
Reposted by Kirstin DeGeerL @banalplay.bsky.social · 12/09/2025This is simply untenable. There is no way forward with media and political classes captured by the right. Every time someone commits a crime you have to pray it's not an undesirable or it's purge time, then when it turns out to be themselves again they just shrug and wait for the next one. 268190474951
Reposted by Kirstin DeGeerClaire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 13/09/2025reposting with alt text because this feels incredibly significant. the right-wing disinfo machine means a lot of the people grieving Charlie Kirk never heard any of the things he said that would have tarnished his brand as Guy Who Just Wants to Have Dialogue Across the Aisle 17289014013
Reposted by Kirstin DeGeerSee Through Canoe @seethroughcanoe.bsky.social · 01/09/2025A sea turtle surfacing by a MASSIVE school of rays near Clearwater, Florida a couple days ago. Another post into the BluSky void. Maybe 2 or 3 people will see this one and my time won't have been wasted. I'll keep trying a little longer. #nature #animals #amazing #wildlife #awesome #ocean 749208762745
Reposted by Kirstin DeGeerIsaiah Martin @isaiahrmartin.bsky.social · 12/08/2025So Texas Republicans have now set up a TIP LINE to rat out the Texas Democrats So PLEASE, for the sake of the public, DO NOT FLOOD THIS NUMBER with tips on Bigfoot sightings, UFO sightings, or asking why Trump is on “the list” 1-866-786-5972 Thank you! 10427071469
Reposted by Kirstin DeGeerChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 09/06/2025Truth-tellers, not rioters. Protect these two men at all costs. “You feel tough with your assault rifles and your sticks. You should be standing here with us. You’re on the wrong side of history.” “John Lewis said make good trouble… that means make trouble on behalf of democracy.” 11223421111833
Reposted by Kirstin DeGeerOmnia Sunt Communia @worldincommon.bsky.social · 08/06/2025The essence of fascism is government by emergencies. Dictatorship by first resort instead of a last resort. Creation of permanent crises instead of resolving them. 13539155
Reposted by Kirstin DeGeerKOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 08/06/2025Monte Mader @montemader.bsky.social 16934311396
Reposted by Kirstin DeGeerAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 09/06/2025Trump told reporters at the White House that the protesters in Los Angeles “are insurrectionists.” That’s false. January 6 was an insurrection, this is a protest. But by using that language, he may be laying the groundwork to invoke the 1807 Insurrection Act. 14046321143
Reposted by Kirstin DeGeerKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 08/06/2025Hello. I live in Los Angeles. The president is lying. 29264666414430
Reposted by Kirstin DeGeerAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 08/06/2025“Tasted a little tear gas— tasted like fascism” 6865391015548
Reposted by Kirstin DeGeer50501 DC @50501dc.bsky.social · 08/06/2025Sec Def threatening to deploy the military against American civilians has us checking to make sure we are still living in the United States. To our troops risking their lives to protect us and our republic - we support you. Do not accept illegal orders. Call the GI rights hotline 1-877-447-4487. 5331165
Reposted by Kirstin DeGeerTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 30/03/2025Millions of you, around the world, have put the lessons I wrote in #OnTyranny in late 2016 to good use. It has been humbling to learn how from courageous and creative dissenters, protestors, and oppositionists. I was honored when John Lithgow volunteered to read them aloud. 7738611117
Reposted by Kirstin DeGeerButch Rosser @colonizedeez.bsky.social · 30/03/2025Both sides the same tho huh 241
Reposted by Kirstin DeGeerBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 16/03/2025This is blood-boiling. Charles Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor in Vietnam after being wounded three times leading the defense of a position. Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal." 26713611514039
Reposted by Kirstin DeGeerGreg Pak @gregpak.net · 12/03/2025The NYT, WaPo, LAT, CNN, etc etc have shifted to the right. Fox & the Post et al have always been hard right. Twitter & Meta are controlled by right wingers. On a daily basis, millions of Americans - probably the majority - see nothing but sanitized, accomodationist, right wing coverage of Trump. 2648091372
Reposted by Kirstin DeGeerjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 09/03/2025re the previous repost: if they can disappear permanent residents they can disappear citizens 4334851510700
Reposted by Kirstin DeGeerRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/02/2025DOGE recommends cuts to the FAA. Hundreds of workers get fired, including those tasked with producing air traffic navigation maps. Now Starlink is reportedly in line to take over a $2 billion contract to upgrade the nation's air traffic control systems. See how this works? 18503998515070
Reposted by Kirstin DeGeerRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/02/2025The GOP passed a budget resolution tonight that will gut Medicaid, SNAP, and other vital programs — as 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Why? To finance more tax cuts for the top 1%. We have socialism in this country for the rich, harsh capitalism for everyone else. 25982132645
Reposted by Kirstin DeGeerLee Murray (she/her) @cousincat.bsky.social · 24/02/2025www.sfgate.com/california/a...sfgate.comCalifornia's mountain towns crushed as Trump guts Forest ServiceCalif. mountain towns are surrounded by public lands. They're already dealing with the fallout of cuts to the U.S. Forest Service and land management agencies. 097
Reposted by Kirstin DeGeerMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 11/02/2025The good news is that reactionary centrists are engaging in some self-reflection on the excesses of the right-wing backlash to 'wokeness.' The bad news is that they are saying it is woke people's fault. archive.is/CaC56 2455024643
Reposted by Kirstin DeGeerGeraldine @everywhereist.bsky.social · 10/02/2025I saw the Kanye ad yesterday (it aired in the Philly market, where we were) but didn't click on the link. Today I found out it went to a website selling swastika T-shirts. This was a Superbowl ad. And it was to a website selling swastika T-shirts. I feel like I'm losing my mind. 991294074971
Kirstin DeGeer @melampous.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Read it open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...open.substack.comThe Logic of DestructionAnd how to resist it 020
Kirstin DeGeer @melampous.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Recovering from surgery. Need rest. Can't sleep because democracy is exploding and someone on Facebook said it was because the DNC gave us Hilary in 2016 and we sat back and took it so obviously we made Trump happen and good luck to me over the next four years and what that absolute f***!!! 010
Reposted by Kirstin DeGeerjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 03/02/2025honestly think some of the hesitation here is that no one wants to sound like a crank. i was talking at an event last night and even i felt like a crank while i was speaking! 1489457976668
