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@nancesea.bsky.social
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Educator of Upstanders, aging punk, lover of good books, #musicsavesme #KEXP photographer Seattle sports learner of languages and lover of travel Holocaust educator not enjoying the echoes of history - favorite wife of Steve NO DMs!!

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teachnin4thgrade.bsky.social @teachnin4thgrade.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
@nancesea.bsky.social Hey, its my 10th year teaching. Being moved to teach 4th grade Math & Science for the 1st time. I'll have 50 something kiddos in a Title 1 school. I want learning to be an experience in my jungle room. Even a share helps. Thank you. www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
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Woody’s guitar speaks for me @nancesea.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Seeing those in the Jewish community thinking that cozying up to the current administration will somehow save them from the obvious antisemitism happening and thought of this piece of writing about the Jews of Hungary who thought similarly...and mostly perished in Auschwitz. nancesea.com/2017/09/
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Woody’s guitar speaks for me @nancesea.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Can’t comment so reposting. I came to this same conclusion after watching a season of Grubauer in the net for the Kraken. The focus required is not to be minimized.
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Woody’s guitar speaks for me @nancesea.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Happily shocked he is alive. Wondering why he isn’t on that plane home with the Senator.
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Heard Island Government @heardislandgov.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
As a mostly biracial penguin Government, we know a thing about targeted police raids. We recommend buying P25 capable scanners to pick up trunked/digitized police comms. ICE operates in 162-174 MHz range and utilizes less encrypted freqs when coordinating with other agencies. Uniden SDS100 is 💯
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
This is good news. But reporters, please stop just repeating that this task force has anything to do with stopping antisemitism. It is about closing universities and about fomenting antisemitism. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Obama backs Harvard as Yale faculty members support standing up to Trump
Harvard faces funding freeze as Yale faculty asks leadership ‘to resist and legally challenge any unlawful demands’
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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Just a reminder: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lacks formal education or professional credentials in critical scientific fields such as biology, neuroscience, psychology, psychiatry, immunology, virology, epidemiology, genetics, pharmacology, or medicine.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
We are sending people to the Salvadoran gulag for nothing at all. documentedny.com/2025/04/14/i...
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ICE Took His Son From Their Bronx Home. Now His Son Is In Bukele's Mega-prison In El Salvador
Merwil Gutiérrez had no criminal record when ICE agents detained the 19-year-old outside his home. Now his father, Wilmer, is still searching for answers.
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Woody’s guitar speaks for me @nancesea.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Going to go swim. Still a bit sore from yesterday’s swim which was about 100 yards longer than any previous one. Might be short and leisurely but will be good for my mind and body to move a bit. Taking care of ourselves is important in the midst of spiraling about all the crap going on in the world
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Woody’s guitar speaks for me @nancesea.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Until I see Garcia alive I will continue to assert that this whole circular passing of the buck is to delay us knowing he was murdered. They can’t bring him back so everyone is blaming someone else to keep the truth from coming out.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Let’s be clear. When the President defies the Supreme Court, it is the role of Congress to remove him from office. Full stop.
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Woody’s guitar speaks for me @nancesea.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
As Professor Snyder says - if you give permission for those you don't approve of to be sent to a concentration camp in El Salvador, you are also giving permission for YOU to be sent there when it is decided that you are problematic. No one is immune. State Terror open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
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State Terror
A brief guide for Americans
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Barnes & Noble in Georgetown with a stark “Bohemian Rhapsody”-referencing book display this weekend.
Sign: IS THIS THE REAL LIFE? 

Books include: Erasing History, Autocracy, Inc, Fascism: A Warning, How Democracies DieSign: IS THIS JUST FANTASY? 

Books include; It Can’t Happen Here, 1984, Fahrenheit 451, The Handmaid’s Tale
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
We've reached the point in our descent into fascism where the Jewish governor's house getting firebombed on Passover by a guy trying to bash his head in with a sledgehammer is overshadowed by the story of the President saying he wants to build foreign gulags for US citizens.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Trump has diverted media attention from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to his fake "peace" process. In fact, American weakness enables Russian aggression as a new offensive looms. Useful corrective here. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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US military aid for Ukraine is about to cease. Is Europe ready? | David Shimer
Putin is planning for this war to continue for months. That leaves two key questions for Ukraine’s European allies
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
In order to fight antisemitism, we will be withdrawing federal funding from universities that admit Jews. by Linda McMahon
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
1/4. On the White House’s theory, if they abduct you, get you on a helicopter, get to international waters, shoot you in the head, and drop your corpse into the ocean, that is legal, because it is the conduct of foreign affairs.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
15 April 1895 | A Polish Jew, Icek Koplewicz, was born in Brzeźnica. In 1920 he emigrated to France. He lived in Paris. On 24 July 1942 he was deported from Drancy to #Auschwitz. He did not survive.
Portrait ID photo of a man in short hair. He is wearing a jacket, a shirt and a tie.
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Woody’s guitar speaks for me @nancesea.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
As a historian of the Holocaust and with a more than passing knowledge of Stalin’s USSR - I am terrified. I am sure that they cannot return him because he is dead. And I fear what follows if our country does not right itself very quickly. No strike one day this month and two next - QUICKLY
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
The Trump people claim to be fighting antisemitism, and the media often accept that framing. I believe, on the contrary, that these actions are antisemitic in intention and in execution. I explain in a short video: snyder.substack.com/p/fomenting-...
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Fomenting Antisemitism
Not Combating It
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Woody’s guitar speaks for me @nancesea.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Took hubby to see Kraftwerk last night - he had no idea what to expect - after says “They like are just like Odesza.” I laugh. “Honey, that music is 50 years old. Odesza is LIKE THEM.” That 50 year old music was very relevant today and could have been created now…but it wasn’t.
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Woody’s guitar speaks for me @nancesea.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
So glad “Louie Louie” has been reinstated as the 7th inning stretch song. @mariners.com
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Woody’s guitar speaks for me @nancesea.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Loving the penguin memes - mostly because I love penguins and not because we have to make memes about how stupid it is to tariff an island inhabited only by penguins.
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Woody’s guitar speaks for me @nancesea.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Tariffs on guano - no one wants it anyway.
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Woody’s guitar speaks for me @nancesea.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
I’ll be your huckleberry. Rest well Val.
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Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Breaking Thurmond's record while talking about the Civil Rights leaders being called home is an incredible moment in America. This is one for the history books.
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Eliza Orlins @elizaorlins.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Senator Cory Booker just broke Strom Thurmond’s record of 24 hours and 18 minutes for the longest solo speech in Senate history. Thurmond used it to block civil rights — Booker used it to fight for justice. The arc of history bends, but only because people pull it. Thank you, @booker.senate.gov.
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Woody’s guitar speaks for me @nancesea.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Sending him strength and gratitude. Who is stepping in when he can’t continue?
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Woody’s guitar speaks for me @nancesea.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
This is horrific. On top of the general illegality of it all.
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Matt McDermott @mattmfm.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Cory Booker has taken the Senate floor and plans to filibuster as long as he’s physically able to protest the complete disregard for the rule of law by Trump and Musk. Watch here: www.c-span.org/event/us-sen...
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Read the ICE document for yourself that Karoline Leavitt refused to answer questions about. It says exactly what @AndrewFeinberg said; all it takes is "8 points" on a made-up rubric, and that can be just a tattoo (4 points) and displaying "logos" or "symbols" (4 points).
ALIEN ENEMIES ACT:
ALIEN ENEMY VALIDATION GUIDE
In the case of: ________________________________ A-File No:__________________
1. The person named above is fourteen years or older:
2. The person named above is not a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United
States:
3. The person named above is a citizen of Venezuela:
If any of these three requirements are not satisfied, the person named above shall not
be ordered removed under the Alien Enemies Act (AEA). In such a case, you should consult
your supervisor and the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement, and, where applicable, initiate removal proceedings under the
Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
4. The person named above is validated as a member of Tren de Aragua (TDA), as
determined by reference to the following evaluation form:
Instructions: Complete the following validation evaluation form for each suspected
alien targeted for removal under the AEA, or, following apprehension, for each alien
potentially subject to an AEA removal.
After accounting for the two comments below, aliens scoring 8 points and higher are
validated as members of TDA; you should proceed with issuing Form AEA-21B, titled, “Notice
and Warrant of Apprehension and Removal under the Alien Enemies Act.” Aliens scoring 6 or
7 points may be validated as members of TDA; you should consult with a supervisor and
OPLA, reviewing the totality of the facts, before making that determination; if you determine
an alien should not be validated at this time as a member of TDA, when available, you should
initiate removal proceedings under the INA. Alien scoring 5 points or less should not be
validated at this time as member of TDA; when available, you should initiate removal
proceedings under the INA.The following alt-text is excerpted of a larger checklist, as the whole page doesn't fit within alt-text character limits.

Comment 2: For purposes of validating an alien as a member of TDA, at least one
scoring category must involve conduct occurring, or information received, within the past five
years.
Valuation Explanation
Category Definition Explanation Points
Judicial
Outcomes and
Official
Documents
a. Subject has been convicted of violating Title 18, United States Code,
Section 521 or any other federal or state law criminalizing or imposing
civil penalties for activity related to TDA
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b. Court records (e.g., indictments, criminal complaints, sentencing
memorandums) identifying the subject as a member of TDA, describing
specific activity of TDA
5
Self-Admission
a. Subject self-identifies as a member or associate of TDA verbally or in
writing to law enforcement officer, even if that self identification to a
law enforcement officer is unwitting, e.g., through lawful interception of
communications.
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Criminal
Conduct and
Information
a. Subject participates in criminal activity (e.g., narcotics trafficking,
human smuggling, etc.) with other members of TDA, including
preparatory meetings and significant incidents directly attributed to TDA
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b. Law enforcement or intelligence reporting identifying subject as a
member of TDA, to include Bureau of Prisons validations and reliable
foreign partner information.
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c. Credible testimonies/statements from victims, community members, or
informants that affirm the subject’s membership in or allegiance to TDA. 3
d. Detailed open-source media (e.g., newspapers, investigative journalism
reports) that describe arrest, prosecution, or operations of a subject as a
member of TDA
2
e. Subject conducts and/or facilitates business with TDA (e.g., money
laundering, mule, service provider) 2
Documents and
CommunicationsFinal page: Association
a. Surveillance documentation that a subject is frequently observed closely
associating with known leaders and members of TDA 2
b. Subject part of group photos with two or more known members of TDA 2
c. Subject presently resides with known members of TDA 2
Total Points
VALIDATION DETERMINATION
Note: If any of the four requirements are not satisfied, do not
complete this validation determination.
Based on the validation guide and instructions above, including Comments 1 and 2, I find
that the person named above, _______________________________________________:
1. Is fourteen years or older;
2. Is not a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States;
3. Is a citizen of Venezuela; and
4. Is a member of Tren de Aragua.
Accordingly, the above-named person is validated as an Alien Enemy.
 _____________________ _________________________ __________________
 Name of Agent/officer Signature of agent/officer Date
 completing the form completing the form
 ______________________ _________________________ ____________________
 Name of Supervisor Signature of Supervisor Date
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
If you're in Wisconsin, please know that Judge Susan Crawford will protect YOUR rights and freedoms. Find your polling place and make a plan to vote tomorrow: vote.wisdems.org
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Find Your Voting Locations | WISDEMS Voter Protection Team
This searchable map shows you early voting and dropbox info for hundreds of villages, towns, and cities across Wisconsin. Enter the address you're registered at and your options will pop up!
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
"5. Remember professional ethics.
5. Remember professional ethics. When political leaders set a negative example, professional commitments to just practice become more important. It is hard to subvert a rule-of-law state without lawyers, or to hold show trials without judges. Authoritarians need obedient civil servants, and concentration camp directors seek businessmen interested in cheap labor.
#OnTyranny
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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 30/03/2025
“This is why due process matters!”
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ICE List Shows How Tattoos and Clothing Are Used to Label Immigrants as Gang Members
The ACLU obtained a checklist that shows how easy it is for ICE to declare an immigrant as an "Alien Enemy."
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Here is my best guidance for action, rendered beautifully by the great John Lithgow. I first published these lessons more than eight years ago, in late 2016. They open the twenty chapters of "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century." snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
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Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing
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Woody’s guitar speaks for me @nancesea.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
On an overpass on I5 through Seattle. 100%
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Woody’s guitar speaks for me @nancesea.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
was going to copy this very excerpt and share this post - but Professor Snyder choose it as well for his share An important read as the lawlessness increases
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
"Even as the Musk-Trump people continue to say that we must sacrifice our rights for national security, they are also starting to say that they find it worthwhile to violate national security in order to have the tools that allow them to violate our rights." snyder.substack.com/p/signalgate...
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Signalgate: violating national security
in order to violate rights
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Woody’s guitar speaks for me @nancesea.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Claiming he hacked into implies he would know that it was going on to want to hack into it… Why would a reporter the WH hates know about a chat on Signal about war plans? Perhaps they wanted him to blow the plans by publishing them immediately and then get to disappear him for disclosing “secrets”
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Greg Proops @gregproops.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
He drinks a whiskey drink He drinks a vodka drink He drinks a lager drink He drinks a cider drink He sends a text that remind him of the war plans He sends a text that reminds him of the war crimes #Hegseth
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
"True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.” —FDR, 1944
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Woody’s guitar speaks for me @nancesea.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Finished map sector. Very happy with it and might have a new hobby.
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Woody’s guitar speaks for me @nancesea.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Spending three days this week supporting another teacher in a map making exploration and discovering that artistic gene from my Dad’s side does include some drawing skills and not just a good eye for photography. All bow to the great Penguin god. 😉
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Woody’s guitar speaks for me @nancesea.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Very glad that Gov. Ferguson will be signing this - very angry that it feels so necessary.
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Woody’s guitar speaks for me @nancesea.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
So the coolest and most stylish 8th grader just told me “you ate” not once, not twice, but three times. So it is all downhill from here.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Massive protests in Belgrade, Serbia call for the resignation of the pro-Kremlin president Vucic. #3E #EndImpunity #SerbiaProtests
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Woody’s guitar speaks for me @nancesea.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Happy Purim from HaMorah Borealis.
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Woody’s guitar speaks for me @nancesea.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
@murray.senate.gov @cantwell.senate.gov vote no. Do not cooperate @schumer.senate.gov vote no.
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Woody’s guitar speaks for me @nancesea.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Spirit week at school. Core middle school teacher team dressed as emotions from Inside Out. Finding it very easy to channel Disgust these days.
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Woody’s guitar speaks for me @nancesea.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
@elswhere.bsky.social just got an email asking “what was the first LGBTQ+ Jewish Children’s book” and I knew the answer!
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