Reposted by Susanna FrenchI support Somali-Americans @adamrothman.bsky.social · 28/11/2025From Frederick Douglass's 1867 "Composite Nation" speech, a defense of Chinese migration to the United States at a time when anti-Chinese sentiment was intensifying. teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our... 252631813
Reposted by Susanna FrenchRabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 08/02/2026Once, we had a naturalization department and a customs department and that was it. The whole Department of Homeland Security is post-9/11 America Fuck Yeah stuff 1229557
Reposted by Susanna FrenchFour Point Five Cantina, ORSL @fourpointfivecantina.com · 01/02/2026#VT #RESISTANCE ALERT — CODE: HERMIT THRUSH All cells in #Vermont: the Hermit Thrush has lifted from cover to join the #rebelbirds movement. Quiet eyes, steady wings. Keep comms brief. When the signal comes, act fast—then vanish. RISE! RESIST! REBEL! 8207
Reposted by Susanna FrenchAmanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Here's the brief memo on our plan, ICYMI earlier this fall. runforsomething.net/wp-content/u...runforsomething.net 1405
Reposted by Susanna FrenchNews Literacy Project @newslit.org · 26/01/20261/ Even in today's AI age, basic #NewsLiteracy skills are sometimes enough to get the facts of a story: 1 - Critical observation: What am I looking at? 2 - Sourcing: Who posted this? Do they have an agenda? 3 - Verification: Has this video or photo been verified as legit by other credible sources? 199
Reposted by Susanna FrenchChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Pam Bondi just sent a letter to Minnesota officials saying ICE will leave if the state turns over its voter database to Trump. Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states. 1296172017949
Reposted by Susanna FrenchRhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 17/01/2026People in Minnesota are now using their key fobs to trigger their car alarms from the safety of their homes when they see ICE walking around. 386153874664
Reposted by Susanna FrenchKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 11/01/2026“Who in the United States of America wants a war between the United States and Europe … over GREENLAND??” 871378297
Reposted by Susanna FrenchNute @nutedawn.bsky.social · 06/01/2026It’s genuinely wild that the United States spent decades building an elaborate rules-based international order which de facto cemented its permanent status as the dominant global hegemon, sustained by ideology rather than might, and now is just blowing it all up for literally no reason 421111862509
Susanna French @susannafrench.bsky.social · 27/12/2025Having a birthday on the same day that Carrie Fisher died seems like a bad thing, but my timeline is neck-deep in Carrie memes and photos - and I love that I get to be deluged by one of my heroes on my birthday.media.tenor.coma woman with glasses says if my life wasn t funny it would just be true and that 's really unacceptable .ALT: a woman with glasses says if my life wasn t funny it would just be true and that 's really unacceptable . 110
Susanna French @susannafrench.bsky.social · 20/12/2025Go ahead, waste time being shocked over the ten tons of Epstein redactions that we all knew would happen - or just FUCKING BELIEVE THE VICTIMS. 010
Reposted by Susanna FrenchACLU @aclu.org · 15/12/2025The Trump administration has banned Head Start providers from using 200 phrases when describing their programs and applying for grants, such as: women, disabilities, Black, belong, and tribal. Head Start is essential and must be able to serve our communities freely. We're suing the administration.npr.orgHead Start centers told to avoid 'disability,' 'women' and more in funding requestsNew court documents reveal a list of nearly 200 words or phrases the Trump administration told Head Start programs it does not want to see in their funding requests. 9413142
Reposted by Susanna FrenchMemento Mori @mementomori4950.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Nailed it 🔥🔥 16731162
Reposted by Susanna FrenchGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 26/11/2025Indeed they did. 411505238
Reposted by Susanna Frenchthe Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 21/11/2025while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto. 238123482354
Reposted by Susanna FrenchI said abolish and I fucking meant it @astridoverthere.bsky.social · 06/11/2025Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default. Here's how to turn it off. First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner 2021325511569
Reposted by Susanna FrenchProfessor Amanda Sturgill @drsturg.bsky.social · 30/09/2025Class is in session. Fun fact about disinformation: In order to change actions, you don't always have to convince someone something is wrong. You might just have to convince someone that something might not be right. The friction of uncertainty can stop someone in their tracks. 416646
Reposted by Susanna FrenchPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 27/09/2025George Hardy, last of the Tuskegee Airmen's World War II combat pilots, dies at 100nbcnews.comGeorge Hardy, last of the Tuskegee Airmen's World War II combat pilots, dies at 100Hardy, a lieutenant colonel, became the youngest Tuskegee fighter pilot at 19, and was among the first Black military pilots in the United States. 30587482625
Reposted by Susanna FrenchRebelFema @rebelfema.altgov.info · 27/09/2025This is a good close read of the #TerrorMemo slowcivilwar.substac... “Read the whole terror memo. Read about the indictment of Comey. Consider the generals, summoned by our Secretary of War for what purpose we don’t know. Read this memo. 1/2slowcivilwar.substack.comRubber Glue FascismA close reading of "NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM/NSPM-7: Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence" 21611
Reposted by Susanna FrenchPete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 20/09/2025Donald Trump is way less popular than he wants you to believe. And you are significantly more powerful than he wants you to think. 470218385628
Reposted by Susanna FrenchThe Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 13/09/2025Live your life in such a way that, when you die, people directly quoting you does’t sound like a personal attack on your character. 293715831
Reposted by Susanna FrenchTea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 13/09/2025The Hatfields keep blaming the McCoys every time a Hatfield shoots another Hatfield. 282130613335
Reposted by Susanna FrenchAsha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 12/08/2025Just a quick note: Federalizing the D.C. National Guard is not the same thing as “martial law.” I’m not saying that makes it good, but martial law is when the military *supplants* civil government, not just doing law enforcement. Don’t credit him with more power than he has (because he’ll take it) 37576191670
Reposted by Susanna FrenchSueDeer @suedeer.bsky.social · 07/08/2025Sometimes the things you see in this channel lineup perfectly with what's on the radio when you happen to see them. And you get this. 835981
Reposted by Susanna FrenchIda Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 06/08/2025Re-upping this from November. Some of us have consistently tried to warn about what was to come. Many of us were treated as hysterical. 231450483
Reposted by Susanna Frencheileen chengyin chow @chowleen.bsky.social · 01/08/2025August arrives in the dark we are not even asleep and it is here how can it be so late all at once -WS Merwin, Nocturne II from The Shadow of Sirius #everynightapoem 319170
Reposted by Susanna FrenchNPR @npr.org · 28/07/2025"What is it like to be a teen right now?" Young artists explored that question for two different exhibitions of their work this summer. But on the National Mall, their work was deemed too political.n.prTeen artists portrayed their lives — some adults didn't want to see the full picture"What is it like to be a teen right now?" Young artists explored that question for two different exhibitions of their work this summer. But on the National Mall, their work was deemed too political. 25538184
Reposted by Susanna French50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 24/07/2025We are not powerless—you can take action. Boycott: Cancel Paramount and Amazon subscriptions + stop watching and purchasing. Migrate: Leave Meta, Google, X and TikTok. Join Mastodon, DuckDuckGo/Brave, Bluesky and Skylight. Donate: Give to PBS & NPR. Subscribe to independent media and journalists. 15229105
Reposted by Susanna FrenchGretchen Goldman, PhD @gretchentg.bsky.social · 21/07/2025We are six months into the second Trump administration and the scale and severity of its assault on our nation's science and democracy has been unrelenting. Today, @ucs.org releases a detailed assessment of the damage so far and where we go from here: www.ucs.org/resources/sc... #ProtectScienceucs.orgScience and Democracy Under SiegeDocumenting Six Months of the Trump Administration’s Destructive Actions 19954494
Reposted by Susanna FrenchNews Literacy Project @newslit.org · 18/07/2025"The media won't report this" "Let that sink in" "Do your own research" Just a few 🚩 to look out for when scrolling. Empower yourself to identify falsehoods & spread facts instead! 👉🏾 Download the infographic: bit.ly/NLPmisinfo #Misinformation #NewsLiteracy 03022
Reposted by Susanna FrenchPreeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 22/06/2025V excited for our leaders to be like “what the hell is going on mr president????” And then sell a book about it 17516
Reposted by Susanna FrenchJacketDan’s Stunt Spooktacular @jacketdan.bsky.social · 19/05/2025This is so fucking good 217174095736
Reposted by Susanna FrenchAnna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 16/05/2025"We are not the elites the billionaires claim we are. Most professors don’t have tenure. The humanities professoriate don’t even have full time jobs, have been known to sleep in their cars. How did these inconsequential people become enemies of the state?" www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...houstonchronicle.comI'm a professor. We're not the 'elite' the powerful billionaires say we are.Most professors don't have tenure. An increasing number don't even have full-time jobs. How did these inconsequential people become enemies of the state? 24841278
Reposted by Susanna FrenchDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 04/05/2025I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews. 246188186425
Reposted by Susanna FrenchAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 02/05/2025Good morning. DOGE is fake and not a real agency. Please quit pretending it’s real 36593881712
Reposted by Susanna FrenchMina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 26/04/2025Hear me out…. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/s... 530161512278
Susanna French @susannafrench.bsky.social · 22/04/2025Andor Season 2 starts tonight. Don't miss it. One of my favorite quotes from Season 1: "The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear." 001
Reposted by Susanna FrenchLeia BlueSkywalker @blueskye2025.bsky.social · 19/04/2025Im afraid to ask this. But… We saw the men’s detention center…where are the women? Where are the children? 😳 2027069
Susanna French @susannafrench.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Who the hell is in charge of the WH account? Holy crap. 010
Reposted by Susanna FrenchRep. Ted Lieu @reptedlieu.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Something has changed. People are fired up and ready to stop the chaos and cruelty. Keep it up. 44785471670
Reposted by Susanna FrenchaltNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 12/04/2025You and I don't matter in the grand scheme of things. In 150 years, nobody alive will think about us in their daily lives. Some will see our names on tombstones as they walk by and that will be the end of it. Trump wants to be remembered. He doesn't care how, as long as they spell his name right. 1310212
Reposted by Susanna FrenchRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 11/04/2025Right now that would also apply very nicely to the Manosphere, where guys frantic to be superior to women are suckered into all sorts of misery and marketing. (And of course hate is so intersectional since so many misogynists are also racists and so forth.) 145079
Reposted by Susanna FrenchYell In a War @jelenawoehr.bsky.social · 11/04/2025Schrödinger’s Autocrat: a degenerating brain in a closed skull may be considered to be simultaneously having a plan and acting randomly 0435