Reposted by LisaBarack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 04/11/2025If nothing else, the last nine months should have made it clear that elections matter. But what’s remarkable about America is that we have the power, as citizens, to change this country by voting. Go to IWillVote.com. 594227386178
Reposted by LisaNPR @npr.org · 24/04/2025Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.npr.orgColleague of Harvard scientist held by ICE warns that foreign scientists are scaredHarvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S. 868223668345
Reposted by LisaChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13/03/2025Keep this in mind: The internment of Japanese Americans during World War II was carried out by executive order—from the President of the United States. 🧵 531157745654
Reposted by LisaJohn Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 27/02/2025There was no campaign Kamala Harris and the Democrats could have run that overcame the combination of racism and stupidity addling tens of millions Americans. 1372168589
Reposted by LisaGovernor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 23/02/2025Russia started this war by brutally invading a sovereign democracy and claiming innocent lives. You will not rewrite history. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...politico.comWitkoff declines to blame Russia for starting war in UkraineThe Trump-appointed special envoy called Ukraine’s ambitions to join NATO “a threat to the Russians.” 16376021427
Reposted by LisaSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 09/02/2025Don’t just say DEI as if it’s a bad word. Spell it out. Say diversity, which is the lifeblood of American society & culture & innovation. Say equity, which a just society should pursue. Say inclusion, because decent people believe in increasing belonging, not isolating people who are different. 874283198791
Lisa @troutqueen.bsky.social · 09/02/2025My oldest is now legally an adult and I couldn’t be prouder! ❤️ 020
Reposted by LisaAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 09/02/2025Congress was denied entry to both the U.S. Department of Education and the Treasury, where Musk staffers blocked the doors. Along with its appropriations responsibilities, Congress holds oversight authority over federal agencies. Blocking congressional access to these agencies is illegal. 543150823127
Reposted by LisaWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Drop Target. Shop at Costco. www.cnn.com/2025/02/03/b...cnn.comTarget was one of the most outspoken supporters of DEI. It’s changed its tune | CNN BusinessTarget was one of corporate America’s most forceful supporters of diversity and inclusion initiatives and vowed to support Black Americans in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder by police in Target... 814173663595
Reposted by LisaAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Education Department employees have been placed on leave for attending diversity training. Meanwhile, Republicans have introduced a bill to eliminate the Department of Education. 18194552559
Reposted by LisaMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 03/02/2025We’ll soon know if inflation was really the reason white voters chose Trump. If it was, these voters will abandon Trump after his tariffs jack up prices. My suspicion is that they won’t, because racism was another major motivation that they’d never admit. And Trump is delivering on the racism front. 41568113
Lisa @troutqueen.bsky.social · 25/01/2025Picked up some “stitch” markers because … it was too punny not to. 000
Reposted by LisaAndrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 24/01/2025“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.” Diary of Anne Frank January 13, 1943 13066020724107
Lisa @troutqueen.bsky.social · 23/01/2025“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” Source: Emma Lazarus: Selected Poems and Other Writings (2002) 010
Lisa @troutqueen.bsky.social · 22/01/2025I really want pickles. The good kinds. Bread and butter with perfect crunch.media.tenor.coma cartoon chicken wearing a vlasic hat holds a cucumberALT: a cartoon chicken wearing a vlasic hat holds a cucumber 000
Reposted by LisaChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 21/01/2025I love this so much! At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions. This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message. 172510228716382
Reposted by LisaKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 20/01/2025New on MSNBC: Vice President Harris will fly back to Los Angeles today with an all-female U.S. Air Force crew — the first time an all-female crew has operated a C-33. Upon landing, Harris will visit a local fire station and then distribute food to community members impacted by the wildfires. 931523917216
Reposted by LisaMorgan Fairchild @morgfair.bsky.social · 17/01/2025Meta’s Abandonment of Fact-Checking Empowers a President Who Traffics in Lies open.substack.com/pub/contrari...open.substack.comMeta’s Abandonment of Fact-Checking Empowers a President Who Traffics in LiesBy Barbara McQuade 20248051396
Lisa @troutqueen.bsky.social · 17/01/2025For a brief few minutes they buddied up and calmly hung out. 010
Reposted by LisaJocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 10/01/2025I looked up what a group of Blue Jays is called, which is a "party" or "band." So here is a party of Blue Jays. (They do seem to like partying it up and causing a ruckus. I could see "a ruckus of Blue Jays" as a group name working too.) 300119931005
Lisa @troutqueen.bsky.social · 10/01/2025My young entrepreneur is selling cookies! Hit me up if you want to order any and support her summer trip goal! 010
Reposted by LisaGod @thegodshow.com · 09/01/2025Thou shalt not declare war on facts just because they always prove you wrong and stupid as fuck. 11381251215
Reposted by LisaMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 23/12/2024america ferrera, amber tamblyn and alexis bledel posted this statement of solidarity with blake lively 😭👖 81046189
Reposted by Lisablawnk @blawnk.com · 03/12/2024Yes AI art is ugly, but that isn't the problem with AI art. AI art will get better and it will still be unacceptable. AI art is built on stolen art. AI music is built on stolen music. AI videos are built on stolen videos. AI text is built on stolen text. Across all mediums, fuck AI. 8968723338
Reposted by LisaGrant Watson @fictionmachine.bsky.social · 14/12/2024Dear children's author, I want to talk to you about kerning. 732302491
Lisa @troutqueen.bsky.social · 15/12/2024Afternoon progress in La Roo cotton yarn. Almost to section 2! 010
Reposted by LisaJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 04/12/2024Last Christmas I gave you my heart Not really my heart Just somebody's heart This year If the cops should appear Please tell them that you don't know me 401671253
Reposted by LisaAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/12/2024One of our favorite photos: Old Faithful at sunrise. 928526601
Reposted by Lisa🌴✨🦋 Kathryn 🦋✨🌴 @kathrynkatiekwrites.substack.com · 03/12/2024Every time I read about banning books, I think of this: Reading a book with a gay character will not make you gay any more than reading a book about Einstein will make you a genius. If you're afraid that books might change someone's thinking, you're not afraid of books — you're afraid of thinking. 406230504512
Reposted by LisaAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 03/12/2024During Trump’s last term, he made over 30,000 false or misleading claims. It’s always important to verify facts. For instance, he once stated that ‘raking the forest’ could help prevent forest fires. 704734685
Lisa @troutqueen.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Heh. Sometimes yarn craft and Scout skills come in handy when the 15ft bamboo poles won’t fit in my car. 000
Lisa @troutqueen.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Prepping to facilitate next month. This resonates with me. 000
Reposted by LisaJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 21/11/2024Good morning, Bluesky. There is beauty in the world, if you look for it. 495365771698
Reposted by LisaGod @thegodshow.com · 20/11/2024A troll’s only purpose in life is to troll you. Your anger is like oxygen to them. When you take that away from them, they shrivel up and die. What’s up, Bluesky! 👋 713312783577
