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Retired folksinger, playing for fun. Heights Observer co-columnist, some sort of socialist feminist.

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Meeting has been rescheduled to Tuesday, March 3.

01.03.2026 13:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
helloaugustus on Instagram: "Remember to laugh at fascists any chance you get. And please, for the love of all that is good and holy, if youโ€™re not currently inโ€ฆ" Remember to laugh at fascists any chance you get. And please, for the love of all that is good and holy, if youโ€™re not currently in Minnesota I implore you to run not walk to standwithminnesota.com and lend your direct support however you can. Original song is โ€œWarlike Lads of Russiaโ€ by Nic Jones, rewritten by me. Revised lyrics below. โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”[Verse 1]Oh when Gregory Bovinoto Minnesota went with all his troops and all his menTheir minds were fully bent For to break those northern citiesoh they had been employed But the whole town rose against themAnd their spirits did destroy [Chorus]Oh the folks from Minnesota They fight all in one mind Making Bovino to run and leave his troops behind [Verse 2]When in two Sister Citiesthe common man did stand Old Bovino and all his men took anyone theyโ€™d get But in two Sister Cities the common manโ€™d retreat They flooded all the sidewalks and they froze hard all the streets [Chorus][Verse 3]Well itโ€™s all across Twin Citiesthe common man held fast against Bovino and all his men They marched and drove them backThe action being so hot from right and left and front and rearโ€œWell damn you allโ€ said Bovinoโ€œIโ€™ll stay no longer hereโ€[Chorus][Verse 4]Well away then went poor Bovino as fast as he could run Over snowy fields and ditches He left cars and plans and guns The carnage of his actions, the rage of neighbors tooHe left it all behind him for itโ€™s all he knows to do [Chorus][Verse 5]Said โ€œItโ€™s full 3,000 men of minetheir dignity youโ€™ve taken. Likewise youโ€™ve robbed them of their sleepand nobody will feed them.But never more to Minneapolis I dare advanceFor if I do I may be sure theyโ€™ll teach me how to dance [Chorus][Verse 6]So itโ€™s to conclude and so to finish up my song Old Bovino can run from state to state but not for longFor itโ€™s each and every tyrant and every cruel small man Must turn and face the music or else see his soul be Damned [Chorus]Oh the folks from Minnesota They fight all in one mind Making Bovino to run and leave his troops behindView all 1,020 comments

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31.01.2026 00:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

fun fact:

we're advancing our analysis for PFAS compounds. the equipment we're considering measures particles down to the parts per *trillion* level.

so imagine filling 66 empty football stadiums with tennis balls.

one of those tennis balls is red.

go find it.

*that's* parts per trillion.

17.07.2025 17:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 293 ๐Ÿ” 43 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 17 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Local Hero Video Series: Week 264 Feat. Ezra Levin and Leah Greenberg
Local Hero Video Series: Week 264 Feat. Ezra Levin and Leah Greenberg YouTube video by Rep. Jamie Raskin

Ezra Levin and Leah Greenberg have built a nationwide pro-democracy movement with their huge and nimble group Indivisible, which led the No Kings Day protests across America. Today, we honor our Fourth of July Local Heroes straight from MD-08.

04.07.2025 21:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 1143 ๐Ÿ” 216 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 28 ๐Ÿ“Œ 13
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LL Cool J, Jazmine Sullivan pull out of Philly July 4 concert due to workers strike The Philadelphia native has joined LL Cool J in pulling out of the Wawa Welcome America concert because of the city workers' strike.

Jazmine Sullivan and LL Cool J have both pulled out of performing at the Wawa Welcome America Fourth of July Concert in Philly in a show of solidarity with striking workers

04.07.2025 22:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 7105 ๐Ÿ” 994 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 95 ๐Ÿ“Œ 67
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Takashi Murakami at the Cleveland Museum of Art

02.07.2025 12:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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University Hospitals physicians claim retaliation for union organizing efforts Two pediatricians disciplined after leading campaign that has gained support from over 1,000 eligible physicians seeking reforms for patient care.

www.cleveland.com/healthfit/20...

25.06.2025 12:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Judge rules Ohioโ€™s EdChoice private school voucher program unconstitutional Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Jaiza Page granted summary judgment in favor of the plaintiffs in three of the five counts in their complaint.

www.cleveland.com/open/2025/06...

25.06.2025 04:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Firm Running Georgiaโ€™s Struggling Medicaid Experiment Was Also Paid Millions to Sell It to the Public Deloitte Consulting is taking in tens of millions in tax dollars to build, manage and market Georgiaโ€™s Medicaid work requirement program. Yet only 3% of eligible residents have enrolled.

NEW: Deloitte Consulting is taking in tens of millions in tax dollars to build, manage and market Georgiaโ€™s Medicaid work requirement program. Yet only 3% of eligible residents have enrolled.

By @savmargaret.bsky.social

14.05.2025 13:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 1671 ๐Ÿ” 742 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 102 ๐Ÿ“Œ 65
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Millions of People Depend on the Great Lakesโ€™ Water Supply. Trump Decimated the Lab Protecting It. The Trump administrationโ€™s slashing of budgets and staff have Great Lakes scientists concerned that they have lost the ability to protect the public from toxic algal blooms, which can kill animalsโ€ฆ

Cutbacks have gutted the staff at NOAAโ€™s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, who work to protect the public from toxic algal blooms.

Severe spending limits have made it difficult to purchase ordinary equipment for processing samples, such as filters and containers.

12.05.2025 01:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 1189 ๐Ÿ” 570 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 34 ๐Ÿ“Œ 32
Google Image Result for https://peacealliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Julia-Ward-howe-2015.png

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11.05.2025 12:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Life is a chronic conditionโ€ฆ

11.05.2025 02:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Beyond Showerheads: Trumpโ€™s Attempts to Kill Appliance Regulations Cause Chaos Donald Trump has long railed against everything from low-flow showerheads to LED lightbulbs. After failed attempts to undo appliance regulations in his first term, he may have found a new end-run toโ€ฆ

Contemporary shower fixtures are only one of the items that rankle the president. He has frequently denounced toilets that he claims require flushing โ€œten or 15 timesโ€ and LED lightbulbs, which he faults for making him look orange.

By @peterelkind.bsky.social

12.04.2025 17:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 314 ๐Ÿ” 63 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 51 ๐Ÿ“Œ 27
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โ€œAbundanceโ€ Is How Dems Lose To Trump Ezra Kleinโ€™s new book is supercharging elitesโ€™ campaign to deter Democrats from challenging billionaires and corporate power.

www.levernews.com/abundance-is...

06.04.2025 13:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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One of thousands in Clevelandโ€™s Market Square..

05.04.2025 20:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Cleveland Heights Mayor Kahlil Seren Defends Wife's Unofficial Role at City Hall Amid Rising Turmoil, Staff Departures Former City Administrator Dan Horrigan recently resigned after less than three months on the job, citing Natalie McDaniel's role in creating a hostile and "untenable" work environment

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01.04.2025 21:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Not only is RFK Jr.โ€™s destruction of HHS going to cause suffering and deathโ€”itโ€™s beginning to upset the medical-industrial complex.

01.04.2025 15:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Analysts at Cantor, formerly headed by Lutnick, call for Kennedy's dismissal - Reuters

01.04.2025 15:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Between his horrendous policy changes, the gutting of AID and much more we are living under a regime of mass murderers.

28.03.2025 14:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump Admin Pulls Research Funding To Protect Pregnant Women From Domestic Violence Homicide by an abusive partner is the leading cause of death for pregnant women in the U.S. โ€“ and researchers are gutted by the sudden cuts.

NEW: The Trump administration pulled funding for research to protect pregnant women from domestic violence, citing it as a โ€œDEIโ€ initiative.

27.03.2025 22:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 2331 ๐Ÿ” 1323 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 152 ๐Ÿ“Œ 270
MY HUGE MISTAKE
MY HUGE MISTAKE YouTube video by Cathy Fink Marcy Marxer

My good friends Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer have a song in light of #signalgate

youtu.be/bXyQnFBNtok

26.03.2025 15:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump Halted an Agent Orange Cleanup. That Puts Hundreds of Thousands at Risk for Poisoning. Diplomats in Vietnam warned Washington that halting USAIDโ€™s efforts to clean up the massive deposit of postwar pesticides would be a catastrophe for public health and relations with a key strategicโ€ฆ

With Vietnam on the verge of its rainy season, when torrential downpours are common, officials warned the State Department that the toxic substance could flood into nearby communities, poisoning their food supplies.

By @annamaria.bsky.social, Brett Murphy, and Le Van

23.03.2025 13:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 602 ๐Ÿ” 295 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 23 ๐Ÿ“Œ 30

And stuff like this is why I follow the account of a public utility 3,000 miles away.

22.03.2025 20:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 95 ๐Ÿ” 9 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My sewer districtโ€”love it!

22.03.2025 21:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I wrote about Chuck Schumer. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

22.03.2025 18:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 649 ๐Ÿ” 138 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 24 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

Or if they had a capable human editorโ€ฆ

22.03.2025 13:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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There's a term for this: Wikipedia: "Extraordinary rendition is a euphemism for state-sponsored kidnapping in another jurisdiction and transfer to a third state. The phrase usually refers to a United States-led program used during the War on Terror,[1]...

18.03.2025 16:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 1024 ๐Ÿ” 328 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 20 ๐Ÿ“Œ 14
Molly Crabapple w/ Hasia Diner: Here Where We Live is Our Country, the Jewish Labor Bund
Molly Crabapple w/ Hasia Diner: Here Where We Live is Our Country, the Jewish Labor Bund YouTube video by Institute on Culture Religion and World Affairs (CURA)

Hard for me express my gratitude to my friend @mollycrabapple.bsky.social for unearthing and reanimating the deliberately suppressed history of the Jewish Labor Bund.

Listen to this magnificent talk for something adjacent to hope.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwC7...

15.03.2025 21:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 298 ๐Ÿ” 44 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Flo Fox, 79, Dies; Street Photographer Overcame Blindness and Paralysis She was legally blind and used a motorized wheelchair, but she managed to capture what she called the โ€œironic realityโ€ of New York City on film.

Do yourself a favor and read this beautiful obituary.

13.03.2025 19:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Key details here are that they did so under incorrect belief he was here on a student visa. Presented evidence that he holds a green card, agents on the spot declared it revoked. This isn't rule of law. And because fence sitters will ask: Even far right orgs present no evidence of support for Hamas.

09.03.2025 21:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 1014 ๐Ÿ” 292 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14 ๐Ÿ“Œ 6