A field of green ferns seen through the branches of green trees.
Well...I thought I would use BlueSky regularly, but that turns out to be a lie. I may check in occasionally, but this space has not become home. Perhaps that will shift in the future.
We need states to intervene, protecting Americans' medical data and stopping RFK Jr.'s dangerous stigmatization of autistic and disabled people. Add your name to the petition! sign.moveon.org/petitions/pr...
This is horrible and stupid. 🤬
Let's stop the Qatar plane deal! Please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/te...
I'm attending May Day Strong's event, “May Day Strong: We are the Many” - sign up now to join me! #Syracuse #NYS #CNY #commoncause www.mobilize.us/commoncause/...
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/te...
Last June, Amanda David, a Black farmer, reached out to the NYS community for help in relocating her family, home, & business due to harassment and threats from a neighbor. Since then, much has happen, but funds are still needed. More info on GoFundMe.
#BlackSky #CNY gofund.me/ee235630
It does give an opportunity to explain what might not be obvious on your resume. It also signals that you know what you’re applying for. Yes, some people do get that wrong.
🌱March 10. 55 degrees (F). Winter aconite are blooming in Syracuse, NY!
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“Racism is a sin almost nobody confesses. Like pollution, it is a ‘sin of the world’ that is everybody’s responsibility but apparently nobody’s fault.” - Franciscan Media
#racism #sin
Seems like recent events would make D_O_G_E want to bolster this part of the government and not fire people. 🙁
#FAA #Firing #Firings #Layoffs #Federal
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"And in the end, we’re left not just with a song, but with a challenge: to see the world as it is, to think critically in the face of convenient fiction, to stand firm in our truths, even when the whole damn system tries to make us the villain." - Dr. Mustafa Ali
wordinblack.com/2025/02/kend...
“Cameras have appeared outside homes of Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’ activists. Why are they there?” 🤬
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Know Your Rights for immigrants in English, Portuguese, and Spanish from the Catholic Legal Information Network.
www.cliniclegal.org/file-downloa...
Mark Cuban Reveals 3 Ways Trump’s Trade War Could Impact American Consumers.
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D@MN!
Google Calendar removes Black History Month, Pride and other cultural events.
find Know Your Rights info at www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/know-your-ri...
...to go to businesses that cater to people who speak those languages and leave those cards on windshields in the parking lot. I would also suggest placing those cards at laundrymats and bus stops. You can...
A friend is doing this and it might be something to do in your area. Print information in the non-English languages used in your area about what to do if stopped by ICE. Consider printing the info in a postcard or index card size. Then...
#KnowYourRights #CivilRights #Immigrants
"The people in power are manufacturing a crisis. Through policy and rhetoric, they seek to erase us. We cannot let them succeed." - @kevinbailey.bsky.social
Won't he be surprised when he sees who does follow him! Viva Democracy!
"If we save some lives, some jobs, some critical government agencies, some measure of press freedom, some medical and subsistence benefits, academic freedom...and protect the dignity, safety and constitutional rights of some of our most vulnerable fellow Americans, it will be worth it."
"But we can slow things down, win some battles, throw sand in the gears of others."
Democracy is Crumbling. Is Anybody Doing Anything? - By @sifill.bsky.social .
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This is the ONLY idea from the current Administration that I can support because many other countries have done it. (Hey, look at the U.S. catch up to the Cook Islands!) The fact that many people use credit/debit cards for transactions also means that many transactions will not be affected.
The document shows want would happen if pennies are available when making change. www.budget.canada.ca/2012/themes/...
The new U.S. Administration wants to eliminate the penny. This is something that Canada did over a decade ago and this document explains how it would work. In Canada's case, pennies were no longer minted, but those in circulation could be used.
