A BDS win! Let's keep it up! #FreePalestine

In the midst of a genocide, "putrid beasts with ten horns, seven heads, and seemingly boundless power seem appropriate as representations of such massive evil." Unwontedly, I wrestle with the book of Revelation (aka the Apocalypse) in my new post. #Gaza #genocide ruthgoringbooks.com/2025/08/22/n...

Good news. authorsguild.org/news/authors...

Bravery is wheelchair users putting their bodies on the line to stop Medicaid cuts. Shame is arresting them instead of listening. Medicaid is a lifeline — not a line item.

“I struggle for adjectives to adequately describe the horror that this administration has visited on the world,” said a former State Department official. “It keeps me up at night.”

The FAIR Act has passed through both chambers of the state legislature! Illinois will launch a statewide office of public defense in 2027! This marks the first time Illinois has significantly updated its public defense structure since 1949. endmoneybond.org/2025/05/31/i...

What the USA & Israel are doing to the people of Gaza is moral injury to the whole world. Yet around us beauty flames out & insists that life is good. What does it mean to live now . . . ruthgoringbooks.com/2025/05/31/a...

Sigh.

A new post on my website. Let's stay awake together, even when our hearts are breaking.

Absolutely.

A poem for Amer Rabee, Emmett Till, & all the dear awkward 14-year-old boys. #Palestine #WestBank ruthgoringbooks.com/2025/04/11/a...

The first is my joyful midchant face when I see my photographer friend Michael Bracey at Chicago's Hands Off march (April 5). The rest are favorite images of other marchers. #handsoff

Dear traveling friends, be prudent.

FACT: Social Security has a fraud rate of 0.00625%, which is far lower than private sector retirement programs.

Yet another reason to never move to Utah.

Songs & bodies of water can take us into the deep places of ourselves.

A worker making $50,000 a year contributes to Social Security with 100% of their income. A CEO making $20 million a year contributes to Social Security with less than 1% of their income. Who agrees it’s time to scrap the cap?

Have some joy in the midst of it all. sunday.earth You can draw a sun for the Third Act / 350 dot org gallery! #stopclimatechange

All I keep thinking about is how Pete Hegseth raised questions of the competency of a Black four-star general and Air Force fighter pilot who was the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Hegseth asked did he get the job “because of his skin color? Or his skill? We’ll never know, but always doubt.”

This is a relief. Thanks for the good news.

We sang together today to say, We love you, Gaza. Dear immigrants, we're with you. We see you, LGBTQ+ friends. Black folk & all those whose history is being erased, you are our neighbors. Federal workers, you are my neighbors. Mennonite Action Chicago, Songs 4 Liberation, Casa Solidaria DuPage. ❤️

In February 2025 alone, we tallied 2085+ protests, incl major protests in support of federal workers, LGBTQ rights, immigrant rights, Palestinian self-determination, Ukraine, demonstrations against Tesla, & protests against Trump’s agenda more generally. This compares w/ 937 protests in Feb 2017.

@greenpeace.org and @greenpeaceusa.bsky.social just lost $660M lawsuit from fossil fuel giant Energy Transfer for supporting peaceful protest. I stand in solidarity with Greenpeace against this attack on our right to speak out #ImWithGreenpeace Find out more: www.greenpeace.org/internationa...

Chart of cumulative protests reported from Jan 22 - Feb 28, 2017 vs 2025:

Infuriating & deeply distressing. The USA under both 46 & 47 is piling on weapons for this genocide. And under Project Esther, those who protest are subject to arrest &, if they're immigrants, deportation. Love your neighbor, near or far.

I'm ashamed of you @durbin.senate.gov You could have been courageous for all of us. We are the ones whose social security is at risk. We are the ones who need Medicaid now or may need it soon. #shame

Job alert: @propublica.org is looking for an engagement and tips coordinator who can help us triage, vet and distribute tips to journalists across our newsroom. It's an important role with huge implications for our investigative journalism. Check it out: boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...

Resistance is all around us. And we will do more. We will not obey in advance. Love to all who are being targeted. Thanks to all those who are standing up.

A Black pastor friend told me that her church has embraced boycotts of DEI-abandoning companies like Target, Amazon, Walgreens as a matter of faith. Because the political & the spiritual are not separate. Let's join them. chicagodefender.com/the-cost-of-...

In 2019, the National Park Service had a budget of $4 billion but generated over $30 billion in economic activity. Firing federal workers and cutting public programs is going to end up costing us MORE, not less.

THIS IS THE WAY

@alt-ssa.altgov.info & everybody: I was HUGELY relieved to see a social security deposit in my bank account when I checked tonight. This is what it's like now. Can I pay for groceries & public transport this month or will I have to dip into meager savings? I know I'm not alone. #savesocialsecurity

A YES on cloture is a YES for the bill. Do not let anyone play games with you.

Hey friends, please join me! Send a letter today to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to tell him you oppose his decision to dismantle crucial climate protections: act.350.org/letter/mar-2...

The UN approved a resolution for an International Day of Hope. It was approved 161 to 1. The only country to vote no? America -- under orders by Donald Trump.

Making art soothes the soul. I had fun creating this cutout star tonight & then adding it to my Redbubble shop. #art #digitalartist

Happy International Women's Day! The sign says We Want Each Other Alive; it also means We Love Each Other Alive. This is the attitude, friends. ❤️ 🌍

VERY IMPORTANT. Cutting Medicaid would plunge so many USA folks further into poverty.

Friends: I get unhappy physical sensations when I see photos of (even worse) videos of 45/47 or Muskrat*. I've decided to delete such posts from my feed or unfollow people who post them. It's self-care while I keep standing up for all the good things as best I can.

NEW: USAID's acting asst administrator, Nick Enrich, has been placed on leave after sharing a memo detailing how political appointees have "wholly prevented" staff from continuing life saving aid.

We encourage participation! The Heritage Foundation is the group behind Project 2025 and the mass destruction of government.

💥The Netherlands' largest pension fund, has sold its shares in Tesla, Meta, and Alphabet (Google). The fund with US $569 billion equivolent in assets is "directing more money to companies and projects that help to improve society and the environment." #Divest www.reuters.com/markets/euro...

Looky, you too can name a gulf! Mine carries my heart's desire. 💚

Courts *ordered* the Trump admin to stop its spending freeze Yet ProPublica found place after place where $ is still frozen -hot meals for elderly and disabled -groceries for those in need -maternal & child health services -a clinic that serves the poor www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the Paris Climate Agreement — again. But we refuse to feel powerless. So how do we fight back? By pushing state leaders to step up. Sign our petition urging governors to uphold the U.S.'s commitment to the Paris Agreement: act.350.org/sign/Paris20...