@davidaugust.bsky.social ; @americanstudier.bsky.social this might be of interest to you or to someone you know ... If so, pls pass it on!

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@badasscrossstitch.bsky.social This reminds me of you.

"Across the country, people are gathering in living rooms, churches, city parks and street corners to learn songs together — protest songs, spirituals, civil rights anthems and new compositions written in direct response to ICE raids and the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti."

Interesting blend of the creative arts and civic engagement, coming up in #Lafayette, #Indiana in Sept! Can't wait to find our more about the selected fashion designers. Sponsored #ResCreativa

Todays #CupOfJoe is fierce, just like the woman delivering it. tobie_mcphail (IG) has a strong message for MAGA females. “Shut your damn, stupid mouth.” I agree. How ‘bout you? #WeWontGoBack

ProPublica spoke to dozens of people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.” We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words. ➡️ This is what they wrote: https://propub.li/4veRIqA

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Is Congress finally growing a spine? A group of lawmakers warned the Trump administration that officials could face fines and criminal prosecution if they move forward with Trump’s proposed 250-foot triumphal arch in Washington without approval from Congress.

@americanstudier.bsky.social Case studies to add to your excellent definitions of patriotism.

Pre-order your copy, today! 🗽 Some chapter titles to kick-start your appetite: 👉 Institutional Reform That Can Be Done with a Simple Majority in Congress 💓 👉 A New Framework for Public Funding of Science 🔬 👉 How to Normalize Immigration 🦋 #StandUpForScience www.liberalcurrents.com/the-reconstr...

From the current events section of the weekly review by @americanstudier.bsky.social -- read it and weep. #BlackLivesMatter www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

Don't let anyone tell you America is polarized. We often have more in common than the pundits tell us! 🫶 www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/06/wome... H/T, again, @americanstudier.bsky.social

Love this find by @americanstudier.bsky.social ! nextpittsburgh.com/features/mob... Let's bring back the grocery mobiles!

It’s Flag Day, & let’s counter the dumpster fire at one of our most historic public sites with all the great public scholarly writing, podcasts, new & forthcoming books in my 280th #ScholarSunday thread! Add more below, share widely, & enjoy, all! 🗃️ + blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...

Bring a guitar or any instrument you play! There will be a competition to find the largest group playing the same song together. Come celebrate Flag Day and America’s 250th birthday! It’s also your President’s birthday, so let’s make a large gathering letting him know how we feel about him!

#Indiana is strongest when every person can worship, pray, gather, and live according to their faith without fear of persecution, harassment or government discrimination. #Hoosiers, pls consider signing this pledge, calling for action from the Gov. www.faithoverfearindiana.org

Buttigieg: Nowhere in the Constitution does it say that there have to be nine Supreme Court justices. That one doesn't even take a constitutional amendment. It just takes a readiness to set up a court that fits this country.

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For my friends in #Wisconsin & nearby ... 🙏 @indivisiblesaukpr.bsky.social

Read more here www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...

#Indianapolis at the State House, June 11th, Noon to 1:00 PM; Second Floor, South Atrium. Stand up for #Hoosiers of all faiths. #HateHasNoHomeHere #NotInOurName Call the Gov and the Lt. Gov to account!

How many hours did you spend worrying about politics yesterday? Not voting. Not organizing. Just worrying. And what did it change? Nothing. You're not informed. You're hooked. Here's how to get unhooked 👇 www.jackhopkinsnow.com

Oligarchs abuse our girls, suck the value out of our economy, and buy BOTH major political parties. The perfidy does't start at the national level - their tentacles extend to state governments, too. https://www.progressiveindiana.net/p/beau-knows-the-epstein-class

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This is the summer of our discontent (with tyranny). #RiseUp #Hoosiersky A Summer of Dissent: 10 Mass Mobilizations & Growing open.substack.com/pub/thepeopl...

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This further proves Trump's illegal slush fund is not a partisan issue — it affects all taxpayers. This brazen abuse of taxpayer dollars and complete disregard for the Constitution cannot continue.

British artist Briton Rivière depicts this young girl optimistically trying to teach her long-suffering but patient bloodhound to read ~ no doubt inspired by the controversial introduction of compulsory education for children in the 1880s (‘Compulsory Education’, AGNSW, 1887)

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A win! A federal judge has temporarily stopped the Trump admin’s attempt to dismantle part of a major U.S. climate research institution. In a preliminary ruling, Judge R. Brooke Jackson blocked plans to remove a key supercomputer from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in CO.

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PRIDE GUIDE 2026 1 of 3 Pride is not just celebration. It is history born from resistance. It was built by people who were tired of being criminalized, erased, harassed, beaten, & told they had to hide who they were to survive. #HoosiersRise #Indiana #Pride #LGBTQ #HoosierSky #HoosierActivism

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Bless this memorial on the mall in DC.

The fund was actually put on hold by a judge. Republicans in Congress have yet to get ANY kind of guarantee Trump will drop the fund permanently. www.reuters.com/world/trumps...

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Veterans protest the golden arc de trump in DC: www.instagram.com/reel/DYxc7nh...

Take a moment and listen. Senator Andy Kim visited Delaney Hall, an ICE detention center. He’s calling for it to be shut down.

Republican = terrorist. (Check these receipts.) #Indiana, #FriendsDon'tLetFriendsVoteRepublican

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This cartoon makes me think of our collective writing and discursive efforts here on Bluesky.