"normies do not care about this thing and so it is no use raising a stink" is imho just an excuse for not doing politics, which is the job of making normies care about something

Great turnout and vibes in Enterprise, Oregon @wyden.senate.gov #NoKings

#NoKings protest in Enterprise, Oregon. We're rural and remote, but we consistently show up to support democracy. #Oregon

It’s painfully clear. By refusing to swear in Adelita Grijalva, Speaker Johnson’s covering up Jeffrey Epstein’s global sex-trafficking ring. Hey GOP: Bring back the House, cancel your health care cuts, reopen the government and release the files.

his summer, I went to Panama and met Jharana, a 33-year-old from Nepal who had been deported there in a group of 300 others — the 1st group to be sent to a third country. I wrote about what happened to her and others over the year for @nymag.com --> nymag.com/intelligence...

Below is a collection of many other people of Italian heritage worthy of attention — people who have played an active role in the struggle for labor rights, gay and lesbian rights, human rights, and civil rights. #TeachTruth Defend the #FreedomtoLearn www.zinnedproject.org/materials/it...

I moved from Portland to the far NE corner of Oregon. I love my quiet life here but also miss a lot about my former home these days. Keep it weird, Portland.

Please don't let Kristi near our dogs.

One of the more incredible stories out of LA this year has been how a taco review blog became the best on-the-ground coverage of ICE raids in the city. They do a dispatch every day, follow-up on the kidnapped people (which almost no media outlet has done), and fact-check government claims.

I interviewed #ActuallyAutistic moms about their reactions to Trump uring pregnant women not to take Tylenol and his anti-vaccine claims. They are a mix of livid, disheartened and frustrated that once again, their experiences as autistic women is erased. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Sending love to my former hometown of Portland. I hope you and @tinakotek.bsky.social and other elected officials push back hard on this assault.

I encourage all the media outlets who are about to send people to ”war ravaged” Portland to think twice. Some of the strongest extremism reporters in the country live in this region; journalists who understand the culture of the Northwest and the history of activism here. Do it right this time okay?

There are credible reports that federal agents may be replaying the 2020 playbook and surging into Portland with the goal of provoking conflict and violence in my hometown. I am in close contact with state and local officials to monitor this activity.

The great Dakota artist Oscar Howe's 1959 painting of Wounded Knee. No matter what Whiskey Pete says, it was a massacre not a battle.

Writing about this right now. We've had five-plus years of educators being ousted by MAGA. Can we go back and restore those folks' careers, safety, and peace of mind?

Whether they're blaming vaccines and Tylenol, or selling dubious "remedies," what they're really doing is promoting the perception that families (and especially mothers) can prevent and treat Autism. And thus also the perception that people with Autism and their families don't need social support.

I think…people’s obsession with “a cause”…is precisely because autism’s genetic randomness is hard to stratify by social class……………..

Autism does not need to be cured Ableism does The end

DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY SCIENCE: 1. Chickenpox 2. Diphtheria 3. Measles 4. Pertussis 5. Pneumococcal Infection 6. Polio 7. Tetanus 8. Typhoid 9. Yellow Fever 10. Smallpox DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY TRUMP, RFK JR. OR DR. OZ: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Denmark study of 537,303 children assessed risk of autism in vaccinated kids vs unvaccinated group, was 0.92- risk of another autistic-disorder was 0.83.  CONCLUSIONS Study provides strong evidence against the hypothesis that MMR vaccination causes autism www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

you can get a good start with these writers I mention here open.substack.com/pub/julialee...

Here's how to support my work: I'll be teaching a version of my Columbia class on Race, Media and International Affairs 101 and 102 next month for @resistanceschool.bsky.social. The course is online/ hybrid. Deadline is Sept. 19th! Sign up! www.resistancesummerschool.com/fall-2025-re...

I already canceled the @washingtonpost.com. I wish I could cancel again.

Transgender people are owed a retraction and apology from @wsj.com. The lie has already become canon to millions and it seems the least they could do.

Part of what keeps America so violent is the insistence that people perform care, empty goodness and absolution for white men who espouse hatred and violence.

For all those who think their power and wealth will protect them...I give you Nepal.

"Youth-led demonstrations against corruption erupted throughout Nepal on Monday, resulting in over 19 deaths and over 350 injuries. The protests were triggered by anger over impunity on corruption, the prevalence of nepotism, & the nationwide ban on social media." globalvoices.org/2025/09/09/g...

Thread. Yes, all of this.

Farm workers were hurrying to wrap up their day at noon on this day as the temp reached 100° in Bakersfield CA. These workers had been at work since 6am earning minimum wage for their work in the table grape harvest. #WeFeedYou

#NIH is hanging by a thread. The #CDC has been decimated. #RFK Jr. and Russell #Vought are psychopaths--I don't say this frivolously--they are cold, calculating, inflicting violence on millions through public policy. It is where we are right now. These men are not normal. 1/

Apropos of nothing: Most research shows that the increase in autism diagnoses is a reason to herald American scientific research being able to detect more Black, Asian and Hispanic #ActuallyAutistic kids and should trigger the response, what services do they need?

For the first time in 111 years, a President is planning to fire a sitting Fed governor—and of course, it’s the first Black woman, Lisa Cook. Trump’s message is clear: when Black women rise, he’ll do anything to push us down. Newsflash: we’re not going anywhere.

"Neurotypical people pity autistics. I pity neurotypicals. I pity anyone who cannot feel the way that flapping your hands just so amplifies everything you feel and thrusts it up into the air." @juststimming.bsky.social, from The Obsessive Joy of Autism: juststimming.wordpress.com/2011/04/05/t...

genuinely brings me pleasure that no one respects this guy (least of all himself)

What Washington, DC needs is two Senators, representation in Congress and the creep in the White House to leave (and take his felonies with him)!

“Bentz’s staffers spent 6 times the average amount their peers in House offices spent over the weekend on all travel expenses (more than $20k) & nearly 4X the average amount House members or their staff spent when accounting for lodging alone (more than $16k.” www.salemreporter.com/2025/08/07/o...

Do you know which state has the largest number of Black residents? TEXAS (nearly 4 million) Trump’s demand that TX redistrict & the Republican legislature’s acquiescence is an attack on Black representation. Stand with Texas Dems. www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

Economist Amartya Sen won a Nobel in part for asking: Why did India avoid the mass famines that killed tens of millions in China? His answer: a free press. Journalists could expose suffering and shame governments into action. Silence and avoidance, by contrast, can be deadly.

Signed! Thanks for sharing.

This level of barbarity is unconscionable. Nobody should be comfortable with children and families starving to death. It is morally indefensible to allow the manufactured and man-made starvation to continue. The United States must stop funding and enabling this genocide.

The Israeli government’s ongoing war of devastation in Gaza represents a profound moral catastrophe, and we stand in unwavering solidarity with all civilians impacted.

A worker was killed. Dozens detained. Dr. Jonathan Caravello, A CSU faculty member and US citizen, was brutalized & disappeared by ICE for observing. Trump’s ICE thugs are escalating terror in our communities. Release them ALL. seiuca.org/press-releas...

These violent and cruel federal actions terrorize American communities, disrupt the American food supply chain, threaten lives and separate families. 7/

Wow, nine hours of standoff. Deep bow to those standing up against ice.

Lettuce tastes great on your #July4 burger or salad. Harvesting it is an extremely difficult job because of the constant bending down and use of sharp tools. As we enjoy our holiday BBQs, let's remember the farm workers who make this meal possible. #WeFeedYou

I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy. I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.

CALL TODAY because they may vote on it tomorrow (Wednesday). He needs to get an avalanche of calls in the next 24 hours: Bentz DC Office: (202)-225-6730 Bentz Medford Office: (541)-776-4646 Bentz Ontario Office: (541) 709-2040

We should all be disgusted by the flood of anti-Muslim remarks spewed in the aftermath of Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the NYC mayoral primary — some blatant, others latent. Shame on the members of Congress who have engaged in such bigotry and anyone who doesn’t challenge it.

The American people were lied to about Vietnam, with tragic consequences. The American people were lied to about Iraq, with tragic consequences. The American people are being lied to again today. We cannot allow history to repeat itself.