My new eco-thriller is out! Get your copy now for the low pre-order price paperangelpress.com/product/inci...

Heartbroken by news of yet another senseless act of violence this morning at a house of worship. No American should ever fear for their safety - least of all when gathering peacefully to pray - and yet tragedies like this have become frequent.

THIS AMERICA NEEDS TRUE GUN REFORM THE NRA IS A DETRIMENT TO SOCIETY NOT EVERY PERSON WHO CAN OWN A GUN SHOULD HAVE ONE.

GOP = Guns Over People , Guardians Of Pedophiles I bet the NRA is hoping for a civil war to boost sales.

Trump just ordered the military into Portland, and he’s giving them the green light to use lethal force on American citizens. Authoritarianism is an abstract concept but Trump is making its impacts real and tangible. Let’s be real about it: This is the beginning of dictatorship in America.

ICE arrested press tonight. They threw a tear gas canister into the press last week. This was not an accident. Release Steve Held.

I just got my royalty statement for The Actual Star for the first half of 2025. Four years after publication, it sold 492 new copies, for a take-home royalty payment of $425.46 USD. For perspective on these figures, please read this piece I wrote last year:

A seamstress named Elsy Noemi Berrios was forcibly detained by masked agents who did not present a warrant. Elsy is about 52 years old & has an asylum case pending in court. Her teenage daughter filmed this terrifying scene. If they can do it to her, they can do it to you. Speak out now!

Today I did something incredibly empowering, SUPER fun...thrilling actually. It was 100% free & made me feel like a hero. I did it right from my computer & maintained total privacy. You can do it, too! I called voters & convinced 11 people who knew nothing or were confused to vote YES ON PROP 50.

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek in Portland: "I will not be approving utilization of the Oregon national Guard. The President does not have the authority to deploy federal troops on State soil."

Speaker Mike Johnson is refusing to swear in newly elected AZ Democrat Adelita Grijalva, who won a special election last week. She's the deciding signature on the Epstein Files discharge petition. Where is QANON MAGA ??

America has a shortage of: Teachers Nurses Child Care Workers EMTs Firefighters So the trump authorized a $50,000 signing bonus and $60,000 in student loan forgiveness for joining his masked Secret Police force, which now has a budget larger than most of the world's militaries. #project2025

Good morning, Bluesky! A Great Blue Heron greets the sunrise on Puget Sound, Washington. 📸Marguerite Gerontis

"As medical care evaporates it is moms who die in childbirth. As food disappears overwhelmed husbands abandon wives and children. As social order unravels it is mostly girls who are raped. And when times are desperate it is girls who are married against their will." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/o...

that said, ICE agent ain’t got no humanity

FYI Chicagoans

it’s Sunday on bluesky so I am urging everyone to take care of themselves. Take a walk, have a second cup of coffee or tea, read a book, spend some time looking at small poems

Stop the scapegoating and start dealing with America’s real gun crisis. HOMEGROWN‼️

Just heard from my publisher that Lu new cli-fi thriller will be available for preorder starting October 14th! Share the news! www.maryflodin.com

Just heard from my publisher that Lu new cli-fi thriller will be available for preorder starting October 14th! Share the news! www.maryflodin.com

A silent, inter-faith march near the ICE detention center in Portland, Oregon. The marchers held flowers. 💐

NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES PLS SHARE DAY 28 AUGUST 2025 THESE HORRENDOUS TIMES NOW MORE THAN EVER Join the NDRC NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC REDISTRICTING COMMITTEE Join the FIGHT Go to democratredistricting.com Text ..DEFEND the 36787 NDRC develops state-of-the-art mapping capabilities and more !!

Earlier today in NYC!

Firefighters…a crew made up of indigenous people… Actively fighting a two month old wildfire…were told to stop…line up…and show ID…by ICE…

Well this just got worse. The firefighters ICE stopped were Indigenous Americans.

Farm-to-table isn’t some Saturday farmers market w/ hippie honey & white guys w/ dreads selling mushrooms — it’s Mexicans picking your grapes, tomatoes, cabbage every single fucking day in brutal heat for 12 hours for shit pay & no healthcare. Your everyday produce comes from the backs of Mexicans.

Racism & hate against Indigenous peoples is alive & well with these rotten jackals.

My new book Separation of Church & Hate will also be available as an audiobook read by yours truly, coming from @SimonAudio 9/9. Pre-order your copy today: bit.ly/4i1dQy2

Last week I was home and got to wear the ribbon skirt we made by hand this winter, in my colors, to ceremony. Our Nation held elections too. Sending good energy & congratulations to Mark, re-elected as Chief, & to Trapper! Miigwetch for your continued leadership. #INDIGENOUS #Ojibway

Stevie Van Zandt has been one of our greatest supporters. Grateful for his solidarity and for championing education that includes the real history of our First Peoples. Catch me & @simonmoyasmith.bsky.social on @johnfugelsang.bsky.social 's show, Thursdays 10PM ET, SiriusXM Ch 127. ✊🏽💜 #NativeVoices

"I hope someday you'll join us." John Lenin www.mobilize.us/indivisibles...

🚨 Climate breakdown tripled the death toll in Europe’s June heatwave. “If we continue to follow the wishes of the fossil fuel industry & delay serious mitigation further... more people will lose their lives, for the financial benefit of a tiny, rich minority.”

BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.

No KIngs Rally Santa Cruz, California June 14, 2025 short video. Bonny Doon ukulele gang.

Republicans are trying to rebrand their Big Murderous Budget Bill as “Healthcare Reform” There is no positive way to spin it, doesn’t matter what words they use — it will cut billions of dollars from Medicaid and Medicare. People will die as a result. ☎️ your Sens! www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

1/ We are extremely disappointed by the lack of climate leadership, urgency & ambition from world leaders. The #G7 make up the richest countries in the world & should be the first & fastest to phase out fossil fuels & transition to renewable energy! Our thoughts below. 👇

I'm taking action on June 14 to remind Trump and his enablers that America has No Kings. Join me in your home town to reject authoritarianism and show the world what democracy really looks like. app.sosha.ai/s/GFyG9ONb

@maddow.msnbc.com This weekend more than 1,000 Santa Cruz CA Indivisible members organized this human RESIST sign on the beach.

NEW: In my first cover feature for @texasobserver.org, I dig into the on-the-ground energy, environment & health impacts of the Texas crypto boom. A former-employee-turned-whistleblower at what's set to become the world's largest cryptomine tells me "it's the most dangerous place" he's ever worked.

Pope Francis was a visionary leader who dedicated his life to service and justice. He encouraged us to protect our planet, championed a more inclusive church, and cared for all of God’s children — especially the most vulnerable among us. Doug and I join the world in mourning his loss.

NEW: The NIH has begun terminating grants for active projects studying gender identity, DEI, environmental justice, climate change, among other topics. At least 16 termination letters have already been sent — and hundreds more are coming, people inside NIH tell me. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

President Barack Obama at Hamilton College criticized DJT's actions targeting law firms and universities, encouraging them to fight back. "It is up to all of us to fix this…the most important office in this democracy is the citizen, the ordinary person who says, no, that's not right."

"It is up to all of us to fix this," Obama said during a speech at Hamilton College. "It's not going to be because somebody comes and saves you. The most important office in this democracy is the citizen, the ordinary person who says, no, that's not right." ~Barack Obama #Obama 🎥 @pbsnews.org

1/ The number of protests planned for tomorrow is enormous. Given what Trump has done to the economy, and everyone's collective ability to pay for household expenses/retirement I'd expect them to be huge. Find out more at handsoff2025.com

Hey Marylanders, call your state representatives today! Urge them to protect our health and our climate, and not backslide into more reliance on costly and health-harming fossil fuels. insideclimatenews.org/news/2003202... @ccanactionfund.bsky.social @mdlcv.bsky.social @sierraclubmd.bsky.social

Exactly right...Global Health Matters! open.substack.com/pub/scilight... American investments in helping prevent terrible diseases & epidemics elsewhere (through USAID) are the cheapest & best investments our nation has ever made. We must restore our humanity by bringing back USAID. RT if you agree.