If you watch the Obama Library, the World Cup, and the Knicks parade this afternoon -- and nothing else -- you can actually see the America we're supposed to be at age 250

Okay, it's time for a Moist Owlette™ timeline cleanse. Today's moist owlette is "Owlfredo" at the Stone Zoo in Stoneham, Massachusetts. She's an Eastern screech owl (Megascops asio) & Animal Ambassador with a big personality. (📷: @zoonewengland.bsky.social via IG)

Trump’s new budget adds an extra $500 billion to fund wars abroad — about $3,700 more for every household in America — while cutting health, jobs, housing, and education. Put simply, it takes more of your money for foreign wars, while making life in America even more unaffordable.

The current person in charge of ICE's procurement for detention is a GEO Group executive who ran the company's immigration detention portfolio. He was granted an "ethics waiver" from DHS allowing him to hand out contracts to GEO in his new role.

“The husband & wife before this court are charged w/civil violations of our country's immigration laws. Civil. Not criminal. That distinction is not a technicality or a formality. It’s the line the law draws betwn regulation & punishment. Yet these working parents appear in unmistakable prison garb.

My colleague got into Trump's sprawling family detention camp, which is full of toddlers, kids, & teens. - Kids have cut themselves or talked about suicide -There's worms & mold in food -300 kids have been held for 30+ days, far longer court settlement allows www.propublica.org/article/life...

ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps. If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Love to these people and to this city.

I just installed Privacy Badger, a browser extension from @eff.org that automatically learns to block hidden trackers privacybadger.org

Excellent news. Dr Jetelina has been my go-to source for public health data for the past five years. She provides relevant, clear, accessible information in a way that is truly useful for both personal and professional health decision-making.

It appears many of my favorite people are owed - check it out, dear authors! @frannydink.bsky.social, @margaretrenkl.bsky.social, @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social, @rbreich.bsky.social, @mariapopova.bsky.social, @annelamott.bsky.social, @amytan.bsky.social, @pronounced-ing.bsky.social

Trump just celebrated Schumer's cave by pardoning 75+ co-conspirators including Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, and Sidney Powell, for their efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Spotify is crashing HARD because of the boycott. Their stock dropped 11% in value over the last month. Let’s keep this going! Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists. We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.

"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk

Walmart, McDonalds and Amazon are the largest employers of people who require SNAP assistance. The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income. They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive. Wanna fix fraud and abuse? Fix that.

Thank you, NYC!

Last night, at the final show of her Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour, Cyndi Lauper brought out Joni Mitchell (for “Carey”), Cher (“Girls Just Want To Have Fun”), SZA (“True Colors”), John Legend (“Time After Time”), and more. www.stereogum.com/2321337/cynd...

#resistbot provides a simple way to sent an email, fax or letter to your congressional representatives. Do this for free or make a small contribution. Use sample messages or write your own. Get started with a message against the Bad Bill that Benefits Billionaires: resist.bot/petitions/PX...

Support your local PBS Station, and call your representative to demand that we maintain public funding for high quality, independent broadcasting. 5calls.org/issue/npr-pb...

Thank you for helping us imagine our best selves, the community we want to live in and the way we work together to make that happen.

History lesson for Stephen Miller: In 1944, a young woman of Japanese descent, Mitsuye Endo, won her Supreme Court case against unjust incarceration (Exec Order 9066) on the basis of habeas corpus. Brave & principled, unlike SM! #habeascorpus #dueprocess www.zocalopublicsquare.org/true-story-m...

This kid gives me hope 💕

“The history of the present King… is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States.“ #NoKings #WeHoldTheseTruths #UnalienableRights

#PopeFrancis on refugees: "our lack of response to these tragedies involving our brothers and sisters points to the loss of that sense of responsibility for our fellow men and women upon which all civil society is founded." Jeanne Cartensen's book is a humane response: www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...

Go to SSA while you still can and download a copy of your records. www.ssa.gov/personal-rec...

Signs of the times! A few favorites seen at North Berkeley BART at April 5 #HandsOff protest - We were at least 2,000 strong! #ProtestSigns #RiseUp

"Where does the Constitution live? On paper, or in your heart?" - @booker.senate.gov Saturday, April 5, we rise together with care, community, & courage against the insanity, cruelty & destruction of this administration. We the People will Resist, Reclaim and Restore our Union! HandsOff2025.com

Thank you, Senator Cory Booker: “This is not about right vs left, it’s about right vs wrong. This is a moral moment.” “The power of the people is greater than the people in power.” “We mutually pledge our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor “ #RedeemtheDream #GoodTrouble #AdiosStromThurmond

My 89-year-old neighbor offered to make signs for me, my family & friends to take to #StandUpforScience today! She is recovering from a recent hospital stay and wanted to do something. She is amazing! Just goes to show - everybody can do something. Bake cookies, make signs, be loving and kind!

#StandupforScience rally at UC Berkeley! Hundreds turned out in support of restoring and protecting research funding at Universities, as well as institutions like the NSF and NIH. #ScienceMakesUsStronger #ScienceisReal #ScienceSavesLives #DiversityisinourDNA

With his permission, I'm sharing Dean Treanor's response to Ed Martin's letter:

Someone put up a sign at Badger Ski Area, Yosemite National Park within view of the webcam. Nicely done! Please call & badger YOUR reps about the firing of federal park employees (& NWS, NOAA, FAA, NIH, VA), so many good people we depend upon for health, safety & well-being! @altnps.bsky.social

A group of fired park rangers are organizing rallies at national parks, forests, monuments, wildlife refuges & other public lands. Saturday, March 1st Planned rallies list: tinyurl.com/ProtectParks... Spread the word! Take photos & tag @resistancerangers @AltNationalPark Service on social media

Please join the Economic Boycott on February 28, spending only at local small businesses, and in cash. Say NO to those who've bent the knee to the anti-democratic, anti-diversity, anti-equity, anti-inclusion actions of this administration. WE the PEOPLE.

Thank you, @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social These are the words we needed in November - and now. "They want you to feel powerless and surrender...and you are not going to let them...everything we can save is worth saving..."

Friends - Bluesky isn't Facebook (which is good), but here's what you can do: make a list that you call "Personal Friends" or "Local Friends" or whatever - select someone you follow and click on the 3 dot on their profile to "add to list" and then when done, pin your list to home as a Feed. Voila!

Dan Rather quoting @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social : “...no alternative to persevering, and that does not require you to feel good. You can keep walking whether it’s sunny or raining. Take care of yourself and remember that taking care of something else is an important part ..." berto.fyi/SteadyJan25

I’ll be back soon with some thoughts about #resistance, including how I’m dealing with feeling blue while seeing red - if you know what I mean. But meanwhile, here’s a video of my daughter‘s rescue dog in the snow in New Orleans.

Fitting camerawork to accompany Biden's words. RIP Jimmy Carter, a truly decent human being, whose life of service stands in sharp contrast to the motives and actions of he whose name is not worthy of mention nor of the office. #RIPJimmyCarter

Please support the bipartisan Free Speech Protection Act (J Raskin, D and K Kiley, R). “This bill is the best chance we’ve seen in many years to secure strong federal protection for journalists, activists, and everyday people who have been subject to harassing meritless lawsuits.” #eff

Love the idea of a kit building party, what do you say, Berkeley neighbors? Costco run, lots of bins, get it done!

Tsunami warning has been rescinded according to tsunami.gov It is super helpful to listen to @weatherwest.bsky.social to understand the tsunami warning and earthquake risks. Hoping we don't have a major quake in 2025-2028 as FEMA will be in tatters & the Dear Leader despises the West Coast.

The @genasys.com app shows evacuation zones for Berkeley - the zones west of San Pablo Ave (although the detailed message says stay east of Seventh Street) Download the app, wherever you are - stay safe!

I'll be going live on YouTube shortly (11:45am PT) to discuss the recent pair of significant #earthquakes in Northern California and their broader context, including ongoing #tsunami risk and ongoing evacuations. #CAwx www.youtube.com/watc...

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Love the trippy Guggenheim where the people go round in circles. I saw a two-year-old standing completely rapt in front of an Orphic piece by Sonia Delaunay. Orphic = a word I learned today, coined by the poet Apollinaire to describe the vivid work of Sonia & Robert Delaunay, Lupka, Kandinsky.

Something you can do in just three minutes that makes a real difference! Use the Indivisible link to call your congressperson to tell them to vote no (again!) on HR 9495, a blatant attack on civil liberties. indivisible.org/resource/tel...