Catch us at Elements Festival this Saturday on the Bizarre Stage! 10:30pm, FREAKS TO THE FRONT

I'll be repping DOUGH tonight, come by and see me!

Re-reading the Hunger Games books hits differently in 2025

The heroes we celebrate today were the troublemakers of yesterday—sanitized and rebranded. Civil rights are won not by following rules, but by breaking them. Not by standing on the sidelines, but by marching on the front lines. Their footsteps echo with ours today—unbroken.

Started off yesterday playing Celtic music at the Keuka Arts Festival, then ended it playing with @motherwortband.com at a fundraiser for the Ithaca DSA, and got this cool poster

Just about to get on stage, come by and see us for a good cause!

Reminder that I AM LATINA AND PROUD. I am the product of immigration - my grandmother was undocumented and entered the country from Mexico as a baby. My mother was a fierce, gorgeous Latina woman of Mexican and Spanish descent.

Universities defunded— expelled for not bowing. Law firms extorted into compliance, kowtowing. Judges damned for upholding law— justice politicized, democracy monetized. Enforcement weaponized— our National Guard guards tyranny, not liberty. Rise up from silence. Don't look away.

leftists: that thing you teach us in school to be terrified of is happening historians: that thing is definitely happening star wars: here is a beat-for-beat breakdown of how the thing happens, but with pew pew lasers. we know you watched it news outlets: these protesters are out of control

Sending the Marines to shut this down is 2025's Footloose remake.

The most important resistance against tyranny is to maintain your humanity. Invite people to dinner, listen intently, and speak openly. Don't fear heated debate—fear avoiding it.

You have three days, starting today, to leave a public comment with the FDA about, say, why COVID-19 boosters should remain available to everyone and also free. "Individual consumer" is the category you most likely want (unless you are one of the other categories; if so, choose that).

Gather around kids!! Tell these fuckers that you want “Updated Sub-Lineage Covid Vaccines” or “Updated Covid Vaccines” or That it’s patriotic to vaxx & be heathy. We have till Friday at 11:59 to make comments on the shit they dropped today. This is on purpose. www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...

We cast ourselves in roles within our own stories, though from childhood, we learn to minimize our heroics. Our greatest challenge isn't finding the right circumstances—it's recognizing we already stand at the center of our heroes journey, where acts of courage too often remain subdued. Rise Up

Let's share more of this with the public. Scientists, share your research and story in a LOCAL HOMETOWN PAPER op-ed, published June 16! #McClintockLetters #DefendResearch Share how we serve the public with fed dollars, & insights into fed funded research. tinyurl.com/McClintockLe...

Uplifting and supporting other women doesn't take away your shine, grrrl. We all rise together ✊❤️ (and goes without saying that this applies to other humans as well, I was just thinking about mean girls this morning)

Come out to see @motherwortband.com play today at Personal Best Brewing's 2nd Anniversary Party, and wish me a Happy Birthday!

Yes, this is my cat 😻

The big reveal at the Downtown Ithaca kickoff party! Now we can let all you fine folks know that we'll be playing on Thursday, July 31 with our friends Vicious Fishes and @chloedefector.bsky.social ! Mark your calendars 'cause it's gonna be a blast 🚀✊

AHHHH I GOT TO CUDDLE THIS CUTIE ON MY LAP AT A MEETING LAST NIGHT 🐑😍

This Sunday! We'll be at the Ithaca Book & Zine Fair at Buffalo Street Books! Come by and chat democracy with us, and grab some items to redistribute throughout the community! We also had a great turnout at South Hill Cider yesterday for the Diversity Consortium panel, see you at the next one!

Just a quick update on flight safety. It's on everyone's minds and I would like to provide a very important statistic. So far, in 2025, we have had the most aircraft related fatalities in the US since 2001. And yes, we are referring to 9/11. It's only May.

Nothing to see here. Just @emilyjaynef.bsky.social being forcibly removed from NY-17 Rep. Mike Lawler's town hall tonight for having the temerity to act like a citizen of the United States. Hero.

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We see the infighting and splintering in protests. This is very common. Don’t be discouraged. The reason we use hashtag #3E is that it is the light on the hill. No matter what your collective is called or what your focus is, we are all working together to end Impunity, Oligarchy, and Autogenocide.

A reminder that every small bit of good you do - whether it be putting art into the world, helping a friend or stranger, donating to a good cause, or just listening to someone who needs to vent - offsets all the evil in the world just a little bit. And sometimes that's just what the world needs.

Boosting for the Finger Lakes folx... Ithaca, Ovid, and Geneva

So as soon as I saw this tweet, I immediately thought of the Grimm Fairy Tale, "The Fisherman and His Wife". TL;DR, a poor fisherman and his wife live in a vinegar jug by the sea, and one day he catches an enchanted fish. His wife, upset that he just tossed the fish back, demands...(1/2)

Springtime on the farm...

This was so much fun 🤘

Made a bunch of new friends yesterday at the Hobart and William Smith Colleges Folk Fest! Y'all are freaking awesome! Special thanks to @hwsstudentgovt for inviting us to play and putting us in a green room with shelves of cool skulls.

HOT THIS WEEK: DOUGH issue #3! From leaded gasoline to the big-tobacco’s grooming of teens, nowhere does balancing short and long-term goals manifest more clearly than in government. Available at Wide Awake Bakery and Buffalo Street Books, plus on deptofdough.org/free-downloads !

PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

Our cover this week.

Hello spring! 🌸🐝🌿

This is not ok, wtf

DOUGH is Rising! Our brand new website, deptofdough.org, is now live! It's packed with information and FREE digital versions of all our materials! Print materials, start a Kitchen for Democracy, be a DOUGH Boy (or Grrrl, or Knot!), wear your values! More coming soon. Speak out and rise with us!

🚨 We are not in a theoretical crisis—our American democracy is on its last breath. But from coast to coast, city to city—the people are uniting. Join our nonviolent resistance at www.FiftyFifty.one 🤝 #FiftyFiftyOne #50501Movement #PeoplesMovement #MayDay #May1 #ImpeachTrump

You know what Ithaca needs? Radical cheerleaders 📣

Before I go into today's dystopian nightmare, let's take a minute to bring down your blood pressure. Here is one of my favorite creatures, the #RedPanda. Enjoy. #nature #animals

"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work. snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...

Rallies on Saturday!

Slept in my Dead Kennedys tee shirt but the Nazi punks still haven’t fucked off.

Did you know I used to be wayyyyy into ska? Even hosted a radio show called "Skavolution" back in the 90s

More people need to be talking about this. I've been sick over this all day.

I'm blaming all my mental health problems on fascism from here on out

Thanks to Mike for this awesome photo of us at the Downstairs!

2nd slide is the quote I spoke last night

The @democrats.org war room is a go. It is being helmed by coms expert, Tim Hogan, and will be rapid response to everything the admin is doing in all areas of media from grassroots in person to conservative spaces. This is a really big deal and we should be amplifying it as much as possible