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Go to your local No Kings rally this Saturday, 10/18!
I frequently say you don't need to protest to make a difference in 2025. You don't! There are a thousand other ways to push back on fascism if protesting doesn't…
Arundhati Roy says amazing things at BAM
Saw the great Arundhati Roy at BAM the other night (pictured here with moderator Imani Perry). Absolutely incredible. Several things that will stick with me for a long time: Roy…
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Get your COVID shots asap, friends!
Time to get your COVID vaccination, friends! Reports say that RFK, Jr. is trying to limit access. Get it done before he can screw it up further! I got mine…
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Contribute original art to NO KINGS!
Indivisible put out a call for volunteers to create original art for their NO KINGS campaign - so I gave it a shot! I originally thought of drawing this with…
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VoteForward letters not as effective as they hoped in 2024 – they’re holding a call tonight to discuss next steps
I've volunteered a lot for VoteForward's get out the vote letter writing campaigns over the years and I've encouraged many, many folks to join in. So this is big news…
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ACTION ITEM! Tell the government to allow folks under 65 to get COVID vaccinations – deadline 5/23 at 11:59 pm ET
Horrifyingly, Trump's FDA is trying to "limit access to Covid-19 vaccines going forward to people 65 and older and others who are at high risk of becoming seriously ill if…
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Fellow Yale grads – please vote against Jaime Teevan as an alumni rep on the Yale Corporation board
If you're a Yale grad, you probably got an email recently from Election Services Co. with instructions for how to vote in the 2025 Yale Corporation Alumni Fellow Election. I'd…
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Columbia University, 4/2/2025
Saw and photographed this protest by Jewish students at Columbia on Wednesday night. Here's Democracy Now's report on it.
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Meta is trash and we should be allowed to take their stuff
The Atlantic has posted a tool that shows what books Meta has stolen to include in its disgusting "A.i." database. And yes, two of my prose books are in there.…
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The Washington Post rejected the FireMusk.org ad from Common Cause and the SPLC – so let’s spread it around! (Also, call your senators!)
The Hill reported yesterday that the Washington Post rejected an ad from Common Cause and the SPLC Action Fund that asks folks to call their senators to tell them it's…