When they say Me Too "went too far," they mean "got too close."
Eileen Cleere
@eclair-atx.bsky.social
English Prof at Southwestern U. Victorian Studies, Film Studies.
We’re supposed to believe this is a domestic terrorist attacking ICE with a gun
If you're a soldier in the 11th Airborne Division being ordered to prep for deployment to Minnesota or Greenland, remember that you have the right to apply for conscientious objector status. Call the GI Bill Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” —George Orwell (1984)
Who could ever have imagined when I played a fictional rebel who joined the Resistance to oppose a criminal Authoritarian & wannabe King, it would be happening in real-life? #TwentyfiveFortyseven
look at the map here -- more than 2000 protests planned already... www.nokings.org
No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
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There’s still time to submit a proposal for our INCS 2026 collaborative conference in DC with NCSA, INCSA and the Smithsonian!
2026 Call for Papers in English – International Nineteenth-Century Studies Association
Call for Papers Revolution, Revelation, Reconciliation / Revolución, Revelación, Reconciliación español July 21-24, 2026National Union Building, Washington, DCEnglish and SpanishIn-Person and Online P...
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Pete Hegseth shares a clip saying women shouldn’t have the right to vote, the 19th Amendment should be “repealed,” and women should “submit” to their husbands: “All of Christ for All of Life”
ICEblock, which allows users to alert others to the geographical location of ICE officers, is the top social networking app in the App Store right now after Karoline Leavitt condemned it from the podium yesterday.
This sentence, typed in her dissent, should scare the living fuck out of everyone in this country. "This Supreme Court is an existential threat to the rule of law." – Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apparently embraces the outdated "miasma theory" of disease instead of the widely accept "germ theory" of disease, which may help explain some of the actions he's been taking.
Ancient miasma theory may help explain Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine moves
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apparently embraces the outdated "miasma theory" of disease instead of the widely accept "germ theory" of disease, which may help explain some of the actions he's been taking.
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“When they slaughtered Congress, we didn't wake up. When they blamed terrorists and suspended the constitution, we didn't wake up then, either. Nothing changes instantaneously. In a gradually heating bathtub, you'd be boiled to death before you knew it.” —Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale
This asshole raised prices and ruined your retirement savings, and now he's out golfing for the rest of the weekend.
If you like hearing a serial rapist claim that he is the foremost protector of women in America you will love this speech
ICYMI: Marjorie Taylor Greene plans to file a bill Thursday morning to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America." It would be referenced as the "Gulf of America" in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record.
When the possibility of curing disease will exhaust the pool of chronically ill patients, it threatens the biotech business model. #latestagecapitalism
This article highlights why more “crazy motherfuckers”are likely going to kill more extremely wealthy, “heartless, motherfuckers.” Society has reached the tipping point on inequities. Especially those leaving the masses to suffer and die. www.cnbc.com/2018/04/11/g...
Me, a public health person, just sitting over here reflecting on the fact that the US has experienced a 7% increase in infant mortality post-Dobbs. Like, do you realize what that says about this society from an ethical perspective? That we made policy choices that caused this? #PHEthx
Infant Mortality Increases Across US Following Dobbs Decision
The Dobbs decision was associated with a 7% absolute increase in overall infant mortality—equivalent to 247 excess deaths—and a 10% increase among infants with congenital anomalies, corresponding to 2...
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Remember during Covid when some governors provided regular updates about what was happening? We need regular updates by the best Democratic communicators explaining the reckless incompetence of the Trump bunch and providing the public a picture of how things can and must be better.
Great pairing for holiday film viewing: Polanski’s Rosemary’s Baby and Peele’s Get Out. Just do it and thank me later. (And yes, Polanski is problematic, but Ira Levin’s source material and Mia Farrow’s amazing performance more Han conpensate).