Jilions

@jilions.bsky.social

Believer in truth, justice, and a society that works for all. Enterprise tech comms pro, avid traveler, dog lover, painter, and bookworm.

Just did my first jump rope workout in years! Used to be obsessed with jumping throughout the pandemic (Jump Rope Dudes & Cross Rope app). When I got a puppy in 2023, I switched up my exercise. Such a fun, efficient workout. Did an amazing 30 min JRD workout - good to be back! #FitnessSky

Californians be sure to vote! While I voted about a week ago (ballot was received and counted, thank you BallotTrax!), I was very happy to see in-person voting taking place today about half a block from where I live. Seems to have a steady steam of people.

On this day May 30, 2024 Donald John Trump was found guilty by a jury of his peers of 34 Felonies. At that point, he should have been ineligible to hold any political position in the entire country. And yet….here we are!

Just came across this @dcreport.bsky.social article via the Talking Business newsletter: www.dcreport.org/2026/05/01/w... The Stock Market Gets Daily Coverage. The People Who Actually Build the Economy Get Almost None. We know why this is but we need to change it!

Where Is the Labor News? Why Major Outlets Bury Workers' Stories

On International Labor Day, why do major outlets have business sections but no labor news? A look at what's missing — and what that absence reveals.

dcreport.org

🚨BREAKING: The California Supreme Court permanently disbarred John Eastman — a key architect in President Donald Trump’s failed attempt to overturn the 2020 election — delivering one of the most consequential professional penalties yet for an election denier. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Key Trump lawyer who tried to overturn 2020 election permanently disbarred

Eastman has remained active in election denial circles, continuing to push conspiracy theories about voting and elections.

democracydocket.com

How I wish I could move to the fictional village of Three Pines in Quebec. Love the characters so much, and having lived in Montreal for college, I’m so drawn to everything about the world Louise Penny created. Just started The Black Wolf, #20 in the Gamache Series.

Medicare for all, paid leave, universal childcare. Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Street’s greed. Getting big money out of politics. Supporting unions and fighting for higher wages. If Dems want to win back working people, this is the agenda they must support.

Release the Epstein files with redactions ONLY to protect the victims. In Nobody’s Girl, Virginia notes she withheld the names of many powerful abusers for fear that her kids would be harmed. Congress has a legal and moral duty to stop protecting the abusers and enablers. Do the right thing now!

“None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe themselves free.” —Goethe, opening scene of The Brutalist, which I just started to watch on a cold Bay Area morning. This dark chapter in the U.S. will inspire important and enlightening art; hope to be around for it. Happy weekend.

Hey folks. This needs to be said. Loudly. Crawford's win in Wisconsin is a big deal. Democracy beat bribery. A Democrat won a heated electoral contest. Public opinion was against Musk/DJT. We are in the midst of a struggle, and it sure as hell isn't over.