Jim Raffensperger
@jimraff.bsky.social
No relation to Brad Find little sparks of joy to spite the horrors.
I join you from the Blaenavon wildfire in Southeast Wales, brought to you by BP, Shell and Equinor. Though it does not look dramatic, the fire has been out of control for days - for a very particular reason. 🧵
Not all heroes wear capes. Some meant to but wind up in gorilla masks instead. Thank you to Joyce Kozloff and all the other Guerrilla Girls, whether or not you ever come forward. What you did was so, so important.
Founding member of Guerrilla Girls reveals her identity
One of the founding members of feminist art collective Guerrilla Girls has revealed herself to be American painter and sculptor Joyce Kozloff.
faroutmagazine.co.uk
So…he is literally saying to the loved ones of those soldiers that they died for nothing. Their deaths don’t count.
Christopher Webb@cwebbonline.com · 2w ago‼️A NEW LOW‼️ The Pentagon just lowered the official troop death count by removing service members who were killed after Trump declared a cease-fire. WEDNESDAY: 18 American service members killed THURSDAY: Lowered to 14 The Pentagon changed the count because they know how unpopular Trump’s war is.
Very much worth reading. Some of you may remember how — years ago— I began suggesting folks document what’s happening. Write it down for future historians. These folks went further. Collecting evidence and precious memories as group efforts. To protect the truth.
Heidi Siegmund Cuda — Bette Dangerous@heidicuda.bsky.social · 3w agoARCHIVING TRUTH: Who Will Write Our History? Intellectual historian Dr. Marci Shore offers historic and current examples of how truth is preserved in authoritarian times open.substack.com/pub/heidicud...
Harmeet Dhillon's Team Is Using Customs Summonses to Spy on Journalists emptywheel.net/2026/07/22/h...
Harmeet Dhillon's Team Is Using Customs Summonses to Spy on Journalists - emptywheel
During the period when Harmeet Dhillon's case against Georgia Fort has been falling apart, HSI Agents have been using customs summonses to spy on her phone records.
emptywheel.net
Denise Oliver-Velez, a Powerful Voice of the Left, Dies at 78 She became the highest-ranking female member of the Young Lords in New York, where she pressed for women’s rights, and later joined the Black Panthers. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/u...
Denise Oliver-Velez, a Powerful Voice of the Left, Dies at 78 (Gift Article)
She became the highest-ranking female member of the Young Lords in New York, where she pressed for women’s rights, and later joined the Black Panthers.
nytimes.com
Someone needs a picture of baby bunnies in a bunny nest.
HEY TERFS ARE YOU PLEASED REMEMBER HOW WE SAID THAT EVERYONE'S LIBERATION IS BOUND UP TOGETHER BECAUSE EVERYONE'S SAFETY AND THRIVING IS ONE SINGLE THING AND NONE OF US ARE TRULY SEPARATE AND EVERYONE SHARES THE SAME ENEMY Do you remember that can you see it yet, like
Heritage Foundation now targeting women's sports after SCOTUS' anti-trans sports ruling - LGBTQ Nation
Project 2025's architects say that Title IX and women's sports harm men's sports and "feminine graces."
lgbtqnation.com
You need a new social media team. This should say "TRUMP and his FAMILY are stealing BILLIONS from taxpayers in broad daylight and need to be HELD TO ACCOUNT. Help us FLIP THE HOUSE BLUE and get the gavels so we can INVESTIGATE his fraud on the American people!"
One vote. That's all that stands between Todd Blanche and the top law enforcement job in America. Be the pressure 👇 actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Tell Your Senators: Oppose Todd Blanche for Attorney General
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
In honor of Duel Day, I’m reposting my essay (assignment: write about a historical event as though it’s a newspaper article) about the duel from seventh grade. Using primary sources, I might add! 🤣
@cromgood.bsky.social You quote posted me and called me a rape enabler. Please delete your quote post. My post is satire. In fact making fun of something Kevin McCarthy said. It is also a satire response to a satire account.
Want to fight book bans? Join @portersqbooks.bsky.social @maris.bsky.social @joshthelibromancer.bsky.social @dannycaine.com & me for a "How to Defend Books" virtual panel discussion & fundraiser. Free to attend; donations encouraged (you get a free book!) portersquarebooks.com/event/2026-0...
How to Defend Books Panel & Fundraiser for Authors Against Book Bans
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This Garden of American Heroes brought to you by Communist China (and Singapore).
Totally normal in a fascist lite nation
Taniel@taniel.bsky.social · last mo.Two ICE agents tracked down a woman *inside a polling place* yesterday. Why? They demanded that she take down an Instagram post in which she named Jonathan Ross as the man who shot & killed Renee Good (after the Star Tribune identified Ross). www.syracuse.com/news/2026/06...
Trump has turned the White House into a 24/7 corruption operation. This is a national crisis. Trump thinks the public will stop paying attention. So I went to the Senate floor to call his bluff. I told the ENTIRE STORY of his 500 days of corruption. 1/ Here it is - in one🧵
This is a useful guide, with concrete steps to taking action, for getting your company to leave Twitter/X and preventing your school from implementing genAI in the classroom.
Taking action against AI harms - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
anildash.com
CALIFORNIANS: have you voted yet? if not there’s still time! however, you need to use a ballot drop box or vote in person. DO NOT MAIL YOUR BALLOT. (trump and the goons borked the usps so things aren’t always postmarked at the point of origin, which means it could be marked late and won’t count.)
California Republic Flag Waving in Blue Sky
Alt: California Republic Flag Waving in Blue Sky
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What's happening at Delaney Hall should be major news with 24/7 coverage. People have been linking arms and protesting for 6 days straight. Don't let the regime bury this story. ALL EYES ON DELANEY.
DoJ exploring the possibility of indicting E. Jean Carroll gift article; no paywall⬇️
Justice Dept. Is Said to Open Criminal Inquiry of E. Jean Carroll Over Trump Lawsuits
nytimes.com
When a regime clearly holds the rule of law in contempt, and views itself as completely above the law, it and its agents don’t have any moral argument for the protections of the rule of law.
Kevin O'Leary, who is Canadian, accused two ordinary Americans -- by name, on Fox News -- of being Chinese communist agents working against "our" country. Their response is fantastic.
The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3mo agoThis is amazing - @kevinolearytv 🤡 is fearmongering about Chinese agents opposing his giant Utah data center… but it’s 2 young local girls in Utah who hilariously call him (and his “dumbass hat”) out👇🏽 Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DYU074V...
Then he bragged about bypassing the normal process because he knew “a guy who’s unbelievable at doing swimming pools.” This is a historic national monument, not Mar-a-Lago’s lazy river. 2/4
No-bid contract to turn DC’s reflecting pool blue goes to firm with ties to Trump
A company Trump has used for work at his Virginia golf course was awarded $6.9m to paint the iconic attraction
theguardian.com