Hopefawn Robertson
@tehmimzy.bsky.social
I'm Hope. An Earthling, love writing, arting, coffee &fighting for justice. I believe in honesty and transparency Happily married Don't ask, I have no $$; need help myself. Always do what you are afraid to do. (1841) —Popularized by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Librarians and Booksellers Will Be Arrested For Doing Their Jobs in Arkansas #bookban bookriot.com/arkansas-act...
Librarians and Booksellers Will Be Arrested For Doing Their Jobs in Arkansas
A Federal Judge has allowed an Arkansas law to go into effect that will lead to widespread book bans and jail time for librarians.
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I kinda wish there were vigilantes blowing up the giant data centers.
TIL that when Darwin saw an orchid with a super-long nectar tube, he wrote in a letter "Good heavens, what insect can suck it!" which is the most relatable response I can imagine (he predicted the unknown pollinator had a super-long proboscis, and he was right) www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
The right is hell-bent on diverting tax dollars into school vouchers, to the benefit of private schools and religious schools. In the meantime, many liberals continue to flirt with charter schools under the assumption that they can outcompete public schools and better serve poorer students.
Public Education and the Long Tax Revolt - Dissent Magazine
Public schools are in need of major funding reforms, but any egalitarian vision for the American education system will need to overcome a right-wing crusade to dismantle it altogether.
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Our government already spends $160 million a year on the Dilley Trailer Prison, and Congress has approved an additional $45 billion for detention expansion. Taxpayer dollars should not fund the unconstitutional incarceration of children and families. #ShutDownDilley
In 20 Different Cancers, Men More Likely to Be Diagnosed at a Later Stage www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyon...
In 20 Different Cancers, Men More Likely to Be Diagnosed at a Later Stage
More late-stage diagnoses add to higher cancer mortality burden for men
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NC Senate approves controversial elections bill along party lines ncnewsline.com/2026/07/28/n...
NC Senate approves controversial elections bill along party lines • NC Newsline
A controversial NC elections bill would reduce early voting days for primaries and require the state auditor to conduct additional post-election audits.
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Very interesting! A Tale of Two Drugs; THC & GABApentin. Dr. Ian Mitchell: 2019 CannSolve Summit - Cannabinoids & Pain youtu.be/6M5vTfGskPU?...
A Tale of Two Drugs; THC & GABApentin. Dr. Ian Mitchell: 2019 CannSolve Summit - Cannabinoids & Pain
YouTube video by Mastermind Studios Kamloops
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Are you paying ATTENTION, yet?! 👇 Sure hope so. 😎✨
So there's this felon, right? He can't legally own a gun, cuz felony convictions. But get this: he has the keys to the nuclear football.
“…if it weren't for liberals, we'd be living in a dark, evil country…What has conservatism given America? A stable social order? A peaceful homelife? Respect for law and order?Hell, no.It hasn't given us anything we didn't have and it wants to take away our freedoms” web.archive.org/web/20190405...
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Mamdani shares new details on NYC-owned grocery store plan www.youtube.com/live/nq_jTnD...
WATCH: Mamdani shares new details on NYC-owned grocery store plan
YouTube video by NBC New York
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Kentucky’s constitution gives Gov. Beshear the power to appoint a Democrat to McConnell’s seat. Republicans rewrote the law twice to stop him. I signed — tell him to use it: petition.edwardswire.com/beshear
Gov. Beshear: Appoint A Democrat To McConnell’s Seat
Trump won Kentucky by 30 points — a special election is an automatic Republican win. The Kentucky Constitution gives Gov. Beshear an untested power to appoint a Democrat instead.
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How many atheists are in federal prison? youtube.com/shorts/kDWxN...
How many atheists are in federal prison?!
YouTube video by Friendly Atheist
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Dems that voted with Reps for the SAVE Voter ID Act: Kathy Castor (Fl) Henry Cuellar (Tx) Don Davis (NC) Jared Golden (Ma) Vicente Gonzalez (Tx) Josh Gottheimer (NJ) Marcy Kaptur (Oh) Susie Lee (Nv) Jared Moskowitz (Fl) Chris Pappas (NH) Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Wa) Darren Soto (Fl) Derek Tran (Ca)
Love this for him. Lest we not forget, the Trump regime negotiated the safe passage of a trafficker-rapist and his trafficker-rapist brother to the States. Not a single Republican “party of family values” fuck batted an eye. Bc birds of a feather and all that. The GOP = pedo protector party.
Seth Abramson@sethabramson.bsky.social · 2w agoThis post is for those who despair of ever finding their proper place in the world. It can and does happen. Don't stop believing.
