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Emily L. Hauser

@emilylhauser.bsky.social

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Was: writer, librarian / Now: social justice comms / Always: huge nerd
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May we rage when we must & rest when we can. May we seek the peace we so desperately need. May we turn our hands, in all things, to the justice that peace requires. The only liberation is a shared liberation. May we have courage sufficient to build it. Shabbat shalom❤️

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You & me both

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Chris Hayes's avatar Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social
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Yup. Lots of people pointing out obviously this would be weaponized against LGBTQ folks. But also it just fundamentally bristles with a hostility towards privacy and freedom that runs through the entire project.

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The US only began to approach genuine democracy with the Civil Rights Act in 1964; in 1973, women gained some access to the Declaration of Independence's "inalienable rights" when we finally gained some control over our own bodies. Maybe our grandchildren will get a chance to give it another go.

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After the Dobbs ruling, I made a new flag to fly on the Fourth of July. Today I made a second flag. I'm beside myself. Surely my old pillowcases + electrical tape will make all the difference.

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And I've reached the point where I, too, believe RBG ultimately failed the country she served so well for so long—yet it is DAMN telling that people are only too happy to lay the blame for what our white supremacist patriarchy has wrought at the feet of that one (1) woman.

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Had we listened to Anita Hill, we wouldn't be here today. Had we listened to the women sexually abused by Trump, we wouldn't be here today. Had we listened to Christine Blasey Ford, we wouldn't be here today.

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The US only began to approach genuine democracy with the Civil Rights Act in 1964; in 1973, women gained some access to the Declaration of Independence's "inalienable rights" when we finally gained some control over our own bodies. Maybe our grandchildren will get a chance to give it another go.

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After the Dobbs ruling, I made a new flag to fly on the Fourth of July. Today I made a second flag. I'm beside myself. Surely my old pillowcases + electrical tape will make all the difference.

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Ranger Frog's avatar Ranger Frog @rangerfrog.bsky.social
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I just finished calling my senators and representative. It took me maybe 15 minutes, including looking up their phone numbers. Take the time to give yours a call. If you hate phone calls, make a script for yourself first and then just read it.

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Exactly - listened, heard, cared, and acted. If only.

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It wasn't even directly about Gaza, per se - sometimes we have no ideas what's going to knock the wind out of us

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Never came back to share this, so sharing now:

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Harvey Milk taught us that hope will never be silent. I've been largely silent on social since last week, when some horror in Gaza (possibly just that Masha Gessen piece) drained me of any words to speak on anything. Then the last several days happened in the US. I remain, for now, largely silent.

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Willie Fitzgerald's avatar Willie Fitzgerald @williefitz.bsky.social
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Thinking about this as I've watched the doompost -> "now's not the time for doomposting" -> "let ppl doompost" cycle. The thing is, no one is doing well. If you're using this site *at all*, you are Having a A Bad Time. Some grace is in order. We're gonna need each other no matter what happens.

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I find myself particularly uninterested in the shock and horror of conservatives who spent decades paving the way, right up until he walked into the Oval, for Trump's presidency and all that's come of it.

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Kaitlin Has Had Enough's avatar Kaitlin Has Had Enough @gothamgirlblue.com
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The United States has always been a democracy for some and a brutal authoritarian regime for others, and the effort to expand it to democracy for all has led to a 70+ year backlash culminating in SCOTUS claiming that kings are totes cool and also judges are the ones to coronate them

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Max Berger 's avatar Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social
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American democracy is a good idea. We should absolutely try it one day.

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Jonathan Ladd's avatar Jonathan Ladd @jonmladd.bsky.social
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It's hard to process. It will probably take a generation to overturn. Possibly much much longer, if ever. But there's no way around working to overturn this. We've just been given a massive new challenge we didn't have yesterday.

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Jonathan Ladd's avatar Jonathan Ladd @jonmladd.bsky.social
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The 14th Amendment says if you were involved in an insurrection you can't be president. SCOTUS said they won't allow anyone to enforce that because of reasons they made up. The Constitution doesn't say the president is immune from criminal law. SCOTUS decided he is because of reasons they made up.

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And I've reached the point where I, too, believe RBG ultimately failed the country she served so well for so long—yet it is DAMN telling that people are only too happy to lay the blame for what our white supremacist patriarchy has wrought at the feet of that one (1) woman.

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oh my god!! Pat!! What delightful and happy news on this absolutely awful day, thank you for making sure I saw 😍

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Had we listened to Anita Hill, we wouldn't be here today. Had we listened to the women sexually abused by Trump, we wouldn't be here today. Had we listened to Christine Blasey Ford, we wouldn't be here today.

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Can't help noticing that the closest comparison to the pundit scheme to have Democratic leadership just put their heads together and pick a safe candidate is...the nomination of Joe Biden in 2020

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Julie DiCaro's avatar Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social
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So the guy with a poor debate performance needs to step down from consideration, but the guy who tried to overthrow democracy and who has admitted to sexually assaulting women is fine. Got it.

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Anil Dash's avatar Anil Dash @anildash.com
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have they, uh, called for Trump to step down

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You need this today. For morale.

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Dave Hutchinson's avatar Dave Hutchinson @hutchinsondave.bsky.social
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I’m not sure there’s anything you can say about a society that wants to protect kids from Anne Frank’s Diary but won’t protect them from guns.

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Working on a resume would be a positive delight in comparison!

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Bethany Albertson's avatar Bethany Albertson @albertsonb2.bsky.social
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I keep seeing people posting happy debate day. We have different takes on happiness.

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nothing annoys me more than the notion of an "expectations game." there is no rule that says journalists must evaluate political events on the basis of expectations set by party apparatchiks. edition.cnn.com/2024/06/26/p...

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If you're Israeli &/or Jewish & feel comfortable id'ing yourself, PLS DO. The above script is v bare bones; feel free to say more, but keep it brief & to the point: Netanyahu shouldn't be addressing Congress right now. Finally: Always be polite to the staffers who answer your electeds' phones! 2/2

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🧵If you agree that Congress should disinvite Netanyahu, please call your US Rep & Senators 202-224-3121 Sample script: "Hi, I'm [name] from [zip code]; I'm calling to let the [Rep/Senator] know that I agree with the Israelis who wrote a piece in the NYT calling on Congress to disinvite Netanyahu."

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