Jo Satin

Jo Satin

@brklynlib.bsky.social

A senior citizen who has worked her whole life and cannot believe where we are today :( I grieve for my children and grandchildren.

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If anyone knows how to post a video from TikTok, please find the video of Reshma Saujani giving an incredibly powerful commencement speech at Smith College...and please post it here. Thank you.

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Yet another holiday weekend of deadly gun violence in America. This is not inevitable—it’s a choice made by the inaction of our lawmakers and the greed of the gun industry. We should not be forced to accept this amount of suffering in exchange for unfettered access to guns.

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Beyond anything specifically to do with Epstein, the episode shows the serious bind the administration finds itself in after promising to uncover evidence of conspiracy theories that, apparently, just don’t exist. @willsommer.bsky.social on MAGA's Epstein meltdown: www.thebulwark.com/p/maga-world...

thebulwark.comMAGA World’s Mega Meltdown Over Latest Epstein FlopThe online right wants the attorney general fired after being told that the disgraced sex trafficker did not, in fact, have a client list.

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it's amusing to me to see Trumpers banging on about Bondi orchestrating an Epstein coverup while refusing to devote an extra thought to who she would be trying to protect

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The builders behind Alligator Alcatraz and other detention sites are top DeSantis donors. They scored no-bid or “emergency” contracts worth tens of millions—while funneling cash into his political machine. Pay-to-play isn’t just speculation—it’s backed by the paper trail. 🧵

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This is a headline at CNN today. My first thought was to wonder who ever doubted this. Plainly put, my consistent evaluation for the entirety of my life has been that women are far tougher than men—which is probably also why men and not women spend so much time peacocking about how tough they are.

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For the #TeachTruth Day of Action, every Lush (bath soaps) store in U.S. installed a display about banned books, featuring "Fry Bread" & a link to learn more at ZEP. If you see the display, snap & share a photo for us. (They also created the display at SXSW: www.zinnedproject.org/news/zep-sxs...)

zinnedproject.orgDefend the Freedom to Learn and Challenge Book BansIn 2025, not only are books being banned, but also the right to teach about racism and LGBTQ+ identity — essentially placing thousands more titles off limits. Official lists of banned books reveal onl...

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Today is the 133rd anniversary of the beginning of the CTA Elevated Trains. On this day in 1892, the first "L" train ran from Pershing & State to Congress & Wabash. Chicago is the only city with elevated trains in its downtown area.

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HAPPENING NOW 🚨: LAPD in full riot gear has arrived to back up DHS agents trapped inside a federal government parking structure. The crowd’s been ordered to disperse. This just escalated fast.

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BREAKING: Over 130 former federal & state judges have filed an amicus brief urging the court to drop charges against Judge Dugan in Wisconsin The charges seek to criminalize judicial discretion & set a dangerous precedent for executive overreach We MUST defend judicial independence👇

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CONSTITUENT: "Congress is restricting our access to Medicare." JONI ERNST: "So what?" CONSTITUENT: "Congress is restricting our access to lace-front wigs." JONI ERNST: "ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? THIS WILL NOT STAND!!!"

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SpaceX supposedly enforces a zero-tolerance policy for drug use due to federal contract obligations with NASA and other agencies, which impacts security clearances and typically leads to termination. Why SpaceX’s board ok with this?

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As we enter Pride month tomorrow it's important to remember that Pride is not sponsored by corporations, it's brought to you by the drag queens who stood up at Stonewall, and everyone who fights every day for equality. There were no corporate sponsors in 1969 and we don't need them now. #Pride 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

apnews.comPride events face budget shortfalls as US corporations pull support ahead of summer festivitiesAfter years of sponsoring LGBTQ+ Pride events around the country, some companies are pulling their financial support.

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300,000 deaths estimated. To save 2 nickels that no one would miss in the budget, he’s caused the death of an estimated 300,00 people. He’s a mass murderer.

Mina Kimes@minakimes.bsky.social

Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...