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Reading a book is an act of resistance. Ask for a copy of The Nerd Reich at the counter of Buffalo Street Books in Ithaca, New York, with the discount code of BOOKCLUB10. Then come to the book discussion event at 5:30 PM Nov. 19 to plan an activist response! www.facebook.com/events/16846...

At 5 pm tonight we gather outside the gate on the Samoset Resort in Rockport (corner of Waldo and Samoset) where Senator Susan Collins will be holding a party with her wealthy donors — we will stand in nonviolent, candlelit silence to oppose Collins’ record. Join us. audacitycat.com/action-while...

“AI For All” makes as much sense as “Corruption For The Masses”

Guess who read The Nerd Reich.... @marcmaron.bsky.social ! Review below! www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBSA...

Thousands have taken the streets of Syracuse, NY, to make clear: Donald Trump is not welcome here!

Ross Douthat can't seem to grasp the idea that the idea of a universe controlled according to the whims of an all-powerful god is absolute chaos, the opposite of the order and predictability observed by science. Ross Douthat's demand that EVERYONE be religious is full of sloppy thinking.

Ross Douthat says that reasonable people believe in ghosts and demons, fairies and magic spells, psychic powers and angels. Ross Douthat is off his rocker.

With gas prices hitting an all time high, consumers are feeling the burn at the pump. But some commuters in Idaho are finding a cheaper, healthier way out. From saving money to skipping traffic jams, it seems the bicycle is becoming the ultimate urban escape from rising fuel costs.

Remember: Wealth cannot be separated from power. We're seeing in real time how the extreme concentration of wealth is distorting our politics, rigging markets, and granting unprecedented power to a handful of people. Taxing the rich isn't just an economic issue, it's a defense of our democracy.

Maybe establishing a federal government office that encourages wild religious beliefs untethered from reality among those who are trained to attack with guns, bombs, and killer robots is a bad idea. www.stopchristiannationalism.com/podcast/enco...

Christian Nationalists want to teach the Bible in public schools? If they really want that, they should teach Book of Revelation chapter 9, in which Jesus advocates torture as a tool of social control. They could use this book in the curriculum. www.stopchristiannationalism.com/store/p/bibl...

This satirical book skewers the insane Christian Nationalism of Republican US Senate candidate Barry Moore. It's called When God Came Down To Alabama, and yes, its cover shows the Christian god walking alongside a giant guinea pig. That's how crazy Barry Moore is. www.amazon.com/When-God-Cam...

Not Everyone Believes Ross Douthat is a new podcast that examines the arguments made by Ross Douthat (a Christian Nationalist pundit on the new MAGA CBS 60 Minutes) in his book Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

“DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.” www.wired.com/story/ice-ha...

Ross Douthat says that he'll prove that it's rational to believe in religion, but in his very first page of his book Believe, he tells his readers that wisdom begins with being afraid of the Christian god. Fear is not rationality. www.stopchristiannationalism.com/douthat/can-...

EFT Tapping is a MANIFESTATION of mental illness, not a treatment for it. Obsessively tapping your face and muttering is not a reliable pathway to mental health. Buyer beware: Emotional Freedom "Therapy" is a New Age gimmick, not a science-based practice.

EFT Tapping is snake oil. You don’t create mental health and happiness by obsessively tapping your face. So-called Emotional Freedom Therapy is just a rehashed kind of faith healing. Don’t fall for the gimmick. Say no to EFT Tapping scammers.

The US government has jumped headfirst into insanity. Under Pete Hegseth, the US military will now subject soldiers to religious tests of their "spiritual fitness". This comes from a military that insists that bombing a school full of children was perfectly fine. ffrf.org/news/release...

Lansing, New York says no to Terawulf's data center. This is the start of a downward spiral for Terawulf. The bitcoin mining, AI corporation is a house of cards. ithacavoice.org/2026/09/lans...

The article ends with a neighbor of John Roberts: “…she left the picnic. The next morning, she protested her neighbor for the first time, grabbing a sign that said ‘Justice for All’ and paddling back and forth in front of his home, hoping he would see.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u... #MEPolitics

Do you want to show Sen. Susan Collins that we are not going to sit back while she does nothing to protect Mainers? Join us as we spend Oct. 5-9 marching from her office in Biddeford up to her office in Augusta to demand that she stop giving money to ICE and stop making cuts to our health care!

Pete Hegseth announced a new military project today, to create a force of thousands of robot soldiers. It’s named Project Agincourt. The Battle of Agincourt was infamous, even in medieval times, when King Henry slaughtered French prisoners, an atrocity. So, you trust those robot soldiers?

Tompkins County clerks have been instructed to halt all local naturalization ceremonies for immigrants by the federal government, canceling three scheduled for next year. At least seven other counties in New York received similar instructions.

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez visiting Ithaca as part of "upstate" voter outreach swing. @aoc.bsky.social's talk is aimed at students, but is open to the public. www.14850.com/092647144-oc...

"When scientists test EFT by having subjects tap on completely random points or on a doll, the results are identical. Tapping the specific "meridians" is irrelevant." EFT tapping / Emotional Freedom Therapy is based on pseudoscience and New Age religious faith. EFT is not trustworthy.

Peter Thiel says the "Antichrist" will preach "peace." Now his cronies in the Trump regime are pushing "Pax Silica" ("Silicon Peace"). It's a grandiose name for AI colonialism and imperialism. 1st target: The Philippines. More from @kieraevebutler.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

"The planet is telling us, in every region at once, that it is out of balance" theguardian.com/environment/... Time for PUBLIC OWNERSHIP OF ENERGY - relying on a profit-driven system is driving up costs and jeopardising climate targets @tuedglobal.bsky.social tuedglobal.org/working-pape...

An ICE officer in Austin, Texas rammed a man’s car then got out of his federal vehicle and opened fire at least five times. When are we going to demand this sort of thing stop?

100% correct. So is biblical law. That’s the whole point of our secular government: Christians, Muslims, atheists and everyone else live under the Constitution, not somebody else’s religion.

The time has come for politicians to stop imposing their religious beliefs on everyone else. Medical decisions belong to patients and their doctors, not politicians enforcing religious doctrine.

An SUV slammed into a 30 year-old woman in Framingham, Massachusetts and killed her. The local newspaper reported it as a "pedestrian crash", as if it was the pedestrian who was traveling at high speeds and ran into the vulnerable SUV. The SUV killed the pedestrian. www.boston.com/news/local-n...

Voices of AudacityCAT #Podcast Episode 12 - The Power of Organized Protest in an Age of Fascism: youtu.be/7x6XGCYpUCo Former State Rep. addresses the current dark state of our politics, lessons to be drawn from protests in Minnesota & #Maine, & why he remains hopeful about the future. #MEPolitics

Once we open our eyes to the damage done by the #WarOnWalking, it’s impossible NOT to see it. At every scale, in every detail & decision, affecting every constituency, and influencing every element of culture. And when we try to improve things, they have the audacity to claim there’s a #WarOnCars.

Bicyclists are heroes who put their lives on the line to get where they need to go without spewing filth into the air. Bikes rock. Cars kill. #waroncars www.wfla.com/news/polk-co...

Cars are killing people in gruesome ways across America day after day. They do this while polluting the planet and dragging the climate into disaster, and funding fascism through corrupt fossil fuels corporations. Cars suck. www.expressnews.com/news/article...

The 4th amendment to the Constitution’s guarantee of judicial warrants for search has been replaced by a Flock camera software data field in which police officers can enter babble to be granted search power. www.404media.co/cops-search-...

The United States of America is now home to concentration camps. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

James Carville has always worked to make the Democratic Party the servile toady of corporations and wealthy donors. The problems the Democrats are having today are due to blue dogs like him.

Why do people detest generative AI? While digital tycoons get rich, huge numbers of people struggle for simple food to eat.

I am canceling my subscription to Apple Creative Studio software because Lake Ontario is Lake Ontario, and Apple is fascist.

Audacity #Podcast Episode 11 - Inclusivity, Local School Boards, and LGBTQ+ representation in #Maine #education Diversity takes center stage as two local educators detail their fight for inclusivity and LGBTQ+ representation. Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/3oiN...

An iPhone that folds. Wow. Do you realize what you can do with that? You can… well… you can fold it.

It's a good time for the people of Ithaca, New York to rediscover the pleasure of walking and bicycling. abcnews.com/Business/oil...