duncan thomas

duncan thomas

@mindmade.bsky.social

critically thinking about lots of things for decades - like politics & feminism & equity & civil rights & justice & literature & music & technology & art & what it means to be human.

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multiple forms of resistance. one of my favorites, Getting knowledge in hands of students. This community lift fills a void of texts in the school system. Teacher + community + book connections + drop off to the classroom = 35 students get The Autobiography of Malcolm X Black History everyday

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You wouldn’t vacation in Dachau in 1935. Don’t vacation in Florida in 2025.

Alt National Park Service@altnps.bsky.social

We’re calling for a Florida boycott over the inhumane “Alligator Alcatraz” detention site. Cancel your family vacation and choose a different destination this summer.

Every. Single. Monday. Green Street Pedestrian Bridge Winston-Salem, NC 4:30PM to 6pm Grass roots, ProDemocracy community members reminding folks during Monday afternoon drive time that democracy is under assault from every angle. Call your Reps. Call your Senators. Get involved before it's gone!

Last day to see the Memorial Day Tribute to Our Fleeting Democracy protest art show produced by the Creative Sign Brigade and Coffee Park. #NoFascism #ProDemocracy #artistsunite #teachingartists #artspromotechange #winstonsalem

Last day to see the Memorial Day Tribute to Our Fleeting Democracy protest art show produced by the Creative Sign Brigade and Coffee Park. #NoFascism #ProDemocracy #artistsunite #teachingartists #artspromotechange #winstonsalem

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Winston-Salem peeps. Call every day! Ask them NOT to destroy American democracy, public health, civil rights, women's rights, LGBTQ+ rights, the environment, education, the financial markets, scientific progress, the reputation & standing of the US in the global forum, etc....

The Due Process Clause, found in both the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments, protects individuals from being deprived of "life, liberty, or property" without fair procedures. The Fifth Amendment applies to the federal government, while the Fourteenth Amendment applies to states.

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I put a hold on Ed Martin’s nomination. He’s denied elections. Fired quality public servants. Attempted to chill free speech. Turns out he’s also carrying water for the Kremlin. So wholly unfit to be a U.S. Attorney.

It's hermes in retrograde so this is not necessarily unusual, but this afternoon at the coffee trailer I met a woman visiting her niece at WFU... She wandered into the lounge while the niece was at a hair appt... Asked where she was from...

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A community servant, critical to our community, but they are consumed by Fear. Completely justified Fear. Lesson learned. Take solace in the hopeful, but never lose sight that we must offer comfort and protection for our community members regardless of our administration's position. Happy Retrograde

It's hermes in retrograde so this is not necessarily unusual, but this afternoon at the coffee trailer I met a woman visiting her niece at WFU... She wandered into the lounge while the niece was at a hair appt... Asked where she was from...

Originally Louisiana, in Scalise's district, but she had just moved to FLA and is now in Gaetz's former district... I asked her if there's a snowball's chance in hell for the district to flip... Maybe she replied... But we're hopeful and joyful and having fun in the runnup to the special election.

I mentioned the millions of dollars that have flooded into the Dem challenger's campaign and we agreed that there's hope.... As soon as we finished our conversation, a customer/friend/former board colleague rolls up... The tide shifted immediately...

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I don’t see how, unless our entire profession stands shoulder-to-shoulder in unity, we successfully push back against this effort to break our profession and our democracy. Cowering & compromising won’t work. He is attacking us for the success of our work. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

whitehouse.govPreventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal CourtMEMORANDUM FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY SUBJECT:      Preventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Court Lawyers

Protest in every city, every town, every school; they will not destroy our education. Public schools saved me. Three years of private Christian school tried to indoctrinate me & sign me up for the patriarchy. College provided the words and tools I didn't even know I needed. Education = human right.

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The efforts of so many groups dedicated to egalitarian principles in 2020 testify to what is possible when We work together. Today's world reveals what happens when we return to our individual silos. Unity is strength. "I don' want no peace, I want equal rights & justice"