Jess M.
she/her
feminist, spiritual warrior, retired educator (bilingüe), lover of the outdoors, reader, dancer
resident on the ancestral, unceded land of the Amah Mutsun
"It is better to light a single candle than to rage against the darkness."
- Reposted by Jess M.NEW: A mother and her three school-aged children detained by ICE/CBP on March 27 in Sackets Harbor, NY, have been RELEASED after an outpouring of anger from locals in northern New York theintercept.com/2025/04/07/t...
- "Mostly protests, campaigns, boycotts...do a lot, but...in less ...direct ways... They influence public opinion, make exploitation & destruction & their perpetrators more visible, shift what's considered acceptable & possible, set new norms or deligitimize..." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
- Reposted by Jess M.My Dead Houseplant: What We Know So Far
- Reposted by Jess M."History tells you about how people in the past stood up to things like this... So I think when we look at history, we can find a lot of inspiration to continue the work that we're doing.” The students are so much better than the institutions that are failing them.
- Reposted by Jess M.EXCLUSIVE: A police officer questioned the legality of arresting peaceful student protesters without probable cause at a pro-Palestine demonstration at the University of Texas at Austin, audio from body camera footage provided to Rolling Stone shows.
- Reposted by Jess M."The truth is, Congress isn't going to save us when it comes to Social Security... It's going to take millions of people in the street raising our voices together, saying HANDS OFF our Social Security." – Alex Lawson, Executive Director, Social Security Works @alaw202.bsky.social #HandsOff
- Reposted by Jess M.🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 Last night, Elon Musk announced the plan to ELIMINATE Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. How do we stop him? MASSIVE PUBLIC OUTRAGE. Share this with everyone you know!
- Just saying... bsky.app/profile/vixe...
- Reposted by Jess M."Together, we can save Social Security from Trump, Musk, and Bisignano," said the head of Social Security Works. "It's going to take millions of people in the street raising our voices together, saying hands off our Social Security." www.commondreams.org/news/frank-b...
- Reposted by Jess M."What did the earth teach the trees? How to speak to the sky." -Pablo Neruda
