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alt rebellion can look a lot like empathy | sensitive girl hoping to make life softer, kinder, full of art & music | Vote in your local elections! 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 🇵🇸 Blocking anything gen AI

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sparrow 🍉@sparrowascending· 25d

This Washington Post?

Screenshot of a Politico article from February 2026 titled “The Washington Post, owned by Jeff Bezos, makes dramatic cuts”

Screenshot of a Politico article from Feb 2026 that includes the following text, “The latest round of layoffs cap a tumultuous 18 months for The Post, which Bezos purchased in
2013. The newspaper has undergone significant leadership changes and was roiled by a decision from Bezos and publisher Will Lewis to scrap a planned editorial that would have endorsed then-Vice President Kamala Harris over now-President Donald Trump shortly before the November 2024 election.
The decision led to several resignations in the opinions section and a reader revolt. It preceded a makeover of the newspaper's opinions desk, which Bezos said he reformed to focus on
"personal liberties and free markets." And in early 2025, the paper offered buyouts to much of its staff, which saw several top stars decamp to competing publications.”

sparrow 🍉@sparrowascending· Jul 17

www.schoolhouserock.tv/America.html it’s great to learn, cause knowledge is power! (feeling nostalgic)

sparrow 🍉@sparrowascending· Jun 26

We were not put on this earth to scrap and fight
Especially when there are flowers and clouds, singing and cooking, swimming and animals!
Art by Church Goin Mule

sparrow 🍉@sparrowascending· May 21

Bringing this one back today for anyone who needs it (can’t find the original, sorry alt text isn’t searchable on here, this is a screenshot I took a while ago)

Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) from the X Files tv show saying, “you got to stay alive if you want to stick it to the government.”

sparrow 🍉@sparrowascending· Apr 9

George Dubya giving a thumbs up in front of an aircraft carrier with a large sign that reads, “Mission Accomplished.” Photo is from CBS News 2003, before CBS was run by Bari Weiss.

sparrow 🍉@sparrowascending· Apr 8

This feels like an appropriate time to post my favorite protest sign I’ve seen so far in the wild

A sign on white paper written in blue marker that reads, “BiBi pegs Donald… I say FUCK them both!”

sparrow 🍉@sparrowascending· Mar 28

#NoKings

sparrow 🍉@sparrowascending· Mar 24

This silly affirmation is what got me through my MA and I’m ready to share with the world. Thanks Obama

An image of President Obama in a National Park with a photoshop edit of a park sign that reads, “Grad school is hard but you’re doing great.”

sparrow 🍉@sparrowascending· Mar 10

Photograph of a quote on the wall of the Holocaust Memorial Museum. The text reads: “For the dead and the living we must bear witness -Elie Wiesel

sparrow 🍉@sparrowascending· Feb 1

sparrow 🍉@sparrowascending· Dec 10

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day is "grift" www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/g...

WORD OF THE DAY
DECEMBER 10, 2025
grift
verb | GRIFT
What It Means

To grift is to use dishonest tricks to illegally take money or property.

// The email scammer shamelessly grifted thousands of dollars from unwitting victims.

See the entry >

sparrow 🍉@sparrowascending· Oct 18

Also FUCK ICE

A woman wearing an America-themed shirt holds a sign in a crowd that reads “Hands off our neighbors, Abolish ICE”

sparrow 🍉@sparrowascending· Oct 18

No kings in the Queen City! Huge turnout in rural Gaston too. Also every person I saw being hateful to protestors today is in a demographic that will be losing their Medicare and rural hospitals in the next few years bc of BBB passing sooooo

A small portion of the crowd at a No Kings assembly on October 18, ranging in age from young children to elderly, many holding signs

sparrow 🍉@sparrowascending· Aug 12

Y’all my mother just sent me this completely unprovoked 😅

A still of Johnny Depp playing a role in the movie Bennie and Joon. He has medium length brown hair and is wearing a white shirt. Subtitles on the image read, “Except for bein’ a little mentally ill, she’s pretty normal.”

sparrow 🍉@sparrowascending· Jul 4

it’s okay if you can’t hear hope right now, but please know, it still sings and one day you will hear it again

“Hope” is the thing with feathers
BY EMILY DICKINSON

“Hope” is the thing with feathers -
That perches in the soul -
And sings the tune without the words -
And never stops - at all -

And sweetest - in the Gale - is heard -
And sore must be the storm -
That could abash the little Bird
That kept so many warm -

I’ve heard it in the chillest land -
And on the strangest Sea -
Yet - never - in Extremity,
It asked a crumb - of me.

(Screenshot taken from poetryfoundation.org)

sparrow 🍉@sparrowascending· Jun 16

for the commenters to have more info about impeachment proceedings -

From senate.gov website: In impeachment proceedings, the House of Representatives charges an official of the federal government by approving, by simple majority vote, articles of impeachment. After the House of Representatives sends its articles of impeachment to the Senate, the Senate sits as a High Court of Impeachment to consider evidence, hear witnesses, and vote to acquit or convict the impeached official. A committee of representatives, called "managers," act as prosecutors before the Senate. In the case of presidential impeachment trials, the chief justice of the United States presides. The Constitution requires a two-thirds vote of the Senate to convict, and the penalty for an impeached official upon conviction is removal from office. In some cases, the Senate has also disqualified such officials from holding public offices in the future. There is no appeal. Since 1789 about half of Senate impeachment trials have resulted in conviction and removal from office.

sparrow 🍉@sparrowascending· May 13

Response emails I received from Sen. Ted Budd’s office. Sharing here since he doesn’t speak publicly or send updates via his email list. You’ll notice he uses, “American individuals,” and doesn’t acknowledge that the 5th says, “persons.”

Thank you for taking the time to contact me about upholding the Constitution. It is an honor to serve North Carolina. I appreciate hearing from you.
As your Senator, I swore an oath to protect and uphold the Constitution. The Constitution guarantees every American's individual rights and freedoms and establishes our government's framework. It is our government's bedrock and guarantees all Americans individual rights and freedoms. I am committed to protecting and defending the Constitution against any threats and ensuring that our government operates within its limits.
Please know, I will continue to work on legislation that respects our constitutional rights and hold those who act against them accountable.
If you are interested in learning more about what is going on in Congress and my work in Washington D.C. for North Carolinians, you may visit my website at budd.senate.gov. If you need assistance with issues related to Social Security, Medicare, veteran benefits, visas, or other items involving a federal agency, you may call my office at 202-224-3154.

Thank you for contacting me about potential cuts to the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA). It is an honor to represent the people of North Carolina. I appreciate the opportunity to hear from you on this issue.
As you know, the Trump Administration is committed to eliminating wasteful spending. I support the administration's goal to streamline government processes and ensure taxpayer dollars are spent effectively and efficiently.
I also recognize the important role FEMA has held when a natural disaster impacts states like North Carolina. As discussions about reorganizing the federal government continue, I will closely monitor any proposed changes that could impact FEMA and its ability to assist communities.
If you are interested in learning more about what is going on in Congress and my work in Washington D.C. for North Carolinians, you may visit my website at budd.senate.gov. If you need assistance with issues related to Social Security, Medicare, veteran benefits, visas, or other items involving a federal agency, you may call my office at 202-224-3154.

sparrow 🍉@sparrowascending· Apr 21

Power hungry genocidal fucks who have never taken responsibility for their actions double down on harming innocent people and their own families. Unfortunately one of them is a real person in military “leadership.”

Screenshot of Hegseth speaking to reporters on Easter Sunday in front of the White House. His children grimace on camera while standing behind him

Azula from ATLA in the middle of an identity crisis

sparrow 🍉@sparrowascending· Apr 19

Reminds me a little of my sign!

sparrow 🍉@sparrowascending· Apr 16

Here’s what I got from him (cropped to hide my info)