This former Board Member/President, program note compiler/author, monograph co-author, occasional curator & fundraiser, says: time for callous treatment of individual donors to come home to roost.

#sfcinematheque #lifetimemember #StevePolta #experimentalfilm #avantgardefilm #nonprofit #yearend #bullypulpit

No invitations to “special members events” ever. Naturally, social media delivers member party photos to me after the fact.

#sfcinematheque #lifetimemember #StevePolta #experimentalfilm #avantgardefilm #nonprofit #yearend #bullypulpit

No publications since 2002. No printed calendars since 2009. No free admission since the mid-2000s.

#sfcinematheque #lifetimemember #StevePolta #experimentalfilm #avantgardefilm #nonprofit #yearend #bullypulpit

In 1993 I gave #sfcinematheque $1500 ($3312 in 2025 dollars according to NerdWallet) to be a #lifetimemember. #StevePolta denied my annual publications benefit starting 2002 & eventually whittled all promised benefits to zero.

#experimentalfilm #avantgardefilm #nonprofit #yearend #bullypulpit

ZOHRAN MAMDANI
IS HE A COMMUNIST AS PORTRAYED BY TRUMP?

In the quite brilliant Theodore Roosevelt's day, the slang word, "bully," meant really good. When he spoke of the presidency as a "bully pulpit," he meant it provides a great opportunity to talk about issues and get one's views across. Donald Trump, who is quite simple minded, seems to think the presidency is a pulpit for bullying. Zohran Mamdani is on to him.

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/18qYrfV2iP/

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: #bigviciousbill #bullypulpit #democrats #donaldtrump #eightysix47 #newyorkcity #nyc #uspol #uspolitics #zohranmamdani :

75K views · 5.5K reactions | Zohran DESTROYS Trump with a 🙂. So satisfying | U.S. Democratic Socialists

Zohran DESTROYS Trump with a 🙂. So satisfying.

these Paxton Boys were men that tilled their land

Bully Pulpit
Michael Garrigan

#Poetry #MichaelGarrigan #BullyPulpit #PaxtonBoys #ConestogaMassacre #USHistory

https://www.versedaily.org/2025/bullypulpit.shtml

Verse Daily: Bully Pulpit by Michael Garrigan from RIVER AMEN

Verse Daily, a quality online web anthology of poetry. A poem a day, along with our complete archives, and poem selections from the web.

Top Governor's Office Executives Drafted Letters Threatening Florida TV Stations Over Abortion Ads

"I received drafts of letters directly from Sam Elliott, Assistant General Counsel for the Executive Office of the Governor," the affidavit read.

Daily Business Review

These are 5he times where doing the right thing is hardest. Idaho's rules may stress Oregon's capacity to provide services, but we are all #united in our struggle for #healthcare. Oregonians must #standtogether with those suffering under the #BullyPulpit that other state governments have been converted into. #healthcareisahumanright #peoplebeforestates

https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/08/31/perfect-storm-of-crises-is-leading-to-cutbacks-in-abortion-care-advocates-say/

‘Perfect storm’ of crises is leading to cutbacks in abortion care, advocates say • Oregon Capital Chronicle

Advocates for abortion access say abortion bans, rising economic costs and systemic health care issues are hampering funding challenges.

Oregon Capital Chronicle