Retired starving artist and historian, boomer, animal lover and Liberal Cat Lady.
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Pritzker: "Any rational person who has spent even the most minimal amount of time studying human history has to ask themselves one important question: once they get the citizens of this nation comfortable with the current atrocities committed under the color of law, what comes next?"
This Labor Day (and all other days): Thank the workers who serve you. Appreciate the workers who care for you. Respect the workers who pick up your trash. Salute the workers who get you your mail. Honor the workers who teach your children. Pay all workers a living wage.
Itās time to teach Susan Collins a lesson.
The majority of Americans are against Trump's lies & crimes to kidnap innocent hard working people as opposed to arresting the Gang members he promised to arrest! Arrest Melania w/the fake Einstein Visa!
The White House posts that the US has now taken in $8 Trillion in tariff revenue so far. Preposterous insane lies on an hourly basis.
This text is quoted accurately. It is also a clarifying lie. Totalitarian governments know that normal people do not have time or resources to research every health, economic, or security issue. Their project of attacking all expertise is a project of seizing trust & thus power for themselves.
CNN confirms that the pilots landed the plane using paper maps. www.cnn.com/2025/09/01/w...
Medicare for all, paid leave, universal childcare. Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Streetās greed. Getting big money out of politics. Supporting unions and fighting for higher wages. If Dems want to win back working people, this is the agenda they must support.
Trump wants you to forget Epstein. Or at least, trust the lady whose been convicted of the crime. My latest adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/maxwell-th...
live your life in such a way that millions of people donāt joyfully await your demise
We are talking MOB level criminals. They have no regrets and no morals. You and your family mean nothing to them. Children are dead because of them. Trumps family robbed children with Cancer to have a portrait of himself painted for Mara Lago. If you look away you will regret it for life.
Trump did not look happy or pleased during the marathon of praise from his cabinet.
I remember him scaling the WH steps to rip off his mask when he had Covid. He could NOT breathe, but wanted drama. A bullet grazed his head & he immediately thought āphoto op.ā Heās a reality TV prez, addicted to cameras, obsessed with not looking weak. The lapse in news cycle domination is telling.
Gavin Newsom is outplaying the corrupt serial lying sociopath at his own game ā and I'm fucking here for it. ššŖšāļøš
āā¦I am infuriated that the Air Force plans to grant military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt. She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it.ā My latest in @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-a...
Pay attention. Your familyās safety is on the line.
Dr. William Foege, 89, who helped end smallpox in the 1970s, recently wrote: RFK Jr.ās āwords can be as lethal as the smallpox virus.ā And his actions are more lethal still. Heās waging war on America. Thatās an impeachable offense. He must be removed from office. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/h...
šØBREAKING: Arizona Court of Appeals REJECTS right wing challenge to Arizona's signature matching process. Another VICTORY for my law firm's clients and the voters of Arizona. www.democracydocket.com/cases/arizon...
AUG 27: Macron challenges Netanyahu, Trump allies accused in Greenland ops, Exxon eyes return to Russia onest.substack.com/p/aug-27-mac...
Krasner: So, if what you have is a group of ICE agents, or even the military, coming into Philadelphia and committing crimesāassaults that are illegal, kidnapping, unlawful restraint, obstruction of the administration of justiceāthey can be prosecuted.
Iāve said it before but reading all the medieval history books Iāve been reading lately has been so comforting. Makes you realize that there have always been mad and incompetent kings and they almost always die in ignominy and everyone piles shit on them for centuries after theyāre gone.
āThis is about the President of the United States and his complicit lackey, Stephen Miller, searching for ways to lay the groundwork to circumvent our democracy, militarize our cities, and end elections.ā ā Gov. J.B. Pritzker
THISā¦is the mindset. THISā¦is the attitude. THISā¦is the fire in the gutā¦.that we are going to ALL have to adopt. I have. Have you? We canāt have people sit this one outā¦and still prevail.
This is your reminder that no one in Congress should be trading stocks. Whoās with me?
Stephen Miller has definitely been stuffed in a locker several times during his high school days.
Gavin Newsom responds to Trumpās late-night post about him
Preach your Ossoff, Senator!
Donāt forget illegally stayed in country under false claims. Undeservingly received an Einstein Visa. Destroyed Jackieās Rose Garden.
Do you know how insane and infuriating it is to live in a country where one party claims, with media and public support, the mantle of being the ātough on crimeā party while its leader openly calls for convicted criminals to be released from prison āor elseā?
Trump is a dictator clawing to control everything. But our voices are getting louder, as more and more folks are rising up, speaking out, and refusing to back down. The great news I have for you today is proof of that.
Lies travel faster than the truth.
Trump's approval ratings are tanking. He hasn't done squat to help the working class. The Epstein scandal haunts him. He's a tyrant with his back against the wall, so he's lashing out with troops in DC and rigging elections in Texas. These are signs of weakness, not strength.
šØšØ" It was humiliating to watch an American president act like a happy puppy upon encountering the dictator of a much poorer, much less important state, treating him as a superior". Spot-on by @anneapplebaum.bsky.social of #anchorage debacle.
With health policy politicized and our government health agencies captured by anti-science loons, itās been such an honor to be able to elevate voices of *actual* experts in our Meidas Health series on the MeidasTouch Podcast
If this is what Fox is saying, you know it was a disaster.
Dear Noble Prize Committee, I have brought about more peace than any leader in the history of the world. I brought peace to the Middle East (twice). The first time they even gave my son-in-law $2 billion to say thank you. That was very nice. (1/7)
Jessica: What he is doing with redistricting this cycle, going after universities and law firms, firing people who give him information he doesn't want like the head of the BLSā¦ Gutfeld: What your alternative? Jessica: To have a democratic president.
I hope everyone feels safer knowing the AG is personally devoting her attention to prosecuting a guy who thew a sandwich at police. [I suspect she may have started a movement, though] x.com/gtconway3d/s...
A federal judge on Thursday struck down two Trump administration actions aimed at eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the nationās schools and universities. https://to.pbs.org/3HC0DP9
šØBREAKING: The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling Thursday, striking down Louisianaās state legislative maps for violating the Voting Rights Act. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
You canāt assert the former without the latter also being true.
Newsom: "He doesn't play by a different set of rules. He doesn't believe in the rules. As a consequence, we need to disabuse ourselves of the way things have been done. It's not enough to just hold hands, have a candlelight vigil, talk about way the world should be...we have got to meet fire w/fire"
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I was born an underdog. 21 surgeries by the age of 12 for spina bifida. A kid wearing goodwill hand-me-downs. I knew nothing would come easy, but I never doubted my right to the American dream. Now, I'm running for the U.S. Senate to make sure all Iowans have a shot at theirs.
Crockett: "They have already decided the only way they can win, b/c they have failed policies, is by making sure they can cheat their way, & while they're cheating, the only way they can do that is while they violate the Constitution as well as the Voting Rights Act & make sure it's people of color"
Ok this is my laugh for the night.
Tapper: What do you make of Abbottās argument that youāre fleeing like chickensā¦ Crockett: The only weakling is the Governor himself. Itās not Texans that asked him to do thisāit is the criminal in the White House that begged for him to do this.
BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: Senator Whitehouse asked the BOP for Ghislaine Maxwells sex offender waiver, custody level, transfer code, and security point score. I have them. She's also been granted the ability to leave the facility for work assignments. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...
Raskin: In any event, if he really cared about public safety in DCā¦ he would not have pardoned 1600 insurrectionists and violent cop beaters on his first day in office.
Trump's dictatorship is happening faster than anyone thought. He is now threatening to take over Chicago, LA, and NYC. He is going to use the federal government to take over states that vote blue. Crime is far worse in many red states, but he did not mention them. www.cnn.com/2025/08/11/p...
Where are the hard-working Americans who screamed, āTheyāre stealing our jobsā? Youāre getting your wish. Immigrant workers arenāt showing up, and farm owners are hiring.
And just like that, MAGA forgot all about protecting children from pedophiles. š«°
You cannot have a functioning economy when so few people at the top hold so much of the nationās wealth. Itās not sustainable.
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Itās like West Virginia was starved for representation. For someone to just come. Bernie did and my fellow West Virginians are in love. /
Yeah JD, we remember. We will never forget your boss was best friends with the guy who ran a literal child sex trafficking ring. And then that guy was "silenced" forever. And now we will just not talk about anything else until they... #ReleaseThe_EPSTEIN_Files
Someone forgot to take down this webpage: www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/v...
As Trump shifts federal agents on to the streets of Washington, local leaders call it "unnecessary" and point to the stats Violent crime dropped 26% from last year Trump alleges DC is graffiti-filled and dangerous ====>
Yes, this is how you fight, Governor!
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This bodega owner pays for good report cards! #blacksky #AMomentofJoy Academic Division!
And this is not a one-off! This bodega has been doing this. Hereās another video!
Each time Iām targeted, the volume of hate I receive ā online and in correspondence ā spikes. Some of it is deranged. Much of it is antisemitic. And itās deeply conspiratorial. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/im-n...
NEW: Police bodycam footage introduced at the trial of Jared Wise showed him berating police officers on Jan. 6, 2021, and yelling "kill 'em" as rioters attacked law enforcement. Heās now working as a senior adviser for the Department of Justice.
The next part of the plan to steal the midterms and/or the 2028 election - an attempt to do a mid-decade census to take seats and electoral votes away from blue states. I knew this was coming.
Americans are relearning the lesson we learned during the Gilded Age of the late 1890s, when robber barons ran the government and the economy for their own benefit: Oligarchy is incompatible with the common good. I'm hopeful we'll respond with a new progressive movement.
Worm Brain RFK Jr. Hypocrisyā¦ āCaroline Kennedy claims that her cousin RFK Jr. has vaccinated his own children while discouraging others from vaccinating theirs.ā
I Second This Statementā¦. Looking guilty as hell! š„š„
Detainees at Floridaās āAlligator Alcatrazā are on a hunger strike over what they call inhumane, dangerous conditions. Some havenāt eaten in 10 days. One of them, Pedro HernĆ”ndez, was hospitalized and still refuses food until they are treated with dignity.
āA hunger strike at a South Florida immigration detention center state officials have named āAlligator Alcatrazā has entered its tenth day, as detainees protest what they call inhumane and dangerous living conditions.ā
My babies never go outside. My previous cat would leave a small toy mouse in her dish after eating dinner. Cute. My current boy left a real dead baby mouse. Not so cute.
BREAKING: We're suing ICE for unlawfully targeting and arresting people who show up to court for their immigration hearings.
Will everyone quit and roll over? The law firms, media companies, universities, government employees. Will you all cling to what you have and hope you can just ride it out, Republic be damned? Shame on all of you who donāt stand up, just remember we will never forget.
@repjasmine.bsky.social: "This president has not been able to wield the level of influence without the help of so many minions, including the Speaker... He's hoping that the news cycle will blow over over the next month... and we can come back and everybody's like, 'Jeffrey Epstein, who?'"
Absolutely surreal to watch White House reporters ask Leavitt questions about tariffs moments after she and Gabbard used this briefing to baselessly accuse Obama of crimes punishable by death. Weāre a sick joke of a country.
Ima leave dis šš¼ right here.
A big reason the Epstein story is a fiasco for Trump is that it wrecks his core narrative: That he's a member of the elite using his inside status to expose elite self-dealing/perfidy and avenge "the people." He's now in on the elite cover-up. Some thoughts on this: newrepublic.com/article/1981...
And here we thought what Melania did to the Rose Garden was fucking criminalā¦š¤®š¤®š¤®
NEW: fake lawsuit? www.businessinsider.com/trump-murdoc...
val-8675309 - blocking you. Not identifying yourself but your posts are MAGA hate cult and trolling. It must hurt to hate so much. So you know - Trump doesnāt care about you. I wish you a wonderful life. Peace ā®ļø
I am. All cultures have prophets. I am an atheist/agnostic artist/historian. If you donāt think Jesus has an impact on the entire world, I can recommend some history books.
That is correct. As a student of history we need to consider historical times. The Bible was written by Greeks. So there is that. It is also interesting that Christianity would not have spread without Alexander the Great and possibly slavery in the fullness of time.
Name one time that Trump has followed the teachings of Jesus?
For many that are not religious, the historical Jesus (not God) teachings can simply provide guidance on choosing kindness. As a recovering Catholic, I ask myself, āWhat would Jesus do?ā and act accordingly.
ICYMI ā @SenatorHagerty was over Trumpās shoulder as he signed the āGENIUSā Act, which many warn will supercharge Trumpās crypto grifting. āHis biggest conflict of interest yetā More: arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Jamie Lee Curtis on The Late Show cancellation. āTheyāre trying to silence us. That wonāt workā¦weāll just get louderā
