Reader. Writer. Martial Artist. Retired litigator/mediator & child advocate. Interested in all things Celtic, Kobudo/Karate, and making the world's best HAGGIS.
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Brilliant
happy bday Italian educator/physician Maria Montessori, b.1870. "The child is both a hope and a promise for mankind." “Imagination does not become great until human beings, given the courage and the strength, use it to create.” “Of all things love is the most potent.”
Nixon’s Attorney General, John Mitchell, was convicted for conspiracy, obstruction, and perjury. AG Mitchell worked with the White House and Nixon to conceal the Watergate conspiracy, then conceal the cover-up itself. He was convicted, jailed, and served 19 months.
What is Q+?
The "Best" People.
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New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!
Beautiful.
Great sign. #NoKings #Science
Scum rises under Donny-Two-Dolls who paid Bondi $25,000 when she was FL AG.
#Joy
happy bday Belgian writer Maurice Maeterlinck, b.1862. “Each progressive spirit is opposed by a thousand mediocre minds appointed to guard the past.” “When we lose one we love, our bitterest tears are called forth by the memory of hours when we loved not enough.”
I hope people realize how absolutely fucked this situation is. This isn’t normal. People are resigning all over the place because the government is mishandling our data, ruining our public health services, and generally making Americans less safe.
A bit of regal beauty to start your weekend.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns. The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate. Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care. The list goes on and on. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
When a president decides to disregard the will of the American people, you’re right, that’s the mark of authoritarian rule. The White House has notified Congress that it plans to cancel $4.9 billion in foreign aid funding that lawmakers had already approved, doing so without their consent.
MSNBC, Last Night with Lawrence O’Donnell, 8/28/25, host Ali Velshi. This data breach of our social security numbers could necessitate the reissuance of new SS numbers to everyone in the country. Thank Trump and Musk!
A federal judge has ordered Florida to shut down "Alligator Alcatraz," after the state spent a staggering $218M to build the now-vacant detention camp. Closing it will run taxpayers another $20M. An utterly cruel and costly waste.
NEW: Don't ask too many questions, but... NIH may not re-terminate the 900ish grants at issue in the main NIH lawsuits after all. To the PIs of reinstated grants, SPEND NOW! 🧵 Here's what NIH is probably thinking. Bear with me:
Be brave or sit this one out. Demand everything necessary for a strong, vibrant, healthy working & middle class. They've given in (think 2013 & allowing the Bush tax cuts that created our current billionaire class to continue) since Reagan. Enough. Start caring about people not lobbyists' interests
Every American should read these letters. These people are fighting for the health of you and your family.
Just sayin’!!
He can be impeached. He will not be fired.
European Goods markets and shops--small businesses that build communities--these small businesses are the hearts of many of our communities. Think Milwaukee, Chicago, Minneapolis, NYC, Denver, Seattle...DJT is screwing small businesses everywhere.
Think about every small business in your community, that small "European Goods" store/market; that small "Martial Arts," Yoga, Hippy-Chakra-Buddhist shop...any small import business. Donny-Two-Dolls doesn't care about you, your business, your community. #SmallBusiness #Tariffs #NOKings
#True #NoKings
The chaos at the CDC wouldn't have been possible without Sen. Bill Cassidy, a medical doctor, providing the crucial vote to confirm RFK Jr as HHS Secretary. We should make sure he never forgets that.
Happy Birthday.
We saw all your comments yesterday on our post about celebrity chef and D.C. icon José Andrés, and we agree with you he truly deserves the Nobel Peace Prize! 💚
Today is Women’s Equality Day and the 105th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, ensuring women have the right to vote. We must keep pushing forward in the pursuit of equality – from reproductive freedom to equal wages – will continue to fight for the rights of all women.
And the cowardly, solely self-serving, GOP.
This brought to you by Mitch McConnel and SCOTUS.
DJT: “I have the right to do anything I want to do. I’m the President of the United States.” This would have been considered a pretty shocking statement under any other circumstances.
Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024. This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500. Remember this before you order your next pumpkin spice latte.
This will harm many small businesses.
Where's Jake Tapper.
Don Winslow continues to fight and shine a light. Thank you.
I reposted him too. The content is correct, even if the speaker isn't most of the time.
A federal magistrate judge said an arrest in Northeast Washington was preceded by the “most illegal search I’ve seen in my life” and described another arrest as lacking “basic human dignity.” wapo.st/3Jyc2QI
some guy off the street: "yeah this is pretty fucking bad" most of our green room pundits: "ah but you see, trump has an advantage on crime so democrats should be careful not to sound too opposed"
At a million plus dollars a day and tank views from Union Station. Where is the honor in this.
🚨The National Guard is now picking up trash in D.C. These images will not make recruiting brochures.
His mental illness is so advanced that it's hard to tell the difference between deception and delusion.
Nobody seems to be counting this time around. His lies are more outrageous and more frequent every day.
About time.
Yep. #NoKings
Why is this nonsense being televised? This isn't news. It's state sponsored and endorsed propaganda.
Jesus Christ. If your credit isn’t frozen at all three bureaus, I would strongly consider doing that now
Cost of Trump's D.C. Occupation: $1.1M per day. Cost to operate public housing for D.C.'s entire homeless population: $169,226 per day. It's not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities.
Fancy an all-you-can-eat salmon buffet? Then head on over to Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska. It's the salmon run season right now, and the waterfall is absolutely swarming with bears. They've all gotten so chubby from feasting. 🐻🧸 Yummy.. #nationalpark #bears #salmon #wildlife
Attempting to rig elections on his behalf. Turning the military on citizens. Toying with the idea of declaring martial law. Attacking political enemies and punishing those who speak out against his regime. If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?
Fuckers. Please go sign in support of these good folk. www.huffpost.com/entry/fema-l...
Krasner: So, if what you have is a group of ICE agents, or even the military, coming into Philadelphia and committing crimes—assaults that are illegal, kidnapping, unlawful restraint, obstruction of the administration of justice—they can be prosecuted.
The fact that all major news sources in the United States have daily lead stories like "Experts weigh in on the most delicious ice cream" and not "Democracy is dead" is one of the greatest derelictions in duty in the history of the country.
I am sickened by the relentless demonisation of refugees. No refugee underfunded a school. No refugee closed a hospital. No refugee took away support from the sick and disabled. We need solutions not scapegoats. Stop blaming refugees and tax the rich instead!
🐺 To mark the 30th anniversary of gray wolves' return to Yellowstone National Park, we spoke to Heath Druzin, host and creator of the podcast “Howl,” about the controversial reintroduction and why scientists are concerned about wolves’ future.
That’s hilarious 😆
Great. Just what America needs right now, a hopeless worldview. That'll help.
Beautiful.
The Supreme Corpse
What law exists today that allows this man to be detained. EO's are NOT law. The executive does not create law.
Manhood and warrior from the 5x draft dodger who abuses women and children--Sir, your definition of manhood and the true warrior ethic lacks humanity.
Becoming more isolated makes us far more vulnerable than we've been in my lifetime--this is going backward, this is worse than it's been in more than half a century.
On this day in 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Organic Act, officially creating the National Park Service to protect and preserve America’s natural wonders and historic treasures “for the enjoyment of this and future generations.”
other98 A study in Denmark tracked over a million children for 21 years and found no link between vaccines and autism, but RFK, Jr. watched a couple of podcasts so he knows better?
Perfectly put.
Necessary words for the time we are now in.
Today is the National Park Service’s birthday! 🥳🏞️ You know what would be a great birthday gift? Not firing staff or cutting funds from the agency responsible for keeping our public lands pristine and accessible!
Another who came before you being willfully incompetent doesn't give anyone who comes after a pass to be as--or in this case more--incompetent. They're both walking disasters. Only one can still actively do us harm.
Mitch McConnell really fucked this country over. SCOTUS is a criminal enterprise.
It's actually two grievances from the Declaration of Independence: He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures. He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power.
Today, courageous FEMA staff members sent the Katrina Declaration to the FEMA "leadership" and others. Sign on it support of these folks committed to the FEMA mission for all of us. www.standupforscience.net/fema-katrina... @standupforscience.bsky.social
Gift article in link. Worth reading. Thank you, @jeremymberg.bsky.social
Worth reading.
That angling for a Nobel Peace Prize is going well. #NoKings
Most second graders have already learned empathy.
Once again, EO's are not law. Interesting though how the "free speech" crowd deplores speech.
Corruption in plain sight is still corruption.
Make Sure Everyone Knows 😊💙 HOLY S**T look at this: Florida GOP Senator Rick Scott just quietly disclosed stock trades a year late – worth $26 MILLION – on companies HE LEGISLATED. 😳 This is corrupt to its core, and he's hoping no one will notice. You know what to do.
GOP hypocrisy just turns my stomach; if Biden or Obama had taken equity stake in any public company like Trump or accepted a golden airplane from a foreign nation they’d be impeached and out of office in mere days.
Trump won’t “interfere” in Intel’s operations the same way a mob boss doesn’t “interfere” with a restaurant they shake down for protection money.
Any given day...
Love this.
Thank you New York City for making the #ZcavengerHunt a reality 🙏
the thing I love about Zohran’s campaign is that instead of “this place fucking sucks and I alone can fix it” his message is “being a New Yorker rules, we live in the best city in the world, let’s make it even better together” show some damn pride in the places you want to govern
There is no reason for them to be carrying weapons; there is no emergency. This is all made up bullshit.
And DC lifted the no open carry policy... they want someone to start this Civil War.
Last time was King George AND our founders kicked King George out. #NoKings
Shipping someone to a country to which they have no ties is not deportation, it is human trafficking. The United States of America is engaged in human trafficking.
The outrage isn’t that Ghislaine Maxwell lied — that’s who she’s always been. The outrage is that the U.S. Department of Justice rewarded those lies with real benefits — and more are still coming. This isn’t justice. It’s a state-sponsored cover-up — and they think we won’t notice.
"Serve the people at the bottom. The people at the top don't need your help." Yuri Kochiyama
The White House calls it a war zone. Yesterday I toured the “front lines.” I saw a total of about 15 military types strolling around, talking to tourists, petting dogs. I guess the war on DC’s violence doesn’t extend to Sundays.