This is stark
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This is stark
Slim pickings
Appears Trump is getting nervous
Dear Smithsonian… safeguard the past. Move your archives to Canada before destruction claims them.
An American President messing with free elections because the leader of Russia told him to, is what we call a Russian Agent.
Trump wants to get rid of mail-in ballots so he can intimidate voters with federal troops stationed at the polling stations. Hard to scare people who can just quietly mail in their votes. Protect mail-in voting at all cost.
Dante has a circle waiting for this evil entity
Thank you.
Metamorphosis
I will never ever understand.
So vivid, the imagery; so vivid, the metaphor.
đź‘Ź
But of course!!!!!!!!
A microcosm of this State’s politics. Grooming for future generations of entitled and corrupt politicians and citizens. No surprise this rings true in Texas.
The White House is the People’s House!
There is a criminal in the Oval Office.
“The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.”
Amen to that!
The biggest liar is in the White House!!!! No surprise here. Lying and getting away with it is the norm in this country.
It’s only a matter of time before the House of Cards collapses. History teaches us this.
O’Leary cannot hide his sexism.
He reeks vindictiveness. Dead eyes, just like tRUMP
Those entities that have controlled direction of profits (governments, big business and corporations-after all, governments and big businesses are in bed together) could care less about the fragility of our planet’s climate. Gore fought a losing battle, and the losses from that battle, catastrophic.
Namaste
He actually believes we don’t notice!!!!
Such grace!!!
Reeks of a cover-up
Circular reasoning…simple mind
This is a nightmare!!!! A horrible nightmare!! These are human beings!!!! The world has become a prison for them!!!! How can we stop this???????
So are the detained immigrants staying in the USA forever detained? What is going on here?! Why are all of these prisons and facilities being built? Is it for a new industry for profit? Will they be forever prisoners? This is a gulag!
Mainstream media continues to be complicit with the Fascist Agenda
Why isn’t the media flashing this warning daily?!
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE. This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined. It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
It’s all up to the voters. Let’s see action behind words!
happy bday Franz Kafka b.1883, writer from Prague who was Jewish, Austrian, and Czech and wrote in German. “A book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us.” “I am a cage, in search of a bird.” “It's only because of their stupidity that they're able to be so sure of themselves.”
…and will this guy be held accountable? Probably not.
…and how are we to deal with this perverse reality???
More than 16 million Americans are at risk of losing their health care because Republicans in Congress are rushing to pass a bill that would cut federal funding for Medicaid and weaken the Affordable Care Act.
DHS has its own definition of “safe”. It’s not found in any English dictionary I know.
Just had the same conversation yesterday with friends. The intrinsic worth of a person is absent from the discourse. The utilitarian lens of those in the position of power makes all of this soulless.
Just another hollow man. The PuppetMaster is pulling all the strings.
The structure of our government has paved the way for this Dictatorship. Let’s start talking about how to reform our government towards a true Democracy. We need leadership!
More than a century after the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, one of the most horrific episodes of racial violence in U.S. history, the city’s mayor announced a $105 million reparations package on Sunday. It is the first large-scale plan committing funds to address the impact of the atrocity.
Law enforcement officers should never cover their faces when making arrests or conceal their identities (unless they are working undercover). They work for us. We have a right to know who they are. These face coverings are frightening & unAmerican, as though they're ashamed of what they're doing.
Magnificent!
This intimidation tactic has got to stop!
I, along with a good friend, will be at the 92nd St. Y to hear your discussion. We are both in our 70’s and were greatly impacted by your mother’s writings and thoughts. We want to honor you, her daughter, by witnessing the positive impact you are having on all of us. Thank you.
Many of us knew this a long time ago
Yes!
All of this and more, done in plain sight. What does that say!?
Interesting, isn’t it, how we have not seen reports of groups of lesbians attacking straight men as they exit men’s rooms. Enough said.
The GOP’s “Big Beautiful Bill” is Robin Hood in reverse: it takes from the poor to give to the rich.SNAP (used to be Food Stamps…which Tabby and I used back in 1972) is gone. Medicare is going.
Just read an article in NYTimes discussing how AI will replace NOAA employees. There’s no stopping the momentum behind these changes. Pandora’s Box
Excellent question
He accepted their bribe. A golden plane for removal of sanctions. But who cares?!?!?!!!!!! He is getting away with this like everything else he does!! When and How is this nightmare going to end!!!!!???????
EXACTLY!!
Let’s hear more voices like this!!!!
Gestapo
They don’t want to be identified when they attend PTA meetings? Or go to their local Christian Church?
Wishful thinking?
Will we ever see this in our lifetime?
I agree with you. People need to wake up!!!!
The Purge. WAKE UP PEOPLE!!!!!
Heartbreaking
Murderers
For Warmth by Thich Nhat Hanh I hold my face in my two hands. No, I am not crying. I hold my face in my two hands to keep the loneliness warm ~ two hands protecting, two hands nourishing, two hands preventing my soul from leaving me in anger.
Dante is at work building another circle in Hades, just for this grossity.
Will he rename it Trump Prison? May he be the first inmate. Throw away the key!
I needed this quote today. Thank you!
The poor Eagle
Amen
It’s like the saying about the Phoenix rising from the ashes!
Very wise move!
How in the world do we put up with this corrupt bullshit?
Notice the difference?
Monthly reminder: Many people have a book in them, but it takes a special kind of freak to leave the Land of Laziness, cross the Plains of Procrastination and Insecurity Mountain, find the Blade of No One Made You Do This, and use it to cut your chest open and yank that book out.
Neutral Switzerland 🔥 I love this so much…
Speak LOUDER!!!!
Ostriches
Perfect fit
I was just thinking this exact thing this morning. It’s like Trump is laying the groundwork for Putin. Then I thought, this is what fuels conspiracy theories. Hmmmm….wherein lies the truth???
And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes. We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
Succinctly stated.
Wacko
Where are their family members???
Sorry to see you go. We need your voice, so continue making yourself heard, Katie Phang!
This country has historically failed in prioritizing education. Read between the lines.
The USDA has withdrawn a plan to impose stronger safety regulations limiting salmonella levels in raw poultry. Who was the biggest donor to Trump's inauguration fund? Pilgrim’s Pride — one of the largest chicken processors in the country. See how this works?
No one, and I mean no one, is safe in this country. This is a nightmare.
Bernie, Our country is broken. Period.
Further intimidation based on Nazi tactics
Yep. Codependency.
Hitler incarnate in the White House
We knew this all along. They are liars, through and through. We the people, do not believe in this nation’s so-called leadership.
How about adding Secrets Unveiled by Carol Crayton to this list!
Corrupt to the Core. Congress no longer represents the majority.
Wreaks havoc then becomes the cry baby.