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Retired Senior. Love books, nature, music & art. Follow current news. Practicing Episcopalian & Democrat. Lifelong Michigander.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/o... This is horrific.

Do we even know if he is alive?

While the wrongful deportation of Mr. Garcia is winding it's way through our court system, one thing has struck me is that they seem to have done nothing to ensure his safety & well being. At the very least, they should have taken steps to ensure his safety in that he'll hole in El Salvadore.

We will never forget those in other countries who stood in solidarity with us thank you England! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 #HandsOff #England #50501Movement @jenjenstjohn tt

I'm old enough to remember way back in history, when GDP Growth in the USA was 2.5% and the Stock Markets weren't crashing, incomes were up, unemployment was down, and 16 million new jobs were created. Oh, wait, that was last November.

This has always been the GOP's strategy: 1) Cut taxes for the wealthy & corporations by claiming they'll pay for themselves. 2) Explode the deficit. 3) Demand cuts to vital programs that help millions. 4) Repeat. They're trying to get away with it again.

I just subscribed to 5 Calls Newsletter! buttondown.com/5calls

Denis Mukwege, a Nobel prizewinning rape crisis worker, says Rwandan-backed rebels in Congo are committing the worst atrocities in decades

Here's a thought: Instead of talking about raised wages that will keep up with the price increases and inflation, why not concentrate on LOWERING everyday prices? Raising wages to keep up with inflation does NOTHING to help Seniors and anyone on Social Security or any type of fixed income.

State Senator @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social reminds Democrats that “the answer is not to burn it all down” when it comes to the Trump administration and describes how she wants to “build something new that actually delivers” for the American people.

Millions of people in all 50 states and DC took to the streets on Saturday to protest against Musk and Trump. This was by far the biggest demonstration America has seen in recent years. Awesome.

Trump's tariffs aren't designed to help you — they're meant to make rich people even richer.

My son works at a auto parts supplier. On Friday he was told that they're completely shutting down one of two plants and transferring the people over to his side. They're "thinking" about befitting the plant to do their braising in house, but that will take time.

What - and I cannot stress this enough - THE FUCK???

❗️🇸🇪Sweden's JAS 39 Gripen fighters will be deployed to 🇵🇱Poland for the first time, joining NATO's enhanced air patrol mission

Australia’s record gold exports to US set back its case for tariff relief as Trump trade war looms

Chris Murphy: So it’s really important you understand the TrumpCoin grift. It hasn’t gotten enough attention, but it’s maybe the biggest White House corruption in a century. Right out in the open for all to see. #ProudBlue #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice #TrumpIsARussianAsset #Trumpcoin #TrumpCrypto

From the Triangle Shirtwaist fire to the suffragettes beaten in the streets, from Black and Indigenous women’s stolen labor, to the fight for reproductive rights, & todays attacks on trans women - the battle for liberation is unfinished. No one is free until we all are. #InternationalWomensDay

The phrase "DONALD TRUMP" is a helpful mnemonic device for remembering the characteristics of the POTUS!

Denmark lost 52 soldiers fighting alongside the US. Now they feel threatened by Trump www.bbc.com/news/article...

As Tim Walz follows the chaotic course of the second Trump Administration, he tells David Remnick that he feels that he “let people down.” “I still struggle with it,” he said. “It was my job to get this one.”

www.thewhig.com/opinion/trud... JOHNSTON: “History will regard Justin Trudeau as a great leader.” Trudeau stood up for Canada and Ukraine | The Kingston Whig Standard

The acting Social Security commissioner on Thursday announced that Maine parents would not be able to register their newborns for a social security number at the hospital #chaos www.thedailybeast.com/trump-offici...

efficiency. www.kgw.com/article/news...

My guess? 2028.

A Starship rocket from Elon Musk’s SpaceX has exploded, leaving flights grounded as fiery debris rained from the sky

This person is another lying, unprincipled Trump lap dog

💬 "The best way I can describe it is sort of like hitting a mule with a two-by-four across the nose," U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg commented the decision to halt military aid. "Ukrainians did this to themselves," hi added.

After seeing Trump’s behaviour with Zelensky in public, we can imagine how bad this private call was - thank you Justin Trudeau for being the adult and effectively standing up for Canada. “Trump used profanity more than once…Trudeau did not use profanity.” www.cbc.ca/news/politic... #ElbowsUp

NEW: DOGE put a not-so-secret CIA training facility up for sale, apparently in error. "Obviously, someone did no research about the long and well-documented history of this property," says the chairman of the local county board of supervisors.

Educate and inform the whole mass of the people... They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty. Thomas Jefferson