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At tonight's Olivier Awards, Bill Porter reminds us of these words from Toni Morrison: "There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal"

I stand 100% with Jack Schlossberg and his Grandfather.

Step up, stand up, speak out.   This moment is hard — I don't dispute that, but this isn't the time to be afraid. Make your voice heard, whether it’s at a town hall or on the phone, so Donald Trump and Republicans know how sick and tired you are of them cutting your services.

If you are spending any time attacking Democrats rather than focusing on what Republicans are doing to destroy our democracy then you are wasting value time.

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@kaine.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social Stand up!

Polish Nobel Peace Prize winner Lech Wałęsa and 38 other former political prisoners of Poland's communist regime have condemned Donald Trump's treatment of Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday, which they said reminded them of communist interrogation techniques

Thank you for marching! People asking, what can I do? I am seeing protests and actions scrolling on my feed every day. Do some research and digging locally for what is going on. DO SOMETHING!!! www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/u...

They were discussing Mary Poppins on @alltherightmovies.com and they mentioned that ‘A Spoonful of Sugar’ was inspired by one of the composer’s sons getting the polio vaccine in a sugar cube. A bright, cheery, classic song that sprang from the eradication of a horrific disease.

“Trump has packed so much illegal, unconstitutional, lawless activity into three-and-half weeks that the press, politicians, and many Americans have already forgotten or normalized activity that can only be described as a coup.” — Robert Hubbell Newsletter Feb. 13, 2025

NEW: In a lawsuit filed by a coalition of Democratic attorneys general, another federal judge blocked DOGE from accessing the Treasury Department’s payment systems, which contain sensitive information on millions of Americans receiving federal funds and benefits.

State AGs cite today’s NYT op-ed by five ex-Treasury secretaries, titled “Our Democracy Is Under Siege,” in defense of a judge’s order blocking political appointees’ access to private data. Doc https://buff.ly/3QbMzfR

The question isn’t whether Budde was right to speak up. The question is whether the rest of us will have the courage to join her.