Profile avatar
callmemara.bsky.social
Lover of knowing things, the minor prophets, Joe and our kids. Probably in reverse order. Maker of many things, mostly pots.
18 posts 213 followers 318 following
Prolific Poster

This is an example of how nostalgia for the old days is simply nostalgia for when you were younger. The idea that America was a post-racial society in the 1970s/1980s only makes sense if you were literally a child at that time and couldn’t observe what any adult was experiencing.

👇👇

🚨 BEWARE of IMMIGRATION SCAMS 👉 Please make sure to speak with a trusted legal rep before submitting any information. 👍 Find a trusted legal expert in your area by visiting ReadyToStay.org/find-help OR Bit.ly/LegalServiceProvidersNPNA #NPNA #immigrationlegalservices

So fun and important!

Tomorrow, we expect Trump is going to sign an Executive Order claiming to dissolve the U.S. Department of Education. Reminder: Trump does not have the legal authority to destroy a cabinet department; reporting on the EO as if he does have that power is both inaccurate and unethical.

Ask yourself: Why would anyone who wasn’t an asset of the Russian government do this? Why would any decent human being do this?

Those of us at a point in our lives where being expelled, fired or arrested means nothing need to step in and take the hit for the young people. That's it. That's the skeet.

If blue states, invented a method to withhold transfers to the IRS, we'd be in a much better negotiating position. Moneys transferred could be ( for instance ;-) dependent on payments made and programs continued, records maintained and aid distributed.

From the man who backed out of a fight with Mark Zuckerberg and an appearance on the Daily Show: "I literally challenged Putin to one on one physical combat". This is "my dad works for Nintendo" level stuff.

Trump: Gutting National Parks—And Hiding the Evidence National parks hit 331M visits, but Trump officials don’t want you to know. A leaked memo bans the Park Service from promoting the numbers—while firing rangers, closing visitor centers, and cutting safety. This won’t go well—we love our parks.

Republican Rep. Mike Lawler who represents a swing district in NY gets booed ruthlessly after trying to use the 'waste, fraud, and abuse' line in response to voters' concerns about Medicaid cuts (via lohud)

The strength of the church is to be in its capacity to bear the weight of the burdens of this world. The love of God in us is to go to the broken and needy and give of its wealth and labor without complaint.

Well played.

Forbes sums it up succinctly …

Is this what they meant by a Red Wave?

Let this sink in.

Well... the State of the DisUnion will begin, shortly. I'm gonna be in attendance 😳😏. DO NOT WATCH!

ICYMI: LCV is suing Trump over his unlawful orders to drill in protected areas of the Arctic and Atlantic. We sued Trump in 2017 when he tried the same exact executive order — and we won. Now we're going back to court to beat him again and protect our planet and communities.

“The SAVE Act, which purports to fend off the phantasmal threat of voter fraud, would throw millions of women off the voting rolls.” newrepublic.com/article/1914...

THIS ‼️

Imma say it again What’s happening to the federal workforce isn’t downsizing

NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.

This says it all.

A reminder for these times.

This is not an effort to roll back "DEI" It's an effort to roll back civil rights "Agencies across the federal government are dismantling offices that enforce civil rights and antidiscrimination laws...weakening the government’s ability to deliver on legal obligations to protect workers’ rights"

The People's Union USA, a grassroots group, is calling on Americans to join a national boycott by not shopping for 24 hours on Friday.

Members of the military are supposed to be loyal to the Constitution, not the president. Changing that seems to have been the point of the Friday Night Massacre. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

If you’re cheering for a South African sociopath to fuck over US military veterans then you should probably stop with that America first bullshit.

He nails it.

They think we can’t read. Oh it’s “don’t.” They think we don’t read.

Rep Raskin has been great. Rep Ocasio-Cortez has been great. And Rep Frost and Rep Crockett. Senator Murphy. Maybe no one knew exactly what to do. But such people laid down a clear marker. Let’s respect these and other elected federal representatives who stood out these first few weeks.

Never for a moment forget that the most precious truth of all time and eternity is that there is a Redeemer.

“No kings, no tyrants.” Thanks @chriswarcraft.bsky.social for using your powers for good.

This is how Mitch McConnell should be remembered: Without him, there’s no President Trump right now—he had the chance to convict during impeachment and end it, but he didn’t. Without him, there’s no stacked conservative Supreme Court—you’d have more rights today.

open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

“If DOGE is a federal agency, it can’t shield its records from the public. If it’s not an agency, then DOGE’s tens of millions of dollars in funding weren’t legally allocated and should be returned, some contend.” www.propublica.org/article/doge...

“I will not be silent so you can be comfortable.” Best sign at the NJ State House rally this weekend. It wasn’t huge. But we have to start somewhere. Anywhere.

I dislike Germany's free speech laws, but they're not in the same universe of importance as Russian aggression. Germany is a democracy and has the opportunity to correct its speech mistakes. Russia is a hostile, belligerent dictatorship. Why are we coddling our enemy and attacking our friend?

✅ DEI Employer of the Day™ DSW "We believe in diversity, equity, and inclusion [DEI], and call on our associates, customers, and communities to hold us accountable to showing it every day." The NAACP Black Consumer Advisory encourages consumers to 'buy-in' on companies that back their values.

We agree.

@juliusgoat.bsky.social

So if Musk doesn’t run DOGE, and DOGE isn’t a real government agency, then no one has to listen to Musk or do what the DOGE bros tell them to do, right?

If you’re not confirmed by the Senate then you have no business meddling in the lives of MILLIONS of Americans We are suing DOGE for violating the constitution & illegally seizing power I’ll discuss tonight @ 8PM ET on @insidewithpsaki.msnbc.com 👇 statedemocracydefenders.org/fund/new-law...