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Parent. Former teacher. Naive believer in honor, decency, compassion,integrity, and dignity for all.
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Slava Ukraini!

“Every man of humane convictions must decide on the protest that best suits his convictions, but we must all protest.” --MLK JR

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“The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.” —Ida B. Wells

“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” — Alice Walker

And here we are.

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Can't argue with this.

The Emperor has no clothes!

Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦

“Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe.” – Frederick Douglass

Rule of thumb: the sequel is usually worse than the original.

With so much at stake, many people feel the urgency to stand up for democracy, but don’t know where to start. This article offers 17 concrete, meaningful ways to take action. If you’re looking for direction, it’s a must-read. ❤️🤍💙 #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy #ProudBlue

“Speak up, speak out, get in the way. Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America.” --John Lewis, July 17,2021

"It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.” --Aristotle

I talk a lot about going forward and how we traverse authoritarianism. Most have never been involved with it as this is a first for me too. We have a couple of choices to make, to capitulate or fight like hell for what's right! I'm in the latter group! Read👇🏼 www.democracydocket.com/opinion/10-t...

The Antichrist walks the land.

John 11:35

"...there is always light, if only we're brave enough to see it,if only we're brave enough to be it." --Amanda Gorman, "The Hill We Climb"

"Hope is that thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us if we have the courage to reach for it and to work for it and to fight for it." — Barack Obama

How are you spending the lull before the storm?

A gentle reminder to my countrymen : The court of social media does not determine whether a report is true or false. Opinions have nothing to do with that.

Done with his pathetic attention seeking drama. What a tiny tiny man he is.

“How many times do you have to get hit over the head until you figure out who’s hitting you.” ― Harry S. Truman

“Those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside” --John F. Kennedy

"The bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices." - Jimmy Carter

"The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it." --Flannery O'Connor.

“Where you see wrong or inequality or injustice, speak out, because this is your country. This is your democracy. Make it. Protect it. Pass it on.” --Thurgood Marshall

Perhaps one day historians will look back on this as the beginning of the zombie apocalypse. Are you prepared?

"It's better to light one candle than to curse the darkness."

This! ☆☆☆

“For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.” Hosea 8:7

This!