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Woman, musician, music teacher in a rural CA town. Voted in every election, 100% Dem. ticket. We are in the throes of Authoritarianism. Just trying to figure what I can do to help stop it other than protesting, donating, speaking up at town halls... 🇺🇦 🇨🇦
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I laid flowers at the Bucha Memorial today to honor the civilians and prisoners of war killed by Russian forces during their occupation of this town in early 2022. After Russia withdrew, mass graves were discovered—showing evidence of executions, torture, and sexual violence.

The giant steel penis has made lift-off once again.

Love this bit of Resistance in Palo Alto: padailypost.com/2025/04/12/m...

REPOST It's only us. There is no cavalry. The next protest is Saturday, April 19th in ALL 50 States! www.fiftyfifty.one Please repost this and all protest notice posts. There's no one to save us. Studies claim that protests work: protests are covered in the media & they influence the media & public.

⚡️Kyiv hires US law firm Hogan Lovells to advise on minerals deal. Ukraine's Justice Ministry has hired the U.S. firm Hogan Lovells for assistance in negotiating a critical minerals deal, according to public records. Sources also told Reuters that talks on the deal had become "antagonistic."

Very informative chart from Washington Post

Just received this email from my Acura dealership.

New Game: Zombie or RFK Jr.

'Enormous risk': Experts alarmed as Musk's private security force deputized by US Marshals www.rawstory.com/us-marshals/

NEW: The Venezuelan military says it has raised its alert level following the discovery of an alleged U.S. plot to fabricate an incident at an ExxonMobil offshore platform in the contested waters between Venezuela and Guyana to justify an armed conflict.

I can't help but think Netanyahu's visit with Trump today was staged. Have one leader model how you kowtow to Trump.

It’s a recalibration of economic control. Oligarchs don’t live paycheck to paycheck. They have the capital to buy market dips and recoup faster, acquiring more assets at fire sale prices along the way. When the dust finally settles, they will own more. The rest of us will own less. A lot less.