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Kindness is defiance. "Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one things of changing themself." Tolstoy Serenity Prayer Honest, open, willing. Formerly In Search of a Lost Chord on Twitter. Born & bread in Kansas.
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As my friend Bernie Sanders says, "They've got the money, but we've got the people."

Soโ€ฆ.the Senateโ€™s biggest issue today is <checks notes> Bidenโ€™s auto pen usage? Sure, sure. Great use of taxpayer dollars ๐Ÿ™„ #Pinks

Throughout our countryโ€™s history, faith groups have led movements of civil disobedience and noncooperation. Read this resource made in partnership with @horizonsprjt.bsky.social to see how we can apply these principles to our own times: protectdemocracy.org/work/the-fai...

Arresting elected officials. Scooping immigrants up at the courthouse doing the right thing. This has nothing to do with criminals. It's quotas. Fucking cowards.

๐ŸŒฒ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฌ+ ๐— ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ธ! ๐ŸŒฒ The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee's reconciliation bill slaps a target on at least 2 million acres of Forest Service and BLM lands. It opens the door for the sale of over 250+ million acres across 11 Western states. 1/3

Happy TACO TUESDAY to all those who celebrate! #Yum ๐Ÿ˜‹

Another press conference from Democrats. I'm sure it will make big news & reach the ears of millions needing relief, hope, and courage. youtube.com/live/oPrjB8C...

Yes. God, yes. This is EXACTLY what to do & how to do it. This is what will create real change & reshape our future, not inflame & strengthen what threatens each of us. youtube.com/watch?v=xQn4...

Great to run into some military chaplains today at Walter Reed! Thankful for their service to our country and the pastoral care & guidance they provide our service members.

JUST IN: Governor Newsom seeks a restraining order against Pete Hegseth and the Department of Defense. The filing says the administration โ€œintend to use unlawfully federalized National Guard troops and Marines to accompany federal immigration enforcement officers on raids throughout Los Angeles.โ€

$134 million so far.... 1. The rushed order made it to the Pentagon is fitting all of the bill. 2. That is even before they have accommodations (marines are sleeping in warehouses right now). 3. Troops can't do much but wait because the insurrection act isn't active yet. apnews.com/article/pent...

Disney will pay Comcast's NBCUniversal nearly $439 million for its stake in Hulu, taking full control of the streaming service.

"It is absolutely true that he needlessly mobilized the National Guard in the hopes of provoking a confrontation between protesters and the military that he could use as a pretext for his next escalation. But do you think he *needs* a pretext?"

Really Laura? ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„

The Apprentice really screwed America. It sold Trump as being a decisive businessman (instead of the con man he was in reality...) Low-information voters, who didn't know much about Trump otherwise, believed the image created on the show.

"nullification of the election results" = "winning imbued trump with sovereign authority and so all opposition to him is illegitimate and illegal"

Jacob Soboroff clapped back at Tom Homan today after Homan accused the NBC News reporter of being "very dishonest" and taking him "out of context" re: his threat to arrest Gavin Newsom. "It's right there on tape," Soboroff said today. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

According to the official White House account, the US is in the midst of an "insurrection" that warrants federalization of the National Guard, which is why the President is attending a UFC fight and hanging out with Dana White.

Just to recap, Trump has taken the extraordinary step of federalizing 2000 member of the California National Guard โ€” over the objections of the stateโ€™s governor โ€” in response to a protest that currently involves A FEW DOZEN PEOPLE AT A HOME DEPOT

Abolish ICE

๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฟ In case you've not encountered Trae Crowder, aka Liberal Redneck, this is a great introduction. And if you do know him, this is an instant classic. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฟ youtube.com/watch?v=qlpS...

This guy consistently posts songs with incredible lyrics mere hours after events unfurl. This was a good one.

#ResistanceRoots Photos and historical footage from D-Day seldom depict the African American soldiers who served. However, the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion was comprised exclusively of African Americans and played a vital role in the success of the invasion. /1

Damian Williams, the former top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, isย leaving the law firm Paul Weissย to join the Jenner & Block firm. ย  He's defecting from a firm that struck a deal with the Trump admin and joining one that fought Trump's retribution efforts in court.

#ProudBlue Iโ€™m not sure if itโ€™s because we have become numb. I think there are too many things to be irate about. We are exhausted & are already fighting on so many fronts.

www.cnn.com/2025/06/06/p... SCOTUS ALLOWS DOGE Our Information All those whiny 22 year olds will have your information

Bogus charges from the jump?

One year ago today President Biden met with D-Day Veterans in Normandy to honor their service. I miss having a president who cared about our troops and didn't think they were suckers and losers ๐Ÿ’™