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retired after 32 years of teaching; actor/director/theater manager; committed liberal; worried about the directions our country is taking. No DMs.
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submitted 4 days ago • 857 comments

From MSNBC: THREAD: "Whether he understands the basic governing details or not, Musk is already claiming that many Social Security beneficiaries are receiving checks they’re not entitled to. Such comments suggest the Trump administration is likely to go after the alleged irregularities, /1/

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

Not sure this is kosher here, but I've been ignoring the "the election was hacked" theories till I saw this on FB. www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

I'm watching Canadian officials hold a presser on the Toronto plane crash and remarkably they're not blaming DEI or recklessly speculating about causes. They could never cut it down here in Trumplandia.

submitted 4 days ago • 637 comments

A dictatorship that kills people from democracies if they say something inconvenient hosting another dictatorship that does the same and a country run by a wannabe dictator who wants people jailed for saying anything inconvenient gathered to decide the fate of a democracy that wasn’t even invited?

submitted 4 days ago • 492 comments

"In a new court filing, the White House said Musk is not a DOGE employee and does not have decision-making authority in the government, fueling more confusion around Musk’s power and influence." Amazing how someone who has no authority is almost single-handedly running almost everything....

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

So many echoes of the ugly, painful, heartwrenching past, when we [i.e., our ancestors] learned lessons--lessons which we have blithely and stupidly decided to ignore and put aside.

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Look at this s***. 🤯🤬

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

My former law school dean, Harold Koh, used to admonish incoming law students to "Never let your skill exceed your virtue." A while back, I wrote about how lawyers, in particular, have skills they can use for good or evil. Reupping here cafe.com/notes-from-c...

submitted 8 days ago • 45 comments

We need 2 push this excellent idea. We haven't quite yet grasped that our elected D reps/sens really have no power. But the press will cover them if they speak every day. They need to do that and speak in opposition. And with facts. Every day. That's where our power is: INFORM THE PUBLIC.

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

Indeed: "Donald Trump IS the swamp."

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments