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In her profound and moving @newversenews.bsky.social #poem “The Shining City on the Hill,” Rose Mary Boehm recalls a previous US hand-off to Russia. #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/02/the-...

Cool. Hope it's fairly distributed amongst the poor...

“This is where we keep the Owl Man until nightfall.”

Cowards. Utter and complete cowards. There are people in this country who ACTUALLY have something to fear and act bravely anyway. They exist in the face of danger loudly. Proudly. And these cowards, WITH POWER I REMIND YOU, can't be bothered cus big scary Trump.

Can you guess which joint chiefs of staff members were let go yesterday? Hint: The answer is in the alt text

We are the ones who are coming to save us.

An invitation to Russia by a high-level KGB official in 1987 under the guise of a preliminary scouting trip to build a Trump hotel in Moscow, was in fact 'deep development' by KGB handlers that furthered creating secret back channels and allowed the Russians to… www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

WI congressman Glenn Grothmann’s constituent mentions Elon Musk calling beneficiaries of federal programs ‘parasites’ and he refuses to believe it. They’re so out of touch with their constituents - no wonder Trump took over their party so easily.

WOW "Seven western Wisconsin Republican lawmakers did not appear at an event hosted by the Wisconsin Farmers Union in Chippewa Falls Friday as farmers from the area said they were concerned about the effect that President Donald Trump’s first month in office is having on their livelihoods." ⤵️

Musk is throwing big bucks behind the Republican candidate in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race, in an effort to ensure that the state, which swung narrowly for Donald Trump, remains steered by conservatives.

NEW: Trump’s DoJ Chief of Staff has filed a complaint against Judge Reyes because she bench slapped their bigoted asses into the sun three days ago.

Powerful. Tomorrow’s front page of the most influential weekly publication in Germany. “BETRAYED. First Zelensky, Soon Us? The radical departure of the US from its allies.”

I want to salute the Governor of Maine Janet Mills who, in that room with a raging Trump and silent complicitors, stood her ground and said, “see you in court!” Maine residents, show your support for your Gov for standing up for your independence.

Notes From The Circus is free. No paywalls, no gated content—just the fight for truth in a world going mad. But the work is getting expensive. If you believe in what I’m doing, in calling out the frauds and the cowards, consider a paid subscription. Good vibes, no regrets.

Stop writing irresponsible headlines, and do the actual research instead of writing for clicks challenge

"If you dither on your choice to stay or go, it might be too late. But how can anyone help but wait, given the unknowns? What if you start building and can’t afford it? What if you sell and hate where you moved to? Both choices are right and wrong." themikerothschild.com/2025/02/20/e...

Happy Yellow Day for those who celebrate (actually a real holiday, but in June)

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Ummm…👇 The more you know…💫

So an open threat against a sovereign state. Where are all my “state’s rights” people?

i will NEVER forget his hateful, white supremacist obstruction of president obama’s success. mitch mcconnell is a stain on american history and he is responsible for the fascist shitshow we are currently swimming in. he can’t leave soon enough.

2/17/2025 wanderfulriah Riah | Outdoor Colorado Life "We had a great turnout at the Rocky Mountain National Park entrance sign, supporting our park staff and public lands🏔️💖"

The mothers met in a Whatsapp group. They have vowed to fight until their sons, who they say have not committed crimes and do not have ties to gangs, are released.

Why is @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social on book tour instead of doing a fight back tour?

“All the AID people hate him—not because he’s a rightist or leftist, but because he’s an asshole,” says one person who worked in the agency during the first Trump administration.

🔁 Missed my Instagram Live with @RepUnderwood yesterday? We broke down the threats to Medicaid and what’s at stake. Catch the full replay here! youtu.be/W_LbgrD78os

Elon Musk just moved ANOTHER $1 MILLION into Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race. That brings Musk’s spending on behalf of a right-wing takeover of the court to 2.5 MILLION over one week. This is a major intervention in state politics—and the fight for control of the judiciary—by the world’s richest man.

ICYMI, 47 & fans launched "3rd Term for Trump" at CPAC & these signs were up there. There’s even a resolution in the House to change the 22nd Amendment www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c... Something specific to CONTACT your Reps about - it's HJRes29 Referred to House Judiciary Cmte #PostcardsforAmerica

Holy crap. At his town hall last night, Rep. Rich McCormick compared *his own constituents* who asked him tough and fair questions to January 6 insurrectionists

The single most destructive force in American politics in 50 years.

DOGE is not about waste and fraud. This is about gutting government services without any evaluation of their need. Americans have decided to have and fund an effective National Park Service. Trump and Musk are trampling on democracy to do whatever the hell they want.

I think there’s this tendency to assume Musk enters each agency with some kind of plan. But his office is 30 people, largely children, and the federal government employs millions. He spends half his time on drugs, tweeting, doing interviews. It’s all random noise www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Canada bench reaction

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"By now it’s clear there’s no reason for optimism that H5N1 will fade away as a minor nuisance. To the contrary, the situation has only been trending worse." Lucy Shapiro of @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social on the "slow-boil crisis" of bird flu.

So many stories, in my memories So many dead, living in my head I can’t sleep, I just wanna weep Too many dead, living in my head #ThePoet

They are rushing headfirst into Handmaid’s Tale territory. I need to leave the country.