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WOW. Jane. Fonda.

Good to see the power of the people is still alive. We the people govern ourselves in a democracy.

This would be completely illegal. But you wouldn’t know that from reading this post, the headline, or the lede. Unbelievably bad.

Thanks to Donald Trump and Elon Musk, firefighters who just finished weeks of around-the-clock shifts fighting dangerous fires were given a note from their Commander in Chief: "Please quit." That’s a hell of a way to say thank you.

I appreciate everyone’s messages of support, I’m trying to get through all my mentions but as you can imagine, it’s been a bit of a busy day :) Remember - peaceful civil disobedience, and no kings, no tyrants. Not ever.

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From family in Canada.

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President Trump and his appointees are now solely in charge of the Kennedy Center. Performers protested by dancing.

@raskin.house.gov: "The most glaring conflict of interest of all is that Elon is a government contractor himself, who collects billions of dollars from the US government... And like all authoritarian and fascist movements around the world in history, corruption is at the heart of it."

@chrismurphyct.bsky.social: "The question is can you work with Republicans in the middle of a constitutional crisis when democracy is on the line? And right now, I think that this crisis is serious and deepening in its seriousness, that our job #1, #2, and #3 is to save our democracy."

“Conclave” won the best movie title at the EE British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Festival Hall in London on Sunday — adding the latest twist to an awards season in which no one movie has dominated the major ceremonies. “Anora” and “The Brutalist” also took home top prizes.

This is full-on authoritarianism. We are a nation of laws, not men.

Why is the richest man in the world cutting cancer research?

Five years ago today! Happy anniversary!

If a woman had 13 kids by four different men, used ketamine and spent all her time running a shadow presidency, I’m not sure our society would celebrate her.

A Valentine’s Day-themed episode of #Elsbeth brought a potential love connection -- with a fiery surprise twist.

Trump voters: Had enough yet?

This is hard to articulate but on this valentines day I'm thinking about how cool friendship is. Especially friendships maintained across the years, where you can feel that friendship and know it's there no matter where you and your friends may be or how long it's been. it's just such a nice thing.

It’s a Valentine’s edition of Furry Friends Friday! 💖 A heartfelt wish for all of you to have a wonderful weekend. Find the joy where you can find it!

Orcas swimming under the northern lights of Norway.

Imagine what Trump and Musk are doing that we DON’T know about. Of course we are in a full blown Constitutional crisis. If Republicans had an ounce of courage, they would’ve impeached and removed him already. We must never stop fighting. Onward.

I’m thinking, maybe Americans should stop going to Russia and giving Vladimir Putin a steady stream of new hostages

Just despicable and disgraceful. The US government is now indistinguishable from the mafia.

Focus on the "why" when it comes to the closing of USAID. It's all about corruption. Trump gets to pretend he's saving money to justify his giant tax giveaway to his corporate friends. Musk takes control of foreign policy so he can do favors for China - where he makes his $$.

Why does China get lighter tariffs than Mexico or Canada? Why is USAID - the agency countering China's global influence - being shut down illegally? Follow the money. Musk and his SV bros will do anything - even pledging allegiance to socialism - to make $$ in China.

I have news for you - we aren’t taking over Gaza. But the media and the chattering class will focus on it for a few days and Trump will have succeeded in distracting everyone from the real story - the billionaires seizing government to steal from regular people.

To me, it's simple. I'm not going to vote for or expedite a single Trump nominee while this constitutional crisis persists and deepens. That's just a component of real opposition, but it has to be the starting point. No complicity. Fierce opposition.

happy valentine's day sisters and brothers. wishing you each a heart filled with hope and joy, a life filled with light and love, and a home filled with warmth and peace. "Where there is love, there is life." Mahatma Gandhi

Republicans placed RFK Jr. in charge of public health policy because they don’t care about the public’s health.

You cannot overstate how crazy RFK Jr. is when it comes to pushing all sorts of completely bonkers conspiracy theories. Now the GOP Senate has put this vaccine opponent in charge of our public health system. They obviously don’t care about public health safety. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Trump and Musk are basically ignoring the Constitution they--Trump, at least--took an oath to defend.

Seriously, creative folks: Don't be afraid to let people know your stuff is out there for them, or worry that "now is not the time for that." People are stressed and freaked out and looking for the things that will give them a moment of rest and joy. It is EXACTLY the time for what we do. Tell them.

those who think anger, hate, and name-calling is a good strategy to beat the GOP and autocracy are just fooling themselves. If the battle is over who can hate or name-call more, GOP will always win that battle today.

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This just in: Athena just made brown butter oatmeal craisin cookies and they are out of this world

Why did Trump have himself put in charge of the Kennedy Center? Because he knows that the educated and cultured people who patronize it despise him. So he seeks revenge. And he knows that his being in charge of the center will destroy it.

Out: Vaccines. In: Brain worms. Well done, America.

📌I was the managing editor at Stars and Stripes and can tell you that Pete Hegseth is the first SecDef I am aware of to be openly booed by military families on a military base. 📌This is the most significant pushback I have seen to this administration's racist, hostile initiatives.

Europe needs to back Ukraine with everything then freeze Trump out. Make him absolutely unimportant

Donald Trump isn't interested in a smaller government, he wants a weaponized government. He doesn't want fewer federal employees, he just wants them loyal to him.

I’ve said repeatedly that Tulsi Gabbard is a dangerous and completely unqualified choice to lead our intelligence community. I'm headed to the Senate floor soon to oppose her confirmation to DNI. We must continue demanding more from our country’s highest leaders.