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During Gov. J.B. Pritzker's annual budget address, the governor compared the Trump administration's approach to Nazi Germany. “We don’t have kings in America, and I don’t intend to bend the knee to one,” Pritzker said. to.wttw.com/430g2kE

Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage.

“Elon Musk’s team at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency has posted classified information about the size and staff of a U.S. intelligence agency on its new website” www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-m...

US Vice President Vance shuns Scholz and meets AfD party leader instead www.euronews.com/2025/02/14/u...

This is what we need. Not @schumer.senate.gov talking about tomato prices.

Oh this'll solve it. 'officials instructed website managers across the agency to “identify and archive or unpublish any landing pages focused on climate change” ' www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

@climatenews.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/01...

This is how I always feel about climate change no matter who's in charge, to be honest.

Here’s the plan www.project2025.org

Flags are flown at half mast on Inauguration Day in honor of Jimmy Carter. That is appropriate

”How else do you explain politicians supporting him – a convicted felon, an inveterate liar, a man found liable of sexual abuse – for a third time? [Imagine] The decision to put someone like Trump back in the most powerful position in America should be embarrassing.” Whole system is verily broken …

Pure joy 🤘 #HookEm  | #CFBPlayoff

For those who will be attending The People's March on January 18th: Make sure to bring water, food, and med kits. For those who plan on being medics, do not identify yourself with the red cross. Police will target and arrest you first. Wear clothing that will not easily identify you. #resist

QUOTE OF THE DAY…if you LIKE IT give it 💙and plz RP😘😘

“The enemy wants to steal our peace and keep us stirred up, anxious, fearful, upset, and always in a stance of waiting for something terrible to happen at any minute.”

www.buzzfeed.com/michaelabram...

I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget

OpenAI has just released a new AI model that it believes is the future of the technology, @matteowong.bsky.social reports: a computer program that can reason. Is it a magic trick, a genuine step forward, or both? theatln.tc/jVyEQWpb

If you agree that these gentlemen are HEROES then repost this and let’s be friends 🇺🇸

Animals can be very different, but still remain friends.

I am concerned that this chatter like WSJ OpEds, Hannity pieces, and Economist articles about cutting VA and veterans benefits are trial balloons. They’re shaping the discussion so anything short of cutting all of our benefits, healthcare, and closing the VA is a “compromise.”