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I know words are cheap, but a dram of grace is worth all the world. ~Bunyan Hope in bits and knocks is still hope. He/Him. #booksky #wordsmatter #UniteAgainstBookBans #bothsidesdont #trustwomen #blacklivesmatter #journaling #historysky #neverforgetjan6th
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As luck has it, I'm writing about Grant's Attorney General Amos Akerman, who said that Reconstruction required a firm hand with lawbreakers. "It is the business of a judge to terrify evil men, not to coax them.”

President Volodymyr Zelensky: “The Russians have always wanted – and still want – the destruction of the United States. This is the policy of the Soviet Union. We are fighting for your rights as well as our own.” (Kyiv Post)

Remember how Russia paid the taliban for every killed American soldier

“Humanities degrees are useless” is propaganda that’s had the effect of convincing a whole generation that reading and critical thinking skills were unimportant. Now we’re reaping the results with mass illiteracy and a public eager to embrace conspiracy theories and fascism.

When I say “something came up” this is what I mean

Luke and Turno explore the spring woods and find scarlet elf cup mushrooms

Welcome to the Professional Left Podcast, Charlie Pierce! A great convo with @theshebeen.bsky.social -- who knew Charlie and Driftglass had so much in common? (Everybody.) www.buzzsprout.com/229/episodes...

"I want to watch an adaptation of Poe's THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER." "Which one?" "The one from 1928." "Which one?" "The really experimental one." "Which one?" "The one that went all surreal with its cinematography." "WHICH ONE????"

Friendly reminder to support your local independent bookstore this weekend! A slightly less friendly reminder to just not buy books from Am*zon at all.

This is your regular reminder that executive orders are not royal decrees. Because America has no king.

Every state needs to do this ASAP

Hey you know how people made the Tesla brand radioactively toxic and crashed its entire corporate structure? You can do that with authoritarian brutality and with neoliberal oppression and exploitation. You chase these motherfuckers from society until all that’s left is something real and better.

Thanks to @imillhiser.bsky.social, @mjsdc.bsky.social, @stevevladeck.bsky.social, and @chrisgeidner.bsky.social, I have a handle on what went down at SCOTUS over the weekend. To put it in layman's terms, the court told Trump "stop playing in my face." Latest in @thenation.com

Next planned day of rallies across America. Go to Fiftyfifty.one to find one near you!

I rebuke this. I would like to unsee this and get it out of my brain where now I cannot stop thinking about

TODAY’S PSA…👇 When he gets caught lying to your face over & over & you STILL believe him, you're not "smart”… You're brainwashed. You’re welcome. 😎✨

Omg. This makes so much sense.

The Age of Dipshittery

In his Easter message, President Zelenskyy raises an existential question that many Ukrainians have had for years: “how can we not lose faith after everything we're going through?” The answer is hope — something strong inside you that keeps you from giving up. #Ukraine #RussiaIsATerroristState

#Easter is traditionally observed after the Paschal full moon, 1st full moon on or after 21 March, the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere (March equinox) with links to pre-Christan beliefs. Artwork by Jackie Morris, artist, illustrator, author #womensart

Always reblog. Happy Easter!

A celebration of life near St Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv. Look, dear world, look at our strength and our thirst for life.

In the darkest times, there is cause for hope. May we find strength in each other and our shared belief that a better world is possible. Wishing everyone celebrating a blessed Easter.

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Ocean Beach, San Francisco today. 👏 #50501movement #HandsOff (📸 Stephen Lam, SF Chronicle)

Aaron's work is essential, as is his newsletter. Sign up now. www.publicnotice.co.

250 years ago today America began its march toward independence at the Battles of Lexington and Concord. The battles marked “No Kings Day, Part I.” Today millions of Americans will take part in “No Kings Day, Part II.”

Happening now:

TOMORROW- Make your voices heard at Indivisible's event, “NO KINGS! 50 State Nationwide Protest (250th Anniversary of the American Revolution)” - sign up NOW! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

Van Hollen: "This case is not only about one man, as important as that is. It is about protecting fundamental freedoms and the fundamental principle in the Constitution for due process that protects everyone who resides in America."

As a lawyer, I can tell you why Abrego Garcia must remain in El Salvador. If he were free, he could sue me for defamation and win. by Pam Bondi

Sometimes, it’s good to stop and notice how beautiful our Earth is. Spring in Kyiv.

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Sending anyone from this country to a foreign gulag, particularly without a court hearing, should rightfully end a presidency. Full stop.

This picture may haunt me to the end of my days. It is an ICE agent taking an axe to the car window of an immigrant in New Bedford, MA. Not far from where I sit now. An immigrant with no criminal record was abducted by this smiling man. An axe taken to a car window and to our democracy. 1/ #MomSky

I can't emphasize enough that the most important thing journalists can do right now is publish exactly this kind of article

Kilmar Garcia was in the U.S. legally. He entered as a minor and had legal protection under “withholding of removal” granted by a judge in 2019, meaning deportation was prohibited by law. ICE removed him anyway, and the Supreme Court ruled it was illegal. Facts matter more than slogans.

This administration is staffed by the dumbest people you can possibly imagine. www.politico.com/newsletters/...

This is something we can all do.👇🏼 File a complaint with the FL and DC Bar to have Pam Bondi disbarred for not complying with the 9-0 Supreme Court ruling to return Mr. Garcia from El Salvador.

These are not detainments—they are kidnappings. These are not deportations—they are human trafficking. These are not detention centers—they are concentration camps. Language matters. This is fascism.

Spot the American. Is it someone who speaks his mind and does the work to get citizenship? Or is it someone born into citizenship who covers his face while abducting people in a Черный ворон?

No point in sugarcoating the truth open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Again… Impeach. Convict. Remove.

There's been a LOT going on, but the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case really deserves all of our attention. Some thoughts at CAMPAIGN TRAILS: campaign-trails.ghost.io/homegrown-cr...

Fight for your moral center.