Bluer than Blue

Living in a Time of Lunatics and Monsters Let's be honest about the roots, costs and consequences of the Iran War

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This is a long post but so worth it. I just discovered his substack and I'm so glad I did.

Tell Your Representative: No War With Iran | Indivisible Demand your Representative do everything in their power to stop Trump’s war on Iran

TODAY: The House is expected to vote on legislation aimed at stopping Trump’s war with Iran.

The American people do not want another forever war in the Middle East. Urge your representative to support the War Powers Resolution to rein in Trump and prevent further military operations in Iran.

How very Trumpy of them.

A video from a Rochester, NY rally and march protesting ICE and emphasizing the 44 people who have died either in ICE custody or by ICE violence in the streets.

His negotiating plan included his son-in-law. That was such a good start.

Electing a corrupt and criminal president isn't free either.

Now they're saying it will take weeks. We've heard that from a Republican president before.

From Parker J Palmer's 2/27/26 sub stack: Early in the first term of our current POTUS, Jon Stewart brilliantly observed that “The presidency is supposed to age the president, not the public.”

Leaders in the Streets: Rochester Activist Carlos Villegas YouTube video by Indivisible Outreach Video Channel

Video of an activist and son of immigrants from Rochester NY's End ICE Terrorism Rally and March.
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The quote below sent by Indivisible made me realize how normalized ICE has become in my mind. Yes, their work upsets and outrages me, but it felt normal in a way and that's as scary as what ICE does.

In his state of the state, Gov Pritzker commented that love is a powerful tool against authoritarianism. He also said, "Love is found in every act of courage—large and small—taken to preserve the country we once knew." Video bleow shows that several women protesting felt similarly:

Thank you Bill.

From 2/17/26 Democracy Docket:

Need to fix SCOTUS too.

Despite all that's going on we have to find and recognize the moments that bring us joy.

Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Breaking! CBS Late Show host Stephen Colbert says that lawyers for the network blocked him from interviewing Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful James Talarico, citing the FCC’s new guidance for political candidates on talk shows. Huh?!?! Here is the interview

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The rest of the quote: He fired or sidelined election security personnel. He threatened to prosecute election officials in states where he didn’t like the outcome in 2020.

Dan Rather's Steady: For a man who claims to be worried about the safety of our elections Trump has a dangerous way of showing it. He dismantled the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, which helped states keep our elections safe, especially from the increased threat of cyber attacks.

Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts

We get more authoritarian every day. But note the subpoenas that DHS is using are administrative, so basically toilet paper.
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Isn't the blanket Lewandowski's job? That and firing coast guard employees.

No wonder Tulsi called the WH first.

Bondi never even turned to face the survivors. How devasting! How telling!

I'm so tired of the GOP and their cowardice.

Distraction. Distraction. Distraction.

Do you think Trump's base is so devoted to him because he taught them the word collude.

We must make being a mogul a terrifying and humiliating experience. Or we’re cooked.

trump said Putin will do a $10 trillion trade deal with the US if Ukraine agreed to his demand in ending the war.

A $10 trillion trade deal from a country that has $2 trillion yearly GDP and trump and his advisers will fall for this !!!

We as citizens will do our job and we will make history.

We're doing our best to get him out. But we're fighting the entire GOP.