Melanie Benjamin

Nation’s dogs on high alert.

Vote for the people who don’t bomb or prey on children.

OCASIO-CORTEZ STATEMENT ON TRUMP'S COMBAT OPERATIONS IN IRAN "The American people are once again dragged into a war they did not want by a president who does not care about the long-term consequences of his actions. This war is unlawful. It is unnecessary. And it will be catastrophic. "Just this week, Iran and the United States were negotiating key measures that could have staved off war. The President walked away from these discussions and chose war instead.President Trump flippantly acknowledged the possibility of American casualties, stating "that often happens in war.' "Mr. President: this was not an inevitability. This is a deliberate choice of aggression when diplomacy and security were within reach. Stop lying to the American people. "Violence begets violence. We learned this lesson in Iraq. We learned this lesson in Afghanistan. And we are about to learn it again in Iran. Bombs have yet to create enduring democracies in the region and this will be no different. "In moments of war, our Constitution is unambiguous: Congress authorizes war. The President does not. I will do my part to uphold our Constitution by voting YES on Representatives Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie's War Powers Resolution. Every member of Congress must join us in rejecting this aimless war.

My statement on President Trump’s combat operations in Iran⬇️

The Pedophile in the White House just illegally attacked another country. If you voted for him you deserve all the retaliatory shit that will happen. Unfortunately those of us with a moral compass will suffer too. Along with the innocents in the Middle East and the armed services.

Where the eff is Congress?

Serious question: is anyone on the Hill talking about the DHS funding bill? It’s not even in the headlines anymore.

For Valentine’s Day we watched Harold and Maude, which somehow - incredibly - I had never seen. Loved it, amazed by it, and left wondering why cinema has never again reached the heights of the 1970s.

OK, I saw that clip last night in my IG feed too. What strange magic is this?

Fun fact: Spanish has been spoken in this geographic region known as the United States about a century longer than has English.

Get bent, MAGA.

One of the saddest things about living in these times is having to feel such hatred, every single minute of every single day. Like, I didn’t know this much hate even existed inside me. Now I know & it’s one more thing to hate them for. A veritable Dante’s circle of hate.

I still don’t know how the hell we went from the beautiful promise of Obama to this. People, stop voting for racist pedophiles.

(FYI Trump is a racist pedophile.)

Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Democracy died in darkness because Bezos paid $75 million for a crappy documentary instead of paying the electric bill.

Men who tell women to smile deserve to be smothered in peanut butter and fed to rats.

A guy threw an unknown substance in the face of a Democratic congresswoman and nobody shot him 10 times.

I’m getting strong Trojan Horse vibes with the alleged news about Bovino and rumors about Noem. Please, Schumer, Durbin, et al - don’t open the gates.

Dear Senator Richard Durbin and Senator Tammy Duckworth: Do not be appeased by this apparent “about face.” Do not accept the sacrificial goat that seems to be Bovino. Hold your ground with the spending bill. No more funds to ICE. Period.

Silverio Gonzalez was murdered by ICE in Chicago this fall. Please don’t forget his name.

You know you’ve lost the country when the NRA and Democrats suddenly find themselves allied against you. Helluva a job, Trumpy.

Is The Guardian down? It really is the only news site I trust these days. But it’s not working for me right now.

A depiction of Crisps Attucks being killed by agents of the state on the streets of Boston for the crime of protesting.

If only we as a country, as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of our independence, had some historical events from our founding era that might help us understand why agents of a distant government shouldn’t murder protesters on the streets of the city where they live.

May they all rot in prison before they rot in hell. And that includes every cowardly member of Congress and the Senate. My heart is with Minneapolis and all the brave witnesses risking their lives to show the world what is happening.

And also because Congress is full of wienies.

To think that all this is because a black man was president and awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. ALL. THIS.

Dear World, we know he’s insane but we’re being held hostage by a spineless Congress and Senate and a corrupted Supreme Court.

Anyone else sitting out these Olympics because of a profound inability to root for our country right now? I feel sorry for the young athletes having to face the rest of the world while wearing our flag. They worked hard and don’t deserve this.

Be a Martin, not a Donald.

Senate Democrats absolutely have to shut the govt down to stop this ICE insanity in the Twin Cities. This is not sustainable & cannot be normalized. Any Democratic vote to provide money to the thugs who are brutalizing this community is a grave betrayal to the people here. Accountability can't wait.

Has there been any smiting from the face of the earth today, she asked hopefully?