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YOUR WORTH You know the value of every article of merchandise, but if you don’t know the value of your own soul, it’s all foolishness. You’ve come to know the fortunate and the inauspicious stars, but you don’t know whether you yourself are fortunate or unlucky. This, this is the essence of all sciences— that you should know who you will be when the Day of Reckoning arrives. MATHNAWI III, 2652-2654 (translated by Kabir Helminski and Camille Helminski) The human shape is a ghost made of distraction and pain. Sometimes pure light, sometimes cruel, trying wildly to open, this image tightly held within itself. FURUZANFAR #568 (translated by John Moyne and Coleman Barks)

Wanted to share this poem by Rumi, a Persian poet from the 13th century CE. His short yet profound works have shaped Iranian/Islamic culture and influenced poetry around the world to this day. 🇮🇷

Obama: "We are living in a time where it can be hard to hope. Each day we wake up to some new assault on our democratic institutions. Another setback to the idea of the rule of law ... but this man - Rev. Jesse Jackson - inspires us to take a harder path ... bc if we don't step up, nobody else will"

Alice, a poodle lab mix

Oh Alice. Picked up as a stray in Arkansas and unclaimed. She was scheduled to be euthanized but caught a break and is coming to the Twin Cities. She needs a foster home and some love.

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Jasmine Crockett is a class act. 💙

This is what an elected official should look like, @crockett.house.gov thank you for your grace, passion and commitment to America. You are a class act.

after absolutely eviscerating Kristi Noem and calling for her resignation, Tillis is applauded. He thens threatens to hold up nominees if she doesn't stop stonewalling him. My God.

BLUMENTHAL: Have you met with any of the American citizens who have been detained or arrested by your agents?

NOEM: They could've been instructing law enforcemen--

BLUMENTHAL: You haven't met with them. I'd like to introduce you to 3 of them. Will you please stand?

I predict this man has a very bright future.

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Congratulations, pal.

#WellDeserved

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Yes!!!!!

#Epstein

#EpsteinFiles

#TrumpEpsteinFiles

The Handbasket 100% independent journalism by Marisa Kabas

Now that CNN and WBD are set to become state media in a sale to Paramount/Oracle/TikTok, it is especially important to support independent media.

Off the top of my head:

www.thehandbasket.co
404media.co
www.garbageday.email

Add your favorites in the replies. Fuck state-backed media monopolies.

Americans Are Leaving the U.S. in Record Numbers More citizens are replanting overseas, drawn by a quality of life made easily affordable by the U.S.’s enviable salaries.

This is such a well done piece that reports out, with hard data and interviews, something profound about what's gone wrong in this country.

www.wsj.com/us-news/amer...

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None of this is happening

Liz Oyer is a former pardon attorney who was fired by Trump! I love how she breaks down this recent SCOTUS decision and how this will have far reaching implications curtailing Trump’s excessive use of the Emergency Powers clause and hamper his entire agenda!

Watch this!⬇️⬇️

#USDemocracy
#Pinks

Wow! I was today years old when I learned that Tenley Albright, Harvard Med educated surgeon, won the 1956 golf medal and took up figure skating to recover from non-paralytic polio as a child!

The Charleston Massacre: Memory, Loss, and Legacy with Eliana Pinckney We’re joined by Eliana Pinckney, daughter of the late Rev. Clementa Pinckney, to reflect on the Charleston massacre’s lasting impact and her father’s legacy of love, service, and civic duty. Eliana takes us back to being 11 and honors her mother’s quiet strength. She then talks about what it’s like to be part of the 9/11 generation shaped by gun violence, living with vigilance and exhaustion while “thoughts and prayers” continue to replace policy. We also talk about civic education, performative politics, and how Eliana turns art into activism and community into change. To learn more about the Clementa Pinckney Foundation, visit: https://pinckneyfoundation.org/ -- Timestamps -- 00:00 - Remembering Rev. Clementa Pinckney's Enduring Legacy 06:25 - From Childhood Trauma to Adult Understanding of the Charleston Massacre 12:32 - Jennifer Pinckney: A Pillar and a Powerhouse 17:22 - Art as a Vessel for Activism 23:22 - The 9/11 Generation: Shaped by Gun Violence, Frustrated by Politics 37:38 - Bridging the Gap: Civic Education and Hope for Political Change 53:18 - SYAD #ElianaPinckney #AtOurTable #JamieHarrison #ClementaPinckney #CharlestonMassacre #FaithAndJustice #Legacy #GunViolence #HateCrimes #PoliticalPodcast #LongFormInterview #BlackExcellence

You may not know her name now, but after this interview, you won't forget it.
Eliana Pinckney reflects on the death of her father in the Charleston Massacre.

This is a conversation you don't want to miss. Listen now!
https://youtu.be/DBoDxwm2mIo?si=IfE3i8-hR4IXVJjz

As a result of Gorelick’s actions, Kushner gained classified intelligence that he likely shared with or sold to foreign states, including Saudi Arabia, from which he pocketed two billion dollars, and Israel, to which he has been tied since birth due to his family’s long friendship with the Netanyahu family, to the point that Benjamin Netanyahu slept in Jared’s bed when visiting the United States. Garland has refused to investigate Kushner. A likely reason is that, were he to investigate Kushner – who remains a profound national security threat – he would also be investigating his best friend. It is one big club, and it is destroying our country.

From 2023, on Garland, Kushner, and more.
You need to grasp that the people who defended Garland and the DOJ did so to protect Epstein and his broader syndicate. That's why they were so vicious and obsessive about defending the DOJ during the Biden years:
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/servants-o...

Holy shit.

A lot of people have suggested this, but I don’t think Lieu would make the allegation unless he had seen some evidence.

Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.

Hey look, I know that guy!

I've followed Congressman Ted Lieu for years. The man has integrity.

“Donald Trump is in the Epstein files thousands and thousands of times. In those files, there are highly disturbing allegations of Donald Trump raping children and threatening to kill children."
~ Congressman Ted Lieu

Sending warm wishes for peace and joy to Muslims around the world as they begin observing this holy month. Ramadan Mubarak!

You’ve entered the cradle. My favorite day. Wednesday! Ease off your pedal a bit. Just a little. Stay on your path. It’s working well for you. Catch some breeze and breathe. A little smile wont hurt either! Let’s go! Be careful. Be safe. Be glimmer. Be shiny. Be glamorous.

Be you.
Take no shit.

Boom!

Excerpt from HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT Kendzior 2020

"We cannot afford to overcome. We are too busy doing GoFundMes for the funerals of our friends whose previous GoFundmes failed to cover their health care."

-- HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2020)

I would recommend EVERYONE watch Jimmy Kimmels monologue about the senate hearing today…if you need a good laugh…it’s hilarious!😂 😆