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"
I’ve said from the beginning of the discussion around the Millionaires’ Tax: Any bill I sign must send a significant percentage of that revenue back to Washington families and small business owners...
The leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community in Minnesota enabled a child abuser by pressuring his victims to forgive and forget his sins — so that they could never speak of them again.
(Published Nov. 2025 with @startribune.com)
Moon and Spica
White violets and my 1st ones of the year
Day 1345 of #IansDailyPhotoChallenge and the 1st lovely clump of white violets on our walk this morning, after this spotted some purple violets too
It's just like London buses 🤣🤣🌸 #inspiringnature #wildlife #naturephotography #MentalHealthMatters
#365DaysWild
#PiscesSeason
New files released detail a woman met with the FBI at least four times to allege she had survived being sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump when she was a child.
Nothing happened.
the price of oil surging means you can burn your shein clothes, extract the oil, and make more money than you paid
I planned to share my report on the body cam footage early next week when I learned that a DC news station had obtained some of the footage as a result of my lawsuit and they were going to scoop me. After working on this for a year, I couldn't let that happen. Published 2 mins before they aired :)
I know everyone is watching what’s happening in Iran, but Ice arrested another set of journalists for reporting on their black bagging of American citizens in Nashville last night.
In good news, WA State is about to become the 14th state to... Ban the microchipping of workers. 😳
More surveillance will not make a noisy neighborhood quieter.
It's official: Markwayne Mullin has been nominated to lead DHS — This fella is notorious for buying $RTX (Raytheon) before major military events
So now they're releasing #Epstein Files to distract from the War?
Okay.
What makes us think Noem wasn’t sacked because ICE wasn’t killing MORE innocent civilians.
J. P. Linstroth’s @newversenews.bsky.social #poem “The Persian Empire and the West” puts the new war against Iran in context. newversenews.blogspot.com/2026/03/empe...
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I am frankly more concerned about the apathy of the American public and even more importantly the lack of leadership in the Democratic Party.
This is not a dress rehearsal. Every single American must speak out against this Facist administration.
Macro photograph of a borage flower
Borage! 😃
#photography #art #flowerfriday #flowers
We should abolish the United States Senate. It serves no purpose.
Breaking news: The Army abruptly canceled a major training exercise, officials said, fueling speculation within the Defense Department that soldiers specializing in ground combat and a range of other missions may be sent to the Middle East.
The reason we have “stupid rules of engagement” is to make sure we don’t bomb elementary schools.
Kristi Noem has done a stunning amount of damage and it’s good she’s gone.
But this doesn’t change the fact that we need a complete overhaul of DHS, impartial investigations into the killings of two American citizens, and information on children that were taken from Minnesota.
This is honestly one of the most anti-Jewish things I’ve ever seen from the United States government.
Wide-angle view of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., framed by two large television lights in the foreground against a blue sky.
Trump’s attacks on the Supreme Court may be personal, but its broader role still demands scrutiny.
Shahrzad Shams and Todd N. Tucker report that, as the Court has repeatedly blocked progressive policies, reform should be a progressive priority.
inthesetimes.com/article/trum...
Rep. Nancy Mace: "I believe Pam Bondi has been less than truthful with the American people and Congress on the Epstein files. I want to know where the files are that were on her desk, because they're not in the hands of Congress ... I want to know why this is continuing to be covered up."
Pretty difficult to refute a single thing in this perfect assessment of where the f**k we are, from @iandunt.bsky.social:
I think the World Cup should be relocated to Spain, France, Germany and the UK ⚽️
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The crocuses and camellias are out in the #pnw, just in time for #FlowersOnFriday! The camellia is mine; the crocuses were shot at the Western State Hospital cemetery. #lakewood
