@tomeco81
Economist, Philosopher, Writer, Recov Journo | Interest in Indo-Pacif, CapitalFormation, Ancient Civilis, Great Literature | Christian Without Adjectives: I Uphold Kindness, Aim To Serve My Neighbour | Shy by nature #PrinciplesFirst Here primarily to learn
In his era, people enjoyed relatively equal economic opportunity. In our era, the institutional and legal barriers prevent most people from participation in the second tier of the economy - capital intensive economic growth. There is a need to make this opportunity equally accessible for all people
America's gun psychopathy continues: *78* mass shootings so far in 2026. 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer
The latest, with 6 people wounded, in Virginia Beach, Va.: www.13newsnow.com/article/news...
#MadmanTrump is still gleefully kissing Putin's arse while Putin tells Iran where to target our military. Republicans are watching the devastation and death and doing nothing. And Zelenskyy is between a rock and a hard place in all of this. Ugh.
@jayinkyiv.bsky.social
THREAD: I got laid off from NYMag/Vulture after 14 years. The family lost 75% of income + medical. Now mzs.press bookstore, once a side project. is do-or-die for Judith & I. I feel weird telling you this because others are doing much worse. But if you could like or share this, we'd be so grateful!
Religious Preferences of U.S. Adults, 1948-2025
From Gallup. Almost all the reduction in religious identification in the U.S. since the 1940s has come from fewer Protestants. People leaving the Catholic Church over generations have largely been replaced by Catholic-identifying immigrants. news.gallup.com/poll/702572/...
“.. no announcement, no ceremony, no news cameras — just two employees on their routine overnight shift working while most of Washington slept.”
@washingtonpost.com #J6
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
This administration is populated with Russophiles. No need for Moscow to place agents.
The court's conclusion on Kari Lake.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
A Distric Court judge has ruled that Kari Lake was not legally in charge of the US Agency for Global Media, and that actions she took while claiming to be in that role are also not legal, including her attempts to fire people
Photograph of Marietta Blau
For #WomensHistoryMonth: Let us celebrate the life and accomplishments of experimental physicist Marietta Blau (1894-1970), a pioneer in the use of photographic emulsions to study subatomic particles, including those from cosmic rays. 🎢⚛️🧪 #WomenInSTEM 🧵1/n
"There is no freedom like a book."
Artist: Delphine Cossais
#Booksky
A dramatic black-and-white close-up photographic portrait of artist Georgia O'Keeffe by Alfred Stieglitz, presented in high contrast with deep shadows and rich tones. She is shown from the shoulders up, facing slightly to her left but gazing upward and off-frame with a calm, intense, and contemplative expression. Her face is sharply defined, featuring high cheekbones, smooth skin, almond-shaped eyes with a direct yet introspective look, a straight nose, and full lips set in a subtle, serious line. Her dark hair is pulled back tightly into a sleek bun or chignon, emphasizing the elegant lines of her neck and jaw. She wears a dark, deep V-neck garment that reveals a light underlayer at the collarbone. Behind her floats an abstract, textured background resembling a large, circular moon-like form dotted with irregular light spots and organic patterns, evoking a sense of mystery and modernism.
A vibrant large-scale oil painting by Georgia O'Keeffe titled Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1 (1932), depicting an enormous close-up view of a single white jimson weed (datura) flower dominating the canvas. The flower is rendered with precise, sensual detail: its trumpet-shaped bloom is pure creamy white, with velvety petals that curl gracefully outward and inward, their edges tinged with subtle pale green and yellow highlights. At the center, the flower's throat reveals delicate green pistils and stamens with small white anthers. Surrounding the blossom are bold, sweeping dark green leaves and calyxes in deep emerald and jade tones, their forms curving fluidly to frame the flower like protective waves. The background transitions from rich green foliage at the bottom to a luminous blue sky with soft cloud-like gradients at the top, creating a sense of the flower floating ethereally against the heavens. The style is characteristically modernist and magnified—clean lines, smooth gradients, intense color contrasts, and a focus on organic form that conveys both serenity and bold sensuality.
#OTD in 1986, Georgia O'Keeffe died at the age of 98.
O'Keeffe, a prolific artist known for her paintings of enlarged flowers, NY skyscrapers & New Mexico landscapes, is recognized as the "Mother of American modernism."
okeeffemuseum.org
#WHM #WomensHistoryMonth #art
This heartbreaking story is just one out of millions of Americans starving because Washington Republicans kicked millions off SNAP in order to pay for more tax breaks for billionaires. I’ll keep fighting to reverse these cuts so Americans can stop worrying about where their next meal will come from.
Thank you.
Remember when McConnell & McCarthy kind of had a spine? My documentary “The Last Republican” follows my final year in Congress and what it costs to stand up for your values. What a wild ride it was.
Check it out, it’s now FREE on YouTube.
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmL_...
In just a few weeks we'll be on the road to Arlington, Texas! Join us Saturday, March 28th at 6pm for our latest Signature Speaker Series. It will be held at the National Medal of Honor Museum.
Get your tickets here!
www.eventbrite.com/e/principles...
Bye Felecia
Noem out
A small group of Democratic lawmakers have just proposed legislation to bar members of Congress from profiting off prediction markets, citing elected officials' possession of "material nonpublic information."
Black-and-white formal portrait of Alva Myrdal (1902–1986), the Swedish diplomat, sociologist, politician, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. She is photographed against a dark background, resting her chin thoughtfully on her left hand, which displays a large, ornate ring. Her expression is calm, wise, and slightly introspective, with deep-set eyes, fine lines of age, and a gentle smile. Her silver-gray hair is styled in a soft, voluminous updo typical of the mid-20th century, and she wears a dark tailored jacket or dress with a simple collar, along with a distinctive metal wristwatch on her left arm. Alva Myrdal was a pioneering figure in social policy, women's rights, and international disarmament. With her husband Gunnar Myrdal, she co-authored the influential 1934 book Kris i befolkningsfrågan (Crisis in the Population Question), which shaped Sweden's progressive family and welfare policies. She served as Sweden's Minister for Disarmament and Church Affairs (1966–1973), headed UNESCO's social science department, and played a key role in the United Nations. In 1982, she shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Alfonso García Robles for her lifelong work on nuclear disarmament and peace advocacy through organizations like the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) and Pugwash Conferences. Known for her intellectual rigor, feminist principles, and commitment to global justice, she remains an icon of principled leadership in diplomacy and social reform.#AlvaMyrdal #NobelPeacePrize #Disarmament #SIPRI
Alva Myrdal was a Swedish sociologist, diplomat & a prominent leader of the disarmament movement. She shared the #Nobel Peace Prize in 1982 (w/A. Robles) "for their work for disarmament & nuclear and weapon-free zones." #WHM
It's International Day for #Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness.
Professor of theology time for you to visit history books. It was DIFFERENT time.
It is astonishing that the Vatican abandoned perspective of the JP2 cozied with Beijing's henchmen (C.Parolin is an architect of this disgraceful pact) and is completely blind to the reality.
JUST IN: A federal judge has barred Gov DeSantis from designating CAIR as a terrorist organization and punish those who associate with the group.
“Once again, Florida chooses political posturing over the First Amendment,” Judge Walker writes.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
He is an architect of an awful pact of the Vatican with Chicoms. He broke with policy established by JP2 not to recognise the Beijing-blessed "church". This cynic is the last one who has moral authority to give lessons on foreign affairs.
NEW: The military systems that the U.S. sent to the Iran region in recent weeks ALONE cost us nearly $60 MILLION per day — just a fraction of the cost of this war.
That ~$60 million could cover Medicaid for 4 million Americans per day, or SNAP for 9.5 million.
From @nationalpriorities.bsky.social:
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.
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⚡️🇷🇺 propaganda has intensified a disinformation campaign alleging that 🇺🇦 is selling NATO-supplied weapons on black market
russian sources are actively spreading claims that commanders of 🇺🇦 army are allegedly “writing off Western weapons as lost” and subsequently selling them
In Austin: 3 dead and 14 injured in mass shooting
www.kxan.com/news/crime/p...
Brian Krassenstein - "At least 13 people shot at Riverfront Live music venue, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Yet another senseless mass shooting in America as our president worries about bombing Iran." #cdnpoli
Unfortunately, the Kremlin has a massive potential to recruit to its army.
NEWS -- Iran's Revolutionary Guards confirmed the death of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, and the dictator, Mr. Ali Khamenei, on Saturday in a solemn condolence message.
