"...power without love is reckless and abusive ... love without power is sentimental and anemic." —Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
As Spinoza taught us, you can’t compel belief. But you can force people politically to shut up. And if you keep people inarticulate about their beliefs for long enough, those beliefs begin to retreat into the subconscious. People become less able not only to say but to know what they think.
youtube.com/shorts/6upld... If you know someone that depends on Medicaid or Medicare you MAY WANT TO TAKE A LISTEN
Don’t be fooled.YouTube video by Senator Sheldon Whitehouseyoutube.com
Debora Kapisha is a nurse at Maine Medical Center. She came to the U.S. from Zambia and is authorized to work here. Last week, ICE detained her at Logan—part of a recent surge in airport arrests. Debora couldn't be further from "the worst of the worst." She's dedicated her life to serving others.
The state said it needs the records to investigate allegations of abuse at Epstein’s Zorro Ranch.
New Mexico Sues Blanche, DOJ For ‘Withholding’ Epstein FilesThe state said it needs the records to investigate allegations of abuse at Epstein’s Zorro Ranch.www.forbes.com
BREAKING: The New Mexico Department of Justice has sued Acting AG Todd Blanche and the DOJ, requesting the court for access to unredacted Epstein-related investigative files that the DOJ has been withholding.
The Democratic Party's progressive wing scored a high-profile victory when Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan's U.S. Senate primary, according to media projections Wednesday, giving its antiestablishment message a boost ahead of
Progressive El-Sayed wins Michigan primaryThe Democratic Party's progressive wing scored a high-profile victory when Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan's U.S. Senate primary, according to media projections Wednesday, giving its antiestablishment message a boost ahead ofrichmond.com
This guy never served. He faked an injury to avoid the draft. None of his children have served. He called those who did serve their country "suckers and losers." He skipped the centenary memorial for servicemen who died in WWI because it was drizzling. This is more than usually repellent.
Former J6 federal prosecutors are begging senators -- mostly GOPers, but a handful of Dems are in there, too -- to stop confirming election deniers to lifetime federal courts seats. “Please stop poisoning our courts." www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...
Former J6 Prosecutors Beg Senators To Stop Confirming Election Deniers To Court Seatswww.huffpost.com
Just a note that @jbendery.bsky.social is 100% worth following. Always finds stories like these that matter, and yet are a bit under the radar.
Jen BenderyFormer J6 federal prosecutors are begging senators -- mostly GOPers, but a handful of Dems are in there, too -- to stop confirming election deniers to lifetime federal courts seats. “Please stop poisoning our courts." www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...
Representative Shirley Chisholm, 1972: "[W]e have looked in vain to the Nixon administration for the courage, the spirit, the character, and the words to lift us, to bring out the best in us, to rekindle in each of us our faith in the American dream."
Shirley Chisholm: Declares Presidential Bid, January 25, 1972YouTube video by NYC Department of Records and Information Serviceswww.youtube.com
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Capital WeatherPart of a SpaceX rocket weighing 8,800 pounds is about to crash into the moon at 5,400 mph, releasing an amount of energy equivalent to about 3 tons of TNT. WOW! And, the event might be visible from the East Coast by telescope early Wednesday. More details: www.capitalweather.com/part-of-a-sp...
Early Wed morn upper stage Falcon 9 will unintentionally slam into moon's side @2:35 AM—too dim to be seen naked eye, may be visible by telescope 4-ton rocket stage @5,400 mph, 2X speed bullet shot from a rifle, generate heat/flash of light—sunlit debris/dust plume will rise/fall for several minutes
A SpaceX Rocket Will Soon Crash Into the Moon (Gift Article)The second stage of a Falcon 9 rocket, which sent two private landers to the moon last year, will collide with the moon early Wednesday morning.www.nytimes.com
Talarico: "Texans aren’t going to stop smoking weed and eating edibles because politicians in Austin say so. Texans will still use THC — but instead of getting it safely from a local small business, they’ll go back to getting it from the black market. From the drug cartels."
Happy birthday, President Barack Obama “Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”
There is pervasive corruption across our healthcare and agricultural systems that defy party lines. I meet with MAHA activists because a lot of their concerns are bipartisan issues that major corporations paint as partisan. The fight isn't left and right, it's top and bottom.
this is incredible: we have raised almost $35K in a single day. Split across 9 candidates that’s almost $4k per candidate. One of the candidates, @bradtabke.bsky.social, raised a TOTAL of $81K in 2024 on his way to winning by just 15 votes we just raised 5% of that in a single day. incredible
SamI love Talarico and hope he wins. But he’s already raised $70M On the flipside, control of critical state legislatures will come down to seats where candidates raise 0.1% of that. I’ve researched the highest leverage swing district candidates you should donate to secure.actblue.com/donate/donat...
After 18 years at The Washington Post, I’m excited to announce a new chapter. I’ve joined the intrepid team at ProPublica, which is expanding its D.C. newsroom to pursue accountability journalism on national security, including …
ProPublica Hires Four Reporters to Expand Washington and National Security Coveragewww.propublica.org