Retired educator and now actively working to renounce disinformation and hate.
Because of @hcrichardson.bsky.social 's #250For250 I listened to this 3:19 min speech by Fannie Lou Hamer at the 1964 Democratic Convention. She demonstrates the extraordinary power of plain speech. We can reckon with our history or fail as a nation: That's the choice. youtu.be/agBzy3ATja0?...
Fannie Lou Hamer's Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Speech | 1964 DNC ConventionYouTube video by Team Espy (Espy For Senate)youtu.be
I present The Wail of the Wounded Centrist Democrat: "I like it here in the Democratic center. It's quiet. In fact, it’s just me and a guy who’s still worried Obamacare might have gone too far. I don’t like him because he’s better at quivering than I am." www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
I am a centrist Democrat and I am terrified of success | OpinionHello, I am a centrist Democrat who is terrified that progressive liberal candidates keep winning primary elections.www.usatoday.com
🚨BREAKING: In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court kneecapped the Voting Rights Act (VRA), the landmark civil rights law that restricted racial gerrymandering and racial discrimination in voting for more than fifty years. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
SCOTUS smothers Voting Rights Act, greenlighting racial discrimination and a rash of GOP gerrymandersJustice Elena Kagan, in dissent, accused the majority of making changes that "eviscerate the law."www.democracydocket.comThank you, @nrarmour.bsky.social. Thank you, thank you, thank you. A must read:
Nancy ArmourImagine telling an 11-year-old girl she can’t compete b/c she has a condition called DSD. Or making accepting discrimination the price all women must pay to compete. When people say transphobia hurts all women, this is what is meant. And the IOC did it willingly.
Charlie Kirk in 2023 said Biden was a "corrupt tyrant who should honestly be put in prison and/or given the death penalty for his crimes against America."
Charlie Kirk: Joe Biden should be "put in prison and/or given the death penalty for crimes against America"www.mediamatters.orgTom NicholsEven by cult standards, this is just bonkers.
Having a lying, cheating, philandering rapist speak at a national prayer breakfast is the kinda shit Jesus would have flipped the tables over.
“No single person can destroy what America stands for and believes in, not even a President, if we —all of America - stand up and speak out. We know who we are. It's time to show the world.”
This is powerful from military veterans about Alex Pretti. "They took his life. Don't let them take his name."
Save America MovementTrump and his allies are already smearing Alex Pretti’s name instead of confronting the truth. Veterans who served our country and lived because of the VA are outraged. Alex was a VA nurse and hero, not a villain. Stay informed. Join the fight. Follow @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social
i think it is simply true that for all intents and purposes stephen miller is the president of the united states
The Wrath of Stephen MillerThe man who turns President Trump’s most incendiary impulses into policywww.theatlantic.com
We have a system set up to prevent this, and we have a party that has set itself up to prevent the system from working.
Garrett M. GraffWe are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done: A superpower is committing suicide because the GOP Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King. This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
Good morning members of the GOP in Congress. Today would be a good day for you to wake up.
While the goons in this administration try to be cute about racist dog whistles, it's important to affirm that we reject their hateful vision of America. Diversity IS a strength. Out of many, we are one. THAT'S America. Greatest Democracy on Earth—if we can keep it. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Who honestly supports this shit? They gave this woman about 8 conflicting commands, broke her window and drug her out of her car.
amanda moore 🐢Today at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, a woman tried to drive down the street where a protest had broken out in front of a home ICE was raiding, saying she had a doctor apt to get to. ICE agents busted out her windows, cut off her seatbelt, and pulled her out before arresting her.
I wrote this morning that Trump believes the “e” in “money” stands for “extortion.” That has managed to become even more true over the course of the day. 🙄 www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
Call Trump's Powell investigation what it is: Extortion | OpinionPresident Trump's Justice Department has launched an investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for … you know … 'reasons' and such.www.usatoday.com
Murphy: The United States Congress should not fund a Department of Homeland Security that is not obeying the laws of the United States of America
WASHINGTON (AP) — Claudette Colvin, whose refusal to move seats on a segregated bus helped spark the civil rights movement, dies at 86.
Here's the list of Reps who've signed on to impeach Kristi Noem www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
kristi-noem-impeachment-cosponsor-listwww.documentcloud.org
In the face of the Trump Administration’s cruelty and intimidation, Illinois is standing up for our people. Today, we are once again taking Trump to court to hold his administration accountable for its unlawful tactics, unnecessary escalations, and flagrant abuses of power.
BREAKING: Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife has made a “transformational” donation to the LGBTQ+ advocacy group. This large gift comes just months after the Trump administration shut down counseling services for queer youth. My latest for @wired.com:
MacKenzie Scott Donates $45 Million to the Trevor ProjectJeff Bezos’ ex-wife has made a donation to the LGBTQ+ advocacy group that the organization calls “transformational.”www.wired.com