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Another powerful poem.
January 18, 2026 at 10:14 PM
You know, on this Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, I'm reminding myself how powerful many black poets and writers were and are. Here's another from Langston Hughes.
January 18, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Wow! How powerful is this. Just came across it in a FB post I had saved.
January 18, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Sunday thought: It’s time again for good trouble

Robert Reich inspiring us to make "good trouble."

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Sunday thought: It’s time again for good trouble
Time to take action against Trump’s mayhem
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January 18, 2026 at 6:03 PM
The American King

Steve Schmidt writes so beautifully about Dr. King in this piece. And reminds us all to remember the giant he was and the future he hoped for. Let us do him proud.

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The American King
Martin Luther King Jr.
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January 18, 2026 at 5:44 PM
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Because when you bend the knee once, he always comes back for more. CBS made its bed, and now it has to lie in it.

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‘We’ll Sue’: White House’s Warning to CBS Is Sign of a New Media Status Quo
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January 18, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Saturday Afternoon News Updates as Trump Threatens Allies + Greenland Protests USA — 1/17/26

Awesome! Good on them!

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Saturday Afternoon News Updates as Trump Threatens Allies + Greenland Protests USA — 1/17/26
Here’s a wrapup of the major developments so far today as protests erupt abroad, allies draw red lines, and the Trump White House escalates threats at home and overseas.
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January 17, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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Good news for the good guys - us!

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Judge Restricts Immigration Agents’ Actions Toward Minnesota Protesters
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January 17, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Dear Hoosiers:

A very funny column from Dave Barry on the upcoming Orange Bowl pitting Indiana against Miami. He makes lots of fun of us Hoosiers. Enjoy.

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Dear Hoosiers:
Welcome to Miami! Really.
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January 16, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Keep the faith

Part of this post made me cry. Perhaps it will you too.

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Keep the faith
PLUS: Piss off Trump with the latest merchandise from The Warning store
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January 16, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Jan. 15 is Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. Boy, do we need him now.
January 16, 2026 at 1:33 AM
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Our Democratic legislators are also a bunch of cowards.

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Abolish ICE? It’s a Slogan Some Democratic Critics of ICE Would Abolish.
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January 15, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Friends - This is unbelievably powerful about the moment in which we find ourselves. I urge you to read it.
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"For most of my 67 years on this earth I have tried, consciously, deliberately, and sometimes with enormous effort not to let my hatred of horrible people dominate my life. I have tried to live with t...
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January 15, 2026 at 4:22 PM
I'm trying not to despair, but the NYT today says Trump is considering invoking the Insurrection Act. God help us all.
January 15, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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This is the most frightening thing. If our Congress doesn't act NOW, there will be more blood in the streets.

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Trump Administration Live Updates: President Threatens to Invoke Insurrection Act After Minneapolis Protests
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January 15, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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Another shooting in Minneapolis!!!

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Federal Agent Shoots Immigrant in Minneapolis, Homeland Security Says
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January 15, 2026 at 4:00 AM
The fellow who yelled "pedophile protector" at Trump in a Ford plant yesterday has received more than $800k in support from complete strangers. He is suspended by Ford at this pt. Lots of us applaud what he said & are ashamed of Trump for saying FU & then giving him the finger. Presidential much?
January 15, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Elon Musk's AI technology will now be used in the Pentagon

Musk's Grok is being incorporated into the Pentagon's AI systems. What could possibly go wrong? Shoot. Me. Now.

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Elon Musk's AI technology will now be used in the Pentagon
Grok’s arrival inside military networks raises red flags about security, judgment, and power.
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January 14, 2026 at 7:00 PM
"A" is for appeasers

This column is exactly right. Schumer and Jeffries are not meeting the moment. We need leaders who are strong and loud because we are facing the apocalypse.

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"A" is for appeasers
PLUS: The F*CK ICE Collection expands due to high demand
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January 14, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I just watched this excellent and inspiring interview of James Talarico by Ezra Klein of the NYT. It's more than an hour, but worth it, I think.
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Opinion | Can James Talarico Reclaim Christianity for the Left?
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January 14, 2026 at 3:37 AM
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Good on them!!! Honor still exists in some.

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Six Prosecutors Quit Over Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow
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January 13, 2026 at 6:18 PM
This should chill us all to the bone. "One of ours/All of yours" is a Nazi saying which meant if you harm one of our officers, the entire civilian population will be arrested, deported or shot. Impeachment now!
January 13, 2026 at 6:08 PM
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This is thoroughly reprehensible, which is par for the course with Donald Trump. What a f--king pig.

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Trump Says Civil Rights Led to White People Being ‘Very Badly Treated’
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January 12, 2026 at 3:46 PM
How dare you

This is a powerful post. Reading the story of how our WWII dead were so lovingly treated by the Europeans, made me more ashamed of how the US, under the vilest person ever to sit in the Oval Office, has demeaned and broken ties w/our longtime allies.

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How dare you
Donald Trump has repeatedly menaced the Kingdom of Denmark with threats of invasion, which would mean war between the United States and NATO.
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January 12, 2026 at 3:40 PM
January 11, 2026

Lord, help us all.
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January 11, 2026
The news has seemed to move more and more quickly in the last week.
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January 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM