I don't always lobby to 'burn the house down' on political action. But this budget vote is one of these times. Schumer's made the wrong call. Dems, straighten your backbone. Don't vote for a bad deal. "If they mean to have a battle, let it begin here," as the patriots of Lexington MA said.

The fight going on in the Democratic Party right now is not between hard left, left and moderate. It’s between those who want to fight and those who want to cave. And Team Fight stretches across all ideological aspects of the Party. Misread this at your own peril.

I am sure that those new tariffs against Mexico, Canada and China are going to help make us great. Right? Can't wait to see the price hikes. And then to hear the baloney that comes from the Republican legislators who try to tell us that it's all for the good. Having fun yet?

"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."

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Just finished hearing a tele-town hall with our excellent Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA). Damage stories are important, but there was no addressing of how the court actions that are coming, are going to be enforced. Near as I can tell, the court is ruling and Musk/Trump are ignoring. Ideas please?

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Maddow: I think it's pretty obvious now that they are using DEI as just a pretext. They're giving everything that, you know, unfashionable boogeyman label to try to avoid people in general, realizing that what they're really doing is just wrecking the US government

“the applause grew louder and louder until hundreds were standing and clapping: the crowd, the choir, the bishops, all on their feet..."
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Kemp Harris has recorded "The America Chronicles," an album sharing his unique musical perspective as a black gay man living in today's America. And he needs, and deserves, your support in getting this album out to the world. I hope that you'll join me in that effort. gofund.me/0785903c

National call this Sunday to strategize with Indivisible, MoveOn, WFP, and a ton of other groups. We choose to fight. www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

So now that 25% tarriffs are being instituted on 2/1 against Canada and Mexico, I'd like someone who voted for the orange person to tell me how it's going with their grocery prices...and everything else you thought he would do for you.

Hard for me to believe that the threat to FBI officials to resign or be fired is going to help Kash Patel get confirmed.

REPORTER: Is there an acting FAA director?

DUFFY: *walks away*

(The FAA director resigned on the day of Trump's inauguration under pressure from Elon Musk)

Obviously the gold standard in the current government from the orange person is "make shit up." Ten days: how long till someone calls him on this?

Cooking therapy while distracting myself from the insanity of this country. Osso buco with gremolata, florentine cookies with dark chocolate. As my father used to say, "When you're on the Titanic, go first class."

Over 30 years ago I attended a Religious Communicators conference in which the religion writer from Time Magazine talked of a coming divide between those with advanced education/info sources and those without advanced ed/news sources. That's what has been happening - and will continue I believe.

I found myself ridiculously elated yesterday when Gaetz's nomination was withdrawn. Really, it's a small scrap of "less bad-ness" (can't say positivity) in a sea of awful. But it felt like something, and I guess that means that right now, for me, something that feels less than horrible is better.

Hi all. I'm new to BlueSky and glad to be here among friends and progressive thinkers. Hoping that together, we will find ways to turn our corner of the world toward compassion, grace and love.