Spent the weekend soaking up Spring and filling up raised garden beds. Now I'm sore as hell so it's a chillax day.

If you call a concentration camp a "detention center," it's still a concentration camp. Just like if you call the Gulf of Mexico, the "Gulf of America," it's still the Gulf of Mexico.

Word to the wise, buy yourself some seeds and start a garden.
They about to starve us.

CNN's Jim Acosta signing off:

"I will not give in to the lies. I will not give into the fear. Post it on your social media so people can hear from you too."

NEW: My staff has confirmed reports that Medicaid portals are down in all 50 states following last night's federal funding freeze. This is a blatant attempt to rip away health care from millions of Americans overnight and will get people killed.

🚫BANNED BOOK THREAD!🚫

Drop your favorite Banned Books so I can stock them! 💪

Do all the things to make this explode because I'm gonna fight one book at a time.

#booksky #bannedbooks #moonwillowbookshop

So, I shared this with my daughter, the librarian. And dog gone it. She went and ordered 4 copies each of 10 Tuskagee Airmen history books for her library patrons, students and peripheral staff.

In news we could have guessed - Leaked docs reveal Utah law enforcement ties to far-right Oath Keepers. When extremism meets authority, it’s a dangerous mix. Need another reason to rethink Utah? This might be it.

As a mother of 3 children who have been diagnosed with autism, I’m beyond tired of seeing people use autism as an excuse for Elon’s (who hasn’t even been diagnosed) shitty behavior. It’s harmful and perpetuates stereotypes about autism that my kids—and so many others—have to fight against every day.

From videos I've seen, it doesn't even look like his own son, Barron, agrees with his crap.
It's hard having family that voted MAGA but being the son of the MAGA tyrant himself has got to be excruciating.

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It's been a long week and it's only Wednesday 😔

AOC: Trans girls are girls. And for all the folks that are so concerned, thank you for your concern for women for the first time. I don't know who has been to gym class, I’ve played co-ed sports all the time

Pretty damn fucked up.

Day one is wrapping up and man has it been a long day.
I hope you were able to take some time for yourselves today away from the chaos.

Nolite te bastardes carborundorum (Don't let the bastards grind you down) - Handmaid's Tale

If you take one thing from the inauguration today remember it can happen here and without your participation, it will.

I know most have unfollowed FB, Insta, etc. I have not, for personal reasons, though I do plan on staying off it as much as possible.
BUT, it was hard to not delete it all today when I found they made everyone follow Trump and Vance. That was some serious bullshit!

Today I honor Martin Luther King’s eloquence, wisdom and bravery. I see you Dr. King — your fire will never diminish. Your light will never ever be put out.

First post!
I should come up with something witty but I'm old and tired, this is what ya get.