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Silence is complicity.


I am only one
by Edward Everett Hale

I am only one,
But still I am one.
I cannot do everything,
But still I can do something;
And because I cannot do everything,
I will not refuse to do the something I can do.
Pinned
It never gets old.
Greenlands defenders are ready to defend Greenland, against any threat from US. #cdnpoli
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All of this …
January 4, 2026 at 4:46 PM
It’s kind of hard to condemn Russia, Chine or any other expansionist countries when we are just as guilty.
Disguising it as a law enforcement operation. It’s the oil. Full stop.
January 4, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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The United States has now given Russia, China, and anyone else who wants to give it a try an even clearer road map for invading countries that displease them.

www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Maybe Russia and China Should Sit This One Out
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping are just shocked—shocked!—by the American attack on Venezuela.
www.theatlantic.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Happy musical birthday to Patty Loveless, Deana Carter and Michael Stipe of REM.
January 4, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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3 days into the New Year, we went to bed and woke up to find that PedoMan was now kidnapping leaders of other countries. Weird? Oh hell yeah! But surprising? Probably not. Just another wake up call to stay engaged this year. Check your voter registration, research your candidates, & let’s get busy!
January 4, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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January 4, 2026 at 3:28 AM
On this day in 1863 - Roller skates are patented by James Plimpton.

Orthopedic surgeons everywhere rejoiced.
January 4, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Happy Birthday to Stephen Stills, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Buffalo Springfield - "For What It's Worth"; Crosby, Stills & Nash - "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes"), born in Dallas, Texas
Writer of the best protest song ever, IMO.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=gp5J...
Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth 1967
YouTube video by PettyYou007
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January 3, 2026 at 5:34 PM
The AMA says flu shots can reduce the risk of flu by up to 60%. Flu shots do not “give you the flu” contrary to myth.
Have you received yours this season?

www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Ohio Teen, 16, Dies from the Flu: 'It Doesn't Make Sense,' Heartbroken Family Says
Ryleigh Spurlock died in late December
www.yahoo.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:31 PM
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If Nicolás Maduro stands trial in the United States and gets convicted of 34 felonies, does that mean he’s qualified to be our next president now?

Just checking what the standards are these days.
January 3, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Approximately 60 authoritarian countries in the world. Why this one? Why now?
January 3, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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6.6 million people are stalked each yr in the US, 3/4 of them by someone they know. 1/3 turn violent. Please join me this month in creating awareness. To date, stalking is a crime in all 50 states, but considered a felony on first offense in less than half.

www.stalkingawareness.org/stalking-awa...
Stalking Awareness Month | Stalking Awareness & Prevention | SPARC
January 2026 marks the 22nd National Stalking Awareness Month, an annual call to action to recognize and respond to the serious crime of stalking.
www.stalkingawareness.org
January 2, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Alert: Santa has been reported missing. He was last seen being forcibly dragged from his sleigh by ICE agents. Mrs. Claus has been unable to ascertain his whereabouts.
January 1, 2026 at 7:04 PM
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LET'S START THE NEW YEAR OFF CORRECTLY
January 1, 2026 at 3:52 PM
It’s pouring rain in Pasadena. This parade should be interesting.
January 1, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Happy Birthday to “Country" Joe McDonald, American rock singer and guitarist (Country Joe and the Fish - "I Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die Rag"), born in Washington, D.C.

An anti-Vietnam war icon!

m.youtube.com/watch?v=eRl6...
Country Joe Mcdonald - Feel Like i'm Fixing to Die Rag - Woodstock '69
YouTube video by Lidia
m.youtube.com
January 1, 2026 at 2:03 PM
On this day in 1892 Ellis Island opens as a US immigration inspection station and becomes the gateway to the United States for more than 12 million people.

Snarky comments withheld.
January 1, 2026 at 1:49 PM
On this day in 1863 Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation to free enslaved people in Confederate states.
January 1, 2026 at 1:43 PM
On this day in 1818 Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus" is published anonymously by the small London publishing house of Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones.
January 1, 2026 at 1:41 PM
As we finally reach midnight on the west coast, I listen to what sounds like a war zone outside, wondering why people feel the need for high explosives, but then I recall my friends in Odesa who are literally in a war zone. It could always be worse, folks! Happy New Year.
January 1, 2026 at 8:07 AM
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The US is a terrorist organization by very definition.

"A terrorist organization is a group that uses premeditated, politically motivated violence—or the threat of it—against non-combatants to intimidate a population or coerce a government."

www.commondreams.org/news/cia-dro...
'This Is an Act of War': CIA Carried Out Drone Strike on Port Facility Inside Venezuela | Common Dreams
One expert called the reported drone strike a "violation of Article 2(4) of the UN Charter and the Take Care Clause of the Constitution."
www.commondreams.org
December 31, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Working hard for the common man. Millions stand to lose healthcare and he is sweating public golf courses.

www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Trump administration terminates lease for Washington's 3 public golf courses
The Trump administration has ended the lease agreement for three public golf courses in Washington, a move that offers President Donald Trump an additional opportunity to put his stamp on another piec...
www.yahoo.com
December 31, 2025 at 10:38 PM