I saw an interesting tip on resistance. The woman said the first thing she tells people is to get a slow hobby, like crochet/needlepoint/gardening. The idea being even if we haven't realized it most Americans are used to instant gratification. A better world won't happen quickly.

If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.

If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.

This is absolutely the kind of forensic analysis required. Superb work @chrischirp.bsky.social 👏

Amidst a tornado of Executive Orders & verbal slurry from Trump, it is essential to monitor the systemic dismantling of key structures of state (and checks & balances).

Deserves to be widely published.

This! 👇👇👇👇👇👇

The bishop at President Trump’s inaugural prayer service implored him to “have mercy” on gay, lesbian and transgender children, as well as undocumented immigrants.

“I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now,” asked Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde.