BREAKING NEWS: I was only gone a few weeks, so not that much could have…. Nah, scratch that. If I had a partner who acted like my President, friends and family would intervene in a heartbeat. You know what I mean:

BREAKING NEWS: The President of the US is repeating Russian talking points and working with Mad Vlad on business deals in exchange for delivering Ukraine to Russia, while stabbing them, along with Europe, in the back. Ukraine was invaded, Comrade, they didn’t start the war.

BREAKING NEWS: No one hates waste & inefficiency & loves saving money more than semi-retired part-time working no-car-owning living in a cheap apartment where it takes 30 minutes to walk to the train cook from scratch to save on food Social Security and Medicare recipient international wanderer me.

THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING: I know, I know, I said no more marches – but this is a protest 😊 Instead of sitting at home with your hair on fire, why don’t you join me and like-minded people in the street tomorrow? If you can’t find a local event, start your own.
www.mobilize.us/50501protests/

BREAKING NEWS: At the Munich Security Conference yesterday, VP Vance was clear that the US is no longer interested in a transatlantic alliance – that is, unless Europe and the UK can listen more to the poor persecuted xenophobes and totalitarian radical right extremist movements in their countries.

BREAKING NEWS: Thanks to Musk and Trump, hundreds of millions of dollars in commodities that are already paid for are rotting and the US farmers that produced them have lost their markets; a bureau that’s saved US consumers over 21B has been shuttered;

BREAKING NEWS: The Vice President of the USA said on Sunday that “judges aren’t allowed to control” the President’s “legitimate power.” Dude, stop. What is legitimate (definition: conforming to the law) about unlawful Executive Orders?

BREAKING NEWS*: Trump said he had nothing to do with Project 2025 and didn’t know what the hell it was; however, he’s created and signed at least 37 Executive orders that have mimicked it and sometimes copy it word for word; OMB Director Vought is a co-author;

BREAKING NEWS: The Trump admin and Musk work to cut wasteful government spending and make departments more efficient by suspending federal funding, foreign aid, and the CFPB; The Dept of Education and NOAA are rumored to be next... Say, what??

BREAKING NEWS*: Trump blames everything from a tragic mid-air collision to wildfire destruction to inflation on DEI. There’s finally a way to blame everything bad on wokeness! Prices too high? DEI! Your family hates you? DEI! Erectile dysfunction? DEI! You’re a racist, misogynist homophobe? DEI!!!

BREAKING NEWS*: Trump reverses Biden initiatives aimed at reducing Medicare prescription drug costs and halts funding for cancer research. 80-year-old Trump supporter taking high-cost cancer drugs says, “No, can’t be. I think he just stopped it for those illegals."

BREAKING NEWS: Trump revokes anti-discrimination executive order signed by LBJ, leaving future administrations to allow federal contractors to discriminate against white dudes, Christians, heterosexuals, South Africans, and just fellas in general.

If you're looking for something to do tomorrow, why not check your local community for MLK Jr Day of Service activities? I found a volunteer op that I'm looking forward to. (Pic is from today's MLK Jr tribute at the Apollo in NYC, sponsored by my local public radio station. It was motivational.)

New Jerseyans: Please join me in asking our state elected officials to prioritize passing the John Lewis Voter Empowerment Act of New Jersey. New Jersey must protect the fundamental right to vote.
njvra.org/support-a-nj...

New Jersey: The Immigrant Trust Act provides critical privacy protections that allow fellow New Jerseyans to participate fully in their communities without fear of deportation. Please join me in asking your legislators to support this important act.
www.njimmigrantjustice.org/imm_trust_act