Watching Washington Week discussing naming the Kennedy center and the plaques under the presidential portraits. “Boratness” is now a word. Love it.

VERMONT - On October 18, 2025, Vermonters inspired our country with our record-breaking number of almost 43,000 people, or 6.6% of our population, participating in NO KINGS DAY

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I’m not a lawyer, but Section 70302 of the budget bill looks like it’s wholly designed to take down the whole judiciary and protect this administration. Am I wrong?

Pritzger’s speech last night was pretty good.

I feel as though we should all apologize to Ukraine and Zelensky in particular for the temper tantrum exhibited in the White House today. It’s embarrassing.

Just wondering if there’s an an accounting of how much unemployment insurance will cost taxpayers, and how much unemployment could go up with all of the layoffs from the federal government?

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker: "Consider this: It took the Nazis 1 month, 3 weeks, 2 days and 40 minutes to dismantle a constitutional democracy. ... when the 5 alarm bell starts to burn, every good person better be ready to man a post with their bucket of water." #3E [3]

If you need a pick-me-up this morning, go listen to what IL Gov. Pritzker said yesterday. Glad he’s not bending the knee.

youtu.be/hS66O1C7Gp4

To Europe (especially Ukraine) I’m sorry!

It’s all going much faster than I thought it would. Have courage enough to shake yourself out of the slough of despond and pick at least one thing to do to help or resist.

February 5, 2025
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Discussing irony with a child, teabag in the cup they gave me that says “ahh, coffee”. Irony today is inauguration of Trump 2, on MLK day and the 5th anniversary of the identification of the first Covid patient in Seattle WA.

Just wanted to say that I loved getting home in daylight today. That is all

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