The DOJ moved to drop charges against three prominent people on Wednesday: two Trump employees charged in the Mar-a-Lago records case, and ex-Rep. Jeff Fortenberry. talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things...
i prefer “performance art” rather than “crying in the grocery store”
I used to be quite ignorant as a young adult. But do you know what changed my mind each time? Art.
Art is the best thing to get into the hearts of others and help them see something new. Just make something completely sincerely. Everything else falls into place. There is a reason for what we do.
"Whenever one person stands up and says, 'wait a minute, this is wrong', it helps other people to do the same." (Gloria Steinem)(Photo Credit: Mick Haupt/Pexels)
Happy Thursday, everybody.
#Felon47
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There are few platforms where you can hear from real journalists and experts anymore.
Bluesky, Wikipedia, and NPR are among the last. And they deserve our support and engagement.
Thank you @bsky.app and @jay.bsky.team for Bluesky!
Woohoo!
Well. Just saying.
Living in Pacific Palisades, the longtime staff writer Dana Goodyear had to evacuate early this month when the Palisades Fire broke out. She documented her return days later to a scene of devastation. Listen here.
"Some people, like I did, refuse to bend when someone corrects them, or when real-life circumstances like prison and death are screaming at them, begging them to take another path. Eventually they will break, and there will be no one to repair the damage."
Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
What an exhausting day.
So much trauma out there in the world, in our people.
Sending love ♥️
The past several days have proven without a shadow of a doubt that Project 2025 is real and underway.
And those who warned America about it were right.
"Every time he was escorted from his cell, D Block got locked down. During lockdowns, all prisoner movement is prohibited."
Stained glass art of Bishop Budde
“Make good trouble.”
~ John Lewis
New beginnings ~
