I will work to remember how individuals and organizations act during this era. Thanks to all who take the high road even when hard. I see you too.

It is very easy to become accustomed to Trump’s ravings, and laugh them off. That’s a dangerous thing to do.

When Trump states: “A whole civilization will die tonight,” he is threatening to commit genocide.

We can’t allow that to happen. Congress must end this war NOW.

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WTF!
Why would anyone want to cause fear and harm to other people who are just trying to live their own lives. What's happening at the direction of US leadership is not okay. It is wrong. At home, and around the world.

#Nokings Protesters in Duvall, WA 2026

Hundreds show up for #nokings in the small town of Duvall, WA

Hearings are necessary. However, they obviously don't hold people accountable for lying, fraud, inciting violence, etc. If we don't have a DOJ we can trust to follow up on these hearings, then what are the other options?

Trump’s chaotic tariffs are putting farms out of business & raising grocery prices on families. 15,000 family farms were lost last year, including 300 in Washington.

Paul T Shattuck, MSW, PhD | Substack Navigation for staying human under authoritarianism and other systems trying to manipulate or drain you.

I have found this substack account to be helpful when it feels like too much. #PaulTShattuck

substack.com/@paultshattuck?

I find it strange that most headlines about Jack Smith's testimony focus on him and not the findings of the testimony.

5 Calls Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.

I just called my senators and representative, both at the federal and state level using the @5calls.org app.

I've been calling federally, but also want to to know how my WA state government is planning to deal with ICE and that this illegal behavior is not okay with me.

5calls.org

Thank you for sharing this! Hang in there Minneapolis.

Yellow text on black background: "KNOW YOUR PROTEST RIGHTS" with ACLU WA logo. Lists 6 rights including your ability to protest without a permit in response to breaking news, the right to photograph, and the right to remain silent.

📣 Know your rights!
 
We keep us safe: share this post with a friend who might be protesting this weekend.

@ezralevin.bsky.social thank you for your leadership. See you all this weekend.

“Giving money to the people” is code for cutting a check to a health savings account.

That’s not health insurance. It’s smoke in mirrors. $2K in your pocket won’t cover a fraction of a major medical need (procedure, hospitalization, ER visit).

Don’t buy the nonsense.

Unacceptable.

How do we support neighbors losing SNAP?

~1M will be affected in my state. People will be hungry & it's hard to know who needs help.

Will donate to food banks, but not all have access.

Other Ideas: help via school lunch programs, churches, or at local grocery stores?

Please share ideas.

True loyalty is earned.

#nokings

On the road today.... so stopped by a small town protest. Wonderful.

Kayaking on Lake Wenatchee

We needed NCTOH!

Heart disease patients should get vaccinated against respiratory illnesses, including COVID-19, cardiology experts say This season’s emerging set of guidelines stand out because they urge the need for vaccine-based protection against respiratory illnesses, including COVID, contradicting statements from Health Secretar...

The American College of Cardiology issued new guidance Tuesday that recommends adults with heart disease get vaccinated against respiratory illnesses, including RSV, COVID-19, pneumococcal infection, shingles and influenza. https://to.pbs.org/4fV4L9H

Life on a Monday in August may seem normal enough. And yet the reality is "We have a consolidating dictatorship in our country." I so appreicate @maddow.msnbc.com describing the simple reality clearly. It does us no good to pretend it's not real. The only question is what we do about it.

Mass starvation stalks Gaza as deaths from hunger rise Aid agencies warned for months that Israel’s harsh limits on food aid would bring acute malnutrition and widespread suffering to Gaza’s 2.1 million people.

This is a crisis. While I have very little confidence in this administration, I'm calling on POTUS to intervene.

No one should starve or die from disease when aid is sitting across the border.

Let all humanitarian actors get aid into Gaza. Make sure it can be delivered safely.

Absolutely.

Live updates: House prepares to advance cuts on public broadcasting and foreign aid The House is expected to approve President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion in already appropriated funding for public broadcasting and foreign aid Thursday evening.

Where is Mr Rodgers when we need him?
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I missed this article the first time. It is a long but valuable read. Recent history has only made the case stronger.

Corruption. Over and over in plain sight. We need to call it what it is.

That may be the umbrella term that can describe all of the chaos under one message.

Stand with Ukraine flag.

I've called my senators, sent emails, voted, and joined marches. What else can we do to insist that the US govement supports #Ukraine who continues to be attacked by Russia. This is so unacceptable.

I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.

I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.

I can feel millions screaming inside my mind. Or perhaps that is just me.