Just want to put this out to the universe. Thank you to the stranger who eagerly helped my son change a flat tire @ 7:30 in the morning. Most of us are still kind and willing to lend a hand.

These are scary times, Echo. Each day it gets harder and harder to wrap my mind around what’s happening and why it seemingly can’t be stopped.

Noem Plots Reality Show Where Migrants Fight for Citizenship A Homeland Security official told the Daily Beast that the show is in the early stages of vetting, though approval has not been given—or denied.

www.thedailybeast.com/kristi-noem-... WTAF!

Holy hell! No regulation for 10 years?! AI will dominate us in 3. TikTok video by IAmPoliticsGirl

www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjPPgGyX/

I mean this is insane. there's just no way to justify it. TikTok video by Nick Muller

www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjfTYGGD/

Elon Musk wanted to turn his SpaceX launch site into a city. Voters in Texas just said yes. A small group of mostly SpaceX employees voted to incorporate the area around the SpaceX rocket testing and launch site near Brownsville as the City of Starbase.

www.kut.org/politics/202...

Remember the exploitive company towns of the Guided Age? Here we go again 🙄

Socialism is what they called public power. 

Socialism is what they called social security. 
 
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
 
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.

—Harry Truman, 1952

Texas bill could punish bookstores for 'obscene' books A new bill in the Texas Legislature, authored by Rep. Nate Schatzline, would allow businesses to be held liable if a minor reports damages from "obscene" books.

It was never just about schools, it was never just about libraries, and it isn't actually about the books.

It's about finding a way to banish entire people, entire ideas, out of society, back into the closet or worse.

www.chron.com/politics/art...

When Things Fall Apart - Throughline Climate disaster, political unrest, random violence: Western society can often feel like what the filmmaker Werner Herzog calls "a thin layer of ice on top of an ocean of chaos and darkness." But is t...

A great listen for changing the schema and reclaiming hope 💛

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Stop the SAVE Act The SAVE Act would keep millions of people from being able to vote – and would shut countless eligible voters out of our democracy. Urge Congress to vote no now.

The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would make it much harder for millions of people to register to vote.

Tell your Senator to reject this harmful legislation.

Watching an Oval Office press conference. Trump threatens China with an additional 50% tariff if they don’t relent by noon tomorrow. He goes on to talk about how great America and the military is. On and on. He talks a lot and says a whole lot of nothing.

It will be so much bigger as not everyone is signing up, but they’ll be there.

Besides the military, govt infrastructure, and cuts for the ultra rich, can someone tell me what else my federal taxes will be paying for?

Thank you, Senator Booker. Stay strong in there and we’ll stay strong out here 💪🇺🇸

What kind of American sells their vote? A naive, ignorant American.

Just blocked this guy. Seriously? 🙄

The economy is in chaos, the Defense Department is trying to cover up leaking war plans in a group chat, and Trump and Elon Musk are dismantling vital programs….and what is the GOP using precious Floo... TikTok video by Rep. Melanie Stansbury

www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2cbPyus/

Omgosh, I love her!

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Countries boost recruitment of American scientists amid cuts to scientific funding American scientists have long worked abroad, but recruitment efforts are increasing due to cuts by the Trump administration.

The American Brain Drain 😢

Countries boost recruitment of American scientists amid cuts to scientific funding

www.npr.org/2025/03/29/n...

The SAVE Act: An attempt to restrict voting rights Keesha Middlemass analyzes the SAVE Act, arguing it will disenfranchise voters, especially women and rural communities.

DO NOT DELAY! Make sure you can vote by sorting out your documents today. Married women especially. This will take time, especially with the cuts to SSA.

www.brookings.edu/articles/the...

@aclu.org Please, we need a bombardment of into about the SAVE Act and clear guidelines on what we need to do to prove citizenship. Especially for married women. Obtaining documents and potentially requesting name changes will take time. We have to start now!

The SAVE Act: An attempt to restrict voting rights Keesha Middlemass analyzes the SAVE Act, arguing it will disenfranchise voters, especially women and rural communities.

DO NOT DELAY! Make sure you can vote by sorting out your documents today. Married women especially. This will take time, especially with the cuts to SSA.

www.brookings.edu/articles/the...

“And when memory failed and written records were falsified—when that happened, the claim of the Party to have improved the conditions of human life had to be accepted, because there did not exist, and never again could exist, any standard against which it could be tested.”
George Orwell - 1984

If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.

Um, where is she? I’ve been asking this for weeks.

I’ve noticed that elected officials are dropping profanities on the regular. It’s actually refreshing because, what the fuck?!!

Trump announces new 25% tariff on imported cars and car parts The president's latest action on trade takes effect next week, and will slap a 25% tariff on imported cars and car parts. He says the measure will boost U.S. manufacturing.

Trump is closing the walls down around us. He’s shutting us out of the free market economy and slapping a hefty price on our freedom to choose.

Trump imposes new tariffs on imported cars

www.npr.org/2025/03/26/n...

I’m a teacher currently developing curriculum for a Digital Citizenship class. I’m reading a book published in 2021, and it’s a strange reality to second guess including a psych lesson on cognitive and implicit bias b/c it goes against Trumps Ed policy.

Boycott Central Boycott Central

Boycott!! That’s where our real power is today in an eroding democracy. Protests are good, but we live in a country where profit TRUMPS democracy. If you protest but still shop Target or Amazon, there’s more to do. Stop fueling the ones you’re fighting ✌️ 💛 choosedemocracy.us/boycott-cent...

Trump’s Escalating War With Higher Education - The Daily <p>In recent weeks, the Trump administration has put the American university system on notice.</p><p>It has pressed for changes, opened investigations — and in some cases withheld critical funds.</p><...

I’ve found this daily podcast so informative. It’s a scary time we’re living through. Stay strong, people!

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