April 22, 2026 Surviving Has Made Me Crazy, Mark Nepo

When asked, I now hesitate
for there are so many ways
to love the earth. ~ Mark Nepo.
#EarthDay

April 22, 2026 Surviving Has Made Me Crazy, Mark Nepo

When asked, I now hesitate
for there are so many ways
to love the earth. ~ Mark Nepo.
#EarthDay

Tell Congress to protect Medicaid home- and community-based services! via @momsrising.org action.momsrising.org/sign/HCBS-20...

Tell Congress to protect Medicaid home- and community-based services! via @momsrising.org action.momsrising.org/sign/HCBS-20...

April 20, 2026 In the Moment by Lynn Ungar

Look, I get this isn’t
the plot you chose, and everything
has gone off script. ~ Lynn Ungar. For your reflection...

April 20, 2026 In the Moment by Lynn Ungar

Look, I get this isn’t
the plot you chose, and everything
has gone off script. ~ Lynn Ungar. For your reflection...

April 19, 2026 How Can I Talk If My Lips Don’t Move? Inside My Autistic Mind by Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay

I was not able to talk when I was two or three years old. My stories were not meant for human ears. ~ Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay. For your reflection...

April 19, 2026 How Can I Talk If My Lips Don’t Move? Inside My Autistic Mind by Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay

I was not able to talk when I was two or three years old. My stories were not meant for human ears. ~ Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay. For your reflection...

Child: I know your name. Mamdani.

Obama: What’s his first name?

Child: Mayor.

April 18, 2026 The Power of an Open Question by Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel

Embracing complexity liberates the mind from the disturbing emotions associated with judgment and fundamentalism. ~ Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel. For your reflection...

April 18, 2026 The Power of an Open Question by Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel

Embracing complexity liberates the mind from the disturbing emotions associated with judgment and fundamentalism. ~ Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel. For your reflection...

"Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” - Elie Wiesel

#RadioFreeAmerica #politics

White House budget director Vought declines to tell senators cost of Iran war Russell Vought, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, declined to give senators an estimate of the cost of the military operations against Iran when pressed on the issue duri…

The White House Budget Director can't tell us how much the Iran war is costing us.

Or he won't

Imagine constantly demanding for years that the Ten Commandments be posted in schools and insisting that the Bible inform our laws, then shouting “stay out of politics!” when Christian faith leaders call for peace and ending wars, then expect us not to call out your blatant hypocrisy.

Israel-Lebanon Live Updates: Thousands Try to Head Home After Israel-Lebanon Cease-Fire Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militia Israeli forces are battling in Lebanon, avoided mention of the 10-day cease-fire but appeared to be adhering to it. A truce could remove an obstacle in U.S.-Iran peace talks.

Breaking News: The Strait of Hormuz is fully open for shipping after the Israel-Lebanon cease-fire, Iran said, sending global oil prices falling.

April 17, 2026 We Interrupt this War by Cappy Hall Rearick

We interrupt this war for doctors to heal,
teachers to teach, and students to learn.
~ Cappy Hall Rearick. For your reflection...

April 17, 2026 We Interrupt this War by Cappy Hall Rearick

We interrupt this war for doctors to heal,
teachers to teach, and students to learn.
~ Cappy Hall Rearick. For your reflection...

"You're spending taxpayer dollars to drink milk shirtless in a hot tub with Kid Rock. Somehow you think that's a better public health message than informing the public about the benefits of vaccines. Really? -- Rep. Linda Sanchez to RFK Jr

April 16, 2026 When Giving Is All We Have by Alberto Rios

One river gives
Its journey to the next.
We give because someone gave to us.
We give because nobody gave to us.
We give because giving has changed us.
~ Albert Rios. For your reflection...

April 15, 2026 Oren Lyons, Onondaga

We had to write our own history books just to teach them our history. ~ Oren Lyons, Onondaga. For your reflection...

Trump’s Erratic Behavior and Extreme Comments Revive Mental Health Debate

Trump’s Erratic Behavior and Extreme Comments Revive Mental Health Debate www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/u...