Cherry blossoms in Japan.

Our Easter garden. Happy Easter, everyone!

Block Trump from building a giant arch in our nation's capital! The Commemorative Works Act makes it clear that any memorials constructed on federal land in Washington, D.C. need authorization from Congress. But we need to make sure that Congress hears us loud and...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/bl...

Absolutely banger from Tolkien describing Smaug’s anger about Bilbo taking a cup from his hoard: "His rage passes description—the sort of rage that is only seen when rich folk that have more than they can enjoy suddenly lose something that they have long had but have never before used or wanted."

Tell your senator: Do NOT confirm Markwayne Mullin The Senate is about to vote on whether to confirm Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma -- an election denier -- as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. DHS oversees both immigration enfo...

I just wrote a @FaithfulAmerica letter: Tell your senator: Do NOT confirm Markwayne Mullin. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

Keep the U.S. out of forever wars! Americans overwhelmingly oppose the U.S. entering into war with Iran. The U.S. government should work to deescalate the crisis, prevent a full blown war, and not escalate tensions that put our nationa...

Americans overwhelmingly oppose the U.S. entering into war with Iran. The U.S. government should work to deescalate the crisis, prevent a full blown war, and not escalate tensions that put our national security at risk.
sign.moveon.org/petitions/no...

#Tolkien #Courage #Evil

Tomorrow, #NoKingsDay, is your chance to stand up for #democracy and against #autocracy.

Perhaps these words from Tolkien will inspire you and your friends!

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NO KINGS: NEW MILFORD! · No Kings **We have the power and are claiming it together. No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings.** Act Local is so excited to keep growing this community! Join us! What began in 2025 as a single day of defian...

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS: NEW MILFORD!” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

They want to tell you a kid with a Spider-Man backpack is evil Liam Ramos' innocence, like the innocence of all kids, is unimpeachable. The visuals of his arrest are excruciating.

An immigration judge has ordered the removal of Liam Consejo Ramos, a Minnesota toddler who was detained by ICE.

The politics of citizenship might seem like the detail that distinguishes Liam’s story from the stories of our kids. But his innocence, like the innocence of all kids, is unimpeachable.

This ...... 👇

People of Twin Cities awarded JFK Profile in Courage Award over resistance to ICE surge The people of Minneapolis-St. Paul are being honored with a John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for their response to the federal immigration enforcement operation this winter, the JFK Library Fo...

WAY 2 GO MINNESOTA!!! BRAVO!!!
The people of Minneapolis-St. Paul are being honored with a John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for their response to the federal immigration enforcement operation this winter, the JFK Library Foundation announced Wednesday.

www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...

US oil groups in line for $63bn windfall from Gulf war disruption American producers will be among biggest beneficiaries if crude prices average $100 a barrel this year

Never forget who is really winning this war. www.ft.com/content/37d4...

Tell Andy Ogles: There is no room for hate in Congress, nor the Gospel On March 9th, Representative Andy Ogles of Tennessee posted on social media, "Muslims don't belong in American society." Ogles is not alone -- this rhetoric is spreading through the GOP. And they a...

I just signed a @FaithfulAmerica petition: Tell Andy Ogles: There is no room for hate in Congress, nor the Gospel. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

I got an ad for Fox News while listening to The #Meidas Touch podcast! They must be very desperate indeed!

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Senate Majority Leader Thune plans to bring the SAVE America Act up for a vote next week. The measure is expected to fail, but it’s still important to speak up. Please call, message, and reach out to your senators and urge them to vote no.

First 6 days of Iran war cost $11.3 billion, Pentagon tells Congress Officials briefed the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on defense. One senator said he believes the cost is higher sin

The cost of Trump's Iran War could more than cover:

-The daily cost of Medicaid for all 16M people expected to lose it under the Big Ugly Bill.

-Daily food stamps for all 41M people who rely on them.

It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities.

Tell the Senate: Don't weaponize our faith to suppress votes The SAVE Act is a voter suppression bill that would upend voter registration and disenfranchise millions of eligible voters. The bill would require citizens to show a passport or birth certificate tha...

I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Tell the Senate: Don't weaponize our faith to suppress votes. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

In an Intense Election Year, New Post Office Rules Could Trip Up Voter Registration A change in how mail is postmarked could lead some voters to miss key deadlines, including voter registration. Advocates worry the people most affected will be those already facing voting barriers.

Because of new USPS rules, voters who mail registration forms near the deadline may risk being left off the rolls. One solution: requesting a manual postmark at the retail counter of a post office.

Keep the U.S. out of forever wars! Americans overwhelmingly oppose the U.S. entering into war with Iran. The U.S. government should work to deescalate the crisis, prevent a full blown war, and not escalate tensions that put our nationa...

Americans overwhelmingly oppose the U.S. entering into war with Iran. The U.S. government should work to deescalate the crisis, prevent a full blown war, and not escalate tensions that put our national security at risk.
sign.moveon.org/petitions/no...

BREAKING — 51 Iranian children are dead after a strike hits Minab girls elementary school in Iran.

Would a series deliberately written to be different than Tolkien count? If so, you could try Megan Whalen Turner’s “Queen’s Thief” books - they’re amazing!

Before Keith Porter, Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti… ICE killed a father after he dropped his kids off at school.

We didn’t hear much about it because he was undocumented.

They said he was trying to flee & shot him in the back of the neck.

Silverio Villegas-González.

Don’t forget him.

This isn't about "training issues." The murderer who executed Renee Good has been with ICE for 10 years, and according to DHS, the murderer who executed Alex Pretti has been there for 8 years.

These aren't "new recruits," or officers that can be "retrained." ICE can't be reformed. Abolish ICE.

Minneapolis, Alex Pretti memorial, Mary Turner President of National Nurses United paid a very moving tribute to Alex Pretti who was savagely executed.

Nurses save lives every single day, we need to be fully committed to supporting them in this difficult moment.

The real question is: why is ICE bringing firearms into our cities and shooting people with them? The situation is only as volatile as ICE makes it. Get them out!

Orange and white cat, determined. Text reads, "our enemies are cowards and we are going to defeat them."

Thisis still tru. Btw.

Also Tolkien's whole "the hands of the King are the hands of a healer" thing, and how the true measure of a leader is the measure to which they can heal, unite, mend, repair, inspire, bridge divides, help those in need...

A reminder how ICE treats priests.