From EARTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVING Choose your leaders with wisdom and forethought. To be led by a coward is to be controlled by all that the coward fears. To be led by a fool is to be led by the opportunists who control the fool. To be led by a thief is to offer up your most precious treasures to be stolen. To be led by a liar is to ask to be told lies. To be led by a tyrant is to sell yourself and those you love into slavery.

Octavia E. Butler, 1998:

53 years ago today, the last U.S. combat troops left South Vietnam, ending America’s direct role in the Vietnam War.

I remember seeing this anti-war PSA back then. Its message is sadly still very relevant today as Trump drags us into another unpopular war.

No Kings. No Jesters. No Child Molesters. #WeSayNoKings

Hyper mobile?

Serious question. Doesn’t our government already know who’s a citizen?

The Social Security Administration, the State Department, DHS, the DMV they all have this data. In fact, the SAVE Act itself uses federal databases to verify citizenship for other parts of the bill.

Is it legal to film ICE agents? Yes. The First Amendment protects your right to film ICE in public, and you cannot be punished for that alone. If you are in a public place, you have the right to record ICE and other agents, as long as you don’t interfere with or obstruct their operations, or break another valid law while you’re filming. If you are on private property, owners can set their own rules about photography and filming.

Our rights aren't up to ICE agents to decide.

There is no "win" for the US or the world following the felon's illegal Iran debacle. The only solace the world may get will be the removal from office of the felon and his criminal administration. Removal is a very broad term, achievable any number of ways.

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The SAVE Act failed before — and it must fail again. Tell your senators to stop this attack on the freedom to vote: bit.ly/4srDVLB

Our troops are dying this isn’t a video game. The White House is posting so-called “hype” videos that mix real footage from the war in Iran with clips from movies and video games like Call of Duty. It’s an absolute disgrace.

Ghouls

It's a Republican tradition.

"The Peace President." [Cartoon by Benjamin Slyngstad]

Since MSM isn't hammering this message daily... I will:

If. You. Don't. Have. A. Passport. Get. One. By. The. End. Of. March.

GET IT.

You are paying more in taxes than Palantir.

You are paying more in taxes than Tesla.

You are paying a higher tax rate than Amazon.

Let that sink in.

So, aliens are the next big distraction, huh? The felon is a demented lunatic.

There's something happening here
What it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
A-telling me I got to beware
I think it's time we stop
Children, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's going down

The government is accepting public comment on 2 proposed rules that would severely restrict access to gender affirming care for young Americans. These comments will be supportive of legal challenges aimed at blocking the new rules. Submit a public comment on the regime's new attacks on trans youth.

#MedicareForAllNOW

GOP lawmakers are a combination of Scrooge and the Grinch.

VOT’s Raleigh chapter hosts a voter registration event

People often ask why Democrats don’t have something like TurningPoint USA — so before the year ends, let me introduce you to Voters of Tomorrow.

We’re on campuses across the country, organizing over 10,000 Gen Z members to engage our generation.

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JD Vance isn't saying you don't have to apologize for being white in America anymore. That's never been a thing. Instead, he's saying you don't have to apologize for being openly RACIST in America now.

Most Americans say government has a responsibility to ensure health care coverage Most Americans (66%) say the federal government has a responsibility to make sure all Americans have health care coverage.

Most Americans say government has a responsibility to ensure health care coverage (TCL: Then why do they vote against their own best interest? Republicans will never lift a finger for healthcare.)