"Find out just what people will submit to, and you have found the exact amount of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them.” —Frederick Douglass, speaking to Senate Democrats

Bernie Sanders demands that RFK Jr step down as health secretary Vermont senator says Kennedy is endangering the health of the American people as head of the US health department

RFK Jr must be fired. He’s too deranged and full of himself to leave voluntarily. So it’s vital to convince Trump that keeping Kennedy around drains his own political power and thus his personal wealth by so visibly endangering the health of everyone in the U.S.
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I'm excited to be the guest lecturer as part of Music Wings' "Music Matters" series on Friday, May 2 at 6pm! Admission is free, however space is limited, so contact Music Wings if you wish to attend. See you out there! www.musicwings.org

"Turning Diesel Green" was a documentary film we made last year about the biodiesel movement in California and the amazing pioneers that made it happen. Happy Earth Day! turningdieselgreen.com

Today’s “Throwback Thursday” photo from 2015 remembers the late, great bassist Victor Bailey on his birthday. This memorable moment is from his performance with the late Larry Coryell and Lenny White at Yoshi’s in San Francisco…❤️

I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky

"I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped"
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My Vote on the GOP Spending Bill I'm a hard NO on the Republican spending bill. On cloture. On all of it. When a wannabe dictator is trying to seize power, it must not be given to him. Not without a fight.

I'm a hard NO on the Republican spending bill. On cloture. On all of it.

When a wannabe dictator is trying to seize power, it must not be given to him.

Not without a fight.

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CALLS ARE WORKING - it has bought us precious time, but we NEED to keep the pressure up.

Tomorrow is the cloture vote.

KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️

Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.

Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.

We’ve got to continue the fight, because Justice… Matters!! @glennkirschner.bsky.social

After a week of political craziness, I am truly ready for today’s session featuring the music of Claude Bolling! #suiteforfluteandpianojazz

"Europe is at a critical turning point in its history. The American shield is crumbling, Ukraine risks being abandoned, Russia strengthened. Washington has become the court of Nero, a fiery emperor, submissive courtiers and a ketamine-fueled jester in charge of purging the civil service."

Breaking News: the Supreme Court rules against Trump, directing him to unfreeze USAID funds. This is the first real test of whether the Supreme Court will be willing to address Trump's overreach and abuse of power.

"Do not fall for stereotypes about 'red' and 'blue' states... Never sacrifice your humanity or that of others. If you find yourself willing to negotiate another’s humanity, that is when they’ve won something real. That is when you’ll have surrendered your soul."

#BlackHistoryMonth

“Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” - Michael Jordan #BlackHistoryMonth

"I found this out over the years, that racism is a thinly veiled disguise over economics and money. It really is." - Quincy Jones #BlackHistoryMonth

"Poverty is terror. Having your Social Security threatened is terror. Having your livelihood as an elderly person slowly disappearing with no replenishment is terror." - Harry Belafonte #BlackHistoryMonth

“Men can starve from a lack of self-realization as much as they can from a lack of bread.” - Richard Wright #BlackHistoryMonth

“Every storm runs out of rain.” - Maya Angelou #BlackHistoryMonth

Last night MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell said Trump was the first U.S. president to “switch sides during a war.” That aptly describes Trump’s betrayal but it can’t begin to convey the depravity of what Trump did in throwing our ally overboard and lying about every facet of Putin’s criminal aggression.

“It's up to the person who's being creative to find ways to emerge and shake up the world of wealth.” - Wayne Shorter #BlackHistoryMonth

Fired from The Post I got fired at the Washington Post.

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February 18, 2025 In a court filing last night, the Director of the Office of Administration in the Trump administration, Joshua Fisher, clarified the government position of billionaire Elon Musk.

February 18, 2025

“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” - Barack Obama #BlackHistoryMonth

“What I'm not confused about is the world needing much more love, no hate, no prejudice, no bigotry and more unity, peace and understanding. Period.” - Stevie Wonder #BlackHistoryMonth

Settling in to review the second season of "Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light" which debuts on PBS on Sunday, March 23rd. Starring Mark Ryland and Damian Lewis, it recounts the final chapters in the lives of Thomas Cromwell and England's King Henry the VIII.