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So do I, hopefully. I’ve been watching Maddow in the evenings. She always starts off showing scenes from protests around the nation. Usually ends her show that way as well. Love reading all the signs, and feel encouraged watching. Like what I’m seeing in the polls as well. Has to have a...

The Resistance grows…. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/27/trump-protest-movement-50501 https://dailytrust.com/50501-protests-a-historic-wave-of-civic-engagement-and-growing-dissent-in-trumps-america-2/

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmpvxTAIcLk

https://futurism.com/elon-musk-jon-stewart-ghosted "If there’s one thing that this administration does better than anybody I’ve ever seen, it’s play the victim," Stewart said during his podcast appearance. "I’ve never seen any people ever, including when my kids were three and two years old...

I’m in New England, and it’s fairly easy to see a couple of effects rendered by climate change. The lobster industry is not as big, here in RI, as it is in Maine, but it’s declining in both states. In RI, lobsters can only be found in the very deepest waters of our bays, because that’s where the...

Continuing on a theme of members of the intellectual class exiting the United States, I’m well aware of Timothy Snyder, but not his wife, now Chair of European Intellectual History at the University of Toronto. I was not familiar with this scholar either, but it’s not a surprise under...

As someone said, Trump’s peace plan is identical to Putin’s war plan.

He and his wife did not want to raise their young children in the United States. According to his wife, Marci Shore, who was also a scholar at Yale...

Nobody has BDS(Biden Derangement Syndrome) more than the Mad Hatter in the Oval Office: https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/obsessed-trump-mentioned-joe-biden-35107663

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/04/trump-ukraine-russia-deal/682564/?gift=jya-z5lTntURuSFdyDPB2W2xsMLrxnPDSorOEt_pIkU&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share Trump’s proposal would functionally destroy Ukraine, which would limp away from the deal as a...

Yes, I understand it’s pretty easy to be cynical, given the way things are standing at the moment. The first of the 20 lessons historian Timothy Snyder(who has now moved to Canada) emphasized in his On Tyranny “pamphlet” was “do not obey in advance”. Not the same thing as giving into cynicism...

From the pen of progressive radio host Thom Hartman….. John Roberts owns this nightmare; without him and his corrupt Republican co-conspirators against democracy on the Supreme Court we never would have had a reality star neofascist ascend to the highest office in the land. And it’s getting...

Soon! https://www.npr.org/2025/04/21/nx-s1-5371312/trump-white-house-pete-hegseth-defense-department The White House has begun the process of looking for a new leader at the Pentagon to replace Pete Hegseth, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly. This comes as...

People with relevant experience find it easier to recognize what’s happening in our nation. Textbook fascism in America...

Only going to get worse, until he’s removed. What an absolute amateur hour this administration is. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/info-pete-hegseth-shared-wife-brother-came-top-generals-secure-message-rcna198838

The “50501” anti-Trump resistance movement has been notable for its home made signs/messages. https://www.theolympian.com/news/politics-government/article304598691.html My favorite so far: “If they want 1939 Germany, let’s give them 1789 France.”...

And Happy 4/20 too!

I hope everyone who celebrates Easter is enjoying the day. Our president wishes us all a Happy Easter: View: https://x.com/Mollyploofkins/status/1913943379613724958

Meanwhile, over at the Pentagon, amateur hour is in full swing… View: https://x.com/lrozen/status/1913350290352251143

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/04/a-conservative-judge-just-issued-a-dire-warning-about-the-abrego-garcia-case/ A conservative federal judge just issued a dire warning: The government must bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back to the United States after he was illegally deported to a...