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“Cowardice asks the question, ‘Is it safe?’ Expediency asks the question, ‘Is it politic?’ But conscience asks the question, ‘Is it right?’ And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular but because conscience tells one it is right.”

MLK Jr

martin luther king jr. is standing in front of a microphone giving a speech .

Alt: martin luther king jr. is standing in front of a microphone giving a speech .

For Women's History Month, may we all remember and summon the courage of Rachel Carson, who wrote Silent Spring to inform the world what DDT was doing to the songbirds, raptors,and by extension, us. While battling cancer, she stood her ground against savage attacks by the chemical industry...

Judge Amy Berman Jackson found a DC police intelligence officer guilty of funneling information to Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio.

"Mr. Lamond was convicted of three counts of making false statements to investigators and one count of obstruction of justice "

The nexus of law enforcement....

This is an excellent, in-depth article on what leaving the Paris Climate agreement means for the US by @borenbears.bsky.social

One conclusion: "Several experts say the US will lose out on a trillion dollar plus renewable energy boom, leaving other countries like China to rule the green economy."

My late wife battled ovarian and breast cancer successfully, only to die in an accident.

If the Affordable Care Act (ACA) had not been in place, we would have faced lifetime payment limits and possible denial of care for her breast cancer for which one drug alone was $100K/year
for treatment.

SHARE this as a reminder to EVERY member of our military:

“We don't take an oath to a King.

We don't take an oath to a wannabe dictator”

“We take an oath to the Constitution."

#FreedomToDissent

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This is why RFK Jr. can not become HHS Secretary.

Discouraging vaccines will allow polio to creep back.

"Vaccination has scrubbed the virus from most of the planet, slashing the number of cases by more than 99.9 percent and preventing an estimated 20 million cases of paralysis."

Kamala & Fauci say, "Happy Holidays!"

Presents from my son 🤓

My brother and one of my best friends got squamous cell cancer in the throat and mouth due to HPV. If they had received the HPV vaccine as young men (then unavailable), most likely they would never have gotten cancer.

Vaccines work. Don't let these trumpers tell you otherwise.

Privatizing the VA means putting our veterans' healthcare in the hands of corporations that prioritize profits over people. We can't let this happen!

They'll start with the VA, then move on to Medicare & Medicaid.

Save veterans' healthcare!!

Well, when you put it that way, @joycecaroloates.bsky.social

🧵A legal scholar finds the killing by special forces of survivors in the Navy attack on an alleged drug boat to be a war crime and murder.

"the currently governing DOD Manual in Section 5.9 states clearly that persons “placed hors de combat may not be made the object of attack.” ...

A Dishonorable Strike

Indulging all assumptions in favor of the administration’s boat strikes, killing helpless men is murder

Pete Hegseth's record is a recipe for disaster.

He led his National Guard squadron and small non-profits he resigned from in the wake of misconduct and alcohol abuse allegations.

The Department of Defense is the largest in the government, with 3.4M employees and a budget of $850B!

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Senator Murphy lays out exactly what is on the line.

"  There was a promise made to finance this tax cut with two trillion dollars of cuts to Medicaid and Medicare. Medicaid, poor kids, poor families, Medicare, seniors in this country."

Hands Off Our Medicaid!

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I cannot recommend "Small Things Like These" enough. Based upon real events, anchored by a fantastic performance by Cillian Murphy, the film is an inspiring reminder of how personal acts of integrity thwart authoritarians - like Bishop Bidde's request for mercy for LGBTQ+ children and immigrants.

Of all the best and kindest humans to ever live, Jane Goodall is near the top of my list.

Rest in Peace, you beautiful soul.

On behalf of the earth, I thank you

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...

Jane Goodall, Eminent Primatologist Who Chronicled the Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91

Here are the 22 states suing to stop the NIH funding cuts.

Black Americans truly brought democracy to America.

Remember this during Black History Month.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

America Wasn’t a Democracy, Until Black Americans Made It One (Gift Article)

Our founding ideals of liberty and equality were false when they were written. For generations, black Americans have fought to make them true.

On Transgender Day of Rememberance, today, remember that transgender people just want to live their lives without threat of violence or curtailment of their rights.

Sunset tonight

Cuts to NSF expected to be at 50% reduction in force for an independent agency that fuels discovery and innovation.

"The NSF budget was $9B, or 0.13% of the total [budget]."

This is not about fiscal prudence. This is about killing universities.

nanoscale.blogspot.com/2025/02/the-...

United Healthcare has offered a 10000 dollar reward* for the murder of their CEO

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*Reward is subject to a $10000 annual deductible.

Wow!

California is now the 4th largest economy in the world, surpassing Japan!

abc7news.com/post/califor...

California now 4th largest economy in the world

New data shows California's nominal GDP reached $4.1 trillion, surpassing Japan's $4.02 trillion.

Climate change is fuelling a dropping of home insurance in areas ravaged by hurricanes, fires, and flooding.

Sen. Whitehouse: “The climate crisis that is coming our way is not just about polar bears, and it’s not just about green jobs...”