Kim O'Donnel

i think about it all the time.

he's got that Kool-Aid look in his eye...

After Trump Aid Cuts, Food Banks Scrounge and Scrimp (Gift Article) In one of the country’s poorest areas, the quantity and quality of government deliveries have dropped, forcing one charity to make do with thin soup and dried cranberries.

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Cory Booker and Hakeem Jeffries Live on the steps of the Capitol YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker

This is a moral moment in America. Sitting on the Capitol steps with Leader Hakeem Jeffries this morning to discuss what’s at stake with Trump’s budget and affirm the need for collective action to protect Medicaid, food assistance, and other safety net programs. @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social

PNW Veg: The Pacific Northwest Seasonal Vegetarian Cookbook (100 Recipes from Our Local Bounty) The Pacific Northwest Seasonal Vegetarian Cookbook (100 Recipes from Our Local Bounty)

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Tomorrow is Independent Bookstore Day. Support your indies, not the Bromazon Republic. xokod

Buy books. But not from Amazon. Buy them from Bookshop.org, the independent site. This move by Amazon is shameful.

Here is a link to my book on Bookshop.org.

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The Alabama Landline That Keeps Ringing

oxfordamerican.org/oa-now/the-a... Terrific story telling via @oxfordamerican.bsky.social

Inside ICE Air: Flight Attendants on Deportation Planes Say Disaster Is “Only a Matter of Time” Current and former flight attendants for GlobalX, the private charter airline at the center of Trump’s immigration crackdown, expressed concern about their inability to treat passengers humanely and…

#ICYMI, here's what flight attendants on deportation planes told us about what it's like on board:

1 in 4 children in the United States has at least one immigrant parent. Cutting safety net resources like Medicaid and SNAP means hurting millions of immigrant children and families across the country. #NotOnMyWatch

Fairhope Public Library declines to move challenged books amid APLS spat The move comes as the Alabama Public Library Service has asserted that the Fairhope library is not in compliance with state code.

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So proud of this library. Spent a month in this town last June doing a writing residency.

vance going to the vatican and the pope sending jeremy from human resources to meet with him is such a fucking dagger

Yes!

open.substack.com/pub/kimodonn... Scenes from a pop-up choir in Lancaster, Pa. #loveheals

This is... so grotesque. Absolute anarchy.

that is magnificent!

Joining you!

This assessment of President Trump's deportation policies, sending US residents and potentially American citizens to foreign prisons, was written by a federal judge appointed by President Ronald Reagan.

Warnings from a global writing festival as U.S. democracy hangs by a thread | Helen Ubiñas The world is sounding the alarm as Donald Trump runs the well-worn authoritarian playbook. Are we listening?

Gift link: share.inquirer.com/vgatxB

Why Kilmar Abrego Garcia is the Jenga piece that could topple the American Experiment | Will Bunch The Trump regime lies about a Salvadoran laborer and dad because the truth of his humanity could unravel their dream of autocracy.

"Kilmar Abrego Garcia is the critical pawn in a game to end American democracy for good." share.inquirer.com/4hhIUu A must-read via @willbunch.bsky.social

Van Hollen speaks to press after meeting with El Salvador VP about return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen

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Senator Chris Van Hollen's presser in El Salvador. Worth a listen.

Senator Van Hollen, thank you for calling out truth to power.

Mohsen Mahdawi of White River Junction, Vermont was illegally detained by ICE during what was supposed to be the final step in his citizenship process.

Mr. Mahdawi, a legal resident of the US, must be afforded due process under the law and immediately released from detention.

‘Depraved act’: Arsonist set fire to Pa. governor’s mansion during Passover causing ‘significant damage’ Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family were uninjured, but the fire caused a "significant amount of damage" to parts of the governor's mansion, according to state police.

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@booker.senate.gov: "For a guy who spends the weekend on his golf course and brags to the media about him winning a tournament while the struggling-- this is the kind of gross arrogance of a Marie Antoinette saying, "let them eat cake" ... Screw him for telling people to accept pain."

Me too -- from 16 to 18.

Good morning.

Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors.

It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.

You're gonna need cooks to keep everyone nourished. Count me in.

A Bright Spot Is Emerging Amid All This Trump Chaos The point of mass protest is not to stage a perfectly organized, fully realized one-time event.

This is well worth reading:

"Whatever dam of despair that kept so many Americans quiet or despondent has now broken..."

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“So many people turning out in so many, so many red states.”

Thank you to @maddow.msnbc.com for her comprehensive coverage of Saturday’s nationwide #handsoff mobilizations.

state capitol Pennsylvania "Hands Off" protest

Scenes from Harrisburg, Pa. + on showing up and standing up and learning that we are not alone.