Liz Walker

How veterans who write poetry can help bridge divides To better understand veterans' sacrifice, read their poems.

Howard Zinn, a World War II veteran, once wrote, “I do not want the recognition of my service to be used as a glorification of war.” (from The Conversation in 2019) https://to.pbs.org/3FT2H0P

Animals at zoos across the United States got into the Halloween spirit this month. 🎃

Video via Oregon Zoo via Storyful and AP, Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium via Storyful and the John Ball Zoo via AP

A pattern is developing where everyone who fights back against a Trump attack inevitably wins with their reputation much better than before, and everyone who caves to him looks like shit and has Trump coming back for more a month later.

Israeli strikes kill at least 17 Palestinians in Gaza as international pressure for ceasefire grows French President Emmanuel Macron told France 24 on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York that his country has recognized a Palestinian state on the conviction it "is the onl...

Israel struck houses and tents in central and southern Gaza Thursday, crushing families inside and killing at least 17 people, including 10 children and three women, local health officials said. https://to.pbs.org/42avkCf

on the one hand, you have enduring principles that have been written about for hundreds of years. on the other hand, you can make money that will have no effect on your lifestyle as an already uber-rich person.

what a difficult decision!!

Health officials say Israeli strikes kill more than 40 people in Gaza, ahead of UN meeting Israeli strikes in Gaza City and at a refugee camp killed more than 40 people, including 19 women and children, health officials said Sunday, as several European countries and leading U.S. allies move...

Israeli strikes in Gaza City and at a refugee camp killed more than 40 people, including 19 women and children, health officials said Sunday, as several European countries and leading U.S. allies moved to recognize a Palestinian state.
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Michael Eisner @Michael Eisner X.com Where has all the leadership gone? If not for university presidents, law firm managing partners, and corporate chief executives standing up against bullies, who then will step up for the first amendment? The "suspending indefinitely" of Jimmy Kimmel immediately after the Chairman of the FCC's aggressive yet hollow threatening of the Disney Company is yet another example of out-of-control intimidation. Maybe the Constitution should have said, "Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, except in one's political or financial self-interest." By-the-way, for the record, this ex-CEO finds Jimmy Kimmel very talented and funny. 10:17 AM • 9/19/25 • 208K Views

Michael Eisner, who served as CEO of Disney for 21 years and acquired ABC while he was in charge, slams his successor Bob Iger for bending the knee.

I have written and deleted a lot of posts but I keep thinking about how the brutal assassination of Minnesota State senator Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and their beloved dog Gilbert in June did not prompt this same level of calls for empathy, sympathy, and flags at half-mast.

Huh an awful lot of rhetoric shifted from Old Testament to New Testament over the past few hours

When asked if the United States should have a military parade to show off its might, President Eisenhower responded:

“Absolutely not. We are the pre-eminent power on Earth. For us to try and imitate what the Soviets are doing in Red Square would make us look weak.”

Great work as always, JD.

I love summer.*

(*Statement not valid above 25°C/77°F.)

Hope this helps.

White House may seek legally binding control over Columbia through consent decree – report Possible escalation comes after university already accepted changes as pre-condition for restoring $400m in grants

This is why you don’t obey in advance - they just keep demanding. Columbia has shown everyone the WRONG WAY

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Trump just posted this.

Brace for one of the biggest stock market crashes in history, folks.

America is in collapse.

Finally *liberated* from a strong economy, record stock market, and historically low unemployment.

U.S. Stock Market has lost $9.6 trillion in value since Inauguration Day

We're on track for another market bloodbath tomorrow.

In 3 sessions, S&P 500 futures have plunged about 15%. Legit market crash

All I’m saying is that President Harris wouldn’t have us looking at the futures market on a Sunday night.

They’re tariffing the Australian Penguins! #auspol #Australia #Politics

This is a sad state of affairs.

a floofy golden retriever puppy stands at a wooden table, his little paws resting on top of it. in front of him is a large wine glass full of a red drink with ice cubes and a red striped straw. his tongue is out mid-lick. he's been looking forward to this all day.

This is Bodhi. He's just gonna give you his car keys right now. 12/10 (IG: bodhi__boyy)

Homan: "We're not stopping. I don't care what the judges think. I don't care what the left thinks. We're coming."

X post by Timothy Snyder (@TimothyD ...), posted 6 hours ago. The post reads, "The people Attorney General Bondi is calling 'terrorists' have had no trial and no chance to defend them. We do not know they are. Ignoring the Constitution does not make us safe. It puts us all in peril."

I know this first hand. When I was a child, my entire community was branded as spies and sabateurs, justifying our internment inside barbed wire camps for years without due process, trial or charge.

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May your mornings bring joy
And your evenings bring peace.
May your troubles grow less
As your blessings increase.

Happy St Patrick’s Day!

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Leaked memo: DOGE plots to cut Social Security phone support Changes could break the system, former officials say.

So it appears DOGE has decreed that Social Security administration will no longer provide phone support. At all. This is in addition to shutting down a ton of local SSA offices. www.axios.com/2025/03/17/s...

We just wanted to take a moment to thank all our new supporters! Tomorrow, there will be more of us!

Welcome to autocracy. The Republic we have known for the last 240 years is gone. This is going to keep getting worse. Much worse. The courts mean nothing, the law means nothing, Congress is irrelevant. He is a malignant psychopath.