A prayer:

With so many keening already the hurts to be suffered from the budget actions taken today, we lift our hearts with all those who will bear its hurts most gravely...

This administration’s go-to tool: blame somebody else for the thing you’re doing.

Remember folks, not only has he tariffed penguins, but his Defense Secretary spilled the krill on top-secret military operations.

Even the penguins are aware of it.

Our Founding Fathers were no dummies.

As James Madison wrote in Federalist No. 47: “The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands...may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.”

This is what Trump wants. We will stop him.

TN PASTORS: “Leaders from the Southern Christian Coalition are condemning the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the Department of Education… saying the action will immensely harm children and schools.” www.local3news.com/local-news/t...

A federal judge in Maryland issued an even more sweeping restraining order on Thursday, surpassing an earlier one from the same day. The order broadly prohibits the Trump administration from implementing any future “reductions in force,” such as this week’s directive to terminate half of the

One of the really special things about Sesame Street was always these little art films that were less about teaching a specific thing than they were about instilling a sort of meditative sense of wonder at how the world works.

⚡️ JUST NOW: “EDUCATION FOR ALL!”

Chants in the hall outside committee as @SenBoWatson’s cruel bill to keep undocumented kids out of schools PASSED Senate Ed 5-4 😳

YES: Crowe, Hensley, Lowe, White, Powers
NO: Roberts, Haile, Pody, Akbari

US Dept of Ed. has created on online portal where you can report teachers that are showcasing DEI within the school walls. Our tax money has gone to a website that targets our teachers for being inclusive. enddei.ed.gov Is the website Incase you wanted to flood their portal with dead end reports. 🤷🏼‍♀️

You might not see it in the mainstream media, but over 10,000 people protested today at Tesla showrooms across the country, another 10,000+ rallied in support of national parks, and more than 1,000 gathered in Vermont to protest Vance’s visit.

Rep. Harshbarger: “There’s been a mandate to the president from the American people. Am I correct?”

Town Hall Crowd: “NO!!”

18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people:
18f.org

You know where you can go and not worry about breaking the economic blackout today?

Your local library! All those books and you won’t spend a penny!

I got lazy using Amazon. No more. Buying directly from businesses, using Costco on-line, local small businesses and my wonderful public library for books. No more Kindle. It feels good and I will continue.

The DHS will use polygraphs to question employees about communications with the media or nonprofit organizations in an effort to root out members of the resistance.

Attorney General Pam Bondi disbanded an FBI task force investigating foreign influence operations, including those targeting U.S. elections. Additionally, she restricted enforcement actions against individuals who fail to disclose lobbying on behalf of foreign governments.

QUIET PART OUT LOUD — Watters outlines Fox’s role in the right-wing propaganda effort: “We are waging a 21st century info warfare campaign against the left… Someone says something on social media, Musk retweets it, Rogan podcasts it, Fox broadcasts it...”

DROP SITE: “State Dept procurement forecast lists Tesla as the recipient of the largest expected contract, with Marco Rubio’s department planning to buy $400,000,000 worth of “Armored Tesla” — modified December 13, 2024, a month after Trump’s election.” www.dropsitenews.com/p/elon-musk-...

Trumps preparing to abolish the DOE. This order would direct the secretary of Education to create a plan to diminish the department through executive action & then push Congress to pass legislation to end the department. Trump can’t shut it down without Congresses approval.

USAID matters. I've often disagreed with their strategy and choices, but their work saves more lives than any philanthropy can. It's a rounding error in the federal budget, and one of the best things we do as a country. To see it destroyed overnight by one unelected man is an unmitigated horror.

Approximately 20 members of Elon Musk’s staff have begun working within the Education Department. They have gained access to multiple sensitive internal systems, including a financial aid dataset containing the personal information of millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program.

Oligarchy doesn’t even begin to describe what this is

I love that a white guy was flying the plane, a white guy was flying the helicopter, and a white guy gutted the FAA last week but somehow the blame is too much diversity.

i think the executive orders directing agencies to end energy efficiency regulations and open up more land to drilling and mining is so indicative of the character of the american right — in its view everything, whether people or our larger environment, is something to be exploited and dominated

The Spanish version of whitehouse.gov has been removed with a “Go Home” button that brings you to the English landing page. There you’ll see a photo of Donald Trump followed by “America Is Back” text.

Today, honor a King, not a Felon. #mlkday2025

Even though most of us will probably never lead the charge, we all have a vital role to play in this battle before us.

"Be a bush if you can't be a tree. If you can't be a highway, just be a trail. If you can't be a sun, be a star." ~ MLK

Would you like to bring his TV ratings down? Don’t turn off, just tune in to something else. Preferably something justice-oriented.