NanMarCo

the president has no idea what he has set in motion. none.

www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

Like clockwork.

Reverend Jesse Jackson called on each of us to be heralds of change, to be messengers of hope; to step forward and say “Send me” wherever we have a chance to make an impact.

How fortunate we were that Jesse Jackson answered that call. What a great debt we owe to him.

"The Peace President." [Cartoon by Benjamin Slyngstad]

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres: “Military action carries the risk of igniting a chain of events that no one can control in the most volatile region of the world"

US military used laser to take down Border Protection drone, lawmakers say Members of Congress say the U.S. military used a laser to shoot down a Customs and Border Protection drone.

Resign.
Resign.
Resign.

Have some basic decency: resign.

apnews.com/article/mili...

CNN will soon be controlled by David Ellison. If democracy is to survive, a vibrant independent media ecosystem is critical.

My ask: cancel your Paramount/Warner subscriptions and sign up for as many pro-democracy outlets as you are able.

You can start with Democracy Docket: bit.ly/4qmEiFz

Tell Your Members of Congress: Halt the ICE Terror Machine On January 24, federal forces with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. This was just over two weeks after the killing of Renee Good. These killings are a direc...

Tell Your Members of Congress: Halt the ICE Terror Machine act.indivisible.org/sign/ice-out...

Police have arrived. Arrests seem imminent. The crowd chants “let them pray” and “Minnesota nice means prosecute ICE”

THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL! This picket line runs the entire length of the departures terminal! Y’all there are massive actions happening not just in Minneapolis, but across the country today to support their day of action against ICE’s occupation.

For anyone that might need a peaceful moment right now, here's a quiet wee bit of Scotland. 💙🤎💚🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

#nature #landscape #trees #hills #Scotland #eastcoastkin #beauty #hope #peace

Ummm yello.. 🧐 🍋 …. #art #oilpainting

@petebuttigieg.bsky.social: "We have an ICE agent who should have been trained not to be in front of a vehicle and never to shoot into a moving vehicle, and yet this happened on [Kristi Noem's] watch. The whole POINT of Homeland Security is to make this country more stable and safe."

Ex-Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura: “We’re a 3rd world country now. I know. I’ve been to ‘em. I spent 17 months in SE Asia while the draft dodger was playing golf… that’s what happens in a dictatorship. In comes the military. That’s what’s happening here.” 🇺🇸

Naming a police officer is not doxxing. We aren’t supposed to have secret police in America.

Texas A&M, Under New Curriculum Limits, Warns Professor Not to Teach Plato

Texas A&M (a huge public uni) orders Philosophy Professor Not to Teach Plato

Dr Peterson was told to “remove the modules on race ideology &
gender ideology & the Plato readings that may include these”
or be “reassigned to an ethics & engineering course” #loligarchy www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...

Good Night BLUE SKIES
ENOUGH

@chrislhayes.bsky.social: “A 37-year-old American citizen, the mother of a young child is dead tonight. She was shot in the face by an agent of the federal government, and that government has spent the day telling despicable lies about her.”

sun breaking through on a forest trail

quietly

That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress, or our allies, or fully explaining to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers.

Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they?

Happy New Years Day 2026 #trees #woodland #treeclub

Tell Congress: Support discharge petition to force vote on ACA tax credits Contact Congress today!

Let’s finish the job

365 Challenge No.2 2026 - Publish a photo each day on a weekly topic
Week 1 (Differing perspectives) - Day 1 - Looking up in silver birch forest

#fotosbyfaj #fajweeklychallenge2026 #silverbirch #lookingup #perspective #photography #blueskykin

more at fotosbyfaj.com

The top half of a cat is concealed behind a gold curtain, its bottom half exposed.

David Attenborough [whispering]:

“Like a grain of sand in a vast desert, the predator blends seamlessly into its environment, nearly imperceptible to the naked eye.”

How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very From emancipation to women’s suffrage, civil rights and BLM, mass movement has shaped the arc of US history

I've heard some recently suggest that protesting is ineffective and potentially a waste of time/resources/efforts.

I think this is a pretty solid rebuttal to that notion. Worth a read.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.

"Unfortunately, the world always has its 'Herods', its myths of success at any cost, unscrupulous power, empty and superficial well-being; and we often pay the price in the form of loneliness, despair, division & conflict,. Let us not allow these mirages to suffocate the flame of love." #PopeLeoXIV

Today was a day I could almost imagine what it would be like to live where the sun doesn’t rise in the deep of winter. 🌫️💨☁️🌫️☁️ (not a fan)