Mr. Bowtie

Here’s TMZ with a headline every outlet that cares about the truth should have.

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Now that one you frame in the living room.

Freedom of Assembly:
This guarantees the right of people to gather peacefully and lawfully for any purpose.

Right to Petition:
This protects the right to ask the government for redress of grievances, meaning to seek relief or justice from the government.

Freedom of Speech:
This protects the right to express opinions, ideas, and beliefs, both verbally and symbolically, without government censorship or restraint.

Freedom of the Press:
This protects the right of the media to publish information and express opinions without government control.

Establishment Clause: Prohibits the government from establishing or favoring a religion.
Free Exercise Clause: Guarantees the right to practice or not practice religion without government interference.

Freedom of Religion:
The First Amendment ensures that the government cannot establish a state religion or interfere with an individual's right to practice or not practice any religion.

The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees fundamental freedoms, including freedom of religion, speech, the press, assembly, and the right to petition the government.

Here's a more detailed breakdown:

USDA cancels $1B in local food purchasing for schools, food banks States have been notified that they will not receive 2025 funding for schools to buy food from nearby farms.

Healthy food from local farmers for kids being cut by Trump and Musk seems on brand www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

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.. Was it difficult for me, a raging closeted homosexual, to live with straight men on my mission. I explain that the fact that I cohabitated with heterosexual teenagers for 24 months and still somehow came out of that wanting to date men is definitive proof that conversion therapy could never work.

Ukraine, A Brief History In light of recent events, and feeling somewhat helpless and sad, I thought I'd try to give a concise overview of the recent history to help anyone interested understand what is happening right now in...

When Putin invaded Kyiv in 2022, I quickly wrote this brief history to help explain what was happening and why it was so devastating for Ukraine and the free world. Unfortunately it appears some people in my own country need a refresher right now.

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Worth reading

It would be a shame to encourage folks to use banned book lists to do strange things like
-check them out regularly at the library
-request the library order them if they don’t have them
-buy them
-start or support banned book clubs
-organize a banned book kids story time
A real shame

gray squirrel in tree, eating buds

Hang in there. Spring is coming.
Squirrel of the Day for February 21, 2025 #sqrlpix

Trump Dismantles Government Fight Against Foreign Influence Operations The Trump administration has reassigned or forced out several dozen government employees who had been working to fight foreign interference in U.S. elections at multiple agencies, according to current...

The most useful of idiots for Russia and China, as well as all of the enemies of the US. Trump has opened the door wide and left us all at risk www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/b...

Exactly right

MAGA stands for cutting funds to education, including for disabled children … MAGA stands for hate, and fear, and the idea that we should have a king instead of co-equal branches of government.

MAGA stands for firing air traffic controllers while planes are crashing. MAGA stands for firing the people overseeing our nuclear arsenal. MAGA stands for firing military veterans and those serving them at the VA, including canceling research on veteran suicide.

Ex-NFL punter arrested after calling MAGA a ‘Nazi movement’ at a City Council meeting in Calif.--

MAGA stands for trying to erase trans people from existence. MAGA stands for resegregation and racism. MAGA stands for censorship and book bans.

U.S. Park Service Strikes Transgender References From Stonewall Website The “T” was removed in references to L.G.B.T.Q.+ on the official site for the Greenwich Village monument, which marks a milestone in the fight for gay rights.

We’re not going away www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...

The Jim Acosta Show - Tuesday Feb. 11 w/ Michael Cohen and Olivia Troye Meet the horizontal version of The Jim Acosta Show. With: Michael Cohen and Olivia Troye. We discussed Trump's manufactured constitutional crisis, Musk mayhem Gulf of America, Greg the plant. Enjoy!

Tueaday edition of The Jim Acosta Show with Michael Cohen and Olivia Troye. We discussed Trump playing chicken with the courts, Musk mayem and the “Gulf of America.” I tell Google to change it back! Also… Special guest: Greg the plant! open.substack.com/pub/jimacost...

MD-01 Andy Harris 6.46%
6.46%
NC-03 Gregory F. Murphy 5.93%
5.93%
UT-01 Blake D. Moore 5.82%
5.82%
TX-23 Tony Gonzales 5.82%
5.82%
CO-05 Jeff Crank 5.79%
5.79%
GA-08 Austin Scott 5.48%
5.48%

District Representative Fed workers as percentage of total workforce
VA-02 Jennifer A. Kiggans 8.62%
8.62%
AL-05 Dale W. Strong 7.57%
7.57%
OK-04 Tom Cole 7.14%
7.14%
AK-AL Nicholas Begich, Jr. 6.51%
6.51%

These 10 GOP districts have the most civilian federal workers as a percentage of the total civilian workforce in all Republican-represented districts, according to estimates from the Census Bureau's survey. showing the number of Federal workers in House districts represented by Republicans.

I'm sure their constituents aren't all that happy right now.

Several people I know received "letters" last week. They aren't going to resign, but it is very unsettling for them.

Republican districts with the largest share of federal workers in their overall workforce

Three teenagers die from flu in San Diego County Three local teenagers have died from the flu as of Thursday, according to San Diego County.

Three local teenagers have died from the flu as of Thursday, none of whom were vaccinated, according to San Diego County.

ALIENS!!!