I'm so angry and disappointed right now, why do people sacrifice for 40 days and then the Democrats caved, useless. I have to give

The '3.5% rule': How a small minority can change the world Nonviolent protests are twice as likely to succeed as armed conflicts – and those engaging a threshold of 3.5% of the population have never failed to bring about change.

one category of show prep material for TRMS staff is something we've always called "subway reading".

it's something that's not exactly current events or new reporting... but nevertheless relevant food for thought given the news we're in.

today's subway reading:

www.bbc.com/future/artic...

I love this image.

www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

(link opens warren's very punchy short report in pdf format)

a happy birthday to you greeting card with music notes and a treble clef . ALT: a happy birthday to you greeting card with music notes and a treble clef .

All the best for your birthday and every day. Thank you for being you.

Homeland Security has gone full fascism. This is why also we are seeing them show up with ICE. DHS raided @nadler.house.gov office and arrested one of the aides.

Lmao

Yes please.

Origami Ballet - Agnes Obel - "The Curse"

Shut up

My love of reading is strongly link to this man…

DOGE was never about "efficiency."

She's very beautiful and smart too. ❤️

He also had a huge hand and destroying democracy

We are the cosmos made conscious and life is the means by which the universe understands itself.

- Prof. Brian Cox

How to Save a Democracy Americans can learn from opponents of authoritarianism elsewhere.

"The problem with a delayed response is that the more power leaders with authoritarian tendencies accumulate, the harder it is to mount an effective resistance. The opposition is thus more likely to succeed if it acts early..."

www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

Under the House GOP’s budget plan, the lowest-income taxpayers would see a LOSS of $1,125.

The richest 0.1 percent of taxpayers, on the other hand, would see a more than $180,000 GAIN.

This is trickle down economics on steroids.