How NOT to Stop Trump WARNING: This post contains useful information.

From Andy Borowitz, but this time it’s useful midterm donations info:
How NOT to Stop Trump
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Pledge to Stand Up for UC The future of America’s leading public university system is at stake.

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Robert Scott Horton on Facebook was my trustworthy source of the latest news that should (and did) concern me. I saw a post this morning, March 17. Now suddenly all my shares are “no longer available”. I checked his FB page and it’s gone.
Anyone have an ear to the ground on what happened?

hee hee

March 1, 2025 John Simpson of the BBC noted recently that “there are years when the world goes through some fundamental, convulsive change.” Seven weeks in, he suggested, 2025 is on track to be one of them: “a time...

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This is Winston Churchill visiting Washington DC to request assistance in the war against Germany. Notice he is wearing a "zip suit" and not a traditional suit. This was to honor the British troops--the same reason Zelensky dresses the way he does.

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Now and forever
in the public domain.

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Barbara Kingsolver:
Like Thoreau, I’m wary of events requiring new clothes. But the National Book Awards Ceremony is tomorrow night in NYC, & I’m packing my big-city shoes. A hugely visible celebration of reading, thoughtfulness & the empathy-engine of literature sounds good for the soul right now.

Buckle up and say your prayers.

YouTube video by Playing For Change What's Going On (Marvin Gaye) Feat. Sara Bareilles | Playing For Change | Song Around The World

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Playing for Change. What’s Going On. Time for a listen.

YouTube video by Bleecker Street The Return | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street

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Odysseus.
Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche

Heather Cox Richardson:
‘Trump demanded that the Senate recess in order for him to push through his choices as recess appointments. Wall Street Journal editorial board: it would “eliminate one of the basic checks on power that the Founders built into the American system of government.” ‘

Is this John Cannell by the Salish Sea? I’ve been a longtime follower on Facebook.

I really appreciated the message by Tony Speirs on the wall at the Willowwood in Graton last night.
Timely, indeed.

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