Joyce Tompsett

Spring has returned to the Central Valley. (Picture of a plum tree blossom pale pink.)

Love the moon in this shot. Clear sky means the oppressor hasn’t won yet….

Well they are spying on the rest of us, so why exactly is Congress surprised it’s happening to them too. The belief in privilege being treated specially is epidemic in this country. It will come for you eventually too.

Judge Rules Against Hegseth, Finding That He ‘Trampled on Senator Kelly’s First Amendment Freedoms’ A federal judge ruled in favor of Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) Thursday,...

A federal judge ruled in favor of Kelly Thursday, finding that Hegseth violated the senator’s constitutional rights by attempting to downgrade his rank and retirement benefits.
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Only if we can publicly report all their backroom treatments and STD diagnoses as well as 47’s actual medical record. There are reasons we have HIPAA…..

Anti-Abortion Groups Try a New Intimidation Tactic: Make Abortion Records Public Abortion rights opponents want Indiana to use reporting rules to expose abortion providers and recipients to targeting.

Anti-choice extremists in Indiana are trying to force the release of records for the very few legal abortions in the state (146 in 2024). The purpose is to intimidate patients and providers and expose them to harassment, arrests, and violence.

So this is a headline on Huffpost:
"Republicans Condemn 'Incredibly Offensive' Trump Post About The Obamas"

Are you fucking kidding me? 3 fucking Republicans said something. 3.
Stop giving them credit for not even doing the absolute minimum. This is ludicrous.

Cowardly corrupt prick Rafael “Ted” Cruz calls it an abuse of power after Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signs brand new redistricting bill to counter republican election rigging/fraud.

Sorry Rafael, you fascists started it and Democrats are going to fucking finish it.

New Mexico governor signs Immigrant Safety Act among other bills into law New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed four bipartisan bills into law, focusing on improving health care access, investing in statewide infrastructur

"The new law forbids counties and local law enforcement from contracting with ICE. It mandates that public bodies terminate any existing immigration detention agreements and prohibits the use of public property for federal civil immigration detention..."

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For the same reason the Republicans won here - the game is rigged.

Finneas and Billie

Finneas is better at political messaging than 99% of the Democratic consultants in DC.

Two thoughts. I agree Harris is not my choice because again she’s a neoliberal. That said, voting in the current system is a chess game and not a dating app. 79 mn voted for him. 77 mn voted for her. 90mn didn’t vote. Third party candidates can’t win without reform. That was the worst outcome.

We have been posting our personal pronouns for a while. I suggest we add a second set. One is either “we/us” or “I/me”. I think this is clearer than red/blue or lib/conserv etc. It lets people know and prepare for how to approach you.

Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Following ICE’s deadliest year in two decades, we do not need another massive ICE detention facility.

ICE has caused enough harm to our communities.

They have proven they cannot be trusted to operate detention facilities safely or transparently.

Head to crockett.house.gov/media.

Outside in the evening. An office building with video and the words "Palantir Powers Fascism" projected at top. Below, a crowd of people with signs and candles memorializing people who have died at the hands of ICE.

Happening now in Silicon Valley: marchers have surrounded the Palantir building and are holding a prayer vigil for victims of ICE, while video of ICE and Palantir crimes is projected on the building. #AbolishICE #ICEOut #Palantir #PaloAlto

Wait they are bragging they have financial info on you and then asking if you’re getting paid? Like there’s a disconnect there somewhere. The question is to parse what they actually know vs what they want you to think they know.

Having lived in Europe I’m not sure they have much more of a moral compass than we do. Anyone watched French court Pelicot case? Berlusconi with his “bunga bunga” parties? The German 2022 date rape drug summer parties? Absolute power corrupts absolutely regardless of the language you speak.

This is why they want STEM education but not history or literature in school…

Facts!

The American people are slowly (too slowly imho) beginning to understand Dem/Rep is a semantic game. This is class warfare kids. Don’t mistake which side you’re on. (It’s same as the race game they play. If you have to check that you’re white, you’re on the ‘losing’ side…)

Seems 💯 accurate.

Because they are paid shills. The Epstein files should have taught us all by now that the division you and I see of Rep/Dem is not the division they see. The old lefties were right. EVERYTHING is class warfare.

BTW if one’s money comes from one’s paycheck (not “assets”), then one is working class.

ICE is murdering them in the camps. They strangled Geraldo Campos to death.

Chuck, the words you’re looking for are “abolish and prosecute every single one of them.” ICE cannot be reformed.

Claw back the $75 billion or resign in disgrace.

Hey patriarchy - you know you’re in trouble when even white men begin to question what you’re up to….

All corporate media is corrupt. Stop watching and fund the upstart fired journalists practicing their craft while searching for a business model to allow them to eat and have housing….

All corporate-owned media in this country is worthless. None of it is journalism and they will let anyone hang out to dry.

You know who Hitler modeled his ideas on? The Americans and their treatment of the indigenous peoples and Black folks. So when you say the US is like the Nazis, you’re really pointing out we’re returning to our roots. So don’t say this is a problem that can be fixed by elections.

I think they decided long ago. None of this moves them. I assume that and then wonder what do we do with them all? They are impervious to human decency, care, or logic. I don’t honestly know.

Among other things. We need the new anti- Federalists. You know the ones who forced the Bill of Rights on the Federalists who were trying to force their boondoggle constitution through ratification…