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“And I have — I first started thinking, is it — am I feeling grief? Am I feeling shock, like I'm in a hallucination? But I just think shame, moral shame. It's a moral injury to see the country you love behave in this way.”

ruthless people can thrive. And we saw the product of that effort today in the Oval Office."

personal risk to him and his countrymen."

“Donald Trump believes in one thing. He believes that might makes right. And, in that, he agrees with Vladimir Putin that they are birds of a feather. And he and Vladimir Putin together are trying to create a world that's safe for gangsters, where

“They're not because we're ill-intentioned. What I have seen over the last six weeks is the United States behaving vilely, vilely to our friends in Canada and Mexico, vilely to our friends in Europe. And today was the bottom of the barrel, vilely to a man who is defending Western values, at great

Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief) to help people live in Africa. And we make mistakes, Iraq, Vietnam, but they're usually mistakes out of stupidity, naivete and arrogance."

“I was nauseated, just nauseated. All my life, I have had a certain idea of about America, that we're a flawed country, but we're fundamentally a force for good in the world, that we defeated Soviet Union, we defeated fascism, we did the Marshall Plan, we did PEPFAR (President's

This resonates with me and I know many of you too.
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Longtime Republican columnist and commentator David Brooks said the following after the White House mistreatment of the Ukrainian president on Friday.

If you worked for 18F and got fired, Group together to start a consulting company.

It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create.

They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms.

I’m happy to invest and/or help

You’re right. I’m sorry. I agree with you. The baby needs a bath. So let’s just dump it in a vat of Clorox. Is it Clorox? Hell, who cares what’s in there—just dump it in! We’re just gonna throw the bathwater out anyway!

Michael Fanone on Substack Couldn’t have said it better myself. Fuck you John Fetterman.

Those who have been looking for Michael Fanone on social media, he has a Substack.

Check out his latest. substack.com/@michaelfano...

Cover your asses, people. I don’t know how else to say it. Nobody will get out of this unscathed.

I am a liberal, by Lori Gallagher Witt 12 February 2025

This post resonates with me. It was attributed to Ron Howard most recently, but ends up, it was penned by a woman from Pittsburgh in 2018, Lori Gallagher Witt.

I signed up for a photography class online and will go at my own pace so it stays enjoyable. I start today. Headed out on a wildlife photography workshop safari in South Africa in a couple months and that merges another form of therapy for me… travel.

Spot on.

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I fear they’re coming for ALL school vaccine mandates next. Including measles, mumps and rubella.

This is so smart. @petebuttigieg.bsky.social , thoughts ?

And if you see this. A reminder. This is not Twitter. You can engage here and have thoughtful discussions !

We all look forward to reading your thoughts

One of our favorite stops. 😎 Coolest driftwood ever! Aaaaaand my first Armadillo encounter! 🤗

This is also a valuable resource for sky users

theblue.report

front page of NYT today

A private citizen, with the backing of the President, illegally shut down a major government agency over the weekend and it is not on the front page of this morning's New York Times

@peterbakernyt.bsky.social

Just left messages for my Reps and Senators. Saltier message but amazingly, I resisted profanity.

The “front yard” is still solid but looking more thawed with each passing day. You won’t believe the sounds it makes when it starts to move. I’ll video that with sound & post later. Hope it’s in the daylight.

Emergency Video (Extreme Emergency) Jan 2025 WHERE IS DEMOCRATIC MESSAGING AND FIGHT?!

Emergency Video: Where are the Dems and what is the message?! Oppose this agenda now! Come back from vacation!

adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/emergency-...

You inspired a letter from me to both Rep. Jeffries and Sen. Schumer tonight. Thank you for being that inspiration.

I'll take all three for $200, Alex.

from today's post —
go read it, the link is here: bit.ly/3EpSGuj