We are paying dearly for the absence of civics education.

The SAVE Act would block millions of eligible Americans from voting. Text SAVE to 63033 to tell your Senators to vote NO on the SAVE Act and stop it in its tracks.

Welp, there goes the US defense industry.

What the Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Experienced Exclusive photos of the arrival of Venezuelan detainees deported from the U.S.

“One young man sobbed when a guard pushed him to the floor. He said, ‘I’m not a gang member. I’m gay. I’m a barber.’ I believed him. *** He “began to whimper,” as his head was roughly shaved, “folding his hands in prayer as his hair fell.” He “asked for his mother & cried as he was slapped again.”

Hello I've been asked to spread the word If possible! If anyone is in the WNC area, known for its beautiful mountain scenery, many parks and the majestic Blue Ridge Parkway please come this Saturday ->

I saw this on a local FB page.

We need Pete Buttigieg as a clear messenger, more than ever.

“Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently.”

- Maya Angelou

➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years

Making America Great Again!

22 minutes ago By Lori Aratani Reporter focusing on transportation issues, including airports, airlines, and the nation's railroad and subway systems The crash is likely to renew debate over safety at Reagan National Airport. Last year, as part of legislation to fund the Federal Aviation Administration, Congress added five additional round-trip flights at National. The decision came over the objections of members of the D.C.-area congressional delegation, who have long argued that the airport is at capacity and that adding more flights could compromise its ability to operate safely.

18 minutes ago Collision follows string of close calls at airports By lan Duncan The crash Wednesday night comes after a string of close calls at Reagan National Airport and other airports, beginning in early 2023, that had alarmed officials and the airline industry. In May 2024, an American Airlines flight aborted a takeoff at National Airport after it was at risk of colliding with a private jet. There had been a similar incident the previous month involving a Southwest Airlines plane and a JetBlue Airways flight. The Federal Aviation Administration views close calls as a sign that the aviation system is under stress and gathered industry leaders early in 2023 to begin trying to address the problem.

WaPo bringing context:

www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

And the shoulder shimmy while saying it!

If your Christianity causes you to be offended by someone asking the most powerful person in the country to be merciful towards the powerless, then you have profoundly misunderstood the teachings of Jesus Christ.

martin luther king jr. is giving a speech at a podium in front of a crowd of people . ALT: martin luther king jr. is giving a speech at a podium in front of a crowd of people .

We honor ONE American today:

Martin Luther Ling Jr.

Why I am fine with Eat the Rich:

Jeff Bezos announcing that he's marrying his next wife, Lauren Sanchez, in a lavish $600m ceremony. They live in Florida. $600m would cover 2 years of FL k-12 free lunch programs. Last year the state discontinued the office that helped schools file for free lunches.

“Only people who are capable of loving strongly can also suffer great sorrow, but this same necessity of loving serves to counteract their grief and heals them.”

— Leo Tolstoy, 1828-1910

To all those we've loved, and lost.

The ethereal last movement of A German Requiem by Johannes Brahms.

❤️‍🩹🕯️🕊️

Weird how black women with Harvard degrees and twenty years of experience are called "DEI hires," but some random dude on Fox News is expertly qualified to run the Department of Whatever.