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What are we doing to fix the healthcare crisis in US? Just learned about another person denied access to a necessary surgery because their insurer has decided it is not necessary after previously confirming it would be covered. And they had insurance! So many don’t which is even more grim.

As a Gen Xer I vividly remember living in fear of a nuclear war and being trained to hide under my desk in case of attack. This is worse. We won’t all be simply vaporized. Fucking fight back.

What they fail to tell you before you become a parent is that from that moment on you will only be as happy as your least happy child.

So I’m thinking about these people who a representative who the republicans are refusing to swear in despite apparently swearing in two of their own. Don’t those people have a right to representation? Seems like the should coordinate some super irritating legal action. Just putting it out there.

Maybe we should all just quit demanding the files be released and instead just start believing the victims. Is it so crazy to trust women?

Was it even possible to “win” at Tetris way back when? I only remember it getting faster and faster until you were buried in blocks and lost. Is that right? All the apps now have a way to win. Seems wrong

Who amongst us guessed that “The Golden Age of America”would feature concentration camps?

The Big Ugly Bill headed to Trump's desk:

-Throws millions off Medicaid & SNAP
-Gives ICE more money than most militaries
-Extends tax giveaways for big corporations and the wealthy
-Guts clean energy investments and will increase energy bills

Worst bill in modern history.

The Supreme Court Might Be About to Turbocharge ICE Even More Than Trump’s Big Bill The court will not write Trump’s deportation policy. But it may write the rule that makes it unstoppable.

Any frame operating under the assumption we’re in a country with a functioning rule of law is flawed.

The reframe must be that the Republicans will follow the rule of law when it benefits them, weaponize it against dissidents when it protects them, and ignore or dismantle it when it obstructs them.

I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.

I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.

If Mike Johnson’s right and the Big Ugly Bill doesn’t cut Medicaid…

Why did Tillis decry it?

Why did Hawley slam it in a NYT op-ed?

Why did Murkowski admit it’ll hurt other states?

The truth is breaking through. They can’t defend the indefensible.

#VoteHellNo

What will it take for those who elected these leaders to recognize they fear Trump more than they care about the people who elected them?

Is it time to change the name of the party to “Trump’s bootlicking fascists” yet? I mean it has become more clear now that ever before they have no concern for what is right.

When the British were coming to stop the US from becoming a democracy it was one of by land two if by sea. Facing today’s threat against our nation we need to have three if by congress, four if by tech oligarchs.

I am sick. How do they justify cutting necessary services and programs from that serve the most vulnerable, protect our lands and offer support for the research necessary to keep our country safe. What do we do now?

How is this not entering war without the approval of congress? Are we just so used to him violating the constitution that this isn’t causing outrage and taking whatever steps possible to stop this wanna be dictator from continuing?

More than 5 million people were out protesting today. Beautiful. Thank you. Thank you, everyone who was out there with me, out there in other cities, out there in person, and out there in spirit. We are strong and we can do this. #nokings #FDT #resist

He says he doesn’t know if he is required to uphold the constitution? Seriously? That oath he took on Jan 20th seems to have slipped his mind.

A full and hearty thank you to every single person who got out to protest today. We can do this. We HAVE TO do this.

I freakin hope so.

So I am totally late to this whole “the Bear” obsession, but in addition to just being kind of generally awesome the music supervisor is absolutely on fire. Perfection.

Did you get out and protest? I did with thousands of others in Seattle. The signs were amazing, the sense of community was even better. Don’t stop now. Keep demanding what we need!!! #50501 #handsoffseattle

I hope to see you out protesting today. We can’t allow this to be unopposed. Be present. Be vocal. Be active. Be LOUD.

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Under Fascism, the state makes sweeping changes (sold as an attack on waste, fraud, and abuse) in the name of efficiency…and “the trains will run on time!”

Stream my hour-long special “Rick Steves’ The Story of Fascism in Europe” at www.ricksteves.com/fascism.

If you are able, please join the peaceful protests across the nation this Saturday. Show our numbers, register our resistance. We will not be forced into trading our country, flawed as it may be, for a fascist regime. HANDS OFF!

If you can't join in person, follow on line, share posts, amplify it!

Ther tariffs are not ok. The dismantling of urgently needed services and funding structures is not ok. The erasure of identity and diversity is not ok. The usurping of the separation of powers is not ok. The fact that we are not being more vigorously defended is not ok. None of this is ok. Resist.

Water temp was 46. Didn’t see a ton of stuff. Sea urchins, crabs, a bunch of fish…it wasn’t an amazing dive but any time I get to be in the water I’m happy.

View from today’s dive site.