Ron Darling

God didn't fire the experts at the NWC and leave positions unfilled and fail to make sure alerts go to those who are vulnerable. It isn't like Texas officials didn't know that little kids were in camps all along this flood prone river and thus alertness and warning were vital.

The planet does not need more successful people. The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and lovers of all kinds.

I see this sentiment a lot in video essays, but I don't agree that people's media literacy skills are low as a result of bad or mediocre movies being released by major studios.

Media literacy is low right now because of online grifters and online spaces reinforcing arbitrary tribalism.

Oysters are so annoying like ooooh look at this beautiful pearl I made from all my irritation and anxiety

A couple of years ago, researchers warned that South African ‘white genocide’ narratives were gaining traction in New Zealand disinformation networks.

We’re now at the point where a paid dark advertising campaign is actively targeting NZ audiences on X about SA ‘refugees’.

To the cartoonist who drew this, well done.

Let’s be clear. When the President defies the Supreme Court, it is the role of Congress to remove him from office. Full stop.

YouTube video by Troublemakers Tesla Regret Syndrome PSA

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The entire permanent staff of the Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice was laid off. This division addresses issues such as asthma and air pollution, climate change and health, childhood lead poisoning, and cancer clusters.

I can’t be the first to think of putting cinnamon schnapps in a kids squeeze pack of apple sauce and calling it an apple pie shot. Am I?

We have 3 parties now. We just don’t know it yet. The Progressives need to recruit some of the concessionary Dems and start working to stop the authoritarian Repubs.

2025 (119th) Senators + House of Reps

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Time for Citizens to Hit Elon with a Privacy Act Violation There is a recourse for US citizens thanks to an old law created because of the Watergate Scandal.

There is a template in this link to email the Treasury Department and file a civil liberties complaint under the Privacy Act of 1974 and demand that Musk be hit with criminal penalties. Please share, please email!

It’s never been more important to stay tuned in | Margaret Sullivan I’m far from certain that staying engaged will make a difference. What I do know is that if we all tune out, there’s no hope at all

A must read--->

"What can regular Americans do? Perhaps most crucially, they can stay informed and engaged.They can keep track of what’s happening, not just throw up their hands and think only of sports, entertainment and family life."

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The CFPB has:

-Returned $20B to victims of financial fraud
-Cracked down on junk fees
-Fought against politically-motivated debanking
-Protected veterans from predatory lenders
-Protected consumers' data from corporate abuse

Oligarchs want to reverse all of this.

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

A week ago, Musk refers to DOGE as "we"

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True words.

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The Usher halftime show came and went...
Rih announced a pregnancy during hers and it lasted one business day...

We on Day 5 of heated discussion abt Kendrick's halftime show.

5.
Whole.
Days.
And.
Counting.

...but I'm supposed to believe it was trash.

A purge at the Kennedy Center

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Donald Trump and Elon Musk are trying to cut funding for cancer and rare disease research.

A federal judge temporarily blocked the cuts in some states, but this fight is not over.

We can’t let them play politics with our health.

Image of seven of my books with Haymarket, Hope in the Dark (black), Whose Story Is This (violet), Men Explain Things to Me (blue), Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility, coedited with Thelma Young Lutunatabua and including 20 amazing writers from around the world (green), No Straight Road Takes You There (yellow), The Mother of All Questions (orange), and Call Them By Their True Names (red).

Happy Valentine's Day, especially to anyone who might identify with one of the letters in LGBTQ, particularly the day after someone Trumpy stripped the letter T and then the letter Q from the National Park Service website for Stonewall in New York City.

Normalize making out without trying to make it lead to sex.

Never. Forget. Never. Forgive. ✨

Look I’m just saying “how are you?” is a really aggressive way to begin a conversation, like I’m sorry but we just don’t have the time