A confession suitable for this Ash Wednesday, written by Howard Thurman (many decades ago):

This strategy doesn’t have a lot of foresight. I was raised in a conservative Christian household, hearing talk radio all the time, believing Christians can only vote R. Then I deconstructed and now I’m a democrat and progressive Christian.

ICE conducting ‘targeted operations’ in metro Atlanta, agency says ICE agents made several arrests in the Atlanta area Sunday, according to the agency.

A local Atlanta church turned away ICE agents yesterday (Sunday) and told them to return with a proper judicial warrant We should laud every act of resistance to give people hope and show them simple things can work. Be the spark that burns down a regime.

www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/01/26/i...

Ten Things We Can All Do to Protect Democracy From Marc | The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy.

The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy. My advice, take the first step, start with something small and see what works for you.

Here are ten things all of us can do.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/10-t...

NOW: More than 98% of #Costco shareholders have just rejected an anti-DEI measure

The attempt to force Costco to audit their #DEI work was by an anti-inclusion lobby group:

"The proponent's broader agenda is not reducing risk for the Company but abolition of diversity initiatives." - Costco Board

What’s the difference between a gov controlling an algorithm, silently eliminating reach for things it doesn’t like, vs the same gov using its power, to demand that the platform remove the things it doesn’t like.?

In China they are overt. With TikTok in the US, they control silently

Yes. Yes that's exactly what Trump is doing. What white supremacy and patriarchy have always been doing.

GoFundMe for Eaton fire victims

Go fund me text

This family is a part of Jay’s community. There are so many gofundme’s for people I’m connected to being posted but this one isn’t getting quite as much love. If you’re looking to help a family who lost everything in the fires (including the school 💔) this is a great option

gofund.me/f12a9808

Jimmy Carter, a visionary on ending fossil fuels, put solar panels on the White House. Big Oil-backed Ronald Reagan ousted Carter in 1980 and ripped them out

Tonight, as Carter lies in in state in the Capitol, a climate-fueled wildfire is destroying Reagan's former hometown of Pacific Palisades

Private equity reduces patient care while enriching investors, Senate report finds The bipartisan investigation of hospital systems purchased by Apollo Global Management and Leonard Green & Partners reinforced the findings of past academic research.

To everyone's surprise, it turns out that attaching a money-sucking machine to a hospital system makes it worse.

👇🏽🤔

(We don’t know who made this… but 🎯)

In his opening speech, Speaker Mike Johnson just recited a long prayer attributed to Thomas Jefferson.

As @jackjenkins.me and others have pointed out, Jefferson never said any of this: www.monticello.org/research-edu...

awww little baby boy Cheetoh Messiah is mad that the flag will be at half mast during his final inauguration. Poor thing. His sensitive little ego must have taken a serious blow.

girl do it

MAGA should all go to hell

President Elect MUSK . Proud of shutting down Your MAGA GOVT
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U.S. House members want answers on Texas’ decision to not review maternal deaths after near-total abortion ban U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Dallas led a letter calling for a briefing on why the state won’t review 2022 and 2023 deaths.

Texas is blocking the review of the deaths of pregnant women post-Dobbs to hide the consequences of their deadly law.

Rep. Raskin, Rep. SummerLee, Rep. Pressley and I are calling on Texas HHS to explain why they're hiding the deaths of Texas women.

www.texastribune.org/2024/12/19/t...

Thank you! I have been trying to articulate why the Mufasa movie bothers me in a way that’s more refined than saying “it retcons a lot of the OG film’s backstory.”

This story is saddening and sickening. “You matter to people here no matter what their actions (aka Trump worship) say” is absolute BULLSHIT.

Elrond urges Mitch McConnell to throw the ring of “Donald Trump’s political career” into a volcano, but he says “No.”

I was there, Gandalf. I was there four years ago…

It should have ended that day, but evil was allowed to endure.

Elon sucks!!!!

Elon Musk and Pete Hesgeth are the kind of tough alpha males that America needs, according to their mommies

Response to coups by elected leaders:

- South Korea: blocked by mass mobilization of citizens

- Brazil: coup leader indicted, barred from politics

- United States: coup leader re-elected with majorities in the legislature and a compliant Supreme Court

Wow just one more way Ronald Reagan and the GOP fucked us all over! Thanks!

Pretty much 🤷🏻

Pretty much 🤷🏻

Ahhhh this is such a struggle for this eldest daughter!!