Mary Wilson Campbell

Boston Mayor Wu

More Tuesday election fun facts:

BTW, it’s even more impressive when you remember she was running against Josh Kraft, Bob Kraft’s son (as in owner of the New England Patriots, Boston royalty) who dropped out after the primary.

LeVar Burton delivered this testimony in 1995 urging Congress not to cut funding for public broadcasting.

His words remain true 30 years later, as Senate Republicans advance a bill that would slash funding for PBS and NPR.

Tell your senators to oppose these cuts: (202) 224-3121.

More than 16 million Americans are at risk of losing their health care because Republicans in Congress are rushing to pass a bill that would cut federal funding for Medicaid and weaken the Affordable Care Act.

No Kings Day was one of the largest days of protest in US history. From deep red small towns to our largest cities, millions of people turned out to make it clear that the American people will not bow to fascism. #NoKings

This is also an ATTEMPTED major distraction from a failed bill that will affect MILLIONS on Medicaid and Medicare....🤔

One of the greatest deceptions of our time is the false narrative that we should be more concerned about a poor person misusing the welfare system or an immigrant being here illegally than we are about the ultra wealthy abusing the system and cruel people having unchecked power over all of us.

According to a study by Penn Wharton, Trump's "big, beautiful bill" that pays for tax breaks for the rich by cutting Medicaid leads to a $700 LOSS in income for the working class, a $1,000 LOSS in income for the poor & a $389,000 INCREASE for the top 0.1%.

We must defeat it.

A photo of Viola Ford Fletcher with her hands clasped

Today is the 111th birthday of Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre

Student mental health grants had bipartisan support, but Trump is cutting them anyway There’s no good reason for the Trump administration to cut grants for student mental health programs. It’s happening anyway.

“After school shootings, many Republicans try to shift the public conversation away from gun violence and toward mental health programs that might make mass shootings less likely. Student mental health grants had bipartisan support.

“Trump is cutting them anyway.”

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APOLLO: “.. Consumer Confidence Is Weaker than During the 2008 Financial Crisis ..

“.. sentiment is declining rapidly both for households making more than $100,000 and less than $100,000 ..

“.. Consumers’ worries about losing their jobs are at levels normally seen during recessions ..”

We tried mass tariffs in 1828, and it crashed the economy. We tried again in 1930, and it crashed the economy.

Third time’s the charm, I guess.

Joe Rogan breaks with Trump, calling Venezuelan deportations ‘horrific’ - NewsBreak Influential podcast host and prominent Trump supporter criticizes administration for removal of gay makeup artist

Joe Rogan breaks with Trump, calling Venezuelan deportations ‘horrific.’

The criticism was notable as prominent conservatives have generally been reluctant to speak out against the Trump administration.

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The opposite of fascism Living well and fighting back in a time of terrors

"Be what scares them. Live lives in colors their eyes can’t even see. Cook food they want to deport...Fight with a smile...Refuse despair. Be disobedient...They are waging a war on living. The more fully you live, the harder their job will be."

YouTube video by The Hometown Holler Heather Cox Richardson on Trump, Democracy, and American History

Feeling overwhelmed by the chaos?

Historian Heather Cox Richardson says we’ve been through turbulent times before—and we can fight our way out. But only if we understand what’s really happening.

This is the conversation you NEED right now.

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@chrislockyear.msf.org speaking at #UnitedNations: While statements are made in this chamber, civilians remain unseen, unprotected, bombed, besieged, raped, displaced, deprived of food, of medical care, of dignity.

Happy International Women's Day. This is a time to remember those who came before us to pave the way and those who continue to break the glass ceiling. The photo shows the hardhat and metatarsal safety shoes I wore while working at Bethlehem Steel's Sparrows Point Plant back in the 70s.

SC anti-DEI bill could impact everything from school cafeterias to university bookstores • SC Daily Gazette Opponents warn a proposal meant to strip DEI initiatives from South Carolina state and local governments would have a broad impact.

"Every person who testified opposed the legislation. None of the speakers were in favor."

A little louder for those on the committee: EVERY PERSON WHO TESTIFIED OPPOSED THE LEGISLATION. We brought 4.5 hours of testimony, and nobody wants this DEI ban. scdailygazette.com/2025/03/05/s...

This really tells you all you need to know. They claim to support vets, and they know how to play the game with messaging and symbolism to exploit their patriotism, but every once in a while the mask slips and you see that they really think we’re just suckers and losers. bsky.app/profile/atru...

How Elon Musk Executed His Takeover of the Federal Bureaucracy (Gift Article) The operation was driven with a frenetic focus by the billionaire, who channeled his resentment of regulatory oversight into a drastic overhaul of government agencies.

How “D”Day Happened: How a casual dinner remark set the stage for the creation of D.O.G.E., and how it took over the federal government to destroy it. My “must read” @nytimes.com Gift article to you.

#doge #Musk #deregulation #libertarianism

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Please help if you can. These are all volunteers giving much needed help.

If you're in SC (or even if you're not), this is a good organization to donate to so that your money can be used for direct, positive action that helps people in desperate circumstances.

Nationwide economic blackout on February 28: What to know about boycott When Donald Trump reentered office, one of his first calls to action was to end several DEI initiatives in the federal government.

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You know this is 100% going to happen…

Many years ago a colleague and I designed a career development process for the NNSA. We interviewed employees and had focus groups. Amazing, competent people in that agency.

On Friday I made an emergency vet visit with my sick dog. The vet asked me lots of questions, including whether I had been under a lot of stress in the past few weeks, because dogs can sense that and get anxious too. So #47 has not only caused me anxiety, but maybe made my dog sick too. Ugh!