we’re going to war with south america and it’s amazing that we don’t even pretend that congress needs to authorize it anymore

Poem by e.e. cummings next to of course god america i "next to of course god america i love you land of the pilgrims' and so forth oh say can you see by the dawn's early my country 'tis of centuries come and go and are no more what of it we should worry in every language even deafanddumb thy sons acclaim your glorious name by gorry by jingo by gee by gosh by gum why talk of beauty what could be more beautiful than these heroic happy dead who rushed like lions to the roaring slaughter they did not stop to think they died instead then shall the voice of liberty be mute?" He spoke. And drank rapidly a glass of water

As e.e. cummings and so many other thinkers and writers have known, we should beware those who sing their patriotic love of America while showing complete disregard for the lives of Americans.

A broken clock...

"I did not raise my right hand to be used as a pawn and activated against my community." ✊🏾

Capt. Dylan Blaha

#ONEV1
#Pinks 🌸
#Voices4Victory

Also going to post this every day until justice is served!

SAY THEIR NAMES! NEVER FORGET
#MelissaHortman
#MarkHortman
#GilbertHortman 🐕
#NeverForgetTheHortmans

#MAGAareMurderers
#TrumpIsToBlame
#GOPareMurderers
#NoJusticeNoPeace

Sunrise. Dark landscape and trees, purple rolling hills behind, topped with layers of pink, yellow, orange, and blue sky and clouds.

Sunrise this morning. Cascade foothills. It’s a stormy weekend here in Portland Oregon. 💛🧡💜

The fact that Republicans get upset about tearing down confederate monuments, but not demolishing the White House, says a lot.

"Oxford commas are a sign you write with ai" I will find such a unique way to rip out your spine that they'll make a movie about it

Aw man, she'd have loved being 69.

R.I.P. Queen. 🥃💚

Proud papa moment: my son J published a letter in the @nytimes.com today (in print tomorrow) on the need to think our definitions of autism.

Some of us remember when MR. Trump had a hissy about Braille buttons being installed in the elevators of his buildings - "those kind of people" weren't going to live in "his" buildings.

Awesome cosplay!

From a friend who was driving north on I-5 this am:

“The five freeway will be closed today from noon until 3 PM to accommodate the live ammo demonstration from Camp Pendleton.”

This is going to create a huge traffic jam since there is no detour around it. Why the f**k are they using live ammo?

New York Times: "Military Plans to Fire Artillery Over California Freeway on Saturday"

This is a profoundly absurd show of force that could put Californians directly in harm's way.

Flying live rounds over a busy highway without coordination between state, federal, and local partners isn't just wrong — it's dangerous.

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I didn’t think this was true at first. Then I remembered Trump seriously floated the idea of stopping hurricanes by nuking them. The man’s unhinged.

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The most important point of this saying is that removal of the one bad saves the whole barrel.

You don't have to judge Columbus by the standards of today. His tenure as governor of Hispaniola was so horrific that he was dragged back to Spain in chains to answer for his many crimes.

Plus he never set foot on any land that would ever be a part of the United States of America.

I don’t understand why we need a “Columbus Day” when this country celebrates incompetent white men failing up and taking what isn’t theirs all year round.

🧵Today, a 9th Circuit panel, including 2 Trump appointees, will hear arguments on whether Trump has unchecked power to deploy troops to U.S. cities. At issue: his attempt to send the National Guard to Portland, despite Judge Immergut (also Trump-appointed) ruling the move “untethered to the facts.”

The Trumps: law breaking immigrants

He's never sounded more like a mob boss!

I never pass up an opportunity to share this!

When "The Sound of Music" is shown, I suspect that as each Trump year passes, fewer Americans are cheering during this scene.

That sounds yummy!

What happens if they refuse to go?

Still needs repeating. 🇺🇦