Jonathan Vaughn, PhD

“The Purdue student newspaper owns its own presses” is the sound of engines revving

Our ancient woodland

My father told me that the wind helps the trees sing

And that if you listen carefully you will hear fragments of music familiar to you

I am currently surrounded by a symphony of my musical life, and it reminds me of him

A 1,400 year old ditch

The border between Cantwara rīce (Kingdom of the Kentish) & Sūþseaxna rīce (South Saxons) is still the border between the counties of Kent & Sussex

A 1,400 year old ditch created to stop conflict, by marking the border to avoid confusion, is our southern woodland boundary

Guardian graphic of the protests on Saturday, October 18. Red dots across The mainland show up in every state in every region with more in heavily populated areas, and blue states but plenty everywhere

Good morning, America. Nice work yesterday. I love you.

Des Moines, lowa ✊

Here at our local No Kings.

I’d say turnout is perhaps 4X that of June.

Sorry to inform Mike Johnson, I haven’t run into anyone paid to be here, or “antifa,” or anti-American. Many veterans. Lots of attendees thanking the pair of Fairfax Country policeman strolling around keeping an eye on things.

Second "No Kings Day" protests likely the largest single-day political demonstration since 1970, with 4.2-7.6 million participants Here are the initial results from our crowdsourced crowd-counting estimates

“Our median estimate is that 4.2 million people participated in a No Kings Day demonstration somewhere in the country on Saturday, with an upper bound of 7.6 million people.”
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-...

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

Oversight Attorney General Pam Bondi showed up for an oversight hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee today, and she brought her best Scarlett O’Hara demeanor along with her.

Congress continues to fail at providing the checks & balances the Constitution intends on the executive branch, but Senate Democrats are working hard to try and get it there. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago Activists, residents and elected leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest cit...

The scenes out of Chicago should outrage us all. These federal agents are out of control, committing senseless acts of violence & putting everyone at risk.
 
American citizens are being detained & brutalized.
 
This kind of immigration "enforcement" shouldn't be acceptable to anyone.

News today that ICE shot a woman is chilling. The videos online show that there are some abusive, masked thugs masquerading as law enforcement.

Nobody deserves this. The courts need to step in.

He Raised Three Marines. His Wife Is American. The U.S. Wants to Deport Him.

I’m so sick of the cruelty. This is a hardworking man who paid taxes and raised three sons, all citizens, who have served their country. And then this… at some point enough has to be enough: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/u...

Heartbroken by news of yet another senseless act of violence this morning at a house of worship. No American should ever fear for their safety - least of all when gathering peacefully to pray - and yet tragedies like this have become frequent.

‼️With 10% of ballots counted in Moldova's parliamentary election, PAS has moved into first place! PAS is pro-Europe and who we want to win a majority of seats! Will continue to monitor....

Trump to attend gathering of top generals, upending last-minute plans President Donald Trump will attend the gathering of hundreds of generals summoned to Virginia on short notice by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, adding new security concerns.

From a national security standpoint, for the SecDef to call for this unprecedented gathering last minute with little to no explanation is one massive thing. For POTUS to add to it with even less notice is incredibly reckless. And dangerous. wapo.st/3IJUS2s

Al Gore's satellite and AI system is now tracking sources of deadly soot pollution Former Vice President Al Gore has announced an expansion of Climate TRACE to track soot pollution using satellite technology and artificial intelligence.

Former Vice President Al Gore has announced an expansion of Climate TRACE to track soot pollution using satellite technology and artificial intelligence.

Pat Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune

KIMMEL: “He’s gunning for our journalists too — they want to pick and choose what the news is… it’s so important to have a free press, and it’s nuts we aren’t paying more attention to it.”

can you believe we’re all sitting here waiting to watch jimmy kimmel like it’s 1965 and the beatles are on johnny carson

Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.

The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.

Yes

This is the way. Re-pledged to PBS, as well.

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✊ Good. Vote with your wallet. Money and power are the only things they listen to.

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Fearful Americans Stockpiling Facts Before Federal Government Comes To Take Them Away

Fearful Americans Stockpiling Facts Before Federal Government Comes To Take Them Away https://theonion.com/fearful-americans-stockpiling-facts-before-federal-gove-1819579589/

When authoritarianism is on the rise, you can count on the richest, least vulnerable men on the planet to be the biggest cowards.